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darkpwnyDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loved it - 9/10. Thought Lukes return was excellent, the force is still strong in him. The whole story around the end of Jedi/Sith was brilliant and almost feels like both Kylo and Luke are on the same page. My only struggle was when the cruiser took out the Supremacy by hyperspace jump through it.... hence 9/10… Expand

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nyc2kDec 18, 2017

Heartbreaking to see Disney ruin Star Wars especially the character of Luke Skywalker. On par with the Phantom Menace. Movie was too drawn out and all over the place. Unnecessary plot lines and very little substance.

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proteusgrDec 15, 2017

This is the only Star Wars movie that left me leaving the theater emotionless, unattached to the characters and without the need to see "what happens next".

Many will say "it broke new ground". It did. But the ground it treads is of a veryThis is the only Star Wars movie that left me leaving the theater emotionless, unattached to the characters and without the need to see "what happens next".

Many will say "it broke new ground". It did. But the ground it treads is of a very dark path. Not story wise, but film-making wise. Let me explain. This movie is a corporate statement from the creators, that reads:

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From now on:.

- Instead of providing answers to previously set up questions, we will simply subvert, dazzle and destroy.

- Instead of setting up insteresting story arcs, we will provide shock value and fan service.

- Instead of avoiding plot holes, we will simply have characters acknowledging them and laughing at them.

- Instead of showing the drama involved with galaxy spanning destruction, we will have characters simply mention key plot points.

- Instead of establishing meaningful locations and characters with purpose, we will find technobabble-ladden excuses for nice trailer visuals.

- Any interesting characters will only be developed in licensed games and books.

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This movie marks an era where the story is just an excuse for nice trailer visuals, where continuity errors are solved with one-liners and where everything revolves around selling toys. In this light - I never thought I'd say this - The Last Jedi makes the prequels feel like great storytelling. At least The Phantom Menace had purpose. At least The Attack of the Clones had long story arcs and held the trilogy together. What a sad development for the franchise and film-making in general.… Expand

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angraholylandDec 18, 2017

A bad movie. One of the most anticipated movies of the year, and is a political infused soap opera with star wars cliches. Excellent cinematography, marvelous special effects and a ridiculous script. I have the impression that Disney haveA bad movie. One of the most anticipated movies of the year, and is a political infused soap opera with star wars cliches. Excellent cinematography, marvelous special effects and a ridiculous script. I have the impression that Disney have made a stupid social justice warrior cliche drama and do not like this. Who is this Rian Johnson? Why they have to make a movie with this guy writing and directing everything?… Expand

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Timur92Dec 18, 2017

Great actors, bad movie plot. The story was completely disconnected from the previous one. Rain Johnson put his own wishes before that of the fans, not cool.

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emiwanDec 18, 2017

Worst Star Wars ever, if we can still talk about "Star Wars" again...
Horrible humour throughout the movie. Destruction of the Jedi lore and spirit, apology of the "no no need of knowledge to do everything"... Yoda is awful, Leia is floatingWorst Star Wars ever, if we can still talk about "Star Wars" again...
Horrible humour throughout the movie. Destruction of the Jedi lore and spirit, apology of the "no no need of knowledge to do everything"... Yoda is awful, Leia is floating in space like supergirl, a whole part of the film is completely useless... This is a nightmare.… Expand

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Mr_horizonDec 18, 2017

I really enjoyed the movie. Where episode 7 was mostly a remake, proving that "hey, we can still make the movies you fell in love with in the 1970s/80s", the last Jedi brings in more ideas on its own.
Of course there is some stuff to nitpickI really enjoyed the movie. Where episode 7 was mostly a remake, proving that "hey, we can still make the movies you fell in love with in the 1970s/80s", the last Jedi brings in more ideas on its own.
Of course there is some stuff to nitpick (hence me not giving 10), but I was entertained and got a great star wars feeling from this movie. The casino subplot was a bit long though.
I really loved Luke Skywalker as well as Rey and Kylo Ren, good acting that makes me wonder what we will see in Episode 9.… Expand

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devin42Dec 18, 2017

Some good ideas, cinematography and solid performance from Adam Driver. Everything else is a tonally confused, misguided mess. Lazily exposited 'moral of the day' a la every Disney movie ever. It trades in anticlimax as though that isSome good ideas, cinematography and solid performance from Adam Driver. Everything else is a tonally confused, misguided mess. Lazily exposited 'moral of the day' a la every Disney movie ever. It trades in anticlimax as though that is cleverer than climax; in actuality it's just less satisfying.

New characters are largely bland and uninteresting, with performances worse than in the previous film. Mark Hamill puts in a good shift with a highly questionable storyline. John Williams puts out, unfortunately, his most uninspired score yet, with literally no new pieces worthy of listening to. Certainly closer to the prequels than the OT.… Expand

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DacanestaDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pacing. Tone. Character deviations. Distracting side plots diluting main (interesting) plots. Cringy moments. 'Humour' downplaying drama. Disregard for classic characters (death of Ackbar, pathetic screen time to R2 and 3PO). Troublesome new force powers that create huge problems for past and future films (holograms!). Troublesome powers that also render a scene waaay less dramatic (an non-existent lightsabre duel! COOL!). Dull characters I have no interest in watching 'develop'. Desire to shock meaning plot going all over just to stay ahead of audience. ANYTHING ELSE IM MISSING?!?!… Expand

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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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gilbertofp16Dec 18, 2017

I would say is a good movie, but it lacks the star wars feeling, the emotion and the unknown I would say. It is not bad movie but I did not feel happy to see it, it was slow, to many kind marvel jokes, critical situations but always a joke,I would say is a good movie, but it lacks the star wars feeling, the emotion and the unknown I would say. It is not bad movie but I did not feel happy to see it, it was slow, to many kind marvel jokes, critical situations but always a joke, why? I mean it is a war it is not a comedy show, people died and you put me a joke later. It seems unnatural for me, I liked Force Awakens but this one I disagree.… Expand

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ap5246Dec 18, 2017

I love preachy, condescending social justice themes in my sci fi (whether I agree with them or not). You really don’t have enough girl power in this movie - More cowbell! Laura Dern’s character is such a pivotal historical figure in theI love preachy, condescending social justice themes in my sci fi (whether I agree with them or not). You really don’t have enough girl power in this movie - More cowbell! Laura Dern’s character is such a pivotal historical figure in the series and deserved such a large climatic role unlike Admiral Akbar who you rightfully unceremoniously killed off and literally gave his seat to someone no one cared about. I love how you developed a new character - Rose but completely ignored any development of prior main characters. I love how righteous and powerful every female character is in the movie and all male characters are impulsive and/or bumbling broken idiots. More cowbell!… Expand

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ItalicisedDec 18, 2017

What a truly awful return to the Star Wars universe. I had been looking forward to discovering at least SOME of the secrets from the Force Awakens. But alas, it wasn't to be. Rian Johnson just brushed away everything that had come beforeWhat a truly awful return to the Star Wars universe. I had been looking forward to discovering at least SOME of the secrets from the Force Awakens. But alas, it wasn't to be. Rian Johnson just brushed away everything that had come before so he could do what he wanted, rather than what the fans wanted and expected. He was completely the wrong choice for this movie. It seems he's tried to create art-house Star Wars and filled the movie with a few flashy colour schemes, some nonsensical and pointless plots (half the film was spent not advancing the story at all). I never thought I would utter these words, but honestly - "The Prequels" were better. Yeah, The Last Jedi is that bad. At least the Prequels kept some feeling of Star Wars in them. The Last Jedi is devoid of that life, it is dark and dreary and dull. I hope Abrams can pull the series back with Episode IX.… Expand

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gingerguy911Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was it perfect? No. Did it get the job done? Yes. Were there some stellar moments of nirvana? Absolutely. My favorite scene was General Leah coming back from being ejected from the damaged bride of her ship. It reminded me that we really have no idea where The Force will show itself.… Expand

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TheCaesarDec 18, 2017

Overall I liked this movie. It didn't blow my mind, and I think it has a balance between good and bad things, just like the Force. I like this new approach it makes with it (the Force), which I think builds a track for future SW movies.Overall I liked this movie. It didn't blow my mind, and I think it has a balance between good and bad things, just like the Force. I like this new approach it makes with it (the Force), which I think builds a track for future SW movies. Almost all my questions from The Force awakens have been answered, and I'm glad for that, but I feel the film is TOO LONG, and there are TOO MANY characters, just like in the Avengers movies, and some of them are disappointing as a result. Despite the action scenes are great, in the first place I feel like there are plotlines that are unnecessary and only make the movie longer, but i'll wait and see how it translates in the third movie. I have also missed some more lightsaber battles, which I hope reappear in episode IX, and a better character developement and death selection. It raises new questions for the last movie of the trilogy and I can't wait to watch it.… Expand

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jtmason3rdDec 17, 2017

I just wanted this to be so much more. Like many I think there were definitive plot holes, but I was more disappointed because this could have been overcome, given the excellent acting, with just a few tweaks of the story, and at least oneI just wanted this to be so much more. Like many I think there were definitive plot holes, but I was more disappointed because this could have been overcome, given the excellent acting, with just a few tweaks of the story, and at least one decent lightsaber battle. I also felt the ending was horribly anticlimactic for a 2nd in line star wars movie, and there were so many ways they could have added 1 or 2 in to make things actually interesting and anticipatory for the final movie. I just don’t know where they go from here, other than the painfully obvious final battle b/w a certain young Jedi and Sith. But what was probably most frustrating for me was how the Finn character was treated. After a great character set-up/arc in Force Awakens, he had absolutely zero development/build, including going nowhere with what appeared to be the makings of another Jedi as a counter to Rey. I mean Jesus they opened this series in Force Awakens, with HIS awakening in the force, then went nowhere with it in Last Jedi. His exploits with Rose ultimately and frustratingly prove completely pointless. I’m just frustrated that what appeared to be a co-lead in the series with Rey, and thus a first diverse lead in Star Wars, was turned into a bit part character. Don’t know if this is part of the Hollywood diversity problem in general, as directors (writers notwithstanding) who have these controls, have been the ones to push the White characters into position to ultimately save the day, with the diverse characters playing the joking/helper side-kick type parts. Even Poe was given hero status in a few different ways, as opposed to Finn who failed twice to do what he attempted in trying to save the “resistance”. Given the change in directors I wonder if that was the issue, and if maybe Abrams can bring some of the magic back to this once promising character, and overall series arc.… Expand

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incDec 18, 2017

somewhat this film turned into a rush of things, doing nothing that disappointing. some laught tho. the film has lost its roots and I do not think I'll go see the third, if not comfortably from my couch

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MAGUIREDec 18, 2017

Very poor film. Rian Johnson should have been given a stand alone movie instead of Ep8. No cohesion with the rest of the saga. All style and no substance. First time I do not want to watch a Star Wars film again!!!!!!

