Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching

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💕​ Welcome back to my channel! 🚀​ ​My Star Wars journey is not over yet friends! Today, I am going to be watching ROGUE ONE (2016) which many of you recommended to me in the comments! I've heard really great things about this film so needless to say I am anxious to dive in and see what the hoot is all about! So without further ado grab your chicki nuggies and choccy milk because we're jumping in!
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[@ceruleanblu3184]

This movie really put the “Wars” in Star Wars. For the most part, it took itself and the whole Star Wars lore and history very seriously, any humor was dry and not jokey. That’s the vibe I got from Rogue One.

[@DDDiego]

I thought the humor was pretty good, a lot better than the humor in TLJ

[@TheArrowedKnee]

@@DDDiego That's the thing. I don't remember the name, but the director of Empire Strikes Back had an excellent interview a while back, where basically said he "Needed to have humour, but not gags", which is precisely the case with the OT, and ST missed completely.

[@fyfyi6053]

lol I really do not like this film or anything that Disney did with Star Wars except for the first season of the mandalorian.

[@Jon_from_LI]

Outside of a few saga purists, the majority of SW fans rank R1 among the top five films of the franchise. Some (including myself) rank it 4th after the OT. It has a beginning and an ending; serving as a true tie-in prequel to ANH.

[@rayharley597]

#1 for me; followed by TFA & The Empire Strikes Back. kerk

[@nihlify]

Definitely 4th.

[@ChrisReise]

I rank the films (from worst to best): 12. The Phantom Menace 11. The Holiday Special (Unlike Lucas, I DO include this, check my upload @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/inPIZGWvaq-bhrc 10. The Last Jedi 9. Attack of the Clones 8. The Force Awakens 7. Return of the Jedi 6. The Rise of Skywalker 5. Solo 4. A New Hope 3. Revenge of the Sith 2. Rogue One 1. The Empire Strikes Back

[@kampfer3146]

@@ChrisReise OMG 😱 the holiday special LoL. Even Harrison Ford blocks that from his memory. So cringe 🤣

[@ChrisReise]

@@kampfer3146 Yeah, I know. It;s SO bad that it's enjoyable. :)

[@tk72231968]

I'm still watching your reaction Laurenn..but to answer why Jedah doesn't blow up like in 'A New Hope'..is because they only used a small portion of the Death Star's full power as a test. They ordered them to use only one reactor..instead of all the reactors that come together to destroy a planet.

[@richardb6260]

It's like when they used it to take out Rebel ships in Return of the Jedi. Alderaan was the first test of it's full destructive power.

[@edcliffe2988]

Mmm. Yees. To Obi-wan, you listen.

[@rayharley597]

Believe I read, or heard, a scientist say that the Death Star strikes in this movie would be nothing less than an Extinction Level Event. Certainly much more terrifying than the destruction of Alderaan; at least I find them so, kerk

[@infinitego]

Yes, the test on Jeddah was “just an inkling of its destructive power”

[@MikeTitan18]

To clarify this, I believe there is only a single hyper-matter reactor but they use it to charge the power cells. So like pumping up a bb gun to get more power they ignite the reactor to charge the power cells. I can't remember where but I vaguely remember hearing it mentioned it can take 64 of these charges but don't hold me to that.

[@thereturningshadow]

The guy who came up with concept, wrote and produced this movie is John Knoll. He not only was the FX supervisor on all three prequels but he won an Oscar for the CGI in Pirates of the Caribbean and is one of the two men (his brother was the other) who originally invented Photoshop. For years together he and his brother Thomas invented and came out with future versions of Photoshop in the early 90s. John went on to the film industry and Thomas continued enhancing Photoshop, but John's name is still on the licensing.

[@O1OO1O1]

Adobe is like the Empire, though, so his brother is an imperial soldier and he's a rebel

[@fnglert]

The hammerhead corvette taking out a star destroyer is still one hell of a scene.

[@duncancaswah7214]

This feels like authentic Star Wars. Its right in line with the original trilogy.

