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From Lucasfilm comes an epic adventure of ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY.’ In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy, band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction.
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the STAR WARS standalone films. ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY,’ is an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the STAR WARS timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2017 Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing for Christopher Scarabosio, David Parker and Stuart Wilson. Nominated: Best Achievement in Visual Effects for Hal T. Hickel, John Knoll, Mohen Leo and Neil Corbould. 2017 BAFTA Awards®: Nominated: Best Make Up and Hair. Nominated: Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects for Hal T. Hickel, John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Neil Corbould and Nigel Sumner. 2017 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Nominated: Best Science Fiction Film. Nominated: Best Director for Gareth Edwards. Nominated: Best Writing for Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. Nominated: Best Writing for Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. Nominated: Best Actress for Felicity Jones. Nominated: Best Supporting Actor for Diego Luna. Nominated: Best Music for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: Best Editing for Colin Goudie, Jabez Olssen and John Gilroy. Nominated: Best Production Design for Doug Chiang and Neil Lamont. Nominated: Best Costume Design for David Crossman and Glyn Dillon. Nominated: Best Make-Up for Amy Byrne. Nominated: Best Special Effects for Hal T. Hickel, John Knoll, Mohen Leo and Neil Corbould. 2017 Hugo Awards: Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation in Long Form for Chris Weitz (screenplay), Gareth Edwards (director) and Tony Gilroy (screenplay). 2017 London Critics Circle Film Awards: Nominated: Technical Achievement of the Year for Neal Scanlan (visual effects)
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Henry, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits, Alistair Petrie, Genevieve O'Reilly, Ben Daniels, Paul Kasey, Stephen Stanton (voice), Ian McElhinney, Fares Fares, Jonathan Aris, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader), Daniel Naprous (Darth Vader), James Earl Jones (Darth Vader voice), Ingvild Deila (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Valene Kane, Beau Gadsdon, Dolly Gadsdon, Duncan Pow, Jordan Stephens, Babou Ceesay, Aidan Cook, Daniel Mays, Andy de la Tour, Tony Pitts, Martin Gordon, Eric MacLennan, Robin Pearce, Francis Magee, Bronson Webb, Tim Beckmann, Geraldine James, Ariyon Bakare, Simon Farnaby, Drewe Henley (archive footage), Angus MacInnes (voice/archive footage), Gabby Wong, Richard Glover, Toby Hefferman, Richard Cunningham, Jack Roth, Michael Gould, Rufus Wright, Michael Shaeffer, Geoff Bell, James Harkness, Derek Arnold, Matt Rippy, Nick Kellington, Michael Nardone, Nathan Plant, Christopher Patrick Nolan, Michael Smiley, Warwick Davis (Weeteef Cyubee), Dee Tails, Ruth Bell, May Bell, Angus Wright, Keith Dunphy, Alan Rushton, Robert Benedetti-Hall, Richard Franklin, Weston Gavin, Nick Hobbs, David Ankrum (voice) (uncredited), Russell Balogh (uncredited), Benjamín Benítez (uncredited), Ram Bergman (uncredited), Arthur L. Bernstein (uncredited), Verona Blue (uncredited), Bern Collaco (uncredited), Matthew Dale (uncredited), Nick Davison (uncredited), Ned Dennehy (uncredited), Gareth Edwards (uncredited), Daniel Eghan (uncredited), Jake Francis (uncredited), Scott Frazer (uncredited), Sam Hanover (uncredited), Benjamin Hartley (uncredited), James Henri-Thomas (uncredited), Luke Hope (uncredited), Dolly Jagdeo (uncredited), Rian Johnson (uncredited), Attila G. Kerekes (uncredited), Gary Kiely (uncredited), Jorge Leon Martinez (uncredited), Tyrone Love (uncredited), Chris Marchant (uncredited), Sandeep Mohan (uncredited), Shina Shihoko Nagai (uncredited), Robert Nairne (uncredited), Emeson Nwolie (uncredited), Hugh O'Brien (uncredited), Jem Kai Olsen (uncredited), Mac Pietowski (uncredited), Harry Pike (uncredited), Louis Samms (uncredited), David M. Santana (uncredited), Andrei Satalov (uncredited), Kiran Shah (uncredited), Tim Stafford (uncredited), Matthew Stirling (uncredited), Morgan Strebler (uncredited), Albert Tang (uncredited), Vince Taylor (uncredited), Tony Toste (uncredited), Sezer Unver (uncredited), George Vere (uncredited), Sam Wilkinson (uncredited), Boriana Williams (uncredited), Hiu Woong-Sin (uncredited), Steen Young (uncredited) and Andrew Zographos (uncredited)
