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zahirDec 31, 2015

What a disaster. It doesn't take a half-brained horse to see the obvious flaws this movie has. Everyone talks about episode 1 and 2 being the worst, but they look like masterpieces compared to this junk. At least the first 2 episodes hadWhat a disaster. It doesn't take a half-brained horse to see the obvious flaws this movie has. Everyone talks about episode 1 and 2 being the worst, but they look like masterpieces compared to this junk. At least the first 2 episodes had creative and original ideas, unlike this travesty. Disney has stolen a huge cultural moment from me because they created such a plot-hole ridden story, that takes leaps in logic to tell a tasteless, classless rip-off of episode 4. George Lucas looks like Charlie Chaplin after this one. Thank you Disney and critically ashamed director J.J. **** for stealing 12 dollars, 2 hours, and earning my disrespect for this embarrassment and abomination in film.… Expand

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Ml3805Dec 31, 2015

I was extremely disappointed in this movie, I had high hopes with Abrams work on Star Trek. The prequels weren't great but were better than this. I fear Disney will kill this franchise. I'm shocked that it received so many positive reviews.

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weldenjonJan 3, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am shocked at seeing all the 10s given by user critics here. Not surprised by the high marks given by the critic reviewers though since many of them are no doubt in league with Disney. But seriously, there is so much wrong with this movie that even the beginning of the movie is a mess. Here is my review of only the first 15 minutes or so of the film: (it only went downhill from there IMHO).

During the attack on Lor San Tekka's village Kylo decides to take Poe Dameron captive to learn what he did with the information he was given by Lor San Tekka. I have several questions at this point in the script the writers obviously ignored or just didnt think about:

1. If Kylo has such a command of the force which enables him to read minds then why didnt he also take Lor San into custody as well and read his mind before cutting him assunder with his nifty claymore style light sabre??? Seems like a pretty valuable and huge opportunity that a smarter sith lord in training or smarter writer wouldn't have missed!

2. When Kylo asked some of the Storm Troopers to search Poe's X-wing why didn't he ask them if a droid was on the ship? I would think by now the Empire/First Order would know that the Rebels/Resistance use droids for navigation and in flight repairs on their fighters. I am pretty sure a smarter sith lord in training or writer would have not missed this observation!

3.Why didnt the Storm Troopers notice droid tracts leading away from the X-wing...tracks that even a Storm Trooper should be able to follow? Considering how fast BB-8 was shown to move in the film the Storm Troopers could have brought back the droid in plenty of time for Kylo to place Poe in front of his own blaster shot force hanging in mid air and then release said blaster shot into Poe. Now wouldnt that have been a sight - Poe ends up blasting himself with his own weapon in front of all the villagers. A smarter sith lord in training or writer would have done this and then let the rest of the villagers live just to tell the story of how "bad ass" he is!

I am not even a writer but i feel my scenario is far better than JJ Abrams version and I am only minutes into the film. However, this is the first of many many plot holes through out the film with so many I am beyond supprised it made it into production.

If the next film is no better I am going to write off Star Wars movies for good and stick to shows like 'Game of Thrones' where the writing though not perfect is "parsecs" ahead.… Expand

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sleepingzzzJan 2, 2016

If you seen the very first star wars movie then you have already seen this one. It's almost an exact copy with updated visuals.

They also actually made the dark side uncool. Rylo Ken is a giant wuss bag that a little girl could beat up.If you seen the very first star wars movie then you have already seen this one. It's almost an exact copy with updated visuals.

They also actually made the dark side uncool. Rylo Ken is a giant wuss bag that a little girl could beat up. The black guy's role was pretty much pointless. Seems like they added him in just to have a black guy in the movie. Movie was boring. I nearly fell asleep. I really need to stop watching these hyped up movies. I keep giving Hollywood a reason to keep making them by giving them my money. I wait for DVD when the second part comes out in a year or two.… Expand

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mbs6Jan 3, 2016

Plain awful. I went in with lowered expectations, hoping to be proven wrong. Well, I was proven wrong. It was worse than I was expecting! A few thoughts:

1) Poor story telling. Basically just a redo of A New Hope. No backstoryPlain awful. I went in with lowered expectations, hoping to be proven wrong. Well, I was proven wrong. It was worse than I was expecting! A few thoughts:

1) Poor story telling. Basically just a redo of A New Hope. No backstory provided in any sense.

2) This is a sequel to Episode 6? There is no connection to the events of Return of the Jedi at all. It's supposed to be 30 years later and yet they talk about it like it's ancient, mythological history.

3) Missing the Star Wars feel. It felt much more like a typical Hollywood movie than a Star Wars film. Nothing special about it other than the Star Wars brand. Violence was too edgy for a Star Wars movie.

4) Boring, undeveloped characters. We are supposed to love the characters because the director says so, not because we are provided any reason to root for them. No way can these new characters carry the franchise going forward. When the credits roll, we still know basically nothing about Rey, except that she is really awesome, has no flaws in her character, and is better at everything than everybody else in the film. Her character is over-the-top perfect. She can even fix and fly the Millenium Falcon better than Han Solo 15 minutes after climbing aboard, to say nothing of her 30 second mastery of mind tricks, or her instantly-acquired light saber skills.

5) Too many ridiculous coincidences. I can usually look past these, but in this movie they are the main plot device.

6) Ford, Fisher, Hamill awkwardly shoe-horned in. Harrison Ford is one of my favorite actors, but even he came across as going through the motions. The other two might as well not be in the movie. There's little connection between the old and new characters. No real passing of the torch.

7) Many plot-holes and inconsistencies. It doesn't play well with other, established facts of the Star Wars universe. They took it wherever they wanted to go.

Well, there's a lot more to dislike about this movie, but I'm out of breath. I won't be seeing any more of these in the theater.… Expand

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greenspaceJan 3, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was a mediocre story, and the way it was told was mediocre. It proposed a contrived continuity that was immediately doubtful along with a string of convenient coincidences that were so unbelievable they were confusing. While the look of the film went deep, the characters and their relationships did not. I wanted to be reunited with maturer, wiser friends, not shells of their former selves. I wanted to meet new characters in a renewed galaxy, not mere naive enthusiasm fast tracked through a fatalistic rehash. I wanted the film to draw me in and speak to my heart, like the original trilogy did, but instead I found myself a bystander unmoved by a spectacle “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

I want to esteem J.J. Abrams and company as more creative and courageous than this, but that would make this release all the more baffling. After the revisionist Khan story of Star Trek: Into Darkness, which I enjoyed up until the role-reversing self-sacrifice scene, I was cautiously optimistic to hear Mr. Abrams had taken on the next Star Wars film. But while the alternate timeline of Into Darkness made sense in the context of the film that preceded it, the seemingly alternate timeline of The Force Awakens did not after the redemptive resolution of Return Of The Jedi.… Expand

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schizotypal67Jan 4, 2016

Very rehashed plot. Almost identical to episode 4. Acting was uninspired. Light saber fights boring. Easily the worst Star Wars movie of the series. I truly hope that the franchise improves in parts 8 and 9. It would be a shame for Star WarsVery rehashed plot. Almost identical to episode 4. Acting was uninspired. Light saber fights boring. Easily the worst Star Wars movie of the series. I truly hope that the franchise improves in parts 8 and 9. It would be a shame for Star Wars to end with this piece of dung.… Expand

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iawiaJan 4, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SUPER DISAPPOINTING!

Full of repeat story lines: father/son situation again, death star again, repeated trench run, novices defeating highly trained dark lords, same x-wing planes? Seriously? A few new characters, that's all. I love the star wars franchise and was thoroughly unsatisfied. I hope Lucas gets heated and takes over creative control from Disney. That's all.… Expand

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masamunerikuJan 4, 2016

There are so many plot holes in this movie that prevents it to be even slightly enjoyable. To enjoy this movie one would need to throw out any logical sense and focus only on the decent action and characters. Most negative reviews would pointThere are so many plot holes in this movie that prevents it to be even slightly enjoyable. To enjoy this movie one would need to throw out any logical sense and focus only on the decent action and characters. Most negative reviews would point out the major flaws in the plot.

Watching this movie is like watching little kids play fantasy/sci-fi make believe where illogical things will happen and the plot armor is invincible. Treat this movie as such and things will start to make sense.… Expand

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aconcattiJan 8, 2016

The sad decline of the force

If you want to watch how is it possible to destroy a classic and all its characters please don't miss this attempt of saga. Since Disney bid for great effects and CERO originality Star Wars The Force Awakens isThe sad decline of the force

If you want to watch how is it possible to destroy a classic and all its characters please don't miss this attempt of saga. Since Disney bid for great effects and CERO originality Star Wars The Force Awakens is not more than a bad and textual copy of its original movie. Perhaps some nostalgics can be too happy viewing their old characters again as to not realize the lack of ideas and arguments. The biggest disappointment of the year.… Expand

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Fools-EmissaryJan 9, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have found it somewhat cathartic to see that many share a similar sentiment to my own. As someone whom, aside from the Soundtracks hadn't thought of Star Wars for a while, for sure I was skeptical. But make no mistake, the critics have failed us. Forget about Star Wars, this is quite frankly a poor work of fiction. Nonsense from head to foot. Like many others, I signed up because I needed to get this off my chest.

The movie suffers from numerous sins; contrived plot/convenient happenstances, characters with no clear motivations, unnecessary characters, poorly defined conflict, illogical conceit, central premise pointless. That's some laundry list.

Basically Stormtrooper deserter takes on mission to find Droid. After crash landing, the first thing he sees is Droid with this chick, how convenient. Joining forces and they escape in the Millenium Falcon which just happens to be Moored in this town for some reason. This Rae is some pilot too. After an escape featuring much derring-do it seems Han and Chewbacca basically run right into them. Obviously a Galaxy = small town. They had pretty much lost me at this point and it was made worse that this was followed up with the most dire scene in the movie. Oh, and that Light Sabre that Luke lost down that void in Cloud City, well they found the proverbial 'needle in a haystack'. There's no possible explanation for this anyway. It's dumb.

The not-Empire and Darkside are treated like cartoon villains here. The general and Petulant Vader-Wannabee both have unparalled access to the not-Emporer Snoke. A CGI character named Snoke, oh dear. So this general and Kylo Ren are both twenty-somethings in charge of not-Empire operations despite being largely portrayed as incompetant, atleast when it counts. Young, inexperienced leaders in charge? Heirarchy, how does it work. Hey Snokey-babe how 'bout you hire some better goons.

