Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2017
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MovieKnightDec 15, 2017
A terrible film hiding behind the Star Wars franchise. A messy, bloated slow moving plot, useless scenes that serve no purpose, out of place humor that is slapstick at time, throw away characters and not a single payoff moment. A completeA terrible film hiding behind the Star Wars franchise. A messy, bloated slow moving plot, useless scenes that serve no purpose, out of place humor that is slapstick at time, throw away characters and not a single payoff moment. A complete waste that took me from excitement to couldn't care less about Episode IX. Good luck fixing up this mess, Disney.… Expand
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bessDec 15, 2017
this film made me angry to my core, it felt as though star wars has become something of a parody.from acting to plot this whole film is a mess and marvel tier jokes dont even get me started wow im kinda sad right now.
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owlandfangDec 15, 2017
I was disappointed in the direction of this film. It was tonally, very strange. Slapstick comedy bits injected into insanely serious scenes. Very chaotic, like an Avengers akin. The final scene felt like a holiday Target commercial. ThereI was disappointed in the direction of this film. It was tonally, very strange. Slapstick comedy bits injected into insanely serious scenes. Very chaotic, like an Avengers akin. The final scene felt like a holiday Target commercial. There were pieces I loved, but overall, it was incredibly dissappointing.… Expand
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jonathanpbDec 15, 2017
The Bangladeshi kids at the click farms being paid by Disney to up-vote this thing are going to have a hard time keeping up with the truth that this film is a steaming pile of garbage.
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titocusomancusoDec 15, 2017
It's a very good film for watching in the cinema, but like a Star Wars film is very bad... Simply it ignores the Star Wars Universe. Luke is not like this Episode! Luke is good and tenacious, not an hermit :-(
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Bork25Dec 15, 2017
A very disappointing movie. Was not a fan at all of how Luke Skywalker's character was treated. Also, many of the characters were underdeveloped and the ending was horrible. Almost killed any excitement I had for episode 9.
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MikeHogan1Dec 15, 2017
I can't even clearly express how much I hate this movie. I made this account just so I can vent my hatred. This was a joke! It felt like a huge **** you, we know your gonna see it.It was an insult to the fans intelligence. I literally can notI can't even clearly express how much I hate this movie. I made this account just so I can vent my hatred. This was a joke! It felt like a huge **** you, we know your gonna see it.It was an insult to the fans intelligence. I literally can not think of a worse movie in terms of failing to deliver. This was incoherent garbage. The story was cut and paste of 5 and 6 scenes with new characters that suck ass and have not been developed at all and I could care less if they all died. The only thing that could have made this movie worth watching is if every single new character was killed off. I ****ing hate Rey, Finn, Poe, The Random Chrome Trooper(that serves no point whatsoever), Kylo(a big baby **** that I feel no reason to fear as a dark figure) the General for the First Order(a joke of a character) and can we please stop with the whole women are unstoppable and men are idiots feminist tripe. Sometimes people are dumb and sometimes they are smart it isn't restricted to sex and race. This was total **** I wish I could get my money back. Also, Finn and random janitor girls entire story was useless. It did nothing but to serve some sort of PETA/evil 1% rich people talking point for the virtue signalling Hollywood left crowd. Propaganda isn't art. It doesn't make it through the test of time because it isn't honest with its story. God this was trash and it will be forgotten.… Expand
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napoleon1588Dec 15, 2017
A complete disaster and mess. **** on the old and new stories and characters alike with the same bland rehashing and annoying mary sue Rey from TFA. I seriously question the honesty of modern critics.
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KroliusDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A long long time ago
I can still remember how
These movies used to make me smile
And I knew if I pushed the play
That everything would be OK
And maybe I'd be happy for a while

But the Last Jedi made me shiver
With every single frame delivered
I can't believe what they've done
Don't think I'll watch the next one

And I remember how I sighed
When they made good old Leia fly
Something just broke deep inside
The day the Star Wars died

So bye, bye things I loved as a child
I've seen Chewie in the movie but the movie was dry
And them strange new fans were typing tweets on the fly:
That’s the porg that I’m gonna buy!
That’s the porg that I’m gonna buy…… Expand
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willburstyle06Dec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Jedi plot is trash don't believe the hype. Still haven't forgiven Disney for disregarding almost everything from the EU as "Legends" just so they could make room for their own **** story and characters. The prequels may have had bad acting (mainly anakin) but at least they were ambitious and built upon the Star Wars Mythos instead of whatever the **** the The Last Jedi is working towards story wise. Also you had a perfect setup from the EU with Darth Plagueis that would have connected all 3 trilogy with the Skywalkers together but nope no backstory at all....… Expand
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dwhitey3464Dec 15, 2017
these critics are a F**king joke do not read into it and don't go in thinking this is a 10/10 movie. this is 2/10. not one second do I feel any emotional tie to any of these characters. this was written and directed by a total... amateurthese critics are a F**king joke do not read into it and don't go in thinking this is a 10/10 movie. this is 2/10. not one second do I feel any emotional tie to any of these characters. this was written and directed by a total... amateur and I'm not for one second embellishing. I'm so disappointed and just plane shocked that this is what they came out with... completely lost me.… Expand
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LukeSkyLDec 15, 2017
Heres a stat for you... BB-8 kills more ppl in this film than Luke & Snoke combined lol! This is one of the worst Star Wars films ever! Rian Johnson trolled us all, thanks for nothing Disney... Absolutely no character development, boringHeres a stat for you... BB-8 kills more ppl in this film than Luke & Snoke combined lol! This is one of the worst Star Wars films ever! Rian Johnson trolled us all, thanks for nothing Disney... Absolutely no character development, boring subplot, the Marey Sue continues, the horrid story telling... RIP Star Wars 1977-1983… Expand
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BlakebortlesDec 15, 2017
Wow. What a let down. I'm speechless at how awful this movie was. I made an account just to say how much I hate this movie. I saw it last night and I'm still upset.
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FromDec 15, 2017
what a waste of time weak plot, lazy acting, terrible jokes every 30s, at least the phantom menace was only 136 minutes. My head will hurt tomorow from all the facepalming
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MRW11Dec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just a slap in the face... over and over again. Almost every story question, curiosity, or interesting character was just reduced to an insulting two and a half hour middle finger. I don't know what movie the critics were watching... I will list only a few of the many problems I have with this movie. SPOILERS AHEAD:

1) Leia just randomly having force powers, being able to survive the vacuum of space, and just pulling herself back into the ship. No. No, no, no, no, no. This just seems like a writer that was too uneducated to know which Skywalker had training in the force, and then just rolled with it. It wasn't awe-inspiring. It wasn't creative. It wasn't a "risk". It was just bad. 2) Rey is now a character that many, including myself, just do not care about anymore, or at the very least find less interesting. WHY would you make her a nobody? The entire Star Wars story (movies) has been based around the Skywalker family. You have other powerful force-sensitive families that she could have come from. You have characters from games/novelizations... ANYTHING! But now we have no background... no interesting lineage... just this random person that is now able to compete with a Skywalker. 3) The comedy. Why are you trying to make Star Wars into some Marvel-esque superhero comedy? You set this film up to be a battle of light and darkness. The stage was set for battle, tension, intrigue, and war. Instead... we got forced, out of place comedy, random shirtless Kylo Ren, and some awkward milking scene... 4) I have no desire to see the next episode. And I don't mean this in a "I'm boycotting the franchise because my fan theory didn't come true" way. What I mean is, this is the first time in the entirety of my love of Star Wars that I have no desire to see the next film, because every character progression or fate that I would normally care about, I just don't. That care, that wonder, that curiosity... it is just gone. I have no interest to see where these characters go, because to me they are insultingly ruined through poor writing, and destructive regression. That is how badly the writer/director has mutilated this film. I hope that this film hits Disney where it hurts, their bank accounts. Of course, it is Star Wars, people will want to see it. But, I have already started warning friends to just wait to see it when it becomes free to stream from a service like Amazon Prime. Paying to see this trash is the only further insult that can be done to many Star Wars fans. A disappointment, to be sure.… Expand
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far_ehDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rian Johnson doesn't get that SW is about the trio. He cared so much about redeeming a man who killed his father on his redemption #1 that he destroyed Luke's character. Poe and Rey were horribly out of character, too. Finn, the male lead of the movie, was sidelined to hell and back. I love SW more than anything but I won't be paying for another SW movie directed by Rian Johnson. I had been counting down the days to TLJ for months but watching it was depressing. I watched it again today to be sure about how I really felt about it and it just drained me. Rian doesn't get what SW is about and has no respect for characters who aren't space fascists.… Expand
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Starwarsisdead6Dec 15, 2017
Easily the fattest turd to have ever slipped through Rian Johnson's anus. How anyone can give it anything above a 5 speaks volumes to how there will never be a short supply of idiots. The treatment of Luke and his legacy is shameful. PeopleEasily the fattest turd to have ever slipped through Rian Johnson's anus. How anyone can give it anything above a 5 speaks volumes to how there will never be a short supply of idiots. The treatment of Luke and his legacy is shameful. People dare to say it's good for being bold. Being bold for the sake of being bold is good? REALLY? Then why isn't Donald Trump the most popular politicain in history? This movie is indefensible. Those who do it are part of the problem. Disney has killed this franchise. Between this travesty of a movie and the recent mistreatment of Star Wars by EA, this franchise is on its way out. Millions of fans cried out in terror. And were suddenly silent.… Expand
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zabe73Dec 15, 2017
I feel like someone I love died after watching this today. I Created an account just to say how much I hate this movie. It was Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull all over again. I am a life-long fan from the beginning since I was 4-yearsI feel like someone I love died after watching this today. I Created an account just to say how much I hate this movie. It was Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull all over again. I am a life-long fan from the beginning since I was 4-years old, and I am heartbroken over what I watched today. Rian Johnson you did a shameful job and I will avoid anything you touch in the future. We all owe George Lucas an apology after this new low.… Expand
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wickenDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Something fishy is indeed going on with critic reviews. It's insane how well-received this film has been, both here and rotten tomatoes user scores are split down the middle while critics are unanimous with praise. To the movie itself. The in-universe plot-logistics are horrifically bad in this film and in fact insult the audience's intelligence. The MAJORITY (>70%) of the movie consists of a long-drawn out chase scene between two fleets going on in the background, the First Order giving chase to the Resistance. This is justified by the Resistance having moved out of the effective range of the First Order ship-mounted ordinance, thereby withstanding the barrage for longer. Do what now? THEY'RE **** SHIPS! YOU'RE DRIVING **** SPACESHIPS! MOVE CLOSER/CATCH UP TO THEM FOR **** SAKE.

