Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2017
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EllessarDec 19, 2017
As a standalone movie Last Jedi would be an average sci-fi film with decent action. Within the existing lore established by the previous movies and countless other media this film simply doesn't work. Two of the central messages of the filmAs a standalone movie Last Jedi would be an average sci-fi film with decent action. Within the existing lore established by the previous movies and countless other media this film simply doesn't work. Two of the central messages of the film are all of the people you thought were heroes are actually failures and some people are simply irredeemably evil.… Expand
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thicccentaurDec 19, 2017
Before you call me a neckbeard fanboy, I just want to point out that I'm a girl and tired of these strong, badass female leads (like Rey) dominating Hollywood. The Last Jedi happens to be another addition to this nauseating trend. Here is myBefore you call me a neckbeard fanboy, I just want to point out that I'm a girl and tired of these strong, badass female leads (like Rey) dominating Hollywood. The Last Jedi happens to be another addition to this nauseating trend. Here is my review: The Last Jedi is a lackluster, disappointing movie. Horrendous flat characters, unnecessary side plot, and contains poor dialogue. Yup, that’s Disney’s Star Wars for you! Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy definitely ruined our beloved, special franchise. If you don't see the flaws in this film, I assume you prefer quantity, not quality, Star Wars movies. 0/10 from me.… Expand
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sleepygeneDec 19, 2017
I have never bothered to write an online movie review in my life before this. This is how strongly I feel about how disappointing TLJ was. I loved the Force Awakens. This movie was utter garbage. Looking forward to JJ Abrams returning to theI have never bothered to write an online movie review in my life before this. This is how strongly I feel about how disappointing TLJ was. I loved the Force Awakens. This movie was utter garbage. Looking forward to JJ Abrams returning to the helm for the next movie. I think switching directors hurt this film greatly.… Expand
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Lekgolo137Dec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La película es entretenida y te echas unas risas viéndola, pero es mala con ganas, el guión es bazofia, y la profundidad del argumento y de los personajes prácticamente inexistente.
Y el problema no tiene nada que ver con tonterías como el sexo de los personajes o que haya humor fácil. El problema es que la película es irreal, para nada creíble. Y no me refiero a que haya naves espaciales, alienígenas y poderes "mágicos", de esa base partimos como algo normal y creíble en la ciencia fición. El problema es que los personajes toman decisiones estúpidas de forma repetida, ocurren cosas inexplicables continuamente, y se contradice en muchas ocasiones con lo que se había establecido como cierto en las películas anteriores.
Como película sci-fi estándar "esta bién" y "es entretenida" (tampoco nada del otro mundo), pero como película de Star Wars es una AFRENTA.… Expand
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AlexHamDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Star Wars film of them all! I do not mind that this movie was about destroying the past to make way for the future, but the way it did it was just terrible. It was just terrible terrible script writing. Furthermore, I’d be surprised if the writers knew anything about the universe because they added so much ridiculous stuff that was just idiotic. Some examples include - Leia flying through spaces (she gets back in the ship without any sort of depressurisation and everyone’s fine and dandy), Yoda using his powers (why doesn’t Yoda, alone, destroy the first order then?), gravity in space, the ATAT’s land on that planet faster than Finn can get there (where did the ATAT’s even come from if the fleet was destroyed?), only one brief lightsaber fight scene, the ships run out of space fuel for the first time in the franchise, Snoke is just randomly killed (could’ve been done so much better), Luke is a whiney bum, Luke’s death is unbelievably unsatisfying and pointless, and for some reason the secret plan was held back from Poe (and therefore the audience) for no good reason... this is by no means an exhaustive list of all the things I hated about the film either! It was just trash. Horrible.… Expand
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metacriticjeffgDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've had a good life. My parents loved me. I have a good job. My wife and kids treat me well...but I would trade it all if doing so meant that I could un-watch The Last Jedi.

History will probably remember this film as "The Star Wars with a reenactment of the O.J. Simpson chase as the main story". And that's if they're lucky.

I can't believe I'm typing this, but in the first 10 minutes of the film, the rebels successfully disable an enemy warship by flying straight up to it in an X-wing, calling the ship's captain directly - and being patched straight through to him, then feigning a bad audio connection to distract him while they blow up all the cannons on the deck. It's an astonishing early indication that Rian Johnson made this film using roughly the same process that a 7-year-old might use when he starts talking to other 7-year-olds without thinking about what he was going to say first.

For the next 2 hours and 32 minutes, the audience gets punched in the intellectual balls over, and over, and over again. Then the movie ends.

The budget was well spent on visual effects, but everything else about the movie from the script, to the plot itself, to the dozens of wildly useless scenes and characters was flat out stupefying.

So bad.… Expand
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AnimuzDec 19, 2017
This movie is filled with plot holes, ignores Star Wars lore, insults classic characters, has no flow, is littered with terrible attempts at humor, has some CGI which is cringe worthy, does not advance the story, does not make sense, does notThis movie is filled with plot holes, ignores Star Wars lore, insults classic characters, has no flow, is littered with terrible attempts at humor, has some CGI which is cringe worthy, does not advance the story, does not make sense, does not answer questions left by the previous film, is filled with social and political agendas, and is extremely boring. This is the worst Star Wars movie of all time. It's a second rate comic book movie at best.… Expand
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S4R4J03Dec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am officially done with the Disney 'Star Wars' timeline. They have shown zero respect for the beloved original characters and I am nowhere near emotionally invested enough in their new characters to actually care what happens to them. I'm done. TFA was bad enough but at least presented some hopeful plot points for the future. This new movie not only did not deliver on those plot points, but completely laid waste to the heart and soul of the franchise - Luke Skywalker. I trusted that Disney knew how to be a caretaker of such a legacy franchise. I cannot believe how wrong I was.… Expand
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EvanMeDec 19, 2017
A repugnant film that shows absolutely zero respect for its legacy, while continuing in its predecessor's trend of shamelessly plagiarizing the original trilogy for ideas. This movie is worse than worthless; it's a desecration. Do yourselfA repugnant film that shows absolutely zero respect for its legacy, while continuing in its predecessor's trend of shamelessly plagiarizing the original trilogy for ideas. This movie is worse than worthless; it's a desecration. Do yourself and the universe a favor and allow this and all other films in this repulsive reboot to die in the obscurity they deserve.
Also, screw porgs.… Expand
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aaron2203Apr 21, 2018
As of today Metacritic "professional" Critic review scores:

