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JUST BACK FROM CINEMA THREAD - ROGUE ONE - SPOILERS ALERT!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Bonsai_Tree_Ent" data-source="post: 428873" data-attributes="member: 3845"><p>I'd seen the trailers - in particular that one known as the 'supercut', and I really wasn't expecting quite so much from this film. They held a lot back!</p><p></p><p>Wow, the space battle at the end of this was glorious! I'd say, Return Of The Jedi finale excepted of course, that this is the best space battle ever committed to film. And like Return Of The Jedi the action cutting between the planet surface Scarif / Endor and the space above works really well to create a thrilling sequence. I've watched so many CG heavy superhero flicks that numb me in the final act by trying to do multiple climaxes, but Rogue One plays out its big battle scene far more elegantly. The stakes get higher and higher, and the crescendo occurs as the Rebel fleet literally hyperspaces into the arriving Star Destroyer and then the giddy delight of seeing Vader himself in action. In this scene Rogue One momentarily becomes a horror movie - the Rebel marines trapped in a confined corridor with an unstoppable monster - are we watching a Star Wars movie or Ridley Scott's Alien?</p><p></p><p>For my part, as a fan of the original Star Wars trilogy I was always just as interested in the big picture of Empire vs Rebel Alliance as I was in what our individual heroes were up to, and Rogue One delivered here. The Force Awakens didn't seem too concerned with showing the military aspect or hierarchy of the two factions, but Rogue One did delve nicely into this side of things.</p><p></p><p>I think the cast didn't quite have the star wattage and sheer likeability of Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo and BB8, but in fairness this was a different type of movie. Considerably more gritty and serious than the frothy and funny confection of The Force Awakens. Having said that I did belly laugh at Chirrut's comment when they put a hood over his head...</p><p></p><p>10 out of 10, fave film of the year for me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bonsai_Tree_Ent, post: 428873, member: 3845"] I'd seen the trailers - in particular that one known as the 'supercut', and I really wasn't expecting quite so much from this film. They held a lot back! Wow, the space battle at the end of this was glorious! I'd say, Return Of The Jedi finale excepted of course, that this is the best space battle ever committed to film. And like Return Of The Jedi the action cutting between the planet surface Scarif / Endor and the space above works really well to create a thrilling sequence. I've watched so many CG heavy superhero flicks that numb me in the final act by trying to do multiple climaxes, but Rogue One plays out its big battle scene far more elegantly. The stakes get higher and higher, and the crescendo occurs as the Rebel fleet literally hyperspaces into the arriving Star Destroyer and then the giddy delight of seeing Vader himself in action. In this scene Rogue One momentarily becomes a horror movie - the Rebel marines trapped in a confined corridor with an unstoppable monster - are we watching a Star Wars movie or Ridley Scott's Alien? For my part, as a fan of the original Star Wars trilogy I was always just as interested in the big picture of Empire vs Rebel Alliance as I was in what our individual heroes were up to, and Rogue One delivered here. The Force Awakens didn't seem too concerned with showing the military aspect or hierarchy of the two factions, but Rogue One did delve nicely into this side of things. I think the cast didn't quite have the star wattage and sheer likeability of Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo and BB8, but in fairness this was a different type of movie. Considerably more gritty and serious than the frothy and funny confection of The Force Awakens. Having said that I did belly laugh at Chirrut's comment when they put a hood over his head... 10 out of 10, fave film of the year for me! [/QUOTE]
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