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kennythekoalaDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I left this movie feeling so heart broken and disappointed. It did not live up to the hype at all, however, how could it have?

This movie is a fan service to Star Wars fans, unfortunately it does not go about this in a subtle way. Nostalgia is forced at every opportunity, usually pointlessly, and it left me sighing. I wanted a new fresh Star Wars movie that used the past movie as support, not the entire back bone of the movie. Han and Chewie were the exception to this, they felt very natural in this movie.

The new actors are talented, but i feel as if Finn is the new jar jar as he's used for comic relief so often. He is a storm trooper that was trained in a hitler youth like program, yet he is completely different than all the others with seemingly no external force pushing him in that direction. It didn't make sense to me. The first scene where Finn refuses to shoot innocent people may have been the worst opening scene I have seen in a very long time. It was extremely cheesy and weak.

Rey is amazing and powerful, but at times I felt she was too much. Her discovery of the force was so weak I almost yelped in the theater. Then, after her discovery, she becomes like a god and is invincible like the avatar in his spirit state. I thought the way she crushed Kylo Ren though she'd never even held a lightsaber was the worst part of the entire movie. Kylo had been training since he was a kid and this random girl who just learned she had the force an hour before crushes him in combat. ARE YOU SERIOUS.

Captain Phasma was so heavily advertised and she maybe had 3 minutes of screen time. WTF.

Kylo Ren is the weakest villain in Star Wars history. He was weak. He was easily manipulated. He couldn't beat a girl in saber combat who just picked it up an hour before. And I HATE TO SAY THIS because my hopes were so high for Adam Driver, but he was not intimidating or even interesting on screen. He easily had the weakest performance. When he spoke without his mask for the first time, half of the theater laughed at how nasaly and nerdy he was.

The plot itself was: Find this droid with this secret message and help us destroy this spherical super weapon. Where have I heard that before??? Wait, so the Empire had two Star Destroyers destroyed by rebels YET THEY BUILD ANOTHER THING BUT BIGGER??? This is irritating even now. There was hardly a speck of creativity in that.

Han Solo's death was a beautiful scene I have to admit. The way it was lit and shot was amazing, however, WHO bought that Kylo or "Ben" was actually gonna turn good? I hope any one with a brain cell saw that betrayal coming.

The way Kylo's back story was explained when Leia was talking to Han was just criminally horrible story telling.... WHY TELL US in the least interesting way possible? Every thing about "Save our son" "get our son back" just felt straight up stupid. The reveal that he was Han's son was horrible and his back story was continually explained in a horrible way.

All in all I would give this movie a 5, I know I sound bitter but I am just so frustrated with the way they went about this movie. I feel truly duped.

My order of favorite to least favorite now goes:

1) Return of the Jedi

2) Revenge of the Sith

3) Empire Strikes Back

4) A New Hope

5) The Force Awakens

6) Attack of the Clones

7) A Phantom Menace… Expand

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TheSuperDevil42Dec 18, 2015

This movie has out of place one-liners constantly. Its a new type of humor that seems to cater more towards a younger audience. I'm 23 and I love everything star wars. I saw it in the first possible showing. I could not connect with the movieThis movie has out of place one-liners constantly. Its a new type of humor that seems to cater more towards a younger audience. I'm 23 and I love everything star wars. I saw it in the first possible showing. I could not connect with the movie because 80% of the movie is just a tour a nostalgia. Its not even the fact that they had nearly identical plots (I didn't even mind the similarities), its just that they made jokes at every character and it makes them hard to believe weakens their character. I'll see every star wars movie, but so far I'm not really a fan.… Expand

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ahmedshaltoutDec 18, 2015

It's sad what they did with this movie, especially that I'm a huge fan of J.J. Abrams. I love what he did in Star Trek, even though it was a reboot, he added new ideas.

Episode 7 should not have been a reboot. A new and UNIQUE chain ofIt's sad what they did with this movie, especially that I'm a huge fan of J.J. Abrams. I love what he did in Star Trek, even though it was a reboot, he added new ideas.

Episode 7 should not have been a reboot. A new and UNIQUE chain of events after the defeat of Darth Vader should have been born. New problems should have existed. Even though the directing was amazing, characters were lovely, and acting was top notch, the main problem was the story. Repeating the same events of Star Wars Episode 4 but with new characters just to please the fans makes absolutely no sense within the confines of the story and the world of that particular universe.

It is completely nonsensical for events to go the same exact way as the first movie right after what Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie pulled off. It feels like fan service mixed with an attempt at a reboot as if Episodes 4,5 and 6 never happened just to appeal to Star Wars nerds that hate change and to young teenagers that don't know Star Wars. It was a completely risk free attempt at making money with very little innovation in the story. It made me sad that, aside from one spoiler in the movie, the movie is almost EXACTLY the same as Episode 4, and it didn't even TRY to mask it. It PROUDLY displayed that it is a copy of episode 4 and everyone is buying it simply because of pure nostalgia. The possibilities that could have happened after the defeat of Darth Vader could have gone FAR deeper than this, but they decided to keep it simple for the simple minded fans and for the teenagers who avoided and never watched episodes 4,5 and 6 just because "It feels so old!"

The only reason i give it a 6/10 instead of a big fat zero is because it would be unfair to completely dismiss the amazing directing, lovely and relatable characters, and AMAZING acting. The actor that did Kylo Ren is really good and could have done a MUCH better Anakin Skywalker in episodes 1, 2 and 3. It's only fair to give it credit where credit is due. Sadly, though, It was simply a display of J. J. Abram's directing skills with zero story originality.… Expand

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AmerillionDec 19, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Speechless: Fears Confirmed, fans deserve better!

I have rated this a 0, for 1 reason: Fans deserve better!

I have read many comments, detailing in a far more literate way, and at far greater length the issues with this film. I waited at midnight to see this and whilst it could have been worse, with the support and budget this movie had it should have been WAY better.

If this was a stand alone movie you'd have a style over substance 5.5 flick like Jupiter Ascending, however you had a pre-built fan base, and lets face it LOTS OF DISNEY MONEY, to think tank a legacy deserving of the original.

Mr Abrams you should be ashamed, for this blatant, uninspired reboot, that puts action (ripping the best sequences out of episodes IV and V) ahead of a plausible story, combined with weak new characters, poor acting, and a complete failure to suspend disbelief!

4Q Mr Abrams, 4Q!… Expand

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sackings384Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movies started off wonderfully. With a lot of fresh ideas (like humanizing the stormtroopers). And then in the second half it just went off the rails. Rey for some reason is like a superhuman. Amazing pilot, top notch engineer, and force master (after knowing about the force for like 10 minutes). It was all just so quick that it just was unbelievable. They took Kylo Ren who was AWESOME in the first half, and turned him into a guy that could barely beat Flinn in a lightsaber duel. It was just really disappointing. They could have hashed out Kylo a lot better in terms of mystery, and they could have held off on making Rey superhuman until she at least had some training.… Expand

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villaduneDec 19, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was relieved to read some of the reviews on here, because I was beginning to feel like the Star Wars Grinch. I grew up with the trilogy (Empire was the first movie I saw in a theater), and I was really hoping to enjoy this. My expectations were not very high, and unfortunately this didn’t live up to them. The main reasons:

1. HAN SOLO WAS UNBEARABLE. Painful. Ridiculous. Watered-down. I guess it would have been impossible for JJ Abrams (or anyone really) to tell Harrison Ford that his acting had become hokey. Or maybe nobody noticed. Either way, this portrayal had zero resemblance to the wisecracking, bad-ass, cool as ice Han Solo that I know and love. Sure, characters age, but they still retain their core.

2. THE PLOT WAS INCOHERENT. Some of the plot points were good. I like the “storm-trooper-with-a-conscience” concept. Luke Skywalker in hiding/exile was a cool idea. But the entire map thing (the basis of the movie) was silly and riddled with holes. It’s especially frustrating because if you look Episode 4 (which this completely knocked off), the plot was both clean and simple.

3. BAD USE OF LIGHTSABERS. The fights were pretty weak. This is Star Wars! Fight scenes and lightsabers are important. And two people who had never even picked up a lightsaber were able to compete with Kylo Ren, who was trained by Luke Skywalker and is supposed to be a master. This is like some random person who has never picked up a basketball but is a great athlete beating LeBron James one on one. Come on.

4. UNINSPIRED NEW CHARACTERS. The Jamaican E.T. (Mazy?) was terrible. The orange R2D2 was fine, but he was basically just R2. That giant villain both looked and acted like the villain from The Avengers. There were some characters that were basically knockoffs of the Cantina characters. I don’t know…none of them did anything for me.

5. LACK OF GREAT SCENES. After the movie, my buddy turned to me and said – “was there one really good scene in the movie?” And looking back…no. Not one. There are plenty of pretty good scenes, and no awful ones, but it’s just totally flat.

6. ENDED LIKE A BAD REMAKE. I just don’t get what they were trying to do. I understand keeping themes going (and the value of parallels), but the second half was just so incredibly similar to the original, but much worse. If you’re going to remake Star Wars, just remake Star Wars. I would much rather have seen either – (a) a totally different episode 7 that had no knockoff death star, no knockoff darth vader, no knockoff Luke Skywalker, etc., or (b) a straight remake of episode 4. The hybrid didn’t work for me.

7. KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID. That’s always good advice. They just tried to do way too much, and as a result sacrificed plot, character development and heart.… Expand

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Mazmorrero47Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. J.J. Abrams did a great job directing the hell out of a lazy script, which is basically a remake of A New Hope with lots of contrivances it never bothers to explain. How did Han and Leia's son became a sith? How did Luke's Skywalker's lightsaber end up in a box in a random cantina? (they literally say "a question for another time" for that one) Why is a map to his location lost in the middle of nowhere? Apparently we're just supposed to roll with those issues without questioning them. Not to mention Abrams and Kasdan went overboard with the fan pandering references.
At least the movie is beautiful to look at and the actors are great (Lupita Nyongo and Max Von Sydow are criminally wasted though). Finn and Rey make a likeable team thanks to the chemistry between John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, but I would have liked to see more Poe Dameron. Kylo Ren, on the other hand, is a pretty weak villain. He came off as a whiny brat rather than an actual threat. Even the stormtroopers had a hard time taking him seriously (I love when they get out in the middle of Ren's tantrum).
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a great movie while you eat it, but no so much when you digest it.… 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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xfuzzDec 18, 2015

A lazy, fan service reboot.

I´m sad that TFA is such a letdown. It´s a safe movie, made for the fans with little new to offer. The real tragedy here is the missed opportunity to take the original trilogy to a new path with a freshA lazy, fan service reboot.

I´m sad that TFA is such a letdown. It´s a safe movie, made for the fans with little new to offer. The real tragedy here is the missed opportunity to take the original trilogy to a new path with a fresh perspective. Instead it uses too many nostalgia elements with the same ANH story arc with a couple of miscasts (Adam Driver? Really?) to bring you something that you already saw. The film score is as poor and lazy as the plot, probably the worst of all SW movies This is a sad backwards step.… Expand

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jtwoodallDec 18, 2015

Cannot believe what Abrams did. Lazy, lazy lazy. This was almost identical to Episode IV. There was no character development to help us connect with the new protagonists in the film, nor for the bad guys either. Harrison Ford not onlyCannot believe what Abrams did. Lazy, lazy lazy. This was almost identical to Episode IV. There was no character development to help us connect with the new protagonists in the film, nor for the bad guys either. Harrison Ford not only forgot how to be Han Solo, I think he forgot how to act. Abrams horrifically blew the introduction of Luke Skywalker into the film. The cinematography was great and there was a little bit of humor to give the film a much needed reboot of nostalgia after Lucas bastardized episodes I-III with CGI and zero writing quality. This is the only reason I gave it as much as 6 stars.… Expand

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GofreinDec 18, 2015

It was not a new movie. It is just a fan adaptation of the 4th episode. There were lots of people leaving with dull faces, keeping silence. The casting is horrible. There was no sense in this movie at all. This is the worst episode of all. IIt was not a new movie. It is just a fan adaptation of the 4th episode. There were lots of people leaving with dull faces, keeping silence. The casting is horrible. There was no sense in this movie at all. This is the worst episode of all. I am very disappointed. I am no longer waiting for the 8th episode.
Shame for u Abrams (((… Expand

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shapesformsDec 19, 2015

this movie incorporates everything that is wrong with modern (corporate) film making. no story, **** acting, stupid one dimensional characters to cgi to much cgi to compensate.

