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InvestigatorrDec 16, 2017

Mark Hamill was totally right to "fundamentally disagree with virtually everything" with the director. It's horribly written, with wasted and/or pointless characters, and embarrassing dialogues. In brief, 40 years of glorious SW mythologyMark Hamill was totally right to "fundamentally disagree with virtually everything" with the director. It's horribly written, with wasted and/or pointless characters, and embarrassing dialogues. In brief, 40 years of glorious SW mythology turned to ash. This movie is a disaster.… Expand

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illegalmindDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A sequel to the 2 hour-long teaser TFA, TLJ was an outcome of the producers who only have cliche smashing in their mind. A lot of plot progressions and subplots were just there for the sake of advancing the plot. Many characters and scenes were wasted to advance this plot. Yet the plot somewhat ends up being hypocritical and not creative, rather than being entertaining. On one side, we have characters who are portrayed as bumbling, war-crazed idiots. On the other side, there are characters who oppose the 'traditional resistance movement' because it perpetuate hate, etc. Yet these same characters perform hyperspace kamikaze on the enemies, perpetuating hate. What is the message? First Order's atrocities were well-portrayed on the first movie and there was a reason, albeit being stale and unoriginal, for resistance. Now, there is some random side-character who preaches this 'both sides are dumb puppets to the weapons industry, get out of war,' 80's hippie philosophy. Yet at the end, our characters again promises to fight for tomorrow to undo the First Order. Again, what is the message? A lot of twists and cliche breaking were done for the sake of just having such. If the producers wanted to create something new and revolutionary, that is not a Star Wars, they should have done so by not abusing the franchise name and nostalgia value of the IP. When you were raking gold with this IP and promptly attempt to create this edgy, 'modern' twists on the IP through a lot of plot-holes and conflicting messages, don't expect the audience to take it so kindly. At the end of the movie, when almost all the old casts are wiped away, we have these bland characters with near to none character development over two new movies. We have a main antagonist who is still this man-child who has anger-management issue and teenage emo angst. I am not sure what should I be expecting for the last movie. What is the message and what am I supposed to expect out of all this?… Expand

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yodatouDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Went into this movie with so much excitement. Came out so disappointed. Never had a Star Wars movie that you walked out of and everyone you talk to was like "Im not sure what to think" The more you thought the worse it seemed. Though a fast paced movie with many good parts, nothing seemed to come together. Then, everything is rushed together at the end to wrap up bad writing. The Main Plot is 2 capital ships chasing each other in and out of hyperspace.....thats it! Couldn't come up with something better? Totally destroyed Luke's character. Wasted Chewbacca and just a glimpse of R2. Leia was Superman? really? It was the swinging on the vines in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Luke milking a boob creature? I really wanted this to be good and kept waiting on the edge of my seat, but it never came. Then finally Luke walks out to face the resistance and I thought here we go, they could do something awesome here and make this a great movie with one final scene, but nope. He isn't really there and dies from the effort of not really being there. What? The most famous Jedi in the Galaxy and he dies of exhaustion? Really only had 2 scenes that I was a fan of: Yoda and the throne room scene. Glad Abrams is back for episode 9 but not sure what he can do with this. Maybe Luke didn't die and can re-materialize not in ghost form. Maybe he just phased somewhere else. Really I wouldn't have liked it but would have been a better movie if Luke turned bad. Hope they recall their decision to give this director a trilogy.… Expand

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mets1jDec 16, 2017

Dear George Lucas I am so so Sorry for what the Exec’s at Disney, Lucasfilm, J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson have done with your beloved Star Wars Universe. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now the worst production in the Star Wars Universe. Yes itDear George Lucas I am so so Sorry for what the Exec’s at Disney, Lucasfilm, J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson have done with your beloved Star Wars Universe. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now the worst production in the Star Wars Universe. Yes it is even Worse than the Star Wars Holiday Special. I am shocked how quickly J.J. Abrams has been able to ruin both the Star Trek Universe and now the Star Wars Universe. How are these movie studios still hiring him? With all the Star Wars Material, Books, Fan Made ideas out there I have no idea how they came up with this horrendous story line. I know the Force cannot die, but the Star Wars Universe just did…..… Expand

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ogstarwarsfanDec 16, 2017

I could spend a great length of time outlining the (many) faults of this installment, but it wouldn't be worth the time as was apparently the approach of Disney in terms of rushing the new trilogy. Left me disgusted with a terrible taste inI could spend a great length of time outlining the (many) faults of this installment, but it wouldn't be worth the time as was apparently the approach of Disney in terms of rushing the new trilogy. Left me disgusted with a terrible taste in my mouth that has completely destroyed all respect I previously had for Disney and any optimism for the future of this beloved, cherished franchise. This installment just didn't feel right and certainly lacked respect for what made the originals great and what Star Wars is/represents. I wish that I wouldn't have seen it. As a lifelong Star Wars fan who truly cherishes this franchise for the beauty and wonder that it represents (or used to), I feel betrayed and broken hearted.… Expand

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GenerationXerDec 17, 2017

“I at one point had to say to Rian, ‘I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for this character. Now, having said that, I have gotten it off my chest, and my job now is to take what you’ve created and do my best to“I at one point had to say to Rian, ‘I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for this character. Now, having said that, I have gotten it off my chest, and my job now is to take what you’ve created and do my best to realize your vision.’” -Mark Hamill (On the ruining of Luke Skywalker in “The Last Jedi”) Any of you happy-go-lucky Porg lovers gonna argue with him?… Expand

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Marvel-WarsDec 16, 2017

I'm sorry but that is just not a Star Wars for me.
Marvel style humor is becoming a real plague for me.
I stopped watching Marvel movies and now sadly it's gonna be the same for Star Wars.

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JamesJamisonDec 16, 2017

All I have to say actors and actresses are great but I can see why Daisy Ridley doesn't want to do Star Wars anymore after contractual obligation and Why Mark Hamil said at Star Wars con before he was interrupted by Kathleen Kennedy that TheAll I have to say actors and actresses are great but I can see why Daisy Ridley doesn't want to do Star Wars anymore after contractual obligation and Why Mark Hamil said at Star Wars con before he was interrupted by Kathleen Kennedy that The Last Jedi Luke Skywalker isn't even involved, and Also why Mark Hamil is fundamentally against everything Rian Johnson did to his character, Mark I should have listened when you tried to warn us instead I wasted my money.… Expand

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RedZeppelin96Dec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More cons than pros in this one.

- Plot holes

- Bad pacing - Forced humor.

- Terrible send-off for Luke

- "Leia Poppins".… Expand

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UngolDec 16, 2017

Very disappointed in this addition. It stole so many scenes from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that it leaves one wondering if there was more rehashed content than original. Sadly, it doesn't even improve on those originalVery disappointed in this addition. It stole so many scenes from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that it leaves one wondering if there was more rehashed content than original. Sadly, it doesn't even improve on those original scenes, but rather simply replays them with more CGI and less actual tension or suspense.

I would go into further issues with plot holes, missing backstories, and "If they could do something like that, why have they never done that before?" moments, but this movie just isn't worth the time to explain them all.

The popcorn is strong with this one.… Expand

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Thale114Dec 16, 2017

If you've never seen Star Wars or have no involvement in the actual story line, this is a decent movie. But as soon as you start to tie it into the series, it falls apart. Nothing makes sense; nothing is answered. I wish I had never seen theIf you've never seen Star Wars or have no involvement in the actual story line, this is a decent movie. But as soon as you start to tie it into the series, it falls apart. Nothing makes sense; nothing is answered. I wish I had never seen the movie because I literally gained nothing from it. 1/10 simply because was a beautifully filmed.… Expand

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chelobsasDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. RIP Star Wars! garbage! Disney has destroyed the best saga of all time.
Rian Johnson filmed a video game, not a star wars movie! nothing for the fan of SW!… Expand

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LukeSoywalkerDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie Should have been called...

Gender Wars
The Last Alpha Male

This movie was nothing but liberal propaganda. The audacity of this movie goes beyond words. We have reached a seminal moment in culture where a ideological movement has all but eviscerated a classic Sci-Fi franchise.

Problems? There are many.

It seems that every effort was made to destroy the base tenets the Star Wars universe was built on. The Force was silenced! Luke Skywalker, the hero of the galaxy, reappears after a 40 year hiatus- only to toss his lightsaber into the drink. He then proceeds to lock himself in a hut, only to appear to gather a drink from a four-teeted monster.

This is your Jedi Knight!

Now, on the other side of the galaxy you have Poe Dameron going up against a fleet of Star Destroyers, with a man named "Hannity" at the helm of the fleet.

Hannity?

Where did I hear that name before?

Meanwhile, Poe's squadron is completely destroyed, with the exception of an Asian woman who heroically drops a bomb payload on one of the capital ships.

You go girl!

That really was the theme of the movie. You go girl! At every place you looked there were women characters in positions of power. Males were portrayed as cowardly and weak. Speaking of weak, the young black man, Finn, makes an appearance and tries to run away- again. He is thwarted from leaving the ship from a Starbucks barista, er, Choo, Annie, er... whatever!

The young, corpulent Asian lady turns out to hold a pivotal role in the movie. She will ultimately prevent Finn from committing suicide to save the Republic base.

Sadly, there was no heroic male to save Laura Dern, who played a startship commander, from going suicidal with a Mon Calamari cruiser.

Admiral Ackbar ended up fish bait as his bridge was blown up! However!

Princess Leia somehow discovered her Force powers at the most opportune time, as she floated through space after being ejected from the bridge after the explosion.

She ultimately survives!

And what about Rey? Who the hell is she? Apparently, just being a woman gives her enough power to master the Jedi arts. She can masterfully wield a light saber, and learn how to telepathically speak to her future revealed brother.

Yep, calling it... Rey really is the sister of Kylo Ren.

Speaking of Parker Schnabel, er Kylo Ren... He must have ran out of gold to mine on Kessel because he now is the strongest bad guy in the universe. It only took a quick mind trick to get rid of the great and powerful Snoke. Nice to know you Snoke!

So, you off Han Solo and now you off Snoke. What does that make you? Maybe we should ask Yoda? Yoda! Yoda!

Yoda appears!

And says... The Force means nothing! Let me blow up the ancestral tree and books of lore! Bamn!

Meanwhile, Chewbacca is relegated to eating a Porg or a pog! Wow! What a role!

I do have to say the cinematography was great! That is why this gets a 1 rating.
Not to mention Luke apparently dies... The most anti-climatic ending in the history of cinema. A man who was a mighty Jedi Knight dies due to four-teeted milk overdose! That is all you need to know about this trainwreck!… Expand

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5in9u14ri7yDec 16, 2017

No, this review does not contain spoilers. None! In fact, there is absolutely nothing that I can say or mention in this review that can possibly spoil your enjoyment in this movie. For all intents and purposes, this movie is utterlyNo, this review does not contain spoilers. None! In fact, there is absolutely nothing that I can say or mention in this review that can possibly spoil your enjoyment in this movie. For all intents and purposes, this movie is utterly unspoilable!

I have never seen a Star Wars movie that I didn't like - not until now. This movie is actually one big, humongous, pulsating, spoiler for the whole Star Wars universe. One movie that spoils everything that you ever loved and enjoyed in Star Wars.

Beware!… Expand

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DentlDec 16, 2017

Бля поцаны , это фиаско , сюжет полный пиздец , герои деревянные ебланы , если у вас есть зачатки логики и мозг не ходите , разшибете себе лицоБля поцаны , это фиаско , сюжет полный пиздец , герои деревянные ебланы , если у вас есть зачатки логики и мозг не ходите , разшибете себе лицо

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Duder77Dec 16, 2017

Liberal media outlets are trying to dismiss the backlash against The Last Jedi as "alt-right" anger over a female lead and a diverse cast. This is dishonest; it isn't the diversity and (more specifically) the female empowerment, but theLiberal media outlets are trying to dismiss the backlash against The Last Jedi as "alt-right" anger over a female lead and a diverse cast. This is dishonest; it isn't the diversity and (more specifically) the female empowerment, but the in-your-face preaching about it, that is so off-putting.

