Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) ✦ Reaction & Review ✦ Let's get some Han Solo backstory...

This is a movie reaction to my first time watching Solo: A Star Wars Story, released in 2018 and directed by Ron Howard. I absolutely loved getting some backstory on Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian! While this movie doesn't rank anywhere near the top out of all the Star Wars films, I still had a great time. Make sure to stick around to the end of this video for my full thoughts and review and thank you so much for watching!
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[@kaiielle]

Thanks for watching my reaction to Solo! What a fun movie. Up next is Rogue One, followed by Episodes 7-9. And for the 250 of you that are going to comment "Please watch Clone Wars!"... yes, I will be starting that when I've finished the movies. 😊 Individual episode reactions are going to be Patreon-exclusives and then for KZbin I will create and upload overall season thoughts & reaction highlights. I'll be announcing when they're going to start over on Patreon, as I'm going to be launching a super awesome special offer. 👀 So stay tuned. Excited to dive into that. That being said, I'm also looking forward to getting into some other movies outside of the Star Wars franchise (which is why TCW is going to be for Patrons). patreon.com/kaiielle ✨ Peep other FAQ: kaiielle.com/faq

[@Poyoyo7]

clone wars Kreygasm, thanks u!

[@GingerNipples]

Will you be doing Rebels as well if you enjoy Clone Wars? I know you have a lot of Star Wars coming, but Rebels is just as good, if not better than Clone Wars and I would actually say is more important for watching The Mandalorian than Clone Wars.

[@kaiielle]

It's not on the list but depending on how I like Clone Wars, I can definitely add it to watch before I get to The Mandalorian. I'll see what Patreon folks think since these TV show reactions are being done for them.

[@FreddieHg37]

Hi Kaiielle! Great reaction as per usual! Now that you've seen the movie and you've touched on the Han Solo casting for the movie, you might want to take a look at the Deep fake video for Solo that Shamook made using young Harrison Ford's face (Shamook got hired by Lucasfilm to work with them not that long ago by the way), that video really makes you appreciate Alden Ehrenreich so much more, I mean, he's a very convincing Han/Harrison and he's got the facial expressions, gestures, manerisms down, if it really was released with Harrison Ford's face, you wouldn't believe it wasn't him. That was just it and thank you so very much for the video, have a nice rest of your day!!!

[@kaiielle]

@@FreddieHg37 Thanks so much! Funny, I've actually already seen that. It is really amazing!

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

The more I watch Solo, the more I absolutely love watching the movie. Han's sarcasm is amazing, the story of how he got the Falcon and how he got to know Lando and get caught up with Jabba is interesting.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

And I absolutely love all the OT music that perfectly links this to the OT. The Imperial March when the voice said "Join the Empire" and other stuff after Han escaped through the gate and shortly during the battle where Beckett was first introduced, the music from ANH where Luke and Han were fighting the 4 TIE fighters, the music when Han Leia and C-3PO were out running (flying) the TIEs in the asteroid field, and Duel of the Fates, twice, when Maul was introduced at the end. And when Han shot Beckett, Beckett was about to shoot Han to see if he was paying attention, and that was put in there to prove Han is aware of people around him now, but I also agree where I think it's a callback to ANH where the ongoing meme of "Han shot first" is still circulating in the world.

[@runshouse]

This film is under rated and suffered from an angry fandom that HATED episode 8.

[@DannX68]

Not entirely true, I LOVED episode 8 and hated Solo. I know quite a few others who feel the same.

[@havok6280]

@@DannX68 agree. TLJ is probably my 3rd favorite Star Wars movie. My biggest complaint about Solo is that Disney fired Lord and Miller. Also the recon for the orgin on Han's name was silly.

[@DannX68]

@@havok6280 That "Solo" thing was THE most stupid and cringe-worthy thing in the entire franchise. Also, I think dragon lady is a bland actress. And the trope of the "you can't trust anyone"-person turning out to be the villain. Ugh.

[@Jumpman67]

@@DannX68 well yea I guess if your radar is so off you like tlj then you probably won’t like Solo

[@grife3000]

I think the episode 8 hate is just a small segment of fans that is very loud on the internet. The movie was great, and since it made millions upon millions, it seems that lots of others agree. Unless everyone was hating it and just seeing it multiple times to write down all of their objections that they'd go in and type on their message boards.

[@greenmonsterprod]

In tone, "Solo" is very much like the original "Star Wars" was in 1977: a fast-paced, fun adventure. And, thus far, it's the closest we've gotten to a movie version of the beloved Han Solo novels published between the release of "Star Wars" and TESB. It's my favorite of the Disney era, and one of my favorites overall.

[@daltonio6001]

Fun fact: Warwick Davis is actually playing his same character you noticed in Phantom Menace

[@timothywhitfield8785]

Warwick is so many characters we may never find them all LOL - he plays two characters at the same time in the Pod Race in EP1

[@rhannah7873]

@@timothywhitfield8785 Yeah, doesn't he also play Anakin's Rodian friend?

[@Gabriel_Cook]

@@rhannah7873 Correct.

[@mathmexican4234]

When you said "Whats the Maw?" I had to say out loud "Nothing, whats the Maw-duh with you?"

