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Solo: A Star Wars Story |OT| Ron Shot Last [SPOILERS]

Aurc

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Saw it earlier. Wasn't expecting it to be so good. Honestly a really enjoyable movie, and easily the best of the four Disney era films. It's actually fun to watch, which is what Star Wars is all about. The scenes between Han and Chewie were great. Alden ended up not being a bad Han (more convincing than Donald Glover as Lando, imo). What I didn't much care for was
Enfys Nest being a random nobody, "secretly good all along" stand-in for the rebellion. I guess it is SW, and they have to throw in a "Rebels vs. Big Bad Organization" in some capacity. The actress looked too young as well, she was more intimidating before taking the helmet off and revealing what appeared to be a teenager.

Is there any chance at all of a sequel?
 
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Aurc said:
Saw it earlier. Wasn't expecting it to be so good. Honestly a really enjoyable movie, and easily the best of the four Disney era films. It's actually fun to watch, which is what Star Wars is all about. The scenes between Han and Chewie were great. Alden ended up not being a bad Han (more convincing than Donald Glover as Lando, imo).

Is there any chance at all of a sequel?
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I think it's really unlikely we'll get a sequel, although the box office people on here should have a better idea after the weekend is over.

It's too bad because the film opens a lot of avenues for other features. Maul, Boba Fett, Solo 2, Lando, and obviously the Kenobi film a lot of fans are pining for -- none of which will ever see the light of day if Solo fails. Maybe it's for the better if it pushes LF away from the OT era, but I'm the kind of guy would happily watch good new Star Wars movies as often as LF are willing to supply them.
 
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I think it's really unlikely we'll get a sequel, although the box office people on here should have a better idea after the weekend is over.

It's too bad because the film opens a lot of avenues for other features. Maul, Boba Fett, Solo 2, Lando, and obviously the Kenobi film a lot of fans are pining for -- none of which will ever see the light of day if Solo fails. Maybe it's for the better if it pushes LF away from the OT era, but I'm the kind of guy would happily watch good new Star Wars movies as often as LF are willing to supply them.
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If they can meet this quality or greater (and they should, especially without Solo's troubled history), I'd really hate for them to abandon the prospect of a Kenobi film, or any of the others, for that matter. Kenobi in particular is something everybody and their grandmother wants to see. Guess we'll hear more about how Solo did by weekend's end.
 

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Really enjoyed it, had a smile on my face pretty much the whole time. Loved TLJ too so for whatever that's worth. Never in a million years would've guess about Maul, was certain it was gonna be Ewan
 
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Really enjoyed it, had a smile on my face pretty much the whole time. Loved TLJ too so for whatever that's worth. Never in a million years would've guess about Maul, was certain it was gonna be Ewan
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The cameo was probably incredible for fans of Clone Wars and Rebels, but I didn't know what to think. He kinda just ignites his lightsaber for no reason other than it looks cool.

Also, was that Ray Park playing Maul? The voice definitely sounded dubbed over with Sam Witwer's, if so.
 
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Liked it. Han was believable after a while. Lando was good. Didn't mind the robot, maybe a bit to much on the nose.

One little detail which was eye rolling :When Han was in the glider in the beginning he was moving his hands like actors do in movies while driving (quickly wiggling with the steering wheel from left to right). Didn't mind that in the glider but Han did that also in the falcon with the controls in one scene while talking and that looked just silly.

I liked how they showed the Kessel run and since Lando said that almost nobody comes back when they steer of the safe path, it's really an accomplishment.

Qira / Khalesi needed a bit more cold attitude for what she had suffered.
 
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Aurc said:
The cameo was probably incredible for fans of Clone Wars and Rebels, but I didn't know what to think. He kinda just ignites his lightsaber for no reason other than it looks cool.

Also, was that Ray Park playing Maul? The voice definitely sounded dubbed over with Sam Witwer's, if so.
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It's Ray Park. And apparently his voice was also dubbed over in Episode I? Does he have a goofy voice or what?
 
