Finally saw Rogue One today. Still mulling it over in my head.
I'd been semi-spoiled for the ending because it's kind of impossible to avoid while frequenting geeky sites. So I knew the general nature of the last thirty minutes if not the details.
I found the CGI characters, particularly Tarkin, creepy and immersion-breaking.
As for the end itself, I think
it would have been better if the Captain dude (seriously, the only name I managed to remember was Jyn's) had died when we initially thought and the final scene with our heroes was Jyn by herself on the beach looking resolute as the blast wave rolled in. The "Your father would have been proud of you" bit and embrace seemed forced.
Because I was semi-spoiled, watching the movie felt similar to playing the game Halo: Reach.
You know all these people are doomed, you just don't know the particulars.
Do not like the mustache, even though it's probably close to what Agatha Christie had in mind.
Michelle Pfeiffer is...an interesting casting choice for that character.
I was excited about this until I realized it was Branagh directing and acting. I think he's okay at both separately, at times, but with the exception of Henry V, I don't enjoy when he does both together.
Also: why remake an Agatha Christie movie where a significant portion of the audience already knows the solution? It's not like there's a lack of other Poirot material to adapt.
There are quite a lot of mustaches in that trailer ... but I'm quite fond of David Suchet's Poirot - he always struck me as about perfect in the role.
Branagh as Poirot - instant no. Depp within ten miles of anything Christie - HELL NO.
Well, at least
Depp won't be in it long, since I'm pretty sure he's playing the murder victim.
(plot spoilers)
I find my reaction to Depp in anything these days is HELL NO. He's threatening to replace Nicholas Cage as my leading indicator of movies to avoid.
...the fact that Johnny Depp appears onscreen and yet is not shown wearing a silly hat...it's just a lot to take in...
Just for the perfection of the quote.
There are quite a lot of mustaches in that trailer ... but I'm quite fond of David Suchet's Poirot - he always struck me as about perfect in the role.
Always loved Suchet. Also, I think his moustache is more Poirot-accurate. He's so...Particular. The moustache on Branagh would annoy him with its crazy over-the-top-ness, it looks like it's about to take his mouth hostage.