[@bernhardtsen74]

my 2nd fav movie after The Empire strikes Back!its actually a toss up with Return of the Jedi and this movie, the soundtrack of Jedi is way way better, this movie though feels like Do... Or Die!

[@peteturner3928]

Could not agree more, it felt like it was crafted with love by people who actually understood the originals and were fans - Gareth Edwards did a great job.

[@petrilampela]

Yep! The original Star Wars (A New Hope) will always be my top one but this may actually be my second favourite SW movie ever. And I watched the original trilogy a thousand times as a kid in the eighties.

[@hannesromhild8532]

No! just no!

[@cosmicwonders21]

Not quite but it's ok and rewatchable. Certainly better than any of the sequel nonsense.

[@Metzwerg74]

gives the sentence of a new hope so much more meaning : " a lot of good men died to bring us theese plans "

[@andymiller6661]

Are you referring to this scene? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZCXkIGEfbedmJY

[@eastmanwebb5477]

"Darth Vader out here always choking people" That should be on a t-shirt.

[@ApoCalypseCZ]

The Yavin (Massassi temples) were first used as a rebel base (both in Rogue One and A New Hope) and then Luke Skywalker chose the location as a remote sanctuary for his Jedi academy and yes, it was present in several LucasArts games: Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

[@Metzwerg74]

and as a map in star wars battlefront2

[@CJM44]

You may not have noticed but at 11:24 those guys r in a new hope too. They get into a fight in the cantina with Luke and obi wan

[@alistairgrey5089]

You say it doesn't feel the same as the other Star Wars movies, which is correct, this is a war movie first and foremost. Which is one of the reasons it's one of my favorite Star Wars movies. This movie showed the cost of war and what the rebels were willing to do to bring the empire down.

[@pirkleations1862]

Vader in full BEAST MODE sealed the deal. He was not happy about the plans being pilfered. He was downright cranky. But he wore himself out by the time they boarded the Tantive 4 to capture Leia. He just needed a nap. LOL

[@aaronhusk]

Basically, this film’s summary is in the beginning of the crawl in “A New Hope”

[@8967Logan]

As you can see this is not a spin off as the ending transitions right into "A New Hope", and is essential to the entire plot of that movie which is the basis of the "Star Wars" franchise. It also doesn't take place right after episode 3 which is when the "Obi Wan Kenobi" mini series takes place, just compare the age of Leia. Nice reaction.

[@karlsmith2570]

Those temple ruins are also in Episode IV, right before Luke and the rest of the rebels engaged the Death Star

[@tArchStantont]

How do you not break down in tears after the first time watching it?

[@deadlymouse7033]

I call this the Saving Pvt Ryan of Star Wars. I took my son to see it in the theater, and after it was over my lil 8 year old looked up at me and said "They rescue them in the next one right Dad?"....I broke his heart with my answer.

[@MRxMADHATTER]

Kassian is the little boy on the casino planet from "Solo".

[@tiger1chu]

This movie puts the war in Star Wars. That vader corridor scene was straight out of a horror movie like Jason and Michael Myers going on a rampage.

[@Krust23]

Not quite, but it’s a nice scene.

[@garypaterson1477]

Killing Parents is very much a Disney thing, just think of how often it happens, it will trouble you :) great reaction

[@LoveLaurenn]

I never really thought about it until recently how tragic Disney movies are but you are totally right! I suppose in a way the movies teach us that despite tragedy, you can still come out the other side stronger and more resilient. Glad you liked my reaction Gary, thank you for watching🙏

[@tomyoung9049]

Losing parents for a main character is a long standing Disney movie tradition.

[@joshritz7067]

Yes, the drops is K2SO. But you can call him Wash

[@markunderwood912]

With out fail you bring so much to me and 1000s of us that with out fail you always make me laugh and I always feel so much better

[@samhandwich4095]

To be fair to Saw, he's been fighting since the clone wars so he's done with war and just accepts his fate.

