Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 20, 2019
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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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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 keep
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 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...
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r0wdy75Dec 19, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok so where to begin? It’s revealed that Luke and Lando knew about Palpatine and the hidden Sith planet and set about trying to find it, but didn't tell anyone else, including their good pals Han and Chewie, yep ok. They came quite close to finding the pyramid thing to show them the way to the hidden planet, so close that Luke wrote it down in some Jedi journal, but, did not share this information with his sister Leia, who was still the leader of the resistance, and was also a Jedi trained by Luke, ok makes total sense so far. Then for some reason Luke goes in hiding on a remote planet. when Rey the new hope arrives and he trains her he again fails to tell Rey the bigger picture, yep perfect. But on the other side, Palpatine creates a super force out of basically nothing for um "reasons" and waits in the shadows for the final order, waiting for the sake of just waiting (he executes the final order before Rey arrives, so he wasn’t waiting for her). This is all kept a secret from Kylo because Palpatine wants to use him to lure Rey somehow so he can pursuade her, his granddaughter its revealed (uh huh yep) to kill him so that….....meh seriously I cannot even finish this plot review, it is such a disservice to the original trilogy, prequels, and even to episodes 7 & 8. Basically the whole prequel build up of Anakin/Vader to the eventual redemption/sacrifice of Vader/Anakin meant nothing because Palpatine miraculously lived anyway.

This is what happens when you make up crap as you go. Do us all a favor Disney and admit your mistakes and start again with a well thought out plot that makes sense for all 9 movies, with George Lucas’s input. It gets 2 points for the little alien dude.

BTW if force healing or whatever it’s called is a thing....why didn't Luke just put his hands on Anakin at the end of Episode 6 and um heal him, like Rey did to Kylo??
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leviathanargNov 28, 2020
I loved the original trilogy. I loved the prequels (especially all the new worlds, the new jedi, Darth Maul and Darth Sidius as well as the plot heavy in politics and conspiracy theories).
Rogue one, what a fantastic movie.
However this JJ
I loved the original trilogy. I loved the prequels (especially all the new worlds, the new jedi, Darth Maul and Darth Sidius as well as the plot heavy in politics and conspiracy theories).
Rogue one, what a fantastic movie.

However this JJ Abraham's ruined the sequels. In my opinion a talentless person. All of his creations are full of macgrubs with no actual substance. ROTS is not difference.
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ShineDogDec 20, 2019
Borderline incoherent, messy scripting, disappointing action. A film that feels like the first draft at every point. It's bad yall.
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cosciugDec 20, 2019
Review Title - The movie that should've been a 6 to 8 45 minute episodes mini series. No spoilers - went to see the epic conclusion last night, had high hopes after seeing how Disney wrapped up the Avengers, but boy was I wrong. Thanks toReview Title - The movie that should've been a 6 to 8 45 minute episodes mini series. No spoilers - went to see the epic conclusion last night, had high hopes after seeing how Disney wrapped up the Avengers, but boy was I wrong. Thanks to EP8, EP9 never had a chance to properly tell it's own story, but try to mostly course correct where they wanted to have the story, and not tell a story that evolved out of EP8. Since the very start of the movie, the action, the dialogue, the interactions and even actors emotions needed to be rushed or dulled just to get to the next thing. Small things that are totally blown out of proportions and in the end don't matter at all or don't even impact the story midway movie on. It is quite very apparent that there have been reshoots done, as the final result is basically just pieced together out of these small sections only to advance the story. It feels more like a entire season of a series (like the Mandalorian) just pieced together and call it a movie. Breaking down the entire plot scene by scene would have yielded overall a better series with the same story, leaving maybe more time for tensions and emotions to really take over; have a true impact made by some decisions in the movie, as some don't even matter 2 scenes later. As it is right now, action packed, dull, rushed and predictable character development in a single movie, lack of impact on half of the decisions everyone makes, and a somewhat unpleasant wrap up makes this movie the "I should have been a short mini series or 2 part movie to begin with". Expand
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Todd_DowDec 21, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This trilogy has done nothing but character assassinate the heroes from Episodss 1-6, made all those movies meaningless, and replaced The Chosen One (Anakin) with Rey. Rey is a video game character with stats maxed out that simply downloads new powers from the Force when needed. No character development nor arc. She just overpowers everyone. Expand
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NasmrDec 19, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So palpatine survived being thrown down the shaft and exploded, and then the entire death star exploding, and somehow escape the void of space and then clone/test tube births snoke to make the first order army so they can then join the sith army he already has. All in service to have his granddaughter kill him so he can transfer his essence into her?

The is the most convoluted contrived plot I've ever heard of and reeks of bottom of the barrel panic writing to patch up what TLJ clearly destroyed. I mean, Disneys own lore building comics have snoke state he's old enough to have seen the empire rise and fall, but was cloned after the fall? Clearly this entire trilogy is broken and beyond repair
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capt_morganDec 20, 2019
The ‘Rise of Skywalker’ makes ‘The Last Jedi’ look good, if that not appalling enough then this movie is for you.
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DarthNihilusDec 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where do I even start with this mess of a movie? It's like JJ Abrams had no idea what he was doing when he came back to finish this trilogy. You can tell he never though he would have to explain most of the things he left dangling in The Force Awakens. I'll try to break this film down as best I can:

STORY

The film picks up about a year after The Last Jedi. The resistance has seemingly regrouped somehow, Kylo Ren leads the First Order and Palpatine is somehow back (No explanation is ever given for this). The entire film plays out like it was adapted from a screenplay written by a kid with ADHD. The first 1/3 of the movie zooms past at a breakneck pace that hardly allows the audience to digest anything that is happening. So many things happen in this film that you could argue it should have been two movies. The so-called emotional moments aren't even real. As soon as something happens to any of our beloved characters, it is immediately reversed. C-3PO loses his memory and gets it right back, Chewie dies! but turns out he didn't since he was on a different ship, Kylo Ren is impaled by Mary Sue, I mean Rey but is immediately healed by her. There are no stakes in this film. Nothing holds any emotional siginificance. This film is a giant middle finger to Rian Johnson and "The Last Jedi" since 1/2 the movie spends its time retconning most of the decision made in the last film. It contains numerous plot holes that are far too expansive to list. By the time you get to the end you are wondering what the hell just happened. This movie is basically a poor carbon coby of Return of the Jedi. CHARACTERS

- Rey is a Mary Sue Force GOD that shows a level of force ability we have never seen before with no explanation given as to how she has such incredible power. Being the emperor's granddaughter is such a cheap cop out and lame excuse to justify her raw force strength. She beats Kylo Ren (just like she has done in the last two movies) and destroys the emperor with little difficulty. Even Yoda had problems beating him and he was the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and the most powerful Jedi we had ever seen. - Finn is just there. They ran out of things for him to do after the first movie. The Casino plot line from the last movie proved that. The only thing he has ever been consistent at is running around screaminig out people's names for no reason. Oh and apparently he is force sensitive?

