No depth to the story, too much humor, and overall unnecessary

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2016)

So I saw "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" the other day, and I will say that it was exactly how I expected it to be. I was not disappointed, but I also was not excited. I feel that this film was over-hyped, and if compared to the hype, it under-delivered. The film was not bad, just unnecessary. The acting and special effects were great, the story wasfine, just unnecessary. All of the main characters died at the end, something I knew going in to the film, as they do not appear in later films. I felt like the movie was a waste of screen-time and a waste of money (on the film-makers part). This story would have made a great book, but putting it to film was a waste. As a movie in general, I give it a 7/10knowing that it was a Star Wars movie and having seen the movies coming before and after it chronologically, I give it a 6/10.
This also brings me to my view on modern Star Wars. I really enjoyed Star Wars episodes IV-VI and even episodes I-III. I feel like the whole saga told a great story. Then Star Wars was bought by Disney. I was one of the optimistic people, I thought Disney would do some cool films, but after seeing Episode VII and Rogue One, I'm disappointed. I think the main Saga should have stopped at Episode VI. Episode VII was just a copy of Episode IV, but with new characters and it's adding to a story that could've and should've ended already. I still have high hopes for a solo Boba Fett Film (one of the few extended universe films that I think will actually be interesting), but I'm even worried for that because of my next point. Something especially seen in Rogue One, there is way too much humor in the modern Star Wars movies. Don't get me wrong, I like humor in movies, but the humor was almost gross, how in-your-face-obvious it was, very typical of a live-action Disney movie, something I don't want in a classic like Star Wars or Comic Book Movies (but that's a whole 'nother story). This cringey humor contributed to me lowering the score of Rogue One. The film, I think, should've covered more material, should've made the audience have to think more; it was easy to watch the film without having to think deeply about it, removing some of the fun of film-watching. Lastly, I'm brought to the music. It sounded like Star Wars, but it wasn't Star Wars. Is this a bad thing? I'm not sure yet.
I'm still digesting this film, so my opinions may change over time, but I doubt that they will change much. When it comes to story, there wasn't much there to digest anyway. I think this film would've been better off as a book.