This movie will develop a cult following like Blade Runner
Critics and audiences might laugh right now, but this one is destined for cult glory.
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MovieChat Forums > Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Discussion > This movie will develop a cult following...
It already has, as part of modern Star Wars. It's called 'SJW' or 'Progressivists', and it's actually the most powerful religious cult in the western world nowadays.
shareSolo is a pro Trump movie, so I don’t see how it would have a SJW or progressive agenda. Ron Howard is a huge Republican at heart.
shareI can name the "huge Republicans" in Hollywood maybe on one hand.
Ron Howard ain't one of them. He's a liberal Democrat.
Just watch any Ron Howard movie and it’s obvious that he’s a closeted conservative. Either that or it’s just a coincidence that he signs on to direct these right leaning films.
shareRon Howard ain't one of them. He's a liberal Democrat
Classical liberal democrats are considered nowadays as far-right. Dershowitz, a textbook classical liberal democrat calls it "the Trump diet", because nobody invites him to dinner anymore XD
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shareHey Queen....Thoughts on JW2 "crashing" 59% this weekend....
I only ask because last week you couldnt make a thread fast enough to claim Disney's Incredibles 2 was "really crashing hard" with a 56% drop.
Yet for some odd reason you didnt jump out and Make a thread Noting JW2 is "really crashing even harder" with a 59% drop....
call me crazy but its almost like your BIASED against Disney films...
for example, DP2 completely COLLAPSED during its 2nd weekend and had a 65%+ drop...Yet for some reason you didnt make a thread claiming its was "really Crashing hard"
but even ODDER...with 2 other Disney films in Black Panther and Avengers IW...YOU PREMATURELY jumped out and made threads claiming they were having Bad 2nd weekend drops, of course both films ended up having great 2nd weekend holds when the Actual numbers came in making you look like a complete idiot for jumping the gun and reporting early numbers...
but the point is...you seem to ONLY be making "Its really crashing Hard" threads for Disney films.....and NOT MAKING "its really crashing hard" threads for other films that have EVEN worse drops....
again I know this sounds COMPLETELY CRAZY, I know you would NEVER do such a thing, But it certainly seems like you are TARGETING Disney films and showing extreme bias against them(Wink)
so I just thought I would mention this, because I'm sure you just "forgot" to make a "Its really crashing hard" thread on JW2 board....I'm sure you not Biased toward Disney films, I'm sure you have every intentions of being fair and making A "Its really crashing hard" thread on JW2 board, I'm sure you just got busy and forgot, so I thought I'd be a good friend and remind you...
Also, be sure to add that "JW2 must have BAD Word of Mouth" since its crashing even worse than TI2....again Its ONLY fair...
you suggested TI2 must have mediocre WOM for it to drop 56%..
that must mean JW2 has "Bad to really Mediocre" WOM for dropping 59% right??
again I have no doubt you would have done this anyways, as YOU state YOU ARENT Biased against Disney films, I'm sure you would have and Will eventually make a "Its really crashing hard" thread on JW2 board and note that JW2 must have "Bad to really Mediocre" WOM for dropping 59%....again I'm sure you've just been busy and as soon as your time frees up you'll do whats "Fair"
because Lets face it, If You dont...then that Unequivocally Means YOU ARE BIASED....and you have stated many times YOU are NOT BIASED, You Love Disney.....So I have no doubt you'll prove your NOT BIASED by making a "Its really crashing hard" thread on JW2 board...you know just as soon as you have time and arent so busy
Lol...anyone that supposedly "follows" box office know that animated films have much better % holds than this. YOU actually thought this could hit 700 million domestic. Your worldwide predictions are even more hilarious.
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Gitesh Pandya
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By this time next week, 9 of the top 13 highest grossing domestic blockbusters of all-time will be from just one studio - #Disney. And 8 of those 9 will be films released just in the past 3 years incl #Incredibles2 which is quickly climbing the all-time #boxoffice list.
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Hey.....given your deep hatred for Disney couldnt help but post this tweet, I know it Will KILL YOU....
Also fun fact, did you Know once TI2 tops 1 Billion, Disney WILL Have 19 of the 35 films Ever to top 1 Billion.....
serious question...100 years from now? will there ever be a studio DOMINATE HOLLYWOOD Box office like Disney has.?
QueenFan, you're making shit up.
Ron Howard is a swing voter. He has voted Republican. He does not support Trump though.
What is this chain, lmao. WHy is Star Wars so infuriatingly politicised nowadays, I get that it's always had minor political undertones but now you physically cannot discuss Star Wars nowadays without SJWs or whatever being mentioned, actually grim.
shareShort answer: No.
Longer answer: This film is unremarkable on every level, and doesn't break any ground technically or artistically as Blade Runner did.
What ground did blade runner break? Were there a slew of similar movies following its release? If it was so special and great then why did the movie need 5 cuts? You seem to be living in a dream world Neo, the movie was okay at best but I do admit it has a cult following.
shareThere was nothing like Bladerunner in 1982 when it was released. OK, you might argue 1979's Alien was a precursor, but then again it was made by the same director, wasn't it? The style was entirely different than the Star Trek and Star Wars films, and the like. Hmm...was anything influenced by Bladerunner? Let me see: Gattaca, The Fifth Element, Strange Days, Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, Total Recall, Robocop, Terminator, Dark City, Minority Report, THE MATRIX (funny you should mention that) and on and on and on. The film's legacy is immense. As for special effects, ever heard of Douglas Trumball...you know, the guy who also did 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Trek: The Motion Picture? Nope, he wasn't influential at all (sigh). He lost out (unjustifiable in my opinion) to Carlo Rimbaldi's special effects work on E.T. , Rimbaldi was Trumball's only rival for that year's special effects Oscar anyway. The cinematography alone was immensely influential. Jordan Croneweth's style of lighting was imitated by countless films and music videos in the 80s and early 90s. As for the various cuts of the movie, each version of the film has it's own strengths and weaknesses. However, there is not a single version of the film that is isn't a masterpiece, and in any case, if the original cut was so "bad" then why did Scott allow it to be made available on all video releases of the film? Besides, the film was already a cult item long before Scott's tinkering, as the very long list of films and music videos it inspired (even before the Director's Cut) attest to. Seriously, just stop. Your ignorance is showing.
shareNothing like it? Lol
Metropolis is the grandfather of Science Fiction films, we owe everything to it, not Blade Runner. Also you must not be very familiar with Hong Kong cinema, it’s what influenced the look of Blade Runner and many aspects of the Matrix.