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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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CynicalJayDec 18, 2015

This movie was alright, but only alright.

JJ seemed to build a film around the rehashed plot of the original trilogy, and let Star Wars fan's nostalgia take over. This movie holds no surprises for fan's of the original trilogy. You canThis movie was alright, but only alright.

JJ seemed to build a film around the rehashed plot of the original trilogy, and let Star Wars fan's nostalgia take over.

This movie holds no surprises for fan's of the original trilogy. You can see all the unremarkable twists and turns a mile away.

The pacing of the movie is a large downfall as well. You are no longer enthralled by the hives of scum and villainy, the frozen lands of blizzards and abominable snowmen, or the swamps with scary and eccentric creatures. You rush from vibrant 3D rendered planet to vibrant 3D rendered planet without getting a real feel for the unique atmospheres that the previous movies had endeavored to portray. And while the movie feels rushed at points, it doesn't give off the same sense of urgency that they had in previous films. The stakes are lower or at least the characters and settings make you feel that way. Instead of a fight for the fate of the galaxy, it feels more like a fight for the fate of a solar system.

There were bright spots like Fin, and quips from Han, Chewie, and BB8. I would say that the movie will be enjoyable to people who are looking for nostalgia and decent sfx.

To me though, the movie felt like Harry Potter in space. I will look with apprehension as Disney proceeds to milk this franchise for all its worth. Also, the main character looked and felt too much like Daenerys Targaryen and the score wasn't as iconic as previous films.

While George may have included many stupid and hated ideas into his films, at least they made the movies not forgettable and dull.… Expand

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DrunkdroodJan 22, 2016

One of the best Star Wars movies to date. The action is exciting and well thought out. I have seen it twice now and firmly believe that the complaints are unfounded, yes there are similarities to the original but it is still a fresh storyOne of the best Star Wars movies to date. The action is exciting and well thought out. I have seen it twice now and firmly believe that the complaints are unfounded, yes there are similarities to the original but it is still a fresh story with new faces. I can not wait to see where this trilogy takes us next.… Expand

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RyenoDec 19, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Darth Vader Jr. is just a teenage going through rebellion. Like seriously did anyone proof read the plot? This movie is trash tier. Voice acting was awful. Plot was a rehash of the original movie. Phantom Menace was better. I'm serious.… Expand

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VideogamesDec 19, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Characters
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Finn: When we first meet Finn he is conflicted about his place in the First Order, so much so that he decides to defect and take a highly sought prisoner with him. Why is he conflicted? It's not that clear, but the idea does get you interested in the character. Unfortunately it's never really touched upon any further; in fact, the character stagnates at this point and seizes to develop. We aren't even given a trajectory for where this character is going. John Boyega turns in an energetic performance, but it's not enough to save the character or make his ham fisted relationships seem believable.

Rey: Again we see a character with an interesting background; abandoned by her family, Rey has become a scavenger on the planet of Jakku. She's essentially Finn in spirit and charisma, just more adept at just about everything (unfortunately the writers belittle the character thoroughly by relegating her to an initially preachy,"we have a strong female lead" role, through the use of blatant gags and head turns). The only meaningful development we get for the character is a scene of her reluctant to take Lukes old lightsaber, though whatever conflict she feels about using the force is quickly thrown out - for seemingly no reason - in favor of fully embracing the force (with a level of proficiency that makes no logical sense as she remains untrained). Truly one of the most sloppily written characters in the movie.

Kylo Ren: One of the only characters to see development (even if it's only to reaffirm what you were lead to believe about the character at first) is Kylo Ren. Adam Driver plays an emotionally unstable and immature villain and he does it rather well, giving the only performance that really informed what you thought about the character. He remains interesting to watch throughout the movie, with a clear motivation.

Han Solo: Abandoning the arcs of Episode 5 and 6, Han returns to his A New Hope incarnation. Why? I don't know, but I'm willing to bet that (like most of this movie) the decision was made to service the fans. He's here to die - that's it. I would have preferred to see him killed off screen prior to Episode 7 (even though Harrison Ford gives an unexpectedly good performance).

All in all, the characters weren't engaging enough. This was due mostly to the writing, not the actors. Speaking of the writing...

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This movie is extremely self aware - to a fault. Even at such a break-neck pace, the writers will never miss a chance to tell you that you're watching a movie,"Kylo Rens mask is silly" "Look at our strong female character who is strong" "isn't it ridiculous that you can defeat a death star so easily?" "Look at this, its from A New Hope!" Etc etc etc. This movie feels like a pop culture interpretation/roast of Star Wars and it will leave you alienated and uninvolved. Not to mention the fact that the plot of this movie is beat-for-beat A New Hope. The writing is contrived and egotistical and is by far the WORST thing about the movie.

The camera work is what you'd expect from JJ. It has its moments of symmetry and odd angles, but is largely occupied by tired modern tropes that seem radically out of place in a Star Wars movie.

The sound mix was terrible, but this may have just been my theatre.

The music was fine, but modular in a way that the OT wasn't. It would have served the movie well to have a consistent underlying wave of music in the vein of Episode 4 and 5.

And I think I'll stop rambling now...
There are things to like about this movie, but they're hidden behind such a mess of self conscious fan service and lazy writing that you'll struggle to find them. If you're a fan of the OT, you're not going to like this movie, but if you find yourself consistently entertained by Marvel movies, you'll definitely enjoy it...at least the first time 'round.

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skyvydDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 3 points that ruined the movie:
1) An incredible abuse of coincidences in the introduction of characters, that was necessary?
2) Kilo Ren...begins as an incredible powerful Sith, he removes her helmet and turns into a wayward crying child...wtf!
3) A third Death Star with the same weakness? OMG...… Expand

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WraithDecemberDec 18, 2015

Try and count the amount of coincidences they use to try and move the plot along... just try and count them. There is no solid driving force or goal for the characters then to move from one action scene to the next without ever taking aTry and count the amount of coincidences they use to try and move the plot along... just try and count them. There is no solid driving force or goal for the characters then to move from one action scene to the next without ever taking a breath for some much needed character development. Did you see the trailer, good, then you saw the movie, I just saved you 15 bucks.… Expand

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rtoaleDec 18, 2015

I will keep this review short and sweet. I am a huge SW fan and saw the original trilogy in the cinema when they were released. This movie is not Star Wars, it looks a bit like SW but under the surface it is something totally different. II will keep this review short and sweet. I am a huge SW fan and saw the original trilogy in the cinema when they were released. This movie is not Star Wars, it looks a bit like SW but under the surface it is something totally different. I dont care what anyone says, the prequels felt like SW even with their silly characters and bad acting, they had the Lucas touch and that is what is sadly missing here. SW is George Lucas baby and without him it is something else entirely. Even the aliens didnt look right. As for the villian, i will bet my left nut that he is redeemed in ep9, Rey is looks daughter and Snoke gets destroyed. All JJ did was take the original ideas, shake them up a bit and release again. Same as the Khan idea from Star Trek. A 6 for this.… Expand

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deckDec 18, 2015

Guardians of the Galaxy was way more Star Wars. The Force Awakens is a bad Remake of Episode four.
J.J. Abrams showed again, he is not a intelligent movie director.

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Viper2024Dec 18, 2015

This was the first Star Wars movie without George Lucas and it is an uninspired part of the Star Wars saga. It seems to be the new American Dream that an average movie maker like JJ Abrams will get his chance to ruin everything other peopleThis was the first Star Wars movie without George Lucas and it is an uninspired part of the Star Wars saga. It seems to be the new American Dream that an average movie maker like JJ Abrams will get his chance to ruin everything other people build up. Once he revived Star Trek (2009) only to destroy it with STID (2013).

There are countless plagiarism in the movie and when you have seen the old Star Wars movie there are not many new in this part. You have the same dialogues and the same plot as in the other Star Wars movies. But wait one thing is new the villain has a new lightsaber – yeah great. But his representation as villain is pitiful and his martial arts are ridiculous.

Han Solo is the new Jar Jar Binks – at the end of the movie I missed Jar Jar for the first time in my life – because his one-liner are annoying with the time. And I can’t believe that Lawrence Kasdan (Episode V+VI) and Michael Arndt (Oblivion) are responsible for the script.

George Lucas is still a genius and I think he is really disappointed what Disney made with his legacy.… Expand

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JoebowhowDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For Quite some time if not years i've been looking forward for this. Never and I really mean never was I more disapointed after seeing a movie of which I expected so much. I dunno where it went wrong perhaps Disney should have never been involved in making a SW movie also the director JJ abrams messed up pretty bad. It's an entire rip off of the 4th episode i kinda felt like they copy pasted the entire movie xD really for A star wars fan I really left the theatres with a feeling of WTF did I just witnessed?
The movie had no depth , no stable storyline just a dozen pieces being thrown in a mixxer and I guess they were like lets see what pops out.. Kylo Ren is in my opinion the most disapointing character what kind of Sissy dude did they take for this ? They might as well could have used ''king geoffrey (GOT) haha Ren looked like a queer crying baby. they should have used an actor with actual bad ass face impressions someone like jai Courtney or Cam Gigandet. This all being said Disney & JJ abrams keep your ideas and stay out of the SW business .. This Fan will endure sleepless nights of disapointment… Expand

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Gonk1138Dec 18, 2015

Star Wars: A Newer Hope.

Fans waited over thirty years for this...and we got a remake disguised as a sequel. I surely hope that George Lucas received a story credit for this chapter.

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drunkblackstarDec 19, 2015

The new SW is a flat repetition of old movies, especially Episode IV. I wonder, how it could be, that the project with that big budget produces such secondary stereotyped imitative garbage.

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RyanlMar 3, 2016

The force has indeed awakened with fully remodeled spacecrafts and transports, new characters and a new, more powerful enemy has been made and will let nothing in its path of utter destruction of the Galaxy. Fantastic movie with a plot veryThe force has indeed awakened with fully remodeled spacecrafts and transports, new characters and a new, more powerful enemy has been made and will let nothing in its path of utter destruction of the Galaxy. Fantastic movie with a plot very similar to the original but with massive improvements on the look and design, the resistance and especially the enemy.… Expand

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DarthcrunchDec 18, 2015

Terrible movie: unoriginal, uninspired and undeniably awful. JJ Abrams is a hack. Kathleen Kennedy should be ashamed. Lawrence Kasdan no longer knows how to write a screenplay. Bad move pushing George Lucas and Michael Arndt from this project.

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NooogieDec 18, 2015

mixed bag for me. I didn't mind Finn, didn't care for Ray, I think maybe all the diversity PC stuff in this movie might of skewed my opinion of this a bit much. Kylo was ok as well....thou I think people will find he was written a bit tomixed bag for me. I didn't mind Finn, didn't care for Ray, I think maybe all the diversity PC stuff in this movie might of skewed my opinion of this a bit much. Kylo was ok as well....thou I think people will find he was written a bit to emo but that might be to relate to all the millennials.

Outside of the two CGI characters already mentioned in reviews the effects were generally spot on and feels like star wars.

