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cubsckcDec 19, 2017

Not really a Star Wars film. More of like a Science Fiction film from China infringing on elements and characters of the Star Wars universe. If you thought Star Wars was a good movie then you don't really like or care about how good the StarNot really a Star Wars film. More of like a Science Fiction film from China infringing on elements and characters of the Star Wars universe. If you thought Star Wars was a good movie then you don't really like or care about how good the Star Wars films were. This seemed literally more of a reboot. But it didn't go that route. Its still the same universe but now all of a sudden, everything works different and nothing makes sense. Gave it a two because visual effects did their job. Its confusing because Force Awakens, whether you liked or had mixed feeling for it... or even hated it, made you interested with these new characters. Some characters like Snoke, Poe, even "Mary Sue" Rey had interesting aspects to them that needed to be looked at more throughout the series. These characters literally make the clash between good and bad make sense. Well guess what? Absolutely not. Every character arc didn't matter. Snoke's character for example had to panned out. How does he gather the remnants of the Empire? Why do they follow him? What was his connection with Sidious and the Dark Side? Well... film goes... Who cares? It really is the worst Star Wars ever. Even worst than Phantom Menace. At least in that movie the bad actors had a role to play in the rest of the series. I watch this movie and go... who cares now? Where were the story designers? Where were the lore experts? Heard this idea that people who hated this movie are Fan Boyz or something of that nature... well maybe they just don't like bad movies. The only way a sane person liked this movie is if they go to movies to just say... well that was cool! And literally disregard the story and development of characters. If you liked the visual effects and the battles... sure... but even then at the highest maybe a 7 out of 10. The movie dragged. Too many parts where people who like that would be like... "that part was just not needed." The story was just simply put... bad. It really ruins the and warps the Star Wars universe. If you haven't seen it yet.... beware for Mary Poppins... in space.… Expand

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SteelyTulipDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Reading through the media’s reaction to The Last Jedi I get the impression that I, as a star wars fan, am not allowed to have an opinion on this star wars movie. “You don’t get it” they say smugly- it’s a new direction. A new direction, I guess, that involves reinventing established characters, reinventing an established universe, and destroying established lore? “Let the past die. Kill it if you have to” says Kylo Ren, and I absolutely believe this is what Rian Johnson wanted to do. Yoda destroys the Jedi tree because it’s not the point of the Jedi religion, apparently. He does this while laughing at Luke remember - no respect for the Jedi heritage, the sacrifice of their ancestors, or even some basic respect for preserving history – no, the agenda is to destroy it all and start from scratch. What kind of people usually adopt this approach?

This “Reinvention” borders on the petty. JJ Abrams has set up a fascinating and mysterious villain in Snoke – but this doesn’t suit the agenda, so he is killed – easily and stupidly by an immature apprentice who was just born better apparently. So into the trash with the enormous amount of training and effort that mastery of the force demands - Rey has no teacher and yet she’s just as strong as Kylo. So complete is Rian Johnson’s vision that he is not content to stop with reinventing Star Wars. American storytelling has relied heavily on the brash, aggressive young warrior for generations, and Poe Dameron is certainly that man. He is skillful, courageous and knows when to take risks – exactly the kind of soldier a desperate rebellion needs. At the start of the film we see him lead an assault which costs the rebellion dearly – kind of like the battle of Scarif in Rogue One. Heroism, sacrifice, perseverance against the odds - with the incredible outcome that a terrifying First Order weapon is destroyed, the Fleet is able to escape …and Poe is demoted and chastised?

Of course it’s not enough that he is shamed – he must be taught obedience - Poe is humiliated as he struggles to save the rebellion - is kept in the dark by his command and is ultimately shot by Leia. The lesson is obvious: The western warrior archetype is a fool with his head in his cockpit, motivated only by the selfish desire for glory. So much for the western storytelling tradition. See also: the contempt in Luke’s voice when he says “a legend” to Rey, before he walks away from everything his younger self fought for. See also: Finn’s brave self-sacrifice to defend the rebellion, denied by Rose in the most staggeringly senseless act of the whole movie. Fortunately a magic super girl -a heroine who has achieved incredible power, not by self introspection, sacrifice, life experience, or sincere effort, but by literally doing nothing - is on hand to save everyone from the consequences of their awful decisions. It also helps that enough of the rebellion was senselessly murdered that the remainder can comfortably fit aboard one small freighter.

So Rian killed the past - and what did he have as a replacement? Stupid jokes, cute critters, cast diversity and storytelling incompetence.… Expand

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Rhaegar83Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is an absolute mess. The plot makes no sense. The entire story of the resistance amounts to a slow motion car chase with a pointless side quest tacked on for the sole purpose of filming another funky star wars theme planet. The few decent battle sequences we get are brief and simplistic, and every hint of a true fight between the main characters either becomes a giant fake-out or simply gets interrupted by EXPLOSIONS before anything interesting can happen. It's like the writers were determined to make the answer to every mystery from TFA "nothing" as if that would make the movie interesting and mysterious, and instead it just makes every reveal a big let down.

So many characters are absolutely wasted. Luke is reduced to the role of cowardly hermit who refuses to do anything for the entire film, and even when you think he has finally joined the fight it's really a mirage, just like this film. It's all snoke and mirrors with no real substance.… Expand

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Brandhorst1980Dec 19, 2017

Overall, the film was not good. Some positive points from the film: 2 Great battle scenes at the beginning and end, Kylo Ren is an incredible character and well acted, great character chemistry with Kylo, Ren and Luke.

Here is what is badOverall, the film was not good. Some positive points from the film: 2 Great battle scenes at the beginning and end, Kylo Ren is an incredible character and well acted, great character chemistry with Kylo, Ren and Luke.

Here is what is bad about this movie: Bad overall plot, subplots that go no where (as for the people who say it's ok the subplot doesn't work because people really fail in real life, that's not why I go to a Star Wars movie, I want to see our heroes succeed and the subplot was too drawn out and just didn't work with the story, I don't care about the Tauntan story), Luke's character was a coward (Mark Hamill did a great job, not his fault the story was bad), huge let down at the battle between Kylo and Luke, that should have been a real fight and then to have him die like that is not cool. Furthermore, I don't have a problem with the whole "anyone can use the force" but you need to still have training and stuff to do so! You can write a new and fresh story, but don't destroy the foundation of the series!… Expand

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zack98Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cringey humour, superman Leia, Luke character assassination, pointless Finn plot, full of plotholes. wtf were disney thinking? Prequel levels of bad.zzzzz… Expand

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WayneCDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Originally I liked this movie, but after some thoughts, the movie leaves a very bad taste in my mind. Something is just fundamentally wrong with the story. It seems that a lot of people have this kind of experience. Now why is that? Most films do not do that, why this one does? I think this is something the writers of later Star Wars films need to seriously consider.

Now I will offer my 2 cents as to why that is. But first realize that it’s not just the hardcore fans that may not like this movie. I am a fan, but not a hardcore one. I only watched Star Wars movies and nothing else (no books, animation, lore etc), probably like most people. The reason is more fundamental than the SW universe itself.

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The writer tries very hard to tackle many themes in this movie, and he/she failed in many of them. Let’s take a look at 2 of them:

The Force is For Everyone / Everything: Fundamentally, there is nothing wrong with this idea, and it does not violates the stories of previous Star Wars films (there were many Jedi/Sith, and Obi-wan also explained it to Luke in similar ways etc). But the problem is: to use/harness something, one should require to WORK for it, even if they are talented. It’s like writers need to learn and practice how to write, engineers need to learn math and science, even talented Mozart need to learn from very young age about violin & piano, and Jedi needs to learn about the force and practice using it. But in this movie, people can use & harness something so great without learning & practicing. That just strays tooooooo far away from people’s everyday experience, and when this happens, people will feel some kind of fundamental inconsistency (Mary Sue etc), and start to feel that this is a bad story.

Flawed Heroes: This is another theme the movie tries to develop in several plot lines, but failed. Once again, there is nothing wrong with this idea, and flawed heroes, tragic heroes, legend vs reality theme has been tackled in previous SW films. However, when you have characters that act in ways that do not follow common sense, you need to clarify it somehow. And when you have an established character that did something so fundamentally against what they were...it just does not work. Flawed heroes do not mean a fundamental change in characters, it just meant that heroes have BOTH vice and virtue as well. There might be many other failed themes, but these are 2 I can think of now. The writers of SW really need to think about what kind of story are they trying to tell, instead of trying and failing all over the place.… Expand

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ArynexDec 19, 2017

So my mind is open and I will say that this was not a good installment. The bad moments far outweighed the few good moments in this film. Also I am all about a different story and the unexpected. However the different story and the unexpectedSo my mind is open and I will say that this was not a good installment. The bad moments far outweighed the few good moments in this film. Also I am all about a different story and the unexpected. However the different story and the unexpected needed to be good. In this movie, that was not the case for most of it. It was underwhelming, all over the place and zero character development. A few scenes were good but a lot of things just felt out of place.… Expand

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KedanzaDec 19, 2017

This Movie makes you miss George Lucas and rethinking your opinion about the Prequels. I actually Watched all Movies after i've seen The Last Jedi last week and now i'm a 100% Sure that The Last Jedi is one of the worst Star Wars Movies iThis Movie makes you miss George Lucas and rethinking your opinion about the Prequels. I actually Watched all Movies after i've seen The Last Jedi last week and now i'm a 100% Sure that The Last Jedi is one of the worst Star Wars Movies i have ever seen. I loved the OT and i even liked Episode 3. To be honest i like Revenge of the Sith more then Episode 8 and if Rian Johnson ever makes another Star Wars Movie, i wouldn't watch it. Disney and Rian Johnson killed Star Wars and this Movie felt like the End of the Saga. I hope JJ can save Episode IX, before Rian Johnson screws up Star Wars forever with his own Trilogy, that noboby wants to see anymore.

I hate you Rian Johnson! I hope you read this and feel bad for what you did to Millions of Star Wars Fans!… Expand

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UnbeatableSithDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film is bad and I do not like it. The dialogue is mostly good, and the acting is fantastic. The visuals are incredible, and so is the fight choreography (what little there is in the film). I also enjoy that the film respects the prequels and celebrates in a balance between the new and old Star Wars. The only reason I don't like the film is strictly Luke Skywalker's unfortunate and unseemly death. I mean - Rose was kind of in the way, but that's minor compared to the horrid act that is killing Luke Skywalker. Such an event will not be forgotten. Moving on from the past to focus strictly on the new is a naive and childish concept that has turned a franchise with some potential into a franchise with essentially no potential whatsoever. Episode IX will be interesting, but I am not in the slightest bit excited for its release. Solo and Kenobi will almost certainly be horrendous films and fail critically. This film was an atrocity to mankind. Artists need to learn that their actions have consequences. I do hope that Disney learns their lesson, and avoids damaging other franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and The X-Files. I suppose we'll see. In the meantime - go see the first two thirds of The Last Jedi! It's a fantastic first two thirds of a film! Have fun!… Expand

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EricSedanoDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created an account for the sole purpose of making this review. The movie is OK and mediocre, visuals are stunning and some of the scenes are good. But what really killed it for me is the story and dismissing the lore star-wars already have. The bad jokes, the Mary sue Rey, Snoke, there is a lot of things wrong here but killing of these characters and not doing justice in doing so is a big dick move. I get it, there is new heroes, new age is coming to star-wars. I have no problem with that in fact I will support it for the future generation to enjoy same as I did when I was a kid. However, without proper story telling it won't work. Fans will not love Rey cause she is just strong and she is a female. Wonder Woman did it right why can't you? Too much political agenda as well. But what really hurt me is how they did Luke. I watch a lot of Hamill's disappointment and now I get why. Disney please don't do Episode 9 and return Starwars to GL. :(… Expand

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rez0rDec 19, 2017

The filmmakers were obviously more interested in hitting as many story beats as possible while zig-zagging between twist and turns instead of just telling a story about hope.