[@kaiielle]

Oh my god LOL

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

You win the internet today. 😂😂

[@CaptainAmercia]

So that was indeed Darth Maul at the end. The Clone Wars is of course the answer lol Since Rogue One Star Wars has really started to dive into characters or story arcs from the shows such as The Clone Wars ands Rebels. For one they do an amazing job at introducing these characters for people like yourself who have never watched the shows so it's not a most watch thing only if you want to know the backstory behind characters such as Maul and how he lived. Only part of Star Wars media i recommend watching Clone War's for is Season 2 of The Mandalorian. But everything from the Sequels to even Season 1 of Mando it's 100% fine to have zero knowledge of the events of the Clone Wars. Overall not a big Solo fan compared to Rogue One which i loved. Excited for your Rogue One reaction this was the first Star Wars spin off film coming out a year after The Force Awakens a really hype time for Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - 19 BBY Solo: A Star Wars Story - 13-10 BBY Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - 0 BBY Solo takes place around 5 to 9 years after Revenge of the Sith and the formation of the Empire and a good 10 years before we see Han again in A New Hope so pretty early Empire stuff.

[@FreddieHg37]

Buddy, I think you made a mistake with the "Revenge of the Jedi"

[@CaptainAmercia]

@@FreddieHg37 Oh yeah your right lol I was chatting about the original title for Return of the Jedi right before i wrote this comment so maybe it auto corrected or my brain just went into auto pilot and typed in "Revenge of the Jedi"

[@FreddieHg37]

@@CaptainAmercia That's alright, I understand…

[@Elijah_Elias]

Woah, if this takes place 5 years after ROTS then that means Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is happening at the same time 🤯

[@CaptainAmercia]

@@Elijah_Elias 13-10 BBY (estimated) but from my understanding the main events of the film take place in 10 BBY putting it 9/8 years after Order 66 and 5ish years after Jedi Fallen Order. Takes pace around the time of the Obi Wan show which is set in 10 BBY

[@tplunke]

Remember when in Episode 5 when C3PO said that the Millennium Falcon has the most peculiar dialect. That is because they uploaded L3 into the nav computer.

[@slaya8065]

I know I’m 3 months late but at the start of the movie Han Solo is the standard imperial trooper, stormtroopers were actually elite troopers just in everything we have seen them in the main characters just have plot armor

[@GeoffreyToday]

I loved Solo, it's a blast. I love Alden as Han too, he may not look like Harrison Ford, but he looks like Han Solo if that makes sense. Like, he nails the attitude and mannerisms, I can see this guy being the Han Solo of the original trilogy ten years down the road.

[@onemoreminute0543]

Oh yeah. I was cautious of how well Ehrenreich would fill in that huge role but he really did nail it :)

[@Epulor1]

I really enjoyed this movie as well, but it opened my eyes to something. In the SW universe everyone feels superior to droids. The only droid we have seen that is a staunch supporter of droid’s rights, who enjoys her freedom, is deactivated and downloaded into a ship! Forever doomed to obey the pilot. Food for thought…

[@kaiielle]

😥😥😥

[@gen.mayhem981]

24:50 Chewbacca was a leader in the Clone Wars, he should have known what a hologram was

[@mattperiolat]

Greetings! So… I stumbled onto this thanks to the Revan revealed video showing up on my feed yesterday. 24 hours and seven videos later (yeah, didn’t get much work done today. Shocking, I know), was proud to add my name to the Patreon support and it feels so wonderful to be reminded by a new arrival why I love Star Wars so much. Some may gatekeep, I choose to sit by the side of the road and whenever I see someone new walking the path, I smile. Because they have discovered what I have loved from my earliest memories and, thanks to them and you, it will continue after I am gone. Now, to Solo - I think the movie is underrated myself. It’s pretty entertaining and wonderful to see new actors in familiar roles. Personally, I’m equally delighted Emilia Clarke is getting work that gets her out of Daenerys’s shadow. Not a knock on Thrones or her, you just fear the typecast, ya know? Truth is, IMHO, I think Solo actually improves after you have seen Clone Wars and Rebels. You’ll see what I mean when you get there. So, that’s it. Happy to have seen, happy to be aboard and… well, as a wise Jedi once said “You have taken your first steps into a larger world.”

[@kaiielle]

Wow, thank you so much! This comment has really made my day. Funny, I wasn't even gonna put the Revan reveal up on KZbin but good thing I did! Glad you're enjoying the reactions and how that prompted you to come join the Patreon crew. That means a lot. Thank you again!

[@mattperiolat]

@@kaiielle No, thank YOU. You’re the one who chose to to try Star Wars on for size and then share the impact. It’s brave being a content creator. So, good on you.

[@littleredruri]

"Little something I picked up from my pal Needles. Best street racer in all of Corellia. Till he crashed. And died... doing THIS-" love this movie so much

[@ScarletFury]

Ironic you say that the music wasn't as good as John Williams, because both John Williams and John Powell collaborated on the score to this movie, though it was mostly John Powell's work for the original music. Williams only worked on a few select tracks XD

[@fnglert]

The Imperial March playing over the recruitment ad at the starport means it's canon, in universe. My headcanon is that when The Emperor lands on the second Death Star and you hear the Imperial March play it's an off-screen marching band of stormtroopers playing it.

[@kaiielle]

Ooh I like this!

[@fnglert]

@@grandadmiralthrawn712 Entirely possible. I've not watched Rebels though.

[@Progger11]

@@fnglert That is why you fail.

[@andrew-jv7iv]

Great review. Always makes me chuckle when someones point of reference for Jon Favreau is Friends :)

[@jasonelliott5726]

I saw the first Star Wars film in theater in 1977 when I was six years old. Changed my life, and the world, forever. I've watched a lot of reactions in the last few years. Love watching people fall in love with these stories that have been a sacred part of my life. After discovering you a few days ago and binging the saga with you, I was stoked to see Solo waiting for me when I got home from work. I think your reactions are my favorite. Can't wait for more! (Also, don't you wonder how Maul is alive?)

