Solo thread( with spoilers)

[Nole Daddy]

I wanted to actually talk about this movie so here it goes. It is pretty apparent this movie did not go over well at the box office. I actually liked it and enjoyed the movie.

I didn’t like Woody Harrelson in it, but liked Han and really liked Lando. The lady from Game of Throwns was good too. So
I guess my biggest beef with the movie is they brought Darth Maul back. Honestly I was hoping to never have to see something from the Lucas
Prequels. Have any of these post Lucas movies brought back prequel characters?

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

I wanted to actually talk about this movie so here it goes. It is pretty apparent this movie did not go over well at the box office. I actually liked it and enjoyed the movie.

I didn’t like Woody Harrelson in it, but liked Han and really liked Lando. The lady from Game of Throwns was good too. So
I guess my biggest beef with the movie is they brought Darth Maul back. Honestly I was hoping to never have to see something from the Lucas
Prequels. Have any of these post Lucas movies brought back prequel characters?

You wouldn’t see too many Prequel characters in the Force Awakens/Last Jedi as that’s decade after the original series which is decades after the prequels. They did have at least three prequel characters in Rogue One which is set just a few days and ends minutes before Star Wars (A New Hope which I refuse to call it by, it’s just Star Wars to me) as Bail Organa, Mon Mothma and Sio Bibble were in the rebellion at the time of Rogue One (plus there were characters from Star Wars Rebels in Rogue One as Hera Syndullah was referenced as “General Syndullah” over a loudspeaker as well as her ship Ghost being in the rebel base and C1-1OP or “Chopper” was a droid seen in the Rebel base).

So as for me I was fine seeing Darth Maul. He was featured prominently in both canon tv series (Clone Wars and Rebels) and Solo is only a few years before Rebels so clearly Darth Maul had to be running around doing SOMETHING in between the prequels and Rebels.

But as a side note, I hated the mother of dragons in Solo. I think she’s a terrible actress and have even hated her in GOT compared to what the character COULD be with an actress who 1) looked like the character, 2) was taller/more physically capable of doing action sequences, 3) was willing to do what the part actually called for (wearing the one boob exposed floppy eared dress discussed in detail in the novels, did the lesbian scenes as written, agreed to have her hair and eyebrows dyed when required and shaved when required, wear lavender eye contacts etc... and 4) was an actually good actress.

Basically don’t get a short (5’2”) dark skinned and dark haired actress (especially one who can’t act) like this one

When the character is described as looking like this (keep in mind all of her platinum blonde hair is burned completely off at two separate points so she only has long hair in the very beginning and in the middle).

They should have got actual platinum blonde actresses who can act like in Vikings.

Like Gaia Weiss

Katheryn Winnick

Ida Marie Nielsen

Ok rant over how miscast Emilia Clarke is in GOT is now officially over.

 

[Nole Daddy]

You wouldn’t see too many Prequel characters in the Force Awakens/Last Jedi as that’s decade after the original series which is decades after the prequels. They did have at least three prequel characters in Rogue One which is set just a few days and ends minutes before Star Wars (A New Hope which I refuse to call it by, it’s just Star Wars to me) as Bail Organa, Mon Mothma and Sio Bibble were in the rebellion at the time of Rogue One (plus there were characters from Star Wars Rebels in Rogue One as Hera Syndullah was referenced as “General Syndullah” over a loudspeaker as well as her ship Ghost being in the rebel base and C1-1OP or “Chopper” was a droid seen in the Rebel base).

So as for me I was fine seeing Darth Maul. He was featured prominently in both canon tv series (Clone Wars and Rebels) and Solo is only a few years before Rebels so clearly Darth Maul had to be running around doing SOMETHING in between the prequels and Rebels.

But as a side note, I hated the mother of dragons in Solo. I think she’s a terrible actress and have even hated her in GOT compared to what the character COULD be with an actress who 1) looked like the character, 2) was taller/more physically capable of doing action sequences, 3) was willing to do what the part actually called for (wearing the one boob exposed floppy eared dress discussed in detail in the novels, did the lesbian scenes as written, agreed to have her hair and eyebrows dyed when required and shaved when required, wear lavender eye contacts etc... and 4) was an actually good actress.

Basically don’t get a short (5’2”) dark skinned and dark haired actress (especially one who can’t act) like this one

When the character is described as looking like this (keep in mind all of her platinum blonde hair is burned completely off at two separate points so she only has long hair in the very beginning and in the middle).

They should have got actual platinum blonde actresses who can act like in Vikings.

Like Gaia Weiss

Katheryn Winnick

Ida Marie Nielsen

Ok rant over how miscast Emilia Clarke is in GOT is now officially over.

