Well, just saw Rogue One. I didn’t know what to expect, and I came out loving it. All the action was spectacular, and don’t get me started on the cinematography and look of the film. Perfection in terms of visuals. The characters were all memorable. The masses were right when they said Chirrut Imwe and K-2SO were the standouts, but I really loved Bodhi Rook as well. He had charisma and was extremely likable. The music was good, but narrowly beats out The Force Awakens’ musical score to become my least favourite of all the Star Wars soundtracks.

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The numerous cameos from OT and PT characters were nice. Some were expected, like Vader and Mon Mothma, but others took ke completely by surprise, like Bail Organa, Leia, Red Leader, Gold Leader, and especially Dr Evazon and Ponda Baba (I was not expecting them). The part when Vader slaughters all the Rebels was cool, but it felt a bit out of place. I’m not sure why, maybe the tone. The start was a little jumpy, but nothing too bad. Other than that, that’s about it for flaws. The deaths of all the main characters were handled very, very well, all of them poignant (except for Rook’s, which was a little disappointing), and satisfying.

Very little for me to complain about, maybe it’s the hype, but I’ll give this movie nine out of ten for now (that’ll probably change when I see it a second time.