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zulucritDec 20, 2017

Fight scenes were okay, but everything else was pretty much disappointing. I wanted to like it, but it left me uninterested in what happens to the characters moving forward.

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emmartindaleDec 20, 2017

With this new movie, the new Star Wars series is essentially reduced to this Lord of the Rings equivalent:

-Imagine a sequel to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King where Sauron had a son that actually manages to reforge the one ring inWith this new movie, the new Star Wars series is essentially reduced to this Lord of the Rings equivalent:

-Imagine a sequel to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King where Sauron had a son that actually manages to reforge the one ring in about 30 seconds.
-Sauron's son uses the The One Ring to destroy all of Middle-Earth in about 30 seconds.
-A new hobbit, that DOES NOT have the name name "Baggins," embarks on the same exact quest to destroy The One NEW ring.

The biggest issue with this new story is that it rendered the events of 1-6 completely irrelevant. All that mattered was that a woman named Leia met a man named Han and they had a child named Ben. That is it. Everything that the characters fought for in 1-6 is blown up in a matter of seconds in episode 7. And there is no reverse course here in episode 8 - it doubles down. To accept these new films as sequels is to accept that. You can't have it both ways.

I'm not whining. It's simply a fact. And it's bad story-telling to suggest in the 7th chapter of a 9 part saga that what happened in 1-6 is not relevant.… Expand

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Arraph96Dec 20, 2017

This movie really disappointed me. I'm no crazy Star Wars fans but boy did it thoroughly disappoint me. Pay offs are dismantled. Characters are COMPLETELY off-base. Pacing is not good. Continuity and consistencies are not upheld. It hadThis movie really disappointed me. I'm no crazy Star Wars fans but boy did it thoroughly disappoint me. Pay offs are dismantled. Characters are COMPLETELY off-base. Pacing is not good. Continuity and consistencies are not upheld. It had pointless scenes and pointless arcs. Very cool things that excite you will end in the next scene in frustration. Really bad film, looks beautiful and comes from a beautiful starting point but boy does it not deliver.… Expand

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SquampyDec 20, 2017

As a long time Star Wars fan, I'm sad to report that this film was essentially a greatest hits collection of scenes from 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi' -- recycled for a new generation of millenials who never watched theAs a long time Star Wars fan, I'm sad to report that this film was essentially a greatest hits collection of scenes from 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi' -- recycled for a new generation of millenials who never watched the original films. The bloated cast of uninspired new characters, coupled with the nonsensical portrayals of Luke and Leia drove a plot that lacked direction and was at times, baffling to watch unfold. The writing team failed to exhibit even a basic comprehension of the lore of Star Wars and the overuse of awkward, ham-fisted humour greatly detracted from my immersion and belied the supposed 'dark' tone the film was attempting to convey. All in all, while there were some entertaining action set pieces, the story decisions made in this film are baffling and have severely hamstrung J.J. Abrams' ability to make a well-rounded, satisfying film to conclude this new trilogy.… Expand

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BastrianDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How can this movie have a score of 86?

What I liked: great CGI

What I hated:
- Overpowered SJW Rey, being able to lift huge ass rocks after like 3 days of training
- Killing the only respectale villain snoke
- Killing Luke "WASTED"
- BAD humor (is it a Marvel movie?)
- irrelevant storylines (for example Casino scenes)
- Leia reviving and flying through space
- the whole first order, which can not be taken seriously anymore
- the fact that the galaxy is giving no fcks about the conflict first order vs "rebels"
- kylo ren being a whiny Baby
- the fact that all beloved characters of the original triology (Han, Luke) are randomly killed for obviously no relevant reason, so that These badly written new characters get at least some relevance. ESPECIALLY KILLING ADMIRAL ACKBAR!

in conclusion: this whole movie has been a waste of potential and really disappointed me.

I dont know how Star Wars 8 can have such high scores, because obviously SO MANY PEOPLE HATE IT

DISNEY you are ruining the Franchise!! STOP, please!

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO WRITE/DIRECT A GOOD SW STORY:

"GEORGE LUCAS, YOU ARE OUR LAST HOPE!" bring him back... or stop… Expand

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DIEGOGTDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not Star Wars anymore. Is only a "tribute film" made to win money because it says "Star Wars" on the titles... The new "story" is pure garbage with no creativity and plot holes everywhere. It have no sense.
Star Wars is not a movie that you need to see it twice so you can understan it.
The only good thing is that John Williams is behind the music and you can feel that Star Wars essence that also was missing on Episode VII. BUT THATS ALL!!! Its like a slap on the face to Star Wars fans...
The scene of Luke throwing the lightsaber over his shoulder feels like the way Disney sees the complete saga and George Lucas's story.

They can do a lot of spin-off movies using ideas taken from the expand univers like "SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE" and with that build a great story like they do with "ROGUE ONE". But no by taking the story of six movies and throwing it to the garbage traying to do "something new" for the new generations...

For me and a lot of people to; Episode VII and VIII never existed.… Expand

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Surt263Dec 20, 2017

As others mentioning poor writing for Luke and other characters, id like to point out missed opportunities for dark side characters. Since Old Rebublic is non canon now i feel like lore of the siths have to be represented much more. DontAs others mentioning poor writing for Luke and other characters, id like to point out missed opportunities for dark side characters. Since Old Rebublic is non canon now i feel like lore of the siths have to be represented much more. Dont think thats gona happen in 9th episode. Snoke is a joke and this is very sad. Darth Sidius will be missed, also no hope for mentiooning characters like Revan.… Expand

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Atg974Dec 20, 2017

While the acting for a star wars movie has never been better the plotting has gotten worse. The amount of plot holes or people just making stupid choices makes this movie hard to watch. Anything set up in 7 has been undercut by this film. IfWhile the acting for a star wars movie has never been better the plotting has gotten worse. The amount of plot holes or people just making stupid choices makes this movie hard to watch. Anything set up in 7 has been undercut by this film. If you like the characters then or are a fan of star wars then maybe 9 is worth watching otherwise save yourself the money and don't go to this or 9 when it comes out.… Expand

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theoldreviewerDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a standalone movie, it's okay. Some pacing issues and WTF moments but not terrible. If it were the first "Star Wars" movie ever, I'd probably rate it a 6-7 (overall enjoyable but with some faults). It's not though...

As a Star Wars movie with almost 40 year of backstory, lore, and character development...it's pretty bad. It breaks almost everything that has been built until this point. I feel like it was written by someone with only a passing knowledge of Star Wars or who intentionally trolled fans.

Actions don't fit with characters, there are some significant plot holes, Jedi training breaks with every other movie (Rey is instantly god-like but Jedi training normally takes years/decades), notion of the force and balance goes against everything pushed in the prequels, timeline doesn't fit well with the immediate aftermath of the previous film other than Rey/Luke, the end of the space chase makes you wonder why this isn't done all the time to take out capital ships/death stars and makes all the previous military tactics look stupid, etc. The Force Awakens set up a lot of mysteries and this movie basically said none of them matter and was sort of dismissive of them in my opinion (e.g., Rey's parents, Snoke, Knights of Ren, what's Luke been doing). Also as a practical matter, Princess Leia is a character that probably should have gone out in any number of points in the story but she's the only one who survives. There are a lot of epic moments she could have died heroically. Given the realities of the situation, this doesn't make much sense.

The Rey/Kylo interaction is pretty well done. That would be the highlight of the movie. Most of the other characters are weak or just not well developed.… Expand

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ElPajaristicoFeb 1, 2018

Mary Puppins unforgivable. It is not Star Wars, is a other history. Rian, please please please no more film about Star Wars

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KernoDec 21, 2017

This is the second worst star wars movie. Only jar jar could have made it worse.

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CinePandaDec 21, 2017

As a female fan, I was shocked by the total lack of female character development/arcs. The male characters (Luke, Kylo, Poe, Finn) are flawed, conflicted and interesting. They grow and change. But the female characters (Leia, Rey, Rose,As a female fan, I was shocked by the total lack of female character development/arcs. The male characters (Luke, Kylo, Poe, Finn) are flawed, conflicted and interesting. They grow and change. But the female characters (Leia, Rey, Rose, Admiral Holdo) are flat, morally "pure," and have all the answers from start to finish. While their plans are occasionally thwarted (always by men), the women never truly fail on a personal level, so I found them impossible to relate to. As a woman, I want realistic female characters who are challenged, tempted, mistaken, devastated - and grow as a result. What message does this send to kids? It's okay for boys to make mistakes and learn from failure - but only perfect girls are worthy of portrayal? Women are only there to redirect men, clean up their messes, and make up for men's failings? Come on, Disney.… Expand

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lhalleyDec 28, 2017

With the release of episode 7, I was front in line to at the premiere. Although thrilled to see a SW movie I was disappointed in what it turned out to be.... My enthusiasm had wained. Needless to say that I was not at the premiere of the LastWith the release of episode 7, I was front in line to at the premiere. Although thrilled to see a SW movie I was disappointed in what it turned out to be.... My enthusiasm had wained. Needless to say that I was not at the premiere of the Last Jedi. There were little to no issues I was looking forward to seeing in this episode. Also I did not feel/have a connection with the main protagonists. Having now seen the Last Jedi I am at a total loss of where this trilogy is going. The storyline was poor and at times totally illogical ... certain subplots were ridiculous and proved to be totally superfluous for the storyline and could have been left out. Episode 8 did not follow thru on the many questions left to be answered from season 7. The the Last Jedi was a lot of unexplained 'hocus pocus' to me and sometimes a 'mumbo jumbo'. I would say this movie is more of a Disney fantasy film than it is a Star wars movie. I still have no connection to the main actors and am not looking forward to episode 9. I have been a fan of Star Wars since it's first release ... I was then 17. Much to my regret I will be stepping of the wagon here.… Expand

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texasturtleDec 21, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was a breach of trust. JJ Abrams should reboot this entirely, especially the apparent resolution of Luke Skywalker's story. Sure the film was visually well made, and the Rey and Kylo Ren characters are well done and well performed. But three smart writers brainstorming in a room for one day could have written a far more compelling story (even an edgier one, if that was the aim) that did not stamp on the very heart of Luke Skywalker as well as break sharply from the nice new base created by The Force Awakens. It's trendy to eliminate heroes ever since Game of Thrones broke ground with Ned Stark, though it's getting tiresome and here it was negligent. Smart writers can pass the torch to a new generation of characters without destroying the foundation. If you're aiming to have big exits for time-honored characters, at least pen their tales in a way that doesn't rewrite personalities that were steadily built decades ago over a brilliant story arc that far surpasses anything in this film. This franchise and its key characters (especially Luke) deserve much more. It's no surprise there's a movement to demand JJ Abrams do a re-boot. Can we just pretend this was a bad dream? With all the creative Force in film, it's disheartening to think that this is the best that could be developed for this treasured franchise. Yes it will make money and yes it was optically stunning a few times--but so was The English Patient. Just looking cool (or sounding cool, in some scenes here) is not enough. "All that glitters is not gold." The studio should have demanded more creativity and prohibited character assassination. A half dozen fan boys on Reddit wrote far better story lines than we received here. Help us JJ Abrams, you're our only hope.… Expand