The "reboot" of a new hope I think will cause a lot of negative reviews from fans more than critics. Lazy writing seems to be the popular opinion on that. I will be interested to see the ratings from fans in about 2 months time.… Expand

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senya666Dec 18, 2015

This movie was a ton of fun, totally unnecessary, and made no sense whatsoever. The Prequels had an intriguing plot and terrible characters. Force Awakens has some really fun characters and a terrible plot. Way too much fan service, noThis movie was a ton of fun, totally unnecessary, and made no sense whatsoever. The Prequels had an intriguing plot and terrible characters. Force Awakens has some really fun characters and a terrible plot. Way too much fan service, no original ideas, and one of the coolest characters ever goes out like a chump. I could go on but there's little point.… Expand

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DEgITxDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really disappointed, this movie is full retelling of New Hope and nothing its own. New characters were weak, 40 minutes of boredom at each planet, and movie ended.… Expand

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reviewf00Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There weren't many original ideas in this movie, other than the defected Storm Trooper. I mean really: the force sensitive young person on a desert planet, the Death-Star-like weapon with its similar vulnerability, the creepy Sith overlord in charge of everything complete with mask, the deformed Emperor, the Luke-I-Am-Your-Father trope, the "Hoppin' Star Wars cantina", etc.

The "tell, not show" storytelling and dialogue got tiresome too (yes, we get it, she doesn't need a man's help; did you really have to say OUT LOUD what a great pilot he was?), and the dialogue between Han and Leia was downright cringey.

That said, the space battles and simpler filmmaking were good. I enjoyed the use of actual sets and animatronics rather than Lucas's classic aggressive over-use of CGI.

In any case, there's paying homage, and then there's copying. I feel this movie copied more than it paid homage. Hopefully the next two tone it down a bit more.… Expand

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PapaJohns2015Dec 18, 2015

As a Star Wars fan from 1977, I was really looking forward to this film. It couldn't be worse than the prequels, could it? Incredible to say, but I think the prequels may have been better. If you like all the Clone Wars garbage on TV, thenAs a Star Wars fan from 1977, I was really looking forward to this film. It couldn't be worse than the prequels, could it? Incredible to say, but I think the prequels may have been better. If you like all the Clone Wars garbage on TV, then you may like this film. One of the biggest disappointments, instead of coming up with an original story or any story, this film suffers from lack of character development, poor direction, no tension in any scenes. This film was about as good as Indy 4. When I IMDB'd J.J., I saw that all his film are garbage. He was the wrong director for this job. He's not even a director. If anything a director of being mediocre. Shame on everyone involved in this project. The prequels set the bar so low, it wouldn't take a lot of thought to make this better. Somehow you managed to make this suck. How much time did they actually spend on thinking about the script and story? One week? The only thing I liked about this film was the opening crawl.… Expand

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AerobombardierDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A derivative disappointment. Within 10 minutes I was shaking my head dejectedly. As someone who attended the premier of "A New Hope" in 1977, I couldn't believe I was watching a very stylish, technologically advanced retread. With very few exceptions, J.J. Abrams dusts off Episode IV, slicks it up with modern digital effects, and passes it off as the Next Big Star Wars Thing. Watch Episode IV and then search the Web for The Force Awakens plot summary and spoilers and you'll save yourself 2:22 hours.

Regarding The Big Twist, you could see it coming leagues, not miles away. Even this "pivotal" scene is derivative. Abrams combines visual and thematic elements from Episodes IV-VI so obviously I almost groaned. The scene had zero emotional impact for me. A tragically missed opportunity.

Daisy Ridley is excellent; she's a worthy Force-wielding heir to the franchise. John Boyega is adequate, but these two have absolutely zero romantic chemistry. I sincerely hope the tale doesn't go down that path, because it will be a phony and contrived journey.

The only reason I gave this movie a 5 is because it is a tour de force in film-making technical art. If you want to see an expertly crafted film, then The Force Awakens is worth your time and money. If you want to see an original, heartfelt, and engaging movie, the don't spend either on The Force Awakens.… Expand

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Knightmare725Dec 18, 2015

Call me a bigot all you want, but in my opinion, the political correctness in this movie seems to come off as seemingly too obvious and desperate. In which makes the movie very hollow. I think thats why people also hate PC. For that reasonCall me a bigot all you want, but in my opinion, the political correctness in this movie seems to come off as seemingly too obvious and desperate. In which makes the movie very hollow. I think thats why people also hate PC. For that reason and others. For example, "Look! A female stormtrooper! The evil empire has equality too!" "Look! An asian rebel resistance leader! Not every leader has to be a white male!" In my opinion, I think to be thats the notion they are trying to give and its hollow and eye rolling. Im honestly more amused than impressed. I support equality. But not if it comes off as desperate and is enforced in my favorite sci fi franchise.… Expand

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AlphaIliumDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Went to Star Wars: TFA this afternoon. This is a flawed film, redeemed from being a complete failure through the efforts of the actors that portray Finn and Rey. I went with two other people, and we all walked out of the film with that same disquieting unease that occurs after watching something that you desperately want to like but cannot due to cognitive dissonance between your head and heart. I’ll try to keep this relatively spoiler free, but here are some observations:
1) JJ Abrams cannot properly pace a film. The formula is becoming obvious. Future M. Night Shyamalan. Hipster director, all flash and no substance. Master of self-promotion with the same bag of tired tricks. Did he forever wound Star Wars as a franchise? No, but this is a disappointing start. It cannot be unmade, and is now canon. After Star Trek (whose novelty has worn off) and ST: ID, this film confirms that Abrams is incapable of creating a film that doesn’t move at such a pace that it breaks its own neck. Again, another film where the characters never rest, where there is no time for exposition, where everything that happens (in a galaxy that requires hyperspace travel to traverse it, no less) feels like it happens in less than 24 hours. The poor pacing took me out of the film through sheer action scene fatigue, and once disengaged I had time to become critical of its component parts. Why not just make a 3 hour film and slow it down a bit? Star Wars audiences would happily endure it.
2) Why is it a “Resistance”, as opposed to an Army of the Reformed Galactic Republic? Where did the First Order come from? Why do they identify as something other than the Galactic Empire? What is the scale of both respective forces? Is anybody going to explain the past 25 years of political reformation, positioning, historical events, or significant conflicts? Who is winning, and to what degree? How much of charted space does the First Order control vs. the Resistance/Republic? Why do both forces appear to be comprised of less than a thousand members? There is nothing grandiose about the First Order, unlike the impressive, despair-inducing monolith of the Galactic Empire.

5) Short shrift for mass destruction and genocide: The pacing of this film was so off that Abrams could not even convey the weight of grief that would occur after the first discharge of the Starkiller Base. In Star Trek, the sudden and unexpected destruction of Vulcan was a successful gut punch for the audience (I even watched as one Trekkie in the audience started screaming in disbelief at the screen). Really though, the concept of a Starkiller Base is absurd. If you drain a sun, the region it once inhabited would becoming extremely inhospitable to the weapon's user. Also, who terraformed the planet to create such a thing? How does the First Order have access to the resources necessary to build it? What was the planet once called? How could a planet contain the power of a sun? How does an energy beam split itself halfway to its destination? How could a new star re-form after said planet collapses? It all just feels thoughtless, as though Abrams is asking the audience to leave their ability to critically analyze plot devices at the door. I’m surprised that the core chamber of the base wasn’t the Budweiser brewery or something.
6) Is that Admiral Ackbar?! Why is he being treated like the janitor that wandered into the warroom? Why does the military meeting feel like a group of forcefully sarcastic twentysomethings playing cards against humanity in the local brewpub? Where is the solemnity for the fact that th7) I feel that, unlike Lucas (who loved the Star Wars universe even while mismanaging the prequels), Abrams was too obsessed with the cinematic style of the original films, and as result emulated the originals to the point of neglecting the universe in which the new plot is contained. As a comparison, I brought up the opening scene of Episode
8) Overly fortuitous moments everywhere: Convenient planetary rifts separating characters, needle in galactic haystacks character encounters, and inconsistent character actions everywhere. Why send somebody a map (in a deactivated droid) in order to find their location, while leaving a piece of the map missing? Unnecessarily cryptic, much? The Force, I suppose. Felt lazy. And “Oh, I just happened to run into you in the middle of space”, without which the entire film would come to a halt. Deus ex Machina all over, shifting Force potency when the scene demands it. Example: I can force push you across half a forest one moment and freeze a blaster beam in time, but now I cannot win a lightsaber duel against someone with no prior lightsaber experience because, well, the plot demands it.… Expand

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PCforeverJan 23, 2016

The most disappointing film I have ever seen. Phantom Menace was superior to this movie that's how bad it is. I don't want to repeat what everybody else is saying about why it stinks but just google "40 major plot holes in the forceThe most disappointing film I have ever seen. Phantom Menace was superior to this movie that's how bad it is. I don't want to repeat what everybody else is saying about why it stinks but just google "40 major plot holes in the force awakens" by Abramson of the Huffington Post.

It nails it perfectly as to why this is one of the worst films ever made and adds to the growing evidence that JJ Abrams is the worst directer in the history of film making.… Expand

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PipeDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can I say, I am a Star Wars fan as most of you ... but I am a bit disappointed. Star Wars had a story after the "Return of the Jedi", out from the films, comics, video games, and sadly this movie erased ALL of that. Call me a nerd, call me a classic fan, and call me a follower but all was wiped out in a story that maybe never happened. JJ did an acceptable job with Star Trek and I gave him a vote of confidence for Star Wars, big mistake.

The story is a re-introduction to all the persons seeking new fans (well done Disney) in other words is some sort of reboot, remake, reuse, etc. The movie is another thing. From technical aspects, CGI, and models are awesome, seeing the Falcon flying again is something we were waiting. The acting is good from Boyega, Ford, Ridley, but I can't say the same from Fisher that was a bit rusty and overacted when she showed emotions at the climax of the Act 3. The villains are a joke. A new unknown "emperor" that at the beginning looked like a creature taken from Tolkien's books was hilarious, the other villain .. Kylo Ren portrayed by Adam Driver, let's say that is a Vader wannabe, in most of the parts were overacting. Captain Phasma, one of the biggest lies in the film industry due to all the marketing she had; isn't the fault of Gwendoline Christie, is the script didn't give her any action line, a waste of a good talent and lead potential.

This story even if tries to take the good parts of the old Star Wars didn't follow the old stories based in films, comics, books, games, that had been with us for almost 35 years. JJ ignored ALL and gave us a nice thriller for the new generations that only saw the original movies of Star wars few weeks ago.

Major Review: I am upset reading that this movie is better than one of the originals, as critics said, that is a big lie. Abrams took the New Hope and reused most of the ideas, now we need a planet size Death Star, now we need to destroy several planets, Alderaan wasn't enough, now we need an Emperor in a form of a creature, now we need a new Empire called the new order, now we still having a Rebellion, now we need a new Darth Vader an emblematic villain with a great voice portrayed by a person using a mask even if he doesn't need it (Han agrees with me in the movie, when he says the same) with a weird voice and terrible acting, and is just a puppet of a weird creature, this imitator is recovered wounded at the end following the same idea of Star Wars II (sadly they didn't film a scene but don't worry they mention it. Now we need to attack this planet weapon and try to enter into some kind of vent ..... wait I think we had seen that, but where?? This is a remake is hard to say it but is a remake. Rey is like Luke, Finn is like Han.

Captain Phasma a TOTAL waste of screen minutes, I had a lot of hopes for this character was thinking in finding a strong female, they were saying that she is awesome, a woman lead and bad ass. Big lie a total waste of a great look with a lot of potential that belongs to the thrash (happened in the movie literally), sadly this part could have been done BY anyone that could wear a helmet no matter the gender.

To all this weird soup add the indifference showed by Leia, she seems to be a bit rusty with her role. New characters like Finn and Rey try to do their job but a TIE Fighter with a co-pilot, Abrams did you watched Episode IV?? How did Poe survive and how the heck appeared piloting an X-wing after almost dying when he was escaping?. Rey, perhaps the most interesting character but has several story mistakes. A simple scavenger is super skilled in piloting an all piece of junk (Millennium Falcon) better than Han Solo?? Reminds me Episode I and the pod race, also is able to fix everything, and almost defeat Kylo without any … ANY Jedi training. If we remember Episode V, Luke almost died after fighting Vader, he lost his arm and Yoda trained him so Rey almost defeated a Jedi trained by Luke, are you kidding me?? Luke must be a terrible Master.