Heck, Total Recall is a greater influence on The Matrix than Blade Runner ever was.
Also it’s not true that tinkering didn’t take place before Blade Runner became a cult classic. Initial audiences hated the original cut of the movie so the studio added a bunch of Harrison Ford narration and tacked on a bizarre happy ending and poof...we got the theatrical cut. Scott realized that none of the cuts were good enough so he kept creating more to fix plot holes and gaps in logic.
Solo on the other hand is a movie ahead of its time and will be remembered in the next 100 years, Blade Runner is already on the verge of being forgotten.
"Solo on the other hand is a movie ahead of its time and will be remembered in the next 100 years, Blade Runner is already on the verge of being forgotten."
Jesus H. You're really desperate to prop this movie up, aren't you? I didn't hate Solo, but it was an immensely forgetable film. Give it 5 or 10 years...we'll see, but I wouldn't hold your breathe.
"Also it’s not true that tinkering didn’t take place before Blade Runner became a cult classic."
Um...actually it is. I know, dude I WAS THERE! Believe what you want.
If it’s so forgettable then why are you discussing it on some random message board right now? Didn’t really think your argument through did ya? Hehe
shareStupid non-argument. Why not discuss it? It's a discussion board. Who licensed you to monopolize what gets discussed and how?
shareYou said that it was forgettable, your words, not mine. I’m just wondering why you are here. If I saw a movie that was forgettable I wouldn’t go to some barely known message board site and waste my time discussing it. That’s illogical behavior if you ask me, wouldn’t there be a better use of your time?
Come one. Cut the reverse psychology bullshit. You post something hyperbolic like this: "Solo on the other hand is a movie ahead of its time and will be remembered in the next 100 years, Blade Runner is already on the verge of being forgotten." on a discussion board and then try and stifle dissent by playing stupid mind games. The fact that you even need to tear down Bladerunner to build up Solo is par for the course for Star Wars cultists. They did the same with the prequels (tearing down the originals to prop them up) and now people are doing it with the sequels and I'm freaking sick of it. Sounds like an entirely appropriate topic of discussion on a Star Wars movie board to me.
shareThe only person playing mind games is you with your tin foil hat, throwing all sorts of accusations at my feet, and delving into my psychology. You almost seem jealous of ‘Solo’ at this point, you’re a bitter contrarian to the bitter end eh?
sharesolo will be remembered as the most mediocre SW film of all time.
"Han ....................................Solo?" - Imperial Clerk .... HAHAHAHAHA!
It’s so mediocre that you took time from your busy day to log onto this website and make your opinion known, just in case people didn’t know. 😂
shareI think you're wasting your time with this one.
shareIt was OK. Not a huge disappointment like Last Jedi.
6/10.
I can't see it ever having fans as dedicated as Blade Runner's.
LOL.
classic "the only way to not conform with something that is universally disliked is to like it".
haha @ desperate attempt to non-conform :).
so in 35 years we get Solo 2
shareThe movie doesn’t need a sequel, it’s perfect the way it ended.
sharejust as well as it wont be getting one
shareSays the guy who wants an obi wan Movie with “I can’t act” Ewan Mcgregor.
sharehe is not the best actor indeed. But he really nailed the Obi Wan part in the Prequels, in each film differently and believably so. Seeing him again in a well written story would be an asset to the franchise.
shareHe looks nothing like Obi Wan, he doesn’t speak like Obi Wan, and he doesn’t act like Obi Wan. He’s literally the worst part of the prequels, but impressionable folks like yourself like to go along with the crowd I guess.
shareI guess you are mixing this up with poor Alden Ehrenreich, but you are missing the point again. I was not talking about Ewan mimicking old McGuiness, I was talking of him making Obi Wan his own and thus OWNING the character with each performance.
This is was acting, craft and art is all about, not mimicking others, but re-defining the familiar so that it becomes fresh and original again.
Agreed. I thought Ewan had the third-best performance in the prequels, behind Liam Neeson and Ian McDiarmid.
shareThat’s where you’re 100% wrong, the character already existed the last time I checked and the prequels were apart of the saga, it wasn’t a remake so no....McGregor doesn’t get to change the character just because he was a miscast and can’t act like another person.
Look, it’s no different from a Biopic...if you’re portraying a real person or a character that already exists in the same saga/franchise/series then they sure as shit better honor who they’re portraying, period.
Your acting argument holds no water because it’s supposed to be the same character in parts 1-4, it’s so obvious that the two performances aren’t the same.
this would be a rather superficial view, if you did not so blatantly advocate Solo as the second best - a film that sports the very "issues" you raise with Ewan squared.
Thus, your comments are noted as mildly amusing contrarian-trolling; I bet in real life good old Ewan and his mighty saber give you nerd boners galore.
I've seen the "~ is the next Bladerunner" argument applied to plenty of mediocre (and worse) movies in the past. Prometheus and Terminator Salvation being two examples. And in a few years time everybody has forgotten about them.
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