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Finally saw Solo, um...
- Thread starter TI92
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"Asking me how the acting was in this movie is like asking me how I thought the acting was when I've just seen a high school production of Seuss-ical the Musical."
I love her. This is exactly what I was saying during the trailer discussions.
Didn't care for the actual on planet heist, but I dug just about everything else.
No issue with the naming scene or origin moments.
Glover dramatically crying over that robot on the other hand was embarrassing.
Would also love a Solo 2, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Given the circumstances, Howard did a fantastic job.
No issue with the naming scene or origin moments.
Glover dramatically crying over that robot on the other hand was embarrassing.
Would also love a Solo 2, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Given the circumstances, Howard did a fantastic job.
I thought it was really uneven and the more time passes the more I lean towards not liking it just because of how forgettable it was compared to basically every other Star Wars movie. It does fan service in the best way, Glover as Lando is great, the climax is cool with a dope plot twist. But a lot of the first half felt strangely prequely, having weird exposition bits and pretty poor writing, and the movie just generally looks a lot worse than the other Disney Star Wars movies visually. The cast is good but not great. Overall something just seems lesser about it to me.
I would be down for a Solo 2, but that isn't happening.
I found the movie disposable but highly entertaining. Which is what I expected.
"Unnecessary, but enjoyable."
I think that was my response to the movie. It's a good movie, but also not one that I was asking for or excited about, even after seeing it.
I had a good time. I think I'd probably have enjoyed it more had events of The Force Awakens not occurred.
I think that was my response to the movie. It's a good movie, but also not one that I was asking for or excited about, even after seeing it.
I had a good time. I think I'd probably have enjoyed it more had events of The Force Awakens not occurred.
Not seen it but this is my biggest turn off.
The entire thing is based around over explaining a character that had allure largely in part of his mystery and the legend surrounding his exploits.
Seems like it will dilute the original films more than add to them.
But unlike the Indy example, all of that didn't happen over a day. It was gradually throughout and it's not like they covered everything. The blaster was hardly a thing.
I'm still annoyed that half of Era was going off on the clips of the movie that were posted containing some of the worst acting they'd ever seen. Dramatic over freaking nothing. Everyone was great.
Solo was really fun. Better than Rogue One. My rankings right now:
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. The Last Jedi
3. A New Hope
4. The Force Awakens
5. Return of the Jedi
6. Solo
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Rogue One
9. The Phantom Menace
10. Attack of the Clones
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. The Last Jedi
3. A New Hope
4. The Force Awakens
5. Return of the Jedi
6. Solo
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Rogue One
9. The Phantom Menace
10. Attack of the Clones
Opinions, surely?
Maybe I'll agree with you when I see it, but still...
Movie was a fun ride. If you go in with normal expectation, I feel like you will enjoy it a lot. I honestly had more fun with it than TLJ, and all of the characters did a great job.
You know goddamn well if they made a Solo movie without any of those things people would've complained.
The acting is the exact same in the clip as it is in the movie, which is something hardly anyone complained about after seeing it.
Just saying, people were trying a little too hard to be mad about this before going in.
I get having doubts or being unsure, but go look up one of those threads after you see the movie and you'll see what I mean.
I thought it was fine. There's a lot of "oh this is how he gets this and this is the explanation of that" which is ok considering it's an origin movie. But it's more specific callbacks to give background to specific actions in the other movies. It's like ok, I get the reason now why he greets Lando in that way in ESB. I feel there was enough there of the cocksure Han to draw a line from Ehrenreich to Ford, predominantly in how the relationship changes between
The references make it a bit workman-like, in a way to enforce that hey, this is about Han! But I'm able to look over that for a different, small scale look at SW.
him and Beckett. He goes from saving his life to taking it, realizing that he needs to do things on his own terms. I guess you could say the same with regards to him finally becoming a pilot - by conforming to the Empire's program, he was only a ground soldier. But by embracing the life he was meant to be a part of, he finally began the fly.
The references make it a bit workman-like, in a way to enforce that hey, this is about Han! But I'm able to look over that for a different, small scale look at SW.
For everything it gave away about Han himself, this movie raised a ton more questions about other characters.