- Poe seems to be thrust into a leadership role that is unprepared for after the death of Leia and he does his best. They make a mind boggling narrative decision to retcon his backstory and make him a former spice runner just like Han Solo (insert eyeroll). Of the trio of new heroes, he is probably the most likeable and that isn't saying much

- Kylo Ren has been the best new character of this trilogy by far. He steals every scene he is in. It's a shame they killed him off in a sad attempt to recreate the Vader sacrifice from ROTJ. His redemption arc was the only good thing in this whole trilogy

-Leia doesn't do much in this film which is to be expected with the passing of Carrie Fisher. Some of her scenes feel a bit awkward since it is cleared they were edited in from another film. All her scenes feature dialogue from other actors that clearly had to be reworked to include her. -Luke being in this movie is just fan service at it's finest. He exists soley to undone what was done to him in the last film.

-Palpatine as the big bad who orhcestrated everything feels so cheap and rushed. He does nothing and then dies in the most ludicrous way possible. - Everyone Else: Lando is typical Lando, that's about as good as we could expect. Zori Bliss was a totally unneccessary addition as was Jannah. Neither served any true purpose in the story and their roles could have been filled by anyone. Bamboo Frick and D-O are simply a merchandising opportunities.

PLOT HOLES

- Rey can Force Heal ANYTHING. Despite this power having never been shown before she is somehow extrememly proficient at it. - Despite spending nearly her entire life on a desert planet, she somehow knows how to sail through waves that even an experienced sailors would have trouble navigating.
- The Knights of Ren (who don't do anything in this movie) seem to be right on top of our heroes in multiple scenes but never make any attempt to capture them
- The Force skype ability apparently allows characters to transfer solid objects (i.e. Lightsabers) seemingly making space travel irrelevant.
- Palpatine is destroyed via his own Force Lightning due to Rey using dual lightsabers to block? Makes no sense
- Palpatine created & cloned Snoke. From what? From Who?
- Lightspeed Skipping. Completely disregards everything that was already established about interstellar travel. Ships shouldn't be able to jump to hyperspace if they are too close to a gravity well such as a planet. This was established in the OT. - Where the hell did Lando get that fleet?
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megatomDec 20, 2019
I liked Billy Dee Williams as Lando. He had the same energy as he did back in the OT. What is sad is the fact that he's probably the only OT character other than C3PO to really feel like the same character. Han was a deadbeat dad and Luke wasI liked Billy Dee Williams as Lando. He had the same energy as he did back in the OT. What is sad is the fact that he's probably the only OT character other than C3PO to really feel like the same character. Han was a deadbeat dad and Luke was Jake Skymilker on suicide watch (oops he did kill himself). This whole trilogy is cultural graffiti created by nihilist and greed. We miss you George and I'm sorry for making fun of the prequels if that led to this abomination. Expand
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petraxDec 28, 2019
This is a mess of a film that attempts to stand on the shoulders of the previous films but instead, weakens them. Pretty pictures don't make up for lazy storytelling and personally, I'm glad this mess of a series is done. Don't waste your time.
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RanaldSavageDec 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie has many flaws that plenty of Youtube reviews will mention in great detail. But the biggest reason I can't stand this movie is because it undoes Lucas's Star Wars Saga. ***SPOILERS***


They make Rey the chosen one and undo everything that came before. Anakin is not in this movie and if there's no Anakin then there was no chosen one. I do not buy Rey being the chosen one. Nor do I accept the fact that she identifies as a Skywalker. This movie is a mess, a disgrace and a total disappointment. This Disney Trilogy is not canon in my eyes.

I'll give it a 2 because it's not as painful to watch as TLJ is but it's not a better film by any means.
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mindfrothDec 23, 2019
Less a movie and more a protracted trailer reel spliced together with convenient plot points and melodramatic exposition. This is a movie with total disdain for the audience. The mystery box was empty all along. There is no story, onlyLess a movie and more a protracted trailer reel spliced together with convenient plot points and melodramatic exposition. This is a movie with total disdain for the audience. The mystery box was empty all along. There is no story, only meandering plot filler, almost as if the writers were procrastinating having to come up with interesting story ideas so they kept delaying the true story elements by extending the convoluted plot until the very last nonsensical confrontation. Imagine the plot of Empire eating up the entire film to get Luke to Dagobah through a series of item quests instead of having Obi-wan merely show up and say "You will go to the Dagobah system." They use the Force in this movie in every contrived, fantastical way possible (it's more magical than mystical now) and yet they never use it as a device to simplify the plot. This movie is unfathomably stupid. Expand
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BorgorosDec 20, 2019
Some cool action, but the story does not stay together. It reminds me of the horrible storytelling of the Transformers movies, and with cliché and plot holes like this, good visuals cant save it even for me. It does not make sense at all. ISome cool action, but the story does not stay together. It reminds me of the horrible storytelling of the Transformers movies, and with cliché and plot holes like this, good visuals cant save it even for me. It does not make sense at all. I love awesome action and sci-fi, but not when it becomes a dumb mess like this.. And as a last part of a trilogy, without a plan from the start, this falls even more flat...

I do now dream about what this trilogy could have been. For this is really disappointing. Star Wars made in our time should be so much more. Rewievers and people that gives this 10/10 are payed to do so, or does not have any demands at all what a Star Wars movie should be. Just write Star Wars in the title, cram it full of sad scenes, and it recieves top score. That is insane!
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hugoferreiraJan 29, 2020
Just stop it! It's already dead! Really? That's how you wrap up? At least Rian Johnson tried to bring some fresh new twist. This movie kinda makes all the other ones pointless. So apparently Luke only managed to kill Vader, neto! Rey that wasJust stop it! It's already dead! Really? That's how you wrap up? At least Rian Johnson tried to bring some fresh new twist. This movie kinda makes all the other ones pointless. So apparently Luke only managed to kill Vader, neto! Rey that was a nice cool character up until now, really becomes boring. The only merit of the film is "rescuing" a burned Kylo Ren character. Expand
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CalandriaOct 29, 2020
When i went to the cinema, i knew that it is going to be bad, well at least i laught with it.

