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BertoflyingfoxDec 17, 2017

What a perfect endcap to Year-1 B.W.(Bizarro World). This is a decent sci-fi flick...if it had nothing to do with Star Wars and instead opted to run its own franchise into the ground.

"Your Snoke theory is wrong" Yup, it was really RianWhat a perfect endcap to Year-1 B.W.(Bizarro World). This is a decent sci-fi flick...if it had nothing to do with Star Wars and instead opted to run its own franchise into the ground.

"Your Snoke theory is wrong"
Yup, it was really Rian Johnson all along (take out Snoke's scarring and they even look alike). Somehow worming his way into the Disney roundtable, he convinced a bunch of suits that throwing out a competent script and replacing it with his Looper style (boring character arcs and a wandering plot with no true purpose) would be the best thing to do. Well, this could've been directed by Uwe Boll and it would still pay off in sales and reviews, because Star Wars makes money no matter what (too big to fail) and reviewers always praise it no matter what. Things that The Mummy or Valerian got trashed for, is celebrated here.

Anyway, here's why it didn't work for me:
Plotting, character progression, continuity.
--The plot is a mess, leaning heavily on what I'm sure was the main plot of a Clone Wars episode (out of fuel and running from a tech-advanced enemy), except in that episode the characters are smart enough to think their gameplan through til the end....unlike the characters in this movie.

--The characters betray themselves, not only in-between movies but even in-between scenes. They only set-up the scene that their currently in, rather than feeling like living characters across the span of 2 (or 6) movies.

--Continuity was completely dropped. Which is fine if this were a spin-off, but it isn't. I love the concept of "kill the past" especially considering the universe these people live in....but that concept shouldn't take place in the middle of a trilogy.

So I find myself much less interested in the continuing story of SW, and more interested in seeing how Abrams will try to pick up the mess. For the folks harping that at least it isn't a re-tread like TFA: Crait is Hoth, Canto Bight is Jabba's Palace, Phasma is Boba, Super Saiyan Leia is Frozen Han.… Expand

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gtrfienddv8Dec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not entirely convinced that the public version of this movie wasn't some sort of prank, or Russian-hacked re-edit of the movie the critics saw. I find there to be no way that the critics could have watched the same movie the viewing public did and come away with the reaction they had.

Heading into the movie, I was excited (as I am any time I see a Star Wars movie or show, but in this case reviews were saying it was the best Star Wars movie ever). It started poorly, with the first scene feeling straight out of a sci-fi B-movie: walk toward camera, react as an amateur to something in the distance. Not promising. Between that point and the bridge being flushed out into space, all was well. Then...it started to go off the rails.

In a gut wrenching moment, Kylo Ren decides not to destroy his mother. He and two other tie fighters PENETRATE THE SHIELDS (emphasis added as I feel this is REALLY important) and do damage to the frigate. Kylo backs off, his emotions intervening. His wingmen do not, and they fire their torpedoes. In what seemed to be a masterful moment, Leia looks at the audience, almost as to say "you know what's happening. I know what's happening. Goodbye." She is then flushed into space with other heros, but the screen was centered on her. My stomach turned in a beautiful moment shared with the audience. She was lost standing up for the rebellion. My mind would always capture her in defiance, stoic, a hero.

Moments later, the force flutters around her. With no explanation, she is able to extend her hand and guide herself back to an airlock. Where others saw Mary Poppins, I saw what looked to me to be a witch riding a broom. This was horribly insulting. How can she have the wear-with-all to be basically dead and force-force herself back to life and then pull into an airlock? She couldn't have summoned the force to help prevent the entire bridge from being blown into space? I just don't understand how this was a good story decision, a good aesthetic decision, or just plain a decision. The actress DIED. The audience who loves her knows she's dead in real life. But you decided to do what doctors in real life couldn't and bring her back to life in the single cheesiest way possible? How was this a thing? How could the multitude of critics who saw this not cringe?

Lets move past that. The pursuit sequence is what really kills the pace and the narrative for me. It seems clear that a narrative platform was necessary to draw the length of the movie out to allow for the more epic and enjoyable aspects of this movie, which is a shame. There was no need for this, nor the explication involved.

I didn't count exactly how many there were, but there were at least 5 star destroyers with the main ship. They were doing nothing. The pursuit of two rebel support ships and the main frigate hinges on three things: lack of fuel on the part of the rebels, lack of speed on the part of the First Order due to the size of their ships, and the point of diminishing return on the power of the First Order weapons. Those three facts alone are fine. But the 5+ star destroyers doing nothing? They can't jump to light speed and come out in front of the rebel retreat, establish a blockade, and allow the main ship to go in for the kill? Were they running out of fuel too? The rebels were, so what was the plan to get to Crait? They had to limp along until they were JUST in range? But this wasn't shared with high-level staff members? So no one but Leia and the admiral knew the plan? If they had just SHARED that plan, we wouldn't have to sit through the agonizing sequences at Canto Bight. Which, from a narrative perspective, could have been saved by placing a code breaker on one of the rebel ships - a more plausible sub-plot, which wouldn't have squandered Finn - one of the best recent Star Wars characters - on a mission which had a zero-sum impact on the overall story. Canto-Bight itself was just a dull waste of time to extend this to the longest Star Wars movie ever, for poor, poor reasons. The arc caused Finn, Rose, BB-8, and Phasma into scenarios which felt like they were intentional but irrelevant fan services and did nothing for the story.

Canto-Bight and flying-space-Leia unfortunately detract from excellent action and interesting storylines of Rey, Luke, Chewie, and Snoke. If time spent on Canto-Bight removed time from Snoke's backstory or explaining how Rey was retrieved by Chewie and the Falcon, then I'll be especially angry.

There are additional plot holes. There are additional disappointments. But these are the best I can do in 5000 characters. I wanted to love this movie and I've been in a funk since seeing it. The Force Awakens, for all of its comparable motions toward the original trilogy, was tight, dark, added to the Star Wars universe, and left us wanting and wondering. The Last Jedi taints what was started there. I'd allow a mulligan on this movie if they could recut it into something consistent.… Expand

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qmanchooDec 16, 2017

Logical plot fallacies always have an 'opposite side of the coin' and you can typically accept some form of explanation. However, I get 'mentally taken out' of a movie when there are too many unnecessary 'jokes' and 'slapstick moments' withinLogical plot fallacies always have an 'opposite side of the coin' and you can typically accept some form of explanation. However, I get 'mentally taken out' of a movie when there are too many unnecessary 'jokes' and 'slapstick moments' within a story that is largely designed to be taken more seriously than not (OT had slapstick moments, but mostly with the characters meant for these moments and they were carefully placed). This is especially true for scenes that are supposed to highlight the lore that makes SW so great. It's fine to have comedy, but if scenes clearly designed for gravitas and emotion get their bubble popped by unnecessary, and in many cases strangely placed, comedy you start to lose your emotional investment in both film and characters. Disney and Rian take this to new heights here and it's just not for me unfortunately. This movie is for kids and teens not a 35 year old fan of the OT. I'm afraid Disney SW movies wont be the revival I'd hoped and I'll just have to re-watch the originals from time to time (although Rogue One was pretty darn good).… Expand

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nigerianman28Dec 16, 2017

Weak structure really makes this film fall apart. At 152 minutes, the film could have packed an immense story, but decided to cram three different plots with no connection to the other. The flow ended up feeling like flying through anWeak structure really makes this film fall apart. At 152 minutes, the film could have packed an immense story, but decided to cram three different plots with no connection to the other. The flow ended up feeling like flying through an asteroid belt. A diversion onto Kanto Brine and meeting Benicio del Toro served no purpose than to introduce new commercial toys. It functioned no purpose on the plot, and worst of all, all new characters did nothing. In all, this film lacked any theme. It had an inconsistent tone, inserting jokes in the most serious intended scenes. Did Marvel writers stumble on the wrong project?

This film felt like an insult to anyone who enjoyed Star Wars. It destroys purpose of the Jedi; the purpose of training; any sense of consistency; and worst of all, any purpose of a story in a franchise. The film literally tells the audience dressing in masks and costumes is stupid, not to look up to heroes, there is no bad or good, and most stinging of all, there is no need for reading texts or back stories. Burn all copies of this movie and refer anyone asking for Episode VII or VII to play Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy.… Expand

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HoppinDec 16, 2017

Great visuals and score mixed with questionable edgelord humor, terrible writing, character assassination, and much more. This writer/director, in his obsession to subvert fans' expectations, has delivered the worst Star Wars film of allGreat visuals and score mixed with questionable edgelord humor, terrible writing, character assassination, and much more. This writer/director, in his obsession to subvert fans' expectations, has delivered the worst Star Wars film of all time. The movie has a distinct lack of Star Wars feel in its editing; lots of jump cuts favored over elegant wipes, not to mention the cluttered, disjointed pacing. I could go on and on but I won't.… Expand

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ActualyCriticalDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first half is a cheap copy of ESB, almost copying some aspects of it line-for-line. It begins with an evacuation. Rey, a young person from a remote desert planet, is about to learn from the last existing Jedi Master who's in exile on a hidden, watery, misty planet with rough terrain, and every second of this makes you hope that some aspect of it will be fresh. Meanwhile, Finn and his not-a-princess girlfriend goes and meets a swindler/gambler type person who sets him up with an imperial ambush while Leia is being frozen. The silver-armored bounty hunter gets the credit and reward for the imperial setup. The subordinate lord (Kylo Ren) of a dark lord (Snoke) sets a trap for the protagonist (Rey) and she goes to him and falls right into it. Sound familiar? It's exactly what happens in ESB.

The second half is a cheap copy of ROTJ, almost copying some aspects of it line-for-line. Rey hands herself in and is taken to a throne room in binders with Emperor Sid-I mean Snoke and Lord V-I mean Kylo Ren. She witnesses the near-final destruction of the Reb-I mean Resistance through a patterned window. She sees the conflict within Kylo Ren and turns him onto her side and he defeats Snoke during a period of overconfidence. Meanwhile, Poe thinks that Finn will have that tracking device down, he just needs to give him more time. The millenium falcon comes down to the planet the rebels escaped to and drives ties through a trench area that just happens to look dark-reddish and mechanical and the thinking is the narrow route might destroy them. Sound famiiar? It's exactly what happens in ROTJ.

What little remains of the film is unique. Luke dies due to an aneurism from using the force so much that he effectively had transformed into a force ghost and left his current existance, resulting in his vessel's aneurism and death. When he realised this he completed the transition into a force ghost. His death felt bizzare, pointless and unexplained, frankly, since nobody even killed him.

There is no proper lightsaber battle in this film. Finn fights with a vibroblade. Rey fights Luke with a stick, a bit. Kylo and Rey sort of clash their lightsabers a tiny bit, but not properly. Kylo and Rey team up to defeat the Royal Guards and their vibroblades in a lengthy fight. Luke's force duplicate clashes his ghostly lightsaber with Kylo Ren, a bit, sort of. There's no proper lightsaber battle at all, yet the untraditional fighting scenes, mostly involving vibroblades, oddly leave you more satisfied than the films which had full blown lightsaber battles. How this is I do not know.

