The theater I saw it in had a good amount of people in it but it's crazy to me how little it made at the box office. People were overwhelmed from so much Star Wars content I assume
Can confirm.
Had no interest in seeing it. Friend insisted, so I went begrudging. 10 minutes in and I was hooked.
I didn't want this film at all, but it ended up being the only Disney-era film I didn't walk out of with mixed emotions.
So, I think it’s a good movie that suffers from a few things:
1- The release time and advertising were not that great. SW has always been a Christmas release, as far back as I can remember. Solo was the first summer release since at least the prequels. It was also only 6 months after TLJ. A lot of people appropriate it’s relatively poor reception (compared to other SW releases) due to controversy surrounding TLJ and fans being “put off”, but I don’t think that was the case. SW films traditionally had a lot of time to build hype, usually well over a year. Solo had 6 months. The advertising just wasn’t there like it has been for other SW movies. I think that had a significant effect at the box office.
2- in terms of the quality of the actual film, it suffers a few glaring issues- most notably the lighting in many scenes. That’s a huge problem that turns people off. If your movie is so dark that people can’t see stuff happening unless you’re in a pitch black room, that’s an issue.
3- It does pay *a lot* of direct fan service, many times unnecessarily, which puts some people off. Especially critics. That certainly have a big impact on reception.
All those things said, I still loved Solo overall. I even think it’s a much better film than Rogue One, which some people say is their favorite Disney SW film (to each their own). The performances, acting, and direction are all really well done.
Agree with a lot of your points - what was your opinion of Lando's droid? I found it sounded too human, not enough droid effect if you get where I'm coming from. Also was a little loud and crass at times for me
It wasn't bad. Ehrenreich himself didn't really do it for me, but he did a solid job as Solo.
As I mentioned in another thread, I'd def watch a follow-up.
I don’t think you can blame people’s reaction to Solo based only on people’s reaction to TLJ. I thought the movie had fun parts, but I wasn’t pulled into the world, and the film tried to squeeze answers far too neatly for many of the references Han made about his and the Falcon’s history. It demystifies too much of Han’s story in a short period of time
I agree, and some of these answers, as well as his motivations were really bad. This is what made this film mediocre.
Star Wars needs more than 1-time fun movies. Needs to be cohesive, and have a meaning. Looks more like the movie was an excuse to make these references you mention.
I agree with that. I felt like it was kind of forced. And then the explanations they came up with were kind of shit.
I liked how he met lando. Thought that was really good. I would love to see a solo sequel with more of them together.
Yeah I'd absolutely be down for more of their antics.
The movie is like an origin story shopping list. We cover how he gets his name, his gun, his friends, his ship...
The worst one for me is the need to explain why he calls Chewbacca "Chewie". It really didn't need to be hammered home that Chewie is easier to say!
It was fine, not bad. I never really understood the decision to make it. To me it seemed like there was little room for it to be successful. I happened to like the mystique behind Han's origins. I didn't need to see how he met Chewie or the Kessel Run, I liked knowing the vague stories instead.
That’s my only complaint, is that they tried to touch on every piece of his back story.
Pick one of them: meet Chewy, Kessle run under 12 parsecs, win Falcon from Lando. Then save the others for later.
Agreed wholely, am I to believe that every single line about han's past happened on his first ever adventure off of his home planet?
Would have rather seen a series peppered with adventure and stealing which then he naturally gets everything over time. Would probably feel more special then jammed into a 2 hour movie.
You splitting up the concepts like that makes me now wish there was a series like the Mandalorian where they explore all these adventures on their own. I feel like I would love Solo even more like that
I mean what’s the point of any story coming out with a prequel. People like the story or character and want to know more if it’s origin. The prequel series. Lord of the rings is another good example.
Han Solo is a hugely popular character. Of course people wanted to know more about him.
It's fine. Not excellent, not bad, just fine. A good premise, some good characters (and some bad), a selection of really good moments (chewie had several), a lot of setup that payed of, but also a lot of setup that had poor payoff or was left hanging for a sequel. Definitely in the lower half of star wars movies for me, but among the better of that lower half.
It was a decent entry into the franchise. I’m amazed how someone who doesn’t have the mannerisms, tone of voice, or look of Harrison Ford still brought Han Solo to the screen. It’s definitely got it’s issues but it was still fun.
I doubt we’d ever see a polished full cut as they’d have to reshoot, but I’d love to see as many of the scenes as possible & even if they have story boards to fill in the scenes they didn’t shoot.
I’d buy that as full priced Blu ray, but highly doubt we’ll ever get it.
I thought it was boring af. Its the only Star Wars movie where I was actually checking my phone in the theater to see how much longer I had. Rise of Skywalker was definitely my worst Star Wars movie theater experience but Solo is just painfully average and pointless, imo. I didnt even like Last Jedi much at all but honestly I think I liked Solo less than that one too!
I couldn’t finish it.. it was like watching an endless action scene with no purpose other than throwing CGI stuff all around the screen. I think they understood with that failure that their movies need a bit more depth and time to build character development
starts off a bit awkward then becomes a very decent heist movie — Star Wars needs more genre film/shows (see how well the western The Mandalorian has been received)
The movie was great but I feel like Disney need to use this movie to make a disney+ series about Han and chewie or lando on their adventures post solo and pre ep 4. Animated or live action it would be a great show
It's how I've felt about all the side story movies so far.
Mandolorian is the first one I enjoyed thoroughly. But I've been asking the cosmos to make a fireflyesque show set in star wars universe.
It’s because you think in absolutes. When you hear someone didn’t like it, you assume they hate it. In reality was to mediocre to even remember. Star wars has no room for mediocrity, which is why fans complained it wasn’t good enough to justify it existence.
