Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2017
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SteelightMay 22, 2018
By far the worst SW movie, especially in terms of plot and continuity with the franchise. After this, I will NOT be giving my money to LucasFilm as long as Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson are employed there. I'm only giving this movie a 2By far the worst SW movie, especially in terms of plot and continuity with the franchise. After this, I will NOT be giving my money to LucasFilm as long as Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson are employed there. I'm only giving this movie a 2 because, according to the math, 0's do NOT count toward the average score. If they did, this movie would be a 2.8-2.9, and NOT a 4.6. At appears 1 does count towards the score, but nothing is certain, but 2 and above definitely count.… Expand
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userXJun 8, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been reading a lot about this movie since I saw it about 2 weeks ago. I avoided all the hype leading up to it and never managed to see it in theaters. I didn’t pay attention and didn’t even know that there was this whole back and forth about this movie with trolls, backlash, etc… and I certainly didn’t have a “fan theory” to apply to this movie. Oh, and I am not a bot or overzealous “fanboy” either.
I grew up on Star Wars original trilogy as a kid. My brother and I had (and loved) the Star Wars action figures and other toys, it was part of our world back then. I saw the prequel trilogy and was generally a bit disappointed, but now I see that everything, including disappointment, is relative. I actually liked more about Revenge of the Sith than I disliked. So, onto this movie: I hated it, flat-out. To me, it was a combination of cop-outs and cringeworthily moments. I’ve read a lot of reviews from professional movie critics and have seen the same thing over and over: something along the lines of “this movie bravely went in a new direction and did not feel ‘constrained’ by the past” . Pause right there: this is not a good thing in and of itself, especially when the tradition established by the prior movies create the coat-tails that this movie is riding on. It reminds me exactly of how I thought about Peter Jackson’s treatment of “The Hobbit” after he did such a good job overall with “Lord of the Rings”. Seeing the bar drop so low can make one with standards become very cynical. The fan reviews appear to be written, for the most part, by people who saw something that frustrated them so much that they felt compelled to vent about it, as the only avenue open to them. That’s where I stand, even knowing probably no one will read this. And, yes, I opened this account solely to write this one review for this one movie. Other reviewers blasted so many holes in the plot that I don’t feel the need to do a similar laundry-list of what is wrong with this movie, and honestly there are a few re-occurring complaints that I don’t find to be a problem.
Cop-outs:
Who was Snoke, where did he come from, why was he so powerful, how was he able to build the First order out of the defeated Empire. No explanation and no plausibility offered
How did the Rebel Alliance go from victor to diminished band of outlaws?
What is the backstory with Luke and Ben Solo? Too much is glossed over
It’s like the Rebel victory at Endor and Jakuu didn’t even happen. Kylo Ren: not a convincing villain at all, reminds me of Edward from Twilight Cringe-worthy moments:
Prank phone call from Po to Hux- this really set the bar so low right from the start…
Porgs.. and interaction with Chewbacca.. culminating in one of them wearing a ^&%$ porg-sized headset in the cockpit of Millennium Falcon The Rose character… out of place in the Star wars universe. Too preachy and naive and forced relationship with Finn (who I thought was supposed to be involved with Rey ?). Casino scenes. Over the top CGI characters plugging coins into BB8 lot a slot machine, then he (?) shoots them out like a machine gun at some guard Of course, princess Leia’s using the force to suck her back into the ship.. jeezus that was one of the worst moments in cinematic history right there. Re-hash of battle of Hoth : it had some good points, but too much like a re-occurring sequence from Empire Strikes back. At least there were no salt tuan-tuans… but the crystal coyotes of salt-world were one of those out-of-place childish elements that were used because, you know, we have CGI and can place anything in a movie. BB8 hot-wiring a scout walker on board Star Destroyer.
Rey not needing any real training to become bad-ass force user able to levitate rocks that Luke couldn’t even do.
Wasted scene with Rey going into hole on Luke’s planet wasted time where nothing profound is uncovered or learned.
The whole way Luke was. Obi-wan also “lost” Anakin to the dark side, but he wasn’t the same grouch that they turned Luke into. Agree with others that the whole idea of Luke leaving a map to his location is in direct contradiction to the way Luke was when he was found. The defenses of these departures from the established Star Wars universe have been described as “brave” or “visionary” or whatever by the professional critics I have read, but many other fans, think they suck. If the only measure of quality is if you go against all tradition and continuity that came before you, we could all write stories where water flows uphill and the critics would be singing our praises because we were so brave to go against tradition (and physics) and do something “new”. I’m glad that I don’t feel the need to be as attached to this as I did when I was young and impressionable, but Star Wars is now dead to me, I won’t bother with Episode 9.… Expand
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NeelyryJul 9, 2018
Ruined Luke Skywalker and possibly ruined Star Wars in its entirety. Kathleen Kennedy killed my childhood
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MagicSquidDec 20, 2017
Borderline train wreck of a movie. Scene after scene cobbled together with no respect to the original, beloved source material. I wish I hadn't seen this movie.
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kendrickdkJul 3, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disney did something even Lucas couldn't do and that is destroy Star Wars. Except for the original trilogy, I'm done with it. I guess if you could separate this from the rest of the Star Wars movies then this would be watchable but for those of us who have been in love with Star Wars since the first movie, this movie is an abomination. How does Rey know the force so well? How can you destroy a whole fleet of ships with warp drive? What point was there to the Asian and purple haired woman? Why didn't she just tell them their plan instead causes a mutiny? Why is Luke portrayed as such a defeated man? Isn't he supposed to be a Jedi? Who is Snoke? How did the defeated empire build a planet sized death-star? Why didn't Luke just fly to the battle instead of committing force suicide? None of this adds up. Whoever wrote and directed this pile of crap should be ashamed. The only thing that could possibly fix this is to take the movie back and start over.… Expand
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TreznorDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is Spaceballs 2, not Star Wars: Episode VIII

Like someone else said (Hamill?), this is a space comedy for kids. I don't like it, but can understand why Disney think it would be a good idea. It's all about money in the end and they don't really care about us older Star Wars fans. I just don't get why they had to ruin all the SW lore of the previous movies, and why be so disrespectful about it? In many ways this movie is much worse than The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. They were at least made by the creator of the SW universe and even if it was targeted towards children, it was still felt like it took place in the same world. If you take away Jar Jar, some cheesy CGI and a few questionable ideas (Jango Fett clones), it's at least "Star Wars movies", even if I and many other Star Wars fans didn't like them.

I thought The Force Awakens was ok. Yes, it was basically a scene-by-scene remake of Episode 4, but it brought Star Wars back in a respectful way. I also enjoyed the great visual story telling by Abrahams and Mindel.
I really loved Rogue One. Sure, nostalgia had a lot to do with, but it was also respectful to the universe.

On a personal level I thought the slapstick comedy was awful, not to mention the casino scenes... The Empire acts like they are led by "Dark Helmet" in Spaceballs. Finn was a great character in TFA, but here they just throw all his character advancement away.
I feel really sorry for Boyega, Fisher and Hamill. Their characters are totally ruined in TLJ.

To me, this movie is a parody of SW. It would be more appropriate to call it Spaceballs 2.… Expand
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ThylbanusDec 20, 2017
I started with a zero, but changed slowly up, then down to a reasonable score. This is indeed the "Beautiful Mess" that one critic called it. The scenes are BREATHTAKING. There were literally gasps of how beautiful the imagery was. If II started with a zero, but changed slowly up, then down to a reasonable score. This is indeed the "Beautiful Mess" that one critic called it. The scenes are BREATHTAKING. There were literally gasps of how beautiful the imagery was. If I were to want a cinematographer, it would be Rian.

As a WRITER, he's a complete mess. The narrative goes in one direction. The meta-narrative goes in a completely different direction. Neither going in a Star Wars direction. Rian had some nods, but they were all visual (as expected from such visually focused director). There is NO adherence to the laws of the Star Wars universe and is a giant middle finger to the whole series. Then, if there was any doubt that this was intentional, Kylo blatantly states it in the movie. This movie literally washes away all that would constitute the IP we know and love.