The ending leaves the story in the same place it is at the start of EP4, with a strong (albeit less strong) empire and a weak rebellion. Since it's hard to follow what happens in these new films, the Republic had their home planet and government destroyed in EP7 paving the way for the First Order to win over star systems and once again become the dominant government of the galaxy with the good guys being rebels again.

Perplexingly, although Leia appeared to die, she managed to survive because of her force power. It appeared to be an excellent way to kill her off given her real life death, but instead she appears to survive in the film and continues to be the overarching general of the Resistance (or Rebellion again now, I guess). And Disney have vowed not to reuse recent footage or use CGI. How they will explain that away in a way that isn't lame, without any footage of her, is as perplexing to me as it is to you, given how her son Kylo will want to interact with her. Had her actor lived though, I would not have a problem with the way in which she survived, unlike many other reviewers.

To be fair, there is original stuff weaved into everything that's been redone and I'm sure there is a long list of personal achievements for the cast and crew in this film, but as a viewer watching the final product you just cannot ignore how it did a cheap copy of not one, but two previous films to the point the lines were almost identical or deliberately cringey.

To be fair to Rian Johnson, he almost had no choice but to rehash EP5 and EP6 after JJ Abrams' previous film rehashed EP4. Furthermore, there is little you can do other than to repeatedly train up a new apprentice every 3 episodes and build them up the same way Luke was, while there is only one other Jedi left. In order to create original storylines, they need to re-establish the Jedi Order and the Sith Empire so there is the same capacity for originality that KOTOR and SWTOR have had.

In spite of this negative review, the film was better than The Force Awakens because of the originality that was weaved in, the feeling of it being longer and the fact it didn't feel like we were rushing through it so much. Unfortunately, it was still worse than the original 6 due to the sheer fact that it is a rehash of them.… Expand

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OwnedYetiDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many unresolved plotlines from the previous movies and has very out of place humor. As a movie by itself, it may not be too bad, and has several good scenes, but as a part of the Star Wars saga, very much a disappointment.… Expand

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MephasmDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What The Force awakens set up with the story and characters, The Last Jedi managed to nullify that. Everything that TFA teased was basically zeroed out by TLJ. They went a totally different direction believing that it would feel unique and different from the rest of the movies but that attempt resulted in a really problematic outcome. It didn't even feel like a star wars movie, at least not for me. They totally ruined the character arcs and the star wars myth. I mean Luke projecting himself halfway across the galaxy just to serve the plot and then just dying from Force exhaustion was just plain stupid...Not to mention Leia surviving in the vacuum of space and then force pulling herself to safety...more like a generic sci fi than a Star Wars movie. Yes the entire movie didn't feel like its Star Wars but a generic sci fi movie with unnecessary subplots and forced humor. I really tried to like this movie because i'm a big star wars fan but they just went too far with everything in this movie.… Expand

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Farmboy74Dec 16, 2017

Not since the Phantom Menace have I left the cinema disappointed by a Star Wars film. I'm also wondering which film the critics have watched because it cannot be the same one I have just watched. It does not desearve the high scores. INot since the Phantom Menace have I left the cinema disappointed by a Star Wars film. I'm also wondering which film the critics have watched because it cannot be the same one I have just watched. It does not desearve the high scores. I realise that there will be new ideas, but the whole things just falls flat. The Force Awakens gave us some new interesting characters and the job of the middle film is to build on these ideas and move the story on and leave everything on a cliff hanger.
The Last Jedi does none of that, it does not go onto to build the characters any further and misses the great oputunity to set up the cliff hanger for the next film. Most of the ideas from the Force Awakens are thrown away as are some of the characters. The worst Star Wars film ever? No, that will always be the Phantom Menace, but this does come perilously close.… Expand

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GottaGoDexDec 17, 2017

I never thought I'd boo at the end credits of a Star Wars movie, but this was it.

Because this isn't a Star Wars movie, it's some generic popcorn flick that doesn't give a rat's behind about Star Wars, the people in it's universe or the theI never thought I'd boo at the end credits of a Star Wars movie, but this was it.

Because this isn't a Star Wars movie, it's some generic popcorn flick that doesn't give a rat's behind about Star Wars, the people in it's universe or the the new 3 movies.

While this director clearly made a mistake of taking on a movie that was out of his league, it is Disney's fault for letting this disappointing and stupidly written movie harm Star Wars as much as it did.… Expand

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MrHankyDec 17, 2017

Several days later, and I'm still in shock about what Disney has done to Star Wars with this movie. They started so well with Episode 7, but now they have destroyed everything that movie did.
It's just written so horribly. I start to thinkSeveral days later, and I'm still in shock about what Disney has done to Star Wars with this movie. They started so well with Episode 7, but now they have destroyed everything that movie did.
It's just written so horribly. I start to think Rian Johnson is just M night Shyamalan in disguise.
Not anger has joined my disappointment.… Expand

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PB421Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In basic summation- a horrible waste of potential that not only has 0 pay off from the last film+ the two year wait, but fails at actually progressing a story. Sure stuff happened in between but nothing was answered and the situation at the very start is the same as at the end. The longest film to date literally has the smallest amount of story progression and character development.
The fact that all the good parts from TFA including its mysteries and unanswered questions (snoke and rey, knights of ren? ) are thrown away after 2 minutes of screen time is disgraceful

This film has far too much time wasted on scenes with no use, the whole finn and rose storyline is shocking and it is clear there was no plan for the finn character other than to hide the fact rey was the jedi in TFA.

Other than the absolutely terrible story aspects the parts of the film meant to be entertaining were ruined by the *terrible* humour that was cringeworthy and far too frequent. It sounds like im saying this for the sake of it- but this was literally an MCU movie. guardians of the galaxy set in the star wars universe. The fact that audiences love this **** makes me quite annoyed. There are 0 stakes for the characters and in this no attachment to the characters. They are so poorly developed anyway but imagine you cared for some of them--> any time they are in danger or in harms way they just make a joke and slip away. audiences love it? its ****

There is literally more time devoted to the token asian girl saving horses than there is rey training with luke or snoke

i had this movie rated a two but have reduced it to a one thinking of the heinous leia scene.

rose is literally worse than jar jar binks.

I wanted to love this movie and i told off my friend for saying it was **** before i saw it. Wow I was wrong, rian johnson and all the critics raving about it cause it was "fun" hang your head in shame.… Expand

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henrykmurDec 15, 2017

If you’re a SW fan, you will hate yourself for hating the prequels. Have you been disappointed when it turned out (in “Attack of the Clones”) that R2D2 has boosters and can actually fly? All of “The Last Jedi” is like that. And I d mean – allIf you’re a SW fan, you will hate yourself for hating the prequels. Have you been disappointed when it turned out (in “Attack of the Clones”) that R2D2 has boosters and can actually fly? All of “The Last Jedi” is like that. And I d mean – all of it. Worst writing in SW canon: too lazy to build upon established mythos, it changes tone and rules to the point of self-parody. There are some good (even great) ideas… poorly executed. Meaningless dialogues go forever. Every time you think film will make a bold, interesting turn, it hits you in the face with childish humor (there are tension-breaking burps, people!), out-of-character gesture, forced and/or predictable twist… Lacks charm, heart and thoughtful message. It’s just a desperate attempt to push the saga towards easily merchandised pulp. They threw a twist after twist and all the comes out of it is that you get screwed.… Expand

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DrenajDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My opinion about the Last Jedi is that Disney Wars is no longer the epic space opera that created a generation long fan base. Cheesy ways to kill bad guys, pointless jokes and comedy, no more epic scenes involving the Force. Simple explanations to galactic forces.. If we change the name of the movie, we could say it is a good movie but this is not Star Wars, this is some space movie about ships and weak characters killing powerful characters in a retarded way.… Expand

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PlinkettDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst pos I have seen in a while:
Nauseating amounts of man-hating feminist and current year propaganda™. Complete and utter destruction of the Luke Skywalker character, all male character stupid and useless,story/plot a complete mess, light saber duels very very bad......

Save your money and see something else don't help the disney monopoly.… Expand

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PC-Gamer-FanDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mark Hamill was magnificent. Everything & everyone else was as expected bland or uninteresting. Carrie Fisher even managed to have the most ridiculous scene of flying like a witch with a broomstick through space!! The way they killed Luke though for no reason in such a stupid fashion means I am done with SW forever. KK & RJ can keep this trash its not SW its really bad fan faction. Sorry day for Star Wars killing the OT hero after he gave everything & the actor gave the best performance of his career to date.… Expand

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ReeboDec 16, 2017

It's difficult to know where to start.

Much of the movie can be traced to nearly identical scenes from prior movies. The Emperor's throne room scene, the Hoth battle, the flying over the deathstar while turrets shoot at them, etc. It allIt's difficult to know where to start.

Much of the movie can be traced to nearly identical scenes from prior movies. The Emperor's throne room scene, the Hoth battle, the flying over the deathstar while turrets shoot at them, etc. It all feels like a huge effort to play it safe and work from a pallet of known Star Wars scenes and moments. Think of it as Lego Star Wars. Plug and play the same known shapes together in a different order.

The humor, seemingly forcibly injected into the movie would be more at home with Starlord's crew. It didn't sit well in the Star Wars universe.

So much seems pointless. There's a side adventure that they engage in that serves no point. If they had never gone, nothing in the movie would change. You could easily edit out 30 minutes of footage and the movie still reaches the same conclusion. Which gets us to the gratuitous, bogged down middle section, with the part where Obi Wan rides a lizard through the streets and over some cliffs, I nearly fell asleep. Seriously, I was shaking my head trying to stay awake. The other side plot could have and would have been resolved by the General simply taking 10 seconds and explaining to the officers what the plan is. I'm no fan of complicating storylines through the assumption that people are too stupid to talk to each other.

There's a lot of talk in some circles about shocking moments that left them stunned. I didn't see any. Of all of the characters, where's the character growth? Ask yourself if Rey is any different at the end than when we found her? Is Kylo really different?? Poe showed a smidge of advancement at the end. Ultimately Finn is the only character going through a transformation in these movies. He has a solid arc and progression as a character. But ask yourself... if they edited out Finn and everything he did in this movie, would it change anything? At all?… Expand

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HTGamerDec 15, 2017

If you think that George Lucas destroyed Star Wars and everything that made it special with his prequel movies, then the Disney-produced sequels will make you change your mind about Jar-Jar Binks, the midichlorians, and the love story ofIf you think that George Lucas destroyed Star Wars and everything that made it special with his prequel movies, then the Disney-produced sequels will make you change your mind about Jar-Jar Binks, the midichlorians, and the love story of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala.

The fact that The Last Jedi has made thousands of Star Wars fans sign an online petition so that this movie is removed from Star Wars canon, is telling. Even the prequels avoided this dishonor. Mark Hammill himself has complained publicly about the newest version of Luke Skywalker, saying he completely disagrees with everything written for his character, but he was forced via contract to do the movie despite his disagreement.