The Last Jedi = 85
The Godfather II = 85

Yep... They think they're equally good. Embarrassingly obvious whats going on. Where's the professional integrity?
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cryptocuccDec 19, 2017
The story was a sloppy, garbled and confusing mess. The decisions Rian Johnson made with Luke's character were heart-shattering. I think I speak for most fans of the original trilogy: what they did with Luke in this movie was a betrayal ofThe story was a sloppy, garbled and confusing mess. The decisions Rian Johnson made with Luke's character were heart-shattering. I think I speak for most fans of the original trilogy: what they did with Luke in this movie was a betrayal of the character that we know Luke is. Mark Hamill said himself he was "insulted" when he read the script. I can only imagine how offended George Lucas is. I can't bring myself to see this movie a second time because it hurts just thinking about Luke. Disney is dead to me. What an absolute shame. What an absolute **** failure. Done.… Expand
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Fingolfin0000Dec 19, 2017
This is by far the worst Star Wars film that has ever been made. Bad acting, poor sub plot. The jokes were forced, overused, and shouldnt have been in the serious parts of the movie. The only reason the Porgs were in the movie was for quickThis is by far the worst Star Wars film that has ever been made. Bad acting, poor sub plot. The jokes were forced, overused, and shouldnt have been in the serious parts of the movie. The only reason the Porgs were in the movie was for quick marketing money grab.The only good actors in the movie fell flat, and the only good characters that were in the movie were wasted completely. This film was a travesty. Rian Johnson should be ashamed of what he single-handedly did to ruin this franchise. If this is any indication of where this Star Wars franchise is heading, I for one will never watch another, and I have been a life long fan. Boo, Disney, boo.… Expand
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1p2r3Dec 20, 2017
This movie is absolute, complete, and unfiltered trash. A """film""" that has completely forgotten that it has a duty to tell a coherent narrative with fleshed out subplots and characters that people care for. Not to mention replete with plotThis movie is absolute, complete, and unfiltered trash. A """film""" that has completely forgotten that it has a duty to tell a coherent narrative with fleshed out subplots and characters that people care for. Not to mention replete with plot holes. I cannot believe that this movie has made me wary of Disney actually allowing just one person to be in charge of creating and directing a Star Wars film and almost makes me yearn for The Force Awakens' film by committee.… Expand
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OscarBaiaDec 20, 2017
Worst star Wars ever... like to episode 1 or 2.
First hour a complete mess... saved by the second hour. Avoid going to cinemas. Watch it at home, and no one will see you cry :)
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reverfonsDec 20, 2017
Star Wars The Last Jedi is a kind of mix between The Return of the Jedi and The Empire Strikes Back.
After the fans' critics about episode 7, I hope Disney and Kathleen Kennedy have understood what was wrong with it, but they did not.
In myStar Wars The Last Jedi is a kind of mix between The Return of the Jedi and The Empire Strikes Back.
After the fans' critics about episode 7, I hope Disney and Kathleen Kennedy have understood what was wrong with it, but they did not.
In my opinion this is the worst movie of all the saga and I will explain why.
Firstly, the movie is too long, I look at the clock several times while watching it, bad.
Secondly, all that happens in episode 7 and all the story in the original trilogy is not taken into account to make the story of episode 8, so there is no continuity at all, so it could be called whatever instead of star wars.
The feeling I have after going out of the cinema was that I have seen a long commercial to sell a lot of merchandising, what a shame of you Disney.
Finally I have to say that I will never believe in the proffesional critic anymore, I have read the critics before watching the film and after it the only reason I found to make sens to the difference between the good critics and the movie is that Disney spends a lot of money paying for good critics, shame of you too proffesional critic....… Expand
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David101618Feb 7, 2019
BOYCOTT AL EP 9 la PEOR PELÍCULA DE LA HISTORIA DE LA HUMANIDAD, no estoy bromeando, estúpida, mal filmada, destruye por completo el universo Star Wars, larga y aburrida, personajes sin carisma, ROSE TICO ES EL PEOR PERSONAJE DE LA HISTORIABOYCOTT AL EP 9 la PEOR PELÍCULA DE LA HISTORIA DE LA HUMANIDAD, no estoy bromeando, estúpida, mal filmada, destruye por completo el universo Star Wars, larga y aburrida, personajes sin carisma, ROSE TICO ES EL PEOR PERSONAJE DE LA HISTORIA DEL CINE, gracias Disney, llena de políticas de mierda feminazis, esta abominación me produce odio descontrolado aunque se debe ser fuerte y no pasar al lado oscuro,… Expand
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eoghan90Dec 20, 2017
This movie was a complete bloated mess, lacking any cohesion or sense. An utter waste of time. Every character is written as an incompetent moron and the attempts at humour are atrocious. To be honest I do not understand what anyone wouldThis movie was a complete bloated mess, lacking any cohesion or sense. An utter waste of time. Every character is written as an incompetent moron and the attempts at humour are atrocious. To be honest I do not understand what anyone would gain from watching this movie, it feels like anyone could produce a better attempt at writing a more engaging plot with these characters. This is real let down from Johnson's previous work.… Expand
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NenarazDec 20, 2017
A "Star Wars" film that nobody wanted and that nobody needs! Do you want to know how bad it is? I watched 39 minutes of it and exited the theater. Do yourself a favor and either watch "The Room" or "Highlander : The Source". At least you willA "Star Wars" film that nobody wanted and that nobody needs! Do you want to know how bad it is? I watched 39 minutes of it and exited the theater. Do yourself a favor and either watch "The Room" or "Highlander : The Source". At least you will be entertained by something that's not politicized to a core. There is a constant premise of Female superiority in the movie which ultimately does nothing for the women. The SJW is strong with this one, too! Main characters are like puppets on a string. Nothing relatable. Nothing intellectual. Nothing deep. No suspense. Not a single moment felt realistically StarWars-like. This movie is a raging pile of crap and everyone working on it should feel ashamed for being a part of it. You blew your chance to make Star Wars great again. You bunch of hypocrites and ignorant who care nothing for the consistency, lore and fans. And this is the reason why it will be negative, since you are the cancer of the Star Wars. You are it's Dark Side and there will be time when the Balance will be made anew. Maybe not now. But you will be forgottn, Disney's trilogy of travesty and despair.… Expand
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AMN808Dec 20, 2017
The Last Jedi is blasphemy. Rain Johnson does not seem to understand the essence of what Star Wars is about. He cares so much about subverting expectations, that he is willing to steal your joy!
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jigsaw586Dec 20, 2017
Amazing. Everything in this movie is wrong. Lazy writing, character assassination, nonsense plot, no build-up, lack of pay-off, and this, is NOT a Star Wars movie.
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StarWarsFan1Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just about everything that should be said about this movie has been said. It is a terrible Star Wars movie and a good Scifi movie. I personally haven't followed any other scifi franchises for thirty years. Disney is missing the boat and losing the Star Wars magic. I explained to my nephew in a way he could understand. Think if Spiderman was infected with Venom "DarkSide" and Captain America chose to kill him in his sleep. Now think if Spiderman was his young nephew. Now think if Spiderman was Captain America's twin sister's child and the only family he has. That is what this movie chose for Star Wars. Skywalker risked everything for family. It is a well established character arc. Even his evil father renounced the Dark Side for family. Now he is willing to murder a child in his sleep that his twin sister has asked him to protect. Just for LS to think about that is too much of a stretch. This type of decision from Lucasfilm storymakers are represented throughout the film. Terrible SW Movie.… Expand
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PatrickLouieEspDec 25, 2017
Worst Star Wars in history, disappointed. Disney ruined it big time , serves them right .
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minmayleeDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wasted my time and money. Next EP9, Use "hyperspace attack" to destroy each others. Don't need new fighter, bomber or anything else. 10 secs battle scene and rest full of love story.… Expand
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Lorenjw1981Dec 20, 2017
I left the movie theater with such an uneasy feeling that I couldn't shake. It mainly boils down to why Disney would allow this film to be made the way that it was. Such poor treatment of a wonderful franchise. Especially after Rogue One wasI left the movie theater with such an uneasy feeling that I couldn't shake. It mainly boils down to why Disney would allow this film to be made the way that it was. Such poor treatment of a wonderful franchise. Especially after Rogue One was so well done.… Expand
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myneeshDec 21, 2017
Disney just talk a dump on everything I loved about Star Wars. All my old school Star Wars fan friends agree and hate it too.
Question is can Star Wars recover or is the franchise dead? Maybe Star Trek is the way to go now..
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CainTheEnablerDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If there has ever been a time I have been fundamentally disgusted with the Star Wars Franchise it's now. Corny love stories, poor lines and poor acting as in Episode 2 and 3 are forgivable, cringeworthy, but forgivable. A Terrible character like Jar-Jar Binks in Episode 1, while horrible in his own respect, at least had development, a back story and a compelling quirk (oddly lucky clumsiness which led people to speculate about what it means to be force sensitive). But this movie... This movie wasn't what I would call "bad" more so than a slap in the face for any new and old Star Wars fan.

No this isn't a gripe about the awkward diversity of characters (the stuttering Codebreaker was actually refreshing.). What irritates me is that there is no compelling character development. There is literally none. Rey doesn't learn any real lesson from Luke and decides to act rashly and impulsively. Her punishment? Ren kills Snoke. Ok? I know this is meant to be a big turn for Ren, but this isn't foreshadowed, it isn't built up. Snoke was never developed into a compelling or threatening character so his death just feels flat...

Another big problem is the Codebreaker plot. Why in God's name was this allowed to be in the movie? It's so far removed from the story that it makes no sense. Not only that but the whole thing was rendered pointless. The justification behind it was that a fusion powered interstellar warship was "running out of fuel" and couldn't escape because a DREADNOUGHT was tracing its location. What really bothers me about this is that Mon Cal cruisers are slower than Imperial Dreadnoughts and Tie Fighters are around 25x faster than them as well. A bomber fleet would have taken out the crippled ship in MINUTES. Also literally dropping bombs in space? LIKE WTF ARE YOU SMOKING? Leia surviving space for over 3 minutes? WTF?

Worst of all Luke was gutted as a character. I dont mind the nod to Yoda's character by turning him into the "scholar" type, but Luke, being the "Last Jedi," is the only living conduit for the light side of the force. That and his Skywalker blood would make him a literal God. Luke should have had a renewed vigor and faced Ren in person only to be outmatched by the only conduit of the dark side. Imagine Luke deflecting walker lasers with one hand and force crushing another set with his other as Luke deflects the barage towards Ren's walker Ren stops the lasers in place one after the other as he yells in a fit of rage (a potentially visually striking scene with time for a flashback to Luke's intended murder of Ren), ignites his lightsaber and jumps out of the walker (the walker explodes while he leaps towards Luke, letting the suspended lasers continue their original path. In the aftermath, a lightsaber fight begins.

And here's another thing I dont understand why the lightsaber battles have been denigrated. Lucas used them as a plot device to create tension during dramatic character development. Sadly this movie lost ALL TENSION and FAILED TO DEVELOP ITS CHARACTERS. IT FOCUSED ON HUMOR, VISUALS AND IRRELEVANT POLITICAL JABS (ie the casino scenes). IT ALSO BUTCHERS ALREADY DEVELOPED CHARACTERS BY FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING THEIR MOTIVATIONS. TL:DR the movie is poorly directed, poorly written, ignorant of even the most basic of Star Wars lore, and, above all, I'm left with a bad taste in my mouth with nothing answered and no desire to see another Star Wars movie. I've never felt like that before about Star Wars even the trash of the prequels was better! I wish this movie was never made! I take is back this IS a "bad" movie 0/10… Expand
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OstiakDec 20, 2017
I have watched episodes 1-7 over 100 times and know most lines by heart. Since my first Star Wars movie, which I watched 35 years ago until episode 8, these have always been the series closest to my heart. Not anymore. Disney and the amateursI have watched episodes 1-7 over 100 times and know most lines by heart. Since my first Star Wars movie, which I watched 35 years ago until episode 8, these have always been the series closest to my heart. Not anymore. Disney and the amateurs responsible for that joke really did a great job alienating so many Star Wars fans. To cut the long story short:

1. I undestand now why Mark Hamill did not agree with the Director about Luke. I will pretend that the Luke story ends with Return of the Jedi. I feel betrayed and devastated after watching what he has become.
2. Cheap jokes from B rating movies. We, the Star Wars fans are more intelligent than that. Who allowed such crappy humor in the movie?
3. All questions after Episode 7 go in the garbage. Good job killing the fabula and the character stories, Disney. In short, I didn’t see any character stories in Episode 8. It all felt like a bad dream come true. What could have been done wrong with all characters was done wrong. Especially very terrible ideas about Snoke and Ray.
4. This is the first Star Wars movie that made me bored on the 30th minute after watching it and I couldn’t wait to finish. I will never watch it again.
5. Forget about all previous episodes. Disney did a great job restarting the series, unfortunately in the worst possible way.
6. Bad character dialogues and story telling. I never felt excited or curious during the whole movie, which makes me feel strange as I have always watched previous episodes with great interest.

I wish the series ended with episode 6. Damage is already done, RIP Star Wars.… Expand
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nickelpleaseDec 20, 2017
I'm an avid Star Wars fan. I enjoyed The Force Awakens. The Last Jedi, I did not enjoy at all. It was weird, the audience had a good cheer at the opening crawl. Then when the movie ended it was silent. No applause, nothing. I think peopleI'm an avid Star Wars fan. I enjoyed The Force Awakens. The Last Jedi, I did not enjoy at all. It was weird, the audience had a good cheer at the opening crawl. Then when the movie ended it was silent. No applause, nothing. I think people left the theater feeling cheated and empty. Some people even laughed at the Leia/Superman scene. I just cringed deeper into my seat. Are we really left with the villains being Kylo and Hux? They aren't even menacing. They are just hollow characters. I just don't feel like this was a good story. I'm not looking forward to the next of Star Wars film, and that is a weird feeling for me to have.… Expand
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skoobyDec 20, 2017
I thought that the movie was meh... I cannot see myself wanting to watch it again. Just thinking of the space cow milking scene makes my shiver. There are so many parts that are excellent, only to be marred by scenes that are equally stupidI thought that the movie was meh... I cannot see myself wanting to watch it again. Just thinking of the space cow milking scene makes my shiver. There are so many parts that are excellent, only to be marred by scenes that are equally stupid and poorly written and executed. The trailer made it seem like the movie was going to be much more serious. So sad... If I could edit out like 9 scenes it would be a little better. So disappointed...… Expand
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ARMOR152Dec 20, 2017
Horrible movie. Dozens of plot holes and slapstick humor. The director has clearly never seen a Star Wars movie. There was so much potential after episode 7 raised lots of questions, but this is pure garbage.
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WroeyDec 20, 2017
Gutted, this film was awful - no wonder Disney forced US cinemas to show it on their largest screens for a minimum of 4 weeks. From the opening 5 mins this film was a farce, at first I thought I was watching a sequel to spaceballs with theGutted, this film was awful - no wonder Disney forced US cinemas to show it on their largest screens for a minimum of 4 weeks. From the opening 5 mins this film was a farce, at first I thought I was watching a sequel to spaceballs with the 'your mum' jokes and a certain scene which looked like a cross between Mary Poppins and superman but then the jokes come to an aprupt stop when you see what they do to Luke, totally betraying his character.… Expand
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Cws10Dec 20, 2017
I found nothing worthwhile about this film. From the writing to the directing it was a complete disappointment. A cheap rehash of Empire. None of the secondary characters had any impact on the film. They did nothing for two and a halfI found nothing worthwhile about this film. From the writing to the directing it was a complete disappointment. A cheap rehash of Empire. None of the secondary characters had any impact on the film. They did nothing for two and a half hours of film. They could take Leia, Poe, Finn and Chewie out of the film completely and it wouldn’t change anything. A total waste of a movie.… Expand
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frost1177Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very disappointed as a Star Wars fan. I left the theater feeling numb. The franchise has been officially ruined by Disney, and turned into a Marvelesque movie where jokes abound, and nothing is taken too seriously, especially the bad guys. The Star Wars mythos is dumbed down, marginalized and made fun of; nothing really seems to matter or have gravity anymore, as Rey says of the force, "power . . . that makes things float.", gone are the wise words of Obi-wan Kenobi, and Jedi Master Yoda. I long for the wooden acting of the prequels, for at least they kept true to Star Wars. The Force Awakens made me optimistic for the new trilogy, and The Last Jedi ended my optism while ruining the character arcs that were set up in the in number 7. In the opening scene we have an inappropriate use of humour from Poe Dameron directed at General Hux which makes the villians comical and make them less menacing. Imagine the same happening to Darth Vader in the original trilogy. Following the humor Poe makes fun of General Hux's skin color, calling him pasty. Imagine if the same was said about a black person? It's okay to make fun of white males today. Everyone else is off limits because you'll be accused of racism or sexism, or some other ism. I typically wouldn't care about such a comment, because I'm not that sensitive, but it infuriates me because of the double standard.