This single contrivance is essentially the core of the film. It drives the entire plot, which involves the forgettable new cast LEAVING THE FLEET while it's under fire to find a computer hacker on SOME PLANET WAY THE **** SOMEWHERE ELSE to help them bypass the flagships shields to disable the onboard hyperspace-capable tracking (but without anyone knowing, because then they could transfer the tracking to another ship - oh but only one ship tracks through hyperspace at a time, like they can transfer it to another, but only one at a time can use it, so removing it from the one ship will work, just as long as no one finds out about it) which plan by the way they arrive at on the HUNCH that they have this simultaneously universe-breaking and incomprehensibly brittle tech in the first place. That complete drivel will occupy, as I said upwards of 70% of the film. The other core flaw in this film is Disney's refusal to take anything seriously, in the form of jarring Marvelesque quipping and tonal shifts. The opening sequence following the crawl is by far the worst, or at least most noticeable example of this. The First Order, upon arriving in their arguably menacing cruisers, are immediately established as the butt of ever possible joke to be made, courtesy of the striking and incisive wit of Po Dameron in the form of your-mom jokes. The pure incompetence of the villains of this film, including that of even the once-somewhat imposing (we can at least give him mysterious, right?) Supreme Leader Snoke, is astounding and deflates any possible tension this film could have cultivated.

This is not intended to be a complete accounting of the film's flaws, just the most grievous. I expected to be disappointed by Luke's inevitable death, but I tell you truly that by the time that happened, I had long since stopped caring. This is a sad excuse for the continuation of the beloved Star Wars mythology.… Expand
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goldenturdVIIIDec 15, 2017
Movies that destroys the entire OT good job Disney hope your happy (sigh)just go give your money to disney so they can make some more of this poop feed the disney machine now or else
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LrluckDec 15, 2017
I will keep this simple. I would watch attack of the clones over this film. Not just a disappointing Star Wars film, but a bad film in general. We went from a director who wanted to make a Star Wars film so much that he remade the first one,I will keep this simple. I would watch attack of the clones over this film. Not just a disappointing Star Wars film, but a bad film in general. We went from a director who wanted to make a Star Wars film so much that he remade the first one, to a director who clearly wasn’t interested in making a Star Wars film at all. I have never left a cinema more disappointed and deflated then I did after this film.… Expand
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VaubanDec 24, 2017
There is no need to write a long boring review, so here it is : in all those Star Wars years, this is probably the most disappointing film I've ever seen. While the prequels may not be the best in some ways, they at the very least felt likeThere is no need to write a long boring review, so here it is : in all those Star Wars years, this is probably the most disappointing film I've ever seen. While the prequels may not be the best in some ways, they at the very least felt like Star Wars, and had enjoyable scenes. Also btw, they should really stop incorporating humour, it simply doesn't fit at all.… Expand
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TurdwarsVIIIDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rey is a nobody, snoke is murdered no backstory, leia becomes superwomen, they bring back phasma just to kill her off again, luke is an old whiny disney kid who just wants to die and yoda is not yoda anymore wow what a letdown thanks disney now i cant get this crap out of my brain (sigh)… Expand
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jonoblyDec 15, 2017
Never buy tickets to this terrible movie. Disney is trying to ruin Star Wars for the fans and push their liberal agenda by making a Chinese girl into a main character. We do not even know what leia is anymore she is proudly a unicorn. INever buy tickets to this terrible movie. Disney is trying to ruin Star Wars for the fans and push their liberal agenda by making a Chinese girl into a main character. We do not even know what leia is anymore she is proudly a unicorn. I rather watch the phantom menace 50 times because it has more story and light saber duels unlike this movie and Luke a master Jedi gets beat by a noob (rey) that doesn't even know what the force is. Disney hates the fans never watching any of their movies ever again I would rate this movie a zero if i had to and Luke loves **** green milk.… Expand
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Oberon1Dec 16, 2017
Its hard to admit it, but it was terrible movie. Its ironic that Disney managed to bribe most of the critics (or critics just want to be more popular with youth... poor moustache petes) but didnt managed to make a decent movie. Plot doesntIts hard to admit it, but it was terrible movie. Its ironic that Disney managed to bribe most of the critics (or critics just want to be more popular with youth... poor moustache petes) but didnt managed to make a decent movie. Plot doesnt have holes, whole plot is a giant hole. Its sad to see all these characters who had such promising start in force wakens just got so wasted. Its a movie tht imbraces what is worst in our postmodernist culture, its ode to mediocricy. If John Galt would start rebelion now it should be against companies like disney. Still there were few moments of joy in this movie, but dont be decieved. Legacy of originals, even legacy of force awakens were just wipd out with single hand. Greedy mouse shot perfectly healthy horse and started beating it and it wont stop untill there will be any profit.....… Expand
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TheSolutionLukeDec 15, 2017
The Last Jedi executes one of the most ruthless character assassinations in the history of cinema. It ignores all character development from the original trilogy. Luke Skywalker deserved better.
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fish14Dec 15, 2017
This is not Star Wars. This is not Luke Skywalker. WTF. Disney spoiled the legend. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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fthisnoiseDec 15, 2017
Rian Johnson made the perfect movie for 2017: a failure parade aimed squarely at the lowest common denominator and that is so absurd that it borders on self-parody.
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jasensaintDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I left the movie empty. That was a big surprise for a Star Wars movie, and I've realized this was not a Star Wars film! The feel was Disney or Marvel. You could miss this movie in the series and that wouldn't be bad. Ohh, and it had some pretty scenes. ***Spoilers***
The opening was the same as Thor. Comedy was way over the top and almost speaking directly to the audience(can you hear me now?) Not the comedic tone you will get from the first 6 films. The plot was so full of holes it was painful. Terrible writing. Every character, decision, and plot point is written in for convenience with no thought to how or why. This could be described as a writers attempt to make a world war 2 story about a fleeing ship trying to escape a massive fleet. How do you keep them from getting killed, make them fast. How do you keep them from getting away, add new tech that the top guy doesn't even know is on his own ship. Need to spice up the plot, add a completely avoidable mutiny. Need to get on to the aggressor fleet, pointless painful side plot that doesn't fit at all. Need to save the people in little ships(that in empire strikes back were hyperspace capable), ram the enemy fleet. Need someone to sacrifice for emotional investment, use a brand new character we don't like. Dark side master dies pointlessly, light side master has to do the same. Need your main character back from the bad guy ship, umm let's just not try to explain that one. I think I saw this movie in the 60's. The characters weren't developed, and nothing gets explained. This felt like a collection of Star Wars scenes from earlier movies layered on top of a 60's plot. If you are going to make a Star Wars movie, make a Star Wars movie. Don't make a fan picture begging for money with laughs. Keep the same Star Wars style and feel, take it serious with situational humor on the side. Don't slap us in the face with it. Left the theater empty and unmoved, writing this disappointed. Give us Jar Jar back if that's what it takes to return the rest of the film to quality.… Expand
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CenniLDec 15, 2017
STAR WARS EPISODE VIII The PC Awakens

Boring new character Ridiculous story line and annoying small creatures
Spoil all settings and fundamentals base on original SW series.

