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SerafionDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler alert... I don't think it's really that much SJW fault, that this movie's story and treatment of the original characters is so bad. As Mark Hamill said, "It's all about money". They just made the movie so they can sell toys and to appeal to fake geeks who don't care about Luke or Leia. Those people spend the most money... and to kids too, hence those annoying penguin like creatures. The authors just wanted to get rid of the "inconvenient" things, so they scrapped Snoke, Luke, Knights of Ren, etc. And the story is also really stupid. Rebels are incompetent and dim-witted, First Order is cringy and not menacing at all, so many plot-holes were made here, a huge amount of characters kept coming and going just like that, before they could do anything important, half of the movie was completely unnecessary and pointless, just because of a lack of communication and because, damn, those rebels were so stupid, that I have to write it twice. And also, the utter disrespect to 2 of the most beloved fictional characters. It's only Luke Skywalker, probably the most known movie character ever, but **** him anyway, let's make him a coward and completely change his personality. And Leia, she was acting so strange in this movie, she wasn't cool at all. It all shows that the authors of this movie didn't care about the universe, they just made some calculative decisions. The movie's script totally destroys the soul of this universe. This is why I like the expanded universe much better. At least those people cared about the characters and the lore.… Expand

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dealyjustinsDec 15, 2017

Extremely disappointing. Lifelong Star Wars fan here. Another reviewer said that watching this made her long for the prequels, and I was amazed to find that I totally agree; (extremely) flawed though those films may have been, at least LucasExtremely disappointing. Lifelong Star Wars fan here. Another reviewer said that watching this made her long for the prequels, and I was amazed to find that I totally agree; (extremely) flawed though those films may have been, at least Lucas had a grand vision. Here there are only fleeting glimpses of the old Star Wars magic, drowned in a stupefying story whose central crisis makes little sense and which sends the interesting characters from Force Awakens off in bizarre and pointless directions or doesn't meaningfully send them in any new direction at all. Questions raised in Force Awakens are blithely cut up and laughed at in this movie. And god, don't get me started on the downright insultingly lowbrow Marvel-esque attempts at humor. The most difficult thing to see was what was done with Luke. In an interview, Mark Hamill said his first response on reading the script was that he "fundamentally disagreed with every single choice Rian Johnson made as to Luke Skywalker." On seeing this film fans of the original trilogy will sadly learn that that wasn't just Mark making fun chit chat with the interviewer.… Expand

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bastianprikopDec 16, 2017

Not a review, but honest opinion: This movie is overall really, really disappointing.
+1 for the visual effects and +1 for good character acting. That`s it basically. Everything else more or less stupid and disappainting.

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jcbrundageDec 16, 2017

Where to start? The amount of plot holes? The uselessness of 70% of the plot? The lines? The length? They need JJ Abrams. Production and the actors were great, but that was it.

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glitch509Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just came out of the cinema and wow... I'm profoundly sad to say that I was right from the very beginning. This movie is complete garbage.

SPOILERS BELOW

- Luke dies by running out of chakra after using galactic kage bunshin no jutsu.
- Snoke dies like a dumbass for not paying attention to his surroundings. Pelvis injury complications.
- Leia flies through space like Superman using the Force.
- Captain Phasma dies like Wile E Coyote.
- Rey is still a "powerful womyn" Mary Sue who can do no wrong and needs no man.
- Hand sex.
- Finn and Rose got the shortest possible end of the stick.
- Excessive humour in the most improper scenes.
- Knights of Ren? What Knights of Ren?
- Lightsaber duels? Never heard of them.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Never seen it, but i'll make a sequel anyway.
- Plot? Pfffft. Just have some special effects and go home kid.
- Broom boi.

SPOILERS END

This is the worst Star Wars movie since The Christmas Special. I would rank it below every other main Star Wars movie. Even Attack of the Clones.… Expand

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yooyoungbinDec 15, 2017

he has to go to hell. you **** evil. i loved ruke and classic thrilogy. so i really hoped this movie but this movie dont admire classic thrilogy. this movie "destroyed" classic thrilogy. i think Rian Johnson very dislike classic movie. if youhe has to go to hell. you **** evil. i loved ruke and classic thrilogy. so i really hoped this movie but this movie dont admire classic thrilogy. this movie "destroyed" classic thrilogy. i think Rian Johnson very dislike classic movie. if you are ruke and classic thrilogy's fan, after seeing this movie, you would want to curse Rian Johnson. so finally, i want to tell Rian Johnson. you go to hell. this dude is like sith lord.… Expand

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SineQuaNonDec 15, 2017

After seeing this film and reading all these negative reviews, the nays have it. All of these poor reviews are justified. Without rehashing the many things that were wrong with this film or the few things that were satisfying, let me justAfter seeing this film and reading all these negative reviews, the nays have it. All of these poor reviews are justified. Without rehashing the many things that were wrong with this film or the few things that were satisfying, let me just say there are "A" students and "C" students. JJ Abrams is uber-talented, Rian Johnson, not so much.… Expand

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bogmireDec 18, 2017

The film that killed Star Wars, an absolute travesty. I sat in disbelief throughout the entire film. Sure episode 7 was predictable and bland, and Rouge One had a slow first half, but both were decent, and enjoyable. Episode 8 is awful, as aThe film that killed Star Wars, an absolute travesty. I sat in disbelief throughout the entire film. Sure episode 7 was predictable and bland, and Rouge One had a slow first half, but both were decent, and enjoyable. Episode 8 is awful, as a lifelong star-wars fan, it's like a punch to the gut, I'm not someone with any particular agenda here, it's just a straight up horrible movie. The casting is bad, the new characters are bad, the acting is not great, the script is utter garbage and the pacing/editing doesn't help things. I wanted to like this movie, I expected to like it, but man, was it just awful. I don't think I can consider myself a star wars fan anymore, the director is an absolute dult I was concerned after hearing him moderate a panel on Blade Runner 2049 where he acted like a nervous 12 year old, but I would have never suspected he would produce a disgrace of this caliber. Disney is truly the evil empire, they have sucked out everything that made star wars special and meaningful and replaced it with cheap, stupid, pointless comic book movie style drivel. Not only is this a bad movie, its my least favorite film I've ever seen, because it is a death blow to my favorite fictional universe of all time. I cannot fathom why the critics are giving this good reviews, its episode 5 but worse in every possible way and completely pointless. Without spoiling anything, 2 characters are completely wasted with stupid deaths that leave tons unresolved, and a new character, I will spoil this, Rose, is so awful and force in it's in full cringe territory. There is no art in this movie, star wars has been reduced to an annual toy-spewing blob of low-grade action movies. An absolute travesty that truly deserves a 0/10 rating.

