Guys, it doesn't matter if you like it or not. It's about the message to Disney. Fans boycott it to prove that we will not deal with Kathleen Kennedy and Ruin Johnsons BS. That is why I will not pay to see it.
Pwiest Playing Exactly, as the message was sent as this movie severely underperformed this weekend by 50 million less then previous estimates. They pissed on the hardcore fans and are left with general fans who are probably on to the next blockbuster.
Pwiest Playing yup. I am 100% with this. I could care less who likes it. So these reviews seem silly... who are they for? What to talk about? Half the fans are sitting home and the rest are seeing it.
Travelers Warden Ya, I understand. I guess my comment was from a certain point of view. I hope we’re not causing too much negativity on your channel. Good luck with it.
I don’t think Disney will make another Star Wars movie as bad as The Last Jedi, but unless Kennedy, and Johnson are fired, I doubt they will make any more really good ones either....😐
Well it was a dicey proposition. They rolled the dice, and committed to playing Russian roulette with the fans, and they lost. The fans are done. Thank you for your review.
Spot on review, you tell it as it is no bullshit just honest reviewing from the heart, Disney just milking the Star Wars brand, when George Lucas sold the rights away the saga lost it's heart. First time I not seen a Star Wars related movie upon opening day release & this from my cousin & I who are huge Star Wars fans for over 30 yrs, we got most the novels, the audiobooks, played the games but The Last Jedi has tarnished our love for the franchise (We both loathe & detest that abomination of a movie) & Solo while nowhere near as bad as Last Jedi seems hardly to set the Star Wars universe on fire, it's simply a easy watch by the numbers with no substance. Kathleen Kennedy needs to go & Disney need to get someone like Frank Darabont in charge of the Star Wars universe, let's have a Kenobi or Vader film & stick Rian Johnsons trilogy were the sun don't shine & instead do the Knights Of The Old Republic trilogy with Revan ,a character who is complex & has dabbled as a Jedi & Sith with Peter Jackson writing & directing. Well that's what I want to see for future movies not these fluffy easy watches with no substance, lets get the heart & soul put bacķ into Star Wars & make going to see the films at the cinema a event movie watch experience once again.
Your editing rocks! The voice pitch changes are just hilarious. You've pretty much hit on all of the major points that everyone else hit. I'm so glad that I didn't waste my time or money on it. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to more.
This movie has zero appeal to me. Based on the trailer, and many reviews agreeing with yours, this is yet another pointless movie without an actual thought out script. Disney probably have a 100 monkeys in a basement writing new Star Wars scripts, then they run the results through a computer that calculates a single script from that. This is not a problem of Disney pushing some form of political agenda (to many reviews of the latest movies tend to put the blame on SJW:s or Diversity). The problem is that they can't seem to produce CHARACTERS any more, or PLOTS, that hold water or are interesting. It is as if they just use the Star Wars universe as a background for lackluster action movies. The movies basically becomes sloppy for TV made Period Pieces. Tricking Star Wars fans to keep coming back...
No, that is just the people who don't like equality and diversity talking. I get that, they DO feel hectored and scolded by that agenda, so they tend to focus on these aspect being what's wrong with the franchise. And I also get the impression that Disney ARE trying to push this agenda. However, they do it in a very juvenile way, as if they are just trying to use these issues as a sales gimmic - or trying to paint the old conservative Disney corporation in a new ligth: "We love diversity! Look!" But that's not the real problem. Star Wars fans, regardless of how they feel about those issues, are reacting the same way all over the world: "What the hell was that?" "Why is this character acting this way?" "What!?! What the hell just happened?!?" "What the fuck are you doing?!?" "Oh, C'mon! That's not how the Force works!!!" Let's say you removed all the things that you would lable as "Liberal agenda" or "SJW" in the movies, and made all the characters white heterosexuals, mostly males. It would STILL be badly written characters, with poorly written plots that made no sense! A related problem is continuity. No matter that old characters from the original trilogy have been changed so that old fans cringe in their chairs and think "why is Luke acting this way, he wouldn't...". Just look at the change of the new characters between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. You will see that even those seem to have a personality change between the movies! I think this is a problem of the structure of how the studio is making these movies. There is no one person that has an idea about who these characters are, or how they will progress... They just shoot action sequenses, throw in a couple of gags, and lets Editing figure it out... That's my 2 cents.
I boycotted this movie. Let me just say as a lifelong SW fan since 1977 who sees the movies multiple times in the theater, do you know how much they had to piss me off to force me to boycott? KK, JJ, RJ wouldn’t shut up about the SJW stuff and calling out fans for hating TLJ. The final nail in the coffin was that little brat Jon Kasdan Jr going on Twitter and digging in on his stupid Pando Calrissian comments. I honestly can’t give these people my money anymore, it’s enough. The bad box office lends me to believe I’m not the only one out there who feels this way.
Chris Olivo You are not alone. I though liked Liked the force awakens and had hopes for the last jedi... But when I saw it I felt like WTF did they do to SW!?!?!
Yeah. On every Star Wars post on Facebook about TLJ or Solo so many people have logged on to express their disappointment with KK and SJW politics being infused into our saga. They don't realize how much damage that they have done to themselves.
Same here. I boycotted. I could care less about reviews. Haven’t watched one yet. No disrespect to this channel. Just saying, I’d rather reviewers not see it. I would respect that and maybe subscribe to those who said “I’m not reviewing it I don’t care”
I really wish they would have cast Anthony Ingruber, the thing i dont find fair is that Kristian Harloff and many others off Collider were saying things like Ingruber just imitates Ford, and yet Alden had to have a acting coach anyway! So why couldnt they have given Ingruber the chance and simply given him a acting coach to help him along, cause i still feel Ingruber would have made a perfect Han. I agree Glover nailed it as Lando, but overall it is just becoming this superficial thing now these Starwars movies, just fun action filled movies, and anyone that says "well what more do you want, erm id like some "substance", some layers and to delve into mythology. It was just a story that didnt really need telling tbh. Its not bad way better than TLJ, no feminist or SJW crap evident, well there was that droid L3-37 who might as well have been called SJ-W cause she wouldnt shut the fuck up about all that droid equality. Id give Solo yeh, about the same 55% though, overall though Ron Howard is the guy i respect most about this particular movie, he was asked to come save this movie, and he salvaged the mess from Lord and Miller and did a great job so hats off to him. Oh and Enfys Nest was cool i liked that character, thats proper female empowerment right there, not like the Rey bullshit. I think the whole Han change of heart was more to show that he is what Qi'Ra described him as, genuinely a "good guy" at heart. But i think more than anything, it may have been that he remembers the struggle and life he had on Correllia i mean Corellia is a real shit-hole i never thought they would make it as bad as it was, and he said his father made the YT freighters and got laid off. So maybe he saw Enfys and her struggle against what the Crimson Dawn did to her people, and related to that. I hate the Maul cameo, if that is how they plan to tie it in, doing a Obi Wan movie, then thats real piss-poor fan service, using that fan favorite character just to help attract people to come see Solo. I though they plan to follow stories from Maul and the Black Sun from the comics. Cause when you see that Han's girlfriend is working for Darth Maul and his criminal syndicate, then Han heads off to work for Jabba, it kind of adds up. You could have Maul and Jabba the Hutt in a criminal underground war, with Han and Qi'Ra caught up in the middle of it, on opposing sides. But they really need to be careful introducing Darth Maul in a Han Solo anthology, because Han never came across any force sensitives by the time of ep4, he said to Luke that he doesnt believe in the force and never seen like the force in his travels across the galaxy. So yeh, Maul cameo in solo? cheap fan service.
First we had Brianne of Tarth, now Daenaries Storm Born. Who wants to wager when they get Jon Snow? They already got Tyrion to play a giant dwarf (you read that right) in Infinity Wars, along with Mr. DON'T JOIN as "The Collector".
Thank you for your review I always enjoy them. I have not watched solo yet I'll wait for it on DVD, but I don't understand the whole Darth Maul thing, like want he dead way before episode 4 , 5 and 6? And I'm so happy it wasent worse than Tlj , I still dislike or almost hate that movie it killed it for me .....