The Republic/not-Rebels somehow fare even worse. Basically this aspect is barely shown at all. I get the impression that the Republic has taken on a policy of pacivism. Eh, ok. So what is the central premise here? To find Luke? Well yeah, finding Luke could be a useful thing for both the Republic and not-Empire. You know what the republic needs? An army.

Oh yeah, Death Star 3.0 suddenly turns up. Han quips about 'Taking out the Shields, that's what we do' or some such thing. The sad thing is that, that's exactly what happened. They couldn't have made it less climactic if they tried. Of course Death Star 3.0 blew up a few planets before going down, the Republic in the process. This ending is basically like a soccer match where both teams score an own goal at the end of the match.

Maybe I missed something, but R2D2 basically delivered Luke's location anyway, making the whole preceding series of events, more or less pointless. I mean, what even is this? It sure as hell ain't a good movie. Too many characters, the not-Rebel pilot and Deserter Stormtrooper really add nothing worthwhile to the plot. None of the characters have realistic motivations or any motivations at all.

Things I liked: Chewbacca, C3P0 and R2D2 really appeared 'as they were'. The score in isolation to the film. Although the music has some surprisingly clunky pieces and falls short of series best, it is still worth listening to. But the style just doesn't work with how the film is edited and the sound effects were raucious. Just more flaws.

It's Banther Fodder.

Maybe I missed something but R2D2 basically delivered the map… Expand

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ImpeccableTasteJan 11, 2016

Just a very uninspired rehash of the original three, left me feeling empty at the end. Save your money and wait for rental or just watch the original three. New bad guy is awful, his helmet is laughable looks like a child designed it. I had aJust a very uninspired rehash of the original three, left me feeling empty at the end. Save your money and wait for rental or just watch the original three. New bad guy is awful, his helmet is laughable looks like a child designed it. I had a hard time not laughing when he is having one of his tantrums. You could actually feel the hate coming from a character like Darth Maul or the Emperor. This character comes off as someone that has a mental illness like the crazies you hear about in the news. The new Sith Lord looks like Voldemort, or one the white orcs from the Hobbit really unimaginative in my opinion.
Not one clap or cheer at the end from a large full theater if that tells you anything. Even the prequels when I went got applause at the end.… Expand

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dadadaddadaddaJan 31, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The force awakens is the most predictable movie ever it was basicly the first 3 movies in one which is a bad thing for example the first orders mothership was just a big death star nothing new and the main character ray lives on a desert planet just like luke and ray becomes a jedi master in 1 movie but luke skywalker took three jedi are usually trained for about 15 years luke was trained for 3 years and ray wasnt trained at all and she instantly becomes a jedi master also she didnt show any signs of falling to the dark side also way to many references to the first 3 movies basicly this movie is everything bad about the second trilogy and every thing good about the first trilogy this movie is the worst star wars ever do not watch it and if you still want to watch the originol trilogy first… Expand

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jbutler3Feb 3, 2016

Really wanted to like it, but it was really safe and did little to expand the Star Wars universe in any creative or risky way. Largely a copy of the story of A New Hope. A lot of nonsensical scenes, like Rey and Finn being able to contendReally wanted to like it, but it was really safe and did little to expand the Star Wars universe in any creative or risky way. Largely a copy of the story of A New Hope. A lot of nonsensical scenes, like Rey and Finn being able to contend with a Sith Lord in Kylo Ren.… Expand

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pzqpkFdb9p8zwFeb 13, 2016

Advertised as a sequel, produced as a re-make. And a crappy one at that. This is 2 hours of fan service without doing the fans any service. Most fanboy movies feature better plots. How can you expect to get away with so much "copy & paste"Advertised as a sequel, produced as a re-make. And a crappy one at that. This is 2 hours of fan service without doing the fans any service. Most fanboy movies feature better plots. How can you expect to get away with so much "copy & paste" from the original movie? Well, with cool "analog" special effects, of course - which, today, really means "analog-LOOKING" effects. Check out the end credits for the hundreds of DIGITAL artists having worked on this Michael Bay parody. But I digress.
So why, for crying out loud, are professional film critics too blind to see this? If it wasn't Star Wars, they would be tearing this self-plagiarism to shreds. How do these 80%+ scores come about if all I get on the first two pages of premiere reviews on IMBD are a 2 star average? Has Disney found a way of BUYING positive votes?? I really cannot explain this.… Expand

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dudickFeb 24, 2016

Awful movie being in essence a poorly made clone of Episode IV except woo looks its a girl. This movie has its head so far up its own ass that the main characters gush like little children when meeting really are just cameos from theAwful movie being in essence a poorly made clone of Episode IV except woo looks its a girl. This movie has its head so far up its own ass that the main characters gush like little children when meeting really are just cameos from the originals.

Poorly connected series of events and poorly executed. Well done to Disney for pouring $200m into supplicating to the feminists. *Spoiler* And the end? Thats right, they'll kill one of your favourite cameos then try to make you feel better with a Luke cookie. Expectations weren't particularly high since I only saw the trailers.… Expand

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castrovalvaMar 13, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "The Force Awakens" was a galloping disappointment. I probably won't bother seeing the next two movies because this one had me squirming with boredom. With very little variation, it is a scene-by-scene, plot-point by plot point retelling of "A New Hope" and a little bit of "Empire". The movie opens with the image of a Star Destroyer crossing the sky. A masked villain at the head of an army of storm troopers is looking for a messenger. The messenger is caught but the message is hidden in a droid which lands on a desert planet. It is found by a poor hero, who rescues it from a small, unintelligible scavenger. Meanwhile, the messenger is rescued from the enemy ship by an unexpected party. The unexpected party and the hero meet and escape on the Millennium Falcon after having a shootout against tie fighters. They meet Han and Chewie. Han is confronted by bounty hunters because he owes money. They have to blast their way out. Han, the mentor, introduces the hero to the ways of the Force. The masked villain seeks counsel from his dark master. The heroes meet up with the rebellion. Their immediate threat is from a spheroid doomsday device which can destroy entire planets, but it has a single weakness which can be used to blow it up. There is a ticking clock as the doomsday weapon has to charge from the sun. (In the original, it had to come around a planet.) Han, the hero’s mentor figure, is slain by the masked villain while the hero looks on. Han is also the former mentor (father) of the masked figure. The hero has an inconclusive fight with the masked villain. The hero is then sent on a quest to find the only living Jedi master. Ho hum. It's also insulting how easily the female protagonist taps into the Force. She stands her ground against the masked villain in a light saber fight even though she has never touched one before. She also uses the Jedi mind-control trick successfully the very first time she attempts it. But that's to be expected since girls have to be superior to boys in every way in Hollywood films. The last three films were all superior to this one. At least they were original.… Expand

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GeahkMar 23, 2016

It's exactly what I expected. Abrams is a SAFE director. He's not an auteur. He's not going to make anything bad or great, just, good. Fine. Serviceable. Adequate.

I guess I have to admit I find it very disappointing on one hand andIt's exactly what I expected. Abrams is a SAFE director. He's not an auteur. He's not going to make anything bad or great, just, good. Fine. Serviceable. Adequate.

I guess I have to admit I find it very disappointing on one hand and exactly what I knew would happen on the other. Abrams just isn't that talented. He's good enough to make something people don't hate but not good enough to make something special and where my disappointment comes in is that the worst kind of film for me is the forgettable one.

Say what you will about the Prequels but you will never forget them. They are so terrible they are burned into most people's memory despite their best efforts to drink the pain away. Empire Strikes Back is one of the greatest movies ever made. Even Jedi is memorable whether you like killer teddy bears or not!

My expectation and sadness for this film is it will be like Star Trek 2009 in a few years. Everyone will agree they enjoyed it at the time but you won't be able to get anyone to talk about specifics. Because no one actually remembers what happened in Star Trek 2009. It was fun and pretty and empty. It was low-calorie and good enough to not leave a bad after-taste but not good enough to add to any "best films list." I wanted Star Wars to be a GREAT film but as soon as Abrams was picked to do it I knew I wouldn't get that. Abrams was the SAFE choice and safe is forgettable.

It's as if Abrams makes films like Chinese food. You forget them in an hour. They are fun and sparkly and bright while you are watching them but they are like the flashy thing in Men In Black. They make you forget.

I also write. And while I don't claim to be the best storyteller in the world I have written four plays and several short films and a **** of short fiction. I spend considerable thought on why a story works or doesn't. I don't want to spend forever writing about every detail that didn't work but I'll touch on basic points on why Abrams' films are forgettable.

1. All action, no breaks
Abrams doesn't understand pacing. He likes to pack his films with action constantly and never have down time. The problem with this is it's the down time where the audiences processes what they just saw and it stores in long-term memory. All action, no breaks means very little gets moved from your short-term memory to your long-term memory.

2. Cartoon characters
Abrams doesn't understand characters. He understands cliché. He creates characters on templates that are only relateable because you recognize the tropes. This is particularly evident in his own (non-franchise) work. Quick, describe any character from Cloverfield! I'll bet you can't even remember anyone except Hud, and only because his name is repeated a thousand times.

3. Glitz over depth
Abrams doesn't understand themes or subtext. He is incapable of making The Godfather or Apocalypse Now because everything is on the surface. He likes shiny things. He's an ADHD director. He explores nothing below the most shallow aspects of the characters and world.

The reason the original Trilogy is so memorable is because it contains all these important, subtle elements to storytelling. It gives you slow moments after the action to pause and reflect. During these moments it builds subtle characterizations that expand and illuminate the characters thought process and motivations. Through this themes are built and built upon as the story progresses.

Most of what you probably remember from the OT is not the space battles, explosions or even lightsaber duels. You don't remember the Death Star blowing up as much as you remember "Use the force, Luke." It's because everything in the script carefully crafted that moment for you. It is the arc from idiot farm-boy, to frustrated, brat, to being humbled and grieving on the threshold of manhood, losing again, falling in love, learning to seek deeper and that his own concerns are insignificant in the larger galaxy. You see that bumbling brat progress from annoying to interesting through loss and determination. He is given nothing but must earn it.

We see so little development in TFA. Poe might get interesting but he barely was on screen. Finn had the largest arc, going from coward to standing up but he wasn't fleshed out beyond the cartoon. Han and Leia are both regressed. and, Rey, the worst of all never had a floor to start from and had no progress to make. Thank goodness Daisy Ridley is such a good actress because there was nothing to work with there. Any lesser actor could not have pulled that off.