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RooboyDec 21, 2017

Fortunately there was enough decent CGI, flashy lights, and amazing actors/actresses for this thing to pass as an entertaining movie. Other than that I thought it was on par with "Spaceballs". Did a twelve year old write this movie? Where wasFortunately there was enough decent CGI, flashy lights, and amazing actors/actresses for this thing to pass as an entertaining movie. Other than that I thought it was on par with "Spaceballs". Did a twelve year old write this movie? Where was the quality control in the development of the script?… Expand

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shagerDec 22, 2017

This movie was written by social justice warriors. if the character was male he was deemed incontinent or traitorous. All the leaders were female, for the good guys and the bad guys were just your "patriarchy." This movie was an OK movie ifThis movie was written by social justice warriors. if the character was male he was deemed incontinent or traitorous. All the leaders were female, for the good guys and the bad guys were just your "patriarchy." This movie was an OK movie if you do not know anything about Star Wars. This was a well-done B rated movie, not an A category by any means. This was embarrassing. The movie lacked any common sense at all from tactics to character development. It is worth watching just to see how far the Communists are taking over our country.… Expand

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sambeckwithDec 22, 2017

This film played more like a critique of Star Wars than a genuine Star Wars movie, and while I understand that a film could be both, I don't believe Last Jedi succeeds. Like most modern superhero movies, anything can be destroyed and anyoneThis film played more like a critique of Star Wars than a genuine Star Wars movie, and while I understand that a film could be both, I don't believe Last Jedi succeeds. Like most modern superhero movies, anything can be destroyed and anyone can be killed with little fanfare or emotional impact. Things blow up and the cast moves on without really looking back. Nothing is ever really at stake. This felt more like a Harry Potter or Hunger Games movie than Star Wars. The story effectively killed any interest I have in where these characters are going, and has all but killed my interest in the franchise.… Expand

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jordanblarson1Dec 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start with what I liked. The battle scenes were great. Lots of action and explosions. The opening bombing scene was tense and attention-grabbing. Watching Rey and Kylo Ren fight all of Snoke's bodyguards was awesome. Yoda's short appearance was spectacular - was a fun reminder of Luke's original training with him. Other than that, the movie was underwhelming and disappointing. They tried WAY too hard to insert dumb humor all over the movie, and it fell flat. It wasn't funny. They were stupid one-liners that honestly made me cringe. I can honestly say that at least Episodes I-III retained the same type of Star Wars tone that the original trilogy had. "The Last Jedi" completely threw out all remnants of the tone and culture of the original Star Wars trilogy. I honestly couldn't take the movie seriously because of how much humor they tried to insert. The sequence of Rey following around Luke had to be one of the dumbest things I've ever watched. And Mark Hamill is correct, they ruined Luke's character, and then to ice the cake, they killed him. Luke's character was incredibly boring, apathetic, and hopeless. He comes back at the end and helps the rebels escape, but it doesn't redeem his character. One little scene at the end cannot redeem how poorly they portrayed his character throughout the entire movie. If that's how you're going to portray one of the greatest Jedi Masters of all time, then just stop making the movies, because you're wasting everyone's time. Questions that have been left unanswered that make this whole trilogy bad: Who is Snoke and how did he come to power? How did the First Order come to power after Return of the Jedi? Who is Rey? How did the Republic become so weak and defenseless even after defeating the Empire? How did Leia not die, and how do you force-propel yourself through space while unconscious? There are so many more questions I could pose that poke so many holes through the plot and writing of The Last Jedi. Overall, the movie completely lost touch with what Star Wars is all about - the tone, the writing, the culture, the storylines, the structure, etc. The Last Jedi did not feel like a Star Wars movie, which if it's not going to, then why put the name "Star Wars" on it? The humor was ill-timed and ill-advised. The film dragged out for way too long. There were pointless scene-sequences and pointless characters. Ok, there are my thoughts. Bad movie.… Expand

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rozzapezzaDec 22, 2017

It is a large, long winded mess of a movie. The story telling could have been more focused and most of the movie seems like sub plot after sub plot. We leave this film uninspired to see Episode IX as we really don't have any more interestIt is a large, long winded mess of a movie. The story telling could have been more focused and most of the movie seems like sub plot after sub plot. We leave this film uninspired to see Episode IX as we really don't have any more interest left in these characters. Plus plot holes abound and the humour is way off.… Expand

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kryjnnDec 22, 2017

The only reasons I am even giving this movie any points are because Luke was there and for the visually arresting fight and battle scenes.

This movie trolled fans from beginning to end. Fans go into a movie expecting a general direction. ForThe only reasons I am even giving this movie any points are because Luke was there and for the visually arresting fight and battle scenes.

This movie trolled fans from beginning to end. Fans go into a movie expecting a general direction. For example, you watch Return of the King (3rd LOTR movie) expecting Frodo to finish destroying the ring. The Last Jedi is like Frodo saying **** it, forget that we all agreed to form the fellowship, nothing matters, I'm going home, the end.

They seemed so obsessed with subverting audience expectations. Instead of trying to exceed audience expectations to deliver an amazing movie, they instead chose to go the opposite direction of what fans want.

I'm no marketing expert, but creating a product designed to piss off your customers seems like a bad idea. And then they go blaming the customers for being haters and idiots for not liking the sh!t they were trying to sell.… Expand

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MessyfingersDec 22, 2017

Great acting, good score, brilliant visuals, horrific writing, plot, weak jokes that diffuse villains.

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KnighterrantDec 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It has a lot of good fight scenes but that's about it, Mostly of it has shinny graphics, poor story/character development.I feel that they have ruined star wars for me.… Expand

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SarumanWiseDec 31, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film really gets better after a second viewing. It's a good movie - just not necessarily a good Star Wars movie.

Disclaimer: I am not a bot. Nor do I hate diversity - I loved it in this film and TFA. I am, however, a "fanboy", but not a misogynist racist neo-Nazi like some of the critics out there would have you believe.

This film has been discussed ad infinitum all over the Internet, so let's get straight to it:

THE GOOD:
Plenty to like about this film. George Lucas was right that it was "beautifully filmed" - breathtaking vistas, Crait, Holdo's lightspeed jump - the excellent filmography continues from Rogue One. The acting was good too - Mark Hamill gives the performance of his career (even if his Luke wasn't true to character) and Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver have improved tons from TFA. I loved Yoda - puppet Yoda being silly was still in character, in my opinion, and his lines make sense. I have no problem believing that the most powerful Jedi ever can call down lightning even as a Force ghost. Also Luke Force-projecting at the end wasn't new - Yoda did it first in the animated Star Wars Rebels. And even though I have complaints about Luke, that final duel was badass.

THE BAD:
Let's do a little thought experiment. Go rewatch the throne room scene in Return of the Jedi. Watch Luke slice Vader's hand off and then catch himself. See him throw his lightsaber away and tell the Emperor "I am a Jedi, like my father before me". He refused to kill the second most evil man in the galaxy - and that faith turns Vader back to the light side. Now watch TLJ. Can you really believe that this same Luke would raise a lightsaber against his sleeping nephew, Leia's son? Now you have the reason most fans are disappointed about Luke's portrayal - TLJ Luke isn't Luke. He would maybe mope about for a while, but there's no way in Jabba's arse that he wouldn't come back to help Leia. Rey and R2 knew it too - they used Leia to try and persuade Luke, and the Luke of the original trilogy put his family and friends over everything else. Him dying at the end, while poignant, also could have been better written - I felt an iconic character like Luke Skywalker deserved better overall.

Wasted villains are a cardinal sin to me. Snoke was wasted - I understand he had to die, but that could have been done so much better. Completely unrealistic how he is built up to be such a powerful Force user and doesn't see the betrayal coming even though he is LITERALLY READING KYLO'S MIND AT THE TIME. Phasma appears on screen, is badass - then dies unceremoniously after forgetting how to use a gun on Finn. Hux, once actually menacing and ambitious in TFA, is reduced to Monty Python levels of comedy here. And the entire First Order appears incompetent - how did they even conquer the galaxy between TFA and this film? At least Lucas did proper worldbuilding in his prequels.

THE VERDICT:
Perhaps the most chilling thing about The Last Jedi is how well Disney can control the media narrative. Film critics are a finicky bunch - it's suspicious how they have all unanimously lined up to sing praises about The Last Jedi. This has not gone unnoticed - commenters at The Guardian have asked why their usually picky film critics left glowing reviews without any faults, the Angry Joe Show recanted their criticism after posting a 2-million-view video ranting about TLJ's problems, and for every article correctly pointing out that TLJ is underperforming for a Star Wars movie, there are 10 more saying how it's raking in billions at the box office and how it's God's gift to cinema, etc etc. Even The Phantom Menace got some good reviews initially - so when ALL the critics line up in one choir to praise a film to the heavens, you know something fishy's going on.

In the end, it's our right to like or dislike a film - and just because some people dislike this one doesn't mean we should be ridiculed or talked down to, especially not when we've supported the franchise for decades.… Expand

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KythanDec 23, 2017

I'm happy for the people who liked this movie, but it was as big of a movie disappointment as I've ever experienced. The writing is bad in terms of story telling, pacing, and dialogue. And it undermines all of the previous material that hadI'm happy for the people who liked this movie, but it was as big of a movie disappointment as I've ever experienced. The writing is bad in terms of story telling, pacing, and dialogue. And it undermines all of the previous material that had been created in the previous 7 movies. Its an OK/fine/little empty movie on its own but its greatest sin is diminishing the movies that came before it. Which is really the worst thing any Star Wars movie can do. Kudos to Mark Hamill for standing up and saying what many of us feel. "That was not our Luke Sky Walker and not our Star Wars."… Expand

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ValeliMay 14, 2018

I watched this movie and was annoyed by several things, but on the whole had an "ok" time. After leaving the theater though, the more I thought about what I'd just seen, the less I liked it. It has lots of problems.... it doesn't give depthI watched this movie and was annoyed by several things, but on the whole had an "ok" time. After leaving the theater though, the more I thought about what I'd just seen, the less I liked it. It has lots of problems.... it doesn't give depth to any characters. It goes on completely irrelevant story arcs. It intentionally goes out of its way to destroy the franchise's pas characters and almost seems like it's mocking audience members who are/were fond of them. It has cute cgi creatures, but they're totally random. I can't get behind kylo ren as a villian, but he's somehow better than the heroine of the story who is simply a complete blank through her first two movies now. And it's very clearly trying to force women and minorities into roles for no particular reason. .... and then the studio is going out and accusing people of being sexist and/or racist if they can't get behind the film? I assure you I'm not either. I'd probably even consider myself a feminist. And I certainly have no objections to women or minorities in films. But shoving them in just to have them in... I don't know exactly what to rate this movie. A 0 would be hyperbole, but a 0 is definitely what I want to rate the studio's approach to any criticism they've received. As far as the film itself goes, I can say without any hyperbole that it was pretty disappointing. And that's disappointing to someone who wasn't hyped for it and had no particular expectations. I waited weeks before getting around to seeing it, even. I think a 3 or 4 is probably fair. I'd give it a 3.5, but will round down to 3 based on how the studio responded to anyone who didn't enjoy their work. I don't think many/any people will actually read this, but I'd strongly encourage anyone who feels at all like me to not watch the next in theaters. Or, at least, to make sure to not watch it for the first few weeks. They won't change without box office punishment, and the idea of having starwars turned into a tent-pole graphics fest that sells out on name alone like transformers or something makes me very sad.… Expand

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soylent_gr33nDec 24, 2017

TLDR: This movie is safe, forgettable, and entirely unoriginal.

