- Time
- (Edited)
- Post link
The Honest Trailer pretty much sums up my thoughts on the movie. Not bad, but very bland and forgettable.
I’m still surprised by how many people misinterpret Qi’ra’s actions at the end of the movie.
She isn’t betraying Han, she’s protecting him.
She works for Darth Maul, if he ever caught wind of Han he’d kill him without a second thought. Notice in that scene she purposely avoids any mention of Han to Maul.
There is nowhere they could go that they’d be safe. Qi’ra knows this and so she leaves to save his life.
In my mind, she knew she couldn’t run off with Han. It would be his death and hers. She set him up to go, assuring him that she’d follow, but knowing she couldn’t really. She had to clean this situation up as best as she could. I think she hoped she could report in and then disappear, but [Maul] trapped her. He said, ‘Come to Dathomir and we’re going to be working closely together’, and you realise, ‘Oh my god, she’s traded one oppressive boss in for an even scarier dude’. In a way it fuels her ambition and puts her in a position of heightened power, perhaps. Or heightened danger. I thought it was kind of courageous for her.
‘New! ‘Ultra High-Resolution’ Solo : A Star Wars Story concept art’…
https://milnersblog.com/2018/09/15/new-ultra-high-resolution-solo-a-star-wars-story-concept-art/
&
‘Solo : A Star Wars Story - Environment Modelling’
https://milnersblog.com/2018/09/15/solo-a-star-wars-story-environment-modelling/
A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…
Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com
A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)
… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.
Honest Trailers - Solo: A Star Wars Story : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWyncgcwyoc
&
HISHE - How SOLO A Star Wars Story Should Have Ended : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3kBzyJJDak
A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…
Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com
A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)
… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.
The Honest Trailer pretty much sums up my thoughts on the movie. Not bad, but very bland and forgettable.
My buddy with the pop culture site had a summer recap discussion recently;
Site; https://popculturerewind.com Episode 94
App; https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xvxa6-98673b
His partner brought up an interesting thought on the poor reception of Solo. One that hadn’t occurred to me. He pondered the thought that part of the reason people may not have fully embraced Ehrenreich was because we’d just seen the original actor in a very recent film. Prior to the ST, it had been 30 years since we had last seen our hero. Suddenly he was a part of our world again.
We were all, myself included, beyond happy to see Han & Chewie again and catch up on their adventures. To ask us to suddenly accept a new version of one of the most iconic characters in the OT was a big ask on the part of Disney.
In the interest of disclosure: I thought Ehrenreich did a great job but I understand where a great many people did not.
That is an interesting thought…
i just got picked up my pre-order of Solo. I am actually looking forward to seeing it again (only once in theaters) and i am curious to see how i feel about it after not having thought about it for a long time.
Watching Solo on Blu-ray, and have to wonder, what the fuck is up with the alien subtitles?
i just got picked up my pre-order of Solo.
I’ve got a question, how much did it cost?
“Get over violence, madness and death? What else is there?”
Also known as Mr. Liquid Jungle.
Try using the internet. It’ll tell you.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
I’m wondering what the cost differences are between Austraila and where ever Dahmage is.
“Get over violence, madness and death? What else is there?”
Also known as Mr. Liquid Jungle.
Watching Solo on Blu-ray, and have to wonder, what the fuck is up with the alien subtitles?
Are they not the same as in the theatrical version?
“That said, there is nothing wrong with mocking prequel lovers and belittling their bad taste.” - Alderaan, 2017
MGGA (Make GOUT Great Again):
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Return-of-the-GOUT-Preservation-and-Restoration/id/55707
Watching Solo on Blu-ray, and have to wonder, what the fuck is up with the alien subtitles?
Are they not the same as in the theatrical version?
Nope, just run-of-the-mill soft (I assume) subtitles.
Gross but at least that will make it easy to recreate OT era subs for any edits. HATED the yellow theatrical subs for this.
Gross but at least that will make it easy to recreate OT era subs for any edits. HATED the yellow theatrical subs for this.
The yellow would have been easy to change for a fan edit. But now, every time you want to watch it unedited, you’ll see something that you’ll hate far, far more.
I’m wondering what the cost differences are between Austraila and where ever Dahmage is.
25 dollarydoos?!
I got my copy in the US at Walmart and just noticed it doesn’t come with a digital download code?! WTF?! It has a little slip inside with a code on it that looks just like every other digital copy code paper that’s come in every other blu ray I’ve bought the last 3 or 4 years but the code isn’t for a digital copy. It’s for some stupid “disney movie rewards” program. Very unhappy about that.
But, since Walmart owns Vudu (which is where I sync all my digital copies to), doesn’t Walmart always guarantee you get the digital version on Vudu if you buy the disc from them? Anyone have any idea on how to go about that when there’s no code to redeem?
Or did Disney put the kibosh on that too? Googling this right before I posted turned up some articles about Disney trying to stop redbox (and others) from selling the digital copies included with discs…
Not cool if that’s what Disney is doing. I’ll have to look and see if this applies to Disney films - but I believe all the physical media I’ve ever purchased through Amazon is available to me on Prime. I see the Batman 66 box set in there as well as any CD or other film DVDs. Hopefully that applies to Disney stuff as well.
Usually the digital code doubles as a Disney reweard code. Did you try putting it in on Movies Everywhere?