Additionally I am convinced that there is a large group of mouth breathing zealots that will defend anything with the star wars label on it regardless of how much it sucks. The fact that this film is getting positive reviews makes me even more determined to distance myself from this brand and pop-culture in general, this is just bad, bad movie, from a bad director and a horrible studio.… Expand

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omg_wotDec 15, 2017

Quite possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I would have preferred the lifeless prequels to this. At least the prequels had imagination. There are so many problems with this movie that I'll just say this entire movie is a problem.Quite possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I would have preferred the lifeless prequels to this. At least the prequels had imagination. There are so many problems with this movie that I'll just say this entire movie is a problem. The entire movie. I mean, who **** wrote this ****… Expand

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Tikiman45Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start off by saying this review pains me to write. I'm 20 years old and have grown up with Star Wars. My Dad was a huge fan and took me to see episode 3 on release day. I wanted nothing more than for this new era of Star Wars to inspire and bring generations together once again. Unfortunately, my worst fears about Disney acquiring the franchise have been realized with Episode 8. My worst fear was that Disney wouldn't understand what made the original trilogy so great. At least the prequels made an attempt to capture the essence of Star Wars. Sadly, Disney has made it clear they only care about the marketability and financial gains of their new IP. While ep. 7 was a spiritual successor to ep. 4, The Last Jedi was essentially a tone deaf, half-hearted attempt at episode 5. I've never felt the need to create an account and write a review before but I cannot let people feel the utter disappointment I felt after this movie. But on to the specifics. - The Movie is incredibly jumpy. The movie starts where ep. 7 left off, but this time as soon as characters are reintroduced they split off. There are 4/5 separate story lines going on at any one time. There simply isn't enough screen time to fully develop nearly any of the story arcs and it shows. Luke and Rey are the only ones with any sort of meaningful character progression. - The development of most characters is nonexistent. Fin loses any intrigue and interest gained in the first movie. They attempt to touch on the Fin/Rey dynamic but its horribly misplaced. The movie adds several completely unnecessary characters that serve almost no purpose other than to pad the run time. Fin's entire side story is useless. It doesn't progress his character, the new characters added through his story are bland and just flat out unlikable. - The little character progression written in is flat out bad. Kylo Ren is even more of a cry baby. They try to dive deeper into his motivations but falls flat. The movie makes its obligatory 2-3 C3PO/R2D2 lines only to leave them out. The one character with any intrigue is killed off so unceremoniously its insulting. - This is more of the Star Wars nuts like myself, but the lore is horrendously just shrugged off. Nothing is continuous from the past established lore. The introduction of B-52 like space bombers are incredibly insulting when Y wings exist. The First Order is the most incompetent, shadow of the empire you can imagine. Watered down versions of Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader ruin any sort of intimidation factor. The main criticisms of the prequel trilogy centered around how Anakin was just seemingly a whiny baby. Well bad news is that EVERYONE in the First Order is much, much worse. The Rule of 2 is just completely disregarded along with much of the other Star Wars lore in favor of pushing a more marketable and shallow line of reasoning. - The worst thing in my opinion though is how much you can sense the "Disney Influence". The humor is so forced I winced several times. Rather than having several comic relief characters they needlessly force it upon everyone. From Luke to Fin to the stupid side characters they jam it down people's throats. The movie also avoids ANY meaningful hard topics or themes. It's easily the most predictable movie this year. It's a very child focused movie and that's what sets it so far apart. We begged the director to make some bold choices but I guess his idea was COPY AND PASTE shot for shot Matrix and Independence Day scenes. The movie is just so focused on selling as many tickets as possible and forcing child like themes and writings. Everything that made ep. 5 the best of the original 6 was attempted to be more kid friendly. The themes of loss, and hopelessness, and the enemies actually on the offensive is dismantled.

Im sorry if this review ran on or I rambled. This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to write one. I can't give this movie a 0 or 1 because there is one scene between Luke and Yoda that actually captured the essence of Star Wars. BY FAR AND AWAY the best writing, screenplay, etc. of any scene of the 3 most recent movies.… Expand

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AlexSnyderDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rian Johnson failed in character's development, in narrative's tempo, in overall logic. Rey and Kylo Ren try to bring each other on their sides about a half of the film, but in the end in a moment they just turn back. Princess Leia's fake death is hilariuos. Finn and Poe are useless. Kylo Ren's and Hux's constant hysterics are annoying. The more the newest trilogy continues, the more i appreciate the new trilogy (1999-2005).… Expand

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FubukiDec 15, 2017

The reviews of the critics are a scam. They most likely got paid by Disney. This movie is a **** of plotholes, horrible pacing and useless subplots. This was appalling. I'm flabbergasted and mortified. Rian Johnson is a fraud. Who is Snoke?The reviews of the critics are a scam. They most likely got paid by Disney. This movie is a **** of plotholes, horrible pacing and useless subplots. This was appalling. I'm flabbergasted and mortified. Rian Johnson is a fraud. Who is Snoke? Why is Rey so strong? How did Snoke influenced Kylo exactly? Leia Poppins??? The marvel-like humour in star wars??? This is a prequel level movie. Star Wars is dead.… Expand

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NecroMnemicDec 16, 2017

A really sad attempt to bring the slapstick jokes of the "Avengers"-Marvel Movies into the StarWars genre. As expected this fails miserably.
The movie itself doesn't present any clear storyline to follow and the "unexpected moments" in theA really sad attempt to bring the slapstick jokes of the "Avengers"-Marvel Movies into the StarWars genre. As expected this fails miserably.
The movie itself doesn't present any clear storyline to follow and the "unexpected moments" in the movie don't create a "oh wow"-moment but rather an eyerolling "what??".
It is incredible how much you can f*ck up a StarWars movie with Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker... after Rogue One I was really hopefull for the future of StarWars, but for the third trilogy of the Saga the only question that remains is "is it even worse than episode 1-3?".

+1 point for good special effects.… Expand

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maryjane666Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't wait for the movie to end after the first hour. Luke dies fighting han solos boy with fake psychic connection after he destroys jedi academy with the help of Yoda, Capt Phasma dies by falling down fighting the idoit Finn, crazy annoying ugly Asian chick like Margaret Chao (Rose) that should have been killed off immediately & then sticks around the entire movie and falls in love with Finn (lame) good actress horrible writing, luke squeezes the tit of a cartoon animal and drinks its milk (I almost walked out of the theater), Rey's parents were nothing more than drunks that sold her for alcohol says Kylo during their fight(lame) -should have been Luke & Leigh's daughter 'accident' xD Princess Leia dosent die (surprising) since she actually did die and took her real life mother with her (Debbie Reynolds). We learn absolutely nothing about Snoke when Kylo Ren kills him to save Rey by cutting Snoke in half with light saber in the middle of the movie. Really good fight scene with Rey and Kylo against the elite force (red guys) in Snokes chamber afterwards. The movie had some good parts but overall it was a train wreck of different stories jerking you back and forth. The ending was Leia escaping with Chewy and a small group of the rebels and her calling for a new beginning of the Rebels effectively ending the original star wars story, and creating a new one for children with fuzzy animals that can be sold at retailers. Star Wars is officiallly dead.… Expand

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BellepopDec 18, 2017

As a fan of SW, I can't see this movie as real canon, this is pure fan fiction with very bad decisions. I'm really disappointed, the story is a joke, it seems almost a parody of the main characters from the Original Trilogy of SW. If you're aAs a fan of SW, I can't see this movie as real canon, this is pure fan fiction with very bad decisions. I'm really disappointed, the story is a joke, it seems almost a parody of the main characters from the Original Trilogy of SW. If you're a fan of the first 6 movies made by G.Lucas, stay away from this new trilogy.… Expand

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MB_Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thoroughly meh for me. Maybe I'm just sick of Star Wars? I just don't care anymore, about the characters or the story, tbh I only watched it so that the inevitable month long RLM cash in material makes sense.

Talking of making sense, spoilers... But why did the baddies spend the entire middle of the film milling about waiting for the goodies to go on adventures (which lead no where) rather than just blowing them all away? We're the goodies too far away? Couldn't they warp speed in front of them?! Also if the goodies can man an entire battleship with one person and fly it into the baddies main ship, why didn't they do that to begin with? They wait til the entire fleet is destroyed before evacuating and kamakazing their big one?! And if Luke was going to push up some flora why didn't he come along in person and do it it would have been the same result and not looked like a weird force illusion thing which was stretching the mumbo jumbo a little far already with the vision chit chats earlier in the film? Also if you're going to knock off an old member of the cast as a sacrifice why not do that with the character who's real life counterpoint has passed? Was that too distasteful? More distasteful than replacing actors with CGI zombies?