I FEEL TOTALLY SAD :(
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NzthunderDec 15, 2017
A truly terrible film and a slap in the face of any true fan of the original triology or of decent film making in general. While not one for conspiracy theories I honestly have to wonder if many professional critics were incentivized to giveA truly terrible film and a slap in the face of any true fan of the original triology or of decent film making in general. While not one for conspiracy theories I honestly have to wonder if many professional critics were incentivized to give a favorable review....or they were shown a vastly different film than I was.… Expand
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denisnedry111Dec 18, 2017
This is a very bad movie with a few decent parts that are interrupted by some of the worst attepts at humor I've seen in awhile. Anytime this film gets into serious star wars territory it seems to stop itself with the equivelant of a mommaThis is a very bad movie with a few decent parts that are interrupted by some of the worst attepts at humor I've seen in awhile. Anytime this film gets into serious star wars territory it seems to stop itself with the equivelant of a momma joke. The jokes would be more at home on a late night talk show than a Star Wars movie. The is some solid acting, but a lot of films do some things right. So what? This is Star Wars we expect more. This is a prime of example of Hollywood pandoring to the audience. It was trying to please people rather than create an artistic and entertaining movie. There are parts that are clearly scrapes for the true fans, but amount to no more than nostalgic nonsense. This makes for a tonally imbalanced film. Jumping from serious to goofy. It tries to attract demographics rather than just people. Aside from tone, half the plot is worthless and wouldnt be out of place in the prequels. There is little character development that is riddled with plot holes. Some of these problems are simply a hangover from TFA such as Rey's abilities, but majority are new. Stars Wars fans wanted was a continuation of the OT, but what we got was terrible characters with disjointed development if any. The problems began in TFA and continue throughout this movie. Disney thought they could buy us off with a few scenes of nostalgic imagery, but even those were usually ruined by an out of place goof. I could go on and on with why this is an aweful movie, but this will suffice. This is not Star Wars. This is corporate Star Wars.… Expand
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excarkunDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Movie lakes depth of a Story, as if they decided No background info on any character in movie was Ever needed. So your Always asking why they do that WHY why do why , why did they just do that??? Plot repeats in all 4 point of movie.If you loved the Original 3 your Leave this movie Sick to your Stomach it craps all over those. the Magic is gone for Star Wars for me, I just don't care Now for future movies, I Don't .. Disney KILLED IT!! EA killed the GAME Disney Killed it in theaters. Its the Story/Writing its dogy Doo terrible Directing Horrendous Some acting very lacking ..Bright Spot Mark Hamil for what he was Dealt with..which he has mentioned in press past few months he didn't like what Director Wrote for him. We see now.. For those that have not seen is.. WAIT..till it comes out in DVD Not worth the Disappointment I still have Sick feeling inside..Force Awakens & Rouge One Roced this makes Phantom Menace an Awesome in comparison. I never seen so many people Run out at a End of a Movie before.. like that one..I can only guess ticked off Fans..… Expand
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DestinyPirateJan 13, 2018
MICKEY STRIKES BACK: DISNEY 'LASTS' THE JEDI -Spoilers follow. If you are a fan of Star Wars lore & charismatic main characters traversing a powerful story arc, Disney provides epic disappointment. Rebellious heroics, compelling battleMICKEY STRIKES BACK: DISNEY 'LASTS' THE JEDI -Spoilers follow. If you are a fan of Star Wars lore & charismatic main characters traversing a powerful story arc, Disney provides epic disappointment. Rebellious heroics, compelling battle scenes, Luke, Yoda, Chewy, R2 & C3PO -all scrapped in this debasing of SW. The foundations of Jedi lore: master/apprentice traditions, humility, purpose, self development, virtue, loyalty -all cast aside. In the new SW one girl possesses all of these traits without having earned even one of them. And if you've had enough of compelling real locations, riveting light saber fights, & memorable side characters, then this is your ticket. In this new SW universe a few strong women reprimand heroes & lead faceless 'rebels' into obliteration. Devoiding the audience of any care of outcome to characters, no established struggle is connected to us, so who really cares if they all die? The few intriguing characters are gone just as soon as we were drawn to them. Snoke, powerful Supreme leader, easily taken out by an errant saber. Benecio del ‘DJ' exhibiting Han Solo like charisma –all the better to banish him in a few quick scenes. Luke went to all the trouble of projecting himself holographically (note: holographs can’t be killed) only to die from the labor of it. Poe, the one character exhibiting clear heroic struggle, was reduced to submissiveness for all his 'wrong moves', which turned out to be right after all. i.e. Had he gone in with fighters (which can also carry bombs) to blow up the Dreadnaught, instead of being sidelined for an undeveloped new (female) hero to do so much later, far fewer rebels would have been pointlessly killed. Instead of X-wing dogfights, we are dragged through the sleepy drama of large ships inching through space. The far superior New Order force is unable to overtake nor flank the Rebels –an excruciating plot device. This epic chase slogged us over an hour of nothingness. Suddenly we are transported to the 18th century suspense of a seagoing ship taking 3 days to driftingly overtake another. So let’s spare the further detail which will be suffered by those who still choose to see this film (code: bring a pillow & eye covers for act two). Yet we still have to get to the burning heart of the 4 mysteries we shared going into TLJ.
1. What about Luke Skywalker? 2. Who are Rey’s parents? 3. Who is Snoke? 4. Will The Last Jedi use TFA as a springboard to broaden the SW universe?....1. Luke Skywalker, the heart of the SW universe & all that we know him to be, is suddenly debased & expendable. The new Luke no longer believes in the Force. He is easily bested by a novice. To make matters worse, he betrays family-his nephew, Ben Solo, causing the storm to follow. This means that all his personal arc & the prophecy fulfillment (SW I-VI) of Luke bringing balance to the force, which he did with his father, is negated. Luke's most powerful trait, his belief in Good is also lost. SW VIII invalidates all of the greatest Star Wars' values & achievements by debasing the fundamentals of who Luke Skywalker is. Simply put, we should not have bothered to spend the previous 4 decades watching Star Wars & sharing the values in the Jedi allegories, lore & collections we all so treasure. It all means diddly now. Luke ends worse than he began.-And Yoda, evidently unimpressed that his teachings led Luke to save the galaxy years before, pops up for a few seconds to second the notion that it all has to burn.
Luke’s three final accomplishments were to argue with a teenage girl as if he was still the same teenager we all met on long long ago on Tatooine, to lose belief in all that he earned through the Star Wars epics, & to die without just cause.
2. Who are Rey’s parents? ‘These are not the parents we are looking for, move along.’ In a quick quip Kylo Ren invalidates all deeper interest, revealing that Rey’s parents were no-name deserters. So, no mystery to hold onto there. Unless… this is a clumsily written misdirection from a truth that would be deeper & the only logical possibility...In that this epic has no other Force lending fertile couples other than Leia & Han Solo, Rey IS Kylo Ren’s sister. For now, she is not. Her parents were nobodies.
3. We finally get to see Snoke in the flesh. He is very impressive with powers not shown before in SW-the ability to mind bridge other force users to his own ends. His origin, why he is so powerful, his aims & other abilities- never to be known. Before we could develop a better understanding or compelling fear of him, he allowed a carelessly placed lightsaber to be easily used to kill him.
4. I went in to the first showing, open to the joys of suspended disbelief, & with the Force of will to like this Star Wars movie irregardless of any incongruities & the occasional Jar Jar. The only problem was, by any measure of that far far away galaxy, this was not a Star Wars movie. It's just Mickey's Revenge on the Jedi.… Expand
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thiagojjoaoDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst Star Wars in history! You must change "The Last Jedi" to "The Last Star Wars". Ok, let's go for HUGE SPOILERS. Star Wars is not just a little cute movie and special effects. It's a great drama in a beautiful environment with spatial effects. Do you want to tell another story, from another perspective? Great! But be consistent and cohesive with the seven previous films. Turning Luke into a coward was a filthy; Yoda in a clown, was a filthy; In fact, everyone is a comedian in this movie. LEIA FLYING IN SPACE. Come oooonn!!!!!!! Hux became a ridiculous one (where is that tense dispute with Kylo??); Snoke became a nobody, just like the Rey's parents; Finn, before he was a born rebel, was transformed into a dazzled by the casino; Maz Kanata in a fight for the union's command? What? She ran a bar a thousand years ago; The script is nonsense and poorly written. And I do not want to talk anymore because this movie is not worth it.… Expand
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MetacRickNMortyDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yikes. Heteronormative much? Star Wars 7 (aka Force Awaken) led us diehard fans to believe that there was a budding romance between protagonists Finn and Poe Damoron. We waited anxiously with baited breath in hopes that we would finally get to see a genuine male/male (interracial) relationship on the silver screen. Star Wars was going to finally break the mold by presenting viewers with a gay couple we could root for but instead Disney pulled a classic bait-and-switch. I guess they had to cave into the demands of all the homophobic people that are in charge of things right now so they could convince their backwards manchild audience to cough up fifteen dollars. Fingers crossed that Finn is just doing this for appearances and Poe is actually the object of his heart's desires, but with the way things are going lately I wouldn't be surprised if Disney/Lucasfilm decide to churn out more exclusionary trash for their overwhelmingly straight white male gamer audience. The believability of the film is strained further by this forced cishet "romance". Finn is way too hot for Rose. It would be more believable if her character was trans, but again, that wouldn't play well with Disney's "core demographics" (aka BLORMPF voters aka the real life First Order). Disney will not be receiving another dollar from me after this stab in the back. I was literally shaking when I saw the on-screen kiss. I had to explain to my four bi-curious nephews (all of whom are under 8 years old) that it would be okay and that in the end the good guys would win. But in this age of Drumpf stealing our internet, I'm not so sure...… Expand
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FranyDec 15, 2017
a film well filmed, but without spirit and far from everything that represents classic characters like luke, villains of jokes, plots of the previous movie wasted.
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DdrttDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is seriously flawed and the worst episode in the series. It is too long, has a weak plot, tries to hard to introduce humor and completely trashes everything from the original series. Kathleen Kennedy needs to be replaced for green lighting this trash. Where should I begin with this...