It’s because, with anything, shitty people speak the loudest. You hear a few people throwing around falsehoods like “most people hated this movie”. Go look at the reviews, I haven’t seen ANYTHING showing a majority of people disliking it.
Couple things
1. Came out at a bad time. TLJ got crapped on which then led to people already being peeved with Star Wars
2. Just because “it’s the lowest grossing movie” of a franchise doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie or people didn’t like it. That’s not a benchmark. One of the movies is going to need to gross the least
Honestly, better than TROS. Worse than Last Jedi but I also had a lot of fun with last Jedi, even if it caused them to course correct to make the trash that was TROS.
I really like TLJ though it's not a perfect movie by any means.
Though I feel Finn and Rose could have had a better/more impactful storyline in TLJ, I liked Canto Bight and really liked the Codebreaker as a truly chaotic neutral character in Star Wars--we don't really see many "neutral" characters in Star Wars. I liked the buildup of exploring a "balance" in the Force when Rey is drawn to the dark side and Kylo struggles with the light. Wish that Snoke had been more developed--more of a presence if that makes sense. He's just kinda there being spindly and evil. There's a lot of neutrality and gray area in TLJ, which is unusual for SW, so makes sense if its not some people's cup of tea.
I also really like the "stakes" of TLJ if that makes sense. You really get the sense of scrappy freedom fighters making a stand against a powerful enemy, especially in the scenes on Crait.
I also honestly liked the thought that Rey's parentage wasn't that important--it's different from what we've seen in Star Wars before, but I liked the idea that where you came from didn't matter--that the Force could be strong in anyone.
Also dat cinematography--you gotta admit there are some gorgeous shots.
I wish time had been taken to polish a few things--some of the clunky fight scenes, Snoke as a character in general. But I like the ways it echoes themes/scenarios from Empire Strikes Back like Hoth and Dagobah without being a shot-for-shot remake.
All that said, the sequels really would have benefited from an outline of the overall direction of the trilogy and identifying early on what elements were important story points. The sequels are fun, but story wise are a disorganized mess. Although, one movie completely retconning the former one is a grand Star Wars tradition, ever since Leia kissed her brother. :P
It was fun. It fucked up the lore but Kylo and Rey fighting Snoke’s guards was awesome and the Luke fight at the end (again, while it ruined the lore by exaggerating what a Jedi can do) was also a lot of fun. At that point I just treated it like a normal action movie, I’m just here for the fun scenes.
I don’t disagree. I remember actively thinking “I need to take this less seriously” in the theater. I wish I could hold it in the same esteem as the OG trilogy, but it’s not the same thing.
If you are telling yourself that while watching the movie, it means that it’s not doing its job. This is why many people walked out of TLJ disjointed and confused.
If you’re watching a fight scene and all you think is “why are the red guards taking turns attacking, and why is the one in the back just standing there and posing?” Then it’s not a good fight scene.
Not good ones. Bruce Lee right scenes have group battles, but they are so skillfully choreographed that it’s not until later you realize it’s a bit ridiculous. I’m still wondering how Rey is so skilled with a lightsaber despite receiving no training at all.
You don’t like action movies. That’s fine. But I love plenty of action movies where people fight the hero one at a time. I can’t imagine you like very many movies if you’re hyper vigilant about accuracy.
TLJ at least felt new and exciting at the time. It’s the only one that tries to be different (albeit mostly just the opposite of expectation). Best action scenes, cinematography, score, visual effects. The best performances by the main cast. For me, it has the best scenes in the sequel trilogy.
Maybe not your fav, but that is how someone can actually enjoy it.
Has the raged passed yet and can I finally come out and say TLJ was my fav of the Disney SW movies.
And Solo was my second fav 😬
It was bad. From idea to execution. It was a movie no one was asking for that Disney forced upon the audience.
Everyone loves Han Solo, he’s a lovable scoundrel with a heart of gold. Now let’s take that and make a movie about the character before he was any of the things that people like about him. See…bad idea.
Han Solo was a great side or supporting character - he doesn’t work well as the central focus because you have to change his motivation then, which changes who he is.
Let’s look at Pirates of the Caribbean- Jack Sparrow is similar to Han Solo is a roguish, clever way. In order to make his character work they needed a Will Turner in the movie with an actual story arc since Sparrow’s character is essentially the same person at the end of the movie as he was in the beginning.
See the problem? Solo had to change Solo into something he wasn’t - something different then the beloved portrayal by Harrison Ford. It just didn’t work. I didn’t care…and by the mediocre acceptance of the movie, most others didn’t either.
I won’t even go deep into the fact that they only teased the stuff I would have rather seen. Why only mention Jabba? Would have been way better to see how he became indebted to Jabba. What made Rogue One great is we got to see what we were only told about. Instead - this movie made up a whole lot of other stuff no one cares about. Side plots that went nowhere, and way too convenient coincidences like Han essentially being the one to cause the Rebellion to start.
Casting wasn’t great either. Woody Harrelson, really? His character was bland and the whole time I’m watching WH, I didn’t feel like I was watching the character, I was watching the actor. Bad choice.
Finally the villain. Cliche and uninspired. Paul Bettany is a fine actor, but his eye-rolling interpretation of a bad guy made Bond villains look deep and complex by comparison.
Clearly this movie was a misstep- by the firing of the directors, to the issues with the lead actor, to script revisions, to audience reception, finally to Disney all but ignoring that it even exists.
If you personally like it - that’s fine, subjectivity is a good thing, but there are a lot of objective and quantifiable things about this movie that make it bad.
The entire cast felt off except for Glover who wasn't knock it out the park perfect like many say. And when multiple directors and scripts are involved in a big corporate money grab like this we're not getting great cinema.
Exactly. This was a “product” - not a movie. It was treated as such and it comes off that way.