It's all very calculated. A purple-haired female admiral, looking like the last thing the audience would expect, comes onto the scene from out of nowhere. Poe even says, "That's not what I was expecting." And in so doing, he is supposed to represent us, the audience. Then, when he is schooled for thinking wrongly, in actuality it's us being schooled.

But we're not sexist, are we? We accept Leia Organa as the leader of the Resistance. But they deliberately present us with this new character, speaking condescendingly and dismissively to the most heroic member of the Resistance, just so they can bait us into being annoyed with her...so that they can then preach at us for feeling that way.

It's the ultimate Mary Sue moment: Come from out of nowhere, teach us an in-your-face lesson, be 100% right, and go down in a blaze of glory.… Expand

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RonGiantiDec 16, 2017

This movie is horrible. Entire plot lines are introduced, then discarded. Got to get this plot point, hurry! Whoops, no that isn't necessary. The characters are uninspired, from the newest to the most iconic. I didn't care what happened toThis movie is horrible. Entire plot lines are introduced, then discarded. Got to get this plot point, hurry! Whoops, no that isn't necessary. The characters are uninspired, from the newest to the most iconic. I didn't care what happened to any of them. No one is a leader, everyone is an idiot. If George Lucas were dead, he would be spinning in his grave. I have seen and love the original 6 movies for my whole life.

I never want to see episode 8 again. Star Wars is dead to me now. I will not be seeing episode 9, and considering that Star Wars is my best loved Sci-fi franchise, that is saying something. I read the books, played the games (board and computer), drew pictures of the Millennium Falcon as a child and saw all the movies on opening day, including Episode 7 (which was also a huge disappointment but at least felt like it might have been hiding something that I missed...)..

I never will see E8 again, nor will I watch E9. I could have gotten a bunch of monkeys with typewriters to write a better plot and more compelling characters. It is almost as if the writer WANTED to piss on the Star Wars lore, just to say he could.… Expand

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SW_Eng24Dec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The critic reviews are inexplicably positive. This movie was a disappointment. I was excited during the opening scrawl and by the end of the movie I felt as if no answers had been provided, the plot felt rather pointless and the character arcs were non-existent or shallow. Luke and Snoke were completely wasted. Leia had a terrible scene and the question of Rey's lineage was pointless (unless Kylo lied to her which could be possible, but doubtful at this point). I understand that SW wasn't made for adults, but this one had far too many cheesy moments that made me feel like I was watching Phantom Menace again.

I readily admit that I may have simply been expecting too much from this movie. I hope others can find pleasure in it and I hope I can actually enjoy the next Star Wars film because I don't want to hate this trilogy. The only reason that I am giving this a one instead of a zero is because of Laura Dern's death scene and the fact that I love Star Wars (and a few other moments sprinkled in here and there as well).… Expand

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thesacred0neDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am legitimately struggling to understand how critics have given this movie such high scores. It may truly be the worst movie I have seen in the cinema this year, and definitely the worst Star Wars movie by a long shot. If you want to see the legacy of Star Wars, and the characters and stories that made is loved by people all over the world, spat on, this is the movie for you. The only reason I give it a one, is because some shots in the movie were great. Mark Hamill's initial reaction to this movie's script, and the review embargo by Disney truly says it all.… Expand

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jpercy77Dec 16, 2017

Over at ScreenRant there is a column about the dichotomy emerging between the professional critics and the audiences over The Last Jedi. The author (Chris Agar) concludes that "Lucasfilm is constantly in a lose-lose situation" and will neverOver at ScreenRant there is a column about the dichotomy emerging between the professional critics and the audiences over The Last Jedi. The author (Chris Agar) concludes that "Lucasfilm is constantly in a lose-lose situation" and will never be able to please everyone because they will be accused of copying the original SW films, or else they will incur the wrath of fans by departing from tradition. I'm not sure I agree - in fact, this "lose-lose" business feels a lame excuse that gets Disney off the hook for making bad films. Furthermore, it is a false choice fallacy to suggest that the studio must choose between copying the OT or doing something new. If Disney would simply give the world a good story that is true to the original spirit of the originals, they would win the adoration of the fans forever.

Look at how enthusiastically fans embraced The Force Awakens and Rogue One, both of which were decidedly mediocre. In other words, it ain't that hard. Yet somehow Disney messed this up. Big Time.

Sadly, there is already a veritable circling of the media wagons in defense of this film. The narrative that many in the media are embracing is that audience critics of TLJ are either disaffected fanboys unwilling to broaden their palate, or perhaps they are simply bigots who cannot tolerate a more diverse approach to the franchise.

But what if - WHAT IF - audiences hate The Last Jedi because it is a bad film? Surely we can admit that possibility?

The fact that we can't speaks to both the inherent confirmation biases in the media (anyone who doesn't think TLJ was graded on an extremely generous curve may be a touch naive) and Disney's shrewd exploitation of these biases. Surely a property like Star Wars gets the corporate treatment...these are not "autuer" films, no matter what the Disney marketing machine would have us believe. In short, Disney knew what they were doing when they decided to make a social statement with casting and story decisions. Like the Ghostbusters reboot, the Disney Star Wars films were always going to be embraced by the critics. Clearly, virtue Signaling is a temptation that very few people in that milieu can resist.

As for the film, others have underlined it's staggering weaknesses better than I can (poor pacing, lack of character development, nonsensical plotting, highfalutin social commentary, weak dialogue, punishingly stupid jokes, and unidiomatic tone) - simply put this is a 40 lbs turkey served cold. Remember that fans embraced The Force Awakens and Rogue One, neither of which is anywhere near as good as even the worst of the originals. All Disney needed to do here was make a halfway competent film. The backlash is because with all their vast resources, they couldn't even manage that.

When I was a senior in high school we had a math teacher who was extremely generous with granting opportunities for extra credit, and even went so far as to allow us to approach her with questions ask during tests. She knew that a lot of us had gotten acceptance letters from colleges and didn't want anyone to catch such a bad case of Senioritis that it would screw-up our future...she used to remind us that it wasn't hard to get a passing grade in her class - but you had to put in the effort, or she would have no mercy on you. Really, all you had to do was care.… Expand

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SuperJouleDec 16, 2017

I can't believe this is where we are. Me giving a 1/10 for a Star Wars movie, a franchise that helped raise me, a franchise that I could basically forgive anything, and give my money to, how can a company be so disconnected from it's coreI can't believe this is where we are. Me giving a 1/10 for a Star Wars movie, a franchise that helped raise me, a franchise that I could basically forgive anything, and give my money to, how can a company be so disconnected from it's core base, and ruin the franchise. It would seem like it would be an impossible task, as so many people in the past has managed to create great content for the Universe, whether it be fan made movies, or video games. I'm just dumbstruck, the people who enjoy this movie must be bereft their common sense and somehow be on drugs to enjoy it.

George Lucas created star wars for 12 year olds, disney created star wars for social justice warriors and stoned hippies. Star Wars was a subject without political agendas, it was something anyone, anywhere no matter what your religion, your political standpoint, your race or your birthplace. Everyone could connect to star wars, and there was a unity, a bond between all humans in that.

This, this is not that! This breaks that bond! This makes it us vs you! Those of us with common sense who can see the **** we're being served, and those of you who think what you're being served is sweet chocolate.

Star Wars is dead, long ling the evil coorporation empire disney, who ruined a strong and bonding bond for all mankind.… Expand

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Jon_SoloDec 16, 2017

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced by the ka-ching of cash registers. I fear something terrible has happened.

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trimarksDec 16, 2017

Luke Skywalkers last outing and he doesn't wield a lightsaber? The rebel ship is almost out of gas? Is this Space Balls? WTF? Did someone forget to do their writing homework and have to do it on the bus before they got to school? TheLuke Skywalkers last outing and he doesn't wield a lightsaber? The rebel ship is almost out of gas? Is this Space Balls? WTF? Did someone forget to do their writing homework and have to do it on the bus before they got to school? The writing is awful. No backstory on Snoke? Luke dies because he tried too hard doing a hologram projection? It's not that I don't like it because it's a departure from Star Wars of the pat. I don't like it because it has no depth and it sucks. If I wanted another fun senseless movie I'll go see an Avengers movie. It's what they do. Star Wars is the complete package, or rather was. Think Jar Jar Binks was bad? Well his movie currently rates higher than Last Jedi. Thanks Disney. Suck it.… Expand

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YeahgofigureDec 16, 2017

Very weak story! Force Awakens was just a weak unoriginal rehash of A New Hope and now Last Jedi is just simply weak. Why is the rebellion even weaker than ever when they defeated the empire?! How is the New Republic destroyed by blowing up aVery weak story! Force Awakens was just a weak unoriginal rehash of A New Hope and now Last Jedi is just simply weak. Why is the rebellion even weaker than ever when they defeated the empire?! How is the New Republic destroyed by blowing up a single system when the Star Wars universe is 100,000 plus of systems? Where did The New Order come from? Answer is some Disney idiots got a hold of the story. I hate everything about these episodes 7 & 8!!… Expand

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NickolausDec 16, 2017

To the lucky ones who haven't seen this movie yet - don't! Just watch Rogue One again. On the bright side, it's a politically correct experience, not-too-heavy on the dialogue, with teenage romance throughout - a multicultural love triangleTo the lucky ones who haven't seen this movie yet - don't! Just watch Rogue One again. On the bright side, it's a politically correct experience, not-too-heavy on the dialogue, with teenage romance throughout - a multicultural love triangle even. I imagine the recipe for such "brilliance" was to pack a room with progressive liberals and focus-group them until death do us part. This resulted in a final product empowering all the right groups (think Hillary and Angela Merkel as rebel commanders) and dishing out justice to dumb-ass, testosterone-filled dirt bags (Luke Skywalker included). Me? I should've watched Thor Ragnarok for the fifth time instead.… Expand

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igobyandyDec 16, 2017

This Disney failure has killed Star Wars. Not a single question was answered and everything built before this episode was not crushed, but ignored. Rian Johnson has either never seen a Star Wars movie or willfully decided to disappoint asThis Disney failure has killed Star Wars. Not a single question was answered and everything built before this episode was not crushed, but ignored. Rian Johnson has either never seen a Star Wars movie or willfully decided to disappoint as many people as he could simultaneously. Snoke is nothing. Luke is nothing. Leia is Mary Poppins. Han died for nothing. I believe that Disney wants to eliminate the idea of heroes and villains and instead champion an idea that anyone can save the day even if you are not trained or skilled (example: Rose is a mechanic who works on pipes, but can also fly a fighter or Rey has trained for 2 days with a lightsaber and now she can defeat Snoke's elite guards) Overall terrible and yes I am salty.… Expand

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scottyi1982Dec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've never seen a franchise completely misunderstand its main protagonist like the way Luke was treated in The Last Jedi. Sure, I get that failure is the big theme here and even legends can fail, but they did in a way that was astronomically out of character. Luke doesn't turn his back on people. Even if he goes emo because of his failure with Kylo, is that supposed to be traumatic enough to let the whole universe suffer as he tries to go into hiding forever? Nonsense. His 'conversion' scene is also dumb. Rey says I believe in you, and all of a sudden Luke has his conviction again. Completely unearned. But even when he does come back, it's another example of misdirection as he literally does nothing the audience hopes he will do. Rogue One had the Vader scene that blew the roof off the house. We want to cheer for our Star Wars characters!! This movie refused to portray Luke as anything other than an old man ready to die. So infuriating.… Expand

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medicalmonkeyDec 16, 2017

I loved this franchise and never disliked a single movie until this one. It broke my heart how our hero Luke was disparaged and his character ruined. The plot made no sense. I liked the visuals and the porgs. I had actually taken time offI loved this franchise and never disliked a single movie until this one. It broke my heart how our hero Luke was disparaged and his character ruined. The plot made no sense. I liked the visuals and the porgs. I had actually taken time off work to watch it several times, but instead woke up after Thursday night feeling heart broken.… Expand

