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The Dark Shape
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryQuote: The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.
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Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:30 pm |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
When's the embargo over?
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Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:31 pm |
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Tomorrow, 9 am PT.
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Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:33 pm |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Then you making this thread to tease us is bullshit.
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Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:54 pm |
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I actually made it cause I was bored.
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Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:56 pm |
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stuffp
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Well, it won't be long now...seems a good time to make the thread...but I was teased too. Like the poster.
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:28 am |
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Rogue One is enjoyable, but I don't think it's in the upper tier of Star Wars films. It has a saggy mid-section as a sense of aimlessness sets in. Characters run from planet to planet with varying video game-like objectives (Find this person! Find that thing! Find that person!), but there's no building sense of anticipation (or dread) that we're close to a goal.
The third act is great, though, and I suspect a lot of you will come out feeling more positively than I did (Darth Vader gets the type of scene you've been fantasizing about for decades). I liked the film, but I didn't love it.
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:00 pm |
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Chippy
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I think the third act will save this from being looked down on.
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:06 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Dark Shape wrote: B
Rogue One is enjoyable, but I don't think it's in the upper tier of Star Wars films. It has a saggy mid-section as a sense of aimlessness sets in. Characters run from planet to planet with varying video game-like objectives (Find this person! Find that thing! Find that person!), but there's no building sense of anticipation (or dread) that we're close to a goal.
The third act is great, though, and I suspect a lot of you will come out feeling more positively than I did (Darth Vader gets the type of scene you've been fantasizing about for decades). I liked the film, but I didn't love it. The Vader scene is fan service in its purest sense. But, Jesus, I loved it. Of course I fucking loved it. I did not love the uncanny valley Tarkin. At all.
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:34 pm |
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I was bothered more by his clearly-not-Peter Cushing voice than the uncanny valley, haha.
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:17 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I thought they hit the voice pretty well.
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:22 pm |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I heard it is dark and far from a rehash, which makes me happy
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:43 am |
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I am happy that they went with that ending which is one of the good things about the movie. The Vader scenes are going to get the biggest cheers from fans, also the joke "Really? I am blind" would do it for sure.
Sadly though the praise ends here. Edwards handles the visuals well but storytelling is lacking here which could easily be attributed to the screenplay and this being a spin-off that has a one-liner story stretched for 2+ hours. The first act is all muddy we are introduced to random characters and places in a haphazard manner. The middle is purely a search. The final act is the actual SW destruction porn that most fans would love but for me it just overstayed its welcome mostly because we are never invested in these set of generals and army of rebels.
Vader scenes though are really great in this and he is only in a couple of them. His voice though lacks the heaviness but its a non-factor. The older cast were visibly photoshoped in here, which will be a huge problem for these spin-offs going forward.
5/10
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:41 pm |
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I figure rankings are inevitably coming, so here are mine:
The Empire Strikes Back A New Hope Revenge of the Sith The Force Awakens Rogue One Return of the Jedi Attack of the Clones The Phantom Menace
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:14 pm |
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Excel
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Vader's scene leaked to YouTube. It's cool, but I was expecting "Achilles takes the beach" level of badassery.
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:37 pm |
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Excel wrote: Vader's scene leaked to YouTube. It's cool, but I was expecting "Achilles takes the beach" level of badassery. That leaked cam is missing all of the build up to the moment.
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:50 pm |
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Excel
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
It is still no Achilles.
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The Dark Shape
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Achilles didn't give me chills in a theater. This did.
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:56 pm |
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Excel
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Dark Shape wrote: Achilles didn't give me chills in a theater. This did. That's only because of Vader's history. Nothing compares to Batfleck going HAM in the warehouse.
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Chippy
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
ban excel
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Dr. Lecter
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Jack Sparrow wrote: Vader scenes though are really great in this and he is only in a couple of them. His voice though lacks the heaviness but its a non-factor. The older cast were visibly photoshoped in here, which will be a huge problem for these spin-offs going forward.
What?
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Thegun
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Excel wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: Achilles didn't give me chills in a theater. This did. That's only because of Vader's history. Nothing compares to Batfleck going HAM in the warehouse. I don't remember him pulling out a sandwich??? Though with that movie, I blocked a lot out.
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Wed Dec 14, 2016 7:49 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Dr. Lecter wrote: Jack Sparrow wrote: Vader scenes though are really great in this and he is only in a couple of them. His voice though lacks the heaviness but its a non-factor. The older cast were visibly photoshoped in here, which will be a huge problem for these spin-offs going forward.
What? I meant the general and the princess and if they keep using these characters for these spin-offs. I hope you noticed how heavily they were CGi'ed.
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Thu Dec 15, 2016 12:34 am |
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trixster
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Jack Sparrow wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: Jack Sparrow wrote: Vader scenes though are really great in this and he is only in a couple of them. His voice though lacks the heaviness but its a non-factor. The older cast were visibly photoshoped in here, which will be a huge problem for these spin-offs going forward.
What? I meant the general and the princess and if they keep using these characters for these spin-offs. I hope you noticed how heavily they were CGi'ed. they were *completely* CGI'ed. peter cushing died in 1994. and carrie fisher hasn't looked like that for even longer.
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
OK. My bad the "completely" CGI'ed characters.
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Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:13 am |
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