[@kaiielle]

I know Maul's comeback is covered in The Clone Wars series which I will be starting probably next month. :)

[@kaiielle]

Also thank you for saying mine are your favourite! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@eduardocolazo8265]

@@kaiielle YESSSS CLONE WARSS❤️❤️

[@onemoreminute0543]

Fun fact : The original directors for this film were Lord and Christopher Miller, who are perhaps best known 'The Lego Movie'. :)

[@M0b1us_118]

And 21 Jump, 22 Jump Street, and Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.

[@ashwinder156]

My read of Qi'ra is that she is firmly in the pirate life and everything else is secondary. Whether out of fear for her life or newfound ambition, idk. Like you said we don't get much on her cuz she's just playing the femme fatale role here. My read of it seeing this a second time here is that she clearly does still have feelings for Han so she was hoping she could work it out that she could kill Dryden (love his half cape btw) to spare Han but if he doesn't stand directly behind her to give her that opportunity, I think she might reluctantly kill Han. Pretty sure they planned a sequel, and yeah probably dropped after how this did. They may circle round to it later with a Lando centric movie? People LOVED his performance.

[@phj223]

45:25 "Hey, remember? You lost her to me fair and square!"

[@wolviespartan]

Pete Becker....? Jon Favreau the saviour of Star Wars (with Dave Filoni ofc). That made me laugh :) still loving the reactions, looking forward to the next ones.

[@onemoreminute0543]

'the saviour of Star Wars' Highly debatable, though I once had the same opinion as you:)

[@davidjames468]

To find out more of Q'ira, read Most Wanted. Also, there's another upcoming novel later this year. Also, there's a lot of stories told in the comicbooks of the last 3 years starting with The War of The Bounty Hunters crossover, continuing into the Crimson Reign crossover, and just recently wrapping up the Hidden Empire crossover. All of these comicbooks are set between Episodes V and VI. The novels are either before Solo, or during Solo during the time not covered. I haven't read Most Wanted yet, but her picture's on the cover with Han, but this may focus more on him than her, but the novel coming out later this year (by E. K. Johnston) is supposed to be about Dryden Voss pulling Q'ira off of Corellia. There's also a comicbook series of Han called Imperial Cadet, one with Lando: Double or Nothing, another of an older Lando (original trilogy time) just called Lando, an original trilogy time one called Han Solo, and a one-shot called Beckett. There may be one for Chewie in Canon, but I'm not certain as I know there's one in Legends for Chewbacca. And they're wrapping up the story told in the Han Solo and Chewbacca comicbook series soon if not already done. So lots of reading available to you, along with the Solo novelization. Happy reading, and May The Force Be With You!

[@havok6280]

The Maw was a cluster of black holes located in the Kessel sector of the Outer Rim Territories, at the center of the Maw Nebulae. The ionizing gases being drawn into it made the cluster visible and made it one of the Wonders of the Galaxy.

[@benschultz1784]

In the recent Star Wars comic book run, Qi'ra is the reason why it took over a year for Luke, Leia, Chewie and Lando to get Han back. She intercepted Boba Fett and stole Han's carbonite block and planned to auction him off. Darth Vader stole Han back to trap Luke again, but in the end Boba Fett retrieved Han back for Jabba.

[@davidjames468]

SPOILERS!!!!!!

[@jeriah4k218]

Just so you know nobody looks up they cast I think it’s way more fun to call people out as I see them

[@anthonyancona2643]

L37, Lando's Droid insinuates that she and Lando have a romantic relationship. In my mind that must be painful. Lol. I want to see more of Darth Maul! "The dark side of the Force is a a pathway to many abilities, some would consider to be ...unnatural! "

[@turntsnaco824]

I think this was the best SW spin-off movie. It probably feels the most detached from the other movies, but in a good way....the same way Star Trek Deep Space 9 feels removed from other Star Trek shows, which gives it a unique flavor. This feels like a very different side of the Star Wars universe than what we're used to seeing, and at a time when the series was starting to feel a little overplayed, I found that very welcome. I actually don't know anyone who saw this movie in theaters who didn't like it, so I was very surprised to hear that it bombed, but I think it was basically because a lot of people just weren't even willing to give it a chance, after The Last Jedi.

[@Quisty]

Your opinions of this film pretty much matched mine, so that was cool. I loved the reactions; it has been a blast going on the star wars journey with you, and getting your perspective on the films. Looking forward to Rogue One! May the force be with you :D

[@vinnycordeiro]

If that movie had been made in the 70s, people would be saying it was one of the best Star Wars movies ever. The problem is that Star Wars fandom can be very toxic, and I don't like it. This movie in particular had many production problems, including a change of director (the original duo was released due to "creative differences" with Disney, and word in the street says that their original plan was for a full-on comedy instead of an action movie with comic reliefs), but in the end it delivered a good background for the character we learned to love. However, I read an idea some time ago on Twitter that I would pay real money to happen: a Lando series. The episodes would start with Billy Dee Williams at a sabacc game, then when he started telling a story of his past adventures Donald Glover would come to screen. I know it's not gonna happen, but I'd like to think that this could work. :)

[@thomasmcmaster48]

When you watch clone wars, watch it in chronological order because timeline is out of order if you were to watch it in release order.

[@AZLadyVamp]

Love your reviews at the end of the movies, especially when you add in actors !. I like Solo more after watching it a few times than I did after the first. It kinda grows on you. Enjoy Rogue One - and I am anticipating "Andor" when it finally comes out. The Mandalorian is great, and looking forward to Kenobi.

[@nathancruz9172]

42:12 you definitely need to watch the clone wars to rebels, when Darth maul was around season 4, 5, and 7 in the clone wars and rebels season 2-3.

