ROGUE ONE - MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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[@sebastianjoseph2828]

Before this movie came out, people would make jokes about how the Deathstar was stunningly easy to destroy. This movie turned that on its head by making it purposeful sabotage by the designer, on top of being such a wonderful movie that makes you feel like Star Wars is actually... a War. I've never gotten through the end of the battle scene without crying.

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

that's why this movie to me and probably a lot of other star wars fans is in their top 5 star wars movies . i knew a lot of people wanted this story to be told since the rouge 1 rebels where mentioned in A New Hope as a small band of rebels gave their lives to get the plans for the death star to the rebellion

[@shavedata5436]

@@antoineporche-rideaux4841 I thought this for a while but the scene you're thinking of is actually from Return of the Jedi and refers to the Death Star II

[@LazyJones1]

@@shavedata5436 And those rebels were specifically Bothans ("Many Bothas died, to bring us this information") , where Rogue One was a handful of humans, 1 Drabatan, and a droid.

[@Сайтамен]

Stunningly? It took lives of all rebel pilots and one Jedi to work.

[@sebastianjoseph2828]

@@Сайтамен It was a big operation by the rebel alliance to get in position for pilots to attack it, yes. What I meant was that people would joke that a couple shots, even into a reactor, blowing up the entire Deathstar was funny. It's like if you had a 1m x 1m exhaust port on the back of an aircraft carrier and one pistol bullet travelled all the way to its center, pinged off the furnace, and blew the whole ship up.

[@Humstuck]

This movie is the best prequel ever made. It ties two segments so well, it adds to the lore and it was the first time we could see how scary Vader can be.

[@mycroft16]

And just how much was sacrificed by so many to get those damn plans.

[@StinkyGreenBud]

best prequel? yeah no, this film was garbage like all of Disneys reboots.

[@Сайтамен]

Best prequel is ROTS.

[@Сайтамен]

We saw how scary Vader can be in ESB already.

[@Morten_Storvik]

@@StinkyGreenBud I....dont think you know what a "reboot" means 🤨

[@soup1up334]

The fact that this movie showed the sacrifices it actually takes to give hope and a future for the Rebellion is just wonderful to see. Probably the main reason why this movie did so good.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet it's still bad.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@andymiller6661 Why?

[@andymiller6661]

@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 Why, because the director and writers didn't fix mistakes. How, though: They're all to aware in writing and pacing that we know generally how the movie ends. But instead of dealing with the forgone conclusion that they will steal and deliver the plans no matter what by slowing down and developing the characters, they're violently propelled from action to action with no real actual or natural progression in relationships. Jyn goes from yelling at Cassian to quoting him passionately and Cassian goes from cold blooded killer to organizing a suicide squad for her because he chose not to kill the one person he was specifically ordered to kill, which was her father. And he had good reasons for not killing him, I'm sure Bor gullet was used, despite him making people go crazy, to learn the truth. Yet nothing comes of that truth gathering scene. When the X-Wings attacked Jyn's fathers position, we're told that they can't be called off because they're already committed. Nonsense. No shots were fired yet, and there's apparently instantaneous two way interstellar communications in Star Wars and with that squadron, so there's plenty of time to call them off. Even if there wasn't, there's nothing to prevent one of the X-Wings from hovering over the pad for a few seconds and sweeping the pad clear of enemies while his squad mates covered him. The end battle scenes went from "Cool visuals, I guess," to, "Seriously?" The inclusion of Red and Gold Leaders, obviously limited to what they could cull from cut angles meaning the almost the same exact lines from A New Hope was jarring. Then there's the out of place Mos Eisley jerks somehow being on Jedha, being jerks on Jedha because they have to cram some random cameo in the movie, just for them to leave Jedha immediately after being jerks and going straight to Tattoine, without freaking out over almost being killed by the Death Star. Pretty much everyone died in an explosion immediately after serving their one purpose in the movie, which was to flip a switch. And some of those switches were outside and exposed to the elements for no reason. And the antenna was out of alignment for no reason, and somehow transmitted to everyone yet just the rebel flagship, which had Leia's ship in it for some reason. And let's not forget that C-3PO and R2-D2 were in the Yavin hangar when everyone left yet on Leia's ship when it got boarded not much longer later. Also, the battle scenes was ridiculous. The rebels had the element of surprise, yet they didn't immediately start shooting everything on sight upon exiting lightspeed. There was no general plan and at most minimal coordination. Orders were given sporadically, instead of rapid fire. There was no shooting between the capital ships and minimal firing from the capital ships. There was no bombing or bombardment of the Imperial structure surrounding the shield opening. There were no squadrons of fighters firing volleys of torpedoes, just random fighters almost casually flying about and shooting at the occasional target. There were a total of 3 star destroyers in orbit around Scarif and yet not one deployed any troops to reinforce the surface. Instead, they just let the surface fend for itself and eventually Tarkin destroyed the Empire's own base, despite only some rebels being on the surface and despite the rebels already getting the plans. And fuck the rest of the data stored there, right? That's not important anymore for some reason. Vader's scene at the end was supposed to be orgasmicilly amazing, yet it's a let down and shows him to be incompetent. He dramatically took his time and turned off his life support and almost casually walked down the hall killing fools, instead of being mister badass sith and using the Force to brush everyone to the side and at least trying to Force grab the plans or using the Force to at least try stopping Leia's ship. Then he's standing in the vacuum of space like his suit is rated for that.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@andymiller6661 I understand why people hate Star Wars fans now. I've got news for you, I think the original trilogy is a bunch of trash boring movies that aged terribly and have shit writing. I'm glad Disney destroyed your franchise with that atrocity of a new trilogy.