Finally the encounter of Han and Kylo (Han's son, sadly in books, comics, and another stuff Han had 3 kids, Jacen, Jaina, Anakin and Luke's was Ben) was too hard for Abrams changing the Ben name to one of them, why the heck using Ben when Ben is the name of Luke's son in the books, etc? Maybe Abrams needs to read a bit more about Star Wars than killing years of work from another artist and authors, and finally, this Darth Vader imitator kills Han Solo, yes kills one of the MOST important and iconic heroes in the most insignificant way without a glorious heroic fight.

Since all is a big remake we can guess in Episode VIII, Luke will say to Rey "I am your father" and to Kylo "I am your uncle", a person that had read at least some stories after Episode VI must be upset for the lack of respect to all them. I am not saying follow the stories but, at least, try to have a certain relation with them (Marvel does that at least).… Expand

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fr0sty500Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In short: The movie is just some mix between nostalgia/triggering of fanboy feelings and really silly comedy.
In general some gags are good and I was even looking for nostalgia, but it could have been implemented in a much more subtle way. Instead it is feeling like someone is waving at you with a banner, saying that now its time to recognise and regard that J. J. Abrahams integrated good things from the old movies.

It has almost zero to none story. The only story that is there is taken from episode IV and mended loosely together, without any real development of it. Same counts for characterdevelopment, which is simply not existent - and that despite some 180° turns in the attitude of some characters. The struggle Ben/Kylo Ren has with himself is not noticeable from his actions, behaviour or expression - although there is a like 2 min closeup of Adam Driver's face. The movie just plumply tells you via a dialoge between Kylo and his master (Smaug like the Dragon from The Hobbit or sth.) that he has these struggles, so you know later what is happening.

One good thing about the movie: The last scene. It is quite good (not totally, but it is rather well done). It is the only scene that creates somewhat of an atmosphere and (this may be the reason) uses music to do so. This makes the scene seem less plump and passionless made than the rest of the movie. Still it is a litte bit too long and I asked myself why Luke was standing with this stoner look on an island watching the sea and then staring at his daughter.

PS: Some unanswered questions which make me think they really were short of time and wanted to get the movie done as fast as possible:
Why does R2-D2 at some point just start to live again?
Why should they not stare at the small alien with the small/big eyes (which was some mashup between Yoda and the oracle from Matrix)?… Expand

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drysprocketDec 18, 2015

I remember everyone liking Episode 1 on opening night too....people will eventually wake up. This was horrible beyond words. Truly, truly, horrible.

It barely counts as a movie- it's a reboot that brings nothing new, and doesn't have aI remember everyone liking Episode 1 on opening night too....people will eventually wake up. This was horrible beyond words. Truly, truly, horrible.

It barely counts as a movie- it's a reboot that brings nothing new, and doesn't have a fresh bone in it's body. I so sad to realize that I will never see another SW movie in the theater again. It's just gonna get worse I fear.… Expand

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Tone01Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After so many years of waiting it is a thrill to inject into the arm a new film in the franchise. The ST: TFA fix is short lived. Like a sugar rush. Inexorably, time ticks on. The high subsides and one is left, well, empty.

It's difficult to imagine all the talent in H'Wood and beyond combined their creative juices to make this very familiar tasting drink. In fact, it's Episode IV Cola in a new, politically correct container. Wait! At the helm, JJ Abrams, rapist of the Star Trek franchise and all-around hack. That explains it.

SW: TFA is too long, too homage-y (was there really a reason to crank up the chess game on the Falcon?), and absent an original idea for your pleasure. Thank the Maker there were no Jar Jars. That's not exactly high praise. Why exactly does Kylo Ren wear a Vaderesque mask? Mr. V's mask was utilitarian. Questions as these seep in while scanning for the Civic in the parking lot.

Cynics crow SW: TFA is a money making machine. Rabid fans stand ready to eviscerate those not drinking the Kool Aid. More moderate fans might pine for the time their virgin eyes watched desperate Luke consider his future in the twins setting before him on the sandy horizon to John William's brilliant score. Those who venerate will. Those who grew up in the flickering light of the preceding trilogies might take pause and remember. Remember.

Sure it was fun. Glad to see some of the old crew again. There was emotion and humor. Too, there was promise. It evaporated like an ice cube in the Tattoine desert. For that, Mr. Abrams, you will not be forgiven. Place your voodoo doll of Abrams for Ep VII next to Lucas' doll for Eps I and II. Feel free to stick pins at your convenience.

Some films become cultural touchstones. "Star Wars: A New Hope" is one. SW: TFA is not. It's just another film. Perhaps the failure is the audience. With lofty expectation there's bound to be disappointment. Maybe not. SW: TFA wrought heartache.… Expand

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Edward4468Jan 24, 2016

Let me declare at first. The problem is not coming from nature of Star Wars itself, nor the reason why they have decided to create another movie of the series. It's WORSE. The cause of my disappointment is that, the story line of this filmLet me declare at first. The problem is not coming from nature of Star Wars itself, nor the reason why they have decided to create another movie of the series. It's WORSE. The cause of my disappointment is that, the story line of this film is not following the basic rules of fiction writings. In another words, THIS MOVIE DOESN'T HAVE ANY CLEAR VISIONS ABOUT WHERE TO GO.
I don't want to give EVEN a 0 score, I am completely honest, nor to call this thing a fiction tale, IT'S JUST A -FAN-APPEALING-VIDEO-WITH-A-BIG-SCREEN, I'd rather say. At least its not worth to pay for watching it.
I don't really understand why there are so many of them who are yelling this "greatest ever!" or something like that.… Expand

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TgcDec 18, 2015

Since I know Star Wars mostly from books (6 films vs ~150 books), this movie completely ruins the universe that i was fan of for over 20 years. Since this movie doesn't follow continuity established by expanded universe, it's no more than anSince I know Star Wars mostly from books (6 films vs ~150 books), this movie completely ruins the universe that i was fan of for over 20 years. Since this movie doesn't follow continuity established by expanded universe, it's no more than an fan fiction movie with a huge budget.… Expand

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brindle88Dec 18, 2015

The first half of this movie was very impressive then it went of on a tanjum pretty bad. Darth vader 2, deathstars, shields that need to be deactivated basically just a ripoff from previous starwars films. Surely they could have come up withThe first half of this movie was very impressive then it went of on a tanjum pretty bad. Darth vader 2, deathstars, shields that need to be deactivated basically just a ripoff from previous starwars films. Surely they could have come up with something more original than that. The new dark vader kylo ren was pretty cheesy aswell.

Having said all this there where some really good points in this movie that where unbelievably emotional and visually impressive. Just seeing all the old characters come back to life was quite emotional. The final skywalker scene had most of the cinema in tears I think.… Expand

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fsujosephDec 19, 2015

It's a disgrace to the Star Wars franchise. I grew up having my dad show me the movies he loved as a kid, I grew up with episodes 1, 2 and 3, but I highly respect the originals and think they are the best (although I think the third is quiteIt's a disgrace to the Star Wars franchise. I grew up having my dad show me the movies he loved as a kid, I grew up with episodes 1, 2 and 3, but I highly respect the originals and think they are the best (although I think the third is quite good)

When I show Star Wars to my kids I'm going to act like Disney's movies don't exist, because to me they don't. This is what happens when people want to revive something that was good and squeeze every last drop of pulp out of it. Maybe George Lucas could have pulled it off, but Disney massacred it.

The movie starts off good, the jet pilot guy is cool and likable. The black guy is also cool. Then from there it takes a nosedive. The villains aren't explained at all, and the new Vader turns out to be a teen with emo problems. This guy couldn't even wipe Darth Vader's shoes. Few things are as iconical and intimidating as Vader's breathing through his mask. There is no creativity in the movie, nothing new is introduced. It's a nostalgia trip and a bad one at that.

Really the whole movie doesn't 'feel' like Star Wars. Maybe it's the camera angles or the CGI,I don't know, but it is extremely obvious the series has a new director. I could go on and on, but the worst part of all is when a freaking girl who has never used a lightsaber before beats a fully trained sith lord in a duel. That's f*cking insane. Plus she exhibits force capabilities that take jedi's years of rigorous training to learn.

Disney just has no respect for the greatness of Star Wars and is only in this for the cash grab. But by far the worst part of this movies was those snarky little 'jokes' You know the dumb jokes that make the nerds in the movie theater bust out laughing? Yeah they are everywhere in this movie. The originals were CHARMING, they didn't have to say these cheesy lines to get a laugh, they were just naturally witty and entertaining.

Well that's all I have, to me this movie doesn't exist. The great series started and ended with George Lucas.… Expand

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KaxcerDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is SEVENTH part of franchise not FIRST ! Therefore i want to see more advanced story something what i havent seen before.

Pros: First half of the movie
New characters (Finn, Rey, Paul, new droid)
Han Solo
Cons: Second half of the movie
Story
No big space battles (resistance "fleet" was made of 15 X-wing fighters ...)
Rehash of Episode IV: A New Hope
Too few Jedi and Sith characters
Empire was suddenly very strong after being defeated in Episode VI and Republic was already resistance
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gallen89Dec 18, 2015

Others have said it, but it bears repeating: there is a fine line between homage and straight copying. This toes the line, and far more than I am comfortable with it falls on the wrong side.

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TheBiasedTruthDec 18, 2015

Perhaps Star Wars: The Force Re-boots would be a more apt title.

A lot has, and will be, written/said over the weeks/months/years of this films release, attitudes adjusting accordingly once the Disney train really gets rolling - so I'll bePerhaps Star Wars: The Force Re-boots would be a more apt title.

A lot has, and will be, written/said over the weeks/months/years of this films release, attitudes adjusting accordingly once the Disney train really gets rolling - so I'll be brief.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a solid film, designed to appease, tasked with introducing a fresh set of characters into a familiar structure, and coating the resulting recipe with a heavy dose of comforting nostalgia. Mission accomplished and box office records, probably, broken.

You will be entertained - great cast, practical effects, fantastic looks. What is uncertain is whether you'll actually care much beyond your first viewing, as it treads the same good vs evil , soap-opera style storyline we've already seen, particularly in A New Hope. No new insights into the force, Jedis or existing characters. If plot holes are your thing then fear not, plenty of ammunition here to fire back at star wars fans/apologists.

Ironically, as a non-stars fan, I found a wealth of interesting, nuanced stories buried within the lore of Wookiepedia - all ignored in favour of continuing to circle around the same characters, worlds and themes. I have high hopes that a Rian Johnson Star Wars will invest more heavily in expanding, exploring or pushing in a new direction - we'll see.

When the trailers began to appear, I remember watching them several times, moved close to tears by a heady mix of visuals, sound and possibility - sadly, during the film, I only felt discomfort from a full bladder.