[@bidwell13]

46:43 you are actually watching it in the correct order cause Solo is before Rogue One. Enfys Nest talks about a character that’s in Rogue One and Rogue One goes right into Episode 4. A couple things the costume Beckett wears to get into the Kessel mines was the same costume Lando wore at Jabba’s palace in Episode 6. Also the cape Qi’ra tries on in Lando’s closet is the same one that Lando wears in Episode 5. This is also the first movie that we learn how old Chewy really is which would explain why Yoda had such a good relationship with the Wookies seeing how they both have long lifespans. Apparently if Lucasfilm hadn’t put Ron Howard as director we would’ve gotten a very different movie. Lord & Miller was going a different way from what Lucasfilm wanted and wouldn’t budge. The one good thing they did was cast Alden Ehnrenreich as Han cause he was great as Han. He even got praise from Harrison Ford who skipped the premiere so as he put it “Alden could have his night”. He didn’t want to steal any attention from Alden which he probably wouldn’t have much. The press would’ve probably wanted photos of the two and asked them questions about each other.

[@michaelschroeck2254]

I didn’t hate this movie. It wasn’t the best but so many people hated it. I honestly did not need to see some origin stuff of Han…. I like the mystery and what my own imagination came up with…. But I think it stands alone as a good movie. Woody was great in this movie. I think the problem wax fans were so mad from Last Jedi that they decided to just hate it out of spite.

[@cluelessman1437]

can’t wait to see your reaction to rogue one

[@jjkehrley]

I find it so ironic that your feelings of Ehrenreich as Han and Glover as Lando are polar opposites! I thought Ehrenreich was fine as Han, but I felt like Glover NAILED Lando! 🤣

[@mjenningssmith]

Han shot first!

[@redfivestandingbye3668]

As a kid I loved the Han Solo trilogy of books. They're called The Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit and Rebel Dawn. They had three books to flesh out Han's backstory and it was awesome! It had a very different version of the Kessel run. Han working for Jabba The Hutt and a bunch of cool stuff I won't spoil. So for me that will always be my favorite back story for Han Solo and Chewbacca. However as an alternate universe story this film is dope as hell! Honestly I'm sad it flopped because I'd definitely be down to see more adventures of young Han Solo and Chewbacca. Also Lando absolutely steals the show in this film! If my younger self saw this film it would blow their mind! I definitely think the end of this is a Han shot first reference. In the original 1977 version of A New Hope Han shoots Greedo before Greedo even has a chance to shoot. Speaking of that... I wish they'd release all of the different the versions of Star Wars. My favorite version is the 1997 special editions Because my Dad took me to see them in the theater and i had the VHS box set growing up. I'd love to be able to see that version again. I feel like people would be much less upset about the changes if every version was readily available. And we probably wouldn't still be fighting about who shot first. My only big complaint about this film is Qi'ra. Maybe this is because of the Original trilogy and the EU books but I love Han and Leia together. I have no interest in seeing Han with someone else especially when I know it's not gonna work out. In most of this film Qi'ra is there as Han's love interest and we don't get to know her or really see her outside of that relationship. That kinda sucks because I think she could have been an awesome character maybe she still will be. I mean they were clearly setting something up with her and Darth Maul. However given that this film was a collosal flop... I don't know anything will come of that sadly. It was awesome to see Maul again though! Especially since they got the original actor Ray Park alongside Sam Witwer providing the voice! Also I agree L3 is kind of annoying... However the way droids are treated within the Star Wars universe was always this horrible unspoken thing. It was kinda cool seeing it actually get called out for once.

[@Progger11]

I hate to break your heart, pal, but those books? They're the alternate timeline story. This movie is the canon version.

[@stalefurset9444]

@@Progger11 Only if you accept Disney Star Wars as canon. That is optional.

[@redfivestandingbye3668]

@@Progger11 canon can be whatever you want it to be. My canon Version of the Star Wars universe doesn't have to look like like yours. It certainly doesn't have to be what some corporate suit at Disney/Lucasfilm says.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Any romance Han has is obviously doomed to failure until he finds Leia. The Solo trilogy played this up to the hilt, giving him numerous flings, the most serious relationship being with Bria Tharen, who eventually betrays him in order to take treasure they'd stolen to fund the Rebel Alliance. This sours Han badly on the idea of fighting for a cause. Qi'ra definitely has some shades of Bria in her, but not nearly so altruistic.

[@mikegoodwin2386]

I didn't even know there was another SOLO trilogy of books. When you mentioned PARADISE SNARE, HUTT GAMBIT, REBEL DAWN, I was like "what?" I read, multiple times, HAN SOLO AT STARS END, HAN SOLO'S REVENGE, and HAN SOLO AND THE LOST LEGACY as a kid and really enjoyed them. They came out in 1979-80. There was also a LANDO trilogy of books that came out not too long after that that I also enjoyed. I probably still have all those . . . somewhere.

[@BloodyDrongo]

Watching your reaction to this movie was like seeing it for very first time. Thank you.

[@danielmorency2242]

Thanks Kaiielle... I needed this. :)

[@kaiielle]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Jerome616]

I love this movie so much, it’s just so much fun.

