Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer

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While I think we have all been waiting for Disney to screw up Star Wars just a little bit more, I have to say that the new trailer that it dropped yesterday has me feeling a bit good about Solo: A Star Wars Story. And we get confirmation on Chewy's age.

Check out the video.
 
Looks OK. I'll go.

Since the new trilogy has completely gone off the rails, my only hope for "real" star wars movies will have to be in these one-off's movies. I'm hopeful they will do the long rumored Obi Wan movie too, with any luck Ewan won't be 90 before that happens.

I don't know how many other interesting stand alone characters can get their own spinoff though. Maybe they can live action Sabine from Rebels... I almost regret even thinking that.
 
Looks OK. I'll go.

Since the new trilogy has completely gone off the rails, my only hope for "real" star wars movies will have to be in these one-off's movies. I'm hopeful they will do the long rumored Obi Wan movie too, with any luck Ewan won't be 90 before that happens.

I don't know how many other interesting stand alone characters can get their own spinoff though. Maybe they can live action Sabine from Rebels... I almost regret even thinking that.
Greedo deserves his own redemption story.
 
Yep, looks promising... I'll give it a go... but for me at least, the Star Wars "magic" pretty much ended after The Return of the Jedi. It all pretty much went downhill from there. Just saw The Last Jedi and it was a cliche driven, pandering, hot mess. Thanks Disney!
 
Been saving both of the $25 movie gift cards I have to go to a movie I am actually interested in watching. Solo looks to be it.
 
I think Disney's best bet for the one-off's is to avoid the established characters from the original movies. I think Rogue One was a good idea, but doing Solo or Obi-wan movie is just going to either screw-up established canon and/or tick fans off.

I know they're never going to please all the fans but it think they should work on establishing good stories and characters that add to SW and not rehash stuff. I think Disney's proven their rehashes aren't that great.
 
I'm scared shitless of watching anything Star Wars related, after the absolute trash that was the last jedi.
 
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Looks fun, but that's all it can possibly be when you know the 2 protagonists absolutely cannot die or even get scarred.

Trailer excitedly ends with Chewbacca hanging from a speeding train facing mortal incoming danger. I WONDER IF HE MAKES IT!? Need to go see it now to find out...:rolleyes:
 
I think Disney's best bet for the one-off's is to avoid the established characters from the original movies. I think Rogue One was a good idea, but doing Solo or Obi-wan movie is just going to either screw-up established canon and/or tick fans off.

I know they're never going to please all the fans but it think they should work on establishing good stories and characters that add to SW and not rehash stuff. I think Disney's proven their rehashes aren't that great.

I'd be interested in something related to the Nightsisters, though that may be a little too dark for Disney. I tend to agree with you, Disney does well with clean storylines, but rehashes fall off the rails a bit.
 
This one looks far better than the last SW hot garbage of a movie. Hope it doesn't disappoint.
 
I'll pass until people I trust to not be fanboys or have an agenda say it's not a piece of crap.
 
Pass. Yeah just keep the clones and homogeneous white armor to a minimum and I'll stomach it. If they keep pushing the alt right agenda though I'm out. ;)
 
I just saw that Ron Howard directed it. Might get a watch from me because of that. But that Fast & Furious "I'm putting together a crew" line from Woody Harrelson in both trailers is so fucking cringey.
Looks fun, but that's all it can possibly be when you know the 2 protagonists absolutely cannot die or even get scarred.

Trailer excitedly ends with Chewbacca hanging from a speeding train facing mortal incoming danger. I WONDER IF HE MAKES IT!? Need to go see it now to find out...:rolleyes:
To be fair, it could be that other wookie you see Chewie hugging in the trailer who would be free to die.
 
Meh. With these new Star Wars films I'm completely unable to suspend my disbelief. I see nothing but sets, CGI, and actors. I cannot forget for one second that my eyes are roaming over a money-milking Disney product.
 
It this week's very special episode of Disney's Star Wars, Han reveals his true feelings about the Kessel Run...
I read somewhere that Han didn't actually do the Kessel run, it was Lando.
 
