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SolantusDec 21, 2015

This is not a Star wars movie, This is a movie using Star wars reference. J.J.Abrahams well know using special effects and pretty good at action scene. But Star Wars more than spaceships,Dogfights and funny dialogues. Star Wars about "Force"This is not a Star wars movie, This is a movie using Star wars reference. J.J.Abrahams well know using special effects and pretty good at action scene. But Star Wars more than spaceships,Dogfights and funny dialogues. Star Wars about "Force" more than that characters.

" Use The Force Luke"

" I find your lack of faith disturbing "

" Obi-Wan Never Told You What Happened To Your Father"

" Wars do not make one great "

This is the Star War… Expand

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MorfelloDec 21, 2015

I'm completely disappointed on the delivery of this movie. Unoriginal, new hope 2 , comedy in a serious movie are you kidding? Oh and the fact a newly force sensitive person able to take on a sith apprentice with the dark side of the force?I'm completely disappointed on the delivery of this movie. Unoriginal, new hope 2 , comedy in a serious movie are you kidding? Oh and the fact a newly force sensitive person able to take on a sith apprentice with the dark side of the force? Give me a break 5/10… Expand

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GreeniceyDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't feel like tip-toeing around spoilers as it's super hard to not talk about them, so read at your own risk.

First off, while I wasn't alive when the original trilogy came out they were some of my first movies that I learned to love. The prequels were coming out at that time, and while they were entertaining for a young kid like me I could tell that they weren't as good as the originals. Episode 7 is absolutely a million miles better than the prequels, and are almost up there next to the originals in my opinion. It's a massive love letter to A New Hope, and while the structure might seem a tad too familiar, the movie stands on it's own in many ways. First the characters, Han is great, always will be great. Leia hasn't exactly aged as well over the years, and is missing some of the spunk she once had, but is still a welcome sight in the film and the relationship between her and Solo is still very believable. What really impressed me was the character of Rey. I don't quite know how to fully describe her, but her character arc is absolutely fantastic. She is basically the center of the story, and from the get-go you can see her spirit and youthfulness, her sense of wisdom but also inexperience. Finn and Poe Dameron are also well portrayed, Finn being a very headstrong yet sympathetic type. I felt that his sudden change of heart was a little too abrupt and convenient for the story sake, but he works well with Rey and Han as the leads. Not a fan of Snoke, the villain reminiscent of the Emperor. Maybe it was the fact he looked like a mix between the villain from Guardians of the Galaxy, and Gollum. He didn't frighten me like Kylo Ren did, and the set-up of him being the real bad guy behind everything really isn't all that convincing. Kylo Ren on the other hand is a real three-dimensional villain, torn between his parents Leia and Han, and seduction of the dark side. It's hinted we will learn a lot more about his fall to the dark side, and I'm really excited to see how it plays out. Many have criticized how much the structure follows A New Hope almost to point for point, I argue that while yes it does, it does it all with such confidence that it's more of a massive nostalgia kick than a been there done that. The characters are what really pull the story through, and add enough originality that left me so excited to see how the rest of it plays out. Rey's training, the fight against the New Order, Leia's relationship with her son and how she'll have to handle it.

I really hope the next couple movies can take this set-up and run with it (in a good way). I love how authentic this universe feels, and I was pleasantly reminded of the original trilogy throughout, while growing attached to the new cast at the same time.… Expand

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suthnaraDec 21, 2015

Have you ever enjoyed reading books from a series. Like the "Game of Thrones" books. The authors writing is recognizable throughout. Imagine if J.K Rowling didn't write the last 2 Harry Potter books and someone else was hired to finish itHave you ever enjoyed reading books from a series. Like the "Game of Thrones" books. The authors writing is recognizable throughout. Imagine if J.K Rowling didn't write the last 2 Harry Potter books and someone else was hired to finish it would it still be a Harry Potter book. You get the same feeling watching The force awakens. It looks and feels like someones interpretation of Star Wars. It feels looks and feels like a transformers movie.

There are so many coincidences within this movie. It is like they were to lazy to take the time to come up with logical reasons for one person meeting another. Instead you see these chance meeting with exactly the right person not once but on numerous occasions. Like come on.

This movie is not really star wars. Its an adaption, set to the pace of movies like transformers and star trek. So if you're OK with that then you will enjoy this movie. I walked out 3 quarters of the way in.… Expand

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NamenotavailablDec 21, 2015

"The Farce Puts You to Sleep"

Boring, predictable and poorly written, rarely am I so disappointed in a move. Farce Awakens seems to somehow be worse than Phantom Menace without needing Jar Jar or Midi-chlorians. Recycled plot, so much so"The Farce Puts You to Sleep"

Boring, predictable and poorly written, rarely am I so disappointed in a move. Farce Awakens seems to somehow be worse than Phantom Menace without needing Jar Jar or Midi-chlorians. Recycled plot, so much so that avoiding spoilers is pointless, and writing so full of holes you could fly a death star through them. Overall the movie came across like poorly written fan fiction, even by the standards of most SW fics.

The next episode better be "The Writers are Forced Back to School"… Expand

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Ceno_BitesDec 21, 2015

Episode VII satisfyingly drums the nostalgia growing inside lovers of Episodes 4 through 6, while presenting a more realistic image of the Empire's/ First Order's war machine. There are new characters for a new audience and a new time, butEpisode VII satisfyingly drums the nostalgia growing inside lovers of Episodes 4 through 6, while presenting a more realistic image of the Empire's/ First Order's war machine. There are new characters for a new audience and a new time, but the series has some explaining to do with regards to how quickly the Force Awakens in some of these vulnerable new leads. Hopefully it does so while being mindful of its history to avoid jumping the shark visually or with character development . Overall, I like what this is turning into...… Expand

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NordJitsuDec 21, 2015

Star Wars Episode VII is everything you wished the prequels had been. In other words, it's a return to the series roots. Action. Drama. Thought provoking sci-fantasy. There is a lot of quite intentional "mirroring" of the originals going onStar Wars Episode VII is everything you wished the prequels had been. In other words, it's a return to the series roots. Action. Drama. Thought provoking sci-fantasy. There is a lot of quite intentional "mirroring" of the originals going on with scenes, story lines, and characters that seem to parallel the original films. But don't let people tell you that this is a "remake" as a result of that. That's a very shallow way to look at the film. There is also a lot of new going on both in terms of character development, plot, and world-building. If you have enjoyed any of the Star Wars films, you're likely to enjoy this one.… Expand

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DreadsmiteDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -SPOILERS-

This movie was awful, not just for a Starwars movie. The character development was laughable, the introduction the movie made to old comers such as Han Solo, Chewbacca, and R2D2 was insulting. The others were just bad, not enough to mention. There was only a few good things the movie had going for it, in which they shat on towards the end or right after.

First off, short to long battles. Practically every fight that happens looks amazing, except for the final lightsaber duel. The small 2 on 1 fight with the Falcon Vs. the Tie fighter was incredible The way the gun was jammed so Rai had to flip the Falcon upside down so Fin could fire a blast and kill the pilot, that was incredible. Nothing better could have been done. Now it is what happened afterwords that got me.
"GOOD JOB!" "YEA YOU TOO!" "WE'RE A GREAT TEAM!" "YOU WERE AMAZING OUT THERE!" "SO WERE YOU!" *Circle jerking intensifies* They took an outstanding moment in the movie that really opens your eyes, and they just milk the **** out of it, to the point where it makes you hate that scene in itself for the way they made the characters pull off that scenario.

The potential of a storm trooper and Kylo Ren. Call me picky, but that scene with Kylo Ren Vs. Fin in that 20-30 second lightsaber duel was just appalling. How does a regular STORM TROOPER LAST THAT LONG, VS. A SITH. Storm Troopers are push overs, they die to the dumbest living things out there. Wampa's, Rebel soldiers, EWOKS. You name it. Now, when a Sith comes to mind, your first instinct is an unstoppable Jedi killer who can take on hundreds of regular people. Not this guy, you see; Kylo Ren actually struggles to kill 1 measly Bad turned Good Stormtrooper in a duel, and this Stormtrooper has never held a lightsaber in his life. My god.

The sound development . The sound they made and used throughout the movie was incredible, outstanding, amazing, fantastic, top notch. I could think of thousands of appropriate slang for the thought they put in for everything in the movie when it came to sound. The helmets being taken off, the weapons firing, the sabers clashing, all of it.

The Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers were a hit and a miss at the same time. They gave too much humanity into them. For instance, the scene where Kylo Ren is informed of the bad news about who escaped and who the people were. He begins slashing everything like an autistic, then after learning one of the escapee's had to have been his sister, he screamed. Now, the part where the Troopers are walking, then they turned around. That was just ridiculous. Storm Troopers are suppose to be heartless killing machines disciplined by the darkside, not a bunch of **** This especially goes to Fin, who in a very short turn of events decides he wants to help a guy he doesn't even know. Yes, he did watch a comrade die, and yes, he did watch as Kylo Ren ordered his squadron to summarily execute tens of innocents. Either way, you think the training that would go into a Storm Trooper would be more intense than having your stomach turn when one guy dies next to you that you probably just knew and not cared for. Now, putting aside the negativity, the captain was fantastic until the last scene you see her. From the trailer I expected some cliche hefty angry disciplinary drill Sargent voice of a man. I was shown otherwise. They actually pushed the boundaries on what an Imperial / First Order can be, and proved to me that they could take a high ranking class captain of the Sith faction and make it a woman's role, and at the same time give that strike of fear that viewers like I felt at the beginning.

Kylo Ren in general. My god, they couldn't have made a Jedi turned Sith look any more retarded. Lets have a nod to the lore of the Sith. When you abuse the force, your body slowly turns for the worse, making you look like a diabolical abomination in a matter of years. Not with Kylo Ren though, he gets to be evil, cruel, heartless, and abuse the **** out of his force powers, but still looks regular. I don't know if it was just me, but from what I was expecting his face to look like from all the crap he did throughout the movie was a wrinkled, dirty washcloth. What we got instead was **** Ringo Starr incarnate. The worst part is that from all the horrible things he committed, Abrams made him look like a push over in half the scenes of the movie. Threatening to kill an Officer if he didn't succeed, and then not. To make things worse, the Officer stood there and told him the bad news on a **** grocery list, and all he says is: "Anything else"? Dear lord is this the Jedi turned Rogue that makes people swallow their spit in horror, or just a bantering easy going Brit.

I would say more, but I hit 4800+ characters, the limit is 5000. The movie is garbage, and I haven't even gone through half of what I wanted to criticize… Expand

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resetxresetDec 21, 2015

After all the hype, just BLAH. Same 'ol stuff--just a continuation of 4 and 5, ANOTHER "mo better" Death Star and Evil Government, same old "some pilots fried" attack on the Death Star, and same old double cross and nuts crawled up in theAfter all the hype, just BLAH. Same 'ol stuff--just a continuation of 4 and 5, ANOTHER "mo better" Death Star and Evil Government, same old "some pilots fried" attack on the Death Star, and same old double cross and nuts crawled up in the belly Jedi wiping his hinny in the woods waiting for somebody to beg him to train them story. Guess JJ played it safe and stuck with the party line, introduced a pc cast and cashed the check.… Expand

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SpeyeralDec 21, 2015

Horrible movie. It's the idea of Star Wars without the spirit (originality). This is by far the worst of the 7 Star Wars movies. Actually as far as I'm concerned there is still only 6. This is not worthy of being the sequel to episode 6.

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KeybladeJordanDec 21, 2015

I know that just about everyone else has probably already said this one, but... THE FORCE IS DEFINITELY STRONG WITH THIS ONE! I absolutely loved it! :D

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kiwijinxterDec 21, 2015

I don't know what people are complaining about. After Episodes 1-3, there was a LOT to make up for. And make-up it did, thanks to JJ Abrans and Episode 7. Everything that WASN'T in Episodes 1-3, is in Episodes 4-7. Yes you heard me right. 4-7I don't know what people are complaining about. After Episodes 1-3, there was a LOT to make up for. And make-up it did, thanks to JJ Abrans and Episode 7. Everything that WASN'T in Episodes 1-3, is in Episodes 4-7. Yes you heard me right. 4-7 flows seamlessly. Watching Episode 7 aka "The Force Awakens" was like watching Star Wars for the first time in my life. It sounds like Star Wars, it feels like Star Wars, it plays like Star Wars. As a fan of Episodes 4-6, I got EVERYTHING I wanted in Episode 7, yes, everything. I'm sure if Episode 7 didn't contain everything it did contain, people will be complaining, "oh where is the Star Wars we knew and loved?". Haters gonna hate. But me, I'm a lover. Well done JJ Abrams. This is Star Wars returning to form.… Expand

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itachi737Dec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have mixed feelings towards this movie. I was hopping that it would be the masterpiece advertised be everybody, but in my opinion it fell short. A lot of people will say that this is an amazing movie and they would not be wrong if it was a reboot of the franchise instead of a sequel.

The pros: good visual effects and amazing sound. The actors playing finn does an amazing job at bringing humors into the movie. Han solo, Chewbacca and Rey are not bad either.

The bad: The story is almost identical to star wars 4 (see spoilers sections for more details). The villain is good at first, but becomes very boring after 20 minutes. The story is super obvious, because as I stated before, it is the same story as star wars 4.

This is the same story as star wars 4:
star wars 4/the force awakens
Tatooine= big desert / Jakku big desert
R2D2 carry critical data/ Robot carries critical data
Robot lost on Tatooine/ Robot lost on Jakku
Luke= poor orphan / Rey= poor orphan
Luke= amazing force potential/ Rey = amazing force potential
Luke finds robot/ Rey finds robot
Luke escapes from tatooine on the Falcon Millenium/ Rey Escapes from Jakku on the Falcon Millenium
Han Solo and Chewbacca help Luke/ Han Solo and Chewbacca help Rey
They seek the help of the rebels/ They seek the help of the rebels
The Death Star blows up a planet/ A huge Death Star blows up many planets
The Darth Vador follows the orders of the emperor/ Kylo Ren follows the orders of his sith master
The rebels attack the Death Star/ The rebels attack the huge death star
The rebels destroy the Death Star by shooting the sole weakness of the whole installation/ The rebels destroy the Huge Death Star by shooting its sole weakness aka the cooling unit
A single x wing takes down the Death Star/ A single x wing takes down the Huge Death Star
Luke leaves for a unknown planet to seek training from Yoda/ Rey leaves for an unknown planet to seek training from Luke.

