Rogue One (2016)
Comfortably the best Star Wars film since the Disney re-launch. Telling the story of the capture of the Death Star's data plans leading directly into the opening of the original Star Wars (1977).
A good story line, nicely rendered action sequences, decent characters and some enjoyable nods to fans - Seeing Vader wipe out a ship of rebels on his own was quite something - even if the newly created computer generated Tarkin and Leia proved controversial to some. The CGI Governor Tarkin i think works well on dvd and looks like Peter Cushing, however the similarly shot Leia cameo is far too fat in the face. As for the film itself, it comes over grittier, downbeat and less child friendly than the rest of the Disney output.
On the whole Rogue One works well, doesn't diminish under repeat viewings and fits comfortably in the Star Wars universe.
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