Maul was revealed to be alive in The Clone Wars tv series. Maul later died on Star Wars Rebels shortly before the events of episode 4. Since Solo is set like 10 years before A New Hope, there's no problem.
You know it's getting to a point where the Star Wars brand is being tarnished with more and more thumbs down approval from Star Wars fans and it's a tragedy what Disney is doing . I was out after the last Jedi. Your review and the non stop commercials of this movie before it debut confirmed what I already knew. Thank you. Now I'm rooted in my belief that I need to be done with start wars.
I agree with majority of your review!!! The opening crawl jarred me, the music created no connection. Re-playability is very low... where The Last Jedi has absolutely ZERO re-playability.
Igorot Boy not arguing that’s its bad, just not TLJ bad... which for me is last or 2nd to last. With no value that adds anything to the characters development and growth. Solo for me is right around Revenge of the Sith... it had its moments, but doesn’t work as a whole.
THE DICE THING was a bit much..... in the originals they were just out of focus sparkly things. EVERY SW movie should be seen in the theater..... the small screen while doing instagram is now way to see anything.
Very fair review, hit all the points i had reservations about. Esp casting ehrenreich when you have...Emilia is a one trick pony.glad Lando worked outeven though he looks nothing like Billy Dee. Yay for your Rogue One feelings ,the movie has hella holes and dead ends BUT as someone who caught "Star Wars"back in 1977 (not called ep4) in the theater. Rogue One captures the excitement we felt that heady summer day! Apollo 13 runs out of gas 2/3rds the way thru. ron howard!
Anthony Ingruber is nowhere near the actor that Alden Ehrenreich is. In fact, Alden's performance as Han is one of the best things about this movie. Disagree completely.
Ingruber is a far better physical match, but I was quite happily surprised by Alden's performance. I really liked the movie and expected to hate it. Jon Kasdan's remarks probably stopped people from watching this movie. I felt the writing and humour was very true to the original Star Wars spirit and the character of Han Solo. After the abomination that was the last jedi, I totally understand why people wanted to give Lucasfilm a bloody nose, but I hope that once the boycott has passed and the point has been made, that people will discover this movie and actually enjoy it.
I agree. I would love for Ingruber to have had the obvious acting chops for this role. But it didn't happen, and I don't know if he would have given a better performance anyhow. He might have been a more seamless transition to Ford, but for one reason or another, he didn't get the role. He's done some good voice acting - but I wish he'd been ready for this. I was surprised how much I liked Ehrenreich though.
You don't know that he wasn't ready. I mean, maybe he wasn't. But I see no proof that he wasn't ready. Just because he didn't get the part doesn't establish that he wasn't ready.
Wedge W I really like Ingruber but hand on heart...his appearance in age of Adeline was pretty stiff even though vocally he was very close. He didn't get many lines in the final cut of that film either which may be coincidence or not. That section could have merited more lines from him rather than the voice over they decided to use. He's becoming a great voice actor so the potential is there. But he's yet to appear in another high profile movie following on from that. I wanted him to be solo and wish he could have got the acting coach. But it didn't go that way. If he really is ready...may be he'll audition for Indiana Jones.
I actually went into this movie expecting it to be bad. I have to admit though , that I really liked it. Yes, Alden didn't have Harrison's charm or delivery or presence but, who does?? Harrison defined the character so I thought the kid did ok. I agree though, Emilia was kind of boring. Overall I thought the film totally delivered on most levels. Yes, it wasn't perfect but it was exciting and fun. I think in a few years when people revisit this they will like it better. Thanks to the horrendous 'Last Jedi' most Star Wars fans are hating on Star Wars right now and just looking at the negatives.
Okay. Disney; stop with these origin stories. Just stop. You have already managed to hack off the majority of fans with the way that the original heroes have been handled (i.e: Han, Luke & Leia), and I'm not entirely sure how Episode IX is going to play out, but it's going to be have to be something extraordinary to rekindle any kind of enthusiasm in it (certainly from me personally). The best thing you could do is to create stories based on this new universe, rather than trying to re-tell old ones. There must be an endless wealth of source material to be harvested, worlds to explore, new threats from the outer rim to reveal - anything. You say you want to kill the past - well, stop focusing on it then! At this point, there is only one direction to go, and that is forward. Create a new legacy with new heroes and new stories. For me, I'm done with Star Wars as it is now, but you never know, if it's good enough, there's no reason why I couldn't buy-in to a fresh epic story that doesn't mis-handle all the heroes of old that I loved from the original trilogy. (Oh, and one other thing; please don't try and inject thinly-veiled political narratives into the movies. It really doesn't work.) Good luck!
I liked it..! I 'clapped' at the end.!! Apart from the 'robot',.. Everything about the robot wasn't necessary... Otherwise,... It was good! Ron Howard did good! Eager for the next one!! It would be better without KK... tho...
Your Hubs is a keeper then. I got free tickets the other day and gave them away. Vibrant commentary is as far into that crash-grabbage as I'ma gonna go.
Star Wars Episode 1 A new Hope Episode 2 The Empire Strikes back Episode 3 The Return of the Jedi Episode 4 Star Wars a Solo Story! Congratulations Ron Howard, you made a Star Wars Movie, one that deserves to be called Star Wars, Emilia Clarke, im 150% sure you made your Brother proud of you! :) Rest of the Actors you are awesome! Special Effects Crew! you showed restraint! you made them count, you made the new Star Wars Movie i dreamt of. The effects were perfect! Not a explosion every 2 seconds, how they should be used! The Millenium Falcon, i couldnt imagine it would ever get cooler, it just did! 4 Star Wars movies now :) THANK YOU ALL WHO WORKED ON THIS :) ur all awesome :); whoever disagrees go watch it, if u did and still disagree, you need help :D
On the opening text, is it really worse than the wierd nothing accompanied by a sudden, blaring orchestra hit used in Rogue One? They do need to let you know when-about each story is taking place, no? I had no problem with the blue non-crawl. Everything else you mentioned, though... yeah. Not good. Especially the contrast between Alden and Donald's performances. Every time Han and Lando were on screen at the same time, I kept being reminded how much better it would have been if Anthony Ingruber had been there instead.
Disney gets people in the theater because "Star Wars" is in the title. If they didn't, would anyone pay to see Solo? Would critics be kissing Ruin Johnson's ass over the travesty that was TLJ? They sort of seem like Star Wars movies but should have left Luke, Han and Leia alone and truly started fresh. And get people that actually like Star Wars to write the script.
LMAO. Don't be dramatic. The TLJ was hardly a tragedy. It was the most divisive movie I've ever seen (like 2016 election divisive), but far from a tragedy.
No One Cares Productions, .... it wasn't a tragedy? ... tell that to Disney after they get the final box office numbers for Solo....LOL ... you call it divisive ... I'll call it tragically BAD, ...K
Please, people like you will whine on UA-cam but you'll still go see Episode 9. Solo was a poorly made heist film and Rogue One was a poorly made war film. I'm done with these standalone prequels, but I'll keep watching the Abrams ones.
No One Cares Productions ... your right people like me will go see Episode 9 .... just like myself and the other 9 people did on opening night of Solo ....LOL , but to be honest its more out of a morbid curiosity to see what a train wreck Disney will make out of the next movie.
LoGun24x7 I Agree With You 100% Solo Star Wars Was An OK Film But ¡What They Should Have Done To Help The Film Was Have Java The Hut & Boba Fett Bekauze They Could Have Tyed Thos 2 Character's Into The ClifHangger Ending With Darth Maul!
There is no other way to look at L3-37 but as a parody since it was established by Obi-Wan in the prequels that droids do not have the ability to think. They just fallow the logic in their programming. They are not a living entity and to ask for rights will be like talking about Siri's rights in our cellphones. By the way that program could be change at any time to mimic a different personality.
