Solo: A Star Wars Story

I very much enjoyed this movie, though I'll admit I'm the only one in the family who gives it five stars – most hover around 4. But how can I not like a Ron Howard movie, not to mention: 1) an action movie, 2) how Solo got his last name, 3) why Solo wasn't sure Lando would greet him with friendliness, 4) how Solo and Chewie met, 5) what is a Kessel Run, 6) Lando's capes! Not to mention scenes that harken back to the original film trio, such as: "This is a thermal detonator."In Bonus Feature E, Ron Howard says, "One of the things that really interested me about this story is that it's about a person choosing an outlaw's life. And it's really important for this young guy to quickly understand that this life of thievery is not romantic."If you buy it on disc, you have many options for languages and subtitles:Languages – English, English Descriptive Audio, FrenchSubtitles – English, French, Dutch, Danish, Suomi, Norwegian, SyenskaI LOVE Bonus Features, especially if they give me insights into the director's plan for the movie and "making of" scenes. With BluRay, you get a whole 2nd disc of Bonus Features, which have even more subtitle options – English, CESKE, Nederlands, French, German, Magyar, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and two more (I cannot, unfortunately, read the characters).BONUS FEATURES:....A... "Solo: The Director & Art Roundtable" (22 minutes) After filming, Ron Howard (director) asks 8 actors to join him at a roundtable (actually an octagon) to discuss the movie. Commentators include Alden Ehrenreich (plays Han), Donald Glover (plays Lando Calrissian), Joonas Suotamo (plays Chewbacca), Emilia Clarke (plays Qi'ra), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (plays L3-37), Thandie Newton (plays Val), Woody Harrelson (plays Tobias Beckett) and Paul Bettany (plays Dryden Vos). Everybody was over the moon, including Howard, when George Lucas visited the set, and challenged Ron to a game of dejarik = holo-chess.Howard asks, Who inspired you for your role? Thandie replies, "There was a woman who grew up in Zimbabwe in the Colonial Era, and, who, in the 70s ... was part of the independent struggle in Zimbabwe. She left because members of her friendship group had been assassinated because of the struggles. She found herself in England when she was in a really difficult, sometimes racist environment. She struggled through that, she raised a family. And that was my mom."....B... "Kasdan on Kasdan" (8 minutes) New commentators include Lawrence Kasdan (producer/cowriter), Kathleen Kennedy (president Lucas Film), Jonathan Kasdan (cowriter). Larry Kasdan wrote three Star Wars franchise movies, and, as Kennedy says, "knows Han Solo better than anybody." He returned to work with his son, Jon, to write this movie.....C... "Remaking the Millennium Falcon" (5 minutes) New commentators include Lee Sandales (set decorator), James Clyne (design supervisor), John Swartz (producer), Liam Georgensen (asst. art director), Neil Lamont (production designer) and Alistair Bullock (art director). As Donald Glover notes, "The Falcon in this movie is brand new."....D... "Escape From Corella" (10 minutes) New commentators include Simon Emanuel (producer), Rob Bredow (special effects supervisor, producer), Gary Tomkins (art director), Ben Collins (stunt performer) and Matthew Samway (ILM). The Corella world was created new, because it is only mentioned in dialogue in Episode V. As much as possible of the car chase on Corella was done for real rather than special effects. Really enjoyed how they made and ran the stolen speeder. Tomkins says they used stuff like baguette warmers from a local supermarket and a refueling nose cone of a military jet......E... "The Train Heist" (14 minutes) New commentators include Paul Marsh (senior model maker), Nick Fulton (Italy production manager), Bradford Young (director photography) and Charles Jellis (action vehicles chargehand). The background snow scenes were filmed in the Italian mountains. Fulton, "We managed to get 250 people up here, and a Wookie. Getting that amount of people on top of a mountain brings its own challenges. So we built roads as far as we an, and then operating the four helicopters bringing people in and out."....F... "Team Chewie" (7 minutes) New commentators include Tim Nielsen (sound editor and designer) and Maria Cork (supervising animatronic designer). Per Nielsen, Chewie "is introduced as a man-eating beast with this massive roar.... The main recording of Chewbacca is a bear that Ben Burtt, the original sound designer, recorded many many years ago."....G... "Becoming a Droid: L3-37" (5 minutes) New commentators include T J Falls (visual effects producer) and Karin Cooper (digital artist supervisor). It is marvelous how they filmed Waller-Bridge and illustrates why the robot's movements are so human-like.....H... "Scoundrels, Droids, Creatures and Cards: Welcome to Fort Ypso" (8 minutes) New commentator Neil Scanlon (creature effects). The Lodge is the "tough seedy bar" where Han meets Lando, and joins the card game of Sabaac.....I... "Into the Maelstrom: The Kessel Run" (7 minutes) Jonathan Kasdan quotes Han in the first Star Wars movie, "This is the ship that made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs." He continues, "That is a nonsensical statement. A parsec is a unit of distance, not a unit of speed. So, what did he mean when he said that?" The movie explains.Tim Nielsen on his work on the Kessel Run: "Coaxium canisters are about to explode, so that was really fun trying to figure out what's the sound of these decaying metal canisters. I saw this video on youtube years ago of somebody dropping a Gummi Bear into potassium chlorate. It causes the Gummi Bear to spontaneously combust." Voila!....J... "Delted Scenes" (6 minutes) Eight deleted scenes, including how Han got into the Imperial Infantry in the first place.I have such a good time watching this prequel!Happy Reader