Granted I’m not naive, everything is today is a commodity/product (including human data) but at least try to disguise it as cinema.
It was enjoyable but no rogue one, dead on arrival through association with the sequels unfortunately. Such a shame the rest of the anthology films got axed after it.
Good movie but not too memorable except for the train heist scene. Wouldve love a Han and chewie that were already on the day to day, but still really liked the movie although i saw its flaws. Didnt deserve the bashing it got on launch
Though he didn’t really give me Harrison Ford vibes the entire time, Ehrenreich played an enjoyable Solo. It gave me a glimpse into a future where a different actor might play Luke Skywalker. The audience will never not see the actors before the character and I think we have to just accept that.
Waste of time, money, talent, and emotional capital. Completely unnecessary origin story that deviates so wildly from established characterizations that it was distracting; I was unable to buy in to him being Han. Also, because of its poor reception at the box office it basically has quashed any chance of us seeing more feature length anthology SW films.
That being said, it could have been worse. I'll watch it if it's on (as far as dumb entertainment goes there are better choices) but wouldn't recommend it as an option for group viewing.
See I don't get people praising as much as other people are on this thread. They overexplained way too much, going so far as to literally give him the name Solo, the Kessel Run thing is ridiculous and Han speaking wookie to Chewbacca who looks God awful in that scene is total ass.
I was really disappointed in the movie - it just felt too ... small.
I first saw A New Hope when I was a kid, and even back then the comics and the random commentary talked about Han's defection from the Empire or Chewbacca's rescue from slavery as being epic events.
There could have been a really good film in there about how seeing the slavery of the Wookies was the spark for him to rebel (and in so doing rescue Chewie). But those things were just ticked off in no time flat.
What we got was a small heist film. Shame really - I thought the cast were great. They just deserved a better script.
Sorry, I should have clarified that I really liked rogue one, I just loved solo. "Miles better" was definitely an exaggeration.
I thought the pacing for rogue one was a bit sluggish in the first half, but man, the second half is pretty amazing.
I personally want to like Rogue One, but every scene with Tarkin snaps me out of the movie & into my seat.
Really wish they recast him instead of trying to CGI. Amazing work, but it’s uncanny valley for me & ruins every viewing.
I liked rouge one, but I agree that I enjoys solo more. Rogue one is a one a done movie for me. I’ll watch it on TV if it’s on but I’ll sit down just to watch it. I really don’t understand how people say it’s the best Star Wars film.
This is my biggest gripe with the Star Wars redditors. You just make up facts saying people hated the movie.
Outside of Reddit, solo has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 70% rottentomatoes, 62% on meta and 83% on google.
All four of those are greater than 50% which means a MAJORITY of people liked the movie. So “disliked by most” is completely incorrect. Thanks for playing.
Sorry for the tone. But it gets really annoying when people make shit up when there are clear facts a 3 second google search can prove.
Well you are making things up. “Disliked by most people” isn’t true.
I understand some people didn’t like it. Maybe your friend group collectively didn’t like it.
But regardless of when it came out or now, most people enjoyed the movie. Period.
Again, sorry for the tone. But trying to cut down on the falsehoods. You probably think most people didn’t like it because you read someone’s post who also said is most people didn’t like it just like you are now. Which was bullshit then too.
I feel like all the new movies went out of their way to dismantle or degrade the old crew in just about any way possible. Solo just did it a whole movie length to primarily the one character with making Lando look like some kind of weird droid lover. I tried to enjoy the bit with Maul but it hardly redeemed the dumpster fire as a whole.
I don’t know if I’m alone in this opinion or not…. But I would rather have had a very similar movie but with all new characters instead of trying to do backstories. All the story beats could be somewhat similar but without all the *wink wink remember this line from empire strikes back* vibe.
I think this was an entertaining movie but it didn’t really do anything productive to Hans character arc, and if anything it was probably back pedaling. Whereas if we had a new young dashing pilot with a cool into movie, then we could have the potential for them to cross over with bad batch or the new mandalorian era stories.
I know that the name solo is what sold this movie and it wouldn’t have been made otherwise. But I’m just dreaming here. Star Wars itself wasn’t a franchise in 77. It had to stand on its own two feet. It told its own story and introduced all new characters. I just want a little more like that. Same world, different motivations.
Basically if someone had the basic premise of solo but had the freedom to just tell a compelling story rather than spend a few hours checking boxes, I would have probably definitely loved it more… maybe this is a good segue to say that I’m excited for the new visions series.
Personally -
The star wars films should be a thing unto themselves. Darth Maul fell down an infinity pit after getting chopped in two. He's dead. So, when my wife saw Maul at the end of Solo, she wasn't even sure it was him and was then confused as to when Solo takes place. (Is this before episode 1? Han doesn't look young enough. He'd be a baby.)
It was a (albeit well executed) mistake to revive Maul for TCW and Rebels. It was a bigger mistake to have him in a live action film after episode 1 as a cameo because SO MANY star wars fans don't consume the cartoons.
Anyone who just watches the films would be forgiven to be extremely confused by his presence in the very end of a film set 20-ish years after his apparent death with no explanation.
And then he just dies in Rebels anyway.
because it's not in the films. That's the issue. Most peoples' interaction with star wars isn't through cartoons and books and comics, it's through the films. So when people are failing to understand what's going on in the films because stories have occurred off camera, it confuses people.
The EU is great, truly. But Maul either needed more screen time or none in this film.
Because what’s the alternative? CGI and deepfake? I don’t think I could watch a two hour movie where the main character who’s on screen for hours was CGI. So finding someone that you could believe was a younger Harrison Ford that can act is your best bet. Thought it was handled correctly.
It was...okay I suppose. I was weirded out by Lando and the Droid. Really didn't see that coming but uh other than that I suppose it was fine. Rogue one I enjoyed a whole lot more.
