Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2017
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totorobiboDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers a head. i want to say first thing first. this is the worst SW movie i've ever watch. i don't want to watch it again. This is the first SW movie i am not gonna watch again.
How leia survived in space? please don't say force! it doesn't work like that. who is snoke? he is so powerfull controls ren and rey's mind but doesn't understand ren supposed to kill him. How luke projected himself across the galaxy and made a saber fight!!!! why did he killed himself? No point. he projected himself and also dice!! Unreal. SW is not like soap opera movies like marvel movies. people watch marvel movies and forget. SW is not like that, you remember it decades later. you can not put stupid jokes in it. worst jokes i've ever seen in a movie. whyyyy!!!! Also i want to say another stupid plot hole. almost in every episode good guys want to explode things like death stars etc. I didn't understand why didn't they just drive a ship to this things and crash through.. We see in this movie it is very easy to explode a huge ship just jump to light speed through it. stupidddd!!!!! i dont want to explain SW mentality but where is the shields!!!! is it that much easy to kill a super super super star destroyer? I believe now, Disney is the worst thing happens to SW franchise. Very big dissapointment.… Expand
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CaldersDec 17, 2017
A rubbish film with a plot so full of holes it might as well be Swiss cheese. Most of the characters are portrayed terribly and often their actions serve no purpose. The depiction of Luke in this film is just an insult to everything he wasA rubbish film with a plot so full of holes it might as well be Swiss cheese. Most of the characters are portrayed terribly and often their actions serve no purpose. The depiction of Luke in this film is just an insult to everything he was in the original films. They seemed more interested in pushing their feminist propaganda than they were creating a good film.… Expand
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kainfeldasDec 17, 2017
This movie was all over the place in terms of pacing. Nothing stood out from the tapestry of mediocrity. This is the first Star Wars movie I have ever wanted to simply walk away from. Really not worth your money or time.
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warrennuilaDec 15, 2017
The Last Jedi had a handful of amazing moments that were overshadowed by embarrassing dialogue, unrelenting kids humor, and major story choices that leave you feeling really unsatisfied. The film felt more like a live action Disney musicalThe Last Jedi had a handful of amazing moments that were overshadowed by embarrassing dialogue, unrelenting kids humor, and major story choices that leave you feeling really unsatisfied. The film felt more like a live action Disney musical than a space opera.… Expand
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JGUILLERMODec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its like an Ice Cream that felt to the sand , you the have some sweet left but its covered by sand so you throw the whole thing away... the third act tried to save it but as Kylo said to Han , Is too late...… Expand
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FazhaDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While it wasn't terrible, it had enough flaws to make it one of my least favourite Star Wars movies, and this coming from someone who has been a fan since he saw the original when he was 7 years old. While there were a few cool parts, and the effects were very good, the character arcs for Leia and Luke were extremely unsatisfying. The humour was right out of The Avenger's playbook. The story was disjointed and lagged mightily in the middle. Unlike the Ewoks in Jedi, which had a critical role, the porgs seemingly were put in there for fans of cute things on Youtube. I get that Rian Johnson was shooting for something different, the way that Empire was different from Star Wars, but either his story was too rushed or he lacked the storytelling chops to pull it off. I'm sorry to say I won't be watching this one again any time soon. Which is too bad because this is probably the first Star Wars I won't have seen at least twice in the theatre since 1970… Expand
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MandraxDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If this was a generic Sci-Fi movie, this would have been decent. Unfortunately because it's a Star Wars movie, it's poor. Rian Johnson took aim, fired, and completely missed the target. Characters were poor, the humour made me cringe, and there was far to much of it. The plot was a mess and some story lines in fact turned out to be completely unnecessary, which leads me to believe they were there because Johnson had no solid ideas what to do with some of the characters. Snoke and Phasma, two characters with great possibilities became completely irrelevant. Some of the action set pieces were great, but the final scenes were so poorly done. On the planet Crait it was a case of a line of Empire war machines face a line of antique rebel speeders. There was no imagination there at all. Overall the movie was seriously underwhelming. This will go down as one of the worst movies along with The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. People are hyping it now, but in the cold light of day, when people actually reflect on the details, they'll realise it was a horrible mess of a movie.… Expand
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RolodexDec 15, 2017
"Let the past die, and do stupid stuff." should be the tagline. This movie deserves a zero just for what they do with Luke, or rather the missed opportunities with one of cinema greatest heroes. Watch the bland new characters participate in"Let the past die, and do stupid stuff." should be the tagline. This movie deserves a zero just for what they do with Luke, or rather the missed opportunities with one of cinema greatest heroes. Watch the bland new characters participate in pointless plots while Luke and Leia are mere props for a non-existent story. The humor at first is refreshing, but soon becomes tiresome and makes everything a joke. Rian Johnson wrote a third tier fan-fiction that doesn't make any sense. Uninspired, it feels a times like a botched remix of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi without understanding what made those movies great. There is so many cringy moments, like this random kid force-grabbing a broom followed by a close up of his face watching the stars. It's long, we don't care about the characters and just keep watching for this moment we think it's going to happen that's going to make it worth it, but it just gets worse.… Expand
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AdamJensen77Dec 15, 2017
Disney just destroyed the entire star wars saga and the plot of the new characters with this film, a completely disrespect to the fans and to Luke, the most beloved character in the entire franchise.
Some characters like snoke or phasma whereDisney just destroyed the entire star wars saga and the plot of the new characters with this film, a completely disrespect to the fans and to Luke, the most beloved character in the entire franchise.
Some characters like snoke or phasma where there just to sell action figures. Star wars ended in episode 6 for me.… Expand
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jacobfrenchDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. completely wastes all the potential from force awakens. luke skywalker, who spent all of episode 6 trying to redeem his dad, senses a little bit of darkness in kylo ren and decides to kill him. give me a break… Expand
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RidgeTopDec 17, 2017
While there were some great and even touching scenes, the whole film felt bogged down by pacing issues, an irrelevant sub-plot, out of place attempts at humor, an implausible state the the galaxy finds itself in when compared to the ending ofWhile there were some great and even touching scenes, the whole film felt bogged down by pacing issues, an irrelevant sub-plot, out of place attempts at humor, an implausible state the the galaxy finds itself in when compared to the ending of the original trilogy, and frustrating tropes. What's worse for series fans, it doesn't seem to take the lore seriously and has zero pay off for the set up mysteries from The Force Awakens (With JJ mysteries are we really surprised?). It's a shame as after my disappointing experience with the Force Awakens, I was ready for this movie to right the ship, but it seems Disney is just straying this franchise further off course. I have a bad feeling about this...… Expand
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ReavDec 17, 2017
Last Jedi carelessly throws away most of the promises made by Force Awakens and makes none of its own. The story is needlessly branched and unfocused and the script leaves the leading actors with very little to work with character-wise.
TheLast Jedi carelessly throws away most of the promises made by Force Awakens and makes none of its own. The story is needlessly branched and unfocused and the script leaves the leading actors with very little to work with character-wise.
The tone is all over the place due to excessive attempts to shoehorn "Guardians of the Galaxy" style humor in every scene. The film is visually stunning though and a few performances are emotional and genuinely funny. Last Jedi is an apparent departure from the Star Wars that we all knew and IMO it's going to pretty yet shallow and boring places.… Expand
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SponJDec 17, 2017
As a life-long Star Wars fan, I came into this movie with 0 plot details and an expectation that I would love it. I wanted to love this as a Star Wars film so much that I was actually trying to convince myself during the movie that I wasAs a life-long Star Wars fan, I came into this movie with 0 plot details and an expectation that I would love it. I wanted to love this as a Star Wars film so much that I was actually trying to convince myself during the movie that I was enjoying myself. Listen, this isn't about the story going in a different direction than I had anticipated. I'm fine with them doing something different, but I do expect a well-crafted, engaging story that at least respects what came before. This was just the last proof I needed that the people behind these movies only care about the money they can bring in.… Expand
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thundersealsDec 17, 2017
The director is in their right to do whatever they want. But through music themes, motifs, and other symbolism the narrative of the previous movie made a promise of some type of explanation to the audience. That means when we watch a StarThe director is in their right to do whatever they want. But through music themes, motifs, and other symbolism the narrative of the previous movie made a promise of some type of explanation to the audience. That means when we watch a Star Wars movie their is no guarantee that a creator will commit to any of the promises they imply. No implying in the previous movie then I wouldn't care, but I feel like the director had only contempt for what JJ created and promised us. And the running teaser for her parentage? That's 4th wall 4th grade teasing. Just pathetic. If they won't commit to promises, I will never promise my money to a single star wars franchise product ever.… Expand
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Zeke87Dec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had to create an account just to review this movie. I really wanted to like this movie. I loved both The Force Awakens and Rogue One, but The Last Jedi (more like the Last Jest) left me more disappointed and upset leaving the theater than any other movie. This film is a MESS that is full of plot holes, a poor script and colossal failures. It does have some good moments but they are too few and far between the bad. How this film is being universally praised by critics is beyond my comprehension.

