What I love about Rogue one is that, in the Star Wars universe we've seen before we only saw the good guys vs the bad guys. The good guys being the Rebellion and Jedi - The bad guys being the Empire and Sith. Rogue One delved deeper into the reality of war: Not everyone in the Empire was evil Even the good guys (Rebellion) did horrible things in the name of fighting the Empire

This was my favorite of the entire series. I was devastated when they all died. I never get tired of watching Rogue One. Thanks for this.

Remember how shocked you were when Andor shot that guy with the limp. Andor shot him because, ultimately, he would've slowed them down, and because he talked to Andor with minimal pressure, would've caved easily with Imperial pressure. They were both Rebels. Saw Garrera is an Extremist. He doesn't care whom he kills to accomplish his goal, foe or friend. He did have a soft spot for Jin, but abandoning her absolved him of worrying about her, and if she survived, she survived. If she didn't, she didn't. If you want more development on Saw's character and his relationship with Mon Mothma, The Clone Wars animated series is fantastic.

I’ll never forget seeing this in theaters with my friends. We were all seniors in high school and went to the midnight premiere. We all freaked out at the Vader scene. Didn’t leave the theater until about 3am.

Great reaction. This one really brings home the ambiguity, uncertainty and sacrifice of war. No one knows what will happen, or what it will take to prevail. Most of the heroes go down without knowing whether their efforts were in vain, yet it couldn't have been done without them.

Well since I grew up on Star wars I knew everyone was going to die but this is still the best of the newer movies

My fav thing about watching Star Wars "newcomers" is when they finally realize who is who and how things come together over the movies... but my favorite part of THIS reaction is when she said out loud while watching the movie "I have a bad feeling about this", without realizing exactly what she said :) LOL ( yes, I know it's I'VE got a bad feeling, but damn, that was close enough without even knowing lo)

I really loved this movie. How it tied into episode 4 is awesome. I really like how they got Peter Cushing to reprise his role as Wilhuff Tarkin, commander of the Death Star. Even though he died in 1994. Must have been some tough contract negotiations.

In my opinion, this is the best SW movie since the original trilogy! After Return of the Jedi, for so many years, the ongoing joke was how could the Empire be so great to build a Death Star, yet leave a hole that could allow the Rebellion to blow the whole thing up. This movie wrapped it all up perfectly.

I loved how they tied everything together at the end of this movie, showing exactly how the first of the original trilogy began back in 1977. Fantastic!! Gotta love it! 😁

The musical score by Michael Giacchino is one of my favorite parts of the movie. It screams "Star Wars" and feels like it, but at the same time, its so much more for the lack of a better word. I like that you hear some of the older cues in this. Prime examples include The Main Star Wars Theme, The Force Theme, The Death Star, The Imperial March and The Rebel Theme. The music as a whole offers alot of different emotions. One moment, its epically bombastic and heroically triumphant. The next, its really suspenseful, intense and surprisingly dissonant. Heck, its even romantic or somber at other times as well. I love the use of strings, brass, woodwinds, harps, pianos, percussions and choirs. By the way, Giacchino is also known for having witty and punny title tracks for his music.

You were right -- the battle scene was awesome to see on the big screen in the movie theater.

Alan Tudyk who played K2SO is great in every he does. 😊

I love the cameos and the fill ins. Luke is probably shooting womp rats as the rogues head out.

James Earl Jones is still alive. He's in his 90s, but still gracing us with his presence. 😊

"Could you imagine watching this in theater". I did watch it in theater and it was awseome.

The best Star Wars movie by a long shot. To have protagonists who die is such an undervalued movie device. Knowing the ‘good guys’ prevail and survive all is tired. This movie had high stakes, convincing action and dialogue, amazing music and just a really believable and decent story.