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SaboteDec 20, 2017

I am not a hardcore Star Wars fan I am your average softcore fan, I've enjoyed most of the movies, except maybe the prequels. With The Force Awakens I've started to sense that something wasn't right, and with The Last Jedi my suspicions wereI am not a hardcore Star Wars fan I am your average softcore fan, I've enjoyed most of the movies, except maybe the prequels. With The Force Awakens I've started to sense that something wasn't right, and with The Last Jedi my suspicions were confirmed. This is just an attemp to recover a 4 Billion investment from Disney buying the rights for SW. Forget about the magic, the force, and everything that stood for the Jedi ways.

The movie itself is not a "bad" movie, but ladies and gentlemen, this is NOT STAR WARS.

I do not look forward to Ep. IX, I will not go to a movie theater to watch it. This is the end. Except for movies like Rogue One, and that is a big maybe.… Expand

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BradleyJordanDec 20, 2017

I was really excited to see this movie and once again the bad acting and writing ruined the movie. My husband and I both disliked this movie, it felt like a waste of time. After the movie, my husband asked what was the point of the movie, II was really excited to see this movie and once again the bad acting and writing ruined the movie. My husband and I both disliked this movie, it felt like a waste of time. After the movie, my husband asked what was the point of the movie, I couldn't think of one. I wasn't moved by any of the actors, and what was tolerable when I watched Star Wars in my teens, became unbearable this time. It is sad that they try the same old formulation that barely worked back in the 70's, and movies today, run circles around this piece of trash. I can't believe the reviewers gave it such high mark, WTF. Makes me less likely to trust reviewers, less likely to go to the movies. I too just created an account to write this review, too bad it wasn't a good review. I generously gave it a 2 rating because I love sci-fi.… Expand

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RevVoltDec 20, 2017

Great acting and set design cannot save this movie from not owning being bad in its own right but also making other movies around it worse. On its own this movie is badly paced and suffers from some glaring plot holes that canonically damageGreat acting and set design cannot save this movie from not owning being bad in its own right but also making other movies around it worse. On its own this movie is badly paced and suffers from some glaring plot holes that canonically damage the Star Wars brand, at worst it destroys the character of previous characters and removes any desire to continue the lore.

On a positive note the acting is solid with great choreography and even when the scenes do not hold up the emotion always comes through. The movie looks gorgeous despite some interesting costume choices, the sets and visuals of this movie are simply stunning, never has Star wars looked so good and smelt so bad.

JJ Abrams will return to the director's chair for the final instalment in the current trilogy, but most of that effort will now be required to steer this sinking ship back on course. Any hope was lost immediately when moments that have been building for 30+ years are quickly dismissed for comedic relief. Questions are either left unanswered or are given very unsatisfactory resolutions that will leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

As an admitted hyper-fan of the franchise (I even have a signed Luke Blue lighsaber in my office) I can reluctantly be open to change when it makes sense within the lore, but some of the actions in this movie (light speed attack) make decisions made in the original trilogy look stupid and lessen the struggles undertaken by the heros.

In short do not see this movie if you are a SW fan.… Expand

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jmanscott95Dec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the critics were paid off to give it a good review because there's clearly a gap between critic reviews and user score. This movie had some good things but overall I think it leaves the story in a terrible place. The Force Awakens catered to nostalgia while also bringing on new characters. The Last Jedi kills this nostalgia. First of all, I think that killing Han was a huge mistake and now Luke has been needlessly thrown away too. I was really hoping for a little bit of redemption when it appeared that Luke and Kylo Ren were in a standoff. But they went and ruined that by making Luke a weird force hologram thing which makes no sense. I hated the lack of lightsaber action. Don't get me wrong, I think episodes 1-3 had way too much and we became numb to it, but I don't even think two lightsabers even touched in this movie except for Lukes flashback of attempting to kill Ben in cold blood. I was hoping that TLJ was going to be the "Empire Strikes Back" of the new series. It not only didn't live up to that expectation but failed horribly as a sequel overall. They basically threw away everything that was good about TFA. TFA built up this unknown but extremely powerful villain, Snoke, but then TLJ killed him off in the dumbest way without explaining who he was or where he came from. They also built up that Rey's parents were of some importance but then threw that down the toilet and now any random street kid can have the force. And the whole Casino thing was completely out of place and didn't add anything to the overall story because it ended up being a useless journey.

There were some good things about it but overall it was a real disappointment and it ruined the momentum from TFA.… Expand

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Darth_KDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first review. I´m an all time Star Wars fan since I saw The Return of the Jedi on the movies back in the 80´s. Each and every movie has been a wonderful experience for me, and for my kids, who became fans themselves with the prequels. Say what you want about them, but they were entertaining and captivating for kids. But enough of the backstory. THIS MOVIE WAS A DISASTER. I mean, it was beautifully made, the cinematography was gorgeous, but the story and the storytelling was pure and absolute CRAP. Rian Johnson and whoever wrote the script managed to tear apart everything we grew up admiring about Star Wars, turning Luke Skywalker, the same Luke Skywalker who abandoned his training to save his friends in Cloud City, the same Skywalker who turned the most badass villain in the whole universe into the light side, the same Skywalker, well you get my point, they manage to turn him into a bitter wimp who won´t get his hands dirty even for his twin sister. They fail to reveal the source of all mighty powerful Rey´s powers, they fail to explain Patricide Kylo Ren motives, heck, they even fail to explain who the hell is Snoke, who at time feels more powerful than every Sith before him. The movie is a mess, and only screws us by taking our greatest heroes in the galaxy and turning them to nothing. I´m beyond words to explain what a mess this movie created. BTW, kudos to JJ Abrams, who managed to create the least likeable and reedemable villain in Kylo Ren. I mean, Anakin/Vader´s story was great, because he was as great a hero as he was a villain, he saved as many lives as he killed, but he NEVER did anything to the point we could think was unredeemable. (not even killing younglings). He really became Vader when he tought he had killed Padme and his child by mistake, but we knew different. He saved Luke when he was about to die. But Kylo is a freaking patricide who killed his father in cold blood and saw his mother blow into space and did nothing. JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson only needed to make him a paedophile priest to make him the most unredeemable person EVER. So, it´s not as we are waiting for him to turn to the light, we COULDN´T CARE LESS if he was hanged by the balls by all eternity. Way to go screenwriters !!… Expand

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theatomicbuttDec 20, 2017

Well you have gone and done it now Disney. You blew it! I can only imagine that next time we find out Micky Mouse is the true Sith lord. At times this movie felt like a fun ride, only to have the credits role with a dozen hot story holes. OhWell you have gone and done it now Disney. You blew it! I can only imagine that next time we find out Micky Mouse is the true Sith lord. At times this movie felt like a fun ride, only to have the credits role with a dozen hot story holes. Oh but don't worry, I am sure you will be able to sell lots of your chicken Ewoks to kids this Christmas. Get out of here. There has clearly been no concise vision for this trilogy. A new movie does not need to be pumped out every year, take time and make it quality. Now I have to go back to the theater and see it again just to confirm my anger is justified. So don't think that high attendance means its good. And who are these critics saying the movie was 100?? Cowards, just because the franchise says Star Wars they need to claim its great, otherwise they risk being ridiculed in their own community. That's why I had to add my 2 cents, it is garbagio. The only positive thing to come out if it all is Daisy Ridley, for that I thank you.… Expand

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JohnvincentDec 21, 2017

I am giving this movie a 2 because the visuals are interesting. If this movie had another name in front of it other than Star Wars I would have to say it was a decent movie. Something like: space balls 2: the search for cash.
Or maybe:I am giving this movie a 2 because the visuals are interesting. If this movie had another name in front of it other than Star Wars I would have to say it was a decent movie. Something like: space balls 2: the search for cash.
Or maybe: Twilight 16: Revenge of the brooding darth emo guy. The movie is a slap in the face to hard core fans who have read the books, played the games and have fallen in love with the universe and the lore. The writing of this movie feels like it wants to pull the characters out of the long time ago far far away and pull you right back into our over the top politically correct, dumbed down humor world. Unfortunately, The Last Jedi feels like it was written by someone who either has no clue about or has contempt for the the existing Star Wars universe. The writers have no clue how to develop characters or advance a believable plot line. Everyone except the dead are in exactly the same situation in the end as they were in the beginning. Except for maybe the giant space llamas. Even Luke has gone from self hermit exile to self force exile. The situational plot drivers feel like a bad sitcom scene. The captain has to drive and go down with the ship even though we have all that cool auto pilot ai crap and robots who could have actually hit the center of the dreadnought or have instantly calculated a path to take out as many enemy ships as possible. Naaaa not dramatic enough for an underdeveloped character death right? I am still amazed they didn't have General Acbar yell, "It's a trap!" right before he flew out the window. Why bother going into the Star Wars universe when you can just take Star Wars to Vegas. Craps tables , slot machines and all. And giant llama racing, cool cgi animal rights activism filler is much more important than spending time on actual character development. Who goes to jail for a parking ticket anyway? Hell even the physics from other movies doesn't apply anymore. In previous movies one of the fastest ships in the Galaxy could not out run a star destroyer. But as they were whining on a star destroyer about never being able to catch the slow tugboat looking ships I was hoping dark helmet was about to run in and save the movie with ludicrous speed. Watching the movie felt like a dumbed down Millennial rant on how old people are bitter and fundimentaly broken, teachers are useless, and kids are good at anything they want to be and get a trophy without ever having to practice or train. And don't forget your portable safe space so if you run out onto a battle field to say something to someone everyone will stop shooting and forget they hated you.
Its funny how the most powerful Jedi ever, had to train for years to learn how to do simple things. However Rey can use the force right out of the box and do anything. She can beat down jedi with out ever having to train in the force. Its sad we did not know this years ago. It could have saved the jedi years of wasted time, or at least saved Luke from 8 months of running around flipping through a swamp with a frog on his back telling him he was not good enough. No wonder he was bitter. It makes sense to change the training a Jedi thing. Kids now days might not understand or believe the concept of having to train and work hard to be good at something. Yuck . Who would want to buy that toy?… Expand

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rommel74Dec 21, 2017

I thought I'd reward myself after a visit to the dentist by watching the latest Star Wars movie, after all I've been a fan since I saw episode four. Knowing that reading reviews can taint the experience I've deliberately stayed away from anyI thought I'd reward myself after a visit to the dentist by watching the latest Star Wars movie, after all I've been a fan since I saw episode four. Knowing that reading reviews can taint the experience I've deliberately stayed away from any Star Wars related publications. After the excellent Rogue One, I went in with great expectations. Unfortunately I quickly realised what a bad decision I made. This is without doubt the worst Star Wars movie to date. Think Phantom Menace was bad ? I now think back to that movie with fondness. 30 minutes into the movie, I was wishing I was back in the dentist chair. But I kept watching, hoping that it will redeem itself. It didn't. Without going into spoilers, the story was a daft drawn out affair. There was none of the comradery and banter that made the original such fun to watch. There were attempts at humor but nobody in the cinema was laughing. It all felt fake and sad. There was also no build up, the whole movie felt like it was stuck in second gear. While watching it I kept thinking that there is nothing original here, nothing that hasn't been done before. Just a badly executed rehash of Return of the Jedi with a bit of Empire Strikes Back thrown in. The director somehow managed to make a three hour movie with no actual story tell and no emotions stired. It is the only Star Wars movie where I couldn't wait for it to end, wishing that they just put all the characters out of their misery and be done with it.
If there is one advice I could give is to save your money, buy some popcorn and watch the original trilogy instead (or anything else for that matter).… Expand

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Class_ADec 21, 2017

After the unspeakably bad prequels, TFA was a new hope for the Star Wars faithful. Despite some shortcomings, TFA created a promise for a great episode VIII. Alas, it wasn't to be. The director Rian Johnson does not appear to understand whatAfter the unspeakably bad prequels, TFA was a new hope for the Star Wars faithful. Despite some shortcomings, TFA created a promise for a great episode VIII. Alas, it wasn't to be. The director Rian Johnson does not appear to understand what made Star Wars work. Childish humour was never a strength of the series and Johnson not only overuses humour, his intended jokes misfire one after another. Worse, like the prequels, TLJ has no sense for tone. One goes from tragedy to the most daft humour and back again. The best explanation for the mess that is TLJ is that Rian Johnson is having a whale of a time trolling all genuine SW fans. In any event, SW has been killed for good.… Expand

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CopenharvestDec 21, 2017

As someone who grew up with the original trilogy, this movie feels like a cinematic slap in the face.
That being said it does have nice visuals and ok action.

