Solo: A Star Wars Story
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- CALLES0
been putting on to fall asleep to. The woman and I both agree the best character/actor is chewbacca ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- i_monk0
Caught it on Netflix last night. Middling, but better than Rogue One, Force Awakens, and whatever the last one was called.
- I thought Rogue One was the best Star Wars since Empire Strikes Back!zarkonite
- ^ agreed. Also watched Solo on Netfix last nite. Didn't mind it...just didn't feel necessary to learn how he got his gun, ship, BFF, Wookie, catch phrases, etcGM278
- Rogue One is hands down my favorite Star Wars film. Solo was Soslow HA!stoplying
- 1. Empire, 2. A New Hope, 3. Rogue One, Solo was decent but didn't come near those.fadein11
- jmckinno1
I went to see SOLO last night in an empty theatre. When the film was over the cleaning guy just popped his head in and then walked out.
Overall it wasn't a Star Wars film, it was a good science fiction movie, but lacked any of the dialog, structure, mystery or storytelling a Star Wars movie usually plays around with. For Disney / LucasFilm to make a single stand alone film focusing on such a strong character in the SW universe could have been a slam dunk in opening up backstories to popular figures in the franchise. But they really blew it with this one.
Don Glover did a good Billy De Williams impersonation from time time, Emilia Clark was lovely, especially towards the apex of the film, Alden Ehrenreich was a good as a unplugged toaster. Woody Harrelson gave it a good shot as well.
If you haven't seen it, you should, so that you can see what a film that was predicted by an executive board looks like. But don't pay full price for a ticket, sneak into the theatre or watch a bootleg version.
I hope there are some lessons Disney has learned from this film.
- BTW, Ron Howard shouldn't have directed this film. It looked like a machine learning algorithm spit this shit out.jmckinno
- I concurfadein11
- Ron Howard couldn't direct his way out of a paper bag.hans_glib
- Should have been rob reiner lol_niko
- I would have watched a Rob Reiner version of SOLO.jmckinno
- “...I’ll have what the wookie is havin”prophetone
- Bring on the downvotes!jmckinno
- fadein114
Kathleen Kennedy May Be Leaving Lucasfilm and Star Wars
https://movieweb.com/kathleen-ke…
Great news if true.
- The damage has already been done...the woman ruined Star Wars...but thank goodness nonethelessMondoMorphic
- If she's a feminist she definitely left her mark.docpoz
- one day hopefully a Hollywood shuck will realise many Star Wars nerds are now in their 40s+. Time to skip this kiddie shit and make films for that market.inteliboy
- I agree. Or make SW Rebels style films for kids and a branch of slightly grittier/darker films for the old nerds.fadein11
- The nasty woman ruined my stories about spaceships, laser swords, and walking carpets.face_melter
- lol facefadein11
- lollinteliboy
- monospaced0
Got a ticket to see this tomorrow for the last IMAX showing at my theater. I’m the only person in the theater so far, and it looks like I’ll have it all to myself. Haha.
- Seeing it solo.monospaced
- Let out some obnoxiously loud chewbacca laughsprophetone
- Chinatown?chris_himself_2
- nah, midtownmonospaced
- docpoz0
yup. this was really cute.
I thought I was going to hate the actor but I was rooting for him to pull it off and I think he did well enough.you can hate me now. ha.
- Bluejam2
An average SW film.
They nailed the 'look'.
The actors all did well.
The story was terrible. Too many duplicate scenes - two heists and two card table scenes, really? They should of just had loads of bounty hunters/smugglers all going for the Kessel Run in a 'Smokey and the Bandit' or 'Its a Mad Mad Mad World' kinda way - minus the comedy.They killed off two characters way too early.
That droid. As with Last Jedi, take your pop culture/social references and fuck off. We're in a galaxy, far, far away ...
- pablo281
- <yup_niko
- George Lucas, you have to buy back the rights...you're our only hope!
lol_niko - Hahahahadopepope
- Lucas had his chance and shit the bed for 3 films straight. Fuck that.monospaced
- Yeah but Those 3 shitty films are going to look like masterpieces next to the drivel Disney’s pumping out_niko
- ^ Disney still has a long ways to fall for that to happen.ETM
- https://56packardman…imbecile
- I disagree niko, but to each their ownmonospaced
- I actually liked all the new ones haven't seen solo yet but can see how easily Disney can over-kill everything for profits._niko
- Revenge of the Sith does look like a decent SW film now next to recent efforts (aside from Rogue One of course).fadein11
- Bluejam0
- This guys father stole millions from a south american government and help prop up a dictatorship in said country.hotroddy
- @hotroddy, and?fadein11
- Give his old man a break - the terms of his deal were altered.face_melter
- he should send his son to go live therehotroddy
- Where? Bespin? That's a fair ways away. In a galaxy far, far, away in fact.face_melter
- he's incredibly talented, and we're lucky to have this guy in the good 'ol usamonospaced
- i hope he feels lucky for living in usahotroddy
- he shouldn't feel lucky, that makes no sensemonospaced
- if you're implying he's not american, or shouldn't be, then your'e just an ignorant dickmonospaced
- his father's sides with dictators and other figures who condemn america and it's imperialistic ways (just to raise money for his projects).hotroddy
- The irony being that this kid is in a movie that propetuates the homoginazation of american culture abroad.hotroddy
- So while his father praises Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez, (who both condemn american capitliasm and it's evilness) their family makes millions from the system.hotroddy
- they are hypocrites and you feel lucky to have them.hotroddy
- wat?