This movie is the back story for the start of the eighties Saga "Star Wars a New Hope", Episode 4. For those of you that are just getting started with the "Star Wars" Saga. I am glad that they made this movie, because there were references in thevery first movie, "A New Hope", about people who died in order to get the "Death Star" plans for the "Resistance". The characters in "Rogue One" are those people that died in order to get the plans to "General Organa", "Princess Leia's" adopted father. Leia is seen in the beginning of "A New Hope" inserting these plans into R2D2 to be delivered to "Obie One Can Obie". If you watch all of them in succession of the full story line. Then watch Episode 1,2,3, which is about "Darth Vader's" beginnings, "Luke and Leia's" birth, the introduction to the Jedi and so on. You can then watch the movie "Solo", which is the back story about "Han Solo", before you watch "Rogue One", which introduces the "Death Star". Now you are all set for the very first trilogy that came out in the eighties. Episodes 4 "A New Hope", Episode 5 "The Empire Strikes Back", and Episode 6, "The Return of the Jedi". After that marathon you can now watch Episode 7, "The Force Awakens", which is the beginning of the current trilogy, Episode 8 "The Last Jedi", and Episode 9, "The Rise of Skywalker". A great popcorn week following an epoch story that has transcended generations. George Lucas is an ingenious writer like, " JRR Tolkien (Lord of the Rings). Enjoy this epoch story. Canadian Grandma Lori.C.

this movie showed how much these people were heroes..ultimate sacrifice.

One of my favorite parts about this movie is actually from a Doctor Who novelization ("The Day of the Doctor"). For a set up, there were two movies made by American studios about Doctor Who where the title character is actually named Doctor Who, not The Doctor as in the series, and in the lore of the TV series, the movies exist as the only two pop culture references to the 'real' Doctor. And the head of UNIT says that they realized that the real Doctor became friends with the actor who played "Doctor Who", Peter Cushing, "when he suddenly started appearing in movies long after Mister Cushing had actually passed away". Yup, in the Whoniverse, it's not CGI and a vocal impersonator, it's _time travel_ that allows Tarkin to be in this movie.

I love experiencing Star Wars with you. You have such pure and joy for it. When everything started going down, I realized you hadn’t put the dots together about this group of folks and I felt that sadness so much as you lost each one. When most of us saw it, when knew we weren’t going to keep any of these characters so it was loss, but a loss we saw coming. To see it like you did, wow. What a joy. 💞 can’t wait for more. Have a great weekend.

I,m an original Star Warsian fan. I seen the first 3 movies when they had first come out. I am 56 years old. To me, this movie was the best stand alone Star Wars movie since the original 3. It is right there with them, and not because of the pre-tie-in to 'A new hope' but because the movie totally aroused the original spirit of Starwars. It was incredibly well done. Excellent movie that did not insult my intelligence with sarcasm's as the prequills and spinoffs have. This movie is a case for young movie makers where originality makes a big difference.

“I have a bad feeling about this “ an iconic Star Wars line.

Soud desincronizes at minute 43:30.

I was lucky enough to see this one in theaters and yes, it was awesome. This one is one of my favorites and I couldn't wait to see your reactions to it. I'm so glad y'all enjoyed it so much.

This was a gritty and serious movie. No cute, furry creatures, no light sabre battles, no Mary Sue and some of the best characters in the SW universe. They did a great job with this story as the set up for EP-4.

In the Star Wars universe you've got people who are force users, like the Jedi/Sith, and people who are force sensitive that can feel the force, but not manipulate it.

James Earl-Jones is still very much alive, he just turned 93 years old

33:57 "I think this is before he passed" - James Earl Jones is still alive, he just turned 93

Starting at around time 14:12: they bump into the 2 trouble-makers that Luke runs into at the Mos Eisley Cantina (Obi-Wan lightsabers the guy’s arm off). Understand, the end of this movie is literally the beginning of Episode 4 A New Hope. So awesome!!

Love how they tied the ending of this to the beginning of the 1977 movie, full circle

Donnie Yen, the blind fightter's name is Chirrut. They said he's one of the Guardians of the Whills (the old Jedi temple). The original title for Star Wars was something along the line of "From the Legends of the Whills".

In the original Star Wars (eventually Ep. 4 A New Hope) Darth Vader was supposed to be this horrifying intimidating character, but you don't actually see him doing anything really horrifying. He gets bossed around by Moff Tarkin and many people could not understand why he was supposed to be so fearsome. NOW YOU KNOW.

Rogue One shows rebellions are built on hope but paid for with blood.