[@andymiller6661]

@@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 What does the original trilogy have to do with this? When did I say anything about the original trilogy? How is it my franchise? I never claimed anything as mine. Why bring up all of that randomness instead of addressing what I actually said?

[@barniem3148]

At the start of the space battle you said "this feels so similar to the original" - well if you didn't realise, the "gold leader standing by" and "red leader" clips were actually cut from A New Hope. Also a nice subtlety was the pilot Red 5 dying in the space battle, who is replaced by... Luke Skywalker as Red 5 in a New Hope :) It's the little things that they absolutely nailed in Rogue One unlike some of the other Star Wars spin offs.

[@thatperformer3879]

Actually Gold Leader’s actor came back and reprised his role for this movie 40 years later, they just de-aged him. Red Leader’s actor was dead though so yeah they reused footage.

[@mem1701movies]

Because John Knoll who ran ILM thought of it. They all seem very smart and clever in interviews. And his brother created Photoshop.

[@M1cha3lP]

@@thatperformer3879 You're joking, right? I've never heard that story before. It's all repurposed footage that was filmed for the original Star Wars.

[@thatperformer3879]

@@M1cha3lP There is an interview of Gold Leader’s actor talking about reprising his role in Rogue One and shooting new footage for the film. Chill bruh.

[@M1cha3lP]

@@thatperformer3879 He re-recorded dialogue to assist with restoring the original footage that had degraded over time. So he "reprised his role" in that sense, but no new footage was recorded and no de-ageing of that actor.

[@kratosGOW]

I’d like to have MORE Star Wars projects that are darker in tone like this one.

[@kenmorgan316]

Watch star wars andor on Disney plus. Coming next month.

[@mikef2811]

Me too.

[@kratosGOW]

@@kenmorgan316 Yes, I do follow the trailers. That’s one. I want darker projects with lightsabers as well.

[@firebladenut]

Gimme a propper R rated Bobba Fett. Think the punisher but with lasers. Yes please

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

@@kratosGOW The Acolyte will hopefully be like that but I don't have high hopes for it, I think probably the best we're gonna get was the conclusion of Mando S2

[@rjai5003]

I remember seeing this movie in theaters with my friends. One of them had seen it before and told the rest of us “all the characters die”, but none of us took him seriously since it sounded so unbelievable. It wasn’t until the characters actually started dying that I realized he was serious

[@andymiller6661]

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

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

If someone spoiled a movie directly before seeing it, that person would no longer be a friend.

[@madsword19]

Your friend spoiled it? Execute order 66 on him.