so is he going to be a good lando or bad lando?pango - I tried to find out information about his father until realized this fool thinks Danny Glover is his father. Fucking LOL.soundofreason
- By the way, This guy is Donald Glover.CyBrainX
- No, this is Childish Gambino, grandson of Carlo Gambino, mob boss of one the "Five Families". His grandfather stole millions from American families.soundofreason
- fucking lol seriously his dad's an accountant or something._niko
- Yes, I thought it was a Glover. Thank you for clearing that up. We are lucky to have him.hotroddy
- Don't worry, they do like alike. It happens to the best of us:
https://www.youtube.…soundofreason - I'm guilty.hotroddy
- My apologieshotroddy
- What?
https://medium.com/@…pango - The More You Know
https://www.youtube.…soundofreason - @hotfardy ... you stalkin bro?canoe
- MrT0
Saw it last night. Again it feels like a weird duty as a fan, followed by the dirty lack of satisfaction you get after eating a happy meal.
Felt like two hours based on a missing 10 mins from a director’s cut nobody wanted (now with added CGI).When you-know-who takes off her mask near the end, I whispered to MrsT, “Royal Baby” and the lady to the other side called me disgusting.
- utopian-1
Regurgitated Hollywood Garbage...the dumb fat lazy American's will love this flick!
- What about the skinny Americans?M01XXX
- The dumb fat lazy Americans I've spoken to seem wildly apathetic about this piece of shit movie.MondoMorphic
- There's bigotry in your utopia?docpoz
- My healthy active American friends enjoyed it. Oh well.monospaced
- M01XXX-4
Saw it last night. Didn't like it but it was also not as bad as I thought. These days I compare all sci-fi flicks to the stupid Superhero movies so usually can't get worse than those.
Most of the time "Solo" didn't feel like it belonged in the StarWars universe. Only when Chewbacca or the Milennium Falcon was present is when I really thought it was a SW related movie.
IMO the writing was bad and much of the art direction while done well it was not connected as well to the SW universe.
The industrial setting in the beginning of the movie and later on with the trains in the mountains felt more like the old school Blade Runner movie.
I wish they did more stuff in dry desert planets with weird creatures. Really missed weird creatures like Jabba The Hutt and his weird entourage.
- The Lando character did nothing to the movie, maybe it's just hyped because it's David Glover.
- Hated the robot with female voice because it sounded like a human voice was recorded and a quick filter was put on. It could've been done much better and more stylized or something more quirky like C-3PO.
- The hairstyles and clothing of all the other human characters felt disconnected from the SW universe. Especially if you look at the main evil guy, he might as well be a James Bond villain. The main female also felt too stylish in her appearance. Which was also something I hated about "The Last Jedi" and that woman with purple hair and dress that looked like she just came from a fashion show.
- Hated the octopus in space scene. WTF. I get it in the old SW movie there's a giant space worm but this giant octopus in floating in space seemed so stupid. How can a organic lifeform survive in vacuum of space, makes no sense.
- And it's a SW related movie where are the damn lightsabers damn it?
Disney will probably continue to milk StarWars in any way possible and do more spin-off's. I hope that future ones will be written and executed better than this one.
- David Glover.. LOLautoflavour
- exactly with the space octopus .. (leaving the whole vacuum of space argument aside, like what the fuck does it eat out there in the middle of space?)autoflavour
- I caved in and now going to watch on big screen (promised myself I wouldn't again after The Last Jedi abomination).fadein11
- also no prizes for guessing who the next spin off movie is going to be about .. big bad guy at the end.. (trying to at least not spoiler it) but yep,autoflavour
- Sorry, Donald GloverM01XXX
- So you want more weird creatures but can’t handle a space octopus? You know, it’s a galaxy far away, long ago, right?monospaced
- David Glover is a galaxy far far away enough it seems.fadein11
- Yes weird creatures but still respecting physics somewhat. Creatures like Jabba and those smaller ones. Even the Ewoks were fun. Octopus in space makes no senseM01XXX
- ^ Ewoks were not fun. Never forgive.CyBrainX
- it's pants cos they made it 'universal' and something they can sell in the Chinese market.shapesalad
- I ha'd at David Gloverdocpoz
- It’s quite possible that physics would allow life forms to suevice in a space vacuum, in a galaxy far, far away.monospaced
- Also, they break so many physics rules just going into light speed it’s nt even funny. Lighten up and let the fantasy work it’s magic.monospaced
- there's a train on rails in a galaxy thats conquered gravity, the space octopus is fine.fadein11
- Akagiyama2
- that game of thrones actress is so bad.inteliboy
- mmmmm.... sure???sofakingback
- What Happened to Jack Black?utopian
- I bet a CG version of young Harrison Ford would've been better than this guy.M01XXX
- what a strange trailer.fadein11
- Odd choice of music but i'm still looking forward to seeing this.face_melter
- looks good :-)mekk
- woody doesn't age._niko
- @inteliboy God she is so terrible. Also every dragon-riding scene is SyFy quality and looks shit. She's lucky she's fine.garbage
- How did I not notice Emilia Clark was Daenerys? A double duh derp on me.CyBrainX
- autoflavour3
Damn.. Solo was a luke warm mess.. had low expectations and was sadly even let down. Here’s an idea Disney, instead of trying to pump out shit each year, spend a minute actually writing and making decent movies. Rogue one had it’s flaws, but was watchable.. i was noticeably bored in solo.. My wife almost fell asleep. Glover was the only redeeming aspect, and even that was over cooked.
