Movie Solo: A Star Wars Story (2 Viewers)

[nolaspe]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yeah Han Solo *seems* cool until you remember that he lives in his car</p>&mdash; Luke Westaway (@lukewestaway) <a href="https://twitter.com/lukewestaway/status/958744414263939072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Joe OKC]

I think the original directors were dismissed for being a little to slap sticky, so if the tone is on the darker side that would be a welcome reversal from where it was heading. Rogue One showed that the gritty side of the Star Wars universe is ripe for exploration.

That said, it is still a Disney movie and I think we should expect some comic relief, but hopefully that comes via a healthy dose of sarcastic wise cracking and not like the Spaceballish gags we saw in TLJ. And Opie Cunningham has a pretty good track record -- you might not get blown away by his movies, but they're usually well made and entertaining, and he hasn't had too many stinkers. I am curious, though, as to whether the mixed reaction to TLJ has led (or is leading) to any last minute changes.

Along those lines I also can't help but be curious as to how bad the original directors' version of Solo was shaping up to be. They looked at TLJ, which I think is fair to call a mixed bag (the audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes is down to 48%), and gave it's director a new trilogy, yet fired the Solo directors -- so how far off the mark were they? And will any footage ever see the light of day, or will it just be destroyed to prevent that from happening? (Though I suppose the upside to not getting a trailer until now is that, opposite of Rogue One, maybe all the footage provided will actually make it into the movie.)

I think this review here (or whatever it is) is entertaining enough...

 

[JLaneSaints]

I love the idea that he trained as an Empire pilot

That's actually been his backstory since the 80s. He always started out as an Imperial.

 

[RaginCajun83]

I have a 1% interest in seeing this movie, only reason I'll go is because it's a Star Wars movie and maybe they will blow away my very low expectations

 

[GW93]

What's with the changes to the front end of the Falcon?

Or is that NOT the Millennium Falcon?

 

[billinms]

What's with the changes to the front end of the Falcon?

Or is that NOT the Millennium Falcon?

Han heavily modified it after he got it.

 

[wnelson]

well, i loved rogue one. if this is half as good it will be better than all but three of the "canon" movies

 

[zeetes]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yeah Han Solo *seems* cool until you remember that he lives in his car</p>&mdash; Luke Westaway (@lukewestaway) <a href="https://twitter.com/lukewestaway/status/958744414263939072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[brandon8283]

2 pages in and no one mentions that we have Daenerys Targaryen in a Star Wars movie? Or was this always common knowledge and I missed it?

 

[RetroMcBananaFace]

What's with the changes to the front end of the Falcon?

Or is that NOT the Millennium Falcon?

I thought it looked pointier at the front but I figured it was just my imagination. Gonna have to look again.

 

[RetroMcBananaFace]

It was like a 2 minute trailer. Not sure how you could tell if he pulls it off or not while at the same time concluding that Glover is going to be great as Lando, when all you get is a 2 second shot of him in which he doesn't say a word.

Because A. Donald Glover is awesome and B. he looks the part. Han guy doesn't quite sell it as well for me yet. Like you say, 2 minute trailer, but it's all we have to go on.

 

[boutrous]

Because A. Donald Glover is awesome and B. he looks the part. Han guy doesn't quite sell it as well for me yet. Like you say, 2 minute trailer, but it's all we have to go on.

Yes I agree, Troy Barnes may win this movie. And if he does, how long before we get 'Lando'?

 

[RetroMcBananaFace]

https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-is-our-best-look-yet-at-the-millennium-falcon-befo-1822865902

 

[Sun Wukong]

So ... they're retconning the Corellian YT-1300 Light Freighter?

I don't even know if you can call it a retcon. Very little has been specifically said about the YT-1300 since the old canon became "legends" and the new one was instituted. The canon Wookiepedia entry on the YT-1300 is like two very short paragraphs. Pretty much all that was specifically carried over about them is that they are Corellian model YT-1300 light freighters and that they were very modular and upgradable and were considered to me old model ships by the Battle of Yavin.

Going speculation is there is a detachable modular component that can be placed in the front to add storage. If you look at a detailed closeup of the Falcon's front, there does almost seem to be a socket/rail assembly that something could hypothetically slide into.

 

[baarbogast]

2 pages in and no one mentions that we have Daenerys Targaryen in a Star Wars movie? Or was this always common knowledge and I missed it?

who Is that??