0:28 - better then TLJ... absolutely! 2:18 - Hanisms: things, actions, phrases relating to or being relatable in association with Han Solo I feel like for our first ever view of another major planet/city... Coronet/Corellia was WAY underplayed. I want more Corellian: brandy, blood strips, Cor Sec, etc!!! Based on how well Lando was performed by Glover... we should have had a *Calrissian: A Star Wars Story* and tried Solo on a different time around. I feel like the lingering on Enfys Nest and her gang should have been more directed of an effort in a separate movie called *Rebellion: A Star Wars Story*. Between Rebels, Ahsoka (book), Rogue One... there could be the spy/action/thriller movie that would make up a broad story of how the Rebel Alliance was built. I think putting Maul in at the end of the movie is a little harsh on the casual fans.... unless you followed TCW or Rebels you still think Maul is dead in the bottom of a pit on Naboo.
100% concur about focusing on Lando vs Han. It's harder to focus on Han like this, too, since we all know where his story arc heads. It takes away from any real sense of suspense in the film, whereas Lando is largely a mystery. I also agree that Corellia was underplayed - I was disappointed that it wasn't more built up.
Maul can't really meet Obi-Wan again because they've already covered that final meeting in Star Wars Rebels. Unless they have them bump into each other for a quick duel, or Maul sends minions. But even so, Maul can't really die because his death is reserved for Rebels. Unless they retell it from Obi-Wan's perspective in the possible film.
Probably you haven’t seen it but the history between Darth Maul and obi wan came to an end in the season 3 finale of Star Wars Rebels. If you do a UA-cam search for “obi wan vs Darth Maul rebels” it will give you the video of their final confrontation.
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen. Nice review. Have you seen the clone wars and rebels tv shows? Also I liked your take on the movie. I thought the movie was OK. Definitely better than the slow burning dumpster fire of the Last Jedi.
I totally enjoyed this movie and I'm glad I watched it in a good theatre. Only criticism I really have is the bad picture quality in the beginning of the film but the effects are amazing, better than in any other SW movie and I didn't feel like any acting was bad. The character of Han is still very young in this story and I had no problem imagining how he would turn into what we know from the earlier movies. Rogue One was good but just way too dark and serious, almost depressive, same thing with Revenge of the Sith for me personally by the way. The original Star Wars trilogy back then was good popcorn action movie entertainment, lots of merchandise and kids toys included, that's why I feel like Solo is much more true to the original idea of SW than Rogue One. Makes me wonder - when did people start taking all this SW shit so damn seriously? I mean discussing smallest details like these stupid dice and such, as if these were any real "problems" this movie has, that we just cannot get over. Can't we just sit and watch the movie for it's story, cool visual effects, excellent sound effects and well presented characters without questioning all this stuff too much and whining all the time because it's not exactly the same idea of SW that we had constructed in our own narrow minds?
I don’t get how anyone can enjoy rogue one? I’m not trying to be a troll, but if you say solo was missing a heart then rogue one was birthed by an emotionless demon. Did anyone care of those characters in rogue one? It was a bland, dirty, emotionless movie. Please someone explain to me how rogue one is good?
It's good. The aliens look like star wars aliens unlike the last jedi where the aliens didn't look like star wars aliens (Crystal foxes and horse-dogs). But i enjoyed it. I know some people hate the coloring...but I thought it fit the atmosphere of star wars
I think it was so much better than last Jedi. I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the development of Chewy. And i think Qu'ri if I said her name right could be the first female vilian in starwars I would enjoy. I'm interested to see her develop.
it was the best star wars movie i have seen its even better then Empire. it feels like it was made for the True SW fans the EU fans. it was so fking good.
To all of my Star Wars brothers and sisters: KEEP ON FIGHTING! KEEP ON BOYCOTTING! EPISODE 9 IS OUR NEXT BATTLE!!! Show them that we will NEVER STOP!!!
This is nowhere near as bad as The Last Jedi. I'd honestly argue that it's better than Rogue One as well which is a film that I find severely overrated.
It was really boring and like you said, predictable. This is the oldest franchise in terms of sequelization and expansive universe in filmmaking history. Is it too big for its own good? Probably. Disney clearly cares little about this classic. I'm stunned and not surprised. I think it will survive as a downgraded modern fanbase that is younger, and will lose the older original fans.
Hi, watched solo because it started showing on sky tv Pretty much hit nail on head as the movie is not terrible but very forgettable I naturally compared to Rogue One which i watched multiple times which was at least 1 star better than solo Think most fans would say thay would not have asked for this movie which shows disconnect at Disney re Star Wars Had the movie like you said focused on something better like Maul or something else it would have had potential
I think you've highlighted what is most disappointing about it - it had a lot of potential. Not sure what Disney is doing, but I strongly feel that between them and EA, this franchise is being deeply mishandled.
Can't have a Maul and Obi-Wan film. Would love to see that, but it can't happen at this point. Clone Wars and Rebels touched way too much on Maul for that kind of film to make sense. It conflicts with continuity way too much. Would love to see it, but It can't happen.
I think audiences are generally not interested in prequels or origin stories for pre-existing movie characters. As viewers we want to see what happens next, not rewind the storyline and watch more backstory. A compelling prequel or origin story needs a *very* assured storyteller to pull it off (Batman Begins works really well, for example). A young Han Solo story is definitely not something that audiences or fans cared about seeing. Because, as viewers and listeners who have seen and heard a thousand stories in our lives, we instinctively know when watching 'Star Wars' that what happens to Han Solo *after* he meets Luke and Old Ben in Mos Eisley is so much more interesting and important than whatever had happened to him before that moment.
Thanks for the review! I like your review system and trust you to not be overly biased one way or the other because of it. I was never going to see this film in theaters regardless, but good to know it's not completely irredeemable. Maybe worth a watch when they put it on netflix or something.
i didnt hate Solo like I did The Last Jedi. I do think Ron Howard genuinely tried to show respect to Star Wars where he could. It didnt ruin anything to the lore, nor ruin the characters significantly to me, not anymore than the prequels did with darth vader. I had really low expectations for it so was pleasently surprised that there were moments i enjoyed. 5.5/10
yeah, but he only had 3 months to do it, so i cut him some slack. Rian Johnson had 2 years, so no excuses for him. Solo didnt character assassinate any of the classic characters, but it didnt add anything we didn't know or needed to know already. I can watch the OT for what it is with or without this movie existing. If Solo had better pacing and you took that L3 droid out entirely then it would have been a decent movie i think. As it is it's just average. Thankfully they had the good grace to kill L3 off.
Thank you for your review!! From the start of the vid you have absolutely NO EMOTION. Just like this movie I refuse to see in the theatres! oh my how far Star Wars has fallen....
To me, "Dryden Voss" sounds suspiciously similar to "Dryden Fossa", a character from a fantasy-themed anime from the '90s called "Escaflowne". Dryden Fossa was a wealthy merchant steeped in intrigue, and a collector of rare things -- the first we see of him is in front of a tank in his estate containing a mermaid. "Voss" also sounds suspiciously like it would be pronounced "Fossa" by the Japanese. Dryden Fossa from "Escaflowne" + the "Dresden Files" character you mentioned = Dryden Voss? Wouldn't be surprised if they're ripping off cult tv shows *and* anime now, if I'm honest.
The timeline didn't quite make sense to me, either, as well as the end when they were headed to Tatooine to deal with Jabba. I'm not following the timeline for this film as well as I think it should be evidenced in the movie itself
Lando actually came across as more of an imitation, without a lot of depth. I was ready to hate Han, but I thought the actor respected the character of Han, without just trying to imitate Harrison Ford.
Xanstrom ........It’s a Sci-fi TV series! The characters are mediocre with the exception of Chewy & Lando! The heist scene is the highlight but afterwards..........the storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! What is Vision doing in this Kathleen Kennedy version? KK destroyed the SW franchise!
I hated what little of it i could watch. They ruined a character thay i cared about and turned the franchise into a propaganda machine. Worse than the question of is it good Star wars as a brand was turned into that we were forced to either support or shun. In a country that was so heavily devided politically, Kathleen Kennedy foolishly made the choice to once again cause a divide and our killer instincts took over. Lower your expectations was the proviso audience members were told to take, and in a brand like Star Wars that should exceed our expectations is in and of itself an admission of its failure.
Lyseas ......it’s a Sci-fi TV series! The characters are mediocre with the exception of Chewy & Lando. The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! What is Vision doing in this movie? Is that Dart Mauls dad? I rated this Kathleen Kennedy version .............B O R I N G!
