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ProgrammerDec 22, 2019

Fierce **** I do not advise true fans to look towards this chaos, but rather look at the series Mandalorets

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TheSpyro666Dec 22, 2019

Худший фильм из всей франшизы, обесценивший события оригинальной трилогии! Сюжета так такового нет, монтаж сумбурный. В первой трети фильма события развиваются слишком быстро, как будто смотришь на перемотке. Игра главных героев абсолютно неХудший фильм из всей франшизы, обесценивший события оригинальной трилогии! Сюжета так такового нет, монтаж сумбурный. В первой трети фильма события развиваются слишком быстро, как будто смотришь на перемотке. Игра главных героев абсолютно не вызывает ни капли сопереживания, особенно разочаровали дуэли на световых мечах, которые похожи на дуэль палками в любом детском садике! Единственное, за что фильму "спасибо!" - это за красивые битвы на космических кораблях, и то из-за отвратительного монтажа ощущается, что при пост-продакшине вырезали множество сцен, которых не хватает в этих эпизодах!… Expand

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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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JediMasterlukeDec 20, 2019

I came only from the cinema from the night session, the film is very good Star Wars magic is there and the chemistry between the characters is simple cool there are still a lot of very good moments that will give you goosebumps and peace ifI came only from the cinema from the night session, the film is very good Star Wars magic is there and the chemistry between the characters is simple cool there are still a lot of very good moments that will give you goosebumps and peace if you are a real fan of star wars then the film will come to you and by the way I am a real fan of stars and me I liked the movie, I don’t understand the people who are supposedly fans, but they didn’t like the movie, what kind of fans are they?
And as for the critics, you really can’t read them, it's like the story of a blade runner who understood.Thanks… Expand

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Gor1945Dec 22, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Треш-просто треш, западные SJW диграданты очередную сагу убили - надо было назвать эту трилогию приключения Мери Сью в стране дураков.
Бесполезно обсуждать - даже отдельные аспекты - сюжет - просто собран из частей сюжетов прошлых фильмов , ничего нового, даже Паллпатина оживили - некрофилы диснеевские, при этом с кучей логических дыр.
Персонажи просто днища - как антагонисты так и протагонисты. Тупо забудте про эту трилогию - это не канон, это огромная куча мышиного говна.… Expand

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itsDimitriDec 21, 2019

Episode VII brought in a bunch of new characters, some of which were great. Yet it failed to impress due to bad execution and the plot being too much of a copy of Episode IV. It did however have the potential to set up a great trilogy.Episode VII brought in a bunch of new characters, some of which were great. Yet it failed to impress due to bad execution and the plot being too much of a copy of Episode IV. It did however have the potential to set up a great trilogy.
Episode VIII then threw all of that out the window, turned the best of the new characters into a comedy relief and his only interresting and emotional scene into a cringefest, while the established characters were turned on their head or just killed in the background and the movie got lost in pointless sideplots.

Episode IX - well...
It relies on bringing back the villain of the previous trilogy from the dead, which would have been a decent plot twist had it not been spoiled by the trailers.
Great start...

Since the predecessors did such a poor job of building up story and characters the movie has to spend its first half doing that, leading to massive pacing issues.
Abrams throws in some of the cheapest and most uncreative tropes possible to archieve this and keep the plot going, using the overly fast pacing to distract from how outright stupid and artificial the whole thing is.

The second half seems much better on the surface, but falls apart as soon as you turn your brain on.
Many scenes require you to just accept that a certain premise is true even though its painfully obvious how nonsensical it is, a lot of other things are just so awfully convenient for the plot that they feel extremely unnatural.
And the force is completely bent into oblivion, now being capable of teleportation and whatever else.

And the End...
That might have actually been at least decent, had Rey been built up as a character that you could care about and be emotionally invested in.
But aside from 2-3 scenes she is as bland and unlikable as ever so it just doesnt really work.
Also aspects of it are copied from Episode VI...

The reason why Im not giving it a trash rating despite all of this is that there are some genuinely good moments of character interaction and because it is obvious that most of these problems arent really the fault of this film but of its predecessor.
Abrams was given an impossible task with this and even though you can see he tried, it ended as one would expect.
Had they made this a two-part movie it propably would have worked much better as there would have been much more time to build the plot and the characters, but that wasnt an option aparently.
The result feels more like a rushed atempt at damage control than like a worthy conclusion to a trilogy.

The movie isnt good, but its propably about as good as it ever could have been under these screwed up circumstances.… Expand

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SchanbacherDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The pacing seemed a bit choppy and rushed. The biggest and most glaring missed opportunity had to be the Sidious. If you're bringing Palpatine back, why not have Kylo (a Skywalker) be the one to put him away? Otherwise, I was very satisfied and genuinely happy most of the movie. I enjoyed how they fixed a lot of holes from TLJ. The action was enjoyable, visual effects were beautiful, and the humor was done well. Fan service is a wonderful thing when it comes to Star Wars, I really don't understand why some fans would be upset from this.… Expand

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EerieDemonbleDec 22, 2019

"No Spoilers"... like anyone care at this point.

+ beautiful cinematography and CGI. And that is it. That's the only good things. - ....everything else. - horrible and nonsensical plot, that will lock you in permanent state of "WTF is"No Spoilers"... like anyone care at this point.

+ beautiful cinematography and CGI. And that is it. That's the only good things.

- ....everything else. - horrible and nonsensical plot, that will lock you in permanent state of "WTF is this!?"
- absolutely insane pacing, constant rush from scene to scene
- every attempt at "dramatic" moment immediately ruined by stupid jokes
- cringe dialogues
- acting, or more accurately overacting
- empty and anticlimactic ending

I can't even recommend this as a dumb and mindless cinema attraction. You know it's bad, when even MSM ripping it apart. You need to be a shill or a person with severe head trauma to give this cinematic abomination 10/10.

If you want to see some Star Wars, go see Mandalorian. This is the Way.… Expand

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thedoghouserDec 22, 2019

A thoroughly disappointing conclusion. Clearly made by committee ... lacking any real road map or any vision. Why not toy with the dark side more? Why not leave us asking questions rather than answering or pretending to answer everything!A thoroughly disappointing conclusion. Clearly made by committee ... lacking any real road map or any vision. Why not toy with the dark side more? Why not leave us asking questions rather than answering or pretending to answer everything! This could have and should have taken more risks ... allowed for scenes to develop more ... and slowed down ... the first films allowed us to sit with scenes such as the trash compactor / Luke learning with Yoda / Jabba’s Palace ... for longer allowing atmosphere to build - this film SPED through every set up disallowing ANY immersion… Expand

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AstralifyDec 22, 2019

This movie is a giant middlefinger to everybody, especially George Lucas, and his creation. It's what happens when you give it to people that have ABSOLUTELY NO UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE to what Star Wars is, but they sure have an agenda.This movie is a giant middlefinger to everybody, especially George Lucas, and his creation. It's what happens when you give it to people that have ABSOLUTELY NO UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE to what Star Wars is, but they sure have an agenda. It COMPLETELY breaks the lore, the world and characters of Star Wars. Instead of listing everything (which is just too much), I will simply say - go and watch shadiversity's amazing review/breakdown: "The Rise of Skywalker is TRASH of the highest order, STAR WARS full in-depth review".

I was thinking of giving it a more reasonable score (of 2, because even as a movie it simply fails on EVERY aspect - pacing, plot, characters, EDITING, etc), but since we have a flood of trolls and disney accounts leaving 10/10s (especially on RT), I will simply leave a 0/10. It's what this movie is to me anyway, as a Star Wars fanatic that understands the deeper meanings that George Lucas embedded in his work, which ironically were completely destroyed the same way Palpatine destroyed the Jedi order - through careful manipulation, twisting of truth and the corruption of Good. It might've been simply ignorance and stupidity (and it's totally the case at least to a degree), but the end result is all the same.