The Force Awakens was a rip-off of A New Hope story- and plot-wise, but at least it was a true Star Wars movie. The Last Jedi however is an abomination, even though it has some great battle/fight scenes and a few interesting character dynamics (Luke vs Rey, Rey vs Kylo, and Luke vs Kylo).

The main story is all about a whole fleet chasing but not catching a single big ship which can't warp its way out with its warp engines, and it includes a really stupid sub-plot (the "code breaker in the casino" one with Benicio del Toro) in the middle.

Other than Luke Skywalker, the old heroes get limited screentime. We still got no answers about many questions raised from The Force Awakens movie, like who's this Snoke guy, and who are these Knights of Ren? We will likely never know, especially since Snoke has been killed off in the most anti-climactic way ever.

What I can tell for sure is that Episode 9 will have Rey and Kylo face each other in a final showdown, but I am not sure it will even be a Star Wars movie (if only in name). I really hoped to like The Last Jedi after the controversy of The Force Awakens, but it unfortunately disappointed me.

Good job dear Kathleen Kennedy, I am pretty sure next time Disney will produce an even worse movie than The Last Jedi.… Expand

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BlakebortlesDec 15, 2017

Wow. What a let down. I'm speechless at how awful this movie was. I made an account just to say how much I hate this movie. I saw it last night and I'm still upset.

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BenAlagnaDec 16, 2017

It makes me sick to my stomach knowing what they have done to the franchise. It's not about disagreeing with the direction, I am sick because of the film dismantling the franchise's plot, and leaving us with nothing. No character development,It makes me sick to my stomach knowing what they have done to the franchise. It's not about disagreeing with the direction, I am sick because of the film dismantling the franchise's plot, and leaving us with nothing. No character development, story that goes nowhere, and killing off characters we never got the chance to know. The film really has no purpose. So sad Rian Johnson damaged Star Wars so deeply.… Expand

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bob_of_cinemaDec 17, 2017

There is not a single character that wasn't ruined by Rian Johnson's script.
Not a single scene that wasn't ruined by forced humor.
Not a single death that was cheap and too early. (Except for the one death that should have happened, but wasThere is not a single character that wasn't ruined by Rian Johnson's script.
Not a single scene that wasn't ruined by forced humor.
Not a single death that was cheap and too early. (Except for the one death that should have happened, but was a fake out.)
There are giant plot holes, the logic and dignity of the Star Wars universe was ruined, the new trilogy is totally f-ed now, and everything that was care- and sensefully set up in Episode 7 got flushed down the toilet.

Disney, never let this man near Star Wars again. Otherwise please stop doing Star Wars movies.… Expand

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ccb80Dec 17, 2017

just pointless really, all buildups in FTA were let downs/diffused. Canto Blight was a distraction that could have been better served fleshing out rest of story and building more tension, I was bored for most of it. Disney is trying to cramjust pointless really, all buildups in FTA were let downs/diffused. Canto Blight was a distraction that could have been better served fleshing out rest of story and building more tension, I was bored for most of it. Disney is trying to cram more places/characters/things in it at expense of STORY. Dont even get me started on Luke... Makes the prequels look even better now!… Expand

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KamenRiderDarkDec 17, 2017

I have just came back from the cinema and now I know that "Star Wars" has ended for me.

For 25 years I was watching them over and over again. I've seen original trylogy countless times. And now I know it's gone. The magic has ended...I have just came back from the cinema and now I know that "Star Wars" has ended for me.

For 25 years I was watching them over and over again. I've seen original trylogy countless times.

And now I know it's gone. The magic has ended...

After VII, which dissapointed me a lot, I didn't have much hope.

"Do or do not. There is not try" They tried... And failed...… Expand

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g0rthaurDec 16, 2017

I created an account here just to give this movie a crap rating. Huge star wars fan, but this movie sucked as hard as a movie can suck. The plot made no sense (why did we need to go to casino planet? Why did we kill snoke without explanation?I created an account here just to give this movie a crap rating. Huge star wars fan, but this movie sucked as hard as a movie can suck. The plot made no sense (why did we need to go to casino planet? Why did we kill snoke without explanation? Why is everyone in the resistance just fine with a mutiny?)

I wish I could give this movie negative points.… Expand

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GeneralFactsDec 16, 2017

This was one of the most disappointing movies that I have ever seen. The plot was bland, the characters were poorly developed, and the humor cringe worthy to the point that it made the movie seem like it was intended to be a spoof of StarThis was one of the most disappointing movies that I have ever seen. The plot was bland, the characters were poorly developed, and the humor cringe worthy to the point that it made the movie seem like it was intended to be a spoof of Star Wars. Every possible redeeming quality was promptly set on fire and left to burn. This movie literally ruined the Star Wars franchise, if you happen to be a fan avoid it like the plague.… Expand

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RockXLightDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first Star Wars film to not only disappoint me, but leave me feeling deeply troubled for the future of the series. Everything feels shallow and calculated to generate headlines, from Laura Dern's token LGBT hero (who has zero personality, replaces Leia for a good chunk of the film for no good reason, and has obnoxiously dyed purple hair--a lesbian stereotype that has no place in a galaxy far, far away), to Snoke and Luke's premature deaths. If Rian Johnson wanted to divide fans, he succeeded, but at the cost of every woman and man who grew up hoping to see the day that the Luke Skywalker they knew and loved would return to the silver screen. Not even Rey comes out of this film unscathed; for all the flashy action scenes she and her adversary Kylo Ren get, there's no real character development. She's still very much the flawless Mary Sue that detractors of the previous film accused her of being: a natural-born Jedi who doesn't need training, doesn't even need to be taught the ways of the Force. A so-called feminist icon who isn't on track to be half the hero Luke ever was and there's only one film left to tell her story.

Bottom line: I'm not going to see the Solo movie. I may not even see Episode IX. George Lucas made the mistake of his life selling Star Wars to Disney, and I sincerely hope that they take the sheer number of bad moviegoer reviews this movie is getting to heart.… Expand

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noisnamDec 19, 2017

wow.. wtf. this aint star wars this is a boring pile of crap. this is even worst than all the prequel. i can believe it. all character are uninteresting. villain doesnt feel like villain. jedi doesnt feel like jedi. all actors are medicore.

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sliderh2oDec 15, 2017

How on earth can you make a worse star wars film then The Phantom menace? They have managed to do it. The movie is a bad sitcom comedy, the only thing missing was the fake audio laughter after a bad joke. I mean im still in shock at how badHow on earth can you make a worse star wars film then The Phantom menace? They have managed to do it. The movie is a bad sitcom comedy, the only thing missing was the fake audio laughter after a bad joke. I mean im still in shock at how bad this movie was! When looking at a movie you pay attention to the fan reviews not Hollywood. When looking at a video game review you pay attention to the critics not the fans. I wonder if the power of Disney has forced some reviewers hands as I cannot believe the positive reviews I've seen. Awful, truly awful. Worst SW film by a country mile.… Expand

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JakmanjariDec 19, 2017

The worst episode! :( Patchwork!
- Billowy act
- Without actors
- Awkward situations
- Forced, embarrassing poems
- Story telling:there are no answers
Sorry, but true, my opinion!

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starwarshaterDec 15, 2017

Terrible character development. Disney seems to have ruined the franchise. I am not even a millenial (gen Z) here and love my star wars movies to death but lately they're not at all watchable. So much incoherent story plot. Its like theyTerrible character development. Disney seems to have ruined the franchise. I am not even a millenial (gen Z) here and love my star wars movies to death but lately they're not at all watchable. So much incoherent story plot. Its like they tried to fit in all the available cliches. Not to mention the absolutely horrid CGI. Why would anyone watch any new Star Wars movie is beyond me! I demand a refund.… Expand

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DaniCDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionado. Muchas historias con un jugo muy interesante, el cual han exprimido muy poco. Escenas pasadas de humor e ironía... Se han cargado a Luke Skywalker, y si JJ Abrams no lo remedia también a Rey y Kylo Ren (el cual no ha ganado una sola pelea siendo supuestamente tan poderoso)… Expand

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clumzecheeseDec 17, 2017

This is not a continuation of the Original Trilogy. This is a reimagining, putting our favorite characters in utter disgrace just to make way for the new characters and egalitarianism.

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jaydelzDec 15, 2017

Started off great, I almost fell asleep in the middle, and the end was weak. Comedy seemed forced rather than natural. All of one main character's actions were completely pointless and they didn't even need to be there.

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FromDec 15, 2017

what a waste of time weak plot, lazy acting, terrible jokes every 30s, at least the phantom menace was only 136 minutes. My head will hurt tomorow from all the facepalming

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bjaDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimate letdown was my immediate reaction to the film. It is more irredeemable than Darth Vader. Incredibly poor character development with little to no plot development. The film focuses on forced humor and sight gags at the expense of advancing the story or developing the backgrounds of the characters. I have not been this disappointed since the Matrix sequel. It will take a lot to save this trilogy in Episode IX and my expectations will be very low for that film.… Expand

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theirrelephantsDec 18, 2017

The new films are making me miss Jar Jar Binks. If you want to enjoy star wars just watch the original three, don't subject yourself to this garbage. I'd be sadder if someone else hadn't paid for me to go see it.

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KaonazhieDec 19, 2017

I've made a 30 minute video on the topic, but in a nutshell? The movie is full of plot holes, inconsistencies, wild leaps of logic and many instances of "out of character" behaviour. There's few action scenes that are both well made and serveI've made a 30 minute video on the topic, but in a nutshell? The movie is full of plot holes, inconsistencies, wild leaps of logic and many instances of "out of character" behaviour. There's few action scenes that are both well made and serve a purpose in the overall plot. In particular, there's one action scene in the second half of the movie featuring multiple combatants engaged in melee, that is literally and figuratively, a toy commercial that serves no purpose in the plot whatsoever. Very disappointing movie. Good special effects and music and passable acting are the only positives.… Expand

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vreynauldDec 18, 2017

Not sure what anyone expected with this. JJ Abrams left the continuity of the Star Wars timeline in complete shambles with his slap-dash Episode 7 two years ago. He didn't take a single bit of time to develop characters. In a trilogy, weNot sure what anyone expected with this. JJ Abrams left the continuity of the Star Wars timeline in complete shambles with his slap-dash Episode 7 two years ago. He didn't take a single bit of time to develop characters. In a trilogy, we should have already established primary characters like Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren. But they were just thrown at us in a typical JJ Abrams Generic Sci-Fi Action Flick. Rian Johnson was handed this collection of shattered pieces and was expected to make it all work.

Honestly, despite some of the user reviews here, I have no problems with Johnson's work. He did the best with what he was handed. Johnson didn't destroy any original characters' legacies, that was already done back in Episode 7. Luke's legacy and the entire events of the Original Trilogy were summarily tossed aside to give us Empire and Rebels 2.0. Because so many new characters were introduced in Episode 7 (and 8), and so many plot threads left completely unanswered, it would have been impossible for ANY writer/director to manage them. The portrayal of the Finn and Poe as bumbling idiots works in the structure of a trilogy IF their characters are fleshed out in the prior installment. Again, because no real effort was made in the previous movie, the structure for these characters in this movie comes across as hackneyed.