I met Spencer Wilding last year at a Star Wars convention. He played Darth Vader in this film. I was staying at a hotel in Nashville and ran into him at the hotel and talked a bit. Very nice person too. He signed my Rogue One comic.

This was an awesome movie. I thought it had the perfect balance of action, humour, and just a touch of romance to make it a great story. The heart and seriousness combined with the light-hearted parts made it perfect. The new characters mixed with the old ones was also a great touch. I also loved how it showed where the Rebellion got its backbone (aside from Star Wars: Rebels, at least), and how it jumped right from the end of this story to the beginning of ANH. It solved some questions and plot holes from the first movie. LOVED IT... especially since I got to see it with my cousin in his Stormtrooper uniform.

Great reaction you two! 😊 This one, in my opinion, is the best of the Disney "Star Wars" movies so far. Got a somewhat different story, and with new characters. With a few brief cameo appearances from a few characters we've already met. And it's a good lead up to the original movie "A New Hope". That end scene with Vader is easily one of my favorite moments in this movie. Yes. James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, is still alive. He recently just celebrated his 93rd birthday a few days ago. Fun, but Sad Fact: Carrie Fisher(Princess Leia) passed away 11 days after this movie premiered. Can't wait to seeing what you think of the remaining "Star Wars" movie that you have left to see: "Solo: A Star Wars Story". Looking forward to the next movie and music reactions. 😊

Rogue One is my favorite Star Wars movie of all of them. It's just fantastic.

I got to see this in IMAX twice, and it was mind blowing!

The walrus guy and the pig faced guy.......that bump into them in the town......... Are the guys who attack Luke in the Bar.....and get killed by Obi-Wan

This movie was such a welcome addition to the Star Wars canon. When this came out in late 2016, the last scene with Vader in the hallway (when he slices and dices everyone) just blew all our minds at the cinema! I don’t remember how many times I went back to see this on the big screen in December 2016 / January 2017, but it must have been about 10 times. It was one of the greatest cinema experiences of all my life.

By far the only movie Disney has done that embodied the feel of the Star Wars world. Relatable characters & a good take on the storyline from the original storyline when it's stated that many lives where lost getting these plans. This movie had a great storyline, great characters, no inserted agendas, & shows how good all the rest of the Disney films could have been if they followed this format.

I’m an OG Star Wars fan from 1977 onward. This is my very favorite Star Wars film outside of the Original Trilogy. Probably even more than RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983). The fact that all our heroes in it die actually makes it very special and very poignant. It reminds us that war is never really neat or clean, and that genuine sacrifices are made in war. In many ways, this film was written for us Star Wars kids who grew up with it but needed something grittier and more realistic in the characterizations to satisfy our adult selves.

This isn't about Rogue One, though it is my favorite Star Wars sequel/prequel. Just want to say thank you for your content. You guys radiate love and positivity. You're a comforting presence in my life and I always look forward to your videos ❤

Glad you guys enjoyed it! Rogue One is (in my opinion) the best of all the “newer” Star Wars films, including episodes 1,2,3. I’m with Amber, that the original trilogy is the best…but the original three rests completely on its prequel, Rogue One. That’s why I love it! I now can’t watch Episode 4 without thinking of Rogue One.

48:00 important detail, that X-Wing was Red 5 that got shot down. A few days later Luke Skywalker destroys the Death Star as the new Red 5

In the 70s when I binged on star wars for years I never even dreamed I would see how the plans to destroy the death star were got. They made the perfect movie to show it aswell. I honestly don't understand how lucky I am to get that experience after being a fan for 40 years. It is my favourite star wars story ever.

Glad you guys enjoyed this movie. By far the best of the "new" star wars movies and considered by many to be in the top 3 Star Wars films of all time

Guys, if you liked this movie watch the series Andor. Its the backstory of Cassian and how the rebellion began. It's incredible well made, beautiful, and has some of the best acting and monologues you'll ever see. 12 episodes of the best Star Wars can be!

Grand Moff ( Governor ) Tarkin in this movie was a motion capture/CGI version of the actor Peter Cushing who passed away in 1994. Seeing him represented in this prequel to A NEW HOPE was a wonderful way to pay him tribute.

