Absolutely Incredible!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2016)

This film is the epitome of a fan's movie. Director Gareth Edwards has been a fan of Star Wars his entire life, and has described making this movie as being able to play with his action figures again. And let me just say that this movie is the visual representation of that statement. I was in awe of just how spectacular the visuals were. The third act of this movie consists of the Rebel's attempt to retrieve the plans, and it turns into an all out war, and it's absolutely magnificent. We are really at the height of Star Wars, simply because we now have the technology to portray the audaciousness of the idea of the franchise. We can show space battles and X-Wings and AT-ATs in the true way they were meant to be shown, and it makes for some of the most visually compelling and gripping imagery ever shown in a Star Wars movie. I cannot stress enough just how great the third act truly is. I will say in full confidence that this film has the best action sequences from any Star Wars movie. Others in say A New Hope or The Empire Strikes Back are more impressive because of what they were able to accomplish with their means and limitations, but Rogue One has the greatest looking sequences Star Wars has ever put to screen.