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TalonKarrdDec 16, 2017

So mundane i think it shattered the rose colored glasses of nostalgia. If you get bored by the exhausting Marvel sequels (except the recent Thor!), you will be bored here. They truly are beating a dead horse with this film. Next time I wantSo mundane i think it shattered the rose colored glasses of nostalgia. If you get bored by the exhausting Marvel sequels (except the recent Thor!), you will be bored here. They truly are beating a dead horse with this film. Next time I want to dive into the star wars universe I should just rewatch the originals. So disappointing. It's like someone described how to make a star wars movie to an alien, and then the alien tried writing and directing his own. Between this movie and the recent EA game, my love for star wars has taken a beating, and it really sucks.… Expand

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SWFanDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A little bit about myself. I'm not the type to review movies; honestly I don't care. After seeing this movie, however, and being a huge Star Wars fan, I must say this movie was a total disappointment. I think the prequels were actually good, the plots had structures. This movie on the other hand, the plot is everywhere. It is difficult at times to follow and there are parts that could be cut out. The whole Rose-Fin adventure is stupid, and feel the movie would have a much better flow without it. In addition, the humor in this movie is awful, its too in your face; it should be subtle. Its like Disney was trying to create material for Family Guy and/or Robot Chicken so they have nothing to parody in the end. The whole Luke brushing his shoulder off was totally unneeded. This movie should've been darker, but the humor really ruined it. There were a few great parts in this movie, but unfortunately there's more bad that overshadows the good. I was excited after The Force Awakens for the next installment. After the Last Jedi though, I'm not as eager. I just hope J.J. Abrams can fix Episode IX and wrap this up in a respectable manner. Disney should cancel Rian Johnson's trilogy because clearly he doesn't know how to make a Star Wars film.… Expand

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qusDec 17, 2017

Seeing positive reviews from critics makes me scratch my head. Is it possible so many of them are paid bots? Otherwise how could they rate a movie full of MacGuffins, gaping plot holes and logical inconsequences rated as high?

Hundreds ofSeeing positive reviews from critics makes me scratch my head. Is it possible so many of them are paid bots? Otherwise how could they rate a movie full of MacGuffins, gaping plot holes and logical inconsequences rated as high?

Hundreds of user reviews already stated what's wrong with this move in regards of storytelling, screenwriting art and simple logic. It has absolutely nothing to do with being "not Star Wars enough" or "taking bold decisions". So I am not going to repeat it here, stating simply it is just a bad movie.

I've seen one fan joking after seeing this: "Come back George Lucas, everything is forgiven!", and if before seeing "Last Jedi" I would swear I will never say prequel trilogy was actually good, now I must admit - prequel trilogy has at least two movies better than Last Jedi, I know it is hard to believe! So either watch it and see it for yourself or just skip this Star Wars and possibly everything that comes after it.… Expand

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DandeloDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The enormous gulf between writer/director JJ Abrams for the Force Awakens and Rian Johnson for The Last Jedi is painfully obvious - as a Star Wars movie this fails on almost every level. The Last Jedi doesn't understand the source material, ignores many of the plot threads from its predecessor, misuses and disposes of major characters, is brimming with internal inconsistencies and tries to use cheap laughs to cover for its total lack of story structure.… Expand

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ImadethsonlijstDec 17, 2017

This movie failed at being a space-fantasy/ sci fi and it failed as a sequel to both TFA and the other SW trilogies. It was the epitome of superficial; very flashy, good visuals with no real substance or consistency. Not to mention theThis movie failed at being a space-fantasy/ sci fi and it failed as a sequel to both TFA and the other SW trilogies. It was the epitome of superficial; very flashy, good visuals with no real substance or consistency. Not to mention the Space-balls level of comedy, plus tone shifts worse than the prequels. As long as you do not care about the franchise in any serious manner, and lower your scrutinising capacity, if you can pretend like you're watching a silly parody, the movie can be enjoyable. Then it becomes a mildly amusing action flick or fan-fiction. I imagine a lot of small kids will love it just as much as they'd love any other flashy, superficial movie. It is clear that the main purposes for these movies is to be a vehicle for Kathleen's political agendas and to be a huge advert for toys and games, because the symptoms of these aspects are very evident and seem to take priority over consumer enjoyment/satisfaction in general. There are so many meta moments, so many pointless, unsatisfying subversions, so much bathos. ~I'll try not to spoil
An entire sequence of the film, lasted for about a quarter or more of the movie, was utterly pointless, it didn't push the narrative ahead enough, it barely served as a plot device and was very badly written, it felt so out of place, tonally & visually, yet it was made into a priority. It only served as a plot device to show off a new female character and a new 'warped yet familiar' character, and allow the opportunity for certain other characters actually do something of 'significance' in the movie.
It's not the only case of this kind of thing either.

Snoke was very unsatisfying and still remains a mystery... a pointless mystery, as pointless as Phasma and the new guy, whatever his n-name was. Nothing was revealed about Snoke's history or relevance, apart from an icon on Luke's temple floor (which you'd have to read some book or look up online to know about). Kylo Ren was probably the most interesting character on screen, but his story still had many flaws and inconsistencies. Where are the Knights of Ren? who are they? Who knows, farts in the wind, for all the director cares.

Many of the plot-twists were very wishy-washy, meaning shallow, purely made to get one over the fans or viewers. The main twist of the trailers ("time for the jedi to end") turned out to have no depth/ explanation or philosophy, probably have to watch deleted scenes or read a comic to find out. I think it's quite lazy to simply highlight that the Jedi were flawed in the prequels, because that was already obvious to me and many others. If you're going to do that, at least don't do it in a way that makes Luke completely obnoxious & hypocritical. 1000+ years of pretty good work, keeping peace in the universe, and 1 crappy mistake and the Jedi are worthless to Luke, wow, such wonderful dedication, a true hero.

Rey still feels like no character at all, she has no relevancy to the previous movies and there's no consistency to her character. She has no real relationships (she gives zero **** about Finn), she barely struggles with anything, there is no inner conflict, we are told she has no character flaws (she does but they're not considered as such). She's just the perfect vessel to move the story forward without having to explain anything or build the universe/lore. Not to mention how her motivations are inconsistent and purely meta, derived from examining parts of the audience. Kylo Ren's backstory with Luke was devolved into a rather unfitting experimental piece on 'perspective', at the cost of any logical consistency with Luke's character. Luke's story during the end of the movie could have been so much better, I must admit it had some merit to it, not a lot, but some. I find the most erroneous thing to be how Luke's earliest characterisation (chronologically) is basically a creepy, violent uncle. I agree with Mark Hamill entirely though, this is Jake Skywalker, a bitter, spiteful, cowardly hermit. The overall theme of the movie was "Let the past die, kill it if you have to", It also seems to set things up for a future of a tail-eating-snake cycle of repetition, which is probably not what George wanted...

These movies will never be ret-conned, they are the new 'Star Wars' now, no matter whatever ridiculous, hollow disaster it becomes. I also doubt EA will have their grubby, greedy hands taken off this franchise. Nice little monopoly they have there. I'd suggest people start looking for a new spiritual replacement or successor.… Expand

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BlackOptimusDec 17, 2017

The Star Wars Mythos has officially perished. I'll spare the lengthy exposition and simply warn that the plot of "The Last Jedi" has more holes than the Dune Sea of Tatooine. If you suffer from trypophobia, avoid this travesty at allThe Star Wars Mythos has officially perished. I'll spare the lengthy exposition and simply warn that the plot of "The Last Jedi" has more holes than the Dune Sea of Tatooine. If you suffer from trypophobia, avoid this travesty at all cost... seriously.… Expand

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JamesSomersDec 17, 2017

There is one word that sums up The Last Jedi. DISAPPOINTMENT. This film is a bloated mess Rian Johnson completely fails to realise that Ep8 is the middle part of a three part sequel trilogy that should continue the previous narrative. InsteadThere is one word that sums up The Last Jedi. DISAPPOINTMENT. This film is a bloated mess Rian Johnson completely fails to realise that Ep8 is the middle part of a three part sequel trilogy that should continue the previous narrative. Instead all the story threads laid out by Ep7 and the original movies are completely discarded and replaced with toilet humour and not so subtle political speeches about animal welfare, child labor and the evils of the super rich.

Gone are the real world sets and practical effects of EP7 and we are returned to the lifeless CGI worlds that echo the very worst from the prequel era.

The story does nothing for the existing characters and introduces more utterly irrelevant new ones that the audience cares nothing for.

There might be an ok-ish movie buried here somewhere that a more subjective editor could've found by cutting down the running time to around 90minutes and disposing of the terrible subplots like the horrendous casino planet sequence that Rian Johnson introduces. Ultimately this movie is a huge misstep by Disney. If this movie has come through their scrutiny without reshoots then God knows how bad Rian Johnsons new trilogy will be.

At the end of the day You're going to see this movie. You're going to see the Solo movie in May 2018 and you're going to see Ep9. That doesnt mean any of these will be good movies as the whole thing is clearly now just part of the Disney money making machine.

RIP Star Wars. Mark Hamill...You were right to fundamentally disagree with everything done to your character.… Expand

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Millermann67Dec 17, 2017

Wow! where to begin....well I never write reviews. (never} but I had to open an account just so I could release this angry. This movie is soooo f'ing forgettable...the story is poor, the acting is fine. they just seem to go in a directionWow! where to begin....well I never write reviews. (never} but I had to open an account just so I could release this angry. This movie is soooo f'ing forgettable...the story is poor, the acting is fine. they just seem to go in a direction that makes Zero sense. Im so completely torn up inside like so many others. I still can't believe they screwed this up so bad....this could have been a movie of such praise, but its a movie of endless pointless decisions, theres just so many dumb things to write about.
A) dumb humor
B) poor writing C) snoke- could have been a amazing story line....nope, sorta like Darth Maul. wasted.
D) the whole interaction between Luke and Rey....I believe they spend more time on Finn in the casino?
E) Luke / being a old **** thats not Luke!!
F) screw it ( EVERYTHING) this movie should have been EPIC! NOT AN EPIC FAIL!
DONE........thats it folks.… Expand

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lsmith28Dec 17, 2017

By comparison the Prequel trilogy was pretty good. I'm sorry George Lucas!

You don't need to be a top movie critic to realise that this just isn't a very good film, nor is it very memorable either.

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Edb1978Dec 17, 2017

Very, VERY disappointing. I'm not sure what the positive reviewers are thinking, especially if you compare this film with anything from the original trilogy - for example, where in the originals was there a side-plot that took up so much ofVery, VERY disappointing. I'm not sure what the positive reviewers are thinking, especially if you compare this film with anything from the original trilogy - for example, where in the originals was there a side-plot that took up so much of the running time and ended so inconsequentially (i'm talking about Finn and Rose, in case that's not obvious, but I realise I could be talking about any one of a number of plot points)? That's just bad film-making.

In any case, that's not the real issue. The real issue for many established fans (or should be) is the shockingly disrespectful treatment of the original trilogy characters and the stories in which they participated in the original films. I doubt many people wanted to see Han, Leia and Luke portrayed as broken shadows of their former selves and their struggles and achievements rendered null and void. That's the path that The Force Awakens started this new trilogy down and The Last Jedi sets the seal on it.

These are not decisions representing a 'bold new vision'.These are decisions cynically taken for commercial reasons to make the new characters seem more impressive by comparison. It's a cheap narrative device. It didn't have to be this way. There were ways to introduce new characters that would have built up their character legends without disrespecting the pre-existing fan favourites and storylines. That would have required better writing though, so maybe Lucasfilm and Disney didn't want to make that effort. The Last Jedi is, even on its own merits or as a follow-up to The Force Awakens, not a great or even good film. It's fairly bad, full of plot holes, misplaced comedy and more plot-point retreads from previous films than it seems people care to admit. As a Star Wars film and an extension of the saga to which it owes its existence, it is an unmitigated disaster.… Expand

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Brown_in_OsakaDec 17, 2017

Went through much to see this. Waited a long time for a conclusion of everything that started in The Force Awakens. I could not have seen a worse Episode 8. How will they even go on in episode 9 after this accident. I feel tricked by theWent through much to see this. Waited a long time for a conclusion of everything that started in The Force Awakens. I could not have seen a worse Episode 8. How will they even go on in episode 9 after this accident. I feel tricked by the trailers. They looked like at least a regular movie. This made me feel really bad. Change the writers.

