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ROGUE ONE WEEKEND THREAD | Actuals R1 155.09m, Moana 12.7m, OCP 8.58m, CB 7.1m, FB 5.07m

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DealWithIt Indie Sensation

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3 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

 

Fix that. It's very good! 

 

Indeed. POI is one of the top 5 shows of all time for me. Right there with the best that HBO has given us. And speaking of HBO, Nolans Westworld had a fantastic first season as well. 

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Xinau Straight-to-DVD

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Saw it last night. Needs a premium format to be fully appreciated but if you have the choice do not spend an extra dime to see it in 3D. We saw it in 4K RealD and 3D added NOTHING, to the point where I think they maybe deliberately underplayed the 3D effects to keep the image clarity and brightness. Had 3D glasses but it looked like a 2D film. Seeing it in Dolby Atmos 2D on Sunday and I think that's where it's at for this movie, or 4K or 70mm IMAX if you have one.

Anyway -- 

Read a few reviews, at least the summaries, and I think I agree with everything that's been said, pro & con. How that all works out for you in the wash is going to be different for everybody.

One thing I will say: critics who have said this movie is playing it "safe" are bat**** insane. There is NOTHING safe about any of the choices made in this movie.

And there is nothing kiddified, Disneyfied, slapstick or dopey/goofy. THANK GOD. 

It's got some cohesion problems in the middle, when I think the plot gets a little muddled, and it could use some more depth in the characters (TFA is much better in that regard, IMO), but everything else is pretty terrific. It looks amazing. All of the combat sequences are incredibly well-done. 
 
Re: the relative merits of Acts I, II, III. Act I is gangbusters. Suspenseful, taught storytelling. I thought it was a masterful set up and the "choppy pacing" criticism about the character intros didn't bother me a bit. That wouldn't have even occurred to me as a thing if I hadn't heard it going in. I *do* think that things in Act II apart from the action sequence get kinda confusing. I had problems following some of the dialog at times. A little bit too much of the "faster! more intense!" thing going on, I think and the accents from some of the non-native English speakers don't help. Otherwise, I felt like the story got a bit needlessly convoluted. As for Act III, well, yeah. What everyone else said.
 
Diego Luna's character was the big surprise for me. I thought he was quite richly drawn and complex and Diego's performance was very well-done and masterfully underplayed.

Comments from Nitty McNitsterston: I thought the score was a little too prominent in the sound mix. It's like, if you're going to boost the soundtrack like that, you better be John F*ing Williams, and unfortunately JW is not the composer here. M. Giacchino wrote the score in about 4 weeks, so that's not a slam on him, but if you're a big JW fanboy like me, you will certainly miss him.

Oh, if you're a quasi-hardcore fan and didn't read Catalyst, READ CATALYST. It ties in with that book very well and that book provides a lot of backstory for Galen & Krennic and
 
 
that the film doesn't have time to go into . There are some nice touches that reward having read the book, too -- flashback-type things that are very well-done.
 
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aabattery Global Phenomenon

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Just now, MovieMan89 said:

Holy shit, if Moana only drops 20% this weekend then R1 can fucking hit 300 for all I care. Everything is right with the world. 

 

ENGAGE FROZEN MULTIPLIER

 

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP BABY

 

The movie still isn't out till the 26th here. :depp:

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MovieMan89 Global Phenomenon

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Just now, AABATTERY said:

 

ENGAGE FROZEN MULTIPLIER

 

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP BABY

 

The movie still isn't out till the 26th here. :depp:

For real though, this same weekend was arguably the second most impressive hold of Frozen's whole run, and Moana keeping up with that would just be insane. 300 could in fact be back in play. 

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