In summary, this movie is a fanfic and objectively it is the worst Star Wars movie, but i repeat it is so bad that i laught with it.
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miccaelDec 21, 2019
So you are telling me.... any stardestroyer is a death star now? This movie has so many things wrong, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. They even frickin' copied Endgame with "I AM JEDI" ending. Like wtf.
Spoilers: How can Ray force-heal? When did
So you are telling me.... any stardestroyer is a death star now? This movie has so many things wrong, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. They even frickin' copied Endgame with "I AM JEDI" ending. Like wtf.
Spoilers: How can Ray force-heal? When did she learn how to force-block? Movies gives No explanation how emperor is back, has epileptic Lightspeed skippigng scenes with Lazy jumpcuts, Boring action. Exposition-droid.
Ray learned Chewie is alive for no reason. Ray destroys millennium falcon?! Finn can feel the “navigation signal”? WTF WTF AND WTF
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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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mbraga28Dec 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Roteiro preguiçoso que desrespeita os 40 anos da saga. Um insulto a inteligência dos fãs e do espectadores. Fujam dessa bomba. Expand
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Osaii78Dec 19, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a film it feels rushed and crammed full of story, as characters invested in and wrapping the three new films into a coherent story its awful. Other than Rey and Kylo all the other characters are throw away and couldnt care less about. Expand
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IgzterDec 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [SPOILERS] Dear #Disney, I've never before felt like leaving the cinema whilst watching #StarWars. You've almost succeeded in that accomplishment, but I guess you couldn't even pull that off. I am not a fanboy, but that was the worst film in the series by a long shot (episode 1 was much better). I couldn't find a single line of good dialogue as they just all repeated what was happening (it was clearly written by two 10 year olds and coked-up @jjabramsofficial.) I beg you Mr Abrahams quit directing as you are clearly unable to produce any original content nor anything that even resembles good story telling. The film felt like three films mashed into one with an oversized hammer, there were tons of boring unrelatable characters who I couldn't care less about, and no single setting lasted for more than 30 seconds as Abrahams abused Disney's travel budget. The constant jumps between countless places clearly showed JJ cannot do any sort of story telling that captures cinema goers attention. Mate, more is not better - did they not teach you that in film school or did you skive off? Moreover, @harrisonford_official_page how much did they pay you again or was your appearance part of the original 30 million jackpot? The bad grandpa twist, crippled Palp, was absurd just as his demise (again, cooked himself up - don't play with electricity man). Also, the lightsabers.. Oh dear, I believe I could do better with a sword if I had two broken arms. The only character not to make a splash on the screen was Jar Jar as he would probably produce better acting and dialogue than these bunch of sorry arse actors - careers over even before they had begun. Trash. Just trash. Oh, yep that's a photo of light cavalry charge atop a fleet of star destroyers... the whole film is brain dead and logic could not be found in any of the 20 planets Abrahams shoved into it. On the plus size there's a new robot which will top the bull**it toy list this year and it looks like a @dyson blowdrier. The best thing about the film was the popcorn. 2.5/10. Expand
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supermalik987Jul 6, 2020
This just showed than they bought Star wars there is zero planning for the new trophy .
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BroyaxApr 9, 2020
Bon, ça y est, c'est enfin la "fin" de la trilogie, de la prélogie et de l'après-trilogie... ce qui fait toujours (tout compte fait) 6 films de trop ! au bas mot . Il est temps pour Disney de repartir sur des bases "neuves" pour lesBon, ça y est, c'est enfin la "fin" de la trilogie, de la prélogie et de l'après-trilogie... ce qui fait toujours (tout compte fait) 6 films de trop ! au bas mot . Il est temps pour Disney de repartir sur des bases "neuves" pour les prochaines... euh... trilogies...

Personnellement, j'en ai un peu marre de revoir les vieilles gloires faire un petit coucou dans des scénarios bricolés par des stagiaires... il s'y ridiculisent pour la gamelle et font penser à... "comment c'était mieux avant" en fait.

Parce que à propos de grand n'importe quoi, cet "épisode 9", c'est vraiment n'importe quoi de A à Z ! des affaires de famille comme ça, non mais sans déconner ! qui a pondu des énormités pareilles... vous avez poussé trop fort sur le trône, je crois, la veine au front ! et il n'en est sorti rien de bon...

L'autre gros souci (inhérent à cette trilogie entière d'ailleurs) c'est à la fois les erreurs de distribution et les erreurs d'écriture de ces personnages : le soldat renégat incarné par le tocard Boyega (parce qu'il fallait un noir) ; l'abruti de pilote général (lol ?) incarné par l'abruti Isaac (parce qu'il fallait un hispanique) et enfin la tronche d'andouille de frérot en carton incarné par Driver (parce qu'il fallait -au moins- un blanc mais à tronche de cake).

Finalement, seule Rey (la petite Daisy Ridley) s'en sort avec plus que les honneurs, surtout dans cet épisode final où elle affirme des sentiments forts voire brutaux... mais étouffés fatalement par la doctrine Disniaise et le "grand final" qui deveait tout clôturer en beauté n'est qu'un pétard mouillé !

Les 2 points vont donc à Daisy et... à un certain revenant... c'est tellement ridicule que ça m'a bien fait rigoler, du coup ! comment ont-ils pu valider le retour de ce "personnage" ?... alors là c'est un mystère ! encore un stagiaire qui passait par là, ramasser les gobelets et les mégots, je suppose.
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DabeesneesDec 24, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Aaaaah...this really is the poorest Star Wars film of the lot. Three films that feel totally disconnected and lacking a sense of direction and purpose.

The latest one sees numerous light sabre battles that are simply meaningless and monotonous. I just cant help but feel that the writers have done a really poor job of building up a climax over the course of 3 fulms. Compared to this, the prequel trilogy is a work of art.
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AngryShark92Jan 6, 2020
Let's keep this simple...

JJ attempted to patch all the plot holes left by Rian Johnson by rushing a carbon copy of Return of the Jedi with enhanced effects and failed. KK attempted to appease blue checkmarks wth forced diversity, 3rd wave
Let's keep this simple...

JJ attempted to patch all the plot holes left by Rian Johnson by rushing a carbon copy of Return of the Jedi with enhanced effects and failed.

KK attempted to appease blue checkmarks wth forced diversity, 3rd wave feminism, and garbage politics... She has failed to learn that they can never be satisfied and will hopefully lose her job soon.

This movie attempts to lure in loyal star wars fans with abundant fan service so the little mouse can count his enormous amount of revenue. (Huh huh) *mickey mouse laugh*

The cinematography and soundtrack are the highlights and are my justification for 2/10. It should really be 1/10 because the soundtrack has been the same since A New Hope, but I also give JJ credit for even having the guts to attempt following up Rian Johnson's abortion.

Rey is a God and shall not be defeated, she is the best, nothing comes close, she knows everything, wins everything, knows all the tricks and abilities without training, she is a real HERo and in no way a Mary Sue, and you're a misogynist if you disagree with this sentiment.

- Unoriginal plot
- Undoes the original trilogy
- Terrible acting across the board
- Rushed production
- Pacing is all over the place
- Awful characters
- Abused fan service
- Pandering and politics
- Incompetent writing across the trilogy
- Murdered a once great franchise
- Literally no explanation for anything that transpired in this film... oooo mystery box JJ at it again.

Overall, The Force is Female, Rey is Space Jesus, and I give this 2 porgs on a stick out of 10.

P.S. Fire KK

Sincerely,

The entire Star Wars fan base.
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LotheravantiDec 20, 2019
"This would be the equivalent of someone like me saying 'you know what? I am going to write a sequel to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. And my sequel, the first new film it's going to happen after the events of The Lord of the Rings. And in my"This would be the equivalent of someone like me saying 'you know what? I am going to write a sequel to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. And my sequel, the first new film it's going to happen after the events of The Lord of the Rings. And in my trilogy the first one is going to be called The Ring Awakens, the second one is going to be called That Last Ring Bearer and then the third and final film is going to be called The Rise of the King.

And in my film, this is the really important bit, Sauron never died. They never destroyed him. The Fellowship was not successful. They failed.'

Because that's exactly what they've done here with the Star Wars mythology. So they failed to destroy Sauron. Sauron's back, he's been waiting in hiding the whole time. Don't ask me how this makes any sense, it just does. And there's another villain in the meantime who's cropped up, we'll call him Snauron. And Snauron is actually a puppet of Sauron. And again, don't ask how any of this makes sense. It just does, ok it just does? Trust me.

