Star Wars: The Coaxium Heist

Can’t say much more others haven’t. This edit is much improved over the theatrical of which I found myself bored most of the film. This version is pretty much nonstop action from the very beginning. The only ding I give it is there were a few times I noticed a volume drop, but other than that this is a man awesome edit. It makes a bad movie not so bad and more tolerable.

Pros:
- The added transitions make it feel more like a real star wars movie.
- No sequel baiting Kenobi! No Maul = good change.
- Qi'ra feels more like her own character now. Mysterious!
- Lando and L3 love story is gone! Mirroring Chewbacca and Han now.

Cons:
- Some of the added transitions don't work quite well, although the idea of transitions are great.
- No matter the amount of editing, it is and stays an Action Heist Movie in the Star Wars Universe.

Conclusion:
Probably one of the best Star Wars Fan Edit ever made. It leaves much of the movie intact, but cuts the unnecessary fat. Voice lines from L3 come to mind, or that entire romance thing with Lando. The added star wars screen transitions make it feel more like a star wars movie. Droids in general feel more like droids in this edit. The movie was already good in my opinion, but this Edit made it one of the most enjoyable movies of the decade.

the improvement is basically secured in the colour grading changes, removal of han's name origin, and the removal of that egregious maul cameo (i think this indirectly makes qira more interesting, though my gf who watched with me and had not seen the original, felt that her end didnt make a lot of sense).

those brilliant changes aside though, i didnt love this edit. i think that a really fun chemistry exists between the main cast in the original (maybe a holdover from the screwball comedy lord & miller stuff), and this cut is definitely lacking in some of that with the methodical trimming of the interactions. this is possibly due to the downplaying of phoebe waller bridge's robot character (who i like, even if the metaphor of her character is weak and bad). one omission that annoyed me was the gag of lando flying away! i loved that nooo </3

i think that the coaxium heist is a better movie than solo a star wars story, but this cut is too drastic for me. some of the fun is lost, which is a shame in a movie that is mostly there to be a fun 2 hours.