[@petesolo70]

Since you liked this, then check out the Andor series. It’s a slow burn and the pay off is awesome.

[@rbrtck]

The Death Star can deliver lighter blasts that only destroy cities or certain areas of planets, and that's what it did for the first test (and at the end).

[@rbrtck]

This Rebel base on Yavin 4 is also in _A New Hope_ .

[@lolmao500]

The blind semi-jedi is Donnie Yen, he does epic martial arts movies. You should watch them. They are called Ip Man. 1 and 2 are pretty good.

[@torloni13]

Those are Massassi Temples, an ancient species from Yavin 4. On those temples....resides a Sith spirit....but that's a story for another time....

[@Fsindu]

My by far favorite Star Wars Movie, it answers a logn buging question from the very first movie. Leia said they obtained the plans through great sacrifices and now we all kno wwhy she said that. And it is the only movie that shows how devestating Darth Vader actual truly is. A fearosme monster on the battlefield no one even can think of stopping. :D

[@andymiller6661]

Leia said no such thing.

[@jakecook2375]

Rogue One is the beginning of The New Hope, surprise your editor did not tell you that. The last scene of Rogue One is like the opening scene of The New Hope.

[@TheMadMurf]

Man, this makes me want to play Battlefront 2 again. I really enjoyed this film, it's a bit more somber and grittier than the other films and it's really able to convey that sense of loss as the characters die, which I think many of the other films struggle with.

[@illrated]

The Tarkin reaction was adorbs

[@christopheryochum3602]

Laurenn! You have a way of reacting that is unobtrusive and enjoyable. I'd say you were right on about this movie having a different vibe. I'd characterize it as serious and dark. It didn't have a lot of cutesy characters or side-creatures in it, and even K-2SO was very appealing in his sarcasm.

[@jonathanfreyone526]

That was in a new Hope, episode 4.

[@HellBrYnger]

btw since we saw the death star upisde down, if you should ever come across a flat-earther, tell them that in the nothern hemisphere of the planet the moon looks like what it looks like, but in the southern hemisphere the moon is turned on its head, so the craters you see on the moon are turned on its head, typical features of living on spherical planet :)

[@nflr92]

My favorite SW movie after New Hope. Such real world building and motivations.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still a bad movie.

[@Citizen88020120820]

They are making a 2 season series based on Caspian and the rebellion b4 this movie, coming out this month

[@Timmah73]

This movie is by far the best of the Disney era films and it's not even close. In the span of one movie I felt more for these characters than I cared about any of the main characters in the sequel trilogy.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@rickardroach9075]

33:00 No worries, Tarkin asked me to delete the files. Relax! 😌

[@executorprotossgamer]

Fact about Rogue one, the movie looks like the prequel of A New Hope

[@cshubs]

I think you should watch Donnie Yen (the blind guy) in "IP Man," among the best kung fu movies. It's based on the life of Bruce Lee's teacher before and during WWII.

[@3275Dan]

I love this one, easily 1 of the best Star Wars films out of the franchise and is actually my personnal favourite. I think this one has everything, great story and lore, great actors, lots of action, good and right amount of comedy and leads brilliantly into episode 4. Would always very highly recomend Rogue One to any Star Wars fan who has not sat down and checked this one out, an absulute must :)

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still a bad movie

[@Fluffykeith]

The film that reminded everyone that Darth Vader was a badass, not a whiny brat.

[@karlsmith2570]

For the record, they only blew up the holy city on Jedhi, not the entire planet

[@LittleMan27]

Remember Order 66? The Empire kept hunting and killing any Jedi or force-sensitive beings.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks for your video! Remember, Laurenn, when you watch SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, it takes place about a decade *before* ROGUE ONE. 🤓

[@doughyguy2663]

If you want the full Star Wars Experience you should watch The Holiday Special. It's set between Episode 4 & 5 and has many the original actors in it. It's a necessary rite of passage for SW fans ;}

[@PixelPro-4000]

Dude... part of me is like "WTF?" and the other part is like... "he's not wrong..."