The fact is, I could write an entire book on why TFA didn't work. Why "safe by committee" is a terrible way to make art. Let's hope that Episode VIII is more original.… Expand

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LagstandApr 12, 2016

It's a recycled plot from episode IV and the first half of episode V, the use of a Mary Sue character, filling the feminist agenda, lame dark side counterpart, cheap jokes from the secondary character called Finn.
Just a money grabbingIt's a recycled plot from episode IV and the first half of episode V, the use of a Mary Sue character, filling the feminist agenda, lame dark side counterpart, cheap jokes from the secondary character called Finn.
Just a money grabbing movie, an excuse to eat pop corn and a soda.… Expand

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Unlimitedpower4Apr 18, 2016

Star Wars The Force Awakens is the most disappointing thing since my son.

Every thing in this movie looks like it was written and produced by a 10 year old. I don't evn know how to begin. The Story: Someone force sensetive lives on aStar Wars The Force Awakens is the most disappointing thing since my son.

Every thing in this movie looks like it was written and produced by a 10 year old. I don't evn know how to begin.

The Story:
Someone force sensetive lives on a desert planet where he/she meets an old man. Who they later see die later in the story by someone they knew. But we'll get to that in a second. A Droid carries highly sensetive information. The bad guys goes looking for the droid. The force sensetive character meets the droid. The bad guys goes after him/her. He/she boards the Millenium Falcon and escapes the desert planet to deliver the information the droid has to rebel bases on a forest planet. The bad guys destroyes the planet. Escapes to another plant to destroy the Superweapon. Sounds familliar? That's right, It's the same exact story has A New Hope. Only this one is full of plotholes. I'll get to that later.

The Plotholes:
I'm too lazy to write them down. But I probably won't leave a Youtube link naming them all so I'll just name one. If the rebels already the plans for the Superweapon (I can't remember it's name). Then why diden't they just destroy it way before Han, Finn and Rey arrive? It doesn't make any sense. Anyways let's move on to the characters.

The characters:
Rey: Who is a bad characters. I mean, she learned how to fix ships, take down Siths who's spent years training with a Jedi Master. It doesn't make sense and destroys the immersion
Finn: A black Stormtrooper who takes off him helmet 20 minutes into the movie. Another character who ruins the immersion
Poe: A character who "dies" 30 minutes into the movie and comes back in the last hour of the movie. It's just confusing
Kylo Ren: A badly written characters who tries too hard to be Lord Vader. But he's just annoying.
Captain Phasma: She could actually could have been a cool character. But she just had 5/6 lines in the entire movie and dies in the end.

And you got the old characters. Who's actually interesting and aren't annoying and ruins the immersion.

But I have to credit J.J for putting CGI in every scene. Atleast they aren't terrible. But even George Lucas diden't do that. And he directed 6 Star Wars movies. Now I'd like to discuss further... hold on it's a pack of angry TFA fanboys. I'll end the review here

I rate TFA a 2/10 it has annoying characters, too many plotholes and the same story as A New Hope.… Expand

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ThazariMay 7, 2016

Terrible movie that only has the star wars name going for it. Blatant Mary Sue protagonists, silly villains that feel as if they have crawled out of a GI Joe cartoon, story full of plot holes and events that are scientifically impossible (youTerrible movie that only has the star wars name going for it. Blatant Mary Sue protagonists, silly villains that feel as if they have crawled out of a GI Joe cartoon, story full of plot holes and events that are scientifically impossible (you can't instantly see a planet exploding if it is thousands of light years away, duh).… Expand

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stefankazimirMay 8, 2016

The entire movie is designed solely to please the fans it completly lacks seriousness and a sence of drama,everything is just so predictable for instance you can predict that kylo ren will kill han solo the same moment you see them togheterThe entire movie is designed solely to please the fans it completly lacks seriousness and a sence of drama,everything is just so predictable for instance you can predict that kylo ren will kill han solo the same moment you see them togheter on that bridge plus the storyline is very unclear and unexplained it is not explained what the first order is and why is the resistance fighting them it simply looks as a bad copy of the empire and the rebels.Acting was ok except that there was too much comedy in some parts of the movie,especially because it seemed that jj abrams desperately tried to make some characters look funny like finn for example,and yes kylo ren sucks.… Expand

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clptothetopAug 6, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uninspired. Just a bad remake of Star Wars 4. Only Kylo is an interesting character. All old character feel odd and old. This movie could have been named, Star Wars : The Fan service. Still, I'm giving one more point for the death of Han which is the only scene worth watching. Nice Visual but nothing more.… Expand

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UnevenerSauceMay 30, 2017

Might as well of watched a new hope. No imagination in the story, from pretty much the same trench run to finding a Jedi on a sand planet that's poor. Wouldn't watch again. A disappointment from Disneys first attempt at the Star WarsMight as well of watched a new hope. No imagination in the story, from pretty much the same trench run to finding a Jedi on a sand planet that's poor. Wouldn't watch again. A disappointment from Disneys first attempt at the Star Wars films(not including any animated ones)… Expand

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Volter9Dec 30, 2016

George Lucas would have done it better. The dialogue between rey and finn and that pilot guy(forgot his name) wasn't great, not even good. The good parts of the film were copied from episode 4. But Kylo ren is an interesting character tough,George Lucas would have done it better. The dialogue between rey and finn and that pilot guy(forgot his name) wasn't great, not even good. The good parts of the film were copied from episode 4. But Kylo ren is an interesting character tough, too bad they made him look weak and was made fun of in his first scene. Pls let george lucas direct the next movie… Expand

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arrivistApr 20, 2019

The force Aborted. A souless cash-grab and infantile remake of A New Hope. A sad moment in the history of cinema. Star Wars is dead.

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Jgo77Jun 8, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I anticpated this movie more than almost any movie before it however it was probably the most unoriginal conservative movie ever made. No new ideas just a remake of a new hope without calling it one. I could make a list but it would be too long of the similarities. Also the main character Rey her skills in flying and lightsaber fighting just werent believeable she had basically no training and was able to beat kylo ren. Come on luke didnt beat vader right away he had to train and then lose to vader first. As for kylo ren he was just such a lousy bad guy so weak. The less important things were good effects etc but this movie doesnt deserve the good reviews its gotten just based on the lack of originality alone.… Expand

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WoW1May 26, 2020

I'll destroy everything you love. © Disney
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Я уничтожу все, что ты любишь. © Дисней

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myneeshDec 20, 2017

Is nothing but a fancy reboot and not a patch on the originals. Beat for beat it mirrors a New Hope. New characters that I don't care for and oh Luke gets about 10 seconds in it.
Say what you want about the prequels, at least they had aIs nothing but a fancy reboot and not a patch on the originals. Beat for beat it mirrors a New Hope. New characters that I don't care for and oh Luke gets about 10 seconds in it.
Say what you want about the prequels, at least they had a strong story and introduced new characters, worlds, themes etc. Even in Attack Of The Clones there are some scenes that you really enjoy and can watch again and again. Not so with this. George is missed.… Expand

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Xenon_54May 29, 2018

It's A New Hope all over again. I don't know exactly why it annoys me so much but you can equate basically every character and story development with the original example from A New hope.

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NeoCountJan 10, 2018

I gave it 1 instead of 0 because it is so much better than the VIII episode

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Daishou_UeshibaJan 6, 2020

Rewatching this film after the prequels and originals, i am absolutely STUNNED how many mindless drones seem to enjoy this corporate disney drivel with the "Star Wars" label.

This isn't a Star Wars film, it's a socio-political message aboutRewatching this film after the prequels and originals, i am absolutely STUNNED how many mindless drones seem to enjoy this corporate disney drivel with the "Star Wars" label.

This isn't a Star Wars film, it's a socio-political message about feminism and diversity hamfisted so hard by Disney it's hard to take the heroes, villians or stakes seriously.

The majority of the film is a carbon-copy of A NEW HOPE, except it fell on it's head as a child. No Nuance, No real threat, No life lessons or morals. Just a Mary Sue protagonist perfect at everything and a "villian" who throws temper tantrums and pouts in every scene.

This film is a joke, it's up there with Anakin complaining about Sand and Tuskan Raiders.

The only thing it has going for it, is it's pretty. Pretty, but completely shallow.… Expand

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StomyProMay 27, 2018

While I had fun when I first watched it, every single time I think about this movie it gets worse and worse. In the context of the other films it makes absolutely no sense. Rey is inexplicably the most powerful force user in existence withoutWhile I had fun when I first watched it, every single time I think about this movie it gets worse and worse. In the context of the other films it makes absolutely no sense. Rey is inexplicably the most powerful force user in existence without any hint that there might be more to her than what is readily apparent.

The new villains are a flanderized Empire fan-club with inexplicably more resources than the Galaxy-spanning tyranny they intend to revive. Meanwhile the New Republic is barely mentioned, seemingly powerless and only appearing once on screen when the capital is destroyed by the bad guys Planet-Sized Death Star with a big laser somehow visible from all parts of the galaxy.

The characters a mixed bag with returning fan favorites underwhelming and new characters underdeveloped. All of Han Solo's development from the original trilogy completely undone with no explanation. Leia leads a supposedly Republic-backed "Resistance" force against the new bad guys, the First Order lead by a new totally-not-Emperor shadowy villain.

The movie was not without promise though. All of its mistakes could have been undone if Episode 8 had repaired the damage done to the setting (instead of doubling down and making everything infinitely worse) The new Darth Vader -type character, Kylo Ren was an interesting concept, a villain who was unstable due to constantly comparing himself to a far greater evil he's trying to emulate. Even the First Order itself could have been very interesting if they were portrayed more as an insurgent force with the bereaucratically-entangled Republic attempting to hunt them down ineffectually.

As it stands this film is just a hollow soft-reboot that undoes everything accomplished in the Original Trilogy while wearing its skin to fool people into thinking they're watching the 1977 classic again. What a wasted opportunity...… Expand

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Eaj6Oct 8, 2019

A decent movie with comical charm and tragedy. Good movie overall except for a very important star Wars figure dying. I have rated it 2 stars because of the appearance of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and of course, Chewbacca.

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Lucas_tDec 25, 2019

Perhaps this is the most cowardly Star Wars movie, just making a formula that worked in 1977, the movie is not risky or bold. I would describe this movie as the most cowardly of the saga and the trilogy.

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TEMP0May 30, 2020

I sense no potential whatsoever with this Star Wars movie since nothing really memorable happens in this movie. TFA was directed, written, and produced by the man Jar Jar Abrams himself. This goes for TROS too if I'm being honest.