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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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JudexDec 18, 2017

Worst star wars movie ever. Luke throwing his lightsaber over his shoulder was rians take on the franchise.

It is an awful movie. Super Disappointed! Mary Poppins Leia & Coward Luke! You guys ruined Star Wars. I see there's no real Star WarsWorst star wars movie ever. Luke throwing his lightsaber over his shoulder was rians take on the franchise.

It is an awful movie. Super Disappointed! Mary Poppins Leia & Coward Luke! You guys ruined Star Wars. I see there's no real Star Wars in future. There will be just cheesy Disney Sci-fi movies that are named as Star Wars films.… Expand

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brofrist99Dec 18, 2017

The good guys are diverse and the bad guys are white British guys. and to top it of the characters are boring and make dumb choices makes no sense. even the prequels are better than this movie.

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kdevittDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimately, I left the cinema feeling really disappointed. Firstly, as mentioned on every single review - the middle part drags, resulting in a heavily bloated runtime. The Finn sideplot was not only my least favourite part of the movie, but ultimately absolutely pointless. I don't mind a bit of a bait and switch - but it was just such a redundant part of the movie. There was plenty of other ways of helping his character arc develop.

Next up - Luke - hes thoroughly dislikable in the movie. Luke may be a broken man, but he was never a dick. Some of the new powers that certain characters developed were also daft - reminded me of R2D2 being able to fly all of a sudden in the prequels.

There are some really good action set pieces, but overall I far preferred Force Awakens - it was more of a pure Star Wars movie to me. This one felt like an imposter. I really had high hopes for this. Will give it another go - but as far as I'm concerned, Star Wars 1-9 is the Skywalker saga. Hard to see that playing out the way I'd like in Ep9.… Expand

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4567346yhbbed5rDec 18, 2017

Feminism + Disney totally ruined Star Wars. Men are described as reckless and foolish. Women can learn Force without any effort and are wise. Sith and Jedi are nothing. THIS IS THE WORST STAR WARS MOVIE EVER.

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nvmb3rth30ryDec 18, 2017

As an older fan hoping to be taken in an exciting new direction by this promising-sounding Star Wars film, I left feeling disappointed in every respect by the script. The remainder of the production - acting, music, VFX and direction, wereAs an older fan hoping to be taken in an exciting new direction by this promising-sounding Star Wars film, I left feeling disappointed in every respect by the script. The remainder of the production - acting, music, VFX and direction, were all excellent - but as a narrative it was a pitiable disaster. The worst of all possible outcomes for a movie audience is to end up not caring about the characters, and that is where this travesty of a film led me. All surface and no depth = wasted opportunity.… Expand

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benz123Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1. Good development of Kylo character.
2. Average development of Rey character.
3. Unnecessary killed Snoke (probably in favor of Kylo's character development - i.e. did what Vader wasn't able to do).
4. Poor Mark Hamill...
5. Leia flying in space - Disney OMG.

Overall typical Disney movie. Sadly.… Expand

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e-methodDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Twilight. Disappointing.
The movie has a lot of plot holes.
Some bad CGI one some parts.
Weak Villian.
Weak Heroes.
Confusing Script.
A Failure in General.… Expand

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DarthSonicDec 18, 2017

Great start with stunning visuals, lenghty middle part with great moments but unnecessary story parts. Ending is great again but there is no "aha effect" ("I am your father!"). Also I miss depth in story and character design/development.Great start with stunning visuals, lenghty middle part with great moments but unnecessary story parts. Ending is great again but there is no "aha effect" ("I am your father!"). Also I miss depth in story and character design/development. There are about 90 minutes of great Star Wars movie within this 152 minute movie.… Expand

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ZedkielDec 18, 2017

The Worst Star Wars movie of the saga, awful work of Rian Johnson, nothing have sense in this movie, i feel very sad about every desicion done in the script, i hope Rian Johnson never make another Star Wars movie ever

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ReeceNDec 18, 2017

Unlike Episode VII, The Last Jedi is more of an original movie. As you would expect, it is full of throw backs, fan nods and thankfully more original story telling.

In one hand, it is a maturing of the characters in the Star Wars universe,Unlike Episode VII, The Last Jedi is more of an original movie. As you would expect, it is full of throw backs, fan nods and thankfully more original story telling.

In one hand, it is a maturing of the characters in the Star Wars universe, combining years of wisdom from those that have been part of the struggle for so long, mixed with fresh naiveity and creativity from those just getting started.

This is a new movie and with it, a fresh approach. If you are expecting a rehash of the same tried and tested formula gone before you may be unhappy with the direction. However, the new approach combining the seriousness of a moment with increased slap stick humor, although strange at first, is something I very much welcome and feel gives this movie it's own sense of identity. Something Star Wars movies gone before have sometimes struggled to accomplish.

The movie has it's plot twists, which are something more reminiscent of Episode IV. Your mind will be gently working throughout the movie to understand the actions of some of the characters and will keep you guessing right to the end.

However it is not without it's cringe worthy moments, some of which certainly require further explanation in order for it to become palatable.

In summary, this movie is a brilliant half-way point in the trilogy and answers enough questions as it proposes. Episode VIII is well placed to become another movie that can be treasured in the Star Wars universe for years to come.… Expand

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JikenDec 18, 2017

It was quite good; I don't know why everyone is making such a fuss. The art direction and fights especially were very mice. There's some more force powers nonsense, but it's a fantasy movie, so space magic is understandable. Mysteries areIt was quite good; I don't know why everyone is making such a fuss. The art direction and fights especially were very mice. There's some more force powers nonsense, but it's a fantasy movie, so space magic is understandable. Mysteries are left unsolved, but they might come up later (characters can lie), or maybe be revealed in the comics (reading comics won't hurt you). There was more humor than I expected, but that's not a bad thing. Lots of surprises to be had as well. I'm not sure why people expect so much from a movie, that so many are angry. It was a very fun use of almost 3 hours. Don't expect it to fix your life's problems, though. Still sad and alone (but that's not Mark Hamill's job to fix).… Expand

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smx122Dec 16, 2017

It took 1 movie to kill Solo and 2 to kill Luke and finally the past is gone. The movie was really good, it's a new beginning, a completely new direction for the next generation of sith and jedi(if the principles and the names are kept).It took 1 movie to kill Solo and 2 to kill Luke and finally the past is gone. The movie was really good, it's a new beginning, a completely new direction for the next generation of sith and jedi(if the principles and the names are kept). Let's move forward, let the past die, we can't leave in the past like we leave forever. Looking forward for IX.… Expand

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deshibasaraDec 18, 2017

As a Star Wars fan, I kindaa.... don't really like it, it doesn't feel like a movie that runs for more than two and a half hours with a score of more than 90% in rotten tomatoes supposed to be. Though I love some cool moments that I'm sureAs a Star Wars fan, I kindaa.... don't really like it, it doesn't feel like a movie that runs for more than two and a half hours with a score of more than 90% in rotten tomatoes supposed to be. Though I love some cool moments that I'm sure many people would left more than satisfied, The Last Jedi just don't seem to cover a lot of mystery JJ Abrams had put in The Force Awakens that fanboys and fangirls all around the globe had been waiting for for the past 2 years. Well, as for now, I hope the last installment of this trilogy (episode XII) can completely cover this problem once and for all, and please, DON'T SCREW EPISODE XII!!!!!!… Expand

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Nico79Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Every good from JJ Abrams in EP7, was destroyed by Rian Johnson in EP8. Snoke? **** it! Knights of Ren? **** it! The Training with Rey and Kylo? **** it! The great Luke Skywalker? **** it! The Mythic of Rey? **** it too! The bad Guys from the First Order? Just a punsch of Idiots. Cp.Phasma? Look nothing like a Joke (like EP7) The Good and well placet Humor? **** it too in Ep8! And we get a Story (Fynn&Rose) in the Movie, where you thinking: Wait! Is this Star Wars oder just a Disney Child Movie? But hey, he have now Porgs because **** you, give me your Money!"
I really hope JJ Abrams can save Ep9, and not everything is destroyed. :(… 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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VeayDec 15, 2017

I am not a DIE-HARD Star Wars fan but I have seen all the movies, played both KOTORs, read some literature etc. You can say I'm just an avarage fan. And maybe it was because of high expectations, fueled by rave revievs, but after theI am not a DIE-HARD Star Wars fan but I have seen all the movies, played both KOTORs, read some literature etc. You can say I'm just an avarage fan. And maybe it was because of high expectations, fueled by rave revievs, but after the screening I was very dissapointed with The Last Jedi. Few "interesting" twists, like 3 (genuinely) funny moments, beautiful visuals. Apart from that - uneven story, parody of the SW universe, facepalm after a facepalm. Maybe it is a movie for 7 year olds? I guess I am not the target audience anymore. It is painful to say but I am not invested in these characters and almost don't look forward to their future adventures at all. I wish it wasn't this way, it is Star Wars after all... Oh well, I am sad.… Expand

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vreynauldDec 18, 2017

Not sure what anyone expected with this. JJ Abrams left the continuity of the Star Wars timeline in complete shambles with his slap-dash Episode 7 two years ago. He didn't take a single bit of time to develop characters. In a trilogy, weNot sure what anyone expected with this. JJ Abrams left the continuity of the Star Wars timeline in complete shambles with his slap-dash Episode 7 two years ago. He didn't take a single bit of time to develop characters. In a trilogy, we should have already established primary characters like Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren. But they were just thrown at us in a typical JJ Abrams Generic Sci-Fi Action Flick. Rian Johnson was handed this collection of shattered pieces and was expected to make it all work.

Honestly, despite some of the user reviews here, I have no problems with Johnson's work. He did the best with what he was handed. Johnson didn't destroy any original characters' legacies, that was already done back in Episode 7. Luke's legacy and the entire events of the Original Trilogy were summarily tossed aside to give us Empire and Rebels 2.0. Because so many new characters were introduced in Episode 7 (and 8), and so many plot threads left completely unanswered, it would have been impossible for ANY writer/director to manage them. The portrayal of the Finn and Poe as bumbling idiots works in the structure of a trilogy IF their characters are fleshed out in the prior installment. Again, because no real effort was made in the previous movie, the structure for these characters in this movie comes across as hackneyed.

Johnson made a very admirable attempt to salvage something from the mess. Without going into spoilers, there were some genuine moments of fun and some good nostalgic feels. But there were a lot more "What?", "Wait, but didn't they just... nevermind.", and "What purpose does Laura Dern's character even serve?" moments. It's clear that, with exception to Rogue One, Star Wars died with Episode 7. Since Episode 7 serves as the foundation for the rest of the trilogy and that foundation is flawed, nothing will save this trainwreck of a trilogy. "Star Wars" has become little more than a Disney cash cow. The movie equivalent of pumping out awful annual Call of Duty video game installments. I predicted two years ago that people would, by Episode 8, be looking back at Episode 7 and realizing they'd rather have the Lucas prequels again. Lo and behold! Looking at these reviews, looks like I was right.… Expand

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ice0-5Dec 18, 2017

Nope...Just no......................................................................................................I have no words besides disappointing.