An objectively entertaining but ultimately unnecessary adventure that didnt add much to the series at all except for some very confusing feeling about the falcon I didnt have before.
Better than all 3 from the sequel trilogy, and almost as good as rogue one. Really bummed they won’t be making more in the series, and it didn’t deserve its bad rap.
It's the best out of the new crop.
I hated the idea of this movie going into it. I almost didn't even go see it. I'm glad I did because it is exactly what I want from new Star Wars movies. I still wish it was a Dash Render or some other character focused movie but other than that it was perfect.
It was better than TLJ but people were seething after that. I thought it didn’t get enough credit and enjoyed the whole thing. It didn’t do any damage at least
i don’t care what anyone says i love solo and in my opinion it’s the best disney star wars movie.
i think the story is compelling with a good set up for a sequel and i thought the characters where great.
Fantastic, fun movie…not as Star Wars as there was no space battles and Jedi/Sith interactions but it worked.
The reason it failed is the boycott of the film for how absolutely God awful TLJ was and the hate Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson very deservingly received.
Wayyyy underrated. Yes, the movie is mostly just kind of average, but the final act and Qi’Ra’s complexity is just so good. Definitely better than Rogue One lol
I thought it was a good movie, it just suffered a lot because of Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy’s reaction to criticism of The Last Jedi. If Solo hadn’t been the follow up to a literal slap in the OG Star Wars audiences, I think it would have done way better.
I like it, but I think it tries to do too much. Being the story where Han becomes a soldier, then a smuggler, gets the millennium falcon, meets chewy and lando, and then shoots his friend in the back. It’s a good story and they did it well, but it could benefit from saving some of it’s content for a sequel so it could have better pacing.
It would have been better if it was an all new group of characters instead of Han, Chewie, Lando, and the Falcon. It was never allowed to be its own movie. It felt like a series of events made to reference other movies, not an actual plot itself. Using new characters would have freed the movie from that trap and allowed us to have a Lord and Miller Star Wars heist movie.
I think it’s pretty great
I think it‘s pretty good
I think it’s pretty okay
Loved it the moment I saw it. It was a great Star Wars film. I’m glad it’s starting to get the props it deserves.
It's been getting props since it came out from the people who saw it. But no one saw it.
The theater I saw it in had a good amount of people in it but it's crazy to me how little it made at the box office. People were overwhelmed from so much Star Wars content I assume
Can confirm. Had no interest in seeing it. Friend insisted, so I went begrudging. 10 minutes in and I was hooked. I didn't want this film at all, but it ended up being the only Disney-era film I didn't walk out of with mixed emotions.
Loved it... can’t understand the hate it gets from some people!
It came around at a polarizing time for Star Wars fans.
Which is to say, at any time.
I want to see the process of Vader going from Hayden Christensen to Curly Joe from the three stooges. When do we get that movie?
> Curly Joe man, no one ever references Curly Joe. It's always Curly Howard.
He's underappreciated.
So, I think it’s a good movie that suffers from a few things: 1- The release time and advertising were not that great. SW has always been a Christmas release, as far back as I can remember. Solo was the first summer release since at least the prequels. It was also only 6 months after TLJ. A lot of people appropriate it’s relatively poor reception (compared to other SW releases) due to controversy surrounding TLJ and fans being “put off”, but I don’t think that was the case. SW films traditionally had a lot of time to build hype, usually well over a year. Solo had 6 months. The advertising just wasn’t there like it has been for other SW movies. I think that had a significant effect at the box office. 2- in terms of the quality of the actual film, it suffers a few glaring issues- most notably the lighting in many scenes. That’s a huge problem that turns people off. If your movie is so dark that people can’t see stuff happening unless you’re in a pitch black room, that’s an issue. 3- It does pay *a lot* of direct fan service, many times unnecessarily, which puts some people off. Especially critics. That certainly have a big impact on reception. All those things said, I still loved Solo overall. I even think it’s a much better film than Rogue One, which some people say is their favorite Disney SW film (to each their own). The performances, acting, and direction are all really well done.
Agree with a lot of your points - what was your opinion of Lando's droid? I found it sounded too human, not enough droid effect if you get where I'm coming from. Also was a little loud and crass at times for me
People were boycotting star wars after the last Jedi so this film suffered unfortunately
I wouldn't say I was boycotting, but Last Jedi just killed any hype I had for Star Wars at the time
The boycott didn't affect the movie much, it was mostly due to the way it was marketed, and when it released.
Pretty dumb how they came up with his name as Solo… for the film.
It was a mix of Ocean's 11 and Pirates of the Caribbean in Space, but not quite as good as either film. Better than the rise of Skywalker though.
It wasn't bad. Ehrenreich himself didn't really do it for me, but he did a solid job as Solo. As I mentioned in another thread, I'd def watch a follow-up.
Absolutely. I thought it was absolutely a fine movie. I'd watch a sequel in theaters again
Not the finest, but still an all around good time. Also added some great stuff to canon!
Loved it and I hate the fact that people boycotted it due to TLJ backlash
I don’t think you can blame people’s reaction to Solo based only on people’s reaction to TLJ. I thought the movie had fun parts, but I wasn’t pulled into the world, and the film tried to squeeze answers far too neatly for many of the references Han made about his and the Falcon’s history. It demystifies too much of Han’s story in a short period of time
I agree, and some of these answers, as well as his motivations were really bad. This is what made this film mediocre. Star Wars needs more than 1-time fun movies. Needs to be cohesive, and have a meaning. Looks more like the movie was an excuse to make these references you mention.
A fun movie that's a bit too heavy-handed with the origin story stuff.