- Luke is completely off base from the original character. It’s almost like Rian Johnson never actually saw one of the original movies. A disappointing end of the signature character from the OT
- they drop the ball on Rey’s parents, Snoke, and any cliffhanger from the first movie. They don’t seem to matter at all which is very unsatisfying - The film trashes everything from the original series in order to be new and different and bold. They problem is it replaces those aspects with nothing. The plot is thin and full of deviations that go nowhere (casinos chase on animals, random holocall to Max Kanata just to throw her in the mix for no real reason
- there are no hooks for the last movie. No Han Solo frozen in carbonite or other things that leave you waiting for more. - the movie tries to preach that “the force is for everyone not just the jedi”. Great but that’s not a movie plot! The original series was about the hero’s journey, good vs. evil, the redemption of Anakin Skywalker. This one is just some bland message of inclusiveness that anyone can be a hero. Really? Sounds like a plot developed by a commitee It seems that either Disney has influenced all the “critics” who are reviewing the film or these people are too scared to say anything bad about about the movie for fear of losing access to films from a company that controls 40% of releases now that they own 21st Century Fox. These people are like the stock market analysts who say everything is a “buy” even if the company is garbage. Rotten tomatoes is really suspect given the different between their critic ratings (93) and audience ratings (57) are so large. Not a surprise since they are owned by Fandango who sells online tickets. Bit of a conflict of interest perhaps?? I’m sure no one will investigate that though.… Expand
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ThurzaoDec 16, 2017
**** It seems they've read every fan theory just to make it differently to try and "surprise" everyone, but it basically made me lost completely all my interest in episode XIX
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DaniCDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionado. Muchas historias con un jugo muy interesante, el cual han exprimido muy poco. Escenas pasadas de humor e ironía... Se han cargado a Luke Skywalker, y si JJ Abrams no lo remedia también a Rey y Kylo Ren (el cual no ha ganado una sola pelea siendo supuestamente tan poderoso)… Expand
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RobwDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jeez what a let down. Killed snoke with no backstory, now only a whiny weak sith left, angry jedi acting out of pure emotion, no new interesting characters or development with the ones they had, Leia floating in space, Luke portrayed so weak the entire film. Just terrible won't be seeing anymore of these films. Huge let down they finally killed star wars for me.… Expand
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Mcingh2Dec 16, 2017
This is not a good film. The dialogue is clunky, the humour never lands and the heroes feel as though they are ludicrously invincible (Mary Poppins in space comes to mind in one of the early examples of this). The 'answers' to all theThis is not a good film. The dialogue is clunky, the humour never lands and the heroes feel as though they are ludicrously invincible (Mary Poppins in space comes to mind in one of the early examples of this). The 'answers' to all the questions posed in Force Awakens arive dead on impact, suggesting that Disney/Lucasfilm had no idea what the answers were anyway when they thought them up. I liked Force Awakens and Rogue One, I went to see them more than once in the cinema and have bought them on download since. This, however, feels like a step in a wrong, missguided direction.… Expand
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DanielwnDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie sucks. All the interesting characters die and all the sucky characters get to live. No point in seeing the next one now. It was not the worst movie I have seen in a decade; it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my entire life. I will no longer pay for anything connected to Disney's Star Wars franchise.… Expand
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CTsicariusDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible, star wars is my favourite saga and now star wars is dead. This isn't a star wars film, Luke isn't a master jedi, look at Yoda, look at Obi-Wan how they teach to their padawans and look Luke now. Look what were the laser sword battle in starwars (Obi-wan and Quai gon jin vs Darth Maul, Anakin and Obi-wan vs Doku, Luke vs Darth Vader...) and now Luke vs Kylo looks like a street fight. And the humor, this horrible humor for star wars, it will be ok for Guardians of the Galaxy but here... no words, Finn a terrible character the history with Rose has no relevance inside the star wars universe and in the film has a lot of scenes, when Rose saves Finn with the spider **** and more **** Leia flying for the space like superman, using a space ship at light's speet to split a destroyer (why use blaster cannons? use ships) but it's not the worst this film has lost completley the star wars essence...there is not more hope for star wars fans.… Expand
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fnv27383Dec 16, 2017
RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP StarRIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!RIP Star Wars!!!… Expand
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ReksoDec 16, 2017
New star wars are so boring and illogical. Since everyone owns Disney, they only filmed for the money money money and for children of course. Seventh episode is an insolently taken plot from the fourth. And the eighth episode is the fusion ofNew star wars are so boring and illogical. Since everyone owns Disney, they only filmed for the money money money and for children of course. Seventh episode is an insolently taken plot from the fourth. And the eighth episode is the fusion of the fifth and sixth episodes. For the complete failure of this film, only Jah Jah Binks was missing. Heroes are all good without blemish, they act right. Evil is stupid and always loses to them. This is a very brief narration of the plot, what you need to expect from this film.… Expand
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atomixDJDec 16, 2017
It's so hard to rate a movie a 0 - this is not to dismiss any hard work done by anyone but the director, writers, Disney, and JJ Abrams. But this is a STAR WARS saga film. You have a reputation and history to live up to. You have dedicatedIt's so hard to rate a movie a 0 - this is not to dismiss any hard work done by anyone but the director, writers, Disney, and JJ Abrams. But this is a STAR WARS saga film. You have a reputation and history to live up to. You have dedicated hardcore fans, fans like no other franchise has ever seen. You betrayed us all. It's obvious you care more about copying Guardians of the Galaxy and cloning the Avengers, which are okay things by themselves but do not even come close to the longevity, fanaticism, and dedication that Star Wars has. If you wanted to start a new fanbase that's enamored with cheap comedy, horrible storytelling, and breaking every known boundary of things the bind the films together (the Force, space, light-speed, and the legacy of one main character, to name a few) while stealing story components from previously successful films in the franchise.... congrats. You lost us all. We were the ones that in-between trilogies bought comics, books, action figures, watched animated tv series -- and even sat through 2 1/2 mediocre films before we saw the payoff that Revenge that the Sith gave us. We won't do it this time. Enough is enough. Someday Episode 7-8-9 will be re-written and honor restored to the characters we all love, and new, more-dimensional characters will be written to carry on their legacy. Until then, good luck with Episode IX. I won't be there, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who will be moving on.… Expand
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spemoltDec 16, 2017
Genuinely the worst film I've ever seen. Destroys everything about star wars and is filled with plot holes and cringey humour. The people who made this have no idea what they are doing.
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ArkonsBlakeDec 16, 2017
How to ruin a proper saga with just one movie. I'll try to stay spoiler free but the way they've managed to destroy the Star Wars lore is impressive. Not only legendary characters from the past were treated like garbage, but also the newHow to ruin a proper saga with just one movie. I'll try to stay spoiler free but the way they've managed to destroy the Star Wars lore is impressive. Not only legendary characters from the past were treated like garbage, but also the new ones. Star Wars is dead to me after watching this.… Expand
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robe1001Dec 16, 2017
No aconsejable ir a ver. No porque cambie la forma habitual de lo que era Star Wars, sino porque es una película sin ritmo, poca profundidad en personajes y momentos bochornosos y ridículos. Típico blockbuster actual, para comer palomitas yNo aconsejable ir a ver. No porque cambie la forma habitual de lo que era Star Wars, sino porque es una película sin ritmo, poca profundidad en personajes y momentos bochornosos y ridículos. Típico blockbuster actual, para comer palomitas y pasar el rato está bien. Si buscas algo más, no vayas... decepción absoluta para los fans de Star Wars. Si se llamará de otra manera sería un 3 o un 4 pero cargarse una saga así es de 0.… Expand
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evsthDec 16, 2017
Abysmal, barely felt like a Star Wars film. So disappointing! Left me not caring what will happen in episode 9 now. Plus the plot holes are unforgivable!
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winchester5101Dec 16, 2017
Rian Johnson should never be allowed near another Star Wars movie again! I really dislike the way he handled Luke. In one movie he took everything we have come to know about a character and erased it. If you take a step back and just thinkRian Johnson should never be allowed near another Star Wars movie again! I really dislike the way he handled Luke. In one movie he took everything we have come to know about a character and erased it. If you take a step back and just think of all the plot holes in this movie it’s ridiculous.… Expand
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XzioloDec 17, 2017
This movie might be remembered as the worst sequel in the history of the cinema. It absolutely ignores EVERYTHING that J.J. Abrams introduced to us in The Force Awakens. It tries to develop the characters that we met there but it does it inThis movie might be remembered as the worst sequel in the history of the cinema. It absolutely ignores EVERYTHING that J.J. Abrams introduced to us in The Force Awakens. It tries to develop the characters that we met there but it does it in such an odd, out of character way that it doesn't even feel like a Star Wars movie anymore. I now see what Mark Hamill meant when he said that he disagrees with this vision of Luke Skywalker. His legacy is officially destroyed. Now let's add to this sooooo many plot holes and this out of place humor and you got yourself a recipe for something that i am sure fans will forever remember as THE WORST EPISODE OF STAR WARS SAGA EVER. 0/10… Expand
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gbradipoDec 16, 2017
What a **** **** an ugly film with narrative holes, useless charachters and bad cgi. This is not Star Wars, this is like a Marvel **** or some american comedy, and I **** HATE american comedy!
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IDreamcasterIDec 16, 2017
The worst Star Wars movie by far, and this is coming from someone who hated The Phantom Menace. There are no redeeming qualities in this movie. A complete waste of potential.
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NlibbosfDec 16, 2017
Is really bad. Like it tries to put jokes that are not funny and ruined the characters. Every single expectiation about the past of some characters is vanished because no one takes the risk to go on a new way. Hated it. Star Wars is dead
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JACKCOLTRANEDec 16, 2017
To sum up this steaming pile of horsesh*t in three words: Chaotic, inconsistent and frustrating. These wankers of pseudo cineasts had 10 years to cook something of value for the fans, they have all the money, they had countless descentTo sum up this steaming pile of horsesh*t in three words: Chaotic, inconsistent and frustrating. These wankers of pseudo cineasts had 10 years to cook something of value for the fans, they have all the money, they had countless descent materials to inspire from... and, that's all they can come up with?? this is absolutely UNFORGIVABLE, this is a middle finger to the legacy, a childhood rape of a cosmic magnitude. Disney, Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson should be sued for this abomination. This movie is a force feed sh*t unconvincing propaganda, poisoned with the current Western political trends and virtue-signalling. Men are portrayed as reckless, impulsive, dumb animals and women as compassionate, rational, noetic beings; "wooo! yaaay! masculinity is toxic, GO MATRIARCHY!". George Lucas should've never sold the franchise to Disney, and I wish there could be some kind of petition for claiming back Star Wars to the fans or Mr Lucas and finally stop this atrocity, enough is enough. To me, the SW movies ends with The Return Of The Jedi and goes on with the Timothy Zahn Novels, the rest can royally f*ck off. This is a movie made for a specific crowd, for the Marvel audience, the fatherless generation, the low of the low, the vulgar monkeys without pre-fontal cortex trapped in unrestrained consumerism, and hopeless victims of the economic pressure, drones without sense of what is artistically valid and what is not, selfish betrayers of mankind.… Expand
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ChrisM227Dec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was not a Star Wars film. It is a Lord of the Rings style science fiction film set in a parallel Star Wars universe. A lot was "thrown out the window" with the direction the film took, including just about everything that makes a Star Wars film feel like Star Wars. Further more, it is bewidering how Disney managed to release Rogue One a year ago which absolutely nailed the Star Wars "feel" to the film, yet manages to release this a year later, which is completely tone deaf to the setting of the franchise.

It makes no sense to defend the film's new direction when it doesn't remotely fit in the Star Wars universe, and to simply dismiss/label everything preceding this film as just the nostalgic views of a bunch of old nerdy people is not only insulting to those who support the franchise but completely insensitive to the decades of lore and millions of hours of work put into building the universe. It is evident from reading such reviews that facts and setting no longer matter when expanding upon an established setting, and that change for the sake of change is seemingly self-justified for the purpose of spitting in the face of those who have done nothing more than simply support the Star Wars universe.… Expand
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gprentice00Dec 16, 2017
I legitimately don't understand how universally positive the reviews for this movie are. I feel like almost every single directorial decision was made to either sell a toy or serve as a video game level
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RoosterKingDec 16, 2017
This is one of the worst Star wars ever, makes me almost miss the prequels, goddamn you Rian, you ruined star wars more than Lucas could do with Jar Jar Binks
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vonkomarDec 16, 2017
Sadly, a big disappointment, even the prequels were better than this.
Now i know why Mark Hamill said to Rian Johnson: "I fundamentally disagree with virtually everything you've decided about my character" and he wishes that George Lucas HadSadly, a big disappointment, even the prequels were better than this.
Now i know why Mark Hamill said to Rian Johnson: "I fundamentally disagree with virtually everything you've decided about my character" and he wishes that George Lucas Had Been Part of the New 'Star Wars' I think the critics got paid by Disney.
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ChrisHewittDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The critic reviews are utterly inexplicable. Kermode even liked it, I can't understand. On almost every level this movie is a train wreck. .
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Where to begin. Ok, so there's a moment of continuity failure that was so bad I actually had to turn the person next to me to confirm I hadn't had a stroke, blacked out for 10 minutes and missed a section of the film. One moment Rey is on Snoke's flagship and the next she's somehow on the Millennium Falcon. It's bad, really, really bad. .
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And that's the problem with this film - there are countless, and I do mean countless, moments like that. I'll try and pick out a few which haven't gotten a mention on these user comments. Luke Skywalker appears to have developed a severe form of schizophrenia. While much has been written about how he displays none of the virtues of OT character, what confused me more was the total lack of logical consistency of the character we were presented here. There's a scene where he literally lights a flare and walks up a set of steps intent on burning down the original Jedi temple, complete with the Jedi texts (a MacGuffian that actually hold absolutely no purpose in the film making this an utterly meaningless gesture). He then hesitates and Yoda, who appears for no other reason, blows up the treebased temple with a lightening strike. Now forget how incredible dumb this is. How there are any number of countless other moments in time where it would have been fortuitous for Yoda to appeared as a deux ex machina to save the day with this completely ludicrous ability. No, banish that piece of **** story writing, instead focus on Luke having a full on schizophrenic episode and immediately mourning the loss of the sacred texts which he moments earlier was on a mission to destroy himself. I can only assume he now suffers from an undiagnosed, DSM V definable mental condition.