[@oscardiggs246]

How do stormtroopers clean their bolts? They put them through the K2SO… wait, that’s not right.

[@keithowen3523]

This happened just before a new hope. What they did enabled Luke to blow up the Death Star.

[@dannyboi8027]

My Top 3 STAR WARS Movies are *Rogue One* *Empire Strikes Back* & *Revenge Of The Sith*

[@berranari1]

Lauren, please watch Clone Wars before the new shows. Clone Wars is set between Episodes II and III. You don't need to see all of it right now. At least watch a few before starting one of the new live action streaming shows. The Mandalorian is good in my opinion, but it will be even better if you see (some of) the characters he meets before he does. He meets them much later, after Episode VI ROTJedi. You meet them in Clone Wars when Anakin and Obi-Wan met them, before Luke was born.

[@outpost31737]

Rogue One is the only modern Star Wars film worth watching. They even used some of the original costumes from the very first SW movie. Rogue One is superb!

[@mikebrown7799]

Great reactions and outro to this story about the Death Star!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Yeah, it definitely felt like a different kind of Star Wars film. Congratulations on your sponsor, Laurenn. Always nice to see great reactors doing well.

[@LoveLaurenn]

wehhh thank you Mike for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it😄I'm blessed to have BetterHelp sponsor this video! Very kind of them. Hope to have more sponsored videos in the future weeee😇Thanks for your support Mike it means a lot to me!

[@mikebrown7799]

@@LoveLaurenn Oops, I almost forgot. Yes, that was rather poor CGI of Governor Tarkin, who was Vader's handler in the first Star Wars film. The actor, Peter Cushing is long deceased. He is probably best known from the Hammer "Dracula" Films in which he played Van Helsing to Christoper Lee's Dracula.

[@stephenmillergbl]

This is how 8,9 and 10 should have been

[@zmarko]

*7, 8, 9. There is no 10....yet. but give Disney time, they'll realize they need a "10" soon and pump one out ($$). Lol

[@andymiller6661]

@@zmarko Why reply to yourself instead of editing your comment? 7, 8 and 9 should still be bad like Rogue One?

[@PeterMasi_Son_Tile]

There’s 20 yrs between 3 & 4 and Rouge 1 is closer to 4 than 3, much much closer!

[@burgeeburger9328]

Editor is cracking me up 😂

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Personally, given the circumstances and the fact that the Death Star is already complete, I'd consider Director Krennic a much higher value target of opportunity over Galen Erso. They've already got what they need from Galen, and they can (and do) build more superweapons without him. They'll probably go on just fine without Krennic, as well...but it would be a bigger blow than losing Galen at that point.

[@michaelschroeck2254]

The only thing I didn’t understand about this movie was why they started blowing things up on Scarrif when no one even knew they were there. They could have quietly done their espionage, got the plans and left. No one would have known. It wasn’t until they started blowing things up BEFORE their task was done, that anyone knew they were there! They could have all made it out alive?!😳🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Markus117d]

For me the answer to that is the numbers of imperial personnel between Jyn, Andor & K. The explosions drew out a lot of the troops from the base, Making it possible for them to get to the archives....

[@miguelalvarado1440]

I love this movie so much! As a plus... Have the best Vader Scene in the whole Saga!!!! It's Awesome! I love your reactions as well!!!! I subscribe!!!!

[@andymiller6661]

Which of his scenes was the best?

[@rbrtck]