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recsaDec 17, 2017

Its the worst Star Wars movie EVER, everything is wrong, **** they have managed to make Jar jar a good character in comparisson. I have made my kids watch all the prevoius films (they liked them) and take them to the theater to watch thisIts the worst Star Wars movie EVER, everything is wrong, **** they have managed to make Jar jar a good character in comparisson. I have made my kids watch all the prevoius films (they liked them) and take them to the theater to watch this movie ... this unnecessary long movie ... they now dont want to ever watch an Star Wars movie again, you have just lost 3 new fans for your franchise and a veteran one. I no longer care about Star Wars universe anymore because you have ****ed up everything.

And Disney, be sure ill make everything in my power to keep my kids away from anything with your logo on it.… Expand

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QueenyRebeccaDec 17, 2017

We saw this in a group of 9 people.
As the credit's rolled, we looked at each other, and without any word spoken, our facial expressions all displayed the same thing:
Shock, disappointment, disbelieve and anger. I'm still pretty down all dayWe saw this in a group of 9 people.
As the credit's rolled, we looked at each other, and without any word spoken, our facial expressions all displayed the same thing:
Shock, disappointment, disbelieve and anger.
I'm still pretty down all day because of this movie.
It's like I witnessed a car crash or something.
I lie in bed at night and can't stop thinking about how terrible this movie was.
I can't accept that they have done this to Star Wars.
The must have known that they used to most incapable and incompetent creators to work on this new Star Wars series, and they just didn't care.

They didn't care.
People will buy tickets, no matter what, so why care about making a dignified sequel? Why write a good story or pay some respect to the characters? Why give Carry Fisher's Leia a good ending?

Star Wars is dead to me now.
I will not watch episode 9 until it's on Netflix.… Expand

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cosmicslopDec 17, 2017

This film is terrible. Heart breaking. Disappointing. For a film that talks about hope so much it removed any hope I have about Episode IX. Poor Mark Hamill. The Last Jedi? The last **** given.

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DeksutoDec 17, 2017

Complete blasphemy and degradation of the whole idea behind Star Wars. Poor character development, bad sense of humor, disney-like lines and scenes that just dont fit Star Wars universe at all.They literally destroyed everything that theComplete blasphemy and degradation of the whole idea behind Star Wars. Poor character development, bad sense of humor, disney-like lines and scenes that just dont fit Star Wars universe at all.They literally destroyed everything that the original Star Wars trilogy represented. Luke's character in these movies is turned into a douchebag and all male characters are represented as **** or morons in contrast of female cast that were empowered and **** Lack of epic scenes,seriousness and depth of story. Ridiculous scenes with Leia floating in space and disney casino. Only good thing about the movie is that it looks visually good. Nothing else… Expand

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ArlindrDec 17, 2017

Not only it ruined all that new magic J.J. Abrams set up, BUT it might aswell ruined the whole franchise, one of the most beloved and originals in Cinema history. I think that director choice was the main reason for this letdown andNot only it ruined all that new magic J.J. Abrams set up, BUT it might aswell ruined the whole franchise, one of the most beloved and originals in Cinema history. I think that director choice was the main reason for this letdown and disrespectful movie, If we can call it A Movie! Giving 1 star because of the amazing cast.… Expand

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jonmitDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I wanted to love this movie, it utterly failed to deliver on so many levels. Disney, in all its previews, advertised the film as a serious epic focused on Luke, Rey, and Kylo Ren, with no doubt some appropriate comic relief as always. What they delivered was a farce -- tripping over itself with excessive and ill-timed humor such that no scene could ever be taken seriously, even ones that were intended to be. That combined with frenetically paced cuts and transitions, too many new characters, and terribly conceived sub-plots (the codebreaker/casino debacle), meant the main story and characters were left undeveloped with few burning questions answered. Even the opening premise, equivalent to a slow motion car chase with the First Order chasing the Resistance until they run out of fuel, was absolutely ridiculous. Ultimately, the plot felt like it went nowhere, just like the Resistance ships. Rey's supposed "training?". Didn't happen. Who was Snoke and why was he built up as so important in The Force Awakens? No answer. Who is Rey and are her parents even relevant? Still no clue. The relationship between Rey and Finn? Left languishing. Who are all these new characters? No time to find out (or even--truly--to care) despite the 2hr. 30 minute length. Perhaps most unforgivable of all, however, was the treatment of Luke Skywalker. While a dark and withdrawn Luke was initially promising, his diminished role and ultimate end were insulting to his character and, frankly, made no sense. Disney will make a lot of money on this film so I doubt the significant criticism from fans will matter. Regardless, Disney can't hide from the fact that they had advertised and promised a new epic Star Wars film. What they delivered was a cheesy, ill-conceived, poorly-written caricature of one.… Expand

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chiggaz17Dec 17, 2017

What a waste of time. This movie was 2 hours of an OJ simpson slow speed chase through space interspersed with a 30 minute scene at a casino. While there were bright explosions at times you leave the film realizing that nothing has happenedWhat a waste of time. This movie was 2 hours of an OJ simpson slow speed chase through space interspersed with a 30 minute scene at a casino. While there were bright explosions at times you leave the film realizing that nothing has happened other than the murder of your childhood.… Expand

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anti-gDec 18, 2017

This movie simply sucks as a Star Wars main movie.

It seems Rian Johnson wanted to tell a story, while completely neglecting the Star Wars legacy, bending it only as a mean to arrive at a certain plot! The whole setting is forced. As theThis movie simply sucks as a Star Wars main movie.

It seems Rian Johnson wanted to tell a story, while completely neglecting the Star Wars legacy, bending it only as a mean to arrive at a certain plot!

The whole setting is forced. As the second entry of the trilogy, having a fairly good starting point from TFA, I don't understand why the galaxy situation was not explained. It just seems like a lazy writing work, when Star Wars is all about the galaxy as a whole, about politics, different groups and aliens.

Which reminds me, the majority of the caracters were human. Why in a Star Wars movie?? I think it should never be a Star Wars episode. Maybe as a standalone, detailing one of the countless battle scenes between a Rebel/Resistance group against the Empire/First Order, with different characters(!), it could have been a good idea. But as one of the main episodes? Forcing the characters to change only to fit a plot written by a seemingly newcomer into the Star Wars world?? Come on...

I believe that in order to make Star Wars movies, some strong and maybe completely different approaches to filmmaking must be adopted.

For example: to have a (or a team of) writer(s) respecting the lore as much as possible. There should never be a person in charge of the franchise who doesn't respect the established rules;
Assign the same producing/writing/directing people behind a complete trilogy. Only then can we have consistency. The work from JJ Abrams in TFA was completely destroyed in TLJ..

I give it 1 for the amazing sound and visual effects. The acting is also quite competent, even convincing. To bad it doesn't make up for the direction of the movie.

It seems to me we have a waisted trilogy.

Just hope this doesn't ruin the franchise..

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JoncanuckDec 17, 2017

There wasn't any real point or worthy storyline to this movie. I also felt the new character selections to be weak and poorly chosen. Of course any Star Wars movie will get a big opening with lots of loyal viewers but this movie was flat outThere wasn't any real point or worthy storyline to this movie. I also felt the new character selections to be weak and poorly chosen. Of course any Star Wars movie will get a big opening with lots of loyal viewers but this movie was flat out awful....… Expand

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bmcmen2000Dec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OK, this is the first review I have ever written, but this movie was so disappointing I felt it was worth the time to tell SW fans who aren't total idiots to NOT watch this movie. Terrible movie, horrible writing, wasted characters in Snoke and Captain Phasma, casino mission was forced inclusion for terrible characters that nobody wants to see, really Disney, nobody! I am supposed to believe Luke would be afraid of and think about killing his nephew? And his death is just a waste. The director should never do another movie again, he should hide in shame. I can't believe I'm saying this but next time I'll wait for Redbox.… Expand

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TropicDec 18, 2017

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

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XraySaintDec 17, 2017

This movie is a slap in the face to all hardcore Star Wars fans. I enjoyed TFA but this is piece of garbage . Disney , I will not give you anymore of my money. After 30 years I’m done .

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jon98101Dec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really disappointed in this movie. Just sh*t on the whole series up til now. Even as a stand alone movie, if I didn't go into with all of the back story, it was still very mediocre. And can we all agree that Leia doing the Superwoman across the sky and then immediately going into a coma was totally ridiculous.… Expand

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cathycatDec 18, 2017

I'm an older who has seen all the movies; read the novels, read the comics, bought the merchandise, and yet, apparently, I don't matter; my love of star wars does not matter, and Disney does not want my loyalty to remain with the Star WarsI'm an older who has seen all the movies; read the novels, read the comics, bought the merchandise, and yet, apparently, I don't matter; my love of star wars does not matter, and Disney does not want my loyalty to remain with the Star Wars franchise. Throughout the film, I was surprised to find, that the director/script/Disney brain-trust, wanted me to F- myself. Over and over. I couldn't believe what I was witnessing:

You want a continuation of the story-line from episode 7? F- yourself.

You want to see Luke Skywalker go on another swashbuckling adventure? F-yourself.

Do you want to see answers given to the mysteries set-up in episode 7? Too bad. The mysteries are stupid and it all doesn't mean anything and go F-yourself.

I have never been so insulted, humiliated, and embarrassed, from watching a major film from a beloved franchise. The message seems to be loud and clear: if your an older fan of Star Wars, you don't matter anymore and you shouldn't love Star Wars because it all doesn't mean anything... Well, it means something to me! I love Star Wars, and I cannot fathom how this movie got made. It's a travesty. Poor Mark Hamil. He deserved much better than this hot pile of garbage called The Last Jedi.… Expand

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MefetranDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Characteristic features of the episode:
- Pale characters
- nonsensical plot twists necessary only to increase the time of the picture
- Absence of any logic throughout the screen time
- Constant insertion of low-grade humor
- Not a single memorable landscape except for the boundless cosmos and island in the ocean, it's Star Wars?!
- Music at a low level
- Expansion of the character Adam Driver, regression - John Boyega
- Large unrealized concepts of the plot, many opportunities are simply chopped up to the root
- It seems that the film for children of pre-adolescence A bitter aftertaste of disappointment and a sad mood. The film is a description of the ordinary day of the new resistance. There are no interesting designs, there are no epic battles, no battles on light swords. Only a parodies.… Expand

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CockADoodleCockDec 18, 2017

An exceptionally poor film completely out of line with the star wars universe built up over the previous films. Extremely cheap jokes thrown in removes any of the epicness of the film. Massive plot holes galore. An absolute disaster of a film.

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DominikTheGreatDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanna start of with saying i made an account just to this review here.

Simply the worst star wars movie to date, bunch of bland characters that you aren't even given a proper chance to connect to. Not only that it kills off important characters like it was nothing, hey wanna know about Snoke? well too bad, it was too much work so we'll just kill him off, oh but Phasma must be an interesting character right, she could put up a fight right? nope, gets killed off just as fast as a 12 year watching porn would climax.