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Pedda11Jan 5, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Extendet Universe died for this...

This movie is like dangeling keys infront of a toddler.
I once was a huge Star Wars fan, reading the books playing the games and watched the Original Trilogy at least once a year.
TFA is a bad ripoff of A New Hope, the main protagonist is a bland Mary Sue, the other protagonist is a bumbeling idiot, they have a little robot with them wich is a R2D2 ripoff, they need to destroy a bigger Deathstar, MaRey Sue is from a desertplanet and finds not R2D2 wich has information the Empire... the First Order needs(sounds familiar). They coincidentaly find the Milenium Falcon wich MaRey Sue can fly like a pro to escape the not Empire, they coincidentaly meet Han Solo a few minutes later who coincidentaly was near and scanned for the Falcon, coincidentaly Hans enemys (some guys he ripped of) arrive a few minutes later, after that they fly to a cantina Bar where coincidentaly Lukes old Lightsaber is stored.
Just a few examples of the bad writing.
The villian is a bad copy of Vader and the other villian is a bad copy of the Emperor but with a bigger hologram.

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JeffRsonFeb 24, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Film doesn't deliver on its promises. It is a reboot of Episode IV instead of expanding the Star Wars universe, it reducts it to what we already know too well. The First order is a joke. It is a replica of the Empire, making the victory of Episode VI pointless. A betrayal to the original Star Wars.… Expand

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OpposeJul 9, 2020

I’ve read fanfiction with better story and writing then the entire Disney trilogy.

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Xolt3cSep 5, 2020

Disney promised that this was going to be a redemption from the Prequels, but all this movie did was be on par with the Prequels. It's a movie that rehashes the entire Original Trilogy, and copied plot of A New Hope. Even when this movie wasDisney promised that this was going to be a redemption from the Prequels, but all this movie did was be on par with the Prequels. It's a movie that rehashes the entire Original Trilogy, and copied plot of A New Hope. Even when this movie was meant to cater to fans of the Original films and a newer generation, they deserve better.… Expand

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PusheenieloverNov 23, 2020

If you're an old Star Wars fan and went to see this movie when it came out becuase you were excited to see the first new Star Wars movie in over a decade you will be sorely dissapointed. Glad to see the old characters back but story sucks.

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DunyGMar 14, 2021

I don't like Finn's character or Rey's character, but John Boyega and Daisy Ridley acted decently well in my opinion. Adam Driver was awesome and the movie had great visuals, but for me it doesn't feel enough.

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TabbouMay 18, 2023

Sorry but this is NOT a good movie : copy paste of episode IV with a overpowered female character and that's all

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Attila16Jun 6, 2021

A movie with potential but the next movies are ruining it, also the lightsaber scenes suck.

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johndoe43Feb 19, 2022

After the disaster of the "prequel" trilogy, I was initially relieved to hear that Disney had discarded George Lucas's story ideas. Boy was I wrong. The Force Awakens is a pointless retelling of The Return of the Jedi which was a pointlessAfter the disaster of the "prequel" trilogy, I was initially relieved to hear that Disney had discarded George Lucas's story ideas. Boy was I wrong. The Force Awakens is a pointless retelling of The Return of the Jedi which was a pointless retelling of the great original Star Wars. If Disney had an ounce of brains, after spending billions to buy Lusasfilm they would have hired the best sci-fi/fantasy writers they could and plot out a 3-film story arc that would revive the Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon feel of the original Star War. They would have reunited Luke, Han, and Leia here to set in motion a new series of films with a new set of characters—It doesn't happen.

Instead, Disney threw together a soulless, big budget shut-em-up. The only point of the film is lure Star Wars fans back who have vainly hoped that Disney might recapture the magic of the original and The Empire Strikes Back.

The Force Awakens is the War Department Telegram that informs you STAR WARS IS DEAD.… Expand

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insert_hereDec 28, 2015

This movie fails in everyway possible. To echo one if the critic reviews: been there done that. There is simply no purpose for the movie. Poor writing. Poor acting. Dumb story line. 80's special effects and computer graphics that may haveThis movie fails in everyway possible. To echo one if the critic reviews: been there done that. There is simply no purpose for the movie. Poor writing. Poor acting. Dumb story line. 80's special effects and computer graphics that may have worked in the 80's but doesn't work anymore.… 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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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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JBBuDec 26, 2015

This movie must be one of the most overrated films of the century. The acting is wooden, the humour misplaced and the action is clichéd time ten. The plot, if you can call it that, is a little more than a contrived re-make of the first StarThis movie must be one of the most overrated films of the century. The acting is wooden, the humour misplaced and the action is clichéd time ten. The plot, if you can call it that, is a little more than a contrived re-make of the first Star Wars but similar art production that made the first one so fun.… Expand

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SesshomuraiDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't even know where to begin. A lot of the negative reviews here are spot on. You will read the common view that this movie "plays it safe". Well, guess what, it takes what SHOULD be a safe repeat jumble of plot points from E4 and manages to make it completely boring and lifeless. It is paced wrong. Every scene feels rushed, just waiting for the next scene where something improbable happens because the plot or director requires it. Characters seem to acquire skills for complex tasks instantly. Oh, you jump aboard the falcon, get in the cockpit and moments later you are pulling complex aerial maneuvers and shooting down tie fighters? Really? One moment you're digging junk out of the sand, the next you're an ace pilot?

Nearly every scene is a copy from some other movie. Yet another death star clone base. I think its called something silly like 'super destroyer base' or something. Literally. In the first 30 minutes, stuff just happens without explanation. Han just "shows up" on the falcon in space. Gee that was easy. Just appear.
Somehow the resistance, lead by Lea, had no clue about this nearby death star pointed at them. No problem. We'll just send the rusty old falcon and about 5 or 6 X wings to take care of it. Oh, can't forget about lowering the shields first. Got to do that. And of course, there's a "bullseye" shaped cooling system or some other made-up thing that, if destroyed, would cause a chain reaction. This target is right there in the open for all to see.

In between the actual plot related events (and there weren't many), the filler scenes were pointless and distracting.

The relationship between Finn and Rey is even more awkward and unnatural than E2-3, which I didn't think was even possible. And the empire apparently has become an equal opportunity employer and ditched its fascist ways.

The stormtroopers are no longer clones, but actual humans presumably abducted. So its ok to kill them now? No one cared about killing clone stormtroopers but now they're real people, more like slaves of the empire, so we just kill them along the way. That's messed up.

I could go on, but to mad. Or maybe sad. Can't decide which. I give it a 1 for the few chewbacca lines that made me laugh. The rest was a complete waste.… Expand

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lazlo2020Jan 1, 2016

At least he was original with the prequels and tried to explore different issues and topics with the 1st half of his story which really is the rise, fall, and redemption of Anakin Skywalker by his son Luke Skywalker.

The movie has tons ofAt least he was original with the prequels and tried to explore different issues and topics with the 1st half of his story which really is the rise, fall, and redemption of Anakin Skywalker by his son Luke Skywalker.

The movie has tons of plot holes and you don't need to recycle an entire plot to reinvigorate a great series. This was P.C. Star Wars. Finn was such a stereotypical African American character, all loud and making unnecessary comments. Dude came off like a fanboy in a Star Wars film, crossed with Will Smith in Wild Wild West or some other stupid film making a joke every 5 seconds. And before someone even dares pull the race card, just look at Lando in Empire Strikes Back. There was a strong minority character, who was just as suave and sophisticated as Han Solo yet he sold him out only to become a hero when he realized that he was wrong. Finn went AWOL but then spent the whole movie making jokes...like come on. And don't get me started on Kylo Ren, dude was cool from a character prospective but he was soooooo emo. What supposed imposing villain wrecks a room when people fail him, Darth Vader killed his own military personnel and walked off without a care in the world trying to accomplish his mission.

The prequels often struggled to establish any sort of clear storytelling conceit, beyond the idea that Anakin Skywalker would eventually turn to the Dark Side. Yet they also tried to move beyond the simplistic "good vs evil" conflicts in the original technology. They didn't succeed at this, but their ambition to tell more subtle, political stories about how easy it is to be corrupted by power and greed offered more nuance than they get credit for. This falls mostly on Lucas because everyone and their grandmother knows he can't write dialogue; he never could. He is a visionary. You have to ask yourself, are you as emotionally invested in a story when you already know the outcome...the answer is no. That's why the prequels are only good when you watch Episode 1-6 in order. It gets progressively better until, to steal Darth Vader's quote, "The circle is now complete." You watch just the Original Trilogy it is like "What is this prequel crap???"

The Force Awakens takes a totally opposite approach, mostly just offering up far too slavish devotion to the entire Original Trilogy. Yes there's a new poorly developed conflict between good and evil. There is a new character who must be trained in the ways of the Force, yet there are plot points and character beats that are lifted wholesale, or just disguised with a simple gender flip. That's lame when it comes to storytelling when it lacks true originality. That's why The Force Awakens is trapped by its forebears. Everyone wants to say that this was a return to form. The series was not a massacre in a scrap heap after the prequels, that's the language of over zealous fanboys who want to crucify George Lucas for doing whatever he wanted with "his" story/series. The Force Awakens is a total disappointment and the greatest fraud in the history of film. The Original Trilogy is 24 Karat Gold, The Force Awakens is Fool's Gold...it look like Star Wars, sounds like Star Wars, but it doesn't shine like Star Wars. I rather watch A New Hope 10 times in a row on my 60" HD home set-up then spend $13 to watch The Force Awakens in IMAX, pretty much says it all.… Expand

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Fuzi0nDec 26, 2015

Mickey Mouse asked Jar Jar Binks' dimwitted twin brother Jar Jar Abrams to make a Star Wars movie. "Meesa good directa!", Jar Jar Abrams said to Mickey, "I maksa bestest Star Wars movie evars!"

And the result was a pile of badly directedMickey Mouse asked Jar Jar Binks' dimwitted twin brother Jar Jar Abrams to make a Star Wars movie. "Meesa good directa!", Jar Jar Abrams said to Mickey, "I maksa bestest Star Wars movie evars!"

And the result was a pile of badly directed steaming bantha poop with horrid writing. But Mickey Mouse was more than happy, because he hyped it so much that it made a lot of money anyway.… Expand

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SIckTired72Mar 28, 2016

Over hyped recycled garbage from Episode IV.

Poor writing and lackluster story. Its as if the writer decided to copy and paste the script from New Hope, replace the characters and reshuffle sequence of events. If you've seen the originalOver hyped recycled garbage from Episode IV.