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noocnikDec 18, 2017

After Rogue One my hope for the series was rekindled, but The Last Jedi was so stupid and shallow in every aspect that I came out of the cinema literally devastated. That was "The Last Star Wars Movie" for me. The legend of previous sagaAfter Rogue One my hope for the series was rekindled, but The Last Jedi was so stupid and shallow in every aspect that I came out of the cinema literally devastated. That was "The Last Star Wars Movie" for me. The legend of previous saga movies has been destroyed by the stupidity of this film. Episode VII was bad, but the 8th outruns him by light years with the level of plot absurdities, holes in the script and the usual lack of respect for the philosophy built by six previous films.… Expand

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kazRiumDec 18, 2017

Sorry JJ, you gave this guy an easy layup, and he blew it, I think I am finally done with star wars after watching this. Just a bad movie, not much more to say, the fact that it has the star wars name on it doesn't matter, just bad

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MediaFreakDec 18, 2017

Finally after 20 years of seeing awful to average movies with the star wars name in the title we get a film that deserves it's place in the saga. Despite a slow half hour in the middle, the rest of the film feels absolutely epic, unlike theFinally after 20 years of seeing awful to average movies with the star wars name in the title we get a film that deserves it's place in the saga. Despite a slow half hour in the middle, the rest of the film feels absolutely epic, unlike the ever so praised empire strikes back, this one doesn't need a cliff hanger and a part two, it could quite easily be a self contained film, like every film should be. I doubt any star wars film will ever be as good as A New Hope, but this one is definitely up there.… Expand

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swoodsfigoDec 18, 2017

Great film...one of the best Star Wars films. Has real heart and character and something decent to say about the protagonists and the war itself. Funny, moving, exciting....what’s not to like?

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WAJFALLERDec 18, 2017

Exciting, unpredictable, inspiring and gorgeously filmed. It was nothing I expected, which is exactly what I wanted. The themes were inspiring and I'm excited for the future star wars.

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HBLiciousDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Some people are as salty as the surface of Crait. I, however, thought the movie was great. Pretty mindblowing twists and combat scenes. There is a lot to process and I'll need to watch it again.… Expand

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TreeemsDec 17, 2017

A Star Wars movie that cares about characters and surprises in so many ways while honoring the past films. I had such a wonderful time watching this movie and gasped a dozen times at the beauty of the shots. This movie is smart and true toA Star Wars movie that cares about characters and surprises in so many ways while honoring the past films. I had such a wonderful time watching this movie and gasped a dozen times at the beauty of the shots. This movie is smart and true to the characters. If you hated it, I bet you'll like it the second time around. Give it a chance.… Expand

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Ominous_HashtagDec 17, 2017

Excellent movie, overall- I wasn't a fan of everything that happened but I commend the director for taking risks and a new direction. I'm a huge fan of SW in general and nothing will probably ever beat the original trilogy but I support theExcellent movie, overall- I wasn't a fan of everything that happened but I commend the director for taking risks and a new direction. I'm a huge fan of SW in general and nothing will probably ever beat the original trilogy but I support the franchise reinventing itself to a certain degree. This movie is unpredictable, exciting, visually stunning, original and clever. The humor is a 50/50 hit/miss for me - some of it feels forced, some of it is perfect.

There's a lot of backlash and hate going around atm; I can understand people scratching their heads at some of the events and twists in the movie and I also have unanswered questions, however, the level of vitriol is simply not justified. If you're giving the movie a rating of 0/10 and saying it's the worst movie ever then you're clearly having an irrational emotional tantrum like Kylo Ren - search your feelings, you know it to be true.

It's brave new world for Star Wars and I'm excited to see what happens in ep IX.… Expand

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StarkarlDec 17, 2017

Fuxking "Last" Jedi. This film did not destroy the cliche, it destroyed Star Wars. The legend will go out sullenly and never return again. There is no minimal example for the previous work.

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SPARTAN_M74Dec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich denke Luke wusste, dass er nur noch eine Legende war und wollte an dem auch nichts mehr ändern. Darum ist er nicht zurückgekehrt und löste sich zum Machtgeist auf.

Das mit Leia war zuerst schon ziemlich komisch, wenn man aber bedenkt dass sie die Tochter des mächtigen Dath Vader ist, ist das durchaus Plausibel. (Info: laut NASA kann man tatsächlich bis zu 80 sek. ohne schutz im Weltraum überleben.)

Der Tot von Snoke war vielleicht ein wenig früh aber wenn es um den Brauch der Sith geht (schüler tötet meister) hat es genau DAS gebraucht um die Ausbildung von Kylo abzuschliessen!
Was auch zeigt wie mächtig Kylo sein kann, er hat snoke die ganze Zeit falsche Gedanken vorspielen können! Das "Duell" auf dem salzsee war doch schon seeehr verwirrend und da hatte ich doch 2-3 WTF momente hintereinander, dass hat mmn. die ganze stimmung des films ein wenig geschadet.… Expand

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Darthwader2000Dec 17, 2017

A bold, ambitious, and utterly mesmerizing ride through the Star Wars universe, the Last Jedi has the guts to NOT give fans what they've been asking for, which is exactly what the franchise needs. As an avid fan, and a writer, I have spentA bold, ambitious, and utterly mesmerizing ride through the Star Wars universe, the Last Jedi has the guts to NOT give fans what they've been asking for, which is exactly what the franchise needs. As an avid fan, and a writer, I have spent many years thinking about what I have wanted from Star Wars, and what I would do were I ever given the chance to take the helm. TLJ went about as far from my idealized version of Star Wars as possible, and yet I could not be more pleased about that. You can’t experience the joy of discovery and surprise, if you receive what you were expecting.

After the sugar-coated suppository that was The Force Awakens, Disney has finally taken the Star Wars saga in a bold new direction, where the struggle of good vs evil has been skewed more toward a realm of grey. Rather than the done-to-death formula of J.J. Abrams' entry in the series, Rian Johnson has delivered a complex and emotionally-saturated work of art, that makes the audience work to find the meaning behind each scene, rather than spoon-feeding it to them as though they are toddlers. Some of the greatest decisions Johnson has made are sure to infuriate rabid fans, but in time it will become clear that the direction he chose to take these characters and storylines was ultimately best for the series.

While shy of a masterpiece, this film does an admirable job of trying to please the three target demographics (Children, adult fans who have grown up with Star Wars, and adult fans who have wanted Star Wars to grow up alongside them). This is accomplished largely by creating a subplot to appeal to each group, be it Finn's wacky, child-friendly adventure, the truly space operatic struggle of the Resistance, and the complex and ever-shifting relationship between Rey, Kylo, and Luke. While this does not always work, and at times the tone of the film feels truly all over the place, it is a worthy trade-off to see the franchise grow beyond its roots, and strive to be more than just a repeat of what has come before.

It should also be noted that this movie is greatly enhanced by multiple viewings. Not only does it help to strip away the viewer's preconceptions (which is the biggest hurdle TLJ must face), it also allows one to pick up on the carefully-woven threads of story that were place so expertly and subtly, that they are almost impossible to see the first time around.

In conclusion, The Last Jedi is a flawed, but ultimately rich and rewarding experience, for those that are willing to accept that the movie they created in their mind was never going to be the movie that ended up on the screen.… Expand

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ejhockeyDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLJ was the first Star Wars movie that I couldn't get immersed in. Most of the characters acted like children, out of character, and their actions made little sense. Awkward humor every minute, and the whole movie is based around the First Orders elite star destroyers puttering after a single rebel space bus waiting 18 hours for it to run out of gas. And yet Finn and crybaby Rose can take a small ship on a side quest to a planet light years away and come back to the puttering chase. Absolutely ridiculous logical fallacy. I left the theater very frustrated.… Expand

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Syn_againDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disney, you did not give the Fans WHAT WE WANT.

We do not want some artist’s new take on an established and well followed franchise. We do not need a Reboot or reinvention of lore. We barely have tolerated the elimination of the EU. Remember that George Lucas has kept the continuation of the Saga from us since RoJ (and no, the prequel cr@p does not count) so of course we have expectations!

We want to watch your films over and over with friends and family. We want to spend money on merchandise and more. We want to support you but you must give us what we want. JJ created a decent start with TFA. To ignore that is a huge failure on your part.
We want to see Jedi Master Luke. We want to see Rey have an important background. We want to see Phasma be the Boba Fett of the series. We want an EPIC clash between the Resistance and the First Order. We want Snoke to mean something. Let Kylo Ren be the most conflicted bad guy in history. Give us character definitions we deserve for Finn, Poe, Hux, Rose, and more. Majority of the 7 and below reviews are incredibly accurate.
There were plenty of discussions, rants, videos, theories, art, for 2 yrs by the fan base. It is insulting that you took none of it seriously and failed to understand just about everything we said.
We can accept change. We did with most of TFA. Rogue One blew us away. Prequels gave us Maul and Qui-Gon, Mace, and definition to Obi-Wan. Do not give us half baked attempts at “story telling” and tell us it was all by design. I read in several interviews now that Rian Johnson consulted every part with Disney brass to make the movie that was released and that is simply unacceptable. How so many bad decisions of poor storytelling, poor editing, and poor character development could make it into the final release screams of brand mismanagement. Indy and Trek suffer from this same fate. Marvel is well on its way.

THIS is why we are upset, Disney. Take notice and fix it.… Expand

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ChipptuneDec 17, 2017

I genuinely enjoyed the movie. It was the first Star Wars movie that I had to stop and think about afterwards. I am excited for some change in the Star Wars universe. Can’t wait to see IX!

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MusuhDec 17, 2017

Zero story, copy pasted scenes from the old movies, no real villain just crybaby spoiled little child, wo is an idiot, not a sith.
This film is very weak even for a parodie.

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DakeyrasUKDec 17, 2017

The Last Jedi was a great watch! I was gripped by the story and really couldn't guess where it was going.

As could be guessed, it had brilliant and beautiful shots and top notch sound. But I was genuinely impressed with characterThe Last Jedi was a great watch! I was gripped by the story and really couldn't guess where it was going.

As could be guessed, it had brilliant and beautiful shots and top notch sound. But I was genuinely impressed with character motivation/progression and character design (so many funky Aliens and critters to marvel and/or laugh at).

The film had some fan service as per The Force Awakens, but had a completely fresh story with well placed comedic relief.

I felt tension and suspense unlike any Star Wars film I have watched before and I felt real sadness near the end (should state that this is not due to a sudden plot development, but more due to the amalgamation of the themes and messages of the film).

Really looking forward to seeing this story develop in episode 9. I'm still fresh on this but maybe my favourite Star wars film so far - though the original trilogy have the near impossible to beat nostalgia value in their favour this film really does a good job in avoiding cliches (with the exception of one part that remains my only complaint).