[@spyrostrik7934]

Sometimes I forget this movie exists, not to say it's a bad movie but for me it doesn't really add anything I am interested in. Probably because I'm not a big han solo fan

[@onemoreminute0543]

Very unpopular opinion: I think Han Solo is a slightly overrated character in Star Wars. He's not as complex as Luke or Anakin. He has depth, but not as much. I think he kind of got played for laughs by the time of ep 6. He's good fun though- works well for a movie like this :)

[@zaandarbrow]

God i hate how the subtitles said MAUL spoilers but still good XD

[@Corndog642]

I had a lot of doubts going in to Solo but I was happily surprised by how much fun it was. I liked the callbacks though there were probably more than was needed for one movie. I just had a good time and that’s kinda the point of it. Fwiw, I’ve been a fan of Star Wars since 1977 and I love Ep. 8 and consider it my favorite of the sequels. I still really don’t get all of the hate for it. So many people think their idea of Star Wars is better but I think RJ did a fantastic job. I wish he could’ve done Ep.9 as well.

[@OakhheartIX]

I really enjoyed Solo. It's ... different, but in a good way! And the more I watch it, the more I like it. I agree that Alden Ehrenreich did an excellent job. And it must have been very difficult, not only to catch some of Harrison's mimics, but to tackle that specific role. Han Solo is so iconic that anyone trying to portray him is bound to get some backlash. Ehrenreich was great!

[@husseinabd-alraheem8618]

You must watch the clone wars, maul is a very big part in it, it is between e2 and e3

[@johnb.1224]

Greatly enjoyed your reaction to Solo and can't wait for you to see Rouge One!

[@BullyBottom1220]

This movie is great, it's better than any of the prequels.

[@ryrysmom2004]

I keep forgetting the characters name but near the start of the movie the alien with 4 arms is voiced by Jon Favreau. Jon Favreau is very very important to how Star Wars is how it is today with the animated shows.

[@kaiielle]

Rio! The character who should have been in the whole damn movie. 😭

[@markjuarez1791]

Very underrated movie, Solo is quite good. The Lando/L3 relationship is.....odd. I guess I didn't get it. I swear I thought that droid was going to start singing "Fight Song" during that liberation of droids scene. Aside from that, very enjoyable film.

[@JaydenXV]

I understand why this movie bombed so hard but I did not agree with the hate it got just because it came after probably the worst Star Wars movie (the last jedi). It was a fun movie and it served its purpose!

[@Nuuksgirl]

Hi again, the mountain scenes where filmed in The Dolomites in Italy, Savareen was in the Canary Islands. Luke and Leia were about 9-10 years old in the time line of this movie. This is in the top 3 Star wars movies along with Rogue One for me. Enfys Nest is my favorite in this movie because she's in the begining stages of the Rebel Alliance and I am 100% a Rebel Alliance person, no dark side for me. If you want to know more about Qira read the Solo novelization it tells what she went through between Lady Promixa and Dryden Vos.

[@kaiielle]

Thank you!

[@IDyce88]

so this film is set after Episode 3 but before Rogue One and Episode 4: New Hope. Han Solo grew up in what many consider the darkest times...when the Empire were at their peak of strength...no one challenged the Empire in those days...and the mention of Darth Vader was just...a terrifying thing...hardly anyone ever spoke of him. But slowly people were begining to fight back...and the Rebel Alliance and been formed yet...but people were beginning to have ideas of rebellion. in the Clone Wars the Wookies sided with the Republic so once the Empire took over they enslaved the Wookies...kind of sucks for them...but hey at least the wookies took the right side and helped the good side. Crimson Dawn are not to be trusted...no one who stands under their banner is to be trusted...they have links to the underworld...to the dark side...they may not like the Empire...but they get power from wherever they can find it...including similar sources to the Empire star destroyer appears Me: well that's not good :/

[@demoscat]

I think the rear end of the stolen car at the beginning of the movie was inspired by an early 1960's Ford Falcon. :)

[@RedLP5000S]

That would make total sense. Ford FALCON = Millennium FALCON :)

[@verdantdruid]

Can't wait for Rogue One. It's my favorite.

[@kaiielle]

Stay tuned for that in the upcoming week!

[@SilentBob731]

Unpopular opinion: Solo is better than Rogue One. This is a hill upon which I will perish, if I must. 😁

[@kaiielle]

Damn, that IS an unpopular opinion and I'm so glad you own it! I really need to rewatch Solo.

[@wyldink1]

I love this movie. Easily my favorite of the Disney era Star Wars flicks.

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

Yeah Maul is revealed to have survived in the Clone Wars cartoon.

[@kaiielle]

I just finished watching the entire show! It was so good.

[@thewheatharvester9156]

L-3, droid freedom! Also gets her brain enslaved in the Falcon’s Nav computer.

[@Nooraldeen4677]

You must see Rough One .. its the best movie after the first six episodes

[@ezz_breezy]

I’m pretty sure this was supposed to be a trilogy but it flopped so they never went forward with it. Makes me sad that this film came before the Star Wars live action TV era. I feel like it would’ve done better in that format and we would’ve gotten more of the story they clearly wanted to tell.

[@travisfoster1071]

A movie that suffered from 3 separate directors, multiple scripts, and over 70% of the footage being reshot. If this had not been the case, it would have been a decent film.

[@djsugarbear6715]

This is a decent movie ..some really great scenes and characters

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

it still is decent. I've loved watching it the more I watch it.

[@onemoreminute0543]

@@djsugarbear6715 Yeah it's not bad. They still pulled a pretty solid film together. I would have liked to see (or know) what the Millers version was like though :)

[@Elijah_Elias]

I enjoyed this movie A LOT in the Theatre. I was fortunate to have also been able to get one of the Collector’s Buckets for my popcorn. Although, I know a lot of other Star Wars fans didn’t really like it. I never understood why.

[@kaiielle]

Because Star Wars fans are the biggest haters of Star Wars out there. 😂

[@Elijah_Elias]

@@kaiielle true, most of them anyways.