As I said, the character arcs were destroyed from The Force Awakens. Rey who I really enjoyed as a character in the first movie turns out to have been sold off by her junk dealer parents. This removes all the mystery from Rey, and makes it impossible to accept how perfect she is. She knows the force extremely well and can use a lightsaber without an ounce of training, but there is absoloutely no reason for it, it just is. No where in the Star Wars universe does that occur, even with the virgin brith of Anakin Skywalker; he himself had to learn before he became a great Jedi.

I liked Rey so much in the first movie, and now I no longer care where her story ends up. They did nothing to advance the character. Following that failure, Kylo Ren kills Supreme Leader Snoke before we have a chance to learn anything about him. This character was set up to be super powerful in the TFA, and here in TLJ we have him show his massive power by knocking Hux to the ground as a hologram, and he plays with Kylo and Rey, yet he can't feel Kylo Ren moving and preparing Luke's lightsaber next to him to dismember him. It's amazing. What's the point?

The characters go nowhere in the movie, and neither does the story. Finn is another character who has wasted potential. They send him off with the new character Rose to the casino planet to find a code breaker who will help break the tracking device the New Order has on the Resistance's capital ship, which allows the fist order to track them through hyperspace. This mission is pointless, and feels like filler. It didn't feel like Star Wars to me, and there was commentary on animal abuse, and child abuse which also felt out of place in a Star Wars movie. The way Luke was handled was aggregious. Here is the man who went on a suicide mission to turn his father Darth Vader in the Return of the Jedi, but here we find out he was thinking of killing his nephew because he felt the darkside in him. This is the same man who was a new hope in the original trilogy, and here we find him turning his back on his family and friends, wanting to destroy the history of the Jedi, and being bested by Rey because feminism now rules in Disney Star Wars, and all males are idiots.

There is so much wrong with this movie, that it's hard to keep it short. The final stab in the heart is the Leia giving up on her son, Luke projecting himself and the dying from exertion did me completely, and Rey moving rocks to save what's left of the resistance when Luke said earlier that the force isn't just about moving rocks, but there you go. Wouldn't it have been nicer if he at least trained her to move the rocks and we had a payoff, and he raised his x-wing from under the water to show up in the last battle instead of using this new force power of astral projection. I don't know where this trilogy is going, but I don't care to see this movie again nor the next in the series. I'm sure we'll see the same agenda applied to Solo and Episode 9. Han Solo won't be able to get anyting done unless a small attractive female shows him the way.

I guess fans like me are old news. This is now the age of politically correct, feminist, Disney marvel Star Wars. It's time for me to move on.… Expand
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Jacque0303Dec 20, 2017
Once again, Disney revealed their lack of respect for story-telling craftsmanship. Rian Johnson can keep on lying to himself, but the audiences will always tell the truth.
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IanHBDec 20, 2017
While watching the movie, I felt like my whole family just died and someone was cracking inappropriate jokes in my ear, non-stop.
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AitherJun 20, 2020
This is not Star Wars, it's a fanfiction done wrong. Not only is the story trash, but the characters are dull. Nothing like the original Star Wars.
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Zorak30Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst and most awful Star Wars movie yet. The movie is terrible. It doesn't fit into any of the other movies. Logically the movie falls apart worse than any other Star Wars movie yet. Most of the movie centers around a rebel (I won't call it resistance, that was a stupid and unnecessary name change from The Force Awakens) group of transports that are running out of gas getting chased by the Empires most powerful fleet. Don't ask me why but apparently the imperial fleet has nothing that is faster than rebellion transports and their tie fighters seem to all be broken down at once.
If you ever wanted to see Luke Skywalker milk an alien. Then this movie will cover that base. If you want to see General Leia surrounded by a bunch of women to make modern feminist happy this movie has you covered. If you want virtue signaling about how awful rich people are this movie has you covered. At one point Leia busts through a door by using the force. When this happens you will expect the spice girls to run into the room and yell GIRL POWER. You will also get to see Leia fly through space like Superman. Because that is exactly what every Star Wars fan has wanted for 30 years. What you won't get is an amazing lightsaber battle featuring Luke. You will get to see a bunch of AT-AT's fire at a projection of Luke, though. Because that is what we've all been waiting for since the Return of the Jedi. Did I mention this movie is awful?
If you wanted an actual Star Wars movie that embraced the spirit of the original then do not see this movie. This is a Disney movie. For some reason, they felt the need to pepper every serious scene there is in the movie with awful humor. The movie opens with one X-Wing flying right up to the imperial fleet. For some reason instead of blowing up the X-Wing, the Admiral of the imperial fleet starts arguing with Poe. I actually thought I was watching a bad commercial. I could not believe this was the start of a Star Wars movie. This is a modern Matrix Reloaded. Every fan theory or idea that you had about this movie is better than what you will see. I feel like I waited 30 years to watch Luke Skywalker milk an alien. I have never left any movie shaking my head but that is exactly what I did when I left this movie. Star Wars is dead. Disney sucked the life out of it. You'll be begging for George Lucas to make the next movie after seeing this. The prequels look like a golden age compared to this monstrosity.… Expand
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rob2eDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was fun to watch, the sound, the music, the visuals, but as far as Star Wars goes, the writing was INSANELY TERRIBLE. This betrays Luke's character and integrity and DESTROYS everything in retrospect that was good from episodes 4-6. The Force Awakens had a few holes, but this movie, in my opinion, ENDS THE STAR WARS SAGA. It was absolutely filled with plot holes and lashes out at the intelligent movie-going audience. Shame on you Rian Johnson!!!

The reboot needs a reboot!

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MikalDDec 20, 2017
Rian Johnson said he didn’t make this movie ‘to give the fans what they wanted to see’ and Mark Hamill said when he read the script he was “insulted”. So should we be surprised that this movie has gotten so poorly rated by fans? Because ofRian Johnson said he didn’t make this movie ‘to give the fans what they wanted to see’ and Mark Hamill said when he read the script he was “insulted”. So should we be surprised that this movie has gotten so poorly rated by fans? Because of the innumerable plot holes and invalidating 40 years of Star Wars history this movie is beyond bad. Surprising the audience is one thing but this is just denigrating history.

I think most fans understand and agree that the definition of Star Wars movies needs to eventually expand and it naturally would have. However, you can’t just take a shortcut to get there by retconning the 40-year history of the Skywalker saga. There is still going to be hundreds more Star Wars movies made by Disney you would think they could have left the Skywalker Saga alone to some extent. I suppose The Force Awakens direction unfortunately put all this in motion but Last Jedi still did not have to so completely invalidate the importance of George Lucas’ Skywalker saga. I have no idea how episode 9 can possibly fix any of this without coming off overly contrived. The first 6 episodes of the Skywalker saga and Rogue One ultimately all lead to a very satisfying logical cohesive conclusion. Disney having a new director pop in to each new episode in the new trilogy and take it in their own personal direction clearly does not lend itself to creating a cohesive new trilogy story. This movie amazingly also retcons most of anything you would care about from The Force Awakens too. I agree surprising the audience is valuable but when that is achieved by just simply saying everything before me is just not valuable anymore that comes off as cheap, unearned, insulting and just poor story telling. This movie sadly as many have stated in a way destroys Star Wars. Things that are no longer valuable in Star Wars if we are to believe this movie: Jedi, goodness, fighting for good, lightsaber battles, Anakin, Vader, Luke, Jedi training, respecting tradition, Luke being a Jedi, Yoda thinking training is important, shields, respect for the chosen one fulfilling the prophecy and bringing balance to the force, respect for the chosen one’s lightsaber. If none of these things are valuable anymore then why did Disney in even buy Star Wars? It’s as if this movie is stuck up on itself and thinks it’s more important than all the other movies before it. This movie actively makes you try to feel bad for believing in anything that came before it. This movie in a vacuum still does not deserve to be rated well for its innumerable plot hole issues but ultimately this movie deserves a negative rating because of what it represents to Star Wars as a whole. These are dark times for Star Wars.… Expand
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dt90Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1) Kylo sucks, he's a cry baby of a villain not intimidating or respectable. He was defeated by the new Goddess of the saga, Rey. 2) Snoke sucks too, he got killed off by the cry boy Kylo Ren... So there are no respectable bad guys...
3) Leia can now fly?!?! Since when? She has ZERO training... 4) ALL male characters suck. I'm fine with Luke dying, but the way in which they did it and the way in which his character was represented is nothing short of DISGRACEFUL. He didn't even get his own Yoda moment when we were like WOW! This guy is actually a great warrior or anything.. Instead, we just saw him create an illusion and then dying off.. 5) Luke got beat up by Rey?!?! Seriously?! If Star Wars would've been respected at all Rey would've stood a snowball's chance in hell to even hit Luke at all. 6) Disney **** on the history and lore of star wars and disrespected us fans by portraying Luke like an idiot and killing him off like an idiot. F*** Disney, I'm done with them. Not a SINGLE dollar more I will give them.… Expand
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strider9987Dec 20, 2017
PREDICTION: The second week of this movie will see a big drop off from the first week. No wonder they wanted us to avoid reading the user reviews (NOT PAID Critics) before viewing, Pathetic movie.
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EvisDec 20, 2017
UNFAIR that critics rate a movie so high then you spend a lot of money to see it in IMAX just to realize the writing is terrible. Out of everyone I know IRL the BEST review was that it has cool space battles but terrible writing. UNFAIRUNFAIR that critics rate a movie so high then you spend a lot of money to see it in IMAX just to realize the writing is terrible. Out of everyone I know IRL the BEST review was that it has cool space battles but terrible writing. UNFAIR UNFAIR UNFAIR that no one can say this movie has bad writing without being called a Trump MAGA troll. If this movie has an agenda it utterly failed at that agenda because the writing is TERRIBLE. The plot goes no where the 2nd act is utterly disposable (but then the others are too really). The character motivations don't add up. Any suspense that is built up is discarded and then followed with a "haha" trolling joke. Whether you compare this movie to SW prequels, originals or other movies out this year, this movie is BAD.… Expand
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CracklinGoatManDec 20, 2017
Ever watch something you love die? That was the feeling watching The Last Jedi. Even George Lucas's failed prequels were more movies than this latest effort. Rogue One, while beating you over the head with nostalgia, was still a passableEver watch something you love die? That was the feeling watching The Last Jedi. Even George Lucas's failed prequels were more movies than this latest effort. Rogue One, while beating you over the head with nostalgia, was still a passable movie. The Force Awakens, while plagiarizing the original trilogy, still had craft behind it; true skill, and an adherence to the structure that not only made these movies great, but also recalled the films that originally inspired Lucas. While The Force Awakens wasn't perfect, The Last Jedi honors that movie, and the task undertaken by it's characters, by crapping all over that it. It effectively throws everything from that TFA out and replaces it with vapid nonsense. The FAR TOO MANY jokes don't land, characters are not who we know them to be, and the many plot holes you could fit a Star Destroyer through.