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SantiDeisDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an avid fan of Star Wars since 1999, when my father carried me into the cinema to watch Episode I with just 1 year, I can't express how difficult is for me to dislike an Star Wars film. I really went to see it with high expectations for what I saw at the trailers, but the film was nothing like it... As good as the movie looks, they wasted Mark Hamill's time and that should be punished.

I've already seen it and can guarantee that I wont be rewatching this one. Doesn't have the same rewatch value as The Force Awakens (TFA).

As a movie, this rating should be at about 0.5 - 1 because it completely takes a dump on everything the Original Trilogy (and to some extent the Prequels) set up. While TFA introduced the fact that the ending of Return of the Jedi meant nothing of consequence because the Rebels and the Empire are still around with the same power dynamics (pretty much), this movie further solidifies that nothing that came before it matters.

Luke's scene at the end of TFA is essentially the start of a strip-tease and The Last Jedi is a continuation of that strip-tease with absolutely no payoff. His role in the movie starts with him taking Anakin's lightsaber from Rey and casually throwing it behind him like a can of soda or litter... His father's lightsaber, the lightsaber he first used, the lightsaber he lost his hand with in his first lightsaber duel with his father the moment he learned his true heritage, the first lightsaber ever seen on screen is tossed aside with little thought. It seemed to me, a metaphor for Disney throwing away what came before in favor of new-ness they can completely control and tailor to the focus-group formulas, and this scene should set your expectations for this movie.

Snoke's character amounts to little more than a bait-and-switch and is killed perhaps just past the midpoint of the movie. He narrates his own death foolishly, and I've seen some people calling it poetic but I think it's lazy. We get no back story for the character that was often described as "more powerful than Palpatine" and "ancient" and then he is killed. How they could have made it better is by NOT showing Kylo moving the lightsaber next to Snoke with the Force. The audience isn't stupid, we would be able to piece together that betrayal and it would make it more shocking. We learn Rey's backstory. She is a nobody from Jakku, her parents sold her for drinking money and, if I remember correctly, they are said to be dead. So for the last two years hundreds of YouTube channels, blogs and articles and thousands upon thousands of fans, new and old alike, have been speculating about the two biggest mysteries of the new Star Wars films, Rey and Snoke, only to have the rug pulled out from under them in pretty weak reveals that Rey is a nobody and Snoke is also, a nobody.

Disney broke the Force as we knew it by having Rey completely know how to use random Force powers as the plot demanded such as Jedi mind trick and Kylo Ren's mind reading trick (and for those that defended this as maybe she was one of Luke's students, The Last Jedi all but confirms she is literally just a nobody who never had any sort of training in her youth)

Leia's ship's bridge is blown to smithereens by TIE fighters. This is what kills Admiral Ackbar in the background and Leia is flung into the cold embrace of space. This honestly would have been a good death for the character. It respects her as a frontline fighter, general and leader to the end willing to sacrifice her life for her cause just as quickly as anyone else. But, nope! Instead we get a terrible scene of her FLYING back to the ruined bridge. If you haven't noticed the lack of Finn, Poe and Rose in this review, then you're doing fine. Everything they do is pretty lackluster. Probably the biggest spoiler is that Luke goes out like a punk. He does very little other than play the unwilling and hard-headed mentor. The movie depicts him as a crotchety old man who was willing to murder a child (Ben) because of the potential evil in the child (I guess child-murder runs in the family).
When he finally gets his will to fight and you think that he will be the bamf we expect him to be, it turns out he couldn't even bother to show up. For the whole movie, he does not leave the island. His death scene is honestly really well shot with the sunsets but it's so undeserved. Fans have been waiting since 1980s, over 30 years to see Luke again on the big screen and there's a certain expectation for what Luke should be able to do. For Luke to go out like this means we will (probably) never see Mark Hamill go all out. What was shown here was not even a fraction of how powerful he was. Because he fades away, Disney easily has an out to say "Oh, we didn't actually kill him! Star Wars isn't for the people it used to be for. This transition from passion Star Wars to a more "general audience" friendly. I'm so sorry for writing this down, but it's the truth. Come back, George...… Expand

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upsetmoviegoerDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are so many awful things in just film I can't wrap my head around it:
- the humour got a chuckle here and there but it was seriously Prequels level **** It will not age well.
- Poe was done so dirty with that plot line- he's been shown to be a competent leader; him not understanding the strategy makes no sense when you consider his years of service. Also his "she's not what I expected"- he **** serves under Princess Leia, Poe knows powerful women, don't project your misogyny onto good characters, Rian.
- Finn. Jesus, he was shafted so goddamn hard. His and Rose's plot line did absolutely nothing to drive the plot anywhere- such a waste of time. There was so much potential to explore about Finn and they chose to do nothing with him. - I will never forgive Rian for the rest of my life for making me watch Luke Skywalker stare dead eyed in the face at Rey as he drinks green sea cow **** juice.
- Luke has some okay scenes and the Crait scene was epic, and I cried at Luke and Leia's reunion. But I **** hated the way they explained away the fallout with Luke/Kylo. If Luke felt a moment of hatred flow through him, fine, that somewhat makes sense for him. However, the narrative doesn't frame it like that; rather it's done to shown Kylo as being sympathetic and rationalizing his attack. I don't think I'm explaining this right, but Luke's actions serve Kylo's character more than they serve Luke, and that really bothered me. Luke deserved more than that.
-Rey. Goddamn they **** Rey so badly in this film it honestly makes me so sad. She's the first female jedi protagonist and a plot that was supposed to be her finding her balance and place in the force became this redemption mission for a man she spoke to 3 times. What was supposed to be HER conflict with light and dark became Kylo's; she was just roped into his conflict without being given one of her own.
God they just let down Rey so hard in this, but they did that to a lot of characters.
-as a lifelong Star Wars fan, the "resolution" of killing
Snoke was the biggest **** YOU to fans who spent years waiting for an expansion of SW lore. Who is he? Where is he from? How is he connected? Now it's nothing. And this leads me to wonder: of Kylo is the driving force for all of the darkness in the galaxy, how is redemption? How
Is it even possible? The Emperor worked because he was this pillar that had to be toppled in the OT. Now it's Kylo? I personally think this movie showed Kylo to be too far gone and irredeemable, but I feel like they're still trying to make him sympathetic. I'm just so lost as to where the conflict is and who the villain is.
But yeah I felt like all of the harder potential from the first was lost in space with this one. Biggest disappointment of the year.… Expand

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CMVBDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Less than the sum of its parts. There are very few horrible parts to this movie, aside from the plethora of plot-holes, the inconsistent tone, and that horrible Leia in space scene. In fact, there are some very good scenes (Rey and Kylo Ren vs the guards, one of the best melee fights in the series). However, at almost every turn, the movie seems to take the underwhelming option, almost getting things right, but missing almost every single time. A movie can do that many times, but when it does that, start to finish, it really falls apart. I came out of the theater thinking that too many consider 'subverting expectations' to be the same as 'making a good movie.'

First, the plot that the movie is built around is the Rebel fleet fleeing the First Order fleet, which can track them through hyperspace. They don't have enough fuel to outrun the FO fleet (pretty sure this is the first time that anyone has mentioned fuel constraints in Star Wars, that bugged me) for long. There's so many plot holes here that have been rehashed over and over and over by others (mainly, why didn't the FO just call in reinforcements ahead of the rebels), so I'll just offer what I hope is something unique: This plot has already been done before in scifi, and one of the best examples is the 2000s Battlestar Galactica's very first episode, '33.' RJ would have done well to draw inspiration from that.

Second, the subplot of Rose and Finn crashing the set of the Fifth Element... I honestly have nothing new to say about this that I haven't read in a hundred other reviews (including that joke, which I could not resist rehashing). Also, apparently, horse racing is evil.

Third, the plot of Rey's training was so bare bones, when it could have been the centerpiece of the whole movie. I challenge you to find me anyone that would not have watched two and a half hours of Luke training Rey. When he finally agrees to give her some training, he tells her he'll give three lessons. Movie, why say there are three lessons when we only get to see two? And, of the two, one of them was him talking about how horrible the Jedi are (thats not a lesson, thats just venting). She gets no training, other than how to reach out and touch the Force. In other words, she gets to take the easy, quick way, to Force mastery, also known as the Dark Side (which the movie starts to set us up for, with Luke amazed at her innate connection to the Dark Side, and then abandons, just like his third lesson).

Mark Hamill's best performance as Luke was wasted here, which is a complete shame. They could have done the 'Luke in exile' plot so much better, rather than him being jaded and wanting to die. Why not have him have a crisis of confidence in himself, rather than the Jedi, after his failure with Kylo Ren? He feels guilt for letting his students down, thinking that he shouldn't have tried to train the new generation of Jedi, since his own training was rushed and incomplete. He goes into exile to study most ancient of Jedi texts so that he can rise to the occasion and properly redeem himself, but, in his exile, he's so cut off from everyone else that he doesn't recognize what progress he's made as a teacher. Rey's arrival snaps him out of his funk, and he realizes that his failures as a teacher were part of his own education, and he properly trains her. See what I mean about the movie constantly almost getting it right? What I wrote right there? That makes so much more sense and feels more right than what we got, and it really isn't all that different from what we got on screen.

Finally, the decision to kill Snoke was bold, and could have worked... if Kylo Ren were more frightening. But, he's too easy to outfox - he's like a rabid dog, attacking whatever is in front of him (remember the scene in TFA where the Storm troopers just turn around when they see he's pissed off? There's the rebel strategy, from here on out).

I could go on, but then, I'd be writing my own version of The Last Jedi, instead of a critical review, so I'll end with things I liked about it (I can still like parts even while giving it a 0): Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, and Benicio Del Toro gave very compelling performances. The porgs were perfectly balanced between cute funny and annoying funny. The humor was not terrible, though the visual gags were better than the actual jokes. The visuals were very cool; my favorite (though the movie does almost nothing with it; again, with the 'almost getting it right') was Rey in the Dark Side mirror cave. I'd rate Holdo's hyperspace kamikaze maneuver higher if it weren't for the fact that it raises the twin questions of 'why isn't that a common strategy?' (with automated ships, of course) and 'why don't ships have counters to that?'

Anyway, I'd like to think that my objections to the film are based on its artistic merits, rather than its failure to adhere to some sense of 'what Star Wars is/is not.'… Expand

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JohnWarsDec 17, 2017

This was the worst movie on all the Star Wars saga, full of plot holes, it destroyed mythical characters of the saga and the script was atrocious. Man, it hurts...

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xseven7sandsDec 17, 2017

GAAAARBAAAAGE!!! Skywalkers are what STAR WARS is about! Plot holes galore. No cohesion in this trilogy. You would of thought they sat down and talked about the damn story and made sure it made sense first.