Johnson made a very admirable attempt to salvage something from the mess. Without going into spoilers, there were some genuine moments of fun and some good nostalgic feels. But there were a lot more "What?", "Wait, but didn't they just... nevermind.", and "What purpose does Laura Dern's character even serve?" moments. It's clear that, with exception to Rogue One, Star Wars died with Episode 7. Since Episode 7 serves as the foundation for the rest of the trilogy and that foundation is flawed, nothing will save this trainwreck of a trilogy. "Star Wars" has become little more than a Disney cash cow. The movie equivalent of pumping out awful annual Call of Duty video game installments. I predicted two years ago that people would, by Episode 8, be looking back at Episode 7 and realizing they'd rather have the Lucas prequels again. Lo and behold! Looking at these reviews, looks like I was right.… Expand

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LanarkApr 21, 2018

One out of Ten (iv just watched it again and its worst a second time around), and that's only for actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher (they were heartbroken with the portrayal of their characters that Johnson - supported by Kennedy -wroteOne out of Ten (iv just watched it again and its worst a second time around), and that's only for actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher (they were heartbroken with the portrayal of their characters that Johnson - supported by Kennedy -wrote for them, they were completely the opposite to there characterization established in the previous films - and currently running Canonical Marval comics - being essentially Anti-Luke and Anti-Leia, same for Yoda that any Star Wars fan can see) the completely wrong tone - and its not hidden through out the story - for a Star Wars movie (due to the injecting of Left Wing Marxist Socialist ideology and Contemporary SJW left wing feminism into any film is awful, this is aimed a kids, their is something rotten at the core of Disney-Lucasfilms, using Star Wars - and the present run of Marval Superhero comics IE Captain America, Captain Marval and Ms Marval for examples) as vehicles to give voice to and try to normalize such fascist ideology's. Negates the whole mythology… Expand

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LeonidaswhiteDec 19, 2017

The worst film about star wars, but not only the worst star wars movie ever but also a bad movie overall. For my, Star wars ended with the VI episode.

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far_ehDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rian Johnson doesn't get that SW is about the trio. He cared so much about redeeming a man who killed his father on his redemption #1 that he destroyed Luke's character. Poe and Rey were horribly out of character, too. Finn, the male lead of the movie, was sidelined to hell and back. I love SW more than anything but I won't be paying for another SW movie directed by Rian Johnson. I had been counting down the days to TLJ for months but watching it was depressing. I watched it again today to be sure about how I really felt about it and it just drained me. Rian doesn't get what SW is about and has no respect for characters who aren't space fascists.… Expand

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brunoaDec 17, 2017

The worst Star Wars movie by far. Childish, awful plot and characters, terrible jokes every 5 min, poorly paced and, as expected, another movie used to shamelessly disseminate the leftist political agenda.

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mrdugongDec 17, 2017

The Worst star wars movie to date. Some scenes were absolutely pointless and slowed the pace of the movie. Cringe worthy, forced comedy. Honestly, this movie sucked all the passion, wide eyed excitement of the trilogy. There were alsoThe Worst star wars movie to date. Some scenes were absolutely pointless and slowed the pace of the movie. Cringe worthy, forced comedy. Honestly, this movie sucked all the passion, wide eyed excitement of the trilogy. There were also extremely preachy moments. This is not a BOLD direction. An example of Bold direction would be Thor Ragnarok. This is not Bold. It's just pure, unadulterated, disrespectful sh**t.… Expand

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majawatDec 18, 2017

There's some eye-catching set pieces, so you'll enjoy it in the theatre. But in retrospect, the story wastes interesting characters on literally useless side quests and meaningless deaths. The core light/dark side struggle has zero payoff asThere's some eye-catching set pieces, so you'll enjoy it in the theatre. But in retrospect, the story wastes interesting characters on literally useless side quests and meaningless deaths. The core light/dark side struggle has zero payoff as no character grows or learns anything, and we are left exactly where we started - waiting for the next movie.… Expand

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bobbobstienDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had gorgeous effects, some okay slapstick humor, and I didn't even hate the puff balls. I did however nearly walk out of the theater when Rian killed off the greatest villain since Vader in an anticlimactic ridiculous manner. Leia dying in space would have made for an emotional experience, but every time Rian had the chance to make the audience feel something, something ridiculous comes along and saves the day. Terrible terrible script.… Expand

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austinobanditoDec 16, 2017

The only true reference to Star Wars is found in the title. Simply put, this movie is pure garbage, disguised under the popular moniker. This film clearly wanted to separate its story from its predecessor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), andThe only true reference to Star Wars is found in the title. Simply put, this movie is pure garbage, disguised under the popular moniker. This film clearly wanted to separate its story from its predecessor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and in doing so eliminated what made Star Wars great in the first place; good vs. evil. The plot twisted through a number of storylines that varied in tone from one another, all the while refusing to give any screen weight to a defined villain. You could argue the mysterious Snoke is the main antagonist, but he remains too mysterious. There is no explanation of who he is and his demise is about as predictable as they come. And who is the real hero of the story? Your guess will be as good as mine. There is no defined hero, unless you consider the lazy storyline of Luke Skywalker to be the main draw. But the protagonists from the previous film, Rey, Finn, and Poe are all separated through most of the story, and their individual journeys couldn’t be more different or tonally busting from on another. Intermixed you will find miscellaneous characters who are given more weight than necessary, including Vice Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), & DJ (Benicio Del Toro). All three of these characters could have easily been scrapped from the story and the audience would have been none the wiser. And sadly, if you came to see a wll crafted film, you’ll be tacking on another disappointment. Disney handed the reigns to director Rian Johnson, who is clearly caught up in his own story and personal nostalgic feel, rather than even trying to understand how to direct a film of this caliber. A Star Wars film is ripe for technical achievments, and this movie is void of most of it. And don’t even get me started on the “lightsaber battles.” The only sound decision Rian Johnson makes this entire film involves a green puppet. At least Johnson won’t be around for the next installment and we can only hope it’s anything but this mess.… Expand

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robe1001Dec 16, 2017

No aconsejable ir a ver. No porque cambie la forma habitual de lo que era Star Wars, sino porque es una película sin ritmo, poca profundidad en personajes y momentos bochornosos y ridículos. Típico blockbuster actual, para comer palomitas yNo aconsejable ir a ver. No porque cambie la forma habitual de lo que era Star Wars, sino porque es una película sin ritmo, poca profundidad en personajes y momentos bochornosos y ridículos. Típico blockbuster actual, para comer palomitas y pasar el rato está bien. Si buscas algo más, no vayas... decepción absoluta para los fans de Star Wars. Si se llamará de otra manera sería un 3 o un 4 pero cargarse una saga así es de 0.… Expand

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ElrikkDec 15, 2017

This movie was an embarrassment to the franchise, can we pretend it didn’t happen and try again? They got EVERYTHING wrong. We need a script that’s more concerned about a riveting story and less about social justice and diversity.

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poobear85Dec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, I have to start by saying I’m a HUGE SW fan, I grew up with this franchise and I’m happy to reboot it all. But what have Disney done. SW always had some darkness mixed in with a little humour, but this film is all laughs and sunshine. It’s a Disney movie with he Star Wars logo on it. With TFA and Rouge One I went and saw them multiple times. But after seeing this film I have no intention of seeing it again. Luke, well wasn’t Luke at all. The stupid waste of half a movie Ray and Kylo with their FaceTime conversations just added nothing to the movie. Phasma was meant to be something, instead just killed off with no character development.
Leia and her Superman, I literally threw my popcorn up in the air and said WTF. The whole casino trip felt wrong and delivered badly. It all just failed. I didn’t expect perfection, but I didn’t want the typical Disney laughs a minute. I can only imagine the next film will have singing and dancing as they seemed to have missed it from this one by mistake.… Expand

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SerafionDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler alert... I don't think it's really that much SJW fault, that this movie's story and treatment of the original characters is so bad. As Mark Hamill said, "It's all about money". They just made the movie so they can sell toys and to appeal to fake geeks who don't care about Luke or Leia. Those people spend the most money... and to kids too, hence those annoying penguin like creatures. The authors just wanted to get rid of the "inconvenient" things, so they scrapped Snoke, Luke, Knights of Ren, etc. And the story is also really stupid. Rebels are incompetent and dim-witted, First Order is cringy and not menacing at all, so many plot-holes were made here, a huge amount of characters kept coming and going just like that, before they could do anything important, half of the movie was completely unnecessary and pointless, just because of a lack of communication and because, damn, those rebels were so stupid, that I have to write it twice. And also, the utter disrespect to 2 of the most beloved fictional characters. It's only Luke Skywalker, probably the most known movie character ever, but **** him anyway, let's make him a coward and completely change his personality. And Leia, she was acting so strange in this movie, she wasn't cool at all. It all shows that the authors of this movie didn't care about the universe, they just made some calculative decisions. The movie's script totally destroys the soul of this universe. This is why I like the expanded universe much better. At least those people cared about the characters and the lore.… Expand

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dealyjustinsDec 15, 2017

Extremely disappointing. Lifelong Star Wars fan here. Another reviewer said that watching this made her long for the prequels, and I was amazed to find that I totally agree; (extremely) flawed though those films may have been, at least LucasExtremely disappointing. Lifelong Star Wars fan here. Another reviewer said that watching this made her long for the prequels, and I was amazed to find that I totally agree; (extremely) flawed though those films may have been, at least Lucas had a grand vision. Here there are only fleeting glimpses of the old Star Wars magic, drowned in a stupefying story whose central crisis makes little sense and which sends the interesting characters from Force Awakens off in bizarre and pointless directions or doesn't meaningfully send them in any new direction at all. Questions raised in Force Awakens are blithely cut up and laughed at in this movie. And god, don't get me started on the downright insultingly lowbrow Marvel-esque attempts at humor. The most difficult thing to see was what was done with Luke. In an interview, Mark Hamill said his first response on reading the script was that he "fundamentally disagreed with every single choice Rian Johnson made as to Luke Skywalker." On seeing this film fans of the original trilogy will sadly learn that that wasn't just Mark making fun chit chat with the interviewer.… Expand

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bastianprikopDec 16, 2017

Not a review, but honest opinion: This movie is overall really, really disappointing.
+1 for the visual effects and +1 for good character acting. That`s it basically. Everything else more or less stupid and disappainting.

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jcbrundageDec 16, 2017

Where to start? The amount of plot holes? The uselessness of 70% of the plot? The lines? The length? They need JJ Abrams. Production and the actors were great, but that was it.

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glitch509Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just came out of the cinema and wow... I'm profoundly sad to say that I was right from the very beginning. This movie is complete garbage.