Within the first 5 minutes of watching this film I had a bad feeling about it. Starting with the prank phone call between Poe and General Hux. This moment was what really set the tone of the movie for me, not in a good way. This is a scene with tension and stakes, but it's ruined with tedious humor and one liners. This is one of the major issues the film is plagued with. There is simply too much cheesy humor peppered into many scenes throughout the movie. Every time something emotional happens its cut off with a throwaway joke. It's overkill. I understand Star Wars is supposed to have moments of levity and humor, the original films had many moments of humor. The only difference is that it was subtler and allowed the film to breath in between these moments. The film doesn't need “DID YOU GET THE JOKE, DID YOU GET IT?” type of humor. Emotional scenes had impact, they weren’t the butt end of a joke. Another issue I had was next to nothing is answered from the Force Awakens. What’s Luke been doing for the last 30+ years? Who are the Knights of Ren? Who is Snoke? Who are Reys parents? How did the First Order Rise to power? Why ask these questions at all in Ep. 7 only to throw everything out? What is the payoff for the final scene in the Force Awakens? Not a thing. Just Luke casually throwing his old blue light saber over his shoulder like it meant nothing at all.

The plot is a disaster. The major premise of this film is a chase between the First Order and the Resistance, which lasts almost 2 hrs. Apparently, spacecraft can manage light speed travel, but are still dependent on a consumable fuel source? This was never an issue an any previous installment. You’re telling me that the First Order in no way could catch up to the rebel fleet? Their ships were much larger, powerful and they had more small craft at their disposal. Abysmal writing if you ask me. Disney has all of the money and resources at their disposal and this is the best they could come up with? This reads like Spaceballs more than Star Wars.

So, we are left with a heavily flawed film that literally goes nowhere. The pacing was off as the film zig-zagged from scene to scene so often I felt it was made for the ADHD generation. It introduces useless new characters (Rose, DJ, Holdo), gives little screen time to fan favorites (R2, Chewbacca) or just outright butchers them (Luke, Leia). Rian Johnson wastes any potential from previous installments and leaves J.J. Abrams to clean up the mess.

The only redeeming qualities this film has are the visuals, the score and some of the performances. I did enjoy the scenes between Luke, Rey and Kylo. I felt the film should have focused more on these relationships.

Other dislikes:
- Luke milks a Cow-Giraffe Alien and drinks the milk like a caveman in front of Rey.

- Luke doesn’t really train Rey at all. She seems to grasp every aspect of being a Jedi on her own. Her scene investigating the cavern within the dark side hole with the mirror was pointless and went nowhere.

- Leia becomes master of the force in space and becomes… Superleia?

- The entire section with Finn and Rose on Cano Bight was a pointless subplot that never goes anywhere. The filmmaker’s care more about having scenes riding giant donkey rabbits than developing previously established characters and plot lines.

- Phasma is wasted in 5 minutes.

- Snoke, apparently the main villain, is pathetic. We learn nothing about who he is or what his motivations are. Somehow, he is the all powerful dark side master but can’t foresee what’s happening. Even with Kylo manipulating a light saber inches away from him.We learn nothing, he just dies halfway through.

- The character of Luke Skywalker is butchered. That’s all I’ll say on this.… Expand
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BigB0SSDec 15, 2017
Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap. Grade A dog crap.
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dwhitey3464Dec 15, 2017
these critics are a F**king joke do not read into it and don't go in thinking this is a 10/10 movie. this is 2/10. not one second do I feel any emotional tie to any of these characters. this was written and directed by a total... amateurthese critics are a F**king joke do not read into it and don't go in thinking this is a 10/10 movie. this is 2/10. not one second do I feel any emotional tie to any of these characters. this was written and directed by a total... amateur and I'm not for one second embellishing. I'm so disappointed and just plane shocked that this is what they came out with... completely lost me.… Expand
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LukeSoywalkerDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie Should have been called...

Gender Wars
The Last Alpha Male

This movie was nothing but liberal propaganda. The audacity of this movie goes beyond words. We have reached a seminal moment in culture where a ideological movement has all but eviscerated a classic Sci-Fi franchise.

Problems? There are many.

It seems that every effort was made to destroy the base tenets the Star Wars universe was built on. The Force was silenced! Luke Skywalker, the hero of the galaxy, reappears after a 40 year hiatus- only to toss his lightsaber into the drink. He then proceeds to lock himself in a hut, only to appear to gather a drink from a four-teeted monster.

This is your Jedi Knight!

Now, on the other side of the galaxy you have Poe Dameron going up against a fleet of Star Destroyers, with a man named "Hannity" at the helm of the fleet.

Hannity?

Where did I hear that name before?

Meanwhile, Poe's squadron is completely destroyed, with the exception of an Asian woman who heroically drops a bomb payload on one of the capital ships.

You go girl!

That really was the theme of the movie. You go girl! At every place you looked there were women characters in positions of power. Males were portrayed as cowardly and weak. Speaking of weak, the young black man, Finn, makes an appearance and tries to run away- again. He is thwarted from leaving the ship from a Starbucks barista, er, Choo, Annie, er... whatever!

The young, corpulent Asian lady turns out to hold a pivotal role in the movie. She will ultimately prevent Finn from committing suicide to save the Republic base.

Sadly, there was no heroic male to save Laura Dern, who played a startship commander, from going suicidal with a Mon Calamari cruiser.

Admiral Ackbar ended up fish bait as his bridge was blown up! However!

Princess Leia somehow discovered her Force powers at the most opportune time, as she floated through space after being ejected from the bridge after the explosion.

She ultimately survives!

And what about Rey? Who the hell is she? Apparently, just being a woman gives her enough power to master the Jedi arts. She can masterfully wield a light saber, and learn how to telepathically speak to her future revealed brother.

Yep, calling it... Rey really is the sister of Kylo Ren.

Speaking of Parker Schnabel, er Kylo Ren... He must have ran out of gold to mine on Kessel because he now is the strongest bad guy in the universe. It only took a quick mind trick to get rid of the great and powerful Snoke. Nice to know you Snoke!

So, you off Han Solo and now you off Snoke. What does that make you? Maybe we should ask Yoda? Yoda! Yoda!

Yoda appears!

And says... The Force means nothing! Let me blow up the ancestral tree and books of lore! Bamn!

Meanwhile, Chewbacca is relegated to eating a Porg or a pog! Wow! What a role!

I do have to say the cinematography was great! That is why this gets a 1 rating.
Not to mention Luke apparently dies... The most anti-climatic ending in the history of cinema. A man who was a mighty Jedi Knight dies due to four-teeted milk overdose! That is all you need to know about this trainwreck!… Expand
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flik221Dec 15, 2017
Completely ruined star wars. Disney is the EA of movies. No depth, no story, and tons and tons of plot holes. One would have to have the attention span of a paperclip to derive any meaning from this schlock.
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Blindfish28Dec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall the movie was bland and didn't offer too many real "risks" on the part of Johnson. However, the greatest sins were the movie's gross misuse of both Snoke and Luke near the end.… Expand
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kinographerDec 15, 2017
This isn't even Star Wars, it feels like a superhero movie. The plot makes no sense, there are massive holes, and laughable scenes. I'm not sure how this happened, but it's really bad.
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BrentfilmsDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DISSAPOINTING. This was prequel territory with more than abundant slapstick and shallow characters. Much of the “new direction” did not feel fresh, inventive or satisfying. There were a handful of good scenes but most of it felt cheap and deeply disrespectful to the original source. TFA was a mediocre remake of ANH - but it still FELT like Star Wars. TLJ feels more like a parody. Like one of the main plot points, the series may have just run out of gas with no momentum into Episode 9.… Expand
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Surf-78Dec 16, 2017
As a lifetime Star Wars Fan, I never felt such depressed after seeing a Star Wars Movie. What has started really promising with TFA has been crushed completely within 152 min. Not just TFA was thrown into the garbage bin, but also the entireAs a lifetime Star Wars Fan, I never felt such depressed after seeing a Star Wars Movie. What has started really promising with TFA has been crushed completely within 152 min. Not just TFA was thrown into the garbage bin, but also the entire Star Wars legacy... What really makes me angry is that despite of the prequels, which weren't surely a highlight, it seems Rian Johnson did this with full intention. When George Lucas did the prequels he didn't knew better, but he tried as best a possible. Sure he failed in the end, but I cannot blame someone that really gave his best. Rian and surely Disney instead pissed on everything that has been created before. Just remember this magic moment at the end of TFA, when Ray meets Luke for the first time. If you have seen TLJ already you know what Mr. Johnson did with this wonderful scene ... Absolutely no respect for the work J.J. did with TFA. Also Rian continues to hype the question about Ray's parents in one scene of TLJ to the max. just to give the most unsatisfying answer later on. I could continue how Rian treated the Character of Luke, but I think it's all been said. For me personally the worst and disrespectful Star Wars ever made and the worst Movie experience so far. A complete letdown ... Please help us Mr. Abrams you are our only hope !!!… Expand
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EofkentDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Utterly horrific. Disney homonegization at its worst. I understand how Disney audiences and critics rated it highly - one because of programming and the other because of fear of Disney retaliation. But Star Wars fans? Really? Let’s literally throw away the Force Awakens climax by throwing the lightsaber over Luke shoulder. Green milk dribbling, horrifically pointless side stories (for two hours), two of the worst EVER Star Wars characters (Laura Dern and Rose) - I can go on and on. I don’t care that the film went in new directions. I don’t mind change. I like real writing. Bring back Jar Jar (gulp).… Expand
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DoomDashDec 16, 2017
Force Awakens gave me a ton of hope for the sequel/trilogy, but I couldn't be anymore disappointed. This movie was full of questionable character choices, side plots that felt like huge wastes of time, and questionable uses of "the force".Force Awakens gave me a ton of hope for the sequel/trilogy, but I couldn't be anymore disappointed. This movie was full of questionable character choices, side plots that felt like huge wastes of time, and questionable uses of "the force". Not only does it leave you with almost as many questions as the previous movie, but there really is no character development for anyone except maybe Kylo Ren. Can we get some explanation as to why Rey is automatically such a prodigy with the force? Can she ever go through some sort of inner turmoil or any sort of loss or obstacle? I feel like the people who made this movie didn't even watch the original three, there is absolutely no parallels anymore. You could say that is a risk, but I'd say it was just a poor choice. Everything has been undermined.… Expand
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Hype2xDec 16, 2017
What was this ? Really, what was all of this ? Did Rian Johnson even cared what questions & key plots TFA bring ? This movie is Awful. They have betrayed the character of Luke to an extend that even Mark Hamill wasn't impressed with the wayWhat was this ? Really, what was all of this ? Did Rian Johnson even cared what questions & key plots TFA bring ? This movie is Awful. They have betrayed the character of Luke to an extend that even Mark Hamill wasn't impressed with the way the character was written.
The Future of SW with this direction is now in jeopardy. Not sure how they're going to do it, but i have not liked what i saw.
Kylo/Rey were great though, Poe too. Hamill played very well despite the material he given.… Expand
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Jackrabbit82Dec 15, 2017
This felt like 15 movies crammed in one with absolutely no substance to it or purpose. Pros: the pokemons Cons: Cheesy as hell, and well pretty much the whole movie.
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Mcingh2Dec 16, 2017
This is not a good film. The dialogue is clunky, the humour never lands and the heroes feel as though they are ludicrously invincible (Mary Poppins in space comes to mind in one of the early examples of this). The 'answers' to all theThis is not a good film. The dialogue is clunky, the humour never lands and the heroes feel as though they are ludicrously invincible (Mary Poppins in space comes to mind in one of the early examples of this). The 'answers' to all the questions posed in Force Awakens arive dead on impact, suggesting that Disney/Lucasfilm had no idea what the answers were anyway when they thought them up. I liked Force Awakens and Rogue One, I went to see them more than once in the cinema and have bought them on download since. This, however, feels like a step in a wrong, missguided direction.… Expand
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JACKCOLTRANEDec 16, 2017
To sum up this steaming pile of horsesh*t in three words: Chaotic, inconsistent and frustrating. These wankers of pseudo cineasts had 10 years to cook something of value for the fans, they have all the money, they had countless descentTo sum up this steaming pile of horsesh*t in three words: Chaotic, inconsistent and frustrating. These wankers of pseudo cineasts had 10 years to cook something of value for the fans, they have all the money, they had countless descent materials to inspire from... and, that's all they can come up with?? this is absolutely UNFORGIVABLE, this is a middle finger to the legacy, a childhood rape of a cosmic magnitude. Disney, Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson should be sued for this abomination. This movie is a force feed sh*t unconvincing propaganda, poisoned with the current Western political trends and virtue-signalling. Men are portrayed as reckless, impulsive, dumb animals and women as compassionate, rational, noetic beings; "wooo! yaaay! masculinity is toxic, GO MATRIARCHY!". George Lucas should've never sold the franchise to Disney, and I wish there could be some kind of petition for claiming back Star Wars to the fans or Mr Lucas and finally stop this atrocity, enough is enough. To me, the SW movies ends with The Return Of The Jedi and goes on with the Timothy Zahn Novels, the rest can royally f*ck off. This is a movie made for a specific crowd, for the Marvel audience, the fatherless generation, the low of the low, the vulgar monkeys without pre-fontal cortex trapped in unrestrained consumerism, and hopeless victims of the economic pressure, drones without sense of what is artistically valid and what is not, selfish betrayers of mankind.… Expand
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KonstMaxDec 16, 2017
The worst film in a series of star wars. Characters are not disclosed. It feels like the film is transitional between 7 and 9 episodes, it is prolonged and not interesting.
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AlexanderEDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was incredibly poorly written, the plot made no sense. Every part of it was just a giant waste of time where half the laughs failed.