love this movie

Like many people, I was discouraged from watching SOLO by the negative buzz surrounding its production, and by the rancid aftertaste of THE LAST JEDI. I skipped it during its theatrical release and rented it mostly out of a still-lingering sense of duty to the franchise, which since 1977 has been a tentpole of my moviegoing existence. My expectations were cellar-low, but the final product surprised me. This is a highly entertaining movie, one that comes at STAR WARS both from a famliar and unusual angle simultaneously. Despite its problems, which are many, it delivers a real "original universe" feel and many memorable moments.SOLO begins on the awful, ugly, Imperial-occupied world of Corellia, about three years after the fall of the Republic.Young Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and his girlfriend Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) are fleeing the loathsome gangster Lady Proxima (a big centipede-like monster voiced by Linda Hunt), whom Han, naturally, owes money. Han manages to escape by enlisting in the Imperial army, but is separated from Qi'ra. Vowing to return and rescue her, he goes off to fight for the Emperor as a pilot. Unfortunately for him, he ends up in the infantry. Unhappy as cannon fodder, he tries to join up with a band of thieves led by the ruthless Beckett (Woody Harrelson), and soon meets his future partner in crime, Chewbacca (Joonas Suatamo). Beckett is looking to heist a large quantity of valuable coaxium from the Empire, but naturally things don't go as he planned, and now everybody's in trouble with Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany), who wants his coaxium, dammit, and won't shy away from slaughtering the lot of Beckett's crew if he doesn't get it. Enter smooth criminal Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), who just happens to own the fastest hunka junk in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon, a ship which will be perfect to effect the robbery...if only Han can get his hands on it. Meanwhile, Solo's real goal amid all this deception and thievery is just to get his girlfriend back. If she wants to come, that is.If that sounds a bit busy for STAR WARS film, imagine everything I'm leaving out, including a surprise appearance by a Sith Lord, the Force alone knows how many double-crosses, and the band of rival thieves led by Enfys Nest (Erin Kellyman). But most of it actually works within the context of the story, which is all about the seamy underbelly of the Empire: a place where criminal gangs run all commerce with the tacit permission of the newly-minted but already-corrupt Empire. And in fact some critics point out that SOLO is little more than a "heist movie" set in the STAR WARS universe. That is true, and the streak of amoralism, gritty, dark-lit cinematography and relative lack of truly likeable characters place it in a weird, vaguely "space Noir" category. Furthermore, Alden Ehrenreich is too lightweight of an acting presence to really carry the badass solo mantle -- the writers, just as they did in the execrable FORCE AWAKENS, chose to make him more a bumbling comedian than the edgy, amoral, shoot-first space pirate of the original movie. There is some needless pandering "fan service" and some laughable SWJ s**t mixed in as well, in keeping with the abandonment of the good vs. evil motif of the first six films in favor of heavy-handed political messaging. But none of this individually nor all of it in combination was enough to keep me from enjoying the movie. Here's why.SOLO, as I said above, is really about life in the sleazy, corrupt, capriciously brutal Empire. There's no moral center to a universe without the Jedi, and it shows. Crime is the norm, slavery is practiced in the open, and the Empire doesn't care about anything except expanding its own power. In fact, the best sequences in the movie are nearly all in the brief period in which we see Solo fighting as a foot soldier for the emperor -- gritty combat sequences on a dark, mud-drowned planet against an unseen enemy. I could have watched an entire movie about life as an Imperial footsoldier, and frankly, I wish I had. But if Ehrenreich is a bit pale in his role, Harrelson's charmingly treacherous Beckett carries much of the film -- and what he doesn't, Glover's suave, poker-playing Calrissian does. And the scene where Solo meets Chewie for the first time is actually one of the cleverer moments I've seen in a movie in a long time.I geues what I'm trying to say here is that although this film lacks the scope of ROGUE ONE, it has something that flick lacked, which is humor; and while slightly infected with b.s. political content like the sequel films, VII and VIII, the preaching doesn't ruin the movie. It may be just an overplotted, joke-heavy heist film, but I found myself wanting to see it again when it was finished...which is more than I can say about any STAR WARS film since the flawed but ultimately satisfying REVENGE OF THE SITH.

