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zb313Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLJ feels like it was directed and written by people who have never even watched the PT/OT.

The Last Jedi was terrible. I would rather watch Attack of the Clones a hundred times over than watch this disaster of a movie again. Between the hatchet job on Luke's character and his arc in the OT, the forced comedy and tonal issues, Rey's force abilities being completely unexplained (I think they are changing the force into a superpower that requires literally no training now based on the scene with the kid at the end), the heavy handed shoehorning-in of the "next generation" characters who I find to be completely underdeveloped, unlikable, and annoying, offing Snoke without any backstory or answers. And the biggest WTF moment which was Leia flying through space and turning what at first I thought would have been an acceptable sendoff for Carrie into one of the most weirdest and distracting scenes in the entire franchise. Even Laura Dern was disappointing, there was something about the way she acted her character that was off-putting and didn't really work for me. This movie was an absolute trainwreck. It felt like TFA and TLJ had completely different tones to the point that it was distracting. The way TLJ handled force powers and Rey's unbelievably fast transition into force-god makes me feel like this universe is cannibalizing its own rules and the dissonance between the 3 trilogies is reaching ridiculous levels.

My issues with Luke's character in TLJ is that he faced down Palpatine and Vader in the OT, always believing there was good in Vader and successfully redeeming his father. Seeing the good in others is central to Luke's character. Kylo Ren has done absolutely nothing to earn the same level of respect story-wise and from the audience as Palpatine and Vader. He's a nothing, a poser. That has been established by TFA. So Luke's conflict with Ren feels so...wrong. It doesn't make sense. He was being manipulated as a teen by Snoke, and Jedi Master Luke couldn't do anything about it and actually considered murdering him in his sleep before Ben even attempted anything? After everything he accomplished in the OT? Are you kidding me? TLJ not only retroactively makes TFA worse, but also makes the character journeys of both Luke and Anakin less meaningful.

I can't be the only one extremely annoyed that they never bothered to flesh out the New Republic AT ALL? Or at least explain how Snoke was able to create such a strong military in the shadows to be able to overthrow the government? Now that the writers established that Snoke was a joke deserving no background or context in lore with his anticlimactic death, we're supposed to believe that the New Republic was just that weak and incompetent?

Positives: Benecio Del Toro, the creatures, seeing Mark Hamill again even if his character was butchered. I'm glad Rey's parents ended up being a nonfactor, I was holding my breath thinking the movie was going to disappoint me further with an awful reveal.

I miss George. The Sequel Trilogy is severely lacking in the coherent vision and themes present in both the Original Trilogy and the Prequel Trilogy.… Expand

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fish14Dec 15, 2017

This is not Star Wars. This is not Luke Skywalker. WTF. Disney spoiled the legend. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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GudDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The guy with the flower symbol thing on his jacket, they just leave him behind because they find this other guy who they somehow trust to do the job eventhough they were told the guy with the flower symbol thing (which let's just realize how stupid that plot was to begin with) was the only one who could do it. The kid at the end has control of the force if you didn't catch it. He pulled the broom to him. Phasma toys sold by the thousands before the force awakens. She was HUGELY advertised and now we are to accept that she died (though it's possible that she lives despite the mass explosions). The escape ships get massacred while purple hair women sits and watches. She waits until there are like 5 left (remember, she is already on a suicide mission, just waiting for fuel to run out) before she turns to ram Snoke's ship. Luke dies why? How? He had that nice x-wing in the water to raise so he could leave the planet. If Rian wanted Luke dead, what the **** was the point of having him do that **** force projection? Why not have him die like Obi Wan? I mean, i get that dying while watching the rising sun kind of goes back to the franchise's Japanese roots, but it's like going around your elbow to get to your **** So force protects an individual from the extreme cold of space. I can't say enough bad things about this movie. Someone prescribe me with Zoloft. This movie left me more depressed than The Mist and The Road combined.… Expand

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NostronomorphDec 16, 2017

The best that can be said of Episode VIII, Star Wars The Plot-hole Awakens, is that Red Letter Media will definitely have fodder for another Mr Plinkett review.

