Movie published in 2016 (released 2016-12-16)

It has an average rating of
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Description

Subtitled "A Star Wars Story", as it is the first stand-alone film in the Star Wars universe. Chronologically in the timeline of the series, it occurs just prior to the first movie (aka episode IV).

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Created 2017-04-07 by Pete.

Reviews

  • 8.0
  • Pete
  • 2017-04-07
  • I'll revisit this once I've gotten another viewing or two under my belt. My initial feelings were positive; I enjoyed watching it. The main issues I had with it were the use of CGI for actors (it's really obvious and pulled me out of the movie) and the main antagonist is a one-sided asshat with no depth and a predictable character arc. It was probably a bit too much tied to the old movies (including using lines and film stock) where it seemed a bit heavy handed in reminding us we're watching Star Wars. Probably made more obvious by Episode VII already hitting those buttons (and in a much more professional manner). I enjoyed the new characters, in particular the force-sensitive priest and his guardian. Similar to ep7 it was nice to see the alliance gear pretty much random stuff generally in a beat-up state. Added to the "realism", which is always a fun phrase to use for a space opera that's more fantasy than scifi.