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Very mixed, here. I'll need to see it a second time to get a better read on it. I enjoyed it, but I despise the fact that most of the little things that are sprinkled through the original trilogy that Han says about his backstory are in this movie. Cheapens his character a bit, in my opinion. I was imagining those stories being built up over the course of hundreds of smuggling runs, but turns out it was just one job. Weird. Also, the robot was freaking awful. Music was great, and the visuals/look of the film was really good. Plot was..... Meh. After my second viewing I'll have a better idea on that one.
 
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Regardless, I still feel there's a significant gulf between Alden's Han and Harrison's Han. Would Han from the beginning of ANH have stuck his neck out and thrown away a huge reward to save a group of disenfranchised rebels? I can't see it. That's his whole arc in ANH. He's a selfish pirate and a toxic dick. Alden's Han just doesn't get there. Even if he's sad, he's not jaded.
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Theres still 10 years between solo and anh.
 
Sp3ratus

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I'm honestly surprised at how much love this movie seems to be getting on here. I watched it a couple of days ago and thought it was incredibly mediocre. There are several things I didn't like about the movie:
  • The pacing was all over the place. Beginning felt rushed, leading up the train sequence. Kessel Run felt like it should've been the big centerpiece, but I felt it was just sorta on the way to the real finale, the showdown with Beckett/Enfys Nest/Dryden.
  • Han speaking Wookie and befriending Chewie didn't have time to developed. They went from predator/prey to BFFs in no time flat.
  • Lando having to save L3 felt forced. Then she's integrated into the ship and... that's it.
  • What the hell is HYPERFUEL and why isn't it mentioned in any of the other movies?
  • Why does everything have to be connected to the Rebellion(or proto-rebellion)? The universe is bigger than that.
  • Can't we have just one mainline SW movie without a lightsaber? Is that too much to ask? There was no reason Maul had to turn on his lightsaber other than it looking cool.
  • I didn't buy Han's turn from good guy wanting to be bad to a guy who shoots first. Qi'ra hadn't betrayed him at that point. It felt more than fanservice than earned character development to me.
  • Almost all of the humour fell flat for me. Expect for Han's line about 30 mercenary in the Millenium Falcon, I don't think I found any of the humour in it funny.
Things I did like:
  • Glover as Lando.
  • WW1 aestethics in the Imperial battle Han is in, in the beginning.
  • Millenium Falcon and Han winning it at the end.
  • Maul cameo in itself was pretty cool and unexpected.

I still liked it better than 1,2 and 3, but honestly, I right now I'd give it a 5/10. I can't see myself watching it again any time soon.
 
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Sp3ratus said:
I'm honestly surprised at how much love this movie seems to be getting on here. I watched it a couple of days ago and thought it was incredibly mediocre. There are several things I didn't like about the movie:
  • The pacing was all over the place. Beginning felt rushed, leading up the train sequence. Kessel Run felt like it should've been the big centerpiece, but I felt it was just sorta on the way to the real finale, the showdown with Beckett/Enfys Nest/Dryden.
  • Han speaking Wookie and befriending Chewie didn't have time to developed. They went from predator/prey to BFFs in no time flat.
  • Lando having to save L3 felt forced. Then she's integrated into the ship and... that's it.
  • What the hell is HYPERFUEL and why isn't it mentioned in any of the other movies?
  • Why does everything have to be connected to the Rebellion(or proto-rebellion)? The universe is bigger than that.
  • Can't we have just one mainline SW movie without a lightsaber? Is that too much to ask? There was no reason Maul had to turn on his lightsaber other than it looking cool.
  • I didn't buy Han's turn from good guy wanting to be bad to a guy who shoots first. Qi'ra hadn't betrayed him at that point. It felt more than fanservice than earned character development to me.
  • Almost all of the humour fell flat for me. Expect for Han's line about 30 mercenary in the Millenium Falcon, I don't think I found any of the humour in it funny.
Things I did like:
  • Glover as Lando.
  • WW1 aestethics in the Imperial battle Han is in, in the beginning.
  • Millenium Falcon and Han winning it at the end.
  • Maul cameo in itself was pretty cool and unexpected.