This film will have you leaving the cinema saying...huh? ... what?The best that can be said of Episode VIII, Star Wars The Plot-hole Awakens, is that Red Letter Media will definitely have fodder for another Mr Plinkett review.

This film will have you leaving the cinema saying...huh? ... what?

Congratulations Dinsey, you've committed the slowest, longest, most boring chase sequence to film. What an achievement!

There are no satisfying conclusions to anything. Every question you had is swept aside. Who's Snoke? Who cares say Disney. Who are Rey's parents? Who cares What happened to Phasma after giving up the death star codes to Finn, resulting in its destruction? Who cares. How did Kylo escape the death star? Who cares.

The chase sequence is mind-bendingly dim. You're told a bunch of nonsense 'we must do... because..." lines by characters to wedge something totally nonsensical into something representing a plausible situation.

Spoiler of the most major plot hole below

So they're running out of fuel and about to get blatted by Snoke's star destroyer. In order to escape they decide to hack the star destroyer. In order to do this Finn travels to a casino on a distant planet to find a hacker. Wait? Doesn't that mean they have a way of escaping? AAAAAGGGHHH! Why is it all so stupid! Hardly anything makes sense under even the most minimal of scrutiny. Did you think we wouldn't notice the idiocy Disney?

The nail in the coffin for this film was turning our beloved Luke into a doosh. All that magic and hope at the end of ROTJ. Dead.

We keep being told about a story about Luke and the Knights of Ren - A much more interesting story than the one we're watching. How about making that film? At least it might make me believe Luke could become such a spanner. Luke's ending was sad, and not in a good way. It felt pointless. This could have been made a million times better with a few very simple changes.

The more I think about The Plot-hole Awakens, the worse it gets. Oh, and no, it's not funny despite thinking it is.… Expand

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dhruv_daveDec 16, 2017

Completely underwhelemed by this. This only goes on to prove how critics are disconnected with the actual audience, just as in case of DC where most people love the movies and critics pen it as worst movies possible. People really should stopCompletely underwhelemed by this. This only goes on to prove how critics are disconnected with the actual audience, just as in case of DC where most people love the movies and critics pen it as worst movies possible. People really should stop even referring to critics. I personally only trust audience score. I should have waited reading audience reviews before wasting my time and money on this one.… Expand

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TwigsyDec 16, 2017

They completely butcher the force and disregard existing canon. It's among the best of Star Wars films (as a film), but it completely botches what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

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jesuslDec 17, 2017

Disappointment, that is the only thing I have to say.

This movie of all the Star Wars movies is the one that feels less like a Star Wars movie, and that shouldn't be necessary bad; but in this case it is. I really want expecting a film thatDisappointment, that is the only thing I have to say.

This movie of all the Star Wars movies is the one that feels less like a Star Wars movie, and that shouldn't be necessary bad; but in this case it is. I really want expecting a film that could top The Empire Strikes Back but I was expecting something better, way better. Everything wrong.… Expand

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cathycatDec 18, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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SandroWanKenobiDec 15, 2017

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This movie is complete garbage, it didn't feel like a Star Wars AT ALL, confused plot, subplots that went ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE and the characters were cardboards with no personality and not interesting at all.

Also is full of really stupid moments like flying Leia, milking aliens' breasts and those stupid porgs.

Also Del Toro's character felt like Jack Sparrow in space, but less likeable and interesting.

Rey's origins were a complete wasted opportunity and made her a Mary Sue at 100%, Snoke and Phasma completely useless for the plot and the story in general, Kylo was interesting at first, but Adam Driver seemed to forgot how to act sometimes.
Even Mark Hamill felt awkward in some scenes.

