Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 20, 2019
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DARTHJARJADec 19, 2019
The worst in the saga, it is terribile. I liked jj but after this movie( i don't know if it is legale to call it in this way) i hate him, he ruined this fantastic saga
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SWEEPtheLEG175Dec 20, 2019
Visuals and practical effects 10/10. As for the story 2/10. JJ tired to fix it, but you can't comeback from what Rian Johnson did with it. This saga is about Anakin and Luke, once they killed that.. they killed the story.
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FeanerJan 20, 2020
Why Disney... Why? Star Wars was a great franchise, and the story that George Lucas created for the events after the return of the jedi was great. So... why?
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MontanaSoldierDec 23, 2019
There is so much wrong with this movie. I tried to sit back and enjoy it but there where too many "what the hell" moments. There was to many big reviles that went unexplained. There were too many things that broke the laws of star wars. ItThere is so much wrong with this movie. I tried to sit back and enjoy it but there where too many "what the hell" moments. There was to many big reviles that went unexplained. There were too many things that broke the laws of star wars. It was the most frustrating star wars film i've ever seen and therefore the worst.… Expand
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Rams35Dec 27, 2019
An incoherent story riddled with plot holes. The movie feels like one big run on sentence; flinging you from one plot point to the next at breakneck speed. Just a total cinematic failure...
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torgnyhylenJan 12, 2020
Worst Star Wars movie ever made. The Last Jedi is the reason of course, Rian subverted all the expectations until there was no reason to have a trilogy. It's also just very stupid. The script is insultingly stupid. It is not internallyWorst Star Wars movie ever made. The Last Jedi is the reason of course, Rian subverted all the expectations until there was no reason to have a trilogy. It's also just very stupid. The script is insultingly stupid. It is not internally consistent within it's own run time, within the new trilogy, nor with the lore of the prior movies. The Force is now a joke. The characters are all just so painful to watch. This is worse than the reboot of ghostbusters.… Expand
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AverageTJan 20, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite some strange and awkward moments that seemed really out of place or unneeded I think if it stuck the landing it would have saved the trilogy and this movie. The moment Ben brought Rey back to life was where the ending failed for me, after the tale of Darth Plagues being such a strong sith lord he could control life and death it would really hammer that Rey was a palpatine and only the sith had those powers, and that ben was good all along. Unable to use the dark powers that rey could, he would be forced to accept that he could not control life and death, in contrast to anakin and infact showing he was stronger. They could have then still done the Skywalker homestead scene but with Ben living in solitude and starting a new jedi temple. Outside of the main governing body much like the old jedi. Rey's arc would have started and ended with her being a nobody, and that's the point, she would have become strong on her own, as opposed to the "prestigious" Skywalker line.… Expand
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ZulkeJan 13, 2020
After watching the rise of skywalker, i can tell that the Last Jedi wasn't so bad after all.
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zolondzJan 22, 2020
I want to Die. They waste 50 years of epic Universe... i hate you disney. my movie collection may go to the trash
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KisaLevDec 23, 2019
Глупый, детский , до крайности банальный. Разве можно было скатить вселенную еще ниже ?
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NikkimaruJan 12, 2020
Знатное вышло говно. Смеялся весь зал.
Рекомендую к просмотру, если совсем некуда деть свое время.
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CornwallAdamsJan 13, 2020
This film was a complete mess. It's all over the place. It's just not fun to watch. The plot is just so bizarre, the pacing is inconsistent, and the action is just boring. If somebody told me a six year old wrote this movie, I wouldn't beThis film was a complete mess. It's all over the place. It's just not fun to watch. The plot is just so bizarre, the pacing is inconsistent, and the action is just boring. If somebody told me a six year old wrote this movie, I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever.… Expand
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BenderthefourthDec 26, 2019
Nobody that loves movies and reason can't be in their right mind to express a positive review about this movie. People, we gotta be true, enough with the lies: let's see what we have in front of our eyes. Those who fail to do this will beNobody that loves movies and reason can't be in their right mind to express a positive review about this movie. People, we gotta be true, enough with the lies: let's see what we have in front of our eyes. Those who fail to do this will be judged by history. I'm talking about the critic reviews, from the "professionals", that I saw coming here today, here today after waiting some days to really understand what I saw. There's a good reason to think that many professionals would be scared to express negativity against the Disney empire, I guess that's the only reason to give a positive review to this... movie: it is an extended trailer.
Those people lost all their credibility in this month of December of 2019 where Ep 9 of our beloved Saga has concluded a trilogy of disasters!
The movie it's so bad, I couldn't believe that there were people with functioning brains behind this exploit... but apparently there's tons of people and tons of money behind it, but the problem is that they think that the people in the other side are stupid. They thought we would eat everything they would throw at us, because we are blind from the passion: I am afraid that that was a wrong assumption: those people will be judge.

This is the conclusion of a way of working and a way of thinking that has gone bad. You can really feel, it is palpable, all the production problems they had. Watching this movie it's like watching a plumber trying to put patches on several holes where water leaks: The more he patches the more other holes form. We all know why this happened. Ep 7 had a direction, Ep 8 destroyed that direction - went in a different way, Ep 9 picked up the new direction ( it was an obligation after all) then also picked up the first direction from Ep 1 and tried to patch all the mess together... well, thanks for this.
Almost everything about the movie sucks. There's no Star Wars here! They killed the Star Wars vibe, they did not understood Star Wars. But there's too many bad things to talk about and only 5000 characters! Hey a new fetish has born these days: watching Rant movies! We can thank the new trilogy for that! Fan Rant movies are a thing now, and they are so much entertaining that the movies! why? well: they makes us laugh. Why laugh and not crying in disappointment? Because, silly, you need not to consider this trilogy has canon: Star Wars ended with The Return of The Jedi. That's it. The rest is comedy.

The story is nonsensical, the characters have no deepness, the franchise classical vibe it's not there - ever, resulting in the fan service things really forced and a lack of respect... this is a mess.