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yourmungDec 21, 2017

Visually it is awesome, technically too. It is a shame that the characters are so stupid and without any development except for a disgusting version of Luke. It is not feminist in either way, it is a movie where women are empty and men areVisually it is awesome, technically too. It is a shame that the characters are so stupid and without any development except for a disgusting version of Luke. It is not feminist in either way, it is a movie where women are empty and men are evil or stupid. Not really a good effort to create compelling, complex and engaging female characters. And there's a really boring story full of loopholes.… Expand

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MafburDec 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No he visto guion tan malo en mi vida. Destroza lo epico de George Lucas y mata la esencia que tenia la saga. La historia es mala y la pelicula es Disney pero no star wars. Meter a los personajes antiguos para destrozarlos....de psiquiatra.… Expand

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Chaser1219Dec 21, 2017

Frankly, if you care about the Star Wars canon, consideration for the history (even just movie based), character backgrounds, reasoning for decisions...then I would call this movie "disrespectful" to all of that. I'm really just disappointed,Frankly, if you care about the Star Wars canon, consideration for the history (even just movie based), character backgrounds, reasoning for decisions...then I would call this movie "disrespectful" to all of that. I'm really just disappointed, not because it wasn't an entertaining film, but the further away I get from seeing it, the more upset I get by how flippant the writing was. "The Last Jedi" has taken something I found joy in and gutted it.… Expand

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hellomynameisxrDec 21, 2017

Nothing new or interesting to be found here, just bad ideas, badly rehashed. If you have any inkling of history, culture, drama, or really just if you have any good sense, you'll probably find it intolerable to sit through. Do you have aNothing new or interesting to be found here, just bad ideas, badly rehashed. If you have any inkling of history, culture, drama, or really just if you have any good sense, you'll probably find it intolerable to sit through. Do you have a single centrist or even conservative friend? If you don't, you'll probably pat yourself on the back for loving and supporting such a "progressive" film. Everyone else can just give it a pass and never miss anything.… Expand

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bad-magicDec 21, 2017

In short this is a really difficult movie to review. There is so much wrong with this that as you try to lay out the criticisms in some sort of coherent fashion you are bombarded with memory after memory of this mess of a film.

It startsIn short this is a really difficult movie to review. There is so much wrong with this that as you try to lay out the criticisms in some sort of coherent fashion you are bombarded with memory after memory of this mess of a film.

It starts fairly well, the iconic scrolling text and opening are solid despite some daft spaceship designs (bombers... in space? And it ends as well as you might expect) the brief space battle looks good but it too heavy handed and sets the tone for this movie; it wants to be emotionally hard-hitting and slapstick without succeeding at either.

The comedy elements: often mentioned but I found them so unobtrusive or ineffective that I won't mention them further beyond that they were often at the expense of the audience.

The story premise is a fairly good one and could have worked (plucky rebellion are being pursued by a vastly superior First Order force and need to think their way out of almost certain defeat) but every arc and subplot is self-defeating at best or outright awful at worst. The Force Awakens did not do a very good job of uniting the characters it hopes to build this franchise upon and compounds the problem by including more characters that are even less fleshed out - if asked I could not describe Finn, Rey or even Poe except in the vaguest of terms - which leads to the bigger problem.

What the hell is going on? Is there a Republic, who are the Resistance, what situation are they in, what planets got blown up and what was actually lost by the First Order's attack? The world building is non-existent, I have -no- idea what the Resistance is what it's fighting for what challenges it faces and I cynically expect it is kept nebulous to allow lazy writers to shoe-horn in details as it needs them down the line.

I had expected to enjoy this, and I could not believe how embarrassed I was to be sitting there watching this film. I spent the majority of the excessive runtime staring at the screen incredulously; the choices and direction this film takes are breathtakingly stupid in places (Space Leia anyone?) and seriously detract from the story which begins disintegrating almost immediately after the opening scene. During the screening I was in there were regularly groans and whispered complaints, even strangers behind me were asking me if I were seeing what they were, and there was not a single laugh to be had. The Force Awakens for all its faults was still enjoyable, and the audience was right there carried along (admittedly once you left the theater or attempted a second viewing the spell was broken) but this was one of the least joyful experiences I have ever had watching a film.

Everyone outside of Luke Skywalker (with some uneasy character development) was a single note character, they were whatever emotion they happened to be portraying at that moment. From the writing and narrative it was impossible to determine what any of these characters principles or motivations are. Granted, Kylo and Rey get some intrigue that worked better than I expected only for it to unravel in an utterly pointless confrontation towards the end of the movie - and by then I just wanted it to end.

There is so much that did not work in this film and it is bitterly disappointing. I don't think I'll be watching the next one, and I'm not someone who would support boycotts or petitions for a remake or any of that silliness, I have just seen all I need to see and don't want any more.

TL;DR Force Awakens was fun whilst I was watching it, but does not hold up to further viewings.
Rogue One was watchable but utterly meh and suffered from some casting issues.
The Last Jedi was badly thought through, regularly undermined itself and uncomfortable viewing. There are a few good moments peppered throughout, but they are destroyed by terrible writing and confounding plot choices. Not that the Last Jedi is hard to follow, you just find yourself wondering about how these ideas made it to the screen. It reminds you it is a movie at every turn, and a very bad one at that.… Expand

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CWolfe_Dec 21, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun to watch, but couldn't respect it in the morning. Can forigve plot-contrived boring matrix-keymaster adventures, and the deliberately-withheld info that made them possible, or even the Neo SuperLeia, but it was anticlimactic with so many missed opportunities (for a moment we thought we were about to have a really great climax that would make up for being cheated out of a really cool mentor/pupil relationship or training story -or any strong plot really) but eh, what a letdown.… Expand

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hrfdragonDec 21, 2017

Ive never been so incredibly disappointed by a movie. Honestly it seems like Disney is just trying to make money off of the franchise and doesn't care what people actually think of it. I would have been much happier if they hadn't continuedIve never been so incredibly disappointed by a movie. Honestly it seems like Disney is just trying to make money off of the franchise and doesn't care what people actually think of it. I would have been much happier if they hadn't continued the franchise any further. At this point it feels like Disney has tarnished the entire star wars universe with this garbage.… Expand

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JHS1969Dec 21, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a terrible movie from any perspective and a farce of a Star Wars movie. The director jettisoned everything JJ had built up, destroyed the legacy characters, added numerous new superfluous characters, failed to resolve/truncated several key plot lines without any satisfactory resolution. Luke, Snoke, Phasma, Rey’s parentage all wasted. The casino and code breaker thread was a silly waste of screen time. Leia’s Superman routine... The chase/fuel plot was contrived and just plain dumb. This was bad storing and bad choices. Add in a very heavy handed socio-political slant with numerous brand new strong/flawless female leads interjected into an already crowded cast while simultaneously and turning Poe into an unlikable moron and you get a movie with an agenda. Laura Dern was very good though. Rose was painful to watch and the forced relationship with Finn was worthy of a groan and eye-roll. My enthusiasm for the series is gone. Hopefully JJ will be able to salvage the trilogy.… Expand

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JohnnyJusticeDec 22, 2017

Not ONE single bad review by a critic? WTF? This not a good movie... at all. Plain and simple. I'm still baffled what they did to the characters. It's just... WTF?

If you care about Star Wars, avoid. If you don't care about Star Wars butNot ONE single bad review by a critic? WTF? This not a good movie... at all. Plain and simple. I'm still baffled what they did to the characters. It's just... WTF?

If you care about Star Wars, avoid.
If you don't care about Star Wars but appreciate a good Science Fiction Adventure, avoid.
If you hate Star Wars but somehow watched all other star wars films nonetheless... well give it a try, it could be finally the Star Wars you like.… Expand

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JanCyraniakDec 22, 2017

Pluses: Mark Hamill's acting and special effects. Minuses: chaotic plot and LOADS of quite blunt (if not primitive) feminist/animal rights/anticapitalist propaganda.

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RenderluzDec 27, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Putting aside the issues with what fans of the series might expected, the plot made no sense.

If the idea was for Poe to be allowed to help the bombers ships, then why was he told to pull back when all he needed to make the potential mission successful was to destroy one more anti bomber canon? Yes many bombers were destroyed in the mission, more to chance than anything else, (one piece of enemy's ship debris hit one bomber that then causes a chain reaction of explosions that could not have been predicted), but when the mission was started the ideas was to send them non the less, they could have not known they were going to be destroyed, and if they knew, then why the hell would you send Poe to take down the surface canons from the Destroyer in the first place? There's also no reason to not tell Poe about the plans to leave the main Rebel ship as decoy, he's a high ranking officer, and he would not leak the plans to nobody, the only reason he ended up trying another plan was because he was not told what the plan was, that was a completely stupid way to handle your subordinates, telling them to shut up and do as she says? there's a time for a soldier to follow orders, and there is a time when following orders is just stupid, if the soldier knows the value of holding a position its more likely he would hold it because his morale will be high, Poe's morale was at an all time low, he was not only told he was an idiot for making the first plan successful, but also he was not told what the backup plan was, that made not god dam sense.

Finn should have died a hero's dead, and that's that, or if he was not to die, then that whole scene of him trying to kamikaze to stop the laser ramming ray should have been scrapped, It would have added gravitas and weight to the story if he actually was allowed to follow trough, but we can't have that, we need him to be our comic relief...in the next movie...