[@Ockerlord]

@@marcus_ohreallyus There was a study about so called spoilers: "Writers use their artistry to make stories interesting, to engage readers, and to surprise them, but we found that giving away these surprises makes readers like stories better. This was true whether the spoiler revealed a twist at the end (e.g., that the condemned man’s daring escape is just a fantasy as the rope snaps taut around his neck) or solved the crime (e.g., Poirot discovers that the apparent target of attempted murder was in fact the perpetrator). It was also true when the spoiler was more poetic, as when frisky adolescents watching a couple struggle with a baby are revealed to be previewing their own futures, and the couple glimpsing their own pasts. In all these types of stories, spoilers may allow readers to organize developments, anticipate the implications of events, and resolve ambiguities that occur in the course of reading. It is possible that spoilers enhance enjoyment by actually increasing tension. Knowing the ending of Oedipus Rex may heighten the pleasurable tension caused by the disparity in knowledge between the omniscient reader and the character marching to his doom. This notion is consistent with the assertion that stories can be reread with no diminution of suspense (Carroll, 1996). Although our results suggest that people are wasting their time avoiding spoilers, our data do not suggest that authors err by keeping things hidden. Stories that open by revealing outcomes may lead readers to anticipate additional revelations at the end; in other words, readers do not expect a story to provide complete premature knowledge of its ending the way an external source might. Indeed, it was only spoilers external to the stories that enhanced readers’ delight; there was no benefit to our editing the stories themselves. Erroneous intuitions about the nature of spoilers may persist because individual readers are unable to compare spoiled and unspoiled experiences of a novel story." "Subjects significantly preferred spoiled over unspoiled stories in the case of both the ironic twist stories (6.20 vs. 5.79), p = .013, Cohen’s d = 0.18, and the mysteries (7.29 vs. 6.60), p = .001, d = 0.34. The evocative stories were appreciated less overall, likely because of their more expressly literary aims, but subjects again significantly preferred spoiled over unspoiled versions (5.50 vs. 5.03), p = .019, d = 0.22. In all three story types, incorporating spoiler texts into stories had no effect on how much they were liked, ps > .4." So it is more than likely that this remark actually increased their enjoyment of the movie.

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

funny story it was rewritten that way because the original plot was called too idealistic with at least some of the people surviving lol

[@kirkdarling4120]

I saw A New Hope in the first weekend of its release in 1977. I had never left a theater with such a feeling of elation before. Rogue One was the first Star Wars movie since then that left me with the same feeling of elation.

[@donwinslow522]

I felt the same way, Kirk. I just turned 7 when I Star Wars for my birthday. This epic film left me with that same feeling of elation.

[@stevesheroan4131]

Same

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

I had plenty of goosebumps when I saw this at the premiere date here in denmark, with only 1 other person that early! I saw the prequels and TFA there too!only Han and Leia died in the sequels, so not many other characters to feel loss over in the other movies!

[@alistairgrey5089]

Rogue One has become my favorite Star Wars movie. It just edges out Empire for the top spot. The reason for this was the feel of the movie, it really encapsulated the war part and I think we need more of that. Jedi and the big heroes are nice but seeing the war from the perspective of regular people is amazing. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@gravedigger8414]

My favorite Star Wars movie. Dark, gritty, ruthless. Also it plays in the time of the original trilogy but made with modern technology. It never looked and sounded better! I hope we get more movies like this. Current hope is on the Andor show. 😊

[@masteryoda7207]

My thoughts exactly, I really hope Andor is as good.

[@charlie7mason]

@@masteryoda7207 It turns out...Andor is even better than I could've expected and probably the best thing to come out of Star Wars.

[@FzNd]

By far the best of the "new" Star Wars films and certainly the best outside of the original trilogy, even though the sad end is known from the get go, if one has seen the original Star Wars. Just very well told and well executed.

[@calvinkopp1735]

And Mads Mikkelsen is always a win!

[@redcardinalist]

Like you I love this movie; in fact I'm not ashamed to admit when I say in the cinema, Jyn's scenes with ehr father with the hologram thingy and later with him in person brought tears to my eyes (and still do). If yo think about it, she has a tragic life - her early life as a little kid is in secutirty, then she watches her mum killed in front of her and is sperated from her dad. She then has to grow up (through puberty no less) whilst "looked after" by Saul's guerillas. She's arrested and sentenced to a labour camp, see's her dad die in front of her; and then dies herself whiclst barely in her twenties. And yes she died knowing she had helped defeat the Empire (who killed her father and caused all this) but talk about a f*cked up childhood.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Gareth Edwards is a good director(Monsters, Godzilla, Rogue One) though I heard Tony Gilroy(Bourne Legacy) reshot a lot of the movie.

[@JCG52577]

This actually comes in third of my fav films in the series. Maybe second even second on some days!