This movie is bad as a Star Wars and as a standalone movie, total garbage.… Expand

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kytzerDec 17, 2017

The movie is visually great, but the film is really disappointing. However, this movie feels like a recycled story from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi combined. Story has a lot of plotholes, and some scenes felt like they wereThe movie is visually great, but the film is really disappointing. However, this movie feels like a recycled story from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi combined. Story has a lot of plotholes, and some scenes felt like they were forced onto us. I don't want to spoil this film, but as you can see the majority of users are agreeing that Disney is turning Star Wars into **** Save your money, and wait till this movie goes on T.V for free.… Expand

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yarnspinnerDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When searching for a descriptor for this film, pedestrian comes to mind. If you are looking for a patchwork quilt of nostalgia that blatantly grabs entire scenes from Episodes 4, 5, and 6, this is the movie for you. It seems like its creators were not interested in doing anything other than tugging at the strings of nostalgia with the hopes of selling tickets to the masses. For a long awaited movie like TFA, it worked, for TLJ, it becomes cumbersome and tiring. Every scene, and I mean EVERY scene and narrative element is taken directly from its predecessors. Master Jedi training scene with reluctant Jedi Master (ESB) it's in there; throne room confrontation with a powerful leader who pushes for the "dark side" (ROTJ), it's in there too; cheesy bar scene, got it; Journeying to the other side in the form of the cave of reflection while being trained(ESB), got that too. And the list goes on. When the movie attempts to be original, it only provides non-sequitur moments and characters that only confound the narrative and confuse the viewer. The movie is like a bad cover band who hopes to get you dancing by playing the tunes from your youth, but winds up failing miserably because they are horribly out of sync and out of tune. It becomes ever clear that this movie will be a jumping off point for SEVERAL franchise knock offs looking to do nothing but take our time and money with the hopes of capturing nostalgia and providing unnecessary back stories that only further confuse the audience. Like Luke and his gratuitous milking of the beast on Jedi Island, and choking it down in one gluttonous gulp, Disney will continue to force the magic of that "green milk" Galaxy of nostalgia down the throats of fans who are asking, no begging, for something of substance on which they can chew.… Expand

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jpercy77Dec 16, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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RkapoorDec 16, 2017

The Last Jedi was more Space Balls than Star Wars. Acting and imagery were great. But the story was a weak transport ride of an arch, and the forced humor was lame (Luke brushing his shoulder off?). So disappointed!

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igobyandyDec 16, 2017

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

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thedemonDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you are a casual fan, you will love this. If you're a true star wars fan and adhere to previously established Lucas canon, you will feel insulted by this nonsense. This was a SJW's wet dream. Nothing says "new generation" like focusing mainly on diversity of characters rather than the story. What they did to Luke has to be the worst thing done to a movie character in history. What they did to snoke was completely idiotic and such a missed opportunity. Now your main antagonist is an emo dark side user. Wow I'm scared. What this boils down to is Disney's new Star Wars universe is an appeal to the lowest common denominator. Lucas canon is thrown out the window, and these new movies make the entire existence of the OT and the Rebellion completely pointless/irrelevant. These will movies will make a fortune as usual because Disney is a cash cow, but Disney is apparently incapable of making good movies. They won't even consult Lucas on anything anymore to attempt to make a quality Star Wars movie. To reiterate, this was an appeal to the lowest common denominator SJW, plain and simple. Embarrassing.… Expand

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KroliusDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A long long time ago
I can still remember how
These movies used to make me smile
And I knew if I pushed the play
That everything would be OK
And maybe I'd be happy for a while

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

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

So bye, bye things I loved as a child
I've seen Chewie in the movie but the movie was dry
And them strange new fans were typing tweets on the fly:
That’s the porg that I’m gonna buy!
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valrondDec 15, 2017

Gets a one cause it has nice sfx and CGI. That's it. The movie is boring and way too long, it doesn't develop any of the questions TFA proposed, lots of characters die for no good reason, including many important characters, not saying which,Gets a one cause it has nice sfx and CGI. That's it. The movie is boring and way too long, it doesn't develop any of the questions TFA proposed, lots of characters die for no good reason, including many important characters, not saying which, of course. Oh, and that old guy played by Mark Hammill is NOT Luke Skywalker. If you a Star Wars fan, don't watch it, it craps all over the OT.
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SpudpuddingDec 15, 2017

I don't get it. Why are people championing this movie? It falls short in every way. They've sprinkled marvel dust into the sacred formula. Have you seen the hobbit trilogy? Have you seen the 8 Pirates of the Caribbean films? this is just likeI don't get it. Why are people championing this movie? It falls short in every way. They've sprinkled marvel dust into the sacred formula. Have you seen the hobbit trilogy? Have you seen the 8 Pirates of the Caribbean films? this is just like that, full of cheesy one liners, forgettable characters and plot holes. I was very satisfied with The Force Awakens and I was so excied to see more but Disney Disneyfied the whole thing.… Expand