There are some great visual effects and some nice explosions and fights. But frankly that's it. Oh and by the way they COMPLETELY destroy the character of Luke Skywalker, one of the greatest characters that movies and literature have ever had. I've never seen something as completely disgusting as this movie. Rian Johnson should be ashamed. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.… Expand
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DarkLotusDec 20, 2017
This movie signals the total corruption and therefore death of the Star Wars franchise. It is more concerned with trying to ram SJW views down our throats then for filling its actual point of being... telling a good story with charactersThis movie signals the total corruption and therefore death of the Star Wars franchise. It is more concerned with trying to ram SJW views down our throats then for filling its actual point of being... telling a good story with characters that aren't identity politic hacks.… Expand
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bob778Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Badly written and destined to attract new fans but if the producers are interested in a whole new era they have a tough task with better stories and plots. It's like watching Harry Potter without Harry. It's completely disappointing.… Expand
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thelotrfanDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was a movie that I had been anticipating for a long time and what they did to the whole Star Wars franchise was just shocking.

Racism and sexism were apparent throughout the film - against white males. You have all these women in roles protecting men from danger, while the men sit around and let the women fight - not a biblical picture of Godly men stepping up at all. Dave Shilling from Birth Movies Death has a great quote, "The series’ millennial good guys are a young white woman, a black man, a woman of Asian descent, and a Latino man, while its millennial bad guys are two white dudes."
The jokes were so bad. There was so much unnecessary humor that was so uncalled for. Throwing the lightsaber off the cliff. That wasn't funny at all - I knew the movie was ruined right from that moment.
They have ruined the Star Wars that was so happily ended in Episode 6 Return of the Jedi. They killed Han Solo and made his and Lea's marriage disappear (more progressivism) in the last movie, and if that wasn't bad enough in this movie they make Luke, one of the most humble characters in Star Wars, into a jerk who hates Jedi. Mark Hamil even when on a rant after filming about how disappointed he was with his character Luke and said he was manipulated into someone he never wanted to be. And WHY ARE FORCE GHOSTS SO POWERFUL??? I am a true Star Wars fan and let me tell you that fans of the FIRST Star Wars episodes that were so good (4-6) did not enjoy this new movie.
So much for fan theories. They killed off Snoke without telling us anything. They made Rey's parents into nothing and ruined all the hopes of fans. They do not care in the least what we think.
The part when they went to the gambling planet was so unnecessary and I was completely lost.
They made Poe, one of the best characters, into a really mean person who is outdone in character and wisdom by...you guessed it, a female commander who he is a jerk to.… Expand
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DougMathiesonDec 20, 2017
I dont think I have ever been so disappointed in a film I really enjoyed Rogue One and The Force Awakens but the director Rian Johnson totally ignored everything that Abrams setup in The Force Awakens and decided to make his own movie withI dont think I have ever been so disappointed in a film I really enjoyed Rogue One and The Force Awakens but the director Rian Johnson totally ignored everything that Abrams setup in The Force Awakens and decided to make his own movie with jokes that dont work, major plotholes and a whole scene with Rose and Finn that has nothing to do with advancing the plot… Expand
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markusjohnsonDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Garbage movie! Very inconsistent with its own plot from the first movie much less the entire star wars lore. I am sure the director never heard of the star wars movies much less watched them. Next time you have a new director create a sequel, have them watch the previous movie and read up just a page or so on the lore. OR, get a few of the millions of fans to come in and give feedback on your plot line. Synopsys: Luke an old emo Grinch that has no real power and can’t see the good in people any longer; Leia is an immortal flying wizard super woman terminator; Rey is a force god (with two weeks of inexperience under her belt); Kylo is a barely force sensitive snot nosed millennial with daddy issues and a bad temper; the emperor really has no power and only serves to display a return of the jedi moment; the entire galaxy forgot about force field shields; there is now gravity in space; single fighters can take out entire giant battle ships (see shield reference); death star laser cannons can only make tiny holes in giant doors, ginormous ships can be taken out by ramming others ships into them (see shield reference again), the first order now controls the entire galaxy, the rebel alliance is only made up of a few hundred people.… Expand
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Starwarsfan77Dec 20, 2017
Rian Johnson could have done so much with this story and didn’t. The plot is useless and character development horrible. When I can honestly say that George could have done better, means that I think Rian is the worst director of our day.
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elmhorstcDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie could have been easily a decent movie. If it would’ve followed the elements of good storytelling. Rian Johnson is a moron. He is a fool and a dimwit. Simply put, he is a simpleton whose incompetence to tell a story, let alone a good one will forever be the reason he is a failure. Rian deserves an amazing F- for not doing what kids can do. You can't make any movie, let alone a Star Wars movie without holding onto the basics of 'telling' a good story. YOU cannot make any movie without having a decent script, some decent direction and a decent understanding of how to tell it. You can't have Plot holes let alone hundreds of them. All stories, books and comics follow the ‘basic’ concepts of "STORYTELLING." It is not DIFFICULT to accomplish the ordinary task of telling a Story. Small Children and young Teens could've told a better Star Wars story!

The movie bombed beyond bombed because of money, Rian’s ego, and George Lucas’ weakness for selling out; Episode VIII goes down as the worse movie in Star Wars, worse than the prequels because Rian J. couldn't tell a story. Rian J. couldn’t tell a fairy tale to save his Life. Even George Lucas got storytelling right regardless of his C.G.I. dependence. Rian Johnson will forever be the guy who killed Star wars, killed its Mythology and Killed the World that Millions and Millions of Fans loved...because he simply wasn’t a good story teller...

That is what everyone is so upset about. There was no story here, which is incredible because J.J. Abrams handed one to him on a silver platter. All he had to do was continue what was started and tell the story. Instead of continuing what was started, Rian J. burned everything that was set up and then tossed it out the window; along with all Star Wars common sense, mythology and force rules. Star Wars lore has been forever changed! It is now mixed with our own universe (Godspeed?), marvels universe (too much slapstick comedy)and Lucas’. And I don't even want to go down the road of Politics. NOW STAR WARS is POLITICAL! While Disney will deny believing this movie was a failure, because a few hundred puppet critics says so, (Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic) it will in the future. They won’t take into account the nearly 120k audience critics that have given this movie a horrible 54%; and that's only 5 days. It falls everyday down 1%. Just watch that numbers plummet this Christmas weekend. I predict Disney will look upon this decision, to trust Rian J. with The Last Jedi, as THEE epic failure in launching this new era of Star Wars movies. Shame on you forever Rian! How you simply could not do what children can do. Also, the criticism is just getting started. It’s not even been a week. Can you imagine years of this? The prequels are still getting heat 12-17 years later. And yours tops them all because of your lack of skills telling a story, not the lack of story. (Abrams gave you a story) This movie is yours for life; I can’t wait to see how your future career path spirals downhill because of your epic failure. Why is it so bad? Because Rian J. created the worst Star Wars movie that could've possibly been told -and it didn't have to be. That’s the heart breaking truth for everyone. It didn't have to be TOLD SO POORLY....

Nobody cares that you went in the direction you did, nobody cares that you don't understand how the Force works or how you portrayed Luke so inaccurately and killed him in the most unimpressive way.....Everyone expected and accepted all of this in Disney’s new Star Wars... It's how you told the Story Rian, it's you couldnt tell the story. That will forever be the reason you failed. I hope they fire you in the coming months, I hope you realize just how great a monstrosity this was, and I hope the movie Gods blacklist you, curse and condemn you to Hollywood Hell!… Expand
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davimyeDec 20, 2017
Not the Jedi I was looking for. EP7 and EP8 did not fit well together. Johnson and JJ did not have a meshes vision.
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scrosbDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst star wars film of all time. Luke was turned into a blithering idiot, and Snoke was basically a wasted villain. Absolutely horrible!… Expand
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abuch47Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's also ridiculous how biased the ratings it gets are. Universal acclaim when so many people have problems with it feels like Hollywood shills can influence generations with their money and power.

I'm a star wars fan not a huge one but one none the less. I having seen clone wars. I didn't love tag but I liked it's setup and world building and hated its cornyness and nostalgia which is a similar feeling I have to tlj. I loved the original trilogy it's witty and corny at the same time. The prequels I also loved with their newscope and backfilling of the universe we had known. This movie had so many potholes that couldn't be glossed over and took me out the film. The cgi and filming was top-notch as was the soundtrack mostly. The corny lines were kids movie **** without the adult connotations that some kids movies do so well. The characters are dull as **** Rey is a lame duck but master fighter, kylo was better but doesn't seem to be growing, prepubescent anger, odd clumsy standard **** who reaches the same endpoint as ep8 by the end.

