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fermentingteaDec 30, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I generally refrain from posting reviews, but after repeatedly hearing claims that the only critics of this movie were "russian bots" or "fanatic fanboys", I was compelled to make an account and post my review.

Where to start?

The single greatest problem with The Last Jedi is the writing. From the messy plot, to the egregious oversights and contradictions, to the absurd, repetitive dialogue ("Godspeed" and "page-turner" is all I'll say); the script of The Last Jedi stymies the movie to such a degree that even if everything else about it were great, it still wouldn't be a good movie.

But everything else isn't great. The lead actors are wooden and uninspired (with the exception of Mr. Driver, a lone bright spot. Fisher, Serkis, and Hamill were fine too, but alas this isn't their movie), though to be fair they aren't given much to work with. There's a plethora of 'jokes', which isn't inherently problematic, until you begin to realize they're only there to keep you from falling asleep. With every change of scenery there's a new "animal" to meet, and the movie takes extra care to ensure we get a lengthy, zoomed-in shot of each one's cute, pouting face (Don't worry if you didn't see them all, numerous toy versions will be available at your nearest retailer).

Some of scenes are carbon-copies of those found in previous Star Wars iterations (Hoth "Salt Edition"), others look like they were plucked right out of an anime strip (Snoke's Big Send-Off). On the flipside, we do get to meet some new characters. There's Benicio Del Toro's DJ, a hacker/thief who is perpetually on the verge of having a seizure, Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico (A play to overseas audiences in Asia? Or a sneaky way to further marginalize Finn's character? We'll never know), and finally Laura Dern's dear Admiral Holdo, a stoic, purple-haired rebel commander who just barely manages to lose out on the coveted "Worst Battle Tactician of 2017 Award" to General Hux and the entirety of the First Order military command (Self-sacrifice isn't heartfelt unless you let half of your forces die needlessly beforehand. And where are the TIE fighters?)

Now, in fairness, Rian Johnson does move the franchise forward quite a bit. We learn that there's much more to the Force than previously thought:
1. You can facetime your frenemies.
2. Force-ghosts are a thing (those silly Jedi in the past only used Holograms)
3. Remote light-saber activation (makes you wonder why we keep seeing all of this 'dueling' nonsense)
4. Out of oxygen? Never fear, the force-float is here!

We learn there are Space casinos where everyone dresses...wait for it...exactly like they do on Earth casinos! And apparently fuel is now a big deal, although sending out your smaller ships to collect some isn't allowed for some reason. Animal cruelty is BAD (but the planetary-genocides commited by the First Order in The Force Awakens have become a thing of the past. After all, a week is a long time to remember such trivialities).

So yeah, that's the jist. Some people may complain about things like Luke's behavioral changes, or Snoke's unspoken backstory, or Rey's 'grounded' parents, but those things aren't important. What's important is you go into this movie without clearly formed expectations, or a clearly functioning brain for that matter. I recommend copious amounts of your favorite drug or intoxicant of choice, so you can watch the lovely special effects without wondering why the First Order ships don't use hyperspeed to overtake the fleeing rebel fleet, or why the rebel fighters are lining up to face the oncoming AT-ATs in trenches a la WWI and not hiding behind their blast-proof door.

If you don't, you may just start wishing for everyone to kamikaze each other.… Expand

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tsayutiJan 5, 2018

TLJ very disappointed in my opinion..it killed the legacy,spirit,and philosophy of Star Wars..I don't have any great moments in the story...so much ruined..especially fate of Luke,that hurt me so much, he deserved great honor..I think theyTLJ very disappointed in my opinion..it killed the legacy,spirit,and philosophy of Star Wars..I don't have any great moments in the story...so much ruined..especially fate of Luke,that hurt me so much, he deserved great honor..I think they (disney) murdered Star Wars,and i don't know can they redeem in eps. IX...… Expand

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AcmeRocketsledJan 8, 2018

Dear Rian. I didn't think people actually killed golden geese but I was wrong. Your movie hasn't left me angry, just very, very, very disappointed. A lifetime of hero worship for Luke Skywalker has been destroyed. What a tragedy.

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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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BronzeCentipedeDec 28, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The original protagonist of the Star Wars saga is character-assassinated so that we can be impressed by the new Mary Sue. Meanwhile, bland characters get involved in unfunny hijinx against an unimaginative background. I've been a fan since 1977, but this is the last Star Wars I'm going to watch.… Expand

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K-BoyJan 1, 2018

A friend of mine said it best:

"I was thinking today what non-Star Wars fans see when they are shown Star Wars, is just random crap about space and aliens. When a Star Wars fan watches Star Wars, they see the archetypal hero's journey inA friend of mine said it best:

"I was thinking today what non-Star Wars fans see when they are shown Star Wars, is just random crap about space and aliens. When a Star Wars fan watches Star Wars, they see the archetypal hero's journey in full effect--full with a deep mythological force as old as storytelling itself. When you make a Star Wars film that tries to chuck all of that out the window to 're-invent' or 'subvert' the previous saga...a Star Wars fan just sees random crap about space and aliens. And that's why critics, many of which perhaps never understood Star Wars to begin with, saw the random crap about space and aliens and thought, 'Sure this is what they like'."

I couldn't agree more. This movie left me completely cold, and I didn't think a Star Wars movie was capable of doing that. The worst part is...I don't think there is a way for it to be fixed. Disney has now opened the floodgates for this franchise to be a Transformers or Fast & Furious - just disposable trash, albeit trash that makes a billion dollars at the box office. The biggest disappointment of the year. Fans have a right to be heartbroken and angry.… Expand

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RudygerJan 3, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrendous movie that spits on every fan's face. It destroys everything that has been accomplished in the past movies, even in the force awakens! What were they thinking? Didn't they write the whole trilogy before they started filming it? How amateur is that? Anyway, boring movie, plot holes everywhere, horrendous character development (poor Luke), bad writing, useless plots, bad humoristic tone, lack of tension... I could continue all night but I will stop. This movie doesn'et deserve talking about it. They just destroyed a beloved saga. I won't bother to see the next movie. To me, the star wars saga contains 6 films. No more.… Expand

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RookieOneJan 8, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie finishes what TFA started.
TFA heavily wounded the StarWars universe by undoing everything that was achieved in the original trilogy.
TLJ finishes it off by gutting it, making it hemorrhage sense and continuity.
To top it off there is nothing meaningful happens in the movie at all, we could have jumped straight to episode IX. "Rebels" are still fleeing from an inexplicably powerful first order, its just a couple less now.

To sum up my impression of the movie: Propably better than the christmas special. Propably.

For those with the patience to read more, this is a list of the points that make the movie such a disaster, in no particular order.