Well atleast the story might be good you ask? once again not really,fights are drawn out so much and not very interesting at all to say the least. What strikes me a lot is how well Rey fought against THE EMPIRIAL **** GAURDS TOO **** WELL, are you **** me, the most highly trained guards in the galaxy gets killed off by a little girl with no prior experience in combat that trained against a **** boulder... really?! oh yeah and Finn should be dead atleast 2 times in this movie, no way miss asian woman could have saved him the in front of that canon.

and oh the plotholes in this movie... i could write a lot about this movie and how much of a disapointment it is to me, but i simply don't have the energy for me to rant on. Rian Johnson you have failed and ruined Star Wars forever.… Expand

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SomebodynobodyDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. UnfortunatelThe logic of the universe is not true to itself. Im going to list a couple of things that annoyed me:
-How come the other stardestroyers don't fire at the fleeing rebel fleet at all, they seem utterly useless. The first order looks like a bunch of amateuers just flying behind the rebels, waiting for their fuel to finish. Strategy is obsolete.
-projectiles/lasers fly ballistically in space when shooting the transporters. Theres not even a star or an anomaly that affects the shot gravitationally.
-Rey can resist the lightsaber force pull as well as Kylo? She hasn't trained and she's still new to the force. Kylo is a well trained Sith that can even freeze people and blasters in time. -can apparently forcelift bigtime. Without any training, she's able to do something even Luke with Yoda as his trainer wasn't able to do initially. All he lifted was R2D2 and a rock in E5. -can apparently shoot down tie fighters in the millennium falcon better than Han Solo and Luke Skywalker together, even though it was Han's ship and despite him being one of the best gunslingers and roguepilots in the galaxy. (they had trouble getting rid of a couple of tie fighters in E4, whereas Rey singlehandedly just shoots down a bunch of them)
- She fights several guardians of Snoke, that even the unhurt and much better trained Kylo had trouble defeating.
This is exactly what I mean when a genre is not true to itself.
- Finn is almost completely useless to the main plot. His plans didn't succeed, he's a running coward that only when he almost managed to clear his bad honor got spared by his chubby asian friend. -How come the two of them survived the exploding/burning hangar, while everything in there was dead.
-force using Leia is about the worst I've seen in the movie. Everyone that is slightly force sensitive can apparently master it. Even the kid with its broom at the end. Even Anakin Skywalker wasn't able to do this under much more intense pod racing situations.
-Everyone that feels the force is apparently able to talk to each other. Leia, Kylo, Rey, Luke, Yoda. How come they never used that skill during the clonewars or during similar intense situations? All Luke and Vader were able to do was noticing their presence. But not across half the galaxy.
-What happened to yoda? Did he show Luke how to do it? It wasn't explained. Obviously Luke found a way to materialize a mental clone engaging in a Lightsaber fight halfway across the galaxy-spending all his energy and dying.
-Most unexplained and ridiculous of all was the destruction of Snokes main ship. How come a simple command ship of the rebels can just hyperspace charge at another ship, destroying half of the fleet? Isn't that what shields are made for? How come it hasn't come to anybody's mind doing the same trick before? It seems awfully effective.
-One fighter can take out almost all the turrets on a superstardestroyer? How come he could sneak through the shields or he could even get that close? How come the other stardestroyers didn't jump in or attack the rebels commando ship?
-AtAts didn't really fire at all. Just watching the scene with Luke a couple of minutes later, they could've easily spent that firepower either on the gliders or on the trenches. Useless.
-Killing Snoke seemed awkwardly easy
-Why is there so much focus on the Porgs? Its a new designed Alien that everyone apparently things as cute. But measured by the amount and factor of appearance, not contributing anything useful to the story, they are just useless. Even Ewoks or JarJar had more to contribute to the plot. One can definitely see that they have been designed for one purpose - to raise merchandise.
- Countless "funny" jokes kill the atmosphere. After all, it is Star Wars, not Marvel. Marvel lives of that comedy. Star Wars had a macho rogue smuggler that was acted by Harrison Ford. Of course he makes some fun macho quotes. But not everybody. All the time. Facing death. Not even sarcastic but stupid. Completely killed the atmosphere for me there Disney.

It feels like thrown into some ADHD kids mind. Super short mainplot with a couple of useless sideplots, action ALL the time to not get bored by story. Star Wars used to live a bit of intergalactic politics as well. And even if Disney hasn't really adapted the expanded universe, has much to offer. And potential. Not anymore.
Couldn't care less if Finn or Rey or Leia or Poe died the next movie. Its about time. The true hero in this movie with at least a little bit of character depth is Kylo Ren. Critics just gave this movie a good rating because they wanted to be invited to the next premiere.For now, Episode 8 not only made Episode 7 look bad again -as there doesn't seem a big idea where the Star Wars universe is supposed to go-, it almost killed Star Wars. At least for me. And I'm hooked since the first minute. It's an action movie with some lightsabers and some forcesensitive people. But no real Star Wars… Expand

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PgnDec 18, 2017

This movie is not a Star Wars movie. The scenario and tone is identical to any Disney animated movie. This is an utter disapointment as a long time Star Wars fan.

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Reviewer1138Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are many reasons this movie deserves a low score, but I will only focus on two: it failed to evoke a sense of wonder and it was offensive.

Star Wars movies have found success despite their many flaws. They have never been Oscar quality films, yet they are wildly successful. I, as a fan, am willing to gloss over and reason away many of the flaws because the movies evoke a sense of wonder that is hard to find in other films. I have always felt like I was in a galaxy far, far away. Luke's journey through that galaxy has always made me feel like there is a greater purpose than this mundane life. Those feelings were expunged with poor comedy that serves as a public announcement, "Hey folks, don't forget, this is a silly fantasy movie and none of this is real." If the characters don't believe they are in a galaxy far, far away, how am I supposed to? Also, when you create a universe, you have to create a set of rules that the characters are bound by. Rian broke existing rules of the universe and introduced farfetched ones like little kids do during games they play with each other.

I found this movie offensive on many levels. I only want to point out one scene though. When Rey hands Luke his old lightsaber, Luke looks at it for a few seconds before chucking it behind him without a thought about where it was going to land. Let me remind you, that this scene was preceded with Rey ascending up a long flight of stairs to find Luke atop this island, implying that Luke is still this hero that others have to ascend to in order to meet eye-to-eye. When she finally handed him his old lightsaber, he behaved as though the lightsaber had no significance to him. I get it, Rian wanted to take the movie in a direction nobody expected. Fine. He didn’t have to do it with both middle fingers extended though. If you don’t understand why this moment is offensive, let me explain. That lightsaber has a lot of history. It was Anakin’s lightsaber that was used as he turned to the dark side. He eventually lost it in a fight with Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan held onto that lightsaber for years while he watched over Luke. Luke, like Rey, has always yearned to know who his father is. Obi-Wan shatters Luke’s understanding of who is father was by telling him Anakin was a Jedi Knight, someone of profound significance. He offers the lightsaber to Luke as proof. This is the first tangible object that we know of that belonged to Luke’s father and is now in Luke’s possession. Luke goes on to fight Darth Vader at Cloud City. He loses his hand and that lightsaber moments before learning that his father is actually the evil man looking right at him. He probably thought he would never see that lightsaber again. After thinking about this history, to say that Luke is not flooded with memories and emotions when he sees that lightsaber is offensive. Him seeing that lightsaber, in contrast to his robotic hand that only exists because his father cut off the real one, should have been a serious and thought-provoking moment for Luke. Making that moment thoughtless trashes all the history that comes with that lightsaber and it trashes everything Luke struggled to become in the previous films. This is why it is offensive. Rian could have easily pivoted the storyline in this scene without being offensive though. For example, he could have had Luke look at the lightsaber for a moment and then look at Rey and something along the lines of, “I cannot take this. I am not this person anymore.” He could give it back to Rey and then walk away. This would at least acknowledge that the lightsaber has significance to Luke and I would be left wondering, “What happened to him? Why has he changed?” which seems to be what Rian was trying to convey anyway.

I gave a score of 1 because there are a few, isolated scenes that I enjoy.… Expand

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danifaeDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zero plot, characters bland and doing things without reasons... Time bomb after time bomb to link scenes in a movie with no plot. The deus ex machina resource is so used that I was counting the number due to boredom. The only good thing was the music. Same old music and same sounds from the rest. Truly disappointed. I haven't found a fan of SW that liked it... Which in itself says a lot about how casual and non-star-wars it actually is.… Expand

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wndrummerDec 18, 2017

Possibly the worst Star Wars movie ever made. From the beginning to the end is a big letdown. Almost no answers to any of the questions raised in TFA. No connection with any of the characters. The attempt at humor was terrible. This is NOT aPossibly the worst Star Wars movie ever made. From the beginning to the end is a big letdown. Almost no answers to any of the questions raised in TFA. No connection with any of the characters. The attempt at humor was terrible. This is NOT a Star Wars movie folks. For the first time in my life I'm not excited about what comes next. If you love the original trilogy, do not watch this movie, it will ruin it for you.… Expand

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TheRussianatorDec 18, 2017

This piece of **** is a spit in the face to the fans of the beloved franchise. I have never seen so many plot holes in one movie. Let's start from the beginning - If Luke wanted no one to find him, WHY DID HE LEAVE A **** MAP INSIDE R2???!!This piece of **** is a spit in the face to the fans of the beloved franchise. I have never seen so many plot holes in one movie. Let's start from the beginning - If Luke wanted no one to find him, WHY DID HE LEAVE A **** MAP INSIDE R2???!! Where did Luke's lightsaber come from? (Still a plot hole) Why is Leia superman and can now survive an explosion and air sucked out of her lungs? Why didn't the Leia replacement tell Poe that they were just trying to get to a planet? Poe almost killed everyone and the whole thing could've been stopped with 2 sentences. Why doesn't Kylo Ren realize that Luke was a Force projection if HE JUST BROKE THE LIGHTSABER LUKE WAS HOLDING??!! Why did the AT-AT's not shoot Finn and Rose if they were right in front of them speaking? Why can Yoda use the force if he is **** DEAD?! And if Force Ghosts can now use the Force, why didn't Obi-Wan and Yoda just blow up the Death Star in the original trilogy? It would've saved many lives and resources. How can one X-Wing pilot destroy an entire First Order carrier? There are many more, but the last one i noticed is a completely incompetent plot hole, that made me feel like an infant wrote this movie. If Snoke is so strong with the Force that he can literally connect two minds together just by the power of thought, HOW DID HE NOT NOTICE A MOTHER**** RUSTY-ASS LIGHTSABER MOVING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM????!!!! I hate this movie, **** you Rian Johnson, you **** **** for ruining one of my favorite franchises of all time.… Expand

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MikeyGinDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This should have been called the "coward Luke" episode. He is now a coward for not trying to help Kylo stay in the light (instead contemplating killing him), then he cowards out of killing him, cowards out of chasing him down and getting some of his students back, then cowards out to a planet to hide, tries his best NOT to teach Rey the force to deal with a problem he helped create, then when he does face Kylo, it is in the form of a hologram, in which, he dies anyways?

Why are Jedi so prone to "suicide by sith"??

Johnson absolutely RUINED his character. Now everytime I watch the classics, I will always be reminded of how pathetic he turned out. I was aggravated with how TFA raised so many questions, but then this movie completely ignores all of the mystery the previous movie created and gives trash answers to some of these questions (Rey's parents were drunk scrappers?? come on, that could have been revealed in TFA).

If the Rear Admiral was going to stay with the ship until it was destroyed, why not hyper-drive it into snoke's ship right away? why not use all of the other ships running out of fuel, like this instead? This movie was just busywork for the audience,and Johnson managed to ruin the legacy of the original characters in the process. A slow motion chase scene is really the plot???? The rebellion will be reborn with a handful of people left on the Millinium F at the end?

BTW, as much as we now know about space and how liquids in the body become vapor when exposed to space, Leia somehow wakes up and floats herself to recovery? GTFOH

HEY DISNEY, KEEP THE SAME DIRECTOR THRU ALL 3 episodes! This is comparable to building a house using 3 different builders, and nobody is accountable for how disjoined the outcome is.… Expand

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VilhelmHortzDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Warning, this is long and I want to get it off of my chest. Massive spoiler’s are to be found below.

Major plot points built up in The Force Awakens are just thrown out without any regard for delivering a satisfying reveal to the audience. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars to take a large family to two movies and spent over four hours of my life watching their movies. This is poor story telling.