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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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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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BurnerBoyDec 17, 2017

Non-"Star Wars Universe" feel throughout (there's actually a scene in this movie with people walking around in futuristic TUXEDOS for crying out loud). Rian Johnson has made a cheesy stock Avengers formula movie with no respect for the loreNon-"Star Wars Universe" feel throughout (there's actually a scene in this movie with people walking around in futuristic TUXEDOS for crying out loud). Rian Johnson has made a cheesy stock Avengers formula movie with no respect for the lore and history of Star Wars. It's one thing to make a bad Star Wars movie. It's another altogether to ruin the universe itself. An abomination.… Expand

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Ericmendo1Dec 17, 2017

Han Solo died for this??? I don’t believe it! I was so let down by this film. The preposterous scenario they had Finn running through made his whole story seem like an afterthought. And where were the battles? Where were the light sabers?Han Solo died for this??? I don’t believe it! I was so let down by this film. The preposterous scenario they had Finn running through made his whole story seem like an afterthought. And where were the battles? Where were the light sabers? Where was the force??? I was left so underwhelmed and confused. I am so sorry to say this but as a Star Wars fan who has watched every movie and animated series, I am not impressed or amused.… Expand

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QualllDec 17, 2017

I really liked this movie. All scenes with Luke Skywalker are simply gorgeous. The scene in Millennium Falcon is full of nostalgia. Be objective, even if you do not like this film, it does not deserve a rating of 0.

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DariHolzDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HAY DOS TIPOS DE HATERS DE THE LAST JEDI 1. Los que critican en mala STAR WARS Episodio 8 TLJ son unos frikis virgenes eyaculadores precoces, con elevada preferencia temporal, son de esos saco weas que Nintendo o Microsoft se los viola todos los años vendiendoles la misma mierda de hace 30 años y los weones compran 100 veces todos los aparatos y juegos todos los años. 2.Los otros Haters son posers, como la película les exploto la cabeza y no tienen noción del universo SW y creen que es la historia de los Skywalker y sus amigos, se sienten decepcionados y dicen "esto no es Star Wars" "Hay pocas batallas con espada láser" "echaron por suelo la lucha del bien contra el mal, la luz y la oscuridad" "Como los villanos pueden ser tan tontos y morir tan fácil", mira poser de mierda hay un montón de novelas en el universo extendido, en una Vader lucha contra animalejos y al vencerlos se hace su líder (historia posterior a la destrucción de la primera estrella de la muerte), historias incluso de personajes terciarios, cuaternarios, incluso que ni conoces con su tinta propia, como dice el prologo "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Es SABLE DE LUZ y pues dime que en la Trilogía original viste mas de 1 pelea por película o de calidad, si lo que buscas es acción no critiques esta película en base a la trilogía original. ¡Ay! amigo te falta conocer la fuerza, leer sobre los primeros Jedi, mas sobre Maice Windu o a Yoda escuchar con mas atención debes. Como en el punto uno, queda una película no seas impaciente, la trama se ha mostrado mas compleja, eso puede resultar bien o mal, los malos también se equivocan o como dice el mensaje de la película "los buenos o los malos, solo depende del punto de vista".… Expand

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ZenRobotDec 17, 2017

They skipped Matrix Reloaded and went straight to Revolutions on this one. I’m a SW fan since childhood and actually loved Force Awakens and saw it many times in theater. That movie walked the line between nostalgia and new, but this oneThey skipped Matrix Reloaded and went straight to Revolutions on this one. I’m a SW fan since childhood and actually loved Force Awakens and saw it many times in theater. That movie walked the line between nostalgia and new, but this one seems unconcerned with both. This feels like a reboot of a reboot where they are trying to wipe the chessboard clean and establish some episodic rhythm (as in TV show) instead of what we thought would be a new trilogy with beginning middle and end. Where’s the epic? Where’s the vision? The cinematography was even bland. I was completely unimpressed with the story..... I could go on and on. I always aim to be respectful of other artist’s vision, but this is Star Wars here, if you’re going to buy it for 4 billion dollars I want you to try harder on this story, these movies have the power to inspire a billion people and we deserved a lot better on this one.… Expand

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AcesUpURsDec 17, 2017

I had such high hopes after the very well done The Force Awakens. But they really messed it up. Sigh... I don't even know if it's fixable. Too many plot holes. Too much terribly placed comedy. Terrible written. Just all around ugh forI had such high hopes after the very well done The Force Awakens. But they really messed it up. Sigh... I don't even know if it's fixable. Too many plot holes. Too much terribly placed comedy. Terrible written. Just all around ugh for what could of been a master piece.… Expand

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JLuis_001Dec 17, 2017

Now that the experience is over I’m plagued by various thoughts and emotions that fluctuate between disappointment and appreciation.

The Last Jedi tonally struck me as a movie similar to The Godfather III, where the central character passesNow that the experience is over I’m plagued by various thoughts and emotions that fluctuate between disappointment and appreciation.

The Last Jedi tonally struck me as a movie similar to The Godfather III, where the central character passes the torch, because now is an old man who has lost faith and his way, it's rare to make a comparison between two films that couldn't be more different but honestly the Luke Skywalker that I saw in this movie felt very similar to the Michael Corleone that was seen in the conclusion of the Godfather trilogy.

Rian Johnson is a better director than J.J. Abrams and he shows it, even though there's not a very obvious change in styles, The Last Jedi does have a different vibe, however he does not seem to know how to structure the film and both the script and narrative rhythm are problematic, the film soon takes the same path of Empire Strikes Back but what it was interesting in that film, in this one it feels incredibly boring. I'm sorry but seeing things right, the film should have been focused on Luke and Rey, especially taking into consideration all the changes that the film introduced to the mythology and the powers obtainable by the Force.
All the action that takes place outside Rey, Kylo Ren and Luke is practically irrelevant. It's clear that the story needed to give the other actors something to do, but their story was completely unusable, they even wasted Benicio del Toro in such a simplistic character.

The Last Jedi redefines the Force and that is perhaps its greatest achievement, besides giving a hard but incredibly necessary blow to the fans, the decision to let go of the past, something they hated so much with The Force Awakens when Han Solo died, they will hate it much more now that Luke dies in this installment. It is worth asking if some kind of agenda of inclusion and diversity had something to do with the narrative direction of the film and it's not that I have something against it, it's simply that the path marked by George Lucas ends in this film, after all who will bring balance to the force and the galaxy will no longer be an Skywalker, it will be those who come along with Rey who as revealed in this film is simply a nobody, without an spectacular or striking lineage, Rey is just a common young woman who is involved in something huge and yet she's ready to face it.

Other problems I have with the film have to do with the enormous ability to discard narrative lines and their characters, mainly those who seemed to be quite relevant at first and I refer clearly to Snoke, it's incredible that after the release of The Force Awakens for two years I read all kinds of crazy theories about the character and it turns out that he was also a nobody and they got rid of him very badly. Also, what the hell happened with the Knights of Ren? Also it aonly gives a small glimpse of what happened between Luke and Kylo but it feels so shallow that even in his final battle the emotion feels empty and Luke's farewell does not become as resonant as it should have been.

But making those elements aside, essentially The Last Jedi stays sharp, is a solid entertainment film and a decent addition to the franchise, the duration is somewhat excessive, especially for the rhythm problems I mentioned and also for me it wasn't the movie it promised it would be but in the primordial elements the film fulfills its mission, there's space action, lighsabers battles, tension, emotion and entertainment but as I said before, a lavish and updated show is no longer enough, the stories also must improve.
But it goes without saying that the new road is paved and the future of Star Wars is in the air and I don't mean in the air like uncertainty, I mean that now from this point on everything has changed and everything is possible, it's true that with this franchise both Disney and Lucasfilms will never take risks, but I hope that with the constant exploitation of the franchise that now seems to be an annual event, good ideas will remain in a safe place. **On a smaller note I just have to mention that if in Episode IX, Kylo gets redeem like Vader in Return of the Jedi, I will be very upset, because that is choosing the easy road and this film hints towards that.… Expand

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moiloDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This my first movie review online I never bother review movies at all.However, this movie angered me so much that I felt like I need to write a review about it online. This movie SUCKED so bad its so horrible. This movie put scar in my heart an scar that may take a decade to heal. In this movie Rey parents are revealed to be nobody's and Supreme leader Snoke is a nobody and just killed of by Kylo Ren, that weak little wimp gets to kill Snoke by tricking Snoke rather than having 1 on 1 fair fight that should have been saved for episode 9. We learn Nothing about Snoke. Knights of Ren are never shown in this movie.Don't even get me started with Luke Skywalker Disney and feminist Kathleen Kennedy along with the stupidest dumbest director Rian Johnson who not only don't understand Star Wars but they disrespected the old characters of old Star Wars movies. Luke Skywalker is completely different character he is grumpy barley teaches Rey anything Rey learn to swing the light saber like a true Jedi all by herself in 2 days where in the prequel took more than decade for Jedi to be able to swing light saber accurately. Luke is fully disrespected in this movie. Luke is not only coward and a disrespectful person but also he is so pathetic that he tried to attempt to kill his young nephew Ben Solo while he was sleep because he sensed the dark side in him I mean is this really the same guy who went on suicide mission to bring back one of the evilest villain of the galaxy aka Darth Vader back to the light side. So Ben Solo became Kylo Ren because is not his fault it was Lukes fault and he is just a dark side user for no reason from the beginning. Oh wait Lia is also force user her ship get destroyed and she is a vacuum of space and she can fly like superman or better yet Merry Poppins. Somehow She is not killed through her ship exploding but she can fly in space like superman this scene with Lia is so bad you would think its made by some dumb inexperienced movie maker. Rey parents are revealed to be just 2 junker selling her as a slave for money in another words a nobody's so all these 2 years of theory of speculation were just for nothing and biggest waste of any Star Wars Theorist time along with Snoke as well since he is killed and we learn nothing about him. Rey not only becomes one of the strongest force user and saber duelist but she does all of this in 2 days without learning anything from Luke Skywalker she even abandons Luke Skywalker and leaves due not learning anything and she even beats Luke Skywalker in 1 on 1 duel which is so stupidly done. Fin and the new Character Rose story is pointless and stupid as well and their story arc only gets no where other than Rose falling in love with Fin after just meeting him for 12 hours in the story. Captain Phasma comes back with zero character arc only to die a few minutes later by Fin some people say she is alive but at this point is pointless to bring her back for 3rd time just to kill her again and the actress who plays her Gwendoline Christie is very talented but just like force awaken she is a wasted opportunity and speaking of wasted opportunity Benicio del Toro character of DJ (lamest name ever in Star Wars) plays this pointless hacker character that is suppose to be a terrible copy of what Lando Calrissian betrayal arc in Empire Strikes Back where he betray Fin and Rose and just leaves the story pointlessly where as in Empire Strikes Back there was so much emotion between Han and Lando being best friends but in this movie del Toro character DJ is that character you don't care or have feeling despair and anger for betraying Fin and Rose. If del Toro played admiral Thrawn would have been so much better than this shallow character. The new planets in this movie are completely soul less I don't even understand why some people say this movie looks amazing visually because it does not look amazing visually the prequels had way better visual than this movie can ever have. Also the movie has barley any music score in it as if Disney decided to scratch the idea of giving an amazing and memorable music not just in this but Rogue one and Force Awaken as well.This movie will not only make you uninterested and unexcited for episode 9 but also puts scar in your heart by betraying and disrespecting everything the original Star Wars Trilogy stood up and will even make you not wanting to watch the original trilogy because whenever you watch the original trilogy you realize how pointless the outcome of everything Han, Luke and Lia worked so hard will be. Also Rey is the worst Star Wars protagonist she is good at everything with no hard work or training, she never goes through any hardship like Luke and Anakin and also the idea of self sacrifice for greater good is completely dead in this move. If I could I would vote this movie -8/10 its one of the worst sequel ever made and one of the worst movie ever made. This movie will go down as the worst Star Wars movie of all time.… Expand

