I seem to be enjoying these new Star Wars "stories" more than the continuation of the larger epic. I prefer this and "Rogue One" over "The Force Awakens" and much more than the space fart that is "The Last Jedi". I'm a lover of short stories and anthology movies and TV. There's only so much you can do with a story, and when it's stretched out over 8 films, well, things tend to run out of stream. These single Star Wars features offer a chance to see favorite characters in different situations, battling different foes, forging new relationships. They would probably be even better if Disney wouldn't work so hard to try to tie them to the larger soap opera that the original eight-parter has become.
"Solo" starts off slowly. Sitting in the theater, I couldn't see anything. Everything was black and blue. I don't know if the theater I saw it in was saving money on projector bulbs or what?!? It consumed my initial impression of the movie. Things got better once the train heist scene started. Very exciting. Woody Harrelson was great as Beckett. There were some great action sequences and I loved the Kessel Run. That giant space monster being sucked into the gravity hole while the Millennium Falcon fights to escape was tense and beautiful. The Star Destroyer hovering in the passage within the maelstrom was breath-taking.
Alden Ehrenreich really grew on me as the film progressed. His portrayal of Solo is something I look forward to seeing in the future. The Han Solo savvy is on full display during the coaxium exchange scene. Chewbacca was an absolute force. He's massive and powerful and grounds the movie in Star Wars lore as much as the Falcon does.
Qi'Ra (Emily Clarke) was lifeless. I suppose that's partly because she is basically a slave to baddie Dryden Vos. Donald Glover is serviceable as Lando. All the kids telling you he's the best thing about the film are wrong. Glover is popular as Hell right now. The dude is everywhere. Popular culture is eating him up and there's nothing that Millennials and teenagers like more than social media and being part of whatever is hot. Childish Gambino, anyone?
The most annoying thing in this movie is Lando's droid, L3. Seriously!! An activist robot!?! It barks "Equal Rights!" at Lando, screams "Liberation!" to a bunch of droids. It says it's found its purpose. Really? Then why the Hell is it working for a shyster like Lando? Lando clearly loves L3. But his reaction when L3 is attacked gives no indication that it's anything more than if your dog gets hit by a car. I see other reviews using the term "pansexual". Wow, that sounds so enlightened. WTF...Lando actually says he kept the crazy thing around because it had a useful navigational database, which by the way they link into the Falcon later. L3 thinks Lando loves it sexually...cause, it's crazy.
One thing I credit this movie for...it was good enough to make me want to immediately watch another Star Wars film. It whet my appetite for more. I ended up watching "The Empire Strikes Back" again for the umpteenth time. Thanks, "Solo"!
Review by whitsbrainVIP 6BlockedParent2022-01-15T17:35:57Z
I seem to be enjoying these new Star Wars "stories" more than the continuation of the larger epic. I prefer this and "Rogue One" over "The Force Awakens" and much more than the space fart that is "The Last Jedi". I'm a lover of short stories and anthology movies and TV. There's only so much you can do with a story, and when it's stretched out over 8 films, well, things tend to run out of stream. These single Star Wars features offer a chance to see favorite characters in different situations, battling different foes, forging new relationships. They would probably be even better if Disney wouldn't work so hard to try to tie them to the larger soap opera that the original eight-parter has become.
"Solo" starts off slowly. Sitting in the theater, I couldn't see anything. Everything was black and blue. I don't know if the theater I saw it in was saving money on projector bulbs or what?!? It consumed my initial impression of the movie. Things got better once the train heist scene started. Very exciting. Woody Harrelson was great as Beckett. There were some great action sequences and I loved the Kessel Run. That giant space monster being sucked into the gravity hole while the Millennium Falcon fights to escape was tense and beautiful. The Star Destroyer hovering in the passage within the maelstrom was breath-taking.
Alden Ehrenreich really grew on me as the film progressed. His portrayal of Solo is something I look forward to seeing in the future. The Han Solo savvy is on full display during the coaxium exchange scene. Chewbacca was an absolute force. He's massive and powerful and grounds the movie in Star Wars lore as much as the Falcon does.
Qi'Ra (Emily Clarke) was lifeless. I suppose that's partly because she is basically a slave to baddie Dryden Vos. Donald Glover is serviceable as Lando. All the kids telling you he's the best thing about the film are wrong. Glover is popular as Hell right now. The dude is everywhere. Popular culture is eating him up and there's nothing that Millennials and teenagers like more than social media and being part of whatever is hot. Childish Gambino, anyone?
The most annoying thing in this movie is Lando's droid, L3. Seriously!! An activist robot!?! It barks "Equal Rights!" at Lando, screams "Liberation!" to a bunch of droids. It says it's found its purpose. Really? Then why the Hell is it working for a shyster like Lando? Lando clearly loves L3. But his reaction when L3 is attacked gives no indication that it's anything more than if your dog gets hit by a car. I see other reviews using the term "pansexual". Wow, that sounds so enlightened. WTF...Lando actually says he kept the crazy thing around because it had a useful navigational database, which by the way they link into the Falcon later. L3 thinks Lando loves it sexually...cause, it's crazy.
One thing I credit this movie for...it was good enough to make me want to immediately watch another Star Wars film. It whet my appetite for more. I ended up watching "The Empire Strikes Back" again for the umpteenth time. Thanks, "Solo"!