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Rogue One

a Star Wars Story
Oct 24, 2018CountAlucard rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As part of the original demo for Star Wars I can say I never really carried my love of the series into adulthood. I'm astonished at the reverence given to spin-outs like 'Return of the Jedi'. After the over wrought prequels and one needless, busy and crass sequel (another of which has since been added), I couldn't even remember what I liked about the series as a kid . Rogue One reminded me that the core of the thing is a tried and true Hollywood staple: the War film. Not war as cautionary tale, as was Apocalypse Now, but as a bloodless 'procedural' a la "The Great Escape" or "The Dirty Dozen". As a kid I was always less interested in the mystic space wizards, except as maybe a sidebar, than I was of the soldiers and their cool space ships, robots and ray guns. It does have it's drawbacks though. I don't think the CG Peter Cushing will age well. Eventually Hollywood will discover that acting is more than a guy in capering around in a mo-cap suit. Probably would have been better for the character to be hidden or filmed more in long shot, so as to avoid full-on 'uncanny valley' effect, but I don't think a story like this would be possible without him. Also enjoyed the film as a self-contained story - something we need more of in the world of blockbusters. Rogue One is a 'fan film' in the best sense of the word.