[@Deft002]

KL during the Phantom Menace: I'm a Darth Maul fan now. KL during Solo after Darth Maul is cut in half: :/

[@kaiielle]

😂 A couple people had spoiled in KZbin comments that Darth Maul comes back in The Clone Wars series. I wasn't expecting him in Solo, and was surprised to see him. But we got literally like 30 seconds of him, and he wasn't dueling or doing anything cool. 😞

[@Deft002]

@@kaiielle Ahh I see, sorry you were spoiled that! Definitely do check out Clone Wars and Rebels though. His story is pretty important to many things. Great reaction and looking forward to more to come! (Kotor 2 hopefully)

[@kaiielle]

@@Deft002 KOTOR 2 will be streamed on Twitch every Tuesday as soon as KOTOR 1 is done. This channel is def going to be focused on movie reactions and less gaming content. Join us over there if you're interested!

[@ajmeyers5661]

I hadn't seen this movie because I heard that it was terrible, but after this review I think I will go watch it. Tks!

[@PKryik]

Tis always good to make one's own opinion.

[@MalcomMcLeod]

I just can't stay awake during this movie. I don't know why, but no moments landed for me felt very flat.🤔

[@colinstamper7876]

Darth maul comes back back from the dead and we get "huh...neat" 🤣

[@kaiielle]

Well yeah, he wasn't being a BADASS and fighting! And it was just a hologram! I would have been bouncing off my seat if he had appeared any other way. (Also, it had been spoiled for me by other KZbin commenters that he didn't actually die in The Phantom Menace. Unfortunately, I had been told he is in The Clone Wars series.)

[@colinstamper7876]

@@kaiielle ah see I didn't think you already knew based on other reactions 😅 that's too bad!

[@kaiielle]

@@colinstamper7876 Yeah, people who spoil in YT comments make me 😡

[@ashwinder156]

Did you know Maul was still alive? Was surprised that you didn't flip out at that haha

[@kaiielle]

Yeah, it had been spoiled that he comes back in The Clone Wars series. Wasn't expecting him in this movie LOL.

[@ashwinder156]

@@kaiielle oh no! Yeah I had known he was back but did NOT expect him to tie in here at all haha This watch I noticed that Dryden says something like "You know who I work for and what he can do." That might have been some foreshadowing for Clone Wars fans, idk I still havent finished yet haha

[@drb6771]

I thought this movie was a lot better than the reviews. The only thing I didn't like about Ehrenreich's Solo was his voice. Other than that, he was pretty good. So yeh Beckett was always on the side of himself so that's why he was flip flopping. It seemed to me Qi'ra somehow got into that lifestyle, and it was too hard for her to get out. Then once she killed Dryden and took over that power kept her sucked in. I was surprised you didn't mention Paul Bettany as Dryden. (VISION!!!) Loved Chewie, Lando, the Millennium Falcon!! Loved the mention of doing the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs! (not if you round down budddy!!!🤣) Yeah I would say Han shooting first was a nod to him shooting first in A New Hope. He learned!! Loved Han winning the Falcon from Lando "fair and square" a nod to when they first meet in The Empire Strikes Back. All in all it was a fun movie and I enjoyed it. Once you put the Star Wars logo on a movie the expectations go through the roof! Is it my favorite no, is it the worst, again no. I put it in front of Ep 2 and 8 any and every day. I can't wait for your Rogue One reaction!! Top 5!! Sorry this is so long. 😬

[@onemoreminute0543]

Though the sequel to this film has been all but cancelled, they have continued the story of Qira in the SW comic series 'War of the Bounty Hunters' :)

[@churchofthegoldenone4577]

Darth Maul wasn't supposed to be the villain at the end of the movie it was supposed to be Prince Xisor from an old Legends storyline Xisor was a Falleen who ran the Black Sun organization which Crimson Dawn was based on. When ron Howard asked who Prince Xisor was the entire production staff was too stupid to look him up on wookiepedia to find his image or any background to develop the character. So Darth Maul was a late half-assed addition that luckily worked out. Don't hold your breath for an on screen follow up, especially after ray Park's offscreen behaviour since by posting revenge porn of his wife online.

[@nightshade7240]

Having grown up with the extended universe and being aware of all the intricacies and elements of the original Han backstory and the omission of some bits of it, this movie was not what I wanted it to be. Was it bad? No, it would have been a great star wars film if it wasn't retconning of Hans origin story, especially as Disney decanonised the whole of the extended universe and stopped us ever seeing the possibility of movies from one of the most amazing series in all of the star wars universe, that being the x-wing books written by the brilliant Michael A. Stackpole. When they announced rogue one, so many fans were so excited that it was the start of something that it turned out not to be. Casting was great, story was shit, acting was a little all over the place.

[@crocdoctor7581]

This one was really good but eh not as good as the other movie But love it. also Love the Darth Maul Cameo 😊and also if you want answers about Kira go to star wars comics you'll find a lot more answers about her and many other things about star wars note comics labeled Cannon mean that they are true and they actually happened in the movie universe and comics labeled Legends means they did not but they are basing a lot of the new star wars content from Legends material so maybe check them out also if you feel like it awesome video as always😊👍

[@phazegate7578]

Great reaction as always. Can't wait for Rogue One.

[@kaiielle]

Thank you! Look out for Rogue One this upcoming week!

[@phazegate7578]

@@kaiielle Will do. Needed this today, so glad you uploaded. Currently sick with covid so.

[@kaiielle]

@@phazegate7578 Oh no! Hopefully the recovery is quick!

[@phazegate7578]

@@kaiielle hoping so.

[@Ragbab84]

Donald Glover was a perfect Lando❤

[@x_warhog_x8701]

I loved this movie but some people just want to find fault with everything and anything.

