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Solo: A Star Wars Story |OT| Ron Shot Last [SPOILERS]
- Thread starter MMarston
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Did I mention that you don't pay for popcorn there either? They sell a popcorn pass at the start of the year for $30. Gives you a free medium popcorn every time you go.
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It's Star Wars.
All three times are in this theater:
Laser projected 84' screen in Atmos.
Never thought I'd see a Harkins theater mentioned on Era. The Cine 1 is pretty great - I've seen both Black Panther and Infinity War in Cine 1 - exceptional experiences, the both of them.
Anyways, I'll be seeing Solo on Friday (unfortunately, it will be at my friend's preferred theater - a local AMC... ugh) and then again on Sunday at a Harkins theater (but not Cine 1). Really looking forward to this movie!
Damn thats a great tag line for the OP. Well done. best thing about this movie I have seen so far !
I only have my tickets preordered for Thuraday but I will have at least 2 viewings in opening weekend.
I mean its Star Wars. Multiple viewings is how I have always rolled since the 97 SE re-releases.
I mean its Star Wars. Multiple viewings is how I have always rolled since the 97 SE re-releases.
The screening times on IMAX 2D in my city is an absolute rubbish.
Two sessions only this week: one on opening night, and one on Sunday the 27th. The rest are for 3D sessions which I have no interest in booking.
Decided to watch it on my local cinema instead, if I like it I'll probably do a second viewing the following week.
Two sessions only this week: one on opening night, and one on Sunday the 27th. The rest are for 3D sessions which I have no interest in booking.
Decided to watch it on my local cinema instead, if I like it I'll probably do a second viewing the following week.
Guess I'll post my reactions here.
It was...serviceable? Idk. Movie is def not making any top 3 SW lists but it's not like it was outright bad. Workmanlike is how I would describe it or maybe just there.
I think besides it being whatever as a movie the thing that stuck out to me the most is this is the script and movie that was so holy that Lucasfilm felt the need to kick two great directors off of it for?
A movie where
It's all so ho-hum. It's very much in the same vein as Rogue One in that in contains little in the way of surprises and is basically what you get if you gave the most unimaginative fanboy $250 million to make a Solo prequel which is crazy because this dude helped write ESB.
It definitely felt like this needed a director(s) to elevate the material. Someone or something to bring some spark to the moment to moment stuff because the plot just. Ain't. It. It's a shame to because Alden is actually pretty good (tbh tho I'm not weirdly attached to Ford) as Solo and the rest of the cast is also doing work, even Clark!
It's also putting me in the twilight zone that Disney is clearly feeling bullish on this enough
It's like Disney going full Marvel with SW in how much fan service and leaving doors open they did here.
I really don't get it. Movie is good looking, cast still litty, the score is surprisingly ok, and it's cool that the movie contains zero to minimal force/empire related stuff, but man what the fuckkkkkkkk. I would kill to see what Lord and Miller would have done with this quagmire of a movie.
It was...serviceable? Idk. Movie is def not making any top 3 SW lists but it's not like it was outright bad. Workmanlike is how I would describe it or maybe just there.
I think besides it being whatever as a movie the thing that stuck out to me the most is this is the script and movie that was so holy that Lucasfilm felt the need to kick two great directors off of it for?
A movie where
everything you basically expect to happen in a Han Solo prequel, happens in the most obvious way possible, where the name Solo came from, the dice, Kessel run, sabbac game, meeting chewie, etc.
It definitely felt like this needed a director(s) to elevate the material. Someone or something to bring some spark to the moment to moment stuff because the plot just. Ain't. It. It's a shame to because Alden is actually pretty good (tbh tho I'm not weirdly attached to Ford) as Solo and the rest of the cast is also doing work, even Clark!
It's also putting me in the twilight zone that Disney is clearly feeling bullish on this enough
to put so much sequel bait in here. Like are you fucking seriously trying to make a prequel series for Han Solo happen Disney? The pirate gang leader with the (literal) face turn and turning out to be anti-empire, the "big job" waiting on Tatooine, Qi'ra working with FUCKING DARTH MAUL. He even lights his saber for like...no goddamn reason but to woo the audience!
I really don't get it. Movie is good looking, cast still litty, the score is surprisingly ok, and it's cool that the movie contains zero to minimal force/empire related stuff, but man what the fuckkkkkkkk. I would kill to see what Lord and Miller would have done with this quagmire of a movie.
