Rogue 1 : Review
Intro
This post is dedicated to the ones who grew up watching Star Wars on the telly, Dunhill Double ( double feature bill ) courtesy from our local TV, VHS, laser discs, VCD and finally getting to see it again in the big screen in the Special Edition back in 1995.
Thru the years of release Episode 4,5 and 6, Star Wars eventually became public property. Fans "rejoiced" when Lucas announced there will be another set of trilogy, then fans got angry, in denial when it's released. Lucas got so much of cash when he introduced Jar-Jar and kept tinkering his film
Where everything go wrong
Mythical Vader turned sissy, whiny and eager to please ( just like his grand-kid Kylo ). Amidala is one hot cougar mama mia.... Everything what i loved and know turned out ugly and inconsistent when the prequel came out.
Anyway....... im talking about Rogue 1 here. So when Disney decided to purchase Lucasfilm for billions of bucks - it a damn smart move as Lucas did nothing except placed his ass on infinite amount of cash after the prequel and tinkerings...not to forget the below average Indiana Jones and Kingdom of Crystal Skull.
then....Mickey Mouse strikes a bargain with Lucas.
So right away, Disney announced there will be "more" Star Wars films....The Force Awakens is like kissing my first girlfriend again ( got so pissed off coming out from the cinema as Han got killed by his own whiny son ) but Rogue 1 here is different. It's a roller coaster ride.
Gareth Edwards did a freaking amazing job. 2 and half hours of narrative glued me to the screen even though I know the ending. Its pretty challenging task you know - just like what James Cameron did with Titanic.
You wait for 3 hours and see the ship sinks.
So what is Rogue 1 about?
The narrative revolves around the shitty Death Star, head engineer Hannibal/Galen Erso who is pissed off, predictably decides to become a farmer - cut to his former boss decided to take him back as the project is stalled. His negotiation skills includes killing Erso's wife. ( brilliant eh ). What strikes me is Ben Mendehlson / Orson Krennic is good, he doesnt talk - he just acts.
Moral of the story - Never re-hire disgruntled employee.....
Unlike the cold, calculating Grand Moff Tarkin, Krennic is ambitious, he get what he wants. Filled with pride and eagerly wanting to show to the Emperor that Death Star works. So Galen sneakily placed a flaw in the Death Star and asking an Imperial pilot to inform this to the Rebellion.
How to engage audience?
When Erso forced to join back to Empire, his daughter ( Jyn Erso ) managed to run away ( again proving that Death Trooper just like Stormtrooper - which is inefficient as ever ), grew up independently and rebellious under the tutelage of King of Scotland / Saw ) - cut to - the Rebellion ( who likes to bicker about everything like the parliament ) able to track her down.
The rebel needs her to get in touch with the pilot ( which now is under Saw ) and from there get her dad Hannibal. Throughout the process, we got to see the new line of marketing opportunities for rabid / new fans such as Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus and other characters. Not to forget those memorable classic vehicles especially the lousy AT-ACT ( the AT-AT at least beats up the Rebellion better ) and yes of course the X-Wing.
and who the hell is this guy....
Star Wars have a huge fanbase and they will milk every single cent out from their souls....just like this character....who the hell is he...he supposed to be "Blu Ray deleted scene"......
Anyway back to Rogue 1 - It pretty nice as writers adds Arabian/ realistic elements such as Jedha ( Jeddah ) and gritty guerilla Desert Storm street battles and this time - we have kung fu moves courtesy of Donnie Yuen ( as usual we can see lots of lousy Stormtroopers ass flying around ), glimpses of familiar characters ( Grand Moff Tarkin,Ponda Baba and Dr Evazan ) before we are transferred unto tropical settings.
Another highlight here is CGI finds its way to cinematic history in Final Fantasy in 2001 but audience didn't buy it. But for me, they got this element right to support the narrative.
Its eerie but brilliant.
Its pretty fun seeing galactic battles with coconut trees, clear blue skies and beaches as the background. ( Sebijik macam Langkawi woh......). in the end of the day, they managed to get the hard-disk, tune in the antenna - upload it to the Rebellion the engineering plans and finally - die.
Why they have to die?
if not - Lucas need to step in and tinker again the original trilogy for 400th time. Here's an example...In the original Return of the Jedi, we have Sebastian Shaw as Anakin.
but after Lucas released the prequel, he tinkered it to be Hayden.
this what made the fans/me ticked. Lucas need to tinker it for the sake of consistencies. For my case, i dont know how to explain this to my nieces and nephews ( which film to start ). But again it's George Lucas's film - he can do whatever the hell he wants and please.
This superb documentary raised up excellent pointers of what i mentioned.
Conclusion
Rogue 1 is straightforward film, what i loved and literally shouted are those brilliant scenes linking to Episode 4. Its pretty awesome seeing Vader goes all bonkers,bitch-slapped - goes all Bruce Lee wielding nanchaku saber- force slap Rebel Officers like pancakes before he turned to be a stiff fencing puppet ( bangang ) when he met Obi Wan.....in the New Hope
so what are my ratings?
Rogue 1 gets an excellent 8 out of 10, the only downside is that there is no memorable themes. No soaring anthem. No wonder JJ Abrahms didnt employ him in the Force Awakens, plus there is no need to show a long shot of the blue milk and Krennic goes to see Vader in his lair.