The story telling sells out the importance of the previous six movies in a similar manner! The Jedi order is meaningless, and their legacy is not worth passing on. The previous battle against empire was all for nothing, and none of their sacrifices matter! This is bad story telling. Admiral Akbar had no reason to be in the film. Like everything else they name dropped him and he was there only to be killed off. Why even put him in the film at all?
Snoke was useless and a buffoon. He was just a cartoon villain that cackled until he was effortlessly defeated by a brat. The character looked terrible in this movie too. Just a waste of time and money. Captain Phasma was completely wasted as a character. The character served a purpose yes, but the purpose would have been much better had Phasma been used to any effect at all. I feel bad for Daisy Ridley. I have no idea if she can act or not. Her character hasn’t had any development as she is going to succeed at everything that she tries. Rey has the depth of a wooden fence post. This is a problem with the story itself. Luke failed for two movies in a row before he got it right. Rey hasn’t really needed to learn anything. And she didn’t learn anything in this film either. Well she did learn one thing. She is an unimportant nobody and that’s it. Kylo Ren is something like taking the worst parts of episodes 2 and 3, then telling the actor to ignore anything else. Again, this is a story telling problem. I haven’t got a clue whether Adam Driver can act based on these Star Wars movies any more so than with his counterpart. They bring back Yoda. And they have him say that the old Jedi order was not worth worrying about, but to follow your heart. You know who else said that? Palpatine… Now based on the merits of this movie alone it’s one of my favorite scenes in this film. But that doesn’t mean that it’s objectively good! Compared to couch lint cat food smells more edible.
This movie is just about tarnishing Luke’s legacy. They have taken the previous hero of three movies, one that completed his hero journey, and then Disney beats him like a piñata hoping for cash to fall out. Why bring the old guard back if you just want to ruin their character’s and kill them off? Luke got off easy in this, only Luke and one other character got to be real heroes. Finn is nothing more than a loser and to top it off he is denied his chance to prove he has metal. Yeah he kills Phasma, but that’s not much harder than killing any old storm trooper. And those are cheaper by the dozen.

This movie was not a good Star Wars movie. The main issue for most of the movie is a situation that is handled very poorly due to questionable writing. The sub plots that come about because of this situation are silly and suffer from questionable writing as well. They commit the worst sin of any form of entertainment. They are so boring that only the main plot with Rey and Luke made me stay in the theater seat at all. But this plot didn’t leave a good taste in my mouth either. I’ve seen better science fiction from late night TV in the 90s. Whatever they pay these writers, they should go and buy some rights to fan fiction and save the money. It’ll pay for another few frames of CGI I’m sure. There is such a thing as suspension of disbelief. They couldn’t maintain mine during a Star Wars movie. That’s a bad sign of things to come. They have completely closed themselves off without any real setup for the next and final movie in this trilogy. I don’t care about Rey and Kylo fighting. Rey has already beaten him in The Force Awakens. She seems like she wants to redeem him, but that leaves me disinterested. There isn’t any other plot that was left to setup the next film. This is not good story telling. They didn’t do anything to make me want to go to the theater for the last movie in this trilogy. Everyone that I was rooting for is either dead, made a fool of, been shown to be jerks, or I know that they are in no way a threat and will surely win against any odds. There is one more thing. In fact, it may be the most important thing of all for any movie that claims to be in the Star Wars franchise. Two light sabers never clashed in combat. That’s right, a Star Wars movie without a light saber duel. Many here will claim this is wrong, however they are calling a scene a duel when it is clearly something else. Even the Phantom Menace had a duel!… Expand

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TEAMSWITCHERDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The First Order is portrayed as goonish clowns ... yet they manage to strip The Resistance down to a single ship (The Falcon) with maybe a dozen or two survivors. How do you cheer for the good guys when they can't beat such an awful enemy? Luke and Leia fought their entire lives and the Galaxy is more messed up than ever. And the reason is shallow ... so Disney can sell movie tickets.… Expand

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endlessfleetingJan 5, 2018

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

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LeshikDec 18, 2017

The film has its pros and cons. Still I can't rate it higher. Especially after what Rian Johnson did with Luke. It's awfull. There is no character development, interesting subplot or finishing plot threads from TFA, but it has a nice graphic.

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JoelovichDec 18, 2017

This movie is an insult to all the fans. They take every chance to destroy anything from the Star Wars past in the most incoherent way. Who they think would watch the movie? Kinder garden kids? Everything, from the plot (it there was any) toThis movie is an insult to all the fans. They take every chance to destroy anything from the Star Wars past in the most incoherent way. Who they think would watch the movie? Kinder garden kids? Everything, from the plot (it there was any) to the characters an the "jokes, is as superficial and disney-like! ¬¬ I hated it!… Expand

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vamospuesDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First the good - Rey and Kylo's scenes up until the predictable "join me and we'll rule the galaxy" and the predictable "no". Also, Rey's dark cave scene.

Now the bad, which completely overwhelmed the good scenes, starting from least important:

First, terrible humor right out of the gate (felt like a mediocre snl skit) - set a bad tone from the start. Second, the major reveals of how Kylo turned dark, and Rey's parentage, were completely underwhelming and contrived. Finally, the entire way of handling Luke was a travesty and I've only gotten more upset about it the more I've thought about it the past few days. Starting from his throwing away the lightsaber, to the weird (and again terrible humor) of the milking scene. And on to the rushed and contrived Kylo Ren turning bad story, and finally to the stupid hologram fight scene. And if all of those things weren't bad enough, they decide to go for the grand finale by killing Luke off in the least satisfying way possible. The only emotion I felt was anger towards Rian Johnson. The Luke in that movie was not the real Luke by any stretch of the imagination.

Rian Johnson wanted to be edgy by killing the past, but he killed off Star Wars completely. What I watched wasn't Star Wars, it was a mediocre film in some other galaxy. It's almost as if 'The Last Jedi' is a prequel to Johnson's upcoming non-skywalker trilogy.

I tolerated the Force Awakens because at least it felt like a Star Wars movie, but now I think this entire trilogy was a huge mistake. It's going to take a miraculous episode IX to save this mess.… Expand

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AltaredDec 18, 2017

I am not a bot or a troll. I am alive long Star Wars fan who truly and deeply hated this film. It's poorly written with a lazy plot, tons of holes, and extremely inconsistent characters. It was bad on every level a film can be bad.

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Jenkins111Dec 18, 2017

Just saw it...I don't know what to think.
I really like the character development between Kylo and Rey.
However, the rest of the movie was bad!!! The worst part of it was how they portrayed Luke. They made him into an elderly loser! The storyJust saw it...I don't know what to think.
I really like the character development between Kylo and Rey.
However, the rest of the movie was bad!!!
The worst part of it was how they portrayed Luke. They made him into an elderly loser!
The story was very poor, and explained nothing...… Expand

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MrGutsDec 18, 2017

Had to create an account to get this off my chest and move on. The plot in this movie is absolute nonsense. I have never seen a sequel outright pretend that the previous movie never even happened. Everything TFA built up in 2015 TLJ justHad to create an account to get this off my chest and move on. The plot in this movie is absolute nonsense. I have never seen a sequel outright pretend that the previous movie never even happened. Everything TFA built up in 2015 TLJ just outright avoided in an attempt to be unpredictable. This unpredictability absolutely invalidates the story up to this point and spits in the face of anyone who was actually invested in the Star Wars saga up to this point.… Expand

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beml2121Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm Mary Poppins Y'all!! The technical aspects of the film were competent - nice cinematography, lighting, sound and effects. That being said, this series used to be about wonder and hope. Now it's been saturated in nihilism and post-modernist box-checking. So, so sad. I don't know why they treated so many honorable characters with such disgrace. I don't know why the villains were completely undermined as threats, or removed entirely. The pacing was nightmarish. Entire plot threads went nowhere. And there were far too many cringe-inducing moments. Carrie Fisher flying through the vacuum of SPACE like Mary Poppins was as embarrassing as Zach Quinto's Spock yelling "Kaaaaaaaahn!!" in Star Trek Into Darkness. My ears started throbbing from the shame.

Rian and Kathleen Kennedy evidently wanted to 'deconstruct' Star Wars, and they have succeeded.… Expand

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DesimereDec 18, 2017

I started this movie off neutral. I don't like hype to get the best of me but I have to admit i got fidgety when the Star Wars intro kicked in. I could tell the movie was different from the start but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubtI started this movie off neutral. I don't like hype to get the best of me but I have to admit i got fidgety when the Star Wars intro kicked in. I could tell the movie was different from the start but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and let a few weird or **** attempts at humor slip past. As the movie progressed I got more and more irritated with it. Once i realized this was how the movie was really intended to be I couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. This movie was a slap in the face to the fans and like Mark Hamill said, hollywood will sacrifice quality for money. Looks like Disney will make a killing off of stupid **** Furby looking owl aliens dolls, which got more screen time than Chewbacca... Spoiler Alert! They make force Skype calls in the movie now and Princess Leia is really the goddamn silver surfer… Expand

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JRockCLEDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never thought there would be a Star Wars movie that would make me want to walk out of the theater. I never thought there would be a Star Wars movie that I never wanted to watch again. I never thought one Star Wars movie could taint the entire series, possibly beyond repair - but somehow they managed to do all those things.

I have watched the original trilogy easily 50 times. I grew up in awe at the universe that George Lucas created, in awe of the amazing way Star Wars balanced incredible creativity and imagination with down to earth, amazing characters. The balance of being very futuristic, but almost in a way so nuanced and relatable that it seemed like it could actually be real.

Enter The Last Jedi - completely took all relatability and threw it out the window. This movie completely started rewriting the Star Wars universe. The Force is apparently much different than the other 8 movies showed us. Characters apparently use 10 times the amount of sarcasm and humor that they did in the other 8 movies. The physics of space are different than the other 8 movies.

Not to mention, the many totally and utterly pointless scenes that did nothing for the story or the character - What was the point of Rey going into that dark hole and seeing 1,000 of herself in the mirror?! Why was the code breaker in a jail cell if he could just let himself out?

I physically cringed/rolled my eyes multiple times during the movie. They took the beauty, the depth, the amazingness of the Star Wars saga and made it a cheap, made-for-merchandise, gimmicky superhero movie a la Transformers or Avengers. It screamed "WE MADE THIS SO WE CAN MAKE LOTS OF MONEY" not "WE MADE THIS BECAUSE WE FREAKING LOVE STAR WARS". I cannot believe this movie is supposed to sit next to the original trilogy on the shelf.

There were so many moments I thought there might, just might, be a redeemable storyline and every time it was a let down. Poe going rogue to save the day - nope, just kidding. Finn giving his life to save everything - nope, replaced by the cheesiest line I've ever heard from Rose, a totally disposable character who seemed thrown in for the diversity requirement. Imagine if Laura Dern's AWFUL character (I was hoping she would die the entire movie) was replaced by Admiral Ackbar giving himself up for the resistance!! It would have been so much better and a character anybody remotely cared about. Luke following Obi-Wan's example and giving himself up - nope, he was Force appearing somewhere (which no Jedi master has ever been able to do before) and died anyways.....WHAT?!!?!

Not to mention, the agendas and cheesy messages that were so obviously pushed throughout the film - "You can do anything you want, no matter where you come from" "It's not about fighting against what you hate, its about fighting for what you love" Save the animals. Be a vegetarian. I could keep going. There is nothing wrong with these messages, its just that they were forced into a STAR WARS MOVIE! Go put that in your low-budget animated **** for kids, Disney. It was an assault on the audience's intelligence, like the director didn't realize people would pick up on how obviously he was forcing messages through. So many terrible lines as well, like the characters were giving us all a play by play. (Finn saying, "Man, they hate that ship" or Poe "Oh, so you mean we're going to slip down to the surface and wait for the First Order to pass") Thank you for forever ruining this series, idiots. Thank you for literally destroying a piece of my childhood. I just can't believe this movie was released. I might need freaking therapy to get over it (ok, a little over the top). Our only hope is that JJ Abrams that somehow pull this train back onto the tracks. But its a long journey back to the tracks.… Expand

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Sid1618Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cultural marxism promotes post modern moral relativism as being progressive, whilst rejecting moral absolutism as being old fashioned, quaint or part of some patriarchal conspiracy. In reality, polarisation toward the light (or dark) is the very essence of spiritual evolution for third density incarnated souls. The polarisation provides the necessary catalyst for dualistic conflict and eventual resolution. Recognition and acceptance of the light and dark within ourselves is not the same thing as giving in to this supposed stalemate and accepting the ‘greyness’ of being. We’re supposed to strive for one extreme or the other. Obviously, only a very small minority strive towards the dark ‘service to self’ path.