I mean come on all they did was change the main character into a girl and an a funny black character (Finn was actually good but the rest is almost a copy past). They could have just released Star Wars 4 in 3D and it would have been the same movie.

Again, you should see this movie, because it is worth watching in theater, but it is no way near what some of the reviews say about it.… Expand

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catfishdavidDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To put it all in one word, I would say "Disappointed". From the beginning I was extremely excited to see the new Star Wars movie. The entire series (games, books, TV series, toys, and more) were a big part of life for since my childhood. They guided my dreams to reach space, led me to attempt an aerospace degree and eventually got me an internship at NASA. And that's not counting my Star Wars Jedi Outcast tattoo. So, it was bad enough that Disney made the decision that my childhood was now no longer connon, then to have this movie slap me, my wife, and two oldest boys in the face made me upset. The entire movie is filled with plot holes, unexplained events, and science far-fetched even for Star Wars. An apathetic-at-times performace from the veteran cast made it all the more disappointing. For starters, why is there a third death star? From a writing perspective, it's unimaginative and lazy, from a plotline perspective it's just plain dumb. The previous two failed with an entire fleet backing them up, not to mention bankrupting the entire Empire. Oh, by the way...there's more, it's an entire planet this time that somehow took less than 30 years to build, can suck the power from the sun and can shoot multiple planets at the same time. Next, why is the new empire basically a color version of WW2 nazi footage? Seriously, they have a parade, a screaming leader, a giant flag, and a speech about taking over the universe. They even steal people and brainwash them to fight for them. (Which means the good guys are killing innocent people by the way) Then, they replaced Yoda with a new character named Maz Katana, who can't use the force, but seems like she can use the force and somehow has lukes old lightsaber. She never really clicks as a character and isn't explained well. And that brings me to my next point, the cantina Maz operates. It's a cut and paste from Episode 4 cantina scene and was lazy writing. Im getting tired so I’ll wrap up the last complaints. The entire movie takes place in one star system???? The New Republic isn't explained or showed, and why is the resistance (lazy writing and basically the Rebellion) separate from the Republic and only has a dozen x-wings? Why is a 60 year old princess the only general shown in the resistance? How can Finn use a lightsaber? Why does the only First Order Trooper with a stun baton find Finn and know who he is and beat him in a duel? Why does Ray learn how to use the force as good as a Jedi Master in a few minutes. Why does Kylo (Adam is terrible for this part by the way) get beat by Ray even though he has years of training and is in the Skywalker bloodline? Why is Ben Han and Leia’s kid in this universe when he is Luke’s son in the original universe? (lazy writing) Why was R2-D2 in low power mode? (lazy writing) Snoke is a new emperor, they didn't even try to be creative (more lazy writing)

I will say that i enjoyed some of the visual effects and the four newest stars were actually very good. And when i say the four newest stars, I of course mean Daisy, John, Oscar, and BB-8. Gwendoline Christie was underutilized and should have seen more screen time.… Expand

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LonnittaDec 21, 2015

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! We are also fans of the other 6 films. My favorite was Return of the Jedi! It was a bit nostalgic. I found myself thinking about this movie days later. I can't wait to see it again!

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ddreddDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can honestly say that I didn't have very high expectations about this film, and I say that because I knew the movie was going to be directed by JJ Abrams. Don't get me wrong, I liked Star Trek 1. All Star Trek 2 did however was bring home to me the fact that if I was waiting to see anything revolutionary or even new from Abrams, I was wasting my time. I still can't fathom why after the runaway success of first film, rather than putting his stamp on the franchise by doing something memorable and new the best he could do was to rehash the Wrath of Khan. I knew then he lacked the bravery and vision required to create the type of film I had been dreaming of ever since I saw the Empire Strikes Back, and if the Force Awakens is anything to go by, I know now that I was right. There is nothing new or vaguely original about episode VII. This is movie making by the numbers plagiarism as an art form, and blatantly so. There isn't an original theme in the entire film! It is nothing more than a tired retread. Luke and Rey, Darth Vadar and Kylo Ren, fallen father fallen son and the similarities between episode IV and VII go on and on. Say what you want about episodes I-III, stilted writing, poor casting, even poorer acting, at least they showed more originality than anything this sorry film has to offer. If Abrams past efforts are anything to go by then we know how this will end, just watch episode VI two years from now instead of episode VIII and save yourself the price of admission.… Expand

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ToryBoyDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this Palpatines new robe? Its been interesting to sit back and read the plethora of reviews lauding this as a cinematic masterpiece as though people are scared to deviate from the party line. I'll say up front, its good fun as a film and a massive improvement over the prequels, a huge, star-killing improvement...but its really not in the same league as IV, V, and VI in terms of story telling.

In essence, there is practically no story at all. There is no background whatsoever to what happened after VI other than things appear to have gone galacitcally pear-shaped. I am guessing that it was Coruscant that got blasted by the Starkiller but its not explicitly stated....nor are the origins of the First Order, their leaders, why they are not using clones, why there is a Resistance and what they are resisting (is the FO actually in charge, was the Republic in charge...is the Resistance fighting the Republic or someone else?).

Then we get onto the need to suspend disbelief in all known laws of physics and human behaviour; now I know SW is not known for worrying about these trivialities, but seriously - the Rebel, I mean Resistance, base could tell instantly that Coruscant(?) had been destroyed...and never mind Rei seeing the Starkillers blast in the sky of whatever planet she was on (seriously, I've forgotten already). We also have to believe that bad-ass Briene, sorry I mean Capt Phasma, would lower the shields to the entire planet without putting up the slightest hint of resistance thus allowing about 12 (probably fewer) x-wings to destroy the whole place after only setting off 10 mins earlier? And that every storm trooper in the galaxy personally knows Fin is a traitor? Small world indeed. There are many more examples of this, but you get the picture.

People criticized Lucas a lot for the prequels and rightly so; they were dreadful on every level. But put those to one side, and how many 40 year olds today spent....basically there whole lives quoting star wars lines....I dont recall a single quote-worthy line from this film and that is one of the big let-downs, its all spectacle and no substance. The baddies are particularly wimpy, with Supreme Leader Snoke looking very digital and comical in appearance....Palpatine would use him as a pinata.

Having said all that, I did enjoy it. I will get the blue-ray collectors edition when its out, I have a BB-8 rolling around on my desk, Santa will be delivering several SW toys to my kids this year.....and I can't say this enough, its a MONUMENTAL improvement over the prequels; the return to physical environments instead of the sterile, digital worlds we saw last time has an imeasurable impact on what we experience and the assembled cast all excel except possibly for Kylo Ren who really needs to man-up a bit more.

If its done one thing its re-affirmed just how amazing IV, V, and VI were in their day and although its left me feeling fairly entertained, its also left me feeling more than a little bit let down in terms of what it could have been if just a little bit more time was spent on the script and a little bit less time spent on hype.… Expand

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carlostibDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oh boy!, I can't even begin to fathom how in the world they could mess this up like that!. If you are one of the persons who thought that prequels were bad and it couldn't get worst than that....believe it, IT CAN GET WORST!

The Force Awakens is just a remake/reboot with a complete LACK OF ORIGINALITY. Is a complete rip-off of Episode IV, yes, is exactly the same story, just with worst story and performance: a droid carrying important plans is lost in the desert, an orphan lives in that desert and lives a dull life there dreaming and looking to the horizon, the bad guys go and raid a village in the desert to look for this droid, you have a new Death Star (yes, for the 3rd time!, seems the evil power in turn hasn't learned the lesson and still creates weapons of mass destruction with design flaws, destructable in one single point at plain sight!) just this time bigger and meaner, another trench run with Xwings, and the list goes on and on).

This poor excuse of a movie has huge plotholes, so bad that it seems it was based on a first draft rather than a revised script. It makes me wonder how Lawrence Kasdan was so laureated, seems he was following Lucas orders while adapting the script of the original trilogy and without that creative ideas from Lucas, he's lost and his pen writes just nonsense and mumbo jumbo!. Or maybe just following the "magnificent" idea of reboot Star Wars from some Disney executive or Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy, and try to sell it to the audience as a "sequel", when is clear is NOT.

They sell you just nostalgia all over the movie, which is a huge easter egg from Ep IV and V literally.
But what is worst, is that it seems they got rid of all Lucas canon about what we knew about the Force:
Rey instantly master the Force after touching a lightsaber and a day later that she learned she had the Force, she's able to perform Jedi mind tricks and acquires expert swordsmanship, with any training whatsoever!, she's even able to beat a seasoned dark force user like Kylo Ren that was supposedly trained by Luke and Snoke (they bad copy of Emperor Palpatine and the one pulling the strings of the First Order), just because of millenial girlpower I guess!. That puts the Jedi women of the past to shame since they had to train for years with a Jedi master to be able to become half as proficient as Rey seems to be with the Force in just a few hours. Not even Anakin, the chosen one, could master advanced force techniques or control minds without training.

Not only that, Finn (the stormtrooper that , in his words, worked in "sanitation") was able to match this darforce user (Kylo Ren) in a lightsaber combat and lasted more than 3 mins! Yes, a non-force user like Finn, fighting with a lightsaber as equal with a seasoned dark force user!. Just ridiculous!. You never saw that under Lucas canon.

Also, this janitor stormtrooper is an expert gunner and has top-secret technical data on how to beat the super Death Star (called "Starkiller")...seems the First Order has to work in their security on who to disclose this kind of delicate information.

Also, they use a "Deus ex machina" method to resolve the plot when R2-D2, being put in low battery mode, suddenly wakes up with an important piece of information to find Luke, which everybody (good and bad guys) were looking for like crazy during the whole movie.

And the main villain, Kylo Ren, is just a brat with angry issues, very childish emo-type of guy, which has any of the screen presence or evilness as Darth Vader had. And when he removes his helmet in the movie, that's so hilarious and pathetic that you can't avoid to throw a laugh in that moment. Seriously.

I could go on and on with a HUGE list of flaws, plotholes and points of departure from the canon we knew from 6 past movies and clone wars series. Seems like if Disney jumped in a time-travel DeLorean to the future and reached an alternate Star Wars reality with messed up Force laws and physics, and told you what they saw. This is the new DIsney canon, a simplistic, nonsense galaxy where force beings are powerful just because girlpower and will, and not through discipline and training like the Jedi order for "thousand generations" (as Obi Wan put it in OT) did.

And don't get me wrong, I've always being a huge fan of Star Wars and appreciated the richness in the story behind....but TFA is just plain wrong and shouldn't be considered as part of Star Wars. This is not Star Wars, this is something else, with the "Star Wars" name on it and the aesthetics. JJ Abrams should apologize and rethink the whole story because this movie in the current state is just plain pathetic and boring.… Expand

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DeathforceDec 21, 2015

Know that this is the first typed critique I have made of anything in my life. I feel it is my duty to not let Disney and Jar Jar Abrams get the best of all of us. I'm punching back.

This movie should've been titled The Force Went toKnow that this is the first typed critique I have made of anything in my life. I feel it is my duty to not let Disney and Jar Jar Abrams get the best of all of us. I'm punching back.

This movie should've been titled The Force Went to Sleep. It was a complete butchery of the potential I really thought the Star Wars franchise would have with the start of Episode VII. I've been a fan of the story since a child in the 80's. Never would I have imagined Episode VII would be worse than the prequels. I was wrong. Forgive me George Lucas. For all of your CGI insanity and lack of exploring the force deeper in the prequels in a more adult fashion like in IV, V, and VI, you still knew the importance of original storytelling. After seeing this new Star Wars, you and I are at least back on neutral ground.

Now I understand the whole 'history repeats itself premise' when it comes to life and perhaps even film, and I don't think per se that was a flawed undertaking to bring to this one; however, this movie was a rehash of events and scenes from the original three and spewed nothing but a lack of creative storytelling. All that time Lawrence Kasdan and JJ Abrams spent frolicking around Hollywood with a notepad coming up with story ideas while enjoying lattes on Santa Monica beach or wherever the hell they were was all for naught. Judging by the end result, they were not willing to take the leap into uncharted territory and take some risk which is exactly what was needed. Instead they decided to be cute thinking they would rehash events and scenes from the originals which they new all the fans fell in love with. Disney probably had to pay for an air purification crew to have around JJ and Lawrence on set as they were that used to smelling their own farts. There's a difference between history repeating itself through character conflict and a new generation and a difference in history repeating itself through the same plot.

The first twenty minutes of the film were decent, but it didn't take long after that for things to spiral downwards at hyperspeed. Characters and events were introduced at such a fast pace it felt like the writers and director were all on a nose candy bender starting on day one and ending up on some remote islands at the end with no idea what just happened. None of the characters have depth and nothing registers. It's just scene after spontaneous character appearance after scene after spontaneous character appearance and so on. An hour in and it really starts to dawn on you how bad it is. At that point it turned into a comedy for me up until the end. Unfortunately!

When Kylo Ren had that temper tantrum with the lightsaber like a boy after being grounded and loosing his video game privileges, I honestly just turned and said "did that just happen?". Well it did happen, and it's just plain weird. Even the stormtroopers seemed embarrassed. You'll know the scene when you see it. Not exactly representative of someone deserving of knowing and feeling the force whether it be the darkside or the light in my most humble fan-based opinion. Perhaps he grows up in the next episode.

