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JannixJan 10, 2018

SOME SPOILERS. This movie, while having some problems with tone and pacing, doesn't deserve the level of vitriol being thrown against it. Admittedly, I understand. For awhile I was right there with everyone who is posting negative reviews.SOME SPOILERS. This movie, while having some problems with tone and pacing, doesn't deserve the level of vitriol being thrown against it. Admittedly, I understand. For awhile I was right there with everyone who is posting negative reviews. I even created an account and rated it low. Like Mark Hamill, I initially fundamentally disagreed with the direction that took Luke's character. But then I saw it again and like Hamill, I appreciated the nuance and development that was expressed. It took a second viewing to understand what this movie did right and what it was trying to do. This comes from a life long Star Wars fan. I feel bad that I initially trashed it. Watch it again and your perception may change. As I said, I disagree with some of the pacing and storyline decisions (purple hair, Canto Bight, some politicizing and Rose saving Finn I am looking at you) but this movie actually does a lot of things right and cleans the slate for the Star Wars universe to go in any direction. We don't have a Vader clone in Kylo Ren, we don't have a carbon copy Palaptine. We have a Skywalker that is a supreme commander and lowly woman from a backwater planet with no special lineage as the one standing against someone from a powerful bloodline. We have probably the best pilot we have seen in a Star Wars movie in Poe Dameron who is not an Antilles/Solo copy, who goes from brash hothead to capable leader. We have an immensely outgunned resistance in a small "ark" trying to carry the light of hope. Sure, there were issues. There are always issues in Star Wars movies and anyone that says otherwise is looking through rose-colored glasses. This was the most nuanced and deep Star Wars movie that has been released and, when the dust settles and tempers calm, may go down as being on par with Empire in the future.

UPDATE 1 I would like to offer a rebuttal against some of the criticisms suggesting that the Last Jedi was merely a feminist hit piece against masculinity. Although, I understand how someone can try to make that claim, bear in mind that , toward the end of movie, Leia when asked for guidance by the surviving resistance points to Poe and says "follow him". I don't believe that this was an attack on masculinity but a lesson on wisdom versus recklessness and what it takes to be a leader. Remember that in Return of the Jedi, Yoda had the same lesson for Luke ("You are reckless"). He wasn't attacking Luke's masculinity but his immaturity. This lesson, whether it comes form a female character or a little green puppet, is a timeless one. UPDATE 2 Let's talk about Luke since this seems to be one of the main reasons that people are disliking the movie. As I said above, initially, I was right there with everyone. I thought they utterly screwed up his character and I was pissed. So pissed in fact, that I made account on review sites, trashed the move and signed a dumb petition. But I was wrong. Think about it this way.. Who hasn't contemplated what they would do if they could go back in time and kill Hitler before he rose to power. That's the dilema that Luke was facing. It's not, as some suggest, that he sensed a little bit of darkness in Ben and decided to go full-on murder spree. Yes. This is the man who sacrificed everything to save his father. This is the man who, for the duration of the OT trusted his instincts (They "served him well"). In that moment, he saw what Kylo would become. A tyrant that would undo everything that he and his friends fought and lost so much for. Someone that could plunge the galaxy into a new dictatorship, killing millions and bringing darkness. For one second, his instincts told him to strike him down. But you know what? This is a wiser Luke, still human and flawed but someone who now knows that following "feelings" isn't always the best course of action. You need wisdom and patience. He might have thought about it for one second but that second passes. Is this really out of character or does it show a very nuanced character growth? For me, after thinking it through, it shows the latter.

Some people had a problem with him not showing up in person to defend the resistance against the First Order. First, I don't think he could, his X-wing seemed to be beyond repair at the point but, more importantly, what he did reflected the wisdom of a Jedi Master. If he showed up, one of two things would have happened. He would have either killed Kylo Ren robbing him of any redemption or he would have been struck down, robbing the resistance of any remaining hope that they had. By projecting himself, across the galaxy, he not only showed himself to be the most powerful force user that we have ever seen, he also became something more than a man. He became a symbol and a legendary hero. Is that really a bad way to end Luke's journey?… Expand

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redliner2525Jan 29, 2018

This isn't just a bad Star Wars movie, it's a bad movie overall. In terms of bad aspects, it's got it all: a boring story, plot holes, badly written characters, weak action, a lame musical score (especially compared to earlier Star WarsThis isn't just a bad Star Wars movie, it's a bad movie overall. In terms of bad aspects, it's got it all: a boring story, plot holes, badly written characters, weak action, a lame musical score (especially compared to earlier Star Wars Episodes), forced humour, and uninspired sets. On top of all of that, the movie really seems to have been made as a giant F*** you to star wars fans. There is ZERO payoff to what was set up in The Force Awakens. I wish I could give this movie a zero, that's how much I dislike it, but I can't. The Last Jedi does earn some points because from a technical standpoint, it's solid. Also, some of the actors give decent to good performances, considering what they have to work with.

It's funny to see how proud and pleased Rian Johnson is with himself. I wonder if he honestly believes he created an awesome cinematic achievement. He seems arrogant enough to believe it. And don't get me wrong, I'm not against something different and new. I like interesting changes and surprises in a movie, but that's as long as they work. None of the changes in The Last Jedi worked. They were all steaming turds that served to ruin this movie, and to destroy the story and characters that came before it.

Anyways, I could go on and on about how they ruined Luke Skywalker, how Rey is perfect at EVERYTHING, how lame Snoke is, how bad the subplots are, and all the logical inconsistencies... but I won't. I'll just say that the one good thing about this movie is that it feels like the end of a trilogy, and has a finality to it. Therefore, this will be the last Disney Star Wars movie that I see. For me, Star Wars is Episodes I-VI. Yes, I like the prequels, and they are so far superior to The Last Jedi that it's laughable. Too bad George Lucas ain't around anymore...

So, thanks Rian Johnson. Thank you for convincing me that I should save my time and money, and simply not watch any more Disney Star Wars.… Expand

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Spocks_GTiJan 29, 2018

This is a terrible "Star Wars movie" as it does not respect the established lore or characters. It wastes or abuses the established characters in order to highlight the new, poorly developed characters. It also a terrible movie in general; ItThis is a terrible "Star Wars movie" as it does not respect the established lore or characters. It wastes or abuses the established characters in order to highlight the new, poorly developed characters. It also a terrible movie in general; It features horrible logic flaws, ill timed humor, pointless subplots, terribly obvious and sloppy scientific flaws and characters who seem to act almost randomly at times with no consistent motivation. There was nothing about this movie which made me want to see it again and almost no scene that was not ruined by a flaw in character, plot or execution. This is not the Star Wars movie You were looking for; Move along, Move along..… Expand

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shoulderoforionJan 23, 2018

The Last Jedi gets a solid 8 from me. This is Star Wars, there are stories, there are top notch special effects, there are side characters, some make it, some don't. Leia doing a Superman shocked the heck out of me, tho. Found myselfThe Last Jedi gets a solid 8 from me. This is Star Wars, there are stories, there are top notch special effects, there are side characters, some make it, some don't. Leia doing a Superman shocked the heck out of me, tho. Found myself grinning like a fool towards the end.… Expand

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misterpJan 28, 2018

The Last Jedi delivers on entertaining. As a whole, a fun time at the movies. It has an excellent visual effects and an outstanding set design, a good overall story, and great musical score. The movie drags slightly about half way throughThe Last Jedi delivers on entertaining. As a whole, a fun time at the movies. It has an excellent visual effects and an outstanding set design, a good overall story, and great musical score. The movie drags slightly about half way through but the first half is gripping and the movie finishes well.
Could the movie been better if there was better script and Ms. Fisher, apparently ill, did not appear so lethargic?-- Yes. But outstanding moments in the film make it a great experience at the movies. My experience was like the fun I had watching the original 3 Star Wars and the Force Awakens and unlike the disappointment with Rouge One and the prequels.… Expand

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Ryan55Jan 28, 2018

This is a movie that will not be remembered well in years to come. Critics claim the movie is "subversive," but subversion without verisimilitude is meaningless. The correct term critics were looking for is "nihilistic." The only people whoThis is a movie that will not be remembered well in years to come. Critics claim the movie is "subversive," but subversion without verisimilitude is meaningless. The correct term critics were looking for is "nihilistic." The only people who seem to like the movie are: A. People who have always found Star Wars annoying and enjoy seeing it be exposed to revisionism. B. People who are casual fans of science fiction/science fantasy. C. People who enjoy seeing their political views mirrored on screen, regardless as to how well written the plot and characters are surrounding the politics. All they want to see is their politics validated, character development be dammed--and I should note I agree with the politics behind the movie; I'm not some anti-SJW person. The who situation is just depressing, really. I won't be seeing any Disney Canon Star Wars® movies anymore. Extended Universe is the Real Canon, as far as I am concerned.… Expand

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ViddiotJan 27, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars, The Last Jedi is representative of the lack of storytelling skill endemic in some quarters of modern Hollywood.

The film lacks logic, character development, suffers from disjointed tone and offers nothing to carry the Star Wars saga into the future.It simply represents a series of disconnected vignettes that refuse to allow characters to develop, and despite the excellent visuals offers nothing of substance. At all.

From it's opening minutes the script devolves into farce; there is a terrible monotony to the pacing of the writing where any potentially serious moment is immediately attempted to be lightened by an elementary school level joke. The audience is subjected to a non stop barrage of character assassinations, (the old guard in particular; Luke (he has to die, we get it, but the script missed a huge opportunity to send this character off), Leia (reduced to farce), but also the new characters suffer from a writer/director who has apparently completely failed to understand his audience.

In a bizarre directional choice any attempt at adding backstory to the significant players is wasted on a sub plot to rescue 'horses' that achieves nothing. Not even rescuing the 'horses'. They are simply left for dead. It's symbolic of the whole film. As a pure piece of entertainment spectacle the film has also failed. The audience I was part of in Tokyo left the theater in a state of confusion and shock. Recently there have been some great Science Fiction films made (Bladerunner 2049, and further back Ex Machina). while these films inhabit a different genre, I mention them because of the consistency of their tone, the character development that takes place, and their ability to tell us a story we can invest in and carry beyond the theater.

