Current Events > Solo is a crime against humanity

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It's funny how I actually thought Disney would do a good job with the films only a few years back.
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Oh wow I just checked and it has a lower audience score on rt than Batman v Superman lmao
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The_Ivory_Man posted...

It's funny how I actually thought Disney would do a good job with the films only a few years back.

I remember hating TFA when I walked out of it and now I long for the days when a movie was only as bad as TFA.
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Is this in the soundtrack?

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This thread is a bunch of 30+ year old nerds whining about space soap operas.

Cry me a fucking river. Star Wars has always sucked. Always.
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butthole666 posted...

Oh yeah let's not forget Darth Maul is the head of a crime syndicate because why the fuck not and we're left with a semi-cliffhanger with regards to that

Wait, what???

W.... what? I mean that was like a non-character why even bring it up. Well I know why Disney brought it up but for the context of this movie w t f.

edit: Got caught up on the topic, didn't realize that that character had a prominent role in the animated series...
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even accounting for Darth Maul's animated escapades, including him in a Solo origin story is fucking dumb and just makes this massive galaxy feel tiny. It's akin to the inclusion of R2 and C-3PO in the PT.
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So the director before Ron Howard was apparently fired for creative differences? Was it ever explained what those differences were?

I just want to know if this was terrible from the start and Howard was supposed to salvage it, or if the director had good ideas Disney/Lucasarts didnt like and Howard promosed to be more cooperative. <~<
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We probably won't know for a long time, if ever. Disney definitely gave them some kind of NDA upon termination.
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Just saw the movie in theaters. It was really boring at times. Maybe my attention span is bad but there were points where I wished the movie would have ended already. Emilia Clarke is still a qt tho
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disney should've taken the cream of the expanded universe crop

and told stories from that

instead they're just jerking themselves off and pissing away any good will star wars had left
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it's actually a pretty cool movie
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The humor didn't really land, but I thought it was a fun, inoffensive movie
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FreshSushi posted...

disney should've taken the cream of the expanded universe crop

and told stories from that

instead they're just jerking themselves off and pissing away any good will star wars had left

Yeah, Rogue Squadron then Wraith Squadron would have made some awesome movies
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DarthTyrannus83 posted...

CyricZ posted...

Just came back.

Bunch of damn babbies in this topic. I've got zero complaints. That doesn't happen often.

This. People pointing out minuscule shit surely miss whats good about the movie.

I have zero interest in this movie. I'm part of the "Nobody asked for a Hand Solo prequel movie camp".
But yeah, I absolutely agree with you guys. Sounds like a lot of people here are just really over-exaggerating their dislike for the film. Something Star Wars fans seem to be consistently proficient at.
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Kitt posted...

DarthTyrannus83 posted...

CyricZ posted...

Just came back.

Bunch of damn babbies in this topic. I've got zero complaints. That doesn't happen often.

This. People pointing out minuscule shit surely miss whats good about the movie.

I have zero interest in this movie. I'm part of the "Nobody asked for a Hand Solo prequel movie camp".
But yeah, I absolutely agree with you guys. Sounds like a lot of people here are just really over-exaggerating their dislike for the film. Something Star Wars fans seem to be consistently proficient at.

in support for all of the above. the backlash for this movie is insane.
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lol wow a bit hyperbolic aren't we? Calm down.

I really think they should have kept the previous Lego Movie directors who were going in a different, crazy direction. It might have turned out to be something completely absurd and even disastrous, but Kathleen Kennedy's cautious, programmed storylines are slow poison. All I could see in The Last Jedi was all the marketing decisions. I didn't see anyone taking any chances.

butthole666 posted...

even accounting for Darth Maul's animated escapades, including him in a Solo origin story is fucking dumb and just makes this massive galaxy feel tiny. It's akin to the inclusion of R2 and C-3PO in the PT.

But he didn't interact with any traditional characters. It's nothing like the droids because he's a prominent figure.
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Maul is obviously set-up for the Obi-Wan movie
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That was definitely the best of the Disney movies

Is the recruiter making up his last name really that fucking bad
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Doe posted...

Is the recruiter making up his last name really that fucking bad

It really is honestly. That's the worst part of it tbh. The Droid was dumb and the humor was bad. Other than that I thought it was good.

Yeah my criticism was that the humor and banter wasn't there. Which was pretty unexpected considering this is a Han Solo movie.
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DarthTyrannus83 posted...

Try_Another___ posted...

I also saw the movie tonight. The scene near the end with Darth Maul threw me for a loop. Horrible misstep making a reveal like that in the last 15 minutes of the movie. I can't believe that made the final cut.

Also worth mentioning, the infamous Kessel run. I simply can't believe that the "parsec" thing was retconned so that "parsec" is an actual legitimate measurement of time in the world of SW, and then actually used as a major plot detail in this film.

Except its the most legit retcon they couldve possibly come up with. Parsec as a unit of time makes no sense whatsoever in any universe.

Han literally took a dangerous shortcut to make the trip shorter. It's impressive because no one thought it was possible, not necessarily because of the speed of the ship. How is that not a measure of distance?
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Solo is an overrated, unfunny card game? I thought that was Uno, not Solo.
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butthole666 posted...

I almost walked out when the Imperial recruiter asked Han his last name, Han said he doesn't have a family name, and recruiter pauses for several seconds in thought over him having "nobody", then designates him "Solo". That ended up being one of the less egregious moments of the film.

lmao hahahah wtf
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Lando has a female robot friend
Even if he ****s it that doesnt mean he ****s male robots, hell it doesnt even mean he ****s other female robots. People are so desperate to make Lando some kind of sexual deviant that will f*** anything. It shows a lack of respect for the character and his droid friend. #CheckYourPrivilege
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KainWind posted...

DarthTyrannus83 posted...

Try_Another___ posted...

I also saw the movie tonight. The scene near the end with Darth Maul threw me for a loop. Horrible misstep making a reveal like that in the last 15 minutes of the movie. I can't believe that made the final cut.

Also worth mentioning, the infamous Kessel run. I simply can't believe that the "parsec" thing was retconned so that "parsec" is an actual legitimate measurement of time in the world of SW, and then actually used as a major plot detail in this film.

Except its the most legit retcon they couldve possibly come up with. Parsec as a unit of time makes no sense whatsoever in any universe.

Han literally took a dangerous shortcut to make the trip shorter. It's impressive because no one thought it was possible, not necessarily because of the speed of the ship. How is that not a measure of distance?

Did you completely miss the constant references throughout star wars history to the speed of the Millenium Falcon and the importance of that factor?

Episode IV:

Obi-Wan: "Is it a fast ship?"
Han: "Are you kidding? It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. It's fast enough for you, old man."

They very obviously just screwed up back then and had to retcon it. They did not frame it as a reference to distance.
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KainWind posted...

DarthTyrannus83 posted...

Try_Another___ posted...

I also saw the movie tonight. The scene near the end with Darth Maul threw me for a loop. Horrible misstep making a reveal like that in the last 15 minutes of the movie. I can't believe that made the final cut.

Also worth mentioning, the infamous Kessel run. I simply can't believe that the "parsec" thing was retconned so that "parsec" is an actual legitimate measurement of time in the world of SW, and then actually used as a major plot detail in this film.

Except its the most legit retcon they couldve possibly come up with. Parsec as a unit of time makes no sense whatsoever in any universe.

Han literally took a dangerous shortcut to make the trip shorter. It's impressive because no one thought it was possible, not necessarily because of the speed of the ship. How is that not a measure of distance?

Sorry, i misread your post the first time. Basically what i meant is that with the new retcon, parsec is actually depicted as a measure of distance which it is; they took various shortcuts which required a fast ship to do otherwise they woulve smashed into things or get sucked, etc. Parsec as a unit of time didnt and doesnt make any sense and im only glad they fixed it.
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Guys. Its common knowledge by now "12 parsecs" was a bullshit line Han was using to big himself up to two desert nobodies.

The script has Obi Wan rolling his eyes at "obvious misinformation" >~>

Stop pretending that this was something that needed to be addressed. <~<
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Can someone explain to me how Darth Maul exists at the same time as the Empire? Because I thought that these things very clearly were separated by the entire duration of the prequel trilogy.
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the_rowan posted...

Can someone explain to me how Darth Maul exists at the same time as the Empire? Because I thought that these things very clearly were separated by the entire duration of the prequel trilogy.

I mean. He lived, bitch. What else do you need?

TPM happened 32 years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY). Solo happened 10 BBY. Twenty two years. It's entirely conceivable that Maul is still alive even if he isn't an "elder" race compared to humans.
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CyricZ posted...

the_rowan posted...

Can someone explain to me how Darth Maul exists at the same time as the Empire? Because I thought that these things very clearly were separated by the entire duration of the prequel trilogy.

I mean. He lived, bitch. What else do you need?

TPM happened 32 years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY). Solo happened 10 BBY. Twenty two years. It's entirely conceivable that Maul is still alive even if he isn't an "elder" race compared to humans.

Okay, I literally just found out that the animated Clone Wars series had him alive this whole time. Because apparently his species is immune to death by shock and has every organ essential to survival located in the top two feet of the body.
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So how accurate were the predictions of the RLM guys??
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the_rowan posted...

CyricZ posted...

the_rowan posted...

Can someone explain to me how Darth Maul exists at the same time as the Empire? Because I thought that these things very clearly were separated by the entire duration of the prequel trilogy.

I mean. He lived, bitch. What else do you need?

TPM happened 32 years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY). Solo happened 10 BBY. Twenty two years. It's entirely conceivable that Maul is still alive even if he isn't an "elder" race compared to humans.

Okay, I literally just found out that the animated Clone Wars series had him alive this whole time. Because apparently his species is immune to death by shock and has every organ essential to survival located in the top two feet of the body.

Yeah it's ridiculously stupid I have no idea why people like it. His brother probably has the worst name in anything ever.

AlisLandale posted...

Guys. Its common knowledge by now "12 parsecs" was a bullshit line Han was using to big himself up to two desert nobodies.

The script has Obi Wan rolling his eyes at "obvious misinformation" >~>

Stop pretending that this was something that needed to be addressed. <~<

Yeah it's pretty obvious the tone of it is Han just bullshitting Luke in a New Hope, I wish they realized Han wasn't exactly supposed to be a good person in a New Hope.
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It's like the creators of new SW media and new fans actively contempt the old fans.
You think biting about "petulant 30y/os" curries any favor?
This is why the franchise is dying.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

It's like the creators of new SW media and new fans actively contempt the old fans.

Well that's hardly true.

I've been a fan for thirty-plus years and I *also* contempt "the old fans".
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Im glad it flopped.
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Im now convinced star wars fans are the biggest babies. It was a decent movie and I dont regret watching it. Solo wasn't as bad as deadpool2 and the TLJ.

cerealbox760 posted...

Im now convinced star wars fans are the biggest babies. It was a decent movie and I dont regret watching it. Solo wasn't as bad as deadpool2 and the TLJ.

It was not as good as Deadpool 2 but it was better than TLJ
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