SPOILERS BELOW

- Luke dies by running out of chakra after using galactic kage bunshin no jutsu.
- Snoke dies like a dumbass for not paying attention to his surroundings. Pelvis injury complications.
- Leia flies through space like Superman using the Force.
- Captain Phasma dies like Wile E Coyote.
- Rey is still a "powerful womyn" Mary Sue who can do no wrong and needs no man.
- Hand sex.
- Finn and Rose got the shortest possible end of the stick.
- Excessive humour in the most improper scenes.
- Knights of Ren? What Knights of Ren?
- Lightsaber duels? Never heard of them.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Never seen it, but i'll make a sequel anyway.
- Plot? Pfffft. Just have some special effects and go home kid.
- Broom boi.

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This is the worst Star Wars movie since The Christmas Special. I would rank it below every other main Star Wars movie. Even Attack of the Clones.… Expand

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yooyoungbinDec 15, 2017

he has to go to hell. you **** evil. i loved ruke and classic thrilogy. so i really hoped this movie but this movie dont admire classic thrilogy. this movie "destroyed" classic thrilogy. i think Rian Johnson very dislike classic movie. if youhe has to go to hell. you **** evil. i loved ruke and classic thrilogy. so i really hoped this movie but this movie dont admire classic thrilogy. this movie "destroyed" classic thrilogy. i think Rian Johnson very dislike classic movie. if you are ruke and classic thrilogy's fan, after seeing this movie, you would want to curse Rian Johnson. so finally, i want to tell Rian Johnson. you go to hell. this dude is like sith lord.… Expand

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SineQuaNonDec 15, 2017

After seeing this film and reading all these negative reviews, the nays have it. All of these poor reviews are justified. Without rehashing the many things that were wrong with this film or the few things that were satisfying, let me justAfter seeing this film and reading all these negative reviews, the nays have it. All of these poor reviews are justified. Without rehashing the many things that were wrong with this film or the few things that were satisfying, let me just say there are "A" students and "C" students. JJ Abrams is uber-talented, Rian Johnson, not so much.… Expand

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bogmireDec 18, 2017

The film that killed Star Wars, an absolute travesty. I sat in disbelief throughout the entire film. Sure episode 7 was predictable and bland, and Rouge One had a slow first half, but both were decent, and enjoyable. Episode 8 is awful, as aThe film that killed Star Wars, an absolute travesty. I sat in disbelief throughout the entire film. Sure episode 7 was predictable and bland, and Rouge One had a slow first half, but both were decent, and enjoyable. Episode 8 is awful, as a lifelong star-wars fan, it's like a punch to the gut, I'm not someone with any particular agenda here, it's just a straight up horrible movie. The casting is bad, the new characters are bad, the acting is not great, the script is utter garbage and the pacing/editing doesn't help things. I wanted to like this movie, I expected to like it, but man, was it just awful. I don't think I can consider myself a star wars fan anymore, the director is an absolute dult I was concerned after hearing him moderate a panel on Blade Runner 2049 where he acted like a nervous 12 year old, but I would have never suspected he would produce a disgrace of this caliber. Disney is truly the evil empire, they have sucked out everything that made star wars special and meaningful and replaced it with cheap, stupid, pointless comic book movie style drivel. Not only is this a bad movie, its my least favorite film I've ever seen, because it is a death blow to my favorite fictional universe of all time. I cannot fathom why the critics are giving this good reviews, its episode 5 but worse in every possible way and completely pointless. Without spoiling anything, 2 characters are completely wasted with stupid deaths that leave tons unresolved, and a new character, I will spoil this, Rose, is so awful and force in it's in full cringe territory. There is no art in this movie, star wars has been reduced to an annual toy-spewing blob of low-grade action movies. An absolute travesty that truly deserves a 0/10 rating.

Additionally I am convinced that there is a large group of mouth breathing zealots that will defend anything with the star wars label on it regardless of how much it sucks. The fact that this film is getting positive reviews makes me even more determined to distance myself from this brand and pop-culture in general, this is just bad, bad movie, from a bad director and a horrible studio.… Expand

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omg_wotDec 15, 2017

Quite possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I would have preferred the lifeless prequels to this. At least the prequels had imagination. There are so many problems with this movie that I'll just say this entire movie is a problem.Quite possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I would have preferred the lifeless prequels to this. At least the prequels had imagination. There are so many problems with this movie that I'll just say this entire movie is a problem. The entire movie. I mean, who **** wrote this ****… Expand

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Tikiman45Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start off by saying this review pains me to write. I'm 20 years old and have grown up with Star Wars. My Dad was a huge fan and took me to see episode 3 on release day. I wanted nothing more than for this new era of Star Wars to inspire and bring generations together once again. Unfortunately, my worst fears about Disney acquiring the franchise have been realized with Episode 8. My worst fear was that Disney wouldn't understand what made the original trilogy so great. At least the prequels made an attempt to capture the essence of Star Wars. Sadly, Disney has made it clear they only care about the marketability and financial gains of their new IP. While ep. 7 was a spiritual successor to ep. 4, The Last Jedi was essentially a tone deaf, half-hearted attempt at episode 5. I've never felt the need to create an account and write a review before but I cannot let people feel the utter disappointment I felt after this movie. But on to the specifics. - The Movie is incredibly jumpy. The movie starts where ep. 7 left off, but this time as soon as characters are reintroduced they split off. There are 4/5 separate story lines going on at any one time. There simply isn't enough screen time to fully develop nearly any of the story arcs and it shows. Luke and Rey are the only ones with any sort of meaningful character progression. - The development of most characters is nonexistent. Fin loses any intrigue and interest gained in the first movie. They attempt to touch on the Fin/Rey dynamic but its horribly misplaced. The movie adds several completely unnecessary characters that serve almost no purpose other than to pad the run time. Fin's entire side story is useless. It doesn't progress his character, the new characters added through his story are bland and just flat out unlikable. - The little character progression written in is flat out bad. Kylo Ren is even more of a cry baby. They try to dive deeper into his motivations but falls flat. The movie makes its obligatory 2-3 C3PO/R2D2 lines only to leave them out. The one character with any intrigue is killed off so unceremoniously its insulting. - This is more of the Star Wars nuts like myself, but the lore is horrendously just shrugged off. Nothing is continuous from the past established lore. The introduction of B-52 like space bombers are incredibly insulting when Y wings exist. The First Order is the most incompetent, shadow of the empire you can imagine. Watered down versions of Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader ruin any sort of intimidation factor. The main criticisms of the prequel trilogy centered around how Anakin was just seemingly a whiny baby. Well bad news is that EVERYONE in the First Order is much, much worse. The Rule of 2 is just completely disregarded along with much of the other Star Wars lore in favor of pushing a more marketable and shallow line of reasoning. - The worst thing in my opinion though is how much you can sense the "Disney Influence". The humor is so forced I winced several times. Rather than having several comic relief characters they needlessly force it upon everyone. From Luke to Fin to the stupid side characters they jam it down people's throats. The movie also avoids ANY meaningful hard topics or themes. It's easily the most predictable movie this year. It's a very child focused movie and that's what sets it so far apart. We begged the director to make some bold choices but I guess his idea was COPY AND PASTE shot for shot Matrix and Independence Day scenes. The movie is just so focused on selling as many tickets as possible and forcing child like themes and writings. Everything that made ep. 5 the best of the original 6 was attempted to be more kid friendly. The themes of loss, and hopelessness, and the enemies actually on the offensive is dismantled.

Im sorry if this review ran on or I rambled. This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to write one. I can't give this movie a 0 or 1 because there is one scene between Luke and Yoda that actually captured the essence of Star Wars. BY FAR AND AWAY the best writing, screenplay, etc. of any scene of the 3 most recent movies.… Expand

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AlexSnyderDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rian Johnson failed in character's development, in narrative's tempo, in overall logic. Rey and Kylo Ren try to bring each other on their sides about a half of the film, but in the end in a moment they just turn back. Princess Leia's fake death is hilariuos. Finn and Poe are useless. Kylo Ren's and Hux's constant hysterics are annoying. The more the newest trilogy continues, the more i appreciate the new trilogy (1999-2005).… Expand

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FubukiDec 15, 2017

The reviews of the critics are a scam. They most likely got paid by Disney. This movie is a **** of plotholes, horrible pacing and useless subplots. This was appalling. I'm flabbergasted and mortified. Rian Johnson is a fraud. Who is Snoke?The reviews of the critics are a scam. They most likely got paid by Disney. This movie is a **** of plotholes, horrible pacing and useless subplots. This was appalling. I'm flabbergasted and mortified. Rian Johnson is a fraud. Who is Snoke? Why is Rey so strong? How did Snoke influenced Kylo exactly? Leia Poppins??? The marvel-like humour in star wars??? This is a prequel level movie. Star Wars is dead.… Expand

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NecroMnemicDec 16, 2017

A really sad attempt to bring the slapstick jokes of the "Avengers"-Marvel Movies into the StarWars genre. As expected this fails miserably.
The movie itself doesn't present any clear storyline to follow and the "unexpected moments" in theA really sad attempt to bring the slapstick jokes of the "Avengers"-Marvel Movies into the StarWars genre. As expected this fails miserably.
The movie itself doesn't present any clear storyline to follow and the "unexpected moments" in the movie don't create a "oh wow"-moment but rather an eyerolling "what??".
It is incredible how much you can f*ck up a StarWars movie with Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker... after Rogue One I was really hopefull for the future of StarWars, but for the third trilogy of the Saga the only question that remains is "is it even worse than episode 1-3?".

+1 point for good special effects.… Expand

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maryjane666Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't wait for the movie to end after the first hour. Luke dies fighting han solos boy with fake psychic connection after he destroys jedi academy with the help of Yoda, Capt Phasma dies by falling down fighting the idoit Finn, crazy annoying ugly Asian chick like Margaret Chao (Rose) that should have been killed off immediately & then sticks around the entire movie and falls in love with Finn (lame) good actress horrible writing, luke squeezes the tit of a cartoon animal and drinks its milk (I almost walked out of the theater), Rey's parents were nothing more than drunks that sold her for alcohol says Kylo during their fight(lame) -should have been Luke & Leigh's daughter 'accident' xD Princess Leia dosent die (surprising) since she actually did die and took her real life mother with her (Debbie Reynolds). We learn absolutely nothing about Snoke when Kylo Ren kills him to save Rey by cutting Snoke in half with light saber in the middle of the movie. Really good fight scene with Rey and Kylo against the elite force (red guys) in Snokes chamber afterwards. The movie had some good parts but overall it was a train wreck of different stories jerking you back and forth. The ending was Leia escaping with Chewy and a small group of the rebels and her calling for a new beginning of the Rebels effectively ending the original star wars story, and creating a new one for children with fuzzy animals that can be sold at retailers. Star Wars is officiallly dead.… Expand

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BellepopDec 18, 2017

As a fan of SW, I can't see this movie as real canon, this is pure fan fiction with very bad decisions. I'm really disappointed, the story is a joke, it seems almost a parody of the main characters from the Original Trilogy of SW. If you're aAs a fan of SW, I can't see this movie as real canon, this is pure fan fiction with very bad decisions. I'm really disappointed, the story is a joke, it seems almost a parody of the main characters from the Original Trilogy of SW. If you're a fan of the first 6 movies made by G.Lucas, stay away from this new trilogy.… Expand

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MB_Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thoroughly meh for me. Maybe I'm just sick of Star Wars? I just don't care anymore, about the characters or the story, tbh I only watched it so that the inevitable month long RLM cash in material makes sense.