I went into this really wanting to like it, but so many things were poorly written, from dialogue to the action to the deaths.… Expand
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maxflintDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film is episode V and VI mixed in a blender, everything has been mixed and misplaced. Only the $5 Yoda made me think I was in Star Wars. Superman Leia!… Expand
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MAGA_ManDec 15, 2017
I'll admit, I came for one thing: to see Luke do some awesome stuff now that he's a 9th-level Jedi Grandmaster. Instead he acts like a grumpy old hobo for almost the whole runtime. We learn that the Jedi Academy failed for unbelievably stupidI'll admit, I came for one thing: to see Luke do some awesome stuff now that he's a 9th-level Jedi Grandmaster. Instead he acts like a grumpy old hobo for almost the whole runtime. We learn that the Jedi Academy failed for unbelievably stupid and non-character-appropriate reasons. Then when the big moment comes for Luke to finally show off some high-level powers, I won't spoil it but it was... underwhelming in the extreme. And it looks like that's all we're going to get from him too.

Needless to say, I was not happy walking out of the theater.… Expand
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jurepDec 16, 2017
Bad story structure. Too long. Full of product placement. It's time for Star Wars to end.

I liked The Force Awakens. Even though it was not a perfect movie, it set up story arcs that I was excited about. TLJ took a massive dump on thoseBad story structure. Too long. Full of product placement. It's time for Star Wars to end.

I liked The Force Awakens. Even though it was not a perfect movie, it set up story arcs that I was excited about. TLJ took a massive dump on those arcs. The movie was a mess. It not only destroyed what the previous movie created, it ruined the character of Luke Skywalker. It's pointless, inconsistent, and awkwardly tries to recreate the original trilogy by artificially resetting the universe to the same state.

Don't bother.… Expand
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RoyStephen4Dec 16, 2017
This is not Star Wars, take that ridiculous mask off!
TFA took a dump on what was achieved in the OT, but The Last Jedi takes a dump on BOTH the OT AND The Force Awakens. No small feat. Absolute garbage.
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MahbubAli92Dec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So let's see here:

- One of the big questions of TFA was "who is Snoke?" Turns out he's basically nobody and we'll never know. His only purpose was to be a Palpatine stand-in so Kylo could kill him in a redux of the RotJ throne room scene
- Another question was "Who is Rey and why does she have Jedi powers despite no training?" Turns out she is no one special at all, and she received instantaneous superpowers because she's just a huge Mary Sue after all.
- Another question is "why did Luke go hide?" Turns out he hid because he made a complete mess of trying to train new Jedi (in a way that totally wrecks his character) and went to go sulk by himself even though his friends needed him.
- Another question was "why is the New Republic's army called The Resistance, and how did the scraps of the Empire build a massive super-weapon?" Well that's not really answered, but now by the end of this movie the Resistance has been whittled down to a handful of people and the FO is ascendant, so Disney has finally finished wrecking the end of RotJ and reset things to the start of ANH.

I am utterly shocked with how cynical and hateful Disney's treatment of this franchise has been. They could have just made a new story with a new conflict and a few references to the old stuff, but instead they're doing everything possible to ruin the plot and characters of the original trilogy. I will never forgive them for this. As far as I'm concerned the Thrawn books are the true canon, not this pandering, cynical junk.… Expand
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TokyoBoyZDec 15, 2017
December 15, 2017 has truly become a dark day for Star Wars fans and a tragedy for movie making! The Last Jedi contains zero character development, zero story, and is by far the worst Star Wars movie of all the Star Wars movies so far -December 15, 2017 has truly become a dark day for Star Wars fans and a tragedy for movie making! The Last Jedi contains zero character development, zero story, and is by far the worst Star Wars movie of all the Star Wars movies so far - except of course for the diabolical Star Wars Holiday Special! It is truly sad to see Disney turn a film for the family into a children's movie and to render the movie history of the Star Wars Universe effectively meaningless! In essence, with every step of this movie Disney seems to be telling fans, "this is NOT for the fans," while its previous installment was clearly an ode to the fans! Perhaps every member of every audience that will watch “The Last Jedi” will hope for, or be able to envision better plot routes than any of those taken by director Rian Johnson - the youngest of the children in the audience included! The one silver lining in “The Last Jedi” is that perhaps finally George Lucas' second Trilogy, might now be seen in a far brighter light than ever before! For characters such as Mace Windu, Obi Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn and the ever popular Darth Maul and of course its amazing lightsaber duels, Star Wars Episodes 1-3 are increasingly looking to be a far superior body of work to Disneys simple kiddy flicks! Replace Jar-Jar Binks and its terrible CGI - which are gladly missing form Last Jedi - and Episodes 1-3 would have been a success! For Episode 8 there is no such simple saving solution!

