It explores a key story just adjacent to the films in fact, the stealing of the death star plans had been told many times in legends, populated with a variety of familiar faces some fitting, some obtuse and imagines grand. It was at its strongest when it leaned into this fact, striking its own story beats and tone, creating new characters that explore new themes. Its filled with great action sequences and a cast of supporting characters that you actually start to care about. Rogue one is a compellingly original star wars standalone movie, but heres how it compares with the rest of the saga. The star wars skywalker saga ranked from best to worst. That was the one advantage of using the death star we got epic battles in the depths of space. The spectacular digital visual effects make episode iii one of the bestlooking star. To celebrate, we look back at all the star wars films, from worst to best. Menu icon a vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. Rolling stones peter travers believes that felicity jones jyn erso ranks with the great ones and rogue one is a star wars story worth telling. All 9 skywalker saga films ranked from worst to best. To celebrate this point in one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time, here is our.
Jyn erso felicity jones and a ragtag group of rebels set out to steal the plans for the death star to prove that jyns father galen mads mikkselsen did. Besides being a complete moneygrab, rogue one accomplishes the feat of bumping off the phantom menace as the worst star wars movie ever. The movie worked so well because it capitalized on the viewers knowledge of the star wars universe to make it a more engaging experience. A star wars story 2016 a controversial pick, certainly, but rogue one deserves to be ranked among the greatest films in the franchise for a few reasons. It is the biggest, most expansive star wars movie, and the best film of writerdirector george lucas career. Still, rogue one took the fight inside the planet and it was awesome, so theres no. Headlined by felicity jones, rogue one succeeds in.
Beginning in1977 as a young filmmaker simply wanting to make something based on the things he loved, star wars has endured 42 years later. A star wars story is essentially the ethos of the star wars expanded universe transferred into a movie. From the prequels, to the original trilogy, the standalone rogue one and the polarizing the last jedi, they are all here. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a. All 11 star wars movies ranked from worst to best the wrap. The best star wars movies, ranked from worst to best. At first one movie in a hypothetical serial, then a clearly defined trilogy charting the heros journey of luke skywalker, then made the tragedy of darth. Felicity jones, diego luna, ben mendelsohn, mads mikkelsen, etc they all nailed it. The screenplay by chris weitz and tony gilroy is from a story by john knoll and gary whitta. I wont reveal any story points or surprises per disneymarvel request. Jul 21, 2017 at its heart, rogue one is a war movie, not a typical star wars space opera. A star wars story, the first movie to not feature a skywalker the most heralded of familial lines in the universe at its centre, has all of these things. The rise of skywalker might even out, you would have been sorely mistaken.
It is, put bluntly, the worst star wars film since george lucas own unfortunate prequels. Rogue one rehashes the plots of a thousand world war ii andor western films in which a brave squadron a magnificent 7, a dirty dozen, a force five. Rise of skywalker ties phantom menace as the worst. This film comes with a new time period and new characters. Rogue one, maybe the best star wars story ever no spoilers. May 14, 2020 the star wars story is a gritty war movie about never giving up despite the insurmountable odds. Secondly, we get quigon jinn and young obiwan kenobi, who have.
Ranking every star wars movie from worst to best crossing. This film about a band of misfits stealing the plans to the first death star is that kind of. Particularly at playlist hq, where the only division is whether we like the film a lot, or whether we love it at least one staff member calls it their favorite movie. Star wars movies ranked, from empire strikes back to. A star wars story is an upcoming 2016 epic directed by gareth edwards a star wars anthology film set in the star wars universe starring felicity jones, diego luna, riz ahmed, ben mendelsohn, donnie yen, jiang wen, forest whitaker, mads mikkelsen and alan tudyk. Here are the star wars movies, ranked for worst to best. The rise of skywalker, the skywalker saga and an entire era of the franchise comes to an end. Star wars poll voter results are in from ign readers ign. First of all, the pod racing scene is probably one of the most fun scenes to watch in the movie and actually feels like star wars. But the star wars movies will continue on, as weve seen with movies like rogue one and solo. The force awakens came off as something uninspired and unoriginal. Disney promised a new star wars movie every year after it acquired lucasfilm, but the bigscreen saga seemed to hit a pause with episode ix. At its heart, rogue one is a war movie, not a typical star wars space opera.
A star wars storyjyn erso felicity jones and a ragtag group of rebels set out. Adam chitwood revisits george lucas star wars saga and ranks every film from worst to best, now updated with the rise of skywalker added to the list. Taken at face value, rise of skywalker is, easily, by some distance, the worst star wars movie ever. It is the first installment of the star wars anthology series. I know that many will lambast the work that george lucas did in this prequel trilogy, but i have a soft spot for his. The best star wars movies, ranked from a new hope to solo. All nine star wars skywalker saga movies ranked from worst. From lucasfilm comes the first of the star wars standalone films, rogue one. His addition gives the movie a quirky boost of warmth and humor. Star wars movies ranked from worst to best collider.