1. The timing.
Episode VII ends with Kylo Ren heavily wounded by a bowcaster and a light sabre. Snoke ordered to have him brought to him to finish his training. Also the ultimate weapon of the first order has been destroyed.
Propably about half a day later he is fully healed and shows up with a complete fleet, including a not-quite-ultimate battleship at the resistance HQ. Or maybe the resistance was stupid enough to not immediately initiate their GTFO protocols. I'm not sure which would be worse.
Well either way, at this point in time the first order has taken control of the galaxy. Yes, the whole galaxy that was pretty free under the protection of the republican fleet a day ago. There are 200 billion suns in our own galaxy, and the first order took control over that amount of systems instantly. Palpatine did that by using an existing power structure that had grown over millenia, and the first order does it by conquest in a snap. There is no way to properly descripe how incredibly stupid this is. If the first order is that powerful, how did the republic ever stop them? How do you fight somebody who, after losing that bs Starkiller base still has the means to do THAT??
2. Apparently you can use your hyperdrive to cut right through a vastly larger object with your ship. This of course means that any superweapon could have been easily destroyed by a rusty freighter flown by remote. This alone makes the first order and its fleet of unneccessarily costlly and huge ships a non-issue for anyone with a brain. Sadly nobody in the entire movie has one, or they would have done that with one of the two ships they were abandoning anyway. After all, how would the First Order prevent it? Destroy it? Apparently they can't at that distance. Evade? With a ship broader than the Executor was long??
3. Luke Skywalker. This is NOT Mark Hamills fault in any way. He was turned from the incarnation of Hope, someone who thought redeeming Darth Vader was worth a shot, into a nihilistic grouch hiding on an island somewhere in the galaxy. Seriously, its only the empire returning in a more Nazi fashion and his sister fighting for freedom and her life. Who cares, right? It doesn't matter anyway. Also for some reason he thought about killing a teenager in his sleep for having dark thoughts - which is, of course, absolutely irredeemable. Apparently dropping an unstable stone hut on him is so much power he has to hide 'till his death. Oh and he was finished off so his iconic figure doesn't stand in the way of whatever they come up with for IX. Apparently death by meditating is a thing now.
4. Physics. No, really.
The movie opens up with a battleship being attacked by bombers of the resistance. Which would be no problem - except for the bombers having WWII style bomb bays. What is supposed to drag them out of there and toward the target? There is NO gravity in space. (Not completely true, since that was in orbit, but the effective force of the gravity is zero, or everything would crash on the planet). Even worse, each bomber had about 500 of those bombs. The hell is that supposed to do? The first dozen bombs will explode and either push those coming after them away or outright making them explode outside the target doing nothing at all. And the bombers were HUGE targets. Get a squadron of B-Wings instead. Those are bombers that make sense. Well, anyway, the one bomber that made it blew up that multiple km ship. Apparently hitting it anywhere will cause a chainreaction blowing it up or something.
Snokes flagship also doesn't seem to know there is no gravity in space, because its oversized turbolaser shots arc like artillery shells would on a planet.
5. Hyperspace tracking.
Well, this is not so stupid from a technical point, but massively retarded from a story perspective. Because you see there is a... story arc about only the flagship doing the tracking. But the flagship wasn't there when the rebels fled. So it isn't necessary to track at the starting point. So... hit&run, with X-Wings or otherwise, doesn't work anymore. Any ship approaching a secret rebel base would instantly betray its location. There are only two possibilities for any further movie.

I'm only stopping now is because I'm running out of characters. Thats how bad VIII is.… Expand

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elcasarJan 6, 2018

Visually stunning, but a terrible plot and even more pointless side plot. Rian Johnson seemed more interested in upsetting expectations of the audience than in the story of the characters of this film. In the end I had an unpleasant tasteVisually stunning, but a terrible plot and even more pointless side plot. Rian Johnson seemed more interested in upsetting expectations of the audience than in the story of the characters of this film. In the end I had an unpleasant taste in my mouth that didn't feel like Star Wars. I think this might be least favorite Star Wars film of them all.… 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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KhdafaceDec 25, 2017

Even Mark Hamill hates the movie .... Enough said

but I guess I can't just say that, can I.. when you go to see a star wars movie you expect to see certain things, unique original worlds epic battles good characters with reasonable andEven Mark Hamill hates the movie .... Enough said

but I guess I can't just say that, can I.. when you go to see a star wars movie you expect to see certain things, unique original worlds epic battles good characters with reasonable and understandable motivation. at the very least an epic adventure the movie unfortunately has nothing of that, instead we have a boring long movie with underwhelming villains and heroes. if one thing the movie did succeed in, it was getting me uninterested in seeing the next one.… Expand

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MedengineDec 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not like this movie. I left the theater asking what it was I just watched. It was a pretty movie with nice effects and to some degree it keeps you on your toes about what will happen in the plot... but this is not Star Wars! Take the casino planet which most everyone hates, it looks like Las Vegas. Star Wars has, for the most part, been able to create a rich and exciting galaxy that feels foreign and new. This movie hit way to close to home for more reasons more than one. I don't care for what happened to Luke and all the side stories. This movie was made by a cinematographer, not a story teller.… Expand

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JonkykongDec 21, 2017

This is not Star Wars and more like a Saturady Night Live skit. Ha! I honestly thought the opening scene was just a fancy advert for a phone company when Po was messing with the Empire pretending he had a bad connection. I waited in vain andThis is not Star Wars and more like a Saturady Night Live skit. Ha! I honestly thought the opening scene was just a fancy advert for a phone company when Po was messing with the Empire pretending he had a bad connection. I waited in vain and then desprate hope that some flashy logo would appear and then the REAL movie would begin. This is a gut wrenching movie to watch. To witness that the people in charge have so little understanding about what makes this franchise great fills me with fear for the future. To feel that they have so little respect for the inteligence of the audience that they think re-hashing the old scenes and dialogue with a few cute fury characters is enough to warant calling this a new addition to the saga. This movie shamelessly rips off Empire and Return both in the script and visually. The other elements feel rushed and thrown together with boring and pointless character arcs and actions. By any normal movie metric this movie is weak. But the fact that it was so setup for a logical and interesting progression from the Force Awakens it seems like they went out of their way not to pursue any of the threads left by the last movie. The reaction of the public hopefully will be listened to by the studio. We can only hope that Rian Johnson does not direct any more star wars movies.… Expand

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calypso123Dec 23, 2017

Disney is the empire, and Ryan Johnson is their deathstar.............. .