I still liked it better than 1,2 and 3, but honestly, I right now I'd give it a 5/10. I can't see myself watching it again any time soon.
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Mostly agree with this post. Found the movie to be "okay". But not really more than that. It would have been better if it was all original characters. Also felt the camp fire scene was good, but then they killed off those characters basically right away, which was weird.

Some other thoughts to add to what I quoted:

  • L3 was straight up bad.
  • Alden still never felt like Han.
  • The ending is extremely weird, he just got betrayed by the person he was doing everything in the movie for... but then immediately is like "Well, oh well, let's go on more adventures!"
  • The cinematography was awful... like seriously the worst in any Star Wars movie. I dunno what Bradford Young was doing, but the drab everything was just not good. There were legit some scenes I couldn't see what was going on -- I don't know that I have seen a blockbuster film before this where I thought it was too dark.
 
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Just got back from theater, thought it was decent for something I really had any expectations for.

The duel scene was great, Han was cold as fuck. Some of the shots in this film remind me of westerns which is great.

Music seemed like a step up from the new trilogy and Rogue One.

 
BringBackSonics

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It wasn't earth shattering or amazing, but it was good. Mid-tier Star Wars film. I didn't try to compare Ford's Solo, to Alden's. That wouldn't be fair to him or myself. I like all the little bits and pieces from the movies (Han speaking wookie, the 'Kessel' run, going to do a job in tatoonie.
 
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Fuck. Thought this was another thread and now I got a character spoiler...

... and suddenly Im More intrigued about joining my friends tonight to see it... hmm
 
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After disliking TLJ and it souring me on the franchise, I was only really pulled back in after hearing about Maul...

I liked Solo quite a bit. My favorite Disney one yet, I haven't seen Rogue One. It was fun. A little pointless and too fanservicey, but at least I left the theater pleased with the experience.

Action was mostly watchable, it was too dark at points but was in keeping with the worlds they were inhabiting. Was visually serviceable, which is fine considering Ron came in with all of a few days notice so there wouldn't have been room for big plans or experimentation.

Alden sorted of got it 2/3rd through. He wasn't terrible, passable most of the time and had glimpses of Han in there. Woody and his crew were great, as to be expected. Lando was solid but underused, Glover was inconsistent. Emilia was uh, the best I've ever seen her act. Joonas' Chewie feels like the real deal. Bettany got two scenes, he was fine in them as a throwaway villain.

L3 was bad and that's not how you try and implement a woke character or whatever they were attempting to do. Barely any character development, a relationship with Lando that we never got to see and a quick exit. It would be like if we met Chewie in ANH and he spouted a couple of awful catch phrases and then just died and we were expected to care. I also found it funny that Q'ira and L3 got a scene that looked like it would help the film pass the bechdel test (as much as L3 is a woman), but then they quickly start gossiping about boys.

Han's motivations were a bit flimsy but the general story made sense, was fine to follow and other than the 'twist' that the other gang were rebels. I don't really care about that although apparently it's a big deal? Then there was a Samus twist, which was uh, fine I guess.

The friendship between Chewie and Han is everything. The moments when Alden felt closest to Han were when Chewie was right next to him. There's like a split second shot with the two of them in the cockpit of the Falcon and Han smiles and then it's like "oh there he is". I wish they'd done more with it, hell, I wish it was Han's call to go after Chewie at the end and not something Q'ira had to tell him to do.
 
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I was really struck by how totally overblown the Alden acting concerns were. Like it wasn't a problem at all imo, and he definitely had some Ford channelling moments going on. Hell, even Clarke felt natural.

Glover of course was smooth as hell.
 

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All of Emilia Clarke's outfits were amazing, especially this one:

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Still waiting on the Redlettermedia half in the bag, but went back and watched their terrible movie ideas video. There were a couple of good guesses, but they went totally overboard with the fan service predictions lol.