Technically, the deliberate design flaw was a small, little-noticed (and virtually impossible to hit!) exhaust port that led directly to the reactor at the center of the Death Star. If this were not done to sabotage the Death Star, then it would have been an incredibly stupid design choice, even though it was incredibly unlikely to result in its destruction. Luke used the Force, however, to aim his proton torpedoes, both went in, and a short time later the central reactor was hit, resulting in the Death Star getting blown to trillions of pieces. There was no other way for the Rebels to have destroyed it (just way, way too big, armored, and shielded), and even then, they needed someone like Luke to use the Force to get it done, or else all would have been lost. By the way, the second Death Star, undoubtedly with the flaw fixed, was much easier to destroy because it was incomplete at the time (functional, but not entirely finished) and its reactor was exposed (no need for careful, Force-guided aim, just get there and hit it), but of course this was deliberately leaked to the Rebels as bait for a trap. An incredibly strong shield was generated from Endor to protect the Death Star, and it took a nearly hopeless mission with help from the Ewoks to shut that shield down. Once that was done, the second Death Star was doomed, no Force-using pilots needed. Despite the heroism involved in the destruction of both Death Stars, which I don't wish to diminish, I suppose the overarching point is that destroying them was kind of pointless in the long run. The Empire could and would build others, which makes what happened onboard the second Death Star so important. Luke (with help from Vader/Anakin, of course) took out the Emperor, and that's what took the Empire down. Others would rise because there is always evil to fight, but Palpatine had to be taken out before the New Republic could be formed. If that hadn't happened, then he and Vader would have escaped the Death Star and made another one (or something worse!).

[@kyrosv1289]

I really liked this reaction! If you like Star Wars, maybe you could react to the 1st Season of Andor. Although I must warn you, it's a very slow burn. And it shows mostly standard/normal people within the Star Wars Universe! So, go in with the right expectations and you'll probably enjoy it ;)

[@hugo-garcia]

30:30 Yeap. He is computer animated

[@naldow8555]

This is ranked at least # 3 or 4 in my SW saga, of course #1 is Empire tho

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@nielgregory108]

2nd best Star Wars movie, ever!!! Cassian will be in the upcoming Andor series.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@sergiogonzalez1295]

Definitely the best of the "new" star wars movies.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@steveacfield6131]

In my opinion, THIS is how you write a strong, relatable, female character. Jinn is awesome. Daisy was the RIGHT casting for Rey, but so very poorly written.

[@noHOPEof]

-- without all of the pertinent Composer information( still a highly effective score ) ~ merely know that he had such a ridiculously limited time to complete the tracks. *-* someone else could indeed supply the timeline of info cheers.

[@jonathanross149]

Before IMDB we had to know actor's names. It was a pain.

[@mickylove76]

This was the best Star Wars movie, because there was relatively little Star Wars.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@stevie6868]

Easily the best of the new films 👌

[@stephenmillergbl]

Not a Jedi. He is force sensitive

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

No Bothans were harmed in the making of this video.

[@andymiller6661]

So?

[@dra1212]

Great channel. I love it ❤

[@klaus6217]

When are you watching Obi Wan Kenobi?

[@LoveLaurenn]

I am currently watching it right now and those videos are available to see on Patreon! Link is in the bio if you are interested😃

[@J4ME5_]

Best new star wars

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@thereturningshadow]

When it comes to Forest Whittaker it doesn't matter if he is playing a good guy or bad guy, he always plays the character as an asshole.

[@donpietruk1517]

Here I would say that Forest Whittaker's characterization closely follows how the character was portrayed in the Clone Wars and Rebels series. He was an asshole but he also had a point about how to fight the Empire.

[@crackasmilezenpyre7901]

Two words : hallway scene

[@andymiller6661]

*words: What about that scene?

[@slchance8839]

Cheruit is not a jedi, but he is (1)VERY force sensitive (2) a believer in the (Jedi) faith (3) not trained in the jedi arts by jedi It's my belief that he's one of those people who are peripheral to the fallen Jedi temple on planet Jedha. I think he fits in in that he's not force sensitive or powerful enough to be a Jedi, but much much force stronger than the average person. That may be why he has to repeat the "I am one with the force," mantra over and over again. A full Jedi "has the force as his ally" and wouldnt need to keep repeating a mantra...he/she would simple BE one with the force. What would you do with a person of middle-ish power? If he was humble enough, someone like that would gladly work AMONG the Jedi: like a librarian assistant. Keeper of crystals. Smaller jobs. And, in his off time, he could study alongside the temple and grow his Force skills. It might be like how some people cant get into the Police Academy, but they end up as security guards or bouncers -- still some kind of peace keeper. Or how some people cant make it to PhD professor/scientist level, but become teaching assistants, lab techs, or still stay within the University setting. hierarchy