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NewzealandDec 25, 2017

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

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FrostionDec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie marks the end of the good old Star Wars quality movies. This movie has ruined Luke Skywalkers character, made the Imperial faction’s officers into jokes and comical reliefs, there is no consistency in the movie when it comes to morale (OK for the rebel vice admiral to suicide attack, but not when Finn wants to … it’s OK to kill and eat fish, but not OK to eat flying penguins .. and so on), this movie is so political correctly loaded that one wants to throw up (the rich 1% are cruel to animals, use child slaves, sell weapons to all sides and want to have war … bla bla bla) and like 33% of this movie is about a pointless side mission that has no meaning in the overall plot, with two characters who have no role in the overall plot (Finn and Rose). On top of all this, one could write a book about how Star Wars 8 breaks (or violates) tons of Star Wars canon and continuity. Overall: Disney has killed Star Wars as we knew it, and a new money grinding machine monster is born :-(… Expand

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GlowCrowJan 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought Force Awakens was horrible but it could've never prepared me for how godawful Last Jedi is. First of all, Snoke is obsessed with killing Luke because he represents hope in the universe. Fair enough. Only problem is that Kylo collapsed a hut on him and didn't finish the job! We know Kylo is in contact with Snoke at that point because Luke says as much. That was his reasoning for almost murdering the teenager in his sleep. Kylo survived the hut crashing down so why in the F'n world would he (and Snoke) not think Luke, a JEDI MASTER, also survived? Especially considering that Kylo and his supporters, whom we NEVER see (The Knights of Ren weren't even mentioned in TLJ despite Snoke titling Kylo "Master of the Knights of Ren" in Force Awakens) taking the time to murder the rest of Luke's apprentices. Ugh! Also, in several of the Disney cannon novels (and Rogue One) Darth Vader relies on his pressurized suit to withstand the vacuum of space, but Leia is so much more powerful than even a dark Lord of the Sith to the point that she can use the force to survive total exposure to space. Good grief! Worst of all, however, is the scene where Luke tosses the lightsaber. His F'N father's lightsaber! AND he reaches for it with the hand that was lost while wielding it! The very lightsaber that Obi Wan collected and handed down to him for training. If someone handed you a family heirloom, especially one with such significance and nostalgia, would you just toss it away like yesterday's garbage? And all this is just the tip of the iceberg. TLJ once broken down, is rife with horrible dialogue, incompetent editing and just a plainly obvious trash script. The final straw for me was having a casino scene that would've perfectly set up re-introducing Lando Calrissian (remember how he was one of the four major characters?) only to have...wait for it...Justin Theroux as the gambler contact??! Finally, if Luke never wanted to be found and rather just die a useless, cranky old hermit, why the F did he give R2D2 his coordinates??? And why after so much time and so many prior adventures together did C3PO get nothing more than a wink from him??? The worst part of all of this is that Disney loved this trite so much they give the hack director Rian Johnson a Star Wars trilogy? Over my dead body!… Expand

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bad-magicDec 21, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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gwillia3Dec 30, 2017

I'm not a bot. I'm not an alt-right troll. I'm not stuck in the past. I'm not against change. I'm just a regular guy that enjoys Star Wars movies. I signed up to Metacritic today because I am amazed at 1) how terrible "The Last Jedi" was andI'm not a bot. I'm not an alt-right troll. I'm not stuck in the past. I'm not against change. I'm just a regular guy that enjoys Star Wars movies. I signed up to Metacritic today because I am amazed at 1) how terrible "The Last Jedi" was and 2) how anybody could give this movie a decent score.

There are so many many problems with this movie, and these problems are well vetted by other users, so no need to rehash. But there are legitimate reasons to hate this movie well beyond the blindly dismissive buzzwords like "toxic masculinity" and "stubborn fanboys".

I will just give one example of how terrible this movie is. There is one scene in a casino where an alien dressed like Mr. Monopoly Pennybags (monocle and tuxedo) tries putting coins in BB-8, mistaking the droid to be a slot machine. Later in the movie, BB-8 fires these coins and kills stormtroopers. Let that sink in.

I've polled 30+ friends/family/co-workers on this movie. My admittedly informal poll found that those that thought the movie to be terrible were older, male, successful, traditional values, and of higher IQ (not all mutually exclusive). Anybody that was a big fan of the original trilogy categorically loathed the movie. Those that loved the movie (I found very few) were typically children and younger adult females.

If you loved the movie, I'm very happy for you. In fact, I'm jealous. But just know the way in which you are entertained is very different than the way in which I am entertained. Disney horrifically changed the tonality and subsequent audience for these films. They clearly pivoted the brand. I think I speak for many people given the negative user scores and quickly eroding gross receipts.

To that point, sadly I will not be going to Solo or Episode IX on opening weekend as I typically do. I may not go at all. I'll wait for the reviews first. This movie was so bad that it made me stop caring about Star Wars.… Expand

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KidzinJan 2, 2018

As many others i have made account just to voice my disgust for this abomination. This "movie "does two "things". Beeing awful on so many levels; plot wise, character wise, lore wise, logic wise, just EVERYTHING is utter garbage except ofAs many others i have made account just to voice my disgust for this abomination. This "movie "does two "things". Beeing awful on so many levels; plot wise, character wise, lore wise, logic wise, just EVERYTHING is utter garbage except of some flashy visuals. Second thing is constant propaganda of leftist ideologies and feminist agenda. If previous two Disney entries did no kill Star Wars, well, this is it boys and girls. Don't spend your money on it, you might as well use those $ as toilet paper and get more value that way.… Expand

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ryanpaulyoungJan 11, 2018

Like so many, I prepared for this film properly - early bird ticket, no spoilers, no reviews and zero expectations – only to flee the theatre afterward in a fitful state of bewilderment and dismay.

This film was so terrible, it drove me toLike so many, I prepared for this film properly - early bird ticket, no spoilers, no reviews and zero expectations – only to flee the theatre afterward in a fitful state of bewilderment and dismay.

This film was so terrible, it drove me to an immediate second viewing in disbelief, then tears and finally Rotten Tomatoes to comment.

A must watch if you appreciate endless plot holes, ill timed slapstick humor, tonally disjointed scenes, Jedi skype calls, laughable villains, pointless side quests, uninspiring new characters, force ghost lightning (wtf), low gas tanks, absent autopilot and droids, light speed crashes, lazy subversion in place of quality consistent story telling ...and pairing the truly abysmal assassination of Jake Skywalker (see Hamill's interview) against the all powerful, yet unrelatable Mary Sue (see internet)... and of course, porgs. Keck. I would like to include a special thank you to both directors - and perhaps Disney - for allowing our once beloved hero, NOW warped cynical deranged defeatist coward, to greet Rey in TFA in FULL "Sunday Best" JEDI ROBES – before pitching his Father’s light saber over a cliff in pure slapstick fashion, choke on milk from a quadriplegic sea sloth and repeatedly retreat to his hut in fear in TLJ. Way to work together guys...

Cringe. I'm so sorry Mark Hamill. You deserved better. We love you!… Expand

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elsothoDec 28, 2017

Reading TLJ reviews from critics, is like reading "The emperors new clothes"
All the critics are in awe of a movie that isn't there!
In others words, my 40 year old passion for SW just died. Never again shall I fall into temptation and falseReading TLJ reviews from critics, is like reading "The emperors new clothes"
All the critics are in awe of a movie that isn't there!

In others words, my 40 year old passion for SW just died. Never again shall I fall into temptation and false hope that they have redeemed themselves. This was the straw that broke the camels back!
The last Jedi is so incredibly bad that only Indiana Jones and the crystal skull can match it's stupidity and lack of storytelling!
Goodbye my love, may you rest in peace!… Expand

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panicultureMar 11, 2018

Ghastly, heinously bad. Muddled plot, flat characters, bad acting, eye-rollingly stupid and clichéd dialog. Disney poisons everything they touch. Long gone is the Star Wars magic. This film should be taken out to the woods, shot and put outGhastly, heinously bad. Muddled plot, flat characters, bad acting, eye-rollingly stupid and clichéd dialog. Disney poisons everything they touch. Long gone is the Star Wars magic. This film should be taken out to the woods, shot and put out of its pathetic misery.… Expand

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werewolf3dDec 22, 2017

disgusting - cringe as fk ? yeah fits pretty well....& of course great brain washing concept ....