Luke could have been used much better, and his murdering tendencies toward Kylo made no sense in terms of Luke's psychology, Rey gets no training, which means the whole rest of Star War's ideas are effectively erased, and I would be fine with that, this review is not from a person that thinks Star Wars is the best of the best in terms of scifi, I rather watch Arrival or Interstellar for that matter, but if you are going to make the move to erase the older movies themes, then you could have done it in a way that made sense, for starters find a good reason for Kylo to be as deranged as he is, or was, the movie does not give us enough plot to believe Luke would decide to kill Kylo just like that, the motivations of the characters are paper thin. There's not enough plot, and what there is, is poorly thought out, so then the characters end up doing things because they are angry, or sad, or afraid, but the reasons are poorly explained, and thus the suspension of disbelieve is broken.… Expand

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Johnny_B_GoodDec 22, 2017

Not sure what there is to say. Messy plot, flat characters, horrible pacing and structure, bland OST (unbelievable for Star Wars but there it is), OT characters acting OOC. One of the strangest things is the total lack of a main plot. InsteadNot sure what there is to say. Messy plot, flat characters, horrible pacing and structure, bland OST (unbelievable for Star Wars but there it is), OT characters acting OOC. One of the strangest things is the total lack of a main plot. Instead there are only a bunch of boring side plots.

The only good things are the effects, the cinematography, and Kylo Ren's character.… Expand

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malonehartDec 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My family and I go to Disney World every year. I was extremely happy when Disney obtained the rights for Star Wars because I thought it would be more Star Wars and because Disney usually does an outstanding job with its products. However, I grew up loving Star Wars and Luke Skywalker because Luke would never give up on his father no matter how terrible his father was. But for some reason, Luke no longer had that faithful determination that was the key to his growth in the Original Trilogy. It was obvious that Disney killed off Luke just so they could more easily expand the Star Wars Universe to make more money. They could have done it in a far better way by making him go out showing his true power and saving his friends. How this was not thought of is amazing. Not giving Luke a final amazing lightsaber duel is asinine. The greatest Star Wars character ever was treated like a burdensome character to deal with and so they just did away with him unceremoniously. I understand that I am upset because of how they handled Luke Skywalker and not upset with the quality of the movie itself. However, I think that my rating is appropriate because the source material for the movie was almost entirely disregarded (except for the facts that there are outer space scenes and the Force is involved in the story). If the Lord of the Rings was given a new Trilogy and that trilogy made Aragorn a feeble, depressed character then many fans would freak out on that issue as well.

I am so confounded on how Rian Johnson came to the conclusion that Luke Skywalker would act in the way he did in The Last Jedi. Even Mark Hammill thought his character in The Last Jedi wasn't true to form. The worst part of all is that Disney and Johnson are saying that the divisiveness The Last Jedi has caused is a positive thing. If you are losing half of your fan base how can that possibly be a good thing? It may be sad to some people that I can be so upset about a movie, but Star Wars was such a large part of my childhood (and my adulthood) that tarnishing so many of those happy memories for me if hard to move past. I will no longer be going to Disney after this year. The only reason I am still going this year is because I paid for tickets, a room, and a meal plan before The Last Jedi was released to theaters. Even though I love Disney, I cannot support a company that would so recklessly destroy a source of happiness for so many people. Hopefully, Luke Skywalker isn't dead and just found a way to transport himself through the Force to different locations. That's the only hope I have that Star Wars may not be ruined for good.… Expand

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gerardomojicaDec 22, 2017

Por favor firmen la petición para que saquen del Canon el episodio VIII https://www.change.org/p/the-walt-disney-company-have-disney-strike-star-wars-episode-viii-from-the-official-canon

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gloin4518Dec 22, 2017

Acting was quite good...especially for a Star Wars film, but this was a horrible movie. Shame on you, Disney.

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TheManuelDec 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s the worst movie in the Star Wars saga by far. The plot is empty and the movie ends exactly where it started, except for some killings during some battles. None of the questions left by The Force Awakens find an answer: where does Rey came from? Why is Rey so close to the Force? Who are the Knights of Ren? Where does Snoke came from? Rey barely begin her apprentice as a Jedi, making no progress from TFA. What about Kylo? For the whole movie it seems like he’s going to fall with the light side, then wakes up and gets evil. Instead of the typical British humor director Rian Johnson used a blatant American humor that was way too off contest. It was interesting to see both good and evil for each character, but this is all I found good in the whole movie.… Expand

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CasebouxDec 22, 2017

So incredibly disappointing. The main plot was slow and boring, the side story felt pointless and childish. It barely felt like a Star Wars movie. It abandoned almost everything the first film started and made very little sense. It did anSo incredibly disappointing. The main plot was slow and boring, the side story felt pointless and childish. It barely felt like a Star Wars movie. It abandoned almost everything the first film started and made very little sense. It did an awesome job at making the prequels look good.… Expand

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Phasic77Dec 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's the cinematic equivilent of when Coca Cola changed their recipe/formula to 'New Coke...'

This whole sequal trilogy should have started with the events leading up to The Force Awakens. They clearly wanted a new and younger cast to market and a new and younger audience to market to. A mistake. Star Wars hit the sweet spot where everyone can enjoy it. It transcends, it's generational, it's mythic. The Lord of The Rings has the same type of appeal, books and the films. The Hobbit is more of a children's book but still appeal and 'that' trilogy of films is an acknoweldged disaster.

The majority of plot points set up in The Force Awakens are not followed. They nare discarded or are subverted for the sake of being unexpected. The map to Luke Skywalker for example. I doubt Luke was in permanent exile, more like taking time out soul searching and looking for deeper answers? Why have map in the first place? Just in case? No. What's wrong with many of these so called critics? No play, no premiere, no back stage pass etc? I doubt Luke would have even attacked Ben Solo first? "Knowledge and defence, never attack." Character decisions deliberately written in the opposite way to be 'different' and 'unexpected' is ultimately out of character. Sure subvert some story points, writing 101, but with so many aspects altered to fit this new narrative and regardless of what came befor makes little to no sense.

The humour in this film is pure parody, farce, mistimed and mistolaced. "Use the farce." I was expecting, "I can't breathe in this thing." "It's only a flesh wound." It's not Star Wars.

The music is superb by John Williams and stands out compared to The Force Awakens. The film is generally an aesthetically authentic, good looking and well shot film. Millions of dollars on screen but overall the feel is cheap due to story and charactisation.

I preferred the pacing over TFA. To some extent.TFA was action every couple lines of dialogue. "Yeah I knew Luke." Aaannd aaaction. Rathtar scene, oh my god! The film within the film subplot with Finn and Rose on Canto Bright is dreadful. It slows the whole film down and makes it too long.

The Force connection communication Betwen Rey and Kylo Ren is straight out of Twilight. It's not Star Wars. The Leia 'space' moment and she's out for the count for most of the film.

Admiral Ackbar

Captain Phasma

Why did Yoda use the persona (Hmm laugh) he used to test Luke when they first met? That persona was an act.

Luke is Luke at the end but it's too late. Wasted and if what happens to him even needed at all? Now that would be different to keep him around. Gandalf him back.I agree it's not what many Star Wars fans wanted or expected. There are so many things wrong with this film that I cannot give it a pass.

I am not a bot or politically affiliated with anyone or anything. I felt the need to say something. It's not just a film, especially when you grew up with all the toys etc. It's part of the fabric of our story telling culture. I am/was an Original Trilogy kid, 'fanboy,' 'purist,' whatever the pithy noun/adjective/pejorative is this week. Time to be counted.

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G1ggl3sDec 22, 2017

This movie is actually riduclouse. I'll try to keep my review spoiler free. Let's start with the beginning. So apparently in like a 1 month time frame or something the Resistance has gone from a tremendous victory against an already crumblingThis movie is actually riduclouse. I'll try to keep my review spoiler free. Let's start with the beginning. So apparently in like a 1 month time frame or something the Resistance has gone from a tremendous victory against an already crumbling successor to the Empire to being almost completely and utterly wiped out and is in flight for its life. That already is a preposterous set up.

Then, also, Leia, for some reason, some how, with no explanation, is all of a sudden a competent Force user and manages to save her life and doing other fancy things using the Force. Then the movie is 152 minutes long, that's not bad in itself but most of the movie is filler. It was like they reached the 2 hour mark and the director was like "this isn't long enough, let's add a new sub-plot that leads to absolutely nowhere and accomplished almost literally nothing." That's right, the whole Finn-Rose ark is actually completely pointless and nothing comes of it whatsoever, and it's probably almost a third of the movie.

Also the director has apparently never heard of character death. So many points in this movie would be improved if some protagonist died or made a sacrifice or things fell through. However every single time this is about to happen, even after you think it happens, everything turns out fine because plot armor. There are multiple points where characters should in no reasonable way been able to do what they did or survive what happened but hey, they're the good guys, so they gotta live.

If this movie was 45 minutes shorter and they cut out the utterly pointless Finn-Rose ark I would have given it a 5 instead.… Expand

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redhotkurtDec 22, 2017

I enjoyed the prequels more than The Last Jedi, and that saddens me. I wanted to like this film in spite of its awkwardly Whedon-ish dialogue and tv-like plot, but the visual effects and camera work (which were just above average --
strangeI enjoyed the prequels more than The Last Jedi, and that saddens me. I wanted to like this film in spite of its awkwardly Whedon-ish dialogue and tv-like plot, but the visual effects and camera work (which were just above average --
strange considering TLJ was the most anticipated movie of 2017) were not enough to sway me. It wasn't an enjoyable film, mostly because the main characters were written as unlikable, miserable jerks. Where's all the mystery, excitement, and fun? Aren't Star Wars movies supposed to be fun? Perhaps I missed the memo.… Expand

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Damnednoiz88Dec 22, 2017

It's not a movie, it's disaster. Lack of logic, lack of interesting characters, awful plot-twists. Waste of your time.

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JJ87nDec 23, 2017

This was the worst Star Wars made. With poor directing and poor script this movie was truly one of the most abysmal movie experiences. The people have spoken and the official critical reviewers have lost all credibility. I'll rate this movieThis was the worst Star Wars made. With poor directing and poor script this movie was truly one of the most abysmal movie experiences. The people have spoken and the official critical reviewers have lost all credibility. I'll rate this movie 2 stars for the tireless efforts made by the special effects gurus, but I'm afraid it's not enough to save this movie as the worst in the Star Wars franchise.… Expand

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Rhaegar1980Dec 23, 2017

Rian Johnson delusion of greatness
An awful movie full of missed chances and lack of courage.
Bad humour, moralism, blind feminism, terrible writing with inconsistent events and characters stuck in themselves with no evolution at all. All theRian Johnson delusion of greatness
An awful movie full of missed chances and lack of courage.
Bad humour, moralism, blind feminism, terrible writing with inconsistent events and characters stuck in themselves with no evolution at all.
All the good potential of THE FORCE AWAKENS is completely wasted.
Johnson just sucks as a director and even more as a writer.
Three "WOW" scenes visually stunning won't save you (Johnson) from history and fanbase judgement, you think of yourself as a great revolutionary, instead you just made the worst SW movie since ATTACK OF THE CLONES in 2002.
Enough said.
I hope Abrams will just ignore or destroy Johnson's work in EPISODE IX, for good.
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KriiksDec 24, 2017

It’s not a Stars Wars movie, it’s an average superheroes movie with unbelievably bad decisions, characters who doesn’t follow their personalities, bad jokes etc. Nothing to do with jedi. RIP Star Wars franchise as I knew it many-many years.It’s not a Stars Wars movie, it’s an average superheroes movie with unbelievably bad decisions, characters who doesn’t follow their personalities, bad jokes etc. Nothing to do with jedi. RIP Star Wars franchise as I knew it many-many years. Feels like nobody from the team never watched earlier movies at all.… Expand