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Looks like we know which thing George Lucas backseat/micro-directed
(Spoiler alert: It is incredibly insignificant, if that's what you're wondering lol)
(Spoiler alert: It is incredibly insignificant, if that's what you're wondering lol)
I really liked the movie, after TLJ i was going to stop watching SW, i acepted i wasn't the target, but this one was made for the "old?" fans. It felt like a spin-off / comic of the star wars we know.
Best Disney Star Wars movie. I expected the worst (as all my friends) but we left the theater so hyped, we can't wait for a sequel.
Best Disney Star Wars movie. I expected the worst (as all my friends) but we left the theater so hyped, we can't wait for a sequel.
Interesting take. It'll be interesting to see if more people have the same reaction you do after the divisiveness of TLJ.
LOL my local midnight screenings tonight are pretty dead. TLJ and Infinity War were rammed, even Rogue One was really busy.
While Marvel fatigue seems to be a myth, Star Wars fatigue may kick in for real. You can't mass produce these, people. They need to be events.
Seems to be a recurrent thing already. People who wanted TLJ to be just fan service are enjoying Solo which is pure fan service. Not surprising actually.
Great OP!
Could we also try to have a Star Wars thread without any TLJ fights pleeeeeaaaaasssseeee?!
Could we also try to have a Star Wars thread without any TLJ fights pleeeeeaaaaasssseeee?!
Just saw it.. I like it. Its fun and really had that OT vibe just like Rogue One. But its not as epic as RO. Great take on Star Wars universe. This Star Wars Stories already better than the new trilogy.
The "fatigue" idea is silly. Disney doesn't expect a Han Solo prequel film to make the kind of money that a Skywalker saga film would.
Just like when Ant-Man doesn't touch Black Panther or Infinity War numbers, no one (intelligent) is going to be talking about "fatigue." Expectations are different.
I'm so ready. Listened to a podcast spoiler free review - MTR Network - SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY REVIEW – A GREAT ADDITION TO THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE and the two guys talking about it really liked it.
I wanted this movie when it was directed by Lord & Miller, and the awesome cast they chose and the awesome Director of Photography, Bradford Young that they chose.
I still wanted this movie when Kathleen Kennedy decided to fire L&M because I trust her decisions and leadership of Lucasfilm. I wanted this movie when Ron Howard was selected to finish it because his good spirits and excitement displayed on his Twitter production posts were infectious. I'm ready for something fun here.
I wanted this movie when it was directed by Lord & Miller, and the awesome cast they chose and the awesome Director of Photography, Bradford Young that they chose.
I still wanted this movie when Kathleen Kennedy decided to fire L&M because I trust her decisions and leadership of Lucasfilm. I wanted this movie when Ron Howard was selected to finish it because his good spirits and excitement displayed on his Twitter production posts were infectious. I'm ready for something fun here.
Come on, Iron Man was dope, but after they followed that up with Hulk, Iron Man 2, and Thor (potentially The First Avenger depending on your taste) you can't possibly tell me you weren't thinking "fuuuuuck this is getting exhausting".
Hate myself for even admitting that I watched his video about TLJ (YouTube algorithm recommended it) and his video was pretty much as terrible as I'd expected.
Not sure why anyone would think that? The idea of "Marvel fatigue" is that there were too many films, too quickly, not that they maybe didn't like one of them. That's 5 movies in four years.
It's a movie and ti should be treated as such. treating it like an event is weird to me. Sorry. Most people don't want to wait decades to see what's new for Star Wars.
It's been clear from day one this movie isn't going to make as much as the Saga films. In fact it'll make less most likely, but still make a respectable amount of money while continuing to do it's job. keeping the fandom engaged and offering more material for other media, such as books, comics, toys etc.
It's been clear from day one this movie isn't going to make as much as the Saga films. In fact it'll make less most likely, but still make a respectable amount of money while continuing to do it's job. keeping the fandom engaged and offering more material for other media, such as books, comics, toys etc.
I don't think the idea of "Marvel fatigue" is purely a matter of quality vs quantity, but perhaps more a matter of conservatism with respect to creativity. The initial batch of Marvel films, despite the scope and novelty of the fledgling shared universe, were pretty standard ass comic book films and the worry about fatigue were, yes, due to frequency but also the formulaic nature of it all. But they also established the universe and provided a base to build upon. Marvel has managed to avoid fatigue (for the most part) and flourish by exploring genres and more recently pursuing distinct creative voices (James Gunn, Ryan Coogler, Taika Waititi, even guys like Petyon Reed count). There are still formulaic elements, but enough variety to keep it interesting.
