Another awesome addition to a great series

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2017)

All right, my review is a little late, and for that I apologize. I wanted to make sure my pure fanboyism over Star Wars didn't take completely over. Unfortunately, this was an awesome Star Wars movie, and while it did have a few faults, they were so minor in my opinion that they did not take away from the sheer awesomness of this movie.
Grade: 10/10, A+
Does this movie truly deserve a 10/10 grade? That's debatable, and if you don't think it deserves that, I can completely understand. But everything in this movie worked for me, other than a few minor things, but as I don't grade on aesthetics, I can't really fault the movie for them. Should the movie have had an opening crawl with the Star Wars theme? Yes, it should have. Did it truly, completely need it? No, it did not. Should the movie have been scored by John Williams? Yes. Did it truly, completely need John Williams? No.
Story: 10/10 You cannot fault the story in any way, shape or form. Everything you needed to know to tell the story completely was there. There was nothing missing, there were no plot holes, and the character development was great considering these were characters never mentioned again in the later movies. Every part of this movie led to the fantastic conclusion which was awe-inspiring in its greatness.
Character Development: 10/10 Considering how the movie ends, and the fact the characters in this movie are never mentioned later, the character development for them all was pretty solid. Could it have been better? Of course. But it's not really enough to take points away for. I liked all the characters in this movie-- some more than others, yes--but everyone served their purpose and did what they had to to make this an exciting experience for me.
Directing: 10/10 Gareth Edwards, who brought us Godzilla 2014, had me a bit nervous as the director, because he famously had a Godzilla movie that barely had Godzilla in it. So I didn't really know what to expect from Rogue One. All I can say is, you did a damn fine job, Gareth, and I hope you do another Star Wars movie later. He told a great story here.
Casting: 10/10 Great cast! Everyone was perfect in their role and I liked everyone immensely!
Acting: 10/10 Everyone played their parts perfectly!
Cinematography: 10/10 Some people might have a problem with parts of the CGI in this movie, and again, I can't fault you if you did. But to me, every part was almost perfect, including the two fully CGI actors who should not have been in the movie but thankfully were. No spoilers, though I'm sure almost everyone has seen the movie by now. Again, perhaps not perfect, but it shows what Hollywood will be capable of--and in a way, that's rather scary.
Music: 10/10 Michael Giacchino is not John Williams, but considering his scored this movie in 4 weeks is phenomenal in and of itself. So, I'll cut him some slack for that. The music was still very Star- Warsy, and while it may not have been as memorable as John Williams' music, it was still darn good. I can't take away points when he gave us something still spectacular in such a short time.
Pacing: 10/10 Did not want to fall asleep once in this movie. It started off with a bang and kept going to a very thrilling and unexpected, jaw-dropping climax.
Sets and Costumes: 10/10 Everything felt and looked just like something should in a Star Wars movie. Great job!
Enjoyment: 10/10 If I could, I'd probably give my enjoyment a 13/10 because I really loved this movie. It was the first Star Wars movie that didn't have anything geared towards kids in it. No Gungans, no Ewoks, not cute and cuddly creatures. This was a movie about a mission, and that mission was awesome and dark and grim and more than I was expecting it to be. Gareth Edwards outdid himself in my opinion.
To show how this movie ranks against the other Star Wars movies, I'll post all my scores below:
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - 10/10 Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens - 9.6/10 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back - 9.6/10 Star Wars IV: A New Hope - 9.6/10 Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi - 9.0/10 Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith - 8.5/10 Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones - 8.1/10 Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace - 7.8/10
Before anyone says anything, I had a few problems with Empire and A New Hope that were enough to keep me from putting them above Force Awakens. None of the movies were perfect, but Force Awakens I just enjoyed more, which is why it has the same grade but is placed above Empire and A New Hope.