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agagilSep 11, 2018

A total undeniable disaster. I actually felt that I lost a couple of IQ points after watching the movie. It's just unfathomable to me how anyone could give this childish, terribly written movie any score higher than 0.

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mrmonsterDec 17, 2017

Completely disappointed with this movie. It had so much potential, and completely failed. This movie could not decide if it wanted to be a dark fantasy movie or whether it wanted to be an action comedy, and ended up falling flat in bothCompletely disappointed with this movie. It had so much potential, and completely failed. This movie could not decide if it wanted to be a dark fantasy movie or whether it wanted to be an action comedy, and ended up falling flat in both aspects. I really hope Disney does better with episode 9.… Expand

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TomaselisSep 8, 2018

This was my last SW movie.
I loved SW films since I was a child going to thee movies with my father and siblings.
I enjoyed the original trilogy, the prequels (with all those new workds Lucas created), Rogue One and some of the books (Bane'sThis was my last SW movie.
I loved SW films since I was a child going to thee movies with my father and siblings.
I enjoyed the original trilogy, the prequels (with all those new workds Lucas created), Rogue One and some of the books (Bane's trilogy and Plagueis).
But this was enough.
Marie sue, feminist agenda, no Arc for the characters (Snoke? Rey's origins- Finn's arc with Phasma).
I feel sad they destroyed a universe my family and I enjoyed for three generations.… Expand

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hypeatiaSep 6, 2018

There are plenty of middle-aged asshats who are out to troll this movie, but I personally loved it. Well-acted, great leads, amazing action. Go Rian, let's see some more from this universe please.

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einarpazDec 19, 2017

The movie is silly and full of plot holes. The previous movie was an expensive copy of "A New Hope", but this is even worst. I hope the next one could fix some things

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Jerome_aSep 3, 2018

The worst Star Wars Movie Ever ! Awful character, awful story, awful fights, awful acting, awful cliché ... One of the worst movie of 2017. It destroy Luke, Leia, the original trilogy, Jedi Motivation, Snoke, Alien Species (the porg should goThe worst Star Wars Movie Ever ! Awful character, awful story, awful fights, awful acting, awful cliché ... One of the worst movie of 2017. It destroy Luke, Leia, the original trilogy, Jedi Motivation, Snoke, Alien Species (the porg should go to hell) and everything we like Star Wars for.… Expand

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MrRedMarsmallowSep 2, 2018

There are no words to describe just how bad this movie is. Plot holes, terrible humor, and toxic f3minist bogus plague this film. The icing on the crap-cake that is this movie is the fact that the writers decided to take a massive dump on theThere are no words to describe just how bad this movie is. Plot holes, terrible humor, and toxic f3minist bogus plague this film. The icing on the crap-cake that is this movie is the fact that the writers decided to take a massive dump on the old characters we know and love, completely ruining my perception of them. This film should never have happened and I'm actually angry that I spent money to see it in theaters.… Expand

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BigBlue481Sep 2, 2018

How about a good story people?! When I think think episode I is the best thing out there after the original trilogy, that leaves a lot to me desired. How many pulp novel out there of this genre are better....

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maxen88Sep 1, 2018

Superman but with Lightsaber, it'not a Star wars movie, bad bad bad writing.

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Joe49Aug 30, 2018

Plot holes, poor character development, long-running time with unnecessary sub-plot. Cringy jokes make the experience unwatchable

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ThomasCJAug 28, 2018

Clearly the worst Star Wars movie. It's boring, messy storyline, lazy writing, obvious plotholes, wasted characters, ridiculous scenes (you know what I’m talking about), no real lightsabre duels, that pointless **** sidestory on the casinoClearly the worst Star Wars movie. It's boring, messy storyline, lazy writing, obvious plotholes, wasted characters, ridiculous scenes (you know what I’m talking about), no real lightsabre duels, that pointless **** sidestory on the casino planet, Rey is a cardboard Mary Sue, the condescending matriarchy of the rebellion made me root for the First Order, the too earthly politics (I see Star Wars to get away from that crap), the lame gotcha twists and the strange nihilistic undertone. And no, it’s not “different”, it’s the same unimaginative rehash of scenes and plots like they did in TFA.
They clearly don’t have a story arc or any idea what they want to do with the trilogy, except making money.
The Galaxy far far away is supposed to be this amazing place full of interesting characters, cool new worlds, funky aliens and new adventures around every corner. The Disney sequel galaxy is a boring little place inhabited by a handful of uninteresting characters.
Good things: Hmmm. I liked the porgs. No, really.… Expand

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Jerm83Aug 28, 2018

This movie is proof that official movie review sites are all paid shills. How can this movie achieve universal acclaim is beyond me.

Plot holes galore, poor humour, and really unbearable to watch midway. I've watched tons of movies and sadlyThis movie is proof that official movie review sites are all paid shills. How can this movie achieve universal acclaim is beyond me.

Plot holes galore, poor humour, and really unbearable to watch midway. I've watched tons of movies and sadly episode 8 got me so bored that I was looking around and wondering when this movie will end. Sad to see the way such an amazing story go down like that. I am not sure if future shows will be able to redeem Star Wars. I sincerely hope it will.… Expand

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EmpireNOAug 28, 2018

Star Wars The Last Jedi is the worst Star Wars movie ever made, it's a terrible mess of a movie. They're destroying the Star Wars brand with this garbage. It's not worth your time, give this one a pass.

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NRGFLOApr 27, 2018

There is nothing else needed to say about this crap of a movie that others have noted about above and below. The worst Star Wars movie of the series. That is all.

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ShadowsenpaiAug 25, 2018

The Last Jedi is a fun movie with a lot of heartfelt moments in it, it understands what Star Wars needs to survive and executes the respective character arcs almost flawlessly, however it is bogged down by some uneven pacing and anThe Last Jedi is a fun movie with a lot of heartfelt moments in it, it understands what Star Wars needs to survive and executes the respective character arcs almost flawlessly, however it is bogged down by some uneven pacing and an uninteresting B plot.… Expand

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Ricky843Dec 18, 2017

This movie was an abomination! It is completely full of plot holes and doesnt even try to be consistent with the previous Star Wars mythology!I am so extremely disappointed with this pile of garbage! Have these writers ever seen a previousThis movie was an abomination! It is completely full of plot holes and doesnt even try to be consistent with the previous Star Wars mythology!I am so extremely disappointed with this pile of garbage! Have these writers ever seen a previous Star wars movie? Disney totally took a huge dump on my childhood!Who was Snoke? Why was he even in the movie if you just kill him off so easily? Why is Rey so good at EVERYTHING that took Luke THREE movies to get good at? Seriously this movie is AWFUL! Thanks for killing Star Wars Disney!… Expand

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DudeFromIcelandAug 22, 2018

It is a poorly written film in a fancy package. Visuals are great and some performances were good, but the material that was written was very poor. I fully understand the hate from die hard fans since there are a lot of moments in the filmIt is a poorly written film in a fancy package. Visuals are great and some performances were good, but the material that was written was very poor. I fully understand the hate from die hard fans since there are a lot of moments in the film that feel out of place and just plain weird.

The whole story with Finn and Rose was pointless and that makes the film even worse. Why they decided to include that and make a new character so annoying is just baffling to me. I have no idea how they plan to fix this for the final film but my lord did they screw this film up badly.

This movie gets a 4 mainly for Mark Hamill as Luke.… Expand

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LordoftheDanceAug 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:
Only reason I scored this a 2 instead of a 0 is that I generally thought the acting, special effects, and music were good.

That's basically it though.
Cons:
1. Finn was a main character in Force Awakens. Instead if developing him, they make him play second fiddle to a new character, Rose Tico, who feels completely forced into the story. Their adventure is a completely unnecessary deviation, and very cringe-worthy in terms of how poorly it was thought out.

2. Rose Tico. I have nothing against this character at all. In fact, she's a good character. But she shouldn't have been in this movie. Introducing her and having her steal screentime from Finn and literally bully herself into the story was difficult to watch. I would have loved seeing her in a movie where she was the main character, but apparently Disney is so pathetic they are incapable of making new stories in the Star Wars universe.

3. Captain Phasma. Probably the lamest villain ever created. She got her butt kicked in Force Awakens, then is defeated easily again in this movie. We never see her win a battle. Cool armor wasted.

4. The Holdo/ Poe Dameron conflict. Incredibly dumb. Holdo, for no reason at all, refuses to share her plan with her scared, confused, desperate crew, resaulting in disaster. Yet we are supposed to see her as a hero when ...

5. Warpspeed kamikaze. Let's see how much lore we can ruin with this movie. All those space battles you've been enjoying? They could have just warped at their enemies. In fact, they could have done that right away in the movie. Awful.

6. Luke's death. He astral projects himself. Ok cool. He made Kylo Ren look like a tool, which was great. Aaaaaaand he's dead. Wtf. No reason for it. I guess he over exerted himself so the rebels wouldn't have to break into a light jog while fleeing. I'd be fine with him dying, but that was just about the dumbest way to go about it ever thought up.

7. Bad writing everywhere. #6 Luke gives a whole speech to Leia about how he can't spare Kylo right before fighting him, which DOES NOT MAKE SENSE considering it wasn't even a real fight. Literally just an obvious mistake by the awful person in charge of this film.

8. Rion Johnson. I already didn't like his movies. Looper was some of the poorest writing I'd ever seen. Wasn't a surprise to me when he completely botched the story to try and focus on visuals, other things where he could say "hey look at what a crafty director I am" that made no sense in Star Wars.

9. Disney. Shame on your company for doing this to Star Wars. Shame on you for not coming up with original stories, and not caring about ruining classic characters.

You'll notice I didn't mention anything such as "SJWs" or "Superman Leia" because honestly they were not problems. The problems were awful writing and lack of care about Star Wars and the universe George Lucas created.… Expand

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bigcountrylolzAug 21, 2018

I gave it a 1 because episode 7 was worse. Overall a terrible movie, I saw it once, and that was too many times. What a disgrace to all previous movies in this series. What was with the completely meaningless subplot with the useless RoseI gave it a 1 because episode 7 was worse. Overall a terrible movie, I saw it once, and that was too many times. What a disgrace to all previous movies in this series. What was with the completely meaningless subplot with the useless Rose character? Must have been some sort of agenda, anyway grats on ruining this one disney.… Expand

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gabe23Jan 4, 2018

this was honestly a huge dissapointment its the worst star wars movie ever made

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ShadowDAug 19, 2018

Visuals are the only reason I didn't give it a 0. Terribly written - random,dumb,bad and unnecessary characters, has no respect for the source material.