Evil cannot create, it can only corrupt.… Expand

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LibDec 22, 2019

Если воспринимать этот фильм как дорогостоящий фанфик, то в принципе сносно. Если же считать это каноничным продолжением саги, коим его позиционирует Дисней, то это просто ужасное издевательство над оригинальной трилогией. Если ВамЕсли воспринимать этот фильм как дорогостоящий фанфик, то в принципе сносно. Если же считать это каноничным продолжением саги, коим его позиционирует Дисней, то это просто ужасное издевательство над оригинальной трилогией. Если Вам показалось, что в приквелах Лукас сделал что-то не так - умножьте это на десять, чтобы получить примерное представление о Девятом эпизоде. Как фанфик - 6/10
Как каноничный эпизод саги Звёздных Войн - 2/10 максимум… Expand

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TockleyDec 22, 2019

Nonsensical film that negates just about everything that people loved about Star Wars in the previous trilogies.

As bland, harmless popcorn entertainment it’s not too bad though. If I was rating it as a standalone movie it’d probably be upNonsensical film that negates just about everything that people loved about Star Wars in the previous trilogies.

As bland, harmless popcorn entertainment it’s not too bad though. If I was rating it as a standalone movie it’d probably be up around a 7.… Expand

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golivaDec 22, 2019

The best from latest trilogy, fixes all the mess TLJ was. A bit rushed and overstuffed because of fixing previous installment, this movie improves ep7 and fixes 8 making the whole trilogy to look better. At least, JJ had a plan.

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JonathanLarkinDec 22, 2019

This movie is nowhere near as bad as the ratings suggest. I get it, many fans are unhappy, particularly with the 'Disney takeover' and JJ Abrams involvement but I'm not seeing much objective comment here. I've followed the saga fron theThis movie is nowhere near as bad as the ratings suggest. I get it, many fans are unhappy, particularly with the 'Disney takeover' and JJ Abrams involvement but I'm not seeing much objective comment here. I've followed the saga fron the start, saw A New Hope as an 8 year old, and obviously am a fair bit older now. In my book, only episode IV and V are truly great movies, the rest are patchy, with some of the prequels being truly poor. Has anyone seen Revenge Of The Sith recently? Now THATS garbage, the key movie in the saga ruined. Through that lens, ROTS is way better. Kylo and Rey's arcs actually do have some emotional weight. Some of the planet sequences are breathtaking - saber battle in a raging sea? Epic. There were some fun moments too, actual humor and some good character additions (that little Baba guy was hilarious).
Yes there is some fan service going on here, Abrams was trying to go back to first principles and produce something that honours the better parts of the saga. Ok, there are some dumb moments but it's nowhere near as dumb as TLJ.
Lastly, I was lucky enough to watch this with my own 8 year old, who also loves star wars and I must admit to having a lump in my throat in the final scenes. Anyway, he loved the film, and for me that's the only review I'd give any weight to.… Expand

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MandolorianDec 22, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible pacing, lore breaking, rey being a Mary Sue . This is quintessentially a Disney star wars film.… Expand

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AboveTheCloudsDec 22, 2019

Hardly a great movie, but great fun and far better than the disaster of TLJ.

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editd7Dec 22, 2019

Awful awful awful. If you thought "I don't like sand. It's coarse, and rough" wait until you here gems such as "they can fly now", "I am all jedi, I am all sith". A total assault on the senses.

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Jiovoni09Dec 22, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Non-spoiler Review

There's things to like and things to not like about this movie. Overall, I'd say this movie was not good, but I don't blame Abrams. This movie really should have been broken up into two movies. You can tell that there was at least 1-2 hours of footage that was cut from the film because some scenes don't make any sense or have any context. The visuals and score are great, but the plot just feels completely disjointed and rushed. This was especially evident when the action was happening and I felt nothing. No excitement or thrill. They "yadda yadda'd" over some really important details.

The lightsaber battles kinda fell flat for me as well. There was one fight, in particular (won't spoil it), that felt completely choreographed. In movies, action sequences are supposed to feel organic and natural, but this particular lightsaber battle was slow bland. They kept going through the same two motions until the battle was over. It was very unsatisfying. Most of the new characters introduced in this film just felt out of place in the plot. It's like they were shoehorned into the movie just for the sake of it. However, there was one new character that I did enjoy for his comedic relief.

Overall, trying to erase TLJ is not any easy task. I felt Abrams had the deck stacked against him with trying to rewrite characters after TLJ, as well as having to deal with Leia's plot after the death of Carrie Fisher. Unfortunately, the movie results in a mess of plotholes and WTF moments that really don't pay off. I will say the one character they got right was Kylo Ren. He was probably the most developed character in the new trilogy. Other than that, I walked out of the theater feeling very disappointed. Maybe if JJ had directed all 3 movies, this trilogy would've been much better. But, as it stands, this movie gets a 5 out of 10 from me. Not a good movie, but also not the worst movie.

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Things I didn't like:

They failed to explain HOW Palpatine came back. We were just supposed to accept the first sentence in the screen crawl.

Rey is a god. There's nothing she can't do, and that makes her character boring. I don't care that she is a woman, the reason a lot of people don't like her is because she really has no struggle arc. She can do anything with little effort. She can now heal using the force (where did she learn how to do that? Leia?). In one scene, she is able to force pull an entire transport ship! This movie (and really the whole trilogy) completely undermined Anakin's saga. Why was Palpatine alive? It's like Vader died for nothing. Speaking of Palpatine, I hated how he was able to lay lowkey for all of these years but somehow amassed an army of 10,000 star destroyer ships. And how was he able to lift these ships in the air?? Then, in the last battle, he is able to shoot force lightning in the air. Not only is he able to control the lightning to hit only the resistance ships, but the lightning isn't actually destroying any ships. It's basically a glorified EMP that jams their signal and causes then to lose power. Miraculously, even though they were in the atmosphere, none of the resistance ship fell to the ground and got destroyed when they lost power.

I also didn't like how Palpatine kept using his force lightning against Rey when she was clearly deflecting it back at him. Why didn't he just stop using it?

The Chewie "death" scene was a terrible "gotcha" moment. We are to believe he died when Rey blew up the ship, but I didn't buy it for once second. And sure enough, Chewie was alive because he was actually on a second transport ship (which I don't remember seeing). There's a scene where the crew is taking out stormtroopers with blasters. They are "killing" fully armored stormtroopers with one blast. However, shortly after, Poe gets shot by a stormtrooper. With no armor, Poe is only knocked down momentarily before getting back up.

Don't get me started on the Knights of Ren. They were nothing more than a waste of potential. Hux being the mole just didn't land with me. And the way it was revealed was too goofy.

Rey kissing Kylo felt EXTREMELY out of place. I was just looking at the screen trying to figure out where that came from. I get that they had a force link, but I didn't think that Rey was actually falling in love with a guy that murdered hundreds of resistance soldier, killed his dad, tried to kill his uncle and attempted to kill his mother. There were way too many Macguffins, even for a Star Wars movie.

Things I liked:

Baboo Frik (spelling?) was the only new character I liked. The scene with Han and Ben Solo was great. Probably the best scene in the movie for me.

Chewie's emotional screams after Leia died.

Finn back to be force-sensitive after completely being disregarded in TLJ.

All of the past jedi calling out to Rey, even though it would've been better if they were force ghosts.… Expand

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DuncanRoseDec 22, 2019

It pays the audience the courtesy of assuming their grotesque stupidity while throwing visual eye candy on screen to distract the masses. As a movie it’s the equivalent of a laser pointer for a cat.

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no_moving_partsDec 22, 2019

Somehow manages to be insulting to fans who enjoyed the Last Jedi subversion of Star Wars tropes as well as those fans who held the old school legacy dear. Kind of a marvel in that sense. It's utterly nonsensical and mystifyingly contrived.

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MerwanorDec 22, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I got dragged to see this movie by a friend of mine, as he had an extra ticket... At least I did not spend money on it myself... I went into this movie with the lowest of expectations and to be fair, I had already read a lot of the spoilers that where leaked. I will say this, it is a better movie than The Last Jedi, but that is not really saying much as that movie was hot garbage. But this movie has better visuals and there are some interesting moments. But that is about it. What a hot mess of a movie this was, basically damage control when it concerns TLJ and while I appreciate that they tried, it is painfully obvious that they should have just scrapped TLJ all together. This movie felt like they where cramming 2 full movies into one, checking boxes along the way. There is no substance in this and everything felt so incredibly forced it was just embarrassing to watch. I also do not understand why on earth they introduced so many new characters into an already bloated movie.