In contrast The Last Jedi is totally forgettable. It fails as a comedy, a work of science fiction fantasy, and most importantly it fails as a coherent continuation of the film that proceeded it in the Star Wars story. I have rated it a 2 for it's technical and visual prowess. I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone above the original trilogy or any alternative work of science fiction or fantasy.… Expand

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TimtamcanberraJan 27, 2018

The problem with Episode 7 was they were afraid to do new things, and I think that a lot of the new statements and lore in episode 8 unsettled some people because it was different. But it was done so well and the new characters, plot linesThe problem with Episode 7 was they were afraid to do new things, and I think that a lot of the new statements and lore in episode 8 unsettled some people because it was different. But it was done so well and the new characters, plot lines and development hit better then episode seven. Not without a few faults and plot issues though.… Expand

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BJacobs123Dec 28, 2017

Awful, awful film, how on earth the script passed any semblance of checking is beyond belief and the shameless buying of critics, to give glowing reviews is shocking. Rian Johnson has completely destroyed a franchise, which I suspect was hisAwful, awful film, how on earth the script passed any semblance of checking is beyond belief and the shameless buying of critics, to give glowing reviews is shocking. Rian Johnson has completely destroyed a franchise, which I suspect was his intention, certainly won't be watching any further Disney star wars films. Shameful.… Expand

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tomaron16Jan 27, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a fan of Star Wars since the new hope, I am sad see my favourite character Luke to become a grumpy old man, all he left from the Return of the Jedi is lost. Visually is a great feast but narrative is got me lost and having just mix felling when I left the theatre quite disappoint it. Is not a bad movie but I felt like is really bad. This movie lost all the best to make it amazing but no they just make superJedi Leila :(… Expand

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Zoom-123Jan 19, 2018

I had to keep myself from throwing up in the theater. They did the impossible. They created a character, named Rose, who is worse than Jar Jar. I seriously hope Rian Johnson will never get to direct aka ruin another movie in his life. ThisI had to keep myself from throwing up in the theater. They did the impossible. They created a character, named Rose, who is worse than Jar Jar. I seriously hope Rian Johnson will never get to direct aka ruin another movie in his life. This feminist SJW Kennedy person has to go too. By far the worst SW movie.… Expand

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matbabiakJan 27, 2018

God I hate this movie. I can't really say or point out anything that hasn't already been done by other critics hammering this (no story arc, no payoff after dramatic moments, too many jokes for jokes sake, Rose, Kylo sucking, Rey being tooGod I hate this movie. I can't really say or point out anything that hasn't already been done by other critics hammering this (no story arc, no payoff after dramatic moments, too many jokes for jokes sake, Rose, Kylo sucking, Rey being too powerful, Luke and everything they did to him...). Just, avoid this movie, it will leave a sour taste in your mouth for weeks afterwards.… Expand

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SeakJan 27, 2018

Many reasons why The Last Jedi failed. Besides some great action scenes, the movie was a total flop. In story, dialogue, side stories, characters, and many other issues. If you keep up with the story of Star Wars, this is a one time must see.Many reasons why The Last Jedi failed. Besides some great action scenes, the movie was a total flop. In story, dialogue, side stories, characters, and many other issues. If you keep up with the story of Star Wars, this is a one time must see. Otherwise pass on this.… Expand

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JayCagigasJan 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very upset, this movie is a real and sovereign crap wherever you see it. It does not respect the story, the epicness or the characters that gave life to the saga. There is no remedy. Unless you remove the numbering and title ¨Battlestar Galactica 8: garbage in space. GROSS!… Expand

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m7twoDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Waited 37 years to watch this crap. From drinking milk from an alien boob to flying around like superman in deep space. This movie has it all. I could not tell if this was Spaceballs or Star Wars.… Expand

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ArkonBladeJan 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars is dead... Disney has killed it. I didn't think it was even possible to make Star wars Films worse then Episodes 1-3. This film makes Episodes 1-3 seem like master pieces. Lets start with the characters. They all suck and not one of them is likeable. Rey is a annoying Mary Sue, Finn who was the only likeable character in Force awakens is now a bore, Rose is annoying and the actor who plays her sucks at acting, Po is a tool, Kylo is a pathetic Villian and is more of a whiny pathetic beta cuck. Nothing about him feels threatening. When you are coming off of great Villians like Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and The Emperor. Then Poor Luke Skywalker oh dear god what have they done to you. A once great Jedi is now reduced to a pathetic whiny old man. The story is pure crap. Nothing about this Movie is fun like the older Star Wars films. Then they kill Luke with a moronic death scene. The running theme of this movie is kill off the every thing that is old and great about Star Wars and make way for the new. If this is the New Star Wars, Then just let it die now. In fact Kylo even says this.

Its over people. Star Wars is dead. This film was so damned bad that i cant even go back and watch Episodes 4-6 any more. Maybe in 10-15 years if i can hopefully forget every thing about this movie and the last 2 i might be able to go back and enjoy them. There is no way they can fix this in the next movie... Nothing at all. The best they might be able to do is stop making any more Star Wars movies for 5+ years and make sure who was ever involved with these abominations is never allowed near these movies and get some Talanted writers and Directors and try again from scratch.… Expand

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Ufl1138Jan 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Disney Trilogy thus far not only looks off our OT heroes, but does so in was that ruin their legacies. Han, Luke, and Leia have gone from the people that freed the galaxy from the rule of a dark side tyrant to three people most responsible for the galaxy being under the rule of a dark side tyrant.… Expand

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DakFrostJan 26, 2018

The movie is a garbled mess of plot holes and bad jokes. Rian Johnson should be embarrassed.

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MasonN7Jan 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Leaving the theater I just felt sad. Other people enjoyed this movie, but for me, it hurt my relationship with the franchise. Luke's character progression was strange and awkward when we reach him in Episode 8. The ending also robs fans of the franchise to see Luke in action, which we were denied throughout the entirety of the film. I most likely will not be seeing Episode 9 and I'm saddened that I feel this way.… Expand

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SaggyHUGGIES123Jan 25, 2018

Now the critics were obviously paid off because it's not the perfect movie they say. There are lots of flaws such as the story. It is probably worse then The Phantom Menace because lots of things don't make sense. Also (SPOILERS) villain diesNow the critics were obviously paid off because it's not the perfect movie they say. There are lots of flaws such as the story. It is probably worse then The Phantom Menace because lots of things don't make sense. Also (SPOILERS) villain dies to fast so that was a disappointment. That same scene is dedicated to ripping off the last Jedi. There is a lack of originality and I have seen star wars better then this. This movie does have really good effects though and it is fun to see. Then again the girl Rey is a bit of a Mary sue but hey gotta make it less confusing for the kids. I give it 5 out of 10 and I hope DISNEY learned their lesson and decides to make something good. I do fear for star wars. One more bad movie and they will stick to rouge one and han solo. We shall see.… Expand

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GalootJan 25, 2018

Terrible, just terrible. This current Star Wars trilogy is completely directionless with all the worst possible storylines in this film. Good bye Star Wars!

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SkellimancerJan 25, 2018

After jar jar messed up episode 7 I was expecting this to be awful, after all how could it not be with the mess that was left. I am thankful that I was not disssapointed! However I was pleasently surprised to see that TLJ was infact worseAfter jar jar messed up episode 7 I was expecting this to be awful, after all how could it not be with the mess that was left. I am thankful that I was not disssapointed! However I was pleasently surprised to see that TLJ was infact worse than episode 7. I look forward to the mess of Episode 9 where I can finally take my own life knowing everything is ruined forever! Thank you, Disney!… Expand

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Jota19751138Jan 24, 2018

Very bad story, I am very disappointed, I hope they change course and make films more like Rogue One.Is my personal opinion, thanks.

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YCHNDec 18, 2017

A fun industry pipeline garbage.
They offered the change, but not in a right way. Too many plot holes and pointless twists.
Disney surely know how to screw it up with a heart of profit. Just suck this money printing machine dry. This shouldA fun industry pipeline garbage.
They offered the change, but not in a right way. Too many plot holes and pointless twists.
Disney surely know how to screw it up with a heart of profit. Just suck this money printing machine dry.
This should be the last of Star Wars movie...Please stop… Expand

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Last_CenturionJan 24, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Side-quest literally started as a videogame cutscene.

Maz in a ridiculous situation, holograms catching her from every side, bam, bam! Here and there. She giving a quest which you can accept or decline. Of course they will accept. There is a codebraker you have to find. I coincidentally know about one. He is on this casino planet and is there ALL THE TIME and always in casino. As some NPC who you can visit at any time during a day or night. He is always there. And, of course, you will know it is him because of this red flower thingy on him. Cing picture of the exact thing she is talking about appears on the HUD*. Now go! I told you everything you need to know, now I must go as well!

pheeewww she flies away, hologram ends, cutscene is closed

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Costs1129Jan 24, 2018

The reviews here is one prime example of why I don't like the pure nostalgic diehard Star Wars fans. You guys have obsessed over "recapturing" your childhood fantasies so much, anything short of a remake will make you go berserk, and theThe reviews here is one prime example of why I don't like the pure nostalgic diehard Star Wars fans. You guys have obsessed over "recapturing" your childhood fantasies so much, anything short of a remake will make you go berserk, and the remakes (like episode 7) leave you feeling disappointed you were not a child again.

Is this movie perfect? No, that is not easy. There are a couple plot holes and campy scenes. But as a whole, it was an excellent piece of story telling. It deepened past and new characters, fleshed out the universe, built excellent tension, and was visually/audibly stunning. I really cannot ask more from a movie.… Expand

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abentabernJan 24, 2018

First time i fell a sleep in a cinema, bad film won't be seeing anymore star wars in cinema.

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smsandiferJan 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very disappointing movie in many ways. Overall it felt very disconnected from the previous film. The movie did very little to build upon The Force Awakens, and it did not feel like a sequel in a trilogy. Whatever questions from TFA that were answered seemed very uncreative and uninspiring. The writers failed to deliver an intriguing story. Also, the way Luke's character was used was very underwhelming. Luke had zero action scenes and his humor was way too flipant. I could do without the SJW political messages, too. Disney needs to make sure that Rian Johnson never writes or directs another Star Wars movie.… Expand

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LightPothJan 24, 2018

What the hell, Rian Johnson what the?
Disney you pieces of s**** waht is going on with Star Wars these days.