The plot holes this movie opens up are gargantuan and the contempt for the property is clear. The overt heavy handed push from above is evident. Kathleen Kennedy has killed this universe and is trying to rewrite it to fit her own ideology. This will be made evident when Star Wars IX opens to the worst since Attack of the Clones.

I know I'm not going to see it.… Expand
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HJRodrigoMay 28, 2018
Fails to deliver on what was promised with The Force Awakens. It truly seems like it was written by new writers that had no interest in continuing the set up from the previous movie. This led to a movie that created nothing but plot holes inFails to deliver on what was promised with The Force Awakens. It truly seems like it was written by new writers that had no interest in continuing the set up from the previous movie. This led to a movie that created nothing but plot holes in the overall story. I am no longer interested in watching any more Star Wars movies (Was never a Star Wars fan to begin with, so no big loss) and will stick with movies/series that try to be well written and cohesive.… Expand
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Eva-UnitOneDec 21, 2017
The worst star wars yet. Huge plot hole for a 45 minute portion of the movie, weird slapstick comedy, and the characters aren't the same as the rest of the series. Very strange how bad this movie was
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brunobastosDec 19, 2017
The only reason it's not a flat-out 0 is that the photography, the visuals, the sound, and the CGI were on point. Otherwise, it's regurgitated garbage, a fun sci-fi adventure for people who are watching SW for the first time, but ultimatelyThe only reason it's not a flat-out 0 is that the photography, the visuals, the sound, and the CGI were on point. Otherwise, it's regurgitated garbage, a fun sci-fi adventure for people who are watching SW for the first time, but ultimately boring, inconsistent, and carries a severe absence of death in conversation and plot-points to make way for Disney-esque one-liners and simple visual "entertainment". Null character development, horrid illogical deaths to characters that deserved better, slow story, and little to no development.… Expand
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mightymooseJul 20, 2018
If anyone thinks this is a good movie, I lost all respect for your opinions about movies especially regarding star wars and sci-fi. Pure garbage. Nice try on the diversity thing but a lot of the characters were super weak. Stop trying to beIf anyone thinks this is a good movie, I lost all respect for your opinions about movies especially regarding star wars and sci-fi. Pure garbage. Nice try on the diversity thing but a lot of the characters were super weak. Stop trying to be politically correct and make a good trilogy.… Expand
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LamoiDec 21, 2017
DO NOT BELIEVE THE CRITICS —

I am shocked at how poor this movie is. It ranges from dull to the absurd, and at times bordering on comedic for all the wrong reasons. Both the action and comedy fall really flat. At its best the movie is mildlyDO NOT BELIEVE THE CRITICS —

I am shocked at how poor this movie is. It ranges from dull to the absurd, and at times bordering on comedic for all the wrong reasons. Both the action and comedy fall really flat. At its best the movie is mildly entertaining in places. The Force Awakens was not perfect but was a largely decent film, with some standout great moments that you would be happy to rewatch. I cannot think of any part of this movie I would want to rewatch, no scene was that great. The plot? What plot..? Nothing really happens. Nothing is really explained or explored in any depth with regard to the characters, you are largely left with the same questions you had at the end of Force Awakens and some new ones. Want to know who Snoke is? Not gonna happen. And it generally goes that way.
Rey, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker are briefly given tiny plot reveals about their past but nothing greatly significant, and for a 2.5hr movie, it begs the question WHY? The story does not advance in any meaningful ways, and subsequently feels like a wasted opportunity. Much of the film has you trudge through painfully familiar territory, space battles, chase scenes, light saber fights etc. But none of it felt particularly exciting or necessary. It’s like the plot could be condensed into a 10 min video and then the rest was just Star Wars filler. It’s easily one of the worst films I’ve seen in 2017. It’s was dreadfully average in every way.… Expand
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mrachDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Left the theater thinking this was a 6, but settling on a 4 or 5 after a few days. Some more specific comments: 1) Did not like how Luke was portrayed in the Luke/Kylo Ren backstory. Seemed out of character. 2) Leia space scene was really strange and immediately induced a cringe. Probably should have let her story end just before this. 3) The light speed-ram scene was kind of cool, but my first thought was, "Wow, why didn't anyone do this against the death star!" 4) The filmmakers seemed to go out of the way to NOT give the audience what was expected. Surprise is fine, but with a movie like this, that's connected to lots of other stories, you still need to give the audience a bit of what they want (so maybe do it in an unexpected way). For example, killing Snoke is fine, but give us SOMETHING about his background. Also, no reason not to let Luke be a bit more of a jedi master, which I think many wanted to see. There's lots more of this. Almost felt like the filmmakers were being vindictive to more involved fans. 5) The acting was good, the score was great, and some of the visuals were fantastic.… Expand
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YsegrimJul 10, 2018
This film is so bad and full of plot holes not even that this **** is a Star Wars film could save this mess.
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Tony1984Jul 9, 2018
A weak story with glaring plot holes and I mean really stupidly unnecessary ones. Hollow and vapid and worst of all boring, I've forgotten what I just saw it was that unengaging. The characters were banal, the story trite, the villains bland,A weak story with glaring plot holes and I mean really stupidly unnecessary ones. Hollow and vapid and worst of all boring, I've forgotten what I just saw it was that unengaging. The characters were banal, the story trite, the villains bland, the sanctimony grating. The dreadfully stupid joke at the start sums it up for SW. It's finished.… Expand
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clptothetopJul 8, 2018
No caracter makes sense. Espesialy Rey, who is a Mary Sue and better than Luke. Finn and Rose does nothing to the plot. Poe is a douchebag and the purple hair women is completely useless. Worst, the movie tries to be funny but it's justNo caracter makes sense. Espesialy Rey, who is a Mary Sue and better than Luke. Finn and Rose does nothing to the plot. Poe is a douchebag and the purple hair women is completely useless. Worst, the movie tries to be funny but it's just cringe.

Complete waste of time.