Please do as I do:
Do not consider this movies as Star Wars sequels.
Let's spread this way of thinking, not because we hate this person or that company, but because the product that was made it's not up to the standards. So yeah, we have the right to deny the "effort".
I salute you all.… Expand
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DreadPirateGillDec 24, 2019
I wasn't big on the last Jedi but at least it had ideas. This is just an embarrassing disaster that's somehow worse than both the prequels and the worst of Star Wars Legends
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9thesshDec 24, 2019
Great... graphics and that’s probably all. Everything else is just awful and very disappointing what this wonderful movie universe came to.
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Mclovins6xnineDec 23, 2019
So many plotholes and stuff that ruin previous event in star wars movie with everything build up to this. So many plot devices that it just becomes ridiculous.
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missRicochetDec 24, 2019
Entertaining visuals but beyond that this movie left me with more questions than it answered.
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TasukikungDec 25, 2019
The story is very flat and without any impact in many scenes and the movie felt very rush and feel incomplete for the ending.
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DepteolfDec 25, 2019
It felt more like a videogame in the way that each plot point would simply give way to the next. Think Sonic 3 and Knuckles, where you'd beat a level, then get a short scene to explain how you got to the next and nothing else. Fine for aIt felt more like a videogame in the way that each plot point would simply give way to the next. Think Sonic 3 and Knuckles, where you'd beat a level, then get a short scene to explain how you got to the next and nothing else. Fine for a videogame, but not for a movie. Constant Macguffin hunting bogged down the movie as well… Expand
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angie811Dec 25, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nostalgia doesn't mean quality, that's all I have to say really. The Last Jedi, besides its many flaws, is a movie that tries to go on a different direction. The Rise Of Skywalker is just trying to be safe, trying to make the fanboys happy.… Expand
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DarthAgeistDec 25, 2019
It’s a mess. Doesn’t feel like a Star Wars movie for 95% of the runtime. Opening act is jarringly poor, edited like a fan fiction. It’s dismaying to think that this **** is now canon. The first compelling moment of the film, the Rey forceIt’s a mess. Doesn’t feel like a Star Wars movie for 95% of the runtime. Opening act is jarringly poor, edited like a fan fiction. It’s dismaying to think that this **** is now canon. The first compelling moment of the film, the Rey force lightening accident, is reversed like 5 minutes later, which then becomes a theme. Abrams and Terrio can’t commit to any stakes, walking back emotional events constantly. The back half of the film is better than the first but nowhere near good enough. The writing just **** sucks, it’s obvious they kept rewriting as they made the movie. The blatant attempts to retcon things from ep8 just exposes the jealousy from abrams towards Johnson’s critical successes and his inability to compete. Sidelining Rose to appease the racist incels? They deserve the critical pummeling they are getting. It doesn’t even look that good, 7/8 were visually far superior. The plot just doesn’t make any sense. Palpatines return is vague and unconvincing, then it’s a video game with macguffins to get to macguffins. Regardless, a bunch of this could have been avoided with a **** outline of the three movies beforehand, what the **** is Kennedy doing here. I liked ep7 even with the ep4 retread plot, genuinely loved ep8, the message that anyone can be special and that failure is an essential step to growth, and its attempt to break SW out of the same old tropes and into the future, but this is a worse conclusion to the trilogy than I ever thought possible. Ridley and Driver were somehow still compelling given the bull**** script, and I’ll always pay to see a Star Wars movie opening weekend, but how the **** did this **** not get stopped before it imploded like this. Even the fanboys have to notice how poorly the filmmaking is throughout. Some bigoted space virgins hated the canto bight subplot and that Luke was a grouchy hermit, (which was definitely a plot point that Abrams laid out for Johnson anyways but I digress) so the rest of the world got this rushed dumb movie. Thanks Disney. @$). spoiler time $@&
Unanswered q’s-
Why is a plot point in the opening crawl not in the movie but only viewable in a video game? Like really Disney? The **** is that?
Who are the sith eternal? Ghosts of past Sith Lords? Just some unknown region folk who really like dark robes and murder? Just no explanation cool cool.
If Palpatine made snoke(s), was he controlling him at all times or just spoke to him like he did through Vader’s mask to Kylo?
I mean, how did he actually survive being thrown down the reactor shaft, are we to believe the attendants or other sith buddies grabbed his body before DSII blew up or is the body we see in 9 a clone body as well? And If he can just transfer his essence or life force into another body why does he need to do it again into Rey? Just get into one of the spare Snokes or a new Palpy skin.
Doesn’t this kinda undo Anakin being the chosen one? Cool retcon J.J., only the biggest part of the whole **** saga.
Yoda looked great as a FG, why does Luke look like he’s the blueberry girl from Willy wonka? Also how is the Xwing fully able to fly? thing had a wing taken off and looked like **** last movie.
Speaking of ships, didn’t Rey destroy Kylo’s first Tie fighter on passana and therefore Vader’s wayfinder, Kylo definitely had to take another fighter to Endor and Rey leaves in that and makes it to exegol so what the **** They def remembered to show the wayfinder still plugged in in the ship, but forgot it was blown up 30 min earlier didn’t they?
I can go on and on,
But lastly, why can’t we **** just use Luke’s green lightsaber? We get Leia’s never referenced out of thin air saber, but not the second most iconic Jedi weapon in the canon. Right.

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LastCrusadeLeftJan 14, 2020
It pains me to say this but this movie kills the saga as a whole with one swift stroke. If you dare to scratch the surface of this soulless abomination of a movie, which doesn‘t even respect its own rules and characters, it falls apart completely.
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AndropovJan 15, 2020
The movie spends half its runtime undoing everything that happened in The Last Jedi. It was not impossible to write a good movie with the constraints imposed by TLJ but they simply chose not to, making the story confusing and devoid ofThe movie spends half its runtime undoing everything that happened in The Last Jedi. It was not impossible to write a good movie with the constraints imposed by TLJ but they simply chose not to, making the story confusing and devoid of logic.

The action scenes are scattered all over the place, with very thin plotlines failing to keep them together. There is no tension in any of the scenes, as the movie constantly undoes any major decision that affects the main (or secondary) characters in a way that could induce someone to feel sad for more that a few seconds.

The pacing is terrible, again as a natural conclusion of writing a movie as a mash-up of cool scenes instead of a natural, well thought-out plot.

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yersinia23Jan 15, 2020
Ah.. It is a confusing, stupid mess. By far the worst Star Wars movie. It feels really unfinished, like a bunch of different screenplays all violently mashed up together - the outcome is a bizarre pile of flashing lights and illogicalAh.. It is a confusing, stupid mess. By far the worst Star Wars movie. It feels really unfinished, like a bunch of different screenplays all violently mashed up together - the outcome is a bizarre pile of flashing lights and illogical plotlines with very pale and flat characters. And the biggest problem is that it very much breaks the Star Wars universe as we had known it, as did the Last Jedi before it. Shame.… Expand
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Necrosis99Jan 16, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just the plot of bringing palps back is like taking a leak on the original trilogy, I've seen horrible B-movies with better stories..I mean, there's top 50 plot hole vids of this film. RIP Star Wars!… Expand
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MandimcgJan 18, 2020
Rise of Skywalker has ended my 42 year long love affair with the franchise.
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untrustedromJan 19, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another weak entry in a once great series. Expands upon force healing, force teleportation and other things in an unearned way that actively makes previous Star Wars movies worse. Rehash of Return of the Jedi with some Empire Strikes Back rehashing crammed in. Brings back Emperor Palpatine and apparently kills him off in a very unsatisfying way. Hey Disney: It's possible to create interesting new Star Wars content that builds upon the existing lore without breaking things. It's called The Mandalorian. In the sequel trilogy, you don't need to ignore what should be a powerful New Republic, or make Disney esque decisions to pretend to kill off Chewbacca, Finn in The Last Jedi and apparently C3PO just to immediately bring these characters back. If you want to kill these characters be bold and just do it.