While Kylo Rens arc is the best written one for this trilogy, it still falls flat because of that ending. As you stated, that kiss was just so out of place and awkward it made me literally facepalm. And Rey is just the biggest Mary Sue ever put on screen, she really never gets hurt in this entire trilogy, not a scratch on her. And her being a Palpatine is till not an excuse for her being so powerful. Anakin and Luke both where strong with the force but still needed a lot of training to use basic force powers. That Rey can just fly in the air, heal and all this crap is ridiculous.

Finn is probably the most useless character in the movie, he is just there with no real purpose. Reeeey! that is basically what he does throughout the entire movie, just screaming names. And they introduced another black actor to play an ex-stormtrooper for some reason. I really don't get the point of her character, it was like she was just there to have Finn interact with someone.

The entire setup with the enormous fleet was just so silly to me, and that all of them suddenly had planet destroying canons on them was just so idiotic. And it just became the same freaking story as Return of the Jedi. You even had the moment where the Emperor shows Rey that her friends are being killed, and he tells her to strike him down etc. Do the writers not have a single original thought in their heads? And to be honest, bringing Palpatine back is just the final slap in the face for the original trilogy. None of the accomplishments done by the original crew mattered at all.

I have seen a lot of people praise the lightsaber duel between Rey and Kylo, and while it was not terrible I still felt like it missed something crucial to be a truly good and emotional fight. And my friend pointed it out after the movie that there was no music playing during the fight. And it makes so much sense now, as all the best fights in Star Wars have had amazing emotional music playing in the background. Duel against Darth Maul, the duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin and the last duel between Vader and Luke. All had truly amazing music that made those fights memorable.

I don't have much good to say about this movie to be honest. But I did like one character in this movie way more than I ever thought I would, and that was C3PO. He was actually funny in this one.

Anyways, this trilogy was doomed to fail from the start because they had no plan and The Last Jedi just ruined the story entirely. There was no chance of saving this train-wreck. It was an impossible task and I guess they should be commended for trying. I will ignore this trilogy as canon and anything that ties into this storyline. If they continue to make movies set in that era or even after it, I will not care and just skip it. If they want to save Star Wars, either go far back in time and do Old Republic stories. Or they have to just ignore their own creation and go far into the future and just have Luke and crew be legends. The ending to the saga was episode 6 and ignore the 7-9 as a what if scenario.… Expand

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MateotoDec 22, 2019

If this movie would be solely standing for itself, I would give it a 6/10. The story is not overwhelming, but at least entertaining. The story develops to quick, the action scenes are good, there are some funny parts and some sad ones,If this movie would be solely standing for itself, I would give it a 6/10. The story is not overwhelming, but at least entertaining. The story develops to quick, the action scenes are good, there are some funny parts and some sad ones, although because of the quick story developing they never really shake you or give you time to think. It's a mediocre movie with great actors and some moments. But it's a star wars movie. The third installment of a trilogy. A sequel to other movies with a very well elaborated plot and character history. If you compare it to (at least) the last two movies it's redundant. Some main characters are completely unnecessary for the whole plot line, others show a development you will definitely not understand and others seem to exist just to fit with the nostalgic fanbase.

Compared to the prequels this movie and in particular the whole sequel trilogy is bad. Don't get me wrong. This movie and all other movies from the sequel trilogy (even Last Jedi) are very well made. However, you cannot judge a movie only by its production value. From a plot point it's not good, it's chaotic and there's no coherence. You have to judge this movie in comparison to the last two movies and in the end you will give it a 3/10.… Expand

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TheGamerGirlDec 22, 2019

I've been a Star Wars fan for already over thirty years, and I enjoyed this movie. I went in a bit scared because I did not care for The Last Jedi at all (it basically did nothing to advance a story, just killed Luke), but I'm so happy to seeI've been a Star Wars fan for already over thirty years, and I enjoyed this movie. I went in a bit scared because I did not care for The Last Jedi at all (it basically did nothing to advance a story, just killed Luke), but I'm so happy to see that J.J. was able to put something good together here.
He ignored a few things from Last Jedi, took jabs at others, and continued the story as he envisioned it starting in The Force Awakens.
I think this is a fine ending to the Skywalker Saga.
It is by no means a perfect movie, and there were some things I did not like, but honestly, the positive very much outweighs the negative. Rey was more of a likable character, Kylo Ren was absolutely epic, Finn and Poe were back to their amazing chemistry and banter... I did not mind Palpatine being back at all, either. Altogether a great movie, and worthy ending.
Much better than The Last Jedi, and that in itself is a big relief!… Expand

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divinekittenDec 22, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't get why they needed to kill off the last Skywalker, when the title was The Rise of Skywalker. Should have just named it The Rise of Palpatine. Kylo Ren had the most interesting character arc, and now instead of showing more of redeemed Ben Solo, which was oh-so good! They were busy showing off the three silly stooges on a quest hunt at the beginning of the movie. Will not, and never understand the decision to kill off Ben Solo. I get that they want to end the Skywalker saga, but really there was no need to kill him off. They really could have just let him live and just carry on making other Star Wars movies that has no Skywalkers in them. But nope, just kill off the last Skywalker and give the name to a Palpatine instead. Which the last Palpatine - now Skywalker - will most likely never start up the Jedi again ever. So Sheev finally got his wish of the end of the Jedi. Now Rey started alone and ends up alone again. GREAT WRITING, GUYS! Disappointing, boring, yawn inducing, not original at all.… Expand

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DavidsssDec 22, 2019

Throws away all previous lore. How does JJ respond to the criticisms that Ray is too OP too good with no build up? By making her the **** messiah lmao. There's no new enemies and lots of nostalgia. If you're into nice set pieces and coolThrows away all previous lore. How does JJ respond to the criticisms that Ray is too OP too good with no build up? By making her the **** messiah lmao. There's no new enemies and lots of nostalgia. If you're into nice set pieces and cool light saber fights this will be a good movie for you. But trying to give it points for plot is like trying to separate the stink from a hunk of ****… Expand

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Saul_BDec 22, 2019

The Rise of Skywalker confirms that Disney had no overarching plan when they began the sequel trilogy. Episodes 7-9 are utterly pointless, and they undermine the conclusion of Return of the Jedi and the story arc of Anakin Skywalker.

ThereThe Rise of Skywalker confirms that Disney had no overarching plan when they began the sequel trilogy. Episodes 7-9 are utterly pointless, and they undermine the conclusion of Return of the Jedi and the story arc of Anakin Skywalker.

There are many things one could nit-pick about The Rise of Skywalker, and that's because it entirely contrived nonsense trying to appease fans after The Last Jedi wrote the series into a corner.… Expand

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batirich1Dec 22, 2019

3/10. Можно было завершить логично, даже после 8эп. , но нет все свелось к полному трешаку.

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FlyingGarlicDec 22, 2019

Just bad. Actors > great job. Story consistency, logic > just bad day.

Too much cramped into a single movie.

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FuffoloDec 22, 2019

This movie is full of fanservice, first of all, they resuscitate Palpatine because they haven't good ideas for this chapter

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Compi24Dec 22, 2019

Yet another piece of evidence pointing towards a very dark truth within myself that I've realized to be true after searching my feelings -- I guess I just don't really care about Star Wars as much as other fans. Perhaps it's the fact that theYet another piece of evidence pointing towards a very dark truth within myself that I've realized to be true after searching my feelings -- I guess I just don't really care about Star Wars as much as other fans. Perhaps it's the fact that the original trilogy reached me so late in life, or that I never really took the lore and canon that seriously to begin with, but these past few years (re: "Last Jedi" & "Solo") have only affirmed my lack of faith in there ever being another Star Wars movie to fully live up to not only my expectations, but those of the entire fandom's. That distance (and my exceptionally low expectations) in mind, I didn't hate this. It's a very polished, well-acted, and mostly well-put-together film, but not a particularly outstanding Star Wars film in any regard. Where others have viewed some of the film's narrative developments through winced eyes, I simply shrugged in the theater, thinking to myself, "meh, not what I wanted, but whatever, I guess." Where others have noted boredom during many portions of the film's second act, I found things to be average or better in terms of entertainment value. Where others have cried foul in response to certain of the film's more hokey elements, I found them to be relatively consistent with what we've already gotten from the prior eight films. So where does that leave me now? Slightly disappointed, but not angry. Happy to be alive to see this many Star Wars movies, but simultaneously so bummed at the waste of potential at hand. Sad, but more than ready to move on. They say it's almost a bigger crime to be average than terrible when it comes to movies. Here's hoping that's not the epitaph of every IP that The Mouse has been hoarding over the past decade.… Expand

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TimnitrotolueneDec 22, 2019

The PERFECT end to the 9 (+2) movie saga. I was blown away. Go in with hope, and this movie will take you and your hope for a ride.