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GucekAug 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had to watch this in ten 10-15-minute parts as my eyes wanted to roll-out of my sockets. what a waste. Rey was quite ok and Luke was great (although his whole projection thing was simply moronic)… Expand

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Flex1988Aug 18, 2018

R.I.P Star Wars. If you like Star Wars, this movie is the complete and utter betrayal of it. Save money and emotional pain and stay away. Compared to this the prequals have earned my appreciation. After seeing this movie, I was mad at it forR.I.P Star Wars. If you like Star Wars, this movie is the complete and utter betrayal of it. Save money and emotional pain and stay away. Compared to this the prequals have earned my appreciation. After seeing this movie, I was mad at it for weeks. This movie derailed the Star Wars saga.… Expand

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NemesAug 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just an unbelievable amout of nonsense trash and feminist ideas which are also presented in an horrible way. I believe the target is to destroy the star wars genre...… Expand

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BladeLover2049Aug 17, 2018

The intervention of an "author" in a work that is conceived as a product and not as a work is unnecessary. And that is the root of evil. Freedom in art only exists if art can be free, and not tied to pretenses and business demands or escapesThe intervention of an "author" in a work that is conceived as a product and not as a work is unnecessary. And that is the root of evil. Freedom in art only exists if art can be free, and not tied to pretenses and business demands or escapes from the routine. A ghost movie, because it has a soul, but a soul that can not lead to interact with the material world in a spiritual way.… Expand

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Monarch818Jan 7, 2018

The only way this movie can be redeemed is by JJ starting episode IX is with the realization that everything that happens from the moment Leia is sucked into space is a dream before she dies, and then reboots XII into IX from that moment on.The only way this movie can be redeemed is by JJ starting episode IX is with the realization that everything that happens from the moment Leia is sucked into space is a dream before she dies, and then reboots XII into IX from that moment on. Allow the Rebels to escape, have Luke actually act like Luke and train Rey. And then have Luke and Rey take on Snoke and Kylo for a big ending! Otherwise, IX will be as horrible as VIII was.… Expand

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WeebJoJoAug 17, 2018

It's a slap in the face to all original star wars fans. Luke is so out of character in this movie I was convinced he was playing a Yoda on Rey.

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Skywalker1979Jul 24, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OMG i'm stunned like in shock. WTF where Disney thinking and how could Mark Hamill read that script and agree to it is money really worth it its like you sold your soul to the Devil Mark shame on you. Even my childhood hero can be corrupted by money! And Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson i have no words its like you purposely set out to destroy the greatest movie series ever with you SJW BS and the liberal leftist propaganda just forcing it down peoples throats that's why Donald Trump won because the ordinary person is just sick of it! Princess Leia is now a General cause of course woman can be Generals as well(in real life no woman has ever been a General BTW). And you wait 40 years to see Luke all mighty God powerful, instead he's some old loser lives in a cave and rejects the Jedi's. Oh and Han Solo is portrayed as a dead beat dad in TFA must just be a coincidence all our role models are made to look like loser straight white males. Kylo Ren looks and acts terrible. Who's Rey's parents who was Snoke, we don't know cause you never told us. Finn is terrible and of all the Asian actresses they pick a overweight hero feminist who kisses the black man, and Rey kisses the black man Finn as well so it ticks a lot of boxes. The casino scene is a clear dig at Capitalism i mean the politics are just out of control. In the next Star Wars movie I know what happens so I don't have to watch it. Chewbacca gets a sex change and is now called Chewniqua and Lando Calrissian comes back to protest out in the street about the evil Empire and the Stormtrooper's brutality. General Leia flies out of her grave and becomes President of the Galaxy and we all live happily ever after in peace now a woman's in charge. Shame on you Disney you are a disgrace to the Movie business and the Star Wars legacy. And too all the kids, you have been born in the worst time in history and this is a result of people like me sitting back and saying nothing while liberals have taken control and seek to destroy everything about our way of life. For that I humbly apologise.… Expand

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DellaVossaAug 14, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst movie ever. It was like it was written by a moran. The didnt make us care about anyone new and they killed everyone we did care about. No growth or depth of characters or story. Why make us wonder about her parents then say it doesnt matter. why build up phasma then disguard her like nothing. Rey is just so automatically perfect its like she isnt real so why care about her. Why do fin, ticko and cameron exist just to be filler. No intersting aliens, you could have made a new replacement for chewie but he's barely there at all. Chewies a fan favorite and so was luke and han but they are gone now. I will never care about star wars again unless these disney films are stricken from the cannon. I am still young but do I have to wait 20 years till disney dumps star wars as a loss and some new fresh company makes star wars great again. I loved kotor 1 and 2 but disney and kathleen Kennedy destroyed this film franchise. Kathleen is a blight on the knennedy name, Ireland is weeping.… Expand

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addiek50Aug 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was a big disappointment. I went into this thinking it would be one of the best 'Star Wars' movies. I was wrong. This is the worst 'Star Wars' film that has ever landed in theatres. Let's begin with the positives: (The list is short.) The soundtrack is phenomenal and sounds like a Star Wars film should. The special effects also look amazing. That's where the positives end. Let's start with the negatives: The Characters. These characters are horrible in every way. Rey, (The main hero) could not be more Mary Sue. She bests Luke Skywalker, the son to the most powerful man in existence (Anakin), and who has gone through so much training, after using the force for a week. WHAT? Last week she didn't even believe in the force! Rose Tico is a useless character. If she was taken out it would really not change a thing. Except make the movie better. Luke Skywalker is one of my favorite characters of all time, and he just sucks in this movie. He hates the jedi and almost killed a kid, is the literal opposite of the Luke we know and love. Some people say this "subverts our expectations." No, it is stupid. Luke went through three whole movies to become a jedi knight, to stay calm at all times and to always have hope. But he just throws his lightsaber off a cliff and forgets all of his training. Leia Poppins is stupid and messes with the lore of Star Wars. Enough said.
Admiral Holdo is a quote-unquote "EMPOWERED WOMAN" who can't tell anyone her plan because...? The movie is filled with bad jokes and pushes a political agenda that nobody wants to see because of Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson. Please fire these blokes and hire someone that actually cares about Star Wars.… Expand

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ninjagaidenfan2Aug 13, 2018

this movie is so terrible and disgraceful i'd rather be friends with Amy Schumer!

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checktheemailsJul 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really disappointing movie. Broke the heart of millions of Star Wars fans. Ridiculous.… Expand

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FredMartinCampoAug 12, 2018

The eight chapter of the Star Wars series is a masterpiece. Teaching us how any character is vulnerable and changes between movies. Making the theories of which character belongs with each other and why they behave or seem the way they are.The eight chapter of the Star Wars series is a masterpiece. Teaching us how any character is vulnerable and changes between movies. Making the theories of which character belongs with each other and why they behave or seem the way they are.
The Last Jedi is all about letting the past go and what the future will bring. It remarks the difficulty of letting the past die.
It's all about sacrifice and what it's at stake. Rian Johnson once again, amazed me with his directing and his skill to make every character meaningful and rich of qualities.… Expand

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JcdbengalsAug 7, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know why so many people didn't like it. It was very entertaining, the Snoke kill was wonderful and not expected, setting up the real villain... It broke tradition and was great. I wasn't a huge fan of the prequels at all, but this and Force Awakens have been awesome. The casino section was the lousy part to me, otherwise it was a 10. All these complainers will be glued to their theater seats (and their internet warrior keyboards) when episode 9 comes out, I assure you. The original trilogy is so hard to compete with, and is in a class of its own, but the last two sequels have been fun.… Expand

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GeoMasssanoAug 7, 2018

comparing user score with critic reviews, i see what money can do everyday in this world when you pay "people" to say and vote in what you want then to say. The public says the reality not the Critic Reviews, they just got payd by Disney tocomparing user score with critic reviews, i see what money can do everyday in this world when you pay "people" to say and vote in what you want then to say. The public says the reality not the Critic Reviews, they just got payd by Disney to say and vote what they want. This film its basically the worst Star Wars movie ever, i can even say its not even a star wars movie, its something like lets Destroy the Star Wars in just 2 hours...shame on you Disney.… Expand

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jvillicanaAug 5, 2018

literally made an account just so that i could bash this film because i hate it so much. stupid story. stupid characters. rose.

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DyliebarAug 3, 2018

It isn't a perfect Star Wars movie, but it is nowhere near as bad as whiny fans are making it out to be, much like The Force Awakens, I was left wanting even more!

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ArchVaderAug 3, 2018

This once again did not follow the canon of the books and the EU which needs to happen. The books are great and it's what the real fans want. The new fans will then also see how great the books are and it will encourage more reading of the EU.

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miccaelDec 16, 2017

Did not like it as much as I would have liked to like before watching.
Felt like Episode 7.5, a filler. Not a full story or resolution. Overall made well, directed well but many plot-points exist, things that I don't agree with and neitherDid not like it as much as I would have liked to like before watching.
Felt like Episode 7.5, a filler. Not a full story or resolution. Overall made well, directed well but many plot-points exist, things that I don't agree with and neither the fans (check reddit). I had high hopes, but movie under delivered
This movie deserves 1/10. It's a slap to fans' face and disgusting humour-injection throughout the movie.… Expand

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MarcThomasDec 24, 2017

SPOILER ALERT! If Johnson was chosen to continue his character arcs from The Last Jedi, here are my expectations for his Episode 9 (let’s just see what JJ Abrams does?):

1. Low on food and supplies, the 9 remaining Rebels flee to Ahch-To toSPOILER ALERT! If Johnson was chosen to continue his character arcs from The Last Jedi, here are my expectations for his Episode 9 (let’s just see what JJ Abrams does?):

1. Low on food and supplies, the 9 remaining Rebels flee to Ahch-To to call all remaining resistance supporters to this new base, while milking sea cows and BBQing Porgs for nourishment.
2. Luke, who DIDN'T really disappear into the Force (his mechanical hand didn’t drop onto the meditation stone, did it!?), but rather created a Force Teleport, returns to Tatooine to live in Kenobi's old home. Luke disconnects from the Force for the last time and begins scaring Tusken Raiders away from lost droids who venture off into the desert.
3. Princess Leia, stricken with grief from the loss of Han and now her brother (or so she thinks), dies from a broken heart while traveling to Ach-To!!! However, we only get to read about this in the title crawl for Episode 9! :’(
4. Kylo Ren, decides he can't live without Rey (Rey-LO!!!) since his Force Touch experience with her, throws Admiral Hux against a wall (again, again, again, again…) and deserts the First Order to search for Rey.
5. Admiral Hux, whose face has been badly scared and injured from Kylo's repeated attacks, creates a mask to hide his face, and takes over as the new Supreme Leader. His first major decision is to change the name from the First Order to the Best Order.
6. Finn, after trying to sacrifice his life to save the Resistance and finally bringing “meaning” to his life, struggles from depression which makes him flee the Rebels via a “secret” escape pod on the Millennium Falcon (even Han and Chewy didn't know existed) and returns to the First Order, only to complete his stormtrooper training and become the new Captain Phasma.
7. Rose, finally fixes the hyperdrive on the Falcon after all these years!
8. Chewbecca, rotisseries all the Porgs inside the Millennium Falcon and falls in love with Rose, who fixed the hyperdrive! They move to Canto Bight and adopt Force sensitive children.
9. Rey, returns to Jakku to read the mind of Unkar Platt, and begins her journey in search for her drunk parents’ grave (who didn’t die but are casino bartenders on Canto Bight).
10. Poe Dameron keeps blowing things up!
11. Admiral Ackbar, who doesn’t breathe oxygen, realizes he TOO is Force sensitive, contacts Princess Leia (before she dies) to come and pick him up on their way to Ach-To.
12. The young force sensitive boy on Canto Bight, leads a rebellion with more force sensitive kids against their captors to fight for better hourly wages while working with the Fathiers! They also fight for better treatment for the Fathiers, so these animals don’t have to run BACK-To-BACK races after returning from long planet voyages.
13. Kenny Phasma, I mean Captain Phasma is DEAD for GOOD, so we don’t have to see any more lame fights!
14. Supreme Leader Snoke, isn’t really dead! He was just using a really good puppet and will return for Episode 9 to reclaim his Empire from Kylo!!!!
15. DJ, after becoming a multi-millionaire from turning Finn and Rose over to the First Order, returns to Canto Bight to begin building a better, and I mean a BETTER, and BIGGEST, and I mean really BIG, new Death Star to bring peace and happiness to the Galaxy!… Expand

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ArchanousJul 30, 2018

This movie is by far the worst movie of the entire Star Wars trilogy. This movie made me to lost all the hope I had for the Star Wars Universe and has definitely destroyed the Saga. Star Wars has lost a fan.