Star Wars has now undoubtedly lost its core fans and it awaits to see if the box office receipts follow! Surely China will have little more interest in this movie than the last one! And without the return receipts of Star Wars fans the children’s market may not be enough to save Episode 8 from a shocking underperformance!… Expand
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Parag0NDec 16, 2017
Sucked this movie did...lost their damn minds the critics have...ruined Star Wars Rion Johnson has...Ive never left a theatre more pissed off and disappointed in my life. This felt like being diddled by your favorite uncle for three hoursSucked this movie did...lost their damn minds the critics have...ruined Star Wars Rion Johnson has...Ive never left a theatre more pissed off and disappointed in my life. This felt like being diddled by your favorite uncle for three hours then offered ice cream afterward. Every single major plot point and mystery from Awakens is wasted in the worst of ways. Star Wars has always bordered on hokey and corny but it had just the right tone to keep it dramatic and serious. Rion Johnson didn’t understand that and went full on Lucas (ep I-III) with the tone. I was waiting for a laugh track to kick in during the very first scene it was so bad. F this movie and Rion Johnson! Do not support this trash. A waste of some of the best characters of all time...the people raving about how great this pile was would probably be just as entertained watching dogs hump for three hours...… Expand
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have never felt bored sitting through a Star Wars film until tonight. Don't get me wrong, there were some up ticks in this film, but you have to suffer to get to the good stuff. The tone was silly at times and the plot devices were veryhave never felt bored sitting through a Star Wars film until tonight. Don't get me wrong, there were some up ticks in this film, but you have to suffer to get to the good stuff. The tone was silly at times and the plot devices were very convoluted. In some scenes, characters are explaining things in gruesome detail that you should know from simply watching the scene. This complete lack of subtlety makes these scenes feel forced.… Expand
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Joemama1234Dec 15, 2017
Star Wars was average and big come down from force awakens. The charm of force awakens and thrill of rouge one was missing. Some scenes were too far fetched. That’s what we got for luke??????? At best it’s one time view with no awe moments.Star Wars was average and big come down from force awakens. The charm of force awakens and thrill of rouge one was missing. Some scenes were too far fetched. That’s what we got for luke??????? At best it’s one time view with no awe moments. Mostly long and dull....… Expand
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willburstyle06Dec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Jedi plot is trash don't believe the hype. Still haven't forgiven Disney for disregarding almost everything from the EU as "Legends" just so they could make room for their own **** story and characters. The prequels may have had bad acting (mainly anakin) but at least they were ambitious and built upon the Star Wars Mythos instead of whatever the **** the The Last Jedi is working towards story wise. Also you had a perfect setup from the EU with Darth Plagueis that would have connected all 3 trilogy with the Skywalkers together but nope no backstory at all....… Expand
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TheVJDec 15, 2017
This movie is an insult to the Star Wars franchise. The prequels may have been bad, but at least they didn't feel like Marvel movies while simultaneously **** all over everything people loved for decades to this degree. Useless charactersThis movie is an insult to the Star Wars franchise. The prequels may have been bad, but at least they didn't feel like Marvel movies while simultaneously **** all over everything people loved for decades to this degree. Useless characters introduced, great characters ditched and mistreated. What were they thinking?… Expand
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rokrarDec 15, 2017
This movie is complete garbage the way they kill off luke skywalker in the most stupid soyboy way posssible makes me so angry.

What the hell is disney doing?
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BertoflyingfoxDec 17, 2017
What a perfect endcap to Year-1 B.W.(Bizarro World). This is a decent sci-fi flick...if it had nothing to do with Star Wars and instead opted to run its own franchise into the ground.

"Your Snoke theory is wrong" Yup, it was really RianWhat a perfect endcap to Year-1 B.W.(Bizarro World). This is a decent sci-fi flick...if it had nothing to do with Star Wars and instead opted to run its own franchise into the ground.

"Your Snoke theory is wrong"
Yup, it was really Rian Johnson all along (take out Snoke's scarring and they even look alike). Somehow worming his way into the Disney roundtable, he convinced a bunch of suits that throwing out a competent script and replacing it with his Looper style (boring character arcs and a wandering plot with no true purpose) would be the best thing to do. Well, this could've been directed by Uwe Boll and it would still pay off in sales and reviews, because Star Wars makes money no matter what (too big to fail) and reviewers always praise it no matter what. Things that The Mummy or Valerian got trashed for, is celebrated here.

Anyway, here's why it didn't work for me:
Plotting, character progression, continuity.
--The plot is a mess, leaning heavily on what I'm sure was the main plot of a Clone Wars episode (out of fuel and running from a tech-advanced enemy), except in that episode the characters are smart enough to think their gameplan through til the end....unlike the characters in this movie.

--The characters betray themselves, not only in-between movies but even in-between scenes. They only set-up the scene that their currently in, rather than feeling like living characters across the span of 2 (or 6) movies.

--Continuity was completely dropped. Which is fine if this were a spin-off, but it isn't. I love the concept of "kill the past" especially considering the universe these people live in....but that concept shouldn't take place in the middle of a trilogy.

So I find myself much less interested in the continuing story of SW, and more interested in seeing how Abrams will try to pick up the mess. For the folks harping that at least it isn't a re-tread like TFA: Crait is Hoth, Canto Bight is Jabba's Palace, Phasma is Boba, Super Saiyan Leia is Frozen Han.… Expand
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gtrfienddv8Dec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not entirely convinced that the public version of this movie wasn't some sort of prank, or Russian-hacked re-edit of the movie the critics saw. I find there to be no way that the critics could have watched the same movie the viewing public did and come away with the reaction they had.

Heading into the movie, I was excited (as I am any time I see a Star Wars movie or show, but in this case reviews were saying it was the best Star Wars movie ever). It started poorly, with the first scene feeling straight out of a sci-fi B-movie: walk toward camera, react as an amateur to something in the distance. Not promising. Between that point and the bridge being flushed out into space, all was well. Then...it started to go off the rails.

In a gut wrenching moment, Kylo Ren decides not to destroy his mother. He and two other tie fighters PENETRATE THE SHIELDS (emphasis added as I feel this is REALLY important) and do damage to the frigate. Kylo backs off, his emotions intervening. His wingmen do not, and they fire their torpedoes. In what seemed to be a masterful moment, Leia looks at the audience, almost as to say "you know what's happening. I know what's happening. Goodbye." She is then flushed into space with other heros, but the screen was centered on her. My stomach turned in a beautiful moment shared with the audience. She was lost standing up for the rebellion. My mind would always capture her in defiance, stoic, a hero.

Moments later, the force flutters around her. With no explanation, she is able to extend her hand and guide herself back to an airlock. Where others saw Mary Poppins, I saw what looked to me to be a witch riding a broom. This was horribly insulting. How can she have the wear-with-all to be basically dead and force-force herself back to life and then pull into an airlock? She couldn't have summoned the force to help prevent the entire bridge from being blown into space? I just don't understand how this was a good story decision, a good aesthetic decision, or just plain a decision. The actress DIED. The audience who loves her knows she's dead in real life. But you decided to do what doctors in real life couldn't and bring her back to life in the single cheesiest way possible? How was this a thing? How could the multitude of critics who saw this not cringe?

Lets move past that. The pursuit sequence is what really kills the pace and the narrative for me. It seems clear that a narrative platform was necessary to draw the length of the movie out to allow for the more epic and enjoyable aspects of this movie, which is a shame. There was no need for this, nor the explication involved.

I didn't count exactly how many there were, but there were at least 5 star destroyers with the main ship. They were doing nothing. The pursuit of two rebel support ships and the main frigate hinges on three things: lack of fuel on the part of the rebels, lack of speed on the part of the First Order due to the size of their ships, and the point of diminishing return on the power of the First Order weapons. Those three facts alone are fine. But the 5+ star destroyers doing nothing? They can't jump to light speed and come out in front of the rebel retreat, establish a blockade, and allow the main ship to go in for the kill? Were they running out of fuel too? The rebels were, so what was the plan to get to Crait? They had to limp along until they were JUST in range? But this wasn't shared with high-level staff members? So no one but Leia and the admiral knew the plan? If they had just SHARED that plan, we wouldn't have to sit through the agonizing sequences at Canto Bight. Which, from a narrative perspective, could have been saved by placing a code breaker on one of the rebel ships - a more plausible sub-plot, which wouldn't have squandered Finn - one of the best recent Star Wars characters - on a mission which had a zero-sum impact on the overall story. Canto-Bight itself was just a dull waste of time to extend this to the longest Star Wars movie ever, for poor, poor reasons. The arc caused Finn, Rose, BB-8, and Phasma into scenarios which felt like they were intentional but irrelevant fan services and did nothing for the story.

Canto-Bight and flying-space-Leia unfortunately detract from excellent action and interesting storylines of Rey, Luke, Chewie, and Snoke. If time spent on Canto-Bight removed time from Snoke's backstory or explaining how Rey was retrieved by Chewie and the Falcon, then I'll be especially angry.

There are additional plot holes. There are additional disappointments. But these are the best I can do in 5000 characters. I wanted to love this movie and I've been in a funk since seeing it. The Force Awakens, for all of its comparable motions toward the original trilogy, was tight, dark, added to the Star Wars universe, and left us wanting and wondering. The Last Jedi taints what was started there. I'd allow a mulligan on this movie if they could recut it into something consistent.… Expand
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SkrankHazardDec 15, 2017
Very tough one for me. I really want to love it but I know I don't. Anyone want to know how Snoke got to Kylo? online jedi chat forum under the guise of 18 year old blonde female Jedi wannabe or something.. Luke should have been monitoringVery tough one for me. I really want to love it but I know I don't. Anyone want to know how Snoke got to Kylo? online jedi chat forum under the guise of 18 year old blonde female Jedi wannabe or something.. Luke should have been monitoring Kylos online history perhaps and lets face it Snoke looked rather 'peado' in that robe. But we'll never know because 'Mr P' got chopped. Just one of many questionable bits in a film I so wanted to love. It did have some great scenes but not enough. And why so comical? Disappointing. Also I may add that Disney sacked the Han Solo director as they weren't happy, maybe they should sack the guy who sacks guys now for letting this happen.… Expand
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qmanchooDec 16, 2017
Logical plot fallacies always have an 'opposite side of the coin' and you can typically accept some form of explanation. However, I get 'mentally taken out' of a movie when there are too many unnecessary 'jokes' and 'slapstick moments' withinLogical plot fallacies always have an 'opposite side of the coin' and you can typically accept some form of explanation. However, I get 'mentally taken out' of a movie when there are too many unnecessary 'jokes' and 'slapstick moments' within a story that is largely designed to be taken more seriously than not (OT had slapstick moments, but mostly with the characters meant for these moments and they were carefully placed). This is especially true for scenes that are supposed to highlight the lore that makes SW so great. It's fine to have comedy, but if scenes clearly designed for gravitas and emotion get their bubble popped by unnecessary, and in many cases strangely placed, comedy you start to lose your emotional investment in both film and characters. Disney and Rian take this to new heights here and it's just not for me unfortunately. This movie is for kids and teens not a 35 year old fan of the OT. I'm afraid Disney SW movies wont be the revival I'd hoped and I'll just have to re-watch the originals from time to time (although Rogue One was pretty darn good).… Expand
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nigerianman28Dec 16, 2017
Weak structure really makes this film fall apart. At 152 minutes, the film could have packed an immense story, but decided to cram three different plots with no connection to the other. The flow ended up feeling like flying through anWeak structure really makes this film fall apart. At 152 minutes, the film could have packed an immense story, but decided to cram three different plots with no connection to the other. The flow ended up feeling like flying through an asteroid belt. A diversion onto Kanto Brine and meeting Benicio del Toro served no purpose than to introduce new commercial toys. It functioned no purpose on the plot, and worst of all, all new characters did nothing. In all, this film lacked any theme. It had an inconsistent tone, inserting jokes in the most serious intended scenes. Did Marvel writers stumble on the wrong project?

