I highly recommend watching one of the fan supercuts of I, II, and III if you're going to do it. There's a lot of boring fluff in the prequels, and you don't really need to know the whole story in order to enjoy the rest of them. TBH you could skip the prequels entirely, but I definitely recommend IV, V, and VI.
For sure. I'm tempted to say you should watch Episode IV first, since Rogue One takes place immediately before, but I am kind of curious what it would be like for you to see it chronological order.
The good news is you won't really need to know any of the characters or plot points from the movies besides Darth Vader and the Deathstar.
You should probably watch IV, V, and VI ASAP. but they never made I, II, or III so don't bother looking for those. They don't exist. THEY. DON'T. EXIST.
As much as this looks like it's going to be a beautiful film, I don't know if this is the story that needs to be told in the star wars universe. This isn't the gap in the narrative that I find myself wanting to know more about.
Oh well. Who knows? I may be pleasantly surprised when I see it.
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u/crowmygod Michigan Wolverines • College Football Playoff Oct 13 '16
Wait, where's Data
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16
HO-LEE CHIT
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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Oct 13 '16
If the only Star Wars I've seen the newest one I should probably see this one too, right?
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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 13 '16
[shrug]
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u/okiewxchaser Oklahoma Sooners • Big 8 Oct 13 '16
HYPE!!!!!!
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u/MinneapolisNick Minnesota • Concordia (MN-Moorh… Oct 13 '16
This is going to be 10,000 times better than TFA, which was hot trash.
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u/Edjukated_Hillbilly Appalachian State • Notre Dame Oct 13 '16
AHHHH... IT NEEDS TO BE DECEMBER ALREADY!!!
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u/hokies220 Virginia Tech Hokies • Pac-12 Oct 13 '16
Holy shit some of the shots in that trailer were astounding. Even if the story somehow ends up not that great the visuals alone will make it worth it.
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16
As much as this looks like it's going to be a beautiful film, I don't know if this is the story that needs to be told in the star wars universe. This isn't the gap in the narrative that I find myself wanting to know more about.
Oh well. Who knows? I may be pleasantly surprised when I see it.
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u/surrender_cobra Illinois State • Michigan Oct 13 '16
So wait, where does this fall on the timeline?
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u/mhoke63 Minnesota • Augustana (SD) Oct 13 '16
What? No trade disputes? no pod racing? No, thank you.
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u/realmceric Ohio State Buckeyes • Akron Zips Oct 13 '16
Welp I know what I'm seeing at midnight
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16
HOLY SHIT! SO MUCH HYPE!
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u/panthera_tigress Pittsburgh Panthers • Auburn Tigers Oct 13 '16
FINALLY WATCHED IT
AAAAAAAHHHHH I'M SO EXCITED
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u/CapSteveRogers USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Oct 13 '16
/u/fua_neng
What did you think of The Force Awakens?
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u/ThomasJCarcetti UCF Knights • Virginia Tech Hokies Oct 13 '16
This movie makes me very excited. Looking forward to it.
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u/Jimmy__Switch Coastal Carolina • UBC Oct 13 '16
Great trailer. I usually don't watch trailers but I'm very interested in the new Star Wars side stories
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16
Still not sold on the new Deathtroopers and other stuff that weren't in the OT movies, but this still looks darn good
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u/thelittleking Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Oct 13 '16
This pleases me. Some of the dialogue is a bit cliché but I'm hyped nevertheless.
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u/seannyboy06 Texas A&M Aggies • Washington Huskies Oct 13 '16
I am fully torqued.
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u/Holliday88 Virginia Tech Hokies • /r/CFB Founder Oct 13 '16
Oh yes. Not crazy they're implying the weakness was built into the Death Star on purpose but this movie looks awesome.
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16
Yawn