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Gtmantis2Jan 23, 2018

Committed character assassination, redefined the force and had mostly useless characters. They might say it's new and modern but it isn't. It is horrible what they have done to this amazing 40 year old epic journey.

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DrexxUSAJan 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lack of imagination, poor and vague story. Worst movie of all SW movies. Piece of crap direction. Sure, cool two scenes, Luke and Yoda and the fight at Snoke throne room. The space battle does not make any sense. Heroes dying, I have no issues with it, eventually they will. The plot of sending people to the casino world is useless. Sure, he based the Force powers shown on the movie on Extended universe novels, but again, the problem is the lack of imagination, he could take several good plots from TFA and develop them, but no, he didn't care about any of it. Also, the most sad part of this movie, is that he basically gave the middle finger to "ALL" suffering, blood and tears shed from episode 3.5 to episode 6. Now, the Rebels barely have an spaceship. At least after episode 3, there was a senate and the rebels have enough time to organize and fight back. RJ ruined this trilogy, hopefully JJ will come up with something to make it interesting again.… Expand

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a1971hJan 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is so far so great. Rian Johnson has taken it into a new directions that are different from the Original trilogy. It's totally acceptable for Luke Skywalker to die and become one with the force after Han's death in The Force Awakens and Leia's FORCED death in the upcoming Episode IX. Yes, we loved the original trilogy so much, yes, we loved the triangle Luke-Leia-Han so much. However, they cannot be there FOREVER in the story. It's time for new blood and different characters to lead and rule in the galaxy far, far away. Therefore, the way The Last Jedi has redirected the saga is totally great and just in time.… Expand

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OrigamiPandaJan 23, 2018

The plot is pretty stupid and contrived. On the other hand the film is pretty well directed and shot, most of the performances are between OK and good and the film is pretty enjoyable, even if the enjoyment is ironic sometimes.

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arrowflingerJan 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Way to go Rian Johnson not only have you divided a loyal fanbase with this boring crapfest that's by far the worst movie in the series. You've also robbed the fans of any future Luke Skywalker spin off movie, due to how this ends.… Expand

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lastshamanJan 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If someone told me that I would have signed metacritics just to express my opinion on a single movie, I would have laughed out loud. Instead... here I am.
Welcome to Star Wars **** Leftist All-Minorities-Included Edition.
I have read in the news that some angry Star Wars fan published an edited version of The Last Jedi without all the unnecessary feminazi, social justice warrior, vegan, diversity-at-all-costs nonsense... and all that remains are 40 minutes of nothing.
I also had the same instinct to try to save the movie by editing out the nonsense. This guy saved me time and effort. Neither of them is worth the trying. We have to admit that this movie is **** beyond any repair.
The leftist turn had already been slapped in our face through the red-dominated posters, which by themselves were a complete digression from the look and feel of the Star Wars franchise. The movie confirmed that it was at no point the intention of Rian Johnson to make a good Star Wars Movie. His intention was, and he may admit it publicly sooner or later, to shove in our throats tons and tons of barely concealed anti-male, female-supremacy, anti-western-civilization, pro-diversity-at-all-costs, leftist, anti-capitalist, animalist, vegan propaganda.
Let me be clear about it. I am a 51 years old leftist, feminist, vegetarian, animalist man, but God this movie stinks!
One may think that Rian Johnson spent 99% of his time trying to conceive a way to shove all this propaganda up our asses and only 1% of the time trying to write a decent script.
The result is a movie which has been correctly described as a catastrophe, a travesty, a piece of the worst kind of agit-prop propaganda.
Beyond that, on a strict cinematographic plane, it is full of plot holes, bad jokes thrown in our faces for the sake of themselves, unrealistic twists and subplots that add nothing to the story.
And it does not a good service to the causes he so desperately wanted to push: the actions of the two women, admiral Hey-I-Am-Lesbian and poor-fat-ugly-stupid-self-appointed-minority-social-animal-rights-warrior Rose were so misconceived that they put at serious risk the lives of the rebels (Rose stopping Finn from destroying the cannon, thus giving the First Order the possibility to wipe off the rebels) or worse they caused thousands of deaths (admiral Holdo not telling anyone her plans and subsequently hesitating way too much before finally warp-ramming Snoke's starship).
Freeing the animals (and not freeing the slave children!) only to have them most probably recaptured the day after by the rich-and-therefore-bad people of Canto Bight is not only useless. It is plainly stupid and puts in bad light the animal-rights movement.
Is Rian Johnson a double agent of the worst right-wing white-male-supremacists? If so, good job Rian!… Expand

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hornedavJan 23, 2018

The Last Jedi is not only the lamest Star Wars movie ever made, it is simply a garbage movie. I persisted and gave this movie two Cinema viewings, hoping my experience would somehow change but alas I was left bereft and bewildered at theThe Last Jedi is not only the lamest Star Wars movie ever made, it is simply a garbage movie. I persisted and gave this movie two Cinema viewings, hoping my experience would somehow change but alas I was left bereft and bewildered at the poor and inconsistent plot, failures to expand upon characters and storylines setup in the previous movie, and the woeful attempts at slapstick humour.… Expand

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BC_GuyJan 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's been said many times, but I still can not fathom how disappointing The Last Jedi was. My expectations for the new SW films are very low after this mess of a film.

I will start with what I liked; the visuals were nice and the fight scene in Snoke's throne room was pretty cool. Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and Mark Hamill (especially Driver) did a great job acting in their respective roles. Now for what I hated, where do I begin...

Humor is really bad and is placed during the worst moments. At one point in the film a Resistance hangar is blown up by Kylo Ren, killing everyone inside. A second later, BB-8 comedically rolls out of said hangar as if the deaths of many Resistance members was supposed to be some sort of joke. There is also a bit at the start of the film where Poe calls General Hux to crack a your mom joke to him (really?). My theater was dead silent during these types of "jokes."

Marry Poppins Leia. The Star Wars equivalent of jumping the shark and probably the dumbest scene in the entire franchise. Also how on earth did Poe and the others open the door Leia was trying to get through without being sucked into space?

The Canto Bight subplot was pointless and the animals they ride to escape were something out of Narnia.

Holdo not explaining her plan to Poe makes absolutely no sense. It's clear from the way other characters looked at her suspiciously that the film wanted viewers to think that she was the villain. The problem is there was no reason for her to hide the location of Crait from the other Resistance members. This means the entire subplot with Poe and Holdo is a complete waste of time. Also if lightspeeding into other ships is so powerful, why didn't they just use that against the various Star Destroyers/Death Stars in the past?

Tons of characters are either wasted or ruined. General Hux has been reduced to nothing more than comedic fodder. Captain Phasma gets beat down and has less screen time than in TFA. Admiral Ackbar (known for his famous "it's a trap" line in episode VI) gets killed off-screen (I am aware his actor died IRL but he still deserved better). Supreme leader Snoke - who has had so much buildup to his power/origins since TFA - gets killed off quickly and we learn nothing about him. In episode VI, Luke is convinced Darth Vader still has good in him and tries to bring him back to the light side (even with all the atrocities his father has committed). In episode VIII, Luke attempts to murder Ben Solo IN HIS SLEEP despite the latter doing nothing wrong at the time. Luke's writing in TLJ was so out of character that even Hamill himself did not like the direction his character was going.

Rose crashing her ship into Finn's to "protect the ones you love" makes no sense at all. For starters she would have killed Finn by plowing into him, and if Luke didn't show up then Rose just doomed the entire Resistance since the First Order was about to destroy the giant wall. Also gotta love how none of the AT-ATs fire at Finn and Rose when their ships crash and Finn is somehow able to drag Rose's body all the way across Crait. Easily the worst scene in the film after Mary Poppins Leia.

There are also a ton of inconsistencies. For example, Finn and Rose are about to be executed in a First Order hangar in front of Phasma and hundreds of storm troopers. When the lightspeed crash happens, Finn and Rose are the only ones alive and now Phasma is entering the hangar from a completely different location. Uh, what? I'm honestly convinced they just filmed two completely separate scenes and just mashed them together. I know this sounds like I'm nitpicking, but inconsistencies like these were so blatantly obvious even on my first (and only) viewing it left me scratching my head.

Overall, this film was a giant let down. Unless episode IX is on par with the OT, I am done with the series as it is now Disney's cash cow.… Expand

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SargentXJan 22, 2018

Read through every negative review in here. I agree with every word. Incoherent mess of a movie where the main characters still feel like strangers, nothing is left to be excited about, threw The Force Awakens in the Garbage. DeeplyRead through every negative review in here. I agree with every word. Incoherent mess of a movie where the main characters still feel like strangers, nothing is left to be excited about, threw The Force Awakens in the Garbage. Deeply embarrassing moments. I just can't see a new generation of kids being into this. So sad.… Expand

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cpldubrielJan 20, 2018

Worst Star Wars film ever. Unbelievable scenes "Leia Superman" with the lacking of originality: (EX: WW2 inspired bombers action, Medieval weapons with an energy setting on it). It gets worse. The wisdom and eternal fight of good and bad isWorst Star Wars film ever. Unbelievable scenes "Leia Superman" with the lacking of originality: (EX: WW2 inspired bombers action, Medieval weapons with an energy setting on it). It gets worse. The wisdom and eternal fight of good and bad is down sized to a mere religion, humour and serious emotional stability issues through many of the characters. Without wanting to recall many reworked frame shots from The Empire Strikes back, let me at least proclaim that the childish Episode 1 is really acceptable after this movie.… Expand

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endlessfleetingJan 5, 2018

To say this movie was a disappointment is a great understatement. My disappointment is not based on any "betrayal" of what Star Wars is or is "supposed to be"; any real story teller and artist ought to be able to explore their imagination andTo say this movie was a disappointment is a great understatement. My disappointment is not based on any "betrayal" of what Star Wars is or is "supposed to be"; any real story teller and artist ought to be able to explore their imagination and give a new interpretation or spin on things. My disappointment is in the fact that this film is quite simply a poorly made film. It lacks almost any sense of narrative integrity- cause and effect relationships are overlooked in favor of action sequences, that while visually beautiful, have absolutely no sense of gravitas. Basic concepts such as the connection of motivation and action have no place in this film. In the end it feels like only so much fluff and dazzle. I can accept one, two or even three jumps in logic or plot holes, but this film takes it to a new level. The narrative collapses repeatedly. To find myself not caring at all about what happens to characters that I have loved since childhood only underlines the truly monumental lack of care and haphazard way this film was made. I cannot imagine a great film maker such as Spielberg or even Peter Jackson making something as poorly constructed as The Last Jedi. I am sad to say I won't be watching another film directed by Johnson. I am baffled by the critics who have praised his work- and can only think that they only hold this film to the standards that they would hold a commercial or a shoddily written Saturday morning cartoon. To me the worst Star Wars film ever made and enough to evaporate any interest in following the franchise any further. It feels like a great loss- but it's Disney's right to do whatever they want. I just don't have to follow.… Expand