I have seen it twice. I recognize that Rian Johnson had a difficult task, and lots of people were expecting TLJ to meet the standard set by ESB. I was not. However, I was alsoTLDR: This movie is safe, forgettable, and entirely unoriginal.

I have seen it twice. I recognize that Rian Johnson had a difficult task, and lots of people were expecting TLJ to meet the standard set by ESB. I was not. However, I was also not looking for a movie that rehashed every plot point in ESB and ROTJ (to the point of parroting back dialogue), without even developing the new heroes we had come to love from TFA. As a female fan, I was excited to see the vulnerable, nuanced character of Rey in TFA, and spent the last two years defending her from "she's just a Mary Sue" detractors. Well, bad news, in this movie she actually is a Mary Sue. (Speaking of Mary Sues, when did Finn learn how to fly? A major plot point in TFA revolves around the fact that he can't, and now he can just hop in a cockpit and all's well?)

At its heart, TLJ doesn't want to be a Star Wars movie, but it fails to take us in a new direction, or any direction. The plot and characters are stuck in place (literally). Prolific jump cuts make it impossible to build any tension and effectively diffuse what little there is. John Williams' score is actually tiring and tonally out of place with what is on screen. The short shots allow no time to develop musical themes, so we're basically reduced to "Is Rey on-screen? Rey's theme is playing." "Is Luke on-screen? Force theme." "The Resistance? March of The Resistance 1000x!!" The soundtrack is like dessert all the time, and leaves you feeling sick.

My dislike of TLJ does not stem from being a butt-hurt fan with wish fulfillment issues. The few things lauded as gutsy in TLJ were actually telegraphed in TFA and I was on board with them. A particular aspect of Luke's past did not sit well with a number of people, but I was pleasantly surprised and felt that it worked. I won't say that TLJ was good just because it touched on a couple of interesting things that were teed up for it. This movie has almost none of the threads from TFA, none of the heart of ESB or ANH, and none of the mythos that underscores the whole franchise. It's just a poorly edited, hollow exercise in irreverent predictability.… Expand

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mechrahodDec 25, 2017

May the sands of Force hide the bones of this weak and uninspired film, that has no buisness being Star Wars.

Film Revan, you money-monkeys.

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hungrydogDec 25, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to like this movie a lot more than I actually did. I'm not a movie buff, nor am I any sort of analyst that can critic a piece based on specific criteria. This entry into the series was really bad.. Really bad. If you have to see this movie, I would not pay money for this. I do not regret my purchase, because I was extremely curious because of the huge gap between critic reviews and regular jane|joe reviews. In this particular case, there is most certainly some **** going on, like usual people want to keep their ability to get early copies/showings. First off, going into this do not view it as Star Wars and the Star Wars universe and from a galaxy far away, but a political propaganda piece about the U.S.. I'm not going to go on about which ever side is correct etc, but simply say that instead of viewing something interesting, they attempt to gorge you on political references throughout the entire movie which I assume, is to assuage one into believing that this is some deep, relevant movie(if it's indeed not trying to manipulate you into thinking a certain way.); in exchange for anything of potential interest. This is a propaganda movie, and I say that objectively with no preference or interest in either side. Every plot, every scene, every character is analogous to some ridiculous stereotype leaving the characters two-dimensional as hell, with ZERO character growth as if none of the incredulous, PTSD inducing events had any effect on these characters, like they literally went through the whole first movie and the second movie with blinders on. The characters are static and flat. The settings are absolute **** with barely any variance from the first to the second movie. There three settings. Some random small piece of land on some forgettable planet, space, and on a space ship. No variety, hardly any wow moments. The ONLY vista/scene that I was in awe of was where Luke faces down several AT walkers, in some triumphant one-person army kind of scene and the shot is so epic that it hypes you up to think "Skywalker is about to go ham on these space-nazis.". HOWEVER, that scene is undercut with garbage and fails absolutely, into which I will not go into detail because it is so rage inducing. This movie is bad. The most powerful character in Star Wars is reduced to a Force Fart after exerting his geriatric self too hard supposedly, the second most powerful/trained force user with powerful lineage who is reduced to a whiny brat again who did not learn anything from his balding, sequin body suit mutant leader is beaten by an untrained, so perfect she's not believable fantasy Nobody. That Nobody, Rey, doesn't grow, doesn't learn yet uses her feelings so often she might as well be the Dark Side already, and reduced to some bull**** too perfect fantasy character that no one can relate to or even look up to because she never ever in a million years fails. There is no "why" in this movie, just "is" to prove a point that only the paid are interested in. The Rebels are forgettable, uninteresting, and not important to the franchise. AND WORST OF ALL THE LIGHTSABER BATTLES ARE TERRIBLY CHOREOGRAPHED. It's like the saber wielders have lost all sense of ability and form and now are just randomly swinging their sword cause "feelings". That's a huge problem in both of the newer entries of Star Wars is it focuses too much on feelings. And that may be because the directors or whoever are trying to pander to women (wrongly), and assuming that fans that are women are more interested in emotional outbursts than an epic space opera. This movies attempt at pro-feminism absolutely does injustice to that realm of political thought making out strong women characters to be both **** incompetent, or outright fantastical and unrelatable. This movie is a real disappointment. You are probably safe to assume the last installment will be ****e also. Happy Holiday season, etc etc.… Expand

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critickeeperDec 25, 2017

While the movie is well crafted from a technical standpoint, the plot is suffering from a severe lack of direction and purpose. Instead of pushing characters into new and bold directions, it is just more of the same and some character-arcsWhile the movie is well crafted from a technical standpoint, the plot is suffering from a severe lack of direction and purpose. Instead of pushing characters into new and bold directions, it is just more of the same and some character-arcs seem to be copied and pasted from the last instalment. The Pacing and tone of the movie are all over the place, and hugely dramatic scenes with high stakes (or so the movie wants us to believe) are intercut with humorous bits of droid-shenanigans. Some of the characters start to behave erratically and the internal logic of the cinematic Star Wars universe is pushed to the sidelines in favor of cheap, but visually impressive crowd-pleasers. Yes, I'm talking about that one splitting scene that will cause every single person to ask "Why haven't they done that stuff in the old movies?".

With this being a second act of a trilogy, it plays much more like a third act and leaves little to nothing to do for the characters in the next film. The shadow of what this movie could have been looms heavy, and ultimately forces me to retitle it to "Episode VIII: The Wasted Potential".… Expand

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hchi4163Dec 25, 2017

Only good thing about this movie is the effort from most of the actors and the dynamics between Rey, Kylo Ren, and Luke. Otherwise, this entire movie is a mess with too much misplaced humor, inconsistent pacing, and weird transitions. It's aOnly good thing about this movie is the effort from most of the actors and the dynamics between Rey, Kylo Ren, and Luke. Otherwise, this entire movie is a mess with too much misplaced humor, inconsistent pacing, and weird transitions. It's a shame because the movie had some bold ideas, but the execution was terrible that I'm surprised the studio actually went ahead with the final product. Worse of all, it adds absolutely nothing to the Star Wars lore and instead, negates almost everything the previous movie, "Force Awakens," set up. It serves no purpose and should never have been approved. There is no overall vision or direction and you cannot claim to be the middle act of a "sequel" trilogy without one. It's almost as if Disney and Rian Johnson wanted to make a "trolling" movie to stir up the fan base. I still have trouble believing anyone can think this mess of a movie is a "masterpiece." Objectively, this was not even a competent movie, let alone a Star Wars movie and I'm terribly disappointed.… Expand

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SgtwtfDec 25, 2017

this movie doesn't care about the fans nor for anything Star Wars if this is mark hamill and Carrie Fischer last film in Star Wars Disney has done a truly remarkable job in destroying the franchise no matter who directs episode 9 if thisthis movie doesn't care about the fans nor for anything Star Wars if this is mark hamill and Carrie Fischer last film in Star Wars Disney has done a truly remarkable job in destroying the franchise no matter who directs episode 9 if this movie is canon and not retconned it will be truly be a lost cause for the Star Wars franchise rian johnson ruined Star Wars so spectacularly that I am flabbergasted that Disney would ever consider giving him his own Star Wars trilogy after destroying this one so callously… Expand

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WalterKovacsDec 26, 2017

One rule to be a good Sci-Fi film is not to contradict yourself. This film does that several times over. It doesn't take itself seriously. It is too much of a soap opera of relationships. Its a good film for kids but not anyone 13+. Looses 2One rule to be a good Sci-Fi film is not to contradict yourself. This film does that several times over. It doesn't take itself seriously. It is too much of a soap opera of relationships. Its a good film for kids but not anyone 13+. Looses 2 points for falling below expectations.… Expand

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mythraendirDec 26, 2017

The Good: - Main 4 actors are amazing and their characters are intriguing
- Took risks
- Some impressive creativity in some scenes - Did a much better job of creating new worlds and creatures like the old Star Wars movies than the previousThe Good: - Main 4 actors are amazing and their characters are intriguing
- Took risks
- Some impressive creativity in some scenes
- Did a much better job of creating new worlds and creatures like the old Star Wars movies than the previous Disney movies
- Some of it was fun
- High production values
- Well directed

