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Solo: A Star Wars Story — Official Review and Opinions Thread — SPOILERS — Page 18

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joefavs said:

RE: Maul, I didn’t have as much of a problem with it the second time. His reasons for being there are messy and convoluted, but enough people I know in the real world still feel pretty passionately that killing Maul off to early was one of the biggest missteps of the PT, so I guess getting him back in the (big screen) mix has the potential to be fun. I found the stuff Filoni did with the character engaging and interesting; I just find his survival itself preposterous. I guess I’ve got more incentive now than ever to get over that and just have fun with it. It’s definitely not a hill I’m willing to die on, so eh, what the hell.

Most people I know IRL have no idea who Maul is.

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Regarding Alden as Solo;
I didn’t have a problem making the jump. He felt like Han to me, particularly as a younger man making his way. To use a backward example; Just after the cantina conversation in Star Wars when Han sort of finds humor in his good fortune, his demeanor when he says ”17,000?..those guys must really be desperate” sounds like something Alden-Solo would say and how he’d say it.

Alden really comes across as Solo as we first ever met him on Tatooine: A smug, but very capable, bullshitter. His call out of Beckett when he says ”either you heal really fast or…” also feels like Cantina Solo to me.

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Just had my second viewing of Solo earlier today, and IMHO it still holds up as a really fun Star Wars movie… and a really fun movie in general. There’s a few parts that drag here and there… and there’s almost enough plot material for two movies (I feel that way about a lot of movies these days though), but overall I left the theater thrilled, wanting more stories with these characters.

The cast in general was awesome. Alden Ehrenreich’s interpretation of the young Han Solo was really fun and worked well for me (sure, he’s not quite a young Harrison Ford, but no one will be… that’s why I call it an interpretation). Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, and of course, “Childish Gambino” himself - Donald Glover - all delivered spot-on performances that I thoroughly enjoyed watching.

Being a fan of the new Westworld series, I also really enjoyed Thandie Newton’s part… as brief as it was… and Jon Favreau’s voice work for the pilot Rio Durant was also really well done (it made that character come alive for me… again, briefly). Oh… and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s portrayal of L3 was hilarious! I understand why some people find L3 annoying, but I think she’s great! Whether she’s supposed to be a parody or an actual SJW type of character doesn’t bother me either way. She has personality and it’s an interesting dynamic with the other characters.

If there’s only one thing I would really complain about, it would be a technical detail… the brightness… or lack there-of. My first viewing was in 3D which seemed waaay too dark. My second viewing was is 2D, which still seemed really dark, but not as bad. In general I found the movie worked better for me in 2D (which just seems right for Star Wars movies… I’ll save the 3D for Jurassic World).

And now I’ll leave you with a Yoda-style Haiku…

This Solo movie.
Much fun to see it is hmmm?
See it too… you should.

<span style=“font-size: 12px;”><span>We seem to be made to suffer. It’s our lot in life.</span></span>

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Just saw it again at a different theater, and evidently the projection at the other place was iffier than I realized because I was floored by how much better everything looked tonight.

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Visually it was very washed out, but no more than Rogue One. It’s like their official spinoff grading I guess. Not sure how it replicates the style of the first movie but whatever.

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I thought it was pretty good and found Alden surprisingly competent as Solo.

It’s too bad the word of mouth built up so much negativity prior to it coming out, I think that really has hurt it.

A sequel could be really good now the cast have found their feet etc

The word of mouth has been picking up since the movie came out, maybe if that continues and the video sales are good, Disney will give it another shot.

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Mocata said:

Visually it was very washed out, but no more than Rogue One. It’s like their official spinoff grading I guess. Not sure how it replicates the style of the first movie but whatever.

What? R1 washed out? Say what you will about the story or characters but come on! R1 is a flipping gorgeous movie to look at with fantastic cinematography and lighting!

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I’m sure video sales will be good for this movie and possibly put it in the black. In December it would have done what a typical Marvel solo film does: 800 million or so.

