Movies: Solo: A Star Wars Story, 25 May 2018 Release (Early reviews are in)

[irunthepeg]

My coworker has been saying since they announced this and since TFA came out that we will find out that Han gets some injury in here to his left side where we'll see him get stitched up like Luke's hand so technically he could have survived Kylo's blade if it happens, I'll shit myself.

 

[Jumptheshark]

"I know what I'm doing" [He didn't.]

OKay

now that is funny

 

[Jussi]

I guess it's debut is next week at Cannes.

 

[johnjm22]

Early Reactions

Positive:

 

[johnjm22]

Lukewarm / Mixed:

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Can Richie Cunningham save Star Wars?

 

[Nizdizzle]

Relieving to see most reviews impressed with Alden Ehrenreich's performance. I think that was a big hurdle for a lot of people for getting excited for this movie. I'm perfectly fine with some Star Wars stories without "high stakes". Leave that for the trilogy films, just give me a good, entertaining story.

 

[Jussi]

Can Richie Cunningham save Star Wars?

I'm really hoping he does more Star Wars movies. He seems to be a fan, that also gets what type of movies they are. Also friends with George Lucas it seems and he was on set to help with one scene if I understood correctly. For the simple reason that he "gets" Star Wars, I hope he does more Star Wars.

 

[johnjm22]

It sounds like the movie is completely as expected. A mediocre film based around a bunch of predictle events.

 

[MadDevil]

Has anybody here read the old Brian Daley Solo books? If this movie has that kind of feel to it, I'll be happy.

 

[Warden of the North]

It sounds like the movie is completely as expected. A mediocre film based around a bunch of predictle events.

"As expected" was a "gong show disaster" over the past few months

 

[Warden of the North]

Has anybody here read the old Brian Daley Solo books? If this movie has that kind of feel to it, I'll be happy.

Yep. Muurrgh the original giant walking carpet sidekick

Edit - Woops, those are the Crispin ones. I do have the Daley collection too but dont really remember them as well.

Some day I'll re-read all the old EU stuff. Im not even sure if the Daley novellas count as "Legends" books

 

[Jumptheshark]

early reviews from the sites/people i trust has been good

 

[johnjm22]

"As expected" was a "gong show disaster" over the past few months

I never expected that.

It was re-directed by Ron Howard with a simple focused script based on events referenced in the original trilogy. It was never going to be a disaster.

 

[Huggy43]

I've been burned by the last 2 Star Wars movies I went to see in theatres (Phantom Menace & TLJ) so unfortunately Star Wars will no longer get my money for their box office.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

IIRC pretty much the only complaint from critics about TLJ before it came out was that it was just too long

 

[Tawnos]

It sounds like the movie is completely as expected. A mediocre film based around a bunch of predictle events.

Even the lukewarm reviews say the movie was fun, which is all anyone has the right to expect.

 

[johnjm22]

Even the lukewarm reviews say the movie was fun, which is all anyone has the right to expect.

"Fun" is how you describe a movie when you want to be nice but can't figure out anything good to say about it.

 

[MadDevil]

Yep. Muurrgh the original giant walking carpet sidekick

Edit - Woops, those are the Crispin ones. I do have the Daley collection too but dont really remember them as well.

Some day I'll re-read all the old EU stuff. Im not even sure if the Daley novellas count as "Legends" books

The Crispin novels were good too (and had nods to the Daley novels in I think the last of the trilogy). I'm just looking for that kind of fun Han Solo adventure that doesn't take itself too seriously, which it sounds like it is.

 

[Tawnos]

"Fun" is how you describe a movie when you want to be nice but can't figure out anything good to say about it.

That’s absurd. Fun is how you describe a “popcorn flick” and like 90% of the Marvel movies that are good. There’s merit to it.

Only pretension can make “fun” an excuse for something “not fun.”

 

[johnjm22]

That’s absurd. Fun is how you describe a “popcorn flick” and like 90% of the Marvel movies that are good. There’s merit to it.

Only pretension can make “fun” an excuse for something “not fun.”

Nah. Not really. It usually means that it's unremarkable, but I think we're getting into semantics.

I have a high degree of confidence that you'll like the movie.

 

[Suxnet]

I'll probably dislike this film based on the reactions. Star Wars, in my mind, is supposed to be grand. I have a problem with these spinoffs just being run-of-the-mill stories set in space. TLJ was really lacking in that grandness, that scale, which is part of the reason I disliked it so much.

 

[Emperoreddy]

The original trilogy really isn’t that grand, pretty simple actually. That is why it works.

 

[tacogeoff]

That’s absurd. Fun is how you describe a “popcorn flick” and like 90% of the Marvel movies that are good. There’s merit to it.

Only pretension can make “fun” an excuse for something “not fun.”

100% agree. It looks like a fun adventurous movie.

NO SPOILERS until everyone's seen it, but I can't wait to see it AGAIN. #SoHighFromSolopic.twitter.com/LTqDAKIHVF
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 11, 2018

Well if mark didn't RIP on it like TLJ, kind of getting excited to see it.

 

[hoglund]

Why are they making so many? It used to be one star wars movie every 3 years , now it's every 6 months. I'm a fan, but if you make too many, too soon you're going to have some bad movies.