[@vissenekku]

I'm really confused about the final fight. SPOILERS So why is Dryden even trying to kill Han? After it turned out he never betrayed him. Only Beckett did. I guess he got kind of confused about who betrayed who.

[@rhannah7873]

No reaction to the Darth Maul reveal? Did you know he was alive?

[@kaiielle]

Did you miss me gasp and have an open mouth for like 10 seconds? Also yes, previous commenters had already spoiled that Darth Maul comes back in The Clone Wars series. I just had no idea he'd be in Solo!

[@rhannah7873]

@@kaiielle I guess I did miss that. Sucks that his return was spoiled for you.

[@kaiielle]

@@rhannah7873 Yeah, I was a bit bummed by that. 😞 Oh well. Some people can't help themselves and have to let you know about things coming up in stuff you haven't seen yet.

[@panosort9032]

You have to see rogue one!!!

[@kaiielle]

It's next!

[@Jimbo7]

Ive been loving these star wars reactions, and I'd just like to make a suggestion for when you watch the clone wars. While the later seasons are absolutely fucking brilliant, the first 2-3 seasons are definitely a "kids" show and can kind of drag. I'm not saying you shouldn't watch them, but it might be best to maybe only record the important episodes from those first couple seasons (which I'm sure someone from your patreon or discord might be able to help decide). I've just seen a lot of reactors start the clone wars and end up giving up or the series fizzling out because it really is a LOT of work to do for some of these 3-4 episode arcs that are pretty much filler in the grand scheme of the series. Of course I will be watching either way, but I just don't want you to get burnt out putting in so much effort for some of those worse/less-important episodes.

[@TheUncleBungle]

During the droid liberation scene, if you shout "Dracarys" every time Qi'ra throws a grenade, it makes it a whole lot more fun 😂😂 I've loved Star Wars since the early 80's, and I love this film, it didn't do well in cinemas, not because it's a bad movie, but for some reason they changed the release date from just before Christmas, to May, the problem with that was, Avengers Infinity War came out a few weeks before 😕 Some people don't like the Han depiction, because they're expecting Harrison Ford, but they're forgetting that Han isn't the A New Hope Han yet, he's still young, wet behind the ears, eager, still in positive mode, he's not seen any of the galaxy yet If you have questions about, why is Maul back when he got chopped in half in The Phantom Menace?? 🤔 The Clone Wars animated series has the answers!!

[@DemonicVirtue]

Great reaction! The reason it flopped was because of the backlash the sequels received and so the aftershocks of disappointment fell on Solo, unfortunately and unfairly. Understandably, the people had a very sour taste in their mouths after the way the sequel trilogy was made and handled, story script and development wise. No hate towards the actors, they're amazing people. I personally am a very passionate SW fan, I did not like the sequel trilogy that Diseny made, but I'm not a hateful zealot that some of these fans are and quite sadly, imo, to me they seem very hateful and destructive and I will never associate with such people. This movie, however, stands strong alone, apart from the trilogies, as an origin story and I will always support the want for Solo 2. It is debatable, that this movie was necessary. It's not adding anything major to the Skywalker saga or its story, but personally, I quite enjoyed it nonetheless - its fun and did great by exploring the orign stories for Han and Lando as well as bringing in new and interesting characters. It gave us a tad bit more Maul and what he's been up to since the Clone Wars { running Crimson Dawn }. Disney did really well with this one and I hope they continue to. Solo doesn't need to contribute to the "main" saga that much, just keep it fun. Ever since the movie was announced, already then I understood and expected it to be its own thing. Solo 2-3 can definitely continue to tell more stories up until A New Hope, more stuff about Q'ira and Maul. To me those two are very intriguing and would love to know what those two are up to and I'd like to see Han and Chewie run into them and get into trouble - would be so rad. Here's hoping.

[@kaiielle]

I really want a Solo 2 as well!

[@kaenopianciennechaine9226]

@@kaiielle There's 2, even 3 other reasons on why it flopped, it didn't release during the holidays, something they usually did for Star Wars. It was in may 2018, right after Avengers Infinity War so it got overshadowed by that too. And the marketing for it was pretty much inexistant.

[@jean-jacqueslanza4506]

You should have watched Rogue One prior, though they are not linked… but Rogue one is the link between episode 3 and episode IV

[@kaiielle]

Chronologically, Solo is first. My Rogue One reaction is coming out this week.

[@jean-jacqueslanza4506]

@@kaiielle yes but…. It seemed to me that you have watched them in the « chronology of their releases » (Ep IV,V,VI then I,II & III)… that’s why my comment… but love your reaction though

[@torloni13]

As a Star Wars fan since 1982, I didn't bought the Ep. 8 Blu-ray...I bought Solo instead (in 2018). The truth is....Episode 8 was soooo bad, that people boycotted Solo. This is a very good Star Wars movie.

[@BLSFL_HAZE]

Episode 8 wasn't bad. It just wasn't what a pretty big percentage of the fanbase (including myself, initially) believed it should be. However, those of us who have been able to discard such beliefs have been able to enjoy it for what it really is; the eighth instalment of the Star Wars saga.

[@0retro0]

top 5 reveals that were spoiled prematurely by subtitles

[@kaiielle]

Not spoiled for me. I don't let little things like this ruin experiences for me. ☺️

[@ronalddobis6782]

I enjoyed this movie but Rogue One is so much better. I will say maybe you better wear your glasses instead of the contacts during Rogue One.

[@kaiielle]

I'm going to wear what I want, when I want to. ☺️

[@havok6280]

Good sound advice...

[@ronalddobis6782]

@@kaiielle okay. But maybe have some tissues ready.

