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Why Do Some Star Wars Fans Want the Han Solo Movie to Flop?
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| February 9, 2018
| Chris Lee
Posted on 02/13/2018 5:44:27 AM PST by C19fan
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The Solo movie is Disney trying to bleed blood out of a stone. The best Disney Star Wars is the most original: Rogue One.
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posted on
02/13/2018 5:44:27 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
The best Disney Star Wars is the most original: Rogue One. Concur. The rest have been variations on the original theme. Rogue One was far superior in story and content.
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posted on
02/13/2018 5:49:43 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: C19fan; beaversmom; GraceG; BenLurkin
Because it's:
Seriously though, because it's a story no one asked for. How Han Solo bought his boots at the Space Store isn't nearly as interesting as what happened in the original trilogy.
Movie makers, do new things, please!
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posted on
02/13/2018 5:50:44 AM PST
by
KC_Lion
(If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
To: C19fan
Star Wars is not watchable. It is preachy, progressive and predictable. It is very stale. Perhaps they can spice it up. Say contact with Star Trek vessels. The fact is that despite lame plots and geriatric recycled characters, Disney knows that given its large vapid audience, they can produce almost any “Star Wars” movie and make money.
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posted on
02/13/2018 5:55:50 AM PST
by
allendale
(.)
To: C19fan
Even Mark Hamill said that the writers betrayed the character of Luke Skywalker.
And Greedo shooting first was revisionist nonesense.
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posted on
02/13/2018 5:56:26 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Ask a lib if Alger Hiss colluded with the Russians.)
To: C19fan
Han Solo fired first in the Cantina...
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posted on
02/13/2018 6:00:12 AM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
To: C19fan
I am still a big fan of the Original Trilogy. The prequels that Lucas did were worthless IMO. That's because I am not interested in seeing the beginning of a story when I've already seen the middle and the end. Prequels are among the least interesting type of movie to me. I will probably skip the Han solo movie but I wish them no ill will. Of the Disney films, I only saw The Force Awakens which I did not care for. Maybe I should check out Rogue One.
And Han did not shoot "first". Han was the only one who shot at all. Greedo just sat there and died.
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posted on
02/13/2018 6:03:58 AM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
(Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
To: C19fan
Maybe because the lead actor is not a very good actor? Just a thought.
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posted on
02/13/2018 6:32:47 AM PST
by
al_c
(LIBERAL - Laughable Iconsiderate Blaming Entitled Ranting Anti-christian Loudmouth)
To: Sans-Culotte
But Han knew what Jabba would do to him if Greedo captured him.
To: C19fan
He looks like a young jc Reilly ... The trailer is way jokey ...
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posted on
02/13/2018 6:49:27 AM PST
by
StAnDeliver
(Vive la revolution!)
To: C19fan
Ron Howard does good films...if the movie succeeds, it will be because Ron Howard was able to give some life back to the film. Ron Howard was in his later 20’s during the ‘70’s and knew the directors of that era well. He did a powerful movie called “Backdraft” as his first major smash. I almost wish that he could have been chosen to do the “Force Awakens”!
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posted on
02/13/2018 6:56:56 AM PST
by
mdmathis6
(Men and Devils can't out-"alinsksy" God! He knows where "all the bodies are buried!")
To: teeman8r
Someone pointing a gun at me and saying “I’m going to enjoy this...” I’d shoot first if I got the chance!
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posted on
02/13/2018 6:59:23 AM PST
by
mdmathis6
(Men and Devils can't out-"alinsksy" God! He knows where "all the bodies are buried!")
To: allendale
Say contact with Star Trek vessels.
Too obvious, make it the Lorne Green incarnation of Battlestar Galactica and throw in Julie from Lost in Space with the TV version of Logan's Run.
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posted on
02/13/2018 7:01:03 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: KC_Lion
Saw Terminator Genesis on TV.
Didn’t recognize the little GOT dragon girl at first. She looks to be about four eleven.
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posted on
02/13/2018 7:13:23 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: freepertoo
Oh, Greedo had it coming, alright.
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posted on
02/13/2018 7:22:33 AM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
(Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
To: C19fan
Why do we need a prequel movie about Han Solo?
Because he's the only character they haven't completely messed up yet? He's also the one character nearly everyone likes.
Boys rarely pretended to be Luke Skywalker. They pretended to be Darth Vader or Han Solo. Little girls didn't want to marry Luke, they wanted Han, Force or no Force.
How else can you make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs?
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posted on
02/13/2018 7:23:03 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: mdmathis6
***He did a powerful movie called Backdraft as his first major smash. ***
SAY WHAT! Don’t you remember that smash hit from the 1970s EAT MY DUST! in which lots of autos are destroyed? It was so appealing to the locals that the cars full of rednecks and Okies was lined up for a mile or so waiting to get into the drive-in theater on 11th st in Tulsa to see it!
We finally had to find a back way home, by way of the Apache St drive-in showing skin flicks, as the traffic was so thick on 11th.
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
I remember Backdraft as a work of his maturing into a major director. Opie finally done real good...!
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posted on
02/13/2018 8:36:10 AM PST
by
mdmathis6
(Men and Devils can't out-"alinsksy" God! He knows where "all the bodies are buried!")
To: C19fan
Because there are too many Star Wars movies and Harrison Ford is Han Solo.
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posted on
02/13/2018 8:46:00 AM PST
by
EdnaMode
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Of course there was also “Splash” and “Cocoon” in the middle 80’s which were well received comedies(and big box office hits) for Howard. I always felt that Backdraft was a great leap forward for Howard; the one movie that cemented his status as a director who could do both comedy and drama well!
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posted on
02/13/2018 8:47:05 AM PST
by
mdmathis6
(Men and Devils can't out-"alinsksy" God! He knows where "all the bodies are buried!")
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