IMHO, this is the best example of the sacrifices that any soldier makes in the pursuit of freedom against tyranny

Rogue One is my favorite Star Wars movie. It always makes me cry and watching you both experience this movie still had me in tears.

Guys.. Forget about rey and finn and all that group..think like it was.. A bad dream

Saw (Forest Whittaker's character) is a rebel but his extreme methods and trigger happy attitude made him a bit of a liability to the cause of the main alliance. I still haven't forgiven him for getting one of my favourite characters in one of the animated shows killed.

Going through the comments I’m surprised at how many people who don’t know who the blind guy is. That’s Donnie Yen. An amazing actor and martial artist famously known for his IP Man movies based on a real person. Great movies, highly recommended

Did anyone else get the glitch at around 43:49 that causes the audio to be out of sync?

This particular movie was unique because of the way that it delves into the environment of a galaxy that feels the pressure cooker that is war getting hotter and hotter, instead of showing the galaxy being delivered by a space wizard or two It shows how both sides can use information for their own gain and how it can be received in a certain shape or form, like the word of mouth or a hologram Like in WWll, the value of information was only as good as its source so, the Rebels didn't believe what the group brought to the table because the word of a career criminal like Jyn and a random assemblage of characters isn't enough to risk the entire campaign of freedom, along with their lives, since the evidence wasn't convincing enough

It’s so funny how many ppl love this movie. I was hype for it when it first came out and saw it 3times in the theater. I have loved this movie from the beginning, but a lot of folks in the Star Wars fandom online would just go in hating on Rogue One. But over the last about 7 years so many ppl have really come to love it. It makes me super happy to see the sentiment change.

I love Cassian's response Jyn in the shuttle is one of the best moments in Star Wars.

Did the sound not link up with video properly? Or is it just on my end?

Please work on your editing. We're supposed to feel like we're watching the movie with you and when we know a great part is coming up and we're ready for it and we're ready for your reaction to it.. you guys skip over it. And it happens through out all your videos.

I remember watching this in the theater. I said please don't suck like The Force Awakens. I was blown away by the call backs, easter eggs and how they tied it in. The best SW movie next to the original trilogy.

Whenever I do a rewatch, I watch this and A New Hope back to back as a single movie

This was definitely one of the best Star Wars movies and the only Disney Star Wars movie I consider canon. Great review as always, Rob Squad!

I'm likely in the minority here, but this to me is the best Star Wars movie.

It’s fascinating to me how disunited the Rebel Alliance was before the Battle of Scarif. Mon Mothma led the Rebellion, she ordered Galen Erso’s rescue, yet the Rebel Intelligence officer who Cassian worked under, directly subverted her orders. Told Cassian to kill Galen. And to begin the battle on Scarif, different Rebel factions took contradictory actions.

An amazing technical achievement, it was able to visually match a film made 40 years prior. Despite its problems that 3rd act is flawless. The battle of Scarif is peak Star Wars.

One of the best Star Wars movies ever made!

Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance. 🖖😌

"That explains the title, she's the Rouge One" I almost spit my drink out lol

Such a fantastic addition to the Star Wars story.

Should have watched" Andor" first. Keep the timeline right

This film made me cry! If you watch New Hope now - it seamlessly goes straight from Rogue One into New Hope. This is the sacrifice that was given to give Princess Leia those plans. It was very emotional seeing Carrie Fisher in this film. Cassian has his own series, Andor, which is his back story. The Mandalorian is definitely the best of the SW tv series.

As Tina Turner says “Simply the best!” - This is my favorite of all…👏❤️

Did you know the phrase "I have a bad feeling about this" has appeared in every Star Wars movie?

An unbelievable film. True to life as well. In reality, no actual battle/war has been won without great sacrifice. Truly remarkable and special people give their all for there to be a chance for the ultimate outcome, the ultimate win. This is one of few Disney led Star Wars films that got it right.

I truly enjoyed that this movie didn’t center around the Jedi vs the Sith with some Empire vs Rebellion backstory but it felt like a real war movie that showed how regular people would have been affected no matter their species. It showed the grittiness and sacrifices that are made for a cause that brought many different people together.

Donnie Yen as basically a Jedi Zatoichi (another film series you need to check out) was brilliant.