[@onclebob2178]

❤❤❤

[@deathsexy]

Screen blaster bolts

[@McPh1741]

Through CGI and good editing, Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) Princess Liea, and rebel pilots Gold Leader and Red Leader were all brought back for this movie. This one is by far the best Disney Star Wars movie. To me, it had a better look and feel the episodes 1,2,3 because it doesn’t look like they were more technologically advanced in the past. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Keep the reaction coming. Maybe do the William Shatner Star Trek movies next.

[@Heegaherger]

The only Disney SW's I consider Cannon.

[@LoveLaurenn]

The CGI characters they brought back looked pretty good! I was fairly impressed with how good the effects looked. I loved this movie thought it was incredible. I'm glad to read you enjoyed the film as well McPh, thank you for watching!😄

[@hanng1242]

"This one is by far the best Disney Star Wars movie." While that isn't wrong, it would be more accurate to say that this is the *only* good Disney Star Wars movie.

[@Heegaherger]

@@hanng1242 Anybody asks me about the Solo offspring, it's the twins, Jeina and Jasen (RIP) and Anikin. The fact that Disney changed that 30 year old piece of accepted cannon was quite childish, very arrogant and way, way beyond petty. Down with the House of Mouse.

[@hanng1242]

@@Heegaherger What is really baffling is how un-forced Disney's destruction of the Star Wars franchise was. Lucas gave them a treatment for a sequel trilogy, and they ignored it. They had a perfectly good sequel trilogy story in the Hier to the Empire trilogy of novels, and they ignored it. Let's assume that they were too greedy to want to share any money with Lucas or Zahn, but why they hell did they not even outline their own story before filming? Not only have they ruined Star Wars, the way they have done it has preemptively soured everyone on *any* IP they might get their hands on.

[@shrodingerschat2258]

Not all "force sensitive" beings are Jedi. The Jedi were a kind of "religious order" (kind of like Jesuits or Buddhist monks) that used the Force for knowledge and defense. The Sith were another such order, more fanatical, that focused on the dark side of the Force and used it to attain power. I like that this movie introduces us to other kinds of "Force users" that are neither Jedi nor Sith, such as Chirrut.

[@minnesotajones261]

And different people have different "Levels" of force sensitivity. So if you have a certain amount, you can be a jedi. If not, like Chiru (sp?) - you're good, but not good enough for the life of a jedi, so he's a Guardian of the Whills instead.

[@WilliamMoses355]

I thought it was more that there weren't any Jedi or other Force users left to train Chirrut, rather than that he wasn't good enough to make the cut. Palpatine killed (or indoctrinated) all the Force sensitive he could find.

[@Easy_Skanking]

@@WilliamMoses355 Many of the Force sensitives were hunted down by or became the Inquisitors.

[@ericjones9487]

Except the priests were believers in the Force who could not feel it like true Force Users.

[@jrobertlysaght]

Remember, the Jedi are pretty much wiped out, and have been for decades now. Churrit, if there was a Jedi order to find him when he was young, would have been a Jedi.

[@PixelPro-4000]

The rebel base looked familiar to you because its the same base that they were using in Episode 4, A new Hope (the 4th Yavin moon). Mon Mothma is the woman commanding the base. She appears early in this movie with Jin. You see her again in Episode 6 before the rebels attack the 2nd Death Star.

[@LoveLaurenn]

ahhh so it was! I recognize things a lot just never know the name of anything lol. Thanks for droppin the knowledge pixelpro!

[@slchance8839]

According to the Star Wars role-playing game, she is the single most wanted person (supreme leader) in the Rebel Alliance. They change her location constantly and she is surrounded by a secret service. I think they made small reference to this secret service when the radio operator runs up to her to tell her about the rebel attack on Scarif. As he runs up to her, he is stopped by the guy next to her. I dont think he drew his gun, but he might have been a reference to her personal guard.