Hopefully future Star Wars movies are better than the "sequel trilogy". The characters of Finn and Rey as introduced in The Force Awakens could be used so much better. Star Wars has died as a sad death.… Expand
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DoombieJan 8, 2020
What an insulting end to once a legendary saga, it literally ruins half of the established rules of the universe and basically **** on the og trilogy, the chatacters and onto Disney's own **** canon
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watchoutch02Dec 26, 2019
I heard that those who hated TLJ should like/love this one. Well. No. TLJ is the worst part of the SW universe (next to the Holiday Special) ...but TROS? Still bad, bad, bad. It has its moments...that's why I can't give it less that 3. RuinI heard that those who hated TLJ should like/love this one. Well. No. TLJ is the worst part of the SW universe (next to the Holiday Special) ...but TROS? Still bad, bad, bad. It has its moments...that's why I can't give it less that 3. Ruin Johnson left JJ a steaming pile of dog poop, and JJ had very little to work with, and very little imagination. I'm really disappointed… Expand
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jeroenvanhoordeDec 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This garbage makes no sense at all. And i thought the last jedi was bad, this is a whole other level of stupid. You don't get time to breath, and the whole movie is stuffed with no logic at all. Force ghost can manipulate the force for some reason (then why didn't the dead jedi help Rey?). Palpatine is alive, so why did we need a chosen one to bring balance to the force in the first place? Rey can lift objects, why doesn't she pull everyone out of the quicksand? Lightspeed skip wtf??? I can go and on about Jar Jar Abrams, he **** it up big time.… Expand
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cornofearJan 18, 2020
This movie makes the previous two movies retroactively worse, which is an impressively bad achievement. At least there's the Mandalorian.
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JaydenBinksJan 27, 2020
Disappointing.Suddenly Rey becomes the most powerful Jedi ever
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anjingbudukJan 12, 2020
Pure garbage... Its like B movie rip-off of the original starwars... A complete abomination
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AnansiDec 27, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was probably the best movie we could have hoped for (It was very still bad.) The Last Jedi left this movie in an unwinnable position. I don't understand how Disney could have launched this trilogy with no road-map or outline. The damage that this movie has done to the lore is unforgivable. They thought if they threw enough force mysticism at us we would just ignore the plot holes. Well it didn't work. The plot holes are still there but now we have a bunch of new force powers that basically destroy the franchise.… Expand
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ImhonestJan 17, 2021
This movie was surprisingly bad. The plot makes no sense, I don't care about the characters and everything is pretty dumb. Probably the worst star wars movie (including Solo). To me, this new trilogy is not canon and it never happened.
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cakeman32Dec 27, 2019
The worst plot combined with universe-breaking plot pushing results in the worst star wars movie to date. A few thematically neat ideas sprinkled in elevates it to a 1/10.
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sowelieJan 23, 2020
I went into the theater with low expectations for this one, and I was still disappointed. The pacing was horrendous. They threw so much garbage at me that I didn't have time to process how terrible it was. The story was a mess, with so manyI went into the theater with low expectations for this one, and I was still disappointed. The pacing was horrendous. They threw so much garbage at me that I didn't have time to process how terrible it was. The story was a mess, with so many plot holes (and mcguffin after mcguffin). This was the first star wars movie I found myself bored with in the theater.… Expand
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badnutzDec 25, 2019
The downfall of the Skywalker saga. How could this happen, I am sad and disappointed
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EvanstonJDec 24, 2019
This was a "meh" movie. Better than TFA and TLJ but not there have been better movies in the franchise. I don't know why 'JJ & Co' place so much emphasis on throwback to the detriment of an actual story. I get it. People like their comfortThis was a "meh" movie. Better than TFA and TLJ but not there have been better movies in the franchise. I don't know why 'JJ & Co' place so much emphasis on throwback to the detriment of an actual story. I get it. People like their comfort zones. However, if you want to worry about muppetry so much then may as well use claymation. Those details take me out of the story. The aliens are basically people in costumes with fur. That doesn't do anything for me. Where is the overarching epic story? I mean where is Vader? I know he's dead but shouldn't he cast a shadow on things? His legacy should have been more apparent. I don't feel him at every turn. Sort of like the reboot of Dallas. You felt JR Ewing even when he was gone. He cast such a deep dark shadow on that family. So too should Vader. I got very little emotion from the film except for two scenes. I admit there are two scenes that had me gasping for air. We saw one in the trailer. The fleet of ships. The other was with Kylo. It was good - just didn't feel like it belonged though. It was out of left field (and not the earlier "hey kid" one that was out of left field) Still ... it was good. I gasped for air. It was a touching moment.… Expand
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TuxDCDec 27, 2019
This movie tries to right the wrongs of previous entry so at least an improvement but fails as a movie. Rushed and nonsensical. This has a lot of fan service but the sequel trilogy plunged so far into a sarlacc pit that it was too late.
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IthiamESDec 26, 2019
It is a **** **** If you want to see special effects is great. But the story doesn't have sense and treats to the spectator as a stupid.
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JL478Jan 21, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice way to destroy a whole saga with just 3 movies. This one takes the cake for being nonsensical and dumb and completely breaking all kinds of established rules. Thanks for killing the Skywalkers, the 3 Children of Hand and Leia, Mara Jade and Ben Skywalker. Just start new with an animated movie "Heir To The Empire" will do the trick.… Expand
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Jasper123Dec 27, 2019
Possibly the worst movie of 2019. Even Dark Phoenix was sort of watchable. This does no justice to the original trilogy and no service to any of the new characters except for overpowered Rey. So the story is abysmal. Is the film enjoyable ifPossibly the worst movie of 2019. Even Dark Phoenix was sort of watchable. This does no justice to the original trilogy and no service to any of the new characters except for overpowered Rey. So the story is abysmal. Is the film enjoyable if you turn your mind off and just let it wash over you? Not at all. It's poorly edited and it just rehashes scene after scene that we have already experienced before. It offers nothing new or fresh and the fan service it provides is rather desperate and sad.… Expand
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ScotterMonkeyDec 25, 2019
More like an overly long music video than a film. Sometimes it made sense. Mostly, it didn't. Too much exposition. Too much copying of Return of the Jedi. Too many unresolved beginnings. Far too much cheese where it TRIED to evoke emotion butMore like an overly long music video than a film. Sometimes it made sense. Mostly, it didn't. Too much exposition. Too much copying of Return of the Jedi. Too many unresolved beginnings. Far too much cheese where it TRIED to evoke emotion but fell flat. Sad.… Expand
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DDripzDec 24, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mela trilogía más inverosímil y con patas de chancho que jamás haya visto.… Expand
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ChickenBurgersDec 26, 2019
Unimaginably bad. Next time I'll ask Disney to send **** directly to me by post. Graphics was fine, that is +1.
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olka0207Dec 26, 2019
This movie is a real mess. Rian Johnson left a lot of possibilities for developing the story in many different [and interesting] directions and I hoped thanks to that we would not get another OT rehash. How stupid I was... Abrams and TerrioThis movie is a real mess. Rian Johnson left a lot of possibilities for developing the story in many different [and interesting] directions and I hoped thanks to that we would not get another OT rehash. How stupid I was... Abrams and Terrio created a heartless movie which consists mostly of cheap fan service. The characters do not advance in their development and the plot is completely uninvolving with lots of holes and out of the blue sort of twists. I have a feeling that most scenes here were written just for merch [the same with new characters who are just useless from the plot perspective]. This film is everything that SW are not and it's a pity we got another MCU superhero like movie instead of something more insightful and thought-provoking like "The Last Jedi". The action speeds and goes so fast you don't have time to think about what you see, the editing is just horrible [who the hell cut this movie?], the cast do not even pretend they are doing their best and what's more "The Rise of Skywalker" tries to recton "TLJ" so hard that it's just a pain to watch it. I wish this movie had never been made, it's just a joke and should be treated this way. It destroys prequels and original trilogy, but also flushes the new canon in the toilet. I do not envy LF story group...after this "masterpiece" they will have to patch the lore and it won't be easy...I think it's justified to refer to Abrams as Jar Jar from now on. For all this mess he has made... The only positive aspect of the movie is Adam Driver [hence 1 out of ten, not 0] who does incredible things on screen being given maximum five lines of the text throughout the movie. Although his character could have been written much better, the actor seems to be the one who cares. The rest...just to forget, bury deep down under the ground and pretend it had never existed.… Expand
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Blade_StormdDec 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not enjoy this movie. I tried to like it but when you constantly break lore, trash original characters to the point they aren't themselves, and make the main character stupidly and brokenly op it ruins the feel and immersion I have for the series as a whole. I love Star Wars, but I don't love The Rise of Skywalker at all.… Expand
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bochenek7Dec 25, 2019
I did not enjoy it because it relied only on nostalgia without involving new motives. Most characters except for Rey and Kylo did not have time to develop properly. There were a lot of plot holes which conflicted directly with whole point ofI did not enjoy it because it relied only on nostalgia without involving new motives. Most characters except for Rey and Kylo did not have time to develop properly. There were a lot of plot holes which conflicted directly with whole point of I-VI saga.… Expand
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jabbDec 25, 2019
Tries to wrap-up 9 movies... while they have absolutely no plan for the last 3. When there is an agenda and fans don't agree with it, you end up with this creative mess, where on one hand you need to sell enough tickets and on the other handTries to wrap-up 9 movies... while they have absolutely no plan for the last 3. When there is an agenda and fans don't agree with it, you end up with this creative mess, where on one hand you need to sell enough tickets and on the other hand you try to re-write all SW history. In each movie the 'balance' changes between the dark (a forced agenda) and the light (SW original themes) so we end up with this incongruent trilogy that aims to have the final word on the series.… Expand
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AlleopsoDec 26, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ill start of by saying the only reason im giving this movie a 3 is because of the CGI and the Fanservice. It's very well made in that regard. Apart from the choreography which is mediocre at best compared to the prequels.