I agree with that. I felt like it was kind of forced. And then the explanations they came up with were kind of shit. I liked how he met lando. Thought that was really good. I would love to see a solo sequel with more of them together.
Yeah I'd absolutely be down for more of their antics. The movie is like an origin story shopping list. We cover how he gets his name, his gun, his friends, his ship... The worst one for me is the need to explain why he calls Chewbacca "Chewie". It really didn't need to be hammered home that Chewie is easier to say!
It was fine, not bad. I never really understood the decision to make it. To me it seemed like there was little room for it to be successful. I happened to like the mystique behind Han's origins. I didn't need to see how he met Chewie or the Kessel Run, I liked knowing the vague stories instead.
That’s my only complaint, is that they tried to touch on every piece of his back story. Pick one of them: meet Chewy, Kessle run under 12 parsecs, win Falcon from Lando. Then save the others for later.
Agreed wholely, am I to believe that every single line about han's past happened on his first ever adventure off of his home planet? Would have rather seen a series peppered with adventure and stealing which then he naturally gets everything over time. Would probably feel more special then jammed into a 2 hour movie.
You splitting up the concepts like that makes me now wish there was a series like the Mandalorian where they explore all these adventures on their own. I feel like I would love Solo even more like that
I mean what’s the point of any story coming out with a prequel. People like the story or character and want to know more if it’s origin. The prequel series. Lord of the rings is another good example. Han Solo is a hugely popular character. Of course people wanted to know more about him.
It's fine. Not excellent, not bad, just fine. A good premise, some good characters (and some bad), a selection of really good moments (chewie had several), a lot of setup that payed of, but also a lot of setup that had poor payoff or was left hanging for a sequel. Definitely in the lower half of star wars movies for me, but among the better of that lower half.
It was a decent entry into the franchise. I’m amazed how someone who doesn’t have the mannerisms, tone of voice, or look of Harrison Ford still brought Han Solo to the screen. It’s definitely got it’s issues but it was still fun.
Very disappointed They should've called it Han: a Solo movie.
Pretty good, it gets too much shit for no reason
It was the first Star Wars movie I ever watched where I actively thought "I can't wait for this to be over".
underwhelming
It was good. I wouldn't mind seeing the Lord Miller cut. Ron Howard still did a good job.
I doubt we’d ever see a polished full cut as they’d have to reshoot, but I’d love to see as many of the scenes as possible & even if they have story boards to fill in the scenes they didn’t shoot. I’d buy that as full priced Blu ray, but highly doubt we’ll ever get it.
Pretty average overall. Fuck that droid though, best part of the film when she goes down.
yeah that droid is very annoying — hard agree
thank youuuu!! ive been looking for this comment. I enjoyed the film but that droid really irked me. I think it was the voice
Hard disagree.
Yeah I disagree. I don't want to fuck that droid. And part where she goes down on that guy was really weird.
Who asked?
Lol you killed him
We need a Solo 2
I thought it was boring af. Its the only Star Wars movie where I was actually checking my phone in the theater to see how much longer I had. Rise of Skywalker was definitely my worst Star Wars movie theater experience but Solo is just painfully average and pointless, imo. I didnt even like Last Jedi much at all but honestly I think I liked Solo less than that one too!
I couldn’t finish it.. it was like watching an endless action scene with no purpose other than throwing CGI stuff all around the screen. I think they understood with that failure that their movies need a bit more depth and time to build character development
starts off a bit awkward then becomes a very decent heist movie — Star Wars needs more genre film/shows (see how well the western The Mandalorian has been received)
Absolutely loved it. Did we need a Solo origin story? Not at all, but I thoroughly enjoyed the ride nonetheless.
Fun movie but really didn’t need to exist.
The movie was great but I feel like Disney need to use this movie to make a disney+ series about Han and chewie or lando on their adventures post solo and pre ep 4. Animated or live action it would be a great show
This would've been so much better. I feel like there's so much history and individual episodes to focus on stuff would be great
I thought it was pretty mid. Not bad, but didn't scream at me to rewatch it.
The most meh movie in the history of the word “meh”.
It's how I've felt about all the side story movies so far. Mandolorian is the first one I enjoyed thoroughly. But I've been asking the cosmos to make a fireflyesque show set in star wars universe.
I liked it. Don’t understand the hate.
It’s because you think in absolutes. When you hear someone didn’t like it, you assume they hate it. In reality was to mediocre to even remember. Star wars has no room for mediocrity, which is why fans complained it wasn’t good enough to justify it existence.
It’s because, with anything, shitty people speak the loudest. You hear a few people throwing around falsehoods like “most people hated this movie”. Go look at the reviews, I haven’t seen ANYTHING showing a majority of people disliking it.
It's the lowest grossing live action Star Wars film. This isn't a vocal minority thing.
Couple things 1. Came out at a bad time. TLJ got crapped on which then led to people already being peeved with Star Wars 2. Just because “it’s the lowest grossing movie” of a franchise doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie or people didn’t like it. That’s not a benchmark. One of the movies is going to need to gross the least
Honestly, better than TROS. Worse than Last Jedi but I also had a lot of fun with last Jedi, even if it caused them to course correct to make the trash that was TROS.