My favorite part of the film was the credit roll signalling the end. Han Solo was painted as a love-smitten fool. Lando was painted as a toaster-fucking drag queen. Does the Millennium Falcon need a walk-in closet full of Lando's costume pieces, or was that added so Emilia could change clothes on the way to Kessle? L3...more SWJ crap: #AllDroidsForEqualRights. Oh, and poor Han; he goes from one Underworld Boss Worm to another, like some guys date creepy crawlies.
Ehrenreich wasn't playing Han Solo. He was playing Vince Vaughn as Star Lord. And I'll give 100 interwebs to anybody that can give me a reason for why those dice were even significant to him. No? Because they didn't give one!! They just kept shoving them in your face without even mentioning why they're important. That's bad storytelling. And a shallow commercial for collectibles.
To me it felt like the producers just gave the writers a boring outline of plotpoints to hit and they just filled in the blanks with the most cliche shit they could think of. Such a lifeless unimaginative film IMO.
"Better than TLJ." That's a pretty low bar. A lot of reviewers probably gave "Solo" a higher rating than it deserves, simply because they were relieved it isn't as bad as TLJ. Forgettable and predictable = boring. "Solo" is perfectly meh, which is actually worse than being bad in an interesting way (like "The Room").
The movie was actually long and boring. Too many of the scenes were too dark and hated straining my eyes to make things out. I'm tried of the film industry thinking in order to have a movie that has a dark tone that you literally have to shoot the movie with little to no lighting. The content makes a movie dark, not hitting the dimmer switch on set. I noticed how most people are overlooking how they actually ruined Chewbacca as a character. It's one thing to want to eat a Porg, but in this movie they have him eating sentient, self-aware beings. Are there any original characters left they need to ruin? It was lame that they suddenly had to make hyperfuel a thing in order to bail out the Last Jedi and take away a criticism from that movie. Then there are the countless little things that didn't make sense. Like how Han got his last name when later in the movie we learned he knew who his father was so that would mean he should know his last name? Disneywars is really aimed at the low IQ fan who just really cares about CGI explosions and eating popcorn while doing so. There are no rewatchable moments in this movie. It's a shame that you can no longer use words like Magical, Special, Thrilling, Epic, Exciting, etc when talking about a Star Wars movie.
Yes! Anthony Ingruber! He could have helped save this movie and you know what? The fans all knew he was the best choice and Kennedy hadn't a clue what she was doing to miss that. Fire Kooky Kennedy yesterday and throw Ruin Johnson on his ass out back of the diviest bar in the southend of Chicago and beat him 3/4 to death.
Movie was OK - wait until it comes out to rent or watch free...Also -Some of the SJW stuff is getting ridiculous. 15 mins spent on droid rights, Gonk droid uprisings and the morality of restraining bolts is stupid. Luke used restraining bolts...hell, if my PS4 had legs I'd put a restraining bolt on that too.
Thandie Newton was the only one that appealed to me personally I thought she was amazing close second was woody dealing with crap lines then darth mail at end was a treat other than that bleh unoriginal ideas and disappointment
Jebadiah Points ....the characters is mediocre .....the storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! When the pirate leader took the helmet off its a young girl! WTF! Again! Kathleen Kennedy destroyed the SW franchise!
Ken V ....it’s a Sci-fi TV series! The characters are mediocre with the exception of Chewy & Lando! The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! TLJ mini-sequel!
What I liked: 1. Oh Maul God! He’s back! But too little too late to spice up this bland dish. 2. Chewy! No matter what, he will always look and sound the same. Love his laugh. Loved watching him beat the crap out of everyone. 3. Space scene of the star destroyer and that mega monster. Nice visual. Disliked or Meh 1. The masked villain looked and sounded menacing. Than the mask comes off and it’s a scared looking teenage girl. What? What if Vader took his mask off and inside was a scared teenage boy. Ruins it. 2. Was the Lando/L3 dying scene suppose to make me reach for a tissue? Really? Although, Landos pain did make me wonder…was there somethin, somethin going on? No Lando no! 3. I felt I was watching the adventures of Han Solos forgotten brother Jake. There are some things you just cant recreate. I would almost prefer a CGI version of Han.
"Oh Maul God" lol that's hilarious. I also had a "....What..." moment when Enfys Nest was just a teen girl. It seemed dumb. The Star Destroyer in the malestrom WAS a very interesting visual that I enjoyed. There were a lot of good elements of SW in this movie; just not the full heart of it. Maybe the real issue is that it's lacking the vision of George.
If it was forgettable, then it was terrible miss... After all this is a Star Wars movie... It was terrible and sad... There's no exception of a Star Wars movie... No in between, it's either hot or cold...
The story had to be limited. Like titanic you know going in what has to happen. So they only had to fill in the blanks. That they hosed up the casting is on Kennedy. Too bad. After the dumpster fire if Last Jedi I've rotated to the DVD plan - so it's just a matter I'd buying then new ire used a month later on. Dice ? Dice!? Who cares. From the initial trilogy I don't even remember there being dice. What is this dice thing ? Who cares?
In the OT Han has a pair of dice hanging from the "visor" of the Millenium Falcon. Apparently Disney has ascribed Great Significance to them. "Who cares" is right.
Solo: Did you catch the Dice. A Star Wars story.
Shhhhh! Don’t give Disney any ideas! A movie about Han Solo’s dice would make a terrible movie.
Guys, it doesn't matter if you like it or not. It's about the message to Disney. Fans boycott it to prove that we will not deal with Kathleen Kennedy and Ruin Johnsons BS. That is why I will not pay to see it.
Pwiest Playing Exactly, as the message was sent as this movie severely underperformed this weekend by 50 million less then previous estimates. They pissed on the hardcore fans and are left with general fans who are probably on to the next blockbuster.
Pwiest Playing yup. I am 100% with this. I could care less who likes it. So these reviews seem silly... who are they for? What to talk about? Half the fans are sitting home and the rest are seeing it.
Entertainment Hacker They're for fans who are undecided or who are trying to decide if they will ever see it after its release 🙂
Travelers Warden Ya, I understand. I guess my comment was from a certain point of view. I hope we’re not causing too much negativity on your channel. Good luck with it.
I don’t think Disney will make another Star Wars movie as bad as The Last Jedi, but unless Kennedy, and Johnson are fired, I doubt they will make any more really good ones either....😐
Well it was a dicey proposition. They rolled the dice, and committed to playing Russian roulette with the fans, and they lost. The fans are done. Thank you for your review.
Spot on review, you tell it as it is no bullshit just honest reviewing from the heart, Disney just milking the Star Wars brand, when George Lucas sold the rights away the saga lost it's heart.
First time I not seen a Star Wars related movie upon opening day release & this from my cousin & I who are huge Star Wars fans for over 30 yrs, we got most the novels, the audiobooks, played the games but The Last Jedi has tarnished our love for the franchise (We both loathe & detest that abomination of a movie) & Solo while nowhere near as bad as Last Jedi seems hardly to set the Star Wars universe on fire, it's simply a easy watch by the numbers with no substance.
Kathleen Kennedy needs to go & Disney need to get someone like Frank Darabont in charge of the Star Wars universe, let's have a Kenobi or Vader film & stick Rian Johnsons trilogy were the sun don't shine & instead do the Knights Of The Old Republic trilogy with Revan ,a character who is complex & has dabbled as a Jedi & Sith with Peter Jackson writing & directing.
Well that's what I want to see for future movies not these fluffy easy watches with no substance, lets get the heart & soul put bacķ into Star Wars & make going to see the films at the cinema a event movie watch experience once again.
Timelord 007 ... Agree 110%!
Your editing rocks! The voice pitch changes are just hilarious. You've pretty much hit on all of the major points that everyone else hit. I'm so glad that I didn't waste my time or money on it. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to more.
This movie has zero appeal to me. Based on the trailer, and many reviews agreeing with yours, this is yet another pointless movie without an actual thought out script. Disney probably have a 100 monkeys in a basement writing new Star Wars scripts, then they run the results through a computer that calculates a single script from that.
