If you know Starwars watch this film

Rating: 6/10 (18 July 2017)

To me star wars has always been a space opera, and although CGI had to ruin the mix, it still felt like one in this film. Grand admiral and Leia seem really large, their features seem like the camera creates an up-close image and doesn't trick anyone. The plot is worth watching to understanding star wars. Rogue one, not to be confused with rogue squadron, is a rebel band of misfits whom create an alliance with the rebellion. The misfits have set against the rebel empire and call themselves rogue one as they enter the force field. They have an imperial cargo pilot, whom so dashingly escapes the unavoidable to retrieve the Deathstar plans from the planet Sariff, i mean Scarif. My guess is the empire really is stupid. If not for the CGI, and if this movie were made in the 80s, in tradition of star wars, it would have worked well. The bots and planets actually are convincing, where we conclude there are times to use CGI and not to use CGI. The ships not so much. Yet space opera is very much so British scifi space opera here. No plot holes here, death star doesn't need a force-field. The empire must have thought it was invincible. Some of the American acting however, I can not swallow. For instance, Forest Steven Whitaker is good, but his part was too short and overplayed. Yes, star wars fans, the death star does have a slow class 4 hyperdrive. I rec this movie, if you are a fan of star wars, and not Disney in general. I can't say this is bad, actually the props are well done and something tells me this is an 80s TV series or movie and it screams starwars novel or comicbook as well. However the cgi looks pasted on and the fact that its the British side of star wars may throw the continuity out the window. Is obi wan kenobi a British hermit, last of his race, or part of some race on the other side of the galaxy. i can't say its a starwars movie, but a starwars extension or prelude to the movie. Its good for one watch, but just one.