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itzTHATguyDec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't even know where to start. Abandoned story-lines, head-scratching new characters, war-profiterring subplot... Jesus...… Expand

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rockdawg2099Dec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was disappointing drivel. We walked out after an hour and a half. one word describes this garbage. BORING !! I found it ridiculous that they felt it necessary to have a short cameo by Chubakka, a short cameo by R2D2 and CP3O. Mark Hamills performance was unenthusiastic, unbelievable and boring. The CGI scenes of the battle scenes grew redundant and unbelievable. And what is the deal with GEN Leiha getting blown out into outer space and then returning to her ship? Did she use her jedi powers to do that or what? Basically they need to bury the Star Wars franchise. The last 2 or 3 movies have been losers and i dont plan on seeing another, if they are greedy enough to make another, even though i dont see what its point could be. If you havent seen this rubish...save your money… Expand

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SDJustForThisDec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was a huge disappointment and singlehandedly managed to ruin the legacy of Luke Skywalker, a beloved childhood character after generations of careful and considered development. The movie was not all bad-- for example, the movie had good special effects and beautiful scenes at times; Adam Driver's performance as Kylo Ren and Mark Hamill's performance as the character he was forced to be were very good-- but in the end, this movie did not feel like "Star Wars". Why could Rey who had very little to no training at all easily defeat Luke Skywalker who was a Master Jedi who actually did train with a master as well as defeat a throne room full of praetorian guards (albeit with Kylo Ren's help) also trained to defend Snoke? I can understand that they are saying that Rey has a lot of raw power, but that doesn't mean that she automatically knows how to levitate a mountain of boulders, use mind tricks and wield a light saber. It has been well established that it takes much time and training to become proficient at using the Force, but not in this movie! I get that they were trying to introduce the new characters and make them the focus of the movie, but Rian Johnson seemed to go against everything that was already established and purposely change things just to be different-- and this was all done to the detriment of the characters and the Star Wars mythos. Why can Yoda, as a force ghost, conjure lightning to affect the real world? If he can do that, why aren't other force ghosts fighting the First Order and vice versa? Also, if Leia who was only force sensitive can fly back to the ship when she is blown out, why couldn't Emperor Palpatine keep himself from falling down the reactor shaft when Vader threw him down it? It also seems that Rian Johnson purposely went out of his way to prove all of the online speculation and theories that surfaced after The Force Awakens wrong by coming up with the most ridiculous thing he could fathom and putting it in the movie. Not only that, but it seems as if he gave JJ Abrams the finger by saying, "I don't care about all of the plotlines you set up in The Force Awakens" and proceeded to drop them with no answers. Why did Luke leave a map to find him in The Force Awakens? Why did he consider murdering his nephew that he only sensed darkness in while not giving up on his father Darth Vader who had actually murdered scores of people? In the end, this movie managed to push me away from the Star Wars franchise as I will likely not be taking my family to see the next film in the series. If the director is willing to do this to Luke Skywalker, why bother investing any time in any new characters? If they are not going to remake this movie, the best thing Disney could do at this point is start the next movie by Luke coming to from a vision of clips from The Last Jedi after Rey hands him the light saber and Rey asking him, "Luke, can you hear me?", to which he answers, "I have to try to save them..."… Expand

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VielzeitwechDec 25, 2017

what a waste of time, totally predictable, no soul, no usefull massages, just a few special effects worth mentioning, simple commercial product nobody needs...

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GlakillJan 16, 2018

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

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guammybear0Dec 25, 2017

Pros:
- By far the best looking Star Wars Film
- Light Saber Battles are awesome and well choreographed. Cons: 1. Left open plot lines from The Force Awakens(TFA). - TFA made Snokes background a major plotline, this move did not explainPros:
- By far the best looking Star Wars Film
- Light Saber Battles are awesome and well choreographed.

Cons:
1. Left open plot lines from The Force Awakens(TFA). - TFA made Snokes background a major plotline, this move did not explain any of it. - TFA made Rey's background a big deal, this movie provided an unsatisfactory resolution. (What's the point of making them a mystery in TFA, if they're nobodies?) - TFA setup Finn to be force sensitive, no further development here. - TFA made out Snoke to be supremey powerful, he met an anticlimactic end in this movie.
2. Poor overall plot. - Casino subplot was unecessary, when you think about it. Why did the purple haired lady hide her plan? If she had disclosed it the casino would have been unnecessary. - The whole Casino scene was unnecessary, it ended up failing overall. - Finn's romance with the asian girl was poorly written. Her character was not developed, it felt forced. TFA had some romantic tension with Rey and Finn, not furthered in this movie. - How do bombs "fall" in gravity? - This was a problem with TFA as well, but how the hell does Rey overcome Elite Guards without training? 3. Betrayal of Luke Skywalker. - Luke spent the first trilogy trying to redeem his father, you're telling me the same Luke, would kill his nephew after he sensed a little bit of darkness? GTFOH!!!
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NewzealandDec 25, 2017

This movie left me empty. It was way too much like Empire Strikes Back, but in such a bad way because it was so disconnected and implausible. So many lines said by characters made no sense...a disconnected senseless movie. I have neverThis movie left me empty. It was way too much like Empire Strikes Back, but in such a bad way because it was so disconnected and implausible. So many lines said by characters made no sense...a disconnected senseless movie. I have never watched a movie and thought, what are they doing, why did they say that? And if the director could please tell me how bombs fall in the near vacuum of space? They really need to teach more science in schools. How about no bombs at all. I thought Star Wars was about laser beams and light sabers. I could go on, but why bother, let's just join the critics, clap our hands, and drool at all the fancy cinematography. Note, I am an old Star Wars fan, but have no desire to watch any more new movies. Excuse me, I need to leave and attempt to empty my memory of this ridiculous movie.… Expand

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daleyzDec 25, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible lack of storytelling. A movie full of action sequences without any weight because there is no care put into adding any depth to the universe, making it feel pointless. There was a wonderful opportunity to go into detail about what happened to the Jedi, backstory of Kylo Ren, Snoke, Luke, the religion of the Jedi, anything. Yet the lazy approach was taken. Luke fails miserably as a Jedi instructor and doesn't even study the Jedi Scriptures to find out his error? Come on. Garbage film.… Expand

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boxishereMay 18, 2018

Late review, decided to submit since solo is gonna come out soon.
Personally not a hardcore star wars fan, but has seen the original trilogy and the prequels.
The force awakens was okay, would give it 5-6, but this movie, I would say theLate review, decided to submit since solo is gonna come out soon.
Personally not a hardcore star wars fan, but has seen the original trilogy and the prequels.
The force awakens was okay, would give it 5-6, but this movie, I would say the directors completely ignored their fans and focused on expressing their own political views instead of actually telling a compelling story. IMHO this is an incredibly bad move regarding the marketing of the movie, what the studio should focus on should only be on its fan base, anything other motivations should be kept at a minimum, yet we have all these social justice stuff that the old fan base cannot care less about. What's more is that the directors even said in interviews that they do not care about their fans, compare this with infinity wars and you can clearly see the difference between the attitudes of the leaders of the studios.
Two points goes to visual effects, its a 200 million dollar budget film after-all.
Would not go to see any new movies from the studio until they realize which is more important: fans or politics… Expand

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OrugasDec 27, 2017

Very disapointing movie. The plot had lots of holes, the characters were totaly of their role, Rian disregarded what was set up in previous SW episodes. The twits and humour made no sense, you can't claim to be innovative if your innovationVery disapointing movie. The plot had lots of holes, the characters were totaly of their role, Rian disregarded what was set up in previous SW episodes. The twits and humour made no sense, you can't claim to be innovative if your innovation goes nowhere.… Expand

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Marco97swDec 27, 2017

I cant believe this film belongs to the star wars saga, how can someone destroy a history of something in so little time? There is not a connection with the first movies. OMFG

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SadHanDec 28, 2017

This is my first metacritic post. I am not a troll. The Last Jedi simply failed to deliver on all the interesting cliff hangers from The Force Awakens. Make a list of the most interesting foreshadowing from TFA, the answers don't come inThis is my first metacritic post. I am not a troll. The Last Jedi simply failed to deliver on all the interesting cliff hangers from The Force Awakens. Make a list of the most interesting foreshadowing from TFA, the answers don't come in TLJ. I am a lifelong Star Wars fan and this movie has seriously wounded my Star Wars love. I feel near heartbroken. This movie feels like a quality mix of Transformers and Marvel. It is absolutely not Star Wars. Where Episodes 1-3 had serious acting issues, the acting is good in episodes 7-8. It is just the plot. It is crap and, worst of all, the movie creators failed to deliver on their own plot developments. The high reviews from critics is confusing. The social issues touched in this movie are B-grade at best and soooo out of place here. There is a reason so many people don't like this movie. If you follow star wars you will be disappointed in this film. Bet on it.… Expand

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MilouzeJan 4, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible experience. The "Leia Superman" scene killed it once and for all :(… Expand

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kawiFeb 19, 2019

A son is about to kill its mother. It already killed his father a couple of years earlier, so he hesitates. He is not alone, and the companions decide to seize the opportunity during his pause... and take the shot. The mother, and the rest ofA son is about to kill its mother. It already killed his father a couple of years earlier, so he hesitates. He is not alone, and the companions decide to seize the opportunity during his pause... and take the shot. The mother, and the rest of the people that was with her, get sucked up by the cold vacuum of space. All seems lost. But then, the mother, the leader of the resistance opens her eyes, extends its hand to the ship, and flies towards it! It's a miracle!

A soldier that has doubts about his loyalty to his commrades and their believes, decides to sacrife himself to buy them a little more time. He is about to get killed, proving everyone (even the audience) that they were wrong, and he is saved by someone, who prefers to take the shot instead of him. It's a miracle!

The resistance is trapped in a cave. There is no escape, as the tunnel just collapsed behind rubble, and the enemy will get them before they can get out. They need more time to clear the rubble. All hope is lost. But wait. Someone appears. A hero of legends! But he was in another planet, in another solar system! He confronts everyone, buying them the time they need! It's a miracle! Oh no! He was a ghost of some kind! We don't have enough time to clear the tunnel! They are coming for us! Wait. The rocks are moving! Are they... flying? It's Rey! She saved us! When did she become so powerful with the force? It doesn't matter. It's another freaking miracle.

Oh no! We were jailed! "I can get you out, and by the way I am a hacker of sorts". Oh no! They are destroying the little escape pods! Our post-leader just went light speed kamikaze and destroyed their fleet (even tough there is no reference it could work that way)! Oh no! Snoke is going to kill us! He didn'trealize that someone is force moving the lightsaber, until it's too late... and he dies.

Do you see the pattern here? In this movie miracles move the plot forward. Not the consequence of actions by the characters. At the end, the good guys are just lucky because someone up there ("up where?" you may ask in space) cheers for some, doesn't care for others, and is playing god. No character development, the set where the movie takes place seems more like an excuse, the bad guys are bad for the sake of being bad.