[@cf5341]

@@luxurybuzz3681 Yes, Gilroy did a lot, but Edwards was a good soldier and promoted the film with a smile.

[@MatthewVlossak]

There will always be a special place in my heart for Rogue One 🙌

[@powerbad696]

Rogue One was AWESOME !!! LOVED it !!!

[@americandad8903]

Great reaction Addie. My older child was 10 when we watched this and he had never seen a movie with an ending like that before. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and he said I don’t like that daddy. I said I know it sucked everybody died. Still one of my favorites of all the films.

[@sbeve6559]

While I cried ugly tears when everyone died one by one, I later thought about it and realised that it makes perfect sense. Of course they all had to die since none of these characters are in A New Hope. And given the line in that movie about how many died to deliver the plans. This became my all time favourite Star Wars movie. The list is endless with all the details they put in to make this such a seamless transition to A New Hope. Just pure perfection.

[@andymiller6661]

Just because they're not in a New Hope in itself doesn't mean that they had to die. There's any number of reasons why they wouldn't be there. and even dead people get mentioned, especially after something like that. Except no one who died got mentioned.

[@Swissswoosher]

Good things Disney SW gave us: 1) showing a more active Vader 2) This movie.

[@thewheatharvester9156]

Every time I watch that ending, it makes me wanna throw on a new Hope, because it’s literally the next scene!

[@BogeyTheBear]

You can cut from Tantive IV making the hyperspace jump straight into the iconic STAR WARS drop into the title crawl.

[@Wrathlon]

What I love about this movie is it REALLY drives home just how much was sacrificed and how massively heroic the people who ensured those plans got out were because they came at an extremely heavy cost.

[@captaindelta43]

One of the most iconic Darth Vader scene was here , cinematic at the finest with smoke and red light from Saber...love it ... Vader went full juggernaut mode

[@andymiller6661]

He also went full incompetent mode.

[@richardrobbins387]

@@andymiller6661 @broken record

[@andymiller6661]

@@richardrobbins387 Good for you.

[@vicjr74]

Great reaction. That last scene with Darth Vader fighting in the hallway gives me chills every time.

[@mckrackin5324]

I was a bit surprised to see Grand Moff Tarkin since Peter Cushing had been dead for 20 years but I liked it. Princess Leia was a shock too. I read later that she saw the movie before she died and liked the CGI version of her a lot. She also gave her blessing to do it. This made me happy.

[@brockbaby]

The CGI was so bad on him.. I wish they'd only shown his reflection in the window. Then waited for his full reveal in A New Hope.

[@barniem3148]

@@brockbaby for the time it was pretty good, but the whole deep fakes technology was only just coming in then. Like if you compare Luke Skywalker in Mandalorian S2 ending to Book of Boba Fett, it's crazy how much they improved his look - and both these came out way after Rogue One.

[@Hapsard]

It can always be said that CGI should only be used if it fits the story. Leia needed to be there at the end to make sure people understood that was the ship from the beginning of A New Hope. They could have just shown the white robed figure from the back, but even with the not quite so good face I think this was better. Tarkin might have been shown too much, but it was a pretty cool addition to the lore how he usurped control of the death star project from Krenick. Everyone always extoll the vertices of practical effects in movies like the Thing, but Tarkin, to me, looks more like Peter Cushing than the dog monster looked like a real creature. It's all about your ability to let go and just enjoy the movie.

[@ChristopherWalrath]

I will always remember the first time I saw this movie in the theater. Three days after Carrie Fisher died. There was NOT a dry eye in the house. This is a great movie. Thank you.

[@daddynitro199]

If you like K2SO (the droid), he was voiced by Alan Tudyk. He also played the pilot Hoban Washburne in Firefly, and Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball. He was also brilliant in the British version of Death at a Funeral. All of them are well worth watching for him, and other reasons.

[@Caseytify]

You forgot A Knight's Tale.

[@Falconer1128]

And now he plays an alien in Resident Alien. And he is hilarious. That series is pure gold. Alan is such an amazing actor.

[@botwitaprice]

Vader: "Careful that you don't 'choke' on your aspirations, director," If that isn't a dad joke, then I'm Mickey Mouse.