Plotwise it must be the worst story consering anything star wars wise. Even most of the Star Wars legends stories have deeper and more well-thought plots than this. Rise of Skywalker? My ass should have been named Rise of Palpatine if something. She is not a skywalker, never will be and never can be, and just because she have the blood of palpatine it doesnt make sense she can everything from the start? It would be different if she was a skywalker due to their high count of midi-chlorians but I never heard anything like that consering the blood of Palpatine. Mastering the Light Saber after no practice beating Kylo Ren who have spent most of his life practicing and mastering the force and light saber. He even have the stronger blood? The reason Palpatine believed in Vader was because he knew he would be stronger than himself?!

Second Death Star?! Wtf, It blew up? Remeber that mega explosion at the end of Return of the Jedi? Yeah that one, that was the Death Star. It blew up to **** extinction. How can HALF THE DEATH STAR BE ON A RANDOM ASS PLANET? Like come on. J.J Abrams didnt think this through. Palpatine DIED. Though sure in Legends he survived through clones but eventually got killed. But then again if you watch an interview made with Ian McDiarmid he asked George Lucas if there was any chance he survived, George said No, he's dead, Gone, Mega dead. (Not in those exact words but pretty much sums it up)

Like some people before have mentioned regarding Finn - He escaped because he didnt want to fight anymore, yet again the first thing he does is to fight for the "Rebellion"? Okay. Rebellion? What Rebellion? Didnt they unify the galactic in Return of the Jedi and should have all the resources in the entire GALACTIC to fight this "First Order nonsense". If it was that easy for them to take controll of the Galactic that it wasnt even worth mentioning how they got control of it, then why did Palpatine go through all that trouble to form the Galactic Empire? All he had to do was go to Korriban or w/e the name of the planet was in the last movie, cant remeber the name of it... Sit on the throne and wave his stick and bam - He have control of the entire Galaxy. TL;DR If you only want fanservice Star Wars sure you can enjoy it. If you want to experience the plot and enjoy Star Wars to it utmost dont be arsed watching this movie.… Expand
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Jhayden2000Dec 26, 2019
2hours and 30 minute movie with 2hours of bad ideas. Messy and under developed. Felt like a fan film on YouTube.
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VaalduineDec 26, 2019
A race to the finish line. A incoherent mess of poor edits and abhorrent narritive. A plot hole mine field that disrespects the the mythos and the orginal cast.
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Welshman20Dec 27, 2019
Butchered what was once a great movie franchise. Confirms what many already knew... the latest trilogy is just a rehash of episodes 4, 5 & 6. Undoubtedly without anywhere near as much depth and character arc; it really is just a shower of CGIButchered what was once a great movie franchise. Confirms what many already knew... the latest trilogy is just a rehash of episodes 4, 5 & 6. Undoubtedly without anywhere near as much depth and character arc; it really is just a shower of CGI and puppetry to distract from no plot line whatsoever. Miraculously the film takes a dump all over George Lucas' Star Wars films because Anakin wasn't the "chosen one" to destroy the Sith after all. The sith live and so does emperor Palpatine? With more questions left than answers. Uchhh... the worst star wars trilogy ever.

