Lynn Belvedere

ROGUE ONE : A STAR WARS STORY

 

In the post-Lucas era, thank you to the new owners of Lucasfilm, the first of the non trilogy movies  – ROGUE ONE – A STAR WARS STORY – has been released.

You do NOT need to have ever seen any of the previous science fiction movies in the series. Enjoy this “good final outcome, despite all the wrongs committed” 134 minutes of beautifully immersive filmmaking. The film features a gigantic action-packed battle at the end.

One of the key Rebellion events within the Star Wars timeline, this team of rebels have taken on the mission to steal the plans to the evil Galactic Empire’s as yet untested ultimate weapon of planetary destruction, The Death Star.

A huge cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Ben Mendelsohn, and this new movie goes back to just before the start of Star Wars Episode IV.

DIRECTOR Gareth Edwards, has chosen the modern day miracle of outstanding motion picture SFX CGI, eliminating the need to have paid actors in movies, with the huge cost of SFX CGI added greatly to the USD$200,000.00 spent making this movie.

By far, the highest paid star on ROGUE ONE is Felicity Jones, who is very believable in the role as the female protagonist rebel, Jyn Erso. Ben Mendelsohn delivers a quite superb performance, as the principal antagonist Imperial Director Krennic, and is the prime impetus behind the creation of The Death Star.

RATED M and definitely not recommended for your kids school holiday viewing as the unexpected ending is both dark and unhappy. However ROGUE ONE – A STAR WARS STORY is perfect fodder for millions of sci-fi fans. The last twenty minutes, create the need for all diehard Star Wars fans to watch this film, again and again, and the ending is completely satisfying.

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Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -