My favourite fact is that, originally, Mauls Saber was his original Episode 1 one, and it was Sam Witwer who told them that didn't make sense, and that it has to be his Rebels saber. Amazing they didn't know that. But he got it changed.
This movie is so damn underrated and it’s frustrating that more people don’t talk about it I always thought Alden didn’t really look like Han but he sounds exactly like him and has his mannerisms down people who first saw and dismissed it should really give it a rewatch
Sadly, Solo was collateral damage after The Last Jedi. Most people I know skipped it in theaters but ended up enjoying it when it finally came to Netflix (before moving to Disney+). It’s just a fun Star Wars that doesn’t take itself seriously. When Star Wars tries too hard, it usually fails.
100% agree! I skipped it due to seeing TLJ in theaters. Left such a bad taste I wrote off the franchise. I caught Solo streaming one night and was blown away. I thought it was seriously awesome! Yes, it had some flaws. But damn, it was a fun ride!
@@bengjerde5209 agree with you completely and so does the vast majority of people who saw it. Casting Woody Harrelson didn’t help at all either. Someone said it was collateral damage of The Last Jedi. That’s preposterous. Not that I cared much for it but, TLJ wasn’t a flop at the box office so how could Solo be collateral damage from it? Makes no sense. One reason I believe is that because Rouge One was so good people expected the same quality, which it was nowhere close.
This movie has not been given enough credit. I watched it once and thought it was all right. Then I watched it again and I realized that it was actually a pretty good movie. 🤔
Glover's performance as Lando was awesome. I would love to see a Lando series with Billy Dee telling stories to kids, and it wipes away to show Glover acting out those stories.
The saddest part about this movie tanking was that it was that it was boycotted by a large number of SW fans. The movie was great and I thought that the story was enticing, but unfortunately after ep. 7 being not so great and ep. 8 being absolutely terrible, SW fans were fed up with how D were ruining the franchise of one of the most beloved film series to date. I witnessed from a lot of chats and videos that a good amount of SW fans were not going to pay the money to see it. This is sad because RO is the best of the new films and is a "spinoff" itself like Solo.
I feel like the biggest thing going against Solo was it’s release window. It released WAY too close to the Last Jedi; and while that movie was profitable, it left a bad taste in the mouth of moviegoers who weren’t too thrilled to return. The reshoots and budget bloat didn’t help, either.
i am a massive star wars fan. read all the comics seen played all the games and up till the last jedi i had seen all the movies. solo was the first star wars movie released in my live time that i did not see in theaters and episode 9 is the first star wars movie i have not seen. the last jedi took away any enthusiasm i had for anything star wars under Disney. and despite Disney having some good additions to the universe in the Mandalorian and clone wars season 7 i have still yet to reach the point where i will once again watch anything star wars. and to be quite honest i dont know if i ever will reach that point again. that said having seen solo a few years after its release i will say i was not impressed. i mean i was really hyped to see hans service in the empire and thought it would be an excellent chance to expand hans character and thought it would have been a great way to explain why han is selfish on the outside and unwilling to join up with larger causes in a new hope. but instead of getting that movie we got a space heist movie with the absolute worst payoffs for key moments in hans past like his first meeting with Chewbacca. honestly my thoughts coming out of the movie was that this movie did not need to happen. so in short i think that the reason people did not go to see the movie is largely due to the last jedi but the movie itself does not exactly do anything that warrants the ticket price and in all honesty its so bad i would argue people are better off skipping it so they can keep hans mysterious background over this new boring background.
I agree. I've always said that if Solo was released in the December timeframe that all the other Disney era Star Wars movies were released in, the movie would have made a lot more money. Keeping the movie in May, a few months after the last movie, with tremendous competition (with Infinity War being the 2 Billion pound elephant in the room ) at the time significantly hurt the movie's potential.
@@nomercyinc6783 You may not care about the budget - but the people who wanted to see more of this movie and potential sequels should have. It's box office performance shelved any other project of this caliber that Disney had up it's sleeves; and ever since has been filled in by Disney+ series.
This was a solid flick. I had no idea of all the drama before hand, and was just looking forward to seeing younger versions of Han & Lando. Catching some of the extras like (Woody Harrelson) , Chewbacca, and L3 and how they fit into the story was done well. It was a nice surprise when I saw it was a Ron Howard joint.
I rather enjoyed the LAWRENCE KASDAN written and RON HOWARD directed Solo. There are many hating it that didn't even try it (now I didn't say all). Director of Willow instead of two Lego directors, sounds good It's not like Alden Ehrenreich is a Harrison Ford replacement, he's YOUNG Han Solo like River Phoenix and Sean Patrick Flannery are YOUNG Indiana Jones. Ewan McGregor is YOUNG Obi-Wan Kenobi, nobody acts like they recast Alec Guinness. If you watch Star Wars in the correct order, Harrison Ford is the replacement if you're still insistent a younger version of the character is a recast So the movie contradicts Ann Crispin's trilogy (just think of it as an alternate timeline), but Brian Daley's trilogy can still work 👍. Half expected Alden Ehrenreich to be slashed across the chin, but that can happen in Han Solo and the Lost Legacy I just love Emilia Clarke, I'm sure she'd look great as an alien. Qi'ra, mother of Krayt Dragons, her fate is my biggest question. Maul's fate is continued in Rebels One could say Peter Serafinowicz is YOUNG Darth Maul, and Ashley Eckstein is YOUNG Ahsoka (her force ghost gets younger like Anakin lol 😝). Might have to do an animated show, hard for Alden Ehrenreich to be YOUNG Han Solo if they wait until he's over the age of Harrison Ford of 1977
I did enjoy the movie, but between the news of who they had originally hired to direct, and then moving the date it was coming out, I almost missed seeing it in theatres. They did so much to potentially tank this movie, it seemed almost deliberate at times. Kathleen Kennedy, I'm looking at you..