[@O1OO1O1]

She also fights Godzilla in Godzilla: King of the Monsters

[@EzeICE]

​@@O1OO1O1 😂😂😂😂😂 that's Mothra

[@O1OO1O1]

@@EzeICE yep, Mon Mothra

[@k1productions87]

"How do they have time for this? Doesn't the planet instantly blow up?" They explain that. Krennic says he is ready to destroy the entire moon, but Tarkin cuts him off saying "The Holy City will be enough for today" for which he orders a "Single Reactor Ignition" implying only one of the many reactors are used in the blast, showing the Death Star's superlaser at its minimum setting, which is still enough to cause that much damage. Also remember in A New Hope, the destruction of Alderaan was the first test of "the full power of this station" and thus the first planet the Death Star would destroy. And at full power, yes, planet go insta-boom

[@HellBrYnger]

i think 6 reactors was the full power

[@tofersiefken]

You noticed two CGI characters in this movie that you already knew from Episode 4: A New Hope. Peter Cushing, who played Grand Moff Tarkin, died in 1994 but his character was integral to the development of the Death Star so he was recreated using CGI. Also, Carrie Fisher's character, Princess Leia, was not age appropriate to reprise her role. She passed away shortly after Rogue One was released. CGI was used to recreate her image as she appeared in Episode 4: A New Hope, some 39 years earlier.

[@darthphayde508]

Out of the Disney Star Wars films, for me, this one was the best. It did a good job capturing the look & feel of the Original Trilogy. And I appreciated that it showed despite the Rebels being the good guys, in war sometimes you have to do things that aren't so noble.

[@awakeatnight7668]

That hallway scene with Vader was badass, and worth the price of a movie ticket alone. I wish we got more scenes like that in the Kenobi series, but maybe we will get a Vader series on Disney+ at some point. Also that lava planet with Vader's castle is the same planet where Anakin and Obi-Wan fought in Episode 3. Congrats on the sponsorship. BetterHelp chose a great person to sponsor, and you chose a great sponsor to work with 💯

[@corporalhicks9551]

The world would be a better place with a Vader series.

[@LoveLaurenn]

Was so badass! Loved seeing vader in this was so cool! A Vader series on Disney would be awesome, I wonder if they'd ever do something like that in the future. Thanks for everything Awakee I appreciate you weeee🥰

[@georgepoitras3502]

I love when Vader lifts the Rebel up in the air and after walking under him cuts him in half in the air. Brutal!

[@andymiller6661]

Vader being incompetent is badass?

[@Jayce71]

@@LoveLaurenn this along with the last episode of Season 2 of the Mandalorian teaches us to never be in a hallway with a Skywalker :)

[@IdealUser]

Neither planet blew up. The Death Star hit both on "low power". Only Alderaan was hit with the full power in A New Hope and was destroyed.

[@Tigermania]

A Disney Star Wars movie I can say I like, more styled like a war movie and some good writing to plug the Death Star weakness plot hole. I consider this ep 3.5 because it fit so well in the overall timeline.

[@hanng1242]

I really like how the writers gave a reason for why the Death Star had the weakness. It was always strange that the Empire couldn't be bothered to put a grate over the exhaust port. I had assumed that is just what happens when somebody's cousin gets a no-bid contact to build it, but the Rogue One explanation is much better.

[@andymiller6661]

What plot hole?

[@andymiller6661]

@@hanng1242 Why would they? From their perspective, things were fine.

[@ericc8705]

K2SO (Kay Two Ess Oh) was voiced by Alan Tudyk ... Disney's "good luck charm" ... known for SO MANY different roles -- first introduced to MOST audiences as one of the squires in Heath Ledger's film "A Knight's Tale" ... he was a featured player in Joss Whedon's "Firefly" -series... currently starring in the hit cable series "Resident Alien" ... and has had at least one voice-part in just about every Disney animated feature film in the current era

[@Metzwerg74]

i think his firs role was in csi-las vegas he played a pedophile there.... what ever tudyk does he always hits the mark of the role....