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Tspell202Dec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Utter blasphemy to the Star Wars Universe. Who wrote this sacrilege? This movie was made for the mainstream and not Star Wars Fans. An entire generation of the Best fans in the world ignored and insulted. Total disrespect for for the Great George Lucas and his vision. Totally forgotten and misused are the originals and prequels, which are now some kind of legend. I am completely saddened at the direction the once Great franchise has taken. Obviously these critics have no knowledge or idea of what Star Wars is or was. Long live the Jedi and Sith.… Expand

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Jenkins111Dec 18, 2017

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

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DennisRitchieDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The whole story is just cheaply written. It uses the name of "Star Wars", the old classic sci-fi movie, and totally ruins the name of the classic. Starting from the beginning: 1) Luke refuses the train Rey, saying that the Jedi are arrogant and they must go extinct since they are the reason the Empire exists (there is a balance in the world: love creates hate, good creates bad etc.). Which is a rational response for me. Moments later he sees some archive footage from the 80s movie and accepts the train her. Good decision!

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

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

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

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

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

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mansnothot69Dec 17, 2017

this movie says a big ‘Fu** You’ to the lore and the past 40 years of Star Wars, destroy the character of Luke Skywalker and make characters like Snoke, Hux and Phasma a joke also the movie is plagued with a bunch of pathetic jokes

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OGWizardDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A shallow, pandering cash-grab.

The first scene in the Last Jedi is a completely failed attempt at humour; an exchange between Po and Hux that is clearly intended for comic effect, but falls completely flat. Unfortunately, this scene sets the tone for the rest of the movie as the film is absolutely brimming with poor one-liners, quips and Marvel-style eye-rollers.

Characters from the Force Awakens and original trilogy have all been equally wasted here. The Last Jedi offers a plot that goes practically nowhere, with more holes in it than swiss cheese. Each character arch is more uninspired than the last - especially that of Finn. Finn was perfectly set up after the end of Force Awakens, with the potential to become an incredible character within the Star Wars universe - so what do we get? I can only describe it as a circus act, a dreadful scene on the planet of Kantobyte, with his new-found crybaby companion (Who is so completely forgettable, I can't even remember her name).

Luke felt slightly out of character, and definitely did not live up to his potential as an all-powerful Jedi Master. Snoke was possibly one of the most 'WTF' moments in the film, he came and went like a fart in the wind. Where did he come from? How did he rise to the top of the First Order? Did he create the First Order? Who is he? Who trained him? Are there other Sith? Where are the Knights of Ren? Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like we will ever have answers to these questions, since Rian Johnson doesn't feel any of it is worth explaining.

With all that being said, there are some great scenes on offer; Kylo and Rey fighting side-by-side is superb, but the few enjoyable scenes just aren't enough to overcome the sheer atrocities that make up the rest of the experience.

This is not a movie for the fans. This a movie made to bolster a new generation of Star Wars films that will ultimately make a **** of cash for Disney.… Expand

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martofeverDec 15, 2017

Nothing different, Once again same plot, lack of depth in the characters but excellent digital fx. Many questions still dont answer. Sad.. No hope in this one.

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C4fouruDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star wars episode 8 is hands down the worst in the series, SPOILERs follow!!!....

First let me say that it is entertaining, in the way cat videos on YouTube are entertaining, they make you smile, chuckle and pull out a few "awww" moments to tug on heart strings, but offer no depth or substance, the beautifully filmed movie and amazing actors are thrown away by poor plot, awful writing and insane direction.