Oh I don't care, I don't even want to know the answers, I don't care about the remaining characters enough to come along for 9. I'm out.… Expand

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SpunkyMonkeyDec 15, 2017

I walked out. Sorry, but whilst I begrudgingly tolerated TFA's butchery of Han by turning him into an old, hobbling loser (not to mention destroying the Leia-Han relationship) what they did with Luke here was just beyond all potential fears,I walked out. Sorry, but whilst I begrudgingly tolerated TFA's butchery of Han by turning him into an old, hobbling loser (not to mention destroying the Leia-Han relationship) what they did with Luke here was just beyond all potential fears, and totally unbelievable too. I've 2 kids, one 3 months, the other has just turned 2 y/o, and I plan on having more. None of them will ever be allowed near anything which carries the Disney brand.… Expand

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MorphVGXDec 15, 2017

The script is a disgrace. All the things you thought were going to be explained in this movie, they were, but the story is awful, full of nonsense and lack of depth. Action and visuals are good, but nothing really extraordinary. Music isThe script is a disgrace. All the things you thought were going to be explained in this movie, they were, but the story is awful, full of nonsense and lack of depth. Action and visuals are good, but nothing really extraordinary. Music is good. Acting was great.… Expand

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Helix1992Dec 15, 2017

That's it, I'm out, I'm done. I will NEVER forgive Disney for what they've done to this series. Even the prequels didn't wreck the Star Wars universe as much as this did, and at least they weren't just a totally cynical excuse to stuff moneyThat's it, I'm out, I'm done. I will NEVER forgive Disney for what they've done to this series. Even the prequels didn't wreck the Star Wars universe as much as this did, and at least they weren't just a totally cynical excuse to stuff money down Mickey Mouse's pants. Crabby old hobo Luke throwing his beloved father's lightsaber away like a piece of trash? Superman Leia flying through the vacuum of space? It was cringey and totally disrespectful of the original trilogy. Would give it a negative vote if I could.… Expand

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TLJCriticDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, I do not understand the huge difference in the score by Critics and users. Were they bribed by Disney? Did they watch Empire Strikes Back on a 4K TV and thought this was The Last Jedi they were watching? Unbelievable. They make reviewing a joke, not to be taken seriously.

I am very disappointed in how Disney is treating the potentially greatest franchise there is. I admit there were a few good things in this movie, like the Visuals and special effects but Disney seems to forget the audience is going to the cinema for a good story, first of all. That is what this movie lacked. I like humor but this was so poorly done in this movie. Do you know a movie where the villains made a laughing stock of themselves like General Hugs (Hux) and Kylo Ren? The villains in this movie do not instill fear like Vader and Palpetine. God, I miss them and I hope they rise from their graves to rescue episode 9. And then Snoke, a Sith Lord! Palpetine would have felt what Kylo Ren was doing and wouldn't have been killed so easily. Who was Snoke? We will never know and please don't bother bringing him back, Disney. He never did make an impression.

Then the space battles. Didn't have the Dreadnaught have shields? Such a massive ship destroyed by a tiny bomber. I don't believe it. The chase of the Rebel fleet. For Vader this would have been easy pickings, but not for Hux and Ren. I know they can't fill the shoes of Vader, but these guys are just pathetic. Then Luke. I have read all the books from the Expanded Universe (pre Disney era) where he became an interesting character and Jedi Master. What a great read that was. The Luke in this film, utterly boring, a disappointment, a lame excuse of a Jedi with lots of selfdoubt. Glad he is out of the picture.

I could go on and on raving and ranting about this movie. I hope my message is clear. Disney, please sell the franchise back to uncle George. Only he can save Star Wars. Through this movie I even appreciate the second trilogy more and more. I even miss Jarr Jarr Binks.

I won't be looking forward to Episode IX. I don't bother anymore to watch that movie in the Cinema unless it gets a User Score on average of 8.0.… Expand

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Jannis94Dec 15, 2017

This movie is worse than TFA; it is an example of the shabby state of the modern film industry.
No character development, emotionally sterile, plotholes, terrible Avengers-style jokes and CGI action, terrible script, bad acting (Hux andThis movie is worse than TFA; it is an example of the shabby state of the modern film industry.
No character development, emotionally sterile, plotholes, terrible Avengers-style jokes and CGI action, terrible script, bad acting (Hux and Phasma).
This is so disappointing and my expectations were already very low.
Having been in despair after the movie, I decided to rewatch at home the original trilogy which is still 1000x better nowadays than this corporate garbage.

Disney is the new EA!!!… Expand

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BFMDec 15, 2017

What a disappointing movie.
The directing was just terrible.
This movie is way to silly. Remember those cute BB-8 moments from Episode 7? You have one of those every 30 seconds. And dozens of "cute" animals with big eyes going "weee" to makeWhat a disappointing movie.
The directing was just terrible.
This movie is way to silly. Remember those cute BB-8 moments from Episode 7? You have one of those every 30 seconds.
And dozens of "cute" animals with big eyes going "weee" to make casual theater goers go "Ohhhh!".

Also this movie had way to much CGI. The amount of creatures/monsters/races in this movie that are so clearly just CGI is far bigger than in Episode 1.

And the action also has a lot of meaningless Micheal Bay "Shoot! Shoot! Boom!", like in the mindless Rouge One. Barely any action scene was built up to, so you could be invested.
They just happened to have stuff blow up and people shoot.
And they are flawed by making little to no sense in the events happening during them.

But the worst part was the story.
Not the core elements that are supposed to build a bridge between Episode 7 and 9, but what this director has done to the characters.

Several characters are wasted with meaningless deaths, that had no real buid-up.
So much potential was wasted, just for some quick and cheap shock moments.
So many developments, situations and solutions make no sense and are the cheapest of plot devices. The actors were made to say the stupidest things, while receiving the worst directing.
There are so many cheesy, generic and cringy moments and lines, it makes Episode 1 look like a very serious and dark movie.

Thank god that J.J. Abrams will return for Episode 9, hopefully he can still salvage this trilogy.

But I can't believe that Disney wants THIS director to make them a completely new trilogy. I hope they change their mind, if not, Star Wars ends for me after Episode 9.

The overall tone and style of "The Last Jedi" was nothing less than the Ghostbusters 2016 of Star Wars.

It's the worst of the main 8 Star Wars movies, it's not written or directed like a Star Wars movie, it wasted characters, it wasted potential, it made a mind- and senseless summer blockbuster giggle-movie out of this, it destroyed all the things that were built up in Episode 7, and it pretty much doomed this trilogy.

Everything that people were afraid of when they first heard that Disney bought the Star Wars license: This movie made it become reality.… Expand

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snekblankieDec 15, 2017

Director Rian Johnson was in over his head with The Last Jedi. I didn't connect with a single character due to the lack of development. The Force Awakens was far from perfect but I found myself invested in Rey and Finn, but this time around IDirector Rian Johnson was in over his head with The Last Jedi. I didn't connect with a single character due to the lack of development. The Force Awakens was far from perfect but I found myself invested in Rey and Finn, but this time around I just didn't care for them. Rose was a laughably poor casting decision, and there was nothing interesting about Rose and Finn's plot line. Disney definitely stressed having a "diverse" cast, and while the cast was talented for the most part, the dialog was mediocre to bad, which should be blamed on the director. For the record, I'm a fan of Rian Johnson's previous films, but he just wasn't the right fit for this film. The Last Jedi relied on cheap gimmicks as a crutch rather than building the story on emotion and suspense.