And that's my new Lord of the Rings trilogy and I'm carrying on the story. Everyone would say, 'no you're not, you're butchering the original creation, you're undermining, you're attacking, actively attacking the mythology. And you are doing a great disservice to someone else's creative efforts.'"
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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.
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mc042Jan 12, 2020
I have no idea how a "respectable" movie studio can make a trilogy of films without actually doing anything remarkable when it comes to the main story. The first movie relied on nostalgia, and it's kinda logical, to lure us back in. TheI have no idea how a "respectable" movie studio can make a trilogy of films without actually doing anything remarkable when it comes to the main story. The first movie relied on nostalgia, and it's kinda logical, to lure us back in. The second one effectively pissed on the first one and actually tried to go to a different direction, it's the only one that tries to be original. Then this movie completely ignores both of those movies and tries to sell an awfully cheap story as "the end of the saga" that nobody asked for. I read a "scenario leak" on reddit a couple of months ago, and I have to say that that story was much better than the one I actually saw in the movie theater. So, basically, a random guy wrote a better scenario than these guys did. The Last Jedi is the least bad movie in this trilogy, 35% of the movie was pure crap, but I admire the bravery to try something else. The Rise of Skywalker will be remembered as an example of what forcing a series of films without any plan or vision whatsoever looks like.
I though I was being harsh, but I haven't yet met a person who saw this movie and liked it.
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jamiembDec 21, 2019
The more of a Star Wars fan you are, the less you will enjoy the Saga's conclusion. It feels like they didn't even try to make the story plausible or engaging. This movie puts the final nail in the coffin of what has turned out to be anThe more of a Star Wars fan you are, the less you will enjoy the Saga's conclusion. It feels like they didn't even try to make the story plausible or engaging. This movie puts the final nail in the coffin of what has turned out to be an absolutely pathetic trilogy, and makes The Phantom Menace ad Attack of the Clones look like masterpieces. Rey's identity, the new character appearances and a hilariously bad plot twist halfway through make Episode 9 laughable. Expand
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AndrudisDec 20, 2019
Worst SW movie ever made. SFX is the only part that is good, the rest (plot, characters development, etc) is trash
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tonyv6815Feb 4, 2020
a terrible amalgamation of inconsistency and bad ideas. the plot is a 1000 mph mcguffin chase while being constantly beaten over the head with member berries from better films to try to distract you from the fact that literally nothing isa terrible amalgamation of inconsistency and bad ideas. the plot is a 1000 mph mcguffin chase while being constantly beaten over the head with member berries from better films to try to distract you from the fact that literally nothing is making sense. while this film had a very difficult job of following what the last jedi gave it, it failed to meet even the low expectations that many had for it given the context. outside of good interactions from finn and poe, john williams' eternal greatness, anthony daniel's c3po, and a new alien character that is in the film for 20 seconds(providing more character in that time than the block of wood Rey did in 3 films) the movie is an unmitigated trainwreck Expand
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lemonyDec 19, 2019
Pretty movie, but the characters and story are just so bad. It's better than Last Jedi, but that's not saying much.
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agg8877Dec 20, 2019
Casi tan mala como the last Jedi, apelando al fan service no puede arreglar el daño hecho por the last Jedi, recicla ideas de the return of the Jedi y no aporta nada nuevo, destruyendo el legado de las trilogías de Lucas... No botes tu dineroCasi tan mala como the last Jedi, apelando al fan service no puede arreglar el daño hecho por the last Jedi, recicla ideas de the return of the Jedi y no aporta nada nuevo, destruyendo el legado de las trilogías de Lucas... No botes tu dinero en esto 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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kooluhlDec 21, 2019
Two thing will insure that you enjoy this film. 1 If you hated The Last Jedi
2 If your favorite artist is Jackson Pollock
It was like watching three hockey games at the same time. You spend and absorbent amount of time trying to figure out
Two thing will insure that you enjoy this film. 1 If you hated The Last Jedi
2 If your favorite artist is Jackson Pollock
It was like watching three hockey games at the same time. You spend and absorbent amount of time trying to figure out the teams before you don't care about any of it anymore. I never new you could see two directors disagree on a vision via movie. Awful, and my heart is broken...
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Ender71Dec 19, 2019
As a life long star wars fan I can honestly say this movie was insulting to the legacy of star wars. Sound dramatic? The movie is that bad. It felt like I was watching a transformers movie. Loud, lazy, soulless.
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LahaulDec 20, 2019
To be honest, if you look at it as a blockbuster as any others, it is decent (it would deserve a 5-6). The movie is beautiful with some nice pictures, there are a lot of events, too much for me, you don t have the time to be bored. So if youTo be honest, if you look at it as a blockbuster as any others, it is decent (it would deserve a 5-6). The movie is beautiful with some nice pictures, there are a lot of events, too much for me, you don t have the time to be bored. So if you are not a huge fan of Star Wars and if you quite enjoyed the last two movies, you will like this one.
But now, I consider mysel as an hardcore fan: I love the first 6 films, and for me the original trilogy and the prelogy are on an equal footing. I didn't like episode VII and even if I don't agree with many things in the VIII, TLJ has taken some risks (like the episodes I - II - III). But this episode IX is by far the worst star wars movie ever.
There are many reasons to that: - The Force is used in new ways that turn Luke, Anakin or Obi-Wan like padawans. The saddest thing is that they could use it to make something impressive, like an amazing lightsaber fight like in the III. But no, it is only to simplify the movie and to make it go faster. - Talking about lightsaber fights, there are neither interesting nor impressive at all. - Personnally, I didn't enter in the story: they are just looking for items to unlock another item to reach some place. Wouah! - The characters are still bad, even if Poe is better depicted in this one. I was quite impressed on how they add Leia in the movie, even if it feels forced, it was ok for me. New characters are totally useless. - The music is ok at least but there is no new theme that stroke me. - Most of the question are answered but the issue is that new ones arrived with the revelations. And the answers detroys litterally everything in the story of Star Wars. In the end, I felt like I saw a fan film where Disney put many ideas to please the fans.But this is not the way to do it: I wanted something brand new. Episode VIII is the only one which can could be qualified as a new star wars movie in this trilogy. If you liked it, good for you. I will try with the time to appreciate it but it was so painfull for me to watch this movie. I hope that the next ones will be better...
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Juan-OliverDec 20, 2019
Es realmente mala... No vale la pena ir al cine, no hay ni historia ni personajes ni arcos que tengan lógica
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criticizenkaneDec 20, 2019
The Last Jedi was visually very beautiful,
actors and action were good directed.
In the last jedi there were concepts like leadership and failure. Rise of Skywalker Is a sequence of **** answer, **** dialogue with some trash action and all of
The Last Jedi was visually very beautiful,
actors and action were good directed.
In the last jedi there were concepts like leadership and failure. Rise of Skywalker Is a sequence of **** answer, **** dialogue with some trash action and all of it is edited by a butcher. And that Is what some kind of fan deserve
Stop judging movies from the number of answer It gives.
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KinfoximaDec 20, 2019
Don't trust the Rotten Tomatoes audience score. It is doctored. Horrible conclusion to an awful trilogy. The damage done by TLJ is unrepairable. Disney had no plan, no vision, no guts and now they're paying the price for it.

Is it really a
Don't trust the Rotten Tomatoes audience score. It is doctored. Horrible conclusion to an awful trilogy. The damage done by TLJ is unrepairable. Disney had no plan, no vision, no guts and now they're paying the price for it.