Even the darkside in the original movies had some respect for the mystical nature of the universe and power they harnessed though for ultimately selfish reasons. This movie is missing that at both ends of the force. For me I think that is the biggest letdown.

I'm not going to spoil anything and won't say don't go and see it. All Star Wars fans obviously are going to. Anyone in touch with the force will realize this movie isn't. At least there's the originals and the great story they provided. Perhaps in another twenty years humanity will get some remakes of the prequels.

I changed my initial review from a 0 to a 2 after going to see it again just to make sure it was as bad as I thought it was the first time. I thought maybe it was just shock. Well bad it is, but there's some redemption though very little. I thought BB-8 had good personality. He's alright in my book. The stormtroopers know how to aim finally, and some of the ship designs looked cool - especially Kylo Ren's ship. I still have the utmost respect for Harrison Ford doing his best to make it back into character too.… Expand

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nozamanDec 21, 2015

First off, most all the criticisms I have read are valid. The problem is it sounds like a lot of people are "chasing Amy" with this film-- In other words, they are pining after a film that does not exist, that can never exist because a majorFirst off, most all the criticisms I have read are valid. The problem is it sounds like a lot of people are "chasing Amy" with this film-- In other words, they are pining after a film that does not exist, that can never exist because a major motion picture by definition can not be perfect. Star Wars was never meant to be a dark, dystopian fantasy as is the trend these days. It was meant to be a "space opera", and on those terms The Force Awakens succeeds resoundingly.

It is, first and foremost, character driven. Rey is a compelling lead and is compellingly acted by Daisy Ridley. Harrison Ford once again shows why Han Solo is the role he was born to play. This is a film about family; somewhat ironically, the "space battle" element of the film is the least effective. Yes, there are "plot holes"-- but these exist in all six previous films as well. That's what "willing suspension of disbelief" is for. Yes, Abrams is sometimes a bit --too-- referential of the original films.

But the stage is set for an intriguing, exciting slate of films to come. It introduces characters you want to see more of, and poses questions and quandaries you want to see them wrestle with.

And, it's just cool. Crazy that Lucas originally just wanted pure, good ol' escapism, which is exactly what this film delivers with reverence and respect for its legacy.

Yes, the criticisms are valid, but hopefully they are put in the context of reality rather than the ideals we have about Star Wars but, if we're honest, are simply not possible for any film to live up to 100%. That's what makes Star Wars so special and so personal.… Expand

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Karterii1993Dec 21, 2015

Over the past couple of years, Hollywood has made an attempt to bring back as many successful franchises from the past as possible, either through reboots or straight-up sequels. Needless to say, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens isOver the past couple of years, Hollywood has made an attempt to bring back as many successful franchises from the past as possible, either through reboots or straight-up sequels. Needless to say, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is one of those attempts, and it is definitely one of the better ones! With that being said, it was still not as convincing of a return as I had hoped due to the awfully predictable script, and the lack of any surprising and exciting moments.

The first half of the movie is deceiving. The Force Awakens has a very strong start, and it feels quite different from any of the other Star Wars movies. It was a surprisingly dark and shocking opening, and it is very unfortunate that it turned out to be the height of the movie. It was a promising introduction to this new story, and that was mostly due to the introduction new villain, Kylo Ren, who felt like a genuine threat.

That feeling of dread dissipates after the first thirty minutes or so, as you start noticing that there is nothing to really worry about. It’s not that the tone changed or anything like that, but I just felt as though I misunderstood the movie at first. The threat isn’t as big as I thought, the villain isn’t as threatening as I thought, and the characters sure as heck weren’t as powerless as I imagined. Don’t get me wrong, the movie still wants you to think that everyone’s in trouble, but you won’t feel any sort of worry at all as the characters seem to be doing just fine… In fact, they are doing far too well.

This problem is further compounded by the lack of action scenes. If the characters could at least do something cool and exciting during an action scene (a la the prequels), you wouldn’t even mind the lack of urgency and cheer for them regardless. However, the characters are written to be and act weak, yet appear to be very strong and capable considering how easily they deal with adversity, and that just leaves you with nothing to worry about and nobody to cheer for.

But besides all of that, the biggest problem with this movie is that you have already seen it before - especially if you have just re-watched the original Star Wars trilogy in anticipation for this new entry in the series. That is a common problem with these modern re-imaginings or continuations of older franchises, as they tend to simply retell the same stories that were told many years ago. However, this one is so upfront about shoving as many cameos and scenes from the original trilogy into these two hours that it feels like cheap fanfiction. It got so bad that I drifted off during the climax of the movie, because I was really just re-watching the same scene from ‘A New Hope’.

The whole movie left me baffled by the fact that I really did predict the entire second half of the movie. I was sure that I was being misled at first and that the movie would throw something unexpected at me at the end, but no, the second half really is just a copy and paste job of scenes from the previous movies. Again, this is really unfortunate because the first half was so wonderfully unique.

The thing that bothered me the most about this lack of new ideas was that there was no effort put into showing off new environments in the Star Wars universe. You have been to these planets before (even though they are 'new'), and you have seen all these ships before, and you have seen these weapons before (except the oh-so-shocking cross-guard light saber). It’s fine to keep things the same if you have new stories to tell, but if you don’t have new stories to tell you better change everything else to make the old seem new again. Unfortunately, that just was not the case here.

With all of that said, this is by no means a bad movie, and if you are already a Star Wars fan, it is probably worth the price of admission! If you aren’t a Star Wars fan, though, I do not see how you could get much out of this movie. The only few exciting scenes rely completely on nostalgia, and if you haven’t seen these old characters before or seen these old ships before, there is nothing for you here except the first 30 minutes. If you want to jump into Star Wars, watch the other movies first! After all, you can’t enjoy fanfiction without being a fan first.… Expand

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KenmeiDec 21, 2015

Definitely better than the prequel's, but it doesn't answer alot of questions, nor even ask some of the questions you felt they would have been building too. The main problem I have with this movie is the fact that it doesn't do a great jobDefinitely better than the prequel's, but it doesn't answer alot of questions, nor even ask some of the questions you felt they would have been building too. The main problem I have with this movie is the fact that it doesn't do a great job explaining what happened between Return of the Jedi and this movie. Alot of stuff clearly happened and I suppose some of that is answered in the books. But the movie glosses over that real quickly to get to the action. It's a good time and I think most Star Wars fans will like the finished product, even as it builds up for something down the line. This movie was all about laying the ground work for the next two movies and will be better once those movies are released IMO. The movie is good now but it could start what might be a great trilogy going forward and that's what will be the biggest legacy this movie will have, whether the next two movies capitalize on the plot going forward.… Expand

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Chazd3Dec 21, 2015

I saw the opening of the Empire Strikes Back when it opened in Hollywood at the then Graumann's Chinese theater. I waited in line for 3 hours. 35 years after that opening it's the only movie I've gone to see a record 5 times before it leftI saw the opening of the Empire Strikes Back when it opened in Hollywood at the then Graumann's Chinese theater. I waited in line for 3 hours. 35 years after that opening it's the only movie I've gone to see a record 5 times before it left the theaters. Today I saw its equal. Just the most awesome continuation of the authentic Star Wars spirit! Wow! Space movie CGI back in the 70's was of course state of the art. This is 2015! Holy Moly its got 2015 CGI, a great continuation story, a connection with the past iconic characters, and John Williams soundtrack. This is only most awesome!!!… Expand

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superh13Dec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WORST STAR WARS EVER!

Star Wars got old and killed like one of its former heroes, and that was the ONLY enlightening insight within this patchwork of a failed remake attempt. Especially this particular death scene was so badly executed and foreseeable, that I didn't even give a cent about it.
It's Han Solo. In fact, he was actually already dead after about 2 minutes into his first appearance, because it's just an old Harrison Ford satirizing his former character in a Saturday Night Live style.

The plot and the characters in general are shallow, their motivation probably "clouded by the dark side" which is lazy writing, IMO.
Imagine the Infinite-Monkey-Theorem just without any results whatsoever: "And they all typed happily ever after".
The acting is bad, simply bad compared to the original trilogy.

The dialogues are filled with stupid reference jokes and endless citations of former trademark lines of the old trilogy.
The first time I actually heard face palms in a theater! (Yes, you can hear them if they accumulate)
Every character feels like the comic relief, EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER (!), not one serious character except maybe for Max von Sydow, but he dies very early and quickly.

The evil master of the First Order is almost an exact visual copy of Grendel from Zemeckis' Beowulf, I AM NOT KIDDING YOU!

Even when a planet gets blown up (which happens two times), it evokes no emotion whatsoever! I have never before witnessed such anti-climactic climaxes, it is totally beyond me.

The composition is bad most of the time. It feels like watching a home video or something made for TV. I have no idea how an experienced director can realize something like this with film.
For example it has the very first Star Wars opening scene that does not work at all. Not one bit. And sadly, it's just the first of many, many compositions in this movie which do not work.

Even the Soundtrack has almost nothing of Star Wars in it: Every time you start to recognize the original score it suddenly turns into something totally indistinctive, like someone humming the first two notes of the Imperial March, not knowing how to continue and instead switching over to Bye Bye Birdie ( In case you don't know it, indulge yourself on youtube)
And no better way to sum it up: The Force Awakens makes you cringe as Ann-Margret's vocals do in this song, and once seen, it can not be unseen!… Expand

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isg1983Dec 21, 2015

It's some sort of a rework of 4.film. Some nostalgia here and there but that's all. No striking character to move it on, no great fight scene, weird and inconsistent additions to lore and overall, even there is no striking music theme...It's some sort of a rework of 4.film. Some nostalgia here and there but that's all. No striking character to move it on, no great fight scene, weird and inconsistent additions to lore and overall, even there is no striking music theme... Nothing exceptional, even bored me more than 1. film. If you rate this movie more than 5-6 you seriously need to revise your film knowledge generally.… Expand

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makumosDec 21, 2015

Nostalgic fan service, totally predictable and unoriginal in all the way throughout the movie... It reached the point to make me consider if the prequels aren't that bad... I mean, at least Lucas tried to be original
Yet the effects wereNostalgic fan service, totally predictable and unoriginal in all the way throughout the movie... It reached the point to make me consider if the prequels aren't that bad... I mean, at least Lucas tried to be original
Yet the effects were good and there wasn't any Jar Jar.… Expand

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MagusGW1Dec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I left a theater after the movie ended that was completely silent.

Sure there were a few chuckles during the movie.

Not once was there cheering like during the prequels.

That there to me proves this was a lesser movie.

I could of forgiven Disney/Abrams for the rehash of A New Hope in this movie.

What could not forgive them for and what truly ruined The Force Awakens for me was the lack of emotion all through out the movie. It was a boring ride from start to finish.

Those points coupled with the pointless death of Han Solo (or supposed death), nothing but lame jokes, garbage dialogue, and the overall poor acting, I have to say perhaps my sights were far too high.

I liked the EU universe far better for many things, and disliked parts of it as well.

That being stated Disney would of been better off following the books in the EU instead of this pile of trash.

The only real saving grace was characters from the original trilogy. I was excited to see Chewie, Han, Leia, R2, and C-3P0. It was a bit of a slap in the face to only see Luke 2 times for a total of about 60 secs in the movie as well.

The biggest disappointment for me in the movie was Kylo Ren. He started off looking very powerful and interesting much like Vader. There was so much hype about him, and I got suckered in by it.Then of course all too quickly he turns into a pathetic child who throws temper tantrums and is so emotionally weak he cant control the force when he needs too.

I gave the movie a 4 out of ten due to the fact it is still star wars but it doesn't even hold up to the prequels. That is the worst part about the let down about The Force Awakens. Disney/Abrams could of made a excellent foray in to the new EU universe simply by using much of the lore that was in place from the books.
Instead they took from the existing movies and failed.

Lets hope they make the next movie truly interesting and memorable.… Expand

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DomtuckDec 21, 2015

Ties with Empire Strikes Back as my favourite Star Wars movie. People complain about similarities to A New Hope but I personally liked it because it still felt fresh and exciting, the acting and the characters were very well done as well asTies with Empire Strikes Back as my favourite Star Wars movie. People complain about similarities to A New Hope but I personally liked it because it still felt fresh and exciting, the acting and the characters were very well done as well as the action scenes. The only problems I can think of are absolute tiny nitpicks that hardly detract from the overall movie. People will complain about it borrowing from A New Hope but no one other than attention seekers or haters can deny that this is a brilliant film and leads a very bright future for the franchise… Expand

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MikefromAngusDec 21, 2015

I preordered my tickets 2 months before the movie came out, Hoping that star wars would be awesome again!
What I got was a lazy copy and paste story from episode 4 with bad pacing. The movie was actually worst then the prequels. there wasI preordered my tickets 2 months before the movie came out, Hoping that star wars would be awesome again!
What I got was a lazy copy and paste story from episode 4 with bad pacing. The movie was actually worst then the prequels. there was nothing new about this movie, just a remake of episode 4.… Expand

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ARC1000Dec 21, 2015

Garbage with no artistic merit. Strictly made for profit, unlike the originals which were made by an artist who only wanted to tell a positive, uplifting story.
Star Wars 1977-2005 R.I.P.

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jojojojojojoDec 21, 2015

It was... very, very good.
Very good, incredibly good, seriously good, muy buena, muito bon, tres bien, sehr gut, very good, avoid spoilers, go see it.

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Lobo1973Dec 21, 2015

Zero is the score for a clone of Star Wars. No ideas, bad acting, ridiculous story development, worst characters ever. The only positive aspect is that, after this movie, also the prequel trilogy will look better. I will not pay to see theZero is the score for a clone of Star Wars. No ideas, bad acting, ridiculous story development, worst characters ever. The only positive aspect is that, after this movie, also the prequel trilogy will look better. I will not pay to see the end of this.… Expand

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LockeJohnDec 21, 2015

It's a well done move with copied plot from the previous movies. The huge box office will send a message to Disney: "Keep doing it, we love it!". So prepare for more movies with copy - paste plots.