What else? On there's mountains, absolute mountains of stuff. Pit of Sarlacc sized plot holes. So they're chasing the remains of the Resistance fleet .... ok. Why not hyperspace jump ahead of them and close the net? Basic, basic stuff. Primary school level stuff. Why not launch your Tie-Fighters? These are capital ships. In modern warfare it's like saying the aircraft carrier could outrun the F-18 fighter jets that it hosts ..... basic, basic stuff. .
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What else? Ok so I'll close with the Snoke issue. So forget that he has no back story. Forget that all those threads, that in retrospect where actually quite well constructed in The Force Awakens, were cut abruptly short. Ignore the fact that Snoke literally claims that he read minds and has demonstrated this power minutes earlier. Ignore it all. Instead focus on how Rian Johnson has left the director of Episode 9 completely screwed. The big bad is gone, replaced with a whinging emo child. While Driver deserves the least amount of abuse for the work he's put in, his character is a sad joke. Till the end Palpatine and Vader were unquestionably capable. Deserved of the respect they they commanded. Undeniably the end bosses of the series. Kylo Ren on the other hand has been systematically owned by almost every character in Episode 7 and 8. He barely saw off Finn at the end The Force Awakens. Snoke shamed him infront Rey and his elite guard. Rey smacked him around with zero training. Luke basically gives him the finger in the final confrontation, which wasn't actually a confrontation. Until Snoke's death, even General Hux commands more respect than him in the First Order. .
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He is a near constant failure. He is ... Christopher Moltisanti from The Sopranos. He is the family **** up. .
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Indeed his facial scar is a constantly remainder of how weak he is .... but he's the big bad we've got to look forward to in Episode 9. In the pantheon of great villians, while people will for decades speak of Vader in the same breath as the Id from Forbidden Planet, Hans Grubber and Hannibal Lecter, Kylo Ren comes in about as credible as Arnold's Mr Freeze from Batman & Robin and as capable as the two dumb dumbs from Home Alone. .
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It's now very clear why Colin Trevorrow was let go from directing Episode 9. He clearly rocked the boat by pointing out what a cluster**** he was inheriting from Johnson. I never thought I'd say this but JJ Abrams has my sincerest sympathies. While after watching The Force Awakens I left the cinema enraged because of the unoriginality of simply ripped off Episode 4, at least it was well made and setup future movies. It felt like a Star Wars movie, a near scene for scene, dialogue for dialogue rip of A New Hope, but a Star Wars movie all the same. The Last Jedi however kills the saga in its tracks. .
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I say this with tears in my eyes and vomit in my throat but ... the prequels were better constructed, more coherent and added more to the saga than this monstrosity of a film. It really is a dreadful mess.… Expand
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davidpswanDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes I'm a Star Wars nerd and I was so disappointed in The Last Jedi that I had to share my Rotten Tomatoes review...which I've never written before:

SPOILER ALERT:

A VERY DISAPPOINTED DIEHARD FAN. I haven’t been able to get rid of this knot in my stomach of disappointment and feeling upset since watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I don’t blame Disney because they got it right with The Force Awakens and Rogue One, but I do most certainly blame Rian Johnson. He has single handedly ruined, if nothing else, the story of Luke Skywalker. Remember, the very last time that we saw Luke was as a wise, strong, teachable, and good natured young man that had just faced his Father and the Emperor. He had very humbly burned the suit of Darth Vader after having a heart wrenching first and last conversation with his real Father.

Jump to now, The Last Jedi, we meet a resentful, selfish, and angry Luke who is only worried about himself as he says “I came here to die”. And why? Because Kylo Ren turned on you to the darkside? So that’s how this once wise, strong, teachable, and good natured Luke deals with challenges, to isolate and think only of his failure? Not to mention the fact that he has ‘lost his faith’ in the Jedi and his once perfect understanding and humble use of the force? Just because it would appear Mark Hamill is a little resentful and overly sarcastic at times doesn’t mean that’s who we knew Luke Skywalker to be. How can anyone really watch the original trilogy now with the same feelings towards Luke knowing what a loser he ends up becoming? Why care about Luke at all anymore? He doesn’t even care for Yoda it would appear. How contrasting was that compared to the last time we saw them together?

The movie felt like constant projection of Rian Johnson, projecting his own person opinions and resentments and humor (that he personally finds funny) in nearly every single scene. There were times I felt like I was watching The Hunger Games and no longer Star Wars. Purple hair, come on. Why do we have to modernize, and in turn ruin the greatest movie series ever made? The planet of gamblers and casinos also felt like Hunger Games and the police looked like they belonged on The Incredibles. My son adores Star Wars at age 6. But he won’t be able to watch this film for years to come with all the overly intense and dark nature with Snoke, far too much compared to what we’re used to which is saying something. And when did Star Wars decide to swear constantly? Talk about trying to ‘get with the times’ in a world where swearing isn’t nearly as offensive or uncommon as it now is.

I could go on and on about flying Princess Leia’s and how pathetic those AT-AT’s now look compared to those pointless other machines next to them that are far larger and apparently supposed to be cooler. I want Episode 8 back with a clean slate and pray that someday, someone will remake it and retain the sanctity of what it once was. But how? Mark Hamill will be gone soon and we’ll be left with the memory of how we once viewed him in his role of Luke Skywalker before Rian Johnson destroyed it all with his own projection and agenda.

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PlinkettDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst pos I have seen in a while:
Nauseating amounts of man-hating feminist and current year propaganda™. Complete and utter destruction of the Luke Skywalker character, all male character stupid and useless,story/plot a complete mess, light saber duels very very bad......

Save your money and see something else don't help the disney monopoly.… Expand
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duckoutboyDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I HATE this movie. THE LAST JEDI Like a China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.

Reason 1: Where the our Ywing? Why Resistance use bizarre bomber?

Reason 2: Broken Finn's character.

Reason 3: jackass Poe Dameron.

Reason 4: Freaking casino scene.

Reason 5: Woman of Steel; leiar Kent.

Reason 6: Broken Luke's character.

Reason 7: Too slowery, too Weakness Star Destroyer.

Reason 8: Stupidly snuff it Snoke.

Reason 9: Incredibly stupid Praetorian guard.

Reason 10: Illogical Hyper Drive kamikazae Scene.

Reason 11: Spirit Yoda doing Force Lightning? Oh no. Mr. Rion. Are You crazy?

Reason 12: I'm sure. Rey is Mary Sue character like Maggot.

Reason 13: I hate many thing to this cursed movie, But… Rose. She is especially. Especially suck. I could not empathy with this character at all. Absolutely.

Reason 14: Finally, Disney made Ultimate Ruler of Galactic Empire from the Skywalker family. This Achievement was Anakin Skywalker unfulfilled accomplishments. Congratuation Anakin.

Reason 15: Meaningless Speeder attack Scene.

Reason 16: Rose's trolling. And she didn't die. Rion you betrayed my expectation. Reason 17: Luke doing Hologram Show! Wow! And he die. Rion you Freaking Psycho!

Reason 18: First order bE garbage of dregs of Galtic Empire, and Resistance be Resist College Circle. Ladies and Gentlemen! This scale is galaxy war movie! Fantastic! Cool! Amazing! Great! Excellent! Awesome! It's a magnificent!

Everyone listen please! clap to Ryan! Clap to Ryan! Crap to Ryan! Crap to Dullard Nincompoop loser Ryan Jhonson! Get lost Star Wars pevert vandalist! You hoe's bastard! whole life sucking idiot jerk Knob moron Effing Fanny Diseny's Arse! Sod off Movie World! Dumbass Culture Terrorist scum lick it your Semen!… Expand
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WilkDec 16, 2017
Rian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy and Disney have dropped the ball... no missed the ball that JJ Abrams had lofted to them to easily hit a grand slam. Worst SW movie ever and yes worse than prequels. I expect Rian is done at Disney and KennedyRian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy and Disney have dropped the ball... no missed the ball that JJ Abrams had lofted to them to easily hit a grand slam. Worst SW movie ever and yes worse than prequels. I expect Rian is done at Disney and Kennedy should be looked at for allowing this to be made. I feel bad for Mark who waited over 30 years just to see his character in Luke Skywalker destroyed. Hamill even said to Johnson after he read the script that he fundamentally disagreed with everything he wrote! Ummmmmmm red flag anyone!… Expand
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IvanKonManDec 16, 2017
What a mass. Characters are bland, the story is dumb and predictable, pacing is all over the place. Humor is out of place at some times. Many characters are wasted, literally and figuratively.

At the end you just sitting there, and thinking:What a mass. Characters are bland, the story is dumb and predictable, pacing is all over the place. Humor is out of place at some times. Many characters are wasted, literally and figuratively.