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mikedudezDec 21, 2017
well i came out i like it and hated it, their where positives (the action ) and the negatives (the social justice **** ) when leaving the theater i mostly focused on the negatives even though i was trying to focus on the positives. no matterwell i came out i like it and hated it, their where positives (the action ) and the negatives (the social justice **** ) when leaving the theater i mostly focused on the negatives even though i was trying to focus on the positives. no matter how hard i tried the negatives were just to bad to forgive. the female social justice **** was just to much when you see the movie look at how much the females come out on top by actions and by what they decide is best for them all. dont even get me started on Luke Im not going to see it again… Expand
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rivozDec 28, 2017
Please don't waste money as a real star wars fan on this piece of **** The plot, the acting, the "humor" is a disgrace too all the star wars films.
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MallRat15Jan 9, 2018
One of the worst of the series and very disappointing. A 2 and a half hour movie filled with little action sequences and no exciting light saber battles. They took a 30 year story and destroyed it with 1 movie. The visuals were very goodOne of the worst of the series and very disappointing. A 2 and a half hour movie filled with little action sequences and no exciting light saber battles. They took a 30 year story and destroyed it with 1 movie. The visuals were very good however and it was a gorgeous movie to look at. The characters and their story lines were very underwhelming, even characters that I really enjoyed in the Force Awakens (Finn) disappointing me in this one. Movie could have been 30 minutes shorter with many, many unneeded scenes that had no business being in the movie. A lot of forced jokes that sometimes worked but usually didn't. The last 30 minutes of the movie was the best part in my opinion, had some memorable moments and finally a cool fight sequence. Overall a very disappointing movie after Force Awakens and Rogue One were both so good.… Expand
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leoegerJul 9, 2018
I tried to give a second chance to this movie, but I could not finish to watch the most worst star wars movie ever made. Is a really long boring and dumb movie that a times make you feel disgust in some unsense escenes, with forced humor thatI tried to give a second chance to this movie, but I could not finish to watch the most worst star wars movie ever made. Is a really long boring and dumb movie that a times make you feel disgust in some unsense escenes, with forced humor that make the movie even more worst. I feel sad to see what Disney and the director Ryan Johnson, made to this epic saga. This movie have good visual effects overshadowed by the dumbest and no sense escenes ever made in a movie from this caliber. This is a ridiculous and empty movie.… Expand
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David101618Feb 7, 2019
BOYCOTT AL EP 9 la PEOR PELÍCULA DE LA HISTORIA DE LA HUMANIDAD, no estoy bromeando, estúpida, mal filmada, destruye por completo el universo Star Wars, larga y aburrida, personajes sin carisma, ROSE TICO ES EL PEOR PERSONAJE DE LA HISTORIABOYCOTT AL EP 9 la PEOR PELÍCULA DE LA HISTORIA DE LA HUMANIDAD, no estoy bromeando, estúpida, mal filmada, destruye por completo el universo Star Wars, larga y aburrida, personajes sin carisma, ROSE TICO ES EL PEOR PERSONAJE DE LA HISTORIA DEL CINE, gracias Disney, llena de políticas de mierda feminazis, esta abominación me produce odio descontrolado aunque se debe ser fuerte y no pasar al lado oscuro,… Expand
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Atg974Dec 20, 2017
While the acting for a star wars movie has never been better the plotting has gotten worse. The amount of plot holes or people just making stupid choices makes this movie hard to watch. Anything set up in 7 has been undercut by this film. IfWhile the acting for a star wars movie has never been better the plotting has gotten worse. The amount of plot holes or people just making stupid choices makes this movie hard to watch. Anything set up in 7 has been undercut by this film. If you like the characters then or are a fan of star wars then maybe 9 is worth watching otherwise save yourself the money and don't go to this or 9 when it comes out.… Expand
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Luisma000Dec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tristeza es lo que siento al salir del cine, después de esto no tengo ganas de ver mas historias de starwars con guión de Rian Johnson, lo de Luke no tiene perdón, la trama de Finn si la eliminas te ahorras 30m, phasma si saca un cartel con la palabra upps es como ver al coyote, para que tienes un personaje así, no lo entiendo, Rei es el Jedi más poderoso del canon de star wars, 3 clases de Luke y maneja el sable como un experto, imaginense 10 años de padawan lo que podría llegar a ser, los caballeros de ren se han perdido por el espacio, Leia no se congela en el espacio y vuela a lo superman, vaya birria el Snoke este, en fin un despropósito.… Expand
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yourmungDec 21, 2017
Visually it is awesome, technically too. It is a shame that the characters are so stupid and without any development except for a disgusting version of Luke. It is not feminist in either way, it is a movie where women are empty and men areVisually it is awesome, technically too. It is a shame that the characters are so stupid and without any development except for a disgusting version of Luke. It is not feminist in either way, it is a movie where women are empty and men are evil or stupid. Not really a good effort to create compelling, complex and engaging female characters. And there's a really boring story full of loopholes.… Expand
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StusstruppDec 21, 2017
Pros: Space-battles, light-saber duels: Lots of nice eye-candy Mark Hamill. It is almost as if he had waited for decades for playing in this movie. Which makes me feel a bit sorry for him.

Cons: More plot holes than you couldPros: Space-battles, light-saber duels: Lots of nice eye-candy Mark Hamill. It is almost as if he had waited for decades for playing in this movie. Which makes me feel a bit sorry for him.



Cons: More plot holes than you could shake a space cruiser at, held together by ridiculous coincidences. One-dimensional characters who talk about but show no emotions and who, when discarded, leave the audience indifferent - other than established characters who are discarded for no discernible purpose. Characters whose behaviour seems to serve no rational goal. Entire plot lines that severed absolutely no purpose but to have the characters pontificate. Serious breaks with the sagas' premises to allow for developments that again leaves the audience puzzled. Scenes as absurd as a flying English nanny they made me wonder what Disney thinks about its audience.



All in all, Disney seems to go the same path with the Star Wars franchise as Sony went with Ghost Busters: Forget the hitherto loyal fan-base, clean the slate - and then play silly games with it.

A New Hope was the first movie I ever went to twice. I count observing my kids as they watched episodes IV to VI in wonder to my fond memories. After the prequels and The Force Awakens, Rogue One seemed to be a turn to the better. But now, I think Disney is on spot with its message of The Last Jedi: Leave the past behind you.… Expand
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rolom1122Jan 2, 2018
No idea what they could do in episode IX after this, really disappointed with Last Jedi.
It is okay Scifi movie with great FX, but it is a terrible Star Wars movie.
I do believe that that Han Solo movie that is comming this year will breakNo idea what they could do in episode IX after this, really disappointed with Last Jedi.
It is okay Scifi movie with great FX, but it is a terrible Star Wars movie.
I do believe that that Han Solo movie that is comming this year will break Star Wars nostalgia and we will finally see more realistic reviews from critics, not 8, 9, 10 but more realistically 5, 6, 7.

Or not, IGN 10/10 "timeless classic" (check please!)… Expand
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ElOjoEnElCieloFeb 13, 2018
One point for each excellent scene, so this movie gets only 2 points, I am not a Star Wars Fan, I am good story fan and a movie fan. This movie is the equivalent gish gallop debate tactic in a movie drowning us in a flood of individually-weakOne point for each excellent scene, so this movie gets only 2 points, I am not a Star Wars Fan, I am good story fan and a movie fan. This movie is the equivalent gish gallop debate tactic in a movie drowning us in a flood of individually-weak plots and characters. I feel bad for the director since it seams to me that Kathleen Kennedy used him to direct the movie herself. I Won't buy another theatre ticket to any movie with this 2 individuals having something to do with a movie again.… Expand
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KabholdJul 5, 2018
Such a bad movie that Im no longer a fan. Wont be watching anymore Disney made SW movies.
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ThanosDaimakuJul 9, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. una real mierda, la peor pelicula de la historia, disney mato star wars, sin duda la peor de la saga… Expand
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Honest-YanJul 10, 2018
This is a really bad film, but also even worse because it kills a beloved franchise. I had to google an explanation for the end of the movie because it makes so little sense. Characters do totally irrational things and whole plot threads haveThis is a really bad film, but also even worse because it kills a beloved franchise. I had to google an explanation for the end of the movie because it makes so little sense. Characters do totally irrational things and whole plot threads have no reason for events or character behavior. I left the theater not knowing who was alive and who was dead because it was so ambiguous and without logic. This movie is worse than the prequel trilogy. There is a light saber duel in the middle of the movie that is OK, although it is over-choreographed and some actors miss their mark, making it look like a silly dance in places. I don't think they can undo the harm in the next sequel, I wish they could retract the film and make it again properly.… Expand
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EmeraldTeeJul 13, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Universe-Unknown

The Last Jedi Movie started with a strong beginning with amazing graphics, action and beautiful visuals but then 30 minutes past we all can see the cliff closing in and wow its a fall. This movie shows that it was newly directed and rewritten, characters have been recreated to fill a another roll to make small attack on crowds of people and force political views that are not needed. And to make Luke Skywalker character look so small and powerless makes the movie unbelievable. True Star Wars fans know who Skywalker is and to see him give up is unreal. Unfortunately this movie will go down as the worst Star Wars movie in history with its broken story and sad character development. Luke would be honored to train a worthy apprentice like Rey so to think that he would just ignore her and drink green space milk while the galaxy is under attack by the darkside is ridiculous.… Expand
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h_lcyononJul 27, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst movies I've ever watched, horrendous in every possible way that shows how such a grand franchise can be ruined in such sad occasion. I say I wasn't really a fan of the Star Wars before I watched the 7th one, but this 'thing' just absolutely destroys everything the series has built.

So many things that are just so much wrong, but especially the existence of Rose. Ruins the flow of the movie so bad that it would have been much better without her and the stupid Casino sequence. Well, I'd rather not waste my ATPs writing about this pile of **** just two more things: parabolic orbit of laser guns in space and the almighty FTL Kamikaze attack. Still get on my nerves after months... WHAT. THE. FXXK?… Expand
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ArkonBladeJan 26, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars is dead... Disney has killed it. I didn't think it was even possible to make Star wars Films worse then Episodes 1-3. This film makes Episodes 1-3 seem like master pieces. Lets start with the characters. They all suck and not one of them is likeable. Rey is a annoying Mary Sue, Finn who was the only likeable character in Force awakens is now a bore, Rose is annoying and the actor who plays her sucks at acting, Po is a tool, Kylo is a pathetic Villian and is more of a whiny pathetic beta cuck. Nothing about him feels threatening. When you are coming off of great Villians like Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and The Emperor. Then Poor Luke Skywalker oh dear god what have they done to you. A once great Jedi is now reduced to a pathetic whiny old man. The story is pure crap. Nothing about this Movie is fun like the older Star Wars films. Then they kill Luke with a moronic death scene. The running theme of this movie is kill off the every thing that is old and great about Star Wars and make way for the new. If this is the New Star Wars, Then just let it die now. In fact Kylo even says this.