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memoveraJan 22, 2018

Es increible como los criticos pueden colocarle calificaciones de 100 en este sitio. La película aunque tiene lindos planos, es una mala película. Esta llena de agujeros argumentales. Se llama EPISODIO 8 precisamente porque es una saga. YEs increible como los criticos pueden colocarle calificaciones de 100 en este sitio. La película aunque tiene lindos planos, es una mala película. Esta llena de agujeros argumentales. Se llama EPISODIO 8 precisamente porque es una saga. Y esta escrita como si todo lo anterior no importara; crea sus propias reglas y solo utiliza los nombres de los personajes como pretexto para desarrollar su propia historia. Super inconsistente. Terriblemente escrita. Incluso envía mensajes politicos y la diversidad como ejes argumentales. Fuera de lugar. Absurdo.
Es probable que la saga no se recupere de este absurdo intento por ganar dinero creando una expansión del universo Star Wars sin reglas, sin un eje de personajes, en donde el siguiente director pueda hacer lo que le de la gana.
Star Wars se intenta vender solo como una marca, donde el contenido puede ser cualquier cosa en el espacio. Terrible.… Expand

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JexterJan 22, 2018

While this film was a visual spectacle that even occasionally managed to make me laugh, it was not a good film by any objective measure. Nor did I like it very much. In my opinion, the core problem is that the film suffered from horribleWhile this film was a visual spectacle that even occasionally managed to make me laugh, it was not a good film by any objective measure. Nor did I like it very much. In my opinion, the core problem is that the film suffered from horrible writing. The overall plot was ridiculous and failed to produce any meaningful pay off at the end. The whole plot could have been avoided, if certain characters would have acted normally at certain plot points. This created unrealistic conflicts. The key characters had hardly any development during the film, while I was left with the feeling that deus ex machina was the favorite tool by the writer/director to solve conflicts. The main character, Rey, continued to be extremely badly written (but I did not have problems with Daisy's acting itself). While other two leads, Finn and Poe, were reduced to irrational characters in favor of several new characters that did not not add anything substantial to the story or to the setting. In addition, the Star Wars setting, that has been established rather comprehensively over several films, was forgotten as the writer/director needed to change the rules in order to write himself out of idiotic plot points (and still failed) or in an attempt to give the audience cheap gags. Star Wars always had humor, but it was mostly tied to the context of the scene and character interaction. While I could continue to write on and on about different problems I had with the film, suffice to say the it fails badly at three elements of good story telling - setting, characters and plot. This baffles me, as Disney seems to be able to pull off these things a lot better in their animations and even many of the Marvel films, but somehow fails so utterly when it comes Star Wars.… Expand

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cipherhawkJan 21, 2018

This movie was massacred by the director's poor writing skills. Not to say that the film wasn't visually stunning, but what it had in visuals it lacked in plot and logic. The film is filled with inconsistent plot points and a completelyThis movie was massacred by the director's poor writing skills. Not to say that the film wasn't visually stunning, but what it had in visuals it lacked in plot and logic. The film is filled with inconsistent plot points and a completely illogical storyline. This is certainly NOT a true Star Wars film in my opinion. The Director/Writer and Disney completely miss the mark here. In my opinion, this is the last Star Wars film I will be seeing.… Expand

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Solid_KevJan 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was oddly anti-mythology. Have no idea why. Felt like I went to the theater to have a good time and ended up getting scolded… Expand

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boot20Jan 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. And here we go with the toxic fandom. I quite enjoyed the Last Jedi, it really reminds me of the mirror image world they are building with this new Star Wars trilogy. The thematic flow and mirroring of ESB makes this a stand out for me.

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While the Casino story line may run a little long, I don't think it hurts the story and allows us to see more of the Star Wars universe. The First Order hunting down the last of the Resistance feels tense and allows us to see Poe grow into the leader he is meant to be, through an error in judgement he realizes he is not the only one giving everything for the Resistance. It was nice to see the old guard giving way to the new. The building of Kylo and Rey was amazing and Luke did exactly what he needed to do to bring balance to the Force. Who cares what Snokes back story is? It doesn't matter, he's Snoke and he made Kylo turn to the Dark Side. Also, if you ever payed the PnP Star Wars RPG back in the late 80s/early 90s, you'd know that Force Projection is a thing. Oh, and Leia was using Force Pull on the ship and rather than pulling the ship to her, she pulled herself into the ship (again non-canon now, but part of the EU). It's clear the toxic fanboys have been busy reviewing this, but this is actually quite a good movie, if a bit long.… Expand

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nuphJan 21, 2018

Clunky dialogue. Terrible acting and effects. No drama to the action sequences. Cheesy, campy, goofy. Bad ideas. Those things Skywalker milks are worse than Jar Jar. This film makes Lucas looks like Scorsese. Proof that critics are boughtClunky dialogue. Terrible acting and effects. No drama to the action sequences. Cheesy, campy, goofy. Bad ideas. Those things Skywalker milks are worse than Jar Jar. This film makes Lucas looks like Scorsese. Proof that critics are bought off; how else could they give extremely positive reviews when the audience ratings give it terrible ratings. Go see Bladerunner 2049 for great sci fi.… Expand

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wrikJan 21, 2018

Half of this movie is decent (the Luke-ish half),the other half is just a bunch of stuff that doesn't go anywhere. What a waste of potential after the last movie. It threw out so many story ideas that could be built upon in this film - andHalf of this movie is decent (the Luke-ish half),the other half is just a bunch of stuff that doesn't go anywhere. What a waste of potential after the last movie. It threw out so many story ideas that could be built upon in this film - and while I appreciate trying to subvert expectations, you need to replace the stuff you throw out with SOMETHING, otherwise you're left something meaningless. Force Awakens felt like a real movie, this feels like it was made in a hurry without much thought.… Expand

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ScarifJan 21, 2018

Star wars the last Jedi was probably my 4th favorite star wars movie right after the original three. It had some great cinematic scenes that made my mouth drop. It was very entertaining with many twists that i really enjoyed.

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SMRJan 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers ahead:

Have you ever had that one brief moment of weakness, that one action, that ruins a relationship cultivated over years? Have you ever wanted to give up or been disillusioned? Many of us who have lived a life full with ups and downs, joys and regrets, can see ourselves in this Luke Skywalker. How could one live up to the hype? The victor over the Emperor, the destroyer of the Death Star -- evil was supposed to have been defeated. What if one moment of weakness brought back everything you had worked so hard to achieve?

As we grow older, we can be consumed by regret; Luke Skywalker, in the end, does not succumb to apathy and withdrawal, but confronts the evil posed by his nephew in a way that befits the one who defeated the Emperor -- he truly is a Jedi, like his father before him. He does not have a moment of violence, like Vader in Rogue One, or even Yoda in Revenge of the Sith and Attack of the Clones. No, he stays true to the light. Even if he was there in person, I believe the fight would have gone exactly the same way. The defeat of the good guys leads to a new resolve, and the best Star Wars since Empire Strikes Back.

And for everyone complaining about Leia: Yoda said, "there is another Skywalker". She knew that Luke was alive after DS2, she heard him through the force in ESB, she resisted Vader's interrogation (which uses the force, even Luke couldn't hide the truth about Leia from Vader). It is obvious that she's very force sensitive.

One of the best Star Wars ever...… Expand

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KnightlyLionJan 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although it wasn't necessarily a bad movie, it falls severely low of expectations in terms of writing. The movie is riddled with plot holes or stupidity that detract from its overall authenticity, such as when Admiral Holdo decides to not tell Poe her plan for no apparent reason, causing him to mutiny. A 1/3 of the movie rested on this one plot point, making it seem a bit stupid. Some characters, such as Admiral Holdo, were superfluous, as she just sacrifices herself by ramming the First Order's command ship. This felt forced and unnatural, as it feels like this could have been done with an autopilot, making the movie less enjoyable. This could have also been done by a more established character, such as Admiral Ackbar, as this would have had a deeper emotional impact on the audience, as Holdo wasn't around long enough and didn't do anything to gain the audience's sympathy.

The movie also inserts political themes, such as animal cruelty and the arms trade, crudely, by simply stating them as wrong instead of showing their negative effects and letting the audience draw their own conclusions, such as in the Casino scene on Canto Bight. This destroys any tension that had previously been built up and breaks the pace of the movie, making it much less enjoyable to watch.

Many people were upset about the revelation that Rey's parents were scavengers. Although I personally think this sent a good message and made the Star Wars universe feel less small, the writers break the principle of Chekhov's gun, as Rey's lineage was repeatedly hinted as being significant in TFA. This makes the reveal unsatisfying for the audience. Philosophically, the way the Force was implemented was flawed. The movie stated that as one side of the Force grows stronger, the other will automatically grow with it, which is the reason given for why Rey is so powerful. This means that, ultimately, nothing any of the characters do matters, as the Force will simply empower the opposite side to balance itself out, removing any significance any individual’s actions have. This also raises the question of whether any of the characters have any real free will, as the Force is using them to be in equilibrium. This removes any weight from Rey’s or Kylo’s decisions, as it is implied that this is the Force’s will, so it is inevitable.

All in all, the Last Jedi could have been worse, but the story and the themes it was exploring were deeply flawed in both concept and execution.… Expand

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bw14916Jan 21, 2018

The Last Jedi is another good addition to the Star Wars franchise. It has shocking twists and reveals, good action, and a great villain. However, there are some disappointing subplots and pacing issues in the second act.