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
My 4k steel book had a digital code, and I am pretty sure all the 4k releases did, and I thought the standard Blu-ray did as well.
The code doesn’t work on Vudu or Moviesanywhere. The packaging just says “blu-ray” at the top, not “blu-ray + dvd + digital” or “blu-ray + digital” like they usually do. And it seems that’s all it is. There’s no dvd copy in the box and seemingly no digital copy either. Kinda lame, but I guess I should’ve paid more attention. I don’t use digital copies as my primary means anyway (there’s a reason I still buy discs…) but I do travel a lot for work, so having a digital library is a nice bonus.
Googling some more, it seems I got the Walmart exclusive version. But I’ve not yet found any info about what’s exclusive about it. But yeah, it doesn’t seem to come with a digital copy b/Catherine regular BD (with the same cover art) has “blu-ray + digital” across the top of the package.
I’m still gonna pursue the Vudu/Walmart connection b/c I know they used to advertise that any disc you bought at Wally World came with a Vudu copy too.
JEDIT
Found my answer in the Blu-ray.com forums. I got ripped off. The Walmart exclusive is the regular BD, but without a digital or dvd copy. And yet it COSTS THE SAME. I feel like such a sucker.
Oh well, digital copies aren’t that important to me. But it sucks to get less for the same price.
The code doesn’t work on Vudu or Moviesanywhere. The packaging just says “blu-ray” at the top, not “blu-ray + dvd + digital” or “blu-ray + digital” like they usually do. And it seems that’s all it is. There’s no dvd copy in the box and seemingly no digital copy either. Kinda lame, but I guess I should’ve paid more attention. I don’t use digital copies as my primary means anyway (there’s a reason I still buy discs…) but I do travel a lot for work, so having a digital library is a nice bonus.
Googling some more, it seems I got the Walmart exclusive version. But I’ve not yet found any info about what’s exclusive about it. But yeah, it doesn’t seem to come with a digital copy b/Catherine regular BD (with the same cover art) has “blu-ray + digital” across the top of the package.
I’m still gonna pursue the Vudu/Walmart connection b/c I know they used to advertise that any disc you bought at Wally World came with a Vudu copy too.
JEDIT
Found my answer in the Blu-ray.com forums. I got ripped off. The Walmart exclusive is the regular BD, but without a digital or dvd copy. And yet it COSTS THE SAME. I feel like such a sucker.
Oh well, digital copies aren’t that important to me. But it sucks to get less for the same price.
you can try returning it… might work
Can’t return an open movie for your money back for copyright reasons. If it’s defective they’ll let you exchange it for a different disc. To stop people from buying it and ripping it amd returning it. Same way for games.
Although if you’re really nice about it you MAY be able to talk them into letting you exchange it for a version with the digital copy. MAYBE.
Can’t return an open movie for your money back for copyright reasons. If it’s defective they’ll let you exchange it for a different disc. To stop people from buying it and ripping it amd returning it. Same way for games.
Although if you’re really nice about it you MAY be able to talk them into letting you exchange it for a version with the digital copy. MAYBE.
the nice part is what i was alluding to.
i remember i convinced walmart to let me return the LOTR dvd i bought years ago becuase i didn’t pay attention and grabbed the fullscreen version. they let me exchange it for the widescreen. i can’t remember if i had opened it, but i think i did…
So wait, does Walmart also carry the regular edition with the same art and a digital code for the same price? What a joke.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
I don’t know if they have the version with the digital code. My wife picked it up while she was getting some other things, but she did say she looked and didn’t see any that said digital copy on them.
I did look up and go through the process of scanning my receipt on the Walmart app to see if I can get a digital copy that way, but apparently ther has to be some sticker on the package denoting “watch instantly” for that so work. And this doesn’t have that sticker that I can see.
I’m not gonna sweat it. After having technical issues with the Jurassic world Fallen kingdom disc, I’ve wound up with two extra digital codes for that film that i was gonna toss on eBay. Maybe I’ll use the proceeds to snag a digital copy of Solo. But probably not. I’ll probably just call Vudu customer service and see if they’ll set it straight. If not, live and learn I guess.
At any rate, I watched the film last night for the first time since my one theatrical viewing. I really enjoyed it. The things that bugged me were more palatable (or just less distracting, since they didn’t totally blindside me) and the rest is actually quite good. It starts a little slow, but once we make it to Chewie, the film picks up and never slows down.
I don’t think they could’ve done a better job recasting Han and Lando (and Chewie for that matter! Even if this is his third film now). Han does a GREAT job capturing the character without being a charicature. Lando does occasionally slip into a Billy Dee Williams impersonation when delivering some of his lines. But it’s such a good impersonation that I kinda like it. And it’s just small bits, not his whole performance, so it avoids feeling like a cheap knockoff.
The train heist and Kessel run are both tremendous sequences that are tons of fun. And Enfys Nest is super cool. We totally need more of her on the silver screen.
The film does have too many “wink wink, nudge nudge” fanservice references in it, but this time they just kinda rolled over me instead of knocking me out of the immersion each time. And Darth Maul is still beyond stupid, but I can live with it I suppose.
Ultimately, when it was over, all I could think is I hope we get to see more young Han and Lando adventures with these actors. I think that’s a pretty good review.
And I have to say, Chewbacca is still the best part of this movie! Every moment he’s on screen is flipping fantastic. I would go see a solo (no pun intended… maybe…) Chewie movie yesterday!!