Rogue One is on the right track for sure

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2016)

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised with Rogue One. Having seen all the Star Wars films at the theater when they were released theatrically(I saw the first film at the drive in with my parents when I was four), besides the original trilogy this is the only one I like. Rogue One is easily the darkest since The Empire Strikes Back. This has a fairly serious tone to it and a lot of the corny stuff prevalent in the prequels and last year's film is thankfully absent here. This feels the most like a Star Wars film for sure. Some criticisms I would have are some of the cgi with regards to certain characters in the film and like the last Star Wars film, the action scenes are a bit excessive. There really is no need to outdo the existing Star Wars films in that regard and I think the film would benefit from less emphasis on action and special f/x and more time on character development and plot. One thing that this film and The Force Awakens did get right was that the f/x for the most part look really good and is a combination of digital and practical f/x. I am not sure how well this will hold up in the years to come, but I currently enjoy it.