[@onemoreminute0543]

Rogue One is (imo) the second best Disney Star Wars film. It's got a pretty distinct style and a cool plot. Though I wish the characters were a bit deeper, they do have some great aesthetic appeal to them :)

[@Timmah73]

This movie is enjoyable enough, the main issue I have with it is being a prequel movie is I never had any real sense of danger in the action scenes. Like no matter how intense an action scene gets Han, Chewie and Lando CANNOT die. I'm pretty sure they were going to try and make more movies but the box office for this movie was very tepid and Disney definitely took a financial loss on this. Even though the movie is OK I know myself and many others think its main problem was that The Last Jedi had come out only a few months prior and did a lot of damage to fan confidence that Disney knew what it was doing with Star Wars.

[@vissenekku]

I remember really enjoying this movie. Probably because I expected it to be a train wreck. 😄

[@VoloxTV]

I thought this film was quite fun. It wasn't anything special, but I thought it was a good, fun sci-fi action flick. I think in part the movie flopped as hard as it did for reasons unrelated to its content. Star Wars 8 had come out a few months prior and proved to be very divisive, there was hardly any marketing for solo, there were rumors of production issues, and honestly, at that point, people were a bit star-warsed out after the initial barrage of new movies. In addition, there was a lot of skepticism in regards to Han's recasting. All this didn't exactly encourage people to go to the movies to see this one.

[@Pinkielover]

Watch Star Wars the clone wars in Star Wars Rebels it leads into the Mandalorian..Unless you didn't see the original trilogy

[@donphelpsiii]

I can think of instances where cast lists contain spoilers. There's wisdom in your practice!

[@kaiielle]

Yeah, this has happened to me with another series by accident, so I like going into things with as little info as possible.

[@grife3000]

I have just assumed that since the Darth Maul bit was intertwined with Clone Wars, that maybe so was Crimson Dawn and all of Qira's past, and you see storylines from these elements there. However I haven't seen the show yet so I can't say if that's right or wrong. I disagree, Ehrenreich did a valiant attempt but wasn't convincing. But DonGlover is as suave and smooth as Billy Dee himself. Overall it got a bad rap. All of the member-berries made the movie annoying (I really didn't care what a Kessel Run was, or how they explained away George's gaffe with time and distance, or yet another drop in of Jabba and Tattooine). But the movie as a nice heist job with the criminal boss intrigue was great. As you said, Woody's character was very intriguing.

[@itsmike2736]

the only complain i have with this movie is about the Solo surname (in legends Solo was the name of a noble family of Corellia who used to rule the Corellian Empire, and i think the writers could have come up with something else than him just being alone for him to have that surname, which in my opinion is kind of lame)

[@kaiielle]

Yeah it was very "meh"

[@davidclough3951]

Rouge One was done well. Even George Lucas liked it.

[@glennmoore6968]

Do you read the Star Wars (Legends/Extended Universe) (not disneyverse books)the Han trilogy gives a better idea of Han.

[@ashwinder156]

So I've heard that people saw in the OT that Han and Lando may have had a little bit of A Thing in their past and a writer for this movie said that he viewed Lando as pansexual and while Disney won't affirm that as canon, its in the movie as opposed to just saying after the fact that Dumbledore is gay but it wasn't in the books anywhere. Flirting with Han and clearly there was some kind of Thing with L3. So I think that's good actually. As far as L3, I haven't seen all Star Wars content certainly but this is the only thing that I know of that so directly addresses droid sentience and its actually a huge problem for the universe. Like they are sentient persons who are enslaved. The problem is that this movie takes that and mainly uses it for comedic relief which is not great. But yeah given that droids are sentient and that provides an opportunity to give representation to a group that rarely gets any, I think that's good.

[@NateL1992]

Who cares?

[@ashwinder156]

@@NateL1992 Everyone who thinks slavery is wrong and that everyone has dignity.

[@NateL1992]

@@ashwinder156 Lol okay there bud

[@clasher138]

you need to watch star wars the clone wars, star wars rebels, The mandalorian, and the book of boba fett. In that order. And you can watch the sequels whenever. Trust me this is the ideal order to watch the rest of the canon star wars material. The clone wars and rebels may be animated series but they have some of the best star wars content out there. especially the clone wars.

[@kaiielle]

Already addressed in my FAQ.

[@clasher138]

@@kaiielle oh ok. I'm new here so I didn't know

[@clasher138]

@@kaiielle Hear me out here. Still I must urge you to reconsider and watch the clone wars before the kenobi series at least. There's a good reason for that. You may think you understand obi wan but there is so much the clone wars shows you that will be valuable to know for his series. The same for rebels with characters it introduces. I'm just afraid you'll be lost on certain story details and who certain characters are. And trust me as a hardcore star wars fan that had seen countless peoples reactions to the series out of order you will get confused or not shocked by certain unexpected events because you wouldn't have the knowledge of what has already occurred in the shows. I know what I said is a mouthful but it's the truth. Of course it's still up to you. The choice must be yours.

[@kaiielle]

@@clasher138 All good. I get tons of comments with the same questions which is why I have the FAQ, a lengthy description on each video, and a pinned comment. 😊

[@kaiielle]

@@clasher138 "Trust me bro, you have to do this in the order I tell you bro." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@razorfett147]

IMO Solo and Rogue One are the only 2 films that feel like they take place in the same universe as the OT. The prequels and sequels all have a different vibe to them. It was also refreshing to see stories that arent preoccupied with the Skywalkers.

[@bjt-lz1jl]

Rogue one is like 10x better than solo, looking forward to that one.

[@kaiielle]

I'm very excited too!