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Much Better Than I Expected

posted 7 years ago by FilmBuff (7355)
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I didn't have high hopes for this film, but kept hearing from friends/ co-workers that it was really good. I saw it today and am surprised by how much I liked it. The story was paced well, you never knew quite where the story was going or what to expect, there were some funny moments, and probably best of all, it wasn't epic in its scope. It's basically a heist film wrapped around a love story, and the stakes aren't galactic.

It's certainly better than Rogue One or the Last Jedi, and of course any of the prequels.

One thing I don't get is the backlash/boycott. There was nothing remotely political/message-y in the film. If anything, the whole "SJW" mentality was used for humor, with L3-37 ranting about droids rights parodying that sort of protester.

I don't know what sort of box office this film will do, but I suspect in years to come it will be considered one of the better entries into the Star Wars franchise.

[–] dlancer (2036) 7 years ago

I agree for the most part, but I did like Rogue One better.

The anti-SJWs boycotted it thinking it would be another TLJ, but Solo went in a straight-forward, by-the-numbers direction that pretty much every MCU movie does except for Infinity War. I went in expecting Valerian, but what I got was something along the same level of entertainment as Ant-Man.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

I consider Rogue One AND the Prequels better than this SHIT.

[–] Keelai (35291) 7 years ago

The sad thing is that The Last Jedi has conditioned people to lower their expectations when watching a SW film. Now, mediocrity creates relief and is accepted as good. Nothing new. Just a fan film.

It sounds like a generic heist film with a Star Wars imprint on it. SW was always much more. Epic. Mythological. A sweeping family saga.

In years to come, companies will use it as a cautionary tale on how not to destroy a successful brand by denigrating and ignoring your fans concerns.

Box office. DOA. 2nd weekend possible -68% drop with $25-30 million.