Its over people. Star Wars is dead. This film was so damned bad that i cant even go back and watch Episodes 4-6 any more. Maybe in 10-15 years if i can hopefully forget every thing about this movie and the last 2 i might be able to go back and enjoy them. There is no way they can fix this in the next movie... Nothing at all. The best they might be able to do is stop making any more Star Wars movies for 5+ years and make sure who was ever involved with these abominations is never allowed near these movies and get some Talanted writers and Directors and try again from scratch.… Expand
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ZabbotDec 18, 2017
Terrible. Terrible character development. Terrible story telling. Unmitigated Disaster -> TLJ ------> Hot Mess ------> OK Film ----> Good Film -> Great Film
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Jesp1Apr 11, 2018
Truly disappointing movie. Worst aspect being the pacing is horrible. Honestly I cannot believe the critics "universal acclaim" and the only thing I can imagine is that they are kowtowing to Disney with their reviews of this mediocre film.Truly disappointing movie. Worst aspect being the pacing is horrible. Honestly I cannot believe the critics "universal acclaim" and the only thing I can imagine is that they are kowtowing to Disney with their reviews of this mediocre film. To be honest the story (if you can piece it together through all the crud). Is not that bad. But the execution is horrendous. Best part about this film is that it gave me more appreciation for episodes 1-3 and the movie Valerian.… Expand
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slavetothewageApr 3, 2018
The Last Jedi is nothing more than badly written fan fiction with a massive budget. Only worth watching so you can make your oiwn mind up about this divisive movie.

However I wouldn’t recommend paying to see it because there’s a 50:50 chanceThe Last Jedi is nothing more than badly written fan fiction with a massive budget. Only worth watching so you can make your oiwn mind up about this divisive movie.

However I wouldn’t recommend paying to see it because there’s a 50:50 chance you’ll feel like you’ve been robbed of your cash, time and the fond memories you once held for a dead franchise.… Expand
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decourcyMay 9, 2018
I don't think I have ever given a zero to anything. This will be the first. The acting is poor as usual, it feels like it was written by a committee of low end writers trying to imitate Lucas and after about the first 45 minutes I was waitingI don't think I have ever given a zero to anything. This will be the first. The acting is poor as usual, it feels like it was written by a committee of low end writers trying to imitate Lucas and after about the first 45 minutes I was waiting for the fart jokes as the writing was on that level. I can just assume that every paid critic is well paid by Disney to give an 85 average score. Much like the slightly better episode 7, this was just written as a bad fanfic almost entirely mimicking ep5 as ep7 mimicked ep4. Not helping anything the main cast have no charisma and virtually no acting ability.… Expand
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VandinrothMar 26, 2018
Steaming pile of garbage. Avoided seeing this in theaters due to hearing about the death of luke. Finally broke down and watched this and it was even worse than I expected. This movie single handedly throws away everything about the starSteaming pile of garbage. Avoided seeing this in theaters due to hearing about the death of luke. Finally broke down and watched this and it was even worse than I expected. This movie single handedly throws away everything about the star wars universe. It destroys characters that were created and loved by many, all in the name of what? So many pointless idiotic scenes. So many poor attempts at humor that fall flat and are out of place. The plot holes are laughable. Sure star wars movies aren't rock solid in the plot department, but this one just throws that rule book out the window. If this movies critical reviews aren't a sure sign that reviews are bought and paid for by disney then I don't know what is. This is NOT the star wars movie you are looking for.… Expand
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ZaifurMay 9, 2018
What’s wrong with Disney? Why isn’t there a good film director to find?
Last Jedis Plot is rather a comedy than a real Star Wars movie. Even worse.
While watching the movie I felt like being brainwashed in a Propaganda Camp in North KoreaWhat’s wrong with Disney? Why isn’t there a good film director to find?
Last Jedis Plot is rather a comedy than a real Star Wars movie. Even worse.
While watching the movie I felt like being brainwashed in a Propaganda Camp in North Korea only from Globalists/Capitalists/Leftists/Gender Sheriffs. But worst, I even paid money on that!! The Last Jedi is literally the last Jedi, at least for me watching their movies.… Expand
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GTXMikeDec 19, 2017
This movie is simply terrible. If you think you will relive your childhood by watching it you will be highly disappointed. Bad story, bad characters, loads of nonsense and overall cringe. Disney made literally a JOKE from Star Wars legacy andThis movie is simply terrible. If you think you will relive your childhood by watching it you will be highly disappointed. Bad story, bad characters, loads of nonsense and overall cringe. Disney made literally a JOKE from Star Wars legacy and made a movie for casuals and kids. Won't be going on episode 9 and any others to the cinema.… Expand
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Wildghost68Apr 4, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was the biggest slap to the face to real star wars fans. They took a huge crap on Luke Skywalker.There was so many parts in this movie that didn't belong, and there was so many parts in this movie that just ruined star wars as a whole. That part with the animal was so disturbing in fact I wished I have never seen it. I'm Boycotting the Han Solo movie because I'm fed up with Disney ruining my favorite movie franchise. Its sad when the Phantom Menace is better than this film.… Expand
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KevinZocktanDec 26, 2017
Better than episode 7, but not a good star wars movie at all. I hope Disney isnt going to make another star wars movie.
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Mordred95Dec 19, 2017
I hated TFA but its was better than this.I almost fell asleep in the middle of the movie it was borring the dialogs are crap Lukes character is ruined ( I think Mark Hamill will hate this movie just as much as I do.) Idk what happened to StarI hated TFA but its was better than this.I almost fell asleep in the middle of the movie it was borring the dialogs are crap Lukes character is ruined ( I think Mark Hamill will hate this movie just as much as I do.) Idk what happened to Star Wars but even the prequils done better then TFA and this pile of ****… Expand
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Sordas109Dec 19, 2017
This movie destroyed the star wars lore spited on everything that we love about the franchise and dishonored its main hero Luke Skywalker only godd thing in the movie is the efects
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exswfanDec 19, 2017
No wonder why Disney liked what Rian Johnson did to Star Wars, he gave them a milking machine with a infinite supply of new nobody heroes! Its like he say yes to everything the company wanted, it reeks of Disney committee.
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UnbeatableSithDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film is bad and I do not like it. The dialogue is mostly good, and the acting is fantastic. The visuals are incredible, and so is the fight choreography (what little there is in the film). I also enjoy that the film respects the prequels and celebrates in a balance between the new and old Star Wars. The only reason I don't like the film is strictly Luke Skywalker's unfortunate and unseemly death. I mean - Rose was kind of in the way, but that's minor compared to the horrid act that is killing Luke Skywalker. Such an event will not be forgotten. Moving on from the past to focus strictly on the new is a naive and childish concept that has turned a franchise with some potential into a franchise with essentially no potential whatsoever. Episode IX will be interesting, but I am not in the slightest bit excited for its release. Solo and Kenobi will almost certainly be horrendous films and fail critically. This film was an atrocity to mankind. Artists need to learn that their actions have consequences. I do hope that Disney learns their lesson, and avoids damaging other franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and The X-Files. I suppose we'll see. In the meantime - go see the first two thirds of The Last Jedi! It's a fantastic first two thirds of a film! Have fun!… Expand
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frost1177Dec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very disappointed as a Star Wars fan. I left the theater feeling numb. The franchise has been officially ruined by Disney, and turned into a Marvelesque movie where jokes abound, and nothing is taken too seriously, especially the bad guys. The Star Wars mythos is dumbed down, marginalized and made fun of; nothing really seems to matter or have gravity anymore, as Rey says of the force, "power . . . that makes things float.", gone are the wise words of Obi-wan Kenobi, and Jedi Master Yoda. I long for the wooden acting of the prequels, for at least they kept true to Star Wars. The Force Awakens made me optimistic for the new trilogy, and The Last Jedi ended my optism while ruining the character arcs that were set up in the in number 7. In the opening scene we have an inappropriate use of humour from Poe Dameron directed at General Hux which makes the villians comical and make them less menacing. Imagine the same happening to Darth Vader in the original trilogy. Following the humor Poe makes fun of General Hux's skin color, calling him pasty. Imagine if the same was said about a black person? It's okay to make fun of white males today. Everyone else is off limits because you'll be accused of racism or sexism, or some other ism. I typically wouldn't care about such a comment, because I'm not that sensitive, but it infuriates me because of the double standard.

