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

[SeidoN]

finally watched it. went in expecting it to be bad. thought it was fantastic

 

[NyQuil]

I watched this again this weekend and realized I'd missed a couple nods to the old Lando novels the first time around. I'd still probably put it at the bottom of the new films, but it was still pretty solid for all the production trouble the film had. Ehrenreich and Glover were both believable in their respective roles. And I'm happy Witwer got into the film voicing Maul. It felt right given how much he's voiced him in Clone Wars and Rebels. I do wonder if Filoni didn't suggest putting him in, since it was apparently a last minute thing who would fill the big boss role.

I like Darth Maul but I hate that they brought a character that they literally cut in half back to life.

Invent a new cool character.

 

[SeidoN]

I like Darth Maul but I hate that they brought a character that they literally cut in half back to life.

Invent a new cool character.

they didnt bring him back to life.

 

[NyQuil]

they didnt bring him back to life.

Right, they pretended he wasn't dead after being cleaved in half and falling down an air shaft.

Just lazy writing is all.

I get he's got the Force and Anakin was cut up too, but personally I think they should just let people die sometimes.

 

[SeidoN]

Right, they pretended he wasn't dead after being cleaved in half and falling down an air shaft.

Just lazy writing is all.

I suggest watching Clone Wars or Rebels then. lets not act like Solo is his first reappearance

 

[NyQuil]

I suggest watching Clone Wars or Rebels then. lets not act like Solo is his first reappearance

I'm not sure where I suggested that it was.

I'm aware of his plot arc post Phantom Menace.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

The one-shots are good. 7 & 8 are horrible. Here's one example. Why should I care that Snope is alive or dead? I don't know anything about him. It's called characterization.

There was nowhere to go after 6, all the Jedi masters were dead, so Jedi Knights can't be trained. The only option was the fascinating past. Great novels have already been written about it. Who wouldn't want to see the pre-Yoda universe where the Jedi and Sith were more powerful than Yoda can dream of being. I would love to.

 

[Jussi]

finally watched it. went in expecting it to be bad. thought it was fantastic

I didn't thought it was fantastic but good. Got going around the half way mark and I enjoyed the ride from then on. Not sure if I'd watch it again, but good job by Ron Howard. This far exceeded my expectations in a positive way.

 

[Pilky01]

When does this come to Netflix?

 

[Legend Leinonen]

Right, they pretended he wasn't dead after being cleaved in half and falling down an air shaft.

Just lazy writing is all.

I get he's got the Force and Anakin was cut up too, but personally I think they should just let people die sometimes.

I think Solo depicts earlier events in timeline to that movie where he gets slicep up.

 

[Shockmaster]

I can't help but wonder if this movie would have done better if Disney waited until December to release it in theaters.

 

[NyQuil]

I think Solo depicts earlier events in timeline to that movie where he gets slicep up.

That would mean Han Solo is older than Darth Vader.

 

[SeidoN]

That would mean Han Solo is older than Darth Vader.

whats wrong with being older than your wife's dad

 

[Pilky01]

It's just been released on blu-ray so probably not soon. Use torrents, you n00b.

Meh. Last Jedi was in theatres in December and it hit Netflix around July or early August. I figure/hope Solo will probably hit Netflix around Christmas.

 

[Pilky01]

I’m not in any sort of rush to watch it.

 

[Baby Punisher]

That would mean Han Solo is older than Darth Vader.

Close in age. Han would be like 8 years younger than him when Vader died in Return of the Jedi.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I can't help but wonder if this movie would have done better if Disney waited until December to release it in theaters.

Maybe but it then could have hurt Disney's Mary Poppins 2

That is why they didn't want to release Star Wars in December

+ Movies like Wreck It Ralph 2 should be there to eat into family entertainment (Which is what a large chunk of Star Wars would be) market as Ralph should play strong thru holidays after its Nov release

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Someone can start a part two if they want.