Second Opinion #16: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review

Published: Feb. 10, 2017, 1:58 a.m.

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\\nPlot summary (opening crawl of A New Hope)
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\\nIt is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.
\\nDuring the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire\\u2019s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
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\\nDifferences from other Star Wars movies
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\\nMovie title
\\nNo opening crawl
\\nSoundtrack very different
\\nLower-third every time we switch planets
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\\nThey went to a lot of effort to keep it consistent with A New Hope
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\\nComputers very physical
\\nGreat hearing classic sound effects like X-wing lasers!
\\nCostuming
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\\nGreat acting, story, dialogue
\\nVery snarky, esp K-2SO
\\nReally cool cast!
\\nOn the other hand, almost none of them had flaws. Or substance. Couldn’t even remember their names.
\\nVisual effects great, maybe a little overdone with smoke and lens flare
\\nTIE airplanes, AT-ACT – funny seeing new tech in this movie when ep 7 had none
\\nScene with Death Star shadow great at conveying scale
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\\n00:25:45 | Spoilers! View\\xa0page source for show notes
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\\nAttributions
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\\n* Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor – Organic (electric edit)
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