I think I hated this movie most because of the constant twists that are explained as plot points by the characters, good movies don't tell the viewer what's going on they show you through natural dialogue, emotion and leave some ambiguity. Bad movies have characters that literally real you what were doing now and next. There were million examples, will kylo kill his mum no he won't o wait she is killed anyway but wait she's alive and is now mary poppins but wait shes not strong and is now in a coma in 2 minutes of screen time wtf. Rose professes her love for fin after no onscreen chemistry or sexual tension and they kiss, and then he drags her back to base quicker than the FO walkers over massive distance past the obliteration of Lukes ghost. I have so many more yet I still liked some of it.

I don't like the direction Disney is taking this series and I need them to move on from the old characters quickly. Adding simple man's **** at every step to appeal to the largest audience is tarnishing one of my favourite franchises ever and I don't know if I can take it anymore. It starting to feel like fast and the furious in space.

Also I didn't read or talk about one fan theory except jarjar snoke and had no spoilers, I limited my exposure to the hype and only saw the trailer twice. I expected a return for the franchise and waited three days to see this movie which was less time than the last two. I was shaking in anticipation, something not normal for me as I lined up beforehand.

Also as a sane individual I didn't purchase battlefront 2015 or 2017 after pkating the ****ty betas and I've barely played a star wars game ever so maybe I just feel too strongly towards the film's.… Expand
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tjr3513Dec 20, 2017
This movie is so poorly written and has so many plot holes and out of place jokes it hard to feel any emotion whatsoever. Seriously, I can think of at least a dozen story breaking plot holes just off top of my head!
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ertapbenshrewDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Other users have basically hit on all the major reasons on why this movie was a complete waste of time, and fails to set up Ep 9. I think we are even further behind plot-wise than we were in TFA? No major villans, no old characters, no exciting new characters..

I'll add that I especially disliked Han's golden dice, which were never introduced previously and never explained in this movie. Looks like I need to see the new Han Solo movie if I want to have any chance at understanding this movie! I can't wait to see how Han gets those dice... maybe at our favorite casino planet, where he will win the Falcon? He will likely win at last minute and fly away just in time, leaving behind all of the slave children just like our heroes in this movie.… Expand
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geiserkDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is a travesty. There is some good acting, and the visuals and score are par-none, but the destruction of everything that came before it, and the complete disregard for everything TFA set this film up for simply invalidates this as a real Star Wars movie.

This is not Luke. This is not Star Wars.… Expand
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WilliamSageDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can not believe i was suckered into seeing this.

If you love Star Wars, stay away from this film. It absolutely destroys Luke Skywalker, Underplays Chewie (And i know, noone cares about Chewie, Who is just sitting around all this movie, having lost Han and having not a care in the entire world)

There is one shot of R2D2. There is two shots of C-3P0. So if you're a fan of the old series, don't watch this. It's going to hurt- and hurt alot. The film refuses to acknowledge basic space laws of physics- from bombs falling in gravity in space- to decompression only existing when it's convenient- to shields being on or off depending on convenience- to ships needing "fuel" to stay ahead even though vacuum provides almost no resistance and they would maintain their top speed without fuel. It also ignores the previous film completely. Every plot point they made is ignored. Every chance to make a good scene thrown away. There are 8 or 9 plot twists in this piece of garbage, and none of them were surprising. There is 20 or 30 jokes in this festering dung heap, and none of them are funny.

Rian Johnson wanted to be "New" and "Unpredictable". He wanted it so badly, he sacrificed the soul of the series, basic storytelling, and Luke Skywalker. His attempt at "Plot twists" will only surprise those insipidly unimaginative enough to not see them coming.

This film dazzles with pretty lights and colors, imaginative flight sequences, and strings them along on a plot so thin you'd have to fold it 10 times to wipe with it, which is surely all it's good for.

Wanted to see something different, a smart and competent rey who doesn't abandon her training? You won't see it.

Wanted to see a daring change, where Rey turns to the dark side? You won't see it.

Wanted to see any plot where Rey develops as a character? You won't see it.

Wanted to see Luke Skywalker go from a paradigm of hope and bravery to a scared, grumpy old man who tries to kill his own nephew in his sleep? You'll see it. People are throwing roses at this, calling it "Brilliant" and "Unexpected".

It's the purest garbage i've ever laid eyes on. New fans are despising it. Old fans are despising it. It's score is sinking on every platform. Rian Johnson not only fails to capitalize on any mystery laid out in the much more admirable "The Force Awakens", but fails to even continue the basic plot. Luke goes from a man who went in search of a Jedi Temple for answers, leaving a map to be found- to a man who never wanted to be found and throws his own father's lightsaber off a cliff for a cheap laugh.

JJ abrams meant that scene to be a passing of the torch, both from Rey to Luke, and JJ to Rian Johnson. Johnson literally enacted that scene, throwing the plot and mystery off a cliff. If i had to describe this movie, i would describe it thusly:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is a freakish abomination of purposeful hatred bent on the destruction of all that came before it. Stumbling into life from the untalented and obviously egocentric mind of a director who views Star Wars as something subpar to be improved upon, instead of a massive universe of endless possibilities, it insults, belittles, and minimizes the efforts of many great storytellers, replacing their grand visions with it's own stunted and malicious message of "Just accepting the new" without thought. The film echoes this on every level, presenting somehow sluggishly a series of battles and intense situations interspersed with repeated jabs at the "Uselessness of the past" and to just "Let it go, even if you have to kill it". It does an admirable job of this- sinking it's inept and decaying claws into every facet of Star Wars, tearing away at universe and characters until nothing is left but the bare bones of a once great franchise.

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I award this movie 0 points. If i could award it less, i would.… Expand
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drinkoDec 21, 2017
If this was a random SF movie i would have said it was watchable and gave it like a 6, but since there is 40 years of material, movies, books, comics, computer games, this movie took a dump on everything..in letters ZERO. Want be givin moneyIf this was a random SF movie i would have said it was watchable and gave it like a 6, but since there is 40 years of material, movies, books, comics, computer games, this movie took a dump on everything..in letters ZERO. Want be givin money to disney in the future...… Expand
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CondorJoeDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SOCIAL JUSTICE WARS: Episode VIII- THE WORST JEDI

This movie is a complete travesty. The writer/ director had no idea how to please the legions of Star Wars fans across the globe or perhaps they just didn't care. The heroes are hard to root for and seem made to please every liberal and minority possible, never mind the majority of the viewers. The villains are weak and uninspiring. The film basically urinates on all of Star Wars history. The way Luke acted AND died was unforgivable. The "Force" was not with this movie.… Expand
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jonath84Dec 21, 2017
I critic all the Hollywoodian system. It is clear that all the 10/10 were given early before and after the first days of the release by paid reviewers in order to maximise the hype and money earnt in that garbage. This is a dangerous timeI critic all the Hollywoodian system. It is clear that all the 10/10 were given early before and after the first days of the release by paid reviewers in order to maximise the hype and money earnt in that garbage. This is a dangerous time where the manipulation of medias is at its highest stake.… Expand
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riparragDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sad times for the community of star wars.
Rian destroyed Star Wars and broke my heart.
Rian destroyed Luke Skywalker.
The worst star wars movie ever.
I'm so disappointed that I do not think I'm going to see another star wars Disney movie again.


The only way to fix this **** is for JJ Abrams to make Luke have a vision (a ****ty vision) and start the movie again… Expand
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irvinjcDec 21, 2017
This is the worst Star Wars movie by far! Killed Star Wars for me! Won't even care for episode 9
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bzxbotDec 21, 2017
A disaster of a movie. Full of plot holes, dropped plots and ignore aspects of the lore and the canon. The canon has been wiped clean and they still mess it up. Sad to see a franchise go wrong in the middle of it.
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DAN1138Dec 21, 2017
Corporate Star Wars is so great! No not really, easily the worst. Disney lost this lifelong fan permanently.
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weiguyDec 22, 2017
I didn't expect much after the episode 7, but I didn't think it could go any lower than it already did. This movie is OBJECTIVELY bad. There are huge cringe worthy, logic defying moronic moments that even a toddler could point out. Add toI didn't expect much after the episode 7, but I didn't think it could go any lower than it already did. This movie is OBJECTIVELY bad. There are huge cringe worthy, logic defying moronic moments that even a toddler could point out. Add to that all the useless moments that ended with nothing or all the set up from the previous movie that was just utterly discarded. If you want to make it for all audiences, go ahead, but you can still make it a story that holds up. Going into a coma and being an unthinking vegetable is the only way you will ever be able to remotely enjoy this.… Expand
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vadafinoDec 21, 2017
Catastrophic :(
Worst star Wars ever... Star Wars The Last Jedi is a kind of mix between The Return of the Jedi and The Empire Strikes Back.
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MovieartistDec 21, 2017
J.J. Abrams gave Star Wars to Rian Johnson like Rey gave Luke the lightsaber and just like in the the movie when Luke thows away the lightsaber - Rian Johnson throws away Star Wars like garbage! Rian J has to be the worst story teller ever!J.J. Abrams gave Star Wars to Rian Johnson like Rey gave Luke the lightsaber and just like in the the movie when Luke thows away the lightsaber - Rian Johnson throws away Star Wars like garbage! Rian J has to be the worst story teller ever! How did this get aproved? Ryan Jonson seams to have no respect or understanding for the Star Wars univers!… Expand
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CheifnonDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, let's start with most disapointing aspect: All, that was in TFA, all of this unresolved plot points were thrown away. Thanks, Disney, my expectations about you were right. 0 points for you. It's seems to me, that people forgot or even didn't know, that movies are stories at first and visuals at second. And this is second disapointing aspect of film: A ridiculous exchange from plot to visuals. 0 points for you, Disney. Repeating a scenes from original trilogy is not an issue here. It's just a symptom of one of the worst problems of this film: Lack of understanding and appreciation of source material. I don't know if director is a Star Wars fan, but I know something for sure: Fans never mix their favorites with mud! 0 points for you, Disney.
And in the end... we have... 0 points! What a surprise!… Expand
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DarthDvorakDec 21, 2017
Bad Idea of Disney, showing a Luke Skywalker weak and foul. everything looks like a rebels episode in amovie bad thing and they dont even follow the original movies history is just another scifi movie. hope in the last one they will be ableBad Idea of Disney, showing a Luke Skywalker weak and foul. everything looks like a rebels episode in amovie bad thing and they dont even follow the original movies history is just another scifi movie. hope in the last one they will be able to recover any of the history and stop making jokes all movie and lost time with casino scenes. very very disapointed of Disney and how they twist the history of Star Wars.… Expand
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ThetimeisnowDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do enjoy a great standalone action flick from time to time in which a new foundation is established and from which new concepts are spring boarded. However, Star Wars is not a new concept, its root system or foundation is well established. To remove the foundation from something by changing many of its fundamental characteristics and load bearing walls, one will quickly find a new construction. In cases in which load bearing walls, key characteristics of the franchise such as but not limited to Luke Skywalker, are to be adjusted they must must be treated with respect as they are removed to ensure that the structure does not implode. In that same vein, they must be replaced with a load bearing wall that is equally robust if not more robust in the process if one does not intend for the structure to fail at the point of alteration. It is my fear that the load bearing walls that are being removed (Luke, Han Solo, etc.) are not being replaced with much more than sticks and drywall (shallow characters & plot) and as a result the structure, in time, will inevitably fail. I can appreciate the dynamic between Kylo and Rey. However, I feel their innate abilities, in particular Rey AKA Mary Sue, to have such command over the nature of the force despite a lack of training or(struggle) seems to gut some of the epic appeal of Star Wars. Such a counter intuitive deviation from the trajectory within the physical tapestry of the Star Wars Universe seems to rattle the foundation of what constitutes the realm known as "Star Wars." To slap the name of Star Wars onto that which is only a mere reflection of what was previously known as Star Wars supplants the series' uniqueness with ambiguity and shallow attempts at balancing character introductions without first fleshing them out. Many missed opportunities to set this adventure upon new heights followed from the method in which the movie was approached. Instead of remodeling a building and adding another story to its current foundation, the foundation was demolished, and an entirely new building was constructed in which only the outside appearance retains some semblance to the buildings previous greatness. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with trying something innovative with this series, however in doing such, it is necessary to first establish plot shifts that evolve out of a catalyst that is birthed within a plot that is consistent with and logically follows from the foundation. That is to say, plot innovation does not have to come with disregard to the past, it only need to logically follow, or be backed with a sufficient reason or cause, as to why the story line is shifting the way it is. To simply take and input characters without depth, to input force abilities without reason or explanation, and to construct every villain with the structural integrity of a scarecrow and the emotional maturity of a child so that every "good" character always wins, is just disappointing. Ultimately, without a robust reason for changes in a set system while simply interjecting them with a disregard for consistency, removes the core appeal replacing it with something that is seemingly a hollow shell claiming to be Star Wars whilst being something altogether different.… Expand
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D-NavDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All the critics must be paid by Disney. And the positive reviews must be from bots
This movie was terrible. It had cool visuals but that's all. The worst part was Luke's character, he was not a hero or evil, either of those would have been better. He was nothing, the legend of Luke Skywalker was apocryphal, he created Kylo then refused to help fix the problems he created. The man that saw good in Vader would think of killing a teenager, impossible. Even at the end he did nothing. They dishonored the hero we grew up loving. Beyond ruining Luke, many gaping plot holes. Fin's role was pointless and caused hundreds of rebels to die. Snoke and Phasma were weak and went down like Jawas. Kylo's turn to the dark side was based on a misunderstanding. Flying Leia was moronic. Why not tell Poe the plan and save hundreds of lives? Why didn't a star destroyer cut off the rebels ship? No lightsaber duels!!!!! BB-8 can't be the solution to every problem(In the AT-ST, get's the ship, stops the prison guards...). Why didn't the laws of physics apply to Rose's ship. Fin is heading straight at full speed, she turns and comes at him from the side, and dooms everyone and stops him for actually helping the rebellion. If Yoda can affect the physical world with lightning, why isn't he helping the rebels?
Rey going down the dark side pit, we learned nothing, it was pointless.
That's all I can remember at the moment.
Rey moving those rocks was cool(even though we never see her move anything prior to that, not sure when she developed that ability)