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

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

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

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

I guess fans like me are old news. This is now the age of politically correct, feminist, Disney marvel Star Wars. It's time for me to move on.… Expand
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CopenharvestDec 21, 2017
As someone who grew up with the original trilogy, this movie feels like a cinematic slap in the face.
That being said it does have nice visuals and ok action.
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SarumanWiseDec 31, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film really gets better after a second viewing. It's a good movie - just not necessarily a good Star Wars movie.

Disclaimer: I am not a bot. Nor do I hate diversity - I loved it in this film and TFA. I am, however, a "fanboy", but not a misogynist racist neo-Nazi like some of the critics out there would have you believe.

This film has been discussed ad infinitum all over the Internet, so let's get straight to it:

THE GOOD:
Plenty to like about this film. George Lucas was right that it was "beautifully filmed" - breathtaking vistas, Crait, Holdo's lightspeed jump - the excellent filmography continues from Rogue One. The acting was good too - Mark Hamill gives the performance of his career (even if his Luke wasn't true to character) and Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver have improved tons from TFA. I loved Yoda - puppet Yoda being silly was still in character, in my opinion, and his lines make sense. I have no problem believing that the most powerful Jedi ever can call down lightning even as a Force ghost. Also Luke Force-projecting at the end wasn't new - Yoda did it first in the animated Star Wars Rebels. And even though I have complaints about Luke, that final duel was badass.

THE BAD:
Let's do a little thought experiment. Go rewatch the throne room scene in Return of the Jedi. Watch Luke slice Vader's hand off and then catch himself. See him throw his lightsaber away and tell the Emperor "I am a Jedi, like my father before me". He refused to kill the second most evil man in the galaxy - and that faith turns Vader back to the light side. Now watch TLJ. Can you really believe that this same Luke would raise a lightsaber against his sleeping nephew, Leia's son? Now you have the reason most fans are disappointed about Luke's portrayal - TLJ Luke isn't Luke. He would maybe mope about for a while, but there's no way in Jabba's arse that he wouldn't come back to help Leia. Rey and R2 knew it too - they used Leia to try and persuade Luke, and the Luke of the original trilogy put his family and friends over everything else. Him dying at the end, while poignant, also could have been better written - I felt an iconic character like Luke Skywalker deserved better overall.

Wasted villains are a cardinal sin to me. Snoke was wasted - I understand he had to die, but that could have been done so much better. Completely unrealistic how he is built up to be such a powerful Force user and doesn't see the betrayal coming even though he is LITERALLY READING KYLO'S MIND AT THE TIME. Phasma appears on screen, is badass - then dies unceremoniously after forgetting how to use a gun on Finn. Hux, once actually menacing and ambitious in TFA, is reduced to Monty Python levels of comedy here. And the entire First Order appears incompetent - how did they even conquer the galaxy between TFA and this film? At least Lucas did proper worldbuilding in his prequels.

THE VERDICT:
Perhaps the most chilling thing about The Last Jedi is how well Disney can control the media narrative. Film critics are a finicky bunch - it's suspicious how they have all unanimously lined up to sing praises about The Last Jedi. This has not gone unnoticed - commenters at The Guardian have asked why their usually picky film critics left glowing reviews without any faults, the Angry Joe Show recanted their criticism after posting a 2-million-view video ranting about TLJ's problems, and for every article correctly pointing out that TLJ is underperforming for a Star Wars movie, there are 10 more saying how it's raking in billions at the box office and how it's God's gift to cinema, etc etc. Even The Phantom Menace got some good reviews initially - so when ALL the critics line up in one choir to praise a film to the heavens, you know something fishy's going on.

In the end, it's our right to like or dislike a film - and just because some people dislike this one doesn't mean we should be ridiculed or talked down to, especially not when we've supported the franchise for decades.… Expand
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itzTHATguyDec 24, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't even know where to start. Abandoned story-lines, head-scratching new characters, war-profiterring subplot... Jesus...… Expand
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FervaalJan 1, 2018
What a let-down sequel. I modeslty enjoyed The Force Awakens, I tried to believe something good and new could have be done but all I got was some sort of Marvel-like movie with dull characters (some exceptions) and a poorly written plot. IWhat a let-down sequel. I modeslty enjoyed The Force Awakens, I tried to believe something good and new could have be done but all I got was some sort of Marvel-like movie with dull characters (some exceptions) and a poorly written plot. I know it's Disney but, c'mon, show some respect to the true fans.… Expand
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DL_Draco_RexMar 30, 2018
This movie was a pointless, ugly, and plot-hole-riddled mess. All it served to do was crush all hope and destroy everything that remained of the Original Trilogy. An absolute waste. Do not watch.
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ruizenorApr 3, 2018
As many here I only created an account to say how much I hate this movie and Rian Johnson. If the purpose of this movie was to kill Star Wars it was a success. I find hard to believe that anyone would like the story, the silliness of the plotAs many here I only created an account to say how much I hate this movie and Rian Johnson. If the purpose of this movie was to kill Star Wars it was a success. I find hard to believe that anyone would like the story, the silliness of the plot and the ending. There is almost nothing good about it.… Expand
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ComicronApr 9, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really looking forward to The Last Jedi after how much fun the The Force Awakens was despite its problems. Instead of finding a creative way to play with the viewers expectations and take the universe into a bold new direction, The Last Jedi treats us to 2.5 hours of dumb characters doing dumb things that are ultimately pointless by the end of the film. Returning characters are underwritten and never find their footing while new characters are uninteresting and annoying. Rose just might be the Jar Jar Binks of this generation.

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zeukinDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Star Wars movie I'll ever see has zero story-telling and it doesn't want to build off of the hype episode 7 had initiated with JJ Abrams as director. They made Luke skywalker act like a frightened child and so out of character from the original Star wars movies. Luke went from being a heroic masterful jedi to a character who hates himself and those around him. It's never explained as to why the jedi must end when Luke says it. How the hell is leia alive after floating and freezing in space from being blasted out of the mothership? Yea there's mentions of her having some sort of abilities with the Force in previous movies but this movie doesn't care to explain it. Snoke was hyped up to become equivalent of Palpatin but kylo kills him in a flick of a finger. Nothing else is brought up of him. No one knows where he comes from or how strong he really is. Will he be brought back? Who knows and at this point who cares. For the love of god if you're gonna kill Luke one of the strongest Jedi to ever live and with the original actor still alive bless him to play the whole please make an EPIC **** SCENE instead he's too distressed from using the force to astral project. He died from intense meditation. This Star wars movie might have potentially killed the franchise as a whole we'll see in the coming years but personally I couldn't care less for Episode 9.… Expand
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borzyDec 23, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here are some quotes from Master Yoda, just so you know how much this movie FAILED!!!

"Difficult to see. Always in motion is the Future"... and so Luke thinks about killing Kylo because...

"Anger, fear, aggression: the dark side are they". "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering"... and so Luke goes on about being afraid after seeing Reys powers.

"Luke, the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned"... so Luke was like, yeh, no can do.

"Luke, when gone am I... the last of the Jedi will you be"... well that can't be right, said Disney.