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MeathDec 22, 2019

A good movie of star wars for fans. All you can see in this movie it's about star wars, nothing more, no more casinos. Ty J. J.

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911dancingjewsDec 22, 2019

The new star wars movie the rise of Skywalker, perhaps the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. It is a incoherent, disrespecting, pandering, non focused multi plot holed mess of a film that kicks the first two trilogies in the balls.The new star wars movie the rise of Skywalker, perhaps the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. It is a incoherent, disrespecting, pandering, non focused multi plot holed mess of a film that kicks the first two trilogies in the balls. Made me feel they needed to pay me to watch it, but at this point would just prefer counseling for mental anguish. Believe, I would rather work a full day with no pay and vacation in Iraq before watching this again. I think I will go watch a better film now to get my mind of of this travesty...Oh! hey Terminator 3.… Expand

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DiamondSonic01Dec 21, 2019

This movie is so amazing!
I kinda don't know what people are whining about this movie.
I had no problem watching this movie.
It is the end of the Skywalker saga

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thedude74Dec 21, 2019

Loved it, and I never in a million years expected to. I am a lifetime Star Wars fan, but the new trilogy was falling so short of the bar set by the original trilogy it was really hurting to watch them. Felt like Force Awakens was mostlyLoved it, and I never in a million years expected to. I am a lifetime Star Wars fan, but the new trilogy was falling so short of the bar set by the original trilogy it was really hurting to watch them. Felt like Force Awakens was mostly just rehash of A New Hope and Last Jedi seemed like a mess to me. Now, granted, this is not anywhere on par with the original trilogy. However, with this film I finally feel like the new trilogy has an identity of it's own. This one managed to finally give meaning and resonance to the characters and events of Force Awakens and Last Jedi. There are cringe worthy cheesy and campy moments, and huge events are left glaringly unexplained, but if you just give in and go with it I can finally say it was a ride worth taking. Feel like I owe J.J. Abrams an apology because I was so mad at him for Force Awakens. I feel like he did a solid job of letting me finally see his vision for Star Wars and he did a good job in the end.… Expand

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AJRiederDec 21, 2019

The final conclusion to the Skywalker saga. The movie was well crafted and beautifully constructed. Another masterpiece of storytelling from Director JJ Abrams. Although many are conflicted about this movie now I believe in time people willThe final conclusion to the Skywalker saga. The movie was well crafted and beautifully constructed. Another masterpiece of storytelling from Director JJ Abrams. Although many are conflicted about this movie now I believe in time people will come to love this movie as much as I do. The story draws from current canon and also from the larger legends universe to nicely end this amazing movie franchise. Visually spectacular. Before judging the movie, go see it for yourself.… Expand

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titocusomancusoDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best Disney's Star Wars film. This is a true Star Wars film with all its elements, not as the infamous episodes VII and VIII.… Expand

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TheBraveFencerDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nope, didn't like it at all. They used the mystical nature of the force as a trapdoor constantly, in turn ruining all the mystery behind it. There's too much "I feel something, just trust that I read the plot and know what to do already" moments going on, making the movie self-aware.

Both new characters Zorri and Jannah are shoehorned into the story at break-neck pace to give Poe and Finn race-appropriate romantic interests, it felt forced and old-fashioned.

Anyway, for those feeling down about this latest trilogy. Now more than ever is the chance to establish what YOU think Star Wars is about...Disney and it's armada of focus-groups mean nothing and hold no sway over our imaginations. Lando was right, There Are More Of Us.… Expand

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CypherZer0Dec 21, 2019

Utter garbage, looks pretty but the story is so stupid I walked out about halfway through, all the leaks were true.

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KopachaDec 21, 2019

JJ tried to salvage what he could obviously. But the cautionary tale "too many cooks spoils the food" is again in full force here. Dear Ryan J. and Kathleen K. did unrepairable damage. So Ep. IX "The Rise of Frankensteinian Movie" is simplyJJ tried to salvage what he could obviously. But the cautionary tale "too many cooks spoils the food" is again in full force here. Dear Ryan J. and Kathleen K. did unrepairable damage. So Ep. IX "The Rise of Frankensteinian Movie" is simply just that - 50-60% of it's entire length is servicable at best. The rest is stiched up parts from many different cuts, reshoots, old parts from previous movies. Which results in this piss poor result. I still IMO say - good work JJ, but you know what dear Dr. Mccoy said - "It's dead Jim"… Expand

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bulbousDec 21, 2019

It was horrible. From the opening crawl to the closing scene, it made no sense, major over obvious pandering to the toxic fans that cried about Jedi, too many wtf moments to speak of, a desperate attempt to shoehorn everything from the pastIt was horrible. From the opening crawl to the closing scene, it made no sense, major over obvious pandering to the toxic fans that cried about Jedi, too many wtf moments to speak of, a desperate attempt to shoehorn everything from the past movies in without a clue how to do it or tell a proper story, it's very obvious they hadn't got a trilogy idea from the start and just made it up as they went along. It's unforgiveable. The worst of them all, the only one I wouldn't want to watch again.… Expand

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GottsDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My only complaint is that anakin and Ben weren’t in the final scene to complete the full family.… Expand

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smsandiferDec 21, 2019

By no means is this a perfect movie, but it was certainly MUCH better than The Last Jedi. Filled with lots of intense action and fast-paced, rousing fun! Also, I could do without the blatant LGBTQ propoganda at the end of the film...it hadBy no means is this a perfect movie, but it was certainly MUCH better than The Last Jedi. Filled with lots of intense action and fast-paced, rousing fun! Also, I could do without the blatant LGBTQ propoganda at the end of the film...it had nothing to do with the plot and added nothing to the storyline. Just an obnoxious social/political message.… Expand

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MovieVillainDec 21, 2019

Fantastic job JJ Abrams. Definitely fixed the sinking ship of Starwars. After the iceberg of a movie Rian Johnson directed.

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neojediDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I need to vent, so spoilers below, bigly...
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Seriously, do something different, folks...for all of it's faults (and there were many) regarding The Last Jedi, at least it told a story and emotionally engaged me - a Rebellion on the brink, Luke turning inward, Rey learning the ropes, the kinda love thing between Rose and Finn, Poe learning that "them b*tches" maybe know what they're doing so he should sit tight for a sec and wait for orders, the ghost Luke fight at the end...solid stuff (I'm going to skirt around the B-Plot as it paid off at the very end, but MAN it took awhile to get there; also not a fan of the random Benicio Del Toro betrayal with no payoff, because why? And probably some more sht.)

But this...THIS was just fan service. And the worst kind of fan service - fan service for fans that are too damned old to be listened to. It's like a 50 year old man walking into "Batman Begins" and saying "well, Tim Burton did it better so RAAAAGE!"

I don't even know where to begin with all of the repetitive, recycled plot points and set pieces here, but here goes:

-Palpatine is the bad guy....AGAIN. FOR THE NINTH MOVIE, because apparently for the 7th and 8th "he'd been there all along" (weird how we never saw him or got a hint...he's THAT good)
-Rey finds out she was lied to about her parents and that she's a descendant of a powerful dark side user...but the lie was TRUE "from a certain point of view..."
-She finds this out from her nemesis, almost preparing to leap to her death to escape before the Falcon rescues her
-The final scenes are in the Endor system...on the Death Star...IN THE EMPEROR'S THRONE ROOM
-The hero uses a lightsaber to block force lightning attacks...oh, wait, she has TWO...RIGHT. Totes different. Oh, while a space battle rages outside
-This fleet of planet killing ships will all be vulnerable if a commando team can engage in a land battle to take our the mcguffin of a shield thingee whatever
-Lando leads an armada that saves the day at the end, but has virtually no plot impact for most of the movie
-The "bad guy" sacrifices himself to save the hero at the end (the one tiny saving grace is that he didn't "save her" because that would have been a bridge too far)

This is a movie that was exactly what the fans who hated TLJ wanted and it's awful because of it. Somehow it had only slightly MORE soul than Solo, which is the only reason this gets a 3 out of 10, because Solo is the very bottom, a 0 out of 10, full stop.

