The death of the protagonists gave this movie the emotional impact that set it apart from any other Star Wars movie. The lack of a Jedi presence was also important.

While Mandalorian season 1 and 2 had a lot of greater moments, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is considerably my #1 favorite Star Wars movie Disney has made. Despite some flaws, at least the story was new and more original while respecting the source material unlike the entirety of the Anti-Sequel Trilogy

I loved Rogue One. Felt more 'Star Warsy' than the sequels (7,8,9😁) for me. It felt like it had a heart and people who loved and cared for the universe which I didn't get from the further films. For a film that was supposed to be in so much trouble, it turned out to be one of my favourites.

I also Loved Rogue One! As someone said: "it put the WAR back in Star Wars.

Rogue One is actually my favorite Star Wars movie out of the entire franchise. I think the choice to kill off the entire cast was a good one, even though it was sad. After all, this group was instrumental in retrieving the plans for the Death Star, which is what the plot of A New Hope was about (the mission to destroy it). If they had been alive you would have to wonder where they were and why they weren't participating in any of the action. I loved all of the characters in this movie but it was fitting for them to die. Maybe we'll see some of them, like Chiroot and Baze, in the Andor series.

That scene where Darth Vader is slaughtering all that "Rebel scum" goes a long way to show why Vader is so scary in-universe. He was an unstoppable advancing wall of death. It was awesome.

I believe the lack of force users in Rogue One is what helps make it so unique. But that Vader scene at the end is epic as f*ck!!!

I will never understand the people who get so upset over Tarkin being digitally recreated. Did they get salty when he showed up in Clone Wars? Its the same thing, just the Rogue One version is more photorealistic.

I was 8 when i saw A New Hope. Sitting in the theatre watching R1 really made me feel like it was 1977 again ! The bridging/cohesion was done so well that if felt like this was filmed as part of A New Hope and was just edited for time and that it was finally released. My son was with me and was so excited as well. Really everything Star Wars should be and what was missing from the ST. Wanted to but just couldnt get anywhere near that feeling from them. R1 was fantastic!!!!

What I like about Rogue One is that it enhances A New Hope. If you watch them back to back, the stakes seem so much higher knowing how the plans got inside R2. The problem with the sequels is that they detract from or contradict the original trilogy

Regarding the inclusion of Tarkin: given that Tarkin is all over A New Hope, and given that ANH takes place days (if not _hours_ ) after Rogue One, it would be highly implausible to tell this story without him. Similarly, Jyn, Andor and the rest all had to die because they are NOT all over A New Hope; had they survived the mission they would have been heroes of the Rebellion (perhaps even getting medals from Princess Leia!). But since there is no mention of them outside of the opening crawl and Vader's dialogue on the Tantive IV, it stands to reason that none of the "spies" survived.

This movie broke my heart in the best way possible. The only way the movie would make any sense to me would be if the main cast was killed off by the end of the movie (which I didnt believe Disney had the balls to do) but the fact that they made these characters so likeable that you didnt want to see them die really gave this movie an emotional impact like no other Star Wars movie has. I rank it right up there with New Hope and Empire.

Rogue One: when you didn’t know you needed ‘Saving Private Ryan’ in your Star Wars…. But you’re not mad about it 🤔

I had no problem with Cushing returning as CGI. I loved the fact we got to see more of him.

Can honestly say that Rogue One is in fact my favorite Star Wars movie!

I loved Rogue One as well, not better than the original trilogy, but so much more than anything currently being produced.

The only Disney made Star Wars movie worth watching IMO. It stuck with what Lucas had created in the original (Episode IV) and gave the backstory that a lot of us fans had wondered about since we watched the movie as kids. Also, killing off the main characters was genius and actually helped the film to have a greater impact on the viewer.

I love Rogue One too! Also, Gareth Edwards created one of my fave recent ish films Monsters.