The Bad:
- Humiliated the main old characters
- Took huge amounts of time in plot lines that mysteriously went no where
- Still loosely structured on the old series of movies
- Several critical plot elements didn't make any sense, collapsing suspension of disbelief
- The Social Justice themes were way to aggressive (the new Star Trek has progressive elements without being emasculating or humiliating)
- The plot was scattered and emotionally confusing and sometimes slow and boring
- Ultimately felt commercial and like a segway to the future rather than an exciting work of art like the old movies
- Lack of development of characters and resulting events made it hard to care about the outcome
- The attempts at humor were more often than not too much and didn't feel real

Bottom Line:
- Had its moments, but a lot of potential was wasted due to the movies many fundamental mistakes overshadowing its good elements. The Star Wars series is now a high end sci fi movie which is a shadow of its former self.… Expand

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NebojsaMilicDec 27, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first and probably last review, simply because this was the only movie franchise that i truly cared about. After seeing „The Last Jedi“ i felt compelled to say something, to give a „heads up“ to anyone who wants to go and watch it. Don’t. Don’t go. Don’t give it any money. Wait for it, wait for it when it’s free. I fell ashamed for paying for it, for feeding the beast.
Everything in this movie the „Plot“ ,the characters, the „humor“ and the porgs, all of it has a singular purpose –money. The entire film seems to be made of unconnected ideas that were approved by „would you pay to see this“ polls after which they tried to connect it all by adding confusing and implausible scenes between them (including force Skype and improved force Skype at the end), because of this plot holes pop up every single time any of main characters try to do anything . I won’t list them all, there is simply too many, instead i will only mention the most important one, the one that the entire story hinges on.
- The inability of the First order armada of Star Destroyers and the Capital ship of „Supreme“ Leader Snoke to catch one rebel ship because it’s a little faster than them, this being said one minute after the entire armada drops out of Hyperspace at light speed. Again... Light Speed. That is it. That’s the plot. The characters have no development, some don’t even have any importance, Fin and Rose can easily be removed with little or no consequence to the „plot“ , but they do have importance money wise. A lot of people say that Disney is being too PC, i guarantee it has nothing to do with political correctness, only money, characters that pass the „would you pay to see this“ polls get screen time, and those that don't get killed off. Captain Phasma the commander of the First Order's legions gets maybe 60 seconds of screen time more than the „porgs“, one is for story purposes and one is merchandise. Guess who gets killed off.
All this being said i am not opposed of movies earning money. I simply think that movies should earn money because they are good.
Movies shouldn't be good just because they bring in the money.
Ultimately i left the movie theater disappointed and confused and with the wish i didn't see the thing a saw.
This is the last Star Wars movie i will ever pay for.… Expand

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DamoclesDec 27, 2017

Don't take a fan's words take Mark Hamil's, "He’s not my Luke Skywalker, but I had to do what Rian wanted me to do because it serves the story well”. This movie added NOTHING to the lore of Star Wars. You learn more about the characters inDon't take a fan's words take Mark Hamil's, "He’s not my Luke Skywalker, but I had to do what Rian wanted me to do because it serves the story well”. This movie added NOTHING to the lore of Star Wars. You learn more about the characters in the movie from interviews rather than the movie its self. No resolution on Snoke, Knight of Ren, C3PO red arm, Rey's parents etc. The managed to actually make you not care if there is another film. Sadly the director Rian Johnson has been charged with creating another trilogy... The movie lacked originality, this Star Wars is a cross between Space Balls/ Speed (if your star ship slows down below this speed you blow up) and Mary Poppins (Leia). The social justice warriors got a hold of the script made sure every evil person is white, all men an inept, and all women are the fearless always right, wise heroes. They just forgot to make it interesting... Very sad day for the Star Wars franchise.… Expand

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IthiamESDec 28, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie doesn't have any sense. The argument is absurd and the most of the characters have been made to sell merchandising.… Expand

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HarryvokDec 28, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a long time Star Wars fans who enjoyed The Force Awakens as a fun movie, I found The Last Jedi to be quite a disappointment. Personally I felt they got Luke's character completely wrong (never gave up on Vader who had killed many people, but feels darkness in Kylo and thinks about murdering him before abandoning his family and friends to be a hermit while the first order continues killing people - doesn't work for me). I found new character Rose an unwelcome addition who had no real place in the movie. Her 'mission' with Finn amounted to nothing and only introduced a stuttering DJ who was there to show 'people watch out for themselves'. The whole casino story was boring.

'Cool' characters introduced in TFA, Snoke/Phasma/Knights of Ren are wasted or not mentioned at all and shows there was certainly no thought out plan for this trilogy. It is just being made up as they go along with Rian Johnson throwing away some of the most interesting characters TFA introduced.

Luke's 'show of power' was incredibly lacklustre and a massive letdown and his overall story felt like a disservice to the character. Kylo as the 'big bad' for episode 9 is unconvincing and not intimidating enough and this movie did nothing to improve him. Rey is also too powerful and skilled for someone with no training in the force. The third lesson Luke was to teach was never even mentioned.

The 'run out of fuel' plot line was unexciting, but lead to the only entertaining part of the movie which was Holdomlightspeeding the cruiser into Snoke's ship. It seems a wasted opportunity not to have Leia as the pilot as she'll now she'll have an unceremonious off screen death. It also begs the question why this light speed trick wasn't done before most of the resistance was killed or why this wasn't done in the past to destroy the Death Stars.

Overalll this seemed to throw away the past of Star Wars too quickly, including only just introduced characters and concepts. Star Wars does need to move on from the Skywalker saga, but this was done in a hastily, sloppy way. I believe this would have been a better trilogy had they flashed forward 100 years and started there instead of destroying the past in such a terrible manner.

Yes, the humour seemed forced and wasn't really funny, but that was the least of this film's problems.

I can quite happily throw this film away as Luke does his old light sabre when Rey presents it to him. As someone who has watched all other episodes multiple times, including force awakens, I don't ever want to watch this movie again.… Expand

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kamikazemind327Dec 28, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disclaimer: I would like to say that I am not a super fan of Star Wars but I keep up with the storyline like any average viewer. I usually find the Star Wars movies entertaining. I guess I am a casual fan and I am always excited for new action-adventure movies, which includes SW.

With that said, this movie was trash compared to other Star Wars films. IMO, the worst of all Star Wars movies and aside from special effects, probably one of the worst movies of the year. I know that seems crazy to say because it's freaking Star Wars...but everyone I talk to feels the same way. Disney is trying to force characters that are not needed on people and they are not memorable at all. Just stick with Rey, Finn, and Kylo. Seriously. The flow of the movie is absolutely ridiculous. Even I not being a superfan has no clue how Rey can be so powerful with the Force and have literally like 2 minutes of "training" with Luke. It's absolutely insane. It literally flowed like an off-kilter anime or something. The jokes were cringey and not suitable for Star Wars. Luke was cringey as hell. The casino planet was so shoe-horned in in order to give Rose a backstory, nothing made sense. And why is Finn so amazed and in awe and wanting to play at the casino when they are in a dire situation that needs to be fixed in a couple of hours!? The movie is very "I'm adult do as I say, stop being rambunctious" or something. I understand Disney is over this now but come on...it's so forced! I wish Kylo and Lukes battle was an actual battle. And finding out who Rey's parents are is such a let down. And I'm not even going to get started on Snoke...LMAO seriously, it was like the executives had a meeting and pieced together way too many plot points and boom...there is your 2 hour and 30 minute drawn out movie let's hurry up and film it lol. The best thing that came from this movie is the trailer...the trailer is literally so much better than the movie.… Expand

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snowsandalsDec 28, 2017

I had to see this twice, just to be sure it was this bad. I really wanted to like it. There's something in this movie for everyone, but there are parts so bad that they stick with you. None of these characters matter. Stuff is justI had to see this twice, just to be sure it was this bad. I really wanted to like it. There's something in this movie for everyone, but there are parts so bad that they stick with you. None of these characters matter. Stuff is just happening to them. I think there's a great "phantom edit"-style cut coming someday.… Expand

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HediaDec 29, 2017

Boring. You could remove an entire subplot of the film and it'll only make it better. Incoherences everywhere. Characters making decisions that make no sense. Important events that happen just because. If it was Star Wars: The Parody it'dBoring. You could remove an entire subplot of the film and it'll only make it better. Incoherences everywhere. Characters making decisions that make no sense. Important events that happen just because. If it was Star Wars: The Parody it'd have been decent. Best of the film are tiny penguin-birds on the island.… Expand

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grant28304Dec 29, 2017

Good or passable things about the movie:
1. The cinematography and set pieces looked good.
2. The sound and music score were good. 3. The acting was fine given the source material. Bad things about the movie: 1. Plot inconsistencies, a lotGood or passable things about the movie:
1. The cinematography and set pieces looked good.
2. The sound and music score were good.
3. The acting was fine given the source material.

Bad things about the movie:
1. Plot inconsistencies, a lot of them. I can normally go with plot inconsistencies if the flow of the movie makes me not notice them in the moment, but this movie had me going “What! Why?!” in the middle of the movie, and taking away from the movie.
2. A lot of forced humor. Only a few jokes worked for me.
3. No character growth, it seemed liked characters were going to grow, but the movie wastes all the moments and characters end up where they started at the beginning of the film. 4. The pacing was bad. The movie jumps all over the place and feels longer than it should have been.
5. The movie has whole scenes that are basically revealed to have no purpose. The movie steps on some of its own points.
6. Inconsistency with previous Star Wars movies and specifically the movie directly proceeding it. The movie disregards all previously established norms of the star wars universe, and also completely rewrites the nature and character of previously established characters. This would be fine for a reboot, but this was a sequel.… Expand

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YugaKhanisBaeDec 30, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Jedi manages to literally and figuratively kill everything The Force Awakens built up. If you were expecting for it to propel the story forward at all, you will be extremely disappointed, as it cuts off any sort of story or plot to go on for another sequel. Episode IX is completely f**ked in this regard. Here are some reasons why... WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS!!!! Rian Johnson kills off Snoke as if he's a little **** after making him out to be powerful as all hell. They kill off Luke by having him fade away (the most fighting he did was a stick fight with Rey, which he f**king loses!). Captain Phasma was killed by Finn after a 20 second fight with him thanks to the power of ex-machinas. Leia does NOT die, instead she has a force ex-machina moment and Mary Poppins herself to safety after being blown up into the vacuum of space. Rey is still terrible, taking literally no training whatsoever to be able to do remarkable sh** that even Anakin couldn't do at his early stages, even after Rey's parents are revealed to be nobody junkers that left her behind out of greed.

Another major disappointment was Leia's character as a whole. She doesn't get much screen time, and when she does it's weak, and ultimately pointless. She feels so much like a side character that she could've been removed altogether (which she should have been), and it wouldn't have made a goddamn difference to the story. Being yet another reason why Episode IX is royally f**ked, you know, having to figure out how to either sustain her or kill her off.