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GrazhopperJan 3, 2018

Here some scores from the so called "professional" movie critics on this site...
The Godfather Part 2 - 85
Star Wars The last Jedi - 85 The Departed - 85 The silence of the lambs - 85 The Pianist - 85 Fargo - 85 Now it's up to you, to findHere some scores from the so called "professional" movie critics on this site...
The Godfather Part 2 - 85
Star Wars The last Jedi - 85
The Departed - 85
The silence of the lambs - 85
The Pianist - 85
Fargo - 85
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PiatakowJan 2, 2018

This movie is a disaster - undoubtedly worst Star Wars episode ever and more: this movie is a blasphemy to Star Wars universe - shame on you all responsible for it's creation, you have turned all spirit of SW Saga into ashes! And review ofThis movie is a disaster - undoubtedly worst Star Wars episode ever and more: this movie is a blasphemy to Star Wars universe - shame on you all responsible for it's creation, you have turned all spirit of SW Saga into ashes! And review of critics that gave it 100/100 and 10/10 is a joke!… Expand

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derpPhysicsDec 25, 2017

Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined a Star Wars movie this bad. I can't wait for 2017 to end. A HORRIBLE year.

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HiddenGodJan 2, 2018

this movie was awful, this is the worst movie of starwars that i've ever seen.

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Monarch818Jan 7, 2018

The only way this movie can be redeemed is by JJ starting episode IX is with the realization that everything that happens from the moment Leia is sucked into space is a dream before she dies, and then reboots XII into IX from that moment on.The only way this movie can be redeemed is by JJ starting episode IX is with the realization that everything that happens from the moment Leia is sucked into space is a dream before she dies, and then reboots XII into IX from that moment on. Allow the Rebels to escape, have Luke actually act like Luke and train Rey. And then have Luke and Rey take on Snoke and Kylo for a big ending! Otherwise, IX will be as horrible as VIII was.… Expand

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Daishou_UeshibaJan 15, 2018

Compared to all the other films in the series, my opinion is that it isn't the glorious savior some consider it to be, nor is it the destruction of everything sacred that others lament. The new characters are shallow and childish, the oldCompared to all the other films in the series, my opinion is that it isn't the glorious savior some consider it to be, nor is it the destruction of everything sacred that others lament. The new characters are shallow and childish, the old ones are embarassing and cringy and any potential for good storytelling or personal sacrifice is eschewed in favor of comedic relief or self-righteous socio-political preachiness. It's stupid, mindless, pointless popcorn fodder, but i do consider it to at least have a bit more depth than the first one, it at least tries to do something new, it just fails entirely.… Expand

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LegionsDescentDec 28, 2017

Filled with pointless scenes that do not push the plot forward and horrible comedy relief. It is worse than all the Michael Bay films combined. And somehow managed to destroy the future of the star wars universe. The movie breaks too manyFilled with pointless scenes that do not push the plot forward and horrible comedy relief. It is worse than all the Michael Bay films combined. And somehow managed to destroy the future of the star wars universe. The movie breaks too many rules in storytelling and filming to even get a score better than 1.… Expand

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ChurblesFurblesDec 24, 2017

A post modernist take on Star Wars, which makes Rey the equivalent of a toilet bowl in an art museum. Now we know what a feminist take on Star Wars is like, apparently its like Transformers, but that wouldn't be fair, the robots have moreA post modernist take on Star Wars, which makes Rey the equivalent of a toilet bowl in an art museum. Now we know what a feminist take on Star Wars is like, apparently its like Transformers, but that wouldn't be fair, the robots have more character than the soulless husks of "identity" politics we see on screen here. They even brought in a pink hair for good measure, because woman strong! There are countless things wrong with this movie, but I don't feel like clicking the spoiler box, its a joke to pretend this movie could be spoiled when its already rotten.

At this point the rebels #resist are little more than incompetent terrorists led by women, if the goal of these movies was to get me to root for the Empire, congrats, job done. I can only wish the Empire would win and put this shambling corpse of a franchise out of its misery.

Its not so much that the sacred was destroyed, as some people like to mis-characterize fanboy reactions, its that they took something good, something with potential, and they spat all over it with their progressive politics, throwing away things they did not understand had value because their ideology blinds them to human reality, even natural human interaction evades the progressives grasp now. These are people who believe everyone is the same, yet different, yet interchangeable, their incoherent world view and ignorance of tradition and history yields cultural destruction like this. The modern Mao's red guard are the Kathleen Kennedy and #imwithher types, and you are seeing now why they cannot be trusted with power.… Expand

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LEtrangerDec 26, 2017

Despite personal preferences this is a new nadir for the sw universe and movies in general.Dont listen to the on payroll critics.Even Luke dislikes this latest moneygrabber from disney.

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realperson2018Dec 29, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst movies I have ever seen in a movie theater. I saw the first Star Wars during its first week. But I am willing to accept a new vision. This was not a new vision. The critics no longer care about nonsensical plotting, a complete lack of character development, any logical consistency, gross violations of the laws of physics or believable dialogue. I do care about these! The entire movie is a jumbled mess. It seems to have been written by a committee of people that have never seen a Star Wars movie or taken a science class or a writing class. They did the impossible by making space battles tedious and slow-moving. They drop bombs in space--you know the place where there is no up or down. People die right and left but no one seems to care. Instead, they run off on pointless side quests with funny-looking horses and bad rich people at a casino??? And Luke milks an alien....
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mike_1985Jan 2, 2018

JJ set up so many great mysteries and new lore and some potentially fascinating characters in TFA... only for Rian Johnson to throw them all in the trash. Bad bad storytelling from start to finish with the Last Jedi.

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NeoCountJan 10, 2018

Horrible move, bad plot, super shallow characters, main theme (running in the space) is so dumb that it doesn't even deserve a comment. Avoid that cinematic disaster. Special effects are just bad

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krivdaMar 18, 2018

I REALLY want to unsee this. My eyes bleed.. They ruined the setting, completely ruined the Lore, and just to hurt me even more - they've replaced it all with ABSURD.