So, again, a solid start to the Disney-approved series, safely filed away from the prequels but lacking a distinct voice of it's own - happy to keep one foot firmly in the past and another desperately seeking surer footing in front.… Expand

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Naderade18Dec 18, 2015

Because there was so much hype and propaganda for this movie, I felt that I wasted 2 hours and 15 minutes of my time watching this film. I was so bored and I think I remember falling asleep near the beginning LOL! The older Star Wars moviesBecause there was so much hype and propaganda for this movie, I felt that I wasted 2 hours and 15 minutes of my time watching this film. I was so bored and I think I remember falling asleep near the beginning LOL! The older Star Wars movies were better, this one was really bad I felt so dizzy after watching this film! I think this movie made me hate Star Wars even more...… Expand

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stevegroundhogDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Felt like I was watching Episode 4 for the first time again. Pros: It got the extremely bad taste of the prequels out of my head. No Jar Jar. Scenes that definitely weren't for younger kids. Good start to a new trilogy. Liked how the Republic was finally wiped out and the weapon had multiple beams for multiple planet destruction. The ginger General did a good job motivating the hate while the weapon fired. Cons: Kylo Ren I thought at the beginning would be a good Sith Lord and then he turned into a whiny college grad with career issues over the light and dark side. The new Supreme Leader I have no clue where he came from but all the Star Wars characters seemed to had issues with him. Really confused how a Storm trooper training since he was in diapers suddenly has compassion. It was way too easy to destroy the Death Planet and trenches were reintroduced again like in Episode 4. Even had a guy who resembled Porkins. Gwendoline Christie's character I was disappointed she had very little screen time, how easy it was to have her drop shields, and never took her helmet off. She looked sexy with all that chrome. Han getting killed was a shocker but again his son was extremely whiny. Plus the mourning period was incredibly short. Well Han died so you can take the Millennium Falcon girl I hardly know -Said Leia. Finally I was uneasy about Daisy Ridley, she did a great job, but looked almost identical to my ex wife. The planet blows because once again another obvious exhaust port that wasn't well defended. The ginger General flees the planet along with Ren (didn't show that part), and did Gwendoline Christie survive or was she killed in the planet's explosion? The ending where Daisy Ridley pulls out the light saber and Mark Hamill stands there thinking how the hell did you find me. Finally they tried to put too much information into the movie.… Expand

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AlsvhaDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not 10 out of 10 by far.

It's a decent Star Wars movie, with plenty of faults which anybody who sees it will pick up on if they're not just hyped fanbois; Basically it tries to be too much episode 4-6 to the degree where you come out with the "Haven't I seen this before" feeling.
Right from the 'droid with the secret plans on a desert planet found by the hero who doesn't realise her powers, to the death star 3 with the design flaws and the I am your father speech on a walkway..... and so many other similarities.
Basically - fast forward through 4 to 6 and you'll have seen a large part of 7.

The movie is better than EP:1 to 3 simply because it's better cast. The actors carry the story and if they do EP 8 right, it will lift this one.

It does seem more like a build up to episode 8 with half shelled out characters but with good potential.

7 out of 10.… Expand

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surphninjaDec 18, 2015

One word: Panderfest

Just a re-hash of old ideas, and not at all subtle. Not only are they re-doing all of the old stuff, but they want to make sure and point it out, never relying on the audience to pick up on any subtext. This is aOne word: Panderfest

Just a re-hash of old ideas, and not at all subtle. Not only are they re-doing all of the old stuff, but they want to make sure and point it out, never relying on the audience to pick up on any subtext. This is a reboot more than a continuation. Sure, it was fun to watch, but it did not live up to the potential of the people involved or the material available.

It's likely that this film was set up to feel familiar in order to transition us from the old characters to the new, so maybe we can expect more from the films to come, but this movie cannot really stand on it's own, and you can find much better sci-fi fantasy films that have recently come out.… 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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PupitoDec 18, 2015

This movie was a ton of fun, totally unnecessary, and made no sense whatsoever. The Prequels had an intriguing plot and terrible characters. Force Awakens has some really fun characters and a terrible plot. Way too much fan service, noThis movie was a ton of fun, totally unnecessary, and made no sense whatsoever. The Prequels had an intriguing plot and terrible characters. Force Awakens has some really fun characters and a terrible plot. Way too much fan service, no original ideas, and one of the coolest characters ever goes out like a chump. I could go on but there's little point. Here's how I rank the saga 1. SW 2. ESB 3. ROTJ 4.ROTS 5. FA 6.TPM 7. AOTC… Expand

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CrimsonFlushDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I give a B for enthusiasm and an F for originality. This is basically a remake of Star Wars folks. One of the best remakes I've seen, but still a remake.

Droid carrying secret data escapes - Check
Dark Lord kills rebel while questioning the location of the secret data - Check
Good jedi turned into Dark Lord by evil emperor (Supreme Leader) - Check
Dark Lord looking to retrieve droid with secret data - Check
Escape from Empire in Millennium Falcon off desert planet - Check
Death Star destroying planets - Check
Child of powerful Jedi discovers Force Powers - check
Escape from Death Star - Check
Attack and destruction of Death Star by rebel forces - Check
Wisened hero is struck down by Dark Lord - Check
Bar Room Alien Menagerie scene - Check

So sad that plot was not original in anyway, don't see where they can go with this but down. I don't want to see a remake of Empire Strikes back in episode 8.… Expand

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MarcusAntoninusDec 20, 2015

Lovable droid with secret message, marooned on desert planet. Rescued by callow youth 'strong with the force'. Escape from said planet on Millennium Falcon. Reach Rebel Headquarters. Plan to blow up mechanised planet before said planet blowsLovable droid with secret message, marooned on desert planet. Rescued by callow youth 'strong with the force'. Escape from said planet on Millennium Falcon. Reach Rebel Headquarters. Plan to blow up mechanised planet before said planet blows up Rebel Headquarters. One of the few things going for this movie is the rehashed plot from A New Hope. The lack of originality does not stop there. Scenes from VII look as though they have been lifted straight out of Saving Private Ryan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Leni Riefenstahl, Lord of the Rings and, finally, Crouching Tiger. The father-son theme, so integral to IV, V and VI, appears contrived in VII. Nevertheless, VII deserves two points: one for Harrison Ford reprising his Han Solo role, albeit older and slower; another for Daisy Ridley, the only other actor possessing charisma. The Saga was born and died with Darth Vader.… Expand

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eagleeyevikingJan 6, 2016

Where Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens lacks in originality, it redeems itself with interesting new characters, updated special effects and a sense of fun.

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AthanasiosTFeb 24, 2016

METACRITIC you should begin filtering Out reviewers, who (for obvious reasons) create accounts for only one movie. It's tiring and it's removing All Credibility from the User Reviews, which is the Main reason I keep coming to this site. AsMETACRITIC you should begin filtering Out reviewers, who (for obvious reasons) create accounts for only one movie. It's tiring and it's removing All Credibility from the User Reviews, which is the Main reason I keep coming to this site. As for SW, it is a sad sad, unimaginative, untalented copy of Episode 4, with extremely poor writing and inspiration. For me SW movies are dead, burned and buried.… Expand

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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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montell088Jan 24, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Force Awakens is a COMPLETE disaster as a film. How anyone can even pretend it's good genuinely baffles me. Here's the short version of why this film sucks:

1) Leia is not a Jedi. Really? Does it make sense that a force-sensitive person would walk away from the power to be a Jedi? Especially when she saw 1st hand how dark Jedis can almost take over the galaxy. Does it make sense that she'd let Luke teach all the Jedi alone? No. I get we dont want to see a cgi Carrie Fisher with a lightsaber, but story-wise, it makes no sense.

2) Luke Skywalker is a running coward. Seriously? Kylo Ren made the last Jedi run away and hide? Kylo doesn't seem that bad ass to me, but whatever, he made Luke hide for an entire film...

3) Kylo Ren is a **** Like a GIANT **** This Skywalker trained dark Jedi can barely take out stormtroopers (Finn) and gets his ass kicked by someone who has NEVER once held an ignited lightsaber before the moment of the duel? LOL

4) Finn is Jar Jar Binks. I went into this film wanting to like Finn the best. Why? Cause he's on the poster holding Luke's Lightsaber. That leads you to believe that he's a Jedi. They've never before shown someone on a Star Wars poster with a lightsaber who wasn't a Jedi. Until now. Had they put Rey on the poster holding the lightsaber, I'd have no problem with Finn losing EVERYTIME he touches the thing. But as it stands, they did put Finn on that poster holding the lightsaber and ALL he ever did with that lightsaber was get his ass kicked with it. One of his losses was to an un-named character... LOL

5) Rey is god. I don't mind my make believe tales of fantasy having a female lead. I do however mind when that female lead is vastly overpowered without trying. Rey is more powerful than Luke was in Empire Strikes Back. With ZERO training. She can fly as good as Han/Lando with no experience flying the Falcon, she's as strong as Luke, and she can even translate every language like C3P0. I love that we have a female lead. I hate that she is a Mary Sue.

6) Han Solo's death held no emotion. I went into this film with no spoilers, but I saw Han Solo's death coming from an hour and a half away. Then when the actual scene is setup, its insanely obvious what's about to happen. They may as well have had a neon sign in the background that read: "Han solo dies in this scene! don't go for popcorn!" This is the kind of thing that pulls people out of movies. Then the actual death happened and I was like, "meh". The problem with me seeing the death coming from so far away is, I'll see the death in my head 1st. And it was cooler in my head.

7) Chewie and Leia walk past each other after Han dies. This is a film breaking error on the part of JJ (Jar Jar) Abrams. It makes absolutely ZERO sense that 2 old friends and comrades would simply walk right past each other after the death of someone so important to both of them. They walked past each other without SO MUCH AS A GLANCE BETWEEN THEM. If they aren't ready to talk or if Leia wants to talk to Rey, fine, but you have to show SOMETHING. A simple nod. Anything. As it stands, these 2 characters are broken until its explained why they behaved as if they'd never met before.

It's Star Wars. I get the need to want to love this. And it's also trailblazing for girls and women everywhere and that's a great thing. I get why it's hard to say its a bad movie when you want to like it so bad. But this is a JJ Abrams film. And it's a very bad film. And as a die hard Star Wars fan it causes me physical pain to admit that.… Expand

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petraxFeb 6, 2016

Star Wars didn't need to be rebooted. It just insults those who have invested their time and love with this modern mythology. And to add further insult, this retelling is an inferior product of the laziest type of storytelling. There'sStar Wars didn't need to be rebooted. It just insults those who have invested their time and love with this modern mythology. And to add further insult, this retelling is an inferior product of the laziest type of storytelling. There's nothing really new here and that just creates something I never once thought possible - a boring Star Wars film. However, the worst thing is that the majority of us out there just can't see we've all been had.… Expand

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skykappahJan 21, 2016

I came out of the cinema with the same feeling as when I finished watching The Phantom Menace.... It's questionable if TFA is even better than the prequels. It is entertaining, though it feels empty. There's lots of lazy writing, convenientI came out of the cinema with the same feeling as when I finished watching The Phantom Menace.... It's questionable if TFA is even better than the prequels. It is entertaining, though it feels empty. There's lots of lazy writing, convenient situations and plot devices.

Having gone in thinking JJ would make his own Star Wars film, I didn't expect it to be an embarrassing re-tread of episode 4, a bit of Empire Strikes Back and others. If I knew TFA was going to be like that... Then I'd have actually wanted to see what Lucas would have done with it. JJ didn't make this his own film... He borrowed heavily from Lucas.

On positive ide there's a lot of visual goodness in this and the new characters are on the whole, are likeable. Daisy Ridley is the best thing about the whole movie. She fits into the universe like a glove. Oscar Isaac was seriously under used and his character, Poe should really have been the costar. Not enough of Poe at all. Kylo Ren, Adam Driver was basically an emo Darth Vader. Finn, played by John Boyega was the usual slightly bumblesome male character... I'm on the fence about Fin. We'll have to see if he gets better in the next film. As for seeing Han Solo and Leia? Hmm... it was weird.... I thought I'd get quite emotional, I did not. It's got to be the writing...

So yeah the lazy and convenient (at times perplexing) writing totally knocks off a good portion of the score from me... Above average at best.… Expand

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Hipp0Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A new hope for star wars? Well, the question pretty much sums up The Force Awakens. If you were hoping for something new then you will sadly be disappointed. The main story was done in A new hope. Even so the movie is saved by a combination of old characters and new warm characters who are easy to love. The movie sure has its flaws, but its star wars and let's face it even the old movies had their flaws. So if you hoped for a masterpiece, this isn't it.