This is not a problem of Disney pushing some form of political agenda (to many reviews of the latest movies tend to put the blame on SJW:s or Diversity). The problem is that they can't seem to produce CHARACTERS any more, or PLOTS, that hold water or are interesting. It is as if they just use the Star Wars universe as a background for lackluster action movies. The movies basically becomes sloppy for TV made Period Pieces. Tricking Star Wars fans to keep coming back...
No, that is just the people who don't like equality and diversity talking. I get that, they DO feel hectored and scolded by that agenda, so they tend to focus on these aspect being what's wrong with the franchise. And I also get the impression that Disney ARE trying to push this agenda. However, they do it in a very juvenile way, as if they are just trying to use these issues as a sales gimmic - or trying to paint the old conservative Disney corporation in a new ligth: "We love diversity! Look!"
But that's not the real problem. Star Wars fans, regardless of how they feel about those issues, are reacting the same way all over the world:
"What the hell was that?" "Why is this character acting this way?" "What!?! What the hell just happened?!?" "What the fuck are you doing?!?" "Oh, C'mon! That's not how the Force works!!!" Let's say you removed all the things that you would lable as "Liberal agenda" or "SJW" in the movies, and made all the characters white heterosexuals, mostly males. It would STILL be badly written characters, with poorly written plots that made no sense!
A related problem is continuity. No matter that old characters from the original trilogy have been changed so that old fans cringe in their chairs and think "why is Luke acting this way, he wouldn't...". Just look at the change of the new characters between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. You will see that even those seem to have a personality change between the movies!
I think this is a problem of the structure of how the studio is making these movies. There is no one person that has an idea about who these characters are, or how they will progress... They just shoot action sequenses, throw in a couple of gags, and lets Editing figure it out...
That's my 2 cents.
54tisfaction ...... I’ve seen it! It’s a sci-fi TV series! Just wait and watch it on CD or Cable. Don’t waste your money!
I boycotted this movie. Let me just say as a lifelong SW fan since 1977 who sees the movies multiple times in the theater, do you know how much they had to piss me off to force me to boycott? KK, JJ, RJ wouldn’t shut up about the SJW stuff and calling out fans for hating TLJ. The final nail in the coffin was that little brat Jon Kasdan Jr going on Twitter and digging in on his stupid Pando Calrissian comments. I honestly can’t give these people my money anymore, it’s enough. The bad box office lends me to believe I’m not the only one out there who feels this way.
Chris Olivo You are not alone. I though liked Liked the force awakens and had hopes for the last jedi... But when I saw it I felt like WTF did they do to SW!?!?!
Yeah. On every Star Wars post on Facebook about TLJ or Solo so many people have logged on to express their disappointment with KK and SJW politics being infused into our saga. They don't realize how much damage that they have done to themselves.
Chris Olivo .. Likewise.
If you really hate "SJW stuff" more then you love Star Wars, then I have to wonder how much you ever really loved Star Wars.
Same here. I boycotted. I could care less about reviews. Haven’t watched one yet. No disrespect to this channel. Just saying, I’d rather reviewers not see it. I would respect that and maybe subscribe to those who said “I’m not reviewing it I don’t care”
Good review... I'll give this one a miss. TLJ still leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Aaron Levine ..... It’s a Sci-fi TV series! The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! TLJ sequel! 😎👎🏼
My reaction in the intro was, legitimately and out loud, 'Was this done in Powerpoint??'
I really wish they would have cast Anthony Ingruber, the thing i dont find fair is that Kristian Harloff and many others off Collider were saying things like Ingruber just imitates Ford, and yet Alden had to have a acting coach anyway! So why couldnt they have given Ingruber the chance and simply given him a acting coach to help him along, cause i still feel Ingruber would have made a perfect Han.
I agree Glover nailed it as Lando, but overall it is just becoming this superficial thing now these Starwars movies, just fun action filled movies, and anyone that says "well what more do you want, erm id like some "substance", some layers and to delve into mythology. It was just a story that didnt really need telling tbh. Its not bad way better than TLJ, no feminist or SJW crap evident, well there was that droid L3-37 who might as well have been called SJ-W cause she wouldnt shut the fuck up about all that droid equality.
Id give Solo yeh, about the same 55% though, overall though Ron Howard is the guy i respect most about this particular movie, he was asked to come save this movie, and he salvaged the mess from Lord and Miller and did a great job so hats off to him. Oh and Enfys Nest was cool i liked that character, thats proper female empowerment right there, not like the Rey bullshit. I think the whole Han change of heart was more to show that he is what Qi'Ra described him as, genuinely a "good guy" at heart. But i think more than anything, it may have been that he remembers the struggle and life he had on Correllia i mean Corellia is a real shit-hole i never thought they would make it as bad as it was, and he said his father made the YT freighters and got laid off. So maybe he saw Enfys and her struggle against what the Crimson Dawn did to her people, and related to that.
I hate the Maul cameo, if that is how they plan to tie it in, doing a Obi Wan movie, then thats real piss-poor fan service, using that fan favorite character just to help attract people to come see Solo. I though they plan to follow stories from Maul and the Black Sun from the comics. Cause when you see that Han's girlfriend is working for Darth Maul and his criminal syndicate, then Han heads off to work for Jabba, it kind of adds up. You could have Maul and Jabba the Hutt in a criminal underground war, with Han and Qi'Ra caught up in the middle of it, on opposing sides.
But they really need to be careful introducing Darth Maul in a Han Solo anthology, because Han never came across any force sensitives by the time of ep4, he said to Luke that he doesnt believe in the force and never seen like the force in his travels across the galaxy. So yeh, Maul cameo in solo? cheap fan service.
I'm boycotting all future SW movies. The only way I will see another movie is if Kathleen Kennedy is fired.
80's Nostalgia Guy .....110% agree!
Thanks for the review. Not given Disney any more money after TLJ. Hope you'll be starting KOTOR II soon! :)
First we had Brianne of Tarth, now Daenaries Storm Born. Who wants to wager when they get Jon Snow? They already got Tyrion to play a giant dwarf (you read that right) in Infinity Wars, along with Mr. DON'T JOIN as "The Collector".
Thank you for your review I always enjoy them. I have not watched solo yet I'll wait for it on DVD, but I don't understand the whole Darth Maul thing, like want he dead way before episode 4 , 5 and 6? And I'm so happy it wasent worse than Tlj , I still dislike or almost hate that movie it killed it for me
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Maul was revealed to be alive in The Clone Wars tv series. Maul later died on Star Wars Rebels shortly before the events of episode 4.
Since Solo is set like 10 years before A New Hope, there's no problem.
Thanks for the explanation!!
You know it's getting to a point where the Star Wars brand is being tarnished with more and more thumbs down approval from Star Wars fans and it's a tragedy what Disney is doing . I was out after the last Jedi. Your review and the non stop commercials of this movie before it debut confirmed what I already knew. Thank you. Now I'm rooted in my belief that I need to be done with start wars.
The train heist scene was good, I also really liked the gambling scenes solo and Lando had...
I agree with majority of your review!!! The opening crawl jarred me, the music created no connection. Re-playability is very low... where The Last Jedi has absolutely ZERO re-playability.
Oh yeah i agree... the score was horrendous... does nothing to the scenes infact jarringly upsets the whole feel.
Andre French .....it’s a Sci-fi TV series! The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! It’s a TLJ sequel! 😎👎🏼
Igorot Boy not arguing that’s its bad, just not TLJ bad... which for me is last or 2nd to last. With no value that adds anything to the characters development and growth. Solo for me is right around Revenge of the Sith... it had its moments, but doesn’t work as a whole.
THE DICE THING was a bit much..... in the originals they were just out of focus sparkly things. EVERY SW movie should be seen in the theater..... the small screen while doing instagram is now way to see anything.
Very fair review, hit all the points i had reservations about. Esp casting ehrenreich when you have...Emilia is a one trick pony.glad Lando worked outeven though he looks nothing like Billy Dee. Yay for your Rogue One feelings ,the movie has hella holes and dead ends BUT as someone who caught "Star Wars"back in 1977 (not called ep4) in the theater. Rogue One captures the excitement we felt that heady summer day! Apollo 13 runs out of gas 2/3rds the way thru. ron howard!