[@barniem3148]

Director, not doctor

[@botwitaprice]

@@barniem3148-my bad

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

He wrote director

[@bryanmclarty5140]

This is simply the best of the later movie to come out since the original trilogy. The writing was fantastic, it relied upon the story rather than flashy CGI, although they used that to some great new standards. Vader’s rage at the end was absolutely brilliant and masterful! So glad you enjoyed this one!

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad

[@tylerbrown5526]

Krennic seeing the Death Star light up and it reflect in his eyes before he dies? Perfect.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Fun fact, when K2 slaps Cassian, it was improvised by Alan who played K2. You can see Diego Luna struggling to keep a straight face behind his hansd

[@Phatooine]

Peter Cushing who played Tarkin in "A New Hope" in 1977, died in 1994. So yes, they had to make a CGI version of him.

[@s1lm4r1l6]

It neatly explains why Vader's so pissed off in ANH. He literally just watched this ship fly away and Leia's all like "We're on a diplomatic mission for Alderaan." Like hell you are young lady! There's no wind in space, so Vader was making his cloak flap using the force. #extra.

[@Galiant2010]

My head canon is that there's an invisible force field holding the air in there and the air currents from the vents pumping in more air to make up for the volume the ship was displacing while docked.

[@stuartwesthall]

Yep - either that or its backwash from the ship's engines

[@GrandpasWorkbench]

This is by far one of my favorite movies in the entire Star Wars series. Such an awesome movie!

[@StephenLuke]

This movie was released 11 days before Carrie Fisher’s death.

[@mckrackin5324]

She saw it and liked the CGI version of herself a lot. She had also given her blessing before it was done. This makes me happy.

[@ludos1963]

@@mckrackin5324 I like the story, real or not, of her thinking it was a restored clip she made in 77, until they told her it was entirely cgi

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

The perfect example of how they can make a compelling movie without any of the original characters - and no Jedi to save everyone. I'd argue that this is the best Star Wars movie because the stakes were understood by everyone - it was a suicide mission to save the galaxy- and everyone stepped up to get it done.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@jige1225]

@@andymiller6661 stop repeating your shit everywhere

[@KesinX]

As a longtime Star Wars fan, seeing this in theaters was....emotional. I have to say it's become my favorite Star Wars film of the entire franchise.

[@Steve_Hickman]

10:07 The scene where K2 slaps Cassian was improvised by Alan Tudyk. Immediately after this happened, you can see Diego Luna holding up his hand to cover his face. He did this to obscure a huge smile so that the scene didn't have to be redone. Probably my favorite bit of trivia from this movie.

[@sinistermaul306]

This is one of my favorites. I cried too at the theater when I saw it the first time. Glad to see you reacting and watching Star Wars, the best franchise ever.

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

when Leia turned around I just lost it in the theater crying. Fisher had only recently died.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Ah, perfect timing to be watching this film since the premiere of Andor is near. And you are correct. Tarkin's was CG to make it look like Peter Cushing was back from the dead, so to speak. Same for Leia at the end, only this came out before her death on December 26th of that year (and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, died the next day). For Tarkin, Guy Henry provided the voice, and Leia saying "hope" at the end was archived audio of Carrie Fisher in the Original Trilogy. And yes, again, that was James Earl Jones, but Hayden wasn't in the suit for this film. They had two different people for the two scenes he was in. Edit: Well, next up in the films is Solo, and then you have the Sequel Trilogy, plus you have Clone Wars, Rebels, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and of course, Andor, and there's also gonna be Acolytes (possibly, if we get any trailers or news about that) and Ahsoka. Who's Ahsoka, you ask? The Clone Wars will tell you, but make sure you watch the episodes in chronological order, starting with episode 216.

[@karlsmith2570]

Same thing with Red and Gold leaders

[@EntertainmentFan11]

@@karlsmith2570 Actually, they used archived footage from A New Hope for Red and Gold Leaders, but their respective actors did record new dialogue during the Battle of Scarif. For Drewe Henley (who played Red Leader), sadly, this was a posthumous appearance, as he died 10 months before the movie came out.

[@dreci3001]

....if only Disney, knew what they were buying and payed attention to the franchise! Ah, the memories.....

[@EntertainmentFan11]

@@dreci3001 Addie will watch the Sequels with her own judgement. If she likes one or two of them, then that's good. Same goes for Solo.