In case you don't remember or never saw The Clone Wars. Saw Gerrera is from Onderon. A planet very near Mandalorian space. He was a member of the Onderon resistance during the clone war and fought remove the Sepperists army off the planet. After the war ended, he continued his resistance by moving and arming refugees to resist the Newly formed Empire. Now its 19 years later and he leads a group of partisans separate from the Rebellion. He was kicked out due to being a militant extremist. So for the last few years he has been fighting his own private war against the Empire. But every day he lives he endangers the greater rebellion. The skirmishes he fought and the atrocities he committed (and he committed a lot of those) combined with exposer to toxic gas on Geonosis has destroyed most of his body. He has undergone a full cybernetic prosthesis. But the parts are all miss matched and nearly random some of the parts were never meant for humans. All this has left quite unstable both physically and mentally. He has not experienced peace in almost 30 years I'd wanna give up too after all that.

This movie makes one of the lines in A New Hope feel more impactful when it's said how many people died to get the Death Star plans

In the rebel attack to Scarif, the red five pilot unfortunately died. The rebellion chose later a new red five pilot... and the chosen one was Luke Skywalker as we saw in ep IV and the rest.

The list of files that Jyn calls out winds up in all the Star Wars, but you have to pay attention. This became my favorite Star Wars movie ever

Ugh, I cried in the theaters. I cared more about these characters than almost all the others in the trilogies. My favorite droid. My favorite story. Amazing movie!

Man, I really connected with Jyn and Cassian's story! What a great movie!

I don’t think you realize how bad people literally freaked out with joy at the very end, when Darth Vader and everything just synced together so many people literally just freaked out with joy and tears of joy

Andor is a great story. When season 2 is released it will take us right up to Rogue 1 and how the plans got to the princess for that iconic opening scene in Episode 4 aka the first star wars movie.

Hooray for Hera and Chopper... Continue on your "Star Wars" journey, then watch this movie again to find these "Easter Eggs" in this movie...

Looking back and watching you guys this was really the best way to watch this movie watching all the other movies first then seeing this one last and seeing how everything is set in place 😊 love you guys

OG trilogy and Rogue one are the 🐐

I cried so much in this movie. Chirrut and Baze were also one of my favorite characters and favorite partners. 😔 This movie did a good job showing the sacrifices the rebels went through, taking us in that journey for hope. And the end of this movie connecting perfectly with the beginning of a new hope is amazing.

That ending is exactly what we needed to be afraid of Vader again

58:40 This is actually quite an amazing moment musically in that the sound of the light saber changes the chord in the score.

Someone once said, ''If the Enemy has you surrounded, you've nothing to lose by charging.''

I get so much joy knowing that Leia has the plans and is on her way to get her brother and Obi Wan. This movie was the absolute best connection story ever. Thank you guys for sharing :)

Rogue One brought all of the emotions out. The best non Lucas film. A Classic

This is the BEST new Star Wars movie!!! There is sooo many little things in here too! The thing that makes this a great movie is, there are stakes involved and consequences to those stakes.

My friend and I have talked about the stand alone movies and this movie is one we call a full blown war movie. So many sacrifices and decisions that had to be made to support the rebellion even some parts where the rebels aren’t completely these noble people.

I saw this in the theater the day after Carry Fisher passed….you could hear and feel the whole theater gasp when they showed the CGI of Leia at the end!

The thing about a prequel that takes place right before the original story and introduces new heroes is that they need to explain why those heroes weren’t present in the original story. In this case, that explanation is that they died as heroes. This was an awesome prequel to Episode IV. It ends within seconds of the start to Episode IV and shows the sacrifice that was made to make Luke’s run down the trench at Yavin IV possible. On a personal note, I hadn’t seen the animated series before this movie came out. Saw Gerrera was in Star Wars Clone Wars series. His backstory makes his death in this movie so much more powerful. He is a great character. All of these characters are great.

I remember thinking at the start that this would have been another Jedi-centred story, but the Force in this one took an a lot more nuance. People can be Force-sensitive, but not making things float and stuff. This was literally a war story, with spies, assassins, intrigue, and just a lot more grey areas than previous Star Wars. Which made it interesting.