"A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind".... not if you're MaRey Suuueeee!!! Aaammmiriiigh gurlfreeeenn??… Expand
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wesker2012Mar 27, 2018
Another modern sequel that destroys the soul of the previous 6 films. Pretty much set the nail in the coffin.
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BabinskiDec 28, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Movie is really, really bad. I don't mind them trying to change somes aspects about Star Wars, I actually liked it. What I couldn't stand was: -The utterly unnecessary cassino subplot with moral lessons coming from Disney.
-Space Leia
-kylo Ren's motivation is less consistent than Bitcoin price
-Fat Asian girl is in this movie only because she is a fat Asian girl. -Their terrible timing in jokes
-Their total lack of common sense (fuel as plot device in star wars, really? The resistance is down to 11 guys, so it is for all intents and proposes DESTROYED, which makes the stakes at the last battle totally pointless)

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zurnzurnDec 27, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of my reaction to the movie can be summed up as "but then why bother?", and not liking the weak storytelling in general. Interesting that some people online see the hate as a result of "subverted expectations" on Snoke and Rey. Maybe for a subset of Youtube plot-speculators, but it was basically the opposite for me. I was looking to care after TFA failed to sell me on it, but this movie did nothing to correct that. Snoke was and is now cemented as a useless nobody, barely more developed than Darth Maul and far less entertaining. I was dreading Rey's background reveal despite being my favourite new character, and while I hope she really is a "nobody", I can't exactly trust the word of a petty villain on that when he's trying to win Rey over.

The whole setup of the slow-motion fleet chase was underwhelming; neither desperate enough nor tense enough nor eventful enough. The hyperspace jump kamikaze looked very cool and dramatic but seemed cheap and problematic as a plot/worldbuilding point. The hacker mission was overwrought for something that basically comes to nothing, and Rose felt foisted on me without enough development. (There may have been too many characters doing things in this movie.) I was never a big fan of Poe but the way he's so deliberately "taken down a notch" here seemed clumsy and blunt. Finn was fun enough I guess but not that memorable in this movie.

The island stuff was a wash for me. There was some funny stuff: the "Force" leaf-tickle "that's the Force!" was *hilarious*, even if it was slightly too mocking. The porgs are cute and funny, but obvious toy sales fodder. Rey's training was insanely fast, but that's just Rey's thing now I guess. The milk and nuns were a tiny bit odd but sure, it's a little world-building for character, why not. The cave scene teased at something but gave us nothing, not even something disposably dramatic; just felt like a drawn out movie trope, "looking at yourself in the mirror" and all that. Force ghosts can obliterate hillsides with lightning now? Ohhkay... hey I guess there is a huge upside to being light-side Jedi! Yoda's lines felt rushed.

I did kinda like Rey's new thing of rushing to see what the dark side is all about but not actually being tempted by it. Sort of an intense but disciplined curiousity. Luke's betrayal of trust is interesting; it sure makes him look bad, a leader full of fear, but that's not boring. The throne room guard fight was ok non-dramatic action, even if the guards were a bit too "showy" whenever they introduced a new weapon. Leia's float felt a bit animatronic, and I thought it would have been a decent death if she didn't come back. Both "bombing run" sequences (opening, salt planet) felt really dragged out and lacked credibility. I cringed a little when they snuck in a little "Death Star gun".

Luke's final force ghost trick made him feel underused, sort of "oh, I guess that's it then". And all that just to delay the First Order a little bit, while a pathetically small handful of Resistance people are finally rescued after all that? I don't know about this Resistance, they don't seem very effective... better than the Republic government though I guess, what with being totally snuffed out in an instant. I did think it was a little funny how their thinking Luke must have gotten into the base somehow led them to look for an escape, obviously part of the theme introduced by the "blind hope" fleet escape plan.

There was a lot of throwing things away that had been built up, for not much gain. But the movie failed for me on a more basic level, just being kinda poorly written I think, and bloated; just never really pulling me in or giving me any payoff.… Expand
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tomvs123Mar 31, 2018
I don't write movie reviews, but after watching this, I had to at least throw in my opinion.

Star wars as a whole is okay. For me, it's a good space drama with a solid and mostly coherent story, until now. This latest movie assumes that allI don't write movie reviews, but after watching this, I had to at least throw in my opinion.

Star wars as a whole is okay. For me, it's a good space drama with a solid and mostly coherent story, until now. This latest movie assumes that all of a sudden, fans don't care about plot holes or lore. Some character motivations are outright stupid. Technology/physics in the universe all of a sudden changes and becomes stupid to serve the silly plot. Characters gain powers suddenly that they didn't have before. And other characters just don't act like they used to.

Even with not being a fan of the series, I was able to pick up on all of this, and it gave me a "wtf is this crap" vibe by the end of the movie.

I'm amazed that such a production was possible. Did no one have issues with the script? Was everyone involved incompetent? If I was a fan, I'd be outraged. But I'm not, so I'll just remember this movie as another one of hollywood's forgettable failures (of which there are many).… Expand
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addabisJan 2, 2018
This is the worst Star Wars movie to date. I'm not particularly demanding viewer (I even like the prequels), but this movie is truly bad. Characters are weak, story is illogical and it does not fit within the Star Wars canon. I do not see howThis is the worst Star Wars movie to date. I'm not particularly demanding viewer (I even like the prequels), but this movie is truly bad. Characters are weak, story is illogical and it does not fit within the Star Wars canon. I do not see how the next movie can improve anything.… Expand
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YukyonMay 22, 2018
Visually amazing, but the plot and character development is just awful. I thought I'll never see a Star Wars movie worst than the Christmas Special
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Abysswalker89Dec 19, 2017
Went to see episode VII and thought it was alright, played a bit safe, but could potentially add something to the lore.
But this one has no substance. Disney knows people will pay to see any movie just because it has star wars in the name, soWent to see episode VII and thought it was alright, played a bit safe, but could potentially add something to the lore.
But this one has no substance. Disney knows people will pay to see any movie just because it has star wars in the name, so it tries to fill 2h with filler story that leads nowhere.
By trying to be as broad appealing as possible and not offending anyone, it managed to not add anything at all, it becomes a completely pointless movie.
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nightmovesApr 2, 2018
Holding onto hope that a second watch would eliminate some of the problems I had with this movie I decided to rent The Last Jedi over Easter Weekend and rewatch it in the comfort of my own home. I was somehow even more disappointed theHolding onto hope that a second watch would eliminate some of the problems I had with this movie I decided to rent The Last Jedi over Easter Weekend and rewatch it in the comfort of my own home. I was somehow even more disappointed the second time around. What a mess of a movie.… Expand
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NatilludosDec 18, 2017
La peor pelicula de la saga. No revelan nada, personajes poco creibles, personajes que no apareces, errores a granel, lenta, larga, desaprovechada, desastrosa. Disney ha hundido la saga de una forma horrible.
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Johnjohns2Dec 20, 2017
I'm not going to rant. I've ranted enough.

The Last Jedi is a Star Wars movie that had countless opportunities to be an amazing experience, all of which were wasted. Instead, The Last Jedi takes everything that made the original trilogyI'm not going to rant. I've ranted enough.

The Last Jedi is a Star Wars movie that had countless opportunities to be an amazing experience, all of which were wasted.

Instead, The Last Jedi takes everything that made the original trilogy special and burns it. Burns it down to the ground.