Oh no! They are making another one!… Expand

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RicAvilaDec 28, 2017

In my humble opinion selling SW to Disney was the worst mistake in the history of Hollywood, the franchise now became a Disney live action cartoon in which it is looking to sell more to make a good plot, full of characters Mary Sue, trying toIn my humble opinion selling SW to Disney was the worst mistake in the history of Hollywood, the franchise now became a Disney live action cartoon in which it is looking to sell more to make a good plot, full of characters Mary Sue, trying to put politics and diversity ... soaking wet with feminism, its scenes and jokes embarrassingly childish make see the avengers movies something adults, do not innovate, scenes that have no feet or head, visually the effects are the only rescatable of the movie , it seems that each director arrives and writes the plot without thinking about the long term, let alone developing a serious story, full of plot holes. Forget about the dark and serious universe of SW that this is another story… Expand

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yelrah56Dec 29, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was the single worst movie that I have ever had the displeasure of seeing in a theater. I've never actually considered leaving a cinema before in my life. The reasons for which this movie is just horrible range from big picture to nitty gritty, from personal opinions to objectively bad decisions. I'll lay it out as such.

Objectively bad:
- Fin and Rose's plot takes up half of the movie and accomplishes absolutely nothing.
- General Gender Studies's plan to escape the ship doesn't make any sense: "We're just going to abandon ship in these transports and hope that the enemy - who has surrounded us and is watching our every move - doesn't notice dozens of ships leaving out of the hangar."
- Fin actually tries to make himself useful near the end in what was about to probably be the best scene in the movie but Rose ruins it because "MUH LOVE INTEREST" or some such crap.

Personal Opinion:
- Awful unfunny middle-school humor such as Poe's prank call in the beginning scene
- Movie is saturated with jokes that don't ever allow us to take it seriously. For example, when Luke asks Rey where she is from and Rey says she's from nowhere, this is in the middle of an important conversation but Luke kills the mood with a poorly timed joke about Jakku really being nowhere.
- There was no reason for Admiral Tumblr to hide her plan to her staff. It's clear that they just did this so that Poe would mutiny and so that they could use the moment to talk about "toxic masculinity" since that's what Poe's character has been reduced to in this movie.
- Terrible acting overall. The characters speak like children. Remember in the casino scene when Fin is positively GAWWKING at the glamour of the place and can't even contain himself because apparently he's as excitable as a puppy on steroids? And when he and Rose find the generic master hacker they literally stop and stare and exclaim out loud "There he is! The master hacker!" Didn't anyone ever teach these idiots not to scream their intentions out loud?
- Goddamn SUPER LEIA Nitty Gritty:
- World War 2 style gravity bomb bays in SPACE
- Multiple times where a ship is exposed to the vacuum of space without there being a forceful depressurization (leia coming back onto the ship, the last bomber in the opening scene literally having holes in it, the hangar of Snoke's ship still having air in it after getting shredded through by the Resistance flagship)
-Rose's awful quote after "saving" Fin is objectively incorrect and stupid.

The only reason I give this movie a 2 rather than a 0 is because of a couple select moments which are good. I enjoyed Luke's force apparition near the end and I thought it was cool when Vice Admiral Vag went full 9/11 on Snoke's ship. That said I would have preferred if Luke had actually been at his death in person, and I think it would have been better if it was Admiral Ackbar who went "Allahu Ackbar!" rather than Field Marshall Feminist but whatever at least those moments were still cool.… Expand

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farcryjohnDec 29, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't stand that this movie was turned into a giant political statement. The whole movie felt like it existed just to push agenda. The scene where Finn and Rose released the weird alien horse things and said that even if the resistance dies, that was worth it.... that made me cry a little inside. I hated to see a film franchise that I love so much reduced to this.… Expand

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MJB9Dec 29, 2017

A massively disappointing sequel to the Star Wars saga. Plot holes and ham-fisted social commentary ruin this film.

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JaddmanDec 29, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rarely do I get pissed off about something, that I write a review for it, but The Last Jedi is one of such occasions.

This movie destroys everything, that I held dear about Star Wars. The entire plot is an incoherent mess from start to finish. It's filled with plotholes, inconsistencies and irrational decisions by the characters.

It doesn't just "subverts expectations", it completely goes against all established lore of the Star Wars universe, craps on the characters of the original trilogy and delivers nothing that was built up in The Force Awakens.

Admittedly, I didn't like The Force Awakens either, but at the very least, you could appreciate the effort, that was put into "recreating the Original Trilogy magic", when creating that film.

Unfortunately, it seems like Rian Johnson not only did not see Original Trilogy, but The Force Awakens as well.

No, we didn't have "unreasonable expectations". When J.J. Abrams hyped up the questions, such as "Who are the Rey's parents?", "Who is Snoke?", "Where are the Knights of Ren?", "Why did Luke go into exile?", we rationally expected answers to these questions. We assumed, that they will be answered in the next film of the trilogy.

Unfortunately, Disney made an absolutely idiotic decision to switch Directors for each film of the new trilogy, and gave them complete free range of what to do. Unsurprisingly, when Rian Johnson took over, he made his absolute best to destroy everything that J.J. set up.

That was me speaking as a Star Wars fan. For me, as a moviegoer, this movie is just as bad.

It was unnecessary long. The 80% of the movie is a boring chase of two puny fleets, during which the bad guys just shoot at our main characters from time to time.

It is filled with ridiculous humor. From the starting scenes of the movie, with Poe's "yo mama" joke, to the Luke's first scene, where he throws out his father's lightsaber like it's Pirates of the Carribean, the jokes and quips are absolutely out of place.

The side story of Finn and Rose is as boring as it is unnecessary. It takes around third of the movie, and in the end, results in absolutely nothing.

The decisions of the main characters are absolutely stupid. Why didn't Admiral Holdo tell Poe her plan? If it weren't for her, the entire Finn and Rose subplot wouldn't even exist. In the end, she doomed the fleet, because DJ spoiled the Resistance plan, and then she waited for way too long to even do anything about it.

But more importantly, the decisions and portrayal of Luke is disrespectful to the franchise and the fans. From a symbol of hope, the man, who saw light in Darth Vader, second most evil person in the universe, Luke became a bitter old man, who decided to murder hiw own nephew, while he's asleep, just because he had some dark thoughts. And by the end of the film, after a completely anticlimactic final battle between Luke and Kylo, he just decided to die because he was a bit tired.

The only two good parts of the movie are the music and visuals. John Williams' score is as always epic and majestic, which could not even be attributed to this movie, because the pieces are mostly from the previous films. As for the visuals, I didn't expect anything else.

After what I've seen, I'm completely uninterested in the future of Star Wars universe. I refuse to support any future movies, and I'm quite certain, that Rian Johnson either hates Star Wars, or didn't see it at all.… Expand

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LordOMODec 30, 2017

The Last Jedi reminds me alot of Episode 6. There is greatness as in the Luke and Vader confrontation, but also many glaring problems like an unfocused narrative, Ewoks, Boba Fett and at parts very clunky dialoge.
The Last Jedi has a greatThe Last Jedi reminds me alot of Episode 6. There is greatness as in the Luke and Vader confrontation, but also many glaring problems like an unfocused narrative, Ewoks, Boba Fett and at parts very clunky dialoge.
The Last Jedi has a great dynamic between Rey, Luke and Kylo Ren. But it also has glaring problems like an overly long story where everything feels underdeveloped with glaring plotholes, characters acting completely out of character (Luke) and adding pointless new characters and subplots. Instead of focussing on the exciting parts (Reys training) we constantly cut to the mildly interesting escape attempt of Leias fleet and an attrociously bad side story with Finn and some uninteresting side characters.
Also the movie got really disneyfied with weak attempts at silly Marvel-style humour and a bunch of useless stuff they shoved in to sell toys and appeal to kids (like alien birds and foxes and a bunch of crap on a casino planet).
Really disappointing that The Last Jedi has much more in common with Episode 6 and the prequels rather than Episode 5 or something new.
I really hope they will deliver a more focused story and make more use of Rey and Kylo in Episode 9, cause that's what people actually want to see… Expand

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ShinodDec 31, 2017

Hard to say if Disney damaged more Star Wars or Lucas with the "first" trilogy. The Last Jedi is a clear backstab and insult to Star Wars fans and the next step of the deconstruction of this huge wonderful universe. dinsey ples stahp

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Mizar72Jan 1, 2018

Es horrible lo que han hecho con la saga. La escena de Luck con el sable es un insulto a la saga y a los seguidores de ella. Los personajes nuevos no tienen ningún carisma, son pegotes. El personaje de Luck lo han destrozado. Se han pasadoEs horrible lo que han hecho con la saga. La escena de Luck con el sable es un insulto a la saga y a los seguidores de ella. Los personajes nuevos no tienen ningún carisma, son pegotes. El personaje de Luck lo han destrozado. Se han pasado por el forro de....... todo lo acontecido en el episodio 7. No recomiendo ir a verla es tirar el dinero y salir disgustado.… Expand

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SandthresherJan 1, 2018

I went into this movie expecting a lot more than ever was delivered. Going in mostly blind, it was easy to tell that this wasn't done by the same people who did Episode seven. I walked about about two thirds way through the movie and met upI went into this movie expecting a lot more than ever was delivered. Going in mostly blind, it was easy to tell that this wasn't done by the same people who did Episode seven. I walked about about two thirds way through the movie and met up with friends who saw it all the way to the end. The movie plays out like a check list of modern day stereotypes rather than the grand science fantasy epic that is Star Wars.

While the movie has some epic quality visuals and some awesome moments the poor story and butchering of already established characters outweighs it. Many opportunities are shunted aside for the sake of one liners and what I can only figure is a ham fisted social justice agenda behind it-- On that note I am most sure that this movie would pass the Bechdel test for what amount of good that is worth.

There are moments of absolute gold quality in this movie and are worthy of being in a Star Wars film, but they are short lived and often followed up with a punchline that doesn't need to be there. If the movie were written by the previous team and directed by Abrams, the movie would have been the epic sequel to Episode 7 as this movie wants to be.

Call me an 'Alt Right Troll' or some kind of Bot, I've been called worse things before. I'm sure plenty would have been upset if rather than the 7th Harry Potter movie we got an adaptation of the Fan Fiction 'My Immortal'.

TL;DR This is a Star Wars film played like a bad social justice fan fiction trying to hit every part of an ideological check list as possible.… Expand

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LordZymethJan 1, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains spoilers. The first one is that the movie spoils the whole series.

First off, Luke Skywalker
• Why does Luke spend decades moping on an island while the galaxy is going to hell around him? This is not consistent with the character we saw in Episodes 4, 5, and 6. Luke Skywalker is not a quitter. And he doesn’t abandon his family and friends. If he is supposed to have become this type of person, we should see a strong and plausible explanation for this dramatic shift in his character.
• The explanation given for Luke’s flight from society is that he almost killed Ben Solo because he was corrupted by Snoke. This again is NOT Luke’s character. In his own past, against all odds and all facts staring him in the face, Luke committed himself to rescuing his father from the Dark Side. And he did it. He learned that someone even as dark as Darth Vader could be saved. So as far as we know, the only time Luke ever tried to save someone from the dark side he was able to do so. Why would he then become so jaded and think he couldn’t save Ben? It doesn’t make sense. Moreover, when did Luke Skywalker become a cold-blooded murderer who could kill his own nephew while he slept?

In addition to pooping on Luke, The Last Jedi also fails to deliver on the promises set up in The Force Awakens.
• Promise: There is some cool reason why Luke was hidden away for all these years, and why a portion of the map was left in R2D2 so that Luke could still be found. Reality: No reason. He’s just a bitter, jaded defeated man moping on an island.
• Promise: There is some cool link between Rey, Luke, and Luke’s lightsaber, along with a story of why the lightsaber was there. Reality: No explanation. And there’s no connection at all with Rey, she’s just some random force-user who happened to pick up his lightsaber.
• Promise: There is something cool with Rey’s parentage. Reality: Nope, nothing.