Anthony Ingruber is nowhere near the actor that Alden Ehrenreich is. In fact, Alden's performance as Han is one of the best things about this movie. Disagree completely.
Ingruber is a far better physical match, but I was quite happily surprised by Alden's performance. I really liked the movie and expected to hate it. Jon Kasdan's remarks probably stopped people from watching this movie. I felt the writing and humour was very true to the original Star Wars spirit and the character of Han Solo. After the abomination that was the last jedi, I totally understand why people wanted to give Lucasfilm a bloody nose, but I hope that once the boycott has passed and the point has been made, that people will discover this movie and actually enjoy it.
He may have the looks but looks may not be enough
I agree. I would love for Ingruber to have had the obvious acting chops for this role. But it didn't happen, and I don't know if he would have given a better performance anyhow. He might have been a more seamless transition to Ford, but for one reason or another, he didn't get the role. He's done some good voice acting - but I wish he'd been ready for this. I was surprised how much I liked Ehrenreich though.
You don't know that he wasn't ready. I mean, maybe he wasn't. But I see no proof that he wasn't ready. Just because he didn't get the part doesn't establish that he wasn't ready.
Wedge W I really like Ingruber but hand on heart...his appearance in age of Adeline was pretty stiff even though vocally he was very close. He didn't get many lines in the final cut of that film either which may be coincidence or not. That section could have merited more lines from him rather than the voice over they decided to use. He's becoming a great voice actor so the potential is there. But he's yet to appear in another high profile movie following on from that. I wanted him to be solo and wish he could have got the acting coach. But it didn't go that way. If he really is ready...may be he'll audition for Indiana Jones.
I actually went into this movie expecting it to be bad. I have to admit though , that I really liked it. Yes, Alden didn't have Harrison's charm or delivery or presence but, who does?? Harrison defined the character so I thought the kid did ok. I agree though, Emilia was kind of boring. Overall I thought the film totally delivered on most levels. Yes, it wasn't perfect but it was exciting and fun. I think in a few years when people revisit this they will like it better. Thanks to the horrendous 'Last Jedi' most Star Wars fans are hating on Star Wars right now and just looking at the negatives.
Okay. Disney; stop with these origin stories. Just stop. You have already managed to hack off the majority of fans with the way that the original heroes have been handled (i.e: Han, Luke & Leia), and I'm not entirely sure how Episode IX is going to play out, but it's going to be have to be something extraordinary to rekindle any kind of enthusiasm in it (certainly from me personally).
The best thing you could do is to create stories based on this new universe, rather than trying to re-tell old ones. There must be an endless wealth of source material to be harvested, worlds to explore, new threats from the outer rim to reveal - anything. You say you want to kill the past - well, stop focusing on it then! At this point, there is only one direction to go, and that is forward.
Create a new legacy with new heroes and new stories. For me, I'm done with Star Wars as it is now, but you never know, if it's good enough, there's no reason why I couldn't buy-in to a fresh epic story that doesn't mis-handle all the heroes of old that I loved from the original trilogy.
(Oh, and one other thing; please don't try and inject thinly-veiled political narratives into the movies. It really doesn't work.)
Good luck!
Used to be a no brainer. New Star Wars movie? gotta go to the theatre. Now I wait for it to show up as an on demand tv rental. too bad really.
Overall, it's a revival of the Space Western genre, and we're still waiting for live-action adaptation of CowBoy Bebop/OutLaw Star/Trigun
Thank you so much for taking the bullet and seeing this cheers 🥂. I will be giving this a miss.
I liked it..! I 'clapped' at the end.!! Apart from the 'robot',.. Everything about the robot wasn't necessary... Otherwise,... It was good! Ron Howard did good! Eager for the next one!! It would be better without KK... tho...
Your Hubs is a keeper then. I got free tickets the other day and gave them away. Vibrant commentary is as far into that crash-grabbage as I'ma gonna go.
Star Wars Episode 1 A new Hope Episode 2 The Empire Strikes back Episode 3 The Return of the Jedi Episode 4 Star Wars a Solo Story! Congratulations Ron Howard, you made a Star Wars Movie, one that deserves to be called Star Wars, Emilia Clarke, im 150% sure you made your Brother proud of you! :) Rest of the Actors you are awesome! Special Effects Crew! you showed restraint! you made them count, you made the new Star Wars Movie i dreamt of. The effects were perfect! Not a explosion every 2 seconds, how they should be used! The Millenium Falcon, i couldnt imagine it would ever get cooler, it just did! 4 Star Wars movies now :) THANK YOU ALL WHO WORKED ON THIS :) ur all awesome :); whoever disagrees go watch it, if u did and still disagree, you need help :D
It's really not that bad... but TLJ was so dire the dedicated fanbase are letting Disney know KK must go.
I think you hit the nail on the head. These movies from Disney have no heart. They feel empty. Superficial somehow. The passion just isn't there.
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LMAO Exactly.... no soul.
On the opening text, is it really worse than the wierd nothing accompanied by a sudden, blaring orchestra hit used in Rogue One? They do need to let you know when-about each story is taking place, no? I had no problem with the blue non-crawl. Everything else you mentioned, though... yeah. Not good. Especially the contrast between Alden and Donald's performances. Every time Han and Lando were on screen at the same time, I kept being reminded how much better it would have been if Anthony Ingruber had been there instead.
Disney gets people in the theater because "Star Wars" is in the title. If they didn't, would anyone pay to see Solo? Would critics be kissing Ruin Johnson's ass over the travesty that was TLJ? They sort of seem like Star Wars movies but should have left Luke, Han and Leia alone and truly started fresh. And get people that actually like Star Wars to write the script.
The Solo movie is a ok movie, its really not bad coming off the tragedy of TLJ ...they just forgot to put Solo in it.
LMAO. Don't be dramatic. The TLJ was hardly a tragedy. It was the most divisive movie I've ever seen (like 2016 election divisive), but far from a tragedy.
No One Cares Productions, .... it wasn't a tragedy? ... tell that to Disney after they get the final box office numbers for Solo....LOL ... you call it divisive ... I'll call it tragically BAD, ...K
Please, people like you will whine on UA-cam but you'll still go see Episode 9. Solo was a poorly made heist film and Rogue One was a poorly made war film. I'm done with these standalone prequels, but I'll keep watching the Abrams ones.
No One Cares Productions ... your right people like me will go see Episode 9 .... just like myself and the other 9 people did on opening night of Solo ....LOL , but to be honest its more out of a morbid curiosity to see what a train wreck Disney will make out of the next movie.
LoGun24x7 I Agree With You 100% Solo Star Wars Was An OK Film But ¡What They Should Have Done To Help The Film Was Have Java The Hut & Boba Fett Bekauze They Could Have Tyed Thos 2 Character's Into The ClifHangger Ending With Darth Maul!
There is no other way to look at L3-37 but as a parody since it was established by Obi-Wan in the prequels that droids do not have the ability to think. They just fallow the logic in their programming. They are not a living entity and to ask for rights will be like talking about Siri's rights in our cellphones. By the way that program could be change at any time to mimic a different personality.
0:28 - better then TLJ... absolutely!
2:18 - Hanisms: things, actions, phrases relating to or being relatable in association with Han Solo
I feel like for our first ever view of another major planet/city... Coronet/Corellia was WAY underplayed. I want more Corellian: brandy, blood strips, Cor Sec, etc!!!
Based on how well Lando was performed by Glover... we should have had a *Calrissian: A Star Wars Story* and tried Solo on a different time around.
I feel like the lingering on Enfys Nest and her gang should have been more directed of an effort in a separate movie called *Rebellion: A Star Wars Story*.
Between Rebels, Ahsoka (book), Rogue One... there could be the spy/action/thriller movie that would make up a broad story of how the Rebel Alliance was built.
I think putting Maul in at the end of the movie is a little harsh on the casual fans.... unless you followed TCW or Rebels you still think Maul is dead in the bottom of a pit on Naboo.
100% concur about focusing on Lando vs Han. It's harder to focus on Han like this, too, since we all know where his story arc heads. It takes away from any real sense of suspense in the film, whereas Lando is largely a mystery. I also agree that Corellia was underplayed - I was disappointed that it wasn't more built up.