 

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Sp3ratus said:
The pacing was all over the place. Beginning felt rushed, leading up the train sequence. Kessel Run felt like it should've been the big centerpiece, but I felt it was just sorta on the way to the real finale, the showdown with Beckett/Enfys Nest/Dryden.
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The beginning was rushed, but after that the pacing was great. There really didn't feel like there was any bloat or downtime after the train job, which was pretty good two.

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Han speaking Wookie and befriending Chewie didn't have time to developed. They went from predator/prey to BFFs in no time flat.
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This plays in to the rushed nature of the beginning, but not entirely wrong.

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Lando having to save L3 felt forced. Then she's integrated into the ship and... that's it.
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It's a character moment for Lando and she gets used to help them escape, don't really see the problem with that. Having Lando be into a robot is odd but I don't think took that much away from the movie.

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What the hell is HYPERFUEL and why isn't it mentioned in any of the other movies?
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It's a Star Wars-y thing they added to give them an out from a black hole. Expect a lot more of stuff like this if we are going to see movies that aren't attached at the hip to the original trilogy.

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Why does everything have to be connected to the Rebellion(or proto-rebellion)? The universe is bigger than that.
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Yeah, that small bit was one of the weakest parts of the movie. I had more than enough plodding about the Rebellion in Rogue One and it wasn't good there either.

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Can't we have just one mainline SW movie without a lightsaber? Is that too much to ask? There was no reason Maul had to turn on his lightsaber other than it looking cool.
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This I agree with 100%. Both Rogue One and Solo were this close to making a Star Wars movie without a lightsaber and completely undo it with a fanservice moment.

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I didn't buy Han's turn from good guy wanting to be bad to a guy who shoots first. Qi'ra hadn't betrayed him at that point. It felt more than fanservice than earned character development to me.
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Han shooting first was more him just learning, "Fool me once" and all that. They definitely didn't play up his jadedness enough. Doesn't help that one of the "Betrayals" for him during the movie was played for comedy.

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Almost all of the humour fell flat for me. Expect for Han's line about 30 mercenary in the Millenium Falcon, I don't think I found any of the humour in it funny.
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While it didn't all work, I was surprised by how much chemistry the cast had together and I enjoyed a lot more than I thought.

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  • Maul cameo in itself was pretty cool and unexpected.
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I have no idea what to think about this. His inclusion in those animated shows felt like trying to add duct tape to an interesting character idea that never fully-formed, even on those shows. I'm interested to see what they try to do with him, but if its just to do a live action version of his cartoon arc then pass.

On the whole I enjoyed it quite a bit. My low expectations certainly helped, but I just had a lot of fun at the theater. It's not a perfect movie but it actually felt like a movie that stands up on its own even with some of the fan service. The action was all great, the cast worked together well, the plot was incredibly focused to its benefit, and it even manages to get creative in some spaces. It's not a mind-blowing movie in any way but its as good as a origin story for Han Solo has any right to be.
 
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TDLink said:
Mostly agree with this post. Found the movie to be "okay". But not really more than that. It would have been better if it was all original characters. Also felt the camp fire scene was good, but then they killed off those characters basically right away, which was weird.

Some other thoughts to add to what I quoted:

  • L3 was straight up bad.
  • Alden still never felt like Han.
  • The ending is extremely weird, he just got betrayed by the person he was doing everything in the movie for... but then immediately is like "Well, oh well, let's go on more adventures!"
  • The cinematography was awful... like seriously the worst in any Star Wars movie. I dunno what Bradford Young was doing, but the drab everything was just not good. There were legit some scenes I couldn't see what was going on -- I don't know that I have seen a blockbuster film before this where I thought it was too dark.
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The dim complaint it weird. Young shots darker for a grittier mood (that's his style) but i could see everything perfectly. I think it's the projectionist not being good at his job.
 

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I went to this yesterday and was just incredibly bored during most of it. Safe and uninteresting are the two words I'd use to describe it. Han Solo and Landro both felt like an SNL sketch version of the characters. The film looked dark too, making it kinda blurry. I'm really surprised to see so many people liking it in this thread.
 