I will be honest and say when they announced a SOLO movie - I was NO! WE DON'T NEED A SOLO ORIGIN STORY!!! Never saw it in Cinemas... I waited until all the opinions died down - Watched it and Thoroughly Enjoyed it! It was a damn fine movie... Yeah a few missteps but overall BLOODY EXCELLENT! I feel that alongside the Reshoots, Delays and lack of marketing... The Movie suffered by the divided opinion of the Disney Sequel Trilogy... ... A real shame as Honestly, Disney has done FAR BETTER WORK with Side Stories than the Sequels they did! (I do like the Sequels, I am not a Sequel hater - But I doubt anyone will deny that the the TV Shows, Spin offs and Cartoons have been FAR BETTER than those movies!)
She doesnt have the last say on release dates, Iger does, if you look back FUNNY ENOUGH she requested extensions to work on ep7-8 but was denied by Iger
I love this movie, but man, I love them Jules's's's's epilogue lines filled with good heart and optimism even more. And I hate excessive optimism. But those lines always kinda get to me. Great stuff, sir
Instead of sequels to this one, it should be movies like “Vader: A Star Wars Story” as an example. Some of the planned movies like Boba Fett and Kenobi were/are being turned into Disney plus series’s because of the unfortunate box office failure of this one 😢
I loved Solo A Star Wars Story. Yes Alden didn't not look like Harrison, but all in all, I didn't notice it at all when I saw the movie. Would love to see a follow up movie. Maybe with some mix up with The Andor series or with the Ashoka Series.
Very under rated. It didn't deserve all of the vile 'fan' hatred. Really loved this take on the Solo/Calrissian characters. Definitely deserves a sequel.
Thank you, this was a very informative video, I enjoyed very much. This movie was terribly misplaced against Marvel and was the one Star Wars film that was destined to disappoint. Although It was definitely the right move to scrap any plans for sequels I really think this movie is much better than most seem to think. The story was solid & the acting was very good. If placed a few months later it would’ve been looked at much differently
I loved the movie and watched it again this weekend. I’d really like if they did a Disney+ series with him and Chewie in there years of smuggling for Jaba the Hutt.
Those 2 alien concepts on no2 are actually known species. The bird person is a Fosh. The other one actually depicted 2 species; appearing to have started as a cathar; with each pic appearing to change species slightly but the coloured image is a species I can't name.
It was a very good movie considering it had a very ambitious goal, making a young Han Solo. It’s a much more difficult task than just creating a Boba Fett “Mandalorian” and a baby Yoda copy, then CGI a Luke.
Personally I thought it was a great installment to the SW universe. Compared to the sequel trilogy it saved the franchise from going belly up. But that's just my opinion
@@lookingforwookiecopilot no pal it is not. A movie where Han gets it's surname because a imperial soldier said alone on spanish, is a very terrible written film
It’s 💯 better than Phantom and TLJ. It’s arguably as good as Rise and RoJ. I can only put New Hope, Empire, Revenge, and Rogue One ahead of it convincingly.
Good movie! Shame i didn't have time to watch in in cinemas. We have a soda called Solo over here. So i ofc would have that in the cinemas just for fun
@Jason Shortt I agree 100% - Frankly, All teh Disney Work with Star Wars that IS NOT directly a Sequel venture but a Side Story has been EPIC! I do like the Sequel Trilogy but GOD THERE ARE SO MANY MIS-STEPS!!! I mean, I admire Rian Johnson trying to do "Something different" but he is untested with Sequels as he HATES Sequels - Hence we will never see a LOOPER 2 despite fan demand!!! And as much as I adore JJ Abrams most of the time - He played it way too safe! With the Spin offs and Side Stories... Disney have allowed people to take risks... The Mandalorian which I was sceptical about was AWESOME, Book of Boba Fett was GREAT! I am now even looking forward to the OBI-WAN Series... Despite being a purist who said "NO! WE DO NOT NEED TO KNOW WHAT OBI WAN WAS DOING WHILE IN EXILE!!!" I mean, I am 49 Years old - OLDER than Star Wars itself... So if the TV Shows can change my stance... They have a team thats doing something RIGHT! Maybe thats who should have done the movies!
@@Phoenix2312 Yeah, I too am an older than Star Wars fan who doesn't get this fascination with Ben Kenobi, who must admit that the Kenobi trailer does make me want to watch the show,...if I ever decide to subscribe to Disney Plus that is?
