I hate prequels as a matter of principle.
Rogue One I was willing to give a pass to, because it was at least a cool idea.
But a Han Solo prequel? That has got to be the laziest, most brain dead idea Disney ever came up with.
Recently I tweeted out a Forbe's article which I agreed with: Why I Want "Solo: A Star Wars Story" to Fail
Why I Want 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' To Fail via @forbes https://t.co/2o4dA0Grnr— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) February 2, 2018
...but then, after seeing the two trailers released yesterday, I'm beginning to think maybe it looks kind of cool after all. I'm thinking maybe I might want this movie to be great after all.
I don't know. So conflicted.
Tune-in in 3 months time for my review and see how I end up feeling about it.
Solo is such a great character -- my favourite character in the first two movies, really -- that I have no trouble giving the Mouse permission to go ahead with this particular prequel (along with possible subsequent Solo flicks). Not that I have high hopes. Given the talent involved, though, it should be slightly better than middling entertainment, which is good enough for this franchise.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool news, though.
Interesting. I also love Han Solo's character, which is precisely the reason I DIDN'T want a prequel, and I especially didn't want anyone other than Harrison Ford playing Han Solo.
ReplyDelete...but, the trailers look good, so... who knows!
Thanks for the link. That is pretty cool news. I hadn't heard before.
When Disney first announced they would have a new Star Wars universe film every other year, I thought "awesome", then, when they announced such brain dead ideas as a Han Solo prequel and a Boba Fett prequel, I thought "Ah crap. They're out of ideas."
But, now that we're getting this, and the new Rian Johnson trilogy, it looks like maybe they're finding some fresh ideas after all.