[@jlinkous05]

He's like a leaf on the wind, watch how he soars

[@Metzwerg74]

@@jlinkous05 reavers put their dirty spears in the wash.....

[@Caseytify]

He also voiced the chicken in Moana.

[@DanVibesTV]

@@jlinkous05 too soon... :)

[@complex314i]

Almost noone watching this film seems to hear the line stating that they are conducting "a single reactor test firing" of the Death Star's Super laser on Jeda City. The same single reactor power level is used at Scariff. That is why the blasts traveled so much slower and did not destroy the entirety of those two planet.

[@brockbaby]

The Death Star should of never fired. BUT Disney needs moments to sell movies. Same with the Vader/ObiWan fights in the ObiWan series.. I give up.... Next up putting a CGI coat over Carrie Fisher in Jabbas Palace.

[@razorfett147]

@@brockbaby why not? In Ep4 Tarkin talks about testing the DS's full destructive power (and its intended purpose: destroying whole planets) on Alderaan. Its never implied that the super laser had never been tested or used previously.

[@pitchfork78ify]

Yeah Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin was computer generated for this movie. Peter Cushing was the original actor for the role back in 1977's New Hope, but he passed away in 1994. Guy Henry stood in physically for Peter Cushing's character as well as voicing him.

[@duncancaswah7214]

Tarkin was indeed CGI. I love that you noticed that lol

[@garybrown7522]

this is one of my faves . this is really gritty and showing the war in a more realistic light. I didn't like that they all died but that makes sense. that's the reality of war sometimes. they sacrificed their lives for the greater good.

[@brucebieberly4166]

Exactly. There are many heroes, but only a few receive medals.

[@JoeMama-jd2ns]

Who cares if they all died that shows no plot armor if side characters exist then they’re going to die by storm troopers which I am excited when that happens

[@zahrans]

THE GREATER GOOD!

[@zmarko]

This is the best Star Wars film after Eps 4, 5, 6, & 3. This film is done SO well and fits in so perfectly. I wish the other Disney era SW films were anywhere close to as good as this film is.

[@jordanpatterson8536]

Nah, I overall like the Sequels more than this. I'd understand if you said Solo tho...

[@andresashura5550]

After 5 and 3*

[@DDDiego]

@@ItsMeBarnaby just let them have their opinion

[@ale5501]

Yo sacaría la 4 y 6 ya que no envejecieron bien y se nota

[@davidfrost901]

They keep accepting and paying cash for shit and then sing praises for it. So the shit makers just keep shitting and the shit eaters keep lapping it up and tell everyone the shit tastes good with their shit smelling breath. If someone tells you they like the star wars sequel trilogy then you walk away because they are obviously of shit mind.

[@lethaldose2000]

Hey Lauren, the different vibe in this movie that you can't put your finger on is that "Rogue One" has more of a battleground war vibe to it. This story was created by John Knoll (inventer of Photoshop and VFX lead on a New Hope) in the '90s. They revisited it here, with Disney taking over Lucasfilms. The director had more freedom as to the tone of the movie, since it was not part of the main story. So he ran with it to all our delights.

[@mikezilla1986]

I love Donny Yen’s ad lib “are you kidding me I’m blind!”

[@robincraft4682]

Great job on the reaction. Rogue One is my second favorite SW film behind Empire. It's very much a war movie where the heroes sacrifice themselves for the greater good. The Vader scene at the end is the cherry on top.

[@LoveLaurenn]

I appreciate the kind words Robin! The vader scene was AWESOME, loved this movie overall thought it was great😄I really liked the characters in this film thought they all did a great job. Thank you for watching Robin🙏

[@AndyMoulton]

Love your Star Wars reactions. I'm no expert but I think the reason there aren't any Jedi in the movie is because at this point they're mostly all either dead or in hiding as Vader and his crew have been hunting them for a while already.