Poor writing and lackluster story. Its as if the writer decided to copy and paste the script from New Hope, replace the characters and reshuffle sequence of events. If you've seen the original trilogy, don't bother with this movie. Ideas are ALL reused i.e. Star Killer = Death Star, potential force user on desert planet, droid carrying message, Death star / Star killer destroys entire planet, small wing of X-wings finds a weak spot and destroys Death Star / Star Killer, main antagonist reports to a higher master (Snoke/Sidious) and so many other parallels.

Nothing new but juvenile characters and narrative. Light saber duals are pathetic, at least the prequels fights were awesome. Would have been a zero if not for the original cast.… Expand

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kmdcanadaDec 19, 2015

Unbelievable. Total copy of the old ones and no where near as good. Looked like a tv made for movie! No plot at all. Nothing made any sense.

The only good parts were anything that was not an exact copy of the first one. Should have beenUnbelievable. Total copy of the old ones and no where near as good. Looked like a tv made for movie! No plot at all. Nothing made any sense.

The only good parts were anything that was not an exact copy of the first one. Should have been called Star Wars Directors cut… Expand

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El3ment_514Apr 8, 2016

This movie was as bad as the last ones.

- Villain has a couple temper tantrums and tears up computers with his light saber. Funny stuff. He looks like someone who plays dungeons and dragons. The helmet should have never come off. - FordThis movie was as bad as the last ones.

- Villain has a couple temper tantrums and tears up computers with his light saber. Funny stuff. He looks like someone who plays dungeons and dragons. The helmet should have never come off.
- Ford and Fishers performances were terrible. They should just retire
- Oh no, not another deathstar, but this one is a lot bigger and more powerful with of course a weak spot
- Storm trooper escapes wants to get to the outer rim, but the lady he "just met" just will not let him leave. Like they have some bond after an hour of hanging out
- Luke has a 20 second scene with no dialog? Why?
Plot was really good, but with poor performances and a lackluster soundtrack the movie was just a pain to get through. I am done with this Galaxy far far away… Expand

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CannilyMar 29, 2016

~~20min into the movie and I couldn't watch it any longer. What a piece of crap.
It lost the Star Wars feeling completely.
The voices of the actors are horrible... the girl is annoying and the Sith laughable. Over everything is a Disney~~20min into the movie and I couldn't watch it any longer. What a piece of crap.
It lost the Star Wars feeling completely.
The voices of the actors are horrible... the girl is annoying and the Sith laughable.
Over everything is a Disney sugar coat.
It is illogical (as in, doesn't care about any Star Wars logic).
Enough to go. Don't wast your time and watch this insult if you are a fan of the old Star Wars movies.… Expand

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WheatersApr 11, 2016

Very average. It was exactly the same as the original story - a Death Star (but bigger and called something slightly different). The Good Guys have to get through the protective force-field, which is exactly the same story-line; a small squadVery average. It was exactly the same as the original story - a Death Star (but bigger and called something slightly different). The Good Guys have to get through the protective force-field, which is exactly the same story-line; a small squad of fighters have to destroy the force-field generator (which they manage to do right at the last second); the whole thing blows up, the Good Guys win, Bad Guys all dead, except one which allows a sequel.
Also, they had to bring in EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER from the first movie. This is great for the actors, but felt completely artificial and unnecessary. C3P0 always was an irrelevance, and was still so in this film. Boooorrrrring bands in the bar, AGAIN. The action was good, the CGI excellent, the Bad Guys very good. Han's son was good as a Bad Guy, and I think the Supreme Leader Bad Guy is going to be very good in the next one, but I'd like to see a new story-line. This whole movie was simply a copy. Better action and CGI, but no new ideas.… Expand

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LucasMoltoJan 1, 2016

Worst of them all. Shame on Disney and the director you have ruin this world. Really bad script and editing. Score was awful and the acting from tv movie.

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JustinsbDec 31, 2015

Daisy Ridley ("Rey") was brilliant and may save the franchise - overall though this is the most overhyped movie of the decade. The performances were mostly weak, the script was mediocre, other than Rey the new characters are uninteresting (orDaisy Ridley ("Rey") was brilliant and may save the franchise - overall though this is the most overhyped movie of the decade. The performances were mostly weak, the script was mediocre, other than Rey the new characters are uninteresting (or annoying) and most of the film is borrowed from the original trilogy or other franchises.… Expand

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dougaussieMay 19, 2016

if you saw this movie, having never seen a star wars movie, be realistic, As a stand alone SCI FI movie, would it rate two stars? Theres no depth of character in my opinion, the connection between the original movies and this movie has been lost.

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GoloithDec 26, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly. I seriously cannot believe how paid-off these critics are. Anyone who even has a shred of intelligence that has seen the other movies knows how bad this film was. Not only that, but there is simply some BIG mistakes in the plot. My issues:
(1) How many death star/planets is there going to be? I guess we're going to see 2-3 more I suppose......
(2) Why would someone like Captain Phasma just hand willing lower the shields.....I mean someone who would be in her position had to be ruthless to get there and would die or even trick Han Solo and Finn before lowering those shields.
(3) How in the world did Rey defeat Kylo Ren? Ok I get it that Rey is the main character and shouldn't die, but the first movie should have established the next set of movies by Rey fleeing from Kylo who's simply cannot pursue Rey because of setback to the Empire
(4) Leia loses the love of her life and her son (emotionall speaking). Leia should have dropped to the ground on her knees and cried out in sorrow, much like Luke does when he finds out Vader is his father. This was practically emotionaless.

How any critic can ignore the 4 above problems is just mind boggling. Honestly, Meta-Critic should just get rid of Critic reviews since their such **** these days.… Expand

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Kalasanty11Jan 15, 2016

If you have watched New Hope, don't bother with this one. Story is just a rehash, only worse in almost every regard. Villain is just a pathetic imitation of Vader. People were complaining about how Anakin's turning to the dark side looked...If you have watched New Hope, don't bother with this one. Story is just a rehash, only worse in almost every regard. Villain is just a pathetic imitation of Vader. People were complaining about how Anakin's turning to the dark side looked... But it was still a masteriece compared to how terrible character of Kylo Ren is. Relations between characters are artificial and... damn, so much to say, but can't because of spoilers. Don't waste your money on this movie and just wait until it will be released on TV. In 2 years, or 10... doesn't really matter, you aren't loosing much.… Expand

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bersekesDec 20, 2015

It's an absolutly avarage movie. I could say it's also the fourth worse and the fourth best star wars movie. If it wouldn't be star wars you would forget it in a few days.

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Castian77Dec 23, 2016

I Felt like the main heroine had the Mother of Dragons treatment:
They got everything handed down.
She deserved nothing she came by, she is uninteresting until the end of the movie. The "Force is strong in her" is more an excuse than a reasonI Felt like the main heroine had the Mother of Dragons treatment:
They got everything handed down.
She deserved nothing she came by, she is uninteresting until the end of the movie.
The "Force is strong in her" is more an excuse than a reason for her to have every single ability better than everyone else.
All the characters revolved around her and her actions only, every other character personalities changed or were modified to fit this one void character of heroine.

Kylo Ren sucks ass.
Old characters were there just to past the torch to bland awfull new characters stating "This new guys are awesome", but they're not.

The one Stormtrooper with a melee weapon had more interesting background and things to say than the main heroine, and this trooper says just one line and appears 8 seconds in the movie.… Expand

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Htaed1239Dec 19, 2015

Let me say a few things here that other reviews haven't mentioned! Apparently an old Han Solo could "time when to break out of light speed/warp" - in order to perfectly land just past the defenses of the First Order but also not crash intoLet me say a few things here that other reviews haven't mentioned! Apparently an old Han Solo could "time when to break out of light speed/warp" - in order to perfectly land just past the defenses of the First Order but also not crash into the planet. Come on now, this is fantasy, but its called "science-fiction" for a reason - its suppose to be at least logical.

How is it Kylo Ren has such a powerful wielding of the force that he can indefinitely pause blaster beams in mid air(the very beginning of the movie).... but then when he locks arms with young girl he is overpowered by her? I mean, I know he had a grievous wound - how the hell was he able to run in front of them so quickly then? Force walk?

You come to find that the "force" is now just a convenient excuse used by this movie to string the plot together and explain unbalanced character powers to get them out of situations they shouldn't be able to.

WHY is there a "map to find Luke Skywalker"... does he never leave this planet? And then when he is finally found, why is it so absolutely uninteresting? No great jedi temple, no ancient ruins - no encampment, absolutely no signs of "hiding here for decades".

How is it that the Milennium Falcon happens to be junk on the same planet as all these events - and right when they power it up and fly it after "possibly years and years" - it is found by Han Solo within "hours"? Of it's launch? Was there a homing beacon inside it which alerted him when it was turned on - why wasn't this explained in the movie?

WHY DO NONE OF THEM EVER CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES? THEY ARE ALL WEARING THE SAME CLOTHES THROUGH-OUT THE ENTIRE MOVIE. And this is what confuses me the most - how long "fiction time" does the movie actually take place over? I can't tell how many days it was - there never seems to be any "rest" - except when maybe travelling to the rebel planet on the millennium falcon - and then maybe rescuing Rey. I think its because none of them change their clothes, or ever seem to find a "point of rest", I don't understand how fast everything in the movie is occurring in movie-time.

Also - like someone said before - THIRD DEATHSTAR WITH SAME EXACT VULNERABILITY? I MEAN - you have enough construction capital to build massive planet-sized weapons but they can be destroyed by 1 common fighter ship - not once - but three times?

What the hell happened to the republic after the fall of the emperor? Did I miss this in the prologue? Why are the "rebels" still "rebels" or the "resistance" if the empire fell? Who are they resisting? The First Order? How did that reconstitute itself so quickly - and why hasn't it been challenged by anything else?

WHY did they make the bad guys so explicitly Nazi - even with the Heil Hitler thing. Its just bad taste - especially because it superficializes fascism - it takes the "ostentatious staging" - but not of the underlying passions for that in the first place. AND WHY were all the highest officers younger than 25 years old? General Hux is how old? Kyle Ren is how old? And the people that report to them are also college age?

The last thing I say - the holographic supreme leader Snoke - so they built an enormous hanger inside a star destroyer(or I'm assuming Star killer) - with all those strange ruins - just for a projector of him?