Why am I talking about this on a TLJ review? Well, the OT became so popular because at its core was this spiritual reality. People are starving for spiritual meaning and these movies tapped into this in a big way. It couldn’t have been any clearer who the good and bad guys were. The music would tell you if nothing else. The makers of The Last Jedi, however, have rejected this established approach to story telling within the SW universe. Instead they’ve produced a morally ambiguous mess.

As interesting as Kreia was in KOTOR II, a grey Jedi is not something to aspire to. I certainly wasn’t one of these people who wanted to see Luke that way as it wouldn’t have made any sense given his existing story arc in the OT. Maybe Abrams can resolve the central relationship between Rey and Kylo satisfactorily in the next instalment, but its to who’s satisfaction I’m worried about. Given what I said above, I don’t think this is a good thing and is part of a wider agenda throughout Hollywood and other forms of entertainment to morally confuse people under the guise of being ‘progressive’. Obviously there will be people who agree with this assessment and those who disagree. I’ve just tried to offer one explanation to those people who love this, admittedly, visually stunning movie why many huge SW fans, including myself, despise it. The plot holes, pacing, dumb and jarring humour, bad characterisation etc. that have most often been mentioned as reasons for disliking the movie are not really likely to illicit such strong feelings. I would suggest that its more to do with a conscious or subconscious recognition of this rejection of traditional archetypal story telling within the movie. This is by no means unique to this movie and has become widespread in recent years. This 'blurring of the lines' is a modern curse.

My biggest issue with the movie is the character assassination of Luke. The obvious deliberate deconstruction of one of the most positive male archetypal characters of the last 50 years within popular culture is a cultural marxist’s wet dream. It had to be deliberate as there’s no way this was the absolute best way they could come up with to end his story. This was clearly going to enrage the fans of the OT so why do it? Perhaps, to make Rey look more positive in comparison or to provide a backstory for how Kylo turned to the dark side, albeit in a nonsensical and completely uncharacteristic fashion. Whichever way you look at it, the character deserved a whole lot better.… Expand

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stlDec 18, 2017

It's a very, VERY disappointing movie with many flaws. The visuals are very good and there are a few decent performances but the the story telling and plot are just awful. The comedy, OMG...

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NotMyLukeDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What happened to Luke Skywalker? The greatest hero in cinema history reduced to a bitter, cowardly man. This movie is a slap in the face to anyone who loved the Star Wars trilogy. Thanks for absolutely ruining Luke, Rian. Must feel good that with a swipe of your brush you negated 40 years of imagination. I am so happy that real fans are honestly reviewing this movie and bringing down the cume. I’ve read a lot of reviews saying this new trilogy is “not for us, its for the kids and my kids loved it.” Well, guess what, when the prequels came out, the kids loved them too. Speaking of, I would rather watch any of the prequels INCLUDING Menace than to watch Last Jedi again. At least they FELT like Star Wars movies. Rian, how did you make a saga movie with Luke, Leia, Chewie and more OG’s and make it NOT feel like Star Wars? That is an amazing feat but you did it. Congratulations. You were so concerned about doing something different and edgy that you completely missed the point. FUN. JOY. ADVENTURE. HOPE. RESPECT for the source. This movie sucks and for the first time in my life I am not looking forward to another installment in the trilogy. Not at all. I don’t care anymore. Thank you Rian. #NotMyLuke… Expand

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Ave8Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a disappointment to write a bad review for a movie I was desperate to love. I'm a huge fan of the SW universe. I even enjoyed episodes II & III (especially III), so I consider myself as easy to please when it comes to this great saga.

There are many, many things I HATED about this movie, but to make things shorter I will list only 3 of my grudges. I picked them cause I felt other reviews didn't really expanded on them.

1) They ruined the First Order's credibility as a genuine, menacing evil entity. How can a movie be any good if the evil protagonists are a laughing stock? In the early trilogy, the Empire was such a mean, impressive, cold hearted machine. Even the poorly trained Storm Troopers (did they all skip shooting training?) couldn't take anything away from the fear the Empire instilled. They had Vader and the Emperor, of course, but it wasn't just about that... Here, First Order is a joke. I mean who is stillscared of them after this movie? They can't take down a single X-Wing fighter with their most advanced war cruiser and full fleet, because he's "too close to its guns"? Who can believe that? No, Rian Johnson wanted to make sure Poe's the hero once again. I did buy in when Poe took down 5-6 Tie fighters over the village in episode VII (he's an ace fighter after all), and that was a sight of beauty! But here, making a joke of a super destroyer like that takes all the fun away. I mean would you believe it if a Japanese WWII fighter pilot single handedly destroyed all the guns of a huge US battleship cruising in battle formation with destroyers, aircraft carriers, etc.. it felt the same. I know it's science fiction and all but basic rules of good story telling still apply. We don't buy it.
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-they get fooled by a prank call (yes, I'm not making this up, sadly...)
-they take forever to destroy a severely diminished Resistance fleet -they don't see it at first when such fleet sends all its escape pods towards a nearby planet (wait, weren't the First Order's fleet focusing 100% on their attention on said Resistance fleet?)
-When they capture Rose & Finn, Phasma go full "James Bond bad guy" and take forever to dispose of them. In fact, guess what: she takes just enough time for them to be saved at the last moment. A good one : -Rey is able to escape safely after pretty much being in the heart of the main battleship and killing their Great Leader. Her escape from the battleship after the fight is so easy in fact, that it's not even worth one single second of screen time to explain how she did it! (note to self: when you're captured by the First Order, you'll be fine). -Their general (Hux) behaves like an angry teenager who makes hasty decisions.. Correction: I meant their new Great Leader (Ren).. wait, they both sound and behave like angry teenagers... Don't look for evil masterminds or deadly composure in the First Order's leadership. -The evilest of the evilest, the great and mysterious Snoke, is met with a swift and stupid demise that ridicule him.

Need I even continue the list?

2) The very, very poor lightsaber fights. I mean there are none. There's a time when they use lightsabers against other melee weapons, wielded by Snoke's elite body guards. But it's not Star Wars worthy. Save a few sparks (Rey's hand switch, Ren's light sabre headshot), it's simply a melee weapons brawl like you've seen countless times in medieval era movies, or pirates movies. They need to hire back the fight choreographers of episode III ASAP. Also, Kylo Ren's lightsaber may be the coolest looking thing ever, like a medieval sword... but slight problem: it seems to also have THE WEIGHT of a medieval sword. He looks so slow when he wields it!! It could be good, it could give him this unique style if he was assured and composed as a fighter, but he seems unsure, plus he has low agility, low creativity in his fighting. He seems quickly on the edge, without control (that was true also in Force Awakens). I mean you remember Sidious vs Yoda? Or Anakin vs Kenobi? Or, in a different style, the composure of a Darth Vador ? We want more of this! This is the standard on which you build on. Make it more gritty, more realistic if you want, but damn it Disney how dare you deprive us of an exciting and proper lightsaber fight!

3) Rey's "training" with Luke. I'm glad they pushed what we know of the Force to the edge. That was great. But what was this "training" for Rey? Recap: Lesson 1, some life philosophy.. "The force is everywhere my dear". Lesson 2: "a jedi can be bad also, you know". Lesson 3... I don't even think there was a 3rd. Thank goodness. Ok, now, with that, go be a great Jedi Rey!

And here I'm just brushing over the many problems (humor, casino scene, Rose's character, cheesy slave children arc, timing, Luke's behavior, etc). This Star Wars movie felt like a bad Battlestar Galactica episode, with a fleet chasing another fleet, depriving us of what we wanted from Star Wars.… Expand

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Lord_Revan1992Dec 19, 2017

This is the worst star wars movie for far. Is an insult to the fans, the characters, the lore, and the story of star wars. WTF episode VII? WTF Leia AKA: Superman/Mary Popins? WTF Mary sue Rey? WTF Luke? He is not Luke. WTF Phasma? WTF FinnThis is the worst star wars movie for far. Is an insult to the fans, the characters, the lore, and the story of star wars. WTF episode VII? WTF Leia AKA: Superman/Mary Popins? WTF Mary sue Rey? WTF Luke? He is not Luke. WTF Phasma? WTF Finn and Rose? WTF Non sense humor?… Expand

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MichaelHammondDec 19, 2017

What a mess.

One of the most disappointing movies I've seen. Rian Johnson takes the viewer on a two and a half hour slow walk through what looks and sounds like the star wars universe but is actually something more akin to an episode ofWhat a mess.

One of the most disappointing movies I've seen. Rian Johnson takes the viewer on a two and a half hour slow walk through what looks and sounds like the star wars universe but is actually something more akin to an episode of Babylon 5 or Battlestar Gallactica.

Some truly awful new characters and locations including an atrocious sequence on a casino planet that has come straight from the worst parts of the prequels including
appalling CGI animals and children that can't act and completely misplaced social commentary. Its like they put an advert for PETA in the middle of this movie.

Lets start with the main problem of this movie. It goes nowhere. We start the movie with the opening text telling us the First Order now dominant in the galaxy
despite the starkiller base having been destroyed and we end the movie with the First Order in charge of the galaxy.

Kylo Ren begins as a whiny brat and ends as a whiny brat. Rey begins as an all powerful jedi (somehow !) and ends as the only remaining all powerful jedi because
she now has the ancient jedi books or something.

There is no progression of any character whatsoever in this movie. The new characters introduced are dull and uninteresting and the old legacy characters
such as Luke (Mark Hamill you were right to fundamentally disgree with everything done to your character) and Chewbacca are given deeply unsatisyfing send offs or are pushed to the background.

The movie seems like Rian Johnson was just throwing ideas at the wall and whatever stuck became the story. Where was lawrence kasdan. Where was the lucasfilm
story group to reign in these terrible storylines that are completely outside the established star wars universe.

The worst part of Episode 8 however is that it builds no sense of expectation or excitement going to Episode 9. There is literally no point to the last part of this sequel trilogy. Who is the audience supposed to be rooting for ?? what storyline are we excited by ???? Rey an impossibly perfect character we care nothing about. Kylo ? the now completely irredeemable whiny brat character ? Some secondary background characters like Finn and Rose ?? Leia is the only legacy character left and she cant be in Episode 9 now that Carrie Fisher is gone ?? Just a terrible movie that has killed the sequel trilogy dead.… Expand

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Revanchist89Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I walked out of the cinema after really angry. They really did **** on Luke as a character and Mark as an actor. Not the exit the most iconic hero deserved. I understand the need to move on from the Skywalkers for the good of the franchise but that was a joke. Also where were the knights of ren that were so nicely teased in the previous film? And as someone who loves all things dark side I got to learn nothing of the mysterious snoke.… Expand

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JimJohnDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Jedi was an abysmal mess. Storylines that went nowhere, underdeveloped characters, horrible misplaced jokes, and just a whole lot of nonsensical garbage. Leia floating like some frozen Mary Poppins space angle, Snoke (whoever he was) getting sliced in half (hey look your shoes untied!). Rey going down a hole, maybe to the Darkside, but no just repeating finger snaps, a plan foiled because Finn parked on the beach, some stuttering character who was central to the plot then not, Luke milking some space sea cow, a terrible light saber scene with Ren, Rey and imperial guards, on and on and on it was awful. Anyone who found this movie even remotely viewable could not have had anything invested into it. And then there is the way they wrote out Luke. There aren't enough words to say how disappointing it was to see Luke Skywalker after 30 some years, the ultimate hero of a generation of kids, written out so poorly. This movie was criminally bad. The only reason I gave it a one (1) was because it was Carrie Fisher's last movie. Otherwise it would be zero (0).… Expand

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TatoGuimaraesDec 19, 2017

TLJ is a good action movie! That's the only good review I've got on! Note Zero in the Star Wars question! Luke would never dare think of killing his own nephew! He held out until the last minute for Vader's redemption! Ben is his sister's sonTLJ is a good action movie! That's the only good review I've got on! Note Zero in the Star Wars question! Luke would never dare think of killing his own nephew! He held out until the last minute for Vader's redemption! Ben is his sister's son with his best friend! How would he think of killing him? What Jedi Master is that? Finally, Luke was portrayed as a coward! A coward who flees from the fight out of fear! At least I won't spend another dime on any franchise product and that includes all the upcoming movies! And let's together boycott episode 9 for Disney to feel in the pocket the size of the **** they did! I will also boycott Rian Johnson, the new enemy of Star Wars Fans… Expand

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ZargarTheBarbarDec 19, 2017

Beautiful special effects. Horrible plot and writing. Also no respect for any Lore that was established in prior films. Seems like Rian Johnson did not even watch the Force Awakens.