@@lookingforwookiecopilot enjoy a movie where han got his surnane because an imperial soldier said alone on spanish. Is that good writting to You? Then seriously your states for movies are very terrible
I would love to see a sequel to this movie, but keep Kathleen Kennedy AWAY from any involvement. Maybe do a D+ limited series; possibly adapting the Brian Daley books of the 70s. i would watch the hell out of that.
if im making a solo origin story im getting rid of the whole romance and heist plots. i dont know who thought it was a good idea to give han a love interest in this and make the movie a space heist movie but they should be fired. if im making this movie i dont start with the solo we know i start with the solo we dont. i put him in the empire and make him dedicated to the cause. during his service in the empire i make him go from a young idealistic rookie to the selfish smuggler who is hesitant to join larger causes and i give him a good reason for that hesitancy. i keep the mentor who ends up betraying han part but i make it a corrupt commanding officer that ends up framing han for his crimes. this not only gives han a good reason to turn to a life of crime (he was forced into it) but it also explains why when luke and obiwan meet han on tattoine he has the mindset to only lookout for himself (his trusted mentor betrayed him). and finally i put han on kasshyk during the enslavement of the wookies and have that be where han meets chewie. the enslavement of the wookies would be a major part of the movie with han at first thinking the empire is doing the right thing because of imperial propaganda only to learn over the course of the movie about what is actually going on and finally after being betrayed by his mentor han on the run from the empire in the jungles of kashyk frees chewie and some other wookies from captivity and they all try to escape together with han and cheewie leading them. han smuggling the wookies off planet would serve as his inspiration for becoming a smuggler in the first place and the majority of the movie being dedicated to han and chewie's relationship forming during the imperial campaign on kashyk with chewie playing a major role in showing han how evil the empire actually is and han playing a major role in rescuing chewie and some of his fellow wookies would serve as a much better base for their relationship then what we got in solo.
Amazing movie imo, always liked it! Didn't have the time to see it in cinemas due to school sadly. But when i did i had to immediately re-watch it. Also remember some people getting mad cus Enfys wasn't Boba Fett lmao
I find it Funny when people claim a Movie was a Boom when the moment it comes out on DVD it sells like wild fire and makes a ton of cash and making that company a nice profit
Here's another thing about Solo: A Star Wars Story: The name Qi'ra wasn't originally created for Solo. It was the name originally given, as Kira, to Daisy Ridley's character in The Force Awakens before the name was changed to Rey. I believe the release window for Solo: A Star Wars Story hurt it at the box office. It was released too soon after The Last Jedi, which was divisive.
That L whatever droid was completely cringe from start to finish, best part when it got destroyed. The whole sex thing involving Lando was insane and creepy af. Horrible memberberries.
Eventho it wasn't a bad movie, arguably better than the sequels. I still think it was a good thing that it bombed. Making disney reconsider their entire strategy and push the breaks when people were getting tired of the milking and the confusing direction they were taking. I rather prefer star wars movies to be specially once in a while events that take careful planning and consideration. Although I rather enjoy the flow of star wars series
I wasn't just blown away by this movie, but I did like it. I liked seeing his back story, how he became a smuggler, how he met chewy, and how he came to own the millennium falcon. I thought it was entertaining and it didn't leave me disappointed. What leaves me disappointed is that they threw Darth Maul in at the end, and nothing ever came of it. They should do a D+ series or something to bring us more Maul. They can still do this! Whether they had a Maul series featuring Han Solo and company, or a Han series with Maul as the antagonist. I would watch either, or both!
@@oXRaptorzXo I see what you mean. If he had been at odds with Maul when he was younger, he would have seen his dark side ass use some dark side sorcery and been like "I do believe in the force!" But still...he could have cognitive dissonance, and just think it's some kind of trick. I don't think that's too farfetched
@@oXRaptorzXo well, people are already saying that anyway lmao. I'm still a fan, and always will be, but I can be disappointed. I just want some star wars that makes me feel like the classic trilogy lol is that too much to ask?!
I would like to see him in a more permanent role though. Imagine him being a sith lord or something. Or a character like admiral Thrawn. I think he would be a bad ass admiral Thrawn.
I think a large deal of why ut underperformed was that it was released so soon after TLJ, which left a lot of people with a sour taste for the franchise. Had they waited the standard year I believe it would've earned way more money (and I would probably have gotten to see more of live action Darth Maul which is one of my favorite characters)
I think Disney keeps switching between English with arubesh letters (inconsistently) and choosing the name Solo because he's "alone" clearing means they are leaning into Etymology, referencing the Latin alphabet. This happened a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, so having a name as a derivative of latin languages seems super weird. Didn't stop me from enjoying it, just one of those oddities that stands out.
I liked Solo, and even though it wasn't as a satisfying ending as Episodes IV or VI, I read the books when I was younger, and I knew what was coming. The sequels are better than just the Kessel run in "less than" 12 parsecs. Qi'ra betrays Han on more than one occasion, and we see him work for Jabba the Hutt. I don't remember Darth Maul, but this was pre-Phantom Menace.
@@Loki.Lyesmyth Never read the books, but if they are masterpieces like you say then it’s unfair to hold this movie to that standard. However the movie is still fantastic
Would rather see other characters get movies then Han Solo. Like a Vader movie, or an old republic trilogy for example. Han Solo isn’t that enticing of a character to me (still loved the movie tho)
The movie got a lot of bad press before the release because of the directors being let go and reshoots. This turned people off before the movie got off the ground unfortunately. IMO a solid caper film and introduction Solo and his motivations. There was definitely chemistry between Chewy and Solo and we got to see who he modelled his mannerisms after. Glovers performance was pitch perfect. Hans casting, the love interest, Vos, Bennett and the Easter egg of Maul was very well conceived. Much better than any of the post trilogy. Look the Force Awakens was a carbon copy of A New Hope, the Last Jedi was just a bizarre mess and the Rise of Skywalker? Well all I will say is let’s have alien horses riding on top of star destroyers.....how could they let Kennedy do this to this franchise.