At the end you just sitting there, and thinking: "What was even the point of that movie?"… Expand
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GuymaruDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Embarrassing. Pure ego service for the director. Rian Johnson took 7 films of story, and broke that story in a single film. Most of the tropes from the 7 movies - broken. Strong story elements from Abrams revitalisation of Star Wars - broken. Johnson came into this film like a spoiled child breaking other people’s toys. In the process of “making it his own” Johnson dismissed much of what is good in Star Wars. Furthermore, the story as a one-off was incredibly weak. A “chase scene” that took the WHOLE film. Introduction of a mediocre new character at the expense of character development for established characters. Bringing an immensely self-pitying Luke back in order to turn him into a force ghost. Flying Leia. Snoke as a non-entity. And is Finn an interesting character anymore? From the perspective of story it’s incredibly weak. In terms of spectacle it’s strong - reminding me of...prequels. I hope Disney takes note of the fan response. It will take a number of books and comics to make Johnson’s “story” work for Abrams to build on. Abrams is a miracle worker in terms of bringing back beaten, broken stories - but I’m not sure even he can salvage this. May the force be with him. I really hope Disney reconsiders Johnson for a trilogy...… Expand
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Imig4800Dec 16, 2017
Seriously sapped all hope for star wars from my body. My suffering from watching this film will turn me to the dark side. If Disney leaves one worth turning too.
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joaquin84Dec 16, 2017
All in all, I don't understand the raving critics. After I watched the movie, I read too many reviews in disbelief. The user score on this website, however, tells a different story. The story of the disappointed. Hardly any criticAll in all, I don't understand the raving critics. After I watched the movie, I read too many reviews in disbelief. The user score on this website, however, tells a different story. The story of the disappointed. Hardly any critic "criticised" the plot holes, the not-very-menacing villains, the ridiculous superheroine-moment... Maybe Disney finally merged with the critics, too. This movie ridicules the whole saga.… Expand
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BenAlagnaDec 16, 2017
It makes me sick to my stomach knowing what they have done to the franchise. It's not about disagreeing with the direction, I am sick because of the film dismantling the franchise's plot, and leaving us with nothing. No character development,It makes me sick to my stomach knowing what they have done to the franchise. It's not about disagreeing with the direction, I am sick because of the film dismantling the franchise's plot, and leaving us with nothing. No character development, story that goes nowhere, and killing off characters we never got the chance to know. The film really has no purpose. So sad Rian Johnson damaged Star Wars so deeply.… Expand
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lonestar113Dec 16, 2017
If you're a Star Wars fan you should pass on this movie. The force goes from a mystical energy that guides the Jedi to plot armor and silly tricks. If you're not a Star Wars fan you still may want to pass. The story is bloated and manyIf you're a Star Wars fan you should pass on this movie. The force goes from a mystical energy that guides the Jedi to plot armor and silly tricks. If you're not a Star Wars fan you still may want to pass. The story is bloated and many sequences add nothing to the plot. Kylo Ren is the only character with any development. Despite Adam Driver's great performance, it is overshadowed by all the comical missteps. A joke is forced into every 60 seconds of dialog and most miss the mark . If you thought Jar Jar humor detracted from the Phantom Menace just wait till you see this movie. Not a single scene is allowed to be serious in a movie that was supposed to the darkest entry yet. This movie is a hard pass for me and the biggest let down ever in the Star Wars series.… Expand
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MaximusOxoriousDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fatuous and insipid story-telling - TLJ left all of us dumbstruck and emotionally deflated.
Kept thinking...now the movie will start to get good (and then it ended)
Poor/uneven pacing
Terrible script with nonsensical conversations. Inexplicable actions.
Ruinous cringe-worthy sophomoric and inappropriately-timed slapstick throughout. Took away any sense of mysticism, gravitas, and wonder/awe that was the hallmark of the SW universe.
Completely unimaginative, and rip-off of episodes 5/6 poorly gelled together
Weak "bad-guys" that looked more like they need to be put to bed early without dinner rather than be feared or dreaded. No way these guys could go one weekend without being over-thrown by a million middling aliens with ambition.
Risible annoying minor characters introduced for no point on side tales that went nowhere
Abuse of a generation spanning icon (Luke) who is reduced to a character from grumpy old men and then "dies" for no reason
A pathetic purple haired leader who chooses not to let her crew know her (pathetic) plan and then forgives/forgets blatant mutiny in a casual manner
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WORST OF ALL: It was an insult to the audience/viewers. THERE WAS NOTHING NEW! They have hundreds of millions of dollars to make something novel, and exciting and awe-inspiring. They basically retold the SAME STORY. Can't they think of anything new? Continue to retool same story over and over. I have zero talent - but I bet I could have come up with something more interesting and inspiring
The only way to like this film is to be someone who has never seen any prior SW films. Or, on the converse be so brain-washed enamored with the lore/history and childhood wonder of the prior films that you just can't see this film for what is its - an abject failure at all levels. And I...wanted to love the film. I left feeling INSULTED… Expand
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KonstMaxDec 16, 2017
The worst film in a series of star wars. Characters are not disclosed. It feels like the film is transitional between 7 and 9 episodes, it is prolonged and not interesting.
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tcmattisonDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow where do I begin? This movie felt like a huge middle finger to Episodes I - VII. All world building and character development was thrown out the window in favor of nonsensical "plot twists" since apparently the writer couldn't come up with curve balls that actually made sense within the larger context of the saga. To me it felt as if Rian Johnson treated this film as a reboot and did as he pleased as opposed to what made sense to the series as a whole. You don't take creative liberties with established characters in the EIGHT FILM in a series. Surprise us but organically not in some wtf ways. How is Rey so powerful? Who are her parents? Who and what is Snoke? Where did he come from? What about the Knights of Ren? Why has Luke suddenly become a completely different character? Nah none of this apparently matters anymore. Finn also gets completed shafted in this film as does Captain Phasma. At the same time they cram in even more new characters while OT characters and even characters from The Force Awakens get thrown to the sideline. Hopefully JJ can fix this with Episode IX because although Episode VII The Force Awakens was safe it at least worked within the larger context of the saga.… Expand
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dcdcchrisDec 16, 2017
STARWARS is on life support. All the old characters need to go, Luke and Lea looked completely washed up. The new Characters are a joke, it's like they were hired by HR to fill diversity quotas. Even my daughter wanted to leave near the end.
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Rik_brDec 16, 2017
Sadness
I'm a big fan of star wars. I have been following the franchise since 1977 and it has always brought me a lot of happiness, even in JarJarBinks times. When I heard about The Force Awakens announcement I was very happy. The film hasSadness
I'm a big fan of star wars. I have been following the franchise since 1977 and it has always brought me a lot of happiness, even in JarJarBinks times. When I heard about The Force Awakens announcement I was very happy. The film has brought me great expectations of what every fan wants to see: our heroes doing what we expect them to do. The Force Awakens brought me this great expectation. But unfortunately, what I least expected happened and I was very sad and disappointed. I wonder what logic goes on in the mind of a director like that. Why do that? Disappoint people and make them sad.… Expand
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ModofrodoDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm heartbroken with what they did with Luke's character. The galaxies most revered hero was reduced down to a grumpy, old whiny hermit who didn't give a **** about anything that happens to the galaxy at large. Also Leia is Superman now?! ALIEN MILK **** WTF?!
And what a waste of a villain Snoke turned out to be. Kathleen Kennedy needs to go!!! George, you may have had directorial and scripting issues, but boy did you have a vision. Something Disney clearly lacks.… Expand
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ChadocanDec 16, 2017
I won't even discuss on the fact tht is is not a SW movie, that it does break all the previous films and lore. I will just speak to anyone who will watch this film as a film and not as Star Wars movie. This film is very beautiful. That's it.I won't even discuss on the fact tht is is not a SW movie, that it does break all the previous films and lore. I will just speak to anyone who will watch this film as a film and not as Star Wars movie. This film is very beautiful. That's it. The story suck there are so many plot holes that I stopped counting, every single scene brings some inconsistancies that could potentially kill the film. The acting is good I guess, but the characters have 0 charisma, most of them are useless anyway. The pace is terrible, there is no link between scenes, everything is either too long or too short : the beginning take 1.5 hours is so boring and the end is a 1 hour long endless fight with no passion. Yes your read it well there is no "middle" between beginning and end in this film.… Expand
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nalworApr 3, 2018
I feel so sad for all the Star Wars fan because they deserve so much better. This film is just so bad it's hard to know where to start... worse than justice league. How will JJ save the trilogy? Rian Johnson should never be allowed behind aI feel so sad for all the Star Wars fan because they deserve so much better. This film is just so bad it's hard to know where to start... worse than justice league. How will JJ save the trilogy? Rian Johnson should never be allowed behind a camera again.… Expand
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Foxtrot7777Dec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not understand the critical acclaim for this movie. As far as actual storytelling goes, and filmmaking, this is not a good movie. Not only was I bored throughout large portions of this film, there was little development in the way of characters, and little to no reason to be emotionally invested in the plot, the characters, or the galaxy as a whole.

Where do I begin.

First off, I loved the Original Trilogy, I had my misgivings about the Prequels, I did not like The Force Awakens, and I adored Rogue One. In fact, I saw Rogue One four times in theaters. While Rogue One was not perfect, I was emotionally invested, and the scene of Vader in the hallway was worth the price of admission alone.

There are no such moments in The Last Jedi. There are few memorable scenes. The dialogue is weak. There are whole subplots that are hamfisted and unnecessary. Characters are introduced with little to no reason, zero complexity, only to check the boxes of diversity.

Luke has been ruined as a character. He has regressed. Some of the critical reviews raved about a lightsaber fight -- sorry, there is not lightsaber fight in this movie. If you think there is, you will be sorely disappointed. Walkers apparently do not make noise anymore when they walk. General Hux is a laughing stock. Can you imagine Gold Leader calling the Death Star and dropping a 'yo momma' joke on Grand Moff Tarkin? Sadly, this movie has turned our beloved Star Wars into "Marvel-in-Space." The few moments were we could have actually cared about a character's sacrifice (such as Finn), we are blocked from it, and forced to drink a contrived 'romance' instead, if you can even call anything that goes on in this film romance.

I heard about the 'stunning' visual shots that Rian employed. Sorry, which ones? This movie paled in comparison to the shots in Rogue One.

Next, the Galaxy is so small, it's been reduced to about 200 people. We have zero context for this war, and what's going on in this galaxy far, far away. It feels small, tiny, irrelevant. Stakes? What stakes?

All is not lost. Adam Driver's performance as Kylo Ren is commendable. Ren is, perhaps, the most complex character now (but it's not saying much, I'm sorry to say). Admiral Ackbar dies in a bit of dialogue. What a waste.

Snoke dies in an anti-climatic fashion. Another waste.

Rey's performance has improved. The casino scene could has been skipped. 30 minutes of waste there.

All-in-all, this movie was unnecessary. I believe that if you enjoyed The Force Awakens, you will probably enjoy this. If you enjoyed Rogue One, you will not like this. I left the theater feeling empty. The one scene that got me, and I mean the ONE scene, was Luke saying goodbye to Leia. I shed a tear here, but not because the movie earned it from me, but because I knew that Carrie was dead in real life, and her send off was going to be wantonly wasted in this movie that should never have been a movie.

I'm devastated.

I will never watch this again.… Expand
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aboycalledelsoDec 16, 2017
It might be a fun movie on its own, but a part as saga its a completle disaster. It destroys the characters, the lore, the story, everything. It felt like a marvel movie, which was not what I was looking for.
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BrokenSWFanDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never write reviews. I either like a movie or I don't - either way I move on. NOT TODAY!!!

Where do I begin with this farce? Everyone is getting some. Let's begin:

1. Star Wars "fans" The new generation of Star Wars Prequel era sympathizers are here. "The Sequels are untouchable!" "If you don't like them you're a hater who hates change!" "Star Wars fans can never be happy! What else is new!" And other dismissive towing the line fanboy garbage.

