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Kathleen Kennedy on releasing Solo 5 months after TLJ: "We made a mistake with that"
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It's about time they talked sensibly. I wish Marvel would do the same.
I thought Solo would be awful, and only saw it because I was invited to a birthday party and my ticket was paid for. I enjoyed it more than I had expected, but wouldn't say it's a great movie or anything. It was entertaining though.
I thought Solo would be awful, and only saw it because I was invited to a birthday party and my ticket was paid for. I enjoyed it more than I had expected, but wouldn't say it's a great movie or anything. It was entertaining though.
Not a single MCU movie has flopped after over 20 films.
Meanwhile, just 4 films into Disney's Star Wars franchise and one was already a massive bomb.
Don't bother, they hate Marvel movies but still watch all of them lol
Bad concept with a botched execution and poor marketing. Sticking with the xmas release schedule might have mitigated some of the damage but this film was always going to fail.
I hope they don't. And if Marvel release a movie every 3 months I would still watch them all.
If they want to generate positive buzz for SW, they should release the unaltered OT during this hiatus. It would gain some press and goodwill with fans. I know, it's a pipe dream.
A longstanding rumor I keep hearing is that they promised Lucas they wouldn't, at least until he dies.
These spinoffs sounded ass anyways. Hoping that obi wan movie is cancelled too. I've been hella into the sequel trilogy, faults and all but I cant muster up any excitement for shit like solo and rogue one. Not to mention how dull the latter movie ended up being (despite visually looking pretty cool)
Give star wars films a break for a few years and just commit to that old republic film series or whatever rian is making. Hoping they dont yearly alternate between the two tho.
Give star wars films a break for a few years and just commit to that old republic film series or whatever rian is making. Hoping they dont yearly alternate between the two tho.
Can't avoid the awful memes all over here and Reddit, the multiple Marvel threads a day, the trailers, the overhyped word of mouth.
I wish I had a filter on my brain that I could switch to avoid and block all Marvel talk.
RO was fantastic, Han Solo wasn't really good, even though it was a fun watch, but it wasn't enough to justify a spinoff movie without much new really.
If the movie was about a character after episode VIII or about someone that would be important, then I believe the film would have performed better. Also being out so closely after TLJ didn't help much.
If the movie was about a character after episode VIII or about someone that would be important, then I believe the film would have performed better. Also being out so closely after TLJ didn't help much.
RO is my favorite new star wars film. Now if Disney was only smart enough to adapt the new Vader comics into a show or movie then things would be awesome.
I'll chalk up Solo's problem to one thing: it was clearly a cash-grab. It didn't appear to be a passion project for anyone involved, from the cast to the directors. If the people making the movie can't drum up enthusiasm, how can audiences? That said, I did like the final product somewhat (and I truly adore Rogue One).
An ideal Star Wars film should have, at a minimum, the appearance of being an epic undertaking made by people who love the story and it should be marketed as enthusiastically as possible. Solo had great potential but the directorial mishaps and the timing made it come off as a bulletpoint in an executive memo.
An ideal Star Wars film should have, at a minimum, the appearance of being an epic undertaking made by people who love the story and it should be marketed as enthusiastically as possible. Solo had great potential but the directorial mishaps and the timing made it come off as a bulletpoint in an executive memo.
I enjoyed it too
This just severely misjudged his importance and the market.
Yup. If Solo had been something anyone wanted to see, it would have done fine.
Solo isn't worth hating. It doesn't do anything particularly bad or good, it just lays there like a slug. It's the only time I've ever been bored watching a Star Wars movie, and that includes Attack of the Clones. Solo is just a completely pointless, disposable film with no bite or texture. It would have been a box office failure no matter how long it had been between films.
Honestly solo was about as good as the middle of the pack marvel movies that did much better. I think it was more the choice of setting and the time gap. Star wars needs to feel like an event when it releases.
Thought the premise sucked, but i really enjoyed the movie - certainly more than TLJ at least.
The problem is it didn't even come close to making the kind of money it needed in order to be profitable. It's more than $100 million off the mark to break even, and that's at the lowest reported budget we have available. It was an expensive flop, no matter how you look at it.
This is where I am. It wasn't total shit, but it wasn't particularly good, either. It was one of the most completely average movies I have ever watched.
I didn't go see it at the movies because i felt burned by TLJ, but after it released on video i thought it was definitely one of the better star wars films. i would place it higher than prequel trilogy and TLJ, but lower than rogue one, TFA and originals.
I liked Solo enough as a film, honestly I found it rather enjoyable.
Except for one small thing: the lead was terribly miscast IMHO.
I don't think Alan Emmerich did a good job, and I don't think he was right for the role at all. He never "felt" like Han Solo to me.
I still think Anthony Ingruber should have gotten the role. It's far too late now, but I'd wager if the movie had him as the lead it would have done a fair bit better at the box office. Sure he would just be doing one long Harrison Ford impression, but that still would have been miles better than whatever Alan was doing!
Except for one small thing: the lead was terribly miscast IMHO.
I don't think Alan Emmerich did a good job, and I don't think he was right for the role at all. He never "felt" like Han Solo to me.
I still think Anthony Ingruber should have gotten the role. It's far too late now, but I'd wager if the movie had him as the lead it would have done a fair bit better at the box office. Sure he would just be doing one long Harrison Ford impression, but that still would have been miles better than whatever Alan was doing!
Yep, frequency cheapens the wonder.
She needs to stop fucking around and get on the next Jurassic project as a freelancer.
I really enjoyed Solo. Better movie than Rogue One IMO. I think it's a shame that it performed poorly due to Star Wars fatigue rather than a flaw of the movie itself.
Solo would have gone from "okay" to "pretty good!" automatically for me if the image quality wasn't so dark and grungy.
No other movie looks like that on my setup, it was dark and kind of out of focus and just weird. Still enjoyed the movie outside of that complaint.
No other movie looks like that on my setup, it was dark and kind of out of focus and just weird. Still enjoyed the movie outside of that complaint.
That's how I felt. Didn't hate it, but most of the characters fell flat for me. The action was well done though.
But you brought up Marvel movies yourself, unprompted. I see memes for all kinds of stuff I'm not interested in, it doesn't make me annoyed that other people like things I don't.
I feel bad for the actor who played Han Solo. I bet a lot of toxic fans big enough him a hard time.
Solo was Lucas' idea from before the Disney deal. He was talking to writer Kasdan about it. Disney went along with it because that was the only way Lawrence Kasdan would agree to work on The Force Awakens script with JJ. Kasdan wanted Solo to be co-written with his son, that was the deal.
I loved the last jedi and I didn't see solo in theaters. It looked like a bad movie, and when I saw it the best I could say was that it wasn't terrible. The film was decent but "han" was terrible and completely killed every scene he was in.
Releasing it 5 months after last jedi wouldn't have been an issue if the film didn't have the worst marketing in the world. Look at the buzz around episode 9 after the teaser when "tlj ruined star wars for everyone". Good marketing and a film that doesn't look terrible go a long way.
Releasing it 5 months after last jedi wouldn't have been an issue if the film didn't have the worst marketing in the world. Look at the buzz around episode 9 after the teaser when "tlj ruined star wars for everyone". Good marketing and a film that doesn't look terrible go a long way.
Fuck that, Solo is awesome. Better than Rogue One.