The things done right in this movie are:
The sound made me feel like the movie was alive.
Good new characters, bb-8 a lovely new robot.
A few mysteries to maintain my interest in the new trilogy.

This movie is nothing else than slightly better than average. For the hardcore fans of Star Wars this will be a disappointment. For everyone else it's an okay movie that will generate a huge buzz because it's part of the Star Wars universe.… Expand

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kamgeforceDec 23, 2015

Super safe approach of J.J. Abrams and the need not to anger fans made Force Awakens incredibly boring, predictable and disappointing. It is New hope remake with tons of fanservice and agenda that is as obnoxious as it is obvious.

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CorejecApr 9, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie has much more issues than just feeling like a "not-realised-alternative-screenplay-of-episode-IV".

Basically, there are three major flaws of the movie, which make it an utter c*ap :-(

First, there is not ONE new idea. Everything is just stolen from George Lucas' movies. This movie or that, that does not matter. Problem is that I was looking forward to see a story. Any star wars story would do. But there was no new story to tell at all. Where Lucas invented new story arcs about Trade federation, about Count Dooku and showed how democracy can be easily undermined by propaganda and warmongering, JJ Abrams did - nothing. Invented nothing. Came with nothing. He had NO story to tell and yet, he shot a Star Wars movie. What a bold move! :-)

Second, as there was obviously nobody overseeing the script, it has major logical flaws. I will not enumerate them, but anyone who has seen the movie knows about them. It is far too obvious that the "script" was written like this: Abrams chose what scenes he wanted to shoot (reunion of old characters, sword fight, etc.) and only AFTER THAT they tried to figure out how to connect those scenes by some kind of "story". The result is pathetic, because, obviously, this is not how you create a good story. This is not how you really create a movie.

Third, JJ Abrams completely disregards any given laws of the Star Wars universum. The fans went furious when Lucas put midichlorians into the prequels. But that was just a small detail compared to what Abrams did to the "Star Wars" world. It is obvious that Abrams just wrote some scenes without even knowing if they fit into the universum. He wanted two people in Tie Fighter, one shooting from rear cannon and trying to enter hyperspace - well NO PROBLEM! The fact that there was never any two seated Tie Fighter, nor one with rear cannon and of course no T/F can have hyperspace engines just did not bother him. And WTF moments like this are like everywhere in the movie!

Abrams basically showed a finger to Lucas and his carefully over-the-years built universum. This arrogance and complete lack of knowledge of basic Star Wars mechanics is what bothers me most. Abrams should have never been allowed to put his "dirty" hands on something like this.

PS: Simon Pegg supposedly is a "fan" of Star Wars and he supposedly acted as "consultant"for Abrams. Seeing the outcome I believe Simon Pegg never saw any SW movie.… Expand

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sthomson22Dec 18, 2015

Abrams does it again.

As if butchering Star Trek and turning it into a Hollywood flashy flashy bang bang wasn't enough to keep Mr Abrams content, he has now decided to move onto the Star Wars franchise. My initial thought was he would beAbrams does it again.

As if butchering Star Trek and turning it into a Hollywood flashy flashy bang bang wasn't enough to keep Mr Abrams content, he has now decided to move onto the Star Wars franchise. My initial thought was he would be far more suited to this, given that Star Wars has always been for the, how shall we say, simpletons of the sci-fi world as opposed to the thinking man's Star Trek, however it now seems Mr Abrams purpose in media is actually to destroy beloved franchises and alienate its fans.

For a start the two protagonists are insufferably dull (the casting throughout is quite awful but let's focus on these two). They have absolutely no personality or life to them, boring boring boring! I have no idea how this can manage to occur when they've likely spent millions of dollars on casting alone, it's baffling. They are so bad they are a detriment to the film, many scenes are made particularly painful or eye rolling due to them.

But even taking these two out of the equation, the movie itself is just "been there, done that". There is nothing new, it's more like an (unecessary and inferior) homage than anything else, created by film graduates who've been given a blank check to go wild.

It's a pointless addition to the Star Wars universe, I would actually rather sit and watch the prequels than this shapeless pile of trash held together by lens flares and blowing the bank on aesthetics.

Do yourself a favor and avoid this, you'll thank me for the few hours of life you saved to do something entertaining.… Expand

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MADRICKY97Dec 19, 2015

A long time ago, far , far away.........the 19 December 2015 i went to see this movie with my familly,wife and two boys (8 and 12)!!!!!

The young one didnt say a word of all the movie and the old one is still hypnotized , my wife fall inA long time ago, far , far away.........the 19 December 2015 i went to see this movie with my familly,wife and two boys (8 and 12)!!!!!

The young one didnt say a word of all the movie and the old one is still hypnotized , my wife fall in love with ray and finn immediately!!!!!

For me it s kind of a given gift i ved got to open 6 days before christmas, and the gift is that inside feeling you get when it s the first time you get in love or the first time you kiss a girl, your heart goes like ,BOOM, BOOM, BOOM !!!!

I would to thanks , first, Mr Lucas to giving us the chance to let disney and JJ and all the team beind the cam follow the path.

I would also like to thanks all the fans , it s because of our long time fidelity to this adorable franchise that the dream comes alive!!!!

Even when i m writing this review my wife stiil tell me how much she loved it and pass a realy great time!!!!

I m really happy and full of joy when i imagine what will be able to see my kids in the future!!!Episode VIII and IX !!! and a lot of inner movies between them , that will be awesome!!!!!

I think i will have a great night of sleep , me ,my wife and the two panawans, we ll all dream of the not so distant galaxy , we ll all dream of what this epic story as to give us next!!!

thanks for the time you pass reading this review, may the force be with you!!!!! Éric from Québec City , bye!… Expand

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Bo33yApr 8, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After boycotting the cinema being woefully unimpressed by the trailer also after the destruction of the last Star Trek film I didn't think it could get worse, so I decided to give the rental a shot. But after watching 50 minutes, maybe I can stuggle to continue if my brain can remain intact if my remaining braincells haven't imploded.

The scriptwriters have made a rat's arse out of this film. Why is this film's dialogue so offensively childish? When I was 12, I was reading Ian Flemming and Stephen King, and most 12 year olds I know today have a Harry Potter collection. So why is this film made for 6 year olds assuming that they are made out of the internet's text speech generation of today. They understand you if you give them a role model. But I suppose it wasn't made for them, it was made for every other language as well and there wasn't any specific age group. This dialogue often included OMG OMG ain't it cool, it was until you told me it wasn't. Why are you holding my hand, no take hold of my hand. Pass the tool, what tool, not that tool, I dunno what tool. I can do it, yes I can do it. We will see, we will see. A desert scavenger scrub has no need for an elegant posh accent despite of what force powers they haven't become, and that jersey accent on the other resistance fighter?

Aside from the above mind numbing dialogue everywhere. It was full of really blatant errors. Why does a stroomtrooper have a mid life crisis, don't they have a chip monitoring their behaviour fitted with a killswitch preventing re-education. Why has their education included history, when isn't that was has caused him to rebel, I gree their training included combat and a base language? Why is a tie fighter auto locked, I suppose they don't trust their stormtroopers to use the disengage. The tie fighter doesn't have countermeasures, because it's lazer quest the space torpedoes. A droid does not need coddling it is a piece of metal, not a pet. The tremour put a worm in, because no sinkhole farts not even in space, maybe that was building, I didn't find out. A stroomtrooper's armour would have been fitted with a hydration system for desert warfare, not wear a leather jacket in dark fatigue instead. If your gonna share a drink with an alien cow, then you have probably got your foot in your mouth. After witnessing somebody smash up two robbers and then have your own ass kicked, why are you going to grab their hand? The knee jerk reaction from combat training when under enemy fire is to get the F out of there separately, because a double target is easier to hit. But turning off a spaceship in mid flight? Kylo smashing computers and graffiting his walls I mean seriously force grab the underling ripping the information from his brain like Vader would have done. Ask Hans about cryo stasis that is the normal protocol for tentacle monsters. There was no need for lengthy conversation if you are going to try and rob the ship. The emperor or master? We will see, we will see, of course we will see we are watching a f'ing movie. And then my brain imploded. There is probably another list if only I can remember that information from off my other braincells.

This film needed credible dialogue, presenting a more thoughtful story taking some time to dive into more detail in better preparing its backgrounds. Instead of rusing from one scene into the next adding a lot of nostagila where some of it was recycled into fan fiction, but so much of it was repeated, infact many scenes seemed like a copy and paste from their previous models.… Expand

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mannycapozziDec 24, 2015

Like many others, I went into The Force Awakens with skeptical optimism that it the dialogue and acting would be better than the prequels. Not only was I not disappointed, but the the movie far surpassed my expectations and I felt like StarLike many others, I went into The Force Awakens with skeptical optimism that it the dialogue and acting would be better than the prequels. Not only was I not disappointed, but the the movie far surpassed my expectations and I felt like Star Wars was back. Bravo!… Expand

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BikerjamesDec 24, 2015

This was a difficult movie to rate. The movie is well made, the action sequences are thrilling, and it was fun to see all the characters from the original trilogy. But ultimately, the movie is a carbon copy of the first Star Wars filmThis was a difficult movie to rate. The movie is well made, the action sequences are thrilling, and it was fun to see all the characters from the original trilogy. But ultimately, the movie is a carbon copy of the first Star Wars film (episode 4), and was almost jaw dropping how it completely stole the story line from that film. It was so predictable throughout that it ruined the scene where Han confronts his son, because you knew what was going to happen. Ultimately I left the theater feeling disappointed. I'm hoping the next one has an original plot.… Expand

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easterfieldsDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a huge Star Wars fan. I'm 40 years old and have been looking forward to the true sequels since I heard rumors back in the early 80's that Lucas envisioned this as a 9 part epic. I must say that after seeing The Force Awakens, I'm slightly disappointed. This was promised as a homage to the fans of the original films and excitement for seeing the old cast was (it turns out) just impossible to match on screen. Anyone hoping to see Luke, Han, Lea, and even Lando making up the bulk of this film will be sorely disappointed and in that I must admit that I feel slightly betrayed. Granted the new characters are likeable and exciting, but they just don't hold a candle to the originals. Even the new droid just seems a little too cheesy and contrived to me. Chewy seems to have been delegated to a giant version of Scooby Doo, and the main villain Kylo is weaker than weak. In fact, there are several villains in this film that had great potential but were let down by poor writing and directing. Captain Phasma is the most robbed of all the characters. There are some scenes that pay dangerous homage to WWII Germany which just felt really out of place. It almost felt like they were trying to reboot "A New Hope" rather than try something new and exciting with the amazing access to the original cast. What a blown opportunity in my opinion. Sure there are some great fight scenes and I loved seeing the millennium Falcon back in action (excellent space shooting sequences), but the plot was just so weak that the thrilling moments only seem like they were layered on as an afterthought. I also can't believe the fate of one of the most beloved characters in scifi history. What were they thinking? Perhaps in episode 9 it would've made sense but certainly not 7! And a young inexperienced girl being more powerful in the force than a trained emissary of the Dark Side? Even Luke needed training to develop into a Jedi. He was no phenom right off the bat. Ugh. Overall, this was an enjoyable night at the movies, but this was Star Wars! This has to be done right and I just don't feel that it was. I seriously and sincerely hope I'm in the minority with this viewpoint as it saddens me that I am:(… Expand

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Slashstar314Jan 18, 2016

I'm not really a Star Wars fan, so I can't say I highlight the first six that much because it's not my thing. Personal tastes, and everything. But episode 7 is a good movie for me not because it's Star Wars, but because it's overall a reallyI'm not really a Star Wars fan, so I can't say I highlight the first six that much because it's not my thing. Personal tastes, and everything. But episode 7 is a good movie for me not because it's Star Wars, but because it's overall a really good movie. Had great story, great characters, an excellent pace, and overall I loved it!… Expand

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AthelstanMar 26, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lets just start by congratulating Disney and the whole team, writers, casting, directing, and the graphics division, they have all done something to dwarf any achievement in human history, to make a film this bad when everything is laid out on a plate for them when a newborn child could of been far more creative, the story is rubbish, cast and acting was very poor (would put their abilities alongside Brookside's talents) the characters where to begin, A sith the son of Han & Leia so weak and wet and dare i say camp, having a paddy like a baby attacking a computer console because he's been told to go to his room, Rey, (not much to say about her really, only in the film to try and add eye candy to numb brained viewers, failed again)
and finally Finn, OMG a coward ex storm trooper who worked in sanitation, no character at all, tried to be comical, manages to pick up a light saber and with no training whatsoever is somehow a match for a Sith in a saber fight, he would of been killed quicker than Achilles fighting Boagrius in the Troy Movie, i have been a massive fan of Star Wars my whole life and just dont understand how it could of been made so badly, im genuinely upset, i would of rather watched a film of lots of Jar Jar Binks's fighting each other with bamboo sticks. So very very poor i feel i have been violated, there are not enough words to describe how bad this was.… Expand

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adasiukevichDec 19, 2015

Overall the film was great. There are definitely some valid criticisms but overall the good heavily outweighed the bad. It's a fantastic way to start off a new trilogy.