[@dreci3001]

@@EntertainmentFan11 I'm not judging, but I do believe Rouge One was better than some of the sequels as a stand alone. 🙂

[@EclecticSundries]

Everyone dying is why this movie works. Real cost and consequences. Tragedy and heroics in the face of death.

[@hardcorepoetic]

Addie, you continue to impress. I've been unsubscribing from a lot of reactors lately for their inability to comprehend (or even pay attention to) what is directly presented to them in the films they watch. You are both astute and passionate. Keep up the great work!

[@TheSpacemanSal]

Out of all the movies I've seen in a theater, the beginning of this movie delivered the most stunned uncomfortable silence when the iconic scrolling text skipped right into the movie. All you could hear were murmurs of "oh" "wtf" "Ahhhh!" "nope, don't like that" etc.

[@SandmanGotBeer]

One word to describe Rogue One: Masterpiece

[@hater2764]

You clearly haven't seen a masterpiece in your life, mate!

[@Lemon_Force]

Its amazing how they took the first couple sentences of the text crawl of A New Hope: "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet." And make this amazing movie.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

"That sounds like Darth Vader" That's intended. There are extremists on both sides, and they used being supported by machines as the connecting bridge.

[@BKPrice]

"Be careful not to choke on your ambitions." Force Pun activated.

[@schwazroda7882]

Agreed! Bail Organa is a great, very nostalgic character

[@erikbjelke4411]

24:34: Yeah. We've seen, throughout Star Wars, bases built on lava worlds, ice worlds, jungle worlds, desert worlds, mountain worlds, swamp worlds, ocean worlds, and so on. Finally, someone said "You know what? Let's build our base on the TROPICAL BEACH PLANET."

[@tylerbrown5526]

The arrival of the Rebel fleet above Scarif still gives me chills. It's so well done.

[@Pecos1]

Addie, I saw this film in theater two weeks after Carrie Fisher passed away. I cried.

[@TheOtherGuys2]

I don't think there has been any moment in any movie that made me happier the first time I saw it, than the moment the Rebel fleet arrives over Scarif. That and the whole battle following it are.. almost everything I've wanted in a Star Wars movie, or any movie, my whole life, and nothing before or since has done it as well.

[@JedHead77]

I got to see this with friends at the Hollywood premiere. It was so fun seeing fans, celebrities, and the cast cheering!

[@HadesTheCat]

The moment in Episode 5 when its said "many bothans died to bring us this information", hits hard after this movie

[@andymiller6661]

That was said in Empire Strikes Back?

[@stuartwesthall]

That was in Episode 6 Return of the Jedi, and it was with regards to the second Death Star not this one.

[@andymiller6661]

@@stuartwesthall Aw, should have let him answer.

[@luketimewalker]

I just came to see the end of the reaction. Very moved by you Addie! Cheers from Paris!

[@tomyoung9049]

When I first saw this, was really getting into it like like the reacters I see now. Wondering, these characters are pretty awesome I wonder why we never hear from them again, til half way thru when it started clicking they weren't gonna make it. K2SO was my favorite in this one for sure, a droid with just the right amount of sass..

[@DigitalApex]

I giggled like a little schoolgirl when I heard the respirator watching this for the first time. When you hear the breathing, you know the door isn't stuck. Vader is holding it with the Force.

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Still the best SW media out of Disney, I remember in the theater on day 1 that scene where Jyn and Cassian board the shuttle and she says "may the force be with us" caused the theater to erupt in applause, great movie.

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@fnglert]

K2 best droid. Also, that hammerhead corvetter ramming one ISD into another, amazing scene. I'm sorry I missed this movie in theaters.

[@zmarko]

Been waiting for this one. Such an amazing movie. The best SW film outside of 4, 5, 6, & 3.

[@scottperry8354]

IYO

[@IndyMotoRider]

@@scottperry8354 in many peoples' opinion.

[@JRcomments]

789 is the SW anti-trilogy. Disney got it right with this one. Andor looks promising.

[@royw-g3120]

I rate it second best after EpV.

[@GetInMyMinivan]

The thing I love about this movie is that blowing up the base would have killed everyone anyways. But they gave each main character a meaningful death, and made you feel their loss individually. Even Director Krennic, who was the first person on the base killed by the Death Star, when it cut through the top of the tower.

[@andymiller6661]

None of the characters had a meaningful death.