Only casual Star Wars fans and children could like this movie. If you are a serious Star Wars fan, you will hate it.… Expand
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yaLlowDec 21, 2017
Yes, I may be an inexperienced 18 yr old dumbass, who has no idea how hard it is to make a movie, but I'm not incapable of telling apart a good and a bad movie. I saw the first six episodes and I must say, it should've ended with ep. 6 (3Yes, I may be an inexperienced 18 yr old dumbass, who has no idea how hard it is to make a movie, but I'm not incapable of telling apart a good and a bad movie. I saw the first six episodes and I must say, it should've ended with ep. 6 (3 originally). Ep. 7 and 8 just seem to be annoying repetition of the first 6 episodes, what more, aimed at young audience who, in most cases, haven't even seen the original movies.

To me it's no longer the battle between the rebels and the empire, but a battle between big movie making companies about who can make the most god-awful remake of a legendary franchise, such as star wars, and make themselves even richer.… Expand
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dlaivisonDec 22, 2017
Worst movie from Star Wars legacy. Luke is not the Luke Skywalker. They must reboot again in order to fix all errors in such movie
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mwvaughnDec 21, 2017
This was by far my least favorite Star Wars feature film. Did not like how Luke was portrayed, humor unnecessary, plot was lacking.
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OttoPaulsonDec 24, 2017
So many gaping plot holes! Terribly written. I had no specific expectations other than it would be great. I was so disappointed! Boring subplots, disposable characters, desecrated 40 years of Star Wars history. Just sad what Rian Johnson wasSo many gaping plot holes! Terribly written. I had no specific expectations other than it would be great. I was so disappointed! Boring subplots, disposable characters, desecrated 40 years of Star Wars history. Just sad what Rian Johnson was allowed to do here. The Force Awakens set up such great mysteries, but they all just fall flat. Rian Johnson has ruined Star Wars.… Expand
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GreeniousDec 21, 2017
I've never before actually had a movie piss me off to the degree that I go online and register to make sure everyone know how bad it is. I want my money back. I want this UNSEEN!

I bet everyone already told you the spoilers, but this movieI've never before actually had a movie piss me off to the degree that I go online and register to make sure everyone know how bad it is. I want my money back. I want this UNSEEN!

I bet everyone already told you the spoilers, but this movie shat and spat on everything Star Wars. Disney has effectively and forever killed this love of mine.… Expand
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ZarovichxDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLJ was a retelling of ESB and RotJ, how are you defending this movie. Some of the acts are straight copies of these movies, Crait = Hoth and Snoke Throne room exact copy of Emperor even some of the dialog straight copy. Vader killed the Emperor, and vader wannabe Kylo kills Snoke. Are you seeing the trolling yet. The main act of ESB is about the falcon not being able to go light speed to get away from the Empire's fleet, TLJ main act is about the good guys not able to get away from the Empire by going light speed. This movie also had Dagobah with yoda and the jedi leaving while not being fully trained in the force just like Luke in ESB.
TLJ even has Bespin in it. Remember ESB has the heroes trying to find the help of a shady/scoundrel character who may or may not help them and ends up betraying them to the Empire. DJ = Lando.
The audience needs to take your Star Wars beer googles off and realize TLJ is a straight copy of ESB and RotJ with Act 1 Hoth being moved to Act 5. They even go as far to troll the fan boys by "It's Salt" to point out its not snow and it's your fan boy tears at the end of this parody.

It was nothing more then a SWJ propaganda movie. Every male in this movie was made to look like an idiot and needed a strong women character to tell them what to do. This movie contradicts itself "you must kill the past" nonsense. If you must kill the past then why is everything about this movie a straight copy of the OT? Both stories so far are copies, the ships are copies, it has vader/anakin = Kylo Ren, it has emperor = Snoke, it has Luke = Rey, both from a desert planet and come from nothing.

The hardcore SW fans need to realize Rian and Kathleen trolled you and made the first 3 movies pointless. The 1000 year prophecy of bringing balance to the force last maybe 30 years and The Empire vs Rebel face-off was meaningless and only to repeat itself 30 years later with a direct retelling.… Expand
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BigMike1234Dec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It would have been a mediocre movie if it wasn`t Star Wars. But sadly it is.
I can`t get my head around the fact that some idiot thought it would be a good idea to go a new, exiting direction MIDWAY THROUGH A TRILOGY. **** hell, if they wanted to have a fresh approve why not set it like 200 years in the future? Why did they have to make Luke a grumpy, uncaring, alientit grabbing LOSER. HOW on earth do the defend Mary Sue beating Luke with virtually no training at all. Like in the first the people said no Mary Sue isn`t a Mary Sue you know. Kylo just had a bad day, you know. Happens to everybody. But suddenly Mary Sue is within 2 days of training a master in light saber combat.
And don`t get me startet on the endless Plot Holes, the constant Deus ex machina and plot conveniences just to further a badly written story, which **** UP the storyline for the previous and following movies.… Expand
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pootboyDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [spoilers] most of the plot "tension" revolves around, a. spaceships running out of gas, and b. sneaking out a back door.

at the spur of the moment, a hot-topic-wigged space bureaucrat pulls something out of her ass that forevermore (and retroactively) makes ANY space combat utterly silly and obsolete-- just hyperspace through it. no more warships, no more star destroyers, no more dreadnoughts, no more flagships, no more death stars, no more starkillers, they all go bye-bye now as long as you can scrounge up one volkswagon beetle sized hyperspace drone. the end, roll credits. y'all go home now, nothing to see here. -

oh and luke tele-commutes himself to death.

just f&ck off with this sh!t already.… Expand
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MarAkinsDec 21, 2017
Stars Wars is now not a SciFi film, but a hard left fantasy film. It's more political propaganda than movie. First, White Men are not good people. They are definitely not heroes, and humiliated and erased. So, Han becomes a failed fatherStars Wars is now not a SciFi film, but a hard left fantasy film. It's more political propaganda than movie. First, White Men are not good people. They are definitely not heroes, and humiliated and erased. So, Han becomes a failed father that ran away from responsibility, and was so awful he was killed by his own son. Luke is a miserable failed Jedi master that runs to a hiding place to die. Too afraid to join the battle himself, he dies sending a projection instead.

