Solo: A Star Wars Story [3D Blu-ray] [Region Free] [2018]

Don't take my Star Wars reviews as honest, unbiased views.. I'm totally biased!. And therefore my review is probably not the best reference; Star Wars has been and remains a big part of my life ever since the first movie came out 600 hundred years ago (there is an understatement in there, and I'm not Yoda). I don't take the movies too seriously and see them merely as highly entertaining space opera, while I adore the atmosphere, the characters and the vastness of the universe. I would rank Solo among my top-5 Star Wars movies (but again that says nothing as one of these 5 would be the much-hated Phantom Menace..) Why Solo didn't do as well as expected at the box office? - my understanding is that it is because of timing, mostly (too soon after the debateable Last Jedi) and due to a lack of promotion. In my view there really isn't anything in the movie itself that justifies the outcome; it's funny, it’s a visual spectacle, it's about friendship and we get to explore much more of the Star Wars universe. Perhaps some found the storyline a bit bland, but that aspect didn’t deter me at all, probably because I'm biased. If anything, I thought story-wise it was an interesting enough heist-movie with some decent twists, at a minimum. And Star wars isn’t particularly well-known for its appealing story lines- at least an ultimate weapon didn't have to be destroyed before time ran out this time around.. There are many reports about Solo being an ‘unnecessary movie’, however to me it’s a great and welcome backstory on several main characters. Not only Han, but also Lando, Chewie .. and the Millennium Falcon! Morover Solo introduces you to an almost unprecedented range of new locations; Corellia, Mimban, Vandor, Kessel, the Bis Refinery on the planet Savareen and not to mention Dryden Vos’ space yacht.. All this is presented in a visually stunning manner, which you would expect as this is apparently the most expensive Star Wars movie created so far. Initially I had my doubts about the movie given that ‘Han’ is such a sensitive subject. And then we had Alden Ehrenreich requiring an acting teacher and a directors change... So perhaps my expectations weren’t too high, certainly not after the Last Jedi.. However I think Ron Howard did a great job given the challenges he must have faced. The movie deliberately lacks traditional elements that perhaps some of the audience got tired of; the Skywalkers, lightsabers, Jedi, C3PO, opening crawl ect. It nevertheless remains a classic Star Wars movie. To me L3 is the absolute star followed by the pan-sexual (!) rustler Lando. Shame the movie wasn’t the financial success Disney must have anticipated. Now we might not get an answer on Qira’s whereabouts and the link with a certain ‘Dantomerian’ soon (trying to avoid spoilers here). We buy 3D Blu Ray’s where possible. You pay up for it but they enhance a great family-film evening. Solo in 3D looks very sharp and natural on our fairly high-end Oled LG TV, that gets supported by proper surround sound. I must say I tend to like 3D viewing more at home than in cinema’s these days. And Solo in 3D is particularly well-done; all looks very pleasant and natural to watch without excessive blast and parts flying towards your face. Also we quite liked the extra's that came with the 3D Blu Ray set; the kids appreciated the short documentaries that revealed part of the magic behind film making and special effects. I quite liked the cut scenes in particular like Han’s trial as an imperial cadet and an extended Corellia chase.

The Blu-ray 3D DVD of Solo: A Star Wars Story was the second in the spin-off (standalone) movie productions from the mainstream Star Wars franchise. It was released in 2018 in its 3D Blu-ray and 2D Blu-ray DVD versions. The package under review contains single discs for both 3D and 2D versions, as well as a third disc containing bonus material. At the current purchase price, the package, which comes in an attractive single plastic box with movable inserts for each of the three discs, is good value. The movie itself is a story with a series of episodes depicting the adventures of a young Han Solo (played creditably by Alden Ehrenreich), joined at various stages of the movie by characters, notably Chewbacca (his future co-pilot on board the Millenium Falcon spacecraft) and the notorious gambler, Lando Calrissian, who share his desire to fight against the dangerous criminal underworld. Some of the other characters in the movie are played by well-known actors, e.g., Woody Harrelson, Emelia Clarke, Paul Bettany, and Thandi Newton. The movie does not have the gravitas, nor the excitement or relevance, of the mainstream Star Wars movies. However, it has its own entertainment value and helps to fill in some of the background gaps to the main series of films, as well as provide a different, but inclusive, narrative. So, the movie has distinctive value, and its production was overseen by some of those persons who oversighted the nine mainstream Star Wars productions. The 3D image was most realistic and, with the addition of Dolby Digital sound, the movie’s production and entertainment values were most acceptable. This would also be true of the 2D version. The bonus material, though of varying interest, will appeal to some. One newspaper critic’s comments, viz., that the movie 'Delivers exactly what you want', may not be entirely true, but Solo: A Star Wars Story delivers enough to justify its purchase.

Quality product

Excellent subtle 3D that pops in places. Bare in mind this film was dark in image at the theatre so was on a 4k 3D tv ideally like I have and set to dynamic for the best back light. The story moves along quickly and the action is great.

3D Blu-ray, Solo. As yet another prequel to the original (ie the three episodes made first) Star Wars, I think this is one of the best, with well drawn characters and more convincing action. The Az blurb is reasonably accurate about what to expect from the film, and the Hollywood clichés are kept to a minimum, while the nods to other Star Wars films are well weighted. The extras disk has interesting stuff on it, well worth a look even though not in 3D. The surround sound works very well on my 5.1 system and the 3D is very watch-able without any eye-strain on my big screen. I look forward to more of this quality from this stable.

Good underrated film. And the best part? Blu-ray 3D!!! Some think 4K is all that, but most have never even seen 3D on a 4K television. Even better than a theater, they're really missing out. But you can't get this in America anymore from Disney.

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.

Aardig verhaal, met leuke 3D effecten.

I love "Star Wars" and I love 3D movies. This is a perfect combination. Plays great on my American 3D Sony Blu-ray DVD player and my large Samsung 3D TV. I have never understood why 3D movies are not more popular. This 3D movie pulls you into the story.

I expected the origin story of everyone's favorite happy-go-luck mercenary to be much more lighthearted and humorous. Instead, we have here a reasonably good Star Wars side story, but one with tragic deaths that is saturated throughout with melancholy. I did not expect this to be a sad story. However, for fellow fans it is loaded with first meetings and historical references including the famous Kessel Run and how Han won the Millennium Falcon. The cast of characters is interesting, though L3-37 does not hold a candle to K-2SO from "Rogue One" (hands-down the best of the Star Wars side stories). One oddity (trying to avoid spoilers here) is a Sith reference at the very end of the movie that is left completely dangling — as far as I can recall it is not resolved at all within the movie canon. Now, for the 3D: It's good, with plenty of depth, but not as dramatic as the 3D in "A Force Awakens" (probably offering the best 3D Star Wars experience) or "Rogue One". While I would enthusiastically recommend the 3D versions of all the other Star Wars movies available, I felt it to be more optional with "Solo". Star Wars fans will definitely want to add "Solo" to their collection, but can move this one to the bottom of their Wish List in deference to the better Star Wars movies mentioned.

Story was not bad as people said but it wasn’t good either. It seemed like fan fiction. Pricing on it was ok. This was not filmed for 3D like other movies.