Prediction: when we look back years from now, the second installment of this trilogy will be held up as the best of the lot. And I'm not even a Rian Johnson fanboy (and I actually LOVE JJ Abrams work..usually), but Johnson's Star Wars standalone trilogy is the only thing that can possibly save this franchise theatrically, at this point - something far removed from the Skywalker/Solo/Kenobi/Palpatine mess...this should be the end of that story and these characters forever. You'll have more fun watching "The Mandalorian..." which is excellent. This was not - go see "Parasite" instead...… Expand

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T-ReinDec 21, 2019

So many things make no sense, this movie doesn't even follow it's own lore. Shows that the whole new trilogy was being made up as they went.

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Space-In-VaderDec 20, 2019

Dieser Film ist kein Film. Es ist eine grässliche Aneinanderreihung von Trailerszenen. So schnell und gleichzeitig leider langweilig, dass es mir den Atem verschlägt vor Entsetzen. Dieses Machwerk will in 2,5 Stunden offensichtlich möglichstDieser Film ist kein Film. Es ist eine grässliche Aneinanderreihung von Trailerszenen. So schnell und gleichzeitig leider langweilig, dass es mir den Atem verschlägt vor Entsetzen. Dieses Machwerk will in 2,5 Stunden offensichtlich möglichst viele Punkte einer duchgeknallten Liste abhaken- keiner der Charaktere ist interessant, keine der vielen dümmlichen Handlungen ist spannend und nichts ist irgendwie immersiv. Der Streifen wurde offenbar von einem KaffeetantenGremium oder einem Robo-Advisor-Regisseurcomputer ohne jeden Sinn für Rythmus und Erzählstrukur zusammengestückelt mit dem Ziel drei bis vier Filme in einen einzigen zu prömmeln. Kein Aufbau, keine Spannung, keine Logik, nichts. Früher gab's mal seltsame Schallplatten mit 30 Hits pro Seite (also jeder 'Hit' hatte nur wenige Sekunden Zeit.. 'Hits on 33'): so in etwa als Filmfarce nur in greller, klickibunter und dümmer ist dieses Stück totale Zeitverschwendung. Was hätte man draus machen können mit all dem verschwendeten Potential. Schade. Schön, dass es endlich hoffentlich ein Ende hat. Star Wars wurde beendet mit Episode VI 1983.… Expand

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Edr2Dec 21, 2019

Just see the movie, this days critics are drunk and don't have a clue about nothing, this movie represents what made star wars a classic.

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AustinjsDec 21, 2019

It was exactly what it had to be. JJ did the best he could with the garbage he was handed by Rian Johnson. This movie was good but we will never know how good it could have been had The Last Jedi not been the worst Star Wars movie ever.

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Barkley11Dec 21, 2019

This movie had a ton of great ideas and parts, but are poorly executed and make no sense due to how bad the last jedi was. This movie is bad because it does **** to attempt to fix the last jedi's shenanigans. This movie has a ton of badThis movie had a ton of great ideas and parts, but are poorly executed and make no sense due to how bad the last jedi was. This movie is bad because it does **** to attempt to fix the last jedi's shenanigans. This movie has a ton of bad things, but also a ton of great ideas but they just didnt get them right. Poor end to a once great series… Expand

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DRSTINKBOMBDec 21, 2019

I loved the movie from start to finish. A perfect ending to the story I've been enjoying for a lifetime. Epic.

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mariosnavasDec 21, 2019

NOT THE RIGHT DIRECTOR!... Very fast like i watch burger movie, easy classic american time to spend. It felt like the whole movie was 20 minutes. Wrong approach of the '' power '' of the Star Wars story.

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tj00110Dec 21, 2019

Watch it! I was very surprised with this movie. I didn't like The Force Awakens or The Last Jedi. There are quite a few coincidences that keeps the movie going. I wish that some would have been dragged out more, but oh well. The ending wasWatch it! I was very surprised with this movie. I didn't like The Force Awakens or The Last Jedi. There are quite a few coincidences that keeps the movie going. I wish that some would have been dragged out more, but oh well. The ending was not exactly unsatisfying, but I really would have wanted it to be different, I accept it but it's difficult.… Expand

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EqFistDec 21, 2019

Oh god, I ... I'm alive !!!
Kh ... xxxHHAHAHAHA, I AM LIVING, BIT OUT OF DISNEY)))
(Swears hysterically in Japanese) Well, everything, it was clearly the last straw, it did not cause such a burning sensation as episode 8, but it causes aOh god, I ... I'm alive !!!
Kh ... xxxHHAHAHAHA, I AM LIVING, BIT OUT OF DISNEY)))

(Swears hysterically in Japanese)

Well, everything, it was clearly the last straw, it did not cause such a burning sensation as episode 8, but it causes a feeling of shame, the level of which is not inferior to burning from episode 8.
The plot, as it were, is, but it's just an ice hole in the fishless.
Everyone can wave their hands at the characters, although I personally did it on the 8th episode. On the screen, there is such a bacchanalia of absurdity and idiocy that from all this you start to giggle, and then more and more, as if your dentist got the balloons and gave Nitric Oxide. And I was not the only one there, in the hall some were also in shock.
With the technical part this time, too, everything is not all right, “Avengers: Final” this year is a clear leader and all the forces were cast on them.
Regarding the location, everything is rotten again, and again this F***** desert ...
John Williams made his most boring and sterile soundtrack, apart from the film he does not go at all.
Well, this is a ban. Oh ... That is 5/10 (146).… Expand

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LukaTheImmotalDec 21, 2019

This is the worst Star Wars, this trilogy started strong imp, but everything after that is pure and utter thrash.

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Pablo94SXDec 21, 2019

I liked most of all parts. Awesome CGI and tension during the whole movie. The ending could be disappointing to some people but quite good. More action than most of star wars movies.

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AernathDec 21, 2019

Don't mind the haters, or the critics: This is objectively a good movie. I have been in an emotional state in many scenes, loved the details, loved the story. I managed to avoid spoilers so I wasn't expecting how the story would unfoldDon't mind the haters, or the critics: This is objectively a good movie. I have been in an emotional state in many scenes, loved the details, loved the story. I managed to avoid spoilers so I wasn't expecting how the story would unfold either. Is it perfect? Let's be honest: Not any Star Wars movie is, but we love them all with their ups and downs as a whole. That's what Star Wars is, it's more than just a movie or "a" trilogy and that's exactly why this marks a really good ending for this major arc of the main Star Wars story. I believe every true Star Wars fan will enjoy it and think so too after seeing it themselves.… Expand

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Shenmue_JehutyDec 21, 2019

Right off the bat, this is a better film than The Last Jedi. However, this isn't saying much since that movie was a complete pile of garbage from a film and story telling perspective, as well as being part of the Star Wars lore. Star Wars:Right off the bat, this is a better film than The Last Jedi. However, this isn't saying much since that movie was a complete pile of garbage from a film and story telling perspective, as well as being part of the Star Wars lore. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is still a bad movie that barely borders on being passable.

For being the ending to this incredibly schizophrenic trilogy, it does very little to answer or resolve much, and as many others have stated, this feels like two films Frankensteined into one movie. No doubt this was to try and fix many of the issues that The Last Jedi created, however the repairs to the lore, story, and characters were not only insufficient for the most part, but really too late to do any real good. You will still wonder why the hell Rey is so gifted and powerful, you still will wonder how Palpatine came back from Return of the Jedi, and you still won't know who the Resistance is or the First Order by the end of this film. These unanswered questions, and many more, just add to the confusion of a movie that jumps around so much in terms of editing and story that you'd be forgiven for not knowing what's going on a times.