Also, character development and characterization are weak in this movie:
• Rey: She doesn’t really change in The Last Jedi. And why is she so powerful with no training?
• Finn: If anything, he reverted back to a selfish coward, and had the same arc as in the previous movie, which was getting shamed into helping out the Resistance again.
• Kylo Ren: He’s probably the most interesting character, because he does grow. He decides he doesn’t need his overlord telling him what to do and takes matters into his own hands. But I'm not sure I even care.
• Poe: He has no growth, unless you count mutiny as character growth, but it doesn’t really change him.
• Snoke: He created a force bridge connecting Kylo and Rey. Why? Why connect his minion with some random force-using woman half a galaxy away? We know there are plenty other force users in the galaxy, so why did he feel the need to connect these two? Why does he care? This seemed like an excuse to connect the two characters, with no reasonable motivation for the character pulling the strings.

The silly side plot...
• Finn and Rose fly to a casino in another star system to get a code cracker. And somehow they’re going to convince this guy to come back with them to where the lead ship in the First Order is waiting to destroy the Resistance, and have him go ONTO that ship to help them. Yeah, that’s plausible.
• This whole side plot felt like it was invented just to give Finn something to do in this movie.

Some people claim The Last Jedi takes Star Wars into a bold new direction, and people are just complaining because it’s different. That’s not my complaint at all. In fact, I welcome change to the Star Wars universe, and I was hoping for something even more different and amazing. But at the very least, I expected consistent and interesting characters, along with a well-crafted plot that fulfilled promises set forth in The Force Awakens, even as it opened new mysteries or character dilemmas of its own.

Here’s the bottom line for me. After the original Star Wars, after The Empire Strikes Back, and even after The Force Awakens, I was left wanting more and I couldn’t wait to see the next movie. After The Last Jedi, I’m not left in anticipation at all, because they’ve left me nothing to look forward to. Some kid pulls a broomstick to him? Who cares? I’m not invested in random people in the galaxy, I want to be invested in the characters on the screen, and the poor characterization in this movie fails to get me there. Despite the amazing spectacle and the fantastic music leaving me amped up at the end of the movie, I’m ultimately left feeling flat and disappointed.… Expand

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SupermodeJan 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this movie is the one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Having grown up with the OT, I'm a long-time Star Wars fan, although not a fanatic, and I really enjoyed TFA, despite its flaws. I am giving TLJ 1/2 point for cinematography (although I felt there was too much CGI; JJ Abrams did a much better job mixing practical effects with CGI in TFA), a 1/2 point for the musical score, a 1/2 point for the audio, and a 1/2 point for the acting.

Unfortunately, the plot and lack of consistency with Star Wars cannon/lore is what ruins this movie for me. There are tons of plotholes (summarized very well by many other reviewers) and ridiculous plot devices are employed repeatedly (too much deus ex machina and too many "gotcha" moments, just for the sake of trying to surprise the audience without them adding anything to the overall narrative). The main plot and subplots mostly go nowhere, leaving us with little interest in what happens in the next movie. The tone is often off (e.g., the entire Canto Bight sequence feels like something from Harry Potter). The comedy was over-the-top and bordering on slapstick at times (e.g., Luke throwing the lightsabre over his shoulder). The characters are either uninteresting (e.g., Rose), annoying (e.g., Rose, Holdo), poorly developed (e.g., how does Rey become so powerful and proficient with minimal training?), or inappropriately handled (e.g., Finn, Poe, Snoke, and especially Luke; Mark Hamill was right to voice his concerns). There are few compelling character arcs. The new force abilities demonstrated are inconsistent with what we have seen in any of the preceding films and are, for the most part, ridiculous (e.g., Leia flying through space, astral projection, force FaceTime, etc). Although I was not invested in any of the major fan theories leading up to the movie, I did find it annoying that many questions posed by TFA were either ignored or answered in a very underwhelming way. As many other reviewers have pointed out, why make a big deal of these questions only to discard or minimize them in the sequel? Also, the political messages (e.g., anti-capitalism, animals rights, etc) did not need to be in there and added little to the overall narrative.

Lastly, I'm not a bot or a member of the alt-right. I'm just someone who likes (liked?) Star Wars. I have absolutely no problem with having female protagonists and an ethnically diverse cast. I can only hope that Disney and Lucasfilm are taking the audience feedback seriously. They had the perfect setup to make an awesome Star Wars movie that moved the story forward in a meaningful satisfying way, but they blew it. I know it's impossible to please everyone, but there is a middle ground that I think would satisfy the majority of serious and casual fans. As we have learned with TLJ, having great actors, cinematography, CGI, and musical score will not save a movie with a terrible plot and screenplay.... P.S. I *really* wanted to love this movie. Extremely disappointed....… Expand

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MalFraserJan 2, 2018

The film did not subvert my expectations, I had no preconceived ideas. I wanted to be surprised and shocked (in a good way) after the nostalgia hash of TFA. But instead it made me feel angry from the start, as it became clear that this movieThe film did not subvert my expectations, I had no preconceived ideas. I wanted to be surprised and shocked (in a good way) after the nostalgia hash of TFA. But instead it made me feel angry from the start, as it became clear that this movie had thrown out TFA. I get that Rian Johnson didn't want to just blindly follow Abram's mystery boxes. But it felt like he'd only read a a two page summary of TFA and didn't care about creating a trilogy. The plots were also disappointing. The theme was failure, I got that quickly,but the film was a failure. Seriously, after the movie in just walked out with my nephew and we both just said we didn't want to talk about it. Everyone I've spoken to who saw it thought it played for cheap laughs and made fun of characters who deserved better plotlines and character arcs. There were some amazing things about this movie. But it fundamentally failed to engage me or excite me. I don't want to see the next movie. I don't want to watch more meaningless pap which critics have portrayed as the best ever Star Wars ever. I won't watch the next one.… Expand

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spamopvangJan 2, 2018

The critics reviews are scored unbelievably high. Similar to Dunkirk (beautiful visuals, zero character development), the critics get it just plain wrong for TLJ. There a several possible reasons for this:
1. The great VFX (best ever in myThe critics reviews are scored unbelievably high. Similar to Dunkirk (beautiful visuals, zero character development), the critics get it just plain wrong for TLJ. There a several possible reasons for this:
1. The great VFX (best ever in my view) cover up the plot holes for the critics.
2. Everyone's (mine included) delight in having a diverse cast cover up the plot holes for the critics.
3. The Disney factor. Amalgam of the Disney marketing beast and their power in media.

This film and its scores will be talked about for years and I am sure we will hear the truth at some point.… Expand

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junker2017Jan 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pro: It's a fun mindless action movie. If you liked episodes 1-3 and are bored of the original 4-7, this one is for you. It will likely be very profitable. And I think it gives a good view of what 'that Star Wars thing' looks like from the perspective of people who haven't seen any SW films.

Cons: The plot is muddled, and it's hard to get into all of the low-stakes rabbit trails that the characters take. The main innovation seems to be self-parodying jokes that refer to how wacky it's become. This will probably appeal to people who see the Star Wars franchise as an opportunity for comedy, but it doesn't otherwise really bring any significant developments. I still have faith that Disney can come up with some original ideas that don't blatantly contradict themselves and move the story forward, but they haven't reached it yet.

Also, if hyperdrives were that explosive you'd think they would have developed light-speed torpedoes long ago.… Expand

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RAXLARJan 3, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually stunning rubbish about sums it up, so many thing wrong with this movie, not least Leia flying through space, did the ships running from the empire...sorry first order stop accelerating while she was unconscious? The who casino planet / animal rights thing. Could be a good movie if just any science fiction but if basically took a dump on the source material. I am not going to be seeing any future films without reading reviews / fan reaction first to make sure I am not wasting my money. MY GOD THE PLOT HOLES!… Expand

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adinihudiniJan 3, 2018

The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie. The worst Star Wars movie.

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FabiYangJan 4, 2018

Wonderful movie! I really enjoyed it! Just kidding. Boring movie. Not what you want from Star Wars. Too many microtransactions. I fell asleep near the end. Luke Skywalker plays a completely wrong role although Mark Hamill does his best withWonderful movie! I really enjoyed it! Just kidding. Boring movie. Not what you want from Star Wars. Too many microtransactions. I fell asleep near the end. Luke Skywalker plays a completely wrong role although Mark Hamill does his best with the script he is given. They completely destroy the setup built in episode 7 and the gameplay is quite boring despite the nice graphics. Snoke's role is undermined completely despite the buildup in 7. Unsatisfactory answers to all questions asked in 7. 2489/114749… Expand

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Metacloud10Jan 4, 2018

Destroy all old stories so you can make a clean Mickey Mouse out of star wars. Lots of bang, no character development. Movies are dead, long live TV Series.

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Jack_bandJan 6, 2018

A disappointing movie,a poor history. It makes me feel the first trilogy was even better.

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PedroFezJan 6, 2018

Great CGI and FX , great acting, solid soundtrack, Worst Star Wars Movie made , empty , non-meaningful character plots and wasted potential in the script writing. No hype for next one Story Didn't Capture the Star Wars magic. Mark HamillGreat CGI and FX , great acting, solid soundtrack, Worst Star Wars Movie made , empty , non-meaningful character plots and wasted potential in the script writing. No hype for next one Story Didn't Capture the Star Wars magic. Mark Hamill deserved better.… Expand

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MsinMar 29, 2018

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Xenon_54Jan 7, 2018

A story that has no clear direction and is littered with giant plot holes. It does a poor job at building up protagonists and fails completely to establish memorable antagonists. While there are clear parallels to The Empire strikes back itA story that has no clear direction and is littered with giant plot holes. It does a poor job at building up protagonists and fails completely to establish memorable antagonists. While there are clear parallels to The Empire strikes back it is not even close to it.… Expand

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GrecobiJan 8, 2018

Visually stunning, horrendous story!

If you expect a movie to look beautiful and have some amazing special effects, this is perfect for you. If you want a cohesive and compelling story, do yourself a favour and save your money. The movieVisually stunning, horrendous story!

If you expect a movie to look beautiful and have some amazing special effects, this is perfect for you.
If you want a cohesive and compelling story, do yourself a favour and save your money. The movie consists of three main storylines and two of those are 100% artificial and would not have happened if certain characters acted in a logical way. It felt like they just existed to give character stuff to do.

Furthermore, you really experience the lack of a common thread for this sequel trilogy of Star Wars. Apparently, the writers/director did not plan out major plot points in advance and loose story ends from the previous movie are mostly ditched. In addition, some characters have a different personality than before and no visible arc throughout the film.

I would give 'The Last Jedi' zero points but admittedly the visuals are great and the score from John Williams is top-notch as always. Nevertheless, terrible Sci-Fi movie and even worse Star Wars film.… Expand

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NoobacainerJan 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This sequel had so much potential (because of ep. VII) but keeps letting you down over and over throught the entire movie. It has some good things, but it has even more bad things.