I am far from being a 'hardcore' fan, so my opinion might not have this much weight, but I think at least amongst the new movies, Rogue One stands out. First of all, because the story and the characters actually make (mostly) sense. And second, because this movie is such a fan service in so many regards. I was always under the impression that a lot of people were involved in the making of this movie who never stopped being like enthusiastic little children and with a lot of love for, as well as knowledge about this universe. I simply loved to see an actually _living_ and animate universe, places that look like people actually living here and people actually looking like normal citizens doing mundane day-to things. Many things, military equipment, machinery and droids included, actually look worn down by constant use, just like one would expect for instance with troops which spend most of their time on active duty and not in a troop transporter or inside some sealed off installation. And I love how the main protagonists are actual people that show weaknesses, insecurities and fears, not just some semi-gods who do everthing off the cuff, never show any sign of struggle or even traumatization and are, of course, unswerving in their conviction they are always right and righteous.

While I didn't know a lot of these, the inclusion of Red and Gold Leader stood out to anyone who's seen the original. I loved it, as it gave it a more direct tie to the first film. In an interview with Angus MacInnes (Gold Leader) he talks about re-recording his lines and how cool, yet somewhat unsettling it was seeing himself from nearly forty years earlier in a current film. I think we would have seen a lot more from Red Leader had Drew Henley not sadly passed away the year prior. There were some who wanted to see Porkins return, though that might have been overkill. Either way, I do like seeing the previously unheralded side characters get a lot more love in recent years. Heck, Angus MacInnes even has his own table at some conventions now, while sporting a "Gold Leader" hat, which has been popular with fans. :)

I always loved how they showed different factions of the rebels in this movie. It's not as clearly Black and white, it's numerous shades of gray (thank god, not 50 of them...:D). When I was a kid in the 90's, I used to talk about how I'd love to see a Star Wars movie from the point of view of imperial officers, and/or stormtroopers, and/or people sympathetic to the empire, because I always hated when movies were like "We are the mean guys because we are evil Muhahahaha (Who the hell laughs like that in real life anyway? :p Can we make the evil laugh a thing of the past? or at least use it with far more moderation? :p). and that most things are a matter of point of view (No Obi Wan reference intended) and that's why I thought such a movie would be interesting. Rogue One, although not being that, probably is the closest thing that we've got (on screen) on the subject. I hate when people think that "evil people" are just evil because of....evilness? because of "the devil" :p ? It's like in real life when people are like "Had I been a German in WW2 I can say for a fact that I would have actively fought and be willing to give me life to oppose the Nazis".....It's like, yeah...it's probably true for some of those saying that, but statistically it definitely isn't for everyone saying that. You have to understand the context, the propaganda, the events that preceded, etc (Not that any of it excuses what happened. Nothing can ever justify what happened.) So yeah, seeing Saw Gerrera do some questionable stuff, and even Cassian talking about the rebellion being implicated with arms, drugs, assassinations, sabotage, and trying to justify it to themselves by saying it's for a greater cause really was something interesting as far as I'm concerned.

I loved Rogue 1. Not only is it the best thing Disney has put out from the Star Wars universe, it's the only film that can actually stand alongside the original trilogy. It's right there with Return of the Jedi as the 3rd best Star Wars movie.

New Hope (preferably the despecialized edition) is the best movie to watch when you want to become a Star Wars fan, Rogue One is the best movie to watch when you are a Star Wars Fan.

I need to rewatch this so bad, it truly is a great film

I believe Rouge One to be one of the best SW films by far. Loved it.

Rogue One actually topped A New Hope in my book, and I forced my parents to take me to see A New Hope in the theater five times when I was five years old.

I'm not a huge Star Wars Fan, but this movie, I can watch it over and over again. To me this is the best movie of the franchise

I worked on Rogue One and the re-shoots. Here's another thing you may not know....we shot a scene where the Death Star Laser malfunctions due to the Kyber Crystals, and lots of other things that I hope one day might appear somewhere. Great film. 😃

Rogue One is by far my favorite Star Wars movie!! The thing I loved most about it was the point of view on the x-wings during the battle of Scariff from the astromech socket!!