The one decent thing I can say for this movie is that it's very pretty. It is hands down the most aesthetically pleasing Star Wars movie to date, but that doesn't help a film much when the story, characters, and even the ending are terrible.

The Last Jedi takes everything The Force Awakens built up and says, "F**k it, we don't need it." Being a terrible segway episode and standalone episode. But at least it did it while being pretty, which is the only reason this film is a 3/10 as opposed to a flat out 0/10.… Expand

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vgates14Dec 30, 2017

Things that were good in this movie : Benecio Del Toro
Things that were bad in this movie : The directing, length of film, how cheezy/ predictable the script was. The Nostalgia blinds a lot of critics but this movie and its predecessor inThings that were good in this movie : Benecio Del Toro
Things that were bad in this movie : The directing, length of film, how cheezy/ predictable the script was. The Nostalgia blinds a lot of critics but this movie and its predecessor in this trilogy when looked through a truly objective lens, aren't that good.… Expand

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clarkkentuk5Dec 31, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed is the word I would use to describe this movie :-( Too much time spent with Rey and Luke at the Jedi Temple, which amounted to nothing in the end. Some good humour,disappointing end, didnt like the Fin/Rose storyline, especially when Fin was 'obsessed' with Rey, but magically forgets her at the end! Pointless 'codebreaker' storyline, ridiculous encounter with Fin and Phasma, which had a shameful ending! Was expecting more from Luke..... No where near as good as the more superior Rogue One, which had, breathtaking scenery,script and actiing; sadly which TLJ does not. Rogue One, then Force Awakens, then TLJ in order of best of the recent three.So gutted, dont know if I will bother rushing to see the others. I've been a fan since the beginning :-(… Expand

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MedanMusikJan 1, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not a fanboy. I do not want to MAGA. I do not suffer from “toxic masculinity.” I am, however, a lifelong fan of Star Wars. I also want to see fantasy movies to, you know, engage in fantasy, not be reminded of modern life’s ills. Unfortunately, TLJ is thinly-veiled allegory for American politics that pushes a SJW agenda. It also plagiarizes The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and has absurd plot holes. Allegory and the SJWs:
* All the bad guys are white guys (except a few quisling Asians and the female silver Stormtrooper, who is in costume). No major protagonists are white guys, except Luke, who is surly and unlikeable and gets killed off at the end. *Men - both the good guys and bad guys - are depicted as irrational, emotional, and childish. The First Order rules the universe, but all of its officers are seemingly incompetents who throw a fit whenever things don’t go their way. How is that?
*Women, on the other hand, are depicted as noble, calm, and mature. Women occupy all positions of leadership in the Resistance (with the exception of some token aliens). There are no men on the bridge of the rebel flagship. *There are no white male protagonists in the first two installments of this trilogy. So far, the protagonists are: white female, black male, Latino male, and Asian female; apparently, white males can only portray the bad guys. Of the three holdovers from the original trilogy - Luke, Leaia, and Han - the two white males have been killed off. *As the hero of an epic, Rey is supposed to undergo The Hero’s Journey. Unfortunately, she does not, because to do so would require that she encounter setbacks and temporary failures before succeeding. This, of course, would be misogynistic, because it would depict women as weak. Therefore, as other reviews have more eloquently noted, Rey displays no weakness. She flies the Millennium Falcon better than Han Solo. She experiences no moments of self-doubt. Her only “journey” is to know the limits of her seemingly limitless power. Girl Power, indeed. *Capitalism is bad. War is bad. Racing animals is bad. Eating animals is bad. Love conquers all. Plagiarism and Plot Holes
* Two key scenes shamelessly plagiarize Empire and Jedi. Lucas was excoriated for plagiarizing scenes from other movies for the middle three movies. It looks like Johnson isn’t above a little plagiarism himself. I was waiting for a Tauntaun to show up in the final scene. *Most absurd of all is the whole premise of the movie. The First Order has figured out how to track the Resistance through hyperspace, so the Resistance leads them on a low-speed chase through space with shields on full in the rear until they can figure out how to jam their signal and escape through hyperspace again. Are you kidding me? The entire premise of the movie is...the OJ Simpson White Bronco chase? The First Order can figure out how to track the rebels through hyperspace, but they can’t figure out how to pass them and shoot them from the front of their ships? Really? I know movies require some suspension of disbelief, but give me a break, people.… Expand

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FervaalJan 1, 2018

What a let-down sequel. I modeslty enjoyed The Force Awakens, I tried to believe something good and new could have be done but all I got was some sort of Marvel-like movie with dull characters (some exceptions) and a poorly written plot. IWhat a let-down sequel. I modeslty enjoyed The Force Awakens, I tried to believe something good and new could have be done but all I got was some sort of Marvel-like movie with dull characters (some exceptions) and a poorly written plot. I know it's Disney but, c'mon, show some respect to the true fans.… Expand

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WhatIsEntropyJan 1, 2018

I’m a casual Star Wars fan, not a die-hard or a bot. I felt compelled to register and leave this review because of the media campaign to pretend that this is a good movie. It isn’t. The writing is very poor, plot holes all over the place,I’m a casual Star Wars fan, not a die-hard or a bot. I felt compelled to register and leave this review because of the media campaign to pretend that this is a good movie. It isn’t. The writing is very poor, plot holes all over the place, pointless characters (Rose)... in one movie Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy managed to destroy everything good about Star Wars. The treatment of Luke’s character is so poor, so lazily put together, so incoherent, so blatantly disrepectful of the original trilogy... What boggles the mind is how nobody (apart from Mark Hamill, bless his heart) tried to course correct this absolute insult of a movie. This isn’t bad because people “refuse to accept change” or “didn’t get what they wanted” or “have a problem with strong female characters”... this is bad because the writing is absolutely brain-dead.… Expand

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NamarilloJan 1, 2018

Visually it's a beautiful movie... thats all good I can say. The character development are null, the humor it's bad, the villains are pathetic, the plot it's poor and Rian Johnson took the Luke's character and totally destroyed. Worst StarVisually it's a beautiful movie... thats all good I can say. The character development are null, the humor it's bad, the villains are pathetic, the plot it's poor and Rian Johnson took the Luke's character and totally destroyed. Worst Star Wars movie ever.... probably they killed a saga for many fans, or at least for me.… Expand

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Fox_KingJan 2, 2018

Dropped most plot points, most of the excellent work J J Abrams did is wasted or ruined by Rian Johnson and his writers. Sad.

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KyBaJan 2, 2018

A bad Star Wars but a good action movie, but what I wanted to see was a star wars

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waitandhope123Jan 3, 2018

I'm sorry to tell you all but this film is one of the worst monstrosities I've ever had the privilege of witnessing in the theater. I paid matinee prices so I didn't get too ripped off but wow I'd be really mad to pay full price and do 3DI'm sorry to tell you all but this film is one of the worst monstrosities I've ever had the privilege of witnessing in the theater. I paid matinee prices so I didn't get too ripped off but wow I'd be really mad to pay full price and do 3D too! Everything is wrong here, nothing makes one moment of sense, the acting is just terrible beyond words (except Mark Hamill), everything feels out of order most of the time and never for a moment was I thinking "wow this is going great." I see what happened here now, Disney's Kathleen Kennedy stated in an interview they write stories then fit characters around them. They don't write for the sake of characters. That's exactly what this felt like, as if the stories being given had no relation to any of these people we learned about in Force Awakens, instead it feels like they have been put into an alternate universe where everything has different universal constants/laws even peoples thought processes. I never thought a modern day film could ever be this bad, especially one with such a large budget as this I KNOW NOW I WAS WRONG. Nothing can fix this mess, it's written worse than a childs story, it's absurd nonsense that goes nowhere. I'd rather watch the prequels every single day of my life than see this one more time.… Expand

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monty_draxelJan 3, 2018

Easy on the eyes. Hard on the stomach. It's only going to be remembered for all of the unflattering memes it's generating.

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tomsnowballJan 3, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although visually impressive, this film is a real mess of pointless plots, zero character development, and ultimately unsatisfying gotcha moments which attempt to 'reset' the Star Wars franchise with 'something different' but ultimately leave the viewer confused and confounded. As a stand-alone sci-fi/fantasy flick it is perhaps not too bad, but taken as part of a long epic story it seems to make absolutely zero sense. Cliffhangers and characters set up in the 'The Force Awakens' turn out to be red herrings and are dropped unceremoniously. New characters are introduced (Purple hair lady, random annoying Asian chick) out of the blue apparently to appeal to diversity quotas. Old characters are either killed without ceremony (Admiral Ackbar) or come back to life in Superman style (Leia). Bad comedy permeates nearly every scene, puncturing any attempt to create suspense. What plot points do work are shamelessly ripped off from the original movies.

The franchise's great hero returns and is a miserable old man sitting on a rock who doesn't want to play ball any more. He has gone from being the great optimist to a curmudgeon with a whisky bottle. Why? His teenage nephew was a bit angsty. When he finally gets off his ass to do something he just becomes a hologram or something and vanishes into thin air. Is that it? Luke Skywalker is now Jeff Lebowski with less humour and white russians. The new lead character Rey is able without any explanation to use The Force without any training. Entire subplots divert to meaningless planets which go nowhere. Hamfisted political points (capitalism and patriarchy bad, mmkay) are shoehorned into this film, despite the irony of it being a multi-billion dollar global franchise which never really had a 'diversity problem' in the first instance.

But nothing matters, this film will make squillions of dollars and Disney will milk this cash cow for all it can get (the second thing we see of Luke is him milking some weird alien cow on his rock, surely an in-joke about this very fact) and The Last Jedi will fade into memory while an endless stream of CGI sequels stretch into space and devalue the epic majesty and wonder of the original trilogy. Somewhere in a galaxy not very far far away, fat Hollywood execs are laughing all the way to the bank....… Expand

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noobtrollJan 4, 2018

A tragic tale of a director/writer who froze when it came to step up to tell a potentially great story, ripped off two of the original trilogy movies in one, ruined a great classic character and ended a story where the characters went throughA tragic tale of a director/writer who froze when it came to step up to tell a potentially great story, ripped off two of the original trilogy movies in one, ruined a great classic character and ended a story where the characters went through no changes. A pointless plot, a failed attempt at shock and awe but somehow managed to pull rave reviews from professional critics. Everyone is a critic, but this movie makes me trust the payroll critics even less.… Expand

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FaloradoJan 5, 2018

Many good Ideas but the whole movies tensions are destroyed by al lot of funny sequences. The whole Casino Sequence is unnecessary long and in addition not as good shot as the rest of the Movie. I want to like it but i can`t.

