Star Wars Rogue One

[ClodBuster]

Oh the Ewok movies... I remember watching them both on VHS in the late 90s.
I think the first one was watchable. I don't remember the second one that much. The small baby child with the curly hair was so annoying. Lots of stop-motion (or go-motion?) animation in involved for the larger monsters, so if these effects are your thing and you're not ashamed for a b/c-grade slightly trashy experience, you can give the Ewoks a try. Otherwise, forgetting about them is perfectly acceptable in my opinion, too.

[wilykat]

First one a group of Ewoks with the girl and older boy goes on a rescue mission to save their parent who were captured by an ugly giant.  Has happy ending including a few dead Ewoks

Second one is like a direct continuation, the family were getting ready to leave Endor when they were attacked by nasty people. Only the little girl survived and they go on a mission to get help and finds another human who is also stranded on Endor.  He has a space ship but no power supply and the bad people who killed the girl's family has the power supply stolen from her family's ship.

I see the 2 movies in 1 DVD case, in Walmart $5 dvd bin now and then. Not too hard to get and not expensive as they weren't as popular or desirable as original Star Wars..

[Otaking]

Rogue One has had some reshoots

"The move is happening after execs screened the movie and felt it was tonally off with what a 'classic' Star Wars movie should feel like. The goal of the reshoots will be to lighten the mood, bring some levity into the story and restore a sense of fun to the adventure.

This takes place just before A New Hope and leads up to the ten minutes before that classic films begins. You have to match the tone... while [director Gareth] Edwards' first cut was a solid showing, it didn't measure up to the bar set in terms of four-quadrant appeal. Anything less than extraordinary won't do."

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/43318/more-details-about-rogue-one-reshoots

[wilykat]

Up to about 10 minutes before the classic movie? So we'd see Leia on Tantive IV receiving transmission from rebel to be passed on just before a star destroyer catches up with them and orders them to surrender?

[CPTRAVE]

So I think the movie is based on when the Bothans stole the Death Star plans. And I have also heard Darth Vader should be making appearances here and there  But the Bothans were furry, and they have not shown any furry dudes.

[Otaking]

A new behind the scenes video

[Otaking]

New trailer up, seems pretty similar to the first teaser trailer.

[BigusSchmuck]

Looks better than the Ewok movies, but do we really need more prequels? Hmmmmmm....

[TDIRunner]

So I think the movie is based on when the Bothans stole the Death Star plans. And I have also heard Darth Vader should be making appearances here and there  But the Bothans were furry, and they have not shown any furry dudes.

If the movie is about the theft of the Death Star plans, it seems to go without saying that many Bothans will die in this movie.

Overall, I like the idea of the spin off.  I'm looking forward to it.


***EDIT***  Did the Bothans help steal the plans for the first or second Death Star?  My joke might not work after all.

[spawnshop]

I personally can't wait for this one!   It looks a ton better than Ep7.   Has a cool classic feel to it.

[Otaking]