Second, any new White Men characters must be evil, weak, and stupid. So, the new generation White Men are on the dark side, but they are not scary. General Hux, the whitest of White Men, is the joke of the new Star Wars. He's a buffoon that is easily tricked, and made fun of, and snivels and grovels to those in power. Kylo Ren is supposed to be dangerous; tall, physically strong, and strong with the force, he also has years and years of training. However, a skinny homeless girl with no training at all easily defeats him, and has to save him in this film. His primary character trait is temper tantrums when his White Privilege doesn't work out for him. Finally, true heroes in our Leftist Star Wars are a diverse group of people devoid of White Men and led by the new saviors of the galaxy, crazy powerful and wise White Women. Leading this group is the untrained and skinny (yet beautiful) Rey. She is all things good to the left; no family, homeless, and poor (yet beautiful). She can easily defeat the greatest killers in the galaxy... just cause. She is surrounded by her diverse group of comrades. A wise older and powerful White Woman mentor in Leia (dare we say Kathleen Kennedy). A daring fighter in Hispanic fighter pilot Poe Dameron who is taught to temper his fight by wise White Women superiors. A freed black slave in Finn, who learns to stand for something because of his love of a White Woman. And now, an Asian woman has been added to bring balance (and someone to fix their electronics cause... you know... she's probably real good a math and stuff). The reason the movie is either loved or hated depends on if you're far left SJW or not. In the echo chamber of Hollywood, I'm sure they don't understand why everyone doesn't love this film. However, I went with two millennial women, and they didn't like it either. Go figure.… Expand
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HitmenphoenixDec 21, 2017
It was long, boring and heavily uneventful. Beautiful to look at, but did not feel like a star wars movie. Don’t watch it! wait for it on your favorite streaming source. It’s a movie that striped away all the world building of previous StarIt was long, boring and heavily uneventful. Beautiful to look at, but did not feel like a star wars movie. Don’t watch it! wait for it on your favorite streaming source. It’s a movie that striped away all the world building of previous Star Wars movies, so what was the point of naming this movie Star Wars. Might as well made a completely different thing. They forgot that people wanted to see a Star wars movie, not whatever this was. How is it that their letting Disney Get away with this destruction of modern mythology, it’s a disaster for any Star Wars fan.… Expand
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wailingwalrusDec 21, 2017
If you completely ignore the fact this is a Star Wars film, you have a fairly decent sci-fi movie that I'd probably give a 6/10. However, it is a Star Wars film which means it needs to be viewed in the context as it being a successor toIf you completely ignore the fact this is a Star Wars film, you have a fairly decent sci-fi movie that I'd probably give a 6/10. However, it is a Star Wars film which means it needs to be viewed in the context as it being a successor to previous Star Wars films. One must consider how it fits in with the greater fabric of the Star Wars Universe and how it takes the ideas, characters, and places from previous movies and creates something fresh and original while still providing that majestic and hopeful experience that we know as Star Wars.

In the case of this utter atrocity of cinema, the creators have utterly failed in that and I am very, very disappointed. This movie has the unfortunate effect of being more and more insulting the more you love Star Wars and I truly do love Star Wars. I've watched all the movies save episode 1 more times than I can count. When the expanded universe was still a thing I used to read every single book, some many, many times. And while I was sad when "The Force Awakens" removed all those books from canon, I was still excited to see where they would bring the series. I was still filled with the thrill of hope and amazement when I saw Episode 7 in theaters. It may have suffered from a lack of originality but it didn't suffer from a lack of hope. It didn't suffer from a lack of Star Wars.

With the Last Jedi, all my hope and excitement is gone. This movie is just such a slap in the face to people who really loved all of the previous Star Wars films. The film is such a mess of plot holes, utterly pointless scenes, and blatant contradictions that I quite frankly don't even know where to begin when it comes to criticizing this film. It simply does not suffice to talk about the problems with particular bits or scenes of the movie when the problems are so fundamental to the direction and writing of this film as a whole. The only bit of this movie I can really praise is the marvelous score by John Williams. The rest of it, from the characters to the places and plot points was terrible. Characters were static caricatures of themselves and the film's treatment of its minority cast members nearly offensive in its tastelessness at certain points.

I went into this film with such high hopes and I walked out very disappointed indeed. I wish I could say I still have high hopes for the future of Star Wars but this movie was incredibly effective in its effort to utterly stamp them out of my very soul.… Expand
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MavmanDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The more time I have to digest this movie, the more I hate it. This movie did something the prequels couldn’t, ruin Star Wars for me. I don’t need to rehash everything wrong with this, I slapped my head at least twice, and Rose....awful character. PC/SJW tones throughout, got it, super Leia...ok... But they completely trashed Luke. W...T...H. Did I just watch? The audience in the theater? Dead silent. They were as stunned as I was. The best part? When I could put on my jacket and leave.

But...I can fix this for you Disney. Are you ready???

Make the movie.... A DREAM SEQUENCE!!!

It would be less ridiculous than what you just released.… Expand
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LloydbDec 21, 2017
An opportunity to create something very special was missed. Luke Skywalker's character was rewritten to fit a poorly contrived plot. Carrie Fisher is pushed to the side lines and under used in what should have been her final moment to shine.An opportunity to create something very special was missed. Luke Skywalker's character was rewritten to fit a poorly contrived plot. Carrie Fisher is pushed to the side lines and under used in what should have been her final moment to shine. The humour is forced and falls flat, completely missing the mark. I came away from this film feeling insulted and angry that such an incompetent director had been allowed free reign to create his own personal version of star wars. The fans are what have made the franchise so lucrative, and this is how Disney rewards them. George Lucas should never have sold out. So so sad. I will not be going to see any more Star Wars movies. It really is time for the Jedi to end.… Expand
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KerunatoDec 22, 2017
this movie is the wors star wars film ever made it is a horrible to even think about it
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sesshomaraDec 22, 2017
This abomination & force awakens should be removed from canon.This more of a soviet style propaganda movie.
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RianJohnsonDec 22, 2017
There are movies that I like, and there many that I don't. But this one... I really hate it. Spoiler alert: This movie destroys everything that you know about Star Wars.
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BdiaztorresDec 22, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly believe that those who actually like this movie, are only Star Wars movie "fans" because some of my friends who are true Star Wars fans that read comics, fan-fiction, books, or play the video games both past and current ones. This movie is honestly stupid, this movie makes me feel like Rian Johnson took the biggest, steaming pile of crap on Star Wars. I've been born into Star Wars, I know what I mean when I say this movie made Phantom Menace look like Empire Strikes Back. The Last Jedi did nothing to progress the story, answer any questions that were made by The Force Awakens, Rian Johnson dropped the ball on this one, and Disney let it happen. It was the stupidest move to avoid the death of Leia when Carrie Fisher (God rest her soul) is not able to play the part. There was no connection between the Luke Skywalker from episode VI (when Luke is the mature hero we love and grow up to be) and this Luke Skywalker that is a bitter, old man who doesn't give a crap about anything anymore, he just wants to die. Seriously??? The man, the hero, who saved his father from the dark side, who was willing to give up his life for his father, the one who sees the goodness in everyone, episode VIII was the worse interpretation of Luke Skywalker ever, to me it doesn't even seem like an interpretation of one of the Greatest heroes, but a parody. I grew up wanting to be like the real Luke, not this crapped on garbage. I believe that when Rey gave the lightsaber to Luke and he tossed it aside, that's exactly what Rian did as JJ Abrams gave him the formula for a great Star Wars movie. The sadness and anger that took over me when my hero became one with the force, you cannot, I repeat CANNOT, put so much hype into Luke only to kill him off because he was using too much of his Force Power, seriously no, that's not the way it works. You CANNOT simply destroy the stories of the characters because 'you feel like it', that is what Rian Johnson, did with Finn, with Poe, with Leia, with Luke, with SNOKE!, with Luke's old lightsaber. You have failed Rian Johnson, you have betrayed us all. You deserve all this backlash for your poor work. I really wish people understand what the problems are with this movie because they took a franchise that was beautifully made and written, the franchise that changed pop culture, and just took a massive dump on it, forget Phantom Menace, this movie sucked more than that!!… Expand
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admiralsnackbarDec 22, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible movie, not just bad Star Wars, just a bad movie in general. To the point. Those comic relief moments, my God I died on the inside. I cringed so many times I started to nervously laugh and I was not the only one. People at the cinema were laughing in serious moments. Then I started to treat this film like a parody. Luke - they destroyed this character. Ok I understand that he felt bad for what happened, I can understand his bitterness but I thought he will be back in action. Nah, let’s make him look weak several times, then let’s make the audience believe that actually he’s back and will fight, but right away with a really ridiculous scene let’s destroy the hope. That „taking dirt of the shoulder” move made me really dead inside. Somebody watched Goldeneye scene with the tank when James Bond wrecks the city and afterwards adjusts his tie like a boss. It was cool, but it is not cool in Star Wars final battle for God’s sake, it’s cringe. The finale really makes me believe that Mark didn’t know what is going to happen with Luke, and that he hated the script. Rey - again she knows everything, Mary Sue style. I actually hoped she will turn to the dark side. It would save that movie for me, but well I don’t really care for her. Kylo - a little better than in TFA, I actually started to like this character. I also hoped that him turning back to the light side of the force is an option that would be quite cool. Imagine Kylo and Rey training together with Luke’s guidance to defeat Snoke. Not in my dreams.

Finn and Rose - what was that about? 45 minutes of an unnecessary plot with the casino that was not completely Star Wars vibe. And this message „capitalism and gambling is bad”. Seriously Disney? Hypocrisy is strong with you. The final battle…well done Rose, you almost destroyed the Resistance because you had a crush on Mr Useless Character. I laughed hard when she said this cringy line about love. Snoke - what a wasted potential. We still don’t know anything about him and that makes the whole film even more stupid. I don’t care if they explained in the new books. You won’t see my money. Leia - Mary Poppins scene was stupid looking and she lacked logic when being in charge. Poe - the only person that had guts but at the same time they made him look like irresponsible child that needs spanking from mama purple hair and mama Leia. Men suck, don’t we? BB-8 - loved him as before, but it’s really not enough to make me give a better rating Chewie - didn’t do anything basically, why is he even still around?