With the run time of 2 hours and 33 minutes, this movie dragged for far too long, and overstayed it's welcome. The Last Jedi is a definite black eye to the Star Wars franchise and is as bad(if not worse) than the prequels. Personally I found Episode 3 to be more enjoyable than this mess. There was just too much missed potential here.… Expand

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NihennaDec 15, 2017

It's a good movie, just a terrible Star Wars movie. It doesn't have the Star Wars feeling every movie (Even the Force Awakens) has, at all. It also lacks a lot of things people have come to expect from Star Wars movie.
You have one more tryIt's a good movie, just a terrible Star Wars movie. It doesn't have the Star Wars feeling every movie (Even the Force Awakens) has, at all. It also lacks a lot of things people have come to expect from Star Wars movie.
You have one more try to fix this, Disney. Make Episode IX great!… Expand

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colavsruleDec 15, 2017

I do think the movie had some very good parts. You are drawn in by the emotion and the plot turns. However, there are some critical star wars elements that are missing, the plot is very disjointed and has no destination. And there is littleI do think the movie had some very good parts. You are drawn in by the emotion and the plot turns. However, there are some critical star wars elements that are missing, the plot is very disjointed and has no destination. And there is little to no set-up for the next movie. Not a fail, but a definite disappointment.… Expand

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GreenTomDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Star wars movie...
- Rey is Mary Sue.
- Superman Leia flying through the vacuum of space. Really.
- Rian Johnson turned Luke into the biggest looser and Luke tried to kill a kid while he was sleeping.
- Snoke was a wasted character. - So many jokes. The forced humor and gags ruin emotional moments. Disney just wants money. And all.
And... Did critics really see the same movie that I did?… Expand

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paulshorelineDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Made an account just to review this. Big spoilers ahead. A total, unmitigated disaster. If TFA was an adaption of A New Hope, then TLJ is the cheap Chinese knockoff version of Empire, with some ROTJ sprinkled in. Hard to believe they followed up Rogue One with this pile. I am struggling to figure out how a 2.5 hour-long film could have so little story, character development, or purpose. TFA was never going to win an Oscar, but at least it left you wanting more, and with some pretty intriguing questions to be answered. Instead we learn nothing about Rey other than that she apparently already knows everything she needs to be a Jedi with zero training. We learn nothing about Snoke except that he is disposable, and his lame death feels more like Rian didn't know what to do with the character rather than a serious attempt at a decent twist. Luke Skywalker has been butchered, and has more in common with the angsty Anakin of the prequels than the learned Jedi we saw at the end of the original trilogy. The film is littered with cringe-inducing attempts at humor and cuddly CGI critters (including crystal dues ex foxes). The entire casino scene should have never made it to the final cut, and del Toro's much-hyped DJ had maybe 5 minutes total screen time. Leia miraculously survives a huge explosions and force-jets around space, surviving the movie in order to presumably make a creepy all-CGI appearance in the next film, supposing they even have a next film thought out. Instead of well-fleshed out characters and interesting subplots, we are treated to a very rushed and very forced love story between Finn and Rose (not to mention that their entire quest is completely unnecessary, adding nothing to the story other than the "revelation" that arms dealers supply both sides, I guess). Plot armor everywhere, Leia has it, Finn has it (his attempt at a heroic sacrifice towards the end would have at least added depth to his character and given some weight to the film, but not in Rian's world). Meanwhile Snoke is wasted, I'm not even sure what the point of Phasma was other than to sell action figures, CGI Yoda looked better in the prequels, etc... Just a massive, all-around disappointment. One further note, on the widening discrepancy between the critic reviews and the user reviews... The Disney-Fox merger gave the company control of 40% of the box office. If you are a professional film critic, are you really going to risk access to 40% of the pre-screenings for new films by thrashing Disney's yearly moneymaker? RIP Star Wars.… Expand

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gzoli89Dec 15, 2017

I was dissapointed after TFA...
But the TLJ raped my inner child's soul, if the movie would have ended with boby ewing waking up i would be okey with that, that's how bad it was for me

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Taylo226Dec 15, 2017

The bad far out weighs the good in this movie, and I am not talking about the force. The star destroyers cant catch a ship not in warp. For heavens sake send a ship from the other direction.

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JohnnyCochraneDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Star Wars movie that has ever been released.
Disney has ruined franchise.
Star Wars now is a cash cow for Disney.
- Snoke so overhyped and weak villian. - Luke... tried to kill a kid while he was sleeping. Really? Thank you Rian Johnson.
- Leya flying like superman. This is so ridiculous scene.
- Phasma was a wasted character. - Rey is Mary Sue.
- So many jokes. - Horrible CGI.
- The plot makes no sense at all.
THE LAST JEDI it’s a comedy for kids, I seriously have no idea what film the critics have been watching.… Expand

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Natural28Dec 17, 2017

So much wrong with this movie.
Star Wars is now Marvel? What? When?
Rian Johnson has trashed everything from TFA, which leads me to believe, why did they bother with those story lines in TFA?

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sewandsewsDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basically all Disney have done here is remake The Empire Strikes Back with a bit of Return of The Jedi thrown in to pad out a week and familiar story which made the film too long. At least George Lucas had a vision of six films in his head, all Disney are doing is re hashing old plots and story lines to milk this series of films to death.How many times can you tell the same story over and over again, i for one was very disapointed in the movie.… Expand

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surfnow3Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright here it goes. I really love Star Wars and have no problem with making big changes in these movies. However they need to make sense and flow with the story line. I have no problem with surprises either. This movie was the worst of all the Star Wars I have ever seen. The actors in my opinion did a really good job. The problem was the story, it was all over the place. My biggest issue lies with the way Luke Skywalker was handled. Luke being a bad ass was snuffed out and died in the worst possible way a movie could. Luke going to an island to hide and no backstory to discuss what hes been doing, or anything makes things even worse. Luke continues to wander off and dissapear, to suddenly show up again with Rey. I like Reys character and agree with the direction they are going with her, but her character was underdeveloped as well, back to Luke. All Star Wars fans know Luke is extremely powerful and wise. This movie makes him appear to be a lowly old man who has nothing going for him, and has a pitty party. Then to make things worse, at the end of the movie, he suddenly shows up out of nowhere as a projection... Really? This is the worst part. If your going to kill Luke fine, but he dies on a rock after not even fighting Rey in real life. There is no honor in the way Luke dies, he may be giving the resistance time to flee, but hes so powerful he could have did some extreme damage to the FO. I had a bad feeling when I heard of Rian Johnson directing this movie. People praised movies like Looper, that was garbage and mostly everything else hes done. Hopefully JJ Abrahms can save Episode 9. Severely dissapointed with this movie. I will compare TFA, to this movie. When I went to see TFA, there was a standing ovation and people were really excited by that movie after it ended. When this movie, the look on peoples faces and people talking how badly this movie was said it all. There was no standing ovation, there was no clapping at all.… Expand

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EikoxDec 15, 2017

And I tought that Justice League was bad, this is worst. The first hour was bored, the next half hour I almost sleep, after that I struggled to continue with the interest. After that, when I saw most of the audience with their cellphonesAnd I tought that Justice League was bad, this is worst. The first hour was bored, the next half hour I almost sleep, after that I struggled to continue with the interest. After that, when I saw most of the audience with their cellphones doing another thing I understand it how BAD was this movie.
The story is more than awful, is plain. Not attachment with characters and OMG so many innecesary moments trying to be funny. I put only a 1 because of Yoda, was the only nice moment. The rest of the movie HONESTLY I DONT RECOMMENDED.… Expand