This film felt like an insult to anyone who enjoyed Star Wars. It destroys purpose of the Jedi; the purpose of training; any sense of consistency; and worst of all, any purpose of a story in a franchise. The film literally tells the audience dressing in masks and costumes is stupid, not to look up to heroes, there is no bad or good, and most stinging of all, there is no need for reading texts or back stories. Burn all copies of this movie and refer anyone asking for Episode VII or VII to play Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy.… Expand
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HoppinDec 16, 2017
Great visuals and score mixed with questionable edgelord humor, terrible writing, character assassination, and much more. This writer/director, in his obsession to subvert fans' expectations, has delivered the worst Star Wars film of allGreat visuals and score mixed with questionable edgelord humor, terrible writing, character assassination, and much more. This writer/director, in his obsession to subvert fans' expectations, has delivered the worst Star Wars film of all time. The movie has a distinct lack of Star Wars feel in its editing; lots of jump cuts favored over elegant wipes, not to mention the cluttered, disjointed pacing. I could go on and on but I won't.… Expand
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ActualyCriticalDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first half is a cheap copy of ESB, almost copying some aspects of it line-for-line. It begins with an evacuation. Rey, a young person from a remote desert planet, is about to learn from the last existing Jedi Master who's in exile on a hidden, watery, misty planet with rough terrain, and every second of this makes you hope that some aspect of it will be fresh. Meanwhile, Finn and his not-a-princess girlfriend goes and meets a swindler/gambler type person who sets him up with an imperial ambush while Leia is being frozen. The silver-armored bounty hunter gets the credit and reward for the imperial setup. The subordinate lord (Kylo Ren) of a dark lord (Snoke) sets a trap for the protagonist (Rey) and she goes to him and falls right into it. Sound familiar? It's exactly what happens in ESB.

The second half is a cheap copy of ROTJ, almost copying some aspects of it line-for-line. Rey hands herself in and is taken to a throne room in binders with Emperor Sid-I mean Snoke and Lord V-I mean Kylo Ren. She witnesses the near-final destruction of the Reb-I mean Resistance through a patterned window. She sees the conflict within Kylo Ren and turns him onto her side and he defeats Snoke during a period of overconfidence. Meanwhile, Poe thinks that Finn will have that tracking device down, he just needs to give him more time. The millenium falcon comes down to the planet the rebels escaped to and drives ties through a trench area that just happens to look dark-reddish and mechanical and the thinking is the narrow route might destroy them. Sound famiiar? It's exactly what happens in ROTJ.

What little remains of the film is unique. Luke dies due to an aneurism from using the force so much that he effectively had transformed into a force ghost and left his current existance, resulting in his vessel's aneurism and death. When he realised this he completed the transition into a force ghost. His death felt bizzare, pointless and unexplained, frankly, since nobody even killed him.

There is no proper lightsaber battle in this film. Finn fights with a vibroblade. Rey fights Luke with a stick, a bit. Kylo and Rey sort of clash their lightsabers a tiny bit, but not properly. Kylo and Rey team up to defeat the Royal Guards and their vibroblades in a lengthy fight. Luke's force duplicate clashes his ghostly lightsaber with Kylo Ren, a bit, sort of. There's no proper lightsaber battle at all, yet the untraditional fighting scenes, mostly involving vibroblades, oddly leave you more satisfied than the films which had full blown lightsaber battles. How this is I do not know.

The ending leaves the story in the same place it is at the start of EP4, with a strong (albeit less strong) empire and a weak rebellion. Since it's hard to follow what happens in these new films, the Republic had their home planet and government destroyed in EP7 paving the way for the First Order to win over star systems and once again become the dominant government of the galaxy with the good guys being rebels again.

Perplexingly, although Leia appeared to die, she managed to survive because of her force power. It appeared to be an excellent way to kill her off given her real life death, but instead she appears to survive in the film and continues to be the overarching general of the Resistance (or Rebellion again now, I guess). And Disney have vowed not to reuse recent footage or use CGI. How they will explain that away in a way that isn't lame, without any footage of her, is as perplexing to me as it is to you, given how her son Kylo will want to interact with her. Had her actor lived though, I would not have a problem with the way in which she survived, unlike many other reviewers.

To be fair, there is original stuff weaved into everything that's been redone and I'm sure there is a long list of personal achievements for the cast and crew in this film, but as a viewer watching the final product you just cannot ignore how it did a cheap copy of not one, but two previous films to the point the lines were almost identical or deliberately cringey.

To be fair to Rian Johnson, he almost had no choice but to rehash EP5 and EP6 after JJ Abrams' previous film rehashed EP4. Furthermore, there is little you can do other than to repeatedly train up a new apprentice every 3 episodes and build them up the same way Luke was, while there is only one other Jedi left. In order to create original storylines, they need to re-establish the Jedi Order and the Sith Empire so there is the same capacity for originality that KOTOR and SWTOR have had.

In spite of this negative review, the film was better than The Force Awakens because of the originality that was weaved in, the feeling of it being longer and the fact it didn't feel like we were rushing through it so much. Unfortunately, it was still worse than the original 6 due to the sheer fact that it is a rehash of them.… Expand
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OwnedYetiDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many unresolved plotlines from the previous movies and has very out of place humor. As a movie by itself, it may not be too bad, and has several good scenes, but as a part of the Star Wars saga, very much a disappointment.… Expand
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MephasmDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What The Force awakens set up with the story and characters, The Last Jedi managed to nullify that. Everything that TFA teased was basically zeroed out by TLJ. They went a totally different direction believing that it would feel unique and different from the rest of the movies but that attempt resulted in a really problematic outcome. It didn't even feel like a star wars movie, at least not for me. They totally ruined the character arcs and the star wars myth. I mean Luke projecting himself halfway across the galaxy just to serve the plot and then just dying from Force exhaustion was just plain stupid...Not to mention Leia surviving in the vacuum of space and then force pulling herself to safety...more like a generic sci fi than a Star Wars movie. Yes the entire movie didn't feel like its Star Wars but a generic sci fi movie with unnecessary subplots and forced humor. I really tried to like this movie because i'm a big star wars fan but they just went too far with everything in this movie.… Expand
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Farmboy74Dec 16, 2017
Not since the Phantom Menace have I left the cinema disappointed by a Star Wars film. I'm also wondering which film the critics have watched because it cannot be the same one I have just watched. It does not desearve the high scores. INot since the Phantom Menace have I left the cinema disappointed by a Star Wars film. I'm also wondering which film the critics have watched because it cannot be the same one I have just watched. It does not desearve the high scores. I realise that there will be new ideas, but the whole things just falls flat. The Force Awakens gave us some new interesting characters and the job of the middle film is to build on these ideas and move the story on and leave everything on a cliff hanger.
The Last Jedi does none of that, it does not go onto to build the characters any further and misses the great oputunity to set up the cliff hanger for the next film. Most of the ideas from the Force Awakens are thrown away as are some of the characters. The worst Star Wars film ever? No, that will always be the Phantom Menace, but this does come perilously close.… Expand
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SalgariousDec 16, 2017
It doesn't seem like Disney Corp cares about the lore or the original characters; from the point of view of a long time fan of the original trilogy and expanded universe: a very visually spectacular disappointment.
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diegosaavedra24Dec 16, 2017
Please, when you go to see this movie, don't get your hopes up. You'll enjoy it more if you go with low expectations because if not, you'll be very disappointed. This movie has a lot of plot holes, underwhelming answers and wasted characters.Please, when you go to see this movie, don't get your hopes up. You'll enjoy it more if you go with low expectations because if not, you'll be very disappointed. This movie has a lot of plot holes, underwhelming answers and wasted characters. There is a very boring and unnecessary scene, you'll know which one. Again, don't expect much.… Expand
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GottaGoDexDec 17, 2017
I never thought I'd boo at the end credits of a Star Wars movie, but this was it.

Because this isn't a Star Wars movie, it's some generic popcorn flick that doesn't give a rat's behind about Star Wars, the people in it's universe or the theI never thought I'd boo at the end credits of a Star Wars movie, but this was it.

Because this isn't a Star Wars movie, it's some generic popcorn flick that doesn't give a rat's behind about Star Wars, the people in it's universe or the the new 3 movies.