I personally would rather sit through 12 hours of Jar Jar Binks on a loop than ever watch Episodes 7, 8 and 9. Perhaps one day we can pretend they never happened. Maybe The Mandolorian can salvage the franchise. Maybe..… Expand
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DanWarrenJan 9, 2020
By far the worst movie of the entire series, viewers will spend the entire time baffled at the characters' stupid decisions and trying to understand the plot. Rey is too overpowered and is completely unrelatable. Her being the granddaughterBy far the worst movie of the entire series, viewers will spend the entire time baffled at the characters' stupid decisions and trying to understand the plot. Rey is too overpowered and is completely unrelatable. Her being the granddaughter of the emperor who managed to somehow survive two huge explosions makes no sense and has absolutely no relation to the story. Fighting with horses on the surface of a star destroyer, a ghost able to influence real objects, incredible Force ablilities that are not used when it would make sense for them to be used, the worst actor performance I've ever seen since my 2nd grade play and many more infuriating moments will make you want to bury alive everyone that was somehow involved in producing this monstruosity.… Expand
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williamn00Jan 16, 2020
This movie is the second worst of this trilogy. The characters and the story were rushed and its not even enough to fix the mistakes from the TLJ. If you want to experience the real star wars then watch the prequels, OT and rogue one.
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m1chaJan 19, 2020
3/4 of the movie are a couple scarce macguffins ( one blatantly copied for the goonies) , full of plot-holes, a mix of all fandom service. Embarrassing CGI. Poor Post-edition. Disappointing in every way.
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AlfredDFJan 23, 2020
As a long time star wars fan, episode IX has a total absence of story and imagination.
The feelings and the passion expressed in the movie are frustratingly fake.
This last trilogy (along with SOLO) makes me feel nostalgic of Jar Jar Binks.
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anichelsDec 24, 2019
Watching this movie felt like a chore that I didn't really want to do. It’s just bad. It had the right ingredients – it could have been great, but it’s not. The movie is too fast and is paced awfully. The first hour of the movie is veryWatching this movie felt like a chore that I didn't really want to do. It’s just bad. It had the right ingredients – it could have been great, but it’s not. The movie is too fast and is paced awfully. The first hour of the movie is very forgettable, it’s like playing a space-version of Skyrim. A bunch of fetch-quests, characters coming into the scene with exactly the information and items necessary to move onto the next scene. There is some seriously “convenient” (eye rolling) writing to move the plot forward. I wouldn’t have a problem with it if the storytelling was confined to the rules and lore of the Star Wars universe, but it’s not. They could have come to the drawing table for a few days and figured out a better way to tell a story. It lacked suspense, credibility, and integrity.
- Like the two times Kylo was able to figure out where Rey was, based on items that are dropped or was taken from that scene.
- Like how Finn was able to determine where the “beacon” was located once the Final Order had shut down the planet-side one.
- Luke is a force ghost, why would you make the decision for him to “catch” Rey’s lightsaber, and levitate the X wing? He serves the role of mentor to Rey; why not appear behind Rey and say “don’t throw away my lightsaber” or something to that effect?
- The ship Chewbacca was on explodes, but he appears on the Star Destroyer 3 minutes later.
- Rey is Palpatine’s granddaughter – are we just rehashing the same plot points at the old trilogy? You have a $300M budget. Do better. Have some originality. It started getting better near the end, I particularly enjoyed the fact that Kylo Ren/Ben Solo was fighting with a blue lightsaber at the end of the movie. The visuals and score were both 10/10 as expected - it's a $300M Disney-produced film, it looks and sounds like a Star Wars film., it just doesn’t feel like it. I don’t often agree with the critics nowadays, but I 100% agree that J.J. Abrams is giving fan service with this movie. Now fan service isn’t inherently bad, but the way this movie does it is just cringe. Han Solo – Fan Service
Lando Calrisian – Fan Service
Ewoks (1 second scene) – Fan Service
Rey and Kylo Kissing – Fan Service
Palpatine as the main bad guy – Fan Service (?)


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NRGFLODec 24, 2019
Devoid of plot holes, this movie unfortunately does not hit the mark for a finale to the franchise. Rian Johnson screwed this saga & left Abrams with the scraps to try & piece together. Just a bunch of eye candy with incredibly fast pacingDevoid of plot holes, this movie unfortunately does not hit the mark for a finale to the franchise. Rian Johnson screwed this saga & left Abrams with the scraps to try & piece together. Just a bunch of eye candy with incredibly fast pacing that never lets the viewer “settle in”. Too many fetch quests that makes the audience feel like their in a video game. This movie is easily in the bottom tier of the main 9 films. 5/10.… Expand
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toisenApr 5, 2020
I guess the scenario was taken from some weird-ass Star Wars fan forum thread
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Dmwest736Dec 23, 2019
Total mess but the most disappointing part to me was how insignificant Finn was and how Rose was totally sidelined as though the filmmakers followed the wishes of racists on social media.
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EndurenceDec 23, 2019
Une catastrophe sur toute la ligne. Cette saga n'apportent absolument rien a l'univers Star Wars sauf de la connerie.
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SmellykikesDec 23, 2019
Just a pathetic mess from the start not worth the time and effort to watch honestly just pretend Star Wars ended after the sixth episode
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1catbugDec 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The experience was much like the last two movies to come out. At first, you feel like you're having fun. After the nostalgia wears off and you start to THINK about the plot and the characters even a little bit you quickly realize this movie, much like the last one, ruins Star Wars with its horrible plot holes. This is truely something I'd expect to see written on fanfiction.net by a 14 year old. It truely is a horrible contrived experience. The actors I have nothing against, they did the best that they could with the material.