Guess Disney soon will bring out this dumb doll below and all the fanboys will swooon over this...
Worth the admission ticket and the popcorn. The writer is a semi-retired state geek fanboy who now refused to purchase any inferior toys.
This post is dedicated to the ones who grew up watching Star Wars on the telly, Dunhill Double ( double feature bill ) courtesy from our local TV, VHS, laser discs, VCD and finally getting to see it again in the big screen in the Special Edition back in 1995.
Thru the years of release Episode 4,5 and 6, Star Wars eventually became public property. Fans "rejoiced" when Lucas announced there will be another set of trilogy, then fans got angry, in denial when it's released. Lucas got so much of cash when he introduced Jar-Jar and kept tinkering his film
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| this made my heart stopped when it first appeared. |
Where everything go wrong
Mythical Vader turned sissy, whiny and eager to please ( just like his grand-kid Kylo ). Amidala is one hot cougar mama mia.... Everything what i loved and know turned out ugly and inconsistent when the prequel came out.
Anyway....... im talking about Rogue 1 here. So when Disney decided to purchase Lucasfilm for billions of bucks - it a damn smart move as Lucas did nothing except placed his ass on infinite amount of cash after the prequel and tinkerings...not to forget the below average Indiana Jones and Kingdom of Crystal Skull.
then....Mickey Mouse strikes a bargain with Lucas.
Gareth Edwards did a freaking amazing job. 2 and half hours of narrative glued me to the screen even though I know the ending. Its pretty challenging task you know - just like what James Cameron did with Titanic.
You wait for 3 hours and see the ship sinks.
The narrative revolves around the shitty Death Star, head engineer Hannibal/Galen Erso who is pissed off, predictably decides to become a farmer - cut to his former boss decided to take him back as the project is stalled. His negotiation skills includes killing Erso's wife. ( brilliant eh ). What strikes me is Ben Mendehlson / Orson Krennic is good, he doesnt talk - he just acts.
Moral of the story - Never re-hire disgruntled employee.....
Unlike the cold, calculating Grand Moff Tarkin, Krennic is ambitious, he get what he wants. Filled with pride and eagerly wanting to show to the Emperor that Death Star works. So Galen sneakily placed a flaw in the Death Star and asking an Imperial pilot to inform this to the Rebellion.
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| love it when he didnt take time to destroy Jeddah |
How to engage audience?
When Erso forced to join back to Empire, his daughter ( Jyn Erso ) managed to run away ( again proving that Death Trooper just like Stormtrooper - which is inefficient as ever ), grew up independently and rebellious under the tutelage of King of Scotland / Saw ) - cut to - the Rebellion ( who likes to bicker about everything like the parliament ) able to track her down.
The rebel needs her to get in touch with the pilot ( which now is under Saw ) and from there get her dad Hannibal. Throughout the process, we got to see the new line of marketing opportunities for rabid / new fans such as Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus and other characters. Not to forget those memorable classic vehicles especially the lousy AT-ACT ( the AT-AT at least beats up the Rebellion better ) and yes of course the X-Wing.
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| these two stands out....a blind man gets blindfolded.. |
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| Pao and Bistan |
and who the hell is this guy....
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| i didnt see him - as usual, but based on Star Wars tradition - he will get an action figure |
Anyway back to Rogue 1 - It pretty nice as writers adds Arabian/ realistic elements such as Jedha ( Jeddah ) and gritty guerilla Desert Storm street battles and this time - we have kung fu moves courtesy of Donnie Yuen ( as usual we can see lots of lousy Stormtroopers ass flying around ), glimpses of familiar characters ( Grand Moff Tarkin,Ponda Baba and Dr Evazan ) before we are transferred unto tropical settings.
 |
| i guess the designers got pissed off so they put testicles on Ponda Baba |
Its eerie but brilliant.
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| guess which one is real? It doesnt matter here. |
Why they have to die?
if not - Lucas need to step in and tinker again the original trilogy for 400th time. Here's an example...In the original Return of the Jedi, we have Sebastian Shaw as Anakin.
but after Lucas released the prequel, he tinkered it to be Hayden.
this what made the fans/me ticked. Lucas need to tinker it for the sake of consistencies. For my case, i dont know how to explain this to my nieces and nephews ( which film to start ). But again it's George Lucas's film - he can do whatever the hell he wants and please.
This superb documentary raised up excellent pointers of what i mentioned.
Conclusion
Rogue 1 is straightforward film, what i loved and literally shouted are those brilliant scenes linking to Episode 4. Its pretty awesome seeing Vader goes all bonkers,bitch-slapped - goes all Bruce Lee wielding nanchaku saber- force slap Rebel Officers like pancakes before he turned to be a stiff fencing puppet ( bangang ) when he met Obi Wan.....in the New Hope
so what are my ratings?
Rogue 1 gets an excellent 8 out of 10, the only downside is that there is no memorable themes. No soaring anthem. No wonder JJ Abrahms didnt employ him in the Force Awakens, plus there is no need to show a long shot of the blue milk and Krennic goes to see Vader in his lair.
Guess Disney soon will bring out this dumb doll below and all the fanboys will swooon over this...
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| buy me |
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