While this director clearly made a mistake of taking on a movie that was out of his league, it is Disney's fault for letting this disappointing and stupidly written movie harm Star Wars as much as it did.… Expand
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MrHankyDec 17, 2017
Several days later, and I'm still in shock about what Disney has done to Star Wars with this movie. They started so well with Episode 7, but now they have destroyed everything that movie did.
It's just written so horribly. I start to thinkSeveral days later, and I'm still in shock about what Disney has done to Star Wars with this movie. They started so well with Episode 7, but now they have destroyed everything that movie did.
It's just written so horribly. I start to think Rian Johnson is just M night Shyamalan in disguise.
Not anger has joined my disappointment.… Expand
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PB421Dec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In basic summation- a horrible waste of potential that not only has 0 pay off from the last film+ the two year wait, but fails at actually progressing a story. Sure stuff happened in between but nothing was answered and the situation at the very start is the same as at the end. The longest film to date literally has the smallest amount of story progression and character development.
The fact that all the good parts from TFA including its mysteries and unanswered questions (snoke and rey, knights of ren? ) are thrown away after 2 minutes of screen time is disgraceful

This film has far too much time wasted on scenes with no use, the whole finn and rose storyline is shocking and it is clear there was no plan for the finn character other than to hide the fact rey was the jedi in TFA.

Other than the absolutely terrible story aspects the parts of the film meant to be entertaining were ruined by the *terrible* humour that was cringeworthy and far too frequent. It sounds like im saying this for the sake of it- but this was literally an MCU movie. guardians of the galaxy set in the star wars universe. The fact that audiences love this **** makes me quite annoyed. There are 0 stakes for the characters and in this no attachment to the characters. They are so poorly developed anyway but imagine you cared for some of them--> any time they are in danger or in harms way they just make a joke and slip away. audiences love it? its ****

There is literally more time devoted to the token asian girl saving horses than there is rey training with luke or snoke

i had this movie rated a two but have reduced it to a one thinking of the heinous leia scene.

rose is literally worse than jar jar binks.


I wanted to love this movie and i told off my friend for saying it was **** before i saw it. Wow I was wrong, rian johnson and all the critics raving about it cause it was "fun" hang your head in shame.… Expand
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henrykmurDec 15, 2017
If you’re a SW fan, you will hate yourself for hating the prequels. Have you been disappointed when it turned out (in “Attack of the Clones”) that R2D2 has boosters and can actually fly? All of “The Last Jedi” is like that. And I d mean – allIf you’re a SW fan, you will hate yourself for hating the prequels. Have you been disappointed when it turned out (in “Attack of the Clones”) that R2D2 has boosters and can actually fly? All of “The Last Jedi” is like that. And I d mean – all of it. Worst writing in SW canon: too lazy to build upon established mythos, it changes tone and rules to the point of self-parody. There are some good (even great) ideas… poorly executed. Meaningless dialogues go forever. Every time you think film will make a bold, interesting turn, it hits you in the face with childish humor (there are tension-breaking burps, people!), out-of-character gesture, forced and/or predictable twist… Lacks charm, heart and thoughtful message. It’s just a desperate attempt to push the saga towards easily merchandised pulp. They threw a twist after twist and all the comes out of it is that you get screwed.… Expand
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DrenajDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My opinion about the Last Jedi is that Disney Wars is no longer the epic space opera that created a generation long fan base. Cheesy ways to kill bad guys, pointless jokes and comedy, no more epic scenes involving the Force. Simple explanations to galactic forces.. If we change the name of the movie, we could say it is a good movie but this is not Star Wars, this is some space movie about ships and weak characters killing powerful characters in a retarded way.… Expand
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PlinkettDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst pos I have seen in a while:
Nauseating amounts of man-hating feminist and current year propaganda™. Complete and utter destruction of the Luke Skywalker character, all male character stupid and useless,story/plot a complete mess, light saber duels very very bad......

Save your money and see something else don't help the disney monopoly.… Expand
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PC-Gamer-FanDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mark Hamill was magnificent. Everything & everyone else was as expected bland or uninteresting. Carrie Fisher even managed to have the most ridiculous scene of flying like a witch with a broomstick through space!! The way they killed Luke though for no reason in such a stupid fashion means I am done with SW forever. KK & RJ can keep this trash its not SW its really bad fan faction. Sorry day for Star Wars killing the OT hero after he gave everything & the actor gave the best performance of his career to date.… Expand
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ReeboDec 16, 2017
It's difficult to know where to start.

Much of the movie can be traced to nearly identical scenes from prior movies. The Emperor's throne room scene, the Hoth battle, the flying over the deathstar while turrets shoot at them, etc. It allIt's difficult to know where to start.

Much of the movie can be traced to nearly identical scenes from prior movies. The Emperor's throne room scene, the Hoth battle, the flying over the deathstar while turrets shoot at them, etc. It all feels like a huge effort to play it safe and work from a pallet of known Star Wars scenes and moments. Think of it as Lego Star Wars. Plug and play the same known shapes together in a different order.

The humor, seemingly forcibly injected into the movie would be more at home with Starlord's crew. It didn't sit well in the Star Wars universe.

So much seems pointless. There's a side adventure that they engage in that serves no point. If they had never gone, nothing in the movie would change. You could easily edit out 30 minutes of footage and the movie still reaches the same conclusion. Which gets us to the gratuitous, bogged down middle section, with the part where Obi Wan rides a lizard through the streets and over some cliffs, I nearly fell asleep. Seriously, I was shaking my head trying to stay awake. The other side plot could have and would have been resolved by the General simply taking 10 seconds and explaining to the officers what the plan is. I'm no fan of complicating storylines through the assumption that people are too stupid to talk to each other.

There's a lot of talk in some circles about shocking moments that left them stunned. I didn't see any. Of all of the characters, where's the character growth? Ask yourself if Rey is any different at the end than when we found her? Is Kylo really different?? Poe showed a smidge of advancement at the end. Ultimately Finn is the only character going through a transformation in these movies. He has a solid arc and progression as a character. But ask yourself... if they edited out Finn and everything he did in this movie, would it change anything? At all?… Expand
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HTGamerDec 15, 2017
If you think that George Lucas destroyed Star Wars and everything that made it special with his prequel movies, then the Disney-produced sequels will make you change your mind about Jar-Jar Binks, the midichlorians, and the love story ofIf you think that George Lucas destroyed Star Wars and everything that made it special with his prequel movies, then the Disney-produced sequels will make you change your mind about Jar-Jar Binks, the midichlorians, and the love story of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala.

The fact that The Last Jedi has made thousands of Star Wars fans sign an online petition so that this movie is removed from Star Wars canon, is telling. Even the prequels avoided this dishonor. Mark Hammill himself has complained publicly about the newest version of Luke Skywalker, saying he completely disagrees with everything written for his character, but he was forced via contract to do the movie despite his disagreement.

The Force Awakens was a rip-off of A New Hope story- and plot-wise, but at least it was a true Star Wars movie. The Last Jedi however is an abomination, even though it has some great battle/fight scenes and a few interesting character dynamics (Luke vs Rey, Rey vs Kylo, and Luke vs Kylo).

The main story is all about a whole fleet chasing but not catching a single big ship which can't warp its way out with its warp engines, and it includes a really stupid sub-plot (the "code breaker in the casino" one with Benicio del Toro) in the middle.

Other than Luke Skywalker, the old heroes get limited screentime. We still got no answers about many questions raised from The Force Awakens movie, like who's this Snoke guy, and who are these Knights of Ren? We will likely never know, especially since Snoke has been killed off in the most anti-climactic way ever.

What I can tell for sure is that Episode 9 will have Rey and Kylo face each other in a final showdown, but I am not sure it will even be a Star Wars movie (if only in name). I really hoped to like The Last Jedi after the controversy of The Force Awakens, but it unfortunately disappointed me.

Good job dear Kathleen Kennedy, I am pretty sure next time Disney will produce an even worse movie than The Last Jedi.… Expand
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BlakebortlesDec 15, 2017
Wow. What a let down. I'm speechless at how awful this movie was. I made an account just to say how much I hate this movie. I saw it last night and I'm still upset.
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BenAlagnaDec 16, 2017
It makes me sick to my stomach knowing what they have done to the franchise. It's not about disagreeing with the direction, I am sick because of the film dismantling the franchise's plot, and leaving us with nothing. No character development,It makes me sick to my stomach knowing what they have done to the franchise. It's not about disagreeing with the direction, I am sick because of the film dismantling the franchise's plot, and leaving us with nothing. No character development, story that goes nowhere, and killing off characters we never got the chance to know. The film really has no purpose. So sad Rian Johnson damaged Star Wars so deeply.… Expand
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bob_of_cinemaDec 17, 2017
There is not a single character that wasn't ruined by Rian Johnson's script.
Not a single scene that wasn't ruined by forced humor.
Not a single death that was cheap and too early. (Except for the one death that should have happened, but wasThere is not a single character that wasn't ruined by Rian Johnson's script.
Not a single scene that wasn't ruined by forced humor.
Not a single death that was cheap and too early. (Except for the one death that should have happened, but was a fake out.)
There are giant plot holes, the logic and dignity of the Star Wars universe was ruined, the new trilogy is totally f-ed now, and everything that was care- and sensefully set up in Episode 7 got flushed down the toilet.