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twhiting9275Jul 29, 2018

This movie suffers from 'middle movie syndrome'. That is to say that it upsets a lot of people because it doesn't actually bring any true 'resolution' to anything. In this case, upsetting 'fans' means getting very vocal, very negativeThis movie suffers from 'middle movie syndrome'. That is to say that it upsets a lot of people because it doesn't actually bring any true 'resolution' to anything. In this case, upsetting 'fans' means getting very vocal, very negative response, because, Heaven forbid they actually think anything would go against what they want it to. These "reviewers" can be safely ignored and discarded, as, they don't go into the film objectively, but looking for reasons to criticize the film.

Johnson took this film and made it something that was rather long, but visually amazing. He had the daunting task of making this movie what it was, which was something that was a true work of art. From the interaction of characters to creating a new one, he did this extremely well. His vision shows, and it was a good one.

This is a movie that you cannot just watch once and understand it. You simply cannot. There is so much to grasp and understand in this, you NEED to see it at least two, three times. Each time you do, you'll find that you get just a bit more insight into what's going on, into what the director had in mind, and what is clearly a great movie.

Is the movie perfect? No. Of course not. No movie is. However, to rate something negatively because it didn't match your expectations is just childish. To rate something negatively because it hurt your feelings is just childish. To claim that the movie "wrecked an entire franchise" because it isn't what you expect is just childish.

The critics got this one right, the "fans"? Not so much. These are the same "fans", however, that drove an actress off of social media because they harassed her so much. These are the same "fans" however, that have taken over social media and troll anyone who DARES to speak good about Kennedy, Johnson, Abrams, or the SW franchise as a whole. These aren't fans, they are trolls.… Expand

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Mobetta_ITJul 29, 2018

I loved this movie. Luke was portrayed exactly as he should have based on his character from A new Hope. I love the diversity they added with the characters. I'm looking forward to the next chapter of Rey.

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pickletickleJul 28, 2018

You know this movie is sh*t when it can't even break in to the top 100 on the torrent sites. ROFL what a pile of sh*t.

Keep your SJW BS and crap Politics OUT OF STAR WARS Boycot all Disney Star Wars

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h_lcyononJul 27, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst movies I've ever watched, horrendous in every possible way that shows how such a grand franchise can be ruined in such sad occasion. I say I wasn't really a fan of the Star Wars before I watched the 7th one, but this 'thing' just absolutely destroys everything the series has built.

So many things that are just so much wrong, but especially the existence of Rose. Ruins the flow of the movie so bad that it would have been much better without her and the stupid Casino sequence. Well, I'd rather not waste my ATPs writing about this pile of **** just two more things: parabolic orbit of laser guns in space and the almighty FTL Kamikaze attack. Still get on my nerves after months... WHAT. THE. FXXK?… Expand

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VadertimeJul 2, 2018

This was a bad, unnecessary and lackluster movie. Not only was this movie mostly a rehash of the original trilogy, but it didn't have much of a story.

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natedeugJul 25, 2018

Pacing issues hold back a movie that, despite this flaw, is easily the best entry into the Star Wars saga since the original trilogy. It might even be better than Return of the Jedi. The vitriol surrounding this film stems from aPacing issues hold back a movie that, despite this flaw, is easily the best entry into the Star Wars saga since the original trilogy. It might even be better than Return of the Jedi. The vitriol surrounding this film stems from a disappointment that Luke didn't hold up to expectations built by the now de-canonized expanded universe novels. He's not the perfect superhuman here, which creates a far more compelling story of faith lost and regained. Look beyond the fanboy rage here, this is not only peak Star Wars, this is a great story of the reckless new generation finding their roles as leaders and taking charge.… Expand

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AngryShark92Dec 16, 2017

I have to change my review for this film entirely based on recent events and rewatches on netflix... I tried to give Disney credit wherever it was due with my initial review (4/10), mostly due to some stellar cinematography and specialI have to change my review for this film entirely based on recent events and rewatches on netflix... I tried to give Disney credit wherever it was due with my initial review (4/10), mostly due to some stellar cinematography and special effects... but I'm out now, I am completely out.

Plot holes galore, ham fisted liberal agenda moments, terrible writing and acting, the complete character assassination of Luke Skywalker, and lore-breaking scenes are just some of the topics that can be explored with no end to tear this abomination down.

Critical Fan Backlash:

The main reason I have come back to make sure this review is harshly critical, is simply because Disney has gone out of their way to blame fans for the poor reception. Rian Johnson, JJ Abrams, & Kathleen Kennedy have all come out publicly and attacked a fanbase that has absolutely loved and adored this series for years. I will not be watching Episode 9 because of this. Disney needs to face the facts, you hired a director with zero competence related to the Star Wars universe, who then pushed out a narrative that destroyed every subpar plot-line the previous instalment set up, whilst simultaneously destroying one of the most beloved movie characters of all time, and awkwardly inserting political agenda topics into a world where they do not belong or are not necessary. All this, and in turn, you attack the fans for the backlash of this movie and the failure of Solo???

I'm sorry but Disney has killed this franchise... If you are one of the people criticizing passionate fans for "crying" out, then you really have no idea how much a franchise could mean to someone. If they do not voice their displeasure with the series direction, then they are doing a disservice to themselves. I absolutely loved the original trilogy, enjoyed the prequels to an extent, and loved the older star wars video games, so it does kind of bother me to see it wind up like this... But, I can only imagine the disappointment of the more hardcore fans...

Characters:

"Out with the old, in with the new" is not supposed to be done like this... The new characters are absolutely awful and robotic, Rey is a mary sue perfectionist for no reason, she has not earned any of the traits she currently possesses and automatically excels at everything she does, Kylo is a gigantic man child and has no evil appeal to him anymore seeing as he lost to Rey in Episode 7 who has no training whatsoever, Fin had opportunities to develop but it went nowhere, Admiral Gender Wars served no purpose other than to emasculate Poe and conjure up the worst escape plan of all time, and Rose Tico contributed nothing to the story and had a sub plot take up a large chunk of the run time, and that also contributed nothing to the plot.

Old and beloved characters... Luke is the complete opposite of what made him one of the most beloved film characters of all time, instead of instilling hope and overcoming the darkness, he wants the jedi to end and be left to die after contemplating the murder of his own nephew?!? What?!?! Leia, also a beloved character from the original, is a shell of herself and floated out into the vacuum of space without dying and force-flew (breaking narratives) back into the ship?!? Again, What?!?! Carrie Fisher, tragically passed away during the filming of the movie, and you could not even send her out with an ending she deserved... Rest in peace Carrie. Chewbacca, just eats the toys Disney wants you to buy... Admiral Ackbar just goes away, hard to remember his role in the movie because it was non-existent. Leave puppet Yoda alone please.

Story:

Rian Johnson singled handedly destroyed any potential plot points that JJ Abrams set up in the first movie and created several lore breaking moments within this movie, bravo. Hyper speed suicide bombing, WW2 style bomb droppings in the gravity of space, force flying back into a ship through a broken airlock without compromising pressure whatsoever... Just a few errors, many in depth reviews on YouTube go more into depth than I ever could. In short, the story is awful, good luck with Episode 9 JJ, you have nothing to work with...

Overall:

Attacking the passionate fans that support your series to the death was the final straw for me, I do not even consider myself a hardcore fan, but seeing them get attacked by the directors/producers for voicing their opinions is absolutely immature and is appalling to see. The best thing that could happen to Star Wars is to remove everyone on the project and rebooting for 10, 11, 12, if it is not too late already. Kathleen Kennedy needs to go, and while I will acknowledge that here are "passionate fans" saying horrible things to Disney, they should know best about vocal minorities, there is simply no excuse for this behaviour. This movie is now a 1 out of 10 for me because the cinematographers and graphic designers did a phenomenal job. Rest in peace Star Wars & Luke Skywalker...… Expand

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onefatalgooseJul 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok let's talk about episode 8. First I would like to talk about the good things that were done. Good
#1: The characters. Never before have I seen this level of depth in characters in a movie. We get to see Ray go through rigorous training with our beloved hero Luke Skywalker. We get to see her struggle...her failures...and her growth in the force. We finally see why she had visions when she touched Luke's lightsaber. Or why she was wearing a gold leader helmet in the force awakens. Or where she came from. And she is a very compelling character thanks to Rian Johnson's writing, even if these things wouldn't have happened.

Kylo Ren finally receives his training from Snoke. Again we see his struggle and growth as a character while he undergoes rigorous training from his master. And i love the "I have to kill my parents" aspect of his character. Very dark! I am so glad that he took his helmet off and broke it btw because his character is much more compelling without it on. I was sick of the mystery and fear that his helmet was providing us as an audience. Now i can really relate to him!

Poe, Finn, Rose, Purple hair lady...wow. Not only am I glad they chose to introduce such new and engaging characters to the franchise, I am also glad that they were so pivotal to the story. Without them...The Last Jedi would have surely failed. Luke and Leia: They were great. Got to see Leia's new force powers which were awesome! She is truly one with the force. And Luke really showed off his teaching ability while smacking Ray on the hand with grass. I would have never thought of that technique. But it clearly worked, because she really seems to know what she is doing! And stop hating on Luke cause he almost killed his nephew. Stop! He loves him. And remember in the Return of the Jedi when Luke almost kills Darth Vader? He stops right when he has the advantage. Good old Luke back to his old ways!

Ok let's move on to the plot:

Plot:

...umm...ok well?...where...should i begin...hold on i'm trying to think about the meaningful events that took place in this movie...oh yeah! Now i remember!

What an amazing chase sequence...I mean...movie! Wow I was on the edge of my seat the whole time wondering if the First Order would catch the Rebels! And the casino side story? Excellent choice. I learned a lot about animal cruelty and how casino's in space have a wide variety of alien life. That was awesome! Ray and Kylo's connection is so amazing and mysterious. It truly is the backbone of this movie. Every time they had a connection i was like "wow, this is an important moment." And i was never let down. Well that covers the main plot elements...

Visual effects/Sound:

Visual effects SUCKED BADLY!!! Music was TERRIBLE!!! Thank the maker the rest of the movie carried all the weight!

Writing/Dialogue/Pacing:

Perfection. Rian Johnson really proves his writing skill with The Last Jedi. He is a genius, and anyone who doesn't respect what he did is clearly not on his level. Nothing seems forced, especially not the comedic elements. I was laughing my butt off during this movie! What great timing he has, and comedic wit. This did not feel like a piece of fan fiction with an expensive price tag. I never felt like "wow...this part is really...dragging on with nothing to drive the momentum forward...so...why is this happening???" I never felt like that! And speaking of momentum...

Momentum into Episode 9:

It's all there! Thanks Rian Johnson! I can't wait to see what happens in Episode 9 when...umm...well?...we finally see what happens to...? I guess i'm looking most forward to the resolution of...actually...wait. Ok let me start over. If they don't resolve the conflict between......wow i'm not sure why i'm struggling to put this into words i loved The Last Jedi! So when Finn...uhh...actually Poe. When Poe finally...yeah...I must be drawing a blank here. Ok when Ray and Kylo finally kiss that will be awesome! And when Luke...oh he died...but Leia! Yes when Leia...is also dead...whoops. Oh boy. I must look like an idiot writing this. Snoke! Oh my gosh when Snoke finally reveals who...he...is dead too...