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The beginning was rushed, but after that the pacing was great. There really didn't feel like there was any bloat or downtime after the train job, which was pretty good two.
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I dunno. I also thought that the transition from the Kessel Run to the Vandor(with Enfys Nest, the betrayals etc.) felt rushed. Rather than the Kessel Run being this big thing in its own right, it felt more like an excuse to setup the final confrontation(s). Just another setpiece, if you will, rather than something spectacular. I guess I was expecting more. Not sure what, but not what we got.

It's a character moment for Lando and she gets used to help them escape, don't really see the problem with that. Having Lando be into a robot is odd but I don't think took that much away from the movie.
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Agreed, didn't take much away from the movie, but as with above, it's another example of it being rushed. Their relationship to each other is played up for laughs during the movie, but all of a sudden it's serious and Lando just have to save her. It just felt like a convinient excuse to get her and Lando into the cockpit than anything else.

It's a Star Wars-y thing they added to give them an out from a black hole. Expect a lot more of stuff like this if we are going to see movies that aren't attached at the hip to the original trilogy.
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I guess so. It's not the biggest problem with the movie by far, but it always annoys me, whenever this is done, not just in Star Wars. It feels really jarring to introduce something in a prequel that is then never mentioned again or even hinted at. It ruins the continuity a little bit for me.

Han shooting first was more him just learning, "Fool me once" and all that. They definitely didn't play up his jadedness enough. Doesn't help that one of the "Betrayals" for him during the movie was played for comedy.
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Indeed. I didn't buy his jadedness at that point in the movie. Qi'ra hasn't even betrayed him yet(and to be fair, she just flies away, he doesn't really learn of her betrayal during the movie).

While it didn't all work, I was surprised by how much chemistry the cast had together and I enjoyed a lot more than I thought.
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Han, Lando and Chewie, I thought had decent chemistry. Not everyone else, unfortunately.

On the whole I enjoyed it quite a bit. My low expectations certainly helped, but I just had a lot of fun at the theater. It's not a perfect movie but it actually felt like a movie that stands up on its own even with some of the fan service. The action was all great, the cast worked together well, the plot was incredibly focused to its benefit, and it even manages to get creative in some spaces. It's not a mind-blowing movie in any way but its as good as a origin story for Han Solo has any right to be.
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I'm glad you liked it! I really wish I did too. I'm a big Star Wars nerd and I went into it, hoping and really thinking I would, but unfortunately, that didn't turn out to be the case :/
 
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I thought it was a lot of fun, despite some bad ideas (L3 was a bad idea even without remembering there being an all-but identical character in Rogue One and Darth Maul being in it was so fucking dumb) I liked the cast for the most part and the visuals were fantastic. Pacing and editing was rough in the early goings though.
 
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I don't mean this as a hot take or anything, but I genuinely felt more emotional over the deaths of Thandie Newton and that guy with all the arms here than I did about anyone in Rogue One. I mean, I know people like that movie, and I don't mean to dump all over it, but I feel like it's a good comparison that shows just how far even a little bit of characterisation and personality can go. I couldn't tell you anything about Thandie Newton or Arms Guy in terms of backstory and lore (I obviously don't even remember their names :P), but in the little screentime they had their personalities and relationships with the other characters came through really strongly, so when they do die you can't help feel a little "aww..." moment. Thandie Newton was a firecracker, so we're sad she won't be around any more; Woody loved her, and we like Woody, so we're sad to see him sad. Arms Guy gives some heartfelt parting words to Han, and we see Han feel the weight of them. Nobody's going to shed tears or anything, but I thought their deaths worked well as emotional moments.