Disney, never let this man near Star Wars again. Otherwise please stop doing Star Wars movies.… Expand
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ccb80Dec 17, 2017
just pointless really, all buildups in FTA were let downs/diffused. Canto Blight was a distraction that could have been better served fleshing out rest of story and building more tension, I was bored for most of it. Disney is trying to cramjust pointless really, all buildups in FTA were let downs/diffused. Canto Blight was a distraction that could have been better served fleshing out rest of story and building more tension, I was bored for most of it. Disney is trying to cram more places/characters/things in it at expense of STORY. Dont even get me started on Luke... Makes the prequels look even better now!… Expand
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KamenRiderDarkDec 17, 2017
I have just came back from the cinema and now I know that "Star Wars" has ended for me.

For 25 years I was watching them over and over again. I've seen original trylogy countless times. And now I know it's gone. The magic has ended...I have just came back from the cinema and now I know that "Star Wars" has ended for me.

For 25 years I was watching them over and over again. I've seen original trylogy countless times.

And now I know it's gone. The magic has ended...

After VII, which dissapointed me a lot, I didn't have much hope.

"Do or do not. There is not try" They tried... And failed...… Expand
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S0urceC0deDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disney really screwed up this time. If we all recall, the first words spoken in The Force Awakens were "This will begin to make things right." by Lor San Tekka. After seeing The Last Jedi, things are certainly not right. It seems that Disney has opted to not go the route of the traditional Star Wars lore that we all grew up loving and what made Star Wars so damn popular in the first place but has instead gone with action sequences that would make Michael Bay proud and corny humor that often falls short of the intended target. THE FOLLOWING SECTION CONTAINS SPOILERS:
The way some of the story elements were handled often disregarded the importance of a particular character or item to the overall arc of the saga. The way Luke was handled almost seems as if his backstory or the importance of the character is to the fans was nothing more than an afterthought in order to create more room for Disney's vision of Star Wars. Some of the actions that Luke takes in this new entry is so far from what the character from Return of the Jedi would have done that is teeters a bit on the absurd. The Skywalker family lightsaber has been in the saga since the beginning and some could even call it the "Excalibur" of the film yet it was needlessly destroyed in a sequence with Rey and Kylo. I believe that portion alone shows Disney's disregard for the past. It almost felt as if Disney was conveying "screw the past and the stories George Lucas created, this ship is ours now and we don't care what the fans or anyone else believes so we will do with it as we please".

For now it is believed that Rey's parents were "nobodies" which is completely upsetting. I'm holding out hope that they are pulling the ole "New Hope" trick where Obi Wan tells Luke that Vader betrayed and murdered his father and that in Episode 9 they will have a "shock", gotcha moment where we find out her true parentage. I can keep going on about things I did not like with this film but I will spare you the drama and let you draw your own opinion. I will leave it with this: The Last Jedi fails on so many level. It completely ignores what was set up by Abrams in The Force Awakens and does its own thing. I don't even feel like this deserves to be apart of the Saga films. Matter of fact in my eyes it isn't. The action sequences were great which is the only reason I gave this a 4 out of 10 but when reflecting on this new film and Episode 7 before it, it all just feels so much like high budget fanfiction. I have a bad feeling about this...… Expand
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g0rthaurDec 16, 2017
I created an account here just to give this movie a crap rating. Huge star wars fan, but this movie sucked as hard as a movie can suck. The plot made no sense (why did we need to go to casino planet? Why did we kill snoke without explanation?I created an account here just to give this movie a crap rating. Huge star wars fan, but this movie sucked as hard as a movie can suck. The plot made no sense (why did we need to go to casino planet? Why did we kill snoke without explanation? Why is everyone in the resistance just fine with a mutiny?)

I wish I could give this movie negative points.… Expand
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GeneralFactsDec 16, 2017
This was one of the most disappointing movies that I have ever seen. The plot was bland, the characters were poorly developed, and the humor cringe worthy to the point that it made the movie seem like it was intended to be a spoof of StarThis was one of the most disappointing movies that I have ever seen. The plot was bland, the characters were poorly developed, and the humor cringe worthy to the point that it made the movie seem like it was intended to be a spoof of Star Wars. Every possible redeeming quality was promptly set on fire and left to burn. This movie literally ruined the Star Wars franchise, if you happen to be a fan avoid it like the plague.… Expand
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johann1978Dec 15, 2017
This Movie is really "different" to the other Star Wars Movies, but not in den good Way. One Part of the Movie is bad, the other Part ist good. I really like Star Wars, but this Movie is only a 6/10, maybe a 7/10 when you are a real Fanboy.
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RockXLightDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first Star Wars film to not only disappoint me, but leave me feeling deeply troubled for the future of the series. Everything feels shallow and calculated to generate headlines, from Laura Dern's token LGBT hero (who has zero personality, replaces Leia for a good chunk of the film for no good reason, and has obnoxiously dyed purple hair--a lesbian stereotype that has no place in a galaxy far, far away), to Snoke and Luke's premature deaths. If Rian Johnson wanted to divide fans, he succeeded, but at the cost of every woman and man who grew up hoping to see the day that the Luke Skywalker they knew and loved would return to the silver screen. Not even Rey comes out of this film unscathed; for all the flashy action scenes she and her adversary Kylo Ren get, there's no real character development. She's still very much the flawless Mary Sue that detractors of the previous film accused her of being: a natural-born Jedi who doesn't need training, doesn't even need to be taught the ways of the Force. A so-called feminist icon who isn't on track to be half the hero Luke ever was and there's only one film left to tell her story.

Bottom line: I'm not going to see the Solo movie. I may not even see Episode IX. George Lucas made the mistake of his life selling Star Wars to Disney, and I sincerely hope that they take the sheer number of bad moviegoer reviews this movie is getting to heart.… Expand
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noisnamDec 19, 2017
wow.. wtf. this aint star wars this is a boring pile of crap. this is even worst than all the prequel. i can believe it. all character are uninteresting. villain doesnt feel like villain. jedi doesnt feel like jedi. all actors are medicore.
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AvaliatorDec 17, 2017
The film that could define definitive to the SW lore, turns out to be another cheap film focused on discarding the classics and embracing new characters
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sliderh2oDec 15, 2017
How on earth can you make a worse star wars film then The Phantom menace? They have managed to do it. The movie is a bad sitcom comedy, the only thing missing was the fake audio laughter after a bad joke. I mean im still in shock at how badHow on earth can you make a worse star wars film then The Phantom menace? They have managed to do it. The movie is a bad sitcom comedy, the only thing missing was the fake audio laughter after a bad joke. I mean im still in shock at how bad this movie was! When looking at a movie you pay attention to the fan reviews not Hollywood. When looking at a video game review you pay attention to the critics not the fans. I wonder if the power of Disney has forced some reviewers hands as I cannot believe the positive reviews I've seen. Awful, truly awful. Worst SW film by a country mile.… Expand
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JakmanjariDec 19, 2017
The worst episode! :( Patchwork!
- Billowy act
- Without actors
- Awkward situations
- Forced, embarrassing poems
- Story telling:there are no answers
Sorry, but true, my opinion!
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starwarshaterDec 15, 2017
Terrible character development. Disney seems to have ruined the franchise. I am not even a millenial (gen Z) here and love my star wars movies to death but lately they're not at all watchable. So much incoherent story plot. Its like theyTerrible character development. Disney seems to have ruined the franchise. I am not even a millenial (gen Z) here and love my star wars movies to death but lately they're not at all watchable. So much incoherent story plot. Its like they tried to fit in all the available cliches. Not to mention the absolutely horrid CGI. Why would anyone watch any new Star Wars movie is beyond me! I demand a refund.… Expand
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DaniCDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionado. Muchas historias con un jugo muy interesante, el cual han exprimido muy poco. Escenas pasadas de humor e ironía... Se han cargado a Luke Skywalker, y si JJ Abrams no lo remedia también a Rey y Kylo Ren (el cual no ha ganado una sola pelea siendo supuestamente tan poderoso)… Expand
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clumzecheeseDec 17, 2017
This is not a continuation of the Original Trilogy. This is a reimagining, putting our favorite characters in utter disgrace just to make way for the new characters and egalitarianism.
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jaydelzDec 15, 2017
Started off great, I almost fell asleep in the middle, and the end was weak. Comedy seemed forced rather than natural. All of one main character's actions were completely pointless and they didn't even need to be there.
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FromDec 15, 2017
what a waste of time weak plot, lazy acting, terrible jokes every 30s, at least the phantom menace was only 136 minutes. My head will hurt tomorow from all the facepalming
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bjaDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimate letdown was my immediate reaction to the film. It is more irredeemable than Darth Vader. Incredibly poor character development with little to no plot development. The film focuses on forced humor and sight gags at the expense of advancing the story or developing the backgrounds of the characters. I have not been this disappointed since the Matrix sequel. It will take a lot to save this trilogy in Episode IX and my expectations will be very low for that film.… Expand
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theirrelephantsDec 18, 2017
The new films are making me miss Jar Jar Binks. If you want to enjoy star wars just watch the original three, don't subject yourself to this garbage. I'd be sadder if someone else hadn't paid for me to go see it.
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KaonazhieDec 19, 2017
I've made a 30 minute video on the topic, but in a nutshell? The movie is full of plot holes, inconsistencies, wild leaps of logic and many instances of "out of character" behaviour. There's few action scenes that are both well made and serveI've made a 30 minute video on the topic, but in a nutshell? The movie is full of plot holes, inconsistencies, wild leaps of logic and many instances of "out of character" behaviour. There's few action scenes that are both well made and serve a purpose in the overall plot. In particular, there's one action scene in the second half of the movie featuring multiple combatants engaged in melee, that is literally and figuratively, a toy commercial that serves no purpose in the plot whatsoever. Very disappointing movie. Good special effects and music and passable acting are the only positives.… Expand
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vreynauldDec 18, 2017
Not sure what anyone expected with this. JJ Abrams left the continuity of the Star Wars timeline in complete shambles with his slap-dash Episode 7 two years ago. He didn't take a single bit of time to develop characters. In a trilogy, weNot sure what anyone expected with this. JJ Abrams left the continuity of the Star Wars timeline in complete shambles with his slap-dash Episode 7 two years ago. He didn't take a single bit of time to develop characters. In a trilogy, we should have already established primary characters like Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren. But they were just thrown at us in a typical JJ Abrams Generic Sci-Fi Action Flick. Rian Johnson was handed this collection of shattered pieces and was expected to make it all work.

