Rogue One · 11:14am Dec 18th, 2016
I forget how old I was when mom first introduced my sister and I to the Star Wars trilogy. It had to be when I was around 8 or 9.
There was no looking back of course. She had opened the floodgates that countless toys, books, and games would pass through. Even though my opinion of them has soured just a tad in recent years, going to see each of the prequels in theaters was special, especially the midnight release of Episode III which remains one of my favorite Star Wars memories.
Though Brady has replaced mom as my movie partner, the trips to the theater for Star Wars haven't stopped being special. In retrospect, Episode VII didn't do much for me; it is the only Star Wars film I have not gone to see multiple times in theaters, and it is also the only film I have not bought on physical media.
But last night, it was like I was eleven again.
Since I have played an Old Republic-era Sith Warrior online for the last five years, you might assume that I think no Star Wars story is complete without all that swoosh-swoosh-death goodness.
Not true.
Put quite simply; if I remove the lightsaber combat acrobatics from the equation, then Rogue One is the greatest Star Wars film I have ever seen. It was very nearly everything I wanted out of it. Bravo, Disney.
I really wanna check it out now. I've heard its a more gritty, less lightsabery movie. Kind of like if Battlefront was a video game, and showing the WAR part of Star Wars