Talking of making sense, spoilers... But why did the baddies spend the entire middle of the film milling about waiting for the goodies to go on adventures (which lead no where) rather than just blowing them all away? We're the goodies too far away? Couldn't they warp speed in front of them?! Also if the goodies can man an entire battleship with one person and fly it into the baddies main ship, why didn't they do that to begin with? They wait til the entire fleet is destroyed before evacuating and kamakazing their big one?! And if Luke was going to push up some flora why didn't he come along in person and do it it would have been the same result and not looked like a weird force illusion thing which was stretching the mumbo jumbo a little far already with the vision chit chats earlier in the film? Also if you're going to knock off an old member of the cast as a sacrifice why not do that with the character who's real life counterpoint has passed? Was that too distasteful? More distasteful than replacing actors with CGI zombies?

Oh I don't care, I don't even want to know the answers, I don't care about the remaining characters enough to come along for 9. I'm out.… Expand

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SpunkyMonkeyDec 15, 2017

I walked out. Sorry, but whilst I begrudgingly tolerated TFA's butchery of Han by turning him into an old, hobbling loser (not to mention destroying the Leia-Han relationship) what they did with Luke here was just beyond all potential fears,I walked out. Sorry, but whilst I begrudgingly tolerated TFA's butchery of Han by turning him into an old, hobbling loser (not to mention destroying the Leia-Han relationship) what they did with Luke here was just beyond all potential fears, and totally unbelievable too. I've 2 kids, one 3 months, the other has just turned 2 y/o, and I plan on having more. None of them will ever be allowed near anything which carries the Disney brand.… Expand

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Helix1992Dec 15, 2017

That's it, I'm out, I'm done. I will NEVER forgive Disney for what they've done to this series. Even the prequels didn't wreck the Star Wars universe as much as this did, and at least they weren't just a totally cynical excuse to stuff moneyThat's it, I'm out, I'm done. I will NEVER forgive Disney for what they've done to this series. Even the prequels didn't wreck the Star Wars universe as much as this did, and at least they weren't just a totally cynical excuse to stuff money down Mickey Mouse's pants. Crabby old hobo Luke throwing his beloved father's lightsaber away like a piece of trash? Superman Leia flying through the vacuum of space? It was cringey and totally disrespectful of the original trilogy. Would give it a negative vote if I could.… Expand

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TLJCriticDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, I do not understand the huge difference in the score by Critics and users. Were they bribed by Disney? Did they watch Empire Strikes Back on a 4K TV and thought this was The Last Jedi they were watching? Unbelievable. They make reviewing a joke, not to be taken seriously.

I am very disappointed in how Disney is treating the potentially greatest franchise there is. I admit there were a few good things in this movie, like the Visuals and special effects but Disney seems to forget the audience is going to the cinema for a good story, first of all. That is what this movie lacked. I like humor but this was so poorly done in this movie. Do you know a movie where the villains made a laughing stock of themselves like General Hugs (Hux) and Kylo Ren? The villains in this movie do not instill fear like Vader and Palpetine. God, I miss them and I hope they rise from their graves to rescue episode 9. And then Snoke, a Sith Lord! Palpetine would have felt what Kylo Ren was doing and wouldn't have been killed so easily. Who was Snoke? We will never know and please don't bother bringing him back, Disney. He never did make an impression.

Then the space battles. Didn't have the Dreadnaught have shields? Such a massive ship destroyed by a tiny bomber. I don't believe it. The chase of the Rebel fleet. For Vader this would have been easy pickings, but not for Hux and Ren. I know they can't fill the shoes of Vader, but these guys are just pathetic. Then Luke. I have read all the books from the Expanded Universe (pre Disney era) where he became an interesting character and Jedi Master. What a great read that was. The Luke in this film, utterly boring, a disappointment, a lame excuse of a Jedi with lots of selfdoubt. Glad he is out of the picture.

I could go on and on raving and ranting about this movie. I hope my message is clear. Disney, please sell the franchise back to uncle George. Only he can save Star Wars. Through this movie I even appreciate the second trilogy more and more. I even miss Jarr Jarr Binks.

I won't be looking forward to Episode IX. I don't bother anymore to watch that movie in the Cinema unless it gets a User Score on average of 8.0.… Expand

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Jannis94Dec 15, 2017

This movie is worse than TFA; it is an example of the shabby state of the modern film industry.
No character development, emotionally sterile, plotholes, terrible Avengers-style jokes and CGI action, terrible script, bad acting (Hux andThis movie is worse than TFA; it is an example of the shabby state of the modern film industry.
No character development, emotionally sterile, plotholes, terrible Avengers-style jokes and CGI action, terrible script, bad acting (Hux and Phasma).
This is so disappointing and my expectations were already very low.
Having been in despair after the movie, I decided to rewatch at home the original trilogy which is still 1000x better nowadays than this corporate garbage.

Disney is the new EA!!!… Expand

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BFMDec 15, 2017

What a disappointing movie.
The directing was just terrible.
This movie is way to silly. Remember those cute BB-8 moments from Episode 7? You have one of those every 30 seconds. And dozens of "cute" animals with big eyes going "weee" to makeWhat a disappointing movie.
The directing was just terrible.
This movie is way to silly. Remember those cute BB-8 moments from Episode 7? You have one of those every 30 seconds.
And dozens of "cute" animals with big eyes going "weee" to make casual theater goers go "Ohhhh!".

Also this movie had way to much CGI. The amount of creatures/monsters/races in this movie that are so clearly just CGI is far bigger than in Episode 1.

And the action also has a lot of meaningless Micheal Bay "Shoot! Shoot! Boom!", like in the mindless Rouge One. Barely any action scene was built up to, so you could be invested.
They just happened to have stuff blow up and people shoot.
And they are flawed by making little to no sense in the events happening during them.

But the worst part was the story.
Not the core elements that are supposed to build a bridge between Episode 7 and 9, but what this director has done to the characters.

Several characters are wasted with meaningless deaths, that had no real buid-up.
So much potential was wasted, just for some quick and cheap shock moments.
So many developments, situations and solutions make no sense and are the cheapest of plot devices. The actors were made to say the stupidest things, while receiving the worst directing.
There are so many cheesy, generic and cringy moments and lines, it makes Episode 1 look like a very serious and dark movie.

Thank god that J.J. Abrams will return for Episode 9, hopefully he can still salvage this trilogy.

But I can't believe that Disney wants THIS director to make them a completely new trilogy. I hope they change their mind, if not, Star Wars ends for me after Episode 9.

The overall tone and style of "The Last Jedi" was nothing less than the Ghostbusters 2016 of Star Wars.

It's the worst of the main 8 Star Wars movies, it's not written or directed like a Star Wars movie, it wasted characters, it wasted potential, it made a mind- and senseless summer blockbuster giggle-movie out of this, it destroyed all the things that were built up in Episode 7, and it pretty much doomed this trilogy.

Everything that people were afraid of when they first heard that Disney bought the Star Wars license: This movie made it become reality.… Expand

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snekblankieDec 15, 2017

Director Rian Johnson was in over his head with The Last Jedi. I didn't connect with a single character due to the lack of development. The Force Awakens was far from perfect but I found myself invested in Rey and Finn, but this time around IDirector Rian Johnson was in over his head with The Last Jedi. I didn't connect with a single character due to the lack of development. The Force Awakens was far from perfect but I found myself invested in Rey and Finn, but this time around I just didn't care for them. Rose was a laughably poor casting decision, and there was nothing interesting about Rose and Finn's plot line. Disney definitely stressed having a "diverse" cast, and while the cast was talented for the most part, the dialog was mediocre to bad, which should be blamed on the director. For the record, I'm a fan of Rian Johnson's previous films, but he just wasn't the right fit for this film. The Last Jedi relied on cheap gimmicks as a crutch rather than building the story on emotion and suspense.

With the run time of 2 hours and 33 minutes, this movie dragged for far too long, and overstayed it's welcome. The Last Jedi is a definite black eye to the Star Wars franchise and is as bad(if not worse) than the prequels. Personally I found Episode 3 to be more enjoyable than this mess. There was just too much missed potential here.… Expand

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NihennaDec 15, 2017

It's a good movie, just a terrible Star Wars movie. It doesn't have the Star Wars feeling every movie (Even the Force Awakens) has, at all. It also lacks a lot of things people have come to expect from Star Wars movie.
You have one more tryIt's a good movie, just a terrible Star Wars movie. It doesn't have the Star Wars feeling every movie (Even the Force Awakens) has, at all. It also lacks a lot of things people have come to expect from Star Wars movie.
You have one more try to fix this, Disney. Make Episode IX great!… Expand

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GreenTomDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Star wars movie...
- Rey is Mary Sue.
- Superman Leia flying through the vacuum of space. Really.
- Rian Johnson turned Luke into the biggest looser and Luke tried to kill a kid while he was sleeping.
- Snoke was a wasted character. - So many jokes. The forced humor and gags ruin emotional moments. Disney just wants money. And all.
And... Did critics really see the same movie that I did?… Expand

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paulshorelineDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Made an account just to review this. Big spoilers ahead. A total, unmitigated disaster. If TFA was an adaption of A New Hope, then TLJ is the cheap Chinese knockoff version of Empire, with some ROTJ sprinkled in. Hard to believe they followed up Rogue One with this pile. I am struggling to figure out how a 2.5 hour-long film could have so little story, character development, or purpose. TFA was never going to win an Oscar, but at least it left you wanting more, and with some pretty intriguing questions to be answered. Instead we learn nothing about Rey other than that she apparently already knows everything she needs to be a Jedi with zero training. We learn nothing about Snoke except that he is disposable, and his lame death feels more like Rian didn't know what to do with the character rather than a serious attempt at a decent twist. Luke Skywalker has been butchered, and has more in common with the angsty Anakin of the prequels than the learned Jedi we saw at the end of the original trilogy. The film is littered with cringe-inducing attempts at humor and cuddly CGI critters (including crystal dues ex foxes). The entire casino scene should have never made it to the final cut, and del Toro's much-hyped DJ had maybe 5 minutes total screen time. Leia miraculously survives a huge explosions and force-jets around space, surviving the movie in order to presumably make a creepy all-CGI appearance in the next film, supposing they even have a next film thought out. Instead of well-fleshed out characters and interesting subplots, we are treated to a very rushed and very forced love story between Finn and Rose (not to mention that their entire quest is completely unnecessary, adding nothing to the story other than the "revelation" that arms dealers supply both sides, I guess). Plot armor everywhere, Leia has it, Finn has it (his attempt at a heroic sacrifice towards the end would have at least added depth to his character and given some weight to the film, but not in Rian's world). Meanwhile Snoke is wasted, I'm not even sure what the point of Phasma was other than to sell action figures, CGI Yoda looked better in the prequels, etc... Just a massive, all-around disappointment. One further note, on the widening discrepancy between the critic reviews and the user reviews... The Disney-Fox merger gave the company control of 40% of the box office. If you are a professional film critic, are you really going to risk access to 40% of the pre-screenings for new films by thrashing Disney's yearly moneymaker? RIP Star Wars.… Expand

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gzoli89Dec 15, 2017

I was dissapointed after TFA...
But the TLJ raped my inner child's soul, if the movie would have ended with boby ewing waking up i would be okey with that, that's how bad it was for me

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Taylo226Dec 15, 2017

The bad far out weighs the good in this movie, and I am not talking about the force. The star destroyers cant catch a ship not in warp. For heavens sake send a ship from the other direction.