Director: Gareth Edwards
Producers: Allison Shearmur, Finni Johannsson, Jason D. McGatlin, John Knoll, John Swartz, Kathleen Kennedy, Kiri Hart, Simon Emanuel, Susan Towner and Toby Hefferman
Screenplay: Chris Weitz (screenplay), Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Gary Whitta (story) and John Knoll (story)
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Cinematography: Greig Fraser, A.S.C, A.S.C (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 (ARRI ALEXA 65 Camera)
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 2.0 Descriptive Audio
French: 5.1 DTS-HD High Resolution
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Arabic, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
Running Time: 133 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 3
Studio: Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Andrew’s 3D Blu-ray Review: ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ [2016] finds us with the Force Is Definitely with this amazing STAR WARS spinoff. Here the story stars off with a young woman and her rebel band stealing plans for the “Death Star” perfectly captures that original-trilogy space opera magic. Talk about a blast from the past! It’s the galaxy you know and love with hints of a larger Sci-Fi world you’ve never seen. But is it worth the wait?
‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ takes place just before the events of the first released STAR WARS Sci-Fi film in 1977, and this spin-off come prequel has the same primitive, lived-in, emotional, loopy, let's-put-on-a-show spirit that made us fall in love with the original trilogy. It's the first stand-alone chapter in the franchise, and not the bridge between then and now that J.J. Abrams cleverly constructed last year with the awesome and brilliant ‘STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS’ film. The action set-pieces are undoubtedly stunning and a brilliant tour de force thrill action packed Sci-Fi film.
As to the actual Sci-Fi film, it can feel alternately slow and rushed at the same time, cobbled together out of spare parts, and in need of more time on the drawing board. But the damn thing is alive and bursting with the euphoric joy of discovery that caught us up in the adventurous fun nearly four decades ago. Familiar faces, human and droid make a cameo appearance. But not once do you doubt that the new characters are breathing the same air as Luke Skywalker [Mark Hamill], Princess Leia Organa [Carrie Fisher], Han Solo [Harrison Ford], Chewbacca [Peter Mayhew] and of course a really nasty evil Darth Vader, who of course was originally played by David Prowse, who has now sadly passed away.
It’s easy to enjoy ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ Sci-Fi film just because it is definitely a STAR WARS film and at the same time enjoy the thrilling film music score by the equally brilliant Michael Giacchino film music score, which is equally on par with the original and brilliant John Williams film music score. There is also a comfort of being in the STAR WARS Universe and you immediately feel a renewed affection for it upon its re-entry into the cinema and our hearts.
Director Gareth Edwards has really cooked up just enough plots with the film ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ to set everyone's wheels in motion, and cuts right to the chase. We are still in a world set "long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away," but that's it for the long scrawling text that opens the first official STAR WARS film is absent with this film for some unknown reason, which I should assume it really annoyed die hard STAR WARS fans.
Set in the immediate lead-up to the original STAR WARS films (aka Episode IV: A New Hope), ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ focuses on the Rebel Alliance learning about the existence of the Death Star and the subsequent hunt to steal the plans for the deadly battle station that could be key to destroying it. Which is to say, it shows and greatly expands upon and the information that was A New Hope’s backstory when it was released 39 years ago.
Jyn Erso [Felicity Jones] is not a member of the Alliance when the film begins, but a criminal and recruited by Rebel leader Mon Mothma [Genevieve O'Reilly], which finally getting lines after the vast majority of her Revenge of the Sith footage was cut, to help find her father, Galen Erso [Mads Mikkelsen], a brilliant scientist who has been coerced into working on the Death Star project in a crucial role.