It leaves more questions than not... firstly halfway through the movie snoke is killed off.... yes the mysterious dark, menacing insanely powerful forced using leader of the empireish first order is dispatched by a fledgling kylo... How the hell did a master force user allow himself to be taken in such a way by someone so below him. Secondly it is luke who is killed off not Leia (who is dead in real life of course) so now instead of sending her away in a swan song amazing moment they will either have to rely on CG or some unexplained death in episode 9. There was no jedi training... none, zero... rey is on the island but basicly is told how awful jedi are and butthurt luke is and hes hung up on the past but ya nothing happens... you do see space penguins called porgs created for the soul purpose of a money grab via toys. So luke is killed, completly wasting a character 40 years in development, no final showdown with snoke no amazing send off no... the mf literally fades into the suns... period. Snoke dies as mentioned above, this mysterious full of potential character that appeared from nowhere and somehow convinced the first order to follow him is killed off before we get any damn answers... Another wasted character..

Did you like phasma? Too bad, shes dead now too.. yeah... kylo does a brief moment of light side **** making us think the story will pick up when he kills snoke but nope, it was only so he can rule... So now this powerful sprawling army of the first order just happens to be cool following him for no reason just because? Ladies, dudes... This movie answers nothing and kills off the best parts of the series in the worst most un-thought out ways possible. And no you don't find out who rey is.... I'm not a fanboy who hates new star wars movies because i can't let go of the originals in fact i loved episode 7 because the promise it had and strong characters it teased, the story had such promise but now its dead, the prequels look like gold compared to this. I do not blame the actors... This is the fault of writers and directors. It is crap and I mean it 100%… Expand

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dolzoDec 15, 2017

I loved The Force Awakens but I just can't bring myself to like The Last Jedi. What baffled me the most is the high rating from the so called "critics". I mean, 93%, RT? Really?

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napoleon1588Dec 15, 2017

A complete disaster and mess. **** on the old and new stories and characters alike with the same bland rehashing and annoying mary sue Rey from TFA. I seriously question the honesty of modern critics.

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AbrissbirneDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never been this disappointed in a movie. Star Wars had everything going for it, a solid entry with The Force Awakens, even though that movie had weaknesses, nothing to the extreme of The Last Jedi.

The Dialogue banks entirely on slapstick humor, that most of the time doesn´t fit the tone of the movie. This is reminding of other Marvel movies, but is insulting for a franchise of Star Wars magnitude.
The whole subplot from Finn and Rose seemed forced, because they have no on screen chemistry. The planet Canto Bight looked like it was ripped straight out of the Harry Potter franchise. It was not fitting to Star Wars at all and is easily the worst subplot of the movie.
Apparently you can also drop bombs in zero gravity, but Leia manages to fly trhough zero gravity in her best Mary Poppins imitation, by what can only be described as the worst single scene of the whole Star Wars franchise.
The whole plot about the escape of the Resistance from the First Order could have been resolved with simple communication between General Holdo and Poe Dameron.
Luke, the most powerful Jedi that brought balance to the force is going against Jedi Codex to murder the child of his Sister Lea and his best Friend Han Solo...
The much teased Supreme Leader Snoke gets no further background information, we do not get to know who he is or how he seized power. In the end he simply gets tricked by his own hubris.
There are other flaws, such as the force ghost Yoda, that summons lightning and hitting Luke, it seems like the established ground rules from the last trilogies do not apply anymore. BB-8 basically gets to be a one man army, that helps to fix glaring plot holes. Captain Phasma gets send off without ever accomplishing anything. Many of these small issues can be found over the course of the 153 minutes of runtime.

The movie does have positive parts, it is visually stunning and has some very visually pleasing scenes. The sound and soundtrack are again on point and the battle scenes are spectacular. Kylo Ren and Reys bond is an interesting choice and can be called the strongpoint of this movie.

Overall, visually stunning action is not enough for a beloved franchise that mesmerized generatioins. The story is very weak and unplausbible, some characters do not get explored enough and new ones are simply uninteresting. Rian Johnson managed to split the fanbase with a movie that is objectivly bad at times, but also has strong points now and again.
I left the cinema excited for the future movies, i left this one heartbroken and scared, what the future holds. Rian Johnson is already confirmed to lead a new trilogy. I want to remember Star Wars, my childhood, in a positive light and the direction it is threatening the franchise.
This movie was a disaster and i am not sure if they can manage to turn it around.… Expand