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wyteowlJan 21, 2018

The worst movie in the franchise. I don't know how a film that is actually entertaining, do such disservice to what came before it. This movie is now a parody of itself, and it's too bad that the same director has been promised his ownThe worst movie in the franchise. I don't know how a film that is actually entertaining, do such disservice to what came before it. This movie is now a parody of itself, and it's too bad that the same director has been promised his own trilogy to make before this film even came out. Blaming the fans for your mistakes is a bad move, and many such as myself will not be returning to this franchise. Good job Disney, you whiffed a slam dunk.… Expand

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TroelsVJan 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pro: Objectively the best film in the Star Wars franchise. It's fresh, different yet faithful to the rest of the universe. The fate of Luke if brave, but makes 100% sense. Con:
I fear for the consequences of the use of Hyper-speed as a weapon, it opens a door into completely different space battles from now on.
Snokes death makes no sense to me, neither from a story telling point of view or in the scene. I really hope we will see more of him in IX.
While I think it is fine to include a plan that doesn't work, the Casino detour was the low point of the movie. To the haters:
The film do require a bit more of it's audience than the rest of the series and made a big F-you to all film theories - which I loved it for! ;-)

The conclusion after 3 movies and the Rebels TV-show: Disney is not the enemy of Star Wars (at least not nearly as much as Lucas himself had become).… Expand

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abovemindJan 20, 2018

Frenetic editing, convoluted flat characterization, non-plotting, flat jokes, and boring. I can't believe anyone actually thinks this is a good film.

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com5984Jan 20, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an original star wars fan this episode has lost the plot. It seems to tick all the PC boxes though. It is a reasonable film, but a very very bad star wars film. It broke the original story and try to establish new and absurd bases for star wars saga.
The movie consists of three main storylines and two of those are 100% artificial and would not have happened if certain characters acted in a logical way. It felt like they just existed to give character stuff to do.… Expand

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ZenzukaiDec 17, 2017

So Disney is really ripping my heart out on this film. Despite throwing in so many jokes, I didn't laugh even once. I thought most jokes were ill timed and detracted from the moments they were cut into. I would have preferred the entireSo Disney is really ripping my heart out on this film. Despite throwing in so many jokes, I didn't laugh even once. I thought most jokes were ill timed and detracted from the moments they were cut into. I would have preferred the entire thing dark without the weird awkward attempts at humor. The events of the film seem completely objective in achieving a blank slate to launch other products from. The ultimate climax of Disnefying the Star Wars franchise into its branding machine.

The visuals were very good, the action scenes excellent, art direction, choreography all great. Some scenes are really interesting. This would have been an excellent movie if the writing from the start was good, but it wasn't. The drama was forced and weirdly paced, had many plot holes, many parts this movie are disjunct from the preceding films (mediocre as it was) now completely reset by the events of this film. So now there is a weird love-hate thing between Rey and Kylo, Finn got paired with Rose conveniently to lose the Rey love interest setup. Seems like only yesterday Disney was wiping the Star Wars slate clean the first time, they can't even do two films without do-overs.… Expand

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izarkJan 20, 2018

Probably the worst film I have seen in my life. I feel sick after watching it.

Boring, answers no questions, multiple dead endings, comedy scenes completely out of place, really bad script, many characters that fade into irrelevance,Probably the worst film I have seen in my life. I feel sick after watching it.

Boring, answers no questions, multiple dead endings, comedy scenes completely out of place, really bad script, many characters that fade into irrelevance, countless incoherences... It does not entertain.… Expand

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SaberDashJan 20, 2018

A terrific film that knows how to keep an audience at the edge of their seat. It's a beautifully told story about how we deal with the past, our failures and how we can overcome and move forward. The characters grow and learn along theirA terrific film that knows how to keep an audience at the edge of their seat. It's a beautifully told story about how we deal with the past, our failures and how we can overcome and move forward. The characters grow and learn along their journey, as well as wonderful chemistry and tension between the main hero and villain. This is without a doubt the best acted film of the franchise, providing stellar performances all around. Topped with wonderful cinematography, fantastic effects, and a wonderful score by John Williams, this Star Wars film reminds us that it's important to look to the future, and not worship the past.… Expand

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EllenPartridgeJan 20, 2018

If this is to be compared to The Empire Strikes Back, then it has failed in the one thing that a mid-point sequel in a trilogy should do; I no longer care to watch the finale.

Is it because it is too quick to introduce new features to theIf this is to be compared to The Empire Strikes Back, then it has failed in the one thing that a mid-point sequel in a trilogy should do; I no longer care to watch the finale.

Is it because it is too quick to introduce new features to the force? No, I don't care. Is it because it because I'm a Star Wars 'fanboy' and feel betrayed by the uncharacteristic actions of canonised characters? Not a jot although others seem to be. Truth is, there is just no story; nothing. It is 152 minutes of great soundtrack and pretty effects. All the subplots leave you wondering whether they are included just to showcase nostalgic elements. Unfortunately, the whole film is a mere collection of dead-end and pointless subplots. Humour and cuteness are uncomfortably forced, and relationships are unnaturally rushed. It is not even possible to provide a spoiler as it ends where it started, with no arc, either for the characters or in terms of plot. Sure, people die, but they seemed like they wanted to. About half way, I felt the same. I awarded it 2/10 as the actors performed well. Everyone else above the line was terrible; guilty of nothing more than raiding our earnings. Most worryingly, Disney also appear to have bribed most respected critics. That must have been one comprehensive press pack as this film truly is a turkey that has irredeemably ruined Christmas forever along with respect for a lot of reviewers.… Expand

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mota33x33Jan 20, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s amazing to see people giving Star Wars: The Last Jedi a 10 stars rating. It’s actually quite laughable. The Shawshank Redemption is a 10 star movie. Good Will Hunting is a 10 star movie. A Beautiful Mind is a 10 star movie. There are several other films that have well-earned that coveted 10 star perfect rating, but TLJ is not one of those films. Not by a long shot. TLJ is nowhere near the quality of the films mentioned above. Most people giving TLJ a high review are not even sharing their thoughts as to why they feel TLJ deserves a perfect score. That’s disgraceful and looks suspicious. This is how plenty of those 10 star reviews go also. “Even though I don’t consider TLJ to be a perfect film….10 stars.” Although there are flaws in the movie….10 stars.” Like I said before, laughable! On the other side of the coin, there are scores of people laying down several examples and reasons why they didn’t like and/or enjoy this film. I’m proud to be in this camp.
I watched TLJ twice. After my first viewing, I left the theater feeling unsatisfied. After the second viewing, I left the theater feeling disgusted. There are so many great negative reviews pointing out all the flaws in the film which, I for the most part agree with, but I wanted to touch upon how horrible the movie ended. Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So the film ends with a feeling of hope. Rey has everything she needs because Yoda says so. Rey doesn’t need any Jedi combat and force training, because she has a few ancient Jedi texts to read through. I tried this type of training once in my life. When I was sixteen, I bought and read through Bruce Lee’s, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, hoping to become of great fighter on my own. I trained a little on my own like Rey did in the film. Twenty five years later, I’m still waiting for the book reading to pay off. This is essentially what’s being proposed in The Last Jedi. This is absolute nonsense. After all, Abrams did start off this Mary Sueness in Rey, so I suppose it’s only fitting that Abrams has to finish it. My only question on this topic now is who is going to train Rey? Answer: No one or a Luke force ghost which IMO are both terrible options. Good luck Abrams. The resistance has everything they need also because why…did I miss something? Recap: Luke is dead; the resistance is down to 20 or so people, they have no capital ships or star fleet, no small star fighters or bombers, etc . The only ship in the resistance arsenal is the Millennium Falcon. When the resistance called for aid on Crait, no star systems came to help. No one even responded to the distress call!!! But hey, there’s a force sensitive slave kid at the end of the movie who’s going to take that broom and squash the First Order with it. The movie tries to portray that even though the resistance got their butts kicked (except Rey of course) that the resistance will come back stronger than ever. How? The way the story was written, there is no possible way for the resistance to come back from this butt kicking. If the solution is to write that all these star systems want to help now in IX you better give one hell of an explanation as to why they changed their minds. As far as I’m concerned, hope is dead for the resistance and the Star Wars franchise, especially with the way Kathleen Kennedy is running things at Lucas Film. Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy left a massive mess for Abrams to clean up in IX. The Force is human, it is not female only. The force connects all of humanity, female, male, black, white, Christian, Muslim, Atheist, Democrat, Republican, young, old, jocks, nerds, you name it…it unifies. Mr. George Lucas, thank you for bringing Star Wars into this world. Your Star Wars truly unified.… Expand

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SonicT22Jan 20, 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi was one of my favorite movies on 2017, it was really fitting in the universe of Star Wars, it has everything you would expect. I saw this movie opening weekend and before all the terribly written reviews withoutStar Wars: The Last Jedi was one of my favorite movies on 2017, it was really fitting in the universe of Star Wars, it has everything you would expect. I saw this movie opening weekend and before all the terribly written reviews without knowing anything I can say that this is still a really good movie.… Expand

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CarloNZJan 20, 2018

One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, and really put the damper on the whole Star Wars legacy. Terrible plot, humour and character development, this movie has nothing good going for it at all. They named a species crystal critters for ****s sake!

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PetforcesJan 19, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great acting, Beautifully shot, but by far the worst of the SW movies. This movie, makes it so that there is no reason you should want to see episode 9. SPOILERS! All major villains are dead. Snoke dead, Phasma dead. Kylo Ren, not dead, but has already lost in both movies. So what are you expecting to happen in the final one. And even if all the above somehow come back to life and are EPIC AND POWERFUL, They will just lose. So its biggest sin without writing 100 paragraphs is that it ruined Episode 9.… Expand

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PureEUJan 19, 2018

This is the first time in my life I literally wanted to leave the cinema 1.5 hours in.
I don't understand how it's this high rated on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. I enjoy a lot of sci fi, fantasy and action movies, so I don't think I'm too muchThis is the first time in my life I literally wanted to leave the cinema 1.5 hours in.
I don't understand how it's this high rated on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. I enjoy a lot of sci fi, fantasy and action movies, so I don't think I'm too much a critic either.
It's cliché, predictable, illogical and I don't feel like I care for the characters at all (while I usually do in other movies).
It feels like Disney tries to make the new star wars movie applicable for all ages to maximise revenue. By doing this, the movie naturally gets more cliché (as some people like this), predictable (as some people don't like change that much), and illogical/plot holes etc. (more sloppy store writing as some people doesn't care if something makes sense or not).
I really enjoyed Star Wars 1 to 6, but the last three movies have been absolutely horrible after Disney took over.
Seeing a movie that ruins the franchise and getting great reviews is just sad. That just means that Disney will keep making boring characters with illogical jokes just to move the plot forward in an entertaining way for 13 year olds.… Expand

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TheRylanderDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers.....

