Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Every Star Wars Movie Reviewed & Ranked

[@solipsist3D]

"I know a rebel, his name is anni, no bigger than a pumpkin" hahahaha

[@HermitHomeboy]

"Save the Rebellion, save the trees"

[@TonyMezaXD]

Save the trees indeed

[@TheDarman]

I actually really like the “Be careful not to choke on your aspirations.” line.

[@atomicddt]

Same. I don't think its that jarring. I feel like it totally fits with those original movies and how Darth was portrayed in a new hope.

[@justis2355]

It feels like the guys reach for things to criticize sometimes, some of the gripes I’ve heard in their reviews are such non issues to most ppl, but somehow they find a way to focus in on this rather small thing...it’s a bit annoying at time tbh. Still love these dudes, so it’s whatevs.

[@PimpinPenguin96]

One little extra detail with Vader's scene at the end is how he chokes one of the rebel soldiers. Normally when Vader chokes someone, he pinches his thumb and index together like he's pinching their windpipe closed. You can see this very clearly when he turns around while choking Krennic. When he's in the hallway slaughtering the rebels, he full on slams his fist shut, probably obliterating that rebel's throat. So brutal

[@jackasslawyer]

slamming his fist shut pulled all the guns away

[@DEMONATA1995]

I’m surprised Nick didn’t say “There just weren’t any stakes because we already know what’s gonna happen because we’ve already seen what comes next in the sequels.”

[@Army1601]

Hes a real dummy

[@MrXmoda]

he wouldn't be wrong

[@kyledurbin603]

@@MrXmoda Except for that entire statement would be

[@wb8905]

Here’s the thing: The characters should’ve been the stakes but they weren’t because they weren’t developed enough.

[@dietrichotto2051]

Our boy Watto at 44:41

[@pgs9407]

I assume all the parts we love about Rogue One is by Gary Whitta and all the parts we don't are from anyone else.

[@santiagoreyes-retana564]

I hope so, mostly because Gary Whitta seems like an awesome person

[@Thenesrookie]

Wado is like the Drunk Dad and Nick is the passive aggressive son trying not to engage

[@hawk49er23]

What really hits about this movie is the pure sacrifice of all the characters, even the secondary, nameless ones. You really feel the desperation of all the characters in the last battle. Blue Squadron flies down to Scariff knowing the shields are closing, knowing that there's no coming back. They're not getting off that planet. It's literally a suicide mission they're going on. The rebels, when finding out that Rogue One has gone to Scariff, head off on their own without approval, again, knowing that it's an all or nothing attack for this one bit of information. Every character that dies on Scariff, literally dies not knowing if the plans got out, not knowing that the Death Star will be defeated in the subsequent battle, not knowing if they died for nothing. It's awesome stuff.

[@jordanmiller3535]

When I first watched this movie, I wasn’t that into Star Wars so I didn’t know that all the characters were going to die and it hit me hard😭

[@CheefChaos]

I'm way into Star Wars and figured they would just make a sequel, had no clue they would wipe em all out.

[@hibernate44]

DanV900 hindsight is 20/20

[@hibernate44]

DanV900 that’s like saying the sequel to Ant Man 2 is Endgame. And there will never be an Ant Man 3

[@hibernate44]

DanV900 who is everyone. You seem to be making things up after the fact to try and seem smarter

[@hibernate44]

DanV900 r/iamversmart

[@Ye11owcrayon]

Tony Gilroy famously took control over the movie from Gareth Edwards, even getting full control to recut the movie. The reason Edwards gets to save face and still be credited as the director has to do with the Directors Guild rules. Also a note of Gary Whitta's work; he wrote the original script that the movie is mostly based on, that's why he get's a story credit rather than a screenplay credit.

[@starfang7]

This movie features one of the best space battles in all of Star Wars.

[@JaredHayes541]

Great review as always! Waiting for it to drop all day. One critique of yours that I don’t really get though with the music. The main theme being cheerful and hopeful sounding is because this movie sparks “the new hope.” Tragic and dark story of these characters saves the rebellion. So really it’s a story of sparking hope. So I feel the music is really fitting. Also, I will always remember the feeling I had seeing the Vader scene for the first time in theaters. Jaw dropped, edge of my seat, and shaking my wife’s hand with pure joy. Such an awesome moment.

[@davidramirez8767]

Its unfortunate Gary couldnt sit in on this in-review.