Teamed with valued Rebel operative Cassian Andor [Diego Luna] and his droid, K-2SO [Alan Tudyk], Jyn Erso’s mission will bring her into contact with other key figures like ex-Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook [Riz Ahmed] and the extremist anti-Empire warrior, Saw Gerrara [Forest Whitaker]. The mission also leads Jyn Erso to cross paths with a couple of formidable fighters who weren’t part of the plan, when she and Cassian encounter Chirrut Îmwe [Donnie Yen] and Baze Malbus [Wen Jiang].
‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ is all part of the STAR WARS franchise, but the inclusion of elements like the Force and lightsabres always add a huge fantasy element to STAR WARS as well. ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ brings so much more of a true Sci-Fi film vibe to the STAR WARS franchise. There is definitely a powerful feel too much of the Sci-Fi film, as we watch the core characters and their Rebel allies battle in the streets, in the forest and, memorably, in the tropical environment of Scarif. The visual language (not to mention specific props and sets) of STAR WARS has been lovingly recreated, yet the film ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ still is able to have its own special vibe of excitement.
That new vibe extends to how it breaks away from many of the cinematic rules of the STAR WARS franchise. There is no opening crawl, while the film includes elements like a time jump, flashbacks and onscreen text identifying different locations that the “Episode” Sci-Fi film have never used. These small yet distinct differences help the first STAR WARS story stand apart from what has come before, even as the story is still so rooted to A New Hope.
‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ big strengths also include introducing a likable core group of characters that are easy to invest in and a key component given we meet so many new faces so quickly. Felicity Jones effortlessly holds the screen as Jyn, who’s put up a brash, stern wall to protect herself, thanks to a traumatic childhood. As Cassian, Luna projects innate charisma mixed with ongoing unease, as we see the Rebel Captain participate in actions he’s not always proud of in service of the greater good. While the entire cast are strong, it’s Tudyk’s K-2SO who’s often the standout and this droid is sort of C-3PO’s dark, amped up counterpoint.
On the villain front, Ben Mendelsohn is perfectly smarmy and definitely right at home among the classic Empire portrayal from the original trilogy as the ambitious but possibly overreaching Director Krennic. As for the much-buzzed about appearance by Darth Vader (once more voiced by James Earl Jones), I will simply say that his screen time is minimal but amazingly effective, adding to the character’s legend in wonderful and even chilling ways.
‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ also looks totally awesome and beautiful, especially in 3D. Director Gareth Edwards has utilised his more grounded, embedded warzone-type camerawork incredibly well, while taking us through several terrific locations that expand the Star Wars universe especially with Scarif, again, the standout, mixing its paradise location with some massive Stormtrooper vs. Rebels action set pieces. And those dodgy digital face recreations aside, the effects here are excellent, as we’ve come to expect from ILM. K-2S0 looks so good, it’s easy to forget that he is just a CGI character and my favourite, and the film’s big X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter space battle is mind-boggling. It’s easy to see why George Lucas is said to have loved ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY,’ as it so expertly recreates the world of his original Star Wars film, while using modern technology and something we know George Lucas is a proponent of, of course and to also deliver even more amazing visuals.