Is it really a 2/10 movie? Nah. More like 4/10. But I've scored it lower as a countermeasure for Disney's paid reviews and bots.
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WoW1May 26, 2020
I'll destroy everything you love. © Disney
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Я уничтожу все, что ты любишь. © Дисней
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EvgenSMay 23, 2020
The plot sucks hard.
As a SW fan of previous trilogies I had to force myself to watch this. Such a shame
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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 a
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 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.
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super_sayianDec 20, 2019
Even though i am a fanboy, this movie was unacceptable. Full of plot holes, and no explaining whatsoever.In all the scenes were happening things that only one in a million could have happened and happened every damn time. Pointless andEven though i am a fanboy, this movie was unacceptable. Full of plot holes, and no explaining whatsoever.In all the scenes were happening things that only one in a million could have happened and happened every damn time. Pointless and without debth. Adding the fact that the directors took episode IX like never happened and continue somewhere else Expand
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malonehartDec 24, 2019
It continues what The Last Jedi started in killing off the integrity of the original trilogy. It makes sure that the audience is aware that everything we believed about Star Wars was wrong. The Skywalkers are failures in this trilogy.
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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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jtmason3Jan 29, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mild Spoilers involved: Just not a very good movie in general. I agree with many of the critics for once, the powers that be seemed to concentrate more on clicking boxes, and making Rey the savior of, well, everything and everyone, rather than tell a good story. The one good element was that the acting was superb for the most part. They just did not have much to work with. It was beyond predictable, and half way through I was just ready for Rey to kill 'you know who' already, so I could be done. The interesting and exceedingly frustrating miss is that the story screamed for a huge twist that would have really cemented a lasting legacy for the franchise. In the almost year leading up to the premiere, there were minor hints of a possibility that Rey could fall to the Dark Side at some point. Though as more trailers revealed this was probably not going to happen, it would have made for a great plot choice, with endless possibilities. (1) Rey falls, Kylo is redeemed and must stop her. (2) Rey falls and Finn becomes a Jedi to stop her, perhaps with Kylo. (3) Even Rey falls, but is ultimately redeemed . Any of these options and more would have really opened up the story more. It also would have solved another glaring problem with the trilogy as a whole. I like most everyone, thought the prequels were pretty bad, but I believe this was more due to poor acting than anyone cares to admit. But what I loved about “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith” was the multiple Jedi, and to a certain extent Sith, we were able to witness. This was something even the original trilogy did not have, though I will admit, those movies were certainly fine cinema at its best on their own. In any case it would have been great to see more than just Rey and Kylo in every movie. Luke, Leia, and the Emperor had mere moments of battle, plus they were all known characters, and old by this time. It would have been great to see Finn explore his abilities, Snook not dispatched so quickly and in action, and perhaps a couple of others. I was genuinely tired of the Rey/Kylo fight, love, whatever, before the last movie even started. O.K. my rant is done, maybe we’ll get this and more in the next trilogy… Expand
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OuterThoughtDec 19, 2019
Oh boy where do I even begin with this catastrophe from just the beginning to end it was rushed and crammed in with so much stuff. The entire movie had to make up for the countless mistakes TLJ made and honestly this was bound to fail fromOh boy where do I even begin with this catastrophe from just the beginning to end it was rushed and crammed in with so much stuff. The entire movie had to make up for the countless mistakes TLJ made and honestly this was bound to fail from just the beginning. When you realize the sheer amount of potential and story they had... and somehow destroyed it is just BEYOND me its mind blowing. They really should have planned these films out and did better story building because everything was just rushed. The conclusions for each character were terrible and half assed. Somehow they literally trashed Luke and Anakin Skywalker story as if everything they did was for absolutely nothing. Also wtf was the point of finally adding in the Knights of the Ren and they didn't do A DAMN THING?!? Wth lol what was this abysmal movie? I never thought I could ever dislike Star Wars more than I do now and as a fan not even a hater or a troll I am beyond disappointed and sad.... Expand
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Kire_92Feb 21, 2020
An illogical movie with terrible writing that contains tons of plotholes. It isn't just terrible on its on merits, but it also ruins the movies that came before which cheapens the whole Star Wars Universe as a result.
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Feyadsahid98Dec 19, 2019
As someone who liked the sequel trilogy so far, TROS is a failure of a film. The writing, directing, editing and many creative choices are deeply flawed. A lot of the film feels bloated and devoid of emotion. It is constantly trying toAs someone who liked the sequel trilogy so far, TROS is a failure of a film. The writing, directing, editing and many creative choices are deeply flawed. A lot of the film feels bloated and devoid of emotion. It is constantly trying to reference older SW films to the point of desperation, and it is evident that they are trying to undo many things from TLJ. Overall, the film is an absolute mess, plot points lack logic or are very rushed and the whole tone of the film seems off. It's so concerned with getting to the next scene as fast as possible to the point where it never really has an identity of its own and in the end, feels like a film empty of emotion. 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).
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DasBearJudenMay 12, 2020
It hurts. It just hurts so bad. Typically a movie like this can be terrible but AT LEAST give you eye popping special effects. But when those CGI scenes literally come out of no where (ie here are 1000 star destroyers because _____) itIt hurts. It just hurts so bad. Typically a movie like this can be terrible but AT LEAST give you eye popping special effects. But when those CGI scenes literally come out of no where (ie here are 1000 star destroyers because _____) it just gets gratuitous. And the pain of finally realizing that Disney actually had no plan for this trilogy - that they actually winged it... it made me concerned about the times we live in. I won't even walk to the corner store without considering a route to get there and what to bring. It seems they just tossed the ball up in the air on this one. (or tossed 1000 star destroyers more like it).
I would have rather watched the star wars christmas special.
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ElYerawyDec 22, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es tan mala que no sé por dónde empezar. Todo en esta película ocurre por que sí: El emperador está vivo, como? La respuesta literal es que nadie sabe cómo ha sobrevivido. Rey es su nieta? Pues resulta que tuvo un hijo... Ummm vale bien lo compro pero me cuesta creermelo. Los caballeros Ren... Mejor ni los menciono por que dan mucha pena. Rey no es una Jedi, no sabe pelear y se inventa poderes de la nada. La muerte de Leía es lamentable, no han sabido darle un final digno y han hecho lo primero que se les ha ocurrido. A Fin le han querido dar más protagonismo y ojalá no lo hubiesen hecho ya que se han inventado que es sensible a la fuerza... Madre mía la escena del Destructor Imperial, que entre los miles de ellos que hay dice uno al hazar y acierta cual es el que da las órdenes... De que en la batalla final solo ataque una sola nave enemiga no voy ni a hablar por que es una auténtica estupidez, literalmente solo hay una nave que dispara cuando tienen una flota de miles de naves preparadas para arrasar planetas enteros... El tema del espía imperial, Hanks ha sido un pez gordo toda la trilogía y sale una escena y le pegan un tiro y lo matan, que fuerte... Hay tantas cosas mal en esta película que no puedo recordar todas 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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HagalMay 11, 2020
If the plot of this movie was a three piece, it could possibly have become something. But as a single movie save for Rian Johnsons disastrous destruction of the whole franchises future, it does not do the job. The pace of the movie is at suchIf the plot of this movie was a three piece, it could possibly have become something. But as a single movie save for Rian Johnsons disastrous destruction of the whole franchises future, it does not do the job. The pace of the movie is at such a speed that there is impossible to become invested in anything. You leave with a bad taste in your mouth. Expand
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GarethBDec 20, 2019
Rushed, convoluted, retcon filled nonsense that disrespects the actual good star wars movies. The crawl alone could have been its own movie. There's no intrigue or setup to Palpatines return, he is just thrown in immediately, nothing isRushed, convoluted, retcon filled nonsense that disrespects the actual good star wars movies. The crawl alone could have been its own movie. There's no intrigue or setup to Palpatines return, he is just thrown in immediately, nothing is explained, he is just there next to his jar of pickled Snokes. Never mind the fact that him being alive completely negates Anakin's sacrifice and the journey undertaken in the first 6 movies. The characters are bland and boring, Rey is so overpowered its a joke and the new force powers break everything. Finn just runs around shouting REEEEYYY non stop. C3PO, Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca are the only standouts, R2D2 is relegated again to promote new merchandise droids. There is so much nonsense it would take ages to discuss... who was Palps banging??? How are all these ships out here in the middle of nowhere???? The end is hilariously bad, twilight mixed with divergent. And ends with nobody squatting in the name of the actual heroes of the previous movies. No wonder George Lucas didn't go to the premiere... Expand
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SpiritvoxJan 12, 2020
This movie is so broken (mainly because of the movie before it) that it breaks all the rules the previous movies have established. Fake character development that falls so flat makes this movie so uninteresting. This last trilogy is aThis movie is so broken (mainly because of the movie before it) that it breaks all the rules the previous movies have established. Fake character development that falls so flat makes this movie so uninteresting. This last trilogy is a dumpster fire. Congratulations Disney Trilogy you have ruined the six stories right before it. Expand
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J0eBl4ckDec 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed Episode 8, but Rise of the Skywalker was a cinematic joke. It had so much potential but instead the movie was build around some unsued clips of Episode 8. Episode 9 is full of cheap tricks. Everything happens suddenly like in a bad fan fiction. Why do we need Han Solo to turn Kylo to the good side? Why are Kylo and Rey kissing? There is no build up, it simply happens. When Vader turned to the good side it was done by great cinematography (seeing Luke being torturedby the emperor etc.). It would be better if Rey was simply a no-one with Jedi forces.