Meanwhile I'm pretty sure half the characters in Rogue One never even share dialogue with one another. Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker get unnecessarily huge chunks of the movie to themselves, and then there's just no screentime left over for the actual main cast of the movie; they have to get by on whatever scraps they can find between action scenes. Those dudes were just so razor thin on personality and character traits that there was nothing to grab onto, so when they all started dying in explosions I really just felt nothing for them. Rogue One desperately needed something like Solo's campfire scene before the big train heist to try and get any kind of character interaction happening. Who are those guys, what do they like, what do they do when they aren't signing up for suicide missions? Anything to give them just a little meat on the bone.
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This is not a controversial statement at all and I agree with you.

The reason is clear, Beckett's gang actually had personality, they were whole characters despite you only getting a brief amount of screen-time with them. They actually seemed "human," so much so that I actually remembered their names when the movie ended. What's more is that part of that humanity is that they didn't want to die. In Rogue One everyone of the crew seemed to be ready to die on this suicide mission and when their time came they just blissfully accepted it. They would close their eyes and die in some clean explosion. Shit, the only emotional death in Rogue One is K2, the droid. Meanwhile, neither Val or Rio were looking to die, they just wanted to get paid. And, when they did die the other characters actually mourned them instead of just grudgingly accepting it in silence. Finally, as you touched on, they were an actual crew, a kind of family.

This last part is crucial because the movie subtly suggests this and it adds to Beckett's character. When they are around the campfire Han tells them that Chewie is looking for his tribe or family, he's unsure of the translation. And, Beckett interjects with, "what's the difference?" This small little line reveals a hidden truth about Beckett and his gang, they are his family. Beckett doesn't see a difference between a tribe/crew and a family. Blood relations mean nothing to him on their own, what matters is the connection you have with the people you're close to. And, it's not a surprise that he betrays Han in the end when his original family were killed. This family dynamic is displayed through the wonderful banter they have between each other leading all the way up to their deaths. This is something that never happens in Rogue One, none of the crew actually interact with each other in a meaningful way. They're just sort of stoic badasses, off on their grim determined mission to steal some plans.

As I said many time before, Rogue One is bottom of the barrel Star Wars. It's barely Star Wars. Solo is a million times better than it.
 
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After one day my early ranking -

Empire Strikes Back
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Return of the Jedi
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Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
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BossAttack

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Time to post more of the amazing score, John Powell should take over in the future:

Reminiscence Therapy (As the name implies is a great mixture of OT themes with the original score)


Savareen Standoff (It's exactly the type of new music the franchise needs)
 
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I thought the pacing and plot structure overall was quite good, befitting a story about a character who flys by the seat of his pants all the time... but the third act was comparatively slow and, as the movie itself points out, predictable.
 
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Better than Rogue One for sure. Most of the fanservice/callbacks were awful of course. L3 was terrible and Maul cameo was just strange and pointless. But overall - I actually think Howard has done the best job of capturing the spirit of the OTs than any film since. Well made movie, but nothing special or necessary in the end. Money not wasted at least.
 
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Time to post more of the amazing score, John Powell should take over in the future:

Reminiscence Therapy (As the name implies is a great mixture of OT themes with the original score)


Savareen Standoff (It's exactly the type of new music the franchise needs)
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Dude the music stood out. I love it.
 

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It was enjoyable. Had no desire to see it but woke up to rain so figured I would catch the early show and see it. As a casual star wars fan I had zero issue with any of it. Darth Maul definitly was the most surprising part of it. Now I hope there is another so we could learn more about that faction.
 
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Really enjoyed it, great score and I thought the performances were really good. Cool elements added to the universe as well. Fun time.
 
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It was good fun, the most important thing was that Han, Lando and Chewie has chemistry and they did. I liked Emilia Clarke's character too, the droid was probably the only character I didn't like. Way too loud.

The Darth Maul cameo was ridiculous though, way overdone. Should have just shown his face and left it at that, him using the lightsaber was lame and felt too cartoonish.
 
Primal Sage

Primal Sage

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Nov 27, 2017
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Really enjoyed the movie. Lots of great little details like the scene where Han and Qi'ra walk through the departure lounge and the screens in the background play a commercial for "Join the Empire's military". The commercial is using Imperial March (Vader's theme) as background music.
 
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