Big Winter Movies Part 2. (Part 4).

• Part 0 (Ghostbusters)
• Part 0.5 (Ghostbusters)
• Part 1 (Ash)
• Part 1.5 (Ash)
• Part 2 (Dr. Strange)
• Part 2.5 (Dr. Strange)
• Part 3 (Batman:ROTCC)

Let's not dick around, it's Star Wars.


Rogue One:
A Star Wars Story (2016)

Previously-

• I Love Star Wars
• The Force Awakens (1,2,3,4)
• Happy fifth observed Star Wars day.
• Star Wars: Rogue One poster!

Again, as with last time, no spoilers.

Quickie version, HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

Rundown version.

• Star Wars came back with Force Awakens, and it's still back.
• Personally, and this is just me, better than Force Awakens.
• The first awesome prequel!!!!! The curse is broken!!!!
• Still fresh off the buzz, but in this moment, I'd rank 'em...5,R1,4,7,6,3,2,1.
• Chock full of Easter eggs for the longtime SW geek.
• A true prequel, meshes right up to ANH.
• You will never watch ANH the same way ever again.
• You will want to slap in your DVD/Blu-Ray of ANH the second you make it home.
• Did I mention "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!"?? I did? Good.
• Now..the nitpicky shit...
• No opening crawl. I got over it quick. I figure, this movie goes inside the opening crawl to ANH.
• No John Williams, and no familiar themes until the credits music. The score is good, once you're caught up in the movie, you're fine. I can see others not liking the new composer's style, but whatever. I thought it was Star Wars flavored. John Williams is classic green Mountain Dew, and this was new purple Mountain Dew. Either way, you're getting some core Dew in there.
• Title cards for planets. That's new.
• Best character? All the critics are saying it, but K-2SO, easily.
• All the human characters are great too, you'll fall in love with them, especially Jyn, Cassian, and Chirrut.
• Now for almost-spoilers. You won't understand until you see it, so I'm not really telling anything...
• A classic ANH baddie shows up in CG form...and...uncanny valley. Not as bad as Snoke, but..yeah. I can forgive it though.
• Odd though, because a classic ANH goodie also shows, up, and they nailed that one.
• Vader is thinly sprinkled, but boy, do they ever make him count!!
• Expands the SW mythos with ideas that were in Lucas's original drafts, and that have been in the novels, but now they're onscreen canon. I ate that shit up like Halloween candy.
• Definitely have to see it at least one more time.
• My first movie in a long time I went to at night. Circumstances demanded it.
• Wasn't crowded at all.
• Had to sit in the back though. Some dudes had my favorite spot. Oh well, it was a good view.
• Ride back was sweet, barely any traffic. Lights were quick, or on my side.
• Now, to go watch all the Youtube spoiler reviews, and Easter-egg videos I've been accumulating.
• So, yeah, if you haven't seen it yet, you better have a damned good excuse. SEE IT NOW!!!

Hmm, yeah, I think that's rambled on long enough.

Next time, this at least once more, then Logan!!