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Kingrichardthe3Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I read the Aftermath books, some of the EU, the comics, and watch the cartoons. I love Star Wars and once TLJ ended I said to my wife that was the most bored I had been watching a Star Wars movie. Even worse than some of the prequels. TFA did such a good job with Solo and Leia feeling like they were older versions of their original trilogy selves, but in TLJ Luke and (even Leia) this time around just were just new characters played by the actors we are familiar with. New characters were introduced for no reason other than to kill off somone Disney is trying to make us have an emotional connection to (why didn't Ackbar get to crash the ship, true fans would have been into it, and that plot point was used in the 3rd Aftermath book).… Expand

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TonyStankDec 15, 2017

Thoroughly disappointed. This movie is kind of an insult to the original trilogy. It's more Phantom Menace level than coming close to anything the original trilogy exemplified. At least the Prequels stayed true to the saga, The Last JediThoroughly disappointed. This movie is kind of an insult to the original trilogy. It's more Phantom Menace level than coming close to anything the original trilogy exemplified. At least the Prequels stayed true to the saga, The Last Jedi bastardizes them.… Expand

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bigbenchod69Dec 15, 2017

I'm rating this in terms of how it measures as a STAR WARS movie. It's horrible. Finn/Rose plot was unneeded and boring as hell. Poe is a colossal gung hoe cliche that suffers no consequences for his actions. Snoke's story has no payoff. NoI'm rating this in terms of how it measures as a STAR WARS movie. It's horrible. Finn/Rose plot was unneeded and boring as hell. Poe is a colossal gung hoe cliche that suffers no consequences for his actions. Snoke's story has no payoff. No explanations. They destroy Luke's character. No respect/understanding of the Force. Not enough alien characters, they just replace them with colored people (seriously wtf? I say this as a brown man). This is a Marvel movie in space (and not the good kind like Guardians of the Galaxy). Humor comes at inappropriate times leading to weak drama and no gravitas. Rey is still unnecessarily powerful and overall there are no explanations for anything. Really mad at where Disney is taking this beloved and magical franchise. Help me George Lucas, you're my only hope...… Expand

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jnuclearDec 15, 2017

Oh, vaya juro que me mantuve demasiado expectante para esta pelicula. La anterior me gusto un poco. No tuve grandes problemas, aun asi dudaba del resultado de la octava entrega.

En lo personal me decepciono demasiado, me hizo sentir vacio.Oh, vaya juro que me mantuve demasiado expectante para esta pelicula. La anterior me gusto un poco. No tuve grandes problemas, aun asi dudaba del resultado de la octava entrega.

En lo personal me decepciono demasiado, me hizo sentir vacio. TFA me hizo sentir algun consquilleo de emocion cuando la mire, esta y me arriesgo a decir solo una parte. Sufri con el arco argumental de Finn. Se me hizo muy pesada la pelicula con esa historia. No senti que fuera star wars, por breves momentos parecia que estaba viendo quinto elemento. Personajes desaprovechados a un nivel colosal. Phasma, Snoke, Luke y Kylo. Tanto potencial echado a la basura. Y lo de Rey... sin comentarios.… Expand

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shpostalDec 16, 2017

I admit I'm biased. I am probably only one of three or four people on this planet who doesn't like "Star Wars", from the first movie to this one, and never have. But it seems the media is always praising this franchise for allI admit I'm biased. I am probably only one of three or four people on this planet who doesn't like "Star Wars", from the first movie to this one, and never have. But it seems the media is always praising this franchise for all it's worth, and the nerds have made it their own modern day mythological centerpiece, bordering sometimes on a religious fervor. Here's what I do like - special effects, some of the scenes imaginative creatures, the red room where the Migraine From Hell rules the uh, whatever evil empire, and fight scenes, to a point. Here's what I don't like: everything else. Am I the only mortal to recognize the lame beyond description acting and so called storyline? This is so predictable, so cliched and unimaginative it's almost insulting. It's like "General Hospital" with light sabers. Not even otherwise fine actors like Tom Hardy (where was he? I missed him), Benecio Del Toro, who out acted everybody in the brief time he was on screen, and others could save this script. Just to show how predictable it was, I was positive there would be the most overused "hero" style line in Hollywood - "fulfill your destiny", and sure enough, Cranium Brain didn't disappoint. Of course, my opinion will make no difference in this installment's success, and nobody will care what I think. But it should be recorded somewhere in the annals of the history of the world when the servers in thousands of years are investigated by archaeologists that at least one Earthling from that ancient time thought this whole family of movies sucked.… Expand

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moodytariq4321Dec 17, 2017

the movie could been have great but so many stupid thing, snoke death that girl with finn is boring and there adventure is pointless , rey is the same as the character dose not develop at all, and that stupid ending with luke omg soo bad

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LookingforheartDec 15, 2017

Wow. Unwatchable does not begin to cover it. I don't have anything to say about this joke of a film except that this time around, Disney must have not only paid the critics but bought them all their own private islands to have garnered suchWow. Unwatchable does not begin to cover it. I don't have anything to say about this joke of a film except that this time around, Disney must have not only paid the critics but bought them all their own private islands to have garnered such reviews. To true Star Wars fans: avoid at all costs, and Mr. Lucas, you have my deepest apologies and sympathy. Very expensive trash, and it worries me that Disney will now own 21st Century Fox, too. Will people even remember what a good film that has depth of story rather than pushes a weak and manipulative agenda is anymore in ten or fifteen years? This is junk, plain and simple. Disney has thus far tanked Marvel (compare the first X-Men film to the latest Spider-Man), Pixar (compare Ratatouille or Up to anything from the past five years), and Star Wars (the prequels were genius compared to this). Is Star Trek next on the chopping block? Doctor Who? Will they only be content after they have bought and destroyed every beloved property that has ever existed and twisted it into something crass in the name of their bottom line? Not only will I no longer shell out for Star Wars, but for any Disney-owned property. This is a disgrace. Full disclosure: Love the OT, liked in my own way the prequels (at least they had narrative and drama), didn't like TFA, not at all, but this is beyond the pale. Puerile, predictable, and clearly designed by committee or algorithm to generate the most possible profit from the least common denominator. If you must see it, wait for streaming, and make sure you don't pay extra for it.… Expand

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paullxDec 15, 2017

Salgo de la pelicula y no se siente como star wars que solia salir emocionado, otra vez un bodrio como el del episodio 7 ya me tienen cansado, star wars quedo hasta el episodio 6.

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TropicDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not sure if this is the worst Star Wars film, but I hate it more than any other Star Wars movie. It honestly made me sad to see the legacy of Luke Skywalker get ruined in such a casual manner. It focuses so much on being different from expectations that the plot suffers in the process. I came out of The Force Awakens with several questions that I was excited to see answered in episode 8. I had no questions at the end of this movie and I felt no excitement about seeing episode 9. I will admit that it was beautifully shot in several scenes, but that is the only thing I enjoyed about it.… Expand