IF you think this is a good action movie? Ok. But this is NOT a Star Wars movie. It doesn;t feel like a Star Wars movie or hold true to the characters that they even built up FOR THIS TRILOGY.

2. Characters:

Snoke? Guy who started the First order? Seduced Kylo AWAY FROM LUKE (he had the power to do that) and the guy who triggered the events of Ep.7 and this trilogy? Who saw the "rise and fall of the Empire" according to the canon TFA novel? Who took over a fallen Sith Empire? Who desperately wanted Luke dead and who Luke knew of?

He's nobody. Plot device to move plot along. Can toy with Rey and Kylo and toss them around like rag dolls but didn't see a slow moving lightsaber RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. Even after boasting how he knew Kylo in and out. DEAD.

JJ built him up to be a huge powerful menace. Serkis said he was more powerful than either Sidious or Vader: DEAD.

Who was he? Why did he do what he did? Where was he all this time knowing he said he was around? Rian Johnson doesn't care. He's done away with halfway through the film.


Luke? He's milking **** infested 4 titted Blue Milk animals while the universe clings to dear life by his failures. He is Ok with this and just wants to die. Selfish? Thought that was a dark side trait? He says he won't train Rey because the jedi need to end only to train her to show her why they need to end and then says he's not the last jedi even though we are told by Snoke he is the last jedi. Sure.

Then they kill him. He dies. The original Luke. They had Mark Hamill and he commits suicide on a rock or dies of force illusion across universe something something? Shameful misuse.

Rey? Lineage? Speculated for years. Hyped for 1.5 movies with flash backs and call backs and mentions and she goes in a dangerous cave and who were they? NOBODY. Oh and their DEAD.
Then she magically escapes Snoke mega giant ship and takes one an army of tie fighters. OK!

Finn? Character arc wasted. He's not apart of the new Jedi. He tries to run again. Tries to commit suicide into a Starkiller miniature and who knows if it would work at all? But you know, movie, I guess.

Kylo? Loved him. Great acting. But shouldn't be Supreme Leader.

3. Plot Holes the size of black holes.

The giant Dreadnought has no shields but a resistance ship does. Purple hair lady doesn't tell Poe about why they are leaving he commits an unnecessary mutiny.

THE RESISTANCE calls up Maz who is playing Battlefront 2 or something? And Poe knows her somehow. Should have been Finn making the call.

The RESISTANCE TRUSTS their future on a guy who turns out to not be the codebreaker and they trust him because movie. No idea if he could do it so they trust a prisoner. I guess it might have been a sort of The Matrix follow the white rabbit or something but go f#$k yourself movie doesn't care.

Asian girl says she loves Finn. Since when? Seriously? LOVE? OK!

I could go on. This would turn into a Mr. Plinkett Star Wars movie review. And that is the only good thing about Star Wars is that we will get a Plinkett Review.

Im done with Star Wars. All you excuse makers and nostalgia freaks can cirle jerk to this movie. Rian Johnson murdered 40 years of star wars. He's a fraud who made me appreciate even the Prequels. At least Lucas didn't f#$k his characters.

goodbye Star Wars you only exist in 3 originals and legends books. Books they made LEGENDS for this farce to exist.… Expand
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starrylDec 16, 2017
I don't normally write reviews but I wanted to actually speak out in hopes that all the people with negative criticism can hopefully be heard by Disney and they can remove Rian Johnson from any future Star Wars films. I am left wondering ifI don't normally write reviews but I wanted to actually speak out in hopes that all the people with negative criticism can hopefully be heard by Disney and they can remove Rian Johnson from any future Star Wars films. I am left wondering if he really is a fan of this franchise. I've gone to both first showings in my local movie theater for The Force Awakens and Rogue One and never have I seen this kind of reaction before. On Thursday after I saw the Last Jedi when I walked out I overheard someone say this was the worst movie they've ever seen and one guy actually broke down outside the room. These three kids dressed as jedi and Rey were really upset about the movie. It was ridiculous how gloomy it felt when people were walking out. The Force Awakens and Rogue One did not do this to the viewers. Even if I did somehow enjoy this garbage I don't think I could've been happy after seeing all the reactions around me.… Expand
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imdaddrmasterDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was by far the worst Star Wars movies of all time. The only thing remotely good about this movie was Mark Hamill's performance as Luke. Even then, there were moments that were not Luke Skywalker at all, but that is not Hamill's fault.

Slight SPOILERS -

What I watched was not Star Wars. It was some Star Wars characters in a world with misplaced comedy (if I can even call it comedy…), a bastardized idea of the Force where any Cindy Lu can instantly gain in-depth knowledge and control of it, and so many subplots I forgot about the main plot—which was… Well it was about the… Um. What was this movie about?

Daisy Ridley’s acting ruins a character that could have some serious depth. It is as if the ability to fake cry and look intensely in any random direction shows us who Rey really is. I think I am actually depressed that she will get other roles from these movies.

Adam Driver plays Kylo fairly well. It’s unfortunate they debased his character into a whinny, beefcake with daddy issues. I say beefcake because SPOILER shirtless scene SPOILER.

Snoke. What a waste. What an absolute waste and that is all.

The Force Awakens wasn’t the greatest movie ever, in my opinion, but it was the best attempt anyone could have done in bringing back a franchise. What it needed was a great sequel. Something to do some explaining, character development, and maybe some epic fight scenes. What they gave us was movie with a brand slapped on the back.
I don't think I ever would have imagined wanting Lucas back at the story telling. We need Lucas. End of story. I won’t go further because it’s just too sad. It’s too sad to see something with so much potential settle on a trash compacter as their new home.… Expand
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DennisRitchieDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The whole story is just cheaply written. It uses the name of "Star Wars", the old classic sci-fi movie, and totally ruins the name of the classic. Starting from the beginning: 1) Luke refuses the train Rey, saying that the Jedi are arrogant and they must go extinct since they are the reason the Empire exists (there is a balance in the world: love creates hate, good creates bad etc.). Which is a rational response for me. Moments later he sees some archive footage from the 80s movie and accepts the train her. Good decision!

2) In the training Luke says that the Force is not some kind of power for Jedi to play with peoples minds and throw rocks. Instead, the force is the energy that keeps the balance of the world and connects everything. In the end of the movie the force is used to throw rocks.

3) The movie is mainly about the chase between the Rebel fleet and the Empire. The Rebels try to reach the planet Crait which consists an old Rebel base and send a distress signal from there. When they reach the planet, their plan is to send the Cruiser as a decoy and go to the planet with small escape ships. However, when the Captain asks "what is the plan?", they don't tell him for absolutely no logical reason. Because, they didn't tell anything to the captain for no reason, the captain thinks the commander has no plan and waits to die. So, he attempts to take over the ship in the last minute. The rebels fight with each other for no logical rational sensible reason.

4) While the Rebels are escaping to the planet, the Hacker guy tells the Empire that they are escaping and the Cruiser is a decoy. There is a major plot hole here since the Hacker guy had absolutely no chance of knowing the Rebels' plan. From the Rebels he only talked with Finn and Rose. Finn and Rose came to his planet because they were not avare of the Commander's genius plan.

5) After this major plot hole the Empire starts shooting the escape ships. THIS WAS THE PART WHERE I TOTALLY LOST IT! The Commander with the empty fueled Cruiser, calmly turns to the Snoke's giant-ass ship and does the most dumbest, unrealistic, cheaply-written thing ever in the Star Wars history. She light-speeds through the enemy ship. Yeah, she literally goes through the giant enemy ship with light speed. And voila! The giant, terrifying enemy ship is destroyed. No guns, ammo, even no fuel was used. Why use such stuff like lasers or bombs when you can light-speed through your enemies.

6) Anyway, while these are happening Rey is captured by Kylo Ren and Snoke because she telephatically connected with Kylo Ren and believed that Kylo could come to the Light Side. However, later we learn that Kylo Ren similarly thought that Rey could come to the Dark Side. However, before that we learn that neither of them used Force or such power since it was Snoke who connected them via Bluetooth from the beginning. But, this information becomes unimportant since he was just cut into half by Kylo Ren. He is an evil Mastermind who caught the Last Jedi but he let Kylo Ren to kill Rey and never thought Kylo could just betray him and kill him with the light saber right next to him. So he wasn't such a bad guy after all. Who was he anyway?

The other half of the movie also has it's moments but these are the things I write for now.… Expand
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ligerbomb27Dec 19, 2017
Probably the saddest movie review I've ever had to write. This was awful beyond words. In the spirit of not revealing spoilers, all I'll say is this: it was a complete departure from The Force Awakens, and the overall tone and feel of StarProbably the saddest movie review I've ever had to write. This was awful beyond words. In the spirit of not revealing spoilers, all I'll say is this: it was a complete departure from The Force Awakens, and the overall tone and feel of Star Wars in general. It was a reboot ... one movie after we got a reboot.

You like Poe? He's wasted, and basically treated like an idiot the whole film. Like Finn? He's wasted too. Liked the budding potential romance between Finn and Rey? Nope, it's gone. Excited to find out about the First Order? Don't get your hopes up. Like Kylo Ren's cool mask? They got rid of that, too. Like Chewie? He's almost omitted from the film. It goes on and on.

This is a movie designed as a middle finger to long time Star Wars fans, and even fans of The Force Awakens. This is a tear-down. This burns the entire lore to the ground and starts fresh, and it's as baffling as it is insulting.

