meh. (Off-Topic)
by Kermit 
, Raleigh, NC, Sunday, December 18, 2016, 16:39 (2684 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
It's really well made, top to bottom. Looks beautiful, great action, lots of moments. But I didn't care about any of it. As deeply flawed as TFA was, I was invested in the characters and their struggles. Even when the plot was dumb or overly darrivitive, I cared about their personal journeys.
Rogue One is certainly less flawed than TFA, but it doesn't spend enough time with any of the characters for any of the emotional weight to hit home. And that's the main thing I look for in a Star Wars movie.
I pretty much agree. I think it's the Halo Reach of the Star Wars movies, with many of its attendant strengths and weaknesses. Both owe a debt to the Magnificent Seven of course.
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Cody Miller,
2016-12-17, 20:38 ![[*]](themes/default/images/complete_thread.png "Open whole thread")
- How is there no star wars thread yet? - cheapLEY, 2016-12-17, 21:18
- I loved it. I liked it more than VII -
Avateur,
2016-12-18, 00:15
- Same. -
Funkmon,
2016-12-18, 06:16
- Same. -
narcogen,
2016-12-18, 11:03
- Accurate assessment. - Funkmon, 2016-12-18, 15:38
- Same. - stabbim, 2016-12-20, 13:40
- Same. -
narcogen,
2016-12-18, 11:03
- I loved it. I liked it more than VII - stabbim, 2016-12-20, 13:38
- Same. -
Funkmon,
2016-12-18, 06:16
- meh. -
CruelLEGACEY,
2016-12-18, 16:19
- meh. -
Kermit,
2016-12-18, 16:39
- Hah! Just noticed that Funkmon beat me to it - Kermit, 2016-12-18, 16:41
- Yeah. *Spoilers, of course* -
Ragashingo,
2016-12-18, 22:30
- Truth. - Beorn, 2016-12-18, 22:42
- Yeah. *Spoilers, of course* -
Funkmon,
2016-12-19, 12:38
- Yeah. *Spoilers, of course* - Ragashingo, 2016-12-20, 15:14
- meh. -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-19, 18:15
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Kahzgul,
2016-12-25, 06:07
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Kermit,
2016-12-26, 02:58
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
stabbim,
2016-12-27, 15:51
- yep -
Kermit,
2016-12-27, 22:24
- yep
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-28, 15:58
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) - Kermit, 2016-12-28, 16:22
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
stabbim,
2016-12-27, 15:51
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) - someotherguy, 2016-12-26, 19:37
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
dogcow,
2016-12-27, 14:20
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Korny,
2016-12-27, 15:27
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) - Kermit, 2016-12-27, 22:24
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Korny,
2016-12-27, 15:27
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Kermit,
2016-12-26, 02:58
- meh. (response with MAJOR SPOILERS) -
Kahzgul,
2016-12-25, 06:07
- meh. -
Kermit,
2016-12-18, 16:39
- 4.1 of 5 Stars -
CougRon,
2016-12-18, 17:56
- Agree. That segment of the movie was one of the greatest. - Funkmon, 2016-12-18, 22:28
- Caming down the hallway? - ProbablyLast, 2016-12-19, 01:23
- 4.1 of 5 Stars - dogcow, 2016-12-19, 13:41
- Rogue One -
marmot 1333,
2016-12-19, 03:47
- Rogue One - Kermit, 2016-12-19, 12:57
- Rogue One -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-19, 16:28
- Rogue One -
dogcow,
2016-12-19, 16:38
- Rogue One -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-19, 17:20
- Rogue One -
CruelLEGACEY,
2016-12-19, 17:24
- Right. -
Funkmon,
2016-12-19, 17:52
- Which is the exact opposite of the OG actor - ZackDark, 2016-12-19, 19:20
- Rogue One - Kermit, 2016-12-19, 20:42
- Right.
- Rogue One -
CruelLEGACEY,
2016-12-19, 17:24
- Rogue One -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-19, 17:20
- I agree... until she talked. -
slycrel,
2016-12-19, 17:05
- I agree... until she talked. +1 to the talking. -
dogcow,
2016-12-19, 18:37
- I agree... until she talked. +1 to the talking.
- Weird, I was the other way around -
someotherguy,
2016-12-26, 19:38
- Rogue One -
dogcow,
2016-12-19, 16:38
- Rogue One - Kahzgul, 2016-12-25, 06:08
- I haven't seen anyone call it "Rouge One" yet. O.o -
uberfoop,
2016-12-19, 06:01
- Heh, someone here did on Twitter already -
ZackDark,
2016-12-19, 09:50
- Heh, someone here did on Twitter already - dogcow, 2016-12-19, 13:43
- I haven't seen anyone call it "Rouge One" yet. O.o - stabbim, 2016-12-20, 02:40
- Heh, someone here did on Twitter already -
ZackDark,
2016-12-19, 09:50
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-19, 19:13
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Kermit,
2016-12-19, 20:48
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-19, 21:20
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-19, 21:34
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-19, 21:42
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. - Cody Miller, 2016-12-19, 22:00
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-19, 21:42
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
CruelLEGACEY,
2016-12-20, 01:16
- LEAVE KORNY ALLOOONE!!! - Ragashingo, 2016-12-20, 02:02
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-20, 18:31
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. - Cody Miller, 2016-12-20, 18:58
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Kermit,
2016-12-20, 19:11
- I agree with Kermit, except I liked the prequels. -
Funkmon,
2016-12-20, 19:50
- I agree with Kermit, except I liked the prequels.
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Claude Errera,
2016-12-20, 21:29
- Might it be a joke? -
Funkmon,
2016-12-20, 23:28
- Falls pretty flat, if that's the goal. -
Claude Errera,
2016-12-20, 23:37
- Falls pretty flat, if that's the goal.
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. - cheapLEY, 2016-12-21, 00:29
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
stabbim,
2016-12-21, 16:00
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-21, 16:17
- Good grief, you're right -
stabbim,
2016-12-21, 19:49
- Good grief, you're right
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-21, 16:17
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Ragashingo,
2016-12-21, 17:26
- I thought y'all were aware of Pittsburgh style steaks -
ZackDark,
2016-12-21, 17:44
- Nah, just Philly milk steaks. Boiled hard. -
Korny,
2016-12-21, 17:50
- Just when I thought you guys were bad enough already -
ZackDark,
2016-12-21, 18:05
- Just when I thought you guys were bad enough already
- I'm barely aware of Pittsburgh. -
Ragashingo,
2016-12-21, 18:07
- Nah, just Philly milk steaks. Boiled hard.
- I thought y'all were aware of Pittsburgh style steaks
- Might it be a joke?
- It was okay, but felt a lot like ascended fan fiction - someotherguy, 2016-12-26, 19:25
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Cody Miller,
2016-12-19, 21:34
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Korny,
2016-12-19, 21:20
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
CruelLEGACEY,
2016-12-20, 01:52
- +1, there were several fan-service moments but I didn't mind - Kahzgul, 2016-12-25, 06:23
- I thought it was the best Star Wars film yet. -
Kermit,
2016-12-19, 20:48
- How is there no star wars thread yet? - stabbim, 2016-12-20, 02:59
- Would anyone object to me pretending THIS was Episode III? -
Ragashingo,
2016-12-20, 05:03
- Would anyone object to me pretending THIS was Episode III? - Korny, 2016-12-20, 05:57
- ... pretending THIS was Episode III? PLEASE DO! ;-) -
dogcow,
2016-12-20, 13:48