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richardg412Dec 16, 2017

Critic reviews wrong again. What can I say it's reflective of music today just background and no substance. Poor character develope in addition to more useless characters and poorly timed humor. If that wasn't bad there was a nonstop touchCritic reviews wrong again. What can I say it's reflective of music today just background and no substance. Poor character develope in addition to more useless characters and poorly timed humor. If that wasn't bad there was a nonstop touch and go with this film, middle of action and cut to a close up of characters whispering. Just get to the point, this film beat around the bush and I honestly started to feel bored in a starwars film. Yes you read it literally bored. Might I also add that everything is just getting ridiculous looking in scale, snokes command ship is like the opening scene from space balls, starwars has managed to parody a parody of itself. Speaking of useless characters snoke has become just that in this film, a tool that could have been absolutely amazing has become a useless under developed bad guy again. Speaking of which this film almost entirely takes place in space and hardly has ground elements so your stuck looking at the same volley of bombardment from this useless gigantic capital ship and no other first order ships can come and intercept them? Your telling me the bad guys who have practically taken back the Galaxy can't send a ship to cut them off. Finn was great, his supporting actress was useless and not as an actress just as a character, it was horrible she and snoke are jar jar worthy. Rey, well, likeable as always and she has kept the stiff unsure of herself approach but adorable as always. Carrie Fisher was spot on and awesome. Luke's character hardly had a decent role but when he was there it was great, for the first film being all about finding Luke they really under utilized him as a character in this film. Captain phasma, again completely useless and honestly I don't want to get flak for this but it's seriously just an equality role, just another useless strong female for a film that gets under utilized, should be cut entirely. Much like the female admiral who I cannot remember, that's how useless and under developed she was, she takes control of the ship and if they WOULDNT HAVE KILLED AKBAR he could have easily been in control, like really why introduce some new character that has no arc from previous films when you have the opportunity to utilize a fan favorite, like again just an equality actor. So what are my final thoughts well if you like episode 1 and 2 "prequals" then this is the film for you, this is my least favorite starwars film that was all visual and no substance. Rogue one was better.... Just saying.… Expand

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tveigaDec 17, 2017

This isn't a Star Wars film. When Disney took over, we all worried the films would be childish. They are now a bit too... trying. They want an up to date film for a series that revels in nostalgia. This isn't exciting at all. The death starThis isn't a Star Wars film. When Disney took over, we all worried the films would be childish. They are now a bit too... trying. They want an up to date film for a series that revels in nostalgia. This isn't exciting at all. The death star run, Hoth battle, speeder bike runs... all iconic scenes but you just don't get them in this. The bad guys aren't bad enough either. They should consider doing an entirely different timeline. I guess this horse needs flogging some more.… Expand

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FuturamaforeverDec 17, 2017

i loved looper but all the respect that this director used to receive from me has vanished

disney threw away any care for star wars like a terrible written idiot would throw away a light saber

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DdrttDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is seriously flawed and the worst episode in the series. It is too long, has a weak plot, tries to hard to introduce humor and completely trashes everything from the original series. Kathleen Kennedy needs to be replaced for green lighting this trash. Where should I begin with this...

- Luke is completely off base from the original character. It’s almost like Rian Johnson never actually saw one of the original movies. A disappointing end of the signature character from the OT
- they drop the ball on Rey’s parents, Snoke, and any cliffhanger from the first movie. They don’t seem to matter at all which is very unsatisfying - The film trashes everything from the original series in order to be new and different and bold. They problem is it replaces those aspects with nothing. The plot is thin and full of deviations that go nowhere (casinos chase on animals, random holocall to Max Kanata just to throw her in the mix for no real reason
- there are no hooks for the last movie. No Han Solo frozen in carbonite or other things that leave you waiting for more. - the movie tries to preach that “the force is for everyone not just the jedi”. Great but that’s not a movie plot! The original series was about the hero’s journey, good vs. evil, the redemption of Anakin Skywalker. This one is just some bland message of inclusiveness that anyone can be a hero. Really? Sounds like a plot developed by a commitee It seems that either Disney has influenced all the “critics” who are reviewing the film or these people are too scared to say anything bad about about the movie for fear of losing access to films from a company that controls 40% of releases now that they own 21st Century Fox. These people are like the stock market analysts who say everything is a “buy” even if the company is garbage. Rotten tomatoes is really suspect given the different between their critic ratings (93) and audience ratings (57) are so large. Not a surprise since they are owned by Fandango who sells online tickets. Bit of a conflict of interest perhaps?? I’m sure no one will investigate that though.… Expand

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CTsicariusDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible, star wars is my favourite saga and now star wars is dead. This isn't a star wars film, Luke isn't a master jedi, look at Yoda, look at Obi-Wan how they teach to their padawans and look Luke now. Look what were the laser sword battle in starwars (Obi-wan and Quai gon jin vs Darth Maul, Anakin and Obi-wan vs Doku, Luke vs Darth Vader...) and now Luke vs Kylo looks like a street fight. And the humor, this horrible humor for star wars, it will be ok for Guardians of the Galaxy but here... no words, Finn a terrible character the history with Rose has no relevance inside the star wars universe and in the film has a lot of scenes, when Rose saves Finn with the spider **** and more **** Leia flying for the space like superman, using a space ship at light's speet to split a destroyer (why use blaster cannons? use ships) but it's not the worst this film has lost completley the star wars essence...there is not more hope for star wars fans.… Expand

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aircygnusDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How is it that Rogue One with its original/ superior story, character development and relatively insignificant plot holes gets an 85% and TLJ gets 93? I am sure if this script was not backed by Disney nor part of the SW family, it would have gotten a less stellar reception. Far too many attempts at creating subplots, especially subplots that is irrelevant to the story. Even the prequels had better attempts at plot twists vs this. The idea that a uber powerful villain that should have had a back story that stretches prior to the prequels (given his assume age) should have been similar as Palpatine and not be killed so inconsequentially. Luke persona in the SW universe would never have tried to kill his sleeping nephew nor would have fallen into that state of depression. As powerful as Anikin was with the force, he still needed years of training and he still had his arm chopped off. How is it that Rey reads the cliff notes version and becomes an expert?

I have far more issues with the film but will run out of space. No way is this equal to the tight story that empire was. If you know Mass Effect, this makes me feel the same way as I did after playing all 3 games and then got the middle finger from EA with the 3rd ones' original ending.

SW is not the SW of our youth as much as you hope it will be. It has been commercialized like a modern pop star. It lacks the vision and storytelling of the originals.… Expand

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Jedi_SuDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a Star Wars movie, this a chick flick.
Luke was written like an idiot, and he was thrown away like an idiot,
Snoke was wasted before they could harvest anything he was building up to be,
those annoying, cute penguin things were ruining half the movie,
whenever the director didn't know what to do, he wrote that BB8 would have some new, unexplained super-powers that would save the day, the purple hair commander was a worse performance than anything in the prequels, Chewbacca was the worst he's ever been, the space battles were just stupidly written.

And the main plot point was that this giant futuristic space ship was ... RUNNING OUT OF FUEL? Since when do then need to visit a gas station after every hyper drive jump?
And how could Snoke not know about that giant tracking machine that was on it's own ship?

This director destroyed the new trilogy, he took a p&$% on everything Abrams worked so hard for, and I hope that Disney will fire him.

I can't believe I wasted 2 years for this. While some were applauding, I think there actually was more booing in the audience as the credits rolled.