Honestly, Solo was great. Wasn’t a big fan of the creative decisions they made like Han and Chewie’s first interaction, Kessel no longer being a massive asteroid loaded with spice, and Han no longer being Corellian royalty. Those are the ones that are kinda hard to live with BUT! It was a fun movie in the end. I really want more adventures with young Han and Chewie. A partners in crime show would be fantastic! Makes me wanna watch the Young Indiana Jones show again.
I really enjoyed this movie. I don't understand the criticism. What felt out of place, for me, was having Darth Maul at the end. I wish they hadn't done it. I was hoping to see more episodes of this movie.
I think I would’ve lost my mind if they casted Chris Pratt as Han. Would’ve been the worst casting choice of all time, the guy they picked was actually pretty good
Josh Trank was working on a Boba Fett movie, but they cancelled it, i'd want a Solo 2 where he meets younger Boba Fett and Jabba, instead of that Book of Boba Fett show, we really didn't need that when we have the Mando filling in the post Return of the Jedi world story
I think Jessica henwick would’ve made a really good character in this movie, I honestly prefer her over Clarke, Jessica just has a more down to earth feel idk, maybe it’s cuz I’ve watched her in iron fist but she’s a good actress I think she honestly would’ve been better in the role
My favourite fact is that, originally, Mauls Saber was his original Episode 1 one, and it was Sam Witwer who told them that didn't make sense, and that it has to be his Rebels saber. Amazing they didn't know that. But he got it changed.
This movie is so damn underrated and it’s frustrating that more people don’t talk about it I always thought Alden didn’t really look like Han but he sounds exactly like him and has his mannerisms down people who first saw and dismissed it should really give it a rewatch
I’ve watched it three times. Each time it gets more unbearable to screen than the last. It’s quite bad in my opinion.
Sadly, Solo was collateral damage after The Last Jedi. Most people I know skipped it in theaters but ended up enjoying it when it finally came to Netflix (before moving to Disney+). It’s just a fun Star Wars that doesn’t take itself seriously. When Star Wars tries too hard, it usually fails.
100% agree! I skipped it due to seeing TLJ in theaters. Left such a bad taste I wrote off the franchise. I caught Solo streaming one night and was blown away. I thought it was seriously awesome! Yes, it had some flaws. But damn, it was a fun ride!
@@bengjerde5209 agree with you completely and so does the vast majority of people who saw it. Casting Woody Harrelson didn’t help at all either. Someone said it was collateral damage of The Last Jedi. That’s preposterous. Not that I cared much for it but, TLJ wasn’t a flop at the box office so how could Solo be collateral damage from it? Makes no sense. One reason I believe is that because Rouge One was so good people expected the same quality, which it was nowhere close.
This movie has not been given enough credit. I watched it once and thought it was all right. Then I watched it again and I realized that it was actually a pretty good movie. 🤔
Well I guess I’ll have to watch it again
Yup, took me 3-4 x before I could appreciate it.
Glover's performance as Lando was awesome. I would love to see a Lando series with Billy Dee telling stories to kids, and it wipes away to show Glover acting out those stories.
Kind of like they did in 'the Young Indianna Jones'? Not a bad idea.
Good idea one of best characters
Agreed
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really ? he fell in love with a droid........
The saddest part about this movie tanking was that it was that it was boycotted by a large number of SW fans. The movie was great and I thought that the story was enticing, but unfortunately after ep. 7 being not so great and ep. 8 being absolutely terrible, SW fans were fed up with how D were ruining the franchise of one of the most beloved film series to date. I witnessed from a lot of chats and videos that a good amount of SW fans were not going to pay the money to see it. This is sad because RO is the best of the new films and is a "spinoff" itself like Solo.
I love how he portrayed han. Im a big fan of han solo hes my 4th favorite character and the dude did a great job at portraying what makes han han
I feel like the biggest thing going against Solo was it’s release window. It released WAY too close to the Last Jedi; and while that movie was profitable, it left a bad taste in the mouth of moviegoers who weren’t too thrilled to return. The reshoots and budget bloat didn’t help, either.
The movie was also released around the same time as Avengers: Infinity War so that didn't help
i am a massive star wars fan. read all the comics seen played all the games and up till the last jedi i had seen all the movies. solo was the first star wars movie released in my live time that i did not see in theaters and episode 9 is the first star wars movie i have not seen. the last jedi took away any enthusiasm i had for anything star wars under Disney. and despite Disney having some good additions to the universe in the Mandalorian and clone wars season 7 i have still yet to reach the point where i will once again watch anything star wars. and to be quite honest i dont know if i ever will reach that point again.
that said having seen solo a few years after its release i will say i was not impressed. i mean i was really hyped to see hans service in the empire and thought it would be an excellent chance to expand hans character and thought it would have been a great way to explain why han is selfish on the outside and unwilling to join up with larger causes in a new hope. but instead of getting that movie we got a space heist movie with the absolute worst payoffs for key moments in hans past like his first meeting with Chewbacca. honestly my thoughts coming out of the movie was that this movie did not need to happen. so in short i think that the reason people did not go to see the movie is largely due to the last jedi but the movie itself does not exactly do anything that warrants the ticket price and in all honesty its so bad i would argue people are better off skipping it so they can keep hans mysterious background over this new boring background.