Well i still can't wait for episode 9! Which should take place three days after episode 8.… Expand

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AugustinecbJul 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Force Awakens was just okay, but this movie made that one so much worse in hindsight. Seems like the whole movie was cheap head fakes. Plus most of the movie doesn't really even make sense.… Expand

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mightymooseJul 20, 2018

If anyone thinks this is a good movie, I lost all respect for your opinions about movies especially regarding star wars and sci-fi. Pure garbage. Nice try on the diversity thing but a lot of the characters were super weak. Stop trying to beIf anyone thinks this is a good movie, I lost all respect for your opinions about movies especially regarding star wars and sci-fi. Pure garbage. Nice try on the diversity thing but a lot of the characters were super weak. Stop trying to be politically correct and make a good trilogy.… Expand

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BillySpandexJul 19, 2018

This was supposed to be the film that propelled the saga forward into a new direction??? What was wrong with honoring the direction and legends it started?! All this movie does is crucify a heroic character we all loved from childhood, andThis was supposed to be the film that propelled the saga forward into a new direction??? What was wrong with honoring the direction and legends it started?! All this movie does is crucify a heroic character we all loved from childhood, and then leaves us completely unsatisfied with Rey's storyline. Are we honestly expected to believe "anyone" can be a Jedi?? Disney needs to stop controlling this ship! It's not supposed to be part of the "Disney Princess" history. What a shambles!!… Expand

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HunterZeroJul 16, 2018

First, the positive. This film looks amazing. The visuals and effects are to notch, as one would expect from a Star Wars film. But that's where the positive ends. The film commits so many atrocities on the story threads and characters thatFirst, the positive. This film looks amazing. The visuals and effects are to notch, as one would expect from a Star Wars film. But that's where the positive ends. The film commits so many atrocities on the story threads and characters that were established in The Force Awakens, that I no longer care about any of the new characters. Opportunity to build on fan favourites Snoke and Phasma were completely thrown away. The plot opportunity of turning Rey to the darkside was missed - how much cooler would that have been. Leia was grossly underused in what would sadly be Carrie Fisher's last Star Wars film, giving way to flat characters with cringeworthy interactions, eg Finn and Rose (with their pointless ventures on Canto Bight) and Poe and Holdo (seriously, the Leia from the original trilogy was a far better example of an empowered female character than the "I have a plan" Holdo). There are other weird choices like the WW2 inspired bombers and world-altering ideas like hyperspace jump abuse. But the worst irreversible offense that this film commits is against the character of Luke Skywalker. I thought Han Solo's treatment in Force Awakens was disappointing, but wow, what a sad treatment of one of the greatest most positive characters in Star Wars. I felt really sorry for Mark Hamill. I don't know how they can recover Episode IX from this garbage.… Expand

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ospJul 18, 2018

It is absurd that the "critics" across the web are giving such good reviews. This is not only a really terrible sw movie (they take a **** on the lore and The Last Jedi does not feel like sw movie at all) but it is genuinely a really terribleIt is absurd that the "critics" across the web are giving such good reviews. This is not only a really terrible sw movie (they take a **** on the lore and The Last Jedi does not feel like sw movie at all) but it is genuinely a really terrible movie in general (as a craft in the least). I am very distrustful of "critics" since The Force Awakens reviews. And now it is beyond obvious - critics are either dishonest and bought, scared and self-censored or just plainly incompetent and stupid.

I don't need to spoiler here anything and write what wrote dozens (hundreds? thousands?) of people before me - check youtube channels, google the "what is wrong with the last jedi" or...just use your OWN brain when you watch it. It is not a "toxic" fandom, nazis, fascists, alt-right, manbabies, misogynists or whatnot (as the media and Disney call us) - this movie is simply dumb. The plot is dumber and worse than the screenplay for the remake of Ninja Turtles or Power Rangers - seriously..it is that bad, nonsensical, filled with plot holes, filler side quest with a null outcome and consequence (30+ minutes of scenes which could be cut from the movie and it would steal absolutely nothing from the "story"), lore/world breaking stuff (how they let this happen?), abundance of so called "twists", really BAD and inappropriate humor and once again to emphasise: plot holes, plot armors and deus ex machina everywhere (people getting from point A to point B even when the enemy is everywhere and pointing guns at them with magic I guess)... On top of that there is criminally mistreated character of Luke Skywalker...just god awful treatment.

There is so much wrong with this excuse for a movie so that there are hours of rants on the internet...go and look. The movie is long (nothing is happening there for almost 3 hours!), feels empty, it's boring, the antagonists are complete jokes - literally (mama jokes, prank "phone" calls...). And the protagonists are either dumb, they are acting irrationally to serve a "plot" or inexplicably overpowered and plain. No character development, no struggle especially for Rey - Yes, she proved herself as a textbook example of Mary Sue yet again... Story is sooo lame and stupid that a twelve year old boy/girl could think it of on his/her way to the school.... And you can hate Jar Jar or George Lucas for the prequels but those movies had the beginning, a middle and the end (each of them) and they had an overall arc. George's movies are an example of a consistent and meaningful storytelling. And most importantly they built and extended the sw universe - they give the viewer a feeling that the story is happening in a big galaxy with a bunch of planets and worlds... I was thrilled to read at night the wookiepedia, the books and play the games in that wonderful world George and others created: Thrawn saga, Jedi Outcast, Academy, Kotor 1-2, Force Unleashed...

That all is gone now - Disney killed it and cooked a cheap and dumb movie with Star Wars logo to make money but without any Star Wars ingredients. I did not like VII (basically lot of similar problems and complete rehash of IV - again, go and search internet what is wrong with this one if you need someone to pinpoint it for you) but I went to the cinema after the horrible VII to see episode VIII for the one and only reason they left me - I went to see VIII only for Luke Skywalker, I wanted at least this fan service...I wanted the Jedi Master which he should be...but we've got a clown, a joke of the character instead... This trilogy lacks the SW soul.

You think I am a butt-hurt manbaby (the insult J. Abrams or Rian Johnson calls the fans?) - then why is the director Rian Johnson every day on twitter posting stupidity and trying to defend his creation?? Because he, lucasfilm and disney sees the huge hate but not from some few weirdos like media tries to sell - but from across the fandom and the audience. He tries to blame everything and everyone (even gamergate omg) but himself. Go and laugh at his twitter account... That guy is PATHETIC.

I am not seeing the episode IX. There is nothing to bring me to the cinema for the next episode - it is not just some "childish" boycott - I am just genuinely not interested how this trilogy ends.

P.S. And thanks to the bad taste they left in my mouth I am skipping any other SW movie from their social-justice labs. If they want to push agendas - let them embed it in a good movie at least... The leftist propaganda is too forced and off putting. Movies like SW is a form of escapism...they just tainted it.

P.P.S. To Disney: Solo flopped and you may try to fix this disaster but you cannot undone this money-grab. When you try to reboot this mess I have an advice for you: hire some REAL storyteller who has some talent and will invest at least one afternoon for the screenplay. He should be a real fan with a good taste and respect to the established lore - for now just let this garbage die and be forgotten.… Expand

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ThumokJul 17, 2018

A great disappointment. So far the worst Star Wars movie. Weak plot, shallow characters and except from a few CGI moments completely forgettable.

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gzayas91Jul 16, 2018

Good sequel, but not the best. Too much action and too long. Not good as Empire strikes back nor Revenge of the Sith. Like The Force Awakens, it's enjoyable.

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Movie3Jul 15, 2018

LOVE Star Wars and loved this next chapter! I understood some of the "hater's" points for not liking it...but even if I did hate this, I wouldn't have hated it THAT bad. I had a ball!

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RangerdavJul 14, 2018

People are being so ridiculous... this was an excellent Star Wars film. Sure it has it's flaws... but overall very enjoyable and well made. I'm glad they gave Luke some humanity. I guess a lot of people think they can do a better job...People are being so ridiculous... this was an excellent Star Wars film. Sure it has it's flaws... but overall very enjoyable and well made. I'm glad they gave Luke some humanity. I guess a lot of people think they can do a better job... which is absolutely insane. Rian Johnson did good job covering his bases and creating another Star Wars masterpiece.… Expand

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EmeraldTeeJul 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Universe-Unknown

The Last Jedi Movie started with a strong beginning with amazing graphics, action and beautiful visuals but then 30 minutes past we all can see the cliff closing in and wow its a fall. This movie shows that it was newly directed and rewritten, characters have been recreated to fill a another roll to make small attack on crowds of people and force political views that are not needed. And to make Luke Skywalker character look so small and powerless makes the movie unbelievable. True Star Wars fans know who Skywalker is and to see him give up is unreal. Unfortunately this movie will go down as the worst Star Wars movie in history with its broken story and sad character development. Luke would be honored to train a worthy apprentice like Rey so to think that he would just ignore her and drink green space milk while the galaxy is under attack by the darkside is ridiculous.… Expand

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hilavitkutinJul 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had huge hopes for this movies as I thought it wouldn't be as bad as everybody has said it would be. I liked Force Awakens maybe it had similarities with New Hope but I liked it nevertheless.

So the beginning was good actually the best part of the entire movie. Poes call to Hux was funny I had to admit that I laughed to it. But after that I felt they were trying to make joke at every scene possible. There were many plot twists that were good and unexpected but they also rised a lot of questions, like Snokes dead. Special effects were amazing. All explosions and the battle with those red quard guys looked good.

The best way to express this movie is wtf. It had so many weird and bizarre moments. Finns and the god-knows-who-little-asian-kids side adventure in the casino planet was boring and stupid. Also the rebel ship had 18 hours to fuel so the First Orders plan is to keep shooting at them. Why didn't they just board it? And what the actual **** was Leia flying in space? Care to explain??? Ok no. How can anyone track someone in lightspeed? Seriously how? "Oh you know they have this thing in their ship so we need to call to this random old lady who tells us to go to this random planet to find this random guy who does something random." Also when the stormtroopperwannabes showed up they decided to drag them on this huge open area full of them and kill those two as slowly as possible. It was so stupid.

Reys "training" wasn't any better. She just swung lightsaber few times and closed her eyes so now she is supposed to be the greatest jedi ever. Also the fact that Reys parents were nobodies is also really stupid. I mean atleast Anakin was made by midichlorians but Rey is just nobody.

Last battle in the salt planet was also really stupid. They had atleast hundred soldiers there first and then suddenly they had like 10. And the best plan they have is to fly with those old speeders with no cannons. And it's actually reaaaaaaaaaalllly great coincidense that out of 13 speeders the 3 that survive are the ones with the most important characters + that one kid. If Finn would have died it actually would have been lot better. But again we have this annoying kid who no one cares about. And the worst part was that she didn't even die. No one ever asked for stupid love triangle with Finn that kid and Rey. It's so stupid and idiotic. It is supposed to be star wars not twilight. Also the way they found way out from the base was also so stupid. "Yeah there is no way out from here, oh wait there is haha."

Luke surviving the attack was cool and I was sure he was using some badass forceshield or something but no. He is kind of ghost but then he is not ghost. How did he do it and why did he do it and why did he had to die? It's so confusing.