Rise of the Skywalker is simply a bad movie.
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BorgisborDec 25, 2019
Great visuals, but no sense at all. Plot holes everywhere, bad characters... thank god it's over.
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gonaaakDec 20, 2019
Do I have to say anything other than everyone at the movies giggled at the end but it wasnt meant to be funny?
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NorleftAug 10, 2020
Esta película no es mala solo por que el guión es horrible, sino porque no tiene sentido en la saga y manda a la mierda todo lo que te puede llegar a gustar de star wars en el tiempo que dura.

Esta película es fanservice, y del malo además,
Esta película no es mala solo por que el guión es horrible, sino porque no tiene sentido en la saga y manda a la mierda todo lo que te puede llegar a gustar de star wars en el tiempo que dura.

Esta película es fanservice, y del malo además, no aporta nada es aburrida y en muchísimas ocasiones mientras estaba en el cine me entraban ganas de levantarme y irme.

Esta nueva trilogía no se merece el título que tiene. Comentaría más de esta película pero solo me enfada.
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bl1rtMar 15, 2020
Imagine you have the flu, took a bunch of cough medicine and spend the evening on wookiepedia. Imagine the resulting fever-dream - and you get RoS.
Like in a dream, you always know what is happening in the moment, but have no idea how it is
Imagine you have the flu, took a bunch of cough medicine and spend the evening on wookiepedia. Imagine the resulting fever-dream - and you get RoS.
Like in a dream, you always know what is happening in the moment, but have no idea how it is supposed to come together or what it means. Characters wander off and reappear out of nowhere, looking for something they need without knowing why. All is on a straight line, yet goes in circles. Everybody runs as fast as they can, so no one moves at all...
As with TLJ, I have to say I have never seen a big studio blockbuster like that. But where TLJ tried to tell a different story, here it seems like Disney gave up after the backlash and now retreats into the vague and atmospheric, where it feels like SW, but literally does nothing, so no one can complain.
So, one point for achieving exactly what they wanted, one point for set- and sound-design, Adam Driver, Babo Frik, and how happy everybody is in the end, and no more points, because there literally is nothing else.
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JaymannDec 20, 2019
This was sad and creepy... Thanks for burying the rotten corpse of Star Wars Disney. Well done!
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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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lordfolkenDec 19, 2019
Awful movie. Mary Sue theory is confirmed. Anakin/ Vader ‘s story arc and Luke’s arc are simply thrown away as garbage. Other characters are simply dispensable, specially Kylo and Finn. Completely useless. There is no connection with theAwful movie. Mary Sue theory is confirmed. Anakin/ Vader ‘s story arc and Luke’s arc are simply thrown away as garbage. Other characters are simply dispensable, specially Kylo and Finn. Completely useless. There is no connection with the audience. Palpatine is brought again but only to serve as a explanation for the unexplainable. Bottom line: this movie is a epitaph that represents all the lack of respect and huge greedy from Disney in handle this franchise. It´s the worst movie of the whole saga, until now... How worse they an get? Expand
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JosephPlaceboDec 20, 2019
At the very least, it has the merit of being better than the Last Jedi (everything pretty much is), but the damage the Last Jedi did was impossible to repair. Shame on Disney for destroying what was the greatest movie franchise in history.
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FriendlyFoeJan 3, 2020
Like it's predecessors, while visually appealing in places, the writing and direction doubles-down on this disrespectful and contemptuous take on Star Wars. The plot is cringe-worthy and lightsaber duel choreography is even more laughable.Like it's predecessors, while visually appealing in places, the writing and direction doubles-down on this disrespectful and contemptuous take on Star Wars. The plot is cringe-worthy and lightsaber duel choreography is even more laughable. Shame on Disney. The TLJ retconning within is the only other positive remark that this disillusioned fan can muster. Expand
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Vinchi05Jan 1, 2020
Un insulto a Star Wars.
Los primeros 50 minutos de la película no están mal,pero a partir de ahí la película es infumable.
La decisión de haber revivido a Palpatine es absurda y no te explican como sobrevive,es la película con más deus ex
Un insulto a Star Wars.
Los primeros 50 minutos de la película no están mal,pero a partir de ahí la película es infumable.
La decisión de haber revivido a Palpatine es absurda y no te explican como sobrevive,es la película con más deus ex machina y fallos argumentales que he visto en mi vida,la peor de la historia de Star Wars y con diferencia.
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hudsuckerproxyDec 22, 2019
"It was all for nothing" 1. Excellent production without any meaning one would care about
No amount of over-production including decent acting can compensate for a poorly written story.
Great story can be compelling with animated lego bricks
"It was all for nothing" 1. Excellent production without any meaning one would care about
No amount of over-production including decent acting can compensate for a poorly written story.
Great story can be compelling with animated lego bricks or stick figures - it just does not work the other way.

