Solo: A Star Wars Story

[MegaPrime33]

This is all reminding me again of the cringe-worthy scene of Leia flying in space. Rian should have had that be the death of the character, but no.

 

[jye4ever]

As far as I'm concerned the prequels *have* been made by other filmmakers (RO and Solo) lol.

So true and the PT characters being brought into the fold are being cleansed with better writing and directing so please more prequels

We've said it before but what a bummer that the one character they kept alive in the movies died in real life so now they have to awkwardly write her out too. They're lucky there was such a thing as force ghosts so at least Luke can come back in some capacity.

I don’t know if they’re even ghosts anymore but now I understand why Ben didn’t pass thru the rock when he sat on it in ROTJ.

This is all reminding me again of the cringe-worthy scene of Leia flying in space. Rian should have had that be the death of the character, but no.

Why do Jedi even need spaceships just fly thru space lol

 

[Wor-Gar]

Why do Jedi even need spaceships just fly thru space lol

Why do Jedi need to fly thru space? Just teleport from a rock.

 

[a-dev]

They don't need spaceships in Abrams Star Trek anymore either. You can now use a transporter (Y'know, ''beam me up Scotty'') directly from planet to planet. The potential stupidity of sequel escalation.

 

[MegaPrime33]

Spaceships? Just throw in some lens flares!

 

[Khev]

Why do Jedi even need spaceships just fly thru space lol

While solving mysteries across time!

Actually maybe Bogg and the kid can go back and "correct" some of the issues with TLJ, lol.

 

[Matt S]

I love Solo. It's a fun movie........for those who have not been traumatized by TLJ with destroyed childhoods, check it out

 

[a-dev]

I'm forced to agree with the criticism about how dark it often is, like AvP:R meaning of darkness. But otherwise I disagree with Honest Trailers' dismissive tone towards it.

 

[Khev]

I'm forced to agree with the criticism about how dark it often is, like AvP:R meaning of darkness. But otherwise I disagree with Honest Trailers' dismissive tone towards it.

Watching Solo at home on standard blu-ray yesterday I was taken aback by how visually dark it was was for so much of the film. I saw it four times in the theater (once in 15/70 IMAX, twice in Dolby Vision, and once in a generic Marcus theater) and only the Marcus theater looked dark to me so I assumed it came down to proper theater calibration. But the blu-ray is definitely on the dark side (no pun intended.)

I figured it'd clear up once they went left Corellia and Mimban but then even during shots in relatively "bright" areas like the lounge on Dryden Vos' ship and the Falcon itself it often seemed like the characters were somehow always in a bit of a shadow. I'm curious as to how the 4K looks and whether it will better match my high end theatrical viewings since the brightness contrast will be state of the art.

The blu-ray is nowhere near AVP:R or Godzilla 2014 levels of darkness (you can always see what's actually happening in Solo) but the brightness level was still low enough to be noticeable through a good portion of the film.

 

[jye4ever]

When I get home i’ll compare the HD/4K I haven’t had time for my first home viewing yet my wife wanted to watch Hereditary lastnight which btw freaked her the hell out.

Nothing is as dark as AvP-R.

 

[Khev]

AVP:R is basically a radio drama, lol.

 

[jye4ever]

Yup

Grab your hot coco folks because tonight RKO and NPR are proud to present AvP-R by Orsen Wells and Brian Daley

There are reports of Alien and Predator sightings in the woods of NJ.

Can you describe what you saw Loki (he lives in NJ) lol

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

I just picked up solo on 4k hope to watch it this weekend. I'm glad its nothing like TLJ, that movie nearly killed my love of the star wars franchise. I would never miss a star wars movie in the theaters before TLJ, solo was a casualty of war. It was the first star wars movie i didnt see on the big screen

 

[Python]

I just picked up solo on 4k hope to watch it this weekend. I'm glad its nothing like TLJ, that movie nearly killed my love of the star wars franchise. I would never miss a star wars movie in the theaters before TLJ, solo was a casualty of war. It was the first star wars movie i didnt see on the big screen

Maybe TLJ being so atrociously bad is the reason many of us enjoyed Solo so much.... Because we really didn't expect to. Hope you do also.

 

[rushmore223]

I watched it in 4K last night, and the dark image issue is still very much present.

I use pro cameras, and if I shot like that, my clients would fire me.

I can understand trying to underscore the tone of the film by also creating a darker image, but wth? Let's at least be able to discern the actors faces. Even a partially lit face goes a long way. I don't know if the crew was inexperienced, or just didn't care, but lighting is extremely important. I feel like they were taking a cue from The Revenant and trying to use natural lighting.

Anybody who uses video cameras knows that a bright background and dark foreground don't mix.

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[Wor-Gar]

So I go to Best Buy to look at new tvs and pick up "Solo"... and I stand there, looking at Solo's 4k box, looking at the characters on the cover, and thinking about the movie... and the interest just drained out of me. I couldn't believe it. No on a Star Wars movie.

I ended up getting "The Matrix" in 4k instead (for a sweet $14.99).

 

[xipotec]

So I go to Best Buy to look at new tvs and pick up "Solo"... and I stand there, looking at Solo's 4k box, looking at the characters on the cover, and thinking about the movie... and the interest just drained out of me. I couldn't believe it. No on a Star Wars movie.

I ended up getting "The Matrix" in 4k instead (for a sweet $14.99).

Sent from the inside of a giant slug in outer space.....

 

[JAWS]

Watching Solo at home on standard blu-ray yesterday I was taken aback by how visually dark it was was for so much of the film. I saw it four times in the theater (once in 15/70 IMAX, twice in Dolby Vision, and once in a generic Marcus theater) and only the Marcus theater looked dark to me so I assumed it came down to proper theater calibration. But the blu-ray is definitely on the dark side (no pun intended.)

I figured it'd clear up once they went left Corellia and Mimban but then even during shots in relatively "bright" areas like the lounge on Dryden Vos' ship and the Falcon itself it often seemed like the characters were somehow always in a bit of a shadow. I'm curious as to how the 4K looks and whether it will better match my high end theatrical viewings since the brightness contrast will be state of the art.

The blu-ray is nowhere near AVP:R or Godzilla 2014 levels of darkness (you can always see what's actually happening in Solo) but the brightness level was still low enough to be noticeable through a good portion of the film.

Just finished it.. I only got to see it once in theaters. It was very dark. Like I felt like my eyes were going bad, dark lol... Watched the reg Blu ray tonight and it was not as dark as the theater but the 4K version sure was. 4K had more depth and natural look to it but it was too dark before my kids and wife to watch it for the first time.

Movie itself is still good. A bit long and drags a bit but still good.

When I get home i’ll compare the HD/4K I haven’t had time for my first home viewing yet my wife wanted to watch Hereditary lastnight which btw freaked her the hell out.

Nothing is as dark as AvP-R.

Solo is dark on 4K..

Godzilla is pretty close to AvP-R in the darkness category.

Hereditary owns you soul

 

[jye4ever]

Ok just finished Solo at home.

Yup still enjoyed it, whew.

As far as darkness gate goes AvP-R and Godzilla are still worse.

It didn’t bug me in Solo.

 

[pixletwin]

I just got back from Best Buy with my copy of Solo.