So overall it was decentish movie. But star wars movies aren't supposed to be just ok or not that bad. They are supposed to be the best movies ever made. So maybe Force Awakens and Rogue One weren't as good as earlier films but atleast they were watchable and enjoyable. But anyways Im still watching the next one and Disney gets more money so its win-win.… Expand

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MetapeteJul 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had had high hopes when I was entering the cinema for Last Jedi. Upon leaving I wasn't disappointed or upset. I just felt really, really sorry for what Disney did to Star Wars. The Last Jedi fails both as an individual movie and, even more so, as part of a series and is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

First and foremost it seems that the screenplay was written by somebody who was unhappy to make a movie which is the middle part of a trilogy. This is kind of understandable: second movie out of three means that your film will neither have a real beginning because it picks up, where the first movie ended, nor an ending, because it is a lead up to the third film. JJ Abrams built up a lot of potential, shrouding important pieces of the plot in mystery: Who is Snoke? How did he become the leader of what essentially is the ne Empire? Who is Rey? Where do her powers come from? Who were her parents? How do those characters tie in into the "Skywalker Saga"? Rian Johnson decided to set all those carefully constructed pieces of the plot on fire and throw them out of the window into a dumpster. Snoke? Random guy, dies a random death, so who cares who he had been. Rey? Well, she's just a random Mary Sue. Skywalker? Johnson seems to hate him.
Luke Skywalker's return was the very dramatic peak of Force Awakens, the entire plot of the first movie was building up all the tension to leave the audience with a cliff hanger, for finally, old Master Skywalker was found and the new main protagonist gave him his old light sabre back. What happens in Last Jedi? Luke throws the lightsabre away, in a manner which brings to mind the cartoon Coyote rummaging through the contents of his ACME toolbox. Funny? I think not. What's more, Luke's new personna doesn't seem to have anything to do with the old Luke Skywalker we'd known. And sure, people change. But considering that half the audience was eagerly awaiting the return of their old hero, turning a character, who literally is a pop culture icon, into a clown seems thoughtless.
Unfortunately, such thoughlessness accompanies the events on e screen all the time - tearing down any respect we used to have to both the protagonists and antagonists in a failed effort to make the movie a Marvel-like goofy comedy. Where Marvel managed to make us both laugh at the antics of the superheroes and supervillains and at the same time like them Rian Johnson failed, and left the onscreen characters looking like unlikable idiots. And just like The Force Awakens was a build up for the rest of the trilogy, how are we supposed to care about what is to happen in the third movie? The only previously interesting villain, Snoke, is dead. General Hux and Kylo Ren are idiots and aren't scary at all. Same with protagonists. Rey is a Mary Sue, she wins at everything and is therefore boring. Same thing with Finn, who is only there to kick Phasma's arse time and again. Poe is an idiot. Carrie Fisher is dead. Mark Hamill is alive but his character is dead. So why care what happens to them in the next movie? To be honest it's perplexing how Johnson didn't plan ahead for the third installment in his own excuse of a movie.
What is more, such lack of planning is the movie's biggest fault not only when you consider it as a part of a longer series, but also as its' own film. Even if you look at the film without the context of the ongoing plots, it is a mess. The whole plot with Finn and Rose travelling to collect an idiotic McGuffin from Random Place of Danger is totally irrelevant to the rest of the plot, its' outcome is null but takes half an hour of the onscreen action. The main villain dies randomly halfway into the episode. Luke Skywalker does all kind of random stuff and then all of a sudden he dies for no obvious reason. Johnson seems not to have had any idea for a plot but instead just filled the entire screentime with his stream of consciousness, improvising on the way.
And if this wasn't bad enough, there's this one scene which goes completely against Star Wars canon. Those of you who are only reading this to fuel your own rage at Johnson's inaptitude know what I am about to write about. Faster than light travel. In one scene trumping all the previous idioticisms general Holdo rams her ship into the fleet of the First Order, destroying the flag ship. If you can do that, why hadn't they just light jumped a few ships into the previous Deathstars and Starkillers? It would have been a cheap, easy, instawin solution. In the next movies, when Resistance are trying to destroy the nextgen Death Stars I expect them to do just that. Get a ship and Press the Win Button!

I could continue about other faults of the movie, but since I'm about to reach the 5000 sign cap, and I wouldn't do all this onscreen stupidity justice anyway, I'll just write that I've only covered most of the most ridiculous crap and left out the so much more that there is in the film. Congratulations Disney, 0/10.… Expand

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KonlinerJul 10, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, I'm glad that the story isn't a rip-off from Episode 5. After watching Episode 7, I thought Episode 8 would have a lot of similarities with Episode 5. I became more confident with my assumption after watching the last trailer when there was a scene of Walkers on a white surface (which I thought would be a copy of the Hoth Battle in Episode 5.). On the opening crawl of the movie, it says the Ressistance were being invaded by the First Order, which I thought is a sign that the movie would be like Episode 5 when the Rebel base was invaded by the Empire.

It turned out, the story is almost completely different from Episode 5 and I was so glad it wasn’t a rip-off like Episode 7. They have brought something totally fresh and new to the Star Wars franchise. It’s filled with complexity, character transformations, and a lot of plot twists.

Speaking of plot twist, there’s a hell lot of them. For instance, I didn’t expect Snoke to be killed so early. I thought he would survive until the last movie (Episode 9). I was also really surprised that Rey’s parents turned out to be ordinary people. No one ever thought of that ! I love how Kylo and Luke told the same story about the murder attempt in different perspectives. There’s a bit of noir element in the story.

I find the directing and writing style to be rather childish. Lots of camera zoom-ins, lots of comical jokes (which is not my type of humor), lots of parodies. I would say it’s made to be enjoyable for young kids, more so than the other Star Wars movies.

Some scenes and features are quite unnecessary for the plot. For instance, the story could’ve carried on the same way without having the casino scene. I also think a lot of the things are too overdone and some are obviously made to please the fans. Leia flying in space is too excessive and it makes force-users seem less exclusive. The part when Walkers were attacking Luke's hologram is too childish and it makes me question Johnson's maturity. And why did Luke suddenly died for no reason ? It doesn't make sense. Spirit Yoda summoning lightning is just too much for me to handle.

The characters are made sillier and more naive in this movie. For instance, after Luke was watching a nostalgic holographic video of Leia asking for help, he decided to change his mind immediately. It's amazing how a single nostalgic moment can radically change his decision. The part when was Snoke teasing Kylo constantly is also very childish.

Another complain that I have is the design. For instance, Snoke's room is too bright and cheerful-looking instead of dark and gloomy like what villain lairs should look like. I also don't like how Snoke was wearing a golden-colored clothes instead of black like in Episode 7. Some clothes in the casino planet look too much like in real life for a Star Wars movie. Overall, there are a lot of things to love and hate about this movie. I love the acting performance, the plot twists, the cinematography, and its innovation. On the other hand, it's filled with too much fan service, has some useless characters and plots (if not, annoying), and the directing/writing style is too naive for me to handle. I also think the movie could've been a lot better with shorter duration, especially with the absence of casino scenes.… Expand

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BikerjamesJul 10, 2018

Every single scene in this film has been regurgitated from the original three films. They simply have different actors/characters. They even use the same setting in one of the scenes. They substituted settings for other scenes. I alsoEvery single scene in this film has been regurgitated from the original three films. They simply have different actors/characters. They even use the same setting in one of the scenes. They substituted settings for other scenes. I also don't like how the characters can use the force by projecting themselves to a different location. We never saw this in previous films and it would have solved a lot of problems in those films. Also, Rey became a Jedi Master with hardly any training. On the plus side, the acting and special effects were good throughout. I wish there was some originality but the writers seem to be out of ideas.… Expand

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HarryMercerJul 10, 2018

Why not a fanatic, I have always been a Star Wars fan and was really looking forward to the Last Jedi. I avoided all spoilers and went to screening just a few days after it was released.

Unfortunately, despite trying to remain positiveWhy not a fanatic, I have always been a Star Wars fan and was really looking forward to the Last Jedi. I avoided all spoilers and went to screening just a few days after it was released.

Unfortunately, despite trying to remain positive throughout the viewing, ultimately I was left hugely disappointed. For me the movie was totally superficial. A good looking movie that lacked any real soul or depth in either the story or the characters. That was the real problem for me, Star Wars or any good movie has always been character driven for me. I feel a connection to the characteristics and become invested in their story. The Last Jedi had the opposite affect on me. Characters that I had been interested in like Rey, Finn and Poe and even long time favourites like Luke Skywalker came across as quite plastic and to be honest almost unlikeable. By halfway through the movie their story had little suspense because I no longer cared what happened to the characters.

After watching the movie I was quite interested in others opinions and was quite surprised by the positive reviews that it received from critics. Especially reviews that praised it for it’s originality and for taking chances. I know it tried to shock at different stages but it came across as being cheap and gimmicky rather than anything of real substance. In fact I wished that they had followed through with some of these scenes. They could have made some of these characters more compelling maybe even making Kylo Ren a formidable villain.

Overall the movie was just disappointing or as some of my friends put it a ‘lemon’. i do realise that half the viewing population loved the movie and to those people more power to you in fact I feel a bit jealous because I wished that I enjoyed it as well but I can’t recommend this movie as anything more than a B movie time filler.… Expand

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Honest-YanJul 10, 2018

This is a really bad film, but also even worse because it kills a beloved franchise. I had to google an explanation for the end of the movie because it makes so little sense. Characters do totally irrational things and whole plot threads haveThis is a really bad film, but also even worse because it kills a beloved franchise. I had to google an explanation for the end of the movie because it makes so little sense. Characters do totally irrational things and whole plot threads have no reason for events or character behavior. I left the theater not knowing who was alive and who was dead because it was so ambiguous and without logic. This movie is worse than the prequel trilogy. There is a light saber duel in the middle of the movie that is OK, although it is over-choreographed and some actors miss their mark, making it look like a silly dance in places. I don't think they can undo the harm in the next sequel, I wish they could retract the film and make it again properly.… Expand

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YsegrimJul 10, 2018

This film is so bad and full of plot holes not even that this **** is a Star Wars film could save this mess.

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akumouDec 20, 2017

Probably the worst competently made movie ive ever seen. I genuinely felt upset for at least a week after I first saw this piece of trash out of sheer disappointment. The prequels were bad but this movie ruined Star Wars. Even after theProbably the worst competently made movie ive ever seen. I genuinely felt upset for at least a week after I first saw this piece of trash out of sheer disappointment. The prequels were bad but this movie ruined Star Wars. Even after the prequels I was still a die hard Star Wars fan but now ive lost all excitement for this brand and will not see another one of these movies in the theater.… Expand

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NeelyryJul 9, 2018

Ruined Luke Skywalker and possibly ruined Star Wars in its entirety. Kathleen Kennedy killed my childhood

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leoegerJul 9, 2018

I tried to give a second chance to this movie, but I could not finish to watch the most worst star wars movie ever made. Is a really long boring and dumb movie that a times make you feel disgust in some unsense escenes, with forced humor thatI tried to give a second chance to this movie, but I could not finish to watch the most worst star wars movie ever made. Is a really long boring and dumb movie that a times make you feel disgust in some unsense escenes, with forced humor that make the movie even more worst. I feel sad to see what Disney and the director Ryan Johnson, made to this epic saga. This movie have good visual effects overshadowed by the dumbest and no sense escenes ever made in a movie from this caliber. This is a ridiculous and empty movie.… Expand

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ThanosDaimakuJul 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. una real mierda, la peor pelicula de la historia, disney mato star wars, sin duda la peor de la saga… Expand

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MaaraviJul 9, 2018

Disney raped and murdered Star Wars with this feminazi propaganda. Kathleen Kennedy should be working as a shift leader at Del Taco--not running (and destroying) Lucas' legacy.