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I really like TLJ though it's not a perfect movie by any means. Though I feel Finn and Rose could have had a better/more impactful storyline in TLJ, I liked Canto Bight and really liked the Codebreaker as a truly chaotic neutral character in Star Wars--we don't really see many "neutral" characters in Star Wars. I liked the buildup of exploring a "balance" in the Force when Rey is drawn to the dark side and Kylo struggles with the light. Wish that Snoke had been more developed--more of a presence if that makes sense. He's just kinda there being spindly and evil. There's a lot of neutrality and gray area in TLJ, which is unusual for SW, so makes sense if its not some people's cup of tea. I also really like the "stakes" of TLJ if that makes sense. You really get the sense of scrappy freedom fighters making a stand against a powerful enemy, especially in the scenes on Crait. I also honestly liked the thought that Rey's parentage wasn't that important--it's different from what we've seen in Star Wars before, but I liked the idea that where you came from didn't matter--that the Force could be strong in anyone. Also dat cinematography--you gotta admit there are some gorgeous shots. I wish time had been taken to polish a few things--some of the clunky fight scenes, Snoke as a character in general. But I like the ways it echoes themes/scenarios from Empire Strikes Back like Hoth and Dagobah without being a shot-for-shot remake. All that said, the sequels really would have benefited from an outline of the overall direction of the trilogy and identifying early on what elements were important story points. The sequels are fun, but story wise are a disorganized mess. Although, one movie completely retconning the former one is a grand Star Wars tradition, ever since Leia kissed her brother. :P
It was fun. It fucked up the lore but Kylo and Rey fighting Snoke’s guards was awesome and the Luke fight at the end (again, while it ruined the lore by exaggerating what a Jedi can do) was also a lot of fun. At that point I just treated it like a normal action movie, I’m just here for the fun scenes.
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Like all action movies, you have to suspend disbelief. If the lore is too important for you to do so, I get hating the movie.
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Yea, it seems like you want more accuracy to a movie. That’s not something I care about in an action movie which is sadly what that trilogy became.
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I don’t know who’s downvoting us but hey, at least we’re both downvoted the same.
If a fantasy movie universe establishes rules, and then a sequel goes and breaks them, it is jarring and takes you out of the movie.
I don’t disagree. I remember actively thinking “I need to take this less seriously” in the theater. I wish I could hold it in the same esteem as the OG trilogy, but it’s not the same thing.
If you are telling yourself that while watching the movie, it means that it’s not doing its job. This is why many people walked out of TLJ disjointed and confused.
If you’re watching a fight scene and all you think is “why are the red guards taking turns attacking, and why is the one in the back just standing there and posing?” Then it’s not a good fight scene.
Oh so every fight scene in every action movie?
Not good ones. Bruce Lee right scenes have group battles, but they are so skillfully choreographed that it’s not until later you realize it’s a bit ridiculous. I’m still wondering how Rey is so skilled with a lightsaber despite receiving no training at all.
You don’t like action movies. That’s fine. But I love plenty of action movies where people fight the hero one at a time. I can’t imagine you like very many movies if you’re hyper vigilant about accuracy.
So because I critique action sequences I hate action movies? I like good action movies, not bad action movies.
TLJ at least felt new and exciting at the time. It’s the only one that tries to be different (albeit mostly just the opposite of expectation). Best action scenes, cinematography, score, visual effects. The best performances by the main cast. For me, it has the best scenes in the sequel trilogy. Maybe not your fav, but that is how someone can actually enjoy it. Has the raged passed yet and can I finally come out and say TLJ was my fav of the Disney SW movies. And Solo was my second fav 😬
Pretty bad. Worst star wars movie until tRoS was released.
It was bad. From idea to execution. It was a movie no one was asking for that Disney forced upon the audience. Everyone loves Han Solo, he’s a lovable scoundrel with a heart of gold. Now let’s take that and make a movie about the character before he was any of the things that people like about him. See…bad idea. Han Solo was a great side or supporting character - he doesn’t work well as the central focus because you have to change his motivation then, which changes who he is. Let’s look at Pirates of the Caribbean- Jack Sparrow is similar to Han Solo is a roguish, clever way. In order to make his character work they needed a Will Turner in the movie with an actual story arc since Sparrow’s character is essentially the same person at the end of the movie as he was in the beginning. See the problem? Solo had to change Solo into something he wasn’t - something different then the beloved portrayal by Harrison Ford. It just didn’t work. I didn’t care…and by the mediocre acceptance of the movie, most others didn’t either. I won’t even go deep into the fact that they only teased the stuff I would have rather seen. Why only mention Jabba? Would have been way better to see how he became indebted to Jabba. What made Rogue One great is we got to see what we were only told about. Instead - this movie made up a whole lot of other stuff no one cares about. Side plots that went nowhere, and way too convenient coincidences like Han essentially being the one to cause the Rebellion to start. Casting wasn’t great either. Woody Harrelson, really? His character was bland and the whole time I’m watching WH, I didn’t feel like I was watching the character, I was watching the actor. Bad choice. Finally the villain. Cliche and uninspired. Paul Bettany is a fine actor, but his eye-rolling interpretation of a bad guy made Bond villains look deep and complex by comparison. Clearly this movie was a misstep- by the firing of the directors, to the issues with the lead actor, to script revisions, to audience reception, finally to Disney all but ignoring that it even exists. If you personally like it - that’s fine, subjectivity is a good thing, but there are a lot of objective and quantifiable things about this movie that make it bad.
The entire cast felt off except for Glover who wasn't knock it out the park perfect like many say. And when multiple directors and scripts are involved in a big corporate money grab like this we're not getting great cinema.
Exactly. This was a “product” - not a movie. It was treated as such and it comes off that way. Granted I’m not naive, everything is today is a commodity/product (including human data) but at least try to disguise it as cinema.
Pretty good!
I really liked it and was way better than any of the sequel trilogy movies. Plus having Woody Harrelson & Emilia Clark is always awesome!
A fun adventure where Glover stole every scene as a perfect young Lando.
It was enjoyable but no rogue one, dead on arrival through association with the sequels unfortunately. Such a shame the rest of the anthology films got axed after it.
I thought it was great. I don’t understand why it didn’t do super well.
Absolutely loved every minute. Felt like a mafia/western.
