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Solo - The Star Wars Movie

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hakko504:
Saw Solo last week, and I enjoyed it. Sure, there are some problems (click to show/hide)I know Darth Maul survived as I've watched both the Clone Wars and Rebels, but really, he should be dead and buried after getting cut in half. Bringing him back was probably the worst thing about Clone Wars. Also, most people in the theatre looked like they had NO idea whatsoever that he had survived, much less that he was involved in smuggling operations. and the sequel hook at the end felt a bit superfluous. But they basically took every 'big' piece of knowledge we had about solo and tried to put it in this move except the sequel hook. Might actually make a better movie if they just go with that single piece for the whole next movie instead of cramming as much as possible into one like they did here.
But I think the big mistake by Disney is simply that they are pushing the movies too fast. It just 5 months since the last one. The 18 month wait for the next one feels much more reasonable - a schedule where main Episodes and SWS are released every 18 months would probably have been a better idea. Yes, I know Marvel is pushing out their movies much faster, but there the feeling is still that you don't actually need to watch every movie. If I'm not a fan of hero X then I skip that movie and wait for hero Y instead that I love. That doesn't quite work with Star Wars. You have to watch all the main episodes and then it's up to you if you want to spice it up with the SWS.
Now how would I rate this? Well, it's a good popcorn movie. Of the 11 movies that made it to the big screen, I'm having a hard time getting this to the top half. There are definitely worse movies. Ep1 & The Clone Wars. I rewatched the series in the order Ep4/5/2/3/6 a while ago and that made a lot more sense which made me reevaluate my feelings for Ep2 & 3. And Rogue One was a good war move. Doesn't quite fit the tone of the rest of the movies though. Ah well, let's say that Solo, while an enjoyable movie will be firmly just below average of the Star Wars movies.

LeeC:
I think they are making (click to show/hide)darth maul a Thanos like character.  There will be other star wars movies (Bobba Fett, Lando, etc) that tie into him and the crime syndicate and he's the big bad for the star wars "avengers" type of movies.

That's just my take on it. I agree, it was too soon to have another star wars movie. Should have waited until end of summer or fall.

LeeC:
I stumbled upon this deleted scene from Solo which I think should have been kept in.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-oTrrDc4U
Its lacking the cgi and other special effects but that's because it ended up on the cutting room floor. Would have established an early bond with Han and Beckett during the battle which felt awkwardly missed when they got back to the imperial base.  Seeing them actually fight together and Han putting the pieces together would have given the viewers context. Plus it looked fun.

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