[@bigdragon8004]

I saw Star Wars in the theater in 1977. I was 7 years old, and I've been a fan of it ever since. This movie really ties into the first movie which makes it even more iconic.😮

[@RabidTribble]

This is easily my favorite Star Wars film to come from Disney. If you have the chance, there's a documentary about the making of the film that is really interesting.

[@ChrisReise]

5:19 And that droid is played by (voice and motion capture) Alan Tudyk (Wash from "Firefly" & "Serenity")

[@WyattoonsComics]

12:10 “are we going to see Vader?” *grins gleefully*

[@mortallobster897]

Great reaction. Your Witt is amazing. So entertaining to watch.

[@pianoman1857]

29:40 remember that quote : “i’m one with the force, the force is with me” :)

[@kirkdarling4120]

It makes me wonder if the Force isn't always the reason stormtroopers keep missing the heroes.

[@pianoman1857]

@@kirkdarling4120 yeah i mean, then maybe R2 and C3PO are force sensitive at that point :D

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@pianoman1857 The implication Cirrut presents is that the Force has its own will and intention.

[@davemcbroom695]

Alan Tudyk voices the droid you like. You may know him as Wash in Firefly.

[@Marius229]

just got to watching this reaction and I was curious if you watched the Andor Disney+ series, and was surprised you hadn't (at least did not react to it on your channel) but you REALLY should

[@DP-hy4vh]

8:26 - "The strongest stars have hearts of Kyber" Sums up the whole movie and it's protagonists.

[@Ben-Hollingbery]

Large parts of Scariff Base were filmed in the Canary Wharf's London Underground station. It's very obvious in one of the early trailers. The Interval between Rogue One and Episode for is anywhere between 2 hours and two weeks.

[@cowboy1165]

Hello, Addie. I love how you were trying to keep your composure under you excitement at the end. I sure felt it too when Leia turned around. Yes, great tie-in to IX

[@scottperry8354]

My favorite SW movie ever!

[@ricksigouin846]

My Favorite Star Wars Trilogy, Rogue One, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back. So awesome!

[@gordondavis6168]

Two fun small details: at the end, Director Krennic, on top of the tower, is clipped by the Death Star beam. Darth Vader is holding the hallway door shut with the Force.

[@nickmitsialis]

11:25 hah after one of Saw's goons kicks Cassian, that evil smile he gives him: I'll getting back to you about that...

[@joshritz7067]

Rogue One always hits with an extra punch. When I was leaving the theater after seeing it I got the news report that Carrie Fisher had passed away.

[@sbk4me]

I love that you called her weapon a"blaster". It shows you pay attention. Great show on this review. When you re-watch it again you'll see more and more how it moves right into "A New Hope". Then watch that one... Thanks. 2 thumbs up!

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Not only a great Star Wars film, but up there with some of the best war films. Seeing this in the theater, it struck me that I was watching a very well done war movie that just happened to be set in space. The gritty, raw nature of the production was the perfect choice, the characters were almost flawlessly designed and executed, and the connection into lore & elsewhere was done in a very meaningful way. I couldn’t help but feel more for EP 4, and how well it fit into the puzzle. The Force is with me, and I am with the Force.

[@skyhawksailor8736]

They not only CGIed Carrie Fisher but also the commander of the Death Star, the leader of the rebels who you pointed out smiled, and they used shots from episode IV's battle scene which were filmed and not used back in 1977. The lady you pointed out who smiled has a speech before they attack and destroy the Death Star where she says many people died to get the plans to them.

[@andymiller6661]

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

[@justharvey337]

OK so I finished the video. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes Tarkin and Leia were both CGI over another actors face, and Carrie Fisher died just a month after the film was released and it was still in theatres. Also Michael Giaccino did an amazing job with the music on this movie, and "your father would be proud" will forever be one of my favourite pieces of theatrical music

[@martinjrgensen8234]

And he scored it in a week. Which is just crazy

[@cra0422]

21:00 That really drives home that if you remove Vader's armor and prosthetic limbs, he's a quadruple amputee with 4th-degree burns on a respirator.

[@shainewhite2781]

The third best Star Wars movie ever, behind Empire Strikes Back and Revenge Of The Sith.

[@thomask8011]

Fax

[@ar47yrr4p]

hmmm.... I certainly liked this one. It is a good movie, but my personal opinion I wouldn't rank it 3rd or even 4th. The movie was a little slow until everything started happening at the end of the movie. But still a good movie.