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NonvulDec 24, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definetly one of the worst movies of the new trilogy.
Too fast paced, somtimes very fast cuts that don't allow the audience to breath in some dramatic scenes. On closeups the overall picture quality is good and sharp but wide shots suffer from a bit of blur in the 3D version of this movie.
Story wise the last movie gets cancelled out and it seems that J.J. doesn't want any other director to mess with his trilogy. I feel especially bad for all the side characters that got cut down in their roles. The ending would have been better if Ray turned dark, killed the emperor and kylo fought her in an epic lightsaber battle.… Expand
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VsaceFeb 24, 2021
I don't think I have to even try to explain why this movie bad... brrrrrrrrrrr
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longislandnyJun 3, 2021
This movie was horse **** Don’t watch it unless you want to kill out your brain cells with confusion. The storyline honestly didn’t have make sense, especially with that one part where Han Solo randomly “appeared” again after his death. TheThis movie was horse **** Don’t watch it unless you want to kill out your brain cells with confusion. The storyline honestly didn’t have make sense, especially with that one part where Han Solo randomly “appeared” again after his death. The same thing with Luke Skywalker. They just randomly made him a ghost, acting as if he was resurrected. And why is Lucasfilms acting like Palpatine is alive? I thought he died at the end of episode 6 when he fell down that shaft? Whatever, man. This movie still sucks.… Expand
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ShermosJul 3, 2021
The Rise of Skywalker ruined the sequel trilogy for me. The Force Awakens lacked imagination but was basically enjoyable, while The Last Jedi took some risks I thought would help inject new life into the franchise. In an effort to address fanThe Rise of Skywalker ruined the sequel trilogy for me. The Force Awakens lacked imagination but was basically enjoyable, while The Last Jedi took some risks I thought would help inject new life into the franchise. In an effort to address fan criticism of The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker tried to pretend it didn't exist. Reviving Palpatine was a terrible decision. It didn't work well in the Legends timeline, and it worked even less well in this film. The plot was a confusing mess and making Rey a self proclaimed Skywalker rubbed me the wrong way. I would prefer Disney erase the sequel trilogy from canon and try again.… Expand
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kinruizDec 17, 2020
vergonzoso, todo el trabajo de la ultima trilogía, no cierra bien, se autonombra una Skywalker sin merecerlo, que trascendente tuvo para que se autonombrara parte de la familia? que mejoro en el transcurso de la historia? Luke en episodio IVvergonzoso, todo el trabajo de la ultima trilogía, no cierra bien, se autonombra una Skywalker sin merecerlo, que trascendente tuvo para que se autonombrara parte de la familia? que mejoro en el transcurso de la historia? Luke en episodio IV destruye la estrella de la muerte, mata a su padre Darth Vader (Anakin) guia al equipo, entrena, se prepara, se supera a si mismo en cada película, de igual forma en las precuelas Anakin, gana una carrera y su libertad y esto ayuda a Qui-Gon Jinn y compañía a salir de Tatooine, protege a la Princesa Padme, enfrenta a Doku, después lo mata, descubre la onda Sith y se convierte en el mas grande Villano de Star Wars, pero esta tipa (Rey)? que hace? viajar, gritar, corre se va disque a entrenar, y regresa y hace berrinche, solo se la pasa en su dilema con Kylo (pésimo villano) ya? por eso se proclama Skywalker?… Expand
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Phasic77Dec 24, 2019
Is it a good story, told well? The Rise of Skywalker tries to distance itself from The Last Jedi and feels like a direct sequel to The Force Awakens. Not surprising given the director of this installment, the backlash to The Last Jedi and theIs it a good story, told well? The Rise of Skywalker tries to distance itself from The Last Jedi and feels like a direct sequel to The Force Awakens. Not surprising given the director of this installment, the backlash to The Last Jedi and the corner that installment painted the sequel trilogy into. I consider The Last Jedi to be a parody. A farce. Mocking itself, mocking Star Wars, mocking certain characters and mocking the audience. How very subversive, but that's not what Star Wars is for me and for many others. Star Wars follows in the tradition of myths, Greek myths amongst many other mythologies and philosophies etc. The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. The Hero's Journey. There's humor throughout the Star Wars movies but Star Wars is also grounded in its own reality and takes itself seriously overall. The Mandalorian is back to basics, feels very like Star Wars and has proven to be successful. The Last Jedi tried to deliberately break with thousands of years of traditional storytelling and broke it. The Rise of Skywalker is entertaining in places, but I cannot escape the numerous plot holes rendering it as too incoherent. Head scratch. There are inconsistencies throughout the Star Wars movies including the original trilogy. I grew up with/on the original trilogy, I wasn't and am not a prequel trilogy hater. Crucially for me, bringing back Emperor Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker; I do not agree with this current trend of 'revisionism' and especially 'revisionism' of the Star Wars mythos. I will not be watching any of sequel trilogy ever again. The Skywalker Saga ends on the forest moon of Endor, preferably to 'Yub Nub.' “(Star Wars is) political in a sense that it has a foundation in historical politics — the rise of dictatorships, the death of democracy — but it has never tried to take a stand on present-day issues,” former Lucasfilm executive Howard Roffman. Everyone and anyone has the potential to become a hero, and can take the Hero's Journey. The path does not go through hypocrisy and or by stepping on others to get there.… Expand
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anrodriguezDec 23, 2019
The worst trilogy. As star wars fan I am disaponted, there is no story... Nobody is going to remember the characters, they are empty, a fan service construction... The rise of skywalker is the fall of star wars!
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GuswolfDec 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Evidentemente está apuntada a las nuevas generaciones, ellos pueden disfrutarla.
Para los fans originales la saga es la más mala de todas. Después de ver la mejor película de starwars , the rogué one, de estas últimas, episodio 8 y 9 son innecesarias!!… Expand
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SorimatsuDec 24, 2019
A sad and disappointing end to a once great story. This movie should really have been split into two separate movies (and that might not have saved it to be honest). To many plot holes to count and a complete disregard for previous established lore.
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Miaowen5Dec 24, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uninspired, cowardly, emotionally dissonant, fan-service plot that moves a mile a minute except every plot point serves to either destroy a character's arc or contradicts a previous point. The theater was laughing in disbelief within 15 minutes. The list of plot holes is a mile long. Characters were not given a moment to breathe or process anything that was happening.The Rey/Ben Solo interactions were one of the few plotlines with any soul or scrap of consistency. Children came out of the theatre crying because of Ben's death. Ultimately, the Skywalker legacy is erased, co-opted by the Palpatine line. Plus, Disney killed off their biggest money maker. I couldn't dream up a worse movie if I tried.… Expand
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GoodOldSmokeDec 25, 2019
Uninspired marketing-based "product" trying so hard to trigger nostalgic feelings that it ultimately fails both as a movie and as a part of the Star Wars. And, though The Last Jedi is partially to blame for totally messing the story, it wasUninspired marketing-based "product" trying so hard to trigger nostalgic feelings that it ultimately fails both as a movie and as a part of the Star Wars. And, though The Last Jedi is partially to blame for totally messing the story, it was outright finished off here.
The real Star Wars are dead since 2012.… Expand
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FUDISNEYDec 25, 2019
Disney ruined Star Wars. Johnson, Kennedy and Abrams should be ostracized and shunned by society.
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Hobbit69Dec 26, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first 45 minutes of the movie felt rushed and Forced, felt like they were building the first half of the movie around Leia only to conclude her character later in the movie as a distraction for Rey to mortally wound Kylo but then force heal him to health and then run away from him? You can see how absolutely crazy and hectic this writing is within the first hour and honestly could barely stand watching it to the end. The prequels are better than this **** in my opinion. Only good thing in this film was the visual FX and the acting. Poor Finn's only job was to yell Rey's name… Expand
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werAKenDec 27, 2019
It's definitely better than the previous episode...cant imagine anything worse than the 8th episode though.
Have no idea why Disney needed to revive Palpatine. I see this as a sign of lack in new ideas. I can see clearly that even at the veryIt's definitely better than the previous episode...cant imagine anything worse than the 8th episode though.
Have no idea why Disney needed to revive Palpatine. I see this as a sign of lack in new ideas. I can see clearly that even at the very begining of this triology Disney had absolutely no vision of where their story is actually going. So that's also clear that all this triology'd been made only to get more money from fans and never for SW universe development.
The story itself in 9th ep is plain, not interesting at all and has really big contentious issues. The characters are plain, Rei is OP and you have absolutely no compassion for her. All the dialogs are really either dry or strange. All the humor parts have jokes of really, REALLY bad quality (I wanted to kill myself at leats every time C3PO'd opened its mouth). The decisions characters made were stupid. All I could do in the cinema was laugh and discuss all these stupid moments with my brother. I think if I was on my own in the cinema, I'd stand up in the middle of the movie and walk away.
The only reason I give 1 to this episode is that it's much better that the previous one and it's FINALY the end of the triology made only to grab loads of money from fans.
You can do good movies. Just look at the "Rogue One". I can see this movie was made with huge love for SW universe. Look at "Mandalorian" series. These two examples can give you some idea, WHAT EXACTLY all the fans wanted to see. Even the first 10 mins of 1st Mandalorian episode is better that all the new triology.
I deeply love SW universe. And all I can see looking at this new triology is only disrespect for your viewers. It's really weak triology even comparing with the weakest Marvell movies. So don't you think that all the negative feedback is only because of some crazy fans of SW. Think carefully if you want continue to make another SW stories. Think of the STORY first. That should do it.
My only hope is that you Disney will not make a mess like that with the entire Old Republic and especially with Revan.
Don't be afraid to leave negative feedback and describe what you feel. Disney needs to know that they did the whole thing wrong, so next time we may be able to have really good story with interesting characters that will make you hold your breath. At least, I hope so.… Expand
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Bwest444Dec 27, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abrams takes everything from the last Jedi and basically retcons it. Horrible pacing. Cheap plot conveniences. The force is not magic Disney. This trilogy makes no sense. The saga ends with a non sky walker being the lone survivor.… Expand
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MrJPrimeNov 20, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Garbage