[@ryanmurdoch9360]

That would have been amazing!

[@jeffsmith3818]

Gary’s watchalong on Book of Eli was incredible. I can imagine Gary being here for this would have been equally bad ass

[@OniLink97]

Rogue One is the only Disney star wars film that I like. It was great, the others, wish I could have my memory of them erased

[@JonathanAllain]

First glass break we see is when Luke is fighting Vader in Empire.

[@thepaulmorse]

2:06:00 Just slinging truths

[@rickyticky7221]

Red letter media’s review of this movie is fantastic

[@irish6783]

the Greatest AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST AT-ST

[@chrisbroad2689]

IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!!!!!!

[@thepaulmorse]

the Greatest agreed 🙌🏻

[@toolfisher]

The great thing about Red Letter Media is that I only agree with them some of the time but I trust them implicitly to be honest. I think Leo is great!

[@boots8562]

Rogue One In Review without The Rogue One Gary Whitta? Why can't we have nice things?!?!

[@DrakenGuardz]

Probably a conflict of interest

[@TomG1013]

Please please let Gary Whitta show up in the Watto mask this week and get all intimidating. LOL

[@hansf2579]

So.. when did Kevin join a biker gang?

[@Icepick614]

I'm sorry but Nick you're wrong about the Bladerunner 2049 CG character I'm not sure there's been a better looking CG human other than maybe Logan with X-24 (clone Logan) which was not de-aging but full CG.

[@marshall6113]

I respect Barrett’s opinions, and he makes fair points so I always see where he’s coming from but I disagree with pretty much every one of his takes on games or movies. I like hearing what he has to say but man, it’s almost like he sees what’s in my mind and thinks the exact opposite.

[@bensjammin15]

I'm a little scared for him next week.

[@luciddre4m]

Same here.

[@LockmortEdits]

Good conversation, but why is Kevin cosplaying evil BB8 from The Last Jedi?

[@ihp7]

Sam Witwer also voices Maul and Palpatine in most of Clone Wars and Rebels.

[@LoganFerguson]

lol, Barrett's main complaint is centered around spending 20-40 hours with characters in a video game versus a little over 2 hours with characters in a movie. No wonder you didn't connect with the characters if that's your standard.

[@spartanblue2516]

20-40 hours? What version of Reach did you play and where can I find a copy?

[@LoganFerguson]

@@spartanblue2516 I checked out of the Halo series after they screwed the pooch with the non-ending of Halo 2, and the multiplayer gameplay in Halo 3 got worse.

[@BarrettCourtney]

Halo: Reach is a 10 hour game. I was just trying to use it as a comparison to show that I didn’t think we got enough time with these characters, I didn’t go into the movie with Halo: Reach in mind, but I’ve found over the last couple years it’s the easiest way to explain where I’m coming from

[@hibernate44]

Oh man Barrett is literally the devil in my mind now. Rogue One might be my 2-3rd favorite star wars movie

[@mlschultzBsOK]

Monsters is grossly underrated, it’s low key, but a fantastic smaller story in an apocalyptic setting

[@jordanmiller3535]

I’m glad y’all are doing this because it has gotten me into Star Wars when before I was always interested but never a true fan, now I am a Star Wars nerd

[@kylerpolson4811]

Same, along with playing Jedi Fallen Order this week, I am really wanting to start watching the Clone Wars series and reading some of the expanded fiction now.

[@jordanmiller3535]

Kyler Polson I wanted to do the same also, I still need to play The Fallen Order

[@Jonathan-fn5dq]

Hell yeah boys. Welcome to the family. Watch Clone Wars and play KOTOR 1 and 2.

[@ZacharyFinn]

Kyler Polson Clone Wars is phenomenal. You won’t regret it.

[@kylerpolson4811]

I was thinking about starting with the Timothy Zahn books because I heard they were pretty good.

[@stevenmadethis2383]

"Choke on your aspirations" was great. I liked sassy Vader

[@Zero_Syndicate]

I'm really skeptical that we say "we knew they were ALL going to die." which isn't necessarily the case. The line in A New Hope was "A lot of good people died to get this", which doesn't necessarily mean they all died. I wish that maybe one or two of these characters were still alive so we could delve into their story more. It's super unfortunate, thank goodness for the cassian show though!