I just hate the idea that because of money this whole thing is gonna seem like a mistake when I thought it was better than Rogue One. Reshoot the heist to be better and the whole movie would be a damn near perfect light blockbuster.
really enjoyed it. i wasn't excited for it but i'm not gonna miss a star wars movie! glad i went.
i don't think the movie is bad. i just wish disney had promoted it better. i actually didn't realise it was coming out in May. i thought it was December lol. there was very little adverts until 1-2 weeks before it came out here.
i don't think the movie is bad. i just wish disney had promoted it better. i actually didn't realise it was coming out in May. i thought it was December lol. there was very little adverts until 1-2 weeks before it came out here.
I understand fan reaction and hyperbole being synonymous often.
I think hyperbole should be ignored, but I've seen many level headed takes suggesting the acting isn't great all-round.
Opinions, is the point. Like I'm sure there are loads of people who thought this was a great idea from the start.
I have a big problem with Solo effectively founding the Rebel Alliance by handing over a whole fleet's worth of expensive coaxium for free. It destroys way too much canon.
You don't think Solo would later remind pompous Leia and Luke of that shit while being accused of being greedy and selfish after saving their asses?
Otherwise I sorta liked it.
You don't think Solo would later remind pompous Leia and Luke of that shit while being accused of being greedy and selfish after saving their asses?
Otherwise I sorta liked it.
I really enjoyed it too. Woody harrelson did really well in his role. I thought the whole cast was great.
It was very fun yet very inessential. I'd recommend everyone who likes Star Wars or sci fi adventure movies watch on Netflix but I wouldn't say you have to go see in in theaters.
You....haven't seen it? Then why are you in this thread criticizing the film? I mean you criticized the plot of a movie you haven't seen? Uh what? You really have no basis on any of your points if you haven't seen the film.
Yeah I'm with you on this OP. I went into the movie expecting Spider Man 3 and left pleasantly surprised. They really surpassed my expectations for most of the movie. My only real gripes were the Kessel Run and, like others have said, I found the naming scene to be pretty stupid.
The movie did a LOT better job of dropping subtle references that only some fans would catch. In their first game, Solo puts his non-existent VCX-100 in the pot. The VCX-100 has never been named in any of the other movies, but it's the same type of ship that serves as home base in Rebels: Hera's ship. Someone watching the movie doesn't miss anything by not catching the reference, but for those who DO catch it, it just makes a scene just that little bit more.
I enjoyed Solo a lot. Harrelson was great. Glover was sublime. Did it have issues? Sure, no movie is perfect. To call it trash like some are? Nah.
I enjoyed it, but honestly the only bit which I had a huge smirk on my face was when "tie Fighters attack" music starting playing whilst piloting the falcon on that wormhole/storm area.
Also the Solo name being given to him by some random imperial, urghhh..
Also the Solo name being given to him by some random imperial, urghhh..
What do you know about Lando from the OT? He wore a cape.
"Callback", "reference", whatever you want to call it, its kinda stupid.
If Glover had a drawer on the Falcon full of mustache combs, it would be equally lame. I'm actually surprised that wasn't in there now that I think about it.
It was a good movie, but it was just one more, Deadpoll 2 and Avengers were so good that Solo felt unecessary, but I really loved the character
That wasn't the Rebel Alliance. Bail, Mothma, and Ahsoka had already been setting that up since right after RotS, though the formal creation of the Alliance isn't until 3 BBYish when Mothma is expelled from the Senate and flees to Dantooine. That was just one cell that presumably later gets absorbed.
I do want to see it eventually. I'm just so done with established Star Wars characters.
I suppose that's why I'm so into what Rian Johnson is doing right now.
I suppose that's why I'm so into what Rian Johnson is doing right now.
I had the exact same sentiment OP.
I went in expecting an average movie and came out thinking "holy shit, what a fun ride"
I went in expecting an average movie and came out thinking "holy shit, what a fun ride"
That Solo OT is a pretty positive for the most part. And then people went back to making TLJ threads.
I thought it was fun. But unlike the great movies of all time, you'll forget about it after you leave the theatre.