No reason to destroy old characters to promote new characters. Trash writing. Boring film… Expand
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SandrickDec 26, 2019
TLJ was bad. This, in many ways is worse--- because it is lazy storytelling. TLJ was at least bold even if ridiculous in its treatment of established characters. For the best example and analysis of this, check out "Star Wars: The Rise ofTLJ was bad. This, in many ways is worse--- because it is lazy storytelling. TLJ was at least bold even if ridiculous in its treatment of established characters. For the best example and analysis of this, check out "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Pitch Meeting" as well as the 2 part review by "The Critical Drinker" on Youtube. The Mandolorian is far more cohesive and intelligent than this logic-free dud. This is seriously canon now? Yeeesh!… Expand
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Cstriker01Dec 25, 2019
First. If you want to go to a movie and shut your brain off, this is fine for that. Individual set pieces are gorgeous and are well shot; part of the Abrams crux. He's all style and no substance.

The second you think for a moment on anythingFirst. If you want to go to a movie and shut your brain off, this is fine for that. Individual set pieces are gorgeous and are well shot; part of the Abrams crux. He's all style and no substance.

The second you think for a moment on anything in the film, the parts do not support the whole. The writing is terrible with awful plot holes, retconning bot the original trilogy and the mess Rian Johnson made in the Last Jedi, negating the CRUCIAL Anakin redemption cycle in the original. This made the writing of the Prequals seem like Shakespeare. First, Rian wrote the whole story into a corner with no where to go, with any and all question from Awakens being destroyed, which is then retconned in this film and makes flimsy answers to questions posed in Awakens. New characters introduced were utterly pointless and barely have screen time...why would they? Its the last film in this trilogy, there isn't even a point to developing them or introducing them.

The force, dear God almighty. They **** that up. Rey is space Jesus; she heals, she force skypes with Kylo, she pulls ships from the sky, she deflects lighting...she can't be beat. No character development, no earning of power, no rise or fall or climax or point of crisis for the character that would ground her as an identifiable or relatable person. The pacing of the film, which was all over the place to cram as much exposition as possible and I understood to a degree with JJ trying to right the ship, was almost forgivable...but the film lost me completely when through the Kylo-Rey force skype, Kylo ripped a bead necklace off of Rey (Which she got at the Alien Burning Man festival in the film...no joke) THOUGH THEY WERE LIGHT YEARS APART and was able to track her down with this necklace. My suspension of disbelief only goes so far.

Palpatine, lets address this **** It isn't even a spoiler, they tell you he is back in the opening Star Wars crawl!!!! THis was a damn Hail-Mary...with no where to go story wise, JJ said **** it" and brought the Emperor back...no explanation how he lived, he has pickled Snokes in jars (clones), an a fleet of star destroyers buried in the planet surface that just rise up.… Expand
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AirshipGirlDec 24, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After seeing the final installment to the new trilogy, "the Rise of Skywalker" I can say without a doubt Disney, the writers, the producers, nobody involved with this project had a clue about making a Star Wars movie. Sure, the used the name, some lore, but in the end this is not Stars Wars.