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elcasarJan 6, 2018

Visually stunning, but a terrible plot and even more pointless side plot. Rian Johnson seemed more interested in upsetting expectations of the audience than in the story of the characters of this film. In the end I had an unpleasant tasteVisually stunning, but a terrible plot and even more pointless side plot. Rian Johnson seemed more interested in upsetting expectations of the audience than in the story of the characters of this film. In the end I had an unpleasant taste in my mouth that didn't feel like Star Wars. I think this might be least favorite Star Wars film of them all.… 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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wutimirJan 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is another Holiwood soap.Creators never red a single SW novel I m sure of it.Rey is simple whiny cow,put aside thing she dosent have a day of lightsaber training,and became Jedi who is strong with force within 15 minutes.Supreme leader Snoke is....Well...Better change his name in 'Supreme Idiot Snoke',because he s the most stupid Sith in history of our order.Thats how it looks like.Thats the vision of the director Johnson...… Expand

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ozumakumaJan 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointing. I have loved every Star Wars film, every prequel. But this was just not like those at all. This was Disney trying to make Star Wars into Guardians of the Galaxy or something else. Star Wars was forever a battle of light vs dark and this was just not here. They are just in over their heads I think. No real character development here. The director and writer both let a lot of people down.… Expand

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dylandebJan 14, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Movie is full of plot holes and SJW agenda that just shouldn't be in Star Wars, This movie deserves to be burned and buried. Here are some Reasons why

1. Bombs drop in space?
2. Mary Poppins Leia
3. Leia at beginning of the film is disappointed with Poe because he got twelve ships killed while taking out a dreadnaught, a ship that has hundreds of other ships and can decimate bases. Leia doesn't think 12 ships is worth that...
4. Finn and Rose's storyline is useless and a waste of my life i will never get back
5. Admiral Holdo (purple hair) starts conflict off with Poe when all he wants to know is WTF are they gonna do
6. Leia Tells Poe what the plan is when he awakes on the escape pods and he is like "oh, yeah that make perfect sense." Why didn't Holdo just tell him the **** plan
7. Luke only gives Two lessons
8. Snokes monologue about how he can see into Kylo's mind the perceives to get stab by a light saber that Kylo is controlling next to him...HOW THE ABSOLUTE **** DID YOU NOT SEE THAT?
9. Luke's death should've have been Kylo striking down Luke but before he does Luke saying the same phrase as Obi-Wan Kenobi when he was stuck down by Vader
10. The fight with Finn and Phasma is a joke, Phasma is supposed to be this Badass next Boba Fett type for the series but has gotten her ass handed to her twice by Finn a Trooper who used to mop floors...
11. The Title of the movie and what Luke was trying to teach Rey is that all things have the force and the Jedi should stop using it as their own, therefore the Jedi should die, and nothing is good or evil everything is both, but at the end of the movie we still have both Jedi and Sith, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. The movie literally contradicts its own title… 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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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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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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DiogaJan 31, 2018

I was not sure it that was a Star Wars movie i mean what they were thinking when they make it.
The story is totally ruined and the cast poorly used , the effects where amazing though.
Mark Hamill was the poorly used in that movie , also whyI was not sure it that was a Star Wars movie i mean what they were thinking when they make it.
The story is totally ruined and the cast poorly used , the effects where amazing though.
Mark Hamill was the poorly used in that movie , also why bring back an caracther that his actor it's death ( SHOOTING STAR LEIA ) , the new protagonists are so Disney Cliché

The Antagonists are horrible to Snoke barely got any screen time and then got replaced by Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) that in my opinion it's the most childish villain ever.

Honestly im very disappointed i guess that´s another franchise that gets ruined by Disney ,
The Phantom Menace with his boring moments is way better than this atrocity .
Only kids , fan girls & and nostalgia blinded fans would like this movie.

PLEASE DONT'T MAKE THIS CANON… Expand

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OuterThoughtOct 28, 2019

Star Wars is, without doubt, my favorite series and films completely and it really kills me to say that this film was pretty bad and dropped the ball in many parts. Visually the movie is amazing and looks great but storywise and as a StarStar Wars is, without doubt, my favorite series and films completely and it really kills me to say that this film was pretty bad and dropped the ball in many parts. Visually the movie is amazing and looks great but storywise and as a Star Wars movie it leaves you wondering WTH is going on. Character building and story questions that were left open from the first movie that should have been answered in this movie were just completely bombed. The plot of the movie was completely ridiculous and useless and there were scenes that literally broke Star Wars lore. It was as if someone was just making things up as they were going just for the sake of looking cool or trying to be edgy. The lightsaber battle which is usually always the saving grace in a Star Wars movie was terribly choreographed (Watch it over on youtube in slow motion and watch how many mistakes there are). My disappointment is immeasurable for this movie and it left me not caring for the final movie. This is the first time in my life where I can say I don't really care what happens in the last Star Wars movie or that I am not even looking forward to it.… Expand

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MmmmmmmmFeb 21, 2018

It's simply a bad movie, Star Wars or otherwise. It seems we are collectively too afraid to admit the truth - that the new trilogy is simply bad. Afraid that, if we admit it, it's all gonna go away for another 30 years, maybe forever. PerhapsIt's simply a bad movie, Star Wars or otherwise. It seems we are collectively too afraid to admit the truth - that the new trilogy is simply bad. Afraid that, if we admit it, it's all gonna go away for another 30 years, maybe forever. Perhaps that would be for the best.… Expand

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dNizerFeb 25, 2018

Simply the worst star wars movie ever made :(
Kylo ren is a comedy vilan, not like vader. That's sad. Nobody that see this movie, or ep. 7 can take kylo serious. It's just a boring "bad" guy.

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SirKrustyMar 7, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No, Disney is the worst and they really need to stop killing off good characters from the original trilogy. How in the literal f*** does leia survive when carrie fisher dies, but Luke is KILLED when Mark Hamill (even though he's most definitely a communist) lives?? DON'T watch this, it's a waste of time and money. My star wars fan club website forum agrees that non-star wars story movies will not be canon.… Expand

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itsAlex64Mar 11, 2018

Beautiful cinematography and music. However, the Last Jedi is brought down by poor pacing issues and conflicting themes. The movie is ambitious but fails to juggle all the plot points and partially omits what The Force Awakens has alreadyBeautiful cinematography and music. However, the Last Jedi is brought down by poor pacing issues and conflicting themes. The movie is ambitious but fails to juggle all the plot points and partially omits what The Force Awakens has already established such as the Knights of Ren. Humour is a huge part of Star Wars but the Last Jedi places so many that you can no longer take the scenes that were supposed to be filled with tension and emotion seriously. In other words, they were replacing cheap laughs and chuckles instead of a powerful, moving scene. There were glimpses of greatness but the bloated nature of movie stops it from surpassing its predecessors.… Expand

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AllStarArielMar 14, 2018

This was the worst Star Wars movie ever made. Without the Star Wars name this movie would have been trashed by critics. The whole movie is a bunch of cliches strung together to create a plot with entirely too many holes. The characters wereThis was the worst Star Wars movie ever made. Without the Star Wars name this movie would have been trashed by critics. The whole movie is a bunch of cliches strung together to create a plot with entirely too many holes. The characters were flat and dull. The actors performances were a mess which I will attribute to either the director or editor. Oscar Issac is a phenomenal actor, but his performance in this reminded me of a high school student making a demo reel. There is absolutely no point of Rey's character in this movie. The movie supposedly takes place over the course of 6 hours, but so much happens in those six hours that it completely broke the immersion for me. Due to spoilers I won't describe it, but something similar would be a person from Boston travelling to Miami hanging and making acquaintances than coming back to Boston for dinner the same day. There were no true villains in this movie and the one could-be villain has his back-story and motivations completely rendered useless because of lazy writing. Rogue One was quite possibly the best Star Wars movie ever made and they follow it up with this extra long garbage. The Force Awakens was another bad movie, but not as bad as this. Star Wars went from a "see on opening night" to "see later in its run" due to Force Awakens, but now after The Last Jedi Star Wars went from "see later in its run" to "pirate after DVD release". Everyone should be ashamed of making this movie and everyone should be ashamed they rated it high due to nostalgia alone. Utterly useless movie.… Expand

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cosmiconionApr 16, 2018

Awful film. Have given it 3 as there is some merit for the younger children. In my view, it is astonishing how Lucas / Disney have destroyed Star Wars. It is also astonishing how the critics are too scared to talk this film down. The factsAwful film. Have given it 3 as there is some merit for the younger children. In my view, it is astonishing how Lucas / Disney have destroyed Star Wars. It is also astonishing how the critics are too scared to talk this film down. The facts are : Cinema would be no more if the studios did not have Star Wars films to hype people into theaters. I'm so glad I waited until dvd. When you compare to the episodes 4,5,6 obviously the film would never have any chance, but even 1 (yes 1),2 and 3 are better in my view. The stupidity of this film is taken to new highs and yes Sci Fi can be done sensibly. Star Wars has now invented the long range / hyper space video conference call. Space Travel now all blue like if in Doctor Who Tardis. The usual trend of introducing pointless characters and then killing them, expecting us to care. The big bad cheese looks like out of Tom and Jerry. General Hus looks and is played as if should be in a Harry Potter movie. I could go on, like the film. Awful.… Expand

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Schribbler15Apr 18, 2018

OK, movie. Passable, but a B movie if you take it out of the series entirely. Horrific in terms that it is a prequel, and is apart of the Star Wars franchise.

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Revan1011May 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You ruined it. Pretty much. KKKennedy and Rian Johnson, the duo of Hollywood nightmares. To think they have more roles in the Star Wars frachise, yet, is shocking...

The only positive thing to say is how beautiful and lush the CGI and film was.

K Kennedy should resign, and Rian should not get that Trilogy. Boycotting is a rather reasnable choice for a lot of us.… Expand

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WittersMay 11, 2018

To quote the trailer:
"Let the past die, kill it if you have to"
A perfect summary of what this film has done to the Star Wars franchise. All aboard Rian Johnson's imminent trainwreck, tickets are selling fast! Kathleen Kennedy fails toTo quote the trailer:
"Let the past die, kill it if you have to"
A perfect summary of what this film has done to the Star Wars franchise. All aboard Rian Johnson's imminent trainwreck, tickets are selling fast!

Kathleen Kennedy fails to respect her own new characters, let alone the old characters.… Expand

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ian_mlgnMay 15, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As big fan of the Star Wars saga, who grew up watching the other two trilogies, I was very excited about this "new tone" that TLJ would bring to the galaxy.

Rian Johnson's Lopper was promising and JJ Abrams had already quite successfully created foundations for the next instalment of the saga. Characters have already been established and stakes have spiralled. A new, mysterious and exciting villain came to the stage, Kylo Ren was supposed to finish his training and Rey was supposed to start one of her own with the only surviving Jedi Master.