Good things about the movie: - Good visuals
- New ways of using the force
- Entertaining

Bad things about the movie:
- The portrayal of Luke's character is inconsistent (lets be real, this is not the Luke we know, the hopefull guy who saw goodness in Darth Vader, now is a whiny old man who doesnt care about anyone).
- Rey is still a Marie Sue (this is more a problem of ep. VII, but this movie does nothing to correct it. Rey is good at everything with no explanation, fighting bad guys? Always wins. Piloting the Millenium Falcon? Sure! Using the force for mind control and grabbing objects after learning about the force just 2 min. ago? Easy! Winning Kylo using the lighsaber for the 1st time? No problem. Lifting giant rocks with no training? I could go on and on...)
- Why is Rey one of the main characteres? Besides talking to Kylo Ren and lifting some rocks what does she accomplish in this movie?
- The whole casino scene is just pointless. (nothing is accomplished in this arc).
- During the chase arc, why the New Order doesnt send small ships to attack the Resistance's main cruser? - Why general Holdo doesnt tell her plan to anyone? - Finn, Poe and Rey don't get any character development. (Finn had so much potential, but keeps getting blocked first by Rey and now by Rose)
- Rose is pointless (there's absolutely no reason for her to be in the movie besides blocking Finn's character evolution).
- There's not even a sentence about Snoke's motivations or backstory. (how did he fund the First Order? How did he find Kylo Ren and turn him to the dark side? - Phasma is wasted...again.
- The humour is so... Marvel...
- The knighs of Ren... no clue about them.
- Leia Poppins (on paper sounds like a good thing Leia using the force, but the execution in the movie was so cringy).
- There's any reason for Luke's death? (I don't mind him dying, but we get no explanation for his death... did he use all of is strength to project himself to another planet?).
- American political agenda and SJW inflences (please don't bring those subjects to a Star Wars movie, this is not the right franchise to do that).
- Besides Snokes death and Kylo being now the new leader, the story didn't evolve or go further from The Force Awakens.

Ep. IX has a lot of problems to correct. I hope it does, but I'm not hopefull.… Expand

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SmelschJan 8, 2018

So what's the deal with these critics scores? I find it incomprehensible that they can think that this movie is a modern masterpiece. Even if the logic centres of your brain don't reject the deluge of plot holes, plot armoured characters, andSo what's the deal with these critics scores? I find it incomprehensible that they can think that this movie is a modern masterpiece. Even if the logic centres of your brain don't reject the deluge of plot holes, plot armoured characters, and jarringly injected political correctness, the story itself is total pants. This movie is so badly conceived and executed that it actually REDUCES the amount of joy you'll get if you rewatch the older SW movies... well, if your any sort of fan of Luke anyway.

The message of this movie is 'Get with these nihilistic times sister, because being THE hero is lame, and we're all heroes you see, so we all get a prize just for participating'. It doesn't appear that any sort of decent script writer did because the pacing, humour, and shape of the movie are all way off. I imagine director Rian Johnson was given a checklist of crappy ideas and scenarios by Disney that he had to somehow shoehorn into it. That would help to explain the out-of-character and moronic behaviour, and the endless unneeded side stories that often had little, or nothing, to do with the plot. They just burned valuable time that would have better spent world building and developing some of the secondary characters properly. For instance: - What is the rest of the galaxy up to after the events of the previous movie. You'd think some of them would be angry enough to do something. Say what you want about the prequels, but they always made you believe they took place in a vibrant and culturally diverse universe. The stakes just feel so small and inconsequential in this movie when compared to even 'Rogue One'.

Please don't be fooled by the thousands of Disney mandated positive reviews that have been appearing online - this movie is a dog, and it leaves me with absolutely no interest in where these movies are going nor desire to see what happens next.

R.I.P. my childhood hero and role model Luke Skywalker, and commiserations to Mark Hamill. You didn't deserve this treatment at all dude.… Expand

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Tonymatt6676Jan 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ‘Star Wars The Last Jedi’ is quite possibly the most disappointing movie I have ever seen, not the worst, but the most disappointing. The previous movie, ‘The Force Awakens’, had plenty of problems and was essentially a rehashed and modernised version of ‘A New Hope’, but despite this I still left the cinema with that feeling of childlike excitement that usually goes along with seeing a Star Wars movie. With this movie, I left the cinema with a very different feeling.

There are so many issues with this movie that I doubt any review could cover them all without writing a lengthy tome on the subject, but the problem that stood out most obviously to me was the very poor script, not only in terms of dialogue but also with regard to story telling and basic continuity with previous entries in the series.

A Jedi Master contemplating murdering a child, fuel suddenly being a consideration in the SW universe, hyperspace ram-raiding, 2 fleets of ships that have EXACTLY the same maximum speed, WW2 style bombing runs in space with ships that are so hopelessly slow that even when they reach their target, they are too slow to escape from the blast of the bombs they just dropped, and a totally inconsistent timeline are just some of the many problems with this movie.

Besides the above issues, which many may consider’nitpicking’, there were other serious problems with this movie, such as character development......as in there wasn’t any. Rey is essentially the same character at the end of this movie as she was at the beginning, unless you count her seemingly magical ability to develop new skills instantly as character development. Kylo Ren was a whiney, bad tempered child in ‘The Force Awakens’, and he still is in this movie and Finn had basically the same character arc in this film as he did in the last one.

Poe Dameron is the only one of the new main characters to have any real development....and it was all bad, with him now having regressed from a seasoned and skilled pilot and leader in Episode VII to a short tempered and tactically inept moron in this movie.

The character I’m really looking forward to seeing them develop more in the future is Snoke because he was by far the best of the new.......oh, wait......he’s dead already.......never mind....

Of the other new characters, Vice Admiral Holdo is completely ineffectual as a leader and her actions actually cause more harm than good. Rose was as pointless a character as I have ever seen in a movie (and in fact the whole Canto Blight sub-plot was like something from a different movie and seems to have only been inserted to help push a political agenda) and DJ was......errrm......yeah.

Captain Phasma was also back in this instalment, but try not to blink after she appears on screen, because if you do she will be gone again.

The film criminally wasted the last (living at least) on screen appearance of Luke Skywalker, turned Leia into Mary Poppins and took 40 years of story and development and threw it all in the garbage in favour of a ‘bold new direction’, which was just Rian Johnson’s way of saying “If you are a long time Star Wars fan, tough cookies pal, Star Wars aint for you any more”

The only positive thing I can find to say about this movie is that at times it was visually stunning. Too long, too boring, disrespectful to the material and lore that preceded it and full of plot holes so large you could fit another movie in them, ‘The Last Jedi’ is absolutely NOT worth your time and it should have stayed in a galaxy far far away......… Expand

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LordGusJan 18, 2018

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

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mota33x33Jan 20, 2018

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

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EllenPartridgeJan 20, 2018

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

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

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

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SargentXJan 22, 2018

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

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JexterJan 22, 2018

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

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ViddiotJan 27, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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chootsJan 30, 2018

Rian Johnson failed to approach this as the second part of a three act trilogy, respecting the films that have come before. By throwing out everything set up from TFA, criminally wasting many established characters, and introducing pointlessRian Johnson failed to approach this as the second part of a three act trilogy, respecting the films that have come before. By throwing out everything set up from TFA, criminally wasting many established characters, and introducing pointless new ones he's created a mess. Topped with half baked political commentary and cringe worthy jokes sprinkled into every dramatic scene, you are left with a truly terrible script. God awful writing that should never have made it passed first draft. Bitterly disappointing.… Expand

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TeoTestFeb 6, 2018

Unfortunately i watched it...
Rian Johnson failed at everything. It was to be expected but so bad? Yes, so bad and even worse. That's not Star Wars. It was a slap in the original trilogy's face. Shame on you Rian Johnson, shame on youUnfortunately i watched it...
Rian Johnson failed at everything. It was to be expected but so bad? Yes, so bad and even worse. That's not Star Wars. It was a slap in the original trilogy's face. Shame on you Rian Johnson, shame on you Kathleen Kennedy, shame on you Disney for absolutely ruin everything what Star Wars stood for.… Expand

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Sidious58Feb 13, 2018

Un film assolutamente orribile e con una trama senza senso e una sceneggiatura atroce

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ElOjoEnElCieloFeb 13, 2018

One point for each excellent scene, so this movie gets only 2 points, I am not a Star Wars Fan, I am good story fan and a movie fan. This movie is the equivalent gish gallop debate tactic in a movie drowning us in a flood of individually-weakOne point for each excellent scene, so this movie gets only 2 points, I am not a Star Wars Fan, I am good story fan and a movie fan. This movie is the equivalent gish gallop debate tactic in a movie drowning us in a flood of individually-weak plots and characters. I feel bad for the director since it seams to me that Kathleen Kennedy used him to direct the movie herself. I Won't buy another theatre ticket to any movie with this 2 individuals having something to do with a movie again.… Expand

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martianunlimiteDec 20, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLJ creates more plot holes than advancing the Star Wars story

First off, the story violates established canon regarding hyperdrive and how it works.
Secondly, the tactics of the First Order makes no sense and rather than come out menacing they just look incompetent
Third, almost all the character regressed rather than progressed, and their abilities/background contradict what was established about them in TFA. eg Finn claiming that he is not a pilot and later piloting in TLJ.
Very unsatisfactory resolution of the Chekov's guns in the sequel trilogy
All the side plots are irrelevant and does nothing to advance the story In summary, the movie makes as much sense as if in an alternate universe someone were to cut the last 5 minutes of TFA, and attach the last 20 minutes of TLJ to the end of TFA. That alternate movie would have less plot holes and made more sense. Complete waste of 2 hours and Disney ought to be playing the audience to watch the movie.… Expand

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23GMar 3, 2018

I don't mind the overly stuffed direction they took with the story. The problem lies in the fact that it felt more like watching space balls than watching a star wars movie. It was a joke, start to finish. Built to sell toys and create spinI don't mind the overly stuffed direction they took with the story. The problem lies in the fact that it felt more like watching space balls than watching a star wars movie. It was a joke, start to finish. Built to sell toys and create spin offs for disney. Nothing felt like it had any weight. We weren't given any reason to care about any of the plot elements. The characters from force awakens have seemingly turned into completely new characters, void of any of their previous traits. As a serious star wars fan, this was a disappointment possibly even greater than the **** prequels we were subjected to.… Expand

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NjordyMar 7, 2019

Disappointing follow up for an "ok" Force Awakens. Surprisingly miles below Star Wars prequels, but little bit better than Star Wars Holiday Special. Lacks any logic, completely dishonest to characters and storylines, as well as structuralDisappointing follow up for an "ok" Force Awakens. Surprisingly miles below Star Wars prequels, but little bit better than Star Wars Holiday Special. Lacks any logic, completely dishonest to characters and storylines, as well as structural integrity of previous installments. This movie was just a big mistake, what with a single hit ruined the whole francaise. (+) The best looking SW movie. It is just absolutely great.
(-) Don't really care now what happens next...… Expand

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GreenbunnyApr 7, 2018

I finally got to see this movie today of course watching at home. Many people told me it was horrible and hard to follow as in the story made no sense. I am no Star Wars fan boy but have always enjoyed the films, but felt compelled to writeI finally got to see this movie today of course watching at home. Many people told me it was horrible and hard to follow as in the story made no sense. I am no Star Wars fan boy but have always enjoyed the films, but felt compelled to write something after this POS. Like how could the director or company not see how it made no F**king sense? How did that happen, where did that person go?? And the cheesy moments only added to this nightmare of a film. I still sit here wondering what the F**k I am watching after the 2nd time. What a pathetic excuse for filmmaking.… Expand

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RafaBalon1021May 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's impossible. No Luke Skywalker, no Star Wars. I guess this is all that's left of Star Wars' glory days. A space Western that is not that good.… Expand

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