Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Gareth Edwards 2016)

[A24 4,326]

Dark and moody -> sweet and silly.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Sweet and silly is for the kids!

[A24 4,326]

Or romantic comedies with Owen Wilson! (I'm sooo tired of him)

 

 

To speak JWfan, I hope he never gets a role in Star Wars!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,507]

8 hours ago, Lonnegan said:

I don't mean to disparage your enthusiasm Richy, I hope it's brilliant

 

Well, me, too, son. Yeah, me, too.

 

18 minutes ago, Alexcremers said:

Or romantic comedies with Owen Wilson! (I'm sooo tired of him)

 

 

To speak JWfan, I hope he never gets a role in Star Wars!

 

I hope he never gets another role, period. There are soooo many "actors", and "musicians" that I wish the world would just forget about.

[Pieter Boelen 740]

5 hours ago, Alexcremers said:

 

To speak JWfan, the darker the Potter movies became, the better they were.

Not for me they didn't. Darkness for darkness' sake is unbelievably boring.

 

I've seen older movies that in their own way were pretty dark.

Didn't mean that every single thing about them needs to be dark to the point that there's no fun and no light.

What is interesting about a film that is pure dark with no contrast?

[A24 4,326]

You though the dark nature of the last Potter films didn't fit the story? It sounds to me you just don't like dark & gritty. 

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

"R1" is the acronym we're using now? I guess it's better than "ROASWS". Or just "RO". Ensign Ro.

[Wojo 2,453]

I prefer "Episode 3.95."

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[mstrox 6,647]

On ‎8‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 5:02 PM, Stefancos said:

John Knoll certainly worked his way up though.

 

This was an idea that Knoll thought up for Lucas' live-action series, but then it didn't fit in with the timeline.  When Knoll heard about stand-alone Star Wars movies, he ran this up the chain to Kathy Kennedy.  So he's an exec producer because he brought the film to the company, but I don't expect him to be listed as a producer on other Star Wars joints.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

15 minutes ago, BloodBoal said:

I just call it Rogue One. Why use an acronym when the title isn't that long?

 

Life's too fast paced to use full titles! Its R1 or nothing!

[Pieter Boelen 740]

The last Potter film was so literally dark that the epic final battle looked like white spots on a black background.

Couldn't even make out what was going on. That is the very opposite of epic.

 

Anyway, it is no secret that I am a massive opponent of this "modern movie syndrome" where everything is dark and gritty for the sake of being dark and gritty.

I don't like that style of movie one bit.

I lost interest in that basically as soon as it started and I've been waiting with tremendous anticipation for it to finally end.

That time cannot come soon enough as far as I'm concerned.

 

The recent movies I like most are the ones where this "modern movie syndrome" is averted.

Movies like Jurassic World and The Jungle Book have been some of the few to break the mold.

But in general, modern movies don't excite me as much for this very reason.

 

That being said, they have the chance with Rogue One to take those elements of "dark and gritty" that ARE good and fit them into the Star Wars universe.

Could make for quite an interesting combination and I'm looking forward to find out how well they'll succeed.

The visuals look pretty cool so far and don't seem to be needlessly dark for darkness' sake.

 

If they dare to actually have the occasional bit of fun in there, this has every potential to be the "dark and gritty" interpretation that I've been waiting for.

In other words: A film where its darkness and grittiness contributes to its coolness, instead of the opposite.

 

I'm sure that *can* be done. It just doesn't happen very often.

Here's to hoping Rogue One will be the exception!

[A24 4,326]

But isn't dark without reason. See, at the end of the story, playtime is over Potter. It's time that he takes responsibility and faces his demons. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Indeed!

[Brónach 1,301]

3 hours ago, Pieter_Boelen said:

The recent movies I like most are the ones where this "modern movie syndrome" is averted.

Movies like Jurassic World and The Jungle Book have been some of the few to break the mold.

But in general, modern movies don't excite me as much for this very reason.

 

But Jurassic World is, like, extremely terrible.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

No it isnt. it's just utterly "meh" like almost all of these continuations of franchises from the 80's, 90's and 00's.

[Wojo 2,453]

Are extremely terrible and, like, extremely terrible different? Like, I think so. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

¿Que?

[Brónach 1,301]

15 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

No it isnt. it's just utterly "meh" like almost all of these continuations of franchises from the 80's, 90's and 00's.

 

But at least TFA didn't have me yawning. TFA is not imaginative, but the lack of creativity in Jurassic World reaaaally bothers me.

[Pieter Boelen 740]

Jurassic World was very, very stupid.

And it doesn't hold a candle to the original; not even close.

 

But I still found it more likable than most other movies being churned out these days. At least it was fun and not depressing.

It could easily have been far better. But for what it was, it wasn't too shabby at all.