And the expression “supposed to” defines this movie. What plotlines have been established in TFA were almost immediately dropped in TLJ. There would be no harm in that but the way it was done did not do the characters justice. Without getting into too much detail Snoke feels complete pointless to the overall plot. Luke doesn’t even resemble the Luke we used to know and without any proper backstory there is no reason ROTJ Luke would do the things he had done here. Not to mention the slap-on-the-face joke. Comedy in this movie is altogether tasteless, tactless and completely immersion breaking to a degree it requires a separate section.

Furthermore, the mystery surrounding Rey’s parents has been just thrown out the window. And with all of this missing what are we left with? The Disney Jedi Cinderella (or DJC) is one of the worst major characters in SW that I have seen so far. Even Jar Jar, however annoying he can be, had a better story. Like with Rey, Kylo Ren’s, Finn’s and Poe’s characters have been totally wasted. Not to mention Maz Kanata’s cameo which looks like it was shoehorned in there. What are we left with? Holdo has a huge part to play but the conflict which arises do to the role of her character isn’t just pointless, it’s completely illogical. I won’t even mention Rose who is just a complete waste of Diversity/Inclusion and only Social Justice Warriors can be happy about her character. Not only is he poorly written, drives a 20 minute pointless plot line which ultimately has no impact on the story at all. Again, like many other things in TLJ, it feels like Disney is trying to reprogram our minds instead of producing a good movie.

Time to change the topic a bit and let’s talk about comedy/comic relief. TLJ tries to do what Marvel has been so proficient at. Deliver an exciting story, sometimes dark and serious, with little drops of humor which remind us that at the end of the day Iron Man is just a comic book hero. It not only provides relief but also creates a feeling that the Marvel movies are comic book adaptations and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. They are made for fun. Star Wars on the other hand, even though a bit of humor has always been there since the original trilogy, it never took centre stage and would never, I repeat NEVER, break immersion. To say the least and keep this text short the scene were Luke casually throws away the light sabre is nothing more than a slap on the face for the audience. Regardless if you are a fan of SW or not. With this we have arrived at the biggest issue I have with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Its plot just doesn’t make sense. The conflict is only crated for conflict’s sake and doesn’t make any lasting impact on any of the characters. They all survive, besides Luke, but do we know what the state of the galaxy is? What has really happened to the Resistance, where are they at now? And what about the Jedi? All throughout the movie we are told that the old must day, Jedi have to end. And do they? Of course not because Ray saves the ancient texts even though Yoda in his little cameo destroys the tree and the books. So are the Jedi gone? Should there be a new way to follow the force? No, because in the end Ray saves the books? And Why? Judging by where the story goes it won’t even be explained in the final movie.
So are there any good things about the movie? Yes there are. Visuals are stunning, fights are amazing but, the Space Opera feeling the previous movies had is completely gone. Fans have been left mistreated and I honestly don’t see any reason why new fans should appear. I walked around Smyth’s Toys in Ireland the other day and found almost none of the toys. And whichever were left had discounted prices less than a year after the movie was released. This just speaks volumes about how successful this movie has been.

And finally, as I am no critic, I think critics are wrong about this movie. Not because they aren’t fans but they completely miss the point exactly how this movie did. It is just a poor movie. Is it worse than The Attack of the Clones? Just ask the fans and you will see, hear and know what the answer is: It is just a poor movie, hollow shell which everyone will quickly either forget or want to forget.… Expand

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DestramMay 31, 2018

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

****** The main villain(most interesting character in my opinion) gets clumsily killed off. Luke's role is idiotic at best (even Mark Hamill himself has said so).

There's many cringe worthy moments in the movie. So of the actors/actresses in the movie are very average at best.

Worst Star Wars movie I've seen (Haven't seen Solo yet...)

I got no idea how their supposed to get a good plot for the next movie from this pile of garbage lol… Expand

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wouter66Jun 1, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie has some good moments: the lightspeed destruction of a starcruiser, the throne room fight scene and Adam Driver's performence as Kylo Ren. Mark Hamill got his acting on point. With that being said, poor choices made the rest of the movie unwatchable. The pacing was out of control. Rey is apperantly already a jedi master, because she can defeat any obstacle: in TFA she beats Kylo Ren while she didn't have ANY training, she is one of the strongest force users luke has seen, she defeats luke in a fight, she defeats all the guards in the throne room and lifts tons of rocks easily for the first time. Rian Johnson made Rey a powerhouse, while she should have been a jedi rookie, a student. The story writing was bad: luke was way less powerfull than he should have been, snoke was killed while he was the most hyped chracter and we had zero backstory on who snoke was and what the knights of Ren are. Jokes killed almost every tense scene, with forced slapstick humor. Plotholes are everywhere, although these aren't the reason it made the movie bad. Rose and Finn story should have been cut and Finn should have been able to sacrifice himself but Rian ruined it by taking away Finn biggest moment that could have made him a hero. So they kill snoke, but let Finn live. Bad, bad choice. Good reviews talk about the "surprise factor", but a sudden plot twist does NOT make a movie good if it is not done correctly. Disney should've let multiple directors sit at a table and and let them create a good story for all sequels, so it doesn't feel the direction of the movie goes everywhere but a logical line. Lets hope JJ abrams can save whats left in the next movie.… Expand

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4000Jan 28, 2019

I've seen this twice now. I though it would get better after a year, but I was wrong. Honestly it starts off on a bad foot and just gets worse from there. Between poorly forced jokes that cover a veiled attempt to complete scenes and a lackI've seen this twice now. I though it would get better after a year, but I was wrong. Honestly it starts off on a bad foot and just gets worse from there. Between poorly forced jokes that cover a veiled attempt to complete scenes and a lack of real substance in an exchange for 'twists' that achieve very little throughout the movie it simply seems to build to a point but chooses to fizzle poorly instead of creating opportunities for characters to truly grow and for the story to truly progress (whatever that might entail). But there is some good scenery every now and then within the three scenes in the movie I actually enjoy. Together those scenes all last around 10 minutes and I don't have much interest in the rest of the movie.… Expand

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Rocky76Sep 28, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very, very disappointing.

I went into this movie after reading glowing reviews from critics, calling this the 'best Star Wars movie since Empire'. The Force Awakens was a decent outing, but just teased us with the Luke Skywalker appearing in the very last scene of the movie. The credits rolled before he even spoke a word. This film picks up from this point exactly.
We wait nearly 35 years for this moment only to be let down monumentally. We see his character throw his fathers light sabre off a cliff, as if to say he does not care of its significance. A metaphor for how this movie does not care for the characters and lore of the previous films in this saga. The characters in the movie actually clumsily state repeatedly how the past must be 'killed' The treatment of Luke's character is bemusing. Mark Hamill himself stated on more than one occasion how he fundamentally disagreed with how the character was written. The writer/director Rian Johnson chose subverting expectations over consistency and good storytelling.

The tone of the film is totally messed up - every serious moment is undermined with a bad joke. No-one laughed at this poor jokes at my screening.
This movie looks gorgeous, the effects are fantastic, some of the action is great to watch. BUT it disregards how the universe works, the characters do not seem consistent with the previous films, it has very clunky overtly political tones.

I left the cinema very disappointed, and did not return. This is the only Star Wars movie I did not see multiple times in the cinema, the only one I did not buy on Blu Ray. After seeing this I could bring myself to watch Solo; I just did not want to be let down again.… Expand

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ricwhiteJun 28, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Instead of nit-picking everything wrong with The Last Jedi (of which there are many), let me share what I think is the main issue with both The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.

In Episodes IV, V, VI, we quickly formed a strong bond with Luke, Han, and Leia. The character development was good and we actually cared about those characters. In extension, we came to care about R2-D2 and 3-CPO because of the excellent interaction they had with the other human characters. We cared about Chewbacca because of his interaction with Han. These were all characters that meant something to the viewer. This bond happened quickly, strongly, and stayed strong throughout the entire three episodes. Obe-Wan Kenobe and Yoda were mysterious, mystic, powerful characters that we yearned to know more about. They became more important as they interacted with the other characters - especially Luke. We grew to care about them as well. The main antagonist was mysterious, dark, evil, with just enough light within him to make the character very intriguing. We wanted to see how the fight between good and evil would turn out between the good characters we cared about and the powerful and evil Darth Vader and his troops. Fast forward to Episode VII. The writers had so little confidence in their abilities to produce new characters on the same level as Luke, Leia, and Han that they decided to actually bring back the old characters. And they ruined them in the process. They were not able to keep the magic that those characters brought in the first place. Their characters were largely wasted - especially Luke who was not only wasted but disrespectfully trashed. R2-D2 and 3-CPO have basically been forgotten in the recent episodes. They cannot be the same without their interactions with Luke and other main characters. Even Chewbacca cannot be close to the same with his great interactions with Han.

The main problem for director Abrams in Episode IX is that there are no characters left that viewers are really connected to. Rey, Finn, and Poe have been so poorly developed that they are but a fraction of what Luke, Han, and Leia were. The viewers are so disconnected from them that many don't even care if they live or die. The emotional attachment just isn't on the same level as with Luke, Leia, and Han. The antagonist, Snoke, - who was killed off in the most laughably ridiculous manner - was never a menacing character anyway. He was certainly no Darth Vader. Kylo Ren - is played well by Adam Driver - is likely the best character in the new generation. However, he, too, is no Darth Vader. This is not the same level of doom and foreboding. So, how does director Abrams make a compelling episode IX? The sad answer is . . . he doesn't. There is no way that Episode IX can work because the proper development of the characters and story never occurred in the previous two episodes leading up to it. And that is the main problem that will likely doom these three episodes as failures.… Expand

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SabbathMaidenJul 8, 2018

This felt like a comedy roast of Star Wars. Apparently having the force now means you can do literally anything. Kylo Ren is a terrible villain, Luke Skywalker didn't ever even leave the planet he was on to help and most of the ideas areThis felt like a comedy roast of Star Wars. Apparently having the force now means you can do literally anything. Kylo Ren is a terrible villain, Luke Skywalker didn't ever even leave the planet he was on to help and most of the ideas are either flawed or copied from the previous films. The Last Jedi was cheesy and superficial. This wonderful franchise is pretty much dead.… Expand

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hilavitkutinJul 13, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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EmeraldTeeJul 13, 2018

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

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

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onefatalgooseJul 21, 2018

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

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

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

Ok let's move on to the plot:

Plot:

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

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

Visual effects/Sound:

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

Writing/Dialogue/Pacing:

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

Momentum into Episode 9:

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

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

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HirenkjSep 14, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is how you ruin a beloved franchise. I grew up watching Star wars and this movie hurt my childhood. I remember leaving the theater confused after watching it. I thought killing Snoke was a bold move. But Then i read they want to expand his stories in other movies and comics. That is when i understood Star wars is just for grabbing money from fans. There was no artistic integrity or honor to the Original movies. Ryan johnson is one of the worst director's i have seen and subverting the exceptions is as bad as how Game of thrones ended. I might sound like an angry fanboy. but trust me i am not. There are few good things this movie has done but the negatives points are more than the positives.… Expand

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vodkaffeeOct 18, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PLOTHOLES the movie, yes, i know all SW films have plotholes, but this entire movie is a plothole the only reason im giving this a 3/10 is for some good performances and some great ideas it has.
This movie makes no sense (having no fuel makes your ship stops even tough u are in SPACE), the timing is wrong, how much time does Rei spends at the island? a few hours like it is implied? how come Finn is only in a comma for like 2 minutes? and then when he wakes up he knows how to fly a ship, when he not knowing how to fly was a mayor point of the last movie? did he learned how to drive in the comma?… Expand

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NatiOct 15, 2018

This Movie will be Historically remembered for being the reason Disney started to decline and fail. It managed to turn probably the worlds most adored and universal Franchise to ever exist, into complete an utter nonsense. Whether you take anThis Movie will be Historically remembered for being the reason Disney started to decline and fail. It managed to turn probably the worlds most adored and universal Franchise to ever exist, into complete an utter nonsense. Whether you take an emotional response and look at the story and how it made you feel. What it did to timeless Characters. Or whether like me you just quite technically hate the movie for its low context, mediocre script, clear agenda and anti Capitalist message. Its horrid Directing and embarrassingly bad plot.... Either way you look at TLJ, the answer for any Star Wars fan that actually "Deeply loves" Star Wars I have met in my life. Is a resounding "No, it was trash."… Expand

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UltraferJan 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People criticize Luke a lot by drinking green milk from that alien's **** but i assure you that this is nothing compared to the real mistakes this movie has.

- Bombs falling in space without gravity
- Poe alone destroying that giant ship
- That embarrassing scene of Hux with Snoke
- Leia Flying - All the annoying and messy arc of the casino
- The meaningless plan of Holdo, which seems to have been made just to bellitle Poe
- All that constant Marvel Humor that does not match with Star Wars
- Leia flying
- The Stupid Snoke´s death (worse than Boba Fett'death)
- The ridiculous choreography of the throne room (if you do not believe go review the scene carefully and you will see weapons desappering and the guards dancing)
- The dynamics between Finn and Phasma could be much better
- Leia flying
- Rose saving Finn like What the ****?
- The explanation why Kylo turned to the dark side does not make sense.
- Yoda burning the books, LIKE THE **** NAZIS!
- And of course Leia flying in space, like Palpatine floating on the Star Wars Battlefront II of PS2, at least emperor was doing it on the ground.

Ohh my Luke, what have they done with my luke? WHY? WHYY!!??

I just do not give zero for this movie because i do not want to belittle the work of the people who made the look and the sound, which was almost perfect, and the performance of Adam and Mark is also good.

I left the movie theater so confused, more confused than when i saw forced Fifty Shades of Gray, because of that movie i do not expect much.… Expand

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hiccup22Jan 2, 2019

It's a cynical, lazy, soulless, conviction-less, directionless film. It destroys the integrity and honor of Luke's character

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Nomad61Jan 11, 2019

A terrible mess of a film, with continuity and canonical issues galore. It is evident now that the soul has been ripped out of the franchise. This is made all the more apparent with the use of socio-political tropes such as the attempt toA terrible mess of a film, with continuity and canonical issues galore. It is evident now that the soul has been ripped out of the franchise. This is made all the more apparent with the use of socio-political tropes such as the attempt to further the SJW agenda - present throughout the film which began with Episode 7.

Instead of celebrating the Star Wars franchise by making full use of their new amazing creative opportunity and learning from George Lucas' mistakes, Disney's ego gets the better of them entirely. The film disregards their fans with a plot that passively mocks their intelligence, Disney then goes on to unprofessionally mock fans directly in response to negative feedback to their film on social media.

Unlike the so-called "professional" shill critics, viewers have the finger on the pulse as to what value this production and the franchise is now truly worth. This is already evident in the recourse of film boycott by fans when the Solo movie was released and went on to be a financial flop. Of course Disney and their paid media outlets blamed it on “Star Wars fatigue”. All said and done, unfortunately there isn’t much hope for Episode 9.… Expand

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CT27-9999Feb 17, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie made me feel stressed, awkward, and disappointed. The movie is about failure and the characters’ failures are not due to inherent flaws, but because they make stupid decisions. Finn and Rose get caught by security on the casino planet because Finn crashed the ship. It was established in the last movie he was a terrible pilot. Once in prison they decide to trust an obviously untrustworthy guy, and it ruins Holdo’s plan almost making her sacrifice pointless. Poe had them go on the mission in the first place because he was overreacting to Holdo’s refusal to tell him the plan. He mutinies and ruins her plan, yet he is barely reprimanded. This does the opposite of endearing me to their characters.
I thought Luke’s portrayed was great. The explanation for how he came to that state was too vague. Luke and Kylo’s actions in response to this event seem extremely irational, hopefully we get more context in the next movie. I liked both this portrayal and his original heroic one, so I was very dissapointed at what seemed to me to be a half redemption. He saves his sister, but he fails to confront Kylo honestly or bravely. He humiliated him and died spreading an incomplete image of he was. The galaxy doesn’t need hope, it needs the truth. Luke wasn’t perfect, and that is okay. They should know the truth and continue to hope, fight, and struggle regardless. I very much disliked the way the movie portrays these final scenes as positive when I felt they should be bittersweet at best.
Overall the characters I liked from the last film were made to look foolish. They were at their best interacting with each other, but Poe, Finn, and Rey barely speak to eachother the whole movie. Kylo Ren has a chance to be a different kind of villain and chooses to do the whole “rule the entire galaxy thing”. Snoke’s death was genuinely exciting and this ruined it. There are about a dozen other things I could rant about, but I will end on a positive note. The acting is great and this is definitely the most visually stunning Star Wars movie yet.… Expand

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ArtilectMar 5, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are many plot holes in the film, but the biggest flaw is this: you can't make a hero's journey without the hero learning anything. Check, for example, Luke's learning curve in the first three films. The hero is encountered with the unknown, he goes into it, slowly but surely he learns, through many trials, what it is to be a jedi.

Now look at the plot structure in the new films (especially in this one): the hero already knows too much of the jedi powers. There's a total disregard to legacy. When the hero walks into a force trial of sorts, she only sees herself. In the previews film, she already knew some secrets of the force with almost no training. Here, the hero gets a free pass into becoming a jedi.

There is also the issue with the ideology that the film wants to set forth, and worst of all: diversity for diversity's sake. No. In a monomyth structure the key is having the heroes do their work, learn something and with that confront the ultimate plot twist before the resolution. Here I see very little of that.… Expand

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dk150968Mar 9, 2019

Really don't know where to start.This movie is a abomination of Star Wars movie, destroying everything that was great about it.Tricking us into believing that there will be a continues of the story and wasting our hard earned money. And whatReally don't know where to start.This movie is a abomination of Star Wars movie, destroying everything that was great about it.Tricking us into believing that there will be a continues of the story and wasting our hard earned money. And what was done to Luke was unforgivable. I remember when I watched it for the first time as a kid 40years ago, it blew me away, it opened up my imagination. Now this ? rubbish...why? We don't matter anymore? Getting rid of the "old" and in with the new?? Basically you intentionally went out to say F### YOU to all of us loyal fans that have stuck with SW for ever????
Well F### YOU I wont be watching anymore, the real STAR WARS is dead.… Expand

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TheMadHareMar 9, 2019

It had so much potential and it just felt like a spoof. I am no longer interested in this saga thanks to this one movie. Writing makes up for so much of the film. It was well directed and visually beautiful, but the film had the worst writingIt had so much potential and it just felt like a spoof. I am no longer interested in this saga thanks to this one movie. Writing makes up for so much of the film. It was well directed and visually beautiful, but the film had the worst writing I've ever witnessed. 2.8/10… Expand

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kpaulMar 9, 2019

Just rewatched this. Movie is gorgeous. Acting is solid. Story was so so bad. Characters were all bland and uncompelling. I hate to use this term but... Mary sue all over the place. LUKE! They put Luke's name on some random character andJust rewatched this. Movie is gorgeous. Acting is solid. Story was so so bad. Characters were all bland and uncompelling. I hate to use this term but... Mary sue all over the place. LUKE! They put Luke's name on some random character and expect me to believe it's Luke? Nope. Luke's most defining trait is optimism and he becomes emo because he screwed up? Nope. Luke would then sacrifice himself to make sure Ben Solo knew he was loved.… Expand

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MicLesApr 13, 2019

I am not sure if it deserves 3, 4 or 5, but I fail to see how such a badly written script can deserve over 6 or 7 (very odd that this site adds "universal acclaim" and "must see" medals to it). With so many great Star Wars authors, flatlyI am not sure if it deserves 3, 4 or 5, but I fail to see how such a badly written script can deserve over 6 or 7 (very odd that this site adds "universal acclaim" and "must see" medals to it). With so many great Star Wars authors, flatly ignored by Disney, and with so much money, how can you end-up with such a bad story. Utterly ignoring even The Force Awakens (first of this trilogy) is mind-blogging, as it shows that the team and Disney did not even have a story planned to start with. I will not detail all the bad points that numerous reviewers on Youtube properly explained. This movie must not be considered canon in the Star Wars universe/lore. -- It is the opposite of a "must see". I watch such corny movies with a child's heart, so it is very hard to make me give a negative review! I write this months later, with nearly a year to think about it (read: not just a reaction).… Expand

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XxItsNotCadexXJan 10, 2020

This movie divided the star wars community and caused a potential new trilogy to suffer. There wasn't a sw movie i hated since episode 1 and 2. Although the cgi may look cool, it turns a movie that had its chance, but failed in almost everyThis movie divided the star wars community and caused a potential new trilogy to suffer. There wasn't a sw movie i hated since episode 1 and 2. Although the cgi may look cool, it turns a movie that had its chance, but failed in almost every way possible. Much like Transformers, it turns new characters into worthless additions.… Expand

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yoyochiliman007May 2, 2019

This movie was terrible in every literal way. I am confused why it got such a high Metacritic score, while the user score is pretty terrible.

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Kakey551Mar 20, 2021

Finally got round to watching this really wish I hadn't bothered . Gonna give the next one a miss.

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Neo972Aug 11, 2019

I don’t need to say anything that has been said a million times over and over, all I have to say is just NO!!

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