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donsiphonoJul 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie was OK but way too long (it's more a 5.5 for me) ! The whole "casino planet" scene should have been cut It just didn't bring anything to the story. Ask yourself: if the scene wasn't in the movie, will it change the story ? The answer is no. I think that scene was made only to plug Benicio del Toro character in the movie because the studio said: - Guys, we have Benicio del Toro for the next Star Wars movie you have to find a way to put him in the movie.
- But he's irrelevant to the plot.
- Don't care ! We have Benicio del effing Toro for Star Wars find a way !
So they create the whole casino mission for that purpose... at least, that's how it felt since this whole part of the movie is completely meaningless. Then there's Rose... wow. She just need to go for the next movie, like kill or severely injured her in a battle after the opening credits so she won't be able to intervene in anyway, whatsoever, in the story. Just felt like they forced the character on the public and it didn't connect. Ok, now there's those little hamster-owl thingies... obviously a cash grab for movie merchandise. Again, they didn't bring ANYTHING to the movie, the only serve as a marketing tool for their plush toys. I see you coming: but they were Ewoks, rancor monster or wampas in other Star Wars movies, but they served a purpose to the story: Ewoks played a key role in the battle of Endor, the rancor led to the Sarlacc pit battle where the gang is reunited and Luke use his force power for the first time in the wampa cave and encountered Obi-Wan ghost outside.
I won't give a failing mark for the Last Jedi it's still an ok movie. Remove Rose and the Casino planet subplot and I'll give it a 8 easily. Rey and Kylo teaming up against Snoke Preatorian guards is awesome, Luke's final battle, the questioning around the role of Jedi and the debate surrounding them etc. Excellent musical score, like always and great visual effects to support the Star Wars universe. I have a question though: what the hell happened to the Y-Wing bombers ? I think they would have made a better job than the extremely slow and shieldless bombers (whose gunners are quite incompetent from what I saw) from that movie don't you think ? Anyway, the Last Jedi is far from being a great Star Wars movie. Let's hope Disney learned from those mistakes for Episode IX, because the Star Wars universe deserve way better and has a lot more potential than that.

PS: English is a second language to me, so they might be a lot of typos in that review.… Expand

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Tony1984Jul 9, 2018

A weak story with glaring plot holes and I mean really stupidly unnecessary ones. Hollow and vapid and worst of all boring, I've forgotten what I just saw it was that unengaging. The characters were banal, the story trite, the villains bland,A weak story with glaring plot holes and I mean really stupidly unnecessary ones. Hollow and vapid and worst of all boring, I've forgotten what I just saw it was that unengaging. The characters were banal, the story trite, the villains bland, the sanctimony grating. The dreadfully stupid joke at the start sums it up for SW. It's finished.… Expand

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clptothetopJul 8, 2018

No caracter makes sense. Espesialy Rey, who is a Mary Sue and better than Luke. Finn and Rose does nothing to the plot. Poe is a douchebag and the purple hair women is completely useless. Worst, the movie tries to be funny but it's justNo caracter makes sense. Espesialy Rey, who is a Mary Sue and better than Luke. Finn and Rose does nothing to the plot. Poe is a douchebag and the purple hair women is completely useless. Worst, the movie tries to be funny but it's just cringe.

Complete waste of time.

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yoyolllJul 8, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: The CGI was great.

Cons: Here's a list of major plotholes. The Empire has been fighting the Rebels/Resistance for 40 years now and 3 capital ships (one of which is the Emperor's flagship) are completely and utterly defenseless against a single X-Wing?? The Supremacy, the largest ship in the First Order, and the one containing the Emperor, can't take care of one single X-Wing? Why doesn't the Resistance just send 30 X-Wings to take down all 3 capital ships then? It takes under 5 minutes for this one X-Wing to destroy all the cannons on the surface of one of the Dreadnoughts. Somehow, the shields and armor of the Empire's capital ships are totally torn apart by one lone, tiny, single-pilot fighter, even though the giant cannons on the Dreadnoughts are unable to pierce the shield on the Raddus. Why exactly does the Empire build these ships? Why does Holdo stay on the Raddus? The plan was to evacuate everyone on the transport ships while the Raddus continued it's course in order to distract the Imperial fleet. Why does she have to stay on the ship just for it to continue flying the same direction at the same speed? At this point, it was unknown to them that DJ would betray them, so there was no reason for a pilot to stay on the Raddus. Also, why does the person staying on the ship need to be a senator and the acting-admiral of the fleet, as well as one of Leia's oldest and most trusted friends? You couldn't put a droid on there? Or anyone else? Two torpedoes with explosive payloads go off right next to Leia. She survives the flames, the shockwave, and the (millions of pieces of) shrapnel. She gets knocked unconscious in the vacuum of space, but manages to hold the oxygen in her lungs and survives depressurization and freezing. And when she flies back to the ship, they open a door to the vacuum of space on a moving ship without any sort of depressurization or suction at all. What? This is B-movie level bad. Finn and Rose took an escape pod from the Raddus to the casino and back. If the escape pods are equipped with hyperdrives, then why don't they use them to escape instead of the transport ships? The hyperdrive weaponization. There's about a million posts on this so I won't go into it. How does Rey know how to use a lightsaber and force powers? How can she stand toe-to-toe against Royal Guards? She has had zero combat training whatsoever, and next to no force training. Rose's sister gives her life for the Resistance. She uses a stun-baton on her personal hero because he was trying to abandon ship. She goes on what is most likely an insane suicide mission for a chance to let the Resistance fleet get away. She gives up the one possession she has left over from her family (her necklace) to complete the mission. Why, then, does she risk the lives of literally everyone remaining in the Resistance in a last-ditch desperate attempt to save Finn from giving his life to stop the cannon? The cannon that's about to destroy the last line of defense that the Resistance has. This makes no sense for her character. After she rams Finn's ship, why do the advancing AT-ATs completely ignore them? They are literally right in front of the AT-AT line. How are they able to cover all that distance back to the base without being shot or captured? Why are the FO capital ships unable to see or fire upon the transports before DJ tells them? If they were cloaked, how are they suddenly able to see them once they know about the plan? Why do they not chase them down with TIE fighters since they know that the ship containing all the Resistance's fighter ships is now empty? There is a period of time when Kylo Ren is unconscious and Rey takes Snoke's escape pod to leave. Why does she not kill Kylo, the (now) most evil person in the universe, the one who killed Han, the commander of the Supremacy, and the Emperor of the First Order? She could nearly end the war right there!… Expand

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shirrickJul 8, 2018

A heavy-handed, forced narrative. Abominable plot and unmotivated characters. Disconnected from the original franchise and ran into the ground by Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy.
Did I mention the socio-political agenda and cheapA heavy-handed, forced narrative. Abominable plot and unmotivated characters. Disconnected from the original franchise and ran into the ground by Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy.
Did I mention the socio-political agenda and cheap under-developed characters? Well, it seems I have now.… Expand

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IG88Jul 7, 2018

I grew up watching Star Wars. I've seen the original more than 50 times. I've played the games, collected the comic books and read about a dozen of the novels. I've got about $300 worth of Star Wars: Armada ships in my book case and evenI grew up watching Star Wars. I've seen the original more than 50 times. I've played the games, collected the comic books and read about a dozen of the novels. I've got about $300 worth of Star Wars: Armada ships in my book case and even though EP1 and EP2 were not stellar (they were good though..), EP3 was amazing. I listen to the sound tracks and when I ran a marathon years ago, I listened to the "Throne Room" track when I crossed the finish line. I've built models as a child of X-Wings and other ships, I've bought easily $1000 worth of Star Wars legos and sent them to my nephews. I've seen the Clone Wars cartoon series all the way through twice and I'll probably watch it again someday. My youth, my imagination, my heart all belonged to Star Wars.

Not anymore. I never will watch Episode VII or VIII again. Horrible garbage that craps on all the lore of the past, changes all the characters and story for the worst and has killed any interest I have in Star Wars ever again. I didn't see Solo and I will not be seeing Episode 9. Star Wars is dead to me. It's a liberal crap fest of silly men and purple haired over arching women. The men are all stupid and the women all are just so smart. The force is silly and the Jedi are meaningless. I didn't care if any of them lived or died. I'm still not even sure what happened in this movie or why I should care. The magic is gone, Star Wars is dead. I wish these movies were never made (Rogue One was ok, but not worth the crap that is 7 and 8). I will watch the original 6 until I die, and just pretend Disney never got involved.… Expand

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Jerry7777777Jul 7, 2018

Insulting trash, abysmal casting and acting. SWJ fest. Star wars is dead.

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HagueJul 7, 2018

Episode 8 of the Star Wars franchise delivers not only hope and action, but a nail-biting and jaw-trembling experience for all. This movie is incredibly recommended for those looking for an exciting, action-filled, jaw-dropping sci-fi andEpisode 8 of the Star Wars franchise delivers not only hope and action, but a nail-biting and jaw-trembling experience for all. This movie is incredibly recommended for those looking for an exciting, action-filled, jaw-dropping sci-fi and fantasy movie.… Expand

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MovieGuy811Jul 6, 2018

The worst Star Wars film, but not exactly as horrible as Transformers or Justice League. Mediocre Acting, Stunning Cinematography and Effects, but awful and lazy writing...

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MalokJul 6, 2018

I have a feeling that a good chunk of my brain cells are dead. Plot holes are massive, characters are dull and flat, i can't empathise even with one of them. Probably worth a try if you don't care about anything but visuals, otherwise safe skip.

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RaffertiJul 6, 2018

Worth watching. A solid entry into the series and has some amazing moments that really draw you in.

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KabholdJul 5, 2018

Such a bad movie that Im no longer a fan. Wont be watching anymore Disney made SW movies.

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somemoviewatchiJul 4, 2018

So disappointing, the "critics" were bought off. If this was a single movie it would have higher reviews but it is starwars, with a history to uphold and the vast resources available. There were just so many really dumb plot-holes mixed withSo disappointing, the "critics" were bought off. If this was a single movie it would have higher reviews but it is starwars, with a history to uphold and the vast resources available. There were just so many really dumb plot-holes mixed with rushed or pointless plot-lines. It is just a classic example of a AAA movie title "playing it safe" relying on some humour and high quality special effects.… Expand

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kendrickdkJul 3, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disney did something even Lucas couldn't do and that is destroy Star Wars. Except for the original trilogy, I'm done with it. I guess if you could separate this from the rest of the Star Wars movies then this would be watchable but for those of us who have been in love with Star Wars since the first movie, this movie is an abomination. How does Rey know the force so well? How can you destroy a whole fleet of ships with warp drive? What point was there to the Asian and purple haired woman? Why didn't she just tell them their plan instead causes a mutiny? Why is Luke portrayed as such a defeated man? Isn't he supposed to be a Jedi? Who is Snoke? How did the defeated empire build a planet sized death-star? Why didn't Luke just fly to the battle instead of committing force suicide? None of this adds up. Whoever wrote and directed this pile of crap should be ashamed. The only thing that could possibly fix this is to take the movie back and start over.… Expand

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excelverJul 3, 2018

I’m writing this because I was wasting time on the internet and ended up seeing some of the initial critics’ glowing reviews of The Last Jedi (It's an 85, "must see" here on metacritic). There are always differences of opinion depending onI’m writing this because I was wasting time on the internet and ended up seeing some of the initial critics’ glowing reviews of The Last Jedi (It's an 85, "must see" here on metacritic). There are always differences of opinion depending on what you want out of a movie, but watching people write about how they convinced themselves this movie succeeded in any way has been outside the normal range. It’s a little bizarre honestly, and fairly excruciating to listen to the phrases being turned to try to explain how this film wasn’t a failure. It wasn’t even impressively bad, it’s just boring and mediocre and uncomfortable. Be honest people, this doesn’t “turn the franchise on its head” or any other stupid euphemism, it’s an insecure and cynical mess that confuses self-ridicule with innovation and tries to be non-formulaic by setting up suggestive premises and then going nowhere with them. It’s like the creators are constantly daring the audience to care about where things are going and seeing how many times they can make you think this movie will eventually go anywhere before you just give up and start zoning out on special FX. Even the parts that deserve some appreciation don’t work well. The sequence on the Las Vegas-style resort world, notwithstanding that it’s completely superfluous to the plot, points out that many people are profiting from the war by selling arms to both sides. I appreciate that the story went out of its way to make that point, but if you are going to use fantasy to provide insight into reality, don’t do it by trying to out-realize reality. If I want to see war profiteering, I’ll just watch the news. This would not have been a hard movie to get right, but instead of the characters evolving naturally they just get repeatedly slammed through these disjointed scenarios ostensibly written to convince you that this isn’t “the same old Star Wars”. I was not a big Force Awakens fan and I don’t want the same old Star Wars, but this movie feels like being in a room full of friends that have lost interest in each other and are killing time by self-consciously making fun of themselves for trying too hard. The prequel trilogy was amateurish, but at least it had a plot and believed in where it was going. This movie might be the biggest flop of the bunch. Hey, sometimes your college try just doesn’t land and you get a real stinker. Life goes on, just stop with this weird insistence that this movie somehow accomplished anything beyond set design.… Expand

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jasonwpackerJul 3, 2018

I'm always excited for a new Star Wars movie, and The Last Jedi was no exception. It has all the elements I've ever wanted out of a Star Wars movie - lightsaber duels, implausible space combat that seems more like something out of WWII, andI'm always excited for a new Star Wars movie, and The Last Jedi was no exception. It has all the elements I've ever wanted out of a Star Wars movie - lightsaber duels, implausible space combat that seems more like something out of WWII, and the fight between the sides of the light and the dark, within us and without.