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

Johnson made a very admirable attempt to salvage something from the mess. Without going into spoilers, there were some genuine moments of fun and some good nostalgic feels. But there were a lot more "What?", "Wait, but didn't they just... nevermind.", and "What purpose does Laura Dern's character even serve?" moments. It's clear that, with exception to Rogue One, Star Wars died with Episode 7. Since Episode 7 serves as the foundation for the rest of the trilogy and that foundation is flawed, nothing will save this trainwreck of a trilogy. "Star Wars" has become little more than a Disney cash cow. The movie equivalent of pumping out awful annual Call of Duty video game installments. I predicted two years ago that people would, by Episode 8, be looking back at Episode 7 and realizing they'd rather have the Lucas prequels again. Lo and behold! Looking at these reviews, looks like I was right.… Expand
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LanarkApr 21, 2018
One out of Ten (iv just watched it again and its worst a second time around), and that's only for actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher (they were heartbroken with the portrayal of their characters that Johnson - supported by Kennedy -wroteOne out of Ten (iv just watched it again and its worst a second time around), and that's only for actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher (they were heartbroken with the portrayal of their characters that Johnson - supported by Kennedy -wrote for them, they were completely the opposite to there characterization established in the previous films - and currently running Canonical Marval comics - being essentially Anti-Luke and Anti-Leia, same for Yoda that any Star Wars fan can see) the completely wrong tone - and its not hidden through out the story - for a Star Wars movie (due to the injecting of Left Wing Marxist Socialist ideology and Contemporary SJW left wing feminism into any film is awful, this is aimed a kids, their is something rotten at the core of Disney-Lucasfilms, using Star Wars - and the present run of Marval Superhero comics IE Captain America, Captain Marval and Ms Marval for examples) as vehicles to give voice to and try to normalize such fascist ideology's. Negates the whole mythology… Expand
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Zaine6Dec 17, 2017
Non existent plot, rubbish answers to all our questions, and spent half the movie in space on a boring space chase. Every character had a bad decision made on their sub plot. Oh and blow away all the rich lore around Jedi's and just moderniseNon existent plot, rubbish answers to all our questions, and spent half the movie in space on a boring space chase. Every character had a bad decision made on their sub plot. Oh and blow away all the rich lore around Jedi's and just modernise it yolo, we don't need no training to be a Jedi now a days. OH and fight scenes, what fight scenes, can't remember any, they were that bad.… Expand
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LeonidaswhiteDec 19, 2017
The worst film about star wars, but not only the worst star wars movie ever but also a bad movie overall. For my, Star wars ended with the VI episode.
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far_ehDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rian Johnson doesn't get that SW is about the trio. He cared so much about redeeming a man who killed his father on his redemption #1 that he destroyed Luke's character. Poe and Rey were horribly out of character, too. Finn, the male lead of the movie, was sidelined to hell and back. I love SW more than anything but I won't be paying for another SW movie directed by Rian Johnson. I had been counting down the days to TLJ for months but watching it was depressing. I watched it again today to be sure about how I really felt about it and it just drained me. Rian doesn't get what SW is about and has no respect for characters who aren't space fascists.… Expand
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brunoaDec 17, 2017
The worst Star Wars movie by far. Childish, awful plot and characters, terrible jokes every 5 min, poorly paced and, as expected, another movie used to shamelessly disseminate the leftist political agenda.
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mrdugongDec 17, 2017
The Worst star wars movie to date. Some scenes were absolutely pointless and slowed the pace of the movie. Cringe worthy, forced comedy. Honestly, this movie sucked all the passion, wide eyed excitement of the trilogy. There were alsoThe Worst star wars movie to date. Some scenes were absolutely pointless and slowed the pace of the movie. Cringe worthy, forced comedy. Honestly, this movie sucked all the passion, wide eyed excitement of the trilogy. There were also extremely preachy moments. This is not a BOLD direction. An example of Bold direction would be Thor Ragnarok. This is not Bold. It's just pure, unadulterated, disrespectful sh**t.… Expand
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majawatDec 18, 2017
There's some eye-catching set pieces, so you'll enjoy it in the theatre. But in retrospect, the story wastes interesting characters on literally useless side quests and meaningless deaths. The core light/dark side struggle has zero payoff asThere's some eye-catching set pieces, so you'll enjoy it in the theatre. But in retrospect, the story wastes interesting characters on literally useless side quests and meaningless deaths. The core light/dark side struggle has zero payoff as no character grows or learns anything, and we are left exactly where we started - waiting for the next movie.… Expand
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bobbobstienDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had gorgeous effects, some okay slapstick humor, and I didn't even hate the puff balls. I did however nearly walk out of the theater when Rian killed off the greatest villain since Vader in an anticlimactic ridiculous manner. Leia dying in space would have made for an emotional experience, but every time Rian had the chance to make the audience feel something, something ridiculous comes along and saves the day. Terrible terrible script.… Expand
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austinobanditoDec 16, 2017
The only true reference to Star Wars is found in the title. Simply put, this movie is pure garbage, disguised under the popular moniker. This film clearly wanted to separate its story from its predecessor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), andThe only true reference to Star Wars is found in the title. Simply put, this movie is pure garbage, disguised under the popular moniker. This film clearly wanted to separate its story from its predecessor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and in doing so eliminated what made Star Wars great in the first place; good vs. evil. The plot twisted through a number of storylines that varied in tone from one another, all the while refusing to give any screen weight to a defined villain. You could argue the mysterious Snoke is the main antagonist, but he remains too mysterious. There is no explanation of who he is and his demise is about as predictable as they come. And who is the real hero of the story? Your guess will be as good as mine. There is no defined hero, unless you consider the lazy storyline of Luke Skywalker to be the main draw. But the protagonists from the previous film, Rey, Finn, and Poe are all separated through most of the story, and their individual journeys couldn’t be more different or tonally busting from on another. Intermixed you will find miscellaneous characters who are given more weight than necessary, including Vice Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), & DJ (Benicio Del Toro). All three of these characters could have easily been scrapped from the story and the audience would have been none the wiser. And sadly, if you came to see a wll crafted film, you’ll be tacking on another disappointment. Disney handed the reigns to director Rian Johnson, who is clearly caught up in his own story and personal nostalgic feel, rather than even trying to understand how to direct a film of this caliber. A Star Wars film is ripe for technical achievments, and this movie is void of most of it. And don’t even get me started on the “lightsaber battles.” The only sound decision Rian Johnson makes this entire film involves a green puppet. At least Johnson won’t be around for the next installment and we can only hope it’s anything but this mess.… Expand
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robe1001Dec 16, 2017
No aconsejable ir a ver. No porque cambie la forma habitual de lo que era Star Wars, sino porque es una película sin ritmo, poca profundidad en personajes y momentos bochornosos y ridículos. Típico blockbuster actual, para comer palomitas yNo aconsejable ir a ver. No porque cambie la forma habitual de lo que era Star Wars, sino porque es una película sin ritmo, poca profundidad en personajes y momentos bochornosos y ridículos. Típico blockbuster actual, para comer palomitas y pasar el rato está bien. Si buscas algo más, no vayas... decepción absoluta para los fans de Star Wars. Si se llamará de otra manera sería un 3 o un 4 pero cargarse una saga así es de 0.… Expand
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reffsannDec 16, 2017
let the past die. all that stuff is great. and some of the visuals are by far the greatest in star wars history. BUT! Finns subplot are totally hopeless. badly executed and makes me fall out of the movie. and the resistance subplot also messylet the past die. all that stuff is great. and some of the visuals are by far the greatest in star wars history. BUT! Finns subplot are totally hopeless. badly executed and makes me fall out of the movie. and the resistance subplot also messy . theres too much going on in this film. they want to tell too much and it turns out messy . it is simply bad storytelling. Combine Johnsons vision with Abrams effiency and way of storytelling and this movie could be fantastic!… Expand
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ElrikkDec 15, 2017
This movie was an embarrassment to the franchise, can we pretend it didn’t happen and try again? They got EVERYTHING wrong. We need a script that’s more concerned about a riveting story and less about social justice and diversity.
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poobear85Dec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, I have to start by saying I’m a HUGE SW fan, I grew up with this franchise and I’m happy to reboot it all. But what have Disney done. SW always had some darkness mixed in with a little humour, but this film is all laughs and sunshine. It’s a Disney movie with he Star Wars logo on it. With TFA and Rouge One I went and saw them multiple times. But after seeing this film I have no intention of seeing it again. Luke, well wasn’t Luke at all. The stupid waste of half a movie Ray and Kylo with their FaceTime conversations just added nothing to the movie. Phasma was meant to be something, instead just killed off with no character development.
Leia and her Superman, I literally threw my popcorn up in the air and said WTF. The whole casino trip felt wrong and delivered badly. It all just failed. I didn’t expect perfection, but I didn’t want the typical Disney laughs a minute. I can only imagine the next film will have singing and dancing as they seemed to have missed it from this one by mistake.… Expand
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