With less than 2 weeks to go now until Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theatres, the film is generating an enormous amount of buzz, finding itself as the talk of the town thanks to Disney’s aggressive marketing campaign.
It’s been a relentless assault on our senses these past few weeks, as the studio has been throwing new promos, clips, photos, posters and trailers at us every single day. But even with the staggering amount of footage we’ve seen from the upcoming Anthology film, we’re still left with one, important question: will it be any good?
Back in the summer, some pretty nasty rumors popped up pertaining to the reshoots that went down, with reports coming in that pointed to director Gareth Edwards being completely removed from set and Tony Gilroy taking his place. The cast and crew argued these reshoots were always planned, but the internet said otherwise. As such, it’s always been with a bit of skepticism that we’ve approached Rogue One.
Well, now it seems like that can all be put to rest, as the first reactions are in and they’re incredibly positive. People are praising the action and refreshing tone, while some are even saying that it’s the third best Star Wars film to date. Granted, these aren’t full reviews, as it seems that only the first half hour or so was shown off to select members of the press – but still, it’s definitely encouraging to hear this type of stuff after all the negativity that surrounded Disney’s flick during the summer.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story blasts into theatres on December 16th. Until then, have a look at the reactions below and let us know how you’re feeling about the film at this stage by dropping a comment in the usual place.
Just saw 28 minutes of ROGUE ONE at Skywalker Ranch. Honestly looks fantastic. Massive scope. Multiple world’s. Huge action. Fuck yes. — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 3, 2016
ROGUE ONE footage we saw was opening 10 min or so plus a few more complete scenes and a montage of other stuff from 2nd and 3rd act.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 3, 2016
With all the talk of ROGUE ONE reshoots and troubled production…Doesn’t matter…footage was really awesome and can’t wait to see more — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 3, 2016
Spoke to someone who may have seen Rogue One. They said top 3 Star Wars films were Empire, Star Wars and then Rogue One. Hope that’s true.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 3, 2016
Saw 28 minutes of #RogueOne. So far, so very good. Gritty as hell. K-2SO is hilarious. And the emotion is going to be strong with this one. — Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar) December 3, 2016
I just watched 28 minutes of #RogueOne and it’s so goooooooooood
— Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) December 3, 2016
Just watched 28 minutes of #RogueOne and I absolutely loved every second. Fierce, relentless action. K-2SO is my new favorite droid — ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) December 3, 2016
We just saw 28 minutes of sneak peek footage of #RogueOne at Skywalker Ranch! Fans will find plenty that is familiar and fresh.
— IMDb (@IMDb) December 3, 2016
Just watched 28 minutes of #RogueOne at Skywalker Ranch. Violent, thrilling, explosive, and tense. Can’t wait to see the rest of the film! pic.twitter.com/a0wCRp86l4 — Dan Casey (@osteoferocious) December 3, 2016
Wow! We just saw 28 minutes of #RogueOne here at Skywalker Ranch & it blew us away. Terrific action; K-2SO is going to steal all the scenes! pic.twitter.com/aKAuTdWbl0
— Fandango (@Fandango) December 3, 2016
No opening crawl on #RogueOne – starts with “A long time ago…” then slams us into space. Big emotional opening sequence. Loved the action — ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) December 3, 2016