[@XadeChronos]

1:52:57 Sam Witwer also does the voice of Darth Maul in the animated shows and solo.

[@bhargavpatel2995]

I would've put this below episode 6. The characters are not great except for K2SO and none them are developed throughout the movie. Jyn has some backstory which is never gripping or emotionally resonating and her flip doesn't feel earned. The last act is awesome and definitely brings the wars, however everything leading up to that is mediocre at best.

[@Maj601]

I was excited for this one just to hear Andy say Bor Gallet

[@jakewebb4904]

BARRETT IS A LAST JEDI LOVER!!! MY BOY

[@thepaulmorse]

Barrett has reached good boy status

[@grumpygamerguy9099]

Before I even finish watching this...that intro...well done boys!!!!

[@xizor1d]

45:45 Watto has unbelievable 70's swag.

[@AreAndBeDesigns]

1:09:34 Chirrut Imwe states that the force turned dark around him thats why he asks the question. And K2SO just responds to that: [he had his gun on sniper config]. He finds it normal since they're on this dangrous mission, so he just says it out loud. I didnt find it weird or 'snitchy' that K2SO mentions it.

[@codynance155]

My girlfriend really misses the science with Kev bit, could we bring that back for a sec

[@maddoggnick96]

When I first saw Rogue One in theaters, I avoided almost all media about it before I went in. I also wasn’t the biggest Star Wars fan, and having not seen A New Hope in over a decade (plus the prequels were so forgettable for me), I’ve forgotten a bunch of people in the film. So I forgot about Leia’s foster father, and some of the other Rebel members. It wasn’t until Tarkin appears that I noticed it was before Episode IV. And I did not know until the very end where Vader slaughters those men, and Leia receives the plans that this takes place right before the film. Idk how I managed to go in so unknowingly, but I loved it when it all hit. Upon re-viewing after knowing, it’s still an amazing film.

[@Icepick614]

I love Last Jedi so I'm ready for better or for worse for next week

[@caelinnis]

im kinda scared tbh

[@ianmitchell5169]

when Andy does his Ragu Bagu song, you know he's been listening to some Munch Squad

[@KunkMast3rFl3x]

If you want more context to Rogue One, Read the book Catalyst. It builds Galen and Krennic’s relationship and gives context to what’s happening with the Death Star.

[@TheSasuke73]

Surprised Barrett didn't mention that Sam Witwer is also the voice of Maul in the Clone Wars, Rebels, and Solo

[@legendofhayden]

the movie did a pretty bad job at presenting Chirrut and Baze’s names. many people I know didn’t ever catch their names while watching

[@brotherhoodofsteel8588]

I had high hopes and expectations for Rogue One. Overall I enjoyed the movie. The visual effects were great. I liked most of the characters. I would say the biggest hurdle it faced was a potential for being anti-climactic since we already knew the overall outcome of the story being told. I do like that they found a legitimate way to explain the massive design flaw in the original Death Star. That fact always required a little suspension of disbelief, but Rogue One did a good job of fixing that issue from the original trilogy.

[@ZacharyFinn]

BrotherhoodOfSteel85 I get what you’re saying, but that is just always going to be an inherent issue with any kind of prequel. You’re always going to know how the story broadly ends. It’s probably best going into the movie with that fact already in mind.

[@ZacharyFinn]

Jared Johnson I know. That’s just a criticism I can’t really resonate with personally.

[@TheDailyGamingVideos]

I think Leia looked fine even better that Tarkin, she looked way more natural.

[@khorne41]

Yooooooo, straight up, Death Troopers have the best armour design of any villain in Star Wars. I'm including Vades in that too

[@SoSedatedSoSecure]

A lotta Bodhi, but ZERO mention of that Jyn bootie when she’s climbing that server thing... Shaking my head!

[@kyleboren6898]

Love the crew but good god, it took Barrett 20 minutes to say what he said in the first sentence of his opinion. Christ alive man

[@8bitdee]

Barrett comparing this to Reach and complaining that the movie didn't spend enough time with the characters like that game does is borderline idiotic. Reach is a VIDEO GAME, so of course you're 1)gonna spend way more time with the characteres and 2)you actually interact with them. Rouge One cannot achieve that as a movie becasue as a movie its only 2 hours long and you're watching passively, but that doesnt mean it doesnt work. I hate when people compare two mediums all willy nilly. It's like complaining that a book doesnt work for you becasue when you read it it doesnt make you want to get up and dance the same way a song does when you listen to it.