Rise of Skywalker takes everything we knew about previous stories, lore, canon, and either throws it out or just makes a complete mockery of it. It makes the sacrifices Anakin, Luke, Liea, Han, Chewbacca and everyone else made mean absilutely nothing - because JJ Abrams thought it would be a good ideal to bring Palpatine back from the dead. The movie is a convoluted mess of bad writng, pacing, and laced with plot holes(dozens - literally dozens), and lets not forget all the stupid mcguffins that are so contrived and conveniently resolved within seconds. Yes...just stupid assinine writing that should insult you as a viewer. If I were you, do not wate your money. Save it. Wait until it is released and see it on TV or wait for a friend to buy it on disc.… Expand
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KatlosDec 23, 2019
Bad very bad the worst movie of star wars. Gran plan de George Lucas para que no digan que las suyas son las peores
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SpookydarrenDec 24, 2019
Repairing the damage done by RJ? No chance. What a mess and where to start unpicking ? Awful acting from the main cast the plot was unnecessarily convoluted and presented at break neck speed hoping we wouldn't notice just how poor these filmsRepairing the damage done by RJ? No chance. What a mess and where to start unpicking ? Awful acting from the main cast the plot was unnecessarily convoluted and presented at break neck speed hoping we wouldn't notice just how poor these films have become. Actually laughed out loud at some of the really really stupid parts, and I wasn't alone. The box office won't lie on this one, goodbye Kathleen Kennedy you made an utter mess.… Expand
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YonkimanDec 25, 2019
Given the betrayal of the original trilogy (Luke Skywalker gives up and hides?) set in motion by Episode VII, and the further abandonment of all logic and joy and plot that was Episode VII, Episode IX really didn’t have a chance no matterGiven the betrayal of the original trilogy (Luke Skywalker gives up and hides?) set in motion by Episode VII, and the further abandonment of all logic and joy and plot that was Episode VII, Episode IX really didn’t have a chance no matter what it did. Well, maybe it would have worked if Luke woke up and realized Episodes VII and and VIII (and while we’re at it, Episodes I through III, and the Ewok storyline from VI) were just a bad dream, and then someone who both loved Star Wars and knew how to write and direct a good story had been at the helm. But this is two and a half hours of nonsense that I couldn’t care less about combine with blatant, cynical heartstring-tugging. Ugh. I found myself feeling sorry for John Williams who had to write decent, stirring music over such poorly-constructed moments. Ugh.… Expand
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DukeBalekDec 25, 2019
so bad so bad so bad so bad so bad so bad so bad and now iam sad sad sad sad sad
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heartthrobDec 24, 2019
Annoying fan service for the weak minded. We had something truly inspiring and new after Last Jedi, then JJ unimaginatively squashed it. This could have been so much more.
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Young_NachoDec 30, 2019
As I so elegantly put it in my TLJ review, there are some movies that I would consider to be "It". But this movie... this ain't it, Chief. It spends so much time trying to retcon all the plot issues TLJ created that it had absolutely no ideaAs I so elegantly put it in my TLJ review, there are some movies that I would consider to be "It". But this movie... this ain't it, Chief. It spends so much time trying to retcon all the plot issues TLJ created that it had absolutely no idea what to do with itself other than try to haphazardly rehash what has previously worked. Palpatine is still a corny ass old fart, Rose get COMPLETELY forgotten (I mean, she probably shouldn't have existed in the first place, but its too late now so you need to do SOMETHING with her.) Finn does absolutely nothing and his character is shafted by the inclusion of a bunch of other ex-storm troopers, which takes away anything special about him. Poe sits there and does nothing significant for the 3rd movie in a row. The plot is strung together by the smallest of threads that come out of nowhere and leave without any explanation (except for the awkward re-writing that Disney has been trying to do post release with their online explanations) The lightspeed skipping directly gives the middle finger to Holdo's maneuver and the whole death star thing makes ZERO sense because I literally saw it obliterated in Episode 6.… Expand
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Blindfish28Dec 23, 2019
The Movie was soundly disappointing and truly makes me weep for the end of the original Star Wars Expanded Universe that Disney left behind.
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CMVBDec 23, 2019
Retroactively makes Episode 8 worse (which retroactively made Episode 7 worse). And then, just for the heck of it, undoes all the meaningful character arcs and plots from the first six movies.

As a loud and flashy sequence of events on aRetroactively makes Episode 8 worse (which retroactively made Episode 7 worse). And then, just for the heck of it, undoes all the meaningful character arcs and plots from the first six movies.

As a loud and flashy sequence of events on a screen, it is entertaining. As the 9th installment of a saga that is culturally defining for at least two generations, it is almost utterly without redemption.

In Episode 3, Padme was distressed that democracy died with thunderous applause. Star Wars died with two directors having a slap fight.… Expand
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fotografDec 23, 2019
Irredeemably bad... all of Disney era star wars movies culminating in this half baked attempt that appeases no one! And Rey is no Skywalker...
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CaereusDec 25, 2019
This movie moves at break-neck speeds to establish new villains, undo mistakes from previous movies, and to resolve all new plot points before the credits roll. The pacing is fast that you cannot even comprehend the internal inconsistenciesThis movie moves at break-neck speeds to establish new villains, undo mistakes from previous movies, and to resolve all new plot points before the credits roll. The pacing is fast that you cannot even comprehend the internal inconsistencies and disregard for the franchise's history lest you blink and miss critical plot points. Any scene long enough to actually rouse any feelings from the audience are undone only minutes later. Once the movie is over and realize this the official end for Disney's new Star Wars trilogy it's painfully clear that there was never a plan for this trilogy and it was never given the respect it deserved by the executives at Disney.… Expand
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ThundSep 26, 2020
Senseless plot - nothing made much sense. And what did Finn want to say to Rey? I guess the cgi was pretty... So 3 out of 10?
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WakeUpJeffDec 24, 2019
This movie was a complete mess with an unbelievable reliance on undeserved fan-service to try and distract you from it's awful writing. Entire character arcs are forgotten or contradicted while adding nothing valuable as replacement. TheThis movie was a complete mess with an unbelievable reliance on undeserved fan-service to try and distract you from it's awful writing. Entire character arcs are forgotten or contradicted while adding nothing valuable as replacement. The movie simply doesn't have any clue what it wants to do with itself ends up accomplishing nothing because of it.… Expand
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Abyss494Dec 25, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you are a casual fan then you can probably find aspects of the film to enjoy. Other than that it’s a very miss film in my opinion. The characters do not get the proper send off that they deserve and it feels like a movie just as an effort to sell more merchandise. It was extremely predictable with the major “twists” or plot points being seen from a mile away whether it was Landos return, Rey being a palpatine, Finn being force sensitive or any of the other shocks it tried to create. There were no good light saber battles and every single Princess Leia scene was extremely forced and uncomfortable to watch. She was speaking super vaguely and you could tell they were just trying to incorporate her into the movie for the nostalgia factor. They also CGId her which they said they were not going to do. They did redeem certain characters like Kylo however then they completely ruin the momentum of the character by killing him off in a very stupid way. They also underutilized many characters. Overall it was disappointing it was not as terrible as the last Jedi but that does not make this movie a good film by any means.… Expand
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GabrelionDec 25, 2019
Это не звёздные войны, да и не фильм вовсе, а набор красивых и бессмысленных и нелогичных клипов. Я уже и не говорю о том, что создатели плюют на канон. Так что если так будет продолжаться, то от франшизы последние фанаты разбегутся.Это не звёздные войны, да и не фильм вовсе, а набор красивых и бессмысленных и нелогичных клипов. Я уже и не говорю о том, что создатели плюют на канон. Так что если так будет продолжаться, то от франшизы последние фанаты разбегутся.
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SegediAug 9, 2020
You know the movie is boring when you are watching it baked and nothing is tingling..
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AverakDec 24, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even the name of the film misfits. J J did not understand that a lineage is build from blood, not by picking a famous last name to go around with it attached to the name.… Expand
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