Visually the Rise of Skywalker is a pretty film, with a lot of dramatic, epic shots. The lightsaber battles are decent, the CGI and special effects look good for the most part, and there was a great deal of care and attention given to props and set pieces throughout. It is these Oooos and Ahhhs that will keep many audience member's distracted from the films many shortcomings, but they are worth praising for the most part. In the audio department John Williams score is among his most unremarkable to date, however it still is decent enough and compliments the story and action on the screen.

As a casual movie goer, you will probably think The Rise of Skywalker is at worst a fairly boring, somewhat confusing film, especially if you've been keeping up with Disney's Trilogy. As a diehard Star Wars fan though, you will likely dislike this movie to some degree given how badly it fails at making sense of anything this trilogy has set up. Its claim to be the end of the "Skywalker Saga" makes this all the more confusing as watching the Return of the Jedi seems to have been the true end to the saga, while The Rise of Skywalker just feels superfluous and tacked on for the sake of making money and bating people's nostalgia for the original trilogy. The Rise of Skywalker is a bad movie, and an even worse Star Wars movie. However, it does pass as lowbrow entertainment and something casual viewers might enjoy for being the big holiday blockbuster. Just don't expect this film to give a satisfying conclusion to Disney's sequel trilogy, and especially not to the "Skywalker Saga" which ended in 1983.… Expand

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Costs1129Dec 21, 2019

I am not a die hard star wars fan. I am, however, a big movie buff. So this is coming from the perspective of someone who is looking at this trilogy in a bubble by itself. That being said, if anyone can explain the mess of contradictions, andI am not a die hard star wars fan. I am, however, a big movie buff. So this is coming from the perspective of someone who is looking at this trilogy in a bubble by itself. That being said, if anyone can explain the mess of contradictions, and new ex machina mechanics I witnessed this evening I would very much appreciate it. It's like they had 12 writers split up and write twelve parts, and then they just mashed it all together. To glue the mess onto a shared board they shoe-horned Palpatine. But hey, that is what I saw. Anyone else who knows more about the lore may be able to correct me.… Expand

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jkatchesDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My beef with the new trilogy is that the directors/writers never sat down together to outline the stories so they would all connect. This seriously hurt this trilogy and it really shows in this movie. Within the first 15 minutes we have an entirely new plot line, which takes a good hour to unpack. There’s explanation upon explanation, even characters thoughts are explained by other characters. At the end of the day this movie is a collage of non stop action sequences. Like an extended trailer that never allows us to really connect with the characters. Rey and Ren have been the most interesting in these movies, but unfortunately their arcs feel rushed robbing the audience of emotional connection and lessening the impact of the grand finale. Normally I see each new Star Wars movie 2-3 times in theaters. Once was enough for this one.… Expand

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MurphyBrandonDec 21, 2019

They did not plan this out. That's the major problem. They insert "fan-service" just to tickle your nostalgia. Ridiculous excuses to bring back old characters. All of the explanations were cheated. It was nonsense story-wise.

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Ernest_vzlaDec 21, 2019

This movie feels completely cold and corporate, like we’re watching a checklist being completed. It’s a technical marvel but with no heart and very rushed. The story payoffs feel unearned and many things set up in the previous movies areThis movie feels completely cold and corporate, like we’re watching a checklist being completed. It’s a technical marvel but with no heart and very rushed. The story payoffs feel unearned and many things set up in the previous movies are never addressed in this one, so it feels very disjointed and messy. Rey becomes way to overpowered so there’s no sense of danger during the movie, so it becomes very boring. Adam Driver is the best thing of the whole sequel trilogy. It’s sad that this is the last chapter in te Skywalker Saga, very underwhelming. 3/10… Expand

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X_033Dec 21, 2019

The editing on this movie is just terrible, probably because the reshoots. The movie is disjointed, messy. There's no much of a plot, just jumping from one set piece to the next. Not much substance. Just plot armor all over.

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kingzoptDec 21, 2019

This movie is incredible, it solves many of the questions of episodes VII and VIII, besides this, the plot of the movie is by far the most interesting, entertaining and emotional of this new trilogy of sequels, in my opinion, there are noThis movie is incredible, it solves many of the questions of episodes VII and VIII, besides this, the plot of the movie is by far the most interesting, entertaining and emotional of this new trilogy of sequels, in my opinion, there are no boring scenes in this film.… Expand

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KevinChau5Dec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What an Epic Sendoff for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Absolutely the best Star Wars film, lots of throwback scenes from the previous "Star Wars: films, Can't wait to buy this on Blu-Ray!… Expand

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trollkiller55Dec 21, 2019

Abrams shows himself to be a competent technician, but a very poor storyteller and director. He shows no creative brilliance or wit, and this film seems to be largely the product of a checklist rather than coherent narrative. Couple this withAbrams shows himself to be a competent technician, but a very poor storyteller and director. He shows no creative brilliance or wit, and this film seems to be largely the product of a checklist rather than coherent narrative. Couple this with his unforgivable pandering to whiny fanboys in trashing Johnsons work, and you have a sad, bloated conclusion to the Skywalker saga.… Expand

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Johnboi7899Dec 21, 2019

If you're a casual viewer you're in for a rush mess that sets up a lot of emotional points that go noware. If you're a avide fan you're in for a bunch of unnecessary retcons and poor choices that make it clear that this movie has noIf you're a casual viewer you're in for a rush mess that sets up a lot of emotional points that go noware. If you're a avide fan you're in for a bunch of unnecessary retcons and poor choices that make it clear that this movie has no understanding of the context of any of the previous material.… Expand

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100LLDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You'll enjoy it alot more if you tell yourself it's a Michael Bay action flick. This is a world breaker. There is no structure. The term disjointed is putting it mildly. The mcguffins are in overstock here. It's a three when I don't consider it star wars. If it's star wars it's a 1. Farce Wars episode nine the rise of MaReySu. If she has been op and over skilled before she is a god incarnate now.… Expand

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C0mmDec 21, 2019

Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie. Fanfiction the movie.

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brendible_cDec 21, 2019

For what it's worth, coming from a Star Wars fan, I found the ending of a great saga to be nod worthy. Well done. Innovative cinematics. On par acting. I enjoyed the experience immensely.

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ThunderRamDec 21, 2019

Gets 2 Points for the following:
There were some pretty funny parts
And The CGI was pretty good & the action fighting scenes were alright. The rest was a complete disaster. The pacing of the movie was so extremely fast that you couldn't keepGets 2 Points for the following:
There were some pretty funny parts
And The CGI was pretty good & the action fighting scenes were alright.

The rest was a complete disaster. The pacing of the movie was so extremely fast that you couldn't keep up with it. Every scene felt like 1-2 minutes long. Every "emotional" moment was swept away by dumb illogical scenarios, so many "WTF!" moments (in a bad way), and the movie kept adding new characters when this should be about the final moments of the characters we already knew. Had low expectations going in and felt even more disappointed...… Expand

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Juliano03Dec 21, 2019

Roteiro mal escrito, personagens jogados, e batalhas terríveis, falta de coerência no universo e um blend de soluções ala deus ex maquina

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Lines799Dec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m not sure why this is getting such bad reviews. I think it has been the best one. This film has more dimensions that makes it very interior analyze. The force dyad is particularly interesting for the plot.… Expand

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GionacarleliniDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie will be disappointing for all the true star wars (456-123) SAGA! This chapter didn't seem the end of a triology but just attemp to make business... considering some inventiveness seen in chapter 8 I still had hope ater it but as the direction was given again to Abhrams... same disaster as chapter 7!!! Maybe worse as for 5 years we were waiting for a big answer and that it reveald to be SO NON-SENSE!!! 0/10… Expand

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KrAzEdDec 21, 2019

A fitting end to the trilogy. Last Jedi created a lot of problems that this movie had to solve, they did the best they could.