Maul can't really meet Obi-Wan again because they've already covered that final meeting in Star Wars Rebels. Unless they have them bump into each other for a quick duel, or Maul sends minions. But even so, Maul can't really die because his death is reserved for Rebels. Unless they retell it from Obi-Wan's perspective in the possible film.
Good points
So in otherwords it just mediocre not great just okay
Richard Greeter ....It’s a Sci-fi TV series! The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! TLJ sequel! 😎👎🏼
Richard Greeter Bingo!
The Solo Star Wars Film Should Have Been A Film That Established The Rivalry Between Han Solo & Boba Fett
That would have been more interesting than the actual plot
Probably you haven’t seen it but the history between Darth Maul and obi wan came to an end in the season 3 finale of Star Wars Rebels. If you do a UA-cam search for “obi wan vs Darth Maul rebels” it will give you the video of their final confrontation.
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen. Nice review. Have you seen the clone wars and rebels tv shows? Also I liked your take on the movie. I thought the movie was OK. Definitely better than the slow burning dumpster fire of the Last Jedi.
I totally enjoyed this movie and I'm glad I watched it in a good theatre. Only criticism I really have is the bad picture quality in the beginning of the film but the effects are amazing, better than in any other SW movie and I didn't feel like any acting was bad. The character of Han is still very young in this story and I had no problem imagining how he would turn into what we know from the earlier movies. Rogue One was good but just way too dark and serious, almost depressive, same thing with Revenge of the Sith for me personally by the way. The original Star Wars trilogy back then was good popcorn action movie entertainment, lots of merchandise and kids toys included, that's why I feel like Solo is much more true to the original idea of SW than Rogue One. Makes me wonder - when did people start taking all this SW shit so damn seriously? I mean discussing smallest details like these stupid dice and such, as if these were any real "problems" this movie has, that we just cannot get over. Can't we just sit and watch the movie for it's story, cool visual effects, excellent sound effects and well presented characters without questioning all this stuff too much and whining all the time because it's not exactly the same idea of SW that we had constructed in our own narrow minds?
I don’t get how anyone can enjoy rogue one? I’m not trying to be a troll, but if you say solo was missing a heart then rogue one was birthed by an emotionless demon. Did anyone care of those characters in rogue one? It was a bland, dirty, emotionless movie. Please someone explain to me how rogue one is good?
It's good. The aliens look like star wars aliens unlike the last jedi where the aliens didn't look like star wars aliens (Crystal foxes and horse-dogs).
But i enjoyed it. I know some people hate the coloring...but I thought it fit the atmosphere of star wars
I think it was so much better than last Jedi. I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the development of Chewy. And i think Qu'ri if I said her name right could be the first female vilian in starwars I would enjoy. I'm interested to see her develop.
I grew up with the original trilogy and I have no idea what these dice are. I must be blind. I never saw any dice in eps 4,5 and 6.
it was the best star wars movie i have seen its even better then Empire. it feels like it was made for the True SW fans the EU fans. it was so fking good.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the other easter eggs from the prequels, TCW or the old EU (ie) the Lando and Han Solo novels from the 80s.
To all of my Star Wars brothers and sisters:
KEEP ON FIGHTING! KEEP ON BOYCOTTING!
EPISODE 9 IS OUR NEXT BATTLE!!!
Show them that we will NEVER STOP!!!
This is nowhere near as bad as The Last Jedi. I'd honestly argue that it's better than Rogue One as well which is a film that I find severely overrated.
Ryan R. ...... it’s a Sci-fi TV series! The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! TLJ sequel.
Dice as a character does not bode well. But then again, Lord of the Rings......
It was really boring and like you said, predictable. This is the oldest franchise in terms of sequelization and expansive universe in filmmaking history. Is it too big for its own good? Probably. Disney clearly cares little about this classic. I'm stunned and not surprised. I think it will survive as a downgraded modern fanbase that is younger, and will lose the older original fans.
Hi, watched solo because it started showing on sky tv
Pretty much hit nail on head as the movie is not terrible but very forgettable
I naturally compared to Rogue One which i watched multiple times which was at least 1 star better than solo
Think most fans would say thay would not have asked for this movie which shows disconnect at Disney re Star Wars
Had the movie like you said focused on something better like Maul or something else it would have had potential
I think you've highlighted what is most disappointing about it - it had a lot of potential. Not sure what Disney is doing, but I strongly feel that between them and EA, this franchise is being deeply mishandled.
Can't have a Maul and Obi-Wan film. Would love to see that, but it can't happen at this point. Clone Wars and Rebels touched way too much on Maul for that kind of film to make sense. It conflicts with continuity way too much. Would love to see it, but It can't happen.
I think audiences are generally not interested in prequels or origin stories for pre-existing movie characters. As viewers we want to see what happens next, not rewind the storyline and watch more backstory. A compelling prequel or origin story needs a *very* assured storyteller to pull it off (Batman Begins works really well, for example).
A young Han Solo story is definitely not something that audiences or fans cared about seeing. Because, as viewers and listeners who have seen and heard a thousand stories in our lives, we instinctively know when watching 'Star Wars' that what happens to Han Solo *after* he meets Luke and Old Ben in Mos Eisley is so much more interesting and important than whatever had happened to him before that moment.
Thanks for the review! I like your review system and trust you to not be overly biased one way or the other because of it. I was never going to see this film in theaters regardless, but good to know it's not completely irredeemable. Maybe worth a watch when they put it on netflix or something.
I liked it. Reminded me of a Space Western. I think part of the backlash is from TLJ which Solo doesn't deserve.
A lot of the backlash is definitely TLJ related.
Alden just did not have the same charisma of HF.
No matter how great your acting skill are,charisma cannot be imitated
Well said!
i didnt hate Solo like I did The Last Jedi. I do think Ron Howard genuinely tried to show respect to Star Wars where he could. It didnt ruin anything to the lore, nor ruin the characters significantly to me, not anymore than the prequels did with darth vader.
I had really low expectations for it so was pleasently surprised that there were moments i enjoyed. 5.5/10
I think he made a good effort, but piecing together what was left from the prior two directors probably hampered the final product
yeah, but he only had 3 months to do it, so i cut him some slack. Rian Johnson had 2 years, so no excuses for him.
Solo didnt character assassinate any of the classic characters, but it didnt add anything we didn't know or needed to know already. I can watch the OT for what it is with or without this movie existing.
If Solo had better pacing and you took that L3 droid out entirely then it would have been a decent movie i think. As it is it's just average. Thankfully they had the good grace to kill L3 off.
Thank you for your review!! From the start of the vid you have absolutely NO EMOTION. Just like this movie I refuse to see in the theatres! oh my how far Star Wars has fallen....
It makes me sad that I just couldn't care about it 😑
To me, "Dryden Voss" sounds suspiciously similar to "Dryden Fossa", a character from a fantasy-themed anime from the '90s called "Escaflowne". Dryden Fossa was a wealthy merchant steeped in intrigue, and a collector of rare things -- the first we see of him is in front of a tank in his estate containing a mermaid. "Voss" also sounds suspiciously like it would be pronounced "Fossa" by the Japanese.
Dryden Fossa from "Escaflowne" + the "Dresden Files" character you mentioned = Dryden Voss? Wouldn't be surprised if they're ripping off cult tv shows *and* anime now, if I'm honest.
Let's do the math. They did not cast Ingruber to play Han Solo = I won't be seeing Solo. EVER.
Just got back from it, really fun ride. Go enjoy it. This is coming from a guy who hated TLJ.
I felt they were really trying to emphasize the spaceship fuel being a thing after making it a major plot device in Last Jedi.
That's an angle I hadn't considered. You might have something there
I didn't really get the cameo. How old is Han supposed to be in A New Hope? 60? Or did Maul stitch himself together in the EU or something?
The timeline didn't quite make sense to me, either, as well as the end when they were headed to Tatooine to deal with Jabba. I'm not following the timeline for this film as well as I think it should be evidenced in the movie itself
Well in the old timeline I think Han was 26 in ANH. Don't know if that has changed. He hasn't worked with Jabba yet by the end of this movie.