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twall3Jan 22, 2016

Weird to watch the negative user reviews grow for this movie. With a movie this anticipated, bad reviews aren't going to stop anyone from seeing it. They only serve to lower our expectations, and therefore increase our enjoyment when weWeird to watch the negative user reviews grow for this movie. With a movie this anticipated, bad reviews aren't going to stop anyone from seeing it. They only serve to lower our expectations, and therefore increase our enjoyment when we finally see the film. I read several of the angry reviews and heard countless people explain that it's a shameless rehash of Star Wars IV. So when I saw it I was surprised how much it DIDN'T feel like a rehash. It felt like new people entering an old story we knew, picking up decades later. Familiar faces and ships, but now a new story. And it IS a story that circles round and round (Palpatine killed Vader's dad, Vader's son inspires Vader to kill Palpatine and his daughter is a key fighter in the Rebellion, Obiwan trains Anakin and eventually has to kill him but doesn't, Anakin becomes Vader and kills Obiwan - but not before Obiwan begins Luke's training, etc.). Why complain when there's more similar storyline? It wasn't a perfect movie but it WAS a new Star Wars movie - and it was rich and spectacular. It was a labor of love by all who worked on it and a gift to the rest of us fans. Enjoy it for what it is. Sounds like a 2nd viewing is even more enjoyable (now you know what to expect).… Expand

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BonespiritDec 18, 2015

Not bad for Hollywood Blockbuster for teenagers, very bad for Star wars. A lot of stupid moments, too much vanilla. Really bad.
Villain is soo bad i have no words!!! Why does he taking off helmet.

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Benny1Dec 18, 2015

The pictures are great, the soundtrack is like always beautiful, but some of the new actors are horribly bad. The plot has nothing special with way more new questions than answers for the questions we already had. It more seems from me like aThe pictures are great, the soundtrack is like always beautiful, but some of the new actors are horribly bad. The plot has nothing special with way more new questions than answers for the questions we already had. It more seems from me like a big trailer than an actual movie.… Expand

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totorobiboDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. İ didn't even dissappointed in phantom manace than force awakens. How can disney do a film like this? Everybody says this is a fan base movie, stop there i am a big fan but this movie isn't sw! Can you imagine there is no jedi in this movie, sorry there is one just for 3 seconds and end of the movie. How can a none trained self force awared girl beats a jedi trained man easily, HOWWWWW!

Someone has to say disney bigger can not be better always, what kind of stupid weapon is that? Sucking a star, come on and why that laser shoots 5,6 lasers in one shot? Just shoot the system star and destroy the system, stupid. That sucking star thing also looks stupid really really stupid, just do a dyson sphere around the star and make it believable.

I can go on like this forever with this movie but i dont want, i am a really really a good fan but this movie is just badddddd. Hire timothy zahn for writing please.… Expand

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tivecDec 18, 2015

I am satisfied. After horrible episodes 1-3 everything is back to where it should be. Great new characters with old, returning ones. Great ammount of humor, great visual effects and fantastic start of a new trilogy.
Movie left me waiting forI am satisfied. After horrible episodes 1-3 everything is back to where it should be. Great new characters with old, returning ones. Great ammount of humor, great visual effects and fantastic start of a new trilogy.
Movie left me waiting for episode VIII and I can't wait to see how Rey's and Kylo's training will effect their strenght.… Expand

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illexionJan 25, 2016

This movie is an utter disgrace to the star wars franchise, very poor story, plot holes, bad characters and don't get me started on the feminism propaganda in this film. How the hell does this has a meta critic of 81?

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nekcoreDec 26, 2015

Don't watch. Trust me. Trust every single review who gave this a bad score, it's true, all of it. The horror has arrived, thanks to Disney and company.

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DukeJonDec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Saw this about an hour ago, found it pretty underwhelming. The good parts; better than prequels, good acting by the two new leads (especially Daisy Ridley), excellent effects. Bad; plot is basically a reboot of "A New Hope". Too many wtf plot points and coincidences to mention. Very few original ideas; the wistful loner unaware of their force powers living a backwater desert planet. The droid containing secret plans. The trench attack on the death star. Trying to bring down the planet shield. The bad guy with the black mask (but this time he doesn't actually need to wear it). The hissing emperor. The cantina. Seen it all before. Harrison Ford was doing his best Harrison ford impression. Carrie Fisher is like a grandmother who hasn't aged well, she sounds like she smokes 100 cigarettes per day. The prequels may have been disappointing but at least the plots tried something new. In this film everything feels very small; no massive space battles here; it's 30 x wings versus 30 tie-fighters, like playing the battlefront video game. Abrams basically copied "Wrath of Khan" to make "Star Trek : Into darkness" and ended up making a poor photocopy of a much better film. He's done the same with "Star Wars : The force awakens". Don't get me wrong; it's a good film. It just isn't all that.

All this hassle just to give an old guy his sword back.… Expand

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Alex_SkirataMar 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sorry for my English! Disappointed film 3000% !!! I knew that Disney will transform the Great Saga in a purely commercial project, call it "creation" art does not turn the language! I have read over one hundred books on the Galaxy "Star Wars", a few had to be transferred! This is the first ... but, excuse the expression, broke the whole logical chain in the history of pollutants. Sucked from the finger alternate version of the events in Star Wars galaxy in the ribbon, just treacherously false and banal, one can see that Abrams absolutely could not experience the world Star Wars !!! In my opinion, to make a film could be trusted only real fan of Star Wars! It's a shame for the Proceedings of the dozens of authors who contributed to the creation of the soul of this great and unique stories! Game actors through false, cheap commonplace hackneyed jokes and funny! The main villain - "Hu.lo Ren" like a whiny little girl, not adept at "dark reversal"! Newfound heroine - almost a "steeper Yoda" in five minutes I realized that holds power and a minute has learned to manipulate the minds of people (that Jedi true pollutants learned to do over the years), skills of fencing lightsaber, too, appeared suddenly, and her opponent in a fight with her completely forgot about the ability to manage power, showing signified the beginning of the film. Desire to watch this nonsense again, there is no absolutely !!! I'm sure if it was filmed adaptation of Yuuzhan Vongskotsy war, or any of other events described in the books, with the participation of the director - a real fan of Star Wars, the picture would be tucked in his belt avatar (at the box office), maximum a week!… Expand

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pdesaab07Dec 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For those who never saw star wars (or saw it once), they'll give an 8/10. Those who have seen the movies since their childhood, like me, will feel the same way as I did :

1. Visually speaking it's a great movie. It captures the star wars universe for sure.
2. The combo Solo / Chewi is still spot on and hasn't lost its charm
3. New characters are well chosen... especially Daisy Ridley.

That being said:

1. I understand JJ Abrams wanted to satisfy the fans and this movie must have been a lot of pressure. But he played it too safe... It has too many clichés and "déjà vu".. the pace of the movie is like Episode IV : a droid with secret mission in a desert planet finds a lonely person in a scrapyard (like Anakin in episode I) who helps return it to its master.
2. Rey's character is great : but she turns in 24 hours from a girl selling junk to mind control specialist, light saber master, leading to beating the villain who had years of training... to fast to soon.
3. They built another death star after having 2 destroyed ? Someone needs to hire an new Chief Operating Officer
4. Oscar Isaac (who is SUCH a great actor) and Gwendoline Christie characters are not enough exploited.

To summarize: let's wait for the whole trilogy to give a realy review… Expand

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GuideVaultMar 22, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I will start off by saying even though I believed it would be horrible I came in hoping I was completely wrong!

I knew from looking at the poster that this was going to be another lets-make-the-main-characters-younger movie because its better this way. Unfortunate as has been proven time and time again this isn't the case. The main characters were horrid to say the least as each and every emotion from the younger cast was either never apparent or was over emphasized. Can we really blame the characters completely though? Probably not. I assume the bad directing of the bad director had something to do with this as the entire story was so out of place that it felt like the director did little to even understand the SW Universe and its canonical features.

In the case of the story online, it was bland, boring, unexciting, unoriginal & just about every other negative
thing you can think of. Sure we all loved Darth Vader but the main villian, who is basically just an over-emotional toddler with a lightsaber was just plain hard to watch. The Sith Lord guiding our toddler is just as bad, as he is just an aspect of Smeagel, wanting his precious Jedi.
Another question is, why did they give the Stormtrooper boy the lightsaber? Was it just to show that they were somehow being racist? A Stormtrooper uses Blasters, its that simple as they are trained in its use. If they wanted him to use a lightsaber make him a Jedi.

The bad, bad, bad directing, non-story driven movie made this a horrible watch & does not deserve to be classed among the other SW movies. Even Episode I did slightly better at keeping in-line with the story line & that is horrible to be classed less than E1.

I will never recommend this movie & can only hope that Abrams actually pays attention to what he is doing for the next movie otherwise we can all consider the SW ended until someone who lives SW actually takes it over & adapts a proper movie into the SW universe.… Expand

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BalsamicoMar 23, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a bold move to sell episode 4 again - and it did not work out for me, beside the usual technical standards thats ****

As @itachi737 explained in his review:

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

To add more: in search for the extremely valuable droid on Jakku the Order activated 2 bandits, some stormtroopers and 2 tie fighters? And Rey knows how to handle the stolen Falcon so well? And a Jedi, even if not finished with the training, gets hold up big time by an untrained stormtrooper in the woods? And gets (nearly) finished by an untrained Rey he was beating before with ease? I could go on, but its not worth it.… Expand

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evilbearApr 18, 2016

Awful in EVERY way. I am not going to bother explaining why, as many people on here have already comprehensively covered what makes this movie so bad. Whether or not you compare it to the other Star Wars movies - the movie is just awful. WhatAwful in EVERY way. I am not going to bother explaining why, as many people on here have already comprehensively covered what makes this movie so bad. Whether or not you compare it to the other Star Wars movies - the movie is just awful. What an embarrassment. Case in point - the most anticipated movie of the last decade did not last long in the theaters - not even a couple months. End of story.… Expand

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crabappleMar 27, 2016

Dreadfully bad. Felt empty like they were goingthrough the motions and Disney was trying to distance itself from franchise to make it their own and do something less worthwhile and more commercial. Watch the TV series instead, The Clone WarsDreadfully bad. Felt empty like they were goingthrough the motions and Disney was trying to distance itself from franchise to make it their own and do something less worthwhile and more commercial. Watch the TV series instead, The Clone Wars and even Rebels have more depth, intellect, and heart.… Expand

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BloodyrusDec 18, 2015

Дисней убил этот фильм. Хуже еще не было. Из приключенческого кино, они превратили его в ванильное кино для школоты

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cosciugDec 18, 2015

I'm your average Joe that just came home from first screening in my
city of Star Wars The Force Awakens (18th DEC 2015 00:00 AM) and i also
happen to be a big Star Wars nerd. The thing is, if you liked Episode IV A New Hope, prepare toI'm your average Joe that just came home from first screening in my
city of Star Wars The Force Awakens (18th DEC 2015 00:00 AM) and i also
happen to be a big Star Wars nerd.