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tr1cky1Dec 17, 2017

Someone in our group loved it, a couple hated it. I felt it was a decent effort in character development for the future films, but the tepid story and plots holes kind of ruined a lot of the positives. Additionally, a lot of the middleSomeone in our group loved it, a couple hated it. I felt it was a decent effort in character development for the future films, but the tepid story and plots holes kind of ruined a lot of the positives. Additionally, a lot of the middle could have been shortened, and the whole Rey self-discovery portion didn't make sense to the lay-person (me), especially since I didn't major in English, so I have no idea what all that symbolic imagery meant to her character or to the story. With that said, light-saber and spaceship battles never hurt a Star Wars film, so at least we had that going for us. And the dialogue and character stories were decent, so at least it's got that in favor of it over the prequels.

Another negative is that I don't really like Adam Driver's performance for Kylo Ren. I'd say it's just too emo or bratty, not that layered like Daisy Ridley's depiction of Rey. The rest of the cast is pretty decent, with Mark Hamill upping his charisma at midichlorian levels we haven't seen since Episode IV.

So in the end...am I glad I saw it? That's kind of a push. It's 2.5 hours of some excitement, followed by some dragging on and a little disappointment and confusion, followed by some ok fight scenes, and ending with a lukewarm feeling in the end. Would I have watched it if I'd know what the experience would have been like? Eh, I guess so, just so I would know the story in case we get rave critic AND user reviews for the next installment. And in case Matthew Vaughn, Joss Whedon, or one of the Nolans happens to sign on for the next project.… Expand

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telomeraseDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A strange experience as a moderate Star Wars fan who loved and obsessed over the initial trilogy, became slightly disinterested in the prequel trilogy, and renewed after Episode 7. When I left the theatre after Episode 8, I had gripes but overall was satisfied with the sequel. The more I think of it however, the less charitable I become:

- No focus on chemistry and romance. Let me guess - Finn and Rey will not get together, and we won't see even an actual love triangle as the ending of 8 implies. Just an all-white final kiss to cap off what has generally been an impressive egalitarian showing for the cast and crew. Unfortunate.
- Destroying genuinely interesting stories. Snoke is dead. Rey's lineage answer: dead. Kylo Ren having a genuine, lasting internal struggle. Dead. Same for Rey. Dead. - Biting off more than it can chew. Rey's exploration in the first half of the film - genuinely moving. The sideshow with Finn and Poe on a ship running out of fuel? Boring, full of plot holes, and what the hell is Benicio del Toro doing here? - Destroying the legacy of Luke Skywalker: the user reviews speak for themselves here, and I think there is something about how his character is portrayed that simply doesn't jive with the character from Episode 4-6. It does tarnish his legacy.

I didn't think it was a horrible film, but in some ways I'm more disappointed in it than I was for Episodes 1 and 2. I felt Episode 7 - a flawed but thrilling re-introduction with just a pinch too much nostalgia and copycatting - was really setting up a dramatic home-run much like Batman Begins did for The Dark Knight. What we have here is a huge missed opportunity in the service of trying to do too many things at one. This should've been a focused film about budding romance, war, and an exploration of the force. Instead we got...DJ… Expand

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ThoughtfulScoreDec 17, 2017

A frustrating experience that casts doubt on the professional critical review process. As of this writing, The Last Jedi is scored at 86 and has received 0 negative reviews from a pro.

I, being a modest Star Wars fan, saw the movie havingA frustrating experience that casts doubt on the professional critical review process. As of this writing, The Last Jedi is scored at 86 and has received 0 negative reviews from a pro.

I, being a modest Star Wars fan, saw the movie having not read any reviews. I went in expecting to enjoy it. I left disappointed, wondering what I had just seen. The movie simply does not make any sense. Characters have no believable motivation for behaviors they exhibit. Actions do not have realistic consequences, even in the context of the Star Wars universe where we suspend a certain amount of disbelief. Story arcs that seem promising go nowhere, and others that might have been more satisfying are resolved in the least clever ways with no subtlety or complexity, lost opportunities.

For Game of Thrones fans, the whole thing has a similar feel to the drop off in quality and depth between season 7 and all the content that preceded it. Seasons 1-6 contained all kinds of amazing narratives. The fabric of the story was complex, overlapping, interweaving. Events connect across years in ways that are hard to predict, exciting & interesting. In season 7, the internal consistency breaks down. Compelling characters give way to big explosions, more CGI dragons and a complete disregard for rules that have previously been established in the fictional world. TLJ falls victim to the same types of problems as season 7 GOT. A combination of bad story telling and disregard for common sense ultimately doom the movie to mediocrity.… Expand

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Maxdylan7Dec 17, 2017

They introduced two new characters are famous actors that added nothing to the movie and spent very little time on the actual characters we want to learn more about. Terrible plot, couldn’t see past all the flaws. Terrible waste.

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nastybutler224Dec 17, 2017

It's like Rian Johnson has never seen the entire star wars saga. What we got was disrespectful to to the series as a whole and the fans that have supported it. Star wars is supposed to be written in a way that it has a certain rhythm to itIt's like Rian Johnson has never seen the entire star wars saga. What we got was disrespectful to to the series as a whole and the fans that have supported it. Star wars is supposed to be written in a way that it has a certain rhythm to it and it connects itself to the other films. This movie couldn't even follow the one that came directly before, let alone have any sort of semblance to the rest of the series as a whole.… Expand

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WhatevenisthisDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oh my god what have they done :(

This movie is complete garbage on every single level. Can barely remember one scene that didn't make me cringe at the crap awkward dialogue, shoehorned eccentric characters, or unbelievable situation that could have been handled much better by anybody halfway rational.

- Movie is one drawn out boring battle
- Plot is boring, tedious, and verges on the unbelievable
- Most of the side characters are boring as hell with godawful acting
- We don't find out who snoke is
- All powerful snoke dies like a b*tch
- Luke skywalker turns into a moping old man literal animal tit*y sucker - Phasma is wasted and not scary or intimidating in any way. How is she a Captain if she can get owned by an ex storm trooper?
- Leia can survive in outer space when Jedi's past have never been able to do that
- Rey is great and can do everything with no training of any sort aside from a handful of wise words from luke
- Po (only interesting character) is made to be impertinent and make decisions out of turn
- No attempt is made to boost the rebels morale when they know they are all about to die a slow death at the hands of the empire. Purple haired feminazi could have let them all in on the plan but chose not to just to cause controversy for the movie. - Luke/ Kylo back story was lazy and unemotional
- We still don't know who/ where the other knights of Ren are
- Luke dies after astro projecting. Why? Obviously they killed him off because of creative differences. Then again, Rey is competent in everything Jedi so guess she doesn't need luke around anymore.
- Mystery around reys parents was such a let down.
- Yoda makes an appearance for literally no reason.
- Just what the F*** at this whole movie. We don't know anything more or anything less from TFA. Literally.

Only good thing about this movie was the new design AT-AT but that's not enough to even gain a point in rating.

Save your money, this whole movie was garbage. P.S. And we just HAD to have the purple headed feminazi freak put the evil bad white man in his place with revenge womansplaining LMAO disney can go FU** themselves.… Expand

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thundersealsDec 17, 2017

The director is in their right to do whatever they want. But through music themes, motifs, and other symbolism the narrative of the previous movie made a promise of some type of explanation to the audience. That means when we watch a StarThe director is in their right to do whatever they want. But through music themes, motifs, and other symbolism the narrative of the previous movie made a promise of some type of explanation to the audience. That means when we watch a Star Wars movie their is no guarantee that a creator will commit to any of the promises they imply. No implying in the previous movie then I wouldn't care, but I feel like the director had only contempt for what JJ created and promised us. And the running teaser for her parentage? That's 4th wall 4th grade teasing. Just pathetic. If they won't commit to promises, I will never promise my money to a single star wars franchise product ever.… Expand

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mondainaiDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a bit very torn in my review. I will say I knew going in that Disney is unfortunately obsessed with promoting its left leaning SJW politics into its movies. I would highly suggest they refrain from doing this as it’s extremely distracting while watching the movie to be patronized. It’s like they think we are dumb and don’t realize what they are doing. That said, it was extremely entertaining in parts. Overall, I was entertained, and I tried my best to just roll my eyes at some of its ridiculousness. If Disney wants to make a movie about why you shouldn’t go to war, don’t you think it’s a bit odd to do it in a movie that is glorifying explosions and conflict in slow motion? Lol. Make a separate movie about that please. Shove it full of your politics, just please for the love of God and for everything that is decent in the world, I beg you to leave it out of our Star Wars films. What I liked:
Greatly entertaining opening sequence. Cool scenes with Snoke, but only two…
Fight scene with the imperial samurai looking guards
Luke’s scene at the end, very emotionally satisfying

What I loathed/hated:
Leia flying, WTH? What were you smoking Mr. Johnson?(LAME)Just have her get injured but doesn't die. Rose and her SJW warrior babble, Johnson managed to create a character more annoying that Jar Jar Binks(LAME). Her sister seemed way better for the 15 seconds of screen time. Lora Dern’s Purple hair. WTH? Is this the Hunger Games? Really distracting
Luke being a curmudgeon(LAME). Seriously, Rey hands him his first lightsabre he was holding when his hand got chopped off by his dad. I don’t think he would throw it. It would have been so much better if he wanted to train Rey, but she doesn’t want to for some reason. I would have preferred him to be a more valiant character like Ben Kenobi.
Snoke getting killed with no backstory.(LAME)
Captain Phasma appearing to get killed (Lame)
Kamakaze pilot Dern (LAME). Why didn’t all he other ships do this first? Speeches about evil arms dealers by Rose and Benicio Del Toro(SOOO LAME)
Whole CANTO BLIGHT SUB-PLOT (LAME)
Whole premise about can’t catch one space cruiser running out of fuel? (LAME)
Clone copy of scenes elements from Original trilogy. (BB-8 popping out of an AT ST like Chewbacca), (Hoth like Trench with resistance fighters and encroaching AT AT’s), Benicio Del Toro double cross, just like Lando in Empire. (ALL LAME) I didn’t like Abram’s TFA very much and I don’t care much for the Finn, Rey, Poe or Ren, as they are not very likeable. So not really looking forward to Episode IX, Abrams gave Johnson an easy slam dunk and Johnson his handing him back a deflated limp pile of Dooku.… Expand