I was pleased with Rey's development as a character, pushing for new ground rather than rehashing old tropes or providing fan service, and appreciated that they still managed to get nods in to previous episodes. The same kinds of journeys are happening, but the paths are different, the choices made vary, and the results lead in new directions.

There are some pacing problems - the Canto Bight casino scene needed to be a little more heavy handed, I think, to get people to understand the reason for it, but the payoff in the end helps to mitigate that to some degree. The humor felt too modern in many places, especially right at the start, and that distracted me from it being long ago and far away.

It was most assuredly an action adventure, and still aimed fairly young, as Star Wars has always done. There are some simple morals to the story as well, but instead of the prior episodes where those were fairly black and white, this time there was some nuance in play, a little more acceptance of things varying depending on your point of view. That made it feel a little more grown up, and like it was taking its young audience seriously.

Enough calls back to prior episodes and returning characters to make an old fan happy, enough surprises in the storyline to keep you from knowing what would happen except in the broadest of strokes, and a wealth of characters changing and evolving and becoming more real and believable along the way.… Expand

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konjiki7Jul 2, 2018

Fantastic visuals and that's about it. Out of place popular politics shoved down the throat(I watch movies to get to take a break/get away from this! lol),poorly timed humor, badly written jokes. The latest starwars movies seemed to missingFantastic visuals and that's about it. Out of place popular politics shoved down the throat(I watch movies to get to take a break/get away from this! lol),poorly timed humor, badly written jokes. The latest starwars movies seemed to missing some of the core philosophy's that built the series. Lastly the lack of story was very disconnected and poorly written.... Its the first star-wars movie I found boring and found myself praying for it to end.… Expand

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ladysnarfJul 2, 2018

I was extremely exciting going into the theatre to see this, but man, so disappointing. Disney. Please don't hand your next flagship star wars film over to someone who's never made a big fun action movie before. Rian Johnson IS a goodI was extremely exciting going into the theatre to see this, but man, so disappointing. Disney. Please don't hand your next flagship star wars film over to someone who's never made a big fun action movie before. Rian Johnson IS a good director, but the dude can't write star wars for beans. It's strange how much flack Lord and Miller got for not sticking to the story when making Solo, yet Johnson got to just do whatever with their biggest movie. It's good to not stick too closely to the lore or try doing something new, but this is star wars not an arthouse film. TFA was exciting, fun, and genuinely likeable. Rey and Finn had SO much foreshadowing for this film, but all of it was for nothing. Finn was all bluffing and funny in the last movie, here he just... gets called out for being a coward by Rose, and you think there's going to be some funny chemistry there (like he had with Rey) but nope. This whole storyline was pointless and poorly thought out. Leia, Laura Dern and Po have an even more muddled, confusing storyline that goes nowhere, also. Generally every time it's not Luke/Rey/Kylo ren, you can switch off your brain, it's a dumb sidequest. And then you think something crazy and different is going to happen with the Jedi half of the film (that is much stronger)... but ultimately, nothing changes, and it's all for nothing, depsite all the set-up.… Expand

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DovahKJul 2, 2018

Creo que si la gente se limitase a no tomársela tan en serio ni compararla con "las buenas" se disfrutaría mucho más

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SchroederRockDec 17, 2017

After a second watch, I understand what is likable about this film. There is a lot going on and the film tries to deliver the survival of the Rebellion in a way that is interesting end provocative. It almost works but the problems lie in theAfter a second watch, I understand what is likable about this film. There is a lot going on and the film tries to deliver the survival of the Rebellion in a way that is interesting end provocative. It almost works but the problems lie in the provocation from The Last Jedi and how it tried to force (no pun intended) select ideals on its audience. Take, for instance, the heavy-handed feminine heroism pushed throughout. Hardly any leaders of the Rebellion are men. Heck, the few that exist are mostly eradicated in the early, leaving Poe and Luke Skywalker as perhaps the only true male leads that matter in Star Wars. That would be fine if the female leads took control and made me believe that the Rebellion is in good hands but it takes over 2 hours for me to finally feel any semblance of certainty and that's only when Rey and Poe appear to take the reins of the whole operation. Vice Admiral Holdo was a great, albeit small character to showcase female heroics but when Disney tried to force Rose and Leia as important characters going forward, it made it hard to love The Last Jedi. Afterall, the name of the movie highly suggests that this movie is very much about Luke Skywalker and yet his presence in this movie almost feels secondary to all that's happening. That brings me back to my original point: so much is happening in this movie that it can be tough for an audience to focus on the big picture. My first viewing I found myself constantly battling the somewhat schizophrenic scene jumps between Skywalker, the Rebellion survival, FN and Rose's shenanigans, and the building interest of Kylo Ren and what his view is of the future for the First Order. Speaking of the First Order - who the hell was Snoke? There was a ton of intrigue that was nearly thrown away in this movie. The curious draw of Kylo and Rey was awesome and could have lead to an interesting future for Star Wars - a path that no other film has taken and could have at least offered a snippet of unexpected behavior for a franchise that has stuck to a formula since the succession of the original trilogy.

Given that this is Disney, and Disney doesn't always do best in adult-targeted films, they should have left the experiments (like the pointless casino plotline which wastes the audience time, especially given the result) to the spinoff films. Rogue One was EXCELLENT and I had the utmost confidence that Disney may have figured out what a good Star Wars movie could be and give it new life to rival the original trilogy. Alas, we're still hoping. The good news is that J.J. Abrams is back for the 9th film (helped on The Force Awakens, also does the modern Star Trek movies) and given his reactions to The Last Jedi I feel a bit more confident that the final installment of this current trilogy holds better moments and more cohesion. Abrams, like many, didn't care for the way Luke was sent off, the holding of Leia in the films (especially given the fact that many knew her health was of concern and the series needed to let her go in the right way), and more with The Last Jedi and I think that lessons can be learned and bring forth a better Star Wars in terms of the main storyline of the fight between the Resistance/Rebellion and the Empire/First Order.

TLDR? If there's one thing I wasn't pleased with regarding The Last Jedi, it was the inferior storytelling. Too much jumping around and odd character choices with the progression of those characters taking seemingly-bad turns. It's like Disney knew they had a great movie and decided to throw some wrenches into the mix. It doesn't kill the movie but it knocks it down a couple points and that's too bad - The Last Jedi definitely could have been the best movie of the franchise.… Expand

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norseDec 27, 2017

The more I think about it the more I feel this was a step in the wrong direction. If this had been a standalone release of "Generic hero has space fun", it might have been ok, but as is, it thoughtlessly destroys too much in terms if hopesThe more I think about it the more I feel this was a step in the wrong direction. If this had been a standalone release of "Generic hero has space fun", it might have been ok, but as is, it thoughtlessly destroys too much in terms if hopes and dreams.

The actual bad:
* physics, engineering, strategy and tactics get very little respect (bomb dropping in space, vacuums not sucking out air, outrunning explosions, planets are more like suburbs, the usual space noise, dragging canons around and very story-telling motivated shooting)
* the whole casino subplot makes little sense and would have better been removed
* one very cringy not-quite sacrifice scene that's completely unnecessary from beginning to end
* overall specific personages are considered way too important, as opposed to circumstances (you have to talk with just this one person so that they can point you to that one person in the universe who could do a specific thing and fetch them, well, here we are with a handful of people left and that'll make all the difference to ... a galaxy)
* the force is now something that doesn't require any training but just is inate
* the first order is militarily pretty laughable, as just one guy in a crappy old fighter can hold off an entire fleet of dreadnoughts, and they can't possibly think of using their fuel advantage to jump ahead and exhaust their opponent, or maybe use those fighters - if you make your villains laughable, it invalidates the heroes

The good:
* some genuine surprises
* some amusing and well written humour ("The force!")
* great photography and score
* awesome acting by Hamill and Driver
* great job on having significant numbers of women in very visible roles making actual decisions
* good casting of real faces (as opposed to extreme beauty)
* franchise tie in animals aren't cringy

Advice to disney:
* make sure your writing teams include people who ask critical questions and use the to eliminate senseless parts of the plot
* reboot the franchise completely with the next movie, maybe explore some of the rich background material that is part of the star wars canon. Worth considering to drop the new universe right here and start making movies out of the books?
* why on earth would you buy a franchise that you can monetize once a year only to reboot and risk losing it completely?!… Expand

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TerrierJul 1, 2018

I don't want to say what is wrong with this movie but I will point out what is right:
-Mark Hamill.
-Oscar Isaac. -Daisy Ridley is cute but nothing more. -The first space scene, the first 5 minutes of the movie. -The scene with the bombers.I don't want to say what is wrong with this movie but I will point out what is right:
-Mark Hamill.
-Oscar Isaac.
-Daisy Ridley is cute but nothing more.
-The first space scene, the first 5 minutes of the movie.
-The scene with the bombers.
-The CG, in general, is top notch. They CG team did a nice job.
-The scene with the AT-AT.… Expand

