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The Imperial shuttle whirring over the shore towards the lush green and cobalt black inland feels alien, which you can’t always say about Star Wars environments like Endor and Hoth. Star Wars producers are always looking for new environments and they found one of their most unique in the Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach where the opening sequence is filmed.

I mean that every frame of Rogue One is lushly photographed and the production is generous in the many stunning locations in which it stages the action. I don’t just mean expensive special effects, which every blockbuster contains. I’m afraid that goes for Rogue One as well, but first let’s praise the good stuff, including the visual imagination on display.

Yes, I realize this last one is sacrilegious for a number of reasons, but the point is - with the exception of John Wick 2 - these are fabulous-looking movies that you wouldn’t necessarily want to also hear, given their middling stories. Rogue One is on that list, along with Tron Legacy, Atomic Blonde, John Wick: Chapter 2, and the live-action version of Ghost in the Shell with Scarlett Johansson. I keep a mental list of movies that would look fantastic playing without sound in the background of a fancy party (which I will one day host if I ever get a bigger place and, you know, friends).

Amazing Shots of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Download the new for android Rogue One: A Star Wars Story