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures brings us a stunning 1080p 3D video experience that was shot using the ARRI ALEXA 65 Camera system, which uses a 6K source material and then transferred to a 4K master before being compressed onto this Blu-ray disc. The STAR WARS tech geeks out there are probably sobbing at the fact that Disney has not yet jumped onto the 4K band waggon as this would have been just right for the taking the image to such incredible resolution that is at their disposal. But the end results with this 1080p 3D imaging are nothing short of a jaw dropping visual experience. The film looks very different from previous STAR WARS Films and something that Director Gareth Edwards supposedly did on purpose, as the Sci-Fi film has the look of a very organic and earthy look to it. The shot where Krennic dropping down onto the Erso farm at the beginning looks so foreign and alien, and even the typical STAR WARS elements like space battles and especially where Darth Vader is very “gritty” in appearance. Fine detail is exceptional from beginning to end of the film, especially with the pits on Ben Mendelsohn’s face showing up very clearly and also the brilliant CGI computer generated of the many alien combatants really blended in perfectly with the live action scenes. With all the CGI computer generated images, there were at times you got to experience some smoothness of the image presentation very much. Blacks are very deep and inky, making space battles look exceptionally sharp and very vivid. Colours are slightly pale and earthy on purpose, with a heavy emphasis on deep blues and browns. So all in all this is a brilliant stunning image extravaganza, and especially in the stunning realistic 3D images.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures brings us an awesome a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track that is nothing short of like being attacked by a Storm Trooper. It is a totally vibrant and aggressive audio track that takes full advantage of all 8 channels. The opening theme for ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ is very deep and very throaty, with a fully symphonic experience that feels that just over time swells and rises up to meet the listener. Battle scenes contain some heavy audio experience that adds much needed punch to the weapon blasts and explosions alike. I never once had to adjust the volume on my Pioneer AV Receiver even though the dynamic range was pretty impressive. I did notice that sometimes I had to turn up my volume about 3 notches because I suspect the recording was a bit low, but nothing a little level matching didn’t solve. Surrounds get a hefty workout with the X-wing fighters screaming through the Eadu canyons and blaster bolts impacting all around. The film music score is reminiscent of the canon “Jedi” stories without being identical, although the imperial march does come up as well as the final ending theme song. While I loved the composed film music score and also loved the audio track’s impressive aggression, I felt that sometimes the bass was a little bit lighter than I would have wanted, especially when comparing with some of the more recent STAR WARS films like ‘STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.’
2D Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: The Stories [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [68:58] Here we get presented 10 superb collection of special features, that you can either play separately or Play All. But also very unusual is to have all these special features shown in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio presentation. But most importantly is that you get to view plenty of in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the cast and crew, plus lots more information on the characters, especially in the ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ universe, that really delves deep into how the film came to fruition, as well as how it evolved into something totally spectacular and they are presented with the following:
A Rogue Idea [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [9:00] Here we have a presentation of the concept of the film by John Knoll and a quick look at John Knoll's initial pitch and the hiring of director Gareth Edwards idea featuring interviews with Kathleen Kennedy and various other Lucasfilm major players. We get to view some old slips of cast and crew on the original STAR WARS film, especially having a close look at the old models and special effects. We also get to have a look round the Lucasfilm Offices in San Francisco, California, as well as the Industrial Light + Magic offices. Contributors include: KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], JOHN KNOLL [Executive Producer & Visual Effects Supervisor], KIRI HART [SVP Development, Lucasfilm Story Group], DOUG CHIANG [Co-Production Designer & UP/Executive Creative Director, Lucasfilm], CHRISTIAN ALZMANN [Concept Artist & Sr. Art Director, Industrial Light + Magic], JOHN SWARTZ [Co-Producer], GARETH EDWARDS [Director] and ALLISON SHEARMUR [Producer].
Jyn: The Rebel [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [6:16] Here we get a quick introduction to the actress Felicity Jones and her preparation and the various attributes that make her unique and set her apart from the other characters within the film. We also get to see behind-the-scene of the intricate make-up process, as well as dramatic footage of the behind-the-scene filming with dramatic exploding special effects. Contributors include: FELICITY JONES [Jyn Erso], JOHN KNOLL [Executive Producer & Visual Effects Supervisor], KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], KIRI HART [SVP Development, Lucasfilm Story Group], PABLO HIDALGO [Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group], GARETH EDWARDS [Director] and DIEGO LUNA [Cassian Andor].
Cassian: The Spy [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [4:14] Here we get to see am in-depth short brief preparation of Diego Luna and analysis of his character Cassian Andor in the film, as well as lots of clips of behind-the-scene filming of certain scenes in the film. Contributors include: DIEGO LUNA [Cassian Andor], KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], PABLO HIDALGO [Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group], ALLISON SHEARMUR [Producer] and GARETH EDWARDS [Director].