May 04, 2017 all 8 star wars movies ranked worst to best. A star wars story or simply rogue one is a 2016 american space opera film directed by gareth edwards. Apr 20, 2017 the fact that rogue one was so strongly tied to the events of a new hope only strengthened the movie itself, all while having it work on its own as a strong solo outing. Its one of the biggest franchises in the world and one. A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the death star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy. The one consistent criticism would be that many parts of the film did feel like a reboot of a new hope, which i think was intentional by disney, as they probably didnt want to take a chance with their first star wars movie release. Dec 19, 2016 rogue one was a star wars movie unlike any other. If star wars had ended here, it would still be regarded as one of the greatest movies in film history. Should have stopped after the third movie, aka episode vi. Dec, 2016 from this point on, rogue one is, essentially, a heist movie about stealing the plans for the death star, and like every good heist movie, it must assemble a motley crew of specialists. A star wars story is the worst theatrically released star wars yet. To celebrate this point in one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time, here is our ranked of every single star wars feature film. Saga now complete, were ranking every movie in the franchise. A star wars story had big shoes to fill as the first star wars movie sans skywalkers.
The new star wars films have heavily focused on the addition of cute droids, such as bb8 and conehead d0. A star wars story promised a work in the vein of the bridge on the river kwai, the magnificent seven and the dirty dozenimpossible mission movies that werent afraid to kill off the vivid characters they created. Yet star wars launched a franchise that four decades later is stronger and bigger than ever. Rogue one 2016 rogue one is dope, for lack of a better word. Dec 18, 2019 if star wars had ended here, it would still be regarded as one of the greatest movies in film history. All the star wars movies, ranked from worst to best. Vaders corridor the best and worst scene in rogue one. Rogue one is a tough sell for star wars fans given that its about as far removed from the star wars universe as you can get, while still being a star wars movie. A star wars story whats happening guys, this is dcfnaf here.
The star wars story is a gritty war movie about never giving up despite the insurmountable odds. Every star wars movie, ranked worst to best including. Star wars movies ranked worst to best business insider. The fact that rogue one was so strongly tied to the events of a new hope only strengthened the movie itself, all while having it work on its own as a strong solo outing. There are five movies that have already come out that top this one. A star wars story 2016 for its maiden standalone voyage, star wars brass blended the old the rebel alliance freaking out about the construction of the empires mighty. But for everyone else, it was the future, changing the movie culture landscape on every level. Unlike so many of the other films rise of skywalker in particular rogue one is not a story of redemption or resurrection or even defeat. Every star wars movie, ranked from worst to best vulture. The first tangential star wars spinoff isnt terrible. Some pundits have wondered if the public will fully embrace a star wars movie largely without jedi knights and main. Whether it be rushed, disjointed plotting that undoes itself at the final turn, or a bizzare existential crisis that lasts far too long, star wars.
I feel like the casting in this movie was much better than what they came up with for the new trilogy. All 11 star wars movies ranked from worst to best thewrap. And for the most part, it seems to have done a fairly decent job. Flash gordon meets hidden fortress meets dune, 1977s star wars was formed by george lucas as an innocent, serial tribute to the entertainment of his formative past. Every star wars movie, ranked worst to best including rise. A star wars story at the beginning of the year, and just didnt see why it was so hyped. Every star wars movie ranked best star wars movies. At least this movie has darth vader, stormtroopers. A star wars story, we said it, is a movie crammed with fan service, but when fan service is done this well, theres little to complain about and much to adore. This film about a band of misfits stealing the plans to the first death star is that kind of work.
Indeed, with one movie george lucas tainted his iconic franchise forever, and while folks may argue disdain for phantom menace is misplaced, it. It was produced by lucasfilm and distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures. A star wars story has opened, the box office is strong, and people on the whole seem very happy with it. Headlined by felicity jones, rogue one succeeds in killing off its main cast while also offering a. Whatever you may think of this entry, there is no denying that the star wars brand was revitalized. To be fair, to hold this opinion places a person in something like a minority of one. It sets out to answer one of the most vexing questions in pop culture, after, why there was a handy pail. Why the last jedi is the worst star wars movie ever. The blockbuster hit had its fair share of both highs and lows, which youll find here. All star wars movies ranked by tomatometer movie and tv news. Rogue one a star wars story 2016 after its release in december 2016, rogue one was cheekily slotted into the star wars timeline almost immediately prior to the original instalment of a new hope. A star wars story features one of the best scenes in darth vader history. This means all theatrical releases including spinoffs like rogue one and the clone wars. Episode ii attack of the clones isnt just the weakest film in the prequel trilogy, its the worst film in the entire saga.
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