Jules, I thought I was ALONE in my ranking Rogue 1 as the definitive best Star Wars film. From the first viewing I was hooked, ranking it right behind Empire, but even then I'd go back-n-forth & say Rogue #1, Empire #2. First, the cast is phenomenal (VII, VIII & IX were cast quite well, save for a few bad choices) but Rogue was perfect. Thanks to a tight script, a brilliant story line and characters that brought this sci-fi epic to an emotional level the other 10 films don't come close to matching. Side note, I freely admit I'm an emotional sap, but I can't lie that tears flow every time Jyn watches her father's hologram message. The dynamic between Jyn & Cassian, their character transitions from A to B to C. And Tudyk as K-2, (I might be alone on this one) my favorite droid of the 11 films. No foolish 3PO dialogue, trying way too hard to be witty or humorous. K-2 nailed the light comic touches effortlessly. Rogue is fast paced, the story doesn't try to accomplish too much (2 recent films that were disappointments, Eternals & No Way Home, too many characters squeezed in, so the storyline suffers, becomes convoluted). I often think back to what's considered the best Star Trek film. At it core, a storyline that's totally believable and even familiar (revenge) as Kahn's story. It's simplistic (basic) story, yet the film is anything but. Throw in the Genesis project, an ear canal scene that's beyond cringy and you've got a classic. These are similar attributes that I associate w/ Rogue One. Thank you for humoring my tendency to be long winded. One quick final message please. I'm not sure of the probability that you'll read this (not out of disinterest, but because you are no doubt bombarded with constant fan mail making it difficult to keep up with all our input, views & BS, lol. In case you do, I want to express my sincere gratitude. I remember the first time I watched one of your WhatCulture Top 10 segments, impressed not only that you communicate so well, and are so animated it's easy to understand why people enjoy listening to you, but what really hit me that first time and every time since are your kind, heartfelt sentiments and voice of encouragement you share with your listeners at the end of each show. I've never heard such sincere support & friendliness expressed consistently and meant. So thank you for that. Best, Ian

Peter Cushing always spoke highly of Star Wars, even before it was the smash hit. He later said he regretted being killed off as he couldn't appear in the sequels. I think he would be fine with his appearance in Rogue One. I have a complex relationship with the film. I hate that the exhaust port was a deliberate weakness, it was explained in the original Star Wars that the shot down it was impossible. The Empire (or rather Tarkin) thought Vader was the only trained Force user left so the design wouldn't consider a small torpedo a threat. Even when Tarkin is advised of the possibility he is dismissive and refuses to evacuate, thus being on board when the Death Star is destroyed.

Thanks! You've given me the confidence to say publicly for the first time that Rogue One is my favorite too.

Rogue One is my favorite out of the Disney made Star Wars films. It had an amazing storyline, great characters, and so much emotion in it.

Rogue One is easily #3 on my list of all SW films. Behind only ANH and Empire Strikes Back. In many ways it just "felt" more like one of those two films. Same energy and vibe. I do wish the scene with Jinn and the TIE fighter on the catwalk at Scarif would have been left in the film.

Mind blown 🤯. I love this film. Great vid. They had to die in the end. It was foretold. I see Erso as you said, Oppenheimer. I was worried that Felicity was “ too cute” with her bunny teeth. She did a get job and I couldn’t see anyone else in that roll.

Thanks for the great video. Rogue one is definitely my favorite Disney Star Wars movie

I watched Rogue One kind of by accident. I had never watched episodes 1, 2, and 3 on purpose. But after about 17 years I decided to force my way through them since there were some plot points I had been told I'd been missing. Jeez those were awful. Then there was this new Rouge One... I had no idea what it was about but I thought hey, there's absolutely no way it can be as bad as what I just endured. I was blown away! I think I watched that whole movie with my jaw on the floor. I haven't had as much of a problem with the newer episodes as some people, I think they're alright. But nothing since the original trilogy hit me like Rogue One.

After the original trilogy, R1 is by far the next best SW movie.

"You've been awesome never forget that",always helps me get through the day thx for being a massive leg Jules

Rogue 1 best Star Wars movie for me too. I can remember seeing a new hope in Jan 1978 at a cinema in Perth Western Australia and it blew me away. You have to remember the depressing shizen they were serving up during the 70s. It was disaster movie after disaster movie. By disaster I don't mean really bad, although they were, I mean it was Towering inferno, airports 1 to 100 (plane crashes and such drama) and Poseidon adventure (Boat sinks some people survive not the audience though). Rogue one resurrected the excitement of New Hope.

My favorite Star Wars movie, even more than New Hope and Empire - they were all so heroic, they helped the rebel cause with their ultimate sacrifice - my emotions ebbed from highs to lows until the end.

Erso did not design the exhaust shaft. Giant reactors need efficient exhaust systems. Erso design the reactor to easily chain-react and destroy the station.

