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First footage shown at German press event...reaction was overall...


Positive??? Can't be right...could this actually not suck?

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bullshit

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bullshit as in it could not have received positive response or bullshit it didn't screen in Germany?

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Bullshit on the positive response

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👍 gotcha! Find it hard to believe myself...Germans seem very forgiving fans...TLJ is doing as well there as almost anywhere in Europe...probably why Lucasfilm chose them.

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Ah, that adds up, I was wondering why Germany of all places?

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WW2

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When Michael Cimino was making Heaven's Gate in 1979-80, executives at United Artists were allowed to see the rushes from time to time On the basis of those scenes, they saw a gorgeous film with superb production design that in their minds fully justified the exorbitant costs of the film. Unfortunately, they saw "moments", not how the film was eventually cut together. When UA finally saw Cimino's initial 5 hour cut, they were horrified. MORAL OF THE STORY: you can't make an evaluation on how good or bad a film might be on the basis of a scene or two carefully released to suggest the film is exciting. Is this story even true?

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No need to drop a paragraph to inform me that a book can't be judged by its cover😉 Did my post make it sound like I was convinced it was actually good? I figured my condescending tone gave way my true feeling.as far as the validity of my post...
http://theforce.net/story/front/The_Very_First_Reaction_To_Solo_A_Star_Wars_Story_Hits_The_Web_178344.asp

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What did I write that is so confusing...I still think it's gonna suck...just thought folks would be interested in the fact that Lucasfilm finally has the balls to show some of it to the public...the fact that some Germans liked it was of note...

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They should release it to the public! Online!

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Nah, they should just send it in the mail.

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Star Wars nerds lose their shit over anything Star Wars-related. They're certainly not going to show this footage to a room full of cinephiles who actually give a damn about story/character/cinematography/overall technique. Half the audience was probably grown-ass men dressed like Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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There was also positive reviews for Ghostbusters 2016. These days early reactions and reviews don't mean diddly.

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It turns out they were watching a so-called German "scheisse movie" instead of the Solo footage.

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Positive??? Can't be right...could this actually not suck?

Here is the piece of news:

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/906391/Star-Wars-Han-Solo-movie-leak-reactions-footage-shown-Munich

Basically, the shots looked good... which is no surprise since it has budget enough to look good. Damn, The Last Jedi was a shitty movie in spite of amazing shots like this one

https://media.wired.com/photos/5a345984dd6e67710f587117/master/pass/StarWarsMilitary-FINAL.jpg

Right now, the most likely outcome it's that Solo will be a shitty movie with beautiful shots, like Rogue One or Ep.VIII.

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I agree, TLJ was a gorgeous piece of s***.

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