Some people try to convince themselves they like this movie, like they did when they first saw The Phantom Menace, but this will go into history books as the worst Star Wars [ever]!!… Expand

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SolantusDec 15, 2017

No Doubt Worst Star Wars Movie ever filmed. Unnecessary Jokes, Bad dialogues and scenario. You cant even make a proper Lightsaber Duel. Before That I Think force awakens is bad. Now I Belive force awakens is a masterpiece compare to that.No Doubt Worst Star Wars Movie ever filmed. Unnecessary Jokes, Bad dialogues and scenario. You cant even make a proper Lightsaber Duel. Before That I Think force awakens is bad. Now I Belive force awakens is a masterpiece compare to that. Disney Have To Stop and Start to realize Marvel and Starwars not the same Franchise and Same Thing. You Cannot Make A Starwars Movie Like a Avengers Movie.Yes Maybe İt is profitable in short term but in the long term it is turning a disaster for your company.… Expand

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dabro90Dec 15, 2017

The movie was poorly written with so much potential for the characters thrown away for no reason. Overloaded with slapstick comedy and pushing Disney's agenda down our throats every 15 mins (example: some dumb alien penguins appearing all theThe movie was poorly written with so much potential for the characters thrown away for no reason. Overloaded with slapstick comedy and pushing Disney's agenda down our throats every 15 mins (example: some dumb alien penguins appearing all the time, that were there for a sole reason of selling toys). I don't know what had all the critics watched, but this movie sure doesn't deserve the praise it is getting.… Expand

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MelinoeDec 15, 2017

Stars Wars: The Last Jedi is the worst movie to come out of the franchise. There is an overabundance of cheap laughs uncharacteristic of a Star Wars movie. These take up an exceedingly large amount of time that could have been used developingStars Wars: The Last Jedi is the worst movie to come out of the franchise. There is an overabundance of cheap laughs uncharacteristic of a Star Wars movie. These take up an exceedingly large amount of time that could have been used developing an underwhelming plot. On the topic of plot, no plot lines from The Force Awakens are promisingly fulfilled, many of them outright ignored; most if not all of the ones that were addressed are just blankly cut off in the most mundane ways possible. Instead of a fulfilling continuation (of a trilogy admittedly off to a bad start), we get even more random plot lines, plot holes, and blatant "Screw You's" from Rian Johnson and the writing staff.

No character comes out of this movie looking better, besides somewhat Kylo Ren. In no surprising fashion, Rey has been confirmed to be the greatest Mary Sue possible. Luke has completely regressed as a character. Every character's actions and decisions throw away consistency, and many of them just don't make any logical sense. There are some blatant throw-in's for identity politics as well.

It's honestly just astonishing at how much screen time was wasted; how many plot holes were introduced; how mundanely plot lines were wrapped up (or outright ignored), and how awful the characterization was. Acting was great, as was visuals and music; all expected of a Star Wars movie.… Expand

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Syn_againDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disney, you did not give the Fans WHAT WE WANT.

We do not want some artist’s new take on an established and well followed franchise. We do not need a Reboot or reinvention of lore. We barely have tolerated the elimination of the EU. Remember that George Lucas has kept the continuation of the Saga from us since RoJ (and no, the prequel cr@p does not count) so of course we have expectations!

We want to watch your films over and over with friends and family. We want to spend money on merchandise and more. We want to support you but you must give us what we want. JJ created a decent start with TFA. To ignore that is a huge failure on your part.
We want to see Jedi Master Luke. We want to see Rey have an important background. We want to see Phasma be the Boba Fett of the series. We want an EPIC clash between the Resistance and the First Order. We want Snoke to mean something. Let Kylo Ren be the most conflicted bad guy in history. Give us character definitions we deserve for Finn, Poe, Hux, Rose, and more. Majority of the 7 and below reviews are incredibly accurate.
There were plenty of discussions, rants, videos, theories, art, for 2 yrs by the fan base. It is insulting that you took none of it seriously and failed to understand just about everything we said.
We can accept change. We did with most of TFA. Rogue One blew us away. Prequels gave us Maul and Qui-Gon, Mace, and definition to Obi-Wan. Do not give us half baked attempts at “story telling” and tell us it was all by design. I read in several interviews now that Rian Johnson consulted every part with Disney brass to make the movie that was released and that is simply unacceptable. How so many bad decisions of poor storytelling, poor editing, and poor character development could make it into the final release screams of brand mismanagement. Indy and Trek suffer from this same fate. Marvel is well on its way.

THIS is why we are upset, Disney. Take notice and fix it.… Expand

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xenojoeyDec 15, 2017

What the hell did I just watch? This is the beginning of the end for Star Wars. They are trying to milk this cow instead of focusing on what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

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IIIIIIQIIIIIIDec 15, 2017

This review has spoilers! First off I liked the Force Awakens and I am not a hater of anything "new" star wars. The movie is visually stimulating and their are certainly some interesting and cool scenes. The problems however are numerous.This review has spoilers! First off I liked the Force Awakens and I am not a hater of anything "new" star wars. The movie is visually stimulating and their are certainly some interesting and cool scenes. The problems however are numerous. They are treating the old cast as completely disposable. Han is dead. Luke is basically a weak old man who breast feeds from an alien. Leia can somehow survive the vacuum of space using the force? R2 and C3p0 are side notes. The characters we are left with besides Rey and Kylo are cardboard. Who cares about Poe, Finn or Rose - they are boring and they are meant to replace Han,Luke,Leia, Lando? Wow. I have no problem with a torch pass, but jeez. There are also many plot jumps and holes throughout film too numerous to list. I hope the last one saves it somehow.… Expand

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johnnystockDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved all the other movies very much and this is the worst movie of all by a million years! Here's why the 1 score;
-Luke milking an alien and drinking the green cum outta it; unecessary and disgusting, who thought of that!!?? fire him!! Its going to be the mark where the good Star Wars end!..like..''hey, you remember the **** Star Wars?...uhn the one with the alien milking scene!??'' WOWWWW that suck
-All the heroes are super weak, except Luke at this one moment. Dies in a boring way. Other heroes all fail miserably..why making a movie about it??
-This movie goes no where; nothing is explained from E7 plus you know you wont get any real or good answer later.
-Dark side isnt much dark at all and the bright side, not so good. I feel like Kylo and Ren should really work together, Kylo did save Ray!..no trust but whatever, confusing still. Bad dialogue.
-New annoying that shout and does nothing else. Jar Jar bink did have an army to fight at least and played a significant role. This is just for sale gimmik but its too much ''in your face cute so buy toys''
-Yoda set the fire to explain things to the old Jedi tree and say its stupid books...I mean is just that to learn the force!!?? They missed a huge opportunity to add depth to the Jedi training and origin...no explanation except old books. What a let down.
-Rebel star pilot dont do nothing and no mission, except Leia making him look stupid. Another let down on a hero.
-Casino scene...dont know what it brings to the movie.
-Kylo is stupid and weak and so Ray, but Snoke is the joke of the century...the 'not so great Snoke' ahhahaha

The more i thnink about it, the more it deserves a 0, but I'll give it a 1 because there is some badass effect, but Star Wars is over for me. I'll wait for better movie on Jedis and Darth whatever, but not part of this stupid story.… Expand

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jegcelDec 15, 2017

There's a narrative element pivotal to a good story--tension. However, Lucasfilm under Disney has thrown away any tension in this title. In the process, the producers have managed to erase every mythological background related to the past.There's a narrative element pivotal to a good story--tension. However, Lucasfilm under Disney has thrown away any tension in this title. In the process, the producers have managed to erase every mythological background related to the past. Thus, I've completely lost interest in this franchise. Maybe this film is aimed for younger audiences, but I'm glad for the fact that I can move on, and say goodbye to Star Wars.… Expand

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rdschouwDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I checked out of this movie almost midway. Some scenes were unconvincing. Princess Leia flying as super man or the cute animals with the wookie (added so Disney can sell stuffed animals I literally thought when I saw it). Others felt they served no purpose like the weird scene with the "mirrors" in the cave. Many scenes felt rushed like Darth Vader taking off his helmet (I was wondering why that even was important?) and the emperor being killed 2 minutes after he was introduced. There was enough storyline for 3 great movies but they pushed into one while being boring and unconvincing.… Expand

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IDreamcasterIDec 16, 2017

The worst Star Wars movie by far, and this is coming from someone who hated The Phantom Menace. There are no redeeming qualities in this movie. A complete waste of potential.