Meh. With these new Star Wars films I'm completely unable to suspend my disbelief. I see nothing but sets, CGI, and actors. I cannot forget for one second that my eyes are roaming over a money-milking Disney product.

In this era of limited sci fi releases, I honestly welcome any of the movies, as they are substantially better than 90% of what else is available in the medium. Unless you ONLY want superhero movies as your 'sci fi' range, then bitch on my friend.

Regarding the cgi issues, I was probably most upset by them when I watched the first reboot of the new star trek movies. There were long periods of the film where I just sat up out of the experience and thought this is all just cgi, without models or any of the camera tricks that made sci fi great, analog/organic feeling and believable. Everything is too shiny and perfect. . .

It's one of the reasons why the first matrix movie resonated with so many people. It was dark, brooding, dirty, and so overflowing with content that a single viewing wasn't enough to appreciate it fully. All of the cgi and digital paint in the world can't recreate the filth of humanity or its rage of emotions. The original Alien and Terminator movies were the same. The feeling of dread and weight of the films were palpable.

Somewhere in the lens flares, overly lit sets, and green screened canned emotions, you just can't always sell it.
 
Meh ... pass.
Star Wars lost me at that midgets in teddy bear costumes movie.

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Just realized that is Woody Harrelson. Might be worth seeing just for that.
 
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I just saw that Ron Howard directed it. Might get a watch from me because of that.


He only stepped in to direct after the original director got the boot, he was only meant to finish off the movie, but apparently had to re-shoot quite a lot of it.
 
This reminds me more of their Rogue One bit than of their main stream Star Wars drivel these days. I will not see anymore of their 'Star Wars' movies but I might see their offshoots like this. Depending on the spearheading audience scores that is...
 
The Millennium Falcon is more iconic and more of a character than even Disney probably realizes, hope they don't make it seem like trash or too OP.

I also hope Lando isn't just a token sidekick character, This preview doesn't leave me hopeful.
 
He only stepped in to direct after the original director got the boot, he was only meant to finish off the movie, but apparently had to re-shoot quite a lot of it.

I have a small hope that it'll be arrested development in space, narrator and all.
 
I loved Roge One too, but why couldn't we get a real jedi instead of a shaolinjedi?
 
I loved Roge One too, but why couldn't we get a real jedi instead of a shaolinjedi?

Makes sense timeline wise. After Order 66 killing many of the Jedi in Episode 3, Vader has had many years to hunt any extra Jedi he could find. That's why Luke's role is so important.
 
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I just saw that Ron Howard directed it. Might get a watch from me because of that. But that Fast & Furious "I'm putting together a crew" line from Woody Harrelson in both trailers is so fucking cringey.

Every single line from Harrelson in both trailers is cringy. He looks like he could not give less of a damn about the movie and is phoning in his performance. Then there is the guy playing young Han. God damn he sucks as Han. Every single line delivery is wrong. He butchers what should have been a funny quip "130? You look good" from the second trailer.

Han Solo is dead. Let it go. Much rather see more stuff like Rogue One.

Agreed. Either that or do something on characters that didn't get enough screen time. A Boba Fett movie, preferably one that erases Ep 2, showing him becoming such a good bounty hunter. An Obi-Wan movie exploring the time between Revenge and Hope. Or go further back and get the movie out of the shadow of the Skywalkers and show the universe during its glory days, before the Jedi become overly arrogant.

The Millennium Falcon is more iconic and more of a character than even Disney probably realizes, hope they don't make it seem like trash or too OP.

I also hope Lando isn't just a token sidekick character, This preview doesn't leave me hopeful.

The Falcon looks like shit. They made it look "new". All white with random blue bits. This toy gives you an idea of what they're going for:

solofalcon.jpg
 
They kill off a title character then go back to milk it. No.

And 190 years? What planet is this a gauge against? One that orbits its own sun 20X more often than earth does? And even assuming they base age off of earth.
 
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