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JohnnyCochraneDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Star Wars movie that has ever been released.
Disney has ruined franchise.
Star Wars now is a cash cow for Disney.
- Snoke so overhyped and weak villian. - Luke... tried to kill a kid while he was sleeping. Really? Thank you Rian Johnson.
- Leya flying like superman. This is so ridiculous scene.
- Phasma was a wasted character. - Rey is Mary Sue.
- So many jokes. - Horrible CGI.
- The plot makes no sense at all.
THE LAST JEDI it’s a comedy for kids, I seriously have no idea what film the critics have been watching.… Expand

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Natural28Dec 17, 2017

So much wrong with this movie.
Star Wars is now Marvel? What? When?
Rian Johnson has trashed everything from TFA, which leads me to believe, why did they bother with those story lines in TFA?

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surfnow3Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright here it goes. I really love Star Wars and have no problem with making big changes in these movies. However they need to make sense and flow with the story line. I have no problem with surprises either. This movie was the worst of all the Star Wars I have ever seen. The actors in my opinion did a really good job. The problem was the story, it was all over the place. My biggest issue lies with the way Luke Skywalker was handled. Luke being a bad ass was snuffed out and died in the worst possible way a movie could. Luke going to an island to hide and no backstory to discuss what hes been doing, or anything makes things even worse. Luke continues to wander off and dissapear, to suddenly show up again with Rey. I like Reys character and agree with the direction they are going with her, but her character was underdeveloped as well, back to Luke. All Star Wars fans know Luke is extremely powerful and wise. This movie makes him appear to be a lowly old man who has nothing going for him, and has a pitty party. Then to make things worse, at the end of the movie, he suddenly shows up out of nowhere as a projection... Really? This is the worst part. If your going to kill Luke fine, but he dies on a rock after not even fighting Rey in real life. There is no honor in the way Luke dies, he may be giving the resistance time to flee, but hes so powerful he could have did some extreme damage to the FO. I had a bad feeling when I heard of Rian Johnson directing this movie. People praised movies like Looper, that was garbage and mostly everything else hes done. Hopefully JJ Abrahms can save Episode 9. Severely dissapointed with this movie. I will compare TFA, to this movie. When I went to see TFA, there was a standing ovation and people were really excited by that movie after it ended. When this movie, the look on peoples faces and people talking how badly this movie was said it all. There was no standing ovation, there was no clapping at all.… Expand

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EikoxDec 15, 2017

And I tought that Justice League was bad, this is worst. The first hour was bored, the next half hour I almost sleep, after that I struggled to continue with the interest. After that, when I saw most of the audience with their cellphonesAnd I tought that Justice League was bad, this is worst. The first hour was bored, the next half hour I almost sleep, after that I struggled to continue with the interest. After that, when I saw most of the audience with their cellphones doing another thing I understand it how BAD was this movie.
The story is more than awful, is plain. Not attachment with characters and OMG so many innecesary moments trying to be funny. I put only a 1 because of Yoda, was the only nice moment. The rest of the movie HONESTLY I DONT RECOMMENDED.… Expand

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Kingrichardthe3Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I read the Aftermath books, some of the EU, the comics, and watch the cartoons. I love Star Wars and once TLJ ended I said to my wife that was the most bored I had been watching a Star Wars movie. Even worse than some of the prequels. TFA did such a good job with Solo and Leia feeling like they were older versions of their original trilogy selves, but in TLJ Luke and (even Leia) this time around just were just new characters played by the actors we are familiar with. New characters were introduced for no reason other than to kill off somone Disney is trying to make us have an emotional connection to (why didn't Ackbar get to crash the ship, true fans would have been into it, and that plot point was used in the 3rd Aftermath book).… Expand

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bigbenchod69Dec 15, 2017

I'm rating this in terms of how it measures as a STAR WARS movie. It's horrible. Finn/Rose plot was unneeded and boring as hell. Poe is a colossal gung hoe cliche that suffers no consequences for his actions. Snoke's story has no payoff. NoI'm rating this in terms of how it measures as a STAR WARS movie. It's horrible. Finn/Rose plot was unneeded and boring as hell. Poe is a colossal gung hoe cliche that suffers no consequences for his actions. Snoke's story has no payoff. No explanations. They destroy Luke's character. No respect/understanding of the Force. Not enough alien characters, they just replace them with colored people (seriously wtf? I say this as a brown man). This is a Marvel movie in space (and not the good kind like Guardians of the Galaxy). Humor comes at inappropriate times leading to weak drama and no gravitas. Rey is still unnecessarily powerful and overall there are no explanations for anything. Really mad at where Disney is taking this beloved and magical franchise. Help me George Lucas, you're my only hope...… Expand

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jnuclearDec 15, 2017

Oh, vaya juro que me mantuve demasiado expectante para esta pelicula. La anterior me gusto un poco. No tuve grandes problemas, aun asi dudaba del resultado de la octava entrega.

En lo personal me decepciono demasiado, me hizo sentir vacio.Oh, vaya juro que me mantuve demasiado expectante para esta pelicula. La anterior me gusto un poco. No tuve grandes problemas, aun asi dudaba del resultado de la octava entrega.

En lo personal me decepciono demasiado, me hizo sentir vacio. TFA me hizo sentir algun consquilleo de emocion cuando la mire, esta y me arriesgo a decir solo una parte. Sufri con el arco argumental de Finn. Se me hizo muy pesada la pelicula con esa historia. No senti que fuera star wars, por breves momentos parecia que estaba viendo quinto elemento. Personajes desaprovechados a un nivel colosal. Phasma, Snoke, Luke y Kylo. Tanto potencial echado a la basura. Y lo de Rey... sin comentarios.… Expand

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shpostalDec 16, 2017

I admit I'm biased. I am probably only one of three or four people on this planet who doesn't like "Star Wars", from the first movie to this one, and never have. But it seems the media is always praising this franchise for allI admit I'm biased. I am probably only one of three or four people on this planet who doesn't like "Star Wars", from the first movie to this one, and never have. But it seems the media is always praising this franchise for all it's worth, and the nerds have made it their own modern day mythological centerpiece, bordering sometimes on a religious fervor. Here's what I do like - special effects, some of the scenes imaginative creatures, the red room where the Migraine From Hell rules the uh, whatever evil empire, and fight scenes, to a point. Here's what I don't like: everything else. Am I the only mortal to recognize the lame beyond description acting and so called storyline? This is so predictable, so cliched and unimaginative it's almost insulting. It's like "General Hospital" with light sabers. Not even otherwise fine actors like Tom Hardy (where was he? I missed him), Benecio Del Toro, who out acted everybody in the brief time he was on screen, and others could save this script. Just to show how predictable it was, I was positive there would be the most overused "hero" style line in Hollywood - "fulfill your destiny", and sure enough, Cranium Brain didn't disappoint. Of course, my opinion will make no difference in this installment's success, and nobody will care what I think. But it should be recorded somewhere in the annals of the history of the world when the servers in thousands of years are investigated by archaeologists that at least one Earthling from that ancient time thought this whole family of movies sucked.… Expand

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moodytariq4321Dec 17, 2017

the movie could been have great but so many stupid thing, snoke death that girl with finn is boring and there adventure is pointless , rey is the same as the character dose not develop at all, and that stupid ending with luke omg soo bad

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LookingforheartDec 15, 2017

Wow. Unwatchable does not begin to cover it. I don't have anything to say about this joke of a film except that this time around, Disney must have not only paid the critics but bought them all their own private islands to have garnered suchWow. Unwatchable does not begin to cover it. I don't have anything to say about this joke of a film except that this time around, Disney must have not only paid the critics but bought them all their own private islands to have garnered such reviews. To true Star Wars fans: avoid at all costs, and Mr. Lucas, you have my deepest apologies and sympathy. Very expensive trash, and it worries me that Disney will now own 21st Century Fox, too. Will people even remember what a good film that has depth of story rather than pushes a weak and manipulative agenda is anymore in ten or fifteen years? This is junk, plain and simple. Disney has thus far tanked Marvel (compare the first X-Men film to the latest Spider-Man), Pixar (compare Ratatouille or Up to anything from the past five years), and Star Wars (the prequels were genius compared to this). Is Star Trek next on the chopping block? Doctor Who? Will they only be content after they have bought and destroyed every beloved property that has ever existed and twisted it into something crass in the name of their bottom line? Not only will I no longer shell out for Star Wars, but for any Disney-owned property. This is a disgrace. Full disclosure: Love the OT, liked in my own way the prequels (at least they had narrative and drama), didn't like TFA, not at all, but this is beyond the pale. Puerile, predictable, and clearly designed by committee or algorithm to generate the most possible profit from the least common denominator. If you must see it, wait for streaming, and make sure you don't pay extra for it.… Expand

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paullxDec 15, 2017

Salgo de la pelicula y no se siente como star wars que solia salir emocionado, otra vez un bodrio como el del episodio 7 ya me tienen cansado, star wars quedo hasta el episodio 6.

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TropicDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not sure if this is the worst Star Wars film, but I hate it more than any other Star Wars movie. It honestly made me sad to see the legacy of Luke Skywalker get ruined in such a casual manner. It focuses so much on being different from expectations that the plot suffers in the process. I came out of The Force Awakens with several questions that I was excited to see answered in episode 8. I had no questions at the end of this movie and I felt no excitement about seeing episode 9. I will admit that it was beautifully shot in several scenes, but that is the only thing I enjoyed about it.… Expand

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tveigaDec 17, 2017

This isn't a Star Wars film. When Disney took over, we all worried the films would be childish. They are now a bit too... trying. They want an up to date film for a series that revels in nostalgia. This isn't exciting at all. The death starThis isn't a Star Wars film. When Disney took over, we all worried the films would be childish. They are now a bit too... trying. They want an up to date film for a series that revels in nostalgia. This isn't exciting at all. The death star run, Hoth battle, speeder bike runs... all iconic scenes but you just don't get them in this. The bad guys aren't bad enough either. They should consider doing an entirely different timeline. I guess this horse needs flogging some more.… Expand

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FuturamaforeverDec 17, 2017

i loved looper but all the respect that this director used to receive from me has vanished

disney threw away any care for star wars like a terrible written idiot would throw away a light saber

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DdrttDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is seriously flawed and the worst episode in the series. It is too long, has a weak plot, tries to hard to introduce humor and completely trashes everything from the original series. Kathleen Kennedy needs to be replaced for green lighting this trash. Where should I begin with this...