Who was Snoke? Why did he die in the middle of a speech about how what was about to happen could never happen? Who was the man on the Island pretending to be Luke Skywalker? How can Snoke bend time and space with the force, to allow Rey and Kylo Ren to speak, but die so easily? Why didn't Snoke **** slap Fake Luke Skywalker into the sea with his mind, given that he must know where Fake Luke Skywalker is at this point, and can attack people by telepathy remotely? How come Princess Leya can survive a hard vacuum, and fly in space? Why did the bombs fall on the dreadnought even though there was no planet to create the gravity? Why is the Dark-side of the force represented by a dodgy mirror in a blowhole cave? Why did Fake Luke Skywalker do such a bad job of pretending to be Real Luke Skywalker? Does Fake Luke Skywalker not know that Real Luke Skywalker is a hero and would never set out to kill Kylo Ren, his nephew? Why did Fake Luke Skywalker force hologram himself into a secret rebel mountain fortress to lightsaber duel Kylo Ren, thus avoid being killed, only to die of exhaustion? When the First Order were chasing the rebel fleet at slower than light speeds, why didn't they send 10,000 tie fighters after the rebels rather than slowly following them in their main ships? Why didn't Leia Poppins just blast a hole out of the mountain to leave by? Why didn't they auto-pilot the rebel ships they were going to loose at light-speed into the massive enemy ships, given that they flew the last one in manually and wiped out half the FO fleet? Why did Fasma just show up and then die? Who the hell was Fasma? Why aren't all storm troopers in armour like hers? Why did Fasma specifically find the longest method of killing her captives possible? How come Snoke has the galaxy's largest space ship? Why didn't the vice admiral tell anyone what her plan was, but instead appear to lead everyone to their deaths, and then act surprised when someone mutinied to try and do something. Where were the Knights of Ren? Why have they made Rey "force God" (the dark-side of the force shows her that she is the embodiment of the Light side of the force)? Why did Luke Skywalker travel to the first Jedi Temple in order to be replaced by Fake Luke Skywalker who jokes about never having read the half a dozen books in the temple because meh? Why was Fake Luke Skywalker surprised that people turned up to elicit the help or Real Luke Skywalker, given that Real Luke Skywalker left a cryptic map to the planet with the 'rebels'? Why are the rebels/resistance called the rebels/resistance, given that the First Order are the remnants of the Empire; surely the rebels are just the Navy/Army of the legitimate government? If not then what are the actual legitimate governments doing about the first Order? How come the Force ghost of Yoda has the power of Thor for no reason, and uses it to destroy the first Jedi Temple?

In no particular order those were some of the many questions the film left me with. Visually nice, good special effects, a couple of half decent fight scenes, OK music. Worthless plot, stupid characters. Luke Skywalker was a completely different character, Leia has sporadic super powers, Snoke gets cut in half comically, and Admiral Aqbar died. Oh and all of the white men are 'toxic masculine' figures who are bumbling idiots who need to shut the **** up and get out of the way and let Women (who are superior) do the job. Don't bother with Disney Star wars any more, its a trap for the nostalgic.… Expand

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FinsterDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are some great scenes in that movie. But sadly, the price for seeing them is too high. There is no consistency in the characters, the arcs or the setting. Things happen without reason. There is no payoff to anything that was promised by the first movie in the new trilogy and to my discontent, there is no narrative coherence. Also but not the worst: cringy, childish/cartoonish and partially obstrusive humor, strange choices made by the characters, hollow performances, weird romance and a pointless 30 minute detour? Why can Rei use all the jedi tricks without proper training? Purple Lady had a very late realization. Casino planet? A lot of wasted potential. I'm flabbergasted. Switching directors mid-trilogy seems to be a poor choice in hindsight. I think I just should stop caring, it's not worth it anymore.… Expand

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MrPeakarDec 21, 2017

Rian Johnson is a good director but we can honestly says that he's not shining when it's time to write... It's the perfect movie if you want to put your brain under the water for a bit.

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chickaderJan 19, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hated almost everything about this movie. Why call this a sequel to anything when it takes whats come before in either The Force Awakens or the Original Trilogy and either ignores it (who is Snoke?), minimizes it (Rey's parents are nobody's, Ackbar dies offscreen, Captain Phasma still undeveloped, or trashes it (pretty well everything else...) Not going to waste time on how many ways this movie is a colossal failure as the countless meaningful reviews here already spell it all out. Its pathetic how the paid critics lined up in praise. This was not a good "Star Wars" movie, nor any other kind of movie for that matter...… Expand

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AlexSpiritJan 19, 2018

Boring SJW festival. Terrible writing and no logic. Boring heroes and villians. Was dissapointed. Will not watch episode 9 or give any money to Disney whatsoever

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lucasalves221bJan 19, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. filme muito bom, melhor filme da saga, me emocionei mt, ri, chorei e me empolguei, perfeito!
uma pena esses haters criarem campanhas p negativar o filme, por odio, sem necessidade nenhuma… Expand

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Wizeguy1114Jan 18, 2018

Absolute trash, unbelievable disrespect for George Lucas's characters and universe in which this entire franchise's foundation is built on. How dare you Disney, Kathleen Kennedy, and Rian Johnson, how f***ing dare you. It's been 3 weeks sinceAbsolute trash, unbelievable disrespect for George Lucas's characters and universe in which this entire franchise's foundation is built on. How dare you Disney, Kathleen Kennedy, and Rian Johnson, how f***ing dare you. It's been 3 weeks since I've seen The Last Jedi and everyday I just get more depressed and frustrated thinking about this movie. The Return of Luke Skywalker was like a cinematic Holy Grail for Star Wars fans and I can't think of how they could of f****ed it up more than they have. Star Wars is dead I refuse to include these Disney Star Wars movies as Canon. Will not be seeing episode 9 and will warn everyone I know not to see this move or 9. No I'm not a Bot or some Butt hurt fan or sexist that Disney and the media would have you believe. Look at the difference between the Audience and Critics score here and on rotten tomatoes (RT being 91% critics and 49% audience) Disney has gotten so big and so powerful that I truly believe Critics are paid off or just scared to give their honest opinion of the movie in fear of being blacklisted. Never been so disappointed after seeing a movie, it didn't have to be this way...… Expand

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LordGusJan 18, 2018

Many (former) fans have already stated opinions that are the samw as mine. In short the following are my main concerns: 1. They wrecked Luke Skywalker as a character 2. Too many CG critters designed to sell merchandise
3. Too much humour a laMany (former) fans have already stated opinions that are the samw as mine. In short the following are my main concerns: 1. They wrecked Luke Skywalker as a character 2. Too many CG critters designed to sell merchandise
3. Too much humour a la Spaceballs. (I love the humour in Spaceballs, but not in a Star Wars main entry movie) 4. A promising villain that turned out to be nothing… Expand

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DrewMann82Dec 21, 2017

I'm writing this review to document that I am a real human being and not a bot, which frankly is a pathetic excuse for apologists of this thing to make. The Last Jedi is just not a good movie, if this were any other franchise we would all beI'm writing this review to document that I am a real human being and not a bot, which frankly is a pathetic excuse for apologists of this thing to make. The Last Jedi is just not a good movie, if this were any other franchise we would all be laughing about it in a MST3K/Rifftrax sort of way; because Star Wars means so much to people there is "polarization". This movie isn't bad because I didn't get what I wanted as a fan of the series, this movie is bad because I didn't get what I wanted as a fan of movies in general. Lame jokes, unlikeable characters, a boring plot that goes nowhere and some of the worst editing and pacing I've seen this side of the Transformers franchise. In six months when this trash is on home media all of its supporters are going to have a hard time defending it. The only good thing about this movie is the commitment by every actor to try and make it work. Star Wars movies are supposed to leave you with the want to come back to the galaxy far, far away and I honestly don't care after this movie.… Expand

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FatalXceptionJan 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was such a disappointment to me. I've been such a Star Wars fan for such a long time, and this movie, is the first time I've really disliked the whole movie (I mean, nobody liked Jar Jar, but he didn't ruin the whole movie).

So when Disney decided to un-cannonize the expanded universe, that was hard enough, after all, it was the incredible popularity of those books and comics that brought Star Wars back into popularity enough to spawn off new trilogies and spin offs. But we could deal, it wasn't that bad, the new cannon would borrow some of the best story-lines and characters and make a whole new and interesting followup to finally finish off the stories.

This movie kind of feels like a slap in the face to all big fans of the Franchise. It decides to either not answer, or flippantly answer many of the big questions we had coming out of the last movie (who is Snoke? Who were Rey's parents?). The entire Finn/codebreaker story is superfluous to the movie. They've gotten rid of the classic "bombers" from the past and introduced some kind of slow moving gravity style bombers instead of missile style torpedoes (in space??). Just awful. Instead of homages to the popular ideas coming from the expanded universe, it stomps over everything we've come to love, the new ideas are bad, their execution poor.