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pablovioDec 17, 2017

This movie has serious script problems. Laura Dern's character is rendered completely obsolete by Luke Skywalker doing later in the movie exactly what she does: sacrificing hersefl acting as a decoy for the rebels to escape. Benecio delThis movie has serious script problems. Laura Dern's character is rendered completely obsolete by Luke Skywalker doing later in the movie exactly what she does: sacrificing hersefl acting as a decoy for the rebels to escape. Benecio del Toro's character doesn't add anything to the story, it's just like a fake Lando. These errors are the most apparent, but there are just so much info in the story, so much plot twists and climatic scenes, it doesn´t quite capture the epic feeling of this particular fantastic universe.
It's really dissapointing, in a way that even the prequel trilogy, with all its mistakes, never was.… Expand

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douchetteDec 17, 2017

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The movie is visually stunning, including some beautiful shots of several of the landscapes, wide shots of big space battles and lightsaber duels. The CGI was great everywhere, and the sound design for a particularSpoiler Free Review:

The movie is visually stunning, including some beautiful shots of several of the landscapes, wide shots of big space battles and lightsaber duels. The CGI was great everywhere, and the sound design for a particular beautiful scene was extremely effective. However, the plot is lazy and boring. The dialogue is probably the corniest Star Wars has been since Episode 3. There's a whole 35 minute side-adventure that a few characters went on that adds nothing to the movie, distracts the viewers from the tension of the main story, and was just a generally boring sequence. The movie suffers from the problem of "if only the characters had just talked to each other, this wouldn't have happened", and to me, that's just very lazy writing. The acting overall is mediocre. Adam Driver knocks it out of the park with his portrayal of his internal conflicts, but the other actors and actresses did not impress. I've heard some reviewers complain about some new aspects/capabilities of the Force that haven't ever been shown in the Star Wars movies before, but I personally have no problems with it. The Star Wars universe needs to expand somehow, and that's fine by me. Three out of ten stars, one for the visuals, one for the Porgs & BB-8, and one for Adam Driver.… Expand

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ptzaDec 17, 2017

Rian Johnson and Disney **** the **** bed on this one. Awful **** humor, Snoke amounted to nothing, Rey's parents amounting to nothing, luke gets five minutes of fame, leia is mary poppins, phasma gets two minutes of fame, do the knights ofRian Johnson and Disney **** the **** bed on this one. Awful **** humor, Snoke amounted to nothing, Rey's parents amounting to nothing, luke gets five minutes of fame, leia is mary poppins, phasma gets two minutes of fame, do the knights of ren even exist? bennicio del torro is pointless, the last battle on that red salty planet wasn't even a battle, and finn and rose's love scene looked like a fish out of water. it seems like the stupid ship technology for the longest most drawn out space chase had more development than any of the characters.… Expand

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SquaredRenDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Theories are over people, this movie made the biggests twists in Star wars history and I liked them all. I know that most of us want some things to happen in a certain way because we are fans, but if that was the case, then there would be no surprise and no moving foward to the franchise.

Things I hated:
-Leia Superman
-Daisy Ridley's mediocre acting at the 1st half of the film.

Things I liked:
+Everything else

This movie was never boring and had some awesome fight scenes. Most people are sad because of how the film went, for example: when did Luke did something powerful in the originals? Never!, he only tried to turn his father to the light. Fans put a lot of old characters in a pedestal and that's why they didn't liked this film. Rey's parentage was also very well handed, but fans disagree wanting her parentage to be from a known family. But isn't the galaxy inmense or infinite? Fan theories are only that, just fan theories. If she would have been from a known family like Kenobi, Skywalker or Palpatine that's just lazy and making the galaxy more little than The Bahamas islands.

Overall this film is about the new generation & letting the past die, it's original and doesn't copy Ep. V. The way it ended, it will certainly make Episode IX a very unique film.… Expand

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LukeMartinoFilmDec 17, 2017

You know what? Its just terrible. Its a terrible film for so many reasons that I shouldn't have to explain. That being said, TLJ could easily be used as a litmus test for an individuals emotional and intellectual maturity. I think what isYou know what? Its just terrible. Its a terrible film for so many reasons that I shouldn't have to explain. That being said, TLJ could easily be used as a litmus test for an individuals emotional and intellectual maturity. I think what is most shocking to me is that this film should have been a bit of a lay up for Writer/Director Rian Johnson. TFA was not an incredible film by any stretch of the imagination but it did succeed in setting up loose ends. Loose ends that needed tying up in this film. The movie had no balls. Instead of giving us definitive answers, it often told us that the questions were stupid. I'm just upset that we have to accept that THIS is how Luke Skywalker goes out.… Expand

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sthhuatDec 17, 2017

Disney, you're not much different than EA. You're Fxxk xp something. What you deliver was just little above battelfront 2.
This movie was awlful, feel like cut n paste plot from the old Star Wars story, added with ability for unlimited loopDisney, you're not much different than EA. You're Fxxk xp something. What you deliver was just little above battelfront 2.
This movie was awlful, feel like cut n paste plot from the old Star Wars story, added with ability for unlimited loop without any progress on the universe. The next 10 StarWars espisode will be just about rise and fall of sith & jedi surround by "funny" humor scence, cartoon like "casino" setting, and a zoo of alien animal.… Expand

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rscottrDec 15, 2017

TLJ was far too derivative of episodes five, six and even four, despite trying so hard to trick the audience it isn't. This movie was plagued with an incoherent storyline, poorly explained or utterly neglected crucial plot fillers,TLJ was far too derivative of episodes five, six and even four, despite trying so hard to trick the audience it isn't. This movie was plagued with an incoherent storyline, poorly explained or utterly neglected crucial plot fillers, discontinuity from the original characters (even the last movie), underdeveloped/uninteresting characters (save Kylo Ren), forced agenda, and the same expected forced humor we all expect from Disney now days. I wouldn't recommend anyone see this in the theatre. Wait for it to be shown for free at a birthday party or something.… Expand

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YgolonacDec 17, 2017

Pandering garbage, and insult to everyone's intelligence ad an obvious forced film to sell merchandise. Don't fall for it, it's not just a bad star wars film and it's not just a bad film, it's an immoral film.

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MeBePiratesDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't understand the positive reviews for this at all. Like others, I feel all but certain the critics are getting bought off.

First, the good. This'll be quick. Kylo Ren isn't bad (he's not very scary and is rather whiny for a villain, but honestly that's pretty tame criticism compared to the rest of the movie). I like Rey, and I'm still looking forward to her maturing into a true badass in Episode IX. IMO, that'll be the only possible way to save it. Thanks to VIII, IX cannot possibly be terribly thought-provoking or deep. That's the reality of it. But it could still be fun to see Rey wantonly tearing through the Imperial ranks. Finn could also be good, if the universe around him starts making some sense again.

That's it though. Luke was cut down from an aspirational hero into a crotchety, world-weary hermit too cowardly to risk anything to save the lives of his family or friends, or to help the cause he believed in. To the bitter end, he was barely willing to lift a finger. And what did this to him? Losing a nephew to the dark side? His father was lost to the dark side before he knew who he even was, and he fought to bring him back to the light; even succeeded in the end. THIS is the guy who was utterly destroyed by the knowledge that his nephew wasn't all that great? Come on now.

Superleia? How can one not lol watching that?

The physics were unbelievably bad even by Star Wars standards. Bomber runs in outer space? I can't even suspension-of-disbelief that one. A "chase scene" where the giant mega-destroyer can't just catch up to the rebels for some reason? Using hyperspace to kamikaze a ship? Not only does it defy the very definition of the word "hyperspace," if it really worked that way they would have weaponized it immediately after it was invented. The entire SW universe would be a different place.

The side-story with Finn and Rose is nonsensical, boring, and totally unnecessary. Actually, that's a lot of this movie: unnecessary. Seriously, it's a chase scene. In better Star Wars movies, this would have been an action-packed 20 minutes followed by whatever's next.

Who the hell is Snoke? Here's there, then he's gone, and I never give a damn about him on e way or another. I actually thought he was kind of hilarious when he was using the force to toy with Rey and Kylo.

Anyway, the scene where Snoke dies is pretty badass. Give me a reason to care about who they're killing, and do that for 2 hours, and there's a successful episode IX in my book. But this... this... so awful.… Expand

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FazhaDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While it wasn't terrible, it had enough flaws to make it one of my least favourite Star Wars movies, and this coming from someone who has been a fan since he saw the original when he was 7 years old. While there were a few cool parts, and the effects were very good, the character arcs for Leia and Luke were extremely unsatisfying. The humour was right out of The Avenger's playbook. The story was disjointed and lagged mightily in the middle. Unlike the Ewoks in Jedi, which had a critical role, the porgs seemingly were put in there for fans of cute things on Youtube. I get that Rian Johnson was shooting for something different, the way that Empire was different from Star Wars, but either his story was too rushed or he lacked the storytelling chops to pull it off. I'm sorry to say I won't be watching this one again any time soon. Which is too bad because this is probably the first Star Wars I won't have seen at least twice in the theatre since 1970… Expand

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SenorgallardoDec 17, 2017

Just awful! The characters have no real purpose at all, specially the old ones. Phasma, Finn & Rose are a complete waste and not to mention Snooke. Music and effects are nothing special, and Luke story is a complete mess

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JeeshmanDec 17, 2017

People complained TFA was too derivative of the original, now people complain this one's too different. I liked it. I'm not entirely happy with the treatment of Luke Skywalker, but I'll get over it. The most amazing thing about it is itPeople complained TFA was too derivative of the original, now people complain this one's too different. I liked it. I'm not entirely happy with the treatment of Luke Skywalker, but I'll get over it. The most amazing thing about it is it leaves us not knowing what's going to happen next, which is quite an accomplishment for a 40-year-old franchise. I'm surprised people found the humor off-putting; the humor is much funnier than previous films and makes sense for the characters.… Expand

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EvanstonJDec 17, 2017

To say this movie had plot holes would seem to suggest it had a plot. It is by war the worst Star Wars ever. I have never seen anyone actually get up and leave during a Star Wars. It’s not bad though. On a scale of 1 to Phantom Menace, I giveTo say this movie had plot holes would seem to suggest it had a plot. It is by war the worst Star Wars ever. I have never seen anyone actually get up and leave during a Star Wars. It’s not bad though. On a scale of 1 to Phantom Menace, I give it a trash panda. It’s worse. Way worse.

