General / Off-Topic What have they done to the Millennium Falcon????

Stealthie

Stealthie
I just saw the latest trailer for the new "Solo" movie.

I'm not a total SW nerd but I was a bit shocked to see that, apparently, the Millennium Falcon now looks like a flying ice-cream cone.

I've read some of the comments and theories about it but I'm still left with the fundamental question: WHY?

What was actually wrong with the original Falcon that they felt any need to change it at all?

"It's a detachable cargo pod"
"It's a cover for the cargo-grabbing mandibles"
"It's something that's broken on the Falcon"
"The Falcon was customised"

Cobblers.

If that was true, we'd have seen other YT-1300s in the SW franchise looking like an ice-cream cone.
There have been several others in the movies and plenty more in the games and EU and they have ALL looked exactly like the Falcon.
It'd be a bit of a stretch to assume that they're all in exactly the same condition as the Falcon.


Course, the cynic in me understands that it's really just been done so that they can flog a whole new range of toys because your old Millennium Falcon model just ain't where it's at any more.
In which case, you've got to wonder about the initiative of the model designers.
It looks crap.
Surely they could have come up with a better design for the "new, improved" YT-1300, rather than just giving it a pointy nose?
 

Necronaught

Necronaught
I watched the trailer and the first thought that came to mind was a dumb Hollywood popcorn heist movie. The most memorable lines will be yeah and god dammit.
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
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Goose4291

Banned
Goose4291
Stealthie said:
I just saw the latest trailer for the new "Solo" movie.

I'm not a total SW nerd but I was a bit shocked to see that, apparently, the Millennium Falcon now looks like a flying ice-cream cone.

I've read some of the comments and theories about it but I'm still left with the fundamental question: WHY?

What was actually wrong with the original Falcon that they felt any need to change it at all?

"It's a detachable cargo pod"
"It's a cover for the cargo-grabbing mandibles"
"It's something that's broken on the Falcon"
"The Falcon was customised"

Cobblers.

If that was true, we'd have seen other YT-1300s in the SW franchise looking like an ice-cream cone.
There have been several others in the movies and plenty more in the games and EU and they have ALL looked exactly like the Falcon.
It'd be a bit of a stretch to assume that they're all in exactly the same condition as the Falcon.


Course, the cynic in me understands that it's really just been done so that they can flog a whole new range of toys because your old Millennium Falcon model just ain't where it's at any more.
In which case, you've got to wonder about the initiative of the model designers.
It looks crap.
Surely they could have come up with a better design for the "new, improved" YT-1300, rather than just giving it a pointy nose?
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Welcome to the retcon universe.

As someone who had high hopes, I'm more concerned about the removal of Lord and Miller from the project to be replaced with a dependable Ron Howard, and what I suspect will be an over-emphasis on Emilia Clarke's character.

But I know what you mean, the Falcon just doesnt look 'right', and as its got its own character and mythos, it could detract further from the experience.

Micha said:
Yikes.

But the problem is? We will still go and watch it..
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Yep. I'll hold my hands up to being guilty of this.
 
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Winterwalker

Winterwalker
I think in canon the space between the prongs is where the shipping container goes, when the YT is moving cargo. Its cargo rack is on the outside basically.

The line I'd grab - from A New Hope - is, "I've made a lot of special modifications myself" (she's fast enough for you old man, or she's got it where it counts .. one of those).

Whether we see bits being sawn off to save weight during the Solo movie itself remains to be seen but personally I think it will be a blast. I just hope he shoots first, that's all.
 
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Winterwalker

Winterwalker
Stealthie said:
And where did that come from?

A book that's been released to coincide with this movie? [rolleyes]
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I think it's been in (extended) canon for quite a while actually. This is from 2016;

[video=youtube;94VSGBSUaCc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94VSGBSUaCc[/video]
 
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Winterwalker

Winterwalker
So either part of Falcon's external freight pushing design;

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Or some suggest it's actually a small shuttle add on ... "The ship log reports that the crew abandoned ship shortly after take off. All the escape pods have been jettisoned"
 

Broon

Broon
Stealthie said:
And where did that come from?

A book that's been released to coincide with this movie? [rolleyes]
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I too have run across variations of the YT-1300 in my travels around the internet in the semi distant past so no, it's nothing new.

I thought I had saved pics of them but alas all I can find on either of my machines are mostly interior layout variations which I just deposited on Imgur for anyone's enjoyment.

https://imgur.com/a/AdhgV

Oh and I tossed in an AT-AT cutaway too.

Edit....Much YT-1300 awesomness here. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/984370/known-eu-yt-1300-light-freighters

Edit....Oh looky here. Looks like I got some of my pics from this page. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/YT-1300_light_freighter/Legends


 
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Jaiotu

Jaiotu
Vasea Azure said:
You ask "What have they done to the Millennium Falcon?" I ask "What the hell have they done to entire Star Wars franchise?!!" - been doing so since Force Awakens :D
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Made it fun to watch again. The last three films are better then the previous three by a hundred fold. Someone should have taken the helm from George Lucas back BEFORE Phantom Menace.
 

Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
Micha said:
Yikes.

But the problem is? We will still go and watch it..
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100% no way. I'm sick to the back teeth of modern movies so badly made they pretty much taint any great original series they are meant to be based on. Star Wars, Star Trek they are all doing the same junk. It's like they have so little regard for our intelligence they just do not care. At this point the movie studios would have to pay me to go see their swill and more than the cost of ticket, my time is valuable.
 

Vasea Azure

Vasea Azure
Micha said:
Yikes.

But the problem is? We will still go and watch it..
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Actually no, after last SW Disney movies I know exactly what to expect so I`m not going to see it in movies or on my PC. If after all those movies only true Star Wars for me are New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, why should I waste my time. Also in my eyes those are not movies anymore, those are calculated 2h long propaganda commercials pieces with zero love or passion for the franchise.
 

Gédéon_Lecanard

Gédéon_Lecanard
This is consistent with the rest of the series, from the first one to the bazillion iterations to come: it's meh. The first ones were new, hence the excitement and their masterpieces status. The new ones are exactly the same content, but in the meantime, we grew up to be a tad more demanding and educated. And this kind of silly popcornish space fantasy won't do anymore. They are working hard to give the public exactly the movies it is expecting from the series, and this is the problem: it's not fun anymore.

As for the Falcon, my guess is, as some said, that is pre-mods by Solo.
 

lysan

lysan
Jaiotu said:
Made it fun to watch again. The last three films are better then the previous three by a hundred fold. Someone should have taken the helm from George Lucas back BEFORE Phantom Menace.
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Agree, but the new new version is not good either, sure as a popcorn flick you can watch it and forget it, but it will never be
Like the original.
 
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