K-2SO: The Droid [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [7:43] Here we get to see the preparation of Alan Tudyk and analysis of his character, especially looking at the new generation of droids, especially the main character K-2SO, who I enjoyed immensely while his character lasted a certain length of time in the film. This is a really fun look at Alan Tudyk's robot droid character, and also the motion capture work he did. It's pretty clear they let the guy improve with his deadpan humour and they also thought this English actor was fun to work with as they thought he was very funny and droll like his droid character, and they felt the English accent has a certain style that suited the K-2SO droid. We also get to glimpse some very rare footage of behind-the-scene filming on the set of the original STAR WARS film. Contributors include: JOHN KNOLL [Executive Producer & Visual Effects Supervisor], ALAN TUDYK [K-2SO], DOUG CHIANG [Co-Production Designer & UP/Executive Creative Director, Lucasfilm], CHRISTIAN ALZMANN [Concept Artist & Sr. Art Director, Industrial Light + Magic], RALPH McQUARRIE [American Conceptual Illustrator], HAL T. HICKEL [Animation Supervisor, Industrial Light + Magic], DIEGO LUNA [Cassian Andor], FELICITY JONES [Jyn Erso] and GARETH EDWARDS [Director].
Baze & Chirrut: The Guardians Of The Whills [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [6:20] Here we to view some more in-depth behind-the-scenes preparation of the actors Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen and get to analysis their characters in the film. They also talk about the audition process and landing their respective roles as their characters Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe, as well as their experiences filming on location. We also find out that the two actors Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen are massive stars in the Chinese film industry. Contributors include: KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], GARETH EDWARDS [Director], JOHN SWARTZ [Co-Producer], DONNIE YEN [Chirrut Îmwe], JIANG WEN [Baze Malbus], ALLISON SHEARMUR [Producer] and CHRIS WEIZT [Co-Screenwriter].
Bodhi & Saw: The Pilot & The Revolutionary [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [8:35] Here we get to see the preparation of Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrara and Riz Ahmed as Bodhi Rook and their personal in-depth analysis of their characters and their personal place within their story and past events. We also get more clips from the film and also behind-the-scene filming, as well a couple of clips from Riz Ahmed’s hilarious video audition. Contributors include: KIRI HART [SVP Development, Lucasfilm Story Group], ALAN TUDYK [K-2SO], KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], PABLO HIDALGO [Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group], JOHN SWARTZ [Co-Producer], GARETH EDWARDS [Director], RIZ AHMED [Bodhi Rook], FORESTER WHITAKER [Saw Gerrara], RAYNE ROBERTS [Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group] and FELICITY JONES [Jyn Erso].
The Empire [2017] [1080p [2.39:1] [8:18] Here is an intimate portrait of the evil character played by Ben Mendelsohn as Director Orson Krennic, as well as Darth Vader played by Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous. We also get a much more in-depth look at The Empire and especially where the Director informs us that he wanted a much more bleaker black-and-white image of the landscape on the different worlds that we view throughout the film. We also get an in-depth look at the character Galen Erso [Mads Mikkelsen] who of course was the inventor of the awesome destructive Death Star and also see behind-the-scene filming with this actor. We also get to view the computer capture technology of turning the actor Guy Henry into Peter Cushing who was of course the original Governor Tarkin and on top of all that Guy Henry greatly admired Peter Cushing enormously. Contributors include: GARETH EDWARDS [Director], GARY WHITTA [Co-Story for ROGUE ONE], MADS MIKKELSEN [Galen Erso], CHRIS WEITZ [Co-Screenwriter], BEN MENDELSOHN [Director Orson Krennic], KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], GUY HENRY [Governor Tarkin] and GREIG FRASER [Director of Photography].
