Kelly and I went to go watch Rogue One on opening night. I purposely didn’t read anything about the film, and was completely spoiler-free going in. Here are my thoughts, that are full of spoilers.
- It still felt like Star Wars without the crawl.
- The score is ok. Michael Giacchino did a great job making it feel like Star Wars within the time he had to do it.
- Understanding what the Death Star is made with was cool.
- I don’t think we’ve visited so many places in one Star Wars movie.
- Felicity Jones and Diego Luna are amazing in this movie.
- Vader. Oh my goodness. Vader, people. Vader. Vader.
- I wanted more Vader.
- James Earl Jones came back for Vader, and it was an awesome… 2 scenes 😭
- This story adds so much context to A New Hope.
- Leia’s motion capture face is terrible.
- The first two acts are a bit slow, and unfortunately don’t use the time to give more information about the supporting characters.
- Everyone dies. Everyone. That was a surprise for me, but made sense.
- All in all, I really liked it, but The Force Awakens is still my favorite of the recent Star Wars movies.