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TributeManDec 21, 2015

We're home Chewie!

J.J Abramsie dziękuje. Przywróciłeś Star warsom ich dawną chwałę. Największe wrażenie zrobiło na mnie użycie tak dużej ilości efektów specjalnych, ale nie komputerowych. około 90% kosmitów nie jest CGI (wyglądająWe're home Chewie!

J.J Abramsie dziękuje. Przywróciłeś Star warsom ich dawną chwałę.
Największe wrażenie zrobiło na mnie użycie tak dużej ilości efektów specjalnych, ale nie komputerowych. około 90% kosmitów nie jest CGI (wyglądają genialnie), a co jeszcze bardziej zaskakujące - wiele sporych eksplozji nie jest efektem komputerowym. Brawo! Z pewnością Przebudzenie mocy czerpie garściami od Nowej nadziei, ale nie jest to jego wadą. Historia wydaje się być świeża dzięki nowym bohaterom. Moim zdaniem wszyscy dali z siebie wszystko i z niecierpliwością czekam na ciąg dalszy. Jest jedna rzecz, której bardzo mi brakowało. Jest to muzyka. Niestety, ale w części VII nie uświadczymy tak epickiego soundtracku jaki był w poprzednich 6 częściach. Film rekompensuje to wspaniałymi walkami i nareszcie nie sztucznie wyglądającymi walkami na miecze świetlne. Polecam każdemu, kto lubi dobre kino.… Expand

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adam32492Dec 21, 2015

If You're expecting a lot of character development and unforeseen twists in the plot to a formula story, you won't get it. The main character (Rey) is obviously Skywalker's daughter but it delivers the action scenes you expect. Don't waitIf You're expecting a lot of character development and unforeseen twists in the plot to a formula story, you won't get it. The main character (Rey) is obviously Skywalker's daughter but it delivers the action scenes you expect. Don't wait for any scenes after the credits for this is not a marvel studios movie.… Expand

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NaciremaDec 21, 2015

This is Star Wars for the Avengers/Generic Super Hero generation. The movie does not make sense, has zero character development and tries hard to be funny with little jokes.

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papeadojhonDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Force Awakens es una película innegablemente entretenida, J.J. Abrams hizo un excelente trabajo mostrándonos una nueva perspectiva de Star Wars, pero considere que así como es entretenida, también tiene muchos problemas, por ejemplo: considere que el segundo y tercer acto fueron muy rápido, hasta ser un poco confusa. También considere que The Force Awakens se aferra mucho en la fórmula clásica de Star Wars, muchos cosas aquí ya se han visto allá, sobre todo con Episode IV-A New Hope, muchos fans pidieron que esta nueva pelicula debía mantener elementos de las películas clásicas, porque muchos errores de las precuelas se basan en eso, y sí, en The Force Awakens algunos elementos clásicos funcionan, pero la mayoría de ellos en vez de funcionar parecen mas bien reciclados, y a veces la película es un poco predecible gracias a eso. El CGI aquí, es muy bueno, no se siente abrumador (parte de eso se debe al uso de efectos prácticos, gracias J.J. Abrams), pero mi problema se enfoca es en el Motion Capture, los personajes tales como Maz Kanata o también el Líder Snoke, son obviamente CGI, no son personajes innovadores como Gollum o incluso César (Planeta de Los Simios). También otra cosa que no me gustó es la relación entre los nuevos personajes, NO los personajes en sí, me encanto la forma en que los personajes se desarrollaron, sus historias, lo que no me gustó fue como se relacionaron, sí Finn ayuda a escapar a Poe Dameron, luego se encuentra con Rey y blablablá, hasta ahí bien, pero la forma en que su relación (los 3) se desarrolló se sintió muy rápida, hasta a veces forzada (mención especial a cuando Finn se reencuentra con Poe Dameron cuando creyó que había muerto, y cuando se encuentran se tratan como si fueran amigos de toda la vida, cuando en realidad la escena en que ellos se conocen no dura ni 10 minutos), ahora que lo pienso, hay varios errores muy notables que para fans de star wars pueden ser mortales, no he terminado. Otra vez, con elementos reciclados, esta vez con la nueva base estelar de la primera orden, que si si, es 10 veces más grande que la estrella de la muerte y es súper intimidante y eso, pero al igual que en A New Hope, en realidad no fue muy difícil de destruir, plan-punto débil-boom ¿se entiende? Otros personajes nuevos SÍ se sienten forzados como Maz Kanata (que desperdicio de potencial de un personaje memorable), a quien sentí que trataron como que de hacerla una nueva Yoda (por favor), el líder supremo snoke tampoco me gustó mucho que digamos. Probablemente lo que menos me gusto de la película fue la rapidez con la que Rey se convirtió en un Jedi, de un momento a otro ya puede manipular mentes y profesionalmente manejar un sable de luz sin entrenamiento alguno (por favor). Creo que ya abrume mucho con todo o malo que parece que ya no puede haber algo bueno, pero no es verdad, y no me malentiendan, The Force Awakens es una película muy entretenida, disfrutable y muy agradable de ver, lo admito estuve súper emocionado, pero también estaba muy preocupado, todo el primer acto es PERFECTO pero raramente el punto débil de esta película es lo rápido que fue, que no se dieron cuenta de que muchas cosas se forzaron, y otras cosas que pudieron ser épicas, no se aprovecharon, así como también se aferraron demasiado a la formula clásica en vez de preocuparse más de ser independiente y única. Sí, los intentos de esta película de ser súper épica son mayormente fallidos, cuando en realidad solo fue disfrutable, entretenida, y si, a veces sorprendente en algunas cosas, pero no súper épica. No salí del cine decepcionado ni mucho menos, la recomiendo fuertemente si quieres pasar un buen rato. Algunos fans se decepcionaran, otros la odiaran, otros la amaran, otros (como yo) pensaran que solo estuvo bien). Sé que es inoportuno, pero si me gusto el personaje de Kylo Ren como villano, y ¡Valla sorpresa! (los que ya la vieron me entenderán). Como resultado le daré a Star Wars: The Force Awakens 7/10 (B+).… Expand

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JergerDec 21, 2015

This is the best Star Wars Movie to date...This is the best looking movie i have ever seen. IMAX 3d...WOW. The first 1.5 hours was simply perfect.....The plot in the last 1/2 hour or so felt too close to episode 4 for me. Nostalgia is fineThis is the best Star Wars Movie to date...This is the best looking movie i have ever seen. IMAX 3d...WOW. The first 1.5 hours was simply perfect.....The plot in the last 1/2 hour or so felt too close to episode 4 for me. Nostalgia is fine but basically the last 1/2 hour was to derivative of ep 4 for my tastes. Still great movie.… Expand

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andisartDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars Episode VII - The Remake Awakens...
Not surprising given the 4 billion price tag, Disney payed for the franchise.

Being a Star Wars fan since the 80s I really wanted to like the new film, but here is what made that impossible.

If you are going into this film with fresh eyes, you probably will like it a lot. The visuals are amazing, the use of practical effects and going for a more old trilogy style have paid of for sure. And it's good action popcorn stuff. But if you know anything about Star Wars you may have serious issues with this film. Here's why: the film is basically a rehash of A New Hope and also leans heavily on the other two old films. I didn't feel like I was watching a new film at all, but like I was watching an endless fan-service, constant nods to the old films pointing to particular scenes, in many cases almost exactly matching them. If the old cast wasn't present in the film you might as well just call this film a remake, it is that similar.

To go into specifics:

- the Rebels obtain an important plan, which the Empire wants.

- The plans are again being hidden inside a droid (R2D2 / BB8).

- the Rebel responsible is being detained by the Empire (Leia/Poe)

- the droid is being hunted by the Empire on a desert planet

- the droid gets into the hands of a nobody, which will turn to be the hero (Luke/Rey)

- said nobody is thrown unwillingly into a galactic adventure

- they flee from the desert planet with the Millennium falcon

- Luke is in hiding like Yoda was, on a distant planet, alone, avoiding responsibility. Like Yoda, the last Jedi.

- Rey goes finding him, alone, presumably to start her training, like Luke went alone to Yoda in Ep. V.

- another Father/Son issue between a hero and the villain, Han/Kylo, and again a showdown between them on a bridge over an abyss (Luke/Vader in Ep V)

- the name "Ben" used to reveal Kylo as Han's son, like "Ben" revealed Obi Wan in Ep IV.

- General Hux and Kylo Ren have issues, yet have to work together. Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader say hello.

- Another Deathstar! Wow, of all things I was sure they would NOT do that. And leading to the next point:

- the Empire, now the First Order, is still doing their evil things, apparently still as powerful as in the old films. The Rebels, now the Resistance, appear to be still somewhat a minor force. So what happened the to the big victory after episode VI? Looks like that never happened. And no word is lost explaining more here. So again the heroic underdogs against the evil huge Empire with their super massive weapon.

- therefore the whole Darth Vader story arc of the old films that he will bring balance to the force is nullified. The Empire and the Dark Side are still having their party.

- And here-ho we go, another trench fight with X-Wings, and the cherry on top is the count-down before the super-weapon strikes. Quick let's hit the ONE vulnerable spot this planet-sized weapon has while Leia is waiting in the control room. Hurray, like we never seen this fight before. Apart from the impressive fact they could somehow still come up with the means to build a weapon that sucks up a sun, the Empire's engineers must be really stubborn or outright stupid

- another Sith lord kinda guy behind the villain, again he wants the new Jedi (Luke/Rey)

Other issues I see with the film:

- Captain Phasma character wasted, no screen time and put in a bad light in the last scene

- General Hux trying a bit hard, not so scary

- reveal of Kylo Ren's face way too early, after that scene his menace was reduced significantly
- reveal of the Sith-kinda guy way too early, no suspense - destruction of Coruscant in a meager few seconds and that was it. The capital of the galaxy gone. - Rebels / Republic are not one, why not? What happened since Ep VI? - lack of new worlds, designs, vehicles etc. Over-reliance on the old designs (dont get me wrong, I like the old designs in the film, but where is the new stuff too?) - Rey, totally untrained in the force, beats Kylo in the mind battle and in the lightsaber duel? Makes the force look more like a gimmick the filmmakers were using too easily. Luke had to train very hard for this. - Han's death felt wasted, too fast and undramatic and no mention of him afterwards. Yes, we all wanted more of the old Star Wars again, but not THAT much. We wanted more adventure, more charm, less CGI, and we got that. But who wanted an almost exact remake of A New Hope with even more references to the other two old films? They went way too safe with the story, which I find too bad particularly because they otherwise managed to create the Star Wars feeling again. This makes me hope, that the next two episodes will be more interesting. J.J. was the right one for bringing fresh air into Star Trek, but he wasn't for Star Wars. Never let a fan take the helm, they are too blinded and what you get is a 2 hour fest of fan-service.… Expand

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mrklingonDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before seeing it, I was very disappointed to hear how Abrams rehashed a bunch of nostalgic stuff and basically followed plotlines from the older movies. Another **** Deathstar plot? Why? Is this all Star Wars is about? A handful of fighters heroically blowing up a big ball?

So I went in to the theater expecting to be disappointed but not terribly so. I actually ended up leaving the theater hating the movie more than I could imagine and basically feeling like SW as it currently stands is pretty much dead to me. To sum it up, almost everything about the movie was just incompetent or flat out stupid.

Let's go back to the Death Star 3 / "Starkiller Base" - OK so apparently this thing which would have taken hundreds of millions if not billions of workers to build (the scale of which is not even remotely hinted at in the movie - the most troops we ever see was in a relatively small Nazi-esque rally later on), operates on the concept that it sucks up all a star's energy into itself and unleashes it in a super-awesome barrage of red lasers that individually target planets.

A lot of Star Wars appeal came from the fact it was very believable. It looked realistic, at least to me - there was nothing that looks like "UFO" or alien concept art from the 50s. There was some cheesy stuff for sure, but gun props were made from real guns, there was at least some pseudo-engineering going on with the ships, etc. Even "The Force" was somewhat believable (before Lucas went with the whole midichlorians thing).

This is just flat out stupid. So this machine sucks all the energy from a star before it is considered fully charged. Nevermind that stars vary greatly in individual size. It allll has to get vacuumed up. Now Abrams also likes to go ahead and ignore the fact that concentrating this huge amount of mass in a much smaller area would probably stand a good chance of hitting the schwarzschild radius of the material and invoking a black hole, or at last drastically changing the gravity on the "Death Star 3" into flattening everyone immediately. But it doesn't, because here at Disney (TM), using our imaginations and ignoring science is fun.

Then of course it has a huge weakness exposed at the surface for easy attack. And the rebels don't know about it this time because they deciphered the blueprints for the base - but because a 'janitorial' Stormtrooper also apparently happens to be a high-level engineer and knows all the weak spots and stuff. That's just kickin' rad for the rebels.

Then there's the issue with that particular stormtrooper. His story could have been so much more intriguing. Like others have said, he basically decides not to be a stormtrooper anymore in about 20 seconds. Someone that was supposedly brainwashed since a child into being a stormtrooper all his life and we are expected to believe he could just all the sudden decide that killing people is bad. Nevermind the fact that he ends up killing quite a few of his stromtrooper bros pretty mercilessly and doesn't seem to mind. This could have been one of the absolute best parts of the movie and this plot line should have been fully fleshed out and the process of going from trooper to rebel should have taken a decent portion of the movie.

And of course Disney made sure to let us know the fight where Finn turns was his first "battle" and he never killed anyone of course, no prior murderings for this future role model! He was also just a "sanitation" stormtrooper so it's like he wasn't even bad at all. Also, he was abducted from a young age so he had no choice in being a cold killer. Yep, you can't help but love Finn! What a great guy. I'll just go ahead and skip over all the absolutely retarded scenes of Finn using a lightsaber and the fact Finn's dialogue is nothing like it should be from an actual soldier who was brainwashed all his life. Finn's speech is full of all sorts of great pop-culture idiosyncrasies and expressions. Despite that, I had no problems with the actor himself.