It seems like people are really embracing the new characters. In fact, the big question people ask me now about Star Wars is, “Are Finn and Poe gay lovers?” And really how the f*ck would I know? My second husband left me for a man, so my gaydar isn’t exactly what you’d call Death Star level quality. ----Carrie Fisher

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I have yet to really find anyone who strongly disliked this movie. I am amazed at how poorly it is doing. I thought it was great!

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Should have just waited until December.

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I have finally seen it. I can sum it up with two sentences. Thanks Mr. Howard. You did Ford, Dailey, and Crispin proud.

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teharri said:

I have yet to really find anyone who strongly disliked this movie. I am amazed at how poorly it is doing. I thought it was great!

Every time I look it’s still the number one movie at the box office. Maybe it’s just a bad time for movie goers?

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It could be . I see that it is number one as well . I think the movie came out too soon after the last one .The Christmas season also seems to be the new blockbuster season the past five or so years in my area at least . I know a lot of people who go to the Theaters on Christmas day and they are packed . I went to more than a few movies on Christmas day for a few years and sometimes had to sit in the front row.

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Possessed said:

teharri said:

I have yet to really find anyone who strongly disliked this movie. I am amazed at how poorly it is doing. I thought it was great!

Every time I look it’s still the number one movie at the box office. Maybe it’s just a bad time for movie goers?

It’s number 1 but I think it’s not got much competition. There’s no denying it’s going to make bad numbers relative to the other Disney SW movies, including RO.

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TV’s Frink said:

Possessed said:

teharri said:

I have yet to really find anyone who strongly disliked this movie. I am amazed at how poorly it is doing. I thought it was great!

Every time I look it’s still the number one movie at the box office. Maybe it’s just a bad time for movie goers?

It’s number 1 but I think it’s not got much competition.

Yes and no. It hasn’t had much competition since it came out. But there were two big movies beforehand (Avengers and Deadpool) that surely ate into its numbers.

There’s no denying it’s going to make bad numbers relative to the other Disney SW movies, including RO.

That fact shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The problem is it’s making even less than just that.

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Well, I’ve seen it and really liked it. Nothing new in my thoughts that many others have posted. Great summer flick with enough call backs to make it feel special to me.

The first act felt awkward at times but it soon got moving in the right direction. I’m trying to understand the bad press the film has gotten and relatively poor box office for a SW movie. It’s more fun for me than RO which I also enjoyed quite a bit but for different reasons.

Will watch again.

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RO ended up doing over a billion worldwide and Solo isn’t going to get anywhere close to that.

I’m not buying into the “Star Wars fatigue” argument. There’s a new comic book movie every other week and they’re all doing well. People binge 10 hours of TV in a weekend. Seeing a few hours of Star Wars 5 months ago isn’t going to stop fans from seeing another few hours of Star Wars movie now.

Many claim it’s only a “vocal minority” who aren’t happy with the direction Star Wars is headed, but I think there’s a bit of a protest vote going on here and it didn’t matter whether Solo was actually good or not. TLJ did some damage.

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DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

Possessed said:

teharri said:

I have yet to really find anyone who strongly disliked this movie. I am amazed at how poorly it is doing. I thought it was great!

Every time I look it’s still the number one movie at the box office. Maybe it’s just a bad time for movie goers?

It’s number 1 but I think it’s not got much competition.

Yes and no. It hasn’t had much competition since it came out. But there were two big movies beforehand (Avengers and Deadpool) that surely ate into its numbers.

“Since it came out” is what I meant, as I was talking only about why it’s number one and not its overall numbers.

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I don’t buy the “protest” argument at all (seems a little tin foil hat to me). If hardcore fans didn’t like TLJ, they probably know that Solo has nothing to do with it. IX’s performance will be a better indicator of the true response to VIII. I think the “boycott Soylo” group is a pretty minor demo, especially considering most of those people probably saw it anyway.