Rogue One is right up there with Empire for me. Plenty of great scenes but the ending with Vader being an unstoppable force is quite Epic!

By far my favorite starwars movie . The threat was real and it showed on many fronts. From the deathstar, rebels, spies, the empire, and vader

It is also the only one that is a "war movie" in themes and tone. Rogue One is my second favorite, right after ESB.

legit my 2nd fave SW movie after ROTJ, and easily by far my fave that Disney has made. great to hear more BTS stuff

This video was really well done, I'm so disappointed with so many other random videos on KZfaq.

i was 12 years old back in 1977 when we saw A New Hope and it blew our minds. Since then i have loved the STAR WARS universe, comics at first, then more movies, then games. Rogue One is THE BEST STAR WARS movie ever made, cause it was full of characters that you see in in a game called STAR WARS GALAXIES : AN EMPIRE DIVIDED. You play as the "Uncle Ben" type, a civilian that tries to make it through life, wether it's a crafter, an entertainer, a doctor, a hunter, a fighter, etc. That's what we see in Rogue One, no 70's wisecracking punchlines, no stupid family humor, with the small exception of the robot and in the end no one makes it out alive. And the unexpected ending with the rebels barely managing to save the blueprints from Darth Vader and the corvette escaping to space....which leads to the very beginning of A NEW HOPE. But Rogue One isn't Episode 3 because of the lack of the cannon characters, save Darth Vader. It was a branch on a tree, which would be the cannon films as we know them. However, it was a very interesting story, a solid adventure that kept the interest peaked even from the very beginning. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ?????

Honestly the Maul vs Qui Gon and Obiwan duel will ALWAYS win the fight for me, Empire was great, RoTJ had the rancor, sarlac pit, and force lightning so R1 can't quite win but damn was it friggin great. The ONLY new movie that was good by any level of rating.

I always felt that Rogue 1 was the Grunts movie. Like with Gundam with it's MS08th team, this was about the regular people, not the great and powerful Jedi heroes. I still like Return of the Jedi the best though, and I suppose that's another issue I have with the sequel series. It's like with Terminator, the ending of the 2nd movie was perfect but all the other films after subverts and contradicts it. I would have been happier with if they adapted Heir to the Empire rather than a Disney version of Dark Empire. The Palpatine story should have been done already, and Heir was the most celebrated story arc of the expanded universe and it was logical to believe that a polity as large as the Empire would fall to factions and warlords, like so many real world governments did after a brutal regime was toppled.

This is my 2nd favorite movie of the lot. Thanks for the video

Rogue One had me right up until the end as the Death Star plans weren't physically handed over to the Tantive 4, "Several transmissions were beamed to this ship, I want those plans."

Love this film the only good film Disney has done

I think you might have missed one! Didn't Gareth Edwards play the Rebel Soldier that released the docking clamp to allow the Tantive IV from Admiral Raddus's ship? So, he's not only in the behind-the-scenes creation, and he's an on-screen character, firmly placed in Star Wars Canon!

The ending with darth vader is absolutely epic!

The best Star Wars film post Return of the jedi. And i've been there since the start in 1977.

Rogue One is definitely one of my favorites. Sequels just didn't do anything for me at all

I really enjoyed this and prefer it to the sequel's

The way they killed off everyone was very dark but it worked . It was a story that didn't need to be made but it has to be a very pleasant surprise. Every death made you feel even though you only spent over and hour with each character.

Great breakdown. I'm 50 years old and getting too old for this shit, but, Rogue One, and Cassian Andor are my absolute favorite Star Wars character and installment. Just subscribed.

This movie is a blast, one of my favorites. The space battle is epic and the overall tone of sacrifice was much needed.

I loved Rogue one. I had such high hopes... oh Well.

I loved Rogue One. Absolutely my favourite Star Wars movie

Rogue One is definitely my favorite theatrical release since the original trilogy by far. ❤

So was anyone gonna tell me cassian was getting his own spin-off show or was I just supposed to find that out on my own

Killing off all the characters was probably the smartest decision ever made in the history of the franchise. Because we all know Star Wars fans. Killing them prevented all the inevitable and likely endless debates on why the characters weren't in the later movies.

Rogue One is easily my favorite Star Wars movie followed by Empire.

0:19 "..one of the better produce one than... ".... for me, I would say better than the sequels. I like Rogue One. It is a pretty good movie.