- Luke is completely off base from the original character. It’s almost like Rian Johnson never actually saw one of the original movies. A disappointing end of the signature character from the OT
- they drop the ball on Rey’s parents, Snoke, and any cliffhanger from the first movie. They don’t seem to matter at all which is very unsatisfying - The film trashes everything from the original series in order to be new and different and bold. They problem is it replaces those aspects with nothing. The plot is thin and full of deviations that go nowhere (casinos chase on animals, random holocall to Max Kanata just to throw her in the mix for no real reason
- there are no hooks for the last movie. No Han Solo frozen in carbonite or other things that leave you waiting for more. - the movie tries to preach that “the force is for everyone not just the jedi”. Great but that’s not a movie plot! The original series was about the hero’s journey, good vs. evil, the redemption of Anakin Skywalker. This one is just some bland message of inclusiveness that anyone can be a hero. Really? Sounds like a plot developed by a commitee It seems that either Disney has influenced all the “critics” who are reviewing the film or these people are too scared to say anything bad about about the movie for fear of losing access to films from a company that controls 40% of releases now that they own 21st Century Fox. These people are like the stock market analysts who say everything is a “buy” even if the company is garbage. Rotten tomatoes is really suspect given the different between their critic ratings (93) and audience ratings (57) are so large. Not a surprise since they are owned by Fandango who sells online tickets. Bit of a conflict of interest perhaps?? I’m sure no one will investigate that though.… Expand

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CTsicariusDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible, star wars is my favourite saga and now star wars is dead. This isn't a star wars film, Luke isn't a master jedi, look at Yoda, look at Obi-Wan how they teach to their padawans and look Luke now. Look what were the laser sword battle in starwars (Obi-wan and Quai gon jin vs Darth Maul, Anakin and Obi-wan vs Doku, Luke vs Darth Vader...) and now Luke vs Kylo looks like a street fight. And the humor, this horrible humor for star wars, it will be ok for Guardians of the Galaxy but here... no words, Finn a terrible character the history with Rose has no relevance inside the star wars universe and in the film has a lot of scenes, when Rose saves Finn with the spider **** and more **** Leia flying for the space like superman, using a space ship at light's speet to split a destroyer (why use blaster cannons? use ships) but it's not the worst this film has lost completley the star wars essence...there is not more hope for star wars fans.… Expand

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aircygnusDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How is it that Rogue One with its original/ superior story, character development and relatively insignificant plot holes gets an 85% and TLJ gets 93? I am sure if this script was not backed by Disney nor part of the SW family, it would have gotten a less stellar reception. Far too many attempts at creating subplots, especially subplots that is irrelevant to the story. Even the prequels had better attempts at plot twists vs this. The idea that a uber powerful villain that should have had a back story that stretches prior to the prequels (given his assume age) should have been similar as Palpatine and not be killed so inconsequentially. Luke persona in the SW universe would never have tried to kill his sleeping nephew nor would have fallen into that state of depression. As powerful as Anikin was with the force, he still needed years of training and he still had his arm chopped off. How is it that Rey reads the cliff notes version and becomes an expert?

I have far more issues with the film but will run out of space. No way is this equal to the tight story that empire was. If you know Mass Effect, this makes me feel the same way as I did after playing all 3 games and then got the middle finger from EA with the 3rd ones' original ending.

SW is not the SW of our youth as much as you hope it will be. It has been commercialized like a modern pop star. It lacks the vision and storytelling of the originals.… Expand

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Jedi_SuDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a Star Wars movie, this a chick flick.
Luke was written like an idiot, and he was thrown away like an idiot,
Snoke was wasted before they could harvest anything he was building up to be,
those annoying, cute penguin things were ruining half the movie,
whenever the director didn't know what to do, he wrote that BB8 would have some new, unexplained super-powers that would save the day, the purple hair commander was a worse performance than anything in the prequels, Chewbacca was the worst he's ever been, the space battles were just stupidly written.

And the main plot point was that this giant futuristic space ship was ... RUNNING OUT OF FUEL? Since when do then need to visit a gas station after every hyper drive jump?
And how could Snoke not know about that giant tracking machine that was on it's own ship?

This director destroyed the new trilogy, he took a p&$% on everything Abrams worked so hard for, and I hope that Disney will fire him.

I can't believe I wasted 2 years for this. While some were applauding, I think there actually was more booing in the audience as the credits rolled.

Some people try to convince themselves they like this movie, like they did when they first saw The Phantom Menace, but this will go into history books as the worst Star Wars [ever]!!… Expand

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SolantusDec 15, 2017

No Doubt Worst Star Wars Movie ever filmed. Unnecessary Jokes, Bad dialogues and scenario. You cant even make a proper Lightsaber Duel. Before That I Think force awakens is bad. Now I Belive force awakens is a masterpiece compare to that.No Doubt Worst Star Wars Movie ever filmed. Unnecessary Jokes, Bad dialogues and scenario. You cant even make a proper Lightsaber Duel. Before That I Think force awakens is bad. Now I Belive force awakens is a masterpiece compare to that. Disney Have To Stop and Start to realize Marvel and Starwars not the same Franchise and Same Thing. You Cannot Make A Starwars Movie Like a Avengers Movie.Yes Maybe İt is profitable in short term but in the long term it is turning a disaster for your company.… Expand

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dabro90Dec 15, 2017

The movie was poorly written with so much potential for the characters thrown away for no reason. Overloaded with slapstick comedy and pushing Disney's agenda down our throats every 15 mins (example: some dumb alien penguins appearing all theThe movie was poorly written with so much potential for the characters thrown away for no reason. Overloaded with slapstick comedy and pushing Disney's agenda down our throats every 15 mins (example: some dumb alien penguins appearing all the time, that were there for a sole reason of selling toys). I don't know what had all the critics watched, but this movie sure doesn't deserve the praise it is getting.… Expand

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MelinoeDec 15, 2017

Stars Wars: The Last Jedi is the worst movie to come out of the franchise. There is an overabundance of cheap laughs uncharacteristic of a Star Wars movie. These take up an exceedingly large amount of time that could have been used developingStars Wars: The Last Jedi is the worst movie to come out of the franchise. There is an overabundance of cheap laughs uncharacteristic of a Star Wars movie. These take up an exceedingly large amount of time that could have been used developing an underwhelming plot. On the topic of plot, no plot lines from The Force Awakens are promisingly fulfilled, many of them outright ignored; most if not all of the ones that were addressed are just blankly cut off in the most mundane ways possible. Instead of a fulfilling continuation (of a trilogy admittedly off to a bad start), we get even more random plot lines, plot holes, and blatant "Screw You's" from Rian Johnson and the writing staff.

No character comes out of this movie looking better, besides somewhat Kylo Ren. In no surprising fashion, Rey has been confirmed to be the greatest Mary Sue possible. Luke has completely regressed as a character. Every character's actions and decisions throw away consistency, and many of them just don't make any logical sense. There are some blatant throw-in's for identity politics as well.

It's honestly just astonishing at how much screen time was wasted; how many plot holes were introduced; how mundanely plot lines were wrapped up (or outright ignored), and how awful the characterization was. Acting was great, as was visuals and music; all expected of a Star Wars movie.… Expand

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Syn_againDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disney, you did not give the Fans WHAT WE WANT.

We do not want some artist’s new take on an established and well followed franchise. We do not need a Reboot or reinvention of lore. We barely have tolerated the elimination of the EU. Remember that George Lucas has kept the continuation of the Saga from us since RoJ (and no, the prequel cr@p does not count) so of course we have expectations!

We want to watch your films over and over with friends and family. We want to spend money on merchandise and more. We want to support you but you must give us what we want. JJ created a decent start with TFA. To ignore that is a huge failure on your part.
We want to see Jedi Master Luke. We want to see Rey have an important background. We want to see Phasma be the Boba Fett of the series. We want an EPIC clash between the Resistance and the First Order. We want Snoke to mean something. Let Kylo Ren be the most conflicted bad guy in history. Give us character definitions we deserve for Finn, Poe, Hux, Rose, and more. Majority of the 7 and below reviews are incredibly accurate.
There were plenty of discussions, rants, videos, theories, art, for 2 yrs by the fan base. It is insulting that you took none of it seriously and failed to understand just about everything we said.
We can accept change. We did with most of TFA. Rogue One blew us away. Prequels gave us Maul and Qui-Gon, Mace, and definition to Obi-Wan. Do not give us half baked attempts at “story telling” and tell us it was all by design. I read in several interviews now that Rian Johnson consulted every part with Disney brass to make the movie that was released and that is simply unacceptable. How so many bad decisions of poor storytelling, poor editing, and poor character development could make it into the final release screams of brand mismanagement. Indy and Trek suffer from this same fate. Marvel is well on its way.

THIS is why we are upset, Disney. Take notice and fix it.… Expand

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xenojoeyDec 15, 2017

What the hell did I just watch? This is the beginning of the end for Star Wars. They are trying to milk this cow instead of focusing on what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

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johnnystockDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved all the other movies very much and this is the worst movie of all by a million years! Here's why the 1 score;
-Luke milking an alien and drinking the green cum outta it; unecessary and disgusting, who thought of that!!?? fire him!! Its going to be the mark where the good Star Wars end!..like..''hey, you remember the **** Star Wars?...uhn the one with the alien milking scene!??'' WOWWWW that suck
-All the heroes are super weak, except Luke at this one moment. Dies in a boring way. Other heroes all fail miserably..why making a movie about it??
-This movie goes no where; nothing is explained from E7 plus you know you wont get any real or good answer later.
-Dark side isnt much dark at all and the bright side, not so good. I feel like Kylo and Ren should really work together, Kylo did save Ray!..no trust but whatever, confusing still. Bad dialogue.
-New annoying that shout and does nothing else. Jar Jar bink did have an army to fight at least and played a significant role. This is just for sale gimmik but its too much ''in your face cute so buy toys''
-Yoda set the fire to explain things to the old Jedi tree and say its stupid books...I mean is just that to learn the force!!?? They missed a huge opportunity to add depth to the Jedi training and origin...no explanation except old books. What a let down.
-Rebel star pilot dont do nothing and no mission, except Leia making him look stupid. Another let down on a hero.
-Casino scene...dont know what it brings to the movie.
-Kylo is stupid and weak and so Ray, but Snoke is the joke of the century...the 'not so great Snoke' ahhahaha

The more i thnink about it, the more it deserves a 0, but I'll give it a 1 because there is some badass effect, but Star Wars is over for me. I'll wait for better movie on Jedis and Darth whatever, but not part of this stupid story.… Expand

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