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The final nail in Star Wars coffin: Wil Wheaton (Weasley Crusher in
Star Trek The Next Generation) likes "Rogue One". ;-)

From today's New Zealand Herald newspaper (13 December, 2016) ...

Star Wars spin-off has fans euphoric
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The force is strong with 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
according to early reactions from the film's premiere
in Los Angeles.

Official reviews are under embargo until tomorrow in
advance of Saturday's release, but the crowd at the
Pantages Theatre went wild with applause as the credits
rolled and took to social media to express their
delight in the Star Wars spin-off film about the
rebels who steal the plans for the Death Star.

It's set right before the events of the original 1977
'Star Wars'.

Comedian Dane Cook suggested on Twitter that it might
be "the best" Star Wars movie, while Rainn Wilson
called it "amazing".

Actor Wil Wheaton said he had not loved a Star Wars
movie as much since the original.

Chris Taylor, author of the book 'How Star Wars
Conquered the Universe', wrote that the film was
"heart-stopping and dark. Like Darker than 'Empire
Strikes Back' dark."

There had been some hand-wringing from fans about the
spin-off film when the public learned that the
production was undergoing expensive reshoots and
bringing in scribe Tony Gilroy to help out with the
script.

Peter Scirettam editor of the website Slashfilm.com,
said that fans will be "very happy with 'Rogue One'."

He added that it didn't feel "neutered by reshoots."

Steven Weintraub, editor of Collider.com, applauded
the film's "incredible action" and script.

Many, like Entertainment Weekly's Anthony Breznican,
singled out Donnie Yen's blind Jedi Chirrut Imwe and
Alan Tudyk's droid K-2SO as the standouts.

The Daily Beast's Jen Yamato also praised Felicity
Jones' heroine Jyn Erso and the film's "great hero
turns".

'Rogue One' was directed by Gareth Edwards and also
stars Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed and Mads
Mikkelsen.

It's the first of three planned spin-off films set in
the Star Wars universe.

- AP

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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in news:131220161403339812% YourName@YourISP.com:

The final nail in Star Wars coffin: Wil Wheaton (Weasley Crusher in
Star Trek The Next Generation) likes "Rogue One". ;-)

Not that I was especially interested to begin with, but the final
nail for me was that George Lucas likes it.

--
Terry Austin

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Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

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