[@LoganFerguson]

I was still massively annoyed by the trailer manipulation for this film. Infinity War didn't help a few months later. But the manipulation for Endgame was done well, keeping out spoilers.

[@dethduck]

Did you guys not notice that the Hammerhead Corvette was based off the Thranta Cruisers from the original Knights of the Old Republic game?

[@CraftedJedi66]

Rogue One is in my top 3 favorite Star Wars movies. Absolutely brilliant. I get emotional each time I watch it. I love the score. Sure, the first two acts are bit slow, but third act makes up for it. Each character has just enough development to make me care about them. Vader scene is soo badass. Should have had an opening crawl, but oh well. CGI Tarkin is slightly jarring, still cool; CGI Leia looks worse. Overall great movie. 8.5/10

[@MelodicQuest]

The way the final scene should have been shot was with the camera zoomed in on the device with the plans, the crew member handing it off, then once Leia is holding the plans, it slowly pans up to show only her mouth and we see her say "Hope"

[@TheDailyGamingVideos]

Nick seems so annoyed when Greg walked in lol

[@josephgrigsby]

Those are some robot chicken style jokes for Vader. hahaha

[@gglibert3238]

I would have just made Tarkin a blue hologram

[@aaron-downey]

No

[@gglibert3238]

Fraid so, bud.

[@TheMissingLink000]

I'm totally shocked how they thought Leia looked horrible. I thought Tarkin looked way worse, and Leia was practically flawless and didn't look CGI at all to me

[@johnsantisteban7362]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 New Yorker Watto needs to be a legit bit

[@anirudh.v.n7636]

Why Empire and bobofet are the no .1 villan again ?

[@Woozie87]

I believe its in Vaders character to say a pun becasue he does say a few in the original trilogy and in the prequels

[@marklindsey6175]

Bodhi-sativa. Ha! Opposed to what? Bodhi-Indica?

[@philwalker7160]

I was bench pressing when watto walks in nearly dropped 60kg on my fucking neck 😂

[@andyandhisfriends101]

That's a dope jacket Kevin

[@patriots234]

R1 is the best Disney SW movie

[@MatthewNovak]

I loved this when I first saw it, but everytime I've watched it since I've found it so boring.

[@silageking2245]

Don’t make fun of the Tim tame there is nothing wrong with it plus Tim tame is made in Australia other wise keep up the good work

[@MikeOlsen12]

Man who hurt you B-force?

[@BarrettCourtney]

Mike Olsen Tim, when he said I liked G-Force

[@anatidaephobia67]

if you're not already planning to you should definitely do a Jedi fallen order in review like this with Nick reading the plot of his play through.

[@legendofhayden]

they said future spoilers, so it sounds like they will

[@Gunslinger199]

Where's Gary?

[@Mike_L.]

I like RO overall. It's beautifully shot, well acted with some interesting characters, the central conceit is great (though shouldn't be considered an indictment of ANH -- and Gary has said as much), and it has an exciting third act*. That said, Jyn's turn from cynical pragmatist to inspiring optimist felt abrupt and artificial, the team dynamic wasn't fleshed out enough for the finale to feel impactful (aside from a surface level sympathy), and the inclusion of Vader was indulgent and tonally confusing (in a vacuum, it's fucking awesome). Idk, overall it's good. My personal ranking (usually): 4, 5, 7, 6, RO, 8, Solo, 3, 1, 2

[@michaelhudson3737]

Rogue one is my favourite of the modern star wars movies(just above ep7) it has a slow start but i just enjoy watching it more (might be the directing style) i also love most of the action moments (the space battle, the war on the surface and Darth vaders badass moment) i feel like we just don't have many large scale moments in the modern movies.

[@flyhigh271]

Man I wish Gary was on this

[@SlayerGiant]

Tony Shade cough cough “conflict of interest” cough cough 😜

[@njdbrasil6]

1:39:50. Only Lucas would have said anything about midiclorians. How dare you insult all other directors/writers

[@okami3751]

“Ten-tive 4”

[@Reeceisyourfriend]

I find this one so boring. Plus there’s too many people on the team you never get to really learn much about any of them, then when they die I don’t really care. And the part I find most annoying, Saw has been relentlessly fighting the empire since it’s beginning, then when they can finally make a massive blow to the empire he’s like ‘nah ima stay here and die instead.’

[@lil_unhinged_7349]

ngl i didn't think i would hear anyone butcher bodhisattva but leave it to these guys

[@horizonbrave1533]

In defense of the Tarkin and Leia CGI stuff..... Lucasfilm has historically been the studio to push the envelope forward in terms of movie making, technology and special effects. Even back with the prequels as shitty as those movies are they tried new and inventive stuff, and if it didn't work out in the movie.. they atleast paved the way for future uses by other studios. I personally think Tarkin looks damn good in Rogue one, and at the very least, they were trying something that really hasn't been done on that scale. Innovation and risk taking sometimes supercedes just taking the easy way out.

[@CaffeineRedSquirrel]

This movie was well filmed and had a good story, but the writing is ass, i didnt give a shit about any of these characters, especially the dumb robot everyone always points to as being a great character. Everything just seemed cringey and forced. Dope vader scene though.

[@KalebKoho]

50:30

[@xanderreimers4445]

Glass broke in empire too

[@warensemblem8594]

Bodie, Patrick Swayze, Point Break, ?

[@xXPafranXx]

My controversial opinion on this movie: It should rank #1 on the list

[@MidEastBeast99]

LIES, DECEPTION, BORGULLET

[@solipsist3D]

save the trees kev

[@dwaynem624]

Should have brought Gary in on this one guys

[@TacticalMikey]

God, I'm waaay on Barret's side on this. This movie's got huge character problems the point where I felt nothing when they were all killed off. And especially that we forget their names all the time, that's a damning point against RO.

[@alexwetherington]

So far: 1. Empire 2. Awakens 3. Sith 4. Jedi 5. Hope 6. Rogue One 7. Menace 8. Clones

[@MikeAvoo]

Terrible list.

[@alexwetherington]

MPrime Why?

[@morganguyer3053]

Movie def isn’t a great as others say especially on rewatch. Last act is best part but everything else is pretty bland. Characters aren’t good at all which is the problem since the movies main plot follows those characters throughout. The movie shouldn’t exist at all but the characters had to be good for it to work.

[@grantstutesman8756]

Save them mf trees 🌲 🌳 🌲

[@Conz101]

Finally, I can stop watching this Impeachment hearing, and listen to you guys discuss the most overrated Star Wars movie!

[@nickbertoni7481]

Underrated

[@vinnybastos]

@@nickbertoni7481 Over!

[@MikeAvoo]

Most overrated? They already reviewed Emipre.

[@Conz101]

completey pointless "movie" which was made strictly as a 2 minute Darth Vader delivery system. Barrett broke it down nicely. it's fine, but it's one of the most pointless movies ever made. and yeah, i realize you can say most movies are "pointless" but we are coming off 3 movies with Death Stars in the series already, we didn't need a movie with expendable, forgettable characters about the Death Star! Also, of all characters, Cashew Endor doesn't need a Disney + series. he was the most forgettable character in the movie.

[@vinnybastos]

It's a great movie, that I wish could've developed it's characters a little better. They are good, but their lack of story arc and chemistry really holds this film back from being amazing.

[@MrOasis316]

I really loved this movie.

[@SG-17]

These rankings suck. ROTJ is the second best

[@Inkadu4You]

This is my favorite Star Wars movie

[@falcon64z8]

Rogue One is probably my favorite Star Wars movie, easily my number 2 out of the whole series so far.

[@Curseco]

Idiot

[@lobolink2772]

Rogue one is my favorite of the modern Star Wars, thank you Mr Whitta, but putting anything above the original trilogy completely baffles me..

[@TopCheeseBarDown]

In this episode: KF tip toeing around criticizing the script because of whitta being their friend.

[@TheAndyCortez]

did we though? we made fun of it where it deserved to be made fun of.

[@mjenningssmith]

Andy Cortez I thought you guys were fair.

[@TopCheeseBarDown]

Andy Cortez Most criticisms seem to about the movie whereas the largest problems stemmed from the boring ass script. To be fair, you were the most open as usual though.

[@morganguyer3053]

Andy Cortez I mean u guys didn’t really mentions the script issues and the problem with characters. Especially because the characters are the main drive behind the movie and they don’t really work at all.

[@jackmacisback]

Barrett has the worst takes

[@mightymatt2999]

Better than return of the jedi??