The film felt scrapped together. Like someone at Disney grabbed scissors and spliced the movie together in an effort to make sense. The result was a hot mess of 2.4 hours that felt like it was trying hard to patronize fans based on criticisms on the prequels. What wasn’t taken into consideration was, like a fine wine, fans have actually come to understand the larger established canon. There are things in the prequels even regular folks have come around to appreciate thanks to the canon. Anyone who isn’t a fan would have felt they were in a showing of the Fifth Element. The movie is just “out there.” While the approach may work for a new film, such as Fifth Element, this is Star Wars and not a new film. It’s a legitimate and established franchise. There were established characters that had not grown. Literally. I felt as though I was watching Luke become a Jedi again. He was far more mature in ROTJedi than this movie. Relegated to a whining teen that felt that “things were not fair.” They failed in giving him the chance to make a grand entry and failed to deliver on the elusive question of “where is Luke?” That while effort of finding Luke seemed moot. Hamil could have sat this one and the movie still would have felt a bit more whole. There was no point in Rey seeking Luke in TFA. She pretty much knew all she needed to know. We get this huge build up of Rey only to find she’s less developed that she wasn’t in TFA. She’s not a legacy character. Her role felt like a teen scream role. She survives and can be killed off in the beginning of Episode 9. Pop in a new Jedi and repeat for another 4 films. This is how this movie leaves things. A soft teen flick ala Disney.

I still don’t understand the point of Phasma and what exactly her deal is with Finn. We had this in the original trilogy a long awaited encounter between Han and Jabba. We knew exactly why from the beginning. Luke didn’t have the monies. The gangster saw Han as a son and part of the family. As is typical of gangsters, one shall not dishonor the family. Jabba was going to find Han for his disgrace. This disgrace would one day catch up to Han and we knew it wasn’t going to be good. It would take all the heroes to settle this and that would not be good for Jabba. With Phasma, we still have no clue why, out of thousands of troopers, she’s obsessed with Finn, a janitor. Like he is the only defector? Shirley there are other defecfors. These are just a few of the subplots that seemed unnecessary and not worth inclusion into the film. It felt like a extended episode of a tv show. If they didn’t want these sub plots to carry over, then they could have just left them out and put more into the story or made it 70 minutes long. Instead, it’s a 2.4 hour show about the tragedy of a ship lost at sea. We saw it in titanic. We saw it in poseidan adventure. Same routine. Someone is in charge and people don’t trust their ability to lead. Whether it is a ship is going down, a war that seems to be lost, or a plan that has gone awry, there will be descent on leadership. Typically it’s gives us something powerful and either the leaders will lament that they saw no other way or fall victim of their own devices. Here, we just have a sinking ship that also represents the franchise itself.

Luke was wrong I’m the trailers. The Jedi don’t have to end. The franchise needs to end. We literally saw how the franchise dies. With thunderous applause.

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cylackDec 17, 2017

It does not live up to the hype. *Minor Spoilers: The things that they setup in The Force Awakens that you were expecting to come to fruition do not: the mystery of Snoke's origins, a badass, epic fight scene involving Luke, Rey's parents. IIt does not live up to the hype. *Minor Spoilers: The things that they setup in The Force Awakens that you were expecting to come to fruition do not: the mystery of Snoke's origins, a badass, epic fight scene involving Luke, Rey's parents. I wish JJ Abrams had directed this, as it would have been better.… Expand

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AdamZeroDec 17, 2017

The Last Jedi was not my favorite Star Wars movie (still Empire), but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had emotional and philosophical undercurrents that we've yet to see in a Star Wars film, yet it also featured some of the most striking visualThe Last Jedi was not my favorite Star Wars movie (still Empire), but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had emotional and philosophical undercurrents that we've yet to see in a Star Wars film, yet it also featured some of the most striking visual moments, to date. To be fair, the plot and acting had some uneven moments. Without giving spoilers, there was a long-running plot thread between the First Order and the Resistance in space that seemed to drag on too long in order to allow some other plot threads to catch up in order to tie them all together. The tonal and tension shift between different threads felt conflicting, at times, but I also recognized the film-makers' intent to avoid an emotional palette that felt too monochrome. I felt that Adam Driver's performance as Kylo Ren was greatly improved from The Force Awakens, yet Daisy Ridley's performance as Rey felt flat, at times (although that might have been a product of Ren's darker and more mercurial material compared to Rey's earnest hero journey). Note that my score is an honest 8, not a 10 to try to balance out the negativity of some other reviews. If all the outraged users on this site were to score the film reasonably the average user score would certainly be higher than 4.9 (at the moment). Unfortunately, many viewers apparently felt they had some ownership of the film and, it not being what they wanted it to be, have childishly given the film a '0', bringing the average down considerably. If anyone wonders why the critics' score is higher, it's because they write their reviews after consideration and not out of a knee-jerk reaction to a few points here or there that they allowed to ruin the whole experience for them. This film is not 'The Room'- for the craft that went into it, alone, it would be worthy of a 4/10. Again, this is not a perfect film, and I absolutely understand that different people may like or dislike different aspects of the film for their own personal reasons. I find it telling, however, that most people who disliked things I liked about the film resort to cheap hyperbole ('the acting is awful'; 'the writing is terrible') that doesn't really explain to anyone what was wrong or how it could have been better. Further, anyone who feels the need to bash Disney as part of bashing the film obviously went into the theater with a predisposition to dislike the film.… Expand

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Vik75Dec 17, 2017

A phenomenal movie that blows apart the SW mythology with depth, and a spiritual thoughtfulness that really gives the entire idea of the Force resonance. Absolutely beautifully made film. Hats off to Rian Johnson and boo-hoo to all youA phenomenal movie that blows apart the SW mythology with depth, and a spiritual thoughtfulness that really gives the entire idea of the Force resonance. Absolutely beautifully made film. Hats off to Rian Johnson and boo-hoo to all you fanboys who just don't get it and wanted it to be Luke Skywalker jumping out with his lightsaber and kicking ass. The movie is asking you to grow beyond it all, in the same way Yoda says "we are what they grow beyond". Its also why he destroys the jedi texts. I'm not surprised people aren't getting it. The world is getting dumber… Expand

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stuffcriticDec 17, 2017

This movie was embarrassing. As a super fan of the original movies I can't understand how this script was given the go ahead. The force Awakens was bad enough. Now this.

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TeeKayeDec 17, 2017

Rian Johnson delivered a big, bold & beautiful Star Wars film. Loved every minute of this film, and thought Mark Hamill delivered his greatest live action performance. Visuals were strong, characters much better fleshed out than in TFA andRian Johnson delivered a big, bold & beautiful Star Wars film. Loved every minute of this film, and thought Mark Hamill delivered his greatest live action performance. Visuals were strong, characters much better fleshed out than in TFA and the story was suspenseful, touching and surprising. Not sure what film some of these other SW "fans" saw, but for my money The Last Jedi is the BEST Star Wars film since Empire. Look forward to seeing it again next week. May the Force be with (most) of you. ;)… Expand

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PalmshadeDec 17, 2017

Belongs on the dung heap like Episode 7. Our 3 classical heros have now all suffered **** dishonourable, pointless deaths. There is absolutely no care put into the movies at all. They will just contniue to churn out these vomits withoutBelongs on the dung heap like Episode 7. Our 3 classical heros have now all suffered **** dishonourable, pointless deaths. There is absolutely no care put into the movies at all. They will just contniue to churn out these vomits without quality because they make lots of money. Stars Wars is dead. Nothing but the brand left. Kathleen Kennedy is the worst successor to George Lucas because they has zero artistic instinct, but she knows how to make tonnes of money.… Expand

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AsterFrayDec 17, 2017

All you need to know is that Rian Johnson didn't pay attention to anything in the previous movies and just ruined Star Wars and now Im no longer considering the Disney movie's as canon.

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DeadlyCarrotDec 17, 2017

As a Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember, I think that fanatics are being way too un-reasonably harsh against this movie for simply not doing the things they expected it to. Don'tget me wrong, this movie was flawed with a badAs a Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember, I think that fanatics are being way too un-reasonably harsh against this movie for simply not doing the things they expected it to. Don'tget me wrong, this movie was flawed with a bad sub-plot, and some questionable decisions in the story, but it is still a very good movie and is definitely worth seeing as long as your okay with the fact that it doesn't cater to the fanatics.… Expand

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amiethDec 16, 2017

I don't think a single piece of entertainment has ever made me this upset. Not only was this the worst Star Wars movie to date, it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I made accounts for IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic just toI don't think a single piece of entertainment has ever made me this upset. Not only was this the worst Star Wars movie to date, it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I made accounts for IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic just to let everyone know how horrible this movie was. I will not sit idly by and watch people give such positive ratings for something that has effectively ruined an important part of my childhood. Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII is a disastrous failure for this new trilogy and irreversibly tarnished aspects of the beloved originals as well.

I could write a 10 page dissertation on everything that is wrong with it, but that would be a waste of everyone’s time just like Rian Johnson’s 2.5 hour long movie, The Last Jedi. Furthermore, it should not take 10 pages to convince you that this movie sucks. The storyline is lame and full of plot-holes. The dialogue is forced and written for five-year-olds, and many of the characters are blatantly meaningless. Keeping those gripes in mind, my biggest problem with this film was the tone. It felt like this painfully long WAR movie didn't go more than five minutes without trying to make you laugh with some cheap one-liner or slapstick humor. Rian Johnson has taken one of the few things that I am truly passionate about and turned it into a joke. Do not be fooled as I was by the Star Wars label, this is no Sci-Fi epic; this movie is a comedy and a terrible one at that.… Expand

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ajpap_Dec 16, 2017

Star Wars VIII was brilliant. I do not understand why other audiences are so disappointed. It was remarkable, the characters, the development, the story lines etc. It was magnificent. It kept me on the edge of my seat.

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DrachmaliusDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worse than Attack of the Clones, which previously held the position as my least favorite Star Wars movie. At least parts of Episode 2 were so bad that they were fun to laugh at. This movie has no value whatsoever. Instead of doing anything meaningful with the setup of TFA, they squander the characters and plot in favor of shock value and bad jokes. Humor has always been a part of Star Wars, but in the form of characters joking with each other in universe. TLJ has too many winking nods at the audience that say, "GET IT?? DO YOU GET THE JOKE???" Yes, I get it. And your jokes suck. This isn't a different kind of Star Wars story like others are saying. It's the same story but told badly, as though it was written by a teenager who just discovered they could write fan fiction. By the end of the movie we still have the same old setup of good versus evil, but this time I've lost all interest.

I think I'm done with Star Wars. Rogue One was pretty bad too but this is the last straw...I'm just not interested anymore.… Expand

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