38. "All of this is why to me Rogue One > Empire." In response to In response to 35
Of course I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan so I'm not gonna agree with your overall take on the franchise. But I'm also realistic as a fan, and when you compare Empire (almost universally seen as the best SW movie) to non-Star Wars "great" films it's not gonna hold up.
The dialogue is corny, especially the Han/Leia romance, many of the effects don't hold up (so there's no advantage there over Rogue One's deepfake issues, just look at the snow speeder effects), and it doesn't really stand alone. Like many middle films in trilogies it suffers from being a sequel that sets up a third movie.
Again, all that said I love it. But I think that when I take off my Star Wars rose colored glasses, Rogue One is the better overall movie.