Unpopular opinion: Rogue One does better justice to the original trilogy than the sequel trilogy

Rogue One isn't perfect, but it's good, and at least better than any of the prequels or sequels. Revenge of the Sith is the closest, but if I had to watch either movie right now, it would be Rogue One.

I'm def with you Jules in the fact that i think i might love Rogue 1 the most as well

I thoroughly enjoyed this coming from an Episode of Andor. Lots of cool insights! Thanks mate!

“Rogue one wasn’t a retelling of what came before and actually tried to do something different with the IP” Tell me you haven’t played Dark Forces without telling me you haven’t played Dark Forces

Real Star Wars fans like Rogue One.

Rogue One did have a wilhelm scream on the planet where Bodhi deflected from. Jyn pulls him down off the cliff.

I loved Rogue One. The best SW since Empire. It was almost perfect.

I enjoyed Rogue One. Think it's the best Disney film

Disney must have realised that they were inadvertently making a good film with characters that had a bit of depth and decided to nip that in the bud by killing off all of them.

Best outtro I've ever heard thank you! I honestly think Rogue One is the best star wars film

This is a fantastic video. Made me late back to work but worth it.

Rogue One was excellent...... a little tid bit, there are no Jedi in Rogue One

7-8-9 suck almost as bad as 1-2-3. Solo was mediocre, at best. Rogue One is the only franchise/canon relevant film to come out since RotJ that makes any sense AND actually gives the viewer the story they deserve after literally decades of waiting.

I like all the new information. It's amazing what you can learn about these films.

Awesome video, v detailed and I won't lie your little message at the end got me to subscribe😂 you have a good day too man, great work

What hapless victims of their own life would complain about Moff Tarkin being in the film? It was a remarkable performance, amazing voice and an utterly mind boggling lookalike and 'wow' moment to see a late, great and legendary actor brought back to life! When he appeared I was utterly amazed and wanted to see more. This new face CGI stuff is amazing. Lukes face in the Mandalorian was pretty bad but this shows how good technology can be. I want to see more Tarkin with that incredible voice!

I love how they filmed parts of Scariff base in the Canary Wharf underground station. It's very obvious in one of the trailers (and the parts that make it super obvious were deleted) but in some of the scenes they kept you can still tell

Great video about one of my favourite Star Wars films. Now do one on The Holiday Special.

Best Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy and IMO behind The Empire Strikes Back as the best Star Wars story movie made.

Great information on my favorite out of the prequel/sequels!

As per usual Jules, I couldn't agree more with you. For me its a tie between Return of the Jedi and Rogue One. Being able to have the in theatre experience with Rogue One was pretty magical. Loving this Channel addition :)

The sweetest thing you said is this video is the description of disney movie called "force awakens" as a rehearse of Star Wars A NEW HOPE, A NEW HOPE in capital letter is a sign of respect and my resolve that there are ONLY 2 Trilogy of star wars unless George Lucas returns to either continue HIS story or write and show another tale.

Best movie since George left. I’m glad he liked it.

This was great. Enjoyed this 👌

It’s a proper low key good film

Thank you for sharing your awesome insight.

I'm not surprised that Dermont Mulroney is an accomplished musician. I moved to Nashville in 1998 to write songs and play music after seeing the movie The Thing Called Love. Dermont played a young singer songwriter in the movie. The dude can play. I'm still in Nashville. For those who have seen the movie. Yeah I went to the roof. 😊😊😊

Love it or hate it, this film was different, and important to bridge two series. The film basically boils down to the imagine of Vader igniting his light sabre in the pitch-black hallway. In my mind, one of the best sequences in the whole SW universe and certainly one of the only "good" scenes of post-sale, Disney'ed Lucas Film. Fun collection tid-bits! Cheers!

I grew up with Ep 4-6 but this is my favorite movie in the Star Wars universe. The tragedy in the deaths of the protagonists is brilliant! I'm curious what the original Rogue One film looked like before reshoots, but the end product is genius. Raddus's line "Rogue One....May the force be with you" was the emotional climax for me.

They were willing to (and did) die for the cause was HUGE!!! Like Wall-E sacrificing himself for everyone else. That's humanity! That's emotion!!

Yep! Rogue One is AWESOME 🙌🙌🙌