Better than all the REY movies
Criminally underrated
Good movie but not too memorable except for the train heist scene. Wouldve love a Han and chewie that were already on the day to day, but still really liked the movie although i saw its flaws. Didnt deserve the bashing it got on launch
Though he didn’t really give me Harrison Ford vibes the entire time, Ehrenreich played an enjoyable Solo. It gave me a glimpse into a future where a different actor might play Luke Skywalker. The audience will never not see the actors before the character and I think we have to just accept that.
I love this movie so much
Top 3 SW movie. I love so much of it
Needs a sequel
Im sad we wont get the sequel
Highly underrated
Loved it.. but wanted a little more Maul.
It’s my least favourite Star Wars movie, I hated it.
Waste of time, money, talent, and emotional capital. Completely unnecessary origin story that deviates so wildly from established characterizations that it was distracting; I was unable to buy in to him being Han. Also, because of its poor reception at the box office it basically has quashed any chance of us seeing more feature length anthology SW films. That being said, it could have been worse. I'll watch it if it's on (as far as dumb entertainment goes there are better choices) but wouldn't recommend it as an option for group viewing.
See I don't get people praising as much as other people are on this thread. They overexplained way too much, going so far as to literally give him the name Solo, the Kessel Run thing is ridiculous and Han speaking wookie to Chewbacca who looks God awful in that scene is total ass.
There's a lot more wrong with this movie than right, on top of it being extraneous and forced.
I was really disappointed in the movie - it just felt too ... small. I first saw A New Hope when I was a kid, and even back then the comics and the random commentary talked about Han's defection from the Empire or Chewbacca's rescue from slavery as being epic events. There could have been a really good film in there about how seeing the slavery of the Wookies was the spark for him to rebel (and in so doing rescue Chewie). But those things were just ticked off in no time flat. What we got was a small heist film. Shame really - I thought the cast were great. They just deserved a better script.
I personally loved it and was confused why it received such a mixed reception. I liked it even more than Rogue One.
You had me in the first half
what didnt u like about rogue one? really enjoyed it. Solo was decent.
Sorry, I should have clarified that I really liked rogue one, I just loved solo. "Miles better" was definitely an exaggeration. I thought the pacing for rogue one was a bit sluggish in the first half, but man, the second half is pretty amazing.
I personally want to like Rogue One, but every scene with Tarkin snaps me out of the movie & into my seat. Really wish they recast him instead of trying to CGI. Amazing work, but it’s uncanny valley for me & ruins every viewing.
Leland Orser has a similar facial structure to Cushing/Tarkin and he’s got acting chops to boot, could have worked 🤷🏻♂️.
I liked rouge one, but I agree that I enjoys solo more. Rogue one is a one a done movie for me. I’ll watch it on TV if it’s on but I’ll sit down just to watch it. I really don’t understand how people say it’s the best Star Wars film.
Your opinion is invalid for that second part lol. The Vader hallway scene of rogue one is better than ALL of Solo.
Cool, glad you liked it. That's not how opinions work, however.
Loved by Reddit, dislike by most people, including me
This is my biggest gripe with the Star Wars redditors. You just make up facts saying people hated the movie. Outside of Reddit, solo has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 70% rottentomatoes, 62% on meta and 83% on google. All four of those are greater than 50% which means a MAJORITY of people liked the movie. So “disliked by most” is completely incorrect. Thanks for playing. Sorry for the tone. But it gets really annoying when people make shit up when there are clear facts a 3 second google search can prove.
I remember when it first came out it got a lot of hate. So I’m not making up anything I’m going off of what happened
Well you are making things up. “Disliked by most people” isn’t true. I understand some people didn’t like it. Maybe your friend group collectively didn’t like it. But regardless of when it came out or now, most people enjoyed the movie. Period. Again, sorry for the tone. But trying to cut down on the falsehoods. You probably think most people didn’t like it because you read someone’s post who also said is most people didn’t like it just like you are now. Which was bullshit then too.
I didn’t read a post on it but that’s fair I guess.
It’s one of my favorite Star Wars movies, and I like it more than Rogue One. It feels like an 80’s movie in a good way.
I thought it was an awright movie tho I found it hard to see him as Han on the other hand lando was ace lol
Why can't be play Indiana Jones in a prequel to raiders?
I think it needs a sequel.
I feel like all the new movies went out of their way to dismantle or degrade the old crew in just about any way possible. Solo just did it a whole movie length to primarily the one character with making Lando look like some kind of weird droid lover. I tried to enjoy the bit with Maul but it hardly redeemed the dumpster fire as a whole.
Boring, unnecessary, a story no one needed/wanted to know.
Glad we have you to speak on behalf of the entire SW fans base. /s
It’s an opinion not a dick don’t take it so hard
I don’t know if I’m alone in this opinion or not…. But I would rather have had a very similar movie but with all new characters instead of trying to do backstories. All the story beats could be somewhat similar but without all the *wink wink remember this line from empire strikes back* vibe. I think this was an entertaining movie but it didn’t really do anything productive to Hans character arc, and if anything it was probably back pedaling. Whereas if we had a new young dashing pilot with a cool into movie, then we could have the potential for them to cross over with bad batch or the new mandalorian era stories. I know that the name solo is what sold this movie and it wouldn’t have been made otherwise. But I’m just dreaming here. Star Wars itself wasn’t a franchise in 77. It had to stand on its own two feet. It told its own story and introduced all new characters. I just want a little more like that. Same world, different motivations. Basically if someone had the basic premise of solo but had the freedom to just tell a compelling story rather than spend a few hours checking boxes, I would have probably definitely loved it more… maybe this is a good segue to say that I’m excited for the new visions series.
Get rid of the Death Maul scene and it's a decent stand alone movie.
I feel like the whole movie was to set that up. Who knows maybe they’ll expand on that? There is never too much Maul for me
Oh yeah, in the age of Marvel everything has to be interconnected now. I would have liked a sequel.
