Han - Solo Movie ** Spoilers ** — Page 101

The Honest Trailer pretty much sums up my thoughts on the movie. Not bad, but very bland and forgettable.

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?

JawsTDS said:

DominicCobb said:

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.

Tobar said:

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.

paja said:

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…

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.

canofhumdingers said:

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.

Possessed said:

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…

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!!