I agree. I've always said that if Solo was released in the December timeframe that all the other Disney era Star Wars movies were released in, the movie would have made a lot more money. Keeping the movie in May, a few months after the last movie, with tremendous competition (with Infinity War being the 2 Billion pound elephant in the room ) at the time significantly hurt the movie's potential.
people who watch movies dont give a shit if a movie goes overbudget. i literally do not care about anything that doesnt affect me
@@nomercyinc6783 You may not care about the budget - but the people who wanted to see more of this movie and potential sequels should have. It's box office performance shelved any other project of this caliber that Disney had up it's sleeves; and ever since has been filled in by Disney+ series.
I've watched it ten times and it gets better every time !!
This was a solid flick. I had no idea of all the drama before hand, and was just looking forward to seeing younger versions of Han & Lando. Catching some of the extras like (Woody Harrelson) , Chewbacca, and L3 and how they fit into the story was done well. It was a nice surprise when I saw it was a Ron Howard joint.
Solo is seriously an under rated masterpiece
YOU ARE AWESOME! Thank you for the wonderful videos and the always positive end messages. It is greatly appreciated.
With so many re-shoots, there should be lots of changes that people wouldn't know about.
I rather enjoyed the LAWRENCE KASDAN written and RON HOWARD directed Solo. There are many hating it that didn't even try it (now I didn't say all). Director of Willow instead of two Lego directors, sounds good
It's not like Alden Ehrenreich is a Harrison Ford replacement, he's YOUNG Han Solo like River Phoenix and Sean Patrick Flannery are YOUNG Indiana Jones. Ewan McGregor is YOUNG Obi-Wan Kenobi, nobody acts like they recast Alec Guinness. If you watch Star Wars in the correct order, Harrison Ford is the replacement if you're still insistent a younger version of the character is a recast
So the movie contradicts Ann Crispin's trilogy (just think of it as an alternate timeline), but Brian Daley's trilogy can still work 👍. Half expected Alden Ehrenreich to be slashed across the chin, but that can happen in Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
I just love Emilia Clarke, I'm sure she'd look great as an alien. Qi'ra, mother of Krayt Dragons, her fate is my biggest question. Maul's fate is continued in Rebels
One could say Peter Serafinowicz is YOUNG Darth Maul, and Ashley Eckstein is YOUNG Ahsoka (her force ghost gets younger like Anakin lol 😝).
Might have to do an animated show, hard for Alden Ehrenreich to be YOUNG Han Solo if they wait until he's over the age of Harrison Ford of 1977
Shoutout to the big J man, always need that pep talk after the videos 💯🙏
I did enjoy the movie, but between the news of who they had originally hired to direct, and then moving the date it was coming out, I almost missed seeing it in theatres. They did so much to potentially tank this movie, it seemed almost deliberate at times. Kathleen Kennedy, I'm looking at you..
I will be honest and say when they announced a SOLO movie - I was NO! WE DON'T NEED A SOLO ORIGIN STORY!!! Never saw it in Cinemas... I waited until all the opinions died down - Watched it and Thoroughly Enjoyed it! It was a damn fine movie... Yeah a few missteps but overall BLOODY EXCELLENT!
I feel that alongside the Reshoots, Delays and lack of marketing... The Movie suffered by the divided opinion of the Disney Sequel Trilogy...
... A real shame as Honestly, Disney has done FAR BETTER WORK with Side Stories than the Sequels they did! (I do like the Sequels, I am not a Sequel hater - But I doubt anyone will deny that the the TV Shows, Spin offs and Cartoons have been FAR BETTER than those movies!)
@@Phoenix2312 agreed.
@@Phoenix2312 wasnt because TLJ, it was a bad film pal
She doesnt have the last say on release dates, Iger does, if you look back FUNNY ENOUGH she requested extensions to work on ep7-8 but was denied by Iger
I love this movie, but man, I love them Jules's's's's epilogue lines filled with good heart and optimism even more.
And I hate excessive optimism. But those lines always kinda get to me.
Great stuff, sir
700% agreed
Great cast. I enjoyed this movie far more that Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker . I wish they would reconsider and make more Solo movies.
Instead of sequels to this one, it should be movies like “Vader: A Star Wars Story” as an example. Some of the planned movies like Boba Fett and Kenobi were/are being turned into Disney plus series’s because of the unfortunate box office failure of this one 😢
It was a good movie. Truly deserved a better reception.
I agree. It's so underrated.
I love the Solo movie! I read all the Solo and Lando books so getting a taste on the big screen was awesome.
Thanks Jules, I really need your encouragement at the moment.
I loved Solo A Star Wars Story. Yes Alden didn't not look like Harrison, but all in all, I didn't notice it at all when I saw the movie. Would love to see a follow up movie. Maybe with some mix up with The Andor series or with the Ashoka Series.