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Sordas109Dec 19, 2017

This movie destroyed the star wars lore spited on everything that we love about the franchise and dishonored its main hero Luke Skywalker only godd thing in the movie is the efects

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Adam20HDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Jedi is by far the worst Star Wars movie yet. It has more plot holes then all the other movies combined, it treats old characters with unfair treatment and fails to develop the new characters enough to compensate, about half the movie is filler, and most of it acts as TFA never happen and the possibly as if any of the other movies never happened, it leaves subplots untouched and answers nothing, any thing E7 brought to the table is quickly squandered hear and forgotten, even if one was to look at this independent from all the other movies it still has to much plot holes, filler, and cliche/unnecessary character that pull this movie below E2. It ruined the characters, the lore, space battles, and brought nothing to the table, no interesting characters, no explanations...nothing. One thing it did do was make me like Kylo Ren which i hated in the last movie but thats not enough to save this movie, the fact the this Ryan Johnson is getting his own trilogy is a testament to how much Disney does not care about this franchise.… Expand

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charles_lDec 19, 2017

Truly a low point in the Star Wars saga. It felt more like Spaceballs than Star Wars with the introduction of juvenile humor. I can only hope they dunk this idiot writer/director that delivered such a strong F U to the fans. This movie feelsTruly a low point in the Star Wars saga. It felt more like Spaceballs than Star Wars with the introduction of juvenile humor. I can only hope they dunk this idiot writer/director that delivered such a strong F U to the fans. This movie feels utterly scattered as it crams in every possible character, past and present, for at least a short and corny cameo.… Expand

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rmelvilleDec 19, 2017

This review is coming from a neutral Star Wars viewer. I'm by no means a fanboy, and I can honestly say this is an objectively BAD film on so many levels. I won't go into the details, as they've been hashed over in so many other user reviews,This review is coming from a neutral Star Wars viewer. I'm by no means a fanboy, and I can honestly say this is an objectively BAD film on so many levels. I won't go into the details, as they've been hashed over in so many other user reviews, but the writing and storytelling is shockingly lazy and shoddily done. It's inexplicable to me that this film is so highly rated by the so called "critics". Campy humor with no balance, non-sensical and thin character development, gaping plot holes that appear constantly throughout the film, sub-plots that are totally irrelevant to the story, a central plot that is mind-numbingly stupid (they're running out of gas in space), and a lot of excruciatingly bad dialogue make for an overall terrible 2 1/2 hour movie going experience. I'd seriously rather watch any of the prequels than re-watch this film. For real. Rian Johnson should be embarrassed, and so should all the professional shills who are promoting this $200 million dumpster fire.… Expand

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shecianDec 20, 2017

Terrible movie. Great concepts and themes, but poorly executed. Plot holes the size of death star planets, contrived situations, and complete disregard for what came before.

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fishfrozenDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really hate this movie. Full of plot holes! If light speed traveling could turn a ship into a light speed torpedo, why bother with all these fragile battleships? Just make more light speed torpedoes!!!… Expand

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neogenesisDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Jedi is a movie that tries extremely hard to be politically-correct, while at the same time promoting social ideals such as embracing inclusivity & diversity, that it forgets what it means to be a part of the Star Wars lore. For example, one of the most legendary and highly-respected protagonists in cinematic history has been reduced to an uninspiring hermit drinking milk off an alien-cow hybrid as part of his daily routine. Luke deserves better.

Supreme Leader Snoke could potentially be a much sinister villain than Darth Sidious but was unfortunately killed off hastily, Darth Maul-style. Meanwhile, forgettable and insignificant token characters such as Finn and Rose were kept alive all in the name of "multiracial-diversity" and "political-correctness". And don't get me started on the space battles: It was vomit-inducing.

Two-thirds of the movie was built on the premise that the fleeing Resistance cruiser was conveniently placed out of the potent firing range of the entire First Order armada hence the need for the lengthy pursuit. But that clearly raises more questions than answers. Firstly, the entire armada consisted of an estimated 4-5 First Order Star Destroyers including the massive Snoke's personal flagship “Supremacy”, all armed to the teeth with thousands of turbolasers, hundreds of laser batteries, tractor beams, anti-ship torpedoes, and this movie is telling me that none of these sophisticated & powerful destroyers could handle one feeble Resistance cruiser? Unbelievable. Secondly, General Hux could have just deployed his entire squadron of TIE Bombers to strategically target the cruiser's engines and shield generators, decapitating it entirely! Mission accomplished.

The gigantic First Order Dreadnought that is capable of orbital bombardment from space was shockingly vulnerable to "vertical-dropping bombs that defies space physics" from one Resistance bomber.

The "finding the codebreaker at the Casino-Monaco Planet" storyline was grossly unnecessary and a borefest. I understand the writers wanted to further develop the Finn-Rose dynamic but as a longtime fan, it would have been better to allocate the precious screentime to a more-engaging backstory about Snoke or showing more of Rey's Jedi training.

Leia flying around in space without a spacesuit. Apparently being strong in the Force negates the urgent need for oxygen, being frozen, or propelling oneself through a microgravity environment. SpaceX, anyone?

Snoke's death was unreasonably premature.

Luke's death, while expected, could be better managed by the writers.

Kylo-Rey intergalactic Force-Skype communication: The next Tinder in the making?

My Conclusion: A Disney-approved Sci-Fi comedy specially made for the general audience, with Porgs for the kids, while leaving behind the tiny bits of crumbs for the longtime fans to scrimp on.

Hey, as long as Disney makes $2billion at the box office and millions more on merchandise and other related IPs, who are we to criticise them? In the end, it's all business, profits, and nothing else.… Expand

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vonbek1123Dec 20, 2017

I've seen every SW movie going to back to '77 on opening night w/ my father and entire family. Loved most, liked even ones others thought were poor. Spent thousands on laserdisc(OT), VCR copies, DVD and BR. My entire family has LOVED SW'sI've seen every SW movie going to back to '77 on opening night w/ my father and entire family. Loved most, liked even ones others thought were poor. Spent thousands on laserdisc(OT), VCR copies, DVD and BR. My entire family has LOVED SW's since its inception. This movie just pissed in the faces of all the fans that made this franchise the "event movie" that it is. I'm done. 40yrs and this flick has made it abundantly clear that I'm not wanted in this new universe of SW's, so I relent. Not one more dime from me.… Expand

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SWBNDDec 20, 2017

Where to begin? This movie was terrible. I've read a lot of positive reviews and if I hear one more time "A bold new direction", I'm jumping off a cliff. That's just another way of saying, "We took everything what the movie should haveWhere to begin? This movie was terrible. I've read a lot of positive reviews and if I hear one more time "A bold new direction", I'm jumping off a cliff. That's just another way of saying, "We took everything what the movie should have been, threw it in the garbage, brainstormed a bunch of awful ideas and ran with it. Hey, thats real bold. Thats what the movie should be called, Star Wars: A Bold New Direction, into the universe of garbage. Also, I don't have a problem with female leads, its that they were weak female leads, all teary eyed, lets run away, have faith. They're supposed to take on the Darkside?! If Vader was still around he'd a boarded that ship and lay waste to everyone. Rose to Finn, "We win by saving the people we love". No you don't! You win by blowing sh*t up. Oh man, the more I think about the movie the angrier I get. When I was kid I was afraid of Vader and even at 40 when Vader laid the smack down in Rogue One I got a little scared. Who's afraid of Kylo Ren? Snoke, who the hell was he? There's no evil. Actually there is, its the movie itself. So insanely bad it destroyed the hope of every Star Wars fan.… Expand

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GraysaintDec 20, 2017

Somehow, Disney managed to make a Star Wars movie where I both didn't care about what was happening, and I didn't leave the theater caring about what was going to happen next. RIP - Star Wars. I will miss you.

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pezReviewedDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Created MC account just so I could vote "HORRIBLE" movie

Luke is portrayed as a coward through the whole movie and is reluctant and never actually showed up to fight Kylo and this is weak writing. How can that become a cause by fighting via virtual reality..lol? It's better if Luke actually showed up, kicked some First Order butt and then became a sacrifice, ergo uniting everyone and doing the right thing. Man, that would have been such a powerful scene and all could be forgiven (maybe).

Comedy scenes included are absurd (comedy is good to have but not this way) and take away the sense of urgency and importance of the fight too much, characters are shallow and cliche, enough plot holes to fill every hole on a golf course, and severe deus ex machina (the Force mostly) used for convenience and lazy/bad writing.

Men in this movie are portrayed as idiots or macho. Women are not well represented or respected either and does them a disservice. The people who funded (Disney), wrote and directed this movie must have no morality or clue, therefore the movie had none. I was giving it a 6/10 (probably from shock) but more I dwell on these things, it's more like a 1/10. Bad movie but terrible Star Wars.… Expand

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parsleybillDec 20, 2017

A real disappointment. Glaring pot holes, cringeworthy attempts at humour and a real waste of some great actors and their characters. Much worse than the prequels in many ways. Loved the visuals and ship design especially Kylo's Tie. SomeA real disappointment. Glaring pot holes, cringeworthy attempts at humour and a real waste of some great actors and their characters. Much worse than the prequels in many ways. Loved the visuals and ship design especially Kylo's Tie. Some interesting themes e.g. Is it better to save lives or kill bad guys? Unfortunately the film was saddled with such a terrible script than that neither the acting or artistry could save it. I genuinely wished I didn't have to write this.… Expand

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JasonMcGloneFeb 14, 2018

It's as if the director actually hated Star Wars and Luke's character. It plays as a really bad fanfiction that either ignores the rest of the saga or purposefully retcons how the force works in Star Wars as if the director hadn't seen theIt's as if the director actually hated Star Wars and Luke's character. It plays as a really bad fanfiction that either ignores the rest of the saga or purposefully retcons how the force works in Star Wars as if the director hadn't seen the rest of the saga. The movie is a Johnson taking a giant turd on the franchise.… Expand

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echuuDec 20, 2017

I can't even call this a star wars movie, just like Mark Hamill said, Disney doesn't care if it's good, it's there to bring money. The movie lacks any continuation to the previous one whatsoever, has more plot holes than a good yellow cheese,I can't even call this a star wars movie, just like Mark Hamill said, Disney doesn't care if it's good, it's there to bring money. The movie lacks any continuation to the previous one whatsoever, has more plot holes than a good yellow cheese, made by SJW's for SJWs. Everyone normal should stay away.… Expand

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agraciottiDec 20, 2017

How the hell a major studio is able to do a Star Wars without magic, without mythology, without character arc or hero's journey, in a big MESS of a script (nobody learns anything, nothing gets anywhere)...is really beyond me. This wasHow the hell a major studio is able to do a Star Wars without magic, without mythology, without character arc or hero's journey, in a big MESS of a script (nobody learns anything, nothing gets anywhere)...is really beyond me. This was dreadful to watch.… Expand

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