The pluses are what you might expect. The movies does have a nice big budget for effects, and nice balanced cast, and mostly good acting (I didn't like the role they wrote for Luke, but that isn't his fault). So it does have some epic fights, great music, and big scenes. These things are hard to enjoy; however, because there are so many huuuuuge plot holes in the movie, and it draaaags on for an incredibly long time. At the end of the movie, the most disappointing thing for me is the overall arc they've taken the universe in. We went from new republic, to dictatorship with the empire, then rebellion. But then after return of the Jedi, I Han and Leia split up, Han lost the falcon, Luke went into seclusion, and the rebellion got crushed? We've now lost so many of our beloved characters, even the death of Akbar was just brushed past in seconds. By the end of this movie the rebellion is down to a dozen people running away in the rediscovered but damaged millennium falcon? The final ground fight was going to be the "seed of a new rebellion"? Why would anyone be inspired to join a rebellion anew, the last one was apparently ruthlessly crushed, to the point of irrelevance. I'll go see the last movie, but these films no longer feel like an ever enriching, consistent expanding universe and storyline, but rather they just do a deus ex machina whenever they want to take a hard left turn or right turn for the plot, and take stories in random new directions. I have more hope for the spinoffs.… Expand

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keklolgloatJan 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Vice Admiral Gender Studies
Rose The shrek-faced Diversity Hire
Princess 'MarryPoppins' Lea

They ruined Star Wars. The madmen actually did it.… Expand

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daviddelnorte23Jan 18, 2018

En primer lugar, dejar claro que Star Wars es y será un entretenimiento por lo tanto como este tipo de producto es genial como han dado un giro a la saga y una frescura con una estructura narrativa, lo que hace que se convierta, para mí, enEn primer lugar, dejar claro que Star Wars es y será un entretenimiento por lo tanto como este tipo de producto es genial como han dado un giro a la saga y una frescura con una estructura narrativa, lo que hace que se convierta, para mí, en una de mis preferidas. Gran película y grandes tortas a los fans más aferrimos. Me alegro.… Expand

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wuduuuuup123Jan 18, 2018

STAR WARS IS BACK i never thought i would say that but i AM!!! it has new ideas and a good plot although it´s dialogue was at times pretty bad and the Canto Bight story line could have been a LOT better but stil a good movie and everythingSTAR WARS IS BACK i never thought i would say that but i AM!!! it has new ideas and a good plot although it´s dialogue was at times pretty bad and the Canto Bight story line could have been a LOT better but stil a good movie and everything else (except a PRETTY huge plothole) like the camera shots they were great too!!! this is a MUST see if you are a fan of cinema or star wars… Expand

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LokigirlJan 18, 2018

I went back and watched the prequels just to make sure, and yes this is the worst Star Wars movie ever made.

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Scorpion_SauceJan 18, 2018

NO SPOILER REVIEW

First off, I think this film needs to be judged on two merits; one being a film made to entertain and the other being a Star Wars film made to continue an established narrative. This is where the divide is created betweenNO SPOILER REVIEW

First off, I think this film needs to be judged on two merits; one being a film made to entertain and the other being a Star Wars film made to continue an established narrative. This is where the divide is created between the two audiences and why the disparity of reviews exists.

Judging the film as a product, purely to entertain and turn a profit for the studio; The Last Jedi couldn't have done a better job (it is Disney after all). However, as a Star Wars film that continues it's now epic saga; it falls rather flat on its face.

AS A STAND ALONE FILM: 7/10

The Last Jedi presents a serviceable plot with interesting and memorable characters, be it for their personalities, striking designs or otherwise memorable quips and development throughout the film. The cinematography is stunning at times and can command your attention effortlessly; which should not come as a surprise from a huge budget production. The cast also delivers some fantastic performances, such as Adam Drivers role of Kylo Ren and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker to name a couple.

The writing however, feels conflicted at times, with the film struggling to be decisive about what genre it wants to be; with some displays of awkward comedy, as if to appeal to an audience with little attention spans. It's cheesy, feeling like a parody or comedy sketch at times that overstays it's welcome. That aside, the plot is coherent but isn't afraid to deviate to challenge the audience and defy predictions; it keeps things rolling and builds tension. The characters for the most part, felt genuine and had clear priorities and goals, all done without lengthy exposition that interrupts the main plot; although it is worth noting that the sub-plot to this film is an inverse of that statement, ultimately being shallow and a clear case of raising social awareness with barely any subtlety involved; leaving the impression that the audience is unable to decipher hidden meanings and nods to real world conflicts/issues.

Overall, The Last Jedi is a solid film that can entertain and appeal to a wide audience; with stunning visuals and great performances held together by a captivating narrative.

AS A STAR WARS FILM 3/10

If you want to know my credibility, I grew up on the original movies and have seen the prequels as well as the animated "Clones Wars" TV show and was an avid player of Star Wars Battlefront (the PS2 versions (the good ones)) I'm not a rabid fan, but I respect the series and enjoy what it offers. This film, however, is easily the worst and I don't think many should be surprised, even compared to Episode VII and Rouge One.

It's a mess of in your face politics, pretty lights and colors and of course; marketable cute background props. Episode VII wanted to reinvent classic Star Wars for the modern era, whereas Episode VIII wants to sweep it all under the rug. "Let the past die, kill it if you have to" -Kylo Ren, TLJ Trailer. It's an obvious middle finger to the fans of the franchise and from an artistic point of view, it's murder suicide. The political side, ruins the film and has no place in a "science FICTION" production; and I've heard the "feminist propaganda" label being thrown at this movie, but in all honesty I liked Rae. Seeing women as leads in huge productions is a nice change; just very disappointing that they are done with so low effort and can be forced to meet a diversity quota. Again, REAL world politics has no place in a FICTIONAL world people look to, to escape reality. The plot makes little sense when previous installments are factored in. (Minor spoilers ahead) The First Order from Episode VII are here, but for some reason are stronger and more powerful, which makes no sense; as the empire were fractured after Episode VI and then the first order rose from the ashes and got king hit in Episode VII but yet STILL out number and out gun the "resistance" by Episode VIII. At this rate, the First Order/Empire may as well be that kid on the playground that always had a trump card for everything during imaginary play time.

Then there's Luke Skywalker who has transitioned between films (off screen mind you) into the very opposite of his original character; Rae may as well have not even trained to be a Jedi since she's essentially a Jedi master after a couple of on screen minutes of training and Leia, well, you'll just have to see the movie. Meanwhile the rest of the cast are ultimately throwaways bar Kylo Ren who is more or less the same as he was in Episode VIII.

As a Star Wars film, it feels like a compilation of Saturday Night Live sketches and fan fiction that tries so hard to go against the norm to be original but forgets that "new" does not always equal "good".

Overall, disappointing and a deterant to see any future Star Wars films… Expand

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Dazalba99Jan 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, The Last Jedi has not only been the most divisive star wars film for me, but probably the most divisive ive ever seen. Ive seen it a total of five times and finally have a decent grasp of a conclusion. Fisrt of all, I think in total the good does outweigh the bad, but lets start with that first. The worst thing about this film is the story, a pretty big aspect of film. Half of the story is very strong, with Rey and Lukes story on the island and Kylo Rens story proving to be investing and delightful, however the canto bight subplot and the long chase between the resistance and the first order is a huge detriment. Lets start with Canto Bight. This is by far the worst aspect of this film. The whole sequence is so poorly executed, with our main characters Finn and Rose having zero chemistry together, and a waste of John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran's acting talent. The whole scene serves no purpose, as in the end the entire mission amounts to nothing, and it tries to deliberately beat you over the head with political messages. Also, it feels way too much like earth and something out of a completely different film and not part of the star wars universe, and not to mention completely tanks the pacing of the whole second act whenever it cuts back to it. The one good thing to come out of it is that it expands on the lore of the first order and how they shelled planets for testing, but that could of been explained anywhere. In terms of the resistance and first order chase, it eats up the runtime and just goes on for too long, when time could have been devoted to more important things. Onto the next issue, the new characters are garbage. Rose as a character feels forcedly hamfisted into the film, has a lack of backstory and in general does not need to be there. Admiral Holdo again serves no real purpose in the film as to set up a false sense of a traitor, and the worst character of all is DJ, played by Benicio del Toro, who is completely wasted in a stupid character again served to beat us over the head with messages. Onto the next negative, the pacing and the tone. The second act of this film drags... hard. The slow chase scenes and canto bight scenes grind the pacing to a halt, but tonal issues is a big problem, mainly regarding the humour. The majority of the humour in this film just does not work, comes across as so forced, and take you completely out of more serious moments. When Luke is handed the saber by Rey, weve waited two years to see his reaction, and instead it is played for a cheap gag just like most of the film does, and this further bridges the gap between comedy and drama, giving the film an unclear sense of what it wants to be and as a result has serious tonal issues. The last negative I feel is the lack of expansion to the lore set up in The Force Awakens, and when I say a lack of I meant a complete disregard for. The majority of setups introduced in the force awakens were completely scrapped. Snoke having no backstory before being killed, lack of knowledge on the knights of ren, how did R2 suddenly turn on, how did Maz come to possession of Luke's saber, how did Lor San Tekka obtain a piece of the map to Luke. These can be interpreted as plot holes but perhaps the biggest one of all is why Luke built a map to his location in TFA when he said in TLJ that he came to the island to die, which does not make sense. Lastly, there are many many story beats I feel have been copied from TESB and ROTJ. Rey sensing conflict in Kylo-Luke sensing conflict in Vader. Kylo bringing Rey to Snoke-Vader bringing Luke to the Emperor. Snoke showing Rey the fleet being destroyed-The Emperor showing Luke the fleet being destroyed. Rey finding a dark place on the island-Luke finding a dark place on Dagobah. Rey seeing herself in the dark place-Luke seeing himself in the cave in Vader's mask. I could give more but so many story beats are similar. Onto the positives now, the film feels like a breath of fresh air for the franchise in the way that it is constantly surprising and tears down your expecations for the franchise, and its impossible to be blown away by some sequences. The action and the way it is directed is absolutely beautiful, with the opening space battle, Rey and Kylo teaming up against the Praetorian Guards (one of the best scenes in the entire saga) Holdos lightspeed sacrifice and the final battle on Crait being particularly powerful sequences. The cast is universally brilliant-Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver giving magnetic performances. The existing characters are brilliant. Kylo Ren being a more complex character than ever, Rey's parent reveal being perfect as it shows her forging a path from a nobody to a powerful force user, and Luke being just as investing and humanised as ever. The score is also terrific, and in conclusion the directing in TLJ is beautiful, the action is roaring and the existing characters are expanded upon and more investing, but many drawbacks.… Expand

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ConorMacleodDec 16, 2017

The Last Jedi is definitely a surprise for the Star Wars franchise. It's light-hearted and both uncomfortably dark. Though I had problems with the pace of each sub-plot, the payoff is inevitably grand. Luke and Rey's story takes a hard turnThe Last Jedi is definitely a surprise for the Star Wars franchise. It's light-hearted and both uncomfortably dark. Though I had problems with the pace of each sub-plot, the payoff is inevitably grand. Luke and Rey's story takes a hard turn against expectation and Finn's subplot is magical and somewhat philosophical, but fails to serve any importance to the end of the film. I think a joke or two less would keep a steady balance to the tone of the film, but all in all the themes of leadership and love evoke some nice messages.