Moving on and going back to that believability thing - in the original movies, all the bad guy officers and generals tended to look the part. For one, they were usually older than their 20s. In this movie, pretty much every bridge officer or command officer is basically a hipster that just got done trading in his fedora for that cool Imperial hat. It's just dumb.

I am almost out of review space and I barely got going. Can't even touch on Kylo Ren's pussification or how huge of a mistake bringing back Carrie Fisher was, or Rey's apparently sudden expert level sabering skills. Why and how was the Falcon stolen? Phasma seemed a well-portrayed and an intriguing character but was pretty much ignored. Why and how did Solo get this apparently pretty large freighter when he was apparently completely in-love with the Falcon?

This didn't feel like Star Wars in the least. The fans are kind of propping it up right now but in time people will realize how much this one sucks.… Expand

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dc127Dec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I went in with very mixed expectations. The prequels set the bar so abysmally low that almost any movie put on the screen would be received with universal praise. The early reviews of the movie were exactly that, universally praising the film. After leaving the theater on opening night (woo hoo 7pm rather than midnight early releases) I was . . . underwhelmed. The film is visually spectacular and has some amazing scenes in it. Finn, Poe, and Kylo are great new characters. Han is amazing. Rey is convincing as a tough but torn individual but I hated that she is just a cypher that can literally do anything. Individuals rating the film as an 9 or 10 must have seen a completely different film than I did.

The Force Awakens opens with Poe seeking a piece of a map to Luke Skywalker from a mysterious figure on the planet Jakku. Not surprisingly the Empire, I mean Nazi's, I mean The First Order shows up disrupting Poe's plansn. The map ends up in the hands of BB8, and it is up to this little plucky droid to complete the mission. Along the way he picks up a rough and table individual who is unknowingly strong in the force and they fly around in the Millennium Falcon a lot.

Does this sound familiar a bit? This is one of the most glaring problems with the film. 90% of the movie is a retread from the previous film. I mean there is even a trench run by x-wings on a death star. Wait I mean Starkiller base. Too often the movie goes beyond fan service to downright lazy writing.

The second think that struck me the wrong way is that a good 30-40% of the film is simply setting up FUTURE films. While I like a coherent narrative, I should be able to watch a movie on its own. Who are Rey's parents? Is she Luke's kid? Why did Ben turn to the dark side? Is Snoke a Sith? How did the lightsaber get into that trunk? Why did the New Republic allow the First Order to rise? Who are the Knights of Ren? Who is Max Von Sydow's character? How is Ren able to fly a ship, fix everything, wield a lightsaber against a more heavily trained (and evil) force user. I was having flashbacks to LOST. You can introduce some unanswered questions, but the movie just had too many. Disney/Abrams clearly have gone all out on maximizing the franchise rather than making sure this movie made sense in its own right.

Check it out, but keep your expectations in check.… Expand

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J227BRDec 21, 2015

as a Star Wars fan I felt that The Force Awakens has returned to the Star Wars that i've liked from the originals. In my opinion it has all the excitement and emotion and adventure like the originals has, even though parts of the plot foras a Star Wars fan I felt that The Force Awakens has returned to the Star Wars that i've liked from the originals. In my opinion it has all the excitement and emotion and adventure like the originals has, even though parts of the plot for the new film can present it self to be recycled at times, it has all the right chemistry that the originals had to keep invested, its has the perfect chemistry with the script of the characters also that made The Force Awakens enjoyable. What was also great about the film is how it made great use with a nice combonation between pratical special effects and CGI which in my opinion made the film more immersive. is it a great as the originals, almost, is it far better than the prequels, most definitly, so is the The Force awakens worth a second viewing on the big screen, yes.… Expand

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DarthNihilusDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like the film's villain, Kylo Ren, I'm torn between the light and the dark. The fan in me wants to love this movie but the critic in me is sorely disappointed.

The Good

The movie has amazing visuals and high production values that will not disappoint. It was great to see the Millenium Falcon on Jakku in IMAX 3D. The worlds were beautifully designed and full of life. I was interested to see the Force used in a new way (i.e. Kylo Ren stopping a blaster bolt in mid air). There was a feeling of nostalgia while watching the film that people who grew up with the franchise would only get. The lightsaber battles were decent when compared to the highly stylistic duels of the prequels.

The background villain (Supreme Leader Snoke) was menacing and cool. I wanted to see a lot more of him. The movie is highly entertaining and that's the best thing going for it. The story, while it has been done before, offers a lot of potential for the future. Its a good starting point for the new trilogy.

The Bad

This movie felt like a 2+hr fan service flick filled with forced humor and cliched story elements. The biggest problem with the Force Awakens is the narrative. There was absolutely ZERO character development. Finn meets Poe and helps him escape, they don't meet again until later and are suddenly best friends? Finn crash lands right near where Rey lives from Orbit? Rey discovers she is force sensitive and is able to master the Jedi Mind Trick at will? Finn, a non-force sensitive male is able to duel on par with Kylo Ren (who's had YEARS of training under Luke and Snoke)? Rey picks up a lightsaber and beats Kylo Ren easily with no prior experience with dueling or the force? These moments were confusing and extremely frustrating. Not to mention the big reveal that Ren is Han Solo and Leia's son felt cheap and rushed. Han Solo's death was no surprise either, anyone with a brain saw that coming miles away.

Captain Phasma looked cool but did nothing to advance the plot at all. She was basically eye candy for nerds. I felt like this movie could have been a lot better if it had taken some risks. This was basically a rehash of the original trilogy right down to every storyline.

The humor in the movie felt out of place and forced. This isn't a Marvel movie, its Star Wars! things are supposed to feel natural even the laughs. This movie suffers from an identity crisis. Say all you want about the Prequels but at least they were something new that none of us had ever seen before.

The single most frustrating thing is that after sitting through the movie I have no idea what the title was in reference to? None of the other movies had that problem:

The Phantom Menace (The Sith reappear)
Attack of the Clones (The Clone Wars Began)
Revenge of the Sith (The Sith take over the galaxy)
A New Hope (Luke begins the path towards saving the galaxy)
Empire Strikes Back (Vader captures everyone and beats Luke)
Return of the Jedi (Luke defeats Vader and the Emperor)
The Force Awakens (???)… Expand

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DruidshampooDec 21, 2015

This movie is a remake disguised as a sequel. Bad guy in a mask, worse guy with a hood and and old wrinkly face, and a general with a British accent and a crisp uniform. Good guy (girl) from a desert planet who dreams of exploring theThis movie is a remake disguised as a sequel. Bad guy in a mask, worse guy with a hood and and old wrinkly face, and a general with a British accent and a crisp uniform. Good guy (girl) from a desert planet who dreams of exploring the galaxy. The good guys and the bad guys are related to each other. Death star type weapon that could destroy the universe, hastily planned assault by rebel pilots in orange jumpsuits.

I challenge anyone reading this to give me a good one liner from this movie that comes close to anything that the emperor said to luke in return of the jedi. Yes, the dialog in episodes 4-6 left something to be desired at times, but it was memorable. I felt nothing watching this movie. And I did not go into it expecting to hate it.… Expand

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SpillydDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is really hard to rate given the crazy history of the franchise. So my number rating is what I think I would give it had I not seen any of the previous movies. Looked great, didn't seem to drag too much but I can't say many more good things about it. As a SW fan I would rate it higher just for the nostalgia and the fact that it wasn't one of the prequels. But I have huge problems with the movie.
As almost everyone agrees, the story is almost identical to A New Hope. Another Death Star!?!? Granted it was bigger and the idea was much cooler it's still a freakin Death Star. The bad guy is nowhere near as intimidating as Darth Vader. Not even close, so I'm hoping he is not a large part going forward. He loses to a tiny girl with no saber training or force training. If that was me I would retire and find another line of work. It was cool to get reintroduced to the old characters but it says something when the Wookie with no "speaking" lines steals the show. I have hope that the next two movies will be better now that they have gotten all the nostalgia out of the way and can focus on a new story but I'm scared someone's going to end up sleeping in an animal at some point.… Expand

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v0idDec 21, 2015

The whole episode is built on the fact that there were a lightsaber Luke inherited from Anakin. Although in 5th episode, he lost it (with his hand) in the scene "Luke, I am your father".

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KalipsysDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The force awakens feels like a two hour long trailer for episode 8...... Does not provide us with adequate information about new characters, story is unfortunately similar to the new hope. Leaving the movie theatre, i felt like the movie was way better than what i think of it right now. Why .. well maybe because i was brainwashed with unprecedented hype around it and wished so hard for it to be good that i felt it was.. Unfortunately, after a couple days of thinking about what i saw, i realized that it was Indeed A TRAP ! I do give it 6 just because they were in my opinion, successful in bringing good characters ( from the light side ) that i can't wait to see in the next two movies. Characters from the dark side were left.. well in the dark. Phasma and Hux were not necessary and felt like they were added to make Kylo Ren less lonely in his adolescence crisis. I say this movie feels like a big trailer to the next episode because not much is revealed and it's just a two hour attempt at placing cards for the next movie to come. I was not as disappointed with the new Death Star (starkiller) as many people were since it seems like it's a star wars thing to have new death stars. Beginning of the movie was beautiful, i felt what Rey felt alone on that tatooine 2 planet, struggle to survive, waiting for something greater to happen. feels similar right, well thats ok. Last scene of the movie was great too, no lines needed in that epic new generation yoda luke moment. Was done well and i taught the setting in which it was filmed suits Luke just like Dagobah was right for a character like Yoda. Predictable movie, good actor characters on the light side, terrible characters on the dark side from lack of information about their background + bad acting ( my god General Hux).. Phasma ( noticed her existence because she wears chrome. The force in starwars is there, you can have it, but you must train it and learn about it, i cannot be handed out to you for free or when you need and are in imminent danger, close your eyes and make the force save your butt. Does not work like that.. Rey did survive the whole movie pressing the magic FORCE button to save herself and others. That was very disappointing. Luke had to learn it but Rey looked and felt as powerful and wise as Obi-Wan. Very nice pictures, i did enjoy how real the movie felt compared to 90% blue and green screens from prequels. Now try to please every one in this world, you will fail. JJ did not screw it he just made something that could reach everyone ( to make ridiculous amount of money ) but what could we expect. It could not be only directed to hard core fans either. Star Wars was never a movie to go see and analyse it too much. It was and still is entertainment, princesses and sword fights in the future... Go see the movie without too much expectations and you will be satisfied without finding it epic and well why would another star wars movie ever be better than the first ones.. i cannot happen. if you go see a movie that takes place in a series of 7 episodes so far.. well prepare to see similarities and calls to nostalgia along the way. In my opinion, the originals should have just been left alone forever that had touched a never before seen amount of people from all generations. In this decision to continue the story of starwars, the force awakens was ok as long as you never expect a star wars to be better than the originals... well because, starwars was new and had space to be creative.… Expand

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MovieFiend0Dec 21, 2015

I came out of the theater kind of disappointed. It was predictable, copied many plot points from A New Hope, and didn't have much of a back story. I left with many unanswered questions. But I ultimately enjoyed the movie for what it was. AnI came out of the theater kind of disappointed. It was predictable, copied many plot points from A New Hope, and didn't have much of a back story. I left with many unanswered questions. But I ultimately enjoyed the movie for what it was. An action sci-fi adventure with awesome special effects set in the Star Wars universe. I liked most of the new characters, especially Rey. People are really hating on Kylo Ren but I think his character is going to get better with the next two movies.… Expand

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flatblack13Dec 21, 2015

The story is surprisingly closely lifted from the original Star Wars, but still worth seeing. The plot is better than any of the prequels, but the action scenes are a little below Revenge of the Sith. Go see it for the sense of nostalgia,The story is surprisingly closely lifted from the original Star Wars, but still worth seeing. The plot is better than any of the prequels, but the action scenes are a little below Revenge of the Sith. Go see it for the sense of nostalgia, that it relies heavily on, but don't expect anything new.… Expand

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DCMovieDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is mostly a copy+paste from the originals. Another death star, older mentor dies, we find out a father/son relationship on opposite sides, droid carrying secret message, main character doesn't know about the force and lives in the desert, the list goes on. So my biggest problem is with originality. The second problem is the storyline. Characters are just not developed and instead ex machina'd through situations. I understand the desire to have a strong female lead, and I'm fine with that. But when she has no idea of The Force early in the movie, then suddenly (and without training) can "Jedi mind trick" storm troopers and defeat Kylo Ren in a light saber fight, that's a little too much. There's also no backstory to the rise of the First Order, or the New Republic. Not that you need to spend much time on it. For a movie that's just over 2hrs long, you could spend 15 minutes on what happened the last 30 years. Kylo Ren is not an intimidating bad guy, and my guess is that he will be converted to the good side eventually. Overall, it is worth seeing. The action is great, and I look forward to seeing the next 2.… Expand

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Nihil84Dec 21, 2015

Spoilers here, Good movie overall but not a great star wars movie. The generic movie goer/kids will love it.

Pros: -Good action -Not boring/fast paced story -Good comedy thrown in Cons: -A new hope remake (resistance vs new order,Spoilers here, Good movie overall but not a great star wars movie. The generic movie goer/kids will love it.