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Ib2deadlyDec 26, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I gave this movie two stars only because it's Star Wars film and I am biased. Overall the best way for me to describe this film is that it's one giant itch that never gets scratched. My main issues are with Luke's overall story, Snoke's lack of story, not enough light Saber, Leia space Jesus.......never mind this movie is all bad. /sigh… Expand

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neldotMay 9, 2018

This movie is utter garbage, with flimsy characters that seem to be here only to destroy the lore of the serie, and to backup the SJW agenda of the movie director and the producers. All the true Star Wars fans will be outraged by how theyThis movie is utter garbage, with flimsy characters that seem to be here only to destroy the lore of the serie, and to backup the SJW agenda of the movie director and the producers. All the true Star Wars fans will be outraged by how they threated the lore of the movie, and how poorly the new characters personalities and motivations are drawn.… Expand

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b_timofteDec 31, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Never been this disappointed in a star wars movie ever. the utter garbage dialog didn't make sense storyline didn't make sense.… Expand

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SaucejbDec 21, 2017

I wish I could unwatch the movie. The story and writing was abysmal, though the action and cinematography was good. The way this movie made Luke act and do things that he would never made it not feel like Star Wars to me. The way SnokeI wish I could unwatch the movie. The story and writing was abysmal, though the action and cinematography was good. The way this movie made Luke act and do things that he would never made it not feel like Star Wars to me. The way Snoke went out like a punk with no backstory was terrible was well. Too much forced humor that felt out of place. New characters are all bland and boring except for Kylo. When I was leaving the theater I realized I have no interest in what happens in this story next. This will be the last Star Wars movie by Disney I watch. Star Wars ended in 1983.… Expand

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OktazDec 18, 2017

A bit a good parts in a sea of bad. TFA and Rogue One had me very positive on Disney's Star Wars, but this movie has destroyed its credibility. The plot was weak and seemed very incohesive to the previous movie. Contains a handful ofA bit a good parts in a sea of bad. TFA and Rogue One had me very positive on Disney's Star Wars, but this movie has destroyed its credibility. The plot was weak and seemed very incohesive to the previous movie. Contains a handful of cringeworthy moments.

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torrentialrainJun 5, 2018

The fact of the matter is that this film is unintentionally desperately depressing for the fan base. They know it is over.
R.I.P Star Wars 1977-2017.

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anti-gDec 18, 2017

This movie simply sucks as a Star Wars main movie.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It seems to me we have a waisted trilogy.

Just hope this doesn't ruin the franchise..

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LeshikDec 18, 2017

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

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Damnednoiz88Dec 22, 2017

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

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mcderylDec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am still stunned at how jaw droppingly awful The Last Jedi is. It truly is one of the worst movies I've ever seen! No character development, nonsensical plot, poor continuity (e.g. the Resistance stated that being tracked through hyperspace was impossible, yet the Millenium Falcon was tracked through hyperspace in Ep.IV - Leia even states "They're tracking us"), plagiarisation of the previous films, etc, etc, etc. I can't believe how this pile of sh*te ever managed to make it to the screen. No doubt that Disney will keep the SW gravy train a-rolling, but I for one won't be boarding again!… Expand

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rockdawg2099Dec 24, 2017

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

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Marco97swDec 27, 2017

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

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LordZymethJan 1, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SupermodeJan 2, 2018

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

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

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

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mota33x33Jan 20, 2018

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

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YippeeJul 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn’t get past the direction that was chosen for Luke, this is the basis for a ‘0’ rating. Luke Skywalker is not what was portrayed in this film which I call “Disney 2.0”. Some scenes are ok but the movie as whole detracts from the Star Wars lore. The Disney versions seem to have a “board room discussion” type feel to them opposed to the creative and home cooked warmth that the Lucas versions have.… Expand

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KalaharidemonDec 6, 2018

Wow - This was a waste of time and money. All the build up for nothing. No character development and terrible sub plots that held little meaning. All the 'critics' and 'journalists' must be on the take because this was not a good film. ThisWow - This was a waste of time and money. All the build up for nothing. No character development and terrible sub plots that held little meaning. All the 'critics' and 'journalists' must be on the take because this was not a good film. This was a disservice to the Star Wars name. It felt disconnected from the first and I have to say the prequels are better by a long shot. Rogue One is the only contemporary film of note in the series as Gareth Edwards cares about the lore and characters.… Expand

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rajeevramboDec 26, 2017

THE LEAST JEDI. What an unbelievable sham of a movie camouflaged by gorgeous art direction. I'll give this movie a single start for just existing and the extra one only for how beautifully rendered it is. And that's about all that's rightTHE LEAST JEDI. What an unbelievable sham of a movie camouflaged by gorgeous art direction. I'll give this movie a single start for just existing and the extra one only for how beautifully rendered it is. And that's about all that's right with this one. The Force Awakens rode on the hate for the prequels and an overwhelming sense of nostalgia and got by just rehashing the best parts of the erstwhile first 3 movies. What exactly is Rian Johnson's explanation or motivation to turn a decades-old mythology into his personal playground and how pray did Disney go ahead with this? Characters mouth incredulous dialogue (some of it captioning action on the screen), others throw hissy fits, some others decide to sacrifice themselves at the altar of temporary relief to their armies only to be thwarted by others with secret crushes on them. Backstories and plots drawn up in Force Awakens are decimated into smithereens like Alderaan. Mark Hamill, bless his hamming soul, is a classic 80s actor - unsubtle, upstages co-performers and clearly guns for longer screen time by slowing down dialogue delivery and throwing in a dozen or so pauses, glares and grimaces. His directors in the original trilogy probably recognised this and so gave him tight, sharp scenes to work with. Rian Johnson succumbs to the fanboy-as-director syndrome and lets Mark do his thing hoping that nostalgia will lull us all into not expecting a performance worthy of a 2017 film. Oscar Isaacs makes up for poor writing by being the film's only hormonal teenager stuck in an adult's body. Daisy Ridley starts and ends the film confused. Adam Driver should consider taking Kylo Ren off caffeine. Carrie Fisher reveals a superpower at the most inopportune moment. At which point, I thought Guardians of The Galaxy might make an appearance. Because by then, we'd already been subjected to some dialogue clearly inflicted by JossWheddonitis. If you're going to be honest then call this Star Wars Rebooted or something so true followers like me can make a choice and stay way. This is just dishonest, play-to-the-gallery filmmaking backed by a machinery that knows a billion bucks is out there to be made But here's the truth. Episode 9 is going to struggle at the box office, now that the trust and love for this saga has all but been put to waste.… Expand

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ebanDec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My 10 cent worth is it could possibly be worse than TPM cause->
The PLOT
Leia and her Mary Poppins/Superman scene WTF
The Comedy fell flat at every opportunity.
The Bombers dropping bombs in space with zero gravity.
The PLOT
Snoke's death
Snoke's lack of story
The PLOT
Where is the knights of Ren?
Everything with Luke in it.
Luke milking a sea lion thing then grinning at Rey like some creepy freak WTF
Luke throwing the saber over his shoulder.
The PLOT
Luke going to kill Ben Solo because he sensed dark side in him?? Luke being the dude who wanted to save Darth freakin Vader but fook it kill his nephew! No wonder Mark Hamill was pissed.
Rey is the jesus christ of the jedi world.
She has instant super doper powers with zero training.
Rey's parents are nobodies even though in TFA it was made out they were someone important.
The PLOT
The awful side story of Rose and Finn that was worthless.
They end up in a jail cell conveniently with a hacker who's waiting to break out WTF
Rose falls in love with Finn in a few hours??
Snoke's throne room has nothing in it apart from a giant magnifying glass WTF
The mutha fookin PLOT!
And last but not least the ending Luke's death OMG that was horrible writing.