The thing is, if you liked Episode IV A New Hope, prepare to see it all
over again, cause it's more of a remake and not a sequel.

So, J. J. played it safe and thus he shall always be known as Jar Jar
Abrams.

In the end i enjoyed EP7, but it could have been better.

7/10 only because it didn't lose the Star Wars atmosphere.… Expand

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A7sus4Dec 18, 2015

It was good, but left more questions than answers, had a lot of "God in the machine" moments, and I could've done without all the repetitiveness from Ep IV. While the characters were good, the lack of origin for any of them was really lameIt was good, but left more questions than answers, had a lot of "God in the machine" moments, and I could've done without all the repetitiveness from Ep IV. While the characters were good, the lack of origin for any of them was really lame and Rey's instant mastery of the force seemed really unnatural. Han and chewie stole the show.… Expand

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TheKavehJDec 19, 2015

For a person like me, who hasn't seen any of the previous films, Star Wars: The Force Awakens still has much to enjoy. The film is action-packed, and keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

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crazypndaJan 22, 2016

Scoring this movie is hard. One the one hand, I wanted a movie that FELT like Star Wars, and not merely LOOKED like Star Wars, and this movie did not deliver. On the other hand, it was a solid sci-fi action movie in its own right, which if itScoring this movie is hard. One the one hand, I wanted a movie that FELT like Star Wars, and not merely LOOKED like Star Wars, and this movie did not deliver. On the other hand, it was a solid sci-fi action movie in its own right, which if it didn't have a legacy to uphold, would be deserving of a higher score.

Many reviews complain that this movie was a rehash of A New Hope, but that's not a bad thing. The franchise reboot isn't just for existing fans, it's for future fans-to-be. The formula of A New Hope is a solid one worth borrowing heavily from, but the problem with this movie is its mood and pacing, not where it decided to plant its roots.

If I were use a list of words to describe the feeling given by the original trilogy (and even episodes I, II, III), I would use the following words:

1. Epic
2. Adventure
3. Mystery
4. Fun
5. Exciting

If I were to use a list of words to describe The Force Awakens, I would use:

1. Dark
2. Gritty
3. Struggle
4. Drama
5. Intense
6. Gripping

The mood is *completely* different from the first six movies. To compound the stark difference in mood, we are given a stark difference in visual effects. The thematic style remained consistent, but the technical style was much more realistic, bringing the franchise out of the surreal and into the real. The realness of the visuals combined with the mood, created a large gulf between it and the original movies - a gulf hard to reconcile for anyone who grew up with the originals.

Pacing was another problem. The story jumped through one adventure after another (which is consistent with Star Wars), but rushed through them. Combine that with how quickly Rey learns what we have all been told is a skill that must be taught or learned over time, and the pacing feels quite off.

Third, the villains were not well done. The "sith lord" is a poorly done CGI character. It's very difficult to love to hate a villain who isn't real. The primary villain, Kylo Ren, is also kind of an annoying little **** He's not a strong lead villain like Vader was, and when we learn where he comes from, it's almost impossible to draw a line from his origin to where we see him in the film. Either we're given too much information about him in this movie, or his character was poorly constructed given that information was available. He felt out of place.

Speaking as a sci-fi fan, this movie was awesome. Speaking as a Star Wars fan, this movie was a disappointment. If you carry no legacy Star Wars baggage, go and enjoy this movie. If you do carry legacy Star Wars baggage, you may want to adjust your expectations before seeing this film.… Expand

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mAs7eRaMar 9, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Looking at the reviews, it makes sense. This was one of the most marketed movies of all times. Sooo much hype, and for what?
For recreation of an old Star Wars but in a much more "dumbed down" version. We have another deathstar, another robots with the deathstar architecture, another meaningless tunnel that can blow the whole deathstar (like they didn't learn from last time), same resistance without anything new, epicly dumb wanna be sith, epicly dumb dialogues between Han Solo and Leia.
I imagine that after reading the script, Han Solo asked "please kill me in the movie".
To people, who are not so familiar with the old Star Wars it might be fine. But for me, this movie was an offence. I didn't expect the new Star Wars to be just a plagiarism of one of the old movies.. Such a dissapointment. But when I heard that Disney were the creators, I didn't have high hope.. Typical Disney stuff. good guy, bad guy, make-up, I felt the movie more like an indian soap opera, than a sequel of the Star Wars Franchise. Not going to any of the next movies in theatre.… Expand

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Junior23Dec 18, 2015

Acredito que seja o melhor Star Wars desde 1983, mantendo-se sempre dentro da linha sem criar algo que não pertença ao universo do filme. Usar alguns personagens do antigo elenco foi genial, ficando a sensação de "passar o bastão" para umaAcredito que seja o melhor Star Wars desde 1983, mantendo-se sempre dentro da linha sem criar algo que não pertença ao universo do filme. Usar alguns personagens do antigo elenco foi genial, ficando a sensação de "passar o bastão" para uma nova era Star Wars... Acredito que o episodio VIII nos trara mais detalhes desta nova trama... Parabéns a Disney e aos envolvidos.… Expand

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BollywongaloidDec 18, 2015

Really loved this film... I went in wanting to see the original cast and I came out wanting to see more of the new cast. The characters in it were so well developed I really can't wait for episode VIII now. Yes there were definitely someReally loved this film... I went in wanting to see the original cast and I came out wanting to see more of the new cast. The characters in it were so well developed I really can't wait for episode VIII now. Yes there were definitely some flaws and things I didn't really like about the film e.g. The way Rey keeps telling Finn not to hold her hand (all I could see was Kathleen Kennedy shouting "LOOK! LOOK! We have a female protagonist who doesn't need a MAN to look after her!"), and a few other minor niggles that don't really detract from the overall experience. Also loved Kylo Ren was convinced he was just going to be a Vader clone but he's a properly fleshed out character with his own insecurities etc which was a pleasant surprise. Great movie and I can't wait to see again… 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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jpsalvageDec 18, 2015

Singularly, the worst Star Wars movie. In all fairness I thought the rest of them sucked too. But in this one, the storyline was weak and idiotic; the acting was poor, rushed and unconvincing; the special effects weren't all that special;Singularly, the worst Star Wars movie. In all fairness I thought the rest of them sucked too. But in this one, the storyline was weak and idiotic; the acting was poor, rushed and unconvincing; the special effects weren't all that special; nothing new and fun...… Expand

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jonweJan 26, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find it amazing that people are giving this film such high marks? The plot is so full of holes that it makes swiss cheese look like a solid block of Monterey Jack! I have come to the conclusion that Disney had no chance of failure in making this film. All they did was recycle the plot of "A New Hope" with some other elements of the other Star Wars movies mixed in. That in and of it self I could have overlooked if there werent so many f*****g plot holes throughout the film. I understand that Star Wars is more a space fantasy than science fiction but unfortunately the writers can't seem to make up their mind which it is???

Take the Star Killer base for example: Here is a planet sized base that essentially sucks the mass of it's sun into it and in turn spits said mass out to destroy multiple planets anywhere in the galaxy. Okay, I can go along with that because this is a space fantasy but then the movie tries to explain some of the science behind it creating a occillator thingy that somehow can contain the mass of a star within the space of a planet. This presents all kinds of logistical problems that the movie just completely ignors. Like what happens to the planet as the mass of it's sun is steadily being consumed? Where are the quakes and other tidal forces that would be surely present on a planet that is in orbit around a rapidly disappearing stellar mass? With the suns output being rapidly diminished how is it that the weather on the planet isn't also adversely affected? How is planet able to suck up its sun while maintaining a force field around it? How is the planet able to suck up it's sun in the first place? Why does it have to absorb all its sun to fire?

A star is just a huge nuclear reactor that produces energy by turning hydrogen into helium...nuclear fusion in other words. The immense gravity of a star makes this possible so when Poe states they have until the sun goes dark before the weapon is charged just doesnt make any sense since it is just hot matter (or plasma but still matter) the Star Killer base is syphoning off. So what does it mean when the sun goes dark? The sun is gone, all used up? The sun's mass has been lessened to the degree that fusion is no longer possible?

I am a science nerd and when the writers try to explain science behind a film they need to make it make sense or it just throws me out of the film! Why not just make the star some kind of dark force star that the Star Killer base is sucking up? Forget the science and just stay with the fantasy and satisfy nerds and non nerds alike???

There is so much wrong with this film that I could write 10,000 words and not get through a quarter of the film so I am going to stay with the Star Killer base sequence. Here are some further examples of plot holes or conveniences concerning the Star Killer base.

1. How was it possible that the New Republic/Resistance not even know about it's contruction given the fact the entire galaxy is easily traveled thru hyperspace?
2. Such an endeavor would have made that particular solar system heavily traveled and no one noticed?
3. The base appears to have no fleet protecting it and minimal ground forces which is very odd for such a huge undertaking?
4. The base's shields can be compromised if a ship comes out of hyperspace into it's atmosphere. Han thought of it within 10 minutes of film time and no one on the First Order side thought of it at all during all the time it was being constructed?
5. The shield could be disabled by a single person who has access codes but there were no fail safes put into place to prevent this or at least alarm the base that the shields were about to be disabled?
6. Captain Phasma put up no fight or alarm when disabling the shields. I would think Snoke or General Hux would have her head for that if she survived the base's distruction?
7. This base was the size of a planet yet all the key people in the movie were all conveniently in the same area?
8. The base seemed largely a ghost town except for the firing control room and some random storm troopers placed as blaster fodder!
9. Han & Co. just so happen to see Rey climbing the wall of some huge trench but there isnt enough of a presence on the base for anyone else to notice! Hence the ghost town analogy.
10. Han & Co. are able to conveniently cross this huge trench and pick the exact spot when Rey decides to reenter the structure at the exact same time!
11. The occillator is lightly defended (apparantly useless gun turrets and a few storm troopers). One would think that after two previous failed attempts the engineers of these death stars/star killer bases would recognize their design flaw and make it impossible for x-wings to be able to conveniently blow it up.

Rnning out of space but to be fair could have overlooked a lot of the above however, when sloppy writing gives way to convenience after convenience...I say enough is enough!

I give this film a 0 to offset those who gave it a 10 which it doesn't deserve!… Expand

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kuehnauJan 5, 2016

What a wonderful, long awaited return for our dear friends from Star Wars. The movie does a great job of reminding you of the older movies, while feeling new and surviving on it's own.

There was action, adventure, new friends and oldWhat a wonderful, long awaited return for our dear friends from Star Wars. The movie does a great job of reminding you of the older movies, while feeling new and surviving on it's own.

There was action, adventure, new friends and old friends. There's so much I loved about this movie. Any one giving less then a 8 are just being asses.… Expand

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janhellyeahDec 18, 2015

This is what a modern Star Wars movie is supposed to be. Although, the plot closely follows the structure of Episode IV: The New Hope, the movie delivers fantastically. This is a tribute to long time Star Wars fans, from the small detailsThis is what a modern Star Wars movie is supposed to be. Although, the plot closely follows the structure of Episode IV: The New Hope, the movie delivers fantastically. This is a tribute to long time Star Wars fans, from the small details carefully and tactically built up and placed, to the reveal of classic characters , which felt organic and not forced (No Pun intended). The action and duels are more grounded compared to the awful and ostentatious CGI-filled prequels. The newer characters have interesting depth especially Kylo Ren, who has an interesting emotional dichotomy comparable to Anakin and Luke but with a different take. If you're a long time Star Wars fan, this is a MUST see.… Expand

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