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Class_ADec 21, 2017
After the unspeakably bad prequels, TFA was a new hope for the Star Wars faithful. Despite some shortcomings, TFA created a promise for a great episode VIII. Alas, it wasn't to be. The director Rian Johnson does not appear to understand whatAfter the unspeakably bad prequels, TFA was a new hope for the Star Wars faithful. Despite some shortcomings, TFA created a promise for a great episode VIII. Alas, it wasn't to be. The director Rian Johnson does not appear to understand what made Star Wars work. Childish humour was never a strength of the series and Johnson not only overuses humour, his intended jokes misfire one after another. Worse, like the prequels, TLJ has no sense for tone. One goes from tragedy to the most daft humour and back again. The best explanation for the mess that is TLJ is that Rian Johnson is having a whale of a time trolling all genuine SW fans. In any event, SW has been killed for good.… Expand
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CondorJoeDec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SOCIAL JUSTICE WARS: Episode VIII- THE WORST JEDI

This movie is a complete travesty. The writer/ director had no idea how to please the legions of Star Wars fans across the globe or perhaps they just didn't care. The heroes are hard to root for and seem made to please every liberal and minority possible, never mind the majority of the viewers. The villains are weak and uninspiring. The film basically urinates on all of Star Wars history. The way Luke acted AND died was unforgivable. The "Force" was not with this movie.… Expand
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vadafinoDec 21, 2017
Catastrophic :(
Worst star Wars ever... Star Wars The Last Jedi is a kind of mix between The Return of the Jedi and The Empire Strikes Back.
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MedanMusikJan 1, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not a fanboy. I do not want to MAGA. I do not suffer from “toxic masculinity.” I am, however, a lifelong fan of Star Wars. I also want to see fantasy movies to, you know, engage in fantasy, not be reminded of modern life’s ills. Unfortunately, TLJ is thinly-veiled allegory for American politics that pushes a SJW agenda. It also plagiarizes The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and has absurd plot holes. Allegory and the SJWs:
* All the bad guys are white guys (except a few quisling Asians and the female silver Stormtrooper, who is in costume). No major protagonists are white guys, except Luke, who is surly and unlikeable and gets killed off at the end. *Men - both the good guys and bad guys - are depicted as irrational, emotional, and childish. The First Order rules the universe, but all of its officers are seemingly incompetents who throw a fit whenever things don’t go their way. How is that?
*Women, on the other hand, are depicted as noble, calm, and mature. Women occupy all positions of leadership in the Resistance (with the exception of some token aliens). There are no men on the bridge of the rebel flagship. *There are no white male protagonists in the first two installments of this trilogy. So far, the protagonists are: white female, black male, Latino male, and Asian female; apparently, white males can only portray the bad guys. Of the three holdovers from the original trilogy - Luke, Leaia, and Han - the two white males have been killed off. *As the hero of an epic, Rey is supposed to undergo The Hero’s Journey. Unfortunately, she does not, because to do so would require that she encounter setbacks and temporary failures before succeeding. This, of course, would be misogynistic, because it would depict women as weak. Therefore, as other reviews have more eloquently noted, Rey displays no weakness. She flies the Millennium Falcon better than Han Solo. She experiences no moments of self-doubt. Her only “journey” is to know the limits of her seemingly limitless power. Girl Power, indeed. *Capitalism is bad. War is bad. Racing animals is bad. Eating animals is bad. Love conquers all. Plagiarism and Plot Holes
* Two key scenes shamelessly plagiarize Empire and Jedi. Lucas was excoriated for plagiarizing scenes from other movies for the middle three movies. It looks like Johnson isn’t above a little plagiarism himself. I was waiting for a Tauntaun to show up in the final scene. *Most absurd of all is the whole premise of the movie. The First Order has figured out how to track the Resistance through hyperspace, so the Resistance leads them on a low-speed chase through space with shields on full in the rear until they can figure out how to jam their signal and escape through hyperspace again. Are you kidding me? The entire premise of the movie is...the OJ Simpson White Bronco chase? The First Order can figure out how to track the rebels through hyperspace, but they can’t figure out how to pass them and shoot them from the front of their ships? Really? I know movies require some suspension of disbelief, but give me a break, people.… Expand
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NamarilloJan 1, 2018
Visually it's a beautiful movie... thats all good I can say. The character development are null, the humor it's bad, the villains are pathetic, the plot it's poor and Rian Johnson took the Luke's character and totally destroyed. Worst StarVisually it's a beautiful movie... thats all good I can say. The character development are null, the humor it's bad, the villains are pathetic, the plot it's poor and Rian Johnson took the Luke's character and totally destroyed. Worst Star Wars movie ever.... probably they killed a saga for many fans, or at least for me.… Expand
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Fox_KingJan 2, 2018
Dropped most plot points, most of the excellent work J J Abrams did is wasted or ruined by Rian Johnson and his writers. Sad.
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apwb2bMar 20, 2018
Sigh......Star Wars made by Disney to alienate true fans of the franchise. Enough said.
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Dar181818Mar 26, 2018
This movie is an absolute disgrace at almost every level. Things that I liked - the visuals are stunning, with only a few minor cgi issues. Cinematography, lighting, set design, costumes, all of it was incredible. The music is a step upThis movie is an absolute disgrace at almost every level. Things that I liked - the visuals are stunning, with only a few minor cgi issues. Cinematography, lighting, set design, costumes, all of it was incredible. The music is a step up from The Force Awakens, and I enjoyed it. There is some good acting, mostly from the older cast. Now for the negatives. The story and plot, from start to finish and without a single exception, is horrid. Logical inconsistencies are everywhere, from stupid reasoning and decision making by main characters to a complete inability to explain obvious questions, ie. why the First Order doesn't simply send a couple ships a light speed ahead of where the fleeing "resistance" is heading and cut them off. Then there is the tone, which is all over the place. Forced, horrible humor cut in the middle of life and death situations. Levity from characters like a dejected, defeated Luke that goes completely against what we are told his character has become. COMPLETELY useless subplots that render certain characters pointless. Finn, Rose, and to a large extent Leia might as well not even be in this movie. Also, Rose is worse than Jar Jar. I would rather watch an entire Jar Jar solo film than endure even another minute of Rose's horribly overacted, useless character. Also, they destroyed Luke. Completely, utterly destroyed him. He is a shell of his former self, making stupid jokes, not caring about anything, SHOWING A WILLINGNESS TO KILL HIS OWN NEPHEW JUST BECAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF DARKNESS WAS GROWING IN HIM. Oh I'm sorry, he had an entire trilogy about forgiveness and seeing the good in even the darkest figures in the galaxy, i.e. Darth Vader, yet the boy he grew up with, the son of his sister and best friend, shows he has darkness in him and Luke, in some pathetic showing of weakness, considers ending his life. Pathetic writing. Pathetic story telling. I would give this movie less than a zero if I could. All of this is without mentioning Leia's superman/mary poppins act out in space, where she should have been burned, hit with debris, has the liquid freeze in her body, and have been deprived of oxygen for what looked like several minutes, despite having shown zero inclination of how to use the force at all previously besides little feelings here and there. Oh, and Rey is just as much of an all powerful Jedi god again despite no training. She can do no wrong. She is an angel. There are zero stakes at play for her, because she is perfect. Oh, and then there's the bomber run at the beginning, where gravity apparently exists in space, and someone can be exposed to the vacuum of space and still breath. There's Luke milking an elephant cow thing and drinking it's blue milk...just what in the actual f.... There's the forced political crap, like the Admiral's purple hair, the animal cruelty messages, the obvious diversity just to check boxes. I am a liberal, but don't you dare infect star wars with political statements. There's the Admiral herself, who is set up like a villain for LITERALLY NO REASON OTHER THAN THEY WANTED TO MAKE POE LOOK LIKE A FOOL. Seriously, I challenge literally any fan of this movie to explain why the film did everything it could to portray her as a villain when in actuality she is self sacrificing and heroic, a close friend of Leia's. Why she wouldn't give her plan to the only commander she has left. If you can't trust the military leader of your remaining...what, 250 people?...then who CAN you trust? So dumb. Then there's Luke projecting himself across the galaxy - fine, you want to introduce new aspects of the force, I'm ok with that - only to have him DIE ANYWAYS?!?! WHAT WAS THE POINT OF HAVING HIM PROJECT THEN?!?! Just have him go there if you're going to kill him. Have him fight, go out like a hero, take out a bunch of the First Order with him! Oh, I'm sorry, you wanted to have him die while echoing the twin sun shot from A New Hope. So you twist the plot around to make that happen, when the logic makes zero sense and it's just a "gotcha" moment for the audience. So dumb. Then there's Rey lifting the entire mountain of rocks when Luke couldn't lift the X-Wing after a bunch of training. Wait, what about Rey's backstory being entirely pointless? Even though YOU THE FRANCHISE built it up as some great secret? In the same vein, how about building up who Snoke could possibly be, building up his all powerful command of the dark side, only for him to monologue like every other villain and for some reason not sense Kylo betraying him then dying without a shred of backstory or importance? This movie did so many things wrong, spat in so many faces, that I refuse to see it as cannon. It is a fanfic, a piece of imaginating from a politically motivated teenager. It is pathetic in every way, insulting, ridiculous, funny for all the wrong reasons, and a disgrace to fans.… Expand
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GreenbunnyApr 7, 2018
I finally got to see this movie today of course watching at home. Many people told me it was horrible and hard to follow as in the story made no sense. I am no Star Wars fan boy but have always enjoyed the films, but felt compelled to writeI finally got to see this movie today of course watching at home. Many people told me it was horrible and hard to follow as in the story made no sense. I am no Star Wars fan boy but have always enjoyed the films, but felt compelled to write something after this POS. Like how could the director or company not see how it made no F**king sense? How did that happen, where did that person go?? And the cheesy moments only added to this nightmare of a film. I still sit here wondering what the F**k I am watching after the 2nd time. What a pathetic excuse for filmmaking.… Expand
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jeffreyschwabApr 11, 2018
Good special effects. Terrible dialog. I'm glad I watched it on pay tv rather than purchasing a dvd copy. Thisv way I only wasted six dollars rather than twenty.
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cosmiconionApr 16, 2018
Awful film. Have given it 3 as there is some merit for the younger children. In my view, it is astonishing how Lucas / Disney have destroyed Star Wars. It is also astonishing how the critics are too scared to talk this film down. The factsAwful film. Have given it 3 as there is some merit for the younger children. In my view, it is astonishing how Lucas / Disney have destroyed Star Wars. It is also astonishing how the critics are too scared to talk this film down. The facts are : Cinema would be no more if the studios did not have Star Wars films to hype people into theaters. I'm so glad I waited until dvd. When you compare to the episodes 4,5,6 obviously the film would never have any chance, but even 1 (yes 1),2 and 3 are better in my view. The stupidity of this film is taken to new highs and yes Sci Fi can be done sensibly. Star Wars has now invented the long range / hyper space video conference call. Space Travel now all blue like if in Doctor Who Tardis. The usual trend of introducing pointless characters and then killing them, expecting us to care. The big bad cheese looks like out of Tom and Jerry. General Hus looks and is played as if should be in a Harry Potter movie. I could go on, like the film. Awful.… Expand
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FridayJoeJun 3, 2018
Worst Star Wars movie ever made. Way too long, way too repetitive, way too corny. Luke's character was totally butchered. None of these "new heroes" are likeable. This film felt like a parody of Star Wars. All involved should be ashamed forWorst Star Wars movie ever made. Way too long, way too repetitive, way too corny. Luke's character was totally butchered. None of these "new heroes" are likeable. This film felt like a parody of Star Wars. All involved should be ashamed for tainting the legacy of the franchise.… Expand
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pickletickleJul 28, 2018
You know this movie is sh*t when it can't even break in to the top 100 on the torrent sites. ROFL what a pile of sh*t.