You can compare this idea to Star Wars, with this initial batch hewing closely to the aesthetic and principles of the OT. They tried to use the modern Marvel model of scooping up strong, young, creative voices out of the gate, but that has largely crumbled with the exception of Rian Johnson. I think once they've found their footing and better oiled the machine they'll be able to follow that path once more. For now we've got 3 more conservative takes on Star Wars (TFA, RO, and Solo), but I think TLJ represents a strong creative step forward.
The fact that Johnson is getting his own trilogy as, presumably, the next major step in Star Wars post sequel trilogy is a pretty promising way forward. Benioff and Weiss are perhaps less promising, but maybe they've got it in them (and they have occasionally displayed a pretty strong creative voice, despite working in somebody else's universe).
Thanks for sharing this. As someone who hates spoilers and who isn't excited walking into this movie, I still went ahead and read yours and am glad I am. Better to wrap my head around the spoiler's inclusion now than have it possibly distract me from the showing.
What I like to hear, seeing it tonight
Felt the same way after TLJ
Got my tickets for friday. I should see Deadpool as well. And Infinity War. Busy weekend I guess.
I'm looking forward to something that's a bit more light to be honest.
I loved TLJ but it was emotionally taxing, especially losing Luke at the end. :(
I loved TLJ but it was emotionally taxing, especially losing Luke at the end. :(
I saw it today. Here are some spoiler-free thoughts for you guys.
It's a good movie. Maybe even very good. Right now a solid 8/10 for me, but it might drop. The problems with the directing of the movie are somewhat recognisable, but they do'nt hinder the overall feeling of the movie. The words in my mind, when the end credits started rolling were: Entertaining, nice and fun. It's no OT levels of good, not even ST, but for the second "star wars story", a working movie. Went with low exceptations because of the reviews and stuff, and came out pleasantly surprised. Coming from this movie, I have no problems with future spin-offs, I welcome them gladly.
Pros:
+The cast. Alden doesn't do a Ford impression, but his own thing, and that is good. the performance isn't that great, but I still believed he was a younger Han Solo. Especially towards the end. Emilia Clarke did a great job, and Joonas Suotamo brought many new, great things for Chewbacca. I especially loved the way they intruduced Chewie. Woody Harrelson I actually liked, despite the critics saying that he was forgettable. He felt like a character with a real history. Glover was great and made for Lando, but I would have liked to have seen more of him. Also Paul Bettany was marvellous, I swear that man can play anyone. For a spin-off, the characters felt very nice and I liked them a lot more than Jyn, Cassian and their crew in Rogue One. Tha cast also seemed to have great chemistry outside the film shoot, and they didn't have a problem with the director change. The characters arent ST tier , but still likable.
+Music. John Powell brought nice new themes on the table, some with a style never used in star wars movies before. John WIlliams' new Han Solo theme was also very solid. Was pleasantly surprised.
+Locales. The new planets we see have peoples and and styles that feel fresh and great. Can always appreciate that, when although i like the ST; it feels a bit too familiar.
+Plot. While I know everyone will not agree with me on this, I felt the plot, which didn't involve the same rebels VS empire crap, was fresh and handled pretty well. It also had some nice surprises and twists I was not excpecting. The plot and story themes bridged the PT and the OT with some things, but overall, it had a plot you could watch without seeing so much of the other movies. I felt this was not the case with Rogue One.
+The best close combat action sequences in any SW movie.
+the jokes landed way more than in TLJ, and although they were sometimes a bit cringe-worthy, they felt a bit more closer to the OT.
Cons:
-The familiar characters problem. Whenever Lando, Chewie, Solo or the Falcon were in danger, it felt a bit boring. We know these characters will survive, so why show them in danger?
-Fan service. It wasn't a huge problem for me, but the movie suffers from it. Trust me: you KNOW when something important or a callback related to the OT happens. The movie will make sure of it with musical notes, zoom ins etc, it was pretty meh.
-At some points, it felt like the Kasdans had a great plot, which was propably a bit too condeluted and got buried under all the production problems.
-Overall, the movie did not do much for the character for Han, heck it did more to chewie. Aldens han is the tilte character, but was pushed a bit to the side. So that begs the question: why make this movie at all? Sure it was fun and I liked it, butat least do the character justice.