Pros:
-Good action
-Not boring/fast paced story
-Good comedy thrown in

Cons:
-A new hope remake (resistance vs new order, another death star, protagonist stuck desert, droid looking for help, mentor dies in the end)
-Laughable antagonist (weak, throws tantrums, looks like adam sandberg)
-Thin characters
-R2D2 just wakes up out of thin air with a map
-Original characters and captain phasma get no screen time other than han/chewie
-Poe, Fin, Ren, Rey...who thought of these names? and Snoke...really? darth snokie

I could go on with more cons but I think I gave enough to show my view point. They wiped the slate clean and could have wrote anything and this plot line and characters is awful. Like I stated before its going to be good for your average movie goer and star wars fan, but some fans I think will see this as a hollow movie, hopefully 8 and 9 wont be so awful.… Expand

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PatrickBateman4Dec 21, 2015

A totally miss opportunity, dumb lines, boring character especially Finn and Poe, weak villains and the plot basically is a rehash of A New Hope, a complete recycling movie, truly the prequels are masterpiece in comparison with this one.
BadA totally miss opportunity, dumb lines, boring character especially Finn and Poe, weak villains and the plot basically is a rehash of A New Hope, a complete recycling movie, truly the prequels are masterpiece in comparison with this one.
Bad start for the new franchise.… Expand

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DanielwWhiteDec 21, 2015

I was shocked that this movie was actually good. I was expecting Disney to destroy this reboot os Star Wars but the plot and characters in this movie are done very well and it is a really good movie.

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FJGCDec 21, 2015

As a major SW fan since childhood (I like all the films, including the prequels, as well as the expanded universe comics, novels and even video games), basically I am the ideal fan that every corporation wants to have, I am massivelyAs a major SW fan since childhood (I like all the films, including the prequels, as well as the expanded universe comics, novels and even video games), basically I am the ideal fan that every corporation wants to have, I am massively dissapointed in this film. It basically makes the prequels look like masterpieces, whatever flaws they may have. George Lucas >> JJ Abrams. Read the rest of the realistic negative reviews if you want more detail on why this is so bad. I've already wasted enough time with my opinions on this. But I am not letting the blind fanboys get away with the hype, the film is bad and deserves to be remembered as a bad film, this should be a lesson for future filmmakers on how not to butcher a beloved film series. Giving this a 2 only for the somewhat good first act on Jakku. The rest of the film is just face palm after face palm, bad one liners, plot hole after plot hole.... it's just UGHHHHH.… Expand

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capt_morganDec 21, 2015

This version of Star Wars made me sick to my stomach, like a spiral down nightmare with that empty sinking feeling. I felt like I just bought snake oil from JJ Disney Corp. I was begging for Jar Jar Binks to save the day as a means toThis version of Star Wars made me sick to my stomach, like a spiral down nightmare with that empty sinking feeling. I felt like I just bought snake oil from JJ Disney Corp. I was begging for Jar Jar Binks to save the day as a means to validate an enormous joke.… Expand

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AlexanderLuthorDec 21, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakes is fantastic! Feels like you stepped into a nostalgia time machine. Even better, getting to share that feeling with your kids, lightsaber in one hand, popcorn in the other.

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onenaghiDec 21, 2015

The Force Awakens plays it safe. It is not a bad movie, by any means. The new characters, Rey and Finn are interesting enough, and the acting and action are overall very satisfying. However, the plot is unoriginal and the story and worldsThe Force Awakens plays it safe. It is not a bad movie, by any means. The new characters, Rey and Finn are interesting enough, and the acting and action are overall very satisfying. However, the plot is unoriginal and the story and worlds are lackluster. Neither does Kylo Ren have the presence of other Star Wars villains. Some of the better moments of the movie depend on the nostalgia of the audience. What does Star Wars become when it is left uninspired and unimaginative? It becomes an exercise in the routine, just another Hollywood blockbuster. It is certainly the weakest of the 7 movies so far, but there is still plenty of hope for this new trilogy if Disney can find some better writers.… Expand

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iceman994Dec 21, 2015

How the hell they made this movie. They just ruined everything I am a StarWars fun and I have never seen any crap before like this. Old StarWars were better than this. J.J. Abrams cant make a good film he ruined Star Trek now StarWars what's next?

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carnassierDec 21, 2015

I absolutely don't understand a people who gave a 10 score to this movie. Guys, are you insane? How it's possible? This movie is a strange set of a home made memorabilia about IV episode with really bad acting and absolutely stupid directing.

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LJHayesDec 21, 2015

Two things were inevitable with this film. The first is that you would get people who blindly loved this film just because it's a star wars film that's not one of the prequels and the second was that there would be people who blindly hate itTwo things were inevitable with this film. The first is that you would get people who blindly loved this film just because it's a star wars film that's not one of the prequels and the second was that there would be people who blindly hate it just because it's a star wars film that isn't one of the originals.
But once you get past the fanboy obsession what we have here is really well put together movie. The new cast are remarkably likable from the outset, each of these actors has a bright career ahead of them. Finn and Rey get the most screen time and there's a lot of passion and charisma behind their performances which is helped even more by the great chemistry they have together.
Poe Dameron has a more understated role but I enjoyed every minute he was on screen. I'm assuming he'll get a bigger part in the future, or at least I hope so.
The new villains are exactly what they need to be as well with Kylo Ren being the most intruiging. This film kind of sets a stage of Finn, Rey and Poe vs Ren, Hux and Phasma which I am totally on board with!
Story wise, there's no way around it, this film is very derivative of the original trilogy. Some plot points are literally exactly the same. But it's done with so much charm and respect for the originals that I honestly don't care, I'm just enjoying myself too much!
Basically this film is not perfect but it does so much more right than it does wrong. It's pretty much the kind of film star wars fans have been pining for for far too long and after decades of waiting we finally have another good star wars film and a building block for an awesome continued series that I can't wait for.… Expand

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McGillotineDec 21, 2015

The best way i could describe The Force Awakens in a brief words is that it is "A New Hope blended with the Legends canon". And for those familiar with both will find during the movie they will begin to draw links between the two followingThe best way i could describe The Force Awakens in a brief words is that it is "A New Hope blended with the Legends canon". And for those familiar with both will find during the movie they will begin to draw links between the two following similar plot points and outcomes reminiscent of the former star wars media. And for that reason, the force awakens plays as a very safe movie through and through sticking to a formula known and loved by audiences, instead of treading in Phantom menace territory disappointing another generation of fans. However playing it safe is unfortunately what lets down this movie

Starting to a strong premise on the planet of Jakku audiences are greeted to the trilogies new trio, Poe, Finn and Rey. Each different and driven by their own motivations but varied by there available screen within the film, despite running for over 2 hours the film doesn't feel long enough, with the only reasonable development seen out of Rey who is no doubt interesting but is otherwise is focal point of the entire film leaving the former 2 character to have to suffer having their origins further developed in the already planned sequels. But where there is a strong premise it becomes apparently more noticeably around the films 3rd act in which the film begins to speed up to accustom the films running time and as a result the films quality begins to depreciate. In which aspects such as the force, villain motivations and scene quality feel rushed all accumulating to one surprisingly average light-saber duel and an aburt ending that make you feel a bit cheated

What you will love about the film however is the attention to detail and the careful amounts of love and hard-work put into recreating the star wars universe once again, putting emphasis on props instead of CGI making the film more awe driving to watch as set pieces come to life delivering chills reminiscent of the original 1977 films release. Space battles although limited in screen time are a great improvement to the series showing off aerodynamic functions of x-wing fighters and the millennium falcon none of which possible in the original films

Overall the force awakens is a great premise and leaves you wanting to see what happens next… Expand

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theYguyDec 21, 2015

Long time lurker, but had to create an account jut to post this review...

As many have already stated, this movie seemed like a huge rehash. Me, my wife and two children (ages 112 and 19) went to see the movie. All stated that it was aLong time lurker, but had to create an account jut to post this review...

As many have already stated, this movie seemed like a huge rehash. Me, my wife and two children (ages 112 and 19) went to see the movie. All stated that it was a "Meh" movie. How sad is that?… Expand

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MigukDec 21, 2015

Don't know what movie others were watching, but I was watching Star Wars and it was awesome! I sat in a movie house almost 40 years ago and watched and incredible world and today in another movie house was like welcoming back an old friendDon't know what movie others were watching, but I was watching Star Wars and it was awesome! I sat in a movie house almost 40 years ago and watched and incredible world and today in another movie house was like welcoming back an old friend -- who I have missed terribly. So very pleased and excited to finally see this movie… Expand

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Michael2971Dec 21, 2015

The movie is very good. But I find it kind of disappointing for a big STAR WARS fan like me ! Although, the movie rating was for me 8/10. So anyways, for those who haven't watch the movie yet, I hope you enjoy !!!

BYE

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reece2208Dec 21, 2015

It's not perfect but it is Star Wars through and through. Watch this movie! Rey is one the best female protagonists in recent times (Possibly ever) and although people may regard the movie as being too "PC" one does have to accept that timesIt's not perfect but it is Star Wars through and through. Watch this movie! Rey is one the best female protagonists in recent times (Possibly ever) and although people may regard the movie as being too "PC" one does have to accept that times have changed and Disney is now trying to get a completely new generation of viewers into the star wars universe.

In my opinion Abrams masterfully balances (Well as much as possible) fan service and nostalgia while sowing the seeds for a new saga in the Star Wars universe.

Also the feeling when that opening music starts and the prologue brief starts to roll in was unreal, never felt anything like that for any over movie ever.… Expand

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MatthewEDec 21, 2015

To be honest I had some issues with The Force Awakens. Several different writers (J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt) worked on the story, and it shows a certain mishmash.

However, the combination of humor, thrills, nostalgiaTo be honest I had some issues with The Force Awakens. Several different writers (J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt) worked on the story, and it shows a certain mishmash.

However, the combination of humor, thrills, nostalgia and (yes) powerful storytelling should satisfy most Star Wars fans as it did me. The Force is definitely with it.

I am looking forward to seeing the next episode, hoping that it will be a real classic.… Expand

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DrewGeschutzDec 21, 2015

Entertaining, but ultimately disappointing. The pacing and story arcs were fast and plentiful, as a result the story is shuffled along at light speed to serve what feels like an agenda, rather than tell a cohesive tale. The finale and plotEntertaining, but ultimately disappointing. The pacing and story arcs were fast and plentiful, as a result the story is shuffled along at light speed to serve what feels like an agenda, rather than tell a cohesive tale. The finale and plot reveals weren't surprising, they were an obvious choice -- the 'easy road' filmic devices that were exercised in an effort to herald the new generation. It painted the production as a vast industrial entertainment complex that 30 years of wonder was fed into, head first.… Expand

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ghoti666Dec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Contains Spoilers (actually, the whole movie is a spoiler)

Empty spectacle

No originality. So boring – I could have genuinely left before the end without any concern.

An uncomfortable clash of tired old characters & re-hashed storylines against new and feisty characters. Unfortunately, these new characters were mired in a treacly re-telling of Episode IV.

I’m not a big Star Wars fan anyway – the prequels were dreadful, even Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are stodgy and over-regarded – yet I expected better of this. I liked Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek. I was sure he would make a better job of it than Lucas.
BUT now I’m really not so sure. Whereas, Lucas populated his prequels with irritating cartoon characters, at least the plots were original. Poor, but original. The Force Awakens did not have a single original element.
And whilst Anakin’s journey into the darkside was woefully unconvincing – at least, we saw the process. With the latest villain, we just have to accept he used to be a good boy & now he’s bad – for no apparent reason.

I remained un-moved throughout :- Han & Chewie: so what ; Leia – so what; ooh, a big death – so painfully setup, there was no surprise. Like the most of the movie, it just felt inevitable.

It was just a lazy re-creation of the original movies :- another deathstar; another attack by x-wings; another illogical weak-spot; the Empire has fallen, but there is another indistinguishable First Order in its place; the Emperor is dead, but there is another “Supreme Leader”; another beeping droid; another cantina; another Tattooine home planet; the resistance still hiding in secret bases; another sword fight ; another orphan, who will no doubt turn out to be related to one of the old cast ….

The only divergence from the originals was the villain – albeit unintentionally. He was different from Vader, but only in that he was crap. Once he removed his mask to reveal a long-haired fop, all menace was lost.

And the relentless “big reveals” – it worked the first time with the Millennium Falcon, but then it was “oh, it’s Han!” ; “Chewie” ; “Leia”; “C3-PO” ; “R2-D2” – then “gee, who’s that guy at the top of that hill? Oh, it’s Luke. What a surprise.” - each time with a little swell of the music. Long lingering looks. Like Downton Abbey in Space.
The thing is, none of it was about surprise – it was all about providing comforting familiarity to the fans. How insipid.

Abrams really should have made a new story with the new characters – and left the old crusty’s and all the tedious sickly self-referencing alone.

Ah well, at least I can save a few quid by not bothering with the rest of the franchise.… Expand

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everytimeyoudieDec 21, 2015

This genuinely fails to deliver on almost everything but nostalgia. To be perfectly honest it barely even felt like star wars. the plot is insanely dumb and the villains are terrible. This is everything I feared & worse.

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JNSDec 21, 2015

Simply epic. Period. For a movie like that it's only important to know what type of feeling it causes inside of you. With all the high expectations and pressure on their shoulders, they still managed to cause the best feeling ever inside ofSimply epic. Period. For a movie like that it's only important to know what type of feeling it causes inside of you. With all the high expectations and pressure on their shoulders, they still managed to cause the best feeling ever inside of me: the best memories of my childhood, packed into the best audiovisual presentation that's possible these days. I will watch it again, and again, and again ... like the original trilogy. Thank you for making me forget my popcorn until the movie was over!… Expand

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jurrabiDec 21, 2015

I would never stop to get amazed over how people need the feel to convince the rest of their convictions... You liked the movie.. .great for you! You didn't... so don't go any more?

What entitles anyone to what a Star Wars movie should be?I would never stop to get amazed over how people need the feel to convince the rest of their convictions... You liked the movie.. .great for you! You didn't... so don't go any more?

What entitles anyone to what a Star Wars movie should be? This is what it is... If you liked it, I guess it is best for you because you payed for it...

If you don't... well, I'll have to guess you were predisposed to hate this one, because I feel that it delivers exactly what people wanted... Episode IV again with new characters and XXI century effects. That's it... No more no less...