I just have such a bad taste for the prequels that Darth Maul ticked me off. Now if they bring back Jar Jar Binks then I am really going to blow a gasket.

I was fine with the Kalesi( sp?) but did not like Woody. I was fine with everything else.

 

[funksouljon]

You wouldn’t see too many Prequel characters in the Force Awakens/Last Jedi as that’s decade after the original series which is decades after the prequels. They did have at least three prequel characters in Rogue One which is set just a few days and ends minutes before Star Wars (A New Hope which I refuse to call it by, it’s just Star Wars to me) as Bail Organa, Mon Mothma and Sio Bibble were in the rebellion at the time of Rogue One (plus there were characters from Star Wars Rebels in Rogue One as Hera Syndullah was referenced as “General Syndullah” over a loudspeaker as well as her ship Ghost being in the rebel base and C1-1OP or “Chopper” was a droid seen in the Rebel base).

So as for me I was fine seeing Darth Maul. He was featured prominently in both canon tv series (Clone Wars and Rebels) and Solo is only a few years before Rebels so clearly Darth Maul had to be running around doing SOMETHING in between the prequels and Rebels.

But as a side note, I hated the mother of dragons in Solo. I think she’s a terrible actress and have even hated her in GOT compared to what the character COULD be with an actress who 1) looked like the character, 2) was taller/more physically capable of doing action sequences, 3) was willing to do what the part actually called for (wearing the one boob exposed floppy eared dress discussed in detail in the novels, did the lesbian scenes as written, agreed to have her hair and eyebrows dyed when required and shaved when required, wear lavender eye contacts etc... and 4) was an actually good actress.

Basically don’t get a short (5’2”) dark skinned and dark haired actress (especially one who can’t act) like this one

When the character is described as looking like this (keep in mind all of her platinum blonde hair is burned completely off at two separate points so she only has long hair in the very beginning and in the middle).

They should have got actual platinum blonde actresses who can act like in Vikings.

Like Gaia Weiss

Katheryn Winnick

Ida Marie Nielsen

Ok rant over how miscast Emilia Clarke is in GOT is now officially over.

I must say, I agree. I think she had to be short to contrast with Kal Drogo but they make Tom Cruise look taller. Surely they could have found a good actress and made her look small, then larger once she became the Mother.

 

[PoopandBoogers]

Actually liked this movie to my surprise. Maybe it's because I went in with such low expectations after the abortion of the last one. Could've done without the khaleesi character and the sjw robot, but thought the guy playing Han did great, even though I was not enamored with him when I first saw who they picked and after watching the trailer.

Liked how they explained his name and how they got around old nerdy argument about the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs bit. Im sure there are other easter eggs as well. Oh..didnt Woody's character have the same disguise as Lando didin ROTJ? Looked familiar.

 

[Nole Daddy]

I think a lot of people don’t like it because it is not the typical Star Wars with Jedi’s and that angle. It is set up for a sequel so I hope it did not fail bad enough to scrap that plan. Ham is headed to meet up with Jaba, so I look forward to that.

 

[Nole Daddy]

Here’s another question. So in the original card game Lando beats Han and Lando is supposed to get a ship( one that Han does not have). Did they address this in the movie? I don’t remember them even mentioning anything about that after Lando won.

 

[APK Nole]

I just have such a bad taste for the prequels that Darth Maul ticked me off. Now if they bring back Jar Jar Binks then I am really going to blow a gasket.

I was fine with the Kalesi( sp?) but did not like Woody. I was fine with everything else.

Are you sure the bad taste is from the movie? Anyway, listerine works.

 

[Nole Daddy]

Are you sure the bad taste is from the movie? Anyway, listerine works.

Interesting take you have there. Listerine also works on cuts and bad lacerations. It might hurt, but it works.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Here’s another question. So in the original card game Lando beats Han and Lando is supposed to get a ship( one that Han does not have). Did they address this in the movie? I don’t remember them even mentioning anything about that after Lando won.

Probably a deleted scene somewhere

 

[Nole Daddy]

Probably a deleted scene somewhere

Just didn’t make sense to skip that over.

 

[kc78]

Just didn’t make sense to skip that over.

I thought that was covered in the final scene when Han meets up with Lando again, realizes how he cheated him the first time and wins everything again.

 

[Nole Daddy]

I thought that was covered in the final scene when Han meets up with Lando again, realizes how he cheated him the first time and wins everything again.

I missed that. That would work for me.

