Be Excellent To Each Other

That continues to be one of the worst things humanity has ever produced; a real low point for our entire species.

Bit harsh; he only posted a video.

Is it wrong that I thought that was ace? Catchy too.

I have that game and I tried to play the Rancor level the other week. It's the one where it's s rampaging around the town and you control it by swinging your arms around.

Anyway, for some reason my Kinect thought that there was two people in the room so it wouldn't let me play a single player game.

Rubbish.

Solo kinda sucked. Just boring, some weird jarring cuts, and over reliance on nods to the other movies. Don't bother imo.

That guy being Han Solo was awful. Wouldn't matter that he looks nothing like Ford, but they should have picked someone with some charisma.

Boba Fett and Obi Wan movies are apparently in development. This is surely too much money chasing too few ideas.

You're not allowed to have a mysterious backstory anymore, not when Disney can milk that teat for millions. We need to know what Boba's teenage years were like, who his first love was and how he got out of the Scarlacc pit, gosh darnit!

I've known this for a while...

He got out?

Even Sarlaccs gotta poop.

Wasn't his back story covered in the prequels?

Only his childhood

How much further back do you want to go? Do you want to see his conception?!

[edit] Oh wait, I guess you do

Isn't Boba a clone?

Hubba Fett

Firstly, my original post was super sarcastic, but here's a real answer: The last we saw of Boba he'd just seen his 'Dad' get murdered by a Jedi. I reckon a lot of story fits between that and Jabba's Palace.

He spent the intervening years working on his suit with the help of his English butler, while fighting crime in his home town. After a big fight with Jabba it turns out they both had a mum called Mortha, and now they are best buds.

I imagine there's a lot of stories that could be successfully wrung out of Obi Wan's earlier life. Conversely, I've genuinely never understood the love for Boba Fett--especially when you focus on the first three films--because he does absolutely fuck all and it a total cipher of a character.

Fuck all that noise. It’s a big fucking universe. Stop filming the same ten characters and give me a KOTOR movie. Take some tiny creative chances, ffs.

Well, yes.

Have they confirmed mcgregor for the obi wan film yet? Last I’d heard he was looking set for a trilogy.

The reviews for Solo have been fairly good, even that grumpy guy in the Guardian liked it. The trailers look good and the Solo guy looks and sounds the part and seems fairly charming. I'm sure the kids and I will enjoy it tomorrow on the GIANT SCREEN THE SIZE OF FOUR BUSES.

Gaywood - they have done a film about minor unknown people they took a chance with - rogue one. It was great, you should watch it.

I'm with you on this one Bamba. One of my friends is a massive Boba Fett fan and it drives him crazy that I think he's pap!

But he looks super cool etc. It's fairly daft.

If we're going for mandalorian fanboyism, Sabine in Rebels is aces.

And get Taiki Waititi to write and direct!

Feex

I watched Anon t'other day, it was pretty good actually, interesting premise and nicely filmed.

So there you go, a new sci fi idea.

Plus bonus score on the Craster scale.

I'd watch an hour and a half of this:

Surely he’s a ghola, grown in one of the Bene Tleilax’s axolotl tanks.

THE SPICE MUST FLOW

50 minutes into Jumanji and it is fucking brilliant

Not brilliant enough to stay off your phone and watch though.

I was having a wee.

FILM REVIEW! Jumanji: Totally entertaining romp with many laugh out loud bits

That Robin Williams is really good in it too

It is a very entertaining film, in large part due to the Magic of Dwayne. But of course they should have made something original instead.

Says Captain "All the Star Wars".

Oh, it does. Manchester city centre is awash with Guild Navigators.

Well quite. That was sarcasm, see, aimed at the moaney grumpsters.

Jumanji is amazing! The Rock is superb, Jack Black is perfect, Karen Gillan is the best she has ever been. Kevin Hart is Kevin Hart.

Blues brothers is on itv4 right now. I'm loving it for the twentieth time.

Never had you marked as a lover of musi...

Deadpool 2. What a great film. Very silly and ott. Just what I wanted.

I watched Solo, I’m Han Solo.

And, for a change, I watched it on a decent cinema screen with 4K and the groovy sound stuff. Visually, it was spectacular throughout. I really enjoyed the spectacle and the visuals throughout. None of the CGI was ropey apart from one mafia boss at the start that looked like a sad penis.

Story wise, it’s a heist movie, only the heist is a bit crap and the obvious twist of “who is double crossing whom” get really daft at the end as there’s about 14 “Aha!” moments one after another. It’s a bit shit but it’s servicable for a big budget movie about space pirates.

The chap who plays Solo, I’m Han Solo, is probably the best bit of the film. He does a decent job of capturing an early Solo, I’m Han Solo, within the confines of the story. The mother of dragons is alright too. The romance between them holds the film together until the end and I thought they had some nice moments.

The rest of the cast get better treatment than, say, Rogue One and some of them have actual personalities but some just die off quickly without much fanfare. And surprise, fucking surprise, there’s a wacky robot character who provides the comic relief and is fucking irritating. Oh and a character who has four arms and is entirely CGI because that really works doesn’t it? No. No, it doesn’t. Well, not here.

Chewy on the other hand is brilliant. His introduction to Solo, I’m Han Solo, is great. Yeah, they overdo the usual schtick when he moans and Solo, I’m Han Solo, tells someone he said X and cue laughter or Solo, I’m Han Solo, says something and it’s implied Chewy said something hilarious. But regardless the camaraderie and chemistry between them is evident throughout and that’s what you Trekkie fans wanted wasn’t it? That and a bunch of call backs to previous films. You’ll get plenty of those. And we finally see how they did the Kelsell run in*snip* no, I couldn’t give a fuck.

And how Solo, I’m Han Solo, gets his full name can fuck off though. That was embarrassing.

Overall: a decent but wafer thin film just like the others. All visuals and little else but with a couple of decent performances and Solo, I’m Han Solo, and the Mother of Dragons were pretty good.

6/10

Just watched Solo. I thought it was great. Basically a heist/gangster film featuring our fav lovable Rogue.

The lead has the Solo swagger, and the furball is great.

MiniKov loved it

I enjoyed Solo as well. Went in expecting it to be a a Saturday morning B picture. Was not disappointed. IMO it’s the only way to watch any SW films

Did you wait 'til after the credits to be disappointed by the no additional secret trailers?

Yes

I went to see Solo last night with Master Z and thought it was decent.

Hadn't read any reviews or seen spoilz so was pleasantly surprised. Worth the price of admission for the droid /set / costume designs alone.