But I don't need to convince anybody of anything. I liked it, I enjoyed it, and I will probably watch it again just for the pleasure of watching xwings near water...… Expand

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Lambo442Dec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll echo what other members of the resistance have said. Lazy writing, bland characters, no context for anything. If Abrams was trying to please the geeks with his nostalgia fest then he failed miserably as all we wanted was a decent, coherent movie, rich in back story, believable in the context of what we know about the force and the galaxy Lucas created for us. I'm also livid that he killed off Solo. What a slap in the face. He may as well have killed my childhood. Destroy the Franchise then destroy my child hood hero, thanks a bunch Abram. Then everyone in the film just moves on like nothings happened. Even Chewy seems nonplussed as he flies off with his younger, hotter new partner.… Expand

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JTGrasbyDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll certainly say this: It felt like a true war in the stars. Something the prequels were missing.

Loved the action, the new and old characters, the sounds. All of it was top notch. And that Han Solo moment - brought a tear to my eye. I was loving the film up to that point, but I felt like it was missing a real unforgettable moment - this was it. I knew it was coming the second it was set-up, but that didn't take away from it at all. I remember having a moment of losing my breath, and I can't remember the last time that happened in a movie.

I certainly got my moneys worth out of this one.

Fantastic film.

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IuppiterDec 21, 2015

Seems like an imitation of the first movie 40 years ago. It doesn't add anything to the fantasy in my opinion. To make a good movie I feel like you have to take risks and give your own vision, not repeat the same thing and perhaps filter itSeems like an imitation of the first movie 40 years ago. It doesn't add anything to the fantasy in my opinion. To make a good movie I feel like you have to take risks and give your own vision, not repeat the same thing and perhaps filter it through more modern contexts. No one did anything worth doing in his/her life by playing it 100% safe. To sum it up in a sentence: not a memorable movie.… Expand

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hieraxDec 21, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been hyped before i saw this movie. I am a Star Wars fan and i love the Star Wars universe. When the intro-text began i have been close to tears of joy. Same when the old characters appeared on screen. It was just epic to see "the old ones" back in action. The animations are great, they get a solid 9.5/10, with a minus of 0.5 because there where just approx. five 3D Effects if you went into the 3D version of the movie -> classic 3D-scam. The sound was epic, same goes for the overall design. Dont miss this movie, its real good entertainment ! *SPOILERs FOLLOWING* The story was a bit of a turn down for me because it is again with a, now bigger, death star, which could be destroyed if you turn its shields down and, you might guess it, destroy its powercore. Its like they just recycled this part of the story. One single person has to push one button and the multi-billion-bazillion credit Death Star is unprotected and free to destroy by one single superpilot... Kylo Ren is like a spoiled kid, trying to be darth vader. They recycled the Anakin/Darth Vader story for him. He ended similar to Anakin and maybe we will see his version of Darth Vader in the next Episode... Luke Skywalkers daughter (or not ?) made a huge cliffhanger at the end. I guess in the next episode an artificial modified half cyborg Kylo Ren will try to take revenge on the returned jedis (Luke&daughter) and Kylo Ren and his master will build a mega-ulti-giant-deathstar which could be destroyed by one single fighter while its shields are down. Nevertheless it was good action, with some funny moments and i recommend to watch it for every science fiction fan.… Expand

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FranzHcriticDec 21, 2015

It doesn't have the force of 'Blade Runner,' yet it triumphs over each prequel movie by many, many galaxies. Yes, I don't think it was meant to be a masterpiece, and it was filled with frequent cliches, yet I enjoyed the ride nonetheless. NotIt doesn't have the force of 'Blade Runner,' yet it triumphs over each prequel movie by many, many galaxies. Yes, I don't think it was meant to be a masterpiece, and it was filled with frequent cliches, yet I enjoyed the ride nonetheless. Not the most thoughtful, but it's not intended to be that way. Still, I think it was over hyped just a little too much for fans' sake. But, overall, it was a good two hours.… Expand

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WonderSoleDec 21, 2015

As a fan of the original trilogy I was happy VII delivered a meaningful morality play with soulful characters. Storm troopers have personalities! It had sentiment and excitement. I'm thankful for the fearless new plotline. The force andAs a fan of the original trilogy I was happy VII delivered a meaningful morality play with soulful characters. Storm troopers have personalities! It had sentiment and excitement. I'm thankful for the fearless new plotline. The force and franchise will thrive.… Expand

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Leo3Dec 20, 2015

The conveyer awakens and the death of the good old Star Wars. Disney just destroyed almost all for what i love that franchise. Disney, please resell the franchise to anyone else.

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swainkasDec 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate to say this, but I was left wanting. Seems like they tried to tie it so much to the original movies that they ran out of space to develop any real new or interesting plot. The old characters seemed like they had not been acting for the past 30 years - they were stale. Sad. This one will not sell well. Has nothing to grab folks for repeat sales. I don't understand all the high scoring reviews. Must be a sign of the times. PC police have wrecked our collective ability to think critically. If something is hyped in the news or media, it must be supported. I won't support this crap just because it is supported by a mega media push.

I will admit that Rey was a better actor than Anikan was in episodes 1-3, but her development as a character was simply stupid. I mean really. She's like 20 or something like that and seems to be poor. Where does she learn how to fly, how to be a mechanic of a spaceship, how to mind-control, how to light saber dual with the best of the best. I'm not sure I would know how to turn the thing on. Let alone dominate someone who has his own special brand of light saber.

And Rey is just the tip of the iceberg. The rest of the movie is just as full of logic gaps and embarrassing pandering. Just because you copy scenes from old SW movies doesn't mean you are writing a new one. I imagine the next movie will actually follow a new train of thought. But seeing how silly they were when developing Rey, I see no hope for the future of this series. By copying old Star Wars scenes, they were able to associate the name of Star Wars with this work. My guess is that's the last we see of similarities. Unless that is the MO of this project. Write or imagine as little as possible and cut and paste as much as you can. Why else buy the rights for $4B? Not as a platform to spring from, but as a black box to reach in and grab random intellectual property and align in such a manner as to pass for new writing (assuming changing the color and sex of your protagonists is considered writing).

JJ Abrams deserves a "participation" trophy for this effort.

So please, stop all the high praise of this crap. High praise of this shoddy effort only proves that there is an extreme dumbing down of society going on.… Expand

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TragicShowDec 20, 2015

As far as movies go, this is pretty much the definition of one that is neither good nor bad. The movie pays homage to the original trilogy, although some would argue that it does too much so. The visual effects are undeniably fantastic, yetAs far as movies go, this is pretty much the definition of one that is neither good nor bad. The movie pays homage to the original trilogy, although some would argue that it does too much so. The visual effects are undeniably fantastic, yet the story is severely lacking.

The visual effects look great and the use of puppets instead of CGI actually contributes to the look of the film. However, there are too many times when the camera jumps around and shakes during certain action scenes. The look of the movie is probably the best thing it has going for it. The acting is this movie is pretty good. While appearances of the original characters are pretty random and convenient, they all mix with each other nicely.

While I won't spoil anything, the plot is very unoriginal. The first act on Jakku was probably my favorite part of the film because it was consistent, had combat that made sense, and actually had a significant amount of character development. After that, the movie speeds up and tries to introduce too many things while leaving a plethora of loose threads which really shouldn't exist. I know it's the first part in a trilogy, but do we really need to wait two years just to find out why C3P0's arm is red?

The general consensus I've heard is that it's a lot better than the prequels but slightly worse than the original trilogy. I would argue that it is instead slightly better than EP 1&2, a little worse than EP 3, and significantly worse than the original trilogy. The movie has great effects, sound, and acting. Unfortunately, that's about all it has going for it, and in this day of technological advancement, that isn't enough to save it from being a mediocre movie.… Expand

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Closeremperor16Dec 20, 2015

If you gave this film a zero you are whiney little fanboy who isn’t ever going to be pleased by anything at all and you may as well just give up on Star Wars and let the rest of us enjoy star wars return to form.

Is this film perfect?If you gave this film a zero you are whiney little fanboy who isn’t ever going to be pleased by anything at all and you may as well just give up on Star Wars and let the rest of us enjoy star wars return to form.

Is this film perfect? Nope. Is it very good? Yeah it is.

does it reuse familiar plot points, hell yeah but it adds a lot and the pace structre and characters are all brand new and entertaining.

IF you like star wars and you re not already pre disposed to dislike this film then you will probably enjoy this film.

Hard-core Star wars fans make my head hurt, make up your minds what you want and try to be reasonable or at least partially rationale.… Expand

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SpangleDec 20, 2015

The Force Awakens is a great film. Not only does it brilliantly set up Episodes VIII and IX with some great story material, it has some great characters. Finn, Rey, BB-8, Poe Dameron, General Hux, and especially Kylo Ren, are some seriouslyThe Force Awakens is a great film. Not only does it brilliantly set up Episodes VIII and IX with some great story material, it has some great characters. Finn, Rey, BB-8, Poe Dameron, General Hux, and especially Kylo Ren, are some seriously great characters. Even more, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Adam Driver, are fantastic actors and do a great job here. I cannot wait to see where the series goes from here. JJ Abrams does a great job blending new and old here by giving diehards the nostalgia they crave and giving the new generation the new adventures they crave. The writing was strong and the special effects were out of this world. The score was great, but should not win the Oscar for Best ORIGINAL Score due to just being a copy-paste of previous Star Wars scores with some new tracks alongside the ones of old. My main problem with Episode IV and then the prequels were the whiny characters and thankfully that is not the case here. At no point are they whiny and this really elevates the film. I think much of the criticism in regards to characterization and story are kind of stupid admittedly because this is the first of a trilogy. Of course nothing feels explained or fleshed out...there is nearly five more hours of story to be told.… Expand

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jeffnicholsDec 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Other than Adam Driver, the cast in this movie is ridiculously BAD. The reviews for this movie are only good because the casting show's a new era of PC - by casting an african american, a spanish guy and a female to be the leads. Let me tell you - they are all awful, especially the girl. Aside from the bad casting - the plot and story are the same exact ones you've seen before even a *SPOILER* father/son relationship between a darth vader character and Hans Solo. Really?! Other than being a sentimental throwback to the style of the original Star Wars, there is no redeeming value here.… Expand

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Legion121Dec 20, 2015

Not a single new idea, nostalgia baiting, recycles "A New Hope"'s story, and feels like it was written by a fan who misinterpreted what made the originals so good (sorry, light sabers, force powers,
x-wings, death stars, AT-AT walkers wereNot a single new idea, nostalgia baiting, recycles "A New Hope"'s story, and feels like it was written by a fan who misinterpreted what made the originals so good (sorry, light sabers, force powers,
x-wings, death stars, AT-AT walkers were not why IV-VI were good...the story and depth/growth of the characters were).

1) Spends too much time patting itself on the back for bringing back all the old cast
2) Writing for the story was so poor that they had to TELL US HOW TO FEEL during scenes.
3) Excessive use of flashy star wars stuff (light sabers, X-wings, blaster fights,...). They should watch the plinkett reviews for episodes I through III because they made all the same mistakes.
4) Felt like it was written by a fan who didn't really understand what made the originals so good… Expand

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xhaosisDec 20, 2015

Being a star wars fan, I was a little disappointed, the acting was good teh new actors are a fresh bit of air, but the story just sucked.. No new ground breaking here, to keep it spoiler free it looks familiar...

Harrison Ford, stoleBeing a star wars fan, I was a little disappointed, the acting was good teh new actors are a fresh bit of air, but the story just sucked.. No new ground breaking here, to keep it spoiler free it looks familiar...

Harrison Ford, stole the show, and it even appeared he was the pinnacle to keep this movie going, without him this rerun would not work....

I liked the revamp of star trek better, and I hope the next star wars grows some balls...

It was not a waste of my time, but it also was not something I felt changed my life... The story really sucked..

It is worth a 7 I wont be rude, but the next move better be more original.....… Expand

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busbfranDec 20, 2015

Excellent continuation of the star wars universe! J.J. Abrams has done an fantastic job at making star wars relevant again. Jaw Dropping visuals, intense battles and impressive story telling really makes The force awakens as one of the bestExcellent continuation of the star wars universe! J.J. Abrams has done an fantastic job at making star wars relevant again. Jaw Dropping visuals, intense battles and impressive story telling really makes The force awakens as one of the best 2015 has to offer.… Expand

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mattttttttDec 20, 2015

As a huge fan of the original trilogy I was expecting a lot from this movie and eventually, the movie checked all the items on my should have list.
The movie delivers what it is expected to deliver, nothing less, nothing more.
The spirit isAs a huge fan of the original trilogy I was expecting a lot from this movie and eventually, the movie checked all the items on my should have list.
The movie delivers what it is expected to deliver, nothing less, nothing more.
The spirit is here, the humour is here, the cinematography is amazing, the acting is great.

There are some negative points though:
- The movie is not a standalone, it doesn't live without the original trilogy and it isn't complete without a sequel
- The pace is too fast, you won't get bored, but you won't have the time to immerge yourself in this new universe where the events of the original trilogy became legends.
- Only the scores from the original themes are good, all the new scores are forgettable.
- These is nothing really new/original to offer.

I see a lot of criticism about this movie, but whenever they are valid, the reviewers should remember that it could be applied to the original trilogy too. In a way, this new movie took the good points of the old movies, but also their flaws.

Nonetheless, I had a huge smile all along the movie. And it sets a great foundation for the following movies. The impossible mission of doing a sequel to Star Wars has been accomplished, and this achievement alone deserves a 10. Yes, the movie is missing some elements that would have made it better, but these elements have never been a requirement to me.… Expand

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TriggatomicDec 20, 2015

I was expecting more from this movie, however it still did fascinate me at some parts. It isn't great but it's pretty good, I enjoyed watching it but as I said I expected much more from a Star Wars movie.

