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#101: Apr 15th 2018 at 5:41:58 PM

[up]That’s something that has been extremely ill supported since Disney took over, what little there has been has not been well received to say the least. And something that has been basically been driving away a hell of a lot of fans.

On this though. Did we get a heist style story in legends, sure X Wing Wraith Squadron was constantly Oceans Elevening it up but fitting so neatly in the time line it was interesting to see how it was going to get there and how far the insanity would go for trained soldiers like Wedge in an unconventional outfit.

I can’t say that I ever wanted to know about the origins of Han Solo, his background and Noodle Incidents made me not want to know let alone not wanting to see it romanticized in a Heist Film. It really ruins his arc to see him like in the trailer.

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#102: Apr 15th 2018 at 5:47:36 PM

I think you guys are vastly overestimating the amount of fans that are "just" here for the EU.

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#103: Apr 15th 2018 at 6:01:52 PM

wild mass guess The rifle-wielding green-clad black female member of the crew is Sana Starros who also dresses in a similar color scheme and wields a similar weapon in the new Marvel comics. wild mass guess

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#104: Apr 15th 2018 at 6:37:25 PM

[up][up]Not really. "A lot of fans" is pretty vague. There's millions of fans. Even .1% of fans would be a lot of fans.

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#105: Apr 16th 2018 at 9:48:13 AM

On this though. Did we get a heist style story in legends, sure X Wing Wraith Squadron was constantly Oceans Elevening it up but fitting so neatly in the time line it was interesting to see how it was going to get there and how far the insanity would go for trained soldiers like Wedge in an unconventional outfit.

One of the last Legends novels released was scoundrels by Timothy Zahn which featured Han and Chewie teaming up with a few others including Lando. I haven't read it so I don't know what the plot is.

edited 16th Apr '18 9:48:32 AM by GraymanofBelka

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#106: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:03:03 AM

Every new trailer makes me crankier that we’re getting this ... thing... instead of a Donald Glover Lando film ;_;

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#107: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:19:16 AM

Honestly, I think at this point, my expectations for this film are so low, anything short of a complete and utter trainwreck would probably satisfy at least some expectations. The trailers show plenty of footage, but do a poor job, in my opinion, in generating enthusiasm for the film, or really justifying the film's existence.

In any case, it's a month away from release and we'll have to see if this is any good. What we're going to see is probably finished at this point, so we'll find out one way or another if this exceeds our expectations.

edited 16th Apr '18 10:21:46 AM by CrimsonZephyr

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#108: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:20:31 AM

[up] And what if it's successful?

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#109: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:22:14 AM

Well, it'll definitely make money.

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#110: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:26:50 AM

Making films is always a huge gamble,no matter the property so I'm not surprised by the apprehension to this film

edited 16th Apr '18 10:33:26 AM by Ultimatum

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#111: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:29:19 AM

To answer your question more directly, Luigi, if the film turns out to be good, or even great, I'll be pleasantly surprised, and admit that I was wrong.

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#112: Apr 16th 2018 at 10:32:40 AM

OK then.

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#113: Apr 16th 2018 at 12:04:36 PM

For a lot of fans, the movies are nothing. They're not the draw for the franchise. I won't say anything too inflammatory like "the movies suck, get over it" but they're VERY YMMV.

You'd think it'd be the other way around given they've made so much money and cemented themselves in the public consciousness.

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#114: Apr 16th 2018 at 12:13:28 PM

[up]You're cherrypicking. Read the next one from me. "A lot" doesn't mean the majority. I'm not talking proportions, just sheer numbers. There's millions of fans. Even a tenth of one percent counts as "a lot."

edited 16th Apr '18 12:26:36 PM by Journeyman

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#115: Apr 16th 2018 at 1:15:06 PM

I really don't see the point of that then because that still means that a lot of people like the movies, so then it's not really YMMV as the statement "a lot of fans" implies.

Saying "a lot" gives a false impression.

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#116: May 3rd 2018 at 9:39:18 PM

360 Solo trailer. (The 360 part starts more after 40 seconds.)

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#117: May 5th 2018 at 4:34:34 PM

surprisedI didn’t think they would put that moment in a trailer.

edited 5th May '18 9:19:32 PM by KnownUnknown

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#118: May 5th 2018 at 8:43:51 PM

Oh wow, so we actually see Han winning the Falcon in a sabaac game.

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#119: May 6th 2018 at 12:44:56 AM

[up][up][up] That video is crashing my servers. sad

edited 6th May '18 12:45:01 AM by Shadao

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#120: May 6th 2018 at 12:14:57 PM

Yeah, have to agree with Soble here. Saying "a lot" is vague and misleading. Yes, 1/10th of a percent of millions of fans is "a lot" compared to, say, the hardcore, non-ironic fans of Solarbabies, but it's not "a lot" compared to the totality of Star Wars fans.

edited 6th May '18 12:15:22 PM by Robbery

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#121: May 8th 2018 at 6:19:02 PM

I get it. I already backed off that. Fucking idiot = me, moving on.

Who here is actually hyped for this movie? We knew it was coming, but it honestly slipped under my radar until a couple months before release. Did anybody else keep track of this before?

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#122: May 8th 2018 at 6:25:55 PM

I've been keeping up with the publicity surrounding the movie, but actual interest has been so-so on my part. Rogue One appealed to me more than the sequels did, so I'm keeping an open mind about Solo.

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#123: May 8th 2018 at 6:59:02 PM

I'll watch the reviews and see if it's worthwhile. If it is, I might catch it in theater. Or DVD.

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#124: May 8th 2018 at 7:04:12 PM

I'd honestly be pretty surprised if it gets below a 60 on RT.

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#125: May 9th 2018 at 5:31:16 PM

It took Disney a mere two movies to pretty much ruin the franchise; I can't see what further damage they can do.

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