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chenchi_malloreJan 17, 2018

Rian Johnson should go back to school. He doesn't know how to write a script. He doesn't know anything about pacing as a director.

Kathleen Kennedy should be fired. She was handed a golden goose and is butchering it. She's alsoRian Johnson should go back to school. He doesn't know how to write a script. He doesn't know anything about pacing as a director.

Kathleen Kennedy should be fired. She was handed a golden goose and is butchering it. She's also responsible for hiring (now twice!) Rian Johnson.

Nonsensical story; zero character depth or development; devoid of drama; deus ex machina galore; Mary Sue hero poser; entire subplots and characters rendered pointless; completely unaware of its place as the middle chapter in a trilogy; completely unaware of the universe it lives in; the lowest form of corporate pandering at its worst, perhaps even worse than what Nashvill has done to country music.

Luke Skywalker's soul was destroyed. The Force was turned into a maguffin. Disney killed Star Wars.… Expand

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LudovicusJan 17, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Long awaited and what a let-down. Star wars isn't supposed to cram a political agenda down your throat. I can't get myself to sum up all the gripes and terrible decisions but well done, you ruined starwars.… Expand

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Jk9785Jan 17, 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a great film with stunning visuals, great acting, and beautiful cinematography. Rian Johnson really delivered with this flick. Not saying it's perfect, there's a good quarter of it that could and should have beenStar Wars: The Last Jedi is a great film with stunning visuals, great acting, and beautiful cinematography. Rian Johnson really delivered with this flick. Not saying it's perfect, there's a good quarter of it that could and should have been cut out, but it's solid, for the most part.… Expand

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kon4akJan 17, 2018

SJW festival on a big screen. never ever will go to the theater on the next one.

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nikblu1904Jan 16, 2018

It was okay, not as good as Part 7 and Rogue One. But I won't give it a negative review, because it's still not a bad movie. There were some things that I didn't like, but it's still not a 0-3, come on.

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ArquireJan 16, 2018

The movie was visually stunning, but it has many problems. Firstly, I was bored. Finn and Rose are useless, Rey is a boring protagonist, hooks from TFA were dropped.

Moreover, the more I think about the movie, I get the impression that theThe movie was visually stunning, but it has many problems. Firstly, I was bored. Finn and Rose are useless, Rey is a boring protagonist, hooks from TFA were dropped.

Moreover, the more I think about the movie, I get the impression that the director actively dislikes the Star Wars IP and wanted to subvert all of its tropes and undermine the established characters. I took off an extra point for that. I'd be able to withstand the movie if it was just boring, but I will now make a conscious choice to never go to another star wars film in theaters.… Expand

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Dragon_FlyJan 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Whoever made this movie needs to be drawn and quartered. I did not like the cookie cutter story line. 1. It was so perfectly cut that one could cleanly remove a part of the movie and it wouldn't impact the movie in any way.

2. Too easy to figure out the outcome of the story.

3. The animals in this movie have absolutely nothing on the Ewoks or even R2D2 for that matter.

4. The movie does an overall horrible job at showing enough variety of the Star Wars Universe.

5. The movie acts like it's 5 years after the Force Awakens but it's clearly literally a day after The Force Awakens. It leaves the audience absolutely zero sense of awareness of what time it is in this story line. They're just making this stuff as they go it seems...

Finally #6. The training of Rey is 100% Unbelievable, she reaches the level of Jedi Knight with absolutely no effort compared to "all" of the previous movies.

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Strife32Jan 16, 2018

Говна кусок. Фильм зделаный дебилами о дебилах и для дебилов. Только задроты-ананисты смотрят это дерьмо!

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GlakillJan 16, 2018

This film is the worst Star Wars ever made. It deserves some credit for some of the action scenes. Apart from that there is nothing left of good. The story is completely flawed and characters are utterly underdeveloped. I regret having watched it.

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StevenRazJan 16, 2018

Committed character assassination, redefined the force and had mostly useless characters. They might say it's new and modern but it isn't. It is horrible what they have done to this amazing 40 year old epic journey.

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williamsonrcJan 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visuals: 3/5 (fine, but too many shot of the island which looked pretty much like a regular island).
Acting: 4/5 (very good acting)
Dialog: 3/5 (fine, nothing special, no really great lines, but also no "pass the apple Padme" cringy lines)
Story: 2/5 (empire strikes rehash + "training" rehash + rogue one mission)
Coherency: 2/5 (have no idea who is fighting who, what is going on)
New Characters: 5/5 (I liked all the new charcters. they didn't make the poges do anything amazing. liked new evil robot)
Music: 3/5 (no new additions of note. Getting old)
Creativity: 2/5 (really nothing new other than rich geezer land)
Overall 3/5. I had to see it, but it really is forgettable. More things blown up, people gettin' smarter. Force looking like everyone can do it now - big pendulum swing from the ridiculous "midi-clorians" thing from the prequels.
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ArogvatJan 16, 2018

Too much tolerastics and dumb persons in movie. Stupid script and dialogs. Effects are not bad.

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RaquelSJan 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge SW fan I'm here because I have to speak! Do you know what it's funny? Some desperate Disney stans saying things like that: "Don't listen to the bad reviews or the negative people, the movie is great", "Ignore the haters, go to see the movie". Haters??? So you dare to call "haters" the immense majority of the SW FANS who don't recognize Rian Johson's crap as a Star Wars movie? So are they lying about the ridiculous things that they saw in this movie? So Leia doesn't fly? Luke doesn't refuse to train Rey? He doesn't not throw away his light saber? He doesn't milk a "space cow"? He doesn't die without actually fighting? Yoda's ghost doesn't burn the Jedi books? Rey is not a nobody with magic powers (Marie Sue) she got without trainning? Snoke doesn't die without a explaination about his past or who he is? Snoke... What a silly name for a villain that was supposed to be the most dangerous Sith of this new trilogy! It sounds more like a perfect name for a pet. Yes! I can imagine a dog or a cat called Snoke. I bet there are pets with this name, and there were BEFORE the character was created! Come on, Snoke, don't pee on the carpet. Snoke, come here to drink your milk. It's NOT a good name for a villian. And for what I know in Star Wars, the big villains are Sith and have a "Darth" before their Sith names!
Well, all I have to say is NO! I won't to see this movie, I won't pay to see this, I won't give any money to Disney anymore! The fans are not lying! This movie sucks.
Disney look a little desperate, paying critics for good reviews and making some people (Mark Hamill, Angry Joe) apologize for being honest about how bad the movie really is!
And they want us to buy books and stuff to read their absurd explanations for some things that the movies could not show??? Only money matters to Disney!
I prefer "midiclorians" a thousand times than "The force is female" (and I am a feminist woman)! Kathleen Kennedy, I have to say something to you: The Force is NOT female or male.It has NO sex or gender! Stop being so ridiculous!
So you think you can create new rules or powers for the Force users without any complainning from the fans of this series? You are very stupid for thinking so. It's the same as someone deciding to make a Superman movie in wich he can become invisivle, wears yellow suit, can hold a big piece of kryptonite without getting weak and doesn't fly anymore! Fans will say "This is not Superman, it's someone else". That's what's happen with Star Wars as most fans are saying: "This is not Luke, this is not the Force, this is not Yoda, this is not Leia and this is not STAR WARS!" If Disney couldn't not see that it was going to happen, so they are really stupid! To me Rian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, JJ Abrams and Disney are all big morons. Thank you for killing my beloved franchise! And I am NOT an old generations fan!… Expand

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Butcher_oneJan 9, 2018

You all know why this is bad and a gave it a score of 1 only because of the music. Thats all, they converted me from a hardcore fan to a hardcore hater. BAN the next episodes!

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Chud79nwosucksJan 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I agree with all the other negative reviews here. It opens with a Simpsons phone crank and goes down hill from there.
This movie is filled with gaping plot holes, characters either doing dumb things or performing contrary to their established natures, hates white men, and takes a flame thrower to all previous SW movies. If you take 10 seconds to actually think about what's going on, your head will explode.
Numerous nonsensical items have already been listed on this forum, but I would like to offer one more because I haven't seen it mentioned yet. It's not a "huge" thing - just indicative of this illogical farce. Apparently, Chewbacca has no problem risking his life to chauffeur his new boss Rey (yes, she actually orders him around) to the enemy's flagship so she can "save" Kylo - the same kid who just murdered his best friend a few days prior. Can you imagine the Chewie of IV-VI (or any other sentient being) going along with this BS? WTF?
I'm angry the creators and "professional" critics duped me into wasting my time and money on this garbage. But what really irks me is how Disney abuses its media muscle to attack those who dump on their 100+ million crap fest. I guess that's how the Alt Left operates these days. Anybody who disagrees with them is a racist, misogynist, or some other subhuman basement dwelling hater.
Fine.
Not one penny more will I spend on anything related to this franchise. I'm out.… Expand

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TheChaser1985Jan 15, 2018

I thought it was pretty boring. It didn't have the funny off scenes like other Star Wars. Not much good action and I think the ending sucked. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't good.

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zenxpowertJan 15, 2018

What a disgrace, the movie is so bad and so many scene make no sense, its like they took the director and writter of frozen and told him to make a star wars movie, this is what you get. A pile of trash.

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DEEPVALLEYJan 15, 2018

Watched it, horrible. poorly written, took away everything that made the past Star Wars films great. The main past characters got trashed, the new characters are flawed, even the new fighter designs with compressor engine blades that split inWatched it, horrible. poorly written, took away everything that made the past Star Wars films great. The main past characters got trashed, the new characters are flawed, even the new fighter designs with compressor engine blades that split in half show just how poorly thought out the new franchise is. pure dribble compared to the past shows, ticket sales and toys sales tanking for a reason.… Expand

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gloukasJan 15, 2018

Just an awful movie full of forced politically correct and charged B.S- Why can't we just enjoy a movie for being a movie, why does it have to stuff subliminal and direct political agenda messaging. Lets just let people enjoy theirJust an awful movie full of forced politically correct and charged B.S- Why can't we just enjoy a movie for being a movie, why does it have to stuff subliminal and direct political agenda messaging. Lets just let people enjoy their entertainment. The only thing I liked is Finally Fin was made into a better, more serious Character.… Expand

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