It all could have been forgiven if at the very end Luke came out with his green saber and kicked all the Walkers ass's but nooooooo he wasn't really there GTFO here Rian you suck!… Expand

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Zefyrus87Dec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you can classify yourself being between a hardcore Star Wars fan and just somebody looking for a couple of hours of entertainment with a free cinema ticket, you should steer clear of this movie. I will not bore you with painful details that have ruined my expectations. PLOT

The script is in a total disarray. You will see things that make 0 sense and you will struggle to find connecting links between events because of too many plot holes. Bombs "dropping" on space, First Order ships have no energy shields (really...?), Leia getting blown up -survives, drags off to outer space -freezes, comes back to life and flies back in THROUGH the energy shield? You will witness characters getting killed such funny and stupid deaths to a point that you'll almost be hearing the Benny Hill soundtrack (Snoke, Phasma?). Also, the majority of one-liners and humorous moments are so cringe-worthy, I am amazed that the people who edited this actually approved it.

VISUALS AND SOUND

Effects are probably the only redeeming thing of the movie but also probably the least important. It has a few very well directed scenes and iconic photography, especially with Luke facing the First Order walkers on the salty-surfaced planet. The beloved Star Wars music is sometimes used a bit out of place though.

SCRIPT - TIME AND PACING

This movie is long. And not in an enjoyable way; the first hour, I thought even if I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have missed a whole lot. Towards the end, I was begging for the movie to wrap stuff up and end because I'd gotten tired of the endless cringe-worthy moments which seem to be increasing in frequency. The pacing of the movie is absolutely horrendous; some storylines take a few hours, others weeks. Some are unclear how much they take(?). This creates a lot of "WTF" moments in the audiences' minds as to "how did this happen?". Ray seems like she's been training with Luke for weeks but the events with the Resistance look like they last hours/a few days.

SCRIPT - "INNOVATIONS" AND CHARACTERS

In Force Awakens, we had a lot of new characters introduced, but The Last Jedi, viciously floors literally all of them and the ones that already were there. It introduces more characters who are completely and utterly useless, uninteresting and very flat (I'm looking at you Rose!). Ray's backstory seems destroyed, she's basically a completely uninteresting daughter of scum who sold her off for money. Snoke, one of the most intriguing villains we'll never know what did he do or where did he come from; at least not in a meaningful way. OVERALL
This is a very bad movie. Although the visuals and sound effects are stunning, the movie is a soulless husk. Characters are uninteresting and even look bored, plotlines diverge to paths unknown for too long for no reason, and then drag on some more. Plot holes ruin the continuity of the movie and make the audience wonder "so what happened now?". Sense of humour is appalling and completely out of place.… Expand

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IPisPSPACEFeb 21, 2018

The fact that 95% of critics can give this piece of crap movie good reviews should ring alarm bells. This movie is incoherent, character development and motivation non-existent; and, being a sequel, destroys the franchise with a script byThe fact that 95% of critics can give this piece of crap movie good reviews should ring alarm bells. This movie is incoherent, character development and motivation non-existent; and, being a sequel, destroys the franchise with a script by someone who fundamentally does not understand said franchise. Being "fresh" and "subversive" are shallow characteristics that masks a naked emperor.… Expand

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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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IAmRealDec 22, 2017

I honestly believe a large portion of the positive reviews both on here and rotten tomatoes have been written by a team over at Disney. That many people can't be stupid enough to believe this movie actually has good character development. II honestly believe a large portion of the positive reviews both on here and rotten tomatoes have been written by a team over at Disney. That many people can't be stupid enough to believe this movie actually has good character development. I really am concerned for the future of, not just Star Wars, but of entertainment in general if this is the case. There was nothing that made me feel good about this movie. The humor made me cringe and was totally out of place. There was a complete lack of any real dramatic moments. Too many inconsequential scenes and new characters. The runtime could have been cut by nearly an hour and nothing would have changed. Just way too many bad choices on the part of the writers. I am all for making something new and unpredictable. Just don't do it at the expense of your plot. I'm not even looking forward to the next one now. I don't recommend seeing this movie in the theater. Wait till it's free on netflix. Disney does not deserve your money.… Expand

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kleindropperDec 25, 2017

The Destruction of Star Wars and Everything Special About It:

I feel so bad for today's kids. I grew up on the original Star Wars trilogy, which clearly laid out how love, calm, and self sacrifice = the Light side of the Force, and hatred,The Destruction of Star Wars and Everything Special About It:

I feel so bad for today's kids. I grew up on the original Star Wars trilogy, which clearly laid out how love, calm, and self sacrifice = the Light side of the Force, and hatred, anger, selfishness = the Dark Side. It was clear cut, and helped guide my moral compass growing up almost as much as anything. Luke emobodied these ideals and struggled with the darkness and the light through his 3 movie arc before solidifying himself as the greatest hero in the history of movie-dom by saving his father and the galaxy.

And now we have TLJ, where Disney throws everything we hold dear out the window. Luke is destroyed and treated lower than dirt. The Force and how it works is destroyed. The rebellion is destroyed. Everything the rebellion worked for in the original trilogy is destroyed. The beloved Admiral Ackbar is unceremoniously flushed in favor of a new purple haired character nobody cares about or will remember.

And the main character Rey, who I am supposed to be rooting for, is essentially a Sith in the employ of the Resistance with her rampant use of untamed dark side power. Don't worry though, the porgs and horse-dogs are saved! yay! Long live Supreme Leader Ren and the victorious First Order!

This film leaves people with ZERO anticipation for episode 9. Are 30 people (the entirety of the Resistance now fits in the Falcon) going to defeat a galactic Empire of billions? Who will lead the Resistance since we know Leia is dead IRL? Will they pull some other random pink haired lady from the back or do we need to wait 10 years for broom boy? Will Kylo finally turn good after slaughtering the entire galaxy or will Rey defeat him? Who cares. I'm out. See you later Disney. I'm going to go hug my pre-special edition VCR tapes of the original trilogy and cry.… Expand

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OliverHoffmanJan 4, 2018

No longer a Star Wars Fan. Rushed storytelling. No character development. Horrible Script. Bad Plot. This movie tried to rush the saga by killing off the last of the characters from the original movies. I never had much interest in the SoloNo longer a Star Wars Fan. Rushed storytelling. No character development. Horrible Script. Bad Plot. This movie tried to rush the saga by killing off the last of the characters from the original movies. I never had much interest in the Solo movie and after this don't really care to see any others in the saga. So this is probably it for me and Star Wars.… Expand

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CursedderbDec 29, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First half of the movie is acceptable then some where in galaxy far far away... the rest of the move waits sitting in carbonite. The second half is complete banth poodoo. Talk about having no idea what to do. Please don't insert SJW plugs into a movie franchise that has been fighting stereotypes since the late 70's. Kylo is a cool antagonist, Rey is an awesome protagonist, Finn was boring, complete waste of Luke. The director wasted Reys potential by trying to be artsy.… Expand

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IdfireJan 9, 2018

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pros. music is great and visuelle it really pretty. actor tried there best but that is all i can say off good think. otherwise it look messy and lazy script, plot hole. and no disgrad for plot from TAF. borrows a lot from empire strikes back and return of jedi. really disappointing.… Expand

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Rhaegar1980Dec 23, 2017

Rian Johnson delusion of greatness
An awful movie full of missed chances and lack of courage.
Bad humour, moralism, blind feminism, terrible writing with inconsistent events and characters stuck in themselves with no evolution at all. All theRian Johnson delusion of greatness
An awful movie full of missed chances and lack of courage.
Bad humour, moralism, blind feminism, terrible writing with inconsistent events and characters stuck in themselves with no evolution at all.
All the good potential of THE FORCE AWAKENS is completely wasted.
Johnson just sucks as a director and even more as a writer.
Three "WOW" scenes visually stunning won't save you (Johnson) from history and fanbase judgement, you think of yourself as a great revolutionary, instead you just made the worst SW movie since ATTACK OF THE CLONES in 2002.
Enough said.
I hope Abrams will just ignore or destroy Johnson's work in EPISODE IX, for good.
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PisoDec 27, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't like The Last Jedi because it is a deeply cynical and nihilistic post-modern deconstruction of the Campbell hero myth.