[@kristagerry8505]

I completely agree! My top three 1. Empire, 2. Revenge and 3. Rouge

[@thegorn68]

Excellent movie! It's basically a Star Wars meets The Dirty Dozen type of story about a suicide mission. Can't wait for the new Andor Series this Fall.

[@zaandarbrow]

oh how i wish every starwars project had this director

[@andymiller6661]

*Star Wars

[@Fulschermd]

Great review! I felt all your reactions.

[@kratosGOW]

Peter Cushing (the actor who played Grand Moff Tarkin) died in 1994. He was not available for shooting this movie. 😂

[@BubbaCoop]

The voice of the tall droid is Alan Tudyk. He's a Julliard-trained actor who voiced the chicken in Moana and the rolly-polly in Raya, along others, but most importantly Wash in Firefly.

[@srrizo69]

We all cry too. This is one of the best Star Wars movies.

[@ltkauffee]

This is, BY FAR, the best of your reactions I have seen. The emotion... The connection with and love for the characters... Your appreciation of the storyline... And yes... Agreed... This is one of THE BEST of all the star wars movies. Thank you!

[@andymiller6661]

Yet still bad.

[@ltkauffee]

@@andymiller6661 really?! Not sure how to interpret what you are referring to: her reaction or the movie. Either way... The negativity is unappealing.

[@andymiller6661]

@@ltkauffee Referring to the movie. Good thing I'm not trying to appeal to anyone. But at least I have facts to back it up.

[@omrmajeed]

Best Star Wars movie as far as I am concerned. Perfect connected tissue between 1-3 and 4-6. I love how it you watch movies in release order from 4-6 and 1-3, then comes Rogue One and it seemlessly leads back into watching 4-6. Perfect Circle.

[@eamon5883]

Wonderful reaction to this beautifully crafted movie. Thanks Addie!

[@pixograficleondisenografic8081]

The only thing I can say is that I enjoy your honest reaction as much as when I saw this on theaters. Thank you.

[@tlalocraingod2205]

Saw Guerera is an interesting character. he shows up in clone wars and then much later in this. In RO he's basically the rebellion's version of darth vader. So blown to pieces he's just a mass cybernetics. Whereas, being a sith, Vader draws strength from the pain and hatred of his condition, Saw seems completely worn down and just finished. He's paranoid and exhausted and ready to die.

[@herbertkeithmiller]

35:24 there's a scene in episode 4 when they're reviewing the plans for the Death Star where someone says something like A lot of people lost their lives to get us these plans. This is what they were referring to.

[@andymiller6661]

The line was, "Many bothans died bringing us this information." Where are the bothans? Who said that line?

[@Wraithnine]

And that was why Red Squadron was renamed "Rogue Squadron".

[@titools4375]

It was great to see the face you made when you saw R2D2 and C3PO, all the reactors I've seen have done the same too, I guess no one expects to see them here, great going, love your work 🤟😆👆 Greetings from Guatemala.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Ahsoka Tano could still save Jyn and Casian if she goes to the world between worlds. I hope one day we could see that happening.

[@spoonekracer99]

I loved watching this video, your reaction to this movie was awesome and exactly like mine i loved how they tied everything together and how you see the transition of everything closer to a new hope, even though is an epic tradegy and a triumph for the rebellion and all of the sacrifices that had to be made

[@sammylane21]

Who said The Empire has no taste clearly hasn't seen their training planet of Scariff. That's my kinda vacation spot and where I'd love to do my training too.

[@Galiant2010]

One last look at beauty before getting stationed on dimly lit ship lol.

[@robincraft4682]

Palm trees, blue water and sandy beaches. Anakin won't bother me there.

[@andrewilson4279]

I went to see it in movie theaters yesterday, it was re-released, and I tell you I really had a great time watching it. Might go and see it again

[@caras2004]

Darth Vader: "You tried to overthrow my Emperor, Prepare to die"

[@JedHead77]

Addie, the prequel series leading to this film, “Andor”, follows Cassian five years before this. It starts streaming on Disney Plus on Sept. 21st.

[@steven95N]

6:38 Yes that was a deep-fake of Grand Moff Tarkin, basically the brain to Vader's Muscle behind the empire, under Palpatine.

[@slantize]

"take it" -the guy who saved the galaxy