[CaptainCrunch]

I went for a second time and because I took my folks I didn't see it in 3d

I didn't mind the Tarkin CGI at all in non 3d, I actually thought it was very cool to see Peter Cushing and he was as cold and reptilian and unblinking as he was in ANH.

Seeing Leia again in the end was somehow really heart wrenching for me knowing that Carrie Fisher had recently died. I actually spent some time rubbing some dirt out of my eyes.

This wasn't the same Star Wars formula at all. This was a vastly different movie, and as much as at the end of the first time seeing it I thought that Krennic was mildly sympathetic, that completely vanished in the second movie as he was the typical Imperial Military officer in that he had a hunger for advancement and recognition from the Emperor, something that everyone of them wanted.

I guess I really liked the Saw character and resolution to it. They talked about Saw being a completely ruthless rebel who didn't fight with the same ideals as the alliance, and it took Jyn to jolt him back to being almost regretful of his life's past and in the end he was tired and worn out and accepting of his fate.

I thought Chirrut and Blaze were a fantastic brotherhood, but at the same time, I'm still bothered by a couple of things.

First that Stormtrooper armor is still too weak to stop attacks by a guy or ewok with a stick, and second of all, that the Rebellion was basically killing wounded soldiers, in that I wondered what the difference was between the Rebels and the Empire.

I thought Jyn was fantastic as she went from an angry individual to a leader.

I did think that Cassian was a pretty forgetful character overall as was Bodhi. It just felt like Cassian was only there to die with Jyn in the end.

K-2SO was a lot of fun but for some reason his death hit me more then the others.

Vader was fantastic especially in that last scene where you saw the rage and hatred and resolve that Anakin had given in to. Unfurtunately I think that JEJ voice has weakened to the point that maybe they need to look for other Vader voices going forward. I did like his cast off line to Krennic though.

The battle scenes were fantastically well done especially with the familiar faces from ANH. The Star Destroyers looked amazing to me.

Could the movie have been better? After watching it a second time, sure there were little nitpicking things that at the end of the day didn't matter.

You would think that in the GFFA the Empire would have something better then a robotic media storage facility with hard drives.