Very under rated. It didn't deserve all of the vile 'fan' hatred. Really loved this take on the Solo/Calrissian characters. Definitely deserves a sequel.
Thank you, this was a very informative video, I enjoyed very much. This movie was terribly misplaced against Marvel and was the one Star Wars film that was destined to disappoint. Although It was definitely the right move to scrap any plans for sequels I really think this movie is much better than most seem to think. The story was solid & the acting was very good. If placed a few months later it would’ve been looked at much differently
I loved the movie and watched it again this weekend. I’d really like if they did a Disney+ series with him and Chewie in there years of smuggling for Jaba the Hutt.
Solo is hated a little to much
I love this movie..I watch it all the time 🤩
Those 2 alien concepts on no2 are actually known species. The bird person is a Fosh. The other one actually depicted 2 species; appearing to have started as a cathar; with each pic appearing to change species slightly but the coloured image is a species I can't name.
I know I'm not the only one that would love to see Donald Glover in a Lando movie
It was a very good movie considering it had a very ambitious goal, making a young Han Solo. It’s a much more difficult task than just creating a Boba Fett “Mandalorian” and a baby Yoda copy, then CGI a Luke.
It was a great movie. I think people were a little put off after Last Jedi... just saying.
I agree!
Seems like it was under promoted too. I don't even recall seeing movie posters for it in the theater.
@@lookingforwookiecopilot I didn't either. I also recall a push to boycott the film after TLJ by some of the more prominent Star Wars fan sites.
@@markdoty6495 Yep
@@markdoty6495 it was a terrible movie not because a boycott of TLJ. Stop with that stupid excuses
So they were able to digitally add the scars to the actors face yet they cannot give us a better grand inquisitor?
I'm going to say your not first just to kill the buzz of those that live for it lol
I'm having a stroke trying to read this
Personally I thought it was a great installment to the SW universe. Compared to the sequel trilogy it saved the franchise from going belly up. But that's just my opinion
Its actually next in line for our Family Star Wars Movie Night.
I want to watch this thing now.
With all the critic negativity about this movie at the time i wasn't looking forward to it,,but i really enjoyed it and have a high opinion of it.
Agreed. More fun than it's given credit for.
Its the third best Star Wars movie of all time. 😁
@@lookingforwookiecopilot no pal it is not. A movie where Han gets it's surname because a imperial soldier said alone on spanish, is a very terrible written film
It’s 💯 better than Phantom and TLJ. It’s arguably as good as Rise and RoJ. I can only put New Hope, Empire, Revenge, and Rogue One ahead of it convincingly.
@@bauloprete3905 Damn, that bit really erks you.
Underrated
At least we're getting the Lando series
I loved this movie. It does not deserve the hate it got. It felt more like a star wars film than most if not all of the post original trilogy films.
Good movie! Shame i didn't have time to watch in in cinemas. We have a soda called Solo over here. So i ofc would have that in the cinemas just for fun
@Jason Shortt I agree 100% - Frankly, All teh Disney Work with Star Wars that IS NOT directly a Sequel venture but a Side Story has been EPIC! I do like the Sequel Trilogy but GOD THERE ARE SO MANY MIS-STEPS!!! I mean, I admire Rian Johnson trying to do "Something different" but he is untested with Sequels as he HATES Sequels - Hence we will never see a LOOPER 2 despite fan demand!!!
And as much as I adore JJ Abrams most of the time - He played it way too safe!
With the Spin offs and Side Stories... Disney have allowed people to take risks... The Mandalorian which I was sceptical about was AWESOME, Book of Boba Fett was GREAT! I am now even looking forward to the OBI-WAN Series... Despite being a purist who said "NO! WE DO NOT NEED TO KNOW WHAT OBI WAN WAS DOING WHILE IN EXILE!!!"
I mean, I am 49 Years old - OLDER than Star Wars itself... So if the TV Shows can change my stance... They have a team thats doing something RIGHT! Maybe thats who should have done the movies!
@@Phoenix2312 Yeah, I too am an older than Star Wars fan who doesn't get this fascination with Ben Kenobi, who must admit that the Kenobi trailer does make me want to watch the show,...if I ever decide to subscribe to Disney Plus that is?
@@lookingforwookiecopilot enjoy a movie where han got his surnane because an imperial soldier said alone on spanish. Is that good writting to You? Then seriously your states for movies are very terrible
@@bauloprete3905 You seem stuck on minor superficialities. There's more to that movie than just checking off boxes.
This movie didn't deserve to bomb. In my opinion en it's one of the best Star Wars movies ever made.
The only reason it bombed is because of the reshoots exploding the budget. If there hadn't been as many, I'm sure it would have had a bigger success.
It's certainly not as bad as people make it out to be
@@Harmthuria it also bombed because it was “boycotted” due to the (unwarranted) hate for the last Jedi.
@@oXRaptorzXo no, tlj is a bad movie
I just want to know why they changed the look of the front of the Millennium Falcon
It’s a heist movie in space! What’s not to love? Needs a second chance
What was in the original 70% that was reshot?
I would love to see a sequel to this movie, but keep Kathleen Kennedy AWAY from any involvement. Maybe do a D+ limited series; possibly adapting the Brian Daley books of the 70s. i would watch the hell out of that.
KK by virtue of literally being the president is involved with everything
Great movie loved it. They should make a Han Solo series
Ha ha.