As always with SW, the fact of the matter is most of the audience is made up of casual fans at best. For them I think the main reason is that they still see Star Wars as one single franchise, whereas something like Marvel is a combination of different franchises (which is to say nothing of the fact that Solo’s performance is roughly on par with most Marvel origin movies). I do think the five month gap probably hurt it, as people aren’t used to so much SW at once, and checked out when they felt this one was skippable.

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I don’t buy the “protest” argument at all (seems a little tin foil hat to me). If hardcore fans didn’t like TLJ, they probably know that Solo has nothing to do with it. IX’s performance will be a better indicator of the true response to VIII. I think the “boycott Soylo” group is a pretty minor demo, especially considering most of those people probably saw it anyway.

It’s all speculation, and I agree that IX’s numbers will be a better indicator. I think they’ll be worse than TLJ’s unless there are some clear indicators from Disney that they’re changing direction.

As always with SW, the fact of the matter is most of the audience is made up of casual fans at best. For them I think the main reason is that they still see Star Wars as one single franchise, whereas something like Marvel is a combination of different franchises (which is to say nothing of the fact that Solo’s performance is roughly on par with most Marvel origin movies). I do think the five month gap probably hurt it, as people aren’t used to so much SW at once, and checked out when they felt this one was skippable.

Unless TLJ is what told them it was skippable, because Star Wars itself has become skippable.

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Whereas I tend to think IX will possibly do better than TLJ.

Ultimately it’s all a guessing game at this point, I just think there are a lot of factors at play here that make more sense to me.

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Jay said:

DominicCobb said:

I don’t buy the “protest” argument at all (seems a little tin foil hat to me). If hardcore fans didn’t like TLJ, they probably know that Solo has nothing to do with it. IX’s performance will be a better indicator of the true response to VIII. I think the “boycott Soylo” group is a pretty minor demo, especially considering most of those people probably saw it anyway.

It’s all speculation, and I agree that IX’s numbers will be a better indicator. I think they’ll be worse than TLJ’s unless there are some clear indicators from Disney that they’re changing direction.

As always with SW, the fact of the matter is most of the audience is made up of casual fans at best. For them I think the main reason is that they still see Star Wars as one single franchise, whereas something like Marvel is a combination of different franchises (which is to say nothing of the fact that Solo’s performance is roughly on par with most Marvel origin movies). I do think the five month gap probably hurt it, as people aren’t used to so much SW at once, and checked out when they felt this one was skippable.

Unless TLJ is what told them it was skippable, because Star Wars itself has become skippable.

It was already skippable the minute TPM was released. Disney made it relevant again.

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DominicCobb said:

Whereas I tend to think IX will possibly do better than TLJ.

Whereas the 5 month gap between TLJ and Solo probably didn’t help, I bet the next 18 month gap will help IX.

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TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

DominicCobb said:

I don’t buy the “protest” argument at all (seems a little tin foil hat to me). If hardcore fans didn’t like TLJ, they probably know that Solo has nothing to do with it. IX’s performance will be a better indicator of the true response to VIII. I think the “boycott Soylo” group is a pretty minor demo, especially considering most of those people probably saw it anyway.

It’s all speculation, and I agree that IX’s numbers will be a better indicator. I think they’ll be worse than TLJ’s unless there are some clear indicators from Disney that they’re changing direction.

As always with SW, the fact of the matter is most of the audience is made up of casual fans at best. For them I think the main reason is that they still see Star Wars as one single franchise, whereas something like Marvel is a combination of different franchises (which is to say nothing of the fact that Solo’s performance is roughly on par with most Marvel origin movies). I do think the five month gap probably hurt it, as people aren’t used to so much SW at once, and checked out when they felt this one was skippable.

Unless TLJ is what told them it was skippable, because Star Wars itself has become skippable.

It was already skippable the minute TPM was released. Disney made it relevant again.

Box office says different.

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