2. Too much cramped into a single movie
No amount of plot lines cramped into a two hours plus can compensate for the fact that you just do not care about any of its characters or ridiculous plot lines. The Star Wars Finale had to deal with so many characters and plot lines' loose ends that it was a genuine mission impossible (no pun intended) to make something meaningful out of it. Starting with Lucas who started the self-destruction of Star Wars with his own prequels, so hired guns can't really 'fix' the unfixable here, to be fair to JJ. This is like a full season TV show summary in two hours with time enough only for key scenes but not enough for character and plot build up and pacing necessary to build and tell the story well. 3. "All I Want Is a Story. If You Have a Message, Send It by Western Union" - old Hollywood adage
In a time when movies are conceived and censored at the same time to appease repressive regimes around the world any righteousness on part of the Production that western version of the film can tick all the boxes of inclusivity and social righteousness for the western world while adding similar amount of tick boxes for the other parts of the world is just nonsense. From the main character being female, to ensemble cast and some of the sidekicks and subtle or not so subtle plot sidetracks and background action. None of it matters if it is not progressing the main story and if it is a cheap add-on. Disney or producers individually are wealthy enough to make donations to whatever the cause they wish on their own time and money. Nothing wrong to be engaged with the issues of the day -- but you have to realise that you need to put your neck on the line, all the way, and not just buy few cheap message badges and put them on your collar. Few thoughts left on the 'cutting floor'....

Logic has left the building here and I don't mean the trivial details but core fabric of the story that is effectively a Frankenstein monster made out of patches and leftovers of earlier unfinished threads and burden of 'legacy'.

The deus ex machina gets invoked so many times that it is comical (as it is the case of earlier installments of sequel trilogy) -- anything goes and anything can happen and if not on screen it can be explained away in some stupid explanatory dialogue and therefore you don't care and mostly try to enjoy a parade of well produced visual sequences that more-less mean not a thing. You cannot just explain away your back story, or characters motivations in an expositional dialogue or characters self-reflection -- this is the tool for cheap TV. We expect better from so called A-list productions. Hence don't hire a cheap TV writers-directors who seem to know how to manipulate (cheap) cliff-hangers but do not master the art of story.

Emotions in this movie seem almost artifically induced by the overblown cues of music and production and not the storyline you care about. Sort of like a laugh track in TV comedies -- sometimes it saves a mediocre joke. It has to be said that beside original trilogy (parts 4-6) things went really bad for Star Wars long, long time ago...
The reboot is just following legacy of Lucas prequels with too much plot and exposition somehow substituting for lack of basic compelling story. It is somehow as Lucas (and everyone else) forgot that at its core Star Wars were based on Campbell theory of hero's journey - a simple (maybe simplistic) story of good and evil and hero's journey of self discovery.

Lucas genius was to imagine this in the backdrop of groundbreaking, never before seen visual and production effects that blew everyone away. However the storyline was solid in its simplicity. It did not contain any of the clutter of the universe building or sidekick characters that were a dead weight to progression of the main story.
Lucas attempted to do that in prequels - and failed.

Fast forward to today, the effects and production moved on in such ways that anything can be visualised in pixel perfect quality. Anything but a badly written story -- no amount of wizardry in production can make uninteresting characters alive, confusing and meaningless plot lines interesting to watch. It is funny how the very expensive CGI that is basically expected and can be achieved through high enough budget to pay for all the high tech necesary while no amount of money can guarantee a well crafted story which is as low tech as pen and paper. Bottom line -- not worth a movie ticket. Looking forward to start anew with someone graduating from Pixar.
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MiketheSwitDec 21, 2019
Star Wars: Episode IX - Because the Force. This movie would have been legitimately better if no other Star Wars movie existed. The plot holes in The Rise of Skywalker undermines not only it's own plot, but it undermines previous Star WarsStar Wars: Episode IX - Because the Force. This movie would have been legitimately better if no other Star Wars movie existed. The plot holes in The Rise of Skywalker undermines not only it's own plot, but it undermines previous Star Wars movies. The acting is decent, there are some aesthetically cool environments, but the writing and plot holes are just terrifically bad. There are a few cool moments within this movie, but they are overshadowed by the terrible plot holes/devices this movie uses to reach its conclusion. It feels like J.J. Abrams just wanted to finish this trilogy, and slapped whatever he could together to finish the final movie. Expand
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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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SerRickardoJan 11, 2021
JJ did not have many options after Rian Johnson left him with the train wreck that is TLJ, but this is by far my least favourite Star Wars movie and the first one I did not see more than once in the cinema. The pacing is simply disastrous,JJ did not have many options after Rian Johnson left him with the train wreck that is TLJ, but this is by far my least favourite Star Wars movie and the first one I did not see more than once in the cinema. The pacing is simply disastrous, the "fetch quest" plot is miserable to behold and Palpatine returning (why?) completely ruins Vader's redemption in ROTJ.

This was a trilogy of content packed into a single movie and, whilst I have my issues with TLJ, it just felt cheap for JJ to try and undo everything that happened in the previous movie.

The so-called "Skywalker Saga" does not go out with a bang, but a whimper.
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BanerothDec 22, 2019
The worst Star Wars ever! It was rushed, flimsy, and went in the opposite direction from the previous movie.
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CarlosNontolDec 19, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Star Wars movie by far, boring and predictable.