-Some of the side charaters felt a bit boring and unecessary.
Overall a fun summer star wars movie. It's not great but it is a very good heist/criminal sci-fi movie. Less dependant on the originals than rogue one, and maybe in that way a bit better (even though i like rogue one a lot). If you go with the excpectations that the film is what it is, you can find a lot of enjoyment out of it. If you like the post 2015 star wars movies, you should see this in theatres. (also sorry for any mistakes, not used to writing long texts in english)
It's a good movie. Maybe even very good. Right now a solid 8/10 for me, but it might drop. The problems with the directing of the movie are somewhat recognisable, but they do'nt hinder the overall feeling of the movie. The words in my mind, when the end credits started rolling were: Entertaining, nice and fun. It's no OT levels of good, not even ST, but for the second "star wars story", a working movie. Went with low exceptations because of the reviews and stuff, and came out pleasantly surprised. Coming from this movie, I have no problems with future spin-offs, I welcome them gladly.
Pros:
+The cast. Alden doesn't do a Ford impression, but his own thing, and that is good. the performance isn't that great, but I still believed he was a younger Han Solo. Especially towards the end. Emilia Clarke did a great job, and Joonas Suotamo brought many new, great things for Chewbacca. I especially loved the way they intruduced Chewie. Woody Harrelson I actually liked, despite the critics saying that he was forgettable. He felt like a character with a real history. Glover was great and made for Lando, but I would have liked to have seen more of him. Also Paul Bettany was marvellous, I swear that man can play anyone. For a spin-off, the characters felt very nice and I liked them a lot more than Jyn, Cassian and their crew in Rogue One. Tha cast also seemed to have great chemistry outside the film shoot, and they didn't have a problem with the director change. The characters arent ST tier , but still likable.
+Music. John Powell brought nice new themes on the table, some with a style never used in star wars movies before. John WIlliams' new Han Solo theme was also very solid. Was pleasantly surprised.
+Locales. The new planets we see have peoples and and styles that feel fresh and great. Can always appreciate that, when although i like the ST; it feels a bit too familiar.
+Plot. While I know everyone will not agree with me on this, I felt the plot, which didn't involve the same rebels VS empire crap, was fresh and handled pretty well. It also had some nice surprises and twists I was not excpecting. The plot and story themes bridged the PT and the OT with some things, but overall, it had a plot you could watch without seeing so much of the other movies. I felt this was not the case with Rogue One.
+The best close combat action sequences in any SW movie.
+the jokes landed way more than in TLJ, and although they were sometimes a bit cringe-worthy, they felt a bit more closer to the OT.
Cons:
-The familiar characters problem. Whenever Lando, Chewie, Solo or the Falcon were in danger, it felt a bit boring. We know these characters will survive, so why show them in danger?
-Fan service. It wasn't a huge problem for me, but the movie suffers from it. Trust me: you KNOW when something important or a callback related to the OT happens. The movie will make sure of it with musical notes, zoom ins etc, it was pretty meh.
-At some points, it felt like the Kasdans had a great plot, which was propably a bit too condeluted and got buried under all the production problems.
-Overall, the movie did not do much for the character for Han, heck it did more to chewie. Aldens han is the tilte character, but was pushed a bit to the side. So that begs the question: why make this movie at all? Sure it was fun and I liked it, butat least do the character justice.
-Some of the side charaters felt a bit boring and unecessary.
Overall a fun summer star wars movie. It's not great but it is a very good heist/criminal sci-fi movie. Less dependant on the originals than rogue one, and maybe in that way a bit better (even though i like rogue one a lot). If you go with the excpectations that the film is what it is, you can find a lot of enjoyment out of it. If you like the post 2015 star wars movies, you should see this in theatres. (also sorry for any mistakes, not used to writing long texts in english)
Nice job on the impressions, Vagger. Sounds like you enjoyed it well enough but it was nothing special.
Disappointing to hear that Han doesn't get much fleshing out. Have heard that observation from a few reviewers now.
Disappointing to hear that Han doesn't get much fleshing out. Have heard that observation from a few reviewers now.
That is what I am seeing across LA too when I was checking seat availability.
Alden's Han feels a lot less scroundrel than Ford's. But he still does stuff that feels like the OG Han Solo, but maybe in a more naive way, which actually fits the younger character. But then at some points he feels more like the traditional hero, because he is the main character of this movie. It's hard to explain. So my answer would be yes, but not to the same extent as somebody as Jack Sparrow.