As for TFA, I put that one relatively on par with Jurassic World as far as approach goes.

Probably a bit better, but completely "Playing it Safe: The Movie".

Neither is particular inspired. But I prefer them to most other recent movies!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

3 minutes ago, Brónach said:

 

But at least TFA didn't have me yawning. TFA is not imaginative, but the lack of creativity in Jurassic World reaaaally bothers me.

 

TFA is one of the few good ones. Fury Road is the only one that's truly excellent though.

 

Ghostbusters, Terminator Genysis, Jason Bourne, The X-files, probably Twin Peaks all "meh"

[Brónach 1,301]

I don't watch enough new movies to make correct comparisons here, or at least not Hollywood blockbusters.

 

But I did like Fury Road. It's not perfect, but it's far from autopilot cinema.

 

(I've moved my general interest in sci-fi and fantasy back into reading, because cinema and TV don't really give you many options...)

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Most of those are "meh" too, or I'm just getting old.

[Brónach 1,301]

2 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

Most of those are "meh" too, or I'm just getting old.

 

Blockbusters? Under a bit of perspective, things are probably better than back in the nineties. Methinks Internet word of mouth might have something to do with it, but who knows...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Films were better in the 90's yes. It was a great decade for films and music.

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

And yet the three greatest scores of all time hadn't been written yet.  

[mstrox 6,647]

 

Just now, TheWhiteRider said:

And yet the three greatest scores of all time hadn't been written yet.  

 

Man of Steel, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice, and War Horse

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

All good, but no. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

2 minutes ago, TheWhiteRider said:

And yet the three greatest scores of all time hadn't been written yet.  

 

FOTR, TTT and ROTK

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

Those count as one!

[Jay 37,320]

Guys he's talking about LOTR, AI, and Interstellar, is it really that hard to figure out

[Naïve Old Fart 9,507]

1 hour ago, WojinPA said:

Are extremely terrible and, like, extremely terrible different? Like, I think so. 

 

Yeah? Well...that's, just, like...your opinion, man.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

We're gonna cut off your johnson!

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

8 minutes ago, Jay said:

Guys he's talking about LOTR, AI, and Interstellar, is it really that hard to figure out

 

To be fair, I've probably been very unclear and subtle about my taste for those!

[Jay 37,320]

No, you haven't.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Interstellar? One of the best ever?

I mean i like it, but....

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

49 minutes ago, Jay said:

No, you haven't.

 

Need that sarcasm font....

[Koray Savas 2,251]

No you don't, is it really that hard to figure out?

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

I have a cue light I can use when I'm joking if you like.

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Americans dont do sarcasm very well. Its hard to detect with you guys sometimes.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

That's the point!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Not really, but keep at it!

[Faleel 5,340]

Apparently the international trailer is slightly different:

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=48XWkN0jBQY&feature=youtu.be

[Brónach 1,301]

15 hours ago, Stefancos said:

Films were better in the 90's yes. It was a great decade for films and music.

 

I hardly remember anything. I remember seeing Disney movies.

[Giftheck 916]

1 minute ago, Brónach said:

 

I hardly remember anything. I remember seeing Disney movies.

 

Well, the 90s saw the last of the great Disney hand-animated classics. 2000s were pretty much tripe and it's when they ditched the hand-drawn animation altogether so it's not a time I'm fond of that particular era (Pixar was still pretty good for the most part though). Of course, the end of the 90s saw the temporarily-triumphant return of Star Wars after over a decade-and-a-half (I say temporarily because a lot of people got lost in the hype for Episode I and only after some time did they figure out it wasn't as great a movie as they thought)

[mstrox 6,647]

Finally some love for the cinema of the 1990s!

 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

7 minutes ago, mstrox said:

Finally some love for the cinema of the 1990s!

 

 

This still looks better than 90% of the CGI eyesores you see in theaters these days.

[mstrox 6,647]

Free of context, that is a pretty cool weird lizard guy.

[Brónach 1,301]

9 hours ago, Gistech said:

 

Well, the 90s saw the last of the great Disney hand-animated classics. 2000s were pretty much tripe and it's when they ditched the hand-drawn animation altogether so it's not a time I'm fond of that particular era (Pixar was still pretty good for the most part though). Of course, the end of the 90s saw the temporarily-triumphant return of Star Wars after over a decade-and-a-half (I say temporarily because a lot of people got lost in the hype for Episode I and only after some time did they figure out it wasn't as great a movie as they thought)

 

Apparently I saw The Phantom Menace in theaters, although I don't remember the experience.

 

I think the earliest film I saw in theaters was Quest for Camelot, at five.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

The earliest movie I remember seeing in theaters is Aladdin, so November '92.  I remember because the sand tiger scared the holy shit out of me and my dad had to take me out of the theater.