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DaelonDec 21, 2019

I can't believe they've ruined Star Wars saga with this movie. Basically a low tier fan fiction written by couple of 12 years old. At least episode 8 had some logic in the plot, this one it's just garbage

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StarWarsFan123Dec 21, 2019

This film is awesome. Most importantly, it feels like Star Wars. My only main issue with the film was the pacing but considering the circumstances, they did a great job

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littlecroftDec 21, 2019

What did you guys make with my movie???? my favorite saga destroyed by this movie, NO KYLE WITH REY OMG

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DrewsefDec 21, 2019

I don’t think this movie is perfect, in fact I don’t really like the beginning. But,I think it was a great end to the saga and think it deserves above a 50.

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AntiqueGentDec 21, 2019

Except Daisy Ridley, there's not much reason to see this film. It was directed by the most unoriginal director ever known as Jar Jar Abrams and in charge of Jar Jar is a radical left-winger who 100 years ago would've been put in a mentalExcept Daisy Ridley, there's not much reason to see this film. It was directed by the most unoriginal director ever known as Jar Jar Abrams and in charge of Jar Jar is a radical left-winger who 100 years ago would've been put in a mental asylum for her insane political views. I masturbated to the thumbnail of Rey on this page though, she's so sexy and my semen went all on her adorable white British face. At least we have Daisy but I think this film should be banned to under 14 year old's as no parent should witness their under 14 year old boy squirting his load in the theatre.… Expand

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EdmundFDec 21, 2019

Absolutely terrible. Any one who sees this and suggests you go is unquestionably a sadist who wants you to suffer. Dont go. Dont even pirate this disappointment. Save yourself the waste of two hours of your life you will never get back.

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JohnMCouchDec 21, 2019

I am looking at this movie as if the last one didn't exist, because you can technically discount 90% of The Last Jedi, only watch about 20 minutes of it, and it would tie in just fine with this one. I think JJ delivered the best he could andI am looking at this movie as if the last one didn't exist, because you can technically discount 90% of The Last Jedi, only watch about 20 minutes of it, and it would tie in just fine with this one. I think JJ delivered the best he could and it was actually really enjoyable. I loved how he dissed Rian about 20 times, and he answered all the questions without any inclusion of current political landscape. I do wish there was more back story on the Emperor, i.e how he survived, but in the other than that, I thought it was good. Rey's back story explained. Ben Solo finally comes home. The old characters get some tribute paid to them. Them finally got the respect they deserved. I loved how Lea was trained as a Jedi. Great job saving the franchise JJ.… Expand

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ZaidokDec 19, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Come fate a dire che è un bellissimo film? La profezia, Anakin, Luke, Leia... tutto è distrutto, gli Skywalker non contano niente. Rey è nipote di Palpatine perché sì, lui è tornato perché sì, ha un esercito perché sì. Non torna niente, il film è una merda orripilante e brutta. Inguardabile e corrosivo per il cuore di ogni vero fan.… Expand

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scottawanDec 21, 2019

Good fun. Enjoyed by adults and kids
alike. Expectations for these films are ridiculously high.

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Mrsdr111Dec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disgusting level of fan service, pandering to the worst, stupidest type of fan.… Expand

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LeePierceDec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It wasn’t terrible. There were a lot of big moments, first two acts felt like they were dragging(gotta get that plot out of the way before the “pew-pew-pew,” you know?), a few big reveals... Leia got a hell of a lot more screen time than I had expected... I can’t wait to see James Dean in the next Fast and Furious movie. You could tell it was a JJ Abrams movie, though. I counted four “we’re in this together!” and “if we can’t live together, we’re gonna die alone!” speeches and I kept expecting Palpatine to turn into the Smoke Monster from Lost. That would have been something.… Expand

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Nuggetman666Dec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think people need to calm down about this movie being “the worst of the saga”, acting like the train wreck known as the prequels don’t exist. In my opinion, this is just Return of the Jedi done right. I don’t blame the extremely fast pacing the first hour. J.J. Abrams had to fix the problems that Rian Johnson left with The Last Jedi. Obviously he didn’t want this movie to be a 4 hour snore fest so I’m fine with him setting up the plot very quickly, even if it is a lot to take in. Rey and Kylo’s bond remains compelling, as they try to set their differences apart to team up. People say the Emperor’s return is stupid but if Darth Maul can get sliced in half, fall into an endless pit and still survive then I’m fine with the Emperor living. A problem I had with TLJ was the completely unnecessary side plot that wasted Finn’s character. I’m glad that every part of the plot in this movie felt like it actually mattered and wasn’t just there for filler purposes. Another problem I had with TLJ was Snoke’s death. We never learned anything about the character, despite being built up in TFA as the second coming of the emperor. I am a little more satisfied knowing that Snoke was nothing more than a pawn of the Emperor because it means we don’t need character development for him. While this movie’s plot feels recycled from ROTJ, I am perfectly okay with it. They took out all of the unnecessary parts from that movie and put the good parts into this movie. There is a lot of plot convenience such as the new droid knowing the Emperors location, Rey being able to heal people with the force (although at this point, I’m convinced that the force can solve every problem) and the ships coming at the exact time when Poe loses all hope. However I can’t deny that this story had me captivated, the action kept me on the edge of my seat and it was the best possible way Abrams could’ve ended this trilogy and saga. Each character arc felt complete except for Finn, who never told Rey that he’s force sensitive. Then again, everyone was completely fine with Leia being force sensitive and not doing anything with it in ROTJ so I’m going to let this slide. I will say that this movie is incomparable to A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back but it still stands on its own as a good movie and a good conclusion to the end of this trilogy and the saga.… Expand

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fckrianjohnsonDec 21, 2019

JJ Abrams manages to fix Rian Johnson's garbage, great movie, would watch it again.

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JohnDaCriticDec 21, 2019

This movie is the worst star wars...scratch that the worst movie I've seen this decade. What a way to end 2019, absolute shambles. I've read better stories on the back of cereal boxes. Not worth your time I assure you. Awful movie.

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Dan_CruiseDec 21, 2019

Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise Of Skywalker, is the final nail in the coffin for the death of the franchise. But we all already knew this was gonna be the case back in 2012...

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JohntHooverDec 21, 2019

I have seen this movie in 3d and can only say that this is a masterpiece. It does not only introduce and maintain strong characters to and of the Star Wars Universe but fills a lot of Star Wars universe issues up, background content etc. SomeI have seen this movie in 3d and can only say that this is a masterpiece. It does not only introduce and maintain strong characters to and of the Star Wars Universe but fills a lot of Star Wars universe issues up, background content etc. Some would say it also fixes past Star Wars movie "errors", if you want to name it this way. The cast is simply astonishing and belongs to the finest actors in our generation. The emotionality of epic scenes for the movie itself as well as independently of and for the entire Star Wars universe is multiple times given and a must for any Star Wars fan as well as anyone who ever had a bit of sympathy for Star Wars, which is nearly the entire planet. How the directors managed to build these stable and strong emotions up, maintaining them and slowly unleashing them toward an audience that is used to emotions in movies during uncertain real life times with sometimes very chaotic emotions, is art second to none. There is one issue with certain very rare appearances of characters and their "behaviour" which does not always seems to match how you would expect them to behave or act, but only of side characters in 2 or 3 minor scenes. This is the only issue that I would have to name "odd", but the special effects alone turn it into a 10 out of 10 movie. The main actors turn it into a 12 / 10 stars movie and the directors and producers turn it into a 15 / 10 stars movie that defines the Star Wars universe new.

An epic movie with an even more epic story and ultimate epic end of the movie. If you think that I am a bit exaggerating? No I am not, just watch the movie.
I have become and even bigger Star Wars fan.

The following comment is really just for those who have interest in the "behind the scenes" meaning of Star Wars, especially when seeing Star Wars as a media presentation of the real US satellite defence program named "Star Wars", to which the franchise belongs as it is a powerful instrument when a satellite defence program receives additionally a massive fandom and related support behind.