Oh sorry you were being serious. 🙄
There’s so much else that should be made before a solo series. This is coming from someone who ranks this movie very highly
if im making a solo origin story im getting rid of the whole romance and heist plots. i dont know who thought it was a good idea to give han a love interest in this and make the movie a space heist movie but they should be fired. if im making this movie i dont start with the solo we know i start with the solo we dont. i put him in the empire and make him dedicated to the cause. during his service in the empire i make him go from a young idealistic rookie to the selfish smuggler who is hesitant to join larger causes and i give him a good reason for that hesitancy.
i keep the mentor who ends up betraying han part but i make it a corrupt commanding officer that ends up framing han for his crimes. this not only gives han a good reason to turn to a life of crime (he was forced into it) but it also explains why when luke and obiwan meet han on tattoine he has the mindset to only lookout for himself (his trusted mentor betrayed him). and finally i put han on kasshyk during the enslavement of the wookies and have that be where han meets chewie. the enslavement of the wookies would be a major part of the movie with han at first thinking the empire is doing the right thing because of imperial propaganda only to learn over the course of the movie about what is actually going on and finally after being betrayed by his mentor han on the run from the empire in the jungles of kashyk frees chewie and some other wookies from captivity and they all try to escape together with han and cheewie leading them.
han smuggling the wookies off planet would serve as his inspiration for becoming a smuggler in the first place and the majority of the movie being dedicated to han and chewie's relationship forming during the imperial campaign on kashyk with chewie playing a major role in showing han how evil the empire actually is and han playing a major role in rescuing chewie and some of his fellow wookies would serve as a much better base for their relationship then what we got in solo.
Amazing movie imo, always liked it! Didn't have the time to see it in cinemas due to school sadly. But when i did i had to immediately re-watch it.
Also remember some people getting mad cus Enfys wasn't Boba Fett lmao
I find it Funny when people claim a Movie was a Boom when the moment it comes out on DVD it sells like wild fire and makes a ton of cash and making that company a nice profit
Solo deserved a far better turnover and legacy than any of the sequels.
I want solo 5 lol. I loved the movie as a fan. It was good
Here's another thing about Solo: A Star Wars Story: The name Qi'ra wasn't originally created for Solo. It was the name originally given, as Kira, to Daisy Ridley's character in The Force Awakens before the name was changed to Rey. I believe the release window for Solo: A Star Wars Story hurt it at the box office. It was released too soon after The Last Jedi, which was divisive.
Clark is amazing in Solo, they need to bring her back to the universe!
The Godfather thing would only work if he was renamed Han Corellia.
#21: This wasn’t the first movie about Han Solo Ron Howard has directed. In 1988 he directed “Willow.”
Is it just me, or does the Imperial officer who inducted Han look like Admiral Ozzel from ESB?
That L whatever droid was completely cringe from start to finish, best part when it got destroyed. The whole sex thing involving Lando was insane and creepy af. Horrible memberberries.
The droid was actually kinda hilarious. Especially because her concerns about Lando were unwarranted.
Eventho it wasn't a bad movie, arguably better than the sequels. I still think it was a good thing that it bombed. Making disney reconsider their entire strategy and push the breaks when people were getting tired of the milking and the confusing direction they were taking.
I rather prefer star wars movies to be specially once in a while events that take careful planning and consideration. Although I rather enjoy the flow of star wars series
This video should have been titled 20 things you don’t care to know about Solo.
I wasn't just blown away by this movie, but I did like it. I liked seeing his back story, how he became a smuggler, how he met chewy, and how he came to own the millennium falcon. I thought it was entertaining and it didn't leave me disappointed. What leaves me disappointed is that they threw Darth Maul in at the end, and nothing ever came of it. They should do a D+ series or something to bring us more Maul. They can still do this! Whether they had a Maul series featuring Han Solo and company, or a Han series with Maul as the antagonist. I would watch either, or both!
Agreed
The thing is, Solo doesn’t believe in the force in ANH so that wouldn’t work
@@oXRaptorzXo I see what you mean. If he had been at odds with Maul when he was younger, he would have seen his dark side ass use some dark side sorcery and been like "I do believe in the force!" But still...he could have cognitive dissonance, and just think it's some kind of trick. I don't think that's too farfetched
@@zacmccollum7144 neither do I, but most people will get extremely upset and claim that “sTaR WArS iS rUInEd!”
@@oXRaptorzXo well, people are already saying that anyway lmao. I'm still a fan, and always will be, but I can be disappointed. I just want some star wars that makes me feel like the classic trilogy lol is that too much to ask?!
Christian Bale’s work in American Psycho and Equilibrium qualify him as a great potential Star Wars villain
I would like to see him in a more permanent role though. Imagine him being a sith lord or something. Or a character like admiral Thrawn. I think he would be a bad ass admiral Thrawn.
I really liked this movie and i hope some day they reconsider to make a sequel and a third part :( Or make the Lando show a sequel.
But before I go...the Force is strong with you, Jules.
I still want to see a Solo triology!
I think a large deal of why ut underperformed was that it was released so soon after TLJ, which left a lot of people with a sour taste for the franchise. Had they waited the standard year I believe it would've earned way more money (and I would probably have gotten to see more of live action Darth Maul which is one of my favorite characters)
Solo was GOOD! Was more fan service, (like R1) than mainstream, box office fodder!