I have to say there were some really cool/creative action scenes, some really funny and cute moments - but the whole thing was soulless.… Expand

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JJthisApr 18, 2016

I thought Disney was a company who was all about creativity and fresh ideas. Instead they gave us the story of Episode IV again.
They were just trying to play on nostalgia and hoped it would get the votes...well it did. It got a lot ofI thought Disney was a company who was all about creativity and fresh ideas. Instead they gave us the story of Episode IV again.
They were just trying to play on nostalgia and hoped it would get the votes...well it did. It got a lot of votes.
I, for one, would have preferred a more original approach.
The action was great and there were some awesome moments, but the plot parts that weren't exactly that of ep IV were just so predictable.
I'd score it lower if it weren't for the actors that did such great jobs.… Expand

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TereskDec 26, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1. If your plans for the conquest of the galaxy twice failed, do not worry. You just have to build a new battle station, but even larger. The third time you certainly succeed.
2. A talented engineer, a pilot from God, a stalker, a self-taught Jedi mastered in half an hour more than Luke in the whole trilogy, modest, beautiful, sympathetic...Strange only that her name is Ray, and not Mary Sue.
3. All the giant battle stations have special rooms made to the inside could fly a fighter plane and destroy it from within.
4. If, in the distant, distant galaxy using e-mail, Skype or some other data exchange system, the film would be reduced to about five minutes.
5. In a difficult situation, when you run away from the attack aircraft and fighters do not worry - there will always be nearby unprotected "Millennium Falcon" just waiting to be stolen.
6. Under the stormtrooper armor can hide thin and vulnerable person who realizes that he is not a murderer, and leave the evil order.( He will have to kill a bunch of their colleagues - but if they are evil, then obviously it is not considered murder.)
7.Skywalker children always disappoint their parents. Genetics, not otherwise.
8.You like young Anakin from the prequel trilogy? Then the good news you enjoy Kylo Ren even more.
9.If one of the characters in the film said at the right moment, "I'm not your father," All probably would have turned out the same way. But at least it would be funny.

And finally...
10.If you want to continue the "Star Wars", but do not know how - it does not matter. Just copy the plot of the most popular movie in the saga. No one will even notice the difference.… Expand

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NoshidoDec 27, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really am a star wars fan. I have collected the comics, books and games. I have always really enjoyed this universe as a little diversion form that lame thing we call life. So, when I heard that a new film was coming I was excited. Then they tell me ALL the cannon for the past 30 years is gone, poof. sigh... Okay fine, there were some things I didn't really like here and there anyway, so lets see what you got JJ.

Maybe, this will fix some of the things that went wrong in the EU, make an even better chapter. Right? NO. This uninhibited story opportunity is wasted completely to give us nothing new at all. There were so many directions they could have gone, and rich lore to pull from, why do this?

The story is simply non existent. The characters have little motivation for there reactions and show no real conflicting feeling or depth. Everything we see is unoriginal, stolen or uninteresting. One of the biggest issues is the core concept of the film. They are searching for Luke, but why? First he is not needed, they defeat the first order with a handful of x-wing pilots and a space janitor. Second he walks away from everything to find the first Jedi temple because he failed, but leaves a nebulous trail of bread crumbs in the form of a map? This makes less than zero sense. Last Rey beats Kylo Ren with ease with zero training, what the heck does she need to get better at? She already can mind trick move objects and saber fight soooo...?

One of the worst elements of the film is the hand holding, figuratively. Every time something happens in the film that needs explanation through good acting or story telling, they instead have a character break it down in simple sentences so we don't miss it. If a film is made well I feel it should be able to communicate to the audience without such heavy handed tactics. A look, a quick visual, something. In this film we don't see any of this. It would appear that Disney believes its audience is brain damaged or at the least far below average intelligence. I don't mind suspending disbelief but this film asks me to suspend cognitive function in order to be entertained. I give this film 1/10 instead of zero for one reason. The visuals were at least accurate to the universe, but not one plot point or character is worth a point.

It was painful to see something I loved destroyed this way. I think of what fans would have done if Peter Jackson had decided that Tolkien was no longer cannon in lord of the rings and made something like this. It would have redefined backlash, as it was he got a lot of flack for not staying close enough to the books, but in star wars its okay to flush everything the fans love down the toilet cause Disney. sigh...… Expand

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besstDec 28, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. STAR WARS a review from a fan. Spoilers!!!

Banal story, poorly told. Uninspired, silly, forced dialogue. Unqualified actors with zero chemistry with the script or other actors. Under developed characters. Sluggish pacing. Ridiculous, absurd, nonthreatening, lightweight, villain. (Worst bad guy in history) Princess Leia is his mother? Luke is his uncle? Darth Vader is his grandfather and he's an inept Jedi, beaten up by a silly, underwritten, girl????? The villain alone gives this movie an F, and everyone who has seen it over 17 knows it. Attempt at humor a complete failure. Old characters tired looking with nothing to say, yet the only redeeming factor of the whole movie.
Stupid. Poorly cast. Poorly written. Better CGI in the prequels. Terrible fight scenes. Special effects sucked.
Boorish mess that should have been left on the cutting room floor.
I almost walked out.
Like J J Abrams Trek films, it was nonsensical, loud, and instantly forgettable.
My grade: D+
Now all the star wars nuts will flip out, when they know in their little hearts that this was not a good movie.
And this is how hey kill off Han Solo? By some wimpy, whiney, temper tantrum throwing show girl???
Your kidding, right?
I am stuned by the reviews.
I think this was the worst of the series.
Come on! You thought that villain was worthy???? You thought that RN was a good character? Or a good actor for that matter? All that panting and sweating for the first 10 minutes of the movie. Zero chemistry between the 2 main leads????
Please.
This movie is a disgrace.… Expand

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ctn1187Dec 22, 2015

I really liked this movie the first time when it was called Star Wars episode IV: A New Hope. that was a good movie. this was A New Hope with better special effects and worse acting and writing.

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CameraBounceGodJan 24, 2016

the only thing that could have made this movie more annoying.....is the girl ...its like why would a girl be trying to take down the government....i don't even understand......women can't even relate to being in that underdog position.....ifthe only thing that could have made this movie more annoying.....is the girl ...its like why would a girl be trying to take down the government....i don't even understand......women can't even relate to being in that underdog position.....if anything positive comes from this one maybe this movie might make women see that they are next to black guys on the list...and rappers or black guys always like women so theres no surprise there that hes helping her...with only a half hour left i really don't care if napolean dynomite gets new world order girl to the reptilian so that she can lose to its dark side ....if i wanted to see a girls face worshiped like its the second coming i would have watched anything else.......i would have killed my dad too if a girl I was in charge of killing escaped too......how dare the world not realize that woman are terrible overpopulaters drawing everyone in..how dare you all conspire against me How DAarre Youuu...there might has well have been a graphic sex scene....that actually sounds pretty good seeing how a black guy with a regular saber is holding his own against a guy with training and crucifix saber...wow dynomite can't do the first thing luke learned to do " get his saber from the snow with the force"....did they just already blow up the new death star? someone behind this movie has to know that there are people in the audience like me or else i've never been so pissed....im glad i waited to watch this online.....I would never go to the theater even to watch catcher in the rye....it would just ruin it especially now seeing how everyone alive is a phony...........Ok... maybe the next one won't have girl face in it or at the very least no rebel N… Expand

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Henry0012Dec 28, 2015

The Force Awaken plays it way too safe and it feels almost rather like a nostalgia trip than a new story line with interesting story arc. So much has been borrowed from New Hope. The villains are so underwhelming and cliche. They are moreThe Force Awaken plays it way too safe and it feels almost rather like a nostalgia trip than a new story line with interesting story arc. So much has been borrowed from New Hope. The villains are so underwhelming and cliche. They are more pathetic than evil honestly. The good guys are kicking butt with hardly any training. Luke was actually struggling for entire 3 movies against the empire. I'm sorry but the attempt to be politically correct has ruined it. It's really a fun movie for family outing. Maybe kids will love it, but you're not going to find a lot of creativity and interesting new stuffs with this one.… Expand

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Joesmith457Apr 24, 2018

This movie is derivative, it rides off the coat tails of the original trilogy. The characters are set up for interesting arcs but end up being nothing but false flags, nothing's changed really, it's just the original trilogy all over again,This movie is derivative, it rides off the coat tails of the original trilogy. The characters are set up for interesting arcs but end up being nothing but false flags, nothing's changed really, it's just the original trilogy all over again, the only interesting new character is the Kylo Ren character but that's about it.… Expand

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BlackVoidDec 29, 2015

Reused content from the old films. Yet again, there is a Death Star to be destroyed. Yet another force field needs to be downed by Han Solo and team. The Emperor is back, the same old bald man. Darth Vader also has a reincarnate, anotherReused content from the old films. Yet again, there is a Death Star to be destroyed. Yet another force field needs to be downed by Han Solo and team. The Emperor is back, the same old bald man. Darth Vader also has a reincarnate, another masked villain, but he fails to scare. Another bar filled with aliens. Another fight on a bridge over an abyss. The only novelties are a heroine and a hero of african descent (?). I missed the revelation by Chewbakka that he is gay.

And the film manages to be worse than episode 4. The last SW movie I will see in this life, a waste of time and money.

Oh, I forgot to mention: it is incredibly predictable and also boring.… Expand

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SirNilesIVFeb 17, 2016

I never thought I would say this, but I miss Lucas. This has to be one of the biggest let-downs of a movie I can remember. I really had high hopes, but everything is just wrong. JJ Abrams is a horrible and laconic director. The story is aI never thought I would say this, but I miss Lucas. This has to be one of the biggest let-downs of a movie I can remember. I really had high hopes, but everything is just wrong. JJ Abrams is a horrible and laconic director. The story is a literal rip-off. And the characters are so imbued with SJWisms that it's virtually unwatchable. I can't wait for someone to do the Soderbergh-esque cut of this, like he did for 2001. Perhaps a truly talented director can put some lipstick on this pig.… Expand

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JonhyBotApr 22, 2016

If it was never made nothing would've been lost. Apart the visuals everything is rushed and bad. It added nothing new to the Star Wars universe and if you squeeze it really hard you will get 2 drop of juice at max. Many things have been saidIf it was never made nothing would've been lost. Apart the visuals everything is rushed and bad. It added nothing new to the Star Wars universe and if you squeeze it really hard you will get 2 drop of juice at max. Many things have been said so i will not add more. If you want to see a brainless action movie where you get brain cancer by viewing it, then go and do it. If you're watching it thinking it is a Star Wars movie, please don't get your expectations high, or even at a average level...acting, script, plot...all bad. Like i said it is a rushed dumbed-down eye-fest and that's it.… Expand

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ArcticFrenzyAug 6, 2016

extremely boring, occasionally even awkward, so much i was actually skipping and fast-forwarding scenes, seems like visuals are just enough for casual viewers.