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talrobbinsDec 16, 2017

Were the critics given a special edition "non-cringe worthy" version of this film? Boy was this film bad. And I mean "Jar-Jar Binks” level bad. When the highlight of the film was the cute little owl-looking creatures, there really is nothingWere the critics given a special edition "non-cringe worthy" version of this film? Boy was this film bad. And I mean "Jar-Jar Binks” level bad. When the highlight of the film was the cute little owl-looking creatures, there really is nothing that’s left to say. Plot holes, cheesy-ness through the roof, underdeveloped character arcs, horrendous overly acted sludge - I mean, what exactly, if anything, did this film get right? I am absolutely shocked by the critics’ reviews. This might have been the worst Star Wars movie to date. Wow.… Expand

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jtmason3rdDec 17, 2017

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

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budspencer2012Dec 16, 2017

Total disapoinment: The story is contrived, disjointed, disapointing and we learn nothing about the big mysteries that we have been speculating about for the last 2 years. The movie leaves you on empty. A lot of things were put together toTotal disapoinment: The story is contrived, disjointed, disapointing and we learn nothing about the big mysteries that we have been speculating about for the last 2 years. The movie leaves you on empty. A lot of things were put together to offer fan service but in an awful way. Some plot points to move the story forward were far too convenient. The main vilain gets disposed off in a shocking but also very stupid way. It is a good pop corn film but not worthy of being a Star Wars film. It could have been a good tv film but it is not the quality of a full feature for sure.… Expand

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FrybritDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, outside of several of the main characters dying for really no other reason than to be removed from the plot, nothing really happens. Also Carrie Fisher is superman for some reason.… Expand

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EerieDemonbleDec 17, 2017

Wow...That was one of the worst writing in star wars franchise. -plot holes upon plot holes;
-everyone act like idiots;
-0 logic; -0 chemestry between heroes of the story; -obscene amount of cringy comedy; -character of Phasma absolutelyWow...That was one of the worst writing in star wars franchise. -plot holes upon plot holes;
-everyone act like idiots;
-0 logic;
-0 chemestry between heroes of the story;
-obscene amount of cringy comedy;
-character of Phasma absolutely wasted;
-Snoke is a joke;
-mary sue strikes again.
I can't believe I'm saying that, but prequels don't look so bad now.… Expand

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kmonoDec 15, 2017

This is pretty much the most underwhelming Star wars movie to date and it includes the prequels as well. Walking out of the cinema, I had this empty feeling wishing they could have done much more given the screen time of the movie

In termsThis is pretty much the most underwhelming Star wars movie to date and it includes the prequels as well. Walking out of the cinema, I had this empty feeling wishing they could have done much more given the screen time of the movie

In terms of plot, this movie does so very little and almost seems at times afraid to let you understand or get to know the characters better. It felt that Disney wanted to keep things ambiguous so that they could expand the universe in the future because they weren't sure at the moment how they were going to develop certain characters.

The editing of the movie also affected the final product in that it felt loosely stitched together. You could tell that there were various teams filming various parts separately and when it was put together and edited, the film lacked cohesiveness not to mention the countless plot holes that the film has.

The director has left this film and series in a state of absolute ambiguity just like our favorite characters in this franchise. It had it's moments but the marvel-fying of this movie just felt awkward and out of place like an overcooked piece of steak.… Expand

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babul86Dec 17, 2017

What happened to Luke? Now he is just a grumpy coward old man? The hero is gone????
Rian Johnson kill the legend of the old movies and changed for nothing...
Sorry my engrish.

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CutlosoDec 15, 2017

what the hell did I just watch?
This movie is an affront to the star wars name.
I paid to watch a toy commercial mixed with a videogame cutscene, mixed with scenes stolen for episode 4. And the acting oh my god. The bad guy in the starwhat the hell did I just watch?
This movie is an affront to the star wars name.
I paid to watch a toy commercial mixed with a videogame cutscene, mixed with scenes stolen for episode 4.
And the acting oh my god. The bad guy in the star destroyer, only thing missing the top hat, cape and a moustache, to be a complete caricature of a villain. Peter cushing must be rolling on his grave again, after the performance he gave in episode 4, and this thing.

This show us, that there is something fishy going on with the critics...… Expand