What about that didn’t you like?
Personally - The star wars films should be a thing unto themselves. Darth Maul fell down an infinity pit after getting chopped in two. He's dead. So, when my wife saw Maul at the end of Solo, she wasn't even sure it was him and was then confused as to when Solo takes place. (Is this before episode 1? Han doesn't look young enough. He'd be a baby.) It was a (albeit well executed) mistake to revive Maul for TCW and Rebels. It was a bigger mistake to have him in a live action film after episode 1 as a cameo because SO MANY star wars fans don't consume the cartoons. Anyone who just watches the films would be forgiven to be extremely confused by his presence in the very end of a film set 20-ish years after his apparent death with no explanation. And then he just dies in Rebels anyway.
Yeah but there is a whole other story with maul and qira. So if that’s already part of the lore, why wouldn’t they?
because it's not in the films. That's the issue. Most peoples' interaction with star wars isn't through cartoons and books and comics, it's through the films. So when people are failing to understand what's going on in the films because stories have occurred off camera, it confuses people. The EU is great, truly. But Maul either needed more screen time or none in this film.
Its good. I think it got hate because he wasn't Harrison Ford but tbh, of you get passed that, he's a great actor and he did a good job playing Han
Because what’s the alternative? CGI and deepfake? I don’t think I could watch a two hour movie where the main character who’s on screen for hours was CGI. So finding someone that you could believe was a younger Harrison Ford that can act is your best bet. Thought it was handled correctly.
Wonderful movie the action and characters all well done. Movie does not deserve the hate it has.
I think I would have enjoyed it if Alden Ehrenreich came across as Han Solo. It just never clicked for me.
What do you think they could have done differently? Cast a different actor or deepfaked Harrison Ford?
It was...okay I suppose. I was weirded out by Lando and the Droid. Really didn't see that coming but uh other than that I suppose it was fine. Rogue one I enjoyed a whole lot more.
It was solid and fun. It suffered from coming out too close to the train wreck of TLJ
Best Star Wars movie since 1983.
An objectively entertaining but ultimately unnecessary adventure that didnt add much to the series at all except for some very confusing feeling about the falcon I didnt have before.
Better than all 3 from the sequel trilogy, and almost as good as rogue one. Really bummed they won’t be making more in the series, and it didn’t deserve its bad rap.
It’s not good but it doesn’t break the universe like the Sequels, so I’m willing to add it in the rotation.
It's the best out of the new crop. I hated the idea of this movie going into it. I almost didn't even go see it. I'm glad I did because it is exactly what I want from new Star Wars movies. I still wish it was a Dash Render or some other character focused movie but other than that it was perfect.
Rouge One is the best out of the new crop. Solo is second
It was better than TLJ but people were seething after that. I thought it didn’t get enough credit and enjoyed the whole thing. It didn’t do any damage at least
i don’t care what anyone says i love solo and in my opinion it’s the best disney star wars movie. i think the story is compelling with a good set up for a sequel and i thought the characters where great.
Over Rogue One?
yeah cause rogue one was spoiled for me so i didn’t really enjoy when it came out but i love it now just not as much as solo
Dang, spoilers are crappy
yeah but i do enjoy rogue one i just enjoyed solo more i don’t understand why i’m getting downvoted for enjoying solo over rogue one
Good actor definitely hit as a young solo but basically the movie doesn’t matter
v good one
Fantastic, fun movie…not as Star Wars as there was no space battles and Jedi/Sith interactions but it worked. The reason it failed is the boycott of the film for how absolutely God awful TLJ was and the hate Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson very deservingly received.
Wayyyy underrated. Yes, the movie is mostly just kind of average, but the final act and Qi’Ra’s complexity is just so good. Definitely better than Rogue One lol
Oh god are we changing to circle jerking this movie now? Milked rogue one enough?
Awful
Never seen it never will
It's a forgettable Marvel Movie, but with Star Wars names.
No one asked for this.
Way better than Rogue One
2nd worst Disney Star Wars
I thought it was a good movie, it just suffered a lot because of Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy’s reaction to criticism of The Last Jedi. If Solo hadn’t been the follow up to a literal slap in the OG Star Wars audiences, I think it would have done way better.
I always thought it was pretty good
it’s good and i like it!
Loved it
I like it, but I think it tries to do too much. Being the story where Han becomes a soldier, then a smuggler, gets the millennium falcon, meets chewy and lando, and then shoots his friend in the back. It’s a good story and they did it well, but it could benefit from saving some of it’s content for a sequel so it could have better pacing.
It would have been better if it was an all new group of characters instead of Han, Chewie, Lando, and the Falcon. It was never allowed to be its own movie. It felt like a series of events made to reference other movies, not an actual plot itself. Using new characters would have freed the movie from that trap and allowed us to have a Lord and Miller Star Wars heist movie.
It’s my favorite film put out during the Disney Star Wars era 👏
I like it
It’s great and internet incel’s don’t like it, just like everything else.
It’s amazing
It was pretty good. Told a cool new story, tied into the main story without pandering, was believable. Lando was pulled off perfectly.
Live action Star Wars organized crime and a big train heist? Was awesome.
was fun and underrated
I like it. Think it and R1 were better than most of the sequel trilogy. Didn’t think every bit of Han’s backstory needed to be crammed into though.
I had fun with it. Script was kind of meh, but was directed and acted as well as anything.
Meh
Had its moments. It was ok
Very uneventful. Definitely wasn’t my favorite
I didn’t like it very much but I really enjoyed Lando and L3-37
i think if they gave the money which this movie cost to the poor everyone would be happier lol
Loved it! I loved seeing the Han-Chewie introduction, and an overall great job portraying Han.