Keep your SJW BS and crap Politics OUT OF STAR WARS Boycot all Disney Star Wars
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myownfurDec 20, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars The Last Jedi is literraly out of gas... Why Disney... why? Luke tosing away the light saber of his father????? We should have seen a HUGE reaction from Luke. A family artifact that he tough was lost forever just find its way back to him. So many thing doesnt work in that movie. I dont think that episode 9 can manage to be better with all this garbage from Last Jedi. Good luck JJ.… Expand
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yoyolllJul 8, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: The CGI was great.

Cons: Here's a list of major plotholes. The Empire has been fighting the Rebels/Resistance for 40 years now and 3 capital ships (one of which is the Emperor's flagship) are completely and utterly defenseless against a single X-Wing?? The Supremacy, the largest ship in the First Order, and the one containing the Emperor, can't take care of one single X-Wing? Why doesn't the Resistance just send 30 X-Wings to take down all 3 capital ships then? It takes under 5 minutes for this one X-Wing to destroy all the cannons on the surface of one of the Dreadnoughts. Somehow, the shields and armor of the Empire's capital ships are totally torn apart by one lone, tiny, single-pilot fighter, even though the giant cannons on the Dreadnoughts are unable to pierce the shield on the Raddus. Why exactly does the Empire build these ships? Why does Holdo stay on the Raddus? The plan was to evacuate everyone on the transport ships while the Raddus continued it's course in order to distract the Imperial fleet. Why does she have to stay on the ship just for it to continue flying the same direction at the same speed? At this point, it was unknown to them that DJ would betray them, so there was no reason for a pilot to stay on the Raddus. Also, why does the person staying on the ship need to be a senator and the acting-admiral of the fleet, as well as one of Leia's oldest and most trusted friends? You couldn't put a droid on there? Or anyone else? Two torpedoes with explosive payloads go off right next to Leia. She survives the flames, the shockwave, and the (millions of pieces of) shrapnel. She gets knocked unconscious in the vacuum of space, but manages to hold the oxygen in her lungs and survives depressurization and freezing. And when she flies back to the ship, they open a door to the vacuum of space on a moving ship without any sort of depressurization or suction at all. What? This is B-movie level bad. Finn and Rose took an escape pod from the Raddus to the casino and back. If the escape pods are equipped with hyperdrives, then why don't they use them to escape instead of the transport ships? The hyperdrive weaponization. There's about a million posts on this so I won't go into it. How does Rey know how to use a lightsaber and force powers? How can she stand toe-to-toe against Royal Guards? She has had zero combat training whatsoever, and next to no force training. Rose's sister gives her life for the Resistance. She uses a stun-baton on her personal hero because he was trying to abandon ship. She goes on what is most likely an insane suicide mission for a chance to let the Resistance fleet get away. She gives up the one possession she has left over from her family (her necklace) to complete the mission. Why, then, does she risk the lives of literally everyone remaining in the Resistance in a last-ditch desperate attempt to save Finn from giving his life to stop the cannon? The cannon that's about to destroy the last line of defense that the Resistance has. This makes no sense for her character. After she rams Finn's ship, why do the advancing AT-ATs completely ignore them? They are literally right in front of the AT-AT line. How are they able to cover all that distance back to the base without being shot or captured? Why are the FO capital ships unable to see or fire upon the transports before DJ tells them? If they were cloaked, how are they suddenly able to see them once they know about the plan? Why do they not chase them down with TIE fighters since they know that the ship containing all the Resistance's fighter ships is now empty? There is a period of time when Kylo Ren is unconscious and Rey takes Snoke's escape pod to leave. Why does she not kill Kylo, the (now) most evil person in the universe, the one who killed Han, the commander of the Supremacy, and the Emperor of the First Order? She could nearly end the war right there!… Expand
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galactafunkJun 30, 2018
While the movie isn't exactly the wreck a 0 star review would warrant, I'm giving 0 stars based on the money and talent available and the beloved franchise it should represent. I can't believe these are the best screenwriters and theWhile the movie isn't exactly the wreck a 0 star review would warrant, I'm giving 0 stars based on the money and talent available and the beloved franchise it should represent. I can't believe these are the best screenwriters and the greatest vision a company like Disney could find. Like the first movie this is just one action set piece after another stitched together with little regard for story or character. Another installment of modern Hollywoods lust for mediocrity, jamming undeveloped characters and plot in between glitzy CGI action scenes. If you asked 100 liberal arts graduates to write a Star Wars trilogy I believe nearly all of them would be better than this bland superficial pile of crap. In almost every scene I could practically hear some obnoxious salesman writer/director/producer pitch the scene to corporate executives who are barely listening. This is basically a Star Wars installment of Transformers.… Expand
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jprepo1Dec 24, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THE GOOD:
-Kylo and Rey's force connection and discussions; interesting, although they kept interrupting them with humor that seemed out of place.
-The action; pretty cool action scenes
-Popcorn movie feel; I'm not terribly annoyed I saw this in a theater
-the hacker; Benecio del Toro's characters' brief musings on war and profiteering were interesting.
-Some of the humor; they used too many gags, but some were quite funny
-The acting, in general, is pretty good. Daisey Ridley, and, especially, Adam Driver, are fantastic.

THE BAD:
-The Kylo/Rey payoff; it felt lazy. The whole movie builds towards letting go of the past, and almost hints at a point where the jedi, sith, rebels, and empire are forgotten, and something new, that comes in the grey area, arises. But nope. Wasted opportunity
-Idiocy; The leaders of both sