Nothing like I was expecting from a Star Wars film, but this is for true Star Wars fans.

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2016)

It was a film not a movie like Episode Seven was.
It's the type of story usually reserved for a comic book tie-in rather than an entire feature.
I knew this was going to be a prequel but was not sure where in the Star Wars universe it was going to take place, but it was pretty brilliant following the mission of the team that got the plans for the Death Star used in Episode Four to destroy it. How this story ties together is amazing. Everything fits just right without being over the top, which surprises you.
It's obvious by the grim focus on political war fare that this was not going to be the record breaking blockbuster that Episode Seven was made to be. No, instead Disney made a film for Star Wars fans specifically. I'm sure others will like it, but not in comparison to the guy who realizes how this movie connects within the universe.
The film was beautifully retro as well. Everything was made using real sets, miniature models, and very little CGI to give it the 1977 Star Wars effect. They took visual effects to the limit bringing back characters either too old or too dead to play their original roles from near 40 years ago. The battle scenes where amazing as well. Done on a grand scale making Rogue One an amazing war epic.
And a great cast. I could not wait to see Donnie Yen battle the Empire, as a blind warrior whose into the force but is not a Jedi and he was amazing. Also like Ben Mendelsohn as the newest villain in the Star Wars Roster.
One flaw in the movie is that it is long without needing to be. Sometimes it just too far too long to introduce the simplest characters who would disappear a scene later.
Overall, Rogue One is a an amazing extension of the bigger Star Wars story. It was truly like a Star Wars Fan made a Star Wars movie for Star Wars Fans and it was excellent.
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