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AWassermanDec 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It took a while for me to get my feelings together on this movie. Upon seeing it Saturday night, I walked out very disappointed. The rehash of the death stars, Kylo Ren getting beat so easily by Rey, The rehashing of the New Hope and Empire Strikes Back plots. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized how happy I actually was with this movie. Was it the best Star Wars movie? In my opinion, No, but it did not have to be. It brought us as an audience back into this world, and allowed us to see what happened after Return of the Jedi. I still found myself disappointed with Kylo Ren. I was excited to see his character, and I loved it up until he took off the mask. and saw SNAPE?!? HAHA NO. but really i wanted to see more of a badass, like vader. I understood that he felt upset that he was not as powerful as vader and he felt the light in him. However, the movie hinted at the return of a more sinister and badass Kylo to follow, so if thats the case, then this movie was even more clever than I thought, but only time will tell. However, I still found enjoyment and I do recommend this film. I am excited to see what is next for Star Wars, J.J. did a great job and the next director will hopefully do the same. Final verdict, Solid movie and use of passing the torch to the next generation of characters, but still overhyped and a bit flawed.… Expand

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jml8080Dec 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars The Force Awakens has enormous expectations. There was tremendous hype with this movie from most, if not all people, across the United States and the globe. With the recent underwhelming prequels and lackluster acting performances, my expectations were minimal at best and I was surprised to see a solid performance from J.J. Abrams and new cast of characters.

The movie spends a great deal of time being (nearly) a remake of A New Hope, accept with some differences. Rey,is waiting for someone (family?) to return, which is in direct contrast to Luke, and Finn is a stormtrooper defecting from the First Order. They meet with Han, Chewie, and other familiar faces from the episodes IV, V, VI. Most of the plot focuses around the disappearance of Luke Skywalker. The backstory of what actually occurs to make Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) turn to the dark side and join the Knights of Ren is one of the most intriguing aspects of this movie. The flashback scene of Rey viewing the Knights of Ren and a young girl screaming, is most likely, if played right, may have a huge twist, comparable to the "I am your father" scene from V. Looking closely, I did notice that Han and Maz may have purposefully put Rey into that place for a reason. Hopefully, the background on Snoke, Kylo, Luke, and a younger Rey will be explained thoroughly in Episode VIII. Some will think that Rey is a Mary Sue, but my guess is that Rey was the only survivor of the a Jedi massacre and the trauma caused Luke to erase her mind, when she was a child. However, the abandonment could speak to something much darker.

The death of Han Solo was tragic and its a shame to see that there was chemistry being developed between Harrison and John Boyega. His death at the hands of his son was short lived and created an emotional impact. He is stabbed and falls down a shaft, touching his son's face. Something, tells me that Kylo's emotional instability will cause him to be replaced by Snoke, proving Han right. For Han, this was great character development and this was a far cry from the lovable rogue performance in the original trilogy. I suspect that his death drove Luke out of hiding and he did something to activate R2D2. At the end of the movie, Luke looks incredibly forlorn and sad. You can sense that he has gone through something reaaallllllyyyyy baaaadddd. This was the same man, who thought his father was still redeemable and well this doesn't work out for Han :( Possibly, Luke might have fought (wounded/killed) his own students that were seduced by the dark side and maybe, spared Kylo. The amount of possible scenarios, regarding this issue is what (I think) is going to make or break this new sequel trilogy.

Now, with the bad. The pacing of this movie at times felt too rushed. Personally, I thought the pacing was better in A New Hope. It delivers for the fans, but most of the plot are recycled from previous movies, as in (Luke=Yoda, Rey=Luke on desert planet, Starkiller=deathstar, Obi Wan=Han death, Father=son twist)...you get it. So in some ways it isn't breaking new ground. The plot seems to be thin at times, with so much being put in for its running time. It does make me wonder if 10-30 years from now, we will see the same type of formula used again for the next set of sequels. So I do hope it takes some risks with the next sequels. My greatest fear is that Disney will milk this franchise completely dry every six months to a year.

I don't know. Han being himself for 30 years and Luke disappearing. This seems to be a very weak plot point, but will see how this holds up in later movies.

Some questions. Who is Snoke? (Plageuis)? Is there another above him? (A hidden Sith) Who was the screaming young girl in the flashback scene? Why did Luke leave? What is up with Rey? How will the death of Han impact Leia, Luke, and lastly, Kylo (Ben). And oh my, Kylo's temper tantrums and EMOtional angst was completely like Anakin.

Overall, solid movie 7.5/10 stars. Worth a watch.… Expand

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lcampoliDec 20, 2015

Didn't really do it for me. It definitely started strong, but it just moved very slowly. The best scene, for me, is when Rey is introduced to the Force; it was great leap into the character's psyche, and Daisy Ridley exhibited a greatDidn't really do it for me. It definitely started strong, but it just moved very slowly. The best scene, for me, is when Rey is introduced to the Force; it was great leap into the character's psyche, and Daisy Ridley exhibited a great performance. In fact, all of the acting was great.

The flaws of the movie were its length and lack of creativity. It is extremely boring, cliched, and fake. There is little, if any character development, and therefore lacked any deep fulfillment. This made it feel like a total waste of engagement on the part of the audience.… Expand

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geo333Dec 20, 2015

Star Wars The Force Awakens brings back everything that fans like in the first trilogy. From the new and old cast all of them bring chemistry and good performances.However, its story and development of it is weak as at times if feels rushedStar Wars The Force Awakens brings back everything that fans like in the first trilogy. From the new and old cast all of them bring chemistry and good performances.However, its story and development of it is weak as at times if feels rushed or confusing. Overall, JJ. Abrams did what he was asked to do which is reawaken the force and in that he succeeded.… Expand

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dmoldwinDec 20, 2015

Overall, the movie was exciting and cinematography excellent. Having said that, I have many issues with the film. First off, as many have said, the plot is almost identical to "A New Hope," and nothing major really happens except that HanOverall, the movie was exciting and cinematography excellent. Having said that, I have many issues with the film. First off, as many have said, the plot is almost identical to "A New Hope," and nothing major really happens except that Han Solo is killed. What about Captain Phasma?? She was built up to be this new badass villian in trailers and on the poster.... She was barely in the movie at all and was the least bit intimidating. I mean a total pansy. On another note, I think Adam Driver is a great actor, but idk, I think he as Kylo Ren was more psycho creepy/ weird than he was evil. And how about the lightsaber fight?.....Pathetic!!! He should have been able to kill Fin with his eyes closed in a split second. What was that? So dissapointing in my opinion. And how did the New Order come to power? And the stormtroopers were raised to become a part of the New Order? Who convinced all of these people to become stormtroopers? And Fin has been a stormtrooper since he was a young boy and all of a sudden he realizes that they kill innocent people and are evil and changes his mind and runs? C'mon!!! So stupid!... I just feel like the producers had a lot of cool ideas and characters and had to find a quick way to make it all work, but couldn't develop all of them well in 2.5 hours. There were also way too many unexplained peices in the story. Who are the Knights of Ren?, How did Maz Kanata get Luke's lightsaber?, Why is C3P0's arm red?, How did this 30 something year old General Hux become the leader of this New Order? And one last thing- not that this is an issue with the movie itself, but jeeez... Carrie Fisher sounds like she's been chain smoking for the past 30 years or something.

Though it doesn't seem so from my reivew, I actually think the movie was fun and entertaining... But I think if you are going in expecting a deep story line with legit character and plot development, you might be dissapointed. And if you follow the logic of the original Star Wars and the way the force works, this movie was pretty inaccurate in my opinion. It's great if you want to see some fun action with cool costumes, lightsabers, spaceships, and excellent cinematography.… Expand

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samichsupernovaDec 20, 2015

It's not the best or most original in the series, nor is the plot airtight, but the film is exciting, humorous, well made, and at least as good as it needed to be. Harrison Ford really brought it and the new cast is excellent. The X-WingIt's not the best or most original in the series, nor is the plot airtight, but the film is exciting, humorous, well made, and at least as good as it needed to be. Harrison Ford really brought it and the new cast is excellent. The X-Wing sequences and saber action were legit.

The film moves at a quick pace and it's easy to follow, although some bits make less sense than others. The art direction, character designs, sets, and sound design all harken back to the original trilogy. Fans' mileage may vary with the new characters, but I loved all of them, Rey and Finn especially. Ridley and Boyega really shine here. I just wish we knew more about these characters. We barely spend time with Oscar Issac's Poe Dameron, for instance.

Sure, this movie isn't perfect. The filmmakers make a lot of odd decisions and old friends Han, Leia, and Luke aren't where we thought they would be in 30 years. It also recycles "Episode IV" to a great extent, even blatantly ripping off entire plot points, single shots, and individual sequences. The core story isn't strong, either, with coincidences and unexplainable occurrences flying out all over the place. However, the film does have a few saving graces, particularly in the performances and dialogue/banter.

I'm very glad I went in with tempered expectations - in tossing the Expanded Universe out the window and remixing classic elements while barely adding to the existing mythology, in many ways "Episode VII" is as much a quality work of reverential and referential fan fiction as it is a continuation of the "Star Wars" saga. Sure, this hero's journey is more diverse and technically polished, but a strong sense of deja vu permeates this production via familiar plot points, mise-en-scene, designs, set pieces, editing and even John Williams' score. For many, that nostalgia will be a comfort, but I'm torn on the sheer amount of it, especially in the latter half of the film. It will take a second viewing for me to decide whether this film's overuse of "Star Wars" iconography is earned or not, but I can forgive them playing it safe and erring on the side of excess fan service simply because this is the first "Star Wars" film in a decade and they're just settling into the rhythm of things.

As far as I'm concerned, there are the six "original" films and the Expanded Universe, and this and any further books, shows, and movies constitute a whole new canon, which I'm calling the "Disney canon". I remain curious as to what Lucas' version of Episodes VII-XII would have been and hope he publishes his ideas some day. Kasdan's script has the action and humor down, but it remains to be seen whether Disney has any idea how to deal with the more mythic and mystical aspects of the franchise, such as the Force. They need a writer who understands Eastern philosophy on a deep level.

That said, they're off to a rollicking and energetic start here and I am so glad they were able to get the original cast members to reprise their roles. I'm curious to see where Gareth Edwards' "Rogue One" and Rian Johnson's "Episode VIII" take the series. Thanks for reading my thoughts. May the Force be with you all!!… Expand

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TheMetacritiqerDec 20, 2015

My hypothesis is that the people that didn't like the new trilogy are the ones who grew up with the original. I saw the prequels first and ep3 was the best. So I knew there was no way it could be as dark and dramatic as revenge of the sith.My hypothesis is that the people that didn't like the new trilogy are the ones who grew up with the original. I saw the prequels first and ep3 was the best. So I knew there was no way it could be as dark and dramatic as revenge of the sith. And it wasn't. Most of the time it feels like a comedy that's pretty funny. Everything else is great. The only flaws are the final battle and kylo rens face… Expand

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Agent314Dec 20, 2015

Undoubtedly this installment of the Star Wars saga will not sit well with some, and for some this will color their reviews. Just because the story has taken a path that does not suit their ideals they will exaggerate its flaws and turn aUndoubtedly this installment of the Star Wars saga will not sit well with some, and for some this will color their reviews. Just because the story has taken a path that does not suit their ideals they will exaggerate its flaws and turn a blind eye towards its strengths.

Many of the faults, and there are some, do not really harm the story telling or damp the exhilaration of dogfights, blaster battles, lightsabers and Xwings vs. TIE fighters. We have a new cast of strong characters with exciting new actors and a whole new world of Star Wars ahead. You can sit back and enjoy the ride or recount the past an embitter your future.… Expand

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KrotosDec 20, 2015

Sadly, this latest Star Wars installment is further evidence that Hollywood really has run out of ideas. As stilted and humorless as the prequels could feel, they at least told a new story, even if we could guess at the ending. Plot-wise,Sadly, this latest Star Wars installment is further evidence that Hollywood really has run out of ideas. As stilted and humorless as the prequels could feel, they at least told a new story, even if we could guess at the ending. Plot-wise, Episode VII is basically a retread of Episodes IV and V (and a little bit of VI) with some cosmetic alterations: Luke is a girl, Yoda is an old woman, Han is black, and R2D2 is a soccer ball. The Empire is now the Third Reich, or something. Otherwise, if you've seen the original trilogy, you've seen this movie. It's the same kind of lazy, derivative writing that was on display in JJ Abrams's Star Trek Into Darkness, which in places verged on being a scene-for-scene, even word-for-word remake of Wrath of Khan. You don't make a great movie by blatantly stealing characters, plot twists, and dialogue from another great movie: you make a forgettable imitation.… Expand

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TubaFettDec 20, 2015

Just another Star Wars remake, right down to rescuing a damsel in distress from a Death Star knockoff. The characters were not convincing, which I pin more on the script than the acting, and the entire film seems rushed. It's good for smallJust another Star Wars remake, right down to rescuing a damsel in distress from a Death Star knockoff. The characters were not convincing, which I pin more on the script than the acting, and the entire film seems rushed. It's good for small children or those who've never seen the original trilogy and don't know any better.… Expand

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MetaVinceDec 20, 2015

Really liked it. It's a sequel, not a prequel and makes the previous Jar Jar Binks creations look too CGI driven. I liked the recent prequels, but this one ties them all together.

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JacobDec 20, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the first time in ages that I can say a Star Wars movie was really that good. I have had to sit through an underwhelming year of blockbusters with very few things that I liked. At the end of the year its niceStar Wars: The Force Awakens is the first time in ages that I can say a Star Wars movie was really that good. I have had to sit through an underwhelming year of blockbusters with very few things that I liked. At the end of the year its nice to have something save it. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the most fun I’ve had at the movies not just this year but in while. Abrams is the right fit bringing a sense of fun back to the franchise and reinvigorating my love with the film. It delivers a complete and satisfying story that I can’t wait to watch again while also leaving me wanting more. While the ending is a bit of a let down the future films will hopefully make up for that. The biggest fault the film has is that it needs to have an equally satisfying follow up. While it is uncertain if future films will live up to the awesomness of this one for now we have a great start to what looks to be a promising future.… Expand

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