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WEL16Dec 30, 2015

This movie is not better than "A New Hope" and it is not better than "The Phantom Menace" either even with JarJar Binks. "The Force Awakens" feels formulaic, it doesn't introduce any new elements to the series and it plays it safe from startThis movie is not better than "A New Hope" and it is not better than "The Phantom Menace" either even with JarJar Binks. "The Force Awakens" feels formulaic, it doesn't introduce any new elements to the series and it plays it safe from start to finish by emulating A New Hope.

The movie's full of beautiful special effects and there are some amazing action scenes at the beginning and some at the end but seeing how high critics are rating the movie it seems such shallow crap was enough to satisfy them. Me on the other hand enjoyed the movie for what it was. A competent and sometimes fun but it wasn't anything special or something I'd watch a second time.… Expand

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DrunkenJedi92Dec 22, 2015

Nostalgia Porn Episode XXX: Not The Prequels

Were it not for the fan service and the progressive/feminists pandering, people would realize its just a shallow remake of A New Hope that lacks any real emotional impact with the mostNostalgia Porn Episode XXX: Not The Prequels

Were it not for the fan service and the progressive/feminists pandering, people would realize its just a shallow remake of A New Hope that lacks any real emotional impact with the most interesting elements of the movie happening in exposition stories.

The more I think about the motivation and creative drive behind this movie, the ugglier it looks. Jedi and Disney are manipulating the fans with X-Wing porn and fan service, and puppets wile adding nothing of substance to Star Wars that we didn't already have.

We have female Jedi. We have black characters. In the Clone Wars cartoon we had an intersperses couple that had hybrid children (something that's far more interesting than a forced interracial romance) Is anyone even against that anymore in our society??! I wouldn't even bring it up if it weren't for the fact that JJ clearly cast these characters to look like a progressive champion among his Hollywood buddies. Expect Episode X to feature an African Luke if Finn doesn't end up with Poe in another progressive twist in the last movie. It would not surprise me at all if that happened since they already ripped off enough of a New Hope. I know if I was going to make a lazy progressive rip off Empire Strikes Back to follow up this, I would have Finn and Poe for the sake of forced equally straight out of a gay star wars fanfic. They already made a third Death Star, had Ray successfully performing and Jedi Mind + beating (but not killing) the bad guy, shipping Ray and Finn together is the only logical step forward in this pattern of nostalgia/progressive pandering. And that does happen, anyone who does question the cinematic or literary of Episode VIII will be condemned for homophobia.

Story telling is dead, and Hollywood thinks you are all idiots who will eat anything they serve you if it has a nice coat of paint. Say what you want about Lucas, but I would rather watch a three hour Jar Jar Binks stand alone film than be re-fed my childhood and calling it better than Revenge of The Sith (One of my all time favorite movies second only New Hope which they just ruined.)… Expand

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duremifiedDec 30, 2015

another jj total failure, he ruins star trek he ruin also star wars. Mediocre and lame movie. The characters seem chosen random on the road, the bad guy looks like a sociopath with anger management issues and the whole story is a reboot ofanother jj total failure, he ruins star trek he ruin also star wars. Mediocre and lame movie. The characters seem chosen random on the road, the bad guy looks like a sociopath with anger management issues and the whole story is a reboot of the first film: a robot must deliver something, the chars defend the robot and blah blah blah. A copy and paste from episone 4 a total shame.… Expand

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Bullets4allDec 25, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. worst Star Wars movie series.
Where the hell have found that crow in the lead role?
Note the absence of Lucas, the film is weak.
Only the applicant made this movie to be successful… Expand

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PapaKnowsBestApr 4, 2016

The original trilogy was fantastic, the prequels I'm willing to pretend didn't happen but this film was a real let down, so much potential completely wasted.

It gets 1 for the special effects, which where incredible, but for a film withThe original trilogy was fantastic, the prequels I'm willing to pretend didn't happen but this film was a real let down, so much potential completely wasted.

It gets 1 for the special effects, which where incredible, but for a film with the budget this film had we can expect that. What was unexpected was the lack of imagination, terrible plot and dull characters all of which were so bad that I am going to abandon the franchise. Its such a shame… Expand

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GucciBalboaDec 27, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In Empire Strikes Back, Luke's lightsaber is gone for good when it falls on Cloud City.

How the **** did that orange **** retrieve it? That seems like an impossible task. And even if they did somehow manage to find it, how did they know it was Luke's?… Expand

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Xan_RyilJan 11, 2016

Force Awakens is kind of movie which makes you miss James Cameron. The visionary director who actually understands the need and desire of the audience. Force Awaken even lacks the philosophy offered by original movie. It’s a product which isForce Awakens is kind of movie which makes you miss James Cameron. The visionary director who actually understands the need and desire of the audience. Force Awaken even lacks the philosophy offered by original movie. It’s a product which is made with only one intention, ‘Feed the hungry fans and cash the cow’.
Starting with the story, it was like watching A New Hope’s mesh up with Jurassic World. All elements of the Original movie were present. The Trio of young characters, the good turned bad antagonist and his relationship with the protagonist. Even the death star and some old stars were there. There absolutely is no real goal in the movie. We movie from securing the map to preparing the Jedi to destroying the death star. And story itself has holes big enough to swallow a galaxy which is far far away. It seems that in last 30 years only earth have progressed in technology and biological domain, the galaxy which was so advance 40 years ago, now seems be living the same. Like the original series, antagonists are not killed and neither the family of protagonist is revealed. I wonder if they have any idea about DNA and biology. Also it’s not clear that how come antagonist know a lot of technology. From a 30 years old spaceship to a newly built death star. She knows the right circuits to pull out. Characters seemed to be very distant throughout the movie. There absolutely was no chemistry between Han Solo and Princess/General Lea. Who unexpectedly is never mentioned to be from Jedi family. Although after recent success of female protagonist oriented film series, they did pass the torch to a girl.
Moving to visual effects and cinematography, perhaps the focus really was to add unnecessary and blunt action sequence. Much like prequels directed by George Lucas, colors were blurred and not so bright. There was no need to watch the movie in Imax or 3d, the worst a director can do to a 3d movie. J J Abrams really lacked a vision here. It is just like watching a 2d film.
Acting is okie, Although I did not understand some of the wits. Daisy Ridley is great in her role. She wore the role over and is the best thing in movie crossover. Harrison Ford is good and easy in his role. Carrie Fisher is alright. She did not have much to do that explains more than enough make up even at crucial times. John Boyega and Oscar Isaac played split up of Han Solo’s character with not much required jokes.
One goes with high expectation but returns very disappointed.… Expand

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TowelzzDec 20, 2015

Damn that was a disappointment. This felt more like mediocre fan fiction rather than a continuation of the Star Wars saga. The plot and story are identical to that of A New Hope and the whole film was basically just one replacement movie inDamn that was a disappointment. This felt more like mediocre fan fiction rather than a continuation of the Star Wars saga. The plot and story are identical to that of A New Hope and the whole film was basically just one replacement movie in terms of characters. All of the old characters and their roles were replaced by the new characters in this. There was really nothing that separated this film from the others. It just felt like one giant remake of the original trilogy!… Expand

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DarkHorseSkiDec 18, 2015

THERE ARE NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. The movie does a good enough job spoiling itself. Let's just say, you've seen this plot before, within the Star Wars franchise, no less. There is very little that is actually good about this movie andTHERE ARE NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. The movie does a good enough job spoiling itself. Let's just say, you've seen this plot before, within the Star Wars franchise, no less. There is very little that is actually good about this movie and this is coming from a long time Star Wars and JJ Abrams fan who had nothing but positive expectations coming into this flick. This movie is NOT as bad as Episode 1, but that is about all you can say. Even if a certain, hated, Gungan had lost his head to our new lightsaber wielding bad guy, it still would have been a bad movie (but that certainly would have helped! hint, hint, Disney when you consider digitally re-editing these movies in the future...) There are soooo many holes in the plot because, clearly, while we repeat the past in this movie, nobody has ever learned from it.… Expand

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blow0021Dec 18, 2015

After drinking from the well of Happabore backwash that is Star Wars VII, Phantom Menace's Bantha Fodder appears quite appetizing. But a couple of trees are cut down with lightsabers in a beautiful snow lit background so its got that going for it.

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AntonvolovJan 5, 2016

No logic at all. Goddamned copy of episode 4 in favourite Disney style. Very bad continuation of great saga. J. J. Abrams ruined Lucas's property. I am going to read books from EU.

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Grubes2001Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS INSIDE
Another disappointed french fan here !
Scenario is incredibly messy and exclude any form of subtelty (the fact that Kylo Ren is Han solo son is announced straight away, and he is close to call Darth Vador grandaddy at some point). Same scenario as episode IV with 0 suspense concerning the battle (no problem to walk in the bad guys station, 1 fighter can make the whole planet explode, useless captain phasma, Finn moral problems only during first 5 minutes etc.)
Rey can defeat a sith without any training, both in term of lightsaber and force mastery, which is just ridiculous knowing it took Luke 3 episodes to achieve same results.
New characters lack any form of charism and the old ones are linked in a stupid way to the plot (though Han solo/ Chewbacca save the day) or completely useless (Hello Princ.. General Leia).
Finally, production is messy, with all the usual boring JJ abrams visual effects, and even the soundtrack is **** up (new musics adds nothing, bad use of classic themes)
So guys go watch the movie and make your own opinion, for my part I will wait for the dvd to give it another shot… Expand

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barbariancloneDec 18, 2015

What a disappointment!
The whole movie feels like a cheap ripoff of episode 4.Fans waited over thirty years for this...and we got a remake disguised as a sequel.

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tommyt1984Dec 18, 2015

What a crock. I feel like Ralphie in A Christmas Story when he finally gets his decoder pin and decodes a secret message only to find its a "crummy commercial".

I love Star Wars. This "film" is not Star Wars. The plot is garbage. It isWhat a crock. I feel like Ralphie in A Christmas Story when he finally gets his decoder pin and decodes a secret message only to find its a "crummy commercial".