I fear that Marvel is next. Infinity Gauntlet will likely be the last non-political, non-social commentary Marvel film, and from here on out we're getting the absolute worst social justice garbage saturating every aspect of those films, too. 'Han Solo' will be the first Star Wars movies that I won't see in theaters. Which is something that actually breaks my heart.… Expand
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Miller78Dec 16, 2017
I don't know where to even begin with this movie, it gleefully thumbs it's nose and mocks, via feminist and SJW claptrap, much of what made Star Wars great. Mark Hamill has said that he fundamentally disagreed with almost every decision RianI don't know where to even begin with this movie, it gleefully thumbs it's nose and mocks, via feminist and SJW claptrap, much of what made Star Wars great. Mark Hamill has said that he fundamentally disagreed with almost every decision Rian Johnson made for Luke's character and I've got to say that he's been very restrained in saying that because what's been done to the character of Luke Skywalker in this movie, is nothing short of cultural vandalism. Rian Johnson has made JJ Abrams look like Spielberg, it absolutely boggles the mind that Disney have given him a whole trilogy. You've got to wonder just what planet these Hollywood types are on. This most millennial of movies - preachy, shallow, self satisfied, lazy, boring and nowhere near as smart as it thinks it is - with a whole act that's completely pointless, is chock full of terribly out of place, cartoonish humour and laughably bad dialogue. Luke chose the island because it was "the most unfindable", I kid you not, he actually says that. He needn't have worried, I highly doubt this insulting hack job will be much sought after in the years to come.… Expand
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DarkLordBinksDec 16, 2017
This movie was the worst flick of the year. Even if it was not Star Wars (which it sadly is) it would have sucked hard. The character development is non-existent. The plot writing is so absolutely terrible that half of the movie doesn't makeThis movie was the worst flick of the year. Even if it was not Star Wars (which it sadly is) it would have sucked hard. The character development is non-existent. The plot writing is so absolutely terrible that half of the movie doesn't make sense, and the other half is completely pointless. I felt like the writers legitimately hated Star Wars, which would be fitting as they went on and destroyed basically all of the beautiful lore.

That whole movie surved one purpose only: to sell toys and tickets. It's a hot mess and better not seen by anyone that loves Star Wars. Avoid like the plague it is.… Expand
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suitesuccessDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this episode 5 or 8?

A young burgeoning jedi travels to a mysterious planet to learn the ways of the force from an, at first, reluctant teacher and jedi master in hiding. The young jedi leaves before completing their training due to a personal internal struggle and they go to face the villain unprepared. The villain ultimately extends their hand in partnership to the jedi who in turn rejects this. The jedi loses their lightsaber in this confrontation shortly after having a great truth revealed about their lineage. Meanwhile…

A young roguelike hero, following a close engagement with the enemy, seeks brief refuge and support from a fellow roguelike on a planet seemingly unaffiliated and unaffected by the galactic conquest. The hero is eventually betrayed by the roguelike and handed over to the enemy forces. Also…

A great battle takes place on a planet consisting of mostly large white flat surfaces. The rebellion forces entrench themselves in defense against AT AT walkers and storm trooper forces. The rebellion forces are eventually pushed back and forced to retreat from their base.… Expand
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LionherzDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a terrible film and it ruins the whole Star Wars saga in so many effing ways. 1) Too much comic relief that didnt fit the whole movie format at all 2) Way too many Cringe scenes like the Leia scene and most dialogues with Kylo 3) **** plot. They built on so many things just for them to get **** on later without explaining anything. If Finn didnt exist nothing would change. 4) No character development. Nobody cared about the chinese girl and her romantic affiliation. Nobody. Poe also got shat upon. And no Poe doesnt care that much about Finn. That makes no sense. 5) The whole luke arc. Destroyed his char once and for all. I mean literally, I dont wanna spoil it but it makes no effing sense

But the worst thing that infuriates me is the people who blindly accept everything disney shoves down their throats and try to support and make sense of every weak plot point, every plot hole or bad decision they made. Just because some totally "unbiased" critics claimed the movie is a masterpiece they dare jump on the love wagon claiming its the best star wars movie of all time???? Even better than ESB?? Thats humiliating pathetic and honestly disappoints me. It shows ppl are so easily influenced and have zero critical thinking or ability to judge something for themselves. This movie made it hard for me to enjoy rewatching the franchise i so much love and with which I grep up with...… Expand
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sierrasamDec 16, 2017
Disney is the First Order / Empire. Massive disappointment and mismanagement of franchise with forced subplots to sell movies in Asia and sell new stuffed animals in stores. This movie was unfocused, sloppy, and utterly disregards plot leadsDisney is the First Order / Empire. Massive disappointment and mismanagement of franchise with forced subplots to sell movies in Asia and sell new stuffed animals in stores. This movie was unfocused, sloppy, and utterly disregards plot leads from Episode VII. It was downright disrespectful of the Star Wars saga and established characters. Most of the jokes fell flat and were either strange (e.g. milk incident) or oddly placed in dialogues that undermined the film's legitimacy. There were GAPING PLOT HOLES throughout the film and truly cringeworthy moments - specifically, a moment were a main character flew through space. The fact that this movie is receiving positive reviews is baffling to me. Perhaps it is just a reflection of how beloved the franchise is or how badly we wanted this to be a good movie. We have to call this movie what it is so that Disney doesn't do this again. They are a money-making machine and they need feedback to know what to make. They need to hear , loud and clear, that this movie sucked. It's a damn shame and I hope J.J. Abrams can redeem this in Episode IX. In the past, screenwriters 'jumped the shark' or 'nuked the fridge,' but I am suggesting that Rian Johnson 'milked the space-anteater' on this one.… Expand
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waahaaDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a BIG star wars fan but this movie sucks.....LUG SKYWALKER DRINKING FROM A SEA MONSTERS NIPPLES ...NOUGH SAID. shameless disney toy ring advertising, crap aliens, too many characters, sorry will rephrase to many useless pointless annoying characters. horriblr script that does not honour original characters.… Expand
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WorstDec 16, 2017
What a complete total waste of time. This movie was utter sh*t. Disney has completely disrespected the originals and concocted a big money grab for their pockets. I have never written a review on a movie however I feel I need to for this. IfWhat a complete total waste of time. This movie was utter sh*t. Disney has completely disrespected the originals and concocted a big money grab for their pockets. I have never written a review on a movie however I feel I need to for this. If you loved the originals, you probably fell in love with watching Luke, Leia, Han Solo, Chewie, R2-D2 and C3PO. They had prominent roles that heavily contributed to the feeling of Star Wars. We fell in love with the characters. I didn't feel attached to the characters in TLJ. Felt as if everyone was thrown into a grinder to let them blend as best they could. Forced humour just took the piss. They killed off Luke as if he was nothing. He barely played a role. Leia, flying through space like superman? WTF? She wasn't trained in the force yet she can do that? Snoke can't even see/feel a lightsaber moving next to him and he's some super powerful force wielding bad guy? Who is Snoke? Cheap Porgs? Cant Disney come up with quality ideas for battles.? The end scene of this felt like Empire Strikes Back on Hoth, Disney tried hard here, it really did. It sucked. They did the same thing with TFA, with the attack on the StarKiller like A New Hopes attack on the Death Star and Return of the Jedi, where Lando and the X-Wing fighter fly into the centre to take out the Death Star from within. TFA wasn't the best, however it left the door open for an incredible sequel. TLJ could have answered a lot of questions. There is so much crap to write its unbearable to think about. Sh*t acting...Throw a touch of "cultural diversity" in. Asian girl and a black man run around trying to save everyone. There is another post on MC, very well said, along the lines of, all white men are bad and women are superior. Almost felt as if there was a feminist movement going on. What about a send off for Carrie Fisher in the end credits like Fast and the Furious did for Paul Walker?
Disney you have destroyed it. No doubt you lined your pockets deep. In the end thats all that mattered to you.… Expand
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KulinaDec 16, 2017
Star Wars the Last Jedi Script and story was just awful! Made no sense for them to have different people making whatever they want up with different directors who have no passion or history when it's a Trilogy. Star Wars ended with GeorgeStar Wars the Last Jedi Script and story was just awful! Made no sense for them to have different people making whatever they want up with different directors who have no passion or history when it's a Trilogy. Star Wars ended with George Lucas who created this and this new Fake Disney Star Wars is Pathetic! About the only way possible to salvage this is to try and get George Lucas to come back and take command of the next movie and fix it. Other than that I'm out on anything from Disney's Fake imposter Star Wars for now on.… Expand
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ObelgatorDec 16, 2017
Damage That Cannot Be Undone ... RIP Wait wait wait i got it! Maybe thats is SpaceBalls 2 !!! Yeah maybe i just go to the wrong projection room.
its like 7.0 if it was ordinary SF movie ... but it is 0.0 star wars movie
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stevesax5Dec 16, 2017
Truly sad. The movie will depress you. Makes the prequels look amazing. It's as if the director/writers said, "What do you like about Star Wars? Well, you're not going to get any of that." Also, the theme seemed to be, "You too can be aTruly sad. The movie will depress you. Makes the prequels look amazing. It's as if the director/writers said, "What do you like about Star Wars? Well, you're not going to get any of that." Also, the theme seemed to be, "You too can be a Jedi, kids... now come to Disney and buy a lightsaber."… 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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e99yDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My problem is TLJ has no respect at all to Luke as legendary character, and this is fatal to Star Wars universe. All the new characters are stuck with no interesting development whatsoever from TFA. Overall TLJ does not bring any positive contribution to Star Wars. TLJ story is like Luke or Leia had a bad dream, and that's it.… Expand
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bluesaberDec 16, 2017
This movie is an insult to Star Wars and it's fans. I know Lucas made mistakes but this poorly told story goes out of its way to undermine everything special George created. Shame on Johnson, the story group and whoever did not stop thisThis movie is an insult to Star Wars and it's fans. I know Lucas made mistakes but this poorly told story goes out of its way to undermine everything special George created. Shame on Johnson, the story group and whoever did not stop this slop from getting on the screen. The lack of SW feel, sincerity, and genuine characters is disturbing. Then there is the inability to give quality answers to the questions posed in its predecessor. It seems that there was never a story plan at all and this is just action set pieces to wow the audience. That garbage might work with Transformers fans but this is SW. For most of us, George Lucas taught us to appreciate story and the heroes journey, that Joseph Campbell preached into relevancy. SW fans are not stupid and should not be treated that way. This is how i felt leaving the theater.

I am not entertained or amused by milking alien creatures, characters acting out of character, and subplot characters who have no relevancy on the universe. When you see the movie you will know my meaning I am also not interested in shirtless bad guys or thin plot points with flat back door answers. The worst crime this movie commits is a blatant slap in Lucas's face by denouncing the very essence of the Force. Treating our prior characters like morons and completely missing the points that the prequels established. Ep's 1-3 may have faults but they did explain the universe. George is a smart storyteller and this movie obviously wants nothing to do with his theories. It's shameful and disturbing. I feel there is no way to save the third installment of this trash, so it must play out. But a house cleaning should be done immediately and a person who loves and knows SW should be put in charge of story development. There have been many aside from Lucas who get it over the years: Zahn, Filoni, and whoever should be complimented on Rogue One. This atrocity should not go unnoticed and if you are a fan who bashed the prequels you should be even more enraged than Anakin cutting pears with the force. This Last Jedi should be the LAST bad SW movie.… Expand
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