I recognised a small easter egg in the movie and the scene placement related to the background information of the Star Wars Rebel insignia. It was for me, for someone who is highly critical of the Islam, always an issue when the Rebel Alliance emblem could be seen similar to the flag of the state of Brunei. The easter egg has shown me the real background information for it. When you close the Rebellion symbol then you have the symbol of the Bajorans, from the Star Trek universe. This for someone who is a lot in the background information of Sci-Fi made in USA was simply fantastic to grasp that both symbols belong together and belong to a wider US government psychology for symbols in sci fi appearances, especially how long they have been planned. Others would say it is just coincidence, but for this I simply know too much of US government symbol placement. Not to mention the near subtle only association for a "phoenix" symbol, of which I had to read myself and would never come to that associative conclusion.… Expand

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JLuis_001Dec 21, 2019

65/100

When The Force Awakens was released the vast majority of fans liked it. They were practically watching a remake of A New Hope but it was enough for them. Although they never liked Rey. That damn feminist agenda right? The Last Jedi65/100

When The Force Awakens was released the vast majority of fans liked it. They were practically watching a remake of A New Hope but it was enough for them. Although they never liked Rey. That damn feminist agenda right?

The Last Jedi took that from them, it got away from the formula and they went crazy. Who was that Rian Johnson and how he dare to change the characters that only they know how they should act?

They did not give them what they wanted and that annoyed them and it's ironic because many times they have complained about the saga and its direction and if something has become clear to me it's that the great majority only want the same, like in the original trilogy. And what does that mean? Fan service. And that's what Star Wars has become.

You don't believe me? Ask fans about the scene they liked the most about Rogue One.
Vader's scene. A fan service scene. And the fear of losing the ''fans'' forced Disney to undo what they were creating, they also threw Johnson and his film under the bus and they practically announced this new film like the one that came to fix the disaster. A shame and an insult to the director's work.

Rise of Skywalker in my opinion represents a setback and it doesn't matter that this is supposed to be the ending. It's a setback because they decided to play it safe and submit to the whims of the audience.
While that does not translate into poor quality, it doesn't represent something worth mentioning either. Star Wars represents pure and good entertainment but when it lacks surprises and feels so safe and predictable it means that you're sacrificing any emotional resonance and when it comes to the end of the 9 episodes, that emotion is simply not there. That shot of Rey looking at the two suns should have felt overwhelming and thrilling and I don't know about you but I didn't feel it and that was a huge letdown. And that's what separates this ending from Return of The Jedi and Revenge of the Sith, even though it was known what would happen in Episode III, despite the mistakes there was emotion, here was like finishing the business. I don't consider myself a die-hard fanatic of Star Wars but I do like the saga a lot, yet in order to survive, even of its toxic fandom, they have to dare to try new stuff and forget about the original trilogy because to live in the past is to die in the present and for the saga to have a future, looking forward is the only way. It's a very well made and entertaining film and it was a decent ending for this trilogy but quite an underwhelming conclusion for the saga as a whole.

And the Knights of Ren? What a **** disappointment.… Expand

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raider2437Dec 21, 2019

Best movie of the three. I wasnt a big fan of the 1st one, was mixed on the 2nd, but this one delivers. Non stop action, has all the characters, ties all the story lines from the original three, keeps you on your seat, and has a climacticBest movie of the three. I wasnt a big fan of the 1st one, was mixed on the 2nd, but this one delivers. Non stop action, has all the characters, ties all the story lines from the original three, keeps you on your seat, and has a climactic ending. I'm thinking some of these guys giving bad reviews were going to give this one a zero no matter what. There is no pleasing them. I myself have been a Star Wars fan for 40 years. I saw A New Hope in the theater a gazillion times as a kid. So as an old school Star Wars fan, I can say this one hit the mark and was a fitting finale to the Saga.… Expand

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Duck96Dec 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now to think of it, after all of its positives and negatives. J.J Abram did the best he could do for Rise of Skywalker. Last Jedi was horrible and J.J did a great Job repairing the damage. Rey is op because she has palpatine blood, and palpatine is the most powerful sith ever. Rey being palpatine and palpatine being what he is surely seen in the future star wars. Overall a good comeback. Sequels and the Original are still the best for me of course.… Expand

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somedude69Dec 21, 2019

Just another nail in the coffin for star wars. What an absolute disaster. Prime example of 'get woke go broke'.

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Jamez03Dec 21, 2019

This movie actually kinda surprised me. Did not love the last movie, so that may be why I found this one to be quite enjoyable. It is by no means a perfect movie, there are a lot of story inconsistencies throughout the film, and just thisThis movie actually kinda surprised me. Did not love the last movie, so that may be why I found this one to be quite enjoyable. It is by no means a perfect movie, there are a lot of story inconsistencies throughout the film, and just this trilogy in general. But, once I stopped to think about it, I did end up liking this movie over all.… Expand

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B-BogDec 21, 2019

JESUS CHRIST was that a focking sh*t-show. Retrospectively, I guess The Last Jedi didn't leave a lot of open threads hanging for the last movie to tie up, but holy sh*t, there had to be a better way to conclude the most beloved movieJESUS CHRIST was that a focking sh*t-show. Retrospectively, I guess The Last Jedi didn't leave a lot of open threads hanging for the last movie to tie up, but holy sh*t, there had to be a better way to conclude the most beloved movie franchise of all time than this.

The amount of retconning going on from the very first second of the film is INCREDIBLE, deserving probably of a Guiness World Record. Apparently, lots and lots of things have been happening off-screen, in secret, while nobody was looking, for years and decades. There are now also officially no limits anymore to what the force can or cannot enable you to do, it all depends on what is convenient for the plot in that very moment.

The pacing is totally off. In the first hour, your head will be spinning from everything that is happening and getting explained to you and you will already feel like you're approaching a finale at the 60 min mark, then the movie goes on for 90 mins more.

The writing is simply atrocious. Stupid, cliché-laden one liners are found a-plenty and some conflicts between characters are just conjured up out of thin air because the movie needs some tension and would be boring otherwise. Instead of finding a way to get us to care about the motivations of the main characters we've been following for the entire trilogy, more unnecessary side characters are introduced that serve no real purpose. The plot is extremely predictable and formulaic and the whole affair feels like a giant check-list of things that have to happen, characters that have to appear one more time, call-backs that have to be made, because, you know, this is THE LAST ONE!!! Which I kind of get, but all these things are done in such a heavy-handed and uninspired way that it just makes you roll your eyes. The whole experience feels very much like "watching a movie", which is to say, inorganic and not immersive. You as the viewer are constantly aware that everything that happens and is said doesn't arise naturally out of the given circumstances and the characters and their personalities and motivations, but only takes place to fulfill a certain purpose for the plot. I don't know if it is possible to come down much harder on a film's writing than this.

"this is THE LAST ONE!!!"
Except, now that I think about it, it probably isn't the last one at all, because Disney is going to keep milking this cash cow until there's absolutely no more milk left in its udders and it collapses on the floor from pure exhaustion. And then some more.

Conclusion: Please don't waste your money by seeing this in the theater. Even if you're a hardcore Star Wars fan, it'll just break your heart. If I hadn't seen Rambo: Last Blood, this would be my worst movie of the year. 2 points are for the incredible CGI, John Williams' music, and actors that try to make the most of what they've been handed (which isn't much).… Expand

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tommyelvDec 21, 2019

Не такого финала мы ждали. Отход от всех канонов, начиная с 7 эпизода, какой-то надуманный роман с узкоглазой исключительно ради Китая.. ИСПАНСКИЙ СТЫД! (Благо, что в Китае как раз это не оценили). Какие-то стоны, вздохи, высосанные из пальцаНе такого финала мы ждали. Отход от всех канонов, начиная с 7 эпизода, какой-то надуманный роман с узкоглазой исключительно ради Китая.. ИСПАНСКИЙ СТЫД! (Благо, что в Китае как раз это не оценили). Какие-то стоны, вздохи, высосанные из пальца трагедии... и палпатин. ПАЛПАТИН АХАХА. Рей я твой дед — фейспалм. Очень надеюсь что картина провалится и в прокате, хотя это невозможно. Помню как на 7 эпизод не было мест в кинотеатрах. На 8-м уже в день премьеры(!) все было пусто.… Expand

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ghosdesignsDec 21, 2019

Pros: Not the worst of the new trilogy, good fight scenes, Okay lore tie-ins.

Cons: Written like a bad Saturday morning cartoon. Painful dialogue, (more) useless characters.

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jabz10Dec 21, 2019

A fitting conclusion to the saga. Disregard critics so out of touch with everyday movie goers

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