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MysticDingoDec 30, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honest review: This movie is utter trash. It completely takes the concepts and plot points originally set up in the first movie and just chucks them over their shoulder. Seriously, the result of Rey holding out the light saber to Luke ends in him just chucking it away. Where to start with this steaming pile of shiet. First, Rey is apparently nobody special. Her parents were junkers who traded her for credits then drank themselves to death and are buried on Jakku in a poppers grave. Snoke is nobody special as he is easily killed by Ben Solo aka Kylo Ren. These are two things that are set up to be major plot points in the first movie that are just chucked out the window in this new movie. The whole point of the movie is killing the past and letting go of your heroes so that "new ones" can rise. **** garbage. This is just an excuse for lazy writing and a very clear "progressive" agenda. There's the scene on the Resistance capital ship where the new admiral doesn't tell Poe her plan which results in him mutinying and setting up a plan of his own that fails because Fin and his new love interest Rose (who is beautiful by feminist standards), are completely inept. Why didn't the femnazi purple haired admiral just tell Poe her plan? I mean if you are planning to stealthily abandon ship and flee to an old uncharted Rebellion base, maybe that's the kind of thing you would want to tell the crew? So that, you know, they can prepare to abandon ship? Anyway, Fin and Rose go to the casino world, complain about capitalism, get arrested, break out, free some animals but not the slave children (Like WTF! you free the freaking animals but not the SLAVE KIDS!!!), partner up with a criminal they met in prison who later betrays them (big freaking surprise). . . Absolute trash. Next up is Fin trying to nobly sacrifice his life to save the resistance only to have his life saved by the ugly chick who wants his D. What could have been a great moment about sacrifice and real heroes ends with a horrible progressive sjw bullshiet speech about how heroes are bullshiet (WTAF). Next is Rey. OMG every scene with her and Luke was cringy AF! Luke drinks green udder milk that he squeezes fresh from some kind of ugly sea cow and complains constantly. We also finally find out what happened to the new jedi order Luke tried to establish. Apparently Luke felt a darkness growing in Ben, and decided to sneak into his room late at night to try and KILL HIS NEPHEW because he was afraid that Ben would turn dark. Surprise surprise, Ben didn't react well to that, bringing the building down on them, knocking Luke unconscious, and then Ben proceeds to turn to the dark side and kill or turn the new jedi order. I mean, Luke, the guy who was willing sacrificed himself to the emperors force lightening because he had so much faith in the sliver of light in his father, Darth Vader, the most evil bad guy ever, suddenly decides to lose all faith and try to KILL HIS NEPHEW at the slightest sign of darkness? WTF! Then there was a chance for the movie to be redeemed. After Kylo kills Snoke and he and Rey kill the Red Guard together, he reaches out to Rey asking her to join him and rule beside him and she says. . . no. Of course she says no, because this is **** Disney and good guys can never be bad. . . This movie would have instantly been better if Rey had turned dark, ruled beside Kylo, and the third movie was about everyone else dealing with the fall out of that with a Rey redemption arch. Or hell, it would have been more interesting if Rey attacked Kylo for the throne, beat him and it had been Kylo/Ben who turned back to the light, joined the resistance and then had to fight to try and bring Rey back to the light. But no. Instead Kylo stays evil, Rey stays good, and the movie is all the worse off for it. Finally, that light speed crash used to destroy the first orders capital ship was freaking lore braking as all hell. I mean, if all you had to do was light speed crash a capital ship into another one to destroy it, then why didn't the rebellion do that against both death stars? I could go on and on. This movie did have potential coming off the first one, and it literally just flushed it down the toilet. There will be those who will say that this movie is the most philosophical and intellectually deep of any SW movie, and they will be full of shiet. This movie was lazily written and directed. It's clear that they decided to go in a completely different direction from what J.J. Abrams set up and did so in the most disrespectful way. This movie is literally the worst Star Wars movie of all time. No joke. The prequels were better than this, because they at least had a consistent and coherent arch. SWTLJ, has no core story, message, or purpose to even exist in the SW universe at all. It's just characters doing **** that looks cool to set up a new trilogy free from the past and it's fans. I for one am a fan who will never watch another Disney SW movie again.… Expand

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galactafunkJun 30, 2018

While the movie isn't exactly the wreck a 0 star review would warrant, I'm giving 0 stars based on the money and talent available and the beloved franchise it should represent. I can't believe these are the best screenwriters and theWhile the movie isn't exactly the wreck a 0 star review would warrant, I'm giving 0 stars based on the money and talent available and the beloved franchise it should represent. I can't believe these are the best screenwriters and the greatest vision a company like Disney could find. Like the first movie this is just one action set piece after another stitched together with little regard for story or character. Another installment of modern Hollywoods lust for mediocrity, jamming undeveloped characters and plot in between glitzy CGI action scenes. If you asked 100 liberal arts graduates to write a Star Wars trilogy I believe nearly all of them would be better than this bland superficial pile of crap. In almost every scene I could practically hear some obnoxious salesman writer/director/producer pitch the scene to corporate executives who are barely listening. This is basically a Star Wars installment of Transformers.… Expand

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mnaydenovJun 29, 2018

It is actually very simple. This movie has nothing good in it. It has OK visuals, OK sound and that's it. EVERYTHING else is bad. It is bad not because "it ruins SW", it is objectively bad. Bad characters, bad dialog, horrible tone shifts,It is actually very simple. This movie has nothing good in it. It has OK visuals, OK sound and that's it. EVERYTHING else is bad. It is bad not because "it ruins SW", it is objectively bad. Bad characters, bad dialog, horrible tone shifts, idiotic scenes, moralizing. Every non-technical dimension is a disaster.… Expand

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AlphabravaJun 30, 2018

Hate this film with a passion do you? Are you feeling the rage boil up inside you until it explodes from your finders in an electrifying tirade of abuse? Well we all know how that is referenced in this film. Rian Johnson has created a visualHate this film with a passion do you? Are you feeling the rage boil up inside you until it explodes from your finders in an electrifying tirade of abuse? Well we all know how that is referenced in this film. Rian Johnson has created a visual marvel, an artistic masterpiece with visionary creativIty not seen since Lord of The Rings. The story is action packed, yet riddled with subtle clues that change the way you feel about the black and white nature of the force. Rian was asked to take chances, which he did and everyone has panned him for it. Nearly all decisions taken here make sense. I've had discussions with a friend who didn't like this and he explains that the space battles were pointless, the middle section with Finn was pointless and in the end everyone ends up without any real resolution. I can see his point however, I think this film needs to be seen with the context that it is the middle of a trilogy and is transitional movie. The force awakens left little of me wondering what is next. It re trod so much old ground that I felt like the next step was predictable. I'm now really excited about the next movie as Rian removes the chafe, blurs the lines between light and dark and divides opinion in such a way that speculation for the next movie covers so many more topics that it has to be unpredictable. It's my opinion an I'm entitled to it, but I'm not sure this dark hate and fury from social media is good for arguably one of the most imaginative franchises in history. Maybe next time you will get what you asked for, bland boring and predictable? Maybe mext time I'll be the one spewing hate when Luke is found alive and well, Rey is a princess and phasma wins a fight.… Expand

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sL360Dec 19, 2017

Perhaps the biggest tragedy of a Star Wars film to ever grace the cinema, and that's really saying something considering Attack of the Clones is a thing. Where to even begin..

I'm not about to launch into a scene by scene tirade, as manyPerhaps the biggest tragedy of a Star Wars film to ever grace the cinema, and that's really saying something considering Attack of the Clones is a thing. Where to even begin..

I'm not about to launch into a scene by scene tirade, as many fans before me have done the same in a much more eloquent fashion, but I will say this: The Last Jedi fails in EVERY aspect of good film-making. It is a beautiful looking, million dollar turd. The plot zig-zags back and forth meaninglessly, the characters, shallow, unrelatable or insane. The **** they do MAKES. NO. SENSE. NOTHING in-universe makes any sense any more. Logic is completely thrown out of the picture. TLJ embraces pure, stupid emotion resulting in:

- A laughing stock of the First Order, completely unintimidating and generally useless villains. Hux somehow hasn't been executed or at the very least relieved for his incompetence and Phasma has zero presence. She has no reason to exist other than to give Finn a shiny glorified punching bag.
- A purple haired lesbian (yes this is part of her character because reasons) admiral who spouts drivel about faith while apparently having no faith in any of her crew to tell them the plan to escape the bad guys, dooming literally all but a small handful of them to a merciless death. She utterly fails as a leader and yet the movie pretends she's the good guy all along by turning her into a kamikaze pilot in perhaps the prettiest yet dumbest scene in all of Star Wars.
- A deranged psychopath that claims fighting what you hate isn't how you win, despite earlier on her own sister doing the EXACT OPPOSITE AND WINNING, while simultaneously watching her hated enemy preparing to kill all her friends. Her enemies can do this as a DIRECT RESULT of her own actions. (How have the rebels not keeled over already with people like her and purple hair in it?! Oh, right. Incompetent villains unless when it's convenient.)
- A menacing, all-powerful antagonist who is actually neither powerful or menacing and dies in the most pathetic way possible while monologuing about how unbeatable he is
- The most uninteresting, aimless and actually all-powerful protagonist who by the word of Yoda has no need for training, trials or tribulations to succeed, she need only exist and her problems will solve themselves
- A broken, dejected cast of old, respected characters who are shown to have lost all hope and just want to die sad and alone after having turned into a complete joke of their former selves. Luke Skywalker, legendary sci-fi hero turned suicidal hermit is probably the worst offender of the bunch. Not even Mark Hamill has any interest in returning for his role after this crap.

The Last Jedi gets one point from me because there is only one thing I liked; Kylo Ren's throne room fight. Yes, the guy who has callously killed untold numbers and his own father is the only one I can root for..incredible. Unfortunately he's the only one who seems to have a pulse in this film. There is nothing else salvageable out of the nuclear crater TLJ left in its wake. In one movie Rian Johnson killed what made Star Wars. How is this possible? From the get-go, this is someone who has been quoted to say he would "be worried if everyone [thought]" the movie he made "was a good movie." He would prefer half the audience hate the movie and the other half love it and he finds this prospect "much more exciting." Despite this, Rian has deflected every piece of negative criticism on his creative 'vision' like he's the Van Gogh of Hollywood. He seriously believes The Last Jedi is excused from any critique...NONE of it is valid according to him. Is his egg-shaped head filled to the brim with that much hubris? He also apparently believes that if Empire Strikes Back came out when social media existed, it would've been roasted to hell and back because Luke Skywalker "..gets his ass handed to him." by Vader. (Only if you made it, Rian..Only if you made it.) Someone with this mindset was given "complete creative control" over the cultural juggernaut sensation that used to be Star Wars. I simply do not understand how Disney could screw up so hard. We fans are not impossible to please; Tickle our fancy right and we'd have dropped hundreds of thousands on you just like we did with George. Instead, Disney and its peons have opted to directly insult their own consumer-base for their failures, pushing for some 'toxic masculinity' or 'anti-feminist' nonsense. REAAAAALLY SMAAAART.

I no longer have hope or an interest for the future of this series. This is the last SW film I'll ever pay to see as long as Kathleen Kennedy is head of Lucasfilm. A colossal waste of talent and potential on all sides. The dream is dead, and it seems like Kylo was right all along. Time to let old things die, isn't it? Kill the past if you have to. (Ridiculous line..) I'll miss what Star Wars used to be but I've no regret over ditching this sad, soulless continuation.… Expand

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imgarfieldJun 29, 2018

It is actually very simple. This movie has nothing good in it. It has OK visuals, OK sound and that's it. EVERYTHING else is bad. It is bad not because "it ruins SW", it is objectively bad. Bad characters, bad dialog, horrible tone shifts,It is actually very simple. This movie has nothing good in it. It has OK visuals, OK sound and that's it. EVERYTHING else is bad. It is bad not because "it ruins SW", it is objectively bad. Bad characters, bad dialog, horrible tone shifts, idiotic scenes, moralizing. Every non-technical dimension is a disaster.… Expand

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vladislavp92Jun 28, 2018

The movie is absolute garbage. It's extremely poorly written. Characters have no personality or motivation and acted really bad. This new Marvel-style comedy is pure cringe and ruining the film even more. No more connection with all theThe movie is absolute garbage. It's extremely poorly written. Characters have no personality or motivation and acted really bad. This new Marvel-style comedy is pure cringe and ruining the film even more. No more connection with all the previous films. New director - new plot with new laws of the universe. I can't find anything good in this movie except the picture and CGI effects but that's not enough.… Expand

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