A lot of criticism of TLJ has focused on its gaping plot holes. I’m not going to do that here because most people dont really care about gaping plot holes if a movie delivers a good time and a solid message. The other criticisms you hear are about ”poorly written characters”, ”bad sense of humor”, or “pointless side plots”. In fact, all three of those are symptoms of the underlying nihilism of the film.

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It’s not that the humor in the film isn’t funny. Often, it does make us laugh in the moment, but almost invariably serves to undermine the authority and gravitas of a character, rendering him impotent, which instinctively rubs some people the wrong way. In the first scene, Poe makes an absolute mockery of General Hux. How can we take Hux seriously after that? Finn runs around naked in a leaking bacta suit. Chewbaccas power is drained by porgs. Snokes a joke. Luke’s lightsaber is treated like garbage. And, of course, Luke Skywalker is ruthlessly and vulgarly humiliated at every opportunity. Vulnerability in characters can humanize, making them sympathetic (think about how your felt when Snoke mocked Ren’s mask), but it’s hard to look silly and intimidating at the same time. In contrast, the humor in the original trilogy was almost always either romantic banter or a repair to defuse a tense situation.

Characters seem thin because nothing they do matters and nothing about them matters. Family doesnt matter. Rank doesnt matter. Relationships dont matter. Heros dont matter. The most sympathetic character in TLJ is Kylo Ren as he sinks into the deep, abiding nihilism the film celebrates. Let the past die. Kill it if you have to.
The only thing the good guys have going for them is the Force, which is a stand-in for deus-ex machina. The Force provides. Rey doesnt need a family nor a backstory nor training nor wasted time with self-improvement because the Force does all the work for her. There is no true struggle for the good. Rather, the film posits that there is no good. No evil for that matter. Its all subjective. We are all in a galactic hamster wheel in which nothing ultimately matters. THATS the lesson Canto Bight teaches us through Rose and Finn. Cant find the expert youre looking for? Who cares, there are no experts, anyone will do, any random thief. The Force provides! Obviously, Rose and Finns mission is an abject failure and they learn nothing. They congratulate themselves that at least they saved the space ponies, but its not like the animals wont immediately be recaptured, and they did nothing at all for the slave children. Its no coincidence that Benicio Del Toros nihilist DJ (Dont Join) saunters away rich without a scratch on him. That guy really gets it!
Look at how the film plays with the notion of self-sacrifice for the greater good, one of the classic hallmarks of a hero myth:

Paige Ticos self-sacrifice is meaningless. The dreadnought is easily replaced. Many rebels die. Poe is dressed down and demoted (but not so youd notice-- his demotion is also meaningless. Whats rank?).
Holdos self-sacrifice is meaningless. The rebel hiding spot is immediately discovered.
Fins attempt at self-sacrifice would have been meaningless, if not for Rose interrupting his effort and explaining how pointless it all is.

The lesson for Kylo Ren was that he should not have allowed himself to be distracted by Luke. Luke was only an illusion, a relic with no substance, no real power. Apparently, he was all but dead already. If Ren had only followed his own advice and Let the Past Die, he would have triumphed and crushed the rebels.

I learned that since Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm and rejection of Lucas, there has been no master plan for the new trilogy nor its ancillary projects. Rather, Disney's Kathleen Kennedy has been constructing a multi-billion dollar write-around, with each successive writer/director told to do as they liked, with no regard for continuity, only to be fired mid-stride if she didn't like what they were up to. Abrams did what he does and constructed a mystery box out of "The Force Awakens", questions without answers à la "Lost". Now, Rian Johnson, using Kylo Ren as his personal stand-in, has deconstructed and demolished that box and has built nothing at all to replace it.

"The Last Jedi" takes a treasure chest with seven movies' worth of content in it, dumps it in the dirt, shows us the empty bottom, and jokes about it. We're supposed to admire how clever that is, while not questioning what we are to do with these empty boxes. Kylo Ren's mission to kill the past is complete. I didn't like it.… Expand

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EhNam1313Dec 27, 2017

Rian Johnson Throws away everything from TFA and does not continue a damn thing. The Story is boring and not original or fresh. If you want Dramatic Deaths with zero point then this might be for you.Terrible Film that craps all over Skywalker.

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DCMovieJan 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you're a fan of the originals, you'll probably be disappointed. Horrible dialogue, no real plot line, still no background to the characters (unless you believe Kylo Ren, in which case it's a waste of a storyline), pointless filler, pointless action (crashing a ship into another to save Finn who miraculously has not a scratch on him), Leia is now Superman? I personally will not be seeing the third installment. This is clearly a case of getting you hooked in the first one, but not revealing much in the second so now you have to see the third one for closure. Only I bet there won't be any closure except in the 100's of offshoots they make as they milk the franchise for all its worth. I've only ever liked one thing that JJ Abrams has ever touched, and director Rian Johnson has shown himself to be a real jerk when interacting with fans via twitter.

To those who say that the originals were just as goofy, etc., yes I agree. However, kids who watched the originals back in the day are adults now, and if they wanted to do something different, they could have gone down a path to make it more "adult". An example would be Christopher Nolan's Batman vs the garbage from the late-80s & 90s. I understand Disney bought the franchise, Disney makes kids movies, yada yada, but they could have expanded their business model and broadened their portfolio.… Expand

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AharazaJan 30, 2018

Nice visuals and music but extremely bad writing makes this the worst star wars movie. Destroys the sage like nobody expected.

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BricebriceDec 23, 2017

Absolute mess. Cringy as **** Contagious marvel core plots destroying all good films. I don't need to laugh every 3 mins, I don't want to feel like everything is a joke.