 

[kc78]

I missed that. That would work for me.

yeah, when they meet at the end and Lando pretends to be so excited to see they're alive and gives them a hug, Han notices where he has a card up his sleeve. On the final hand, after upping the odds over and over again we see Lando reach for the card only to find it not there. Han then pulls it out and says, if only you'd have had this one you could have beaten this, and then lays down his winning hand. It makes that bit of Star Wars lore even better in my opinion. Rather than just outright winning a card game, we have two hustlers, outhustling one another over and over, and sets up Lando being a bit of a traitor later on even better.

 

[funksouljon]

Interesting take you have there. Listerine also works on cuts and bad lacerations. It might hurt, but it works.

It also used to be sold as a floor cleaner and as a cure for gonorrhea. Just talking about hurting but working.

 

[Nole Daddy]

It also used to be sold as a floor cleaner and as a cure for gonorrhea. Just talking about hurting but working.

It’s very versatile

 

[seminole97]

It also used to be sold as a floor cleaner and as a cure for gonorrhea. Just talking about hurting but working.

 

[ericram]

I think a lot of people don’t like it because it is not the typical Star Wars with Jedi’s and that angle. It is set up for a sequel so I hope it did not fail bad enough to scrap that plan. Ham is headed to meet up with Jaba, so I look forward to that.

Based on the terrible box office revenue, sadly it doesn't look like Disney will green light the sequel.

 

[Nole Daddy]

Based on the terrible box office revenue, sadly it doesn't look like Disney will green light the sequel.

I hope they make a sequel because it is set up for it with the Jaba story.

 

[ericram]

I hope they make a sequel because it is set up for it with the Jaba story.

As do I, but it looks doubtful. This movie will likely lose $100 million dollars.

 

[Fijimn]

It’s very versatile

You talkin' about Tussin? You can use Tussin for everything.

 

[Nole Daddy]

You talkin' about Tussin? You can use Tussin for everything.

And Windex.

 

[TexaNole]

Loved it, including both Harrelson's character and the droid (who I thought provided solid absurdist comic relief). It felt more like an Indiana Jones popcorn movie set in the Star Wars universe, which was a nice change of pace.

Agree that Emilia Clarke is now vying with Jake Lloyd for worst acting in a Star Wars film. And she doesn't even have the excuse of being 10.

 

[kc78]

Loved it, including both Harrelson's character and the droid (who I thought provided solid absurdist comic relief). It felt more like an Indiana Jones popcorn movie set in the Star Wars universe, which was a nice change of pace.

Agree that Emilia Clarke is now vying with Jake Lloyd for worst acting in a Star Wars film. And she doesn't even have the excuse of being 10.

I thought she did better here than she does as Khalissi in GoT, but that's not an extremely high bar.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

You talkin' about Tussin? You can use Tussin for everything.

MC CHRIS 4LIFE

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Loved it, including both Harrelson's character and the droid (who I thought provided solid absurdist comic relief). It felt more like an Indiana Jones popcorn movie set in the Star Wars universe, which was a nice change of pace.

Agree that Emilia Clarke is now vying with Jake Lloyd for worst acting in a Star Wars film. And she doesn't even have the excuse of being 10.

The pacing and editing was fine imo which is on Ron Howards and the FX and fight sequences were excellent. The problems for me was 1) the music was VERY subpar for a Star Wars movie (it felt like a Syfy tv series score), 2) the black, shadowy and big grained cinematography made it feel like you were watching an old cheesy 80s low budget sci-fi movie on a VHS tape with a budget standard definition crt tv, rather than a glossy new ultra 4K with HDR or WGC color, and 3) the acting was pretty terrible other than Donald Glover and a few other. Considering Ron Howard was stuck with the cinematographer (I don’t know why he couldn’t be fired at the change of director, he must have had a good poison pill in his contract) and actors from the previous directors, he did a fantastic job getting a semi watchable movie out of the bad start.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Here’s another question. So in the original card game Lando beats Han and Lando is supposed to get a ship( one that Han does not have). Did they address this in the movie? I don’t remember them even mentioning anything about that after Lando won.

Yes, Lando basically asked him where his ship was and Han told him it was in the shop (paraphrased).

 

[kc78]

Yes, Lando basically asked him where his ship was and Han told him it was in the shop (paraphrased).

and then Kira steps forward and introduces who she was and the power at her fingertips and Lando just goes along with it at that point. I think it was meant to show her power and to let Han realize that she's the one in control.

 

[alaskanseminole]

This is pretty good:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h...ng-star-wars-questions-movie-answered-1116105

 

[ericram]

We’ll have to wait for the deleted scene on the Blu-ray for this mystery to be fully revealed.

This is pretty good:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h...ng-star-wars-questions-movie-answered-1116105