Solo: An "Okay" Star Wars Movie
Lando actually came across as more of an imitation, without a lot of depth. I was ready to hate Han, but I thought the actor respected the character of Han, without just trying to imitate Harrison Ford.
i loved it. it was fun and it was better than rouge one. and i really want a part 2.
Xanstrom ........It’s a Sci-fi TV series! The characters are mediocre with the exception of Chewy & Lando! The heist scene is the highlight but afterwards..........the storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! What is Vision doing in this Kathleen Kennedy version? KK destroyed the SW franchise!
Sorry you were way off on this movie, it was pretty good, 7.2/10. Everything you didn't like about the movie I liked.
Donald Glover was by far my favorite thing about this movie, now I want the solo Lando movie. No pun intended.
I've hated everything since (not including) Revenge of the Sith, but I liked this movie.
I bet lord & miller would have had Chewie run up to the chess table with such delight, looking for someone to play with him. Instead..................
So your saying it could have been worse, would that be Last Jedi worse.
I hated what little of it i could watch. They ruined a character thay i cared about and turned the franchise into a propaganda machine.
Worse than the question of is it good Star wars as a brand was turned into that we were forced to either support or shun.
In a country that was so heavily devided politically, Kathleen Kennedy foolishly made the choice to once again cause a divide and our killer instincts took over.
Lower your expectations was the proviso audience members were told to take, and in a brand like Star Wars that should exceed our expectations is in and of itself an admission of its failure.
That ground level battle was such a rip off of Starship Troopers down to the Major getting killed off in a haphazard manner.
Interesting, I didn't even think about that connection
i liked it... it was funny and actionpacked. exactly what i expected and wanted. but there is always something what could have been done better...
Lyseas ......it’s a Sci-fi TV series! The characters are mediocre with the exception of Chewy & Lando. The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! What is Vision doing in this movie? Is that Dart Mauls dad? I rated this Kathleen Kennedy version .............B O R I N G!
Igorot Boy i'm ok with that.
Solo is the first Star Wars movie I will not see in the theaters.
My favorite part of the film was the credit roll signalling the end. Han Solo was painted as a love-smitten fool. Lando was painted as a toaster-fucking drag queen. Does the Millennium Falcon need a walk-in closet full of Lando's costume pieces, or was that added so Emilia could change clothes on the way to Kessle? L3...more SWJ crap: #AllDroidsForEqualRights. Oh, and poor Han; he goes from one Underworld Boss Worm to another, like some guys date creepy crawlies.
Ehrenreich wasn't playing Han Solo. He was playing Vince Vaughn as Star Lord. And I'll give 100 interwebs to anybody that can give me a reason for why those dice were even significant to him. No? Because they didn't give one!! They just kept shoving them in your face without even mentioning why they're important. That's bad storytelling. And a shallow commercial for collectibles.
This is what it’s come to, we congratulate a movie for not having “too many” plot holes. IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE PLOT HOLES !!!!
You've got a great point here
Oh... she missed the mic. Ooooooo...that was a close one, let us see the slow-motion review and yes. She did miss the mic.
Constantine V 😂
To me it felt like the producers just gave the writers a boring outline of plotpoints to hit and they just filled in the blanks with the most cliche shit they could think of. Such a lifeless unimaginative film IMO.
YES - I think you've nailed what I felt and couldn't quite put my finger on. It was a fill-in-the-blanks movie.
"Better than TLJ." That's a pretty low bar. A lot of reviewers
probably gave "Solo" a higher rating than it deserves, simply
because they were relieved it isn't as bad as TLJ.
Forgettable and predictable = boring. "Solo" is perfectly meh,
which is actually worse than being bad in an interesting way
(like "The Room").
The movie was actually long and boring. Too many of the scenes were too dark and hated straining my eyes to make things out. I'm tried of the film industry thinking in order to have a movie that has a dark tone that you literally have to shoot the movie with little to no lighting. The content makes a movie dark, not hitting the dimmer switch on set.
I noticed how most people are overlooking how they actually ruined Chewbacca as a character. It's one thing to want to eat a Porg, but in this movie they have him eating sentient, self-aware beings. Are there any original characters left they need to ruin?
It was lame that they suddenly had to make hyperfuel a thing in order to bail out the Last Jedi and take away a criticism from that movie.
Then there are the countless little things that didn't make sense. Like how Han got his last name when later in the movie we learned he knew who his father was so that would mean he should know his last name?
Disneywars is really aimed at the low IQ fan who just really cares about CGI explosions and eating popcorn while doing so. There are no rewatchable moments in this movie. It's a shame that you can no longer use words like Magical, Special, Thrilling, Epic, Exciting, etc when talking about a Star Wars movie.
59% is an F, which means it isn’t a good movie.
Yes! Anthony Ingruber! He could have helped save this movie and you know what? The fans all knew he was the best choice and Kennedy hadn't a clue what she was doing to miss that. Fire Kooky Kennedy yesterday and throw Ruin Johnson on his ass out back of the diviest bar in the southend of Chicago and beat him 3/4 to death.
It is
So in other words it's like eating cotton candy. It tastes good while you're eating it but has no nutritional value.
Bingo bango bongo, you've got it in one.
Jamie Costa should have been Han Solo
Movie was OK - wait until it comes out to rent or watch free...Also -Some of the SJW stuff is getting ridiculous. 15 mins spent on droid rights, Gonk droid uprisings and the morality of restraining bolts is stupid. Luke used restraining bolts...hell, if my PS4 had legs I'd put a restraining bolt on that too.
Do you think they are saving Ingruber for INDY?
Hoo boy. Possibly.
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Should've put SOLO on Netflix
I absolutely hated this movie.
i liked it. it was fun
Thandie Newton was the only one that appealed to me personally I thought she was amazing close second was woody dealing with crap lines then darth mail at end was a treat other than that bleh unoriginal ideas and disappointment
Jebadiah Points ....the characters is mediocre .....the storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! When the pirate leader took the helmet off its a young girl! WTF! Again! Kathleen Kennedy destroyed the SW franchise!
it was good and yes i agree not as bad as The Last Jedi
Ken V ....it’s a Sci-fi TV series! The characters are mediocre with the exception of Chewy & Lando! The storylines is a giant scrambled eggs! TLJ mini-sequel!
What I liked:
1. Oh Maul God! He’s back! But too little too late to spice up this bland dish.
2. Chewy! No matter what, he will always look and sound the same. Love his laugh. Loved watching him beat the crap out of everyone.
3. Space scene of the star destroyer and that mega monster. Nice visual.
Disliked or Meh
1. The masked villain looked and sounded menacing. Than the mask comes off and it’s a scared looking teenage girl. What? What if Vader took his mask off and inside was a scared teenage boy. Ruins it.
2. Was the Lando/L3 dying scene suppose to make me reach for a tissue? Really? Although, Landos pain did make me wonder…was there somethin, somethin going on? No Lando no!
3. I felt I was watching the adventures of Han Solos forgotten brother Jake. There are some things you just cant recreate. I would almost prefer a CGI version of Han.
"Oh Maul God" lol that's hilarious. I also had a "....What..." moment when Enfys Nest was just a teen girl. It seemed dumb. The Star Destroyer in the malestrom WAS a very interesting visual that I enjoyed. There were a lot of good elements of SW in this movie; just not the full heart of it. Maybe the real issue is that it's lacking the vision of George.
If it was forgettable, then it was terrible miss... After all this is a Star Wars movie... It was terrible and sad... There's no exception of a Star Wars movie... No in between, it's either hot or cold...
When you say it's better than TLJ, I believe you.
So see it or wait til bluray to rent?
Nope I just watched that part. Cool.
lol good. Wait to rent.
The story had to be limited. Like titanic you know going in what has to happen. So they only had to fill in the blanks. That they hosed up the casting is on Kennedy. Too bad.
After the dumpster fire if Last Jedi I've rotated to the DVD plan - so it's just a matter I'd buying then new ire used a month later on.
Dice ? Dice!? Who cares. From the initial trilogy I don't even remember there being dice. What is this dice thing ? Who cares?
In the OT Han has a pair of dice hanging from the "visor" of the Millenium Falcon. Apparently Disney has ascribed Great Significance to them. "Who cares" is right.