I don't understand why Disney do this to the franchise, sometimes I felt like I'm watching Episode VI again.
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KeyserSoze94Jan 10, 2020
Sceneggiatura mediocre, incoerenza con tutti i restanti episodi della saga , un film che si fa beffe di Star Wars pur fregiandosi del titolo.
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ArthurRWDec 21, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't have high expectations going into this movie, but even those couldn't be met. This film is a total mess. It feels like two movies crammed into one and the overall plot has the quality of a mediocre fanfic. Once again the whole movie is full of distracting conveniences, characters that apparently have read the script and "nostalgia baiting". It would be one thing if it was bad on it's own, but they also had to lessen the original trilogy by bringing Palpatine back for this nonsense... To make it short: Nice visuals devoid of any 'real' substance. Expand
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Foxdie67Dec 20, 2019
This movie tried to do too much and suffered for it. Left the theatre feeling apathy. I couldn't care much for the new characters introduced in a finale. The regression of story arcs for characters like Finn and Poe. Tropes that open a littleThis movie tried to do too much and suffered for it. Left the theatre feeling apathy. I couldn't care much for the new characters introduced in a finale. The regression of story arcs for characters like Finn and Poe. Tropes that open a little under a dozen plot holes. Pace was far too fast. 3 hours with half as much content but more respect for previous material would have been enough room to wrap things up. The exceptional effort by the acting and visual design crew is the only thing keeping this review from 1 star. The script writers need to watch some Star Wars before putting pen to paper Expand
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MpghelliNov 2, 2021
Maybe if Rey is not granddaughter of Palpatine (What dont make sense considering the context), maybe it could be a nice movie.
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casdepaulaApr 6, 2020
A coward movie, doesn't bring anything new, doesn't explain itself. A big piece os space garbage.
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TheCanadianManDec 29, 2019
This film show what happened when the people running it just want the money and rush making 3 movie with no plan on idea where the story will go. They even said “ Going into this film we have no layed our plan we will just see where it goes”This film show what happened when the people running it just want the money and rush making 3 movie with no plan on idea where the story will go. They even said “ Going into this film we have no layed our plan we will just see where it goes” this makes for a lot of inconsistency in the 3 films Is was hoping for the best but the film fells half done. They tryed some vary interesting thing but the do not fallow throw with it. It is like you started something and just stoped 90% throw and started a new project and did that again and again over and over. Making the film fell choppy. Thing the people say in the movie make no sense because they did it in last film some thing the whole character seems to forget what happened in the whole last film Expand
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toxicfanDec 20, 2019
never thought i would enjoy a micheal bay movie more than a star wars movie. never. but it happened. and 6 underground was not good. just better action. none of both movies had more, so i only can compare that
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chi7891Dec 21, 2019
Worst Star Wars movie ever. The third act was the most horrible garbage **** I’ve ever seen. Bad editing, HORRIBLE writing. 1st and second acts were ok though.
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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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RathamantiDec 20, 2019
Like watching a three hour long trailer. No time for contemplation or character depth here!
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GelonyxFeb 1, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie should be Titled the fall of Skywalker. The last skywalker dies. Their legacy is taken over by a Palpatine. Palpatine won. He destroyed every Skywalker and replaced them. That's the saddest possible end to the saga and the movie makes it seem like a hopeful and joyful end. Aside from that the movie rushes important parts of the story. The fifteen first minutes are just an awful montage without any logic between the scenes, the force can now carry objects accross space and time, how convenient ! There's no inner conflict in Ben/Kylo before he comes back to the light. This movie could have been so much better and it shatters my heart. Expand
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V0X_PopuliDec 28, 2019
Фильм не достоин того что бы заканчивать сагу из 9 фильмов! Ничего нового. Всё взято из предыдущих фильмов. Проходняк.
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IronicpondDec 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gotta day, this movie was an improvement from the last Jedi, but it was not a good Star Wars movie. The whole movie was incredibly rushed through, no explanations for anything including rey’s force powers or training, we got a small look into leia’s jedi history and instead of going with legends we go with a “nah just not feeling it” backstory? This movie could have been done a lot better had it just taken the time to end it with a true rise of a skywalker, not the rise of some Mary Sue that doesn’t have any real training Expand
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Thiago20Dec 20, 2019
Decepcionado...Cadê a história?? Cadê o desenvolvimento dos personagens?? Os personagens mudam de personalidade da água pro vinho e o filne anula praticamente tudo do segundo filme. Sem emoção. Chateado.
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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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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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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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SegediAug 9, 2020
You know the movie is boring when you are watching it baked and nothing is tingling..
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WbnFobDec 29, 2019
Simply another movie playing on your nastalgia and trying to sell you merchandise. The scale of nonsense is absolite, tar wars univers laws are totaly destroyed.
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Trey82Dec 26, 2019
A movie that will lose you within the first 10 minutes.
Remember when Leia was blown into space? And she came back in, and the audience' collectively tuned out, in a flurry of disappointment.
Remember when they jumped into hyperspace and
A movie that will lose you within the first 10 minutes.
Remember when Leia was blown into space? And she came back in, and the audience' collectively tuned out, in a flurry of disappointment.

Remember when they jumped into hyperspace and destroyed the ship? And while that looked cool... that isnt how the series worked. You cant just introduce 'fuel' and hyperspace suicide runs like that!

Needless to say, the first 10 minutes includes one of those kinds of ... 'franchise ruiner' scenes. Within the next 3 minutes you will see the other one. Not even 15 minutes in, and we are staring down two facepalm scenes and the action is REALLY badly paced. Jumping.. literally.. from scene to scene, within the scene, within space, within the story. Just too fast, too much to take in. Too much happening ~ and THERE ISNT EVEN ANYTHING HAPPENING!
We get a terrible space battle, a terrible confrontation and a heavy-handed training montage.

Now all of these things aside, it can be forgiven because it was expected.
Is it the SW that you know and love? No. Is it a modern day masterpiece? No.
Is it a lot of fan service, a lot of pandering to new audiences and an action fest? Yes.
That is.. very expected, and that is okay.

What is NOT okay is that it feels like work to watch this. You dont go into this with a sensee of awe, you watch it because you feel like you have to. You know what else felt like work? Avengers endgame. But it overcomes that and entertains within the first 5 minutes.

As a series finale, I highly recommend you wait until its available at home. I feel like if I could pause this, walk away, sigh and drink a beer.. it might be better paced than being forced to watch this as a whole. One sitting is too much.
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MilanooSep 19, 2021
Terrible ending to what could have been a nice trilogy. The "sequel" trilogy had a great start with The Force Awakens, a thoroughly enjoyable expirence from star to finish. But things started going sideways when The Last Jedi hit theaters.Terrible ending to what could have been a nice trilogy. The "sequel" trilogy had a great start with The Force Awakens, a thoroughly enjoyable expirence from star to finish. But things started going sideways when The Last Jedi hit theaters. The last two sequels felt rushed and not planned at all. Sad that the Skywalker Saga ends with such a dissapointing movie. Expand
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Jory17Apr 1, 2023
The Star Wars franchise has been a beloved cultural icon for decades, with its epic space battles, iconic characters, and timeless storytelling. However, the latest installment, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," falls far short ofThe Star Wars franchise has been a beloved cultural icon for decades, with its epic space battles, iconic characters, and timeless storytelling. However, the latest installment, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," falls far short of expectations and fails to capture the magic of the previous films.

The film's plot is convoluted and disjointed, with unnecessary subplots that add little to the overall story. The pacing is uneven, with action sequences that feel rushed and dialogue scenes that drag on for far too long. The film tries to cram in too many characters and storylines, leaving many of them underdeveloped and ultimately unsatisfying.

Moreover, the film's attempts at fan service are heavy-handed and feel forced, with callbacks to previous films that feel out of place and unnecessary. The film also fails to deliver on its promise of a satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga, with a resolution that feels rushed and unsatisfying.

Additionally, the performances of the cast, including franchise veterans like Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver, feel wooden and uninspired, with little chemistry between characters. Even the iconic score by composer John Williams fails to capture the excitement and wonder of the previous films.

Overall, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is a disappointing conclusion to a beloved franchise, failing to deliver on its promise of a satisfying conclusion and feeling like a cheap imitation of the previous films. Fans of the series are better off revisiting the original trilogy than wasting their time with this lackluster installment.
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waidh1Dec 19, 2019
The movie is one of the worst in the saga but slightly better than Last Jedi. Totally undoes everything done in the previous trilogies and with the story of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader and all the heroes of the OT did. Total slap in the faceThe movie is one of the worst in the saga but slightly better than Last Jedi. Totally undoes everything done in the previous trilogies and with the story of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader and all the heroes of the OT did. Total slap in the face to George Lucas vision and story! Expand
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GinoooDec 19, 2019
Awfull, probably the worst film in the whole saga. It's terrible and it's very disappointing
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SenatorPizzaDec 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2 points for space horses. Other than that - YIKES! Reminiscent of all the late 70’s / early 80’s generic low budget cash grab movies. Only with a huge budget and IP rights. Ungood. Lousy. Lame. But still. Space horses. Expand
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