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EncorusDec 15, 2017

The plot doesn't make sense. It seems like a hodgepodge of scenes with no integrity. It's as if the plot is there not to tell a good story, but to plug in some "cool" scenes. It all feels forced and jagged. Poe Dameron comes out as a retard,The plot doesn't make sense. It seems like a hodgepodge of scenes with no integrity. It's as if the plot is there not to tell a good story, but to plug in some "cool" scenes. It all feels forced and jagged. Poe Dameron comes out as a retard, and so does Luke. Not to mention that the attempt to blur lines between good and evil is opposed to the very essence of Star Wars. Suggesting that only weapon dealers get something out of war? No! The entire Galaxy gets a great value from fighting for liberty! But in this movie nobody wants to help the Resistance and fight for freedom. On the other hand, everybody in the movie acts irrationally and sacrifices his or her life without any real need. This is a disgusting film reveling in nihilism, destroying heroes and all that is good, not to be replaced with some better, but for the sake of destruction itself. This movie reflects the sad state of the West today.… Expand

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Spot21Dec 15, 2017

This was an extremely disappointing movie. It took all the exciting mystery from 7 and just threw it all away. Instead,it introduced possibly the worst character in the series and put a useless b-plot in with mildly interesting Jedi lore.This was an extremely disappointing movie. It took all the exciting mystery from 7 and just threw it all away. Instead,it introduced possibly the worst character in the series and put a useless b-plot in with mildly interesting Jedi lore. Such a disappointing direction for the series. Hopefully JJ can salvage the next one.… Expand

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yogsotothDec 15, 2017

I generally don't write any critic but too much is too much. How much critics got paid to give a good note to this movie. It was an awful experience. Its a very bad movie and an even more terrible Star Wars. The 3 points are for some sceneI generally don't write any critic but too much is too much. How much critics got paid to give a good note to this movie. It was an awful experience. Its a very bad movie and an even more terrible Star Wars. The 3 points are for some scene with nice special effets and Laura Dern. But if you are a SW fan. Make yourself a service and imagine that movie doesn't exist and the last Star Wars was Rogue One.… Expand

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woodhomerDec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wasn't expecting much from Episode VIII, but this is way more worse than i thought it could get.

Here my Pros and Cons WITH SPOILERS:
PRO - The effects are real badass some times
- The Hyperspace flight throught the ship
- The Technic luke brings up at the end

CONS
- The Story takes a **** about what "The Force Awakens" tried to introduce. We all thought: "Hmm, who's this supreme leader snoke? where does he come from? how strong he's connected to the force?". But then he gets killed by his student who haven't even finished his "apprenticeship". Supreme leader snoke is not frightening in any scene and is now replaced with this young boy who doesent know if he should cry or kill anybody around him.
- All Star wars movies nowadays need this cute little alien-animals, and then have to show them 10 times
- Some jokes are ridiculous --> Like Luke throwes the light saber away, after 1000 laser shoots Luke scratches his shoulder, the joke Leia brings about her hair when he meets Luke... thats just a few of them. This only shows that Disney doesen't take the franchise serious. It must be funy in most of the scenes, even if it fits or not.

I am not looking forward for episode IX. All of you, who may like this movie that much, are in my opinion new fans who don't care about the older trilogys or blind fanboys who take everything disney will throw at us the next 10 or whatever years.… Expand

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bessDec 15, 2017

this film made me angry to my core, it felt as though star wars has become something of a parody.from acting to plot this whole film is a mess and marvel tier jokes dont even get me started wow im kinda sad right now.

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Bork25Dec 15, 2017

A very disappointing movie. Was not a fan at all of how Luke Skywalker's character was treated. Also, many of the characters were underdeveloped and the ending was horrible. Almost killed any excitement I had for episode 9.

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lelloraffDec 15, 2017

@rianjohnson My full congratulations for making Episode I no longer being the worse Star Wars ever, by a long shot. Yes, multiple characters in your movie were worse then Jar Jar, and that says everything. You insulted Star Wars.

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jb35lenDec 16, 2017

I couldn't ignore the giant holes in the plot and worldbuilding. Most of the performances felt like the characters were just going through the motions. The juvenile and inappropriately timed attempts at humor broke my immersion from theI couldn't ignore the giant holes in the plot and worldbuilding. Most of the performances felt like the characters were just going through the motions. The juvenile and inappropriately timed attempts at humor broke my immersion from the start, and continued to throughout. The whole enterprise was a complete slog for me to sit through. By the time the movie got to what should have been some cool scenes, I was so checked out that I didn't care or feel anything.… Expand

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JRockCLEDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never thought there would be a Star Wars movie that would make me want to walk out of the theater. I never thought there would be a Star Wars movie that I never wanted to watch again. I never thought one Star Wars movie could taint the entire series, possibly beyond repair - but somehow they managed to do all those things.

I have watched the original trilogy easily 50 times. I grew up in awe at the universe that George Lucas created, in awe of the amazing way Star Wars balanced incredible creativity and imagination with down to earth, amazing characters. The balance of being very futuristic, but almost in a way so nuanced and relatable that it seemed like it could actually be real.

Enter The Last Jedi - completely took all relatability and threw it out the window. This movie completely started rewriting the Star Wars universe. The Force is apparently much different than the other 8 movies showed us. Characters apparently use 10 times the amount of sarcasm and humor that they did in the other 8 movies. The physics of space are different than the other 8 movies.

Not to mention, the many totally and utterly pointless scenes that did nothing for the story or the character - What was the point of Rey going into that dark hole and seeing 1,000 of herself in the mirror?! Why was the code breaker in a jail cell if he could just let himself out?

I physically cringed/rolled my eyes multiple times during the movie. They took the beauty, the depth, the amazingness of the Star Wars saga and made it a cheap, made-for-merchandise, gimmicky superhero movie a la Transformers or Avengers. It screamed "WE MADE THIS SO WE CAN MAKE LOTS OF MONEY" not "WE MADE THIS BECAUSE WE FREAKING LOVE STAR WARS". I cannot believe this movie is supposed to sit next to the original trilogy on the shelf.

There were so many moments I thought there might, just might, be a redeemable storyline and every time it was a let down. Poe going rogue to save the day - nope, just kidding. Finn giving his life to save everything - nope, replaced by the cheesiest line I've ever heard from Rose, a totally disposable character who seemed thrown in for the diversity requirement. Imagine if Laura Dern's AWFUL character (I was hoping she would die the entire movie) was replaced by Admiral Ackbar giving himself up for the resistance!! It would have been so much better and a character anybody remotely cared about. Luke following Obi-Wan's example and giving himself up - nope, he was Force appearing somewhere (which no Jedi master has ever been able to do before) and died anyways.....WHAT?!!?!

Not to mention, the agendas and cheesy messages that were so obviously pushed throughout the film - "You can do anything you want, no matter where you come from" "It's not about fighting against what you hate, its about fighting for what you love" Save the animals. Be a vegetarian. I could keep going. There is nothing wrong with these messages, its just that they were forced into a STAR WARS MOVIE! Go put that in your low-budget animated **** for kids, Disney. It was an assault on the audience's intelligence, like the director didn't realize people would pick up on how obviously he was forcing messages through. So many terrible lines as well, like the characters were giving us all a play by play. (Finn saying, "Man, they hate that ship" or Poe "Oh, so you mean we're going to slip down to the surface and wait for the First Order to pass") Thank you for forever ruining this series, idiots. Thank you for literally destroying a piece of my childhood. I just can't believe this movie was released. I might need freaking therapy to get over it (ok, a little over the top). Our only hope is that JJ Abrams that somehow pull this train back onto the tracks. But its a long journey back to the tracks.… Expand

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BendarDec 16, 2017

Worst SW ever. Ryan Johnson is a genius. To make the worst part of the Star Wars is talent. All these breaking storylines and a useless piece of history with the casino are gorgeous.