Vision of Hope: The Look of ROGUE ONE [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [8:24] Here we get another in-depth look at the design of the many different costumes featured in the film, compared to what you have viewed in the other STAR WARS films. We also get to view in detail all the designs for all the structures featured in the film. We are also informed that with this film they filmed in four countries, also filmed on seven sound stages, two backlots, three enormous United Kingdom locations that you are bound to appreciate why this film was such a huge epic, especially being a really beautiful rich film in all aspects. Contributors include: GARETH EDWARDS [Director], DOUG CHIANG [Co-Production Designer & UP/Executive Creative Director, Lucasfilm], JOHN SWARTZ [Co-Producer], GARY TOMKINS [Senior Art Director], NEIL LAMONT [Co-Production Designer], ANDREW BOOTH [Computer Graphics Supervisor], GREIG FRASER [Director of Photography], JASON D. McGATLIN [Executive Producer], KIRI HART [SVP Development, Lucasfilm Story Group], JORDANA FINKEL [Art Director], DAVE CROSSMAN [Co-Costume Designer], GLYN DILLON [Co-Costume Designer] and SIMON EMANUEL [Producer].
The Princess & The Governor [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [5:49] Here we get to view the making of the virtual characters of Governor Tarkin and Princess Leia. This is a very brief but interesting look at how they digitally recreated two integral characters digitally. The stuff covering Guy Henry's recreation of Governor Tarkin and turning Ingvild Deila into the Princess Leia character is particularly impressive with the computer capture technology and how technology has gone in leaps and bounds compared to what was available with the original STAR WARS film. Contributors include: JOHN KNOLL [Executive Producer & Visual Effects Supervisor], KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], GARETH EDWARDS [Director], INGVILD DEILA [Princess Leia], HAL T. HICKEL [Animation Supervisor, Industrial Light + Magic], PAUL GIACOPPO [Model Supervisor, Industrial Light + Magic], TODD VAZIRI [Lead Compositor, Industrial Light + Magic] and JEE YOUNG PARK [Lead Animator, Industrial Light + Magic].
Epilogue: The Story Continues [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [4:15] Here with this particular special feature, we take a look at the World Film Premiere in Los Angeles, that took place on Sunday the 10th December, 2016. We are also introduced to some of the cast and crew that was involved with the film, as well as a look at the annoying nerdy STAR WARS fans, who in my opinion spoil the whole proceedings. But we also look forward into the future STAR WARS stories yet to be told. But as we finally come to the end of this particular special feature, we get to view some of the more dramatic clips from the film ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY.’ Contributors include: JOHN SWARTZ [Co-Producer], DOUG CHIANG [Co-Production Designer & UP/Executive Creative Director, Lucasfilm], JOHN KNOLL [Executive Producer & Visual Effects Supervisor], KATHLEEN KENNEDY [President of Lucasfilm], RAYNE ROBERTS [Creative Executive. Lucasfilm Story Group] and GARETH EDWARDS [Director].
Special Feature: Rogue Connections [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:31] This is a special one off commissioned feature into the phenomenon of the film ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ and this piece shares some secrets behind the film, not just the connective references but cameos, also how certain weird character from previous STAR WARS films now appear in this film, as well as all other relevant information we get to see regarding the hidden connections between the rest of the STAR WARS continuing saga. This is also a very quick look at all of the tangent titbits that connects this Sci-Fi film with other events in the previous Prequel Trilogy, as well as the Original Trilogy films. But what was most interesting was pointing out who appears in certain shots in the film, which included the director Gareth Edwards, as well as certain Producers and Crew that appear in different scenes in the film.
Finally, ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ is a Sci-Fi film that is crammed with so much action that should keep STAR WARS fans well and truly serviced, and there is little to complain about and much to really admire for sheer exhilarating adventurous excitement. The film offers a remarkable recreation of the original STAR WARS world, while exploring this universe from a different angle, and a much more edgy perspective than is the norm. It also expertly delivers thrills, tension and genuine rollercoaster action, despite the audience's prior knowledge that the Sci-Fi film central mission will be a successful one. Director Gareth Edwards has shown, with his venture into his first ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’ film that these spinoffs can have plenty of life in them, adding even more excitement to the STAR WARS Sci-Fi franchise huge modern resurgence. On top of all that this is the first STAR WARS Sci-Fi feature film that is not graced by the original John Williams music film score, whereas his successor, the estimable Michael Giacchino, aptly weaves some of his predecessor's famous themes into his own work, with totally awesome solid result. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
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