Resistance and First Order’s leaders - oh boy oh boy. Disney, you made them look like a bunch of kids. This purple hair lady was the worst SW character ever. And why was she wearing a ball gown? She should’ve been dressed in a black funeral dress, that would be adequate. Ah and now only women are in charge, yeah cool. First Order’s leaders also weak, noncharismatic. You remember Tarkin, Veers, Piett? I respected them even if they were the bad guys. Alliance’s generals Dodona, Riekaan, Maidine, Ackbar (why is he dead? Really?), Mon Mothma - all cool characters also developed in EU. I know it’s not the old trilogy, I know people need new things and we need to move on, but at least make them charismatic and strong. So yeah cool, because of your decisions Rebellion is like 10 people now. I cringed so hard and I just wanted them all die, didn’t care for them anymore. The whole space chase was the stupidest thing. I didn't know the shields on a capital ship are that strong lol, they've been firing all the time at it and it seemed that it was invulnerable, but earlier during the battle it wasn't? What about the fuel? Capital ships had reactors from what I remember. Oh what a bad luck that you ran out of gas. Jumping to hyperspace? Nah, they will track us. Why not jump closer to the planet, disembark on a smaller carriers set the autopilot or leave a frikkin droid to ram the star destroyer. I felt like watching Prometheus. I cringed because of crew's lack of common sense there too. So I guess I’m done with new Star Wars. Will watch Empire Strikes Back as an antidotum as I really feel bad after watching TLJ.… Expand
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t706658Dec 22, 2017
The plotholes are so massive that you have to pretend you're an idiot to enjoy this film. To make matters worse I genuinely don't care about the characters. Overall the movie just made me angry.
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scootskeetDec 22, 2017
Extremely poorly edited and was clearly made for an audience with a sub 80 IQ. They had potential with the main story arc (Kylo Ren and Rey) but ended up completely ruining it by copping out. The humor in the movie was out of place and theyExtremely poorly edited and was clearly made for an audience with a sub 80 IQ. They had potential with the main story arc (Kylo Ren and Rey) but ended up completely ruining it by copping out. The humor in the movie was out of place and they shoe horned in a critique of the military industrial complex which seemed completely unnecessary. Disney needs to pretty much hit reset on the series because the only way i'll watch the next one is if it's free.… Expand
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HansGoldenRodDec 22, 2017
I'm just a regular SW fan, not a Bot, nor an Alt-Right conspirator. The Last Jedi is a hot steaming pile of crap. Unlikeable new characters, plot holes the size of the Death Star and a meandering half baked script is what sealed the fate forI'm just a regular SW fan, not a Bot, nor an Alt-Right conspirator. The Last Jedi is a hot steaming pile of crap. Unlikeable new characters, plot holes the size of the Death Star and a meandering half baked script is what sealed the fate for this potentially great film. JJ had set up RJ for an easy lay up/slam dunk after the TFA, and yet RJ somehow manages to alienate half the SW fanbase and make a completely non sensical SW film. Director RJ has managed to defile 40 years of Star Wars history and traditions in one fell swoop. Not even the stellar performance of Adam Driver can save this film from the garbage compactor. The Last Jedi is akin to the Phasma character, a lot of hype, with very little payoff and ultimately hugely disappointing and disrespectful. This movie has no respect for what came before it, and "That is why it failed." - Yoda… Expand
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rs2018Dec 22, 2017
Looks great. Story is horrid. No good battle scenes NONE. Should be renamed. Star Wars:Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Politically Correct Jedi tradition man hating edition. They are going to let Rian direct three more of these. Wow.
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j99Dec 22, 2017
Mr Johnson decided to create his own Sci-Fi adventure by using the Star Wars platform. The film, on its own, is decent. Despite some terrible CGI scenes. Awkward humour and ridiculous plot twists and directions. The trip to the gamblingMr Johnson decided to create his own Sci-Fi adventure by using the Star Wars platform. The film, on its own, is decent. Despite some terrible CGI scenes. Awkward humour and ridiculous plot twists and directions. The trip to the gambling planet was laced with the same terrible CGI and pointless alien characters found in Episodes 1 to 3. Yet if anyone likes the original Trilogy or any of the characters prepared to have them destroyed. Apparently, he has been given free reign to create a new Trilogy separate from the original characters. Why he decided to character assassinate one of the heroes in sci-fi film history is beyond me. A complelety nihilistic take on anything related to Star Wars. I'm not a fanboy. I grew up with the originals and loved those films. I thought episodes 1 to 3 were absolutely terrible. I liked The Force Awakens and I thought Rogue One was excellent. This film has killed the franchise for me. Really don't care what happens in the next. If you like Star Wars, save yourself the money and time.… Expand
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carolfrostJan 2, 2018
Do you like Star Wars? Then don't watch this travesty.
I'm tired of having politics and ideology of ANY kind served with my movies (even more if in subtext - don't f***ing insult my intellect), and this one is greasy, burnt and bloated withDo you like Star Wars? Then don't watch this travesty.
I'm tired of having politics and ideology of ANY kind served with my movies (even more if in subtext - don't f***ing insult my intellect), and this one is greasy, burnt and bloated with it.

That aside, the characters are even duller than in VII (the only passable ones are completely irrelevant to the movie), the story is comatose-inducing and even Mark Hamill said he hates what they did to Luke - that this... Thing... Is not "his" Luke.

Don't waste your time with this one. Really.… Expand
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Woodruff345Dec 22, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I saw this film on the first Monday. It’s now Friday. I’ve had a few days to collect my thoughts. This was the biggest disappointment of my movie going life. This is the worse SW film ever made. Now before you think I’m whining that it didn’t turn out like I thought it would, let me just say, I expected it to be different than any preconceived notions or ideas that i may have had... I enjoy that. I want to be surprised. I didn’t need Luke flying over the screen against a 1000 storm troopers to be happy. What I needed was good writing. That’s it. I’m actually a film producer, not on the scale of SW, but I make movies, and I know the process of creating a story for audiences and how difficult it is to do it well. Rian Johnson not only betrayed the SW franchise but he is a terrible writer. Terrible. I’m sorry. Maybe he’s a nice guy. But how he ruined this beloved franchise is inexcusable. The entire story takes place over the course of about 12-24 hours, something like that, and is essentially one long chase scene. Except The chase only “works” if you change the rules... to a preposterous set of rules to where light speed is a weapon (which should have been used at other times because it’s sooooo effective), shields that are basically indestructible, sensors that can’t see smaller ships that are right in front of them, it’s a chase but it’s conceivably the slowest chase in history... it’s just soooo stupid, and that’s just the chase scene. Every facet of this movie makes no sense. Kilo now is the big baddie but he’s already lost to Rey so he’s not menacing at all. Rey has no arc. She has no progression. Luke’s character, who saw the good in his dad, refuses to kill him, and even lays down his life in front of the emperor for truth and righteousness, is now a weirdo who almost murders his nephew, well at least thought about it, is a whiner, and worthless. It’s not a gotch’a look how creative I am... it’s stupid weak writing. It’s inconsistent. Such a travesty what they did to Mark’s character. For the people think that RJ is a genius for switching things up, i submit this, why doesn’t the next director of the James Bond franchise make his character into a Harry Potter wizard-like character because that would be so bold and cutting edge! They won’t because it’s idiotic and stupid. But that is what RJ did. He took everything that Lucas built, and every setup from JJ and threw it over his shoulder like a piece of trash (just like Luke). It wasn’t inventive. It was weak. I don’t even care about the back story of snoke or Rey... that ultimately doesn’t matter. What matters is struggle, the dynamics, between characters. And the most evil of evil now in this franchise is two white skinny males who are whinny brats who have already been bested. So going into episode 9 there is no suspense... no weight, because we know those two idiots will fail, because they have already failed. The emperor kept winning until his pride didn’t see the spark of goodness of Vader... that was his downfall. All was lost until Vader decided one time to do good. Very powerful. Right now we have the weakest setup for a new movie ever in a big franchise. Such stupidity by RJ and Kennedy. I could have put my team together of writers and producers, and made a film that would have been awesome yet unpredictable and satisfying for fans and new commers. I would have respected the franchise instead of crapping all over it. Thanks RJ for nothing. Unreal.… Expand
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critic332Dec 22, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are so many problems and disappointments with the Last Jedi that there isn't enough space to write. However, I will try to focus on most obvious. The movie was awful from a plot basis and understanding of the lore, mythology and history of Star Wars canon. It's as if Johnson never viewed the previous 6 movies or read any of the novels or Star Wars myths. Here are the central problems:
1. Luke Skywalker was willing to die in ROTJ to turn his father to the light side. So powerful and good was he that Darth Vader, who had killed Jedi students, turned to the light and destroyed the Sith, bringing balance to the force. The only Jedi left to continue this religion was Luke. Apparently, we learn in TFA, that Ben Solo turned on Luke because of a dark side master, Snoke. We don't know how Snoke rose, whether he is a Sith, just a bad guy, whatever. And it appears with his baseless death that we never will. If you thought Snoke might be Plagueis or something more interesting or thought you would learn more about the religion of the Sith and Jedi you will be very humiliated. In fact, here's what you learn. Snoke is a weak nobody who is easily killed by Kylo without even a confrontation. Basically, Snoke tells Kylo to complete his training and kill Rey and then Kylo uses the force to turn a light saber sitting next to Snoke through his side. What makes this scene so stupid is that moments before his death, Snoke is throwing Rey all over the room like a gorilla could do to a cat. And after briefly striking Kylo with lighting earlier in the film, Snoke apparently can do everything but use his peripheral vision to see a light saber clearly moving next to his side. Did anyone review this movie before its release? Then, Rey's parents are drunks who have no power. And Luke...oh God, Luke Skywalker...perhaps the greatest Jedi of all, milks and alien and drinks the milk like a homeless man. He has no power and is easily dispensed of by Rey, who has as much training with the force as you and I do...and then in the climactic scene in the movie...Luke dies at the hands of exhaustion from using a hologram of himself to fight Ren. Think you've heard enough...hang on...the force ghost of Yoda appears to Luke--he looks like Kermit the Frog...and he burns the Jedi teachings and says about the Jedi books--and I'm not kidding here--"they are not exactly page turners..." Then, after Yoda uses forces lighting to burn the Jedi teachings he laughs hysterically." Clearly, in death, Yoda is not the same 900 year old Jedi who tells Luke that he's trained Jedi for 800 years and knows better than he...My God. This is just the surface. Leia, the only really dead person in the movie, survives, which means we all know her fate already in 9. And there is a scene where she is blown from a ship and uses the force to fly back to the ship like Marry Poppins! All she needed was the umbrella...And finally, the political agenda stuff is so thrown in your face you feel like you're watching MSNBC. And, I'm a progressive. It was just too obvious. The myth of the Jedi and Sith is dead. The characters we thought we knew are destroyed and in one movie the only story we have left to tell is of a petulant, cry-baby, impulsive loser, Kylo Ren. Star Wars has ended. And it was clearly intentional.… Expand
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lfk11718Dec 22, 2017
SOTY 2017 - **** of the Y.E.A.R., SOTY 2017 - **** of the Y.E.A.R., SOTY 2017 - **** of the Y.E.A.R., SOTY 2017 - **** of the Y.E.A.R.
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HermanSalinasDec 22, 2017
Es una pelicula obsurda, con alti bajos, con una falta de razon, secuencia, canones y desarrollo, que junto con su trama que rompe las reglas de universo star wars y su Deus ex machina a terminado con la basofia entre basofias de star warsEs una pelicula obsurda, con alti bajos, con una falta de razon, secuencia, canones y desarrollo, que junto con su trama que rompe las reglas de universo star wars y su Deus ex machina a terminado con la basofia entre basofias de star wars mucho peor que el comic o vizarro jamas hecho… Expand
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VeenstraDec 22, 2017
Simply embarrassing. That's the best word to describe it.

The Force Awakens created a lot of mystery and, even though it wasn't the most original Star Wars movie, it was an actual Star Wars movie. This? Doesn't answer the mysteries, it justSimply embarrassing. That's the best word to describe it.

The Force Awakens created a lot of mystery and, even though it wasn't the most original Star Wars movie, it was an actual Star Wars movie. This? Doesn't answer the mysteries, it just removes them. Porgs, Luke drinking alien tit milk, Poe remorselessly killing, Holdo allowing the majority of the Resistance to be killed, "it's salt".. so many weird and bad decisions.

There were a few real Star Wars moments, that brought chills, a few amazing views (way less than the Force Awakens), but also more copying and more unoriginality. And so much empty story it was insane! For every good minute there were at least 25 bad minutes..… Expand
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