I love Star Wars. This "film" is not Star Wars. The plot is garbage. It is riddled with holes and uses simply ridiculous devices to bring characters together and move things forward. The pacing is hyperactive and clunky. There is no character development at all. Relationships are hastily propped up and splinter like a mast made of toothpicks and Elmer's glue on the Bering Sea. Any intended emotional impact falls utterly flat. If this movie made you cry, you are delusional and numb to real feeling, I'm sorry. Star Wars The Force Awakens joins the ranks of Avengers, the X-men films etc etc by being flashy, trite, drivel that Hollywood bigshots know fans will gobble up in a hype induced stupor. Star Wars should be better than that, far better. JJ Abrams is laughing at you from atop his gargantuan pile of money.

What I find most frustrating and disheartening is the fan reaction or at least the perceived fan reaction at this time. We're in the honeymoon phase. Somehow "Star Wars fans" are managing to pull down their Kylo Ren underpants and pluck a 10/10 review out of their ass for this travesty. Some "fans" are such douchebags that they make a point of thanking George Lucas for not being involved in the making of the film. How low and disrespectful. History will remember George Lucas and his innovations, creations and contributions far more fondly and profoundly than JJ Abrams' flash in the pan nonsense. Wake up people, free yourself from the carbonite of flash and hype, you're being dooped by Abrams and Disney. They're laughing all the way to the bank.

I'm not some closed minded hater. I went into this film like most Star Wars fans, hoping for something fresh, something to bring back the original spark and excitement of Star Wars after the lackluster prequels. I sat down in the theatre with an open heart and mind, gushing with excitement and optimism. I left feeling like a cruel trick had been played on me. I left actually appreciating the prequel films and missing the genuine heart and love for these characters and this saga, admittedly not always with the most finesse and appeal, that George Lucas always displayed. This is a high budget fan film at best. At worst it's an exploitation of something many people hold near and dear to their hearts and that's simply a shame.… Expand

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AnaxamanderDec 24, 2015

The story was a steaming pile of implausible conveniences.
but it looked great, except the calamari and pancake face somehow looked more plastic than they did in the previous movies.

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xavanDec 19, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointing movie. Too many coincidences. "Sith Lord" was a complete joke. Started out as a badass, but ended as a whiny baby who got beat by untrained people swinging lightsabers blindly.

Atleast the prequels had a story and ominous villians.

This movie was basically a PC rehash of episode IV with no character development or believable human interaction. Don't me wrong. I don't mind progressive elements in a movie, but I don't want to feel like I am watching a checklist being shoved down my throat despite how forced or unnatural it feels.

-Grrrrl power "i dont need no man to hold my hand" lady picks up a light saber for the first time and instantly knows how to use the force to beat the "sith" lord. She somehow magically goes from zero to hero in 5 minutes without any kind of explanation. So not only is she the most powerful fighter, but she is the best pilot, and mechanic in the movie without any formal backstory or training.

This would essentially be the same as Jake Lloyd picking up a lightsaber in Episode 1 and somehow beating Darth Maul. Totally ridiculous. Anakin was also supposed to be the "child of the force" and the "chosen one" and it would have still been nonsense. Atleast my feminist friend who went to the movie with me was beaming afterwards.

-Forced interracial romance with no believable setup or backstory. I come from an interracial family, but this just felt like some PC checklist. Stale and unbelievable with no chemistry.… Expand

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spidergoatDec 19, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is remarkably evident the effect the loss of Lucas is going to have on the Starwars movies going forward. This recent episode was essentially a lazy remake of IV sadly leaving out the spirit of Starwars. The scope and spirit of the original movies has been lost. Rather than making a feeble attempt to appease the noisy rabble, the Starwars stories would have been better served with independent thinking. Extremely disappointed.… Expand

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TheReceptorDec 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hi, I'll start spoiler free!

This movie is objectively a (bad) rip-off of Ep. 4-6. If you go scene by scene there will perhaps be 10 minutes of original, new screen time.

I've never seen such a shameless reuse of old scripts. It feels, like the producers sat down and assembled all scenes they deemed iconic for SW and just put them together again somehow with a slightly different (worse mostly) look and style. The result is a story totally unbelievable, filled with scenes that seem out of place and full of big plot holes and random events.

The way this plagiarism is done is so crude, they didn't even try to hide their lack of creativity. Almost every scene feels like a deja-vu and those are not even connected properly throughout the movie.

Additionaly they often got the essence of those scenes they tried to copy wrong and even failed at bringing nostalgic feelings then. Instead those scenes seem twisted and feel just wrong somehow.

It's not nostalgia anymore. It's way too overdone for that. It's not even a reboot - just a lazy rip-off without it's own spirit! I like little nostalgic hints in a movie, but this movie is just that in proportions never seen before. A giant easter-egg!

I'll try to make it short and clear by several topics, which were not mentioned before and are not too obvious (which is where the SPOILERS start):

- The new Order: They exactly copied the regime from the game Wolfenstein: The new Order and even dared to steal the exact name!! I can't believe it! Do you know that game? Even the supreme leader Snug
(oh, c'mon...) is a copy of Deathshead. Yes, they really do look the same! It's ridiculous! Same with every other aspect of The new Orders style right down to the speech on Starkiller Base. It's so obvious and
direct, that I wouldn't be surprised if Bethesda sued them about it.

- Addionaly I think the Nazi symbolism is overdone for SW this time. I mean what do you think supreme leader translates to in German? Isn't that a bit too crude, even for Disney? (btw I'm German, but watched the
original language version in cinema.) Did they really translate it to "Führer"? If they did, it will seem most strange to German viewers to encounter this in a SW movie.

- Spaceships and assets: Why are there only X-Wings/TIEs and no capital ships of the resistance or any ground vehicles? They forgot about A-, B- and Y -Wings, TIE-Bombers, Walkers and such completely. I have the strong feeling, that if you count the different models of spaceships and other assets shown, this movie has by far the fewest variety of all SW movies including Ep. 4 .

- Battles are quite small scale throughout the movie. They lack in variety, intensity and numbers of combatants compared to SW standards. What they are is just fast paced. Lightsaber duels are a joke -
especially concerning authenticity and believability.

- Relations between Republic, Resistance and New Order aren't explained enough in the movie, but in novels and dictionaries. So basically you have no idea what's really going on the whole time, if haven't read
those before.

- Starkiller Base. What? Can it move? Does it fire through hyperspace? If it can't move, how to get new suns for ammunition? ... it's just ridiculous - a 3rd sun sucking Mega Death Star. The idea of a genius! And I think I know it from somewhere already...

- Planets were boring, no sights to behold, no fancy creatures, very Earth-like and not very SW-like. Starkiller Base was optically interesting, though. Jakku is just a Tatooine copy, with too few distinctive features between the two. Exotic plants and creatures seem scarce on any of the shown planets.

If I wanted to list every scene they just simply copied exactly, I would be recapping the whole movie. People did that prior to me and it's obvious so I skip that part. When the film is released on DVD/Internet surely someone will analyze this by the numbers, but I think it's over 75% reused content for sure. You can find a
corresponding scene from Ep. 4-6 to nearly every Ep. 7 scene, I'm sure. Just altered a little tiny bit and in the "new" context of Ep. 7.

P.S.: I'm writing this as a long time SW fan, movies and games alike. I wanted to like this really, but I just can't. I'm in the late 30s and even managed to watch and like Clone Wars, but this is just unbearable.

Consider copying and J.J. Abrams (it's the LOST guy!) and Voldemort (Kylo) a No-Go for Ep. 8 and you can still do this! -lol… Expand

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LevelheadedJan 3, 2016

Oh George our father who dwell in creative genius, was the sin of your followers questioning the prequels so atrocious that you would abandon your loyal followers to these heathens? (Disney and Jar Jar Abrams)

I never submitted to theOh George our father who dwell in creative genius, was the sin of your followers questioning the prequels so atrocious that you would abandon your loyal followers to these heathens? (Disney and Jar Jar Abrams)

I never submitted to the whole history is cyclical theory and even if it was, its because human nature is intrinsically consonant leading to similar human conflicts developing over time. NOT because we ripoff the past (episodes 4 - 6), repackage it and present it to audiences believing they are that dense they cannot notice the blatant knockoff before them that is Episode 7.

Immensely disappointed! The Force has not Awakened, it has been laid to rest in a grand $200 million dollar sendoff. With its kinsmen being charged $12 per person to pay their respects to the hollow shell that now stands in the place of the once rich universe that captured the imagination of millions around the world, and taught an entire generation to linger their eyes upon the stars, and wonder.… Expand

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mc_tarikDec 19, 2015

Bland and boring. Perhaps fitting giving our generation of formulaic super hero movies - and not the space opera star wars is at its heart. Dialogue is poor, little understanding is conveyed, characters are unconvincing and the cinematographyBland and boring. Perhaps fitting giving our generation of formulaic super hero movies - and not the space opera star wars is at its heart. Dialogue is poor, little understanding is conveyed, characters are unconvincing and the cinematography is as basic as can be. This movie also has a curious relationship with the past - references are shoehorned in with reckless abandon, but expect any aspect of deeper star wars knowledge into how things 'worked' to be violated. It frankly felt dumb.

I expect that the critical reviews will start to fade once the sheen of nostalgia wears thin - like they did for Phantom. I also expect this movie to go largely the way of Abrams' Star Trek remake. Decent for the casual fan, destined to fade to irrelevance.… Expand

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72AZNCANMBADec 20, 2015

The movie sucked and I was in a very sad state that I had to write this review. Unlike the very shallow and biased reviews made by the top critics I will try to qualify this review so I can move along with my life with a clear conscience.The movie sucked and I was in a very sad state that I had to write this review. Unlike the very shallow and biased reviews made by the top critics I will try to qualify this review so I can move along with my life with a clear conscience. This movie sucked because.
1. This is a rehash. Copycats should never be rewarded. They are thrown out of universities for plagiarism.
2. This is a reboot but they are are selling it as a continuation of the story. Are they saying history repeats itself?
3. Bad acting. Han Solo and Leia seemed like they were FORCEd. No pun intended.
4. No chemistry between Rey and Finn. The interracial love between the two looks FORCEd. No pun intended.
5. The villain does not look intimidating. Just a self-absorbed brat.
6. Sub-par action scenes not worthy of a blockbuster.
7. Sub-par effects not worthy of a blockbuster.
8. Lots of loopholes in the storyline. Sorry, too many to mention.
9. No emotion. When planets were obliterated there was no sadness. When a major character dies there is not much grief.
10. No heart. Uninspired (except perhaps by money).… Expand

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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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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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