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yelrah56Dec 29, 2017

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

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

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

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

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JjackattackJan 3, 2018

I was so looking forward to this movie. I really enjoyed the Force Awakens and how they neatly relaunched the franchise in the modern era by revisiting the New Hope plot elements (people criticized it, but I found it clever and well executedI was so looking forward to this movie. I really enjoyed the Force Awakens and how they neatly relaunched the franchise in the modern era by revisiting the New Hope plot elements (people criticized it, but I found it clever and well executed like Terminator 2). I thought it a great way to honor the original stories while setting up to send us into exciting new territory in the middle movie. Rian Johnson took all of the FA plot lines/setup plus the remaining characters (Luke and Leia) as well as the history and myths of the Star Wars we all loved and took a massive huge dump on it. The Last Jedi is by far and away the worst Star Wars movie of the saga. I am so disheartened.… Expand

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A_GamerDec 25, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I see the media deflecting the criticism of this movie by accusing alt right groups and bots of review spamming the site. I am not a bot and I'm not affilated with any alt right groups. I have been a SW fan my entire life, as many of my fellow fans who were utterly disappointed with the movie. These are all people voicing their opinion, deal with it. Here is mine:

What I liked:
-Mark Hamill and Adam Driver were amazing.
-Many people found that scene ridiculous, but I personally liked Leia using the Force to pull herself back to the ship. It was already established that she was Force sensitive when she sensed Luke in Ep. 5.
-The visuals and sounds were good.
-Yoda's appearance.
-When "TIE Fighter Attack" started playing I actually felt like I was watching a Star Wars movie.

What I disliked:
-The movie opens with a lame "your mom" joke.
-Poe Dameron sacrifices an entire squad of bombers without any regret because he is the embodiment of "toxic masculinity".
-After Leia pulls herself back, Poe opens the door to open space, but the people don't get sucked out by the vacuum (Ep. 3 and TCW got this right).
-Holdo doesn't tell her plan to Poe so he is forced into making a mistake, which is intended to make the audience think that he's dumb. Thing is, Holdo is at fault here for being a bad leader and not communicating with an established star pilot of the Resistance.
-Casino planet was boring and it consisted about Disney (!) saying that capitalism is bad. Rich people=bad, poor people=good.
-The movie structure is very similar to Empire Strikes Back, except the battle of Hoth takes place at the end of the movie.
-The throne room events are very similar to the one in Return of the Jedi.
-Rey, after a couple days of lightsaber training, is able to defeat several of the elite guards. She seems to be just as potent in combat as Kylo Ren, who had been trained as a Jedi/Knight of Ren his entire life. Luke Skywalker in the OT practiced for weeks to be a decent duelist and Force user, while in the Prequels Jedi trained their entire life from a very young age. What I'm saying is: Rey is undeniably a Mary Sue.
-Captain Phasma, heralded by the media as "the first female villain of SW" (she isn't, Asajj Ventress exists), gets 3 minutes of screen time, getting beaten by Finn. She seems like a running gag from a cartoon at this point.
-During the Battle of Crait, Rose stops Finn from saving the Resistance, and then drops the most cringeworthy line of the Star Wars franchise.
-Finn and Rose crash land in front of the AT-M6 line, kilometers away from the Resistance base. A few minutes later we see Finn dragging an unconscious Rose back to the base on foot. The First Order showed them mercy and didn't shoot them on the way back, or maybe they missed because Finn was walking so fast.
-I personally felt like Rian Johnson's biggest goal with this movie was to bamboozle fans with his pretentious plot twists. It felt a little forced to me because there were just too many.
-My biggest issue: The reason I wanted to watch this film was to see what happened to Luke. I felt like his character was mistreated and underused by Rian Johnson just to make way for Rey. Luke in this movie was a grumpy, scared and reluctant old man who had very minimal impact on the story. I wanted to see him get some love, maybe a bit of fan service like the one scene we got with Vader at the end of RO. Instead he shows up at the end of the movie as a distraction, sacrificing himself for the Resistance. But it turns out it wasn't him, he was just showing us a new kickass force power, great! He doesn't need to die! Maybe JJ Abrams can give him some justice in Ep. 9... Aaaaand he dies from exhaustion... Are you serious? RJ did a 180 with his character and then killed him off because people would be more interested in Luke than in Mary Sue. Luke Skywalker had to actually learn how to use the Force and to fight with a lightsaber. We saw his journey from a whiny farm boy to a wise Jedi Knight. What journey did Rey have? Expert pilot, Force user (who can lift a hundred rocks without any proper training) and lightsaber duelist from the beginning. Not Mary Sue btw.
-Then at the end of the film we see a child effortlessy using telekinesis to grab a broom. In the OT and prequels, characters needed training in the Force to be able to use these powers. Apparently in the sequels anybody who is Force sensitive can casually use telekinesis, mind tricks etc. This is another way Rian Johnson disregarded the previous lore.

This movie left me utterly uninterested in Episode 9, because I don't care about the new characters. They are boring, one-dimensional and didn't have a proper progression like Han or Luke.
This movie felt like a mockery of Star Wars mixed with political messages. I personally don't like watching my favourite franchise being used as a tool to push an agenda. This, paired with the poor plot and utter disrespect for Lucas' Saga is worth 0p… Expand

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sororsorotDec 25, 2017

Conspiracy theory at the full swing. Metacritic and rotten tomato have abysmal user score but IMDB has it at 7.6 . Most of the positive review is a generic review ( Brillant , best, Masterpiece) . It seems to me that BOT is doing it. My guessConspiracy theory at the full swing. Metacritic and rotten tomato have abysmal user score but IMDB has it at 7.6 . Most of the positive review is a generic review ( Brillant , best, Masterpiece) . It seems to me that BOT is doing it. My guess is that after Disneys got the first view of the theatrical release. They flex all the muscle that they can to buy out the critics and super reviewer. This movie can not be failed period.… 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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markdarden13Dec 24, 2017

The last star wars movie I'll see in theaters. Awful male characters, they changed how the force works, Luke felt unfamiliar as a character, and it seemed like they wanted to duplicate the feel of Battlestar Galatica by having a small band ofThe last star wars movie I'll see in theaters. Awful male characters, they changed how the force works, Luke felt unfamiliar as a character, and it seemed like they wanted to duplicate the feel of Battlestar Galatica by having a small band of military running from a larger, inescapable force, while slowly running out of resources. First film I've left angry.… Expand

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ThethousandfoldDec 25, 2017

Fails on every front. The rare few frames that are good cannot make up for the 2.5hr snorefest that not only meanders like a herd of cats, but gives the legacy of Stars Wars the finger so often that it feels deliberate. It is an affront toFails on every front. The rare few frames that are good cannot make up for the 2.5hr snorefest that not only meanders like a herd of cats, but gives the legacy of Stars Wars the finger so often that it feels deliberate. It is an affront to logic & good storytelling. I want my money back.… Expand

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DeothorDec 26, 2017

Looks like meta-critics were paid for praising reviews. If you'd take your time to read those, the praise is fake and bloated as **** This movie was at super very best: below average.

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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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SDJustForThisDec 24, 2017

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

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VelJan 12, 2018

The question before you is simple: Does a movie's script exist to tell a story, or does it exist to provide a platform for special effects and snappy 1-liners? Your answer to that question should tell you immediately whether you will likeThe question before you is simple: Does a movie's script exist to tell a story, or does it exist to provide a platform for special effects and snappy 1-liners? Your answer to that question should tell you immediately whether you will like this movie or not.… Expand