Rogue 1: A Star Wars Story

Exactly 12 months the to date, I was sat in Bolton Cineworld ready to embark on a new journey. Mr Abrahms had taken the Lucas mantle and retold a familiar story for a new generation, and he had done exactly what needed to be done.  Due to the success of The Force Awakens, a new hope was given to Star Wars and the future of the franchise.

Even with all this, I still sat with a Phantom Menace fear for this new direction.  Another prequel in the universe, but this time with no focus on the Skywalker lineage, this time we look at one line from the opening crawl of the 1977 film that started all this....

Gareth Edwards at the directorial helm was a concern due to his (in my opinion) failed approach to the established Godzilla franchise recently, and so much of the planned future films in the Star Wars universe rests on the shoulders of this first endeavor.

Rogue 1 is a slow starter but considering it is introducing a whole new crew, whole new worlds and setting the scene for future events it does have a lot to cover.  The start of New Hope take a long while to actually get going, but it is because we are so attuned to the farm boy and the princess that seasoned fans just watches without concern.

This is film that I can highly recommend, but do not want to review much further than this.  The final 40 minutes is a fantastic war film set in the Star Wars Universe that had me glued to the screen with no sure outcome every moment is tense.

My only damming thoughts to the film are the Uncanny Valley is somewhere that I think should have been avoided on two definitive occasions and there is a question on rapidly diminishing skill sets that I will have to discuss in person with you rather than spoil everything on here.

Oh, and two words...Pondo Baba!