Not sure what they could have done, except make it better. Like way better. And sorry Khaleesi, you are forever going to be mother of dragons, not some Star Wars quasi villain. And L3.. jeez talk about trying to milk K-2SO.. so much fail. What did the focus groups score highly on sassy robots? Is that a thing now? Urgh. You can see why they had so many problems.. even Ron Howard couldn’t rub the stink off it- No spoiler except to say it is assautoflavour
- may be the 1st SW film I don't bother seeing on the big screen. I had a bad feeling about this.fadein11
- You saved me $10. Thanks!noneck
- Never have I felt more compelled to refund my tickets for tonight. tydorkKn1ght
- SW should have learned the lesson from Star Trek about over-saturation of the same thing grinding a franchise into the ground.Continuity
- http://www.qbn.com/r…PonyBoy
- The franchise went to shit the minute Lucas fucked w/it in the late 90's...nothing but bad acting, rehashed (now cliche) action and shitty one-liners...zzzPonyBoy
- damn. oh well. sad as SW franchise could be milked to make amazing films. maybe if they stop aiming at 12 year old kids?inteliboy
- look its not all bad, just mostly bad. there are a few parts which are ok, but it just felt super rushed and poorly executed. that said that is just my opinionautoflavour
- its like they made a major motion picture by a paint by numbers instruction sheet and wrote the script based on focus groups feedbackautoflavour
- Solo had luke's warm messset
- I'm more interested in knowing what your kid thinks of it.docpoz
- I mean, Star Wars was always a bunch of kid's movies. There's not much under the hood.garbage
- Also Emilia Clarke is lucky she's a fox, because holy shit she's a terrible actress.garbage
- since19793
stolen goods
- https://www.facebook…bezoar
- pay the man, Disneysince1979
- i am not a lawyersince1979
- not an original idea - but shit they are very close.inteliboy
- Oh yea? So that justifies it? Clearly it's a rip-off. I bet if they had jacked your work, you would be sayin "Well umm. its not an original idea... so its cool"sofakingback
- soooooooo you're telling me this is not a templatenudes
- Doesn't Scarabin work there?thumb_screws
- Didn’t even bother changing the color palleteBH26
- eh sofa? I didn't say it was cool.inteliboy
- Damn. I totally get inspiration, especially when we're living in a time when everything's been done, but damn...set
- That's just a blatant rip off. Sad. Funny that the originals almost have the star wars font at the top. Probably what sparked the rippers idea...set
- sony ripped it, too. the legacy series is was a discount brand - nothing original about it.Gnash
- @set, yep, sad rip off. all that budget and ripping old ideasfadein11
- so blatant it has to be a parodyGuyFawkes
- spl33nidoru-1
New Details About the Troubled Production
- The one thing this movie has going for it..... expectations are LOW.DRIFTMONKEY
- Bluejam1
- better.
the weakest is Han, looks like he's just clocked Luke and Leia k-i-s-s-i-n-g ...Bluejam - Actor playing Chewie totally ignored LOL. Bet if it was Andy Serkis we'd hear about it.Hayzilla
- What do you mean 'actor'? You mean you think it's a dude wearing a suit or some shit? Man, you be buggin'.face_melter
- haha face. you do crack me upfadein11
- I think they used that euro basketball player for chewy from force awakensCygnusZero4
- Lando looks stupidMaaku
- They all look like they're 4' tall.Cosmodrome
- Yeah! what is this, a movie for ants!?!zarkonite
- plus dude who's playing han doesn't have that much hair, he'll be bald by #3 and have to wear a stupid toupee._niko
- Looks like mediocre fan art to merobthelad
- Sort of crazy- todays society cant handle Laser guns in movie posters anymore.BH26
- They were in the design rip off, movie posters previouslyBH26
- better.
- Bluejam0
- ha, amazing the power of a good tune. made me v.slightly excited for it, must stress slightly though.fadein11
- read this article and hopes have been knocked, Disneyfication is in full swing
http://www.aintitcoo…Bluejam - what! ugh.fadein11
- I thought the aintitcool guy had died. Last time I saw a picture of him he was the size of a house that had just eaten four houses.face_melter
- wasn't he embroiled in a scandal recently?fadein11
- http://variety.com/2…fadein11
- That song man. One of the best ever. And the video.Hayzilla
- prophetone3
- haha!monospaced
- dat han is better than the new one :/SteveJobs