I wish Howard or Spielberg had directed the phantom menace. The acting might not have been so wooden.
I think lando would be a good spinoff
I fell asleep twice on this movie. After watching it completely I understand why Solo didn’t care about anybody. 6.5/10
This movie is extremely fun all the way through. Maybe you were just having a bad day at the time. You should rewatch it.
I think Disney keeps switching between English with arubesh letters (inconsistently) and choosing the name Solo because he's "alone" clearing means they are leaning into Etymology, referencing the Latin alphabet. This happened a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, so having a name as a derivative of latin languages seems super weird. Didn't stop me from enjoying it, just one of those oddities that stands out.
What about Skywalker?
I liked Solo, and even though it wasn't as a satisfying ending as Episodes IV or VI, I read the books when I was younger, and I knew what was coming. The sequels are better than just the Kessel run in "less than" 12 parsecs. Qi'ra betrays Han on more than one occasion, and we see him work for Jabba the Hutt. I don't remember Darth Maul, but this was pre-Phantom Menace.
The books were so much better as well as Hans original story. The movie was shite compared to the books.
@@Loki.Lyesmyth Never read the books, but if they are masterpieces like you say then it’s unfair to hold this movie to that standard. However the movie is still fantastic
A lot of people hate this film. My parents and I love Solo due to it's history of Solo that we didn't know before A New Hope
I really wish they would go ahead with the planned trilogy. This movie was so good. And I’m happy they casted how they did.
Would rather see other characters get movies then Han Solo. Like a Vader movie, or an old republic trilogy for example. Han Solo isn’t that enticing of a character to me (still loved the movie tho)
It would of rocked at cinema if they released it at Christmas like the rest were
solo is my favourite movie
I think its one of the best starwars movies.
Solo is great! =)
How are you going to mention maul on clone wars and not give us the "Knobi" scream
Christian bale as darth revan could be very interesting
Aldon did a decent job but I couldnt get past his height. Anthony Ingruber was the right height & has a strong resemblance to a young Harrison Ford.
If they do make a decide to make a second Solo movie I hope it's called
Duo
A starwars story
Don't kill of the first black lead roll guys, not cool
Don't worry about lando, mace and fin
See those where *men*, we can’t kill off the *female black* leads. Gotta get those meaningless labels right
@@toowingless9473 I find it more racist they haven't employed a single dog
One of the best disney star wars movie!
It took me 3-4 x before I could really get into the story of Solo.
I really enjoyed this movie, it was so much better than the sequel trilogy
man thats a high bar to beat! you could shit on the floor, record it, and publish it online and get better reviews than the sequel trilogy.
@@billyd7016 hahaha you aint wrong
How about a Chewbacca Movie
The movie got a lot of bad press before the release because of the directors being let go and reshoots. This turned people off before the movie got off the ground unfortunately. IMO a solid caper film and introduction Solo and his motivations. There was definitely chemistry between Chewy and Solo and we got to see who he modelled his mannerisms after. Glovers performance was pitch perfect. Hans casting, the love interest, Vos, Bennett and the Easter egg of Maul was very well conceived.
Much better than any of the post trilogy. Look the Force Awakens was a carbon copy of A New Hope, the Last Jedi was just a bizarre mess and the Rise of Skywalker? Well all I will say is let’s have alien horses riding on top of star destroyers.....how could they let Kennedy do this to this franchise.
Honestly, Solo was great. Wasn’t a big fan of the creative decisions they made like Han and Chewie’s first interaction, Kessel no longer being a massive asteroid loaded with spice, and Han no longer being Corellian royalty. Those are the ones that are kinda hard to live with BUT! It was a fun movie in the end. I really want more adventures with young Han and Chewie. A partners in crime show would be fantastic! Makes me wanna watch the Young Indiana Jones show again.
I had my issues with the film, but it's far better than any of the new trilogy films
Still think the best actor for Han would have been Garrett Hedlund, good actor, similar looks and has a similar charm to Harrison Ford.
Solo is underrated
We just gonna forget about lando and mace windu? Lmao I feel like shorty was just ahead of herself
I really enjoyed this movie. I don't understand the criticism.
What felt out of place, for me, was having Darth Maul at the end. I wish they hadn't done it.
I was hoping to see more episodes of this movie.
Shouldve been called "20 things you didnt know about paul bettany and dryden vos"
I think I would’ve lost my mind if they casted Chris Pratt as Han. Would’ve been the worst casting choice of all time, the guy they picked was actually pretty good
Josh Trank was working on a Boba Fett movie, but they cancelled it, i'd want a Solo 2 where he meets younger Boba Fett and Jabba, instead of that Book of Boba Fett show, we really didn't need that when we have the Mando filling in the post Return of the Jedi world story
TBH, whenever you work on Star Wars, it should be about the good of the franchise, not the good of an individual movie.
I don’t understand why it did so poorly. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Not a terrible movie just an awfully lit one.
I think Jessica henwick would’ve made a really good character in this movie, I honestly prefer her over Clarke, Jessica just has a more down to earth feel idk, maybe it’s cuz I’ve watched her in iron fist but she’s a good actress I think she honestly would’ve been better in the role
May the force be with you, you absolute lege.