Star Wars rocks

Listen Folks, we probably won't come across this type of thought-processes, or heartfelt inspiration as the ol' George Lucas has(or had?), in our future. At least not w/o it being mostly CGI. Albeit, "THE MANDALORIAN" Series(Good Job Jon Faveau! sorry if i misspelled your name. No disrespect...Dude! ; )...is a TERRIFIC SERIES, especially as the Perfect Follow-^UP^ to the aforementioned! Enuff Said. Now Buy "THEM", IN JOY "THEM", and don't forget to share. BOTH popcorn, and movies! ; )

It is a movie that grows on me the more I rewatch it. There is a decent amount of bonus features. However I wish there was Phil Lord and Chris Miller cut of the movie.

This is a good movie that gives Han Solo's back history before becoming a rebel.

If you want an enjoyable and entertaining film about a character in that galaxy… far far away it is just that. Han is my favorite and I wasn’t offended or taken agast at the anything done. A little over the top? Yeah, sometimes didn’t make sense or cliché ..like the train robbery Ok. However when you look at a New Hope yes it fits and makes and interesting backstory. I watched along with Rouge One every time I go through the originals.

Works great on My Blu Ray player must have a multi region player.

Si de verdad quieres saber más, esta película incluye (ademas del conocido final y la famosa y gran carrera de kessel) un sin número de referencias hacia galaxy’s edge en Disney! Un clásico para un fan de Star Wars que gusta ver más allá de lo que le han impuesto o si las historias no han cumplido sus expectativas.

pourquoi ce film n'a pas marché? Je pense que les gens sont trop attachés à Harrison Ford et Eiden Ehrenreich ne lui ressemble pas assez?On a ici une aventure qui respecte l'univers, avec les bas fonds de Corellia, le monde en guerre Corida, la planète marécage Mimban, Vandor et l'attaque du train, Kessel et la mine de coaxium, le désert de Savareen, Numidian la tropicale, tous étant bien intégrés dans l'univers, avec des stormtrooper, contrebandiers, races extraterrestres ...Les personnages principaux sont extra : Han, Qi-Ra, Beckett, Chewbacca, L3-37, Dryden Vos, avec en guest Lando Calrissian, Anthony Daniel, Ray Park et Warwick Davis ; les acteurs principaux sont très attachants et charismatiques. Les références à l'univers sont nombreuses, comme comment Han a gagné le Faucon millénaire, le Kessel run en 12 parsecs.L'histoire se tient bien, avec Han qui va devoir prouver sa valeur ou tromper l'ennemi (ou essayer), la rencontre avec Chewbacca, l'équipage de Beckett qui va perdre quelques membres - et montrer au jeune Han qu'il ne faut pas trop s'attacher. Et Qi-Ra, femme qui partage beaucoup de qualités avec Leïa, excellemment jouée par Emilia Clarke, qui n'arrive pas à avouer les choses qu'elle a faite dans le Crimson Dawn mais se range du côté de Han quand elle peut. Et très grand regret de ne pas voir évoluer le personnage dans Solo 2 que nous ne verrons jamais.Donc un grand plaisir à voir ce film et tristesse qu'il n'ait pas marché au box office.

Ho acquistato la versione 3D perchè appassionato di 3D (possiedo un proiettore con matrice nativa 4K d'alta qualità e luminosità, adoro i prodotti 3D).Catena Audio con pre e finali Krell.Purtroppo l'audio italiano non è disponibile.C'è la traccia inglese, polacca e tedesca. L'inglese in DTS ( fondamentalmente mediocre, purtroppo, piatto e ben poco dinamico) che è l'unica che ho usato per via del fatto che conosco bene questa sola lingua delle tre.Da quanto ne so non esiste una versione italiana in 3D (come sempre più spesso accade da anni) e questo è davvero triste, perchè se è vero che la lingua inglese per me non rappresenta un problema è anche vero che andrà a finire che godrò della visione di questo disco sempre da solo (...)il 3D non è molto evidente. Alcuni passaggi sono lievemente più riusciti della media in termini qualitativi (definitivamente piuttosto bassi).La maggior parte delle scene è scura. Il mio proiettore è di fascia top, con una profondità nelle ombre "proverbiale" (per essere un digitale, beninteso) per cui alla fine riesco a godere l'intero film, ma immagino che con proiettori meno "generosi" in apertura delle ombre questo film si possa godere ben poco.Per quanto riguarda la qualità video direi in definitiva che si tratti d'un bluray mediocre (naturalmente ho visionato anche la versione 2D, scarsa in termini di contrasto e dettaglio come la versione 3D).Il contenuto filmico invece è del tutto piacevole e pienamente godibile: uno spin-off riuscito sotto ogni punto di vista.Un minimo di spoiler (parziale): a parte gli elementi Han Solo, Chewbecca, Lando e Millenium Falcon si potrebbe considerare un film del tutto autonomo, pienamente godibile al di fuori del ciclo di Star Wars.La storia è consistente, gli effetti speciali spettacolari, i colpi di scena non mancano, la storia sentimentale del protagonista è sviluppata degnamente e gli attori sono all'altezza della situazione, sempre.Il film lo considero da otto pieno, uno dei migliori acquisti di quest'anno, indubbiamente.

To be honest I haven't watched the movie yet but when I saw this available at a great discounted price i bought it immediately. I m a massive STAR WARS fan & own most of them on steelbook & hence buying this was a no brainer!!This was the last release by SONY DADC & after this they haven't released a single MARVEL/DISNEY movie in the last 7 months which is so frustrating!! Some of the movies not yet released on bluray :1.ANT MAN AND THE WASP2.INCREDIBLES 23.RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET4. MARY POPPINS RETURNS5. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN ETC.CAPTAIN MARVEL is not yet available for Pre-order!! I mean what's wrong?? AVENGERS END GAME is coming up and I fear we might not get a bluray release for that epic movie!! 😭😭😭😭