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re: Why did Solo receive so little acclaim?

Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:30 pm to
Posted by CockCommander
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:30 pm to
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OMLandshark


No one asked for the prequels either. frick George Lucas FOREVER.
Posted by djsdawg
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:30 pm to
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TLJ sky screaming cry babies refused to see it even though its everything that asked for in a standalone movi


I think it was the casual fans who didn’t see it. They also thought the last Jedi was terrible.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:43 pm to
The Star Wars nerds have been asking for a movie set in a different part of the universe with no mention of the force or Jedi or lightsabers or anything like that. Just a regular movie set in that universe. Other than a small appearance by the Empire, that's what we got. It was fun movie with enough fan service to please the hardcore fans.
Posted by LSU Coyote
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:45 pm to
But not Solo.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:54 pm to
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We still barely know anything about Han’s family.
Why do you need to know about his family? It's clear that he pretty much doesn't have one.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 2:03 pm to
TLJ and personally I was never interested in a Han Solo side story to begin with.
Posted by LSU Coyote
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 2:07 pm to
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Why do you need to know about his family? It's clear that he pretty much doesn't have one.

Exactly
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 2:29 pm to
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I think it was the casual fans who didn’t see it.


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They also thought the last Jedi was terrible.


All hardcore fans loved TLJ, pussy Luke, and Leia Poppins?



Good stuff
This post was edited on 6/30/18 at 2:35 pm
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 2:33 pm to
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The Star Wars nerds have been asking for a movie set in a different part of the universe with no mention of the force or Jedi or lightsabers or anything like that. Just a regular movie set in that universe. Other than a small appearance by the Empire, that's what we got. It was fun movie with enough fan service to please the hardcore fans.
Which, unfortunately for it, came directly after the most hated Star Wars movie since the Holiday Special.

There was going to be some hate from hardcore fans, and that was going to be expressed at the next film. Solo was that film.

It isn't an indictment of Solo, but rather of the direction of Star Wars.
Posted by Dub078
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 5:11 pm to
I enjoyed it. The droid dying was probably the best part because she was annoying. No, Emilia Clarke was the best part. Idk. I go watch movies to turn my brain off for a little bit. Isn’t that the purpose. No need to overthink a movie.
Posted by LSU Coyote
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 5:14 pm to
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Emilia Clarke 

How was the acting? Lol
Posted by BCMCubs
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 5:20 pm to
Because its a crappy Star Wars movie
Posted by Antonio Moss
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:42 pm to
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We still barely know anything about Han’s family.


Good.


What made the first two films so good was the mystery behind them. Once Lucas started trying to explain every detail, things went to shite.
Posted by Bmath
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Posted on 6/30/18 at 11:30 pm to
Finally got to see it tonight. Glover nailed it as Lando but Alden’s lack of a deep voice just kept distracting me.

It was fun but it felt like it went out of its way to correct the parsecs goof and explain Lando’s pronunciation of Han.
Posted by djsdawg
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 12:01 am to
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All hardcore fans loved TLJ, pussy Luke, and Leia Poppins?


What part of "also" do you not understand? Everyone hated it. Only a hardcore fan would still go see Solo after that crap TLJ.
Posted by meeple
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 12:04 am to
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t. Only a hardcore fan would still go see Solo after that crap TLJ.

I actually think it's the hardcore fans that stayed home for Solo, myself included.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 1:30 am to
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There was going to be some hate from hardcore fans, and that was going to be expressed at the next film. Solo was that film.

This is the main thing.

But also, nobody was begging for a Han Solo movie, esp one without an actor who even resembles Harrison Ford. The origins of Han Solo never crossed my mind.

Some hardcore nerds might say they want a non-Jedi movie, but those people are few and silly. It’s Jedi powers and light saber duels that people want to see.
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 4:14 am to
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But also, nobody was begging for a Han Solo movie


I guess I can see why through a marketing perspective, but my big issue was the fact that I would know how it ends regardless without ever looking up a plot or seeing the thing.

There was nothing at risk. Any danger that the movie put Solo/Lando in, you know what happens and that they triumph.

It’s like watching Bama play an FCS school. You’ll watch it if it’s the only game on at 11 am, but you aren’t going to load up and go out of your way to attend the game because you already know the result.
Posted by djsdawg
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 11:04 am to
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actually think it's the hardcore fans that stayed home for Solo, myself included.


I bet some football fans also refuse to watch their team after a bad season, but that’s a small Minority. Most hardcore fans are gonna watch anyways.
Posted by vandelay industries
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 11:26 am to
No one asked for a Solo movie, including me, but I ended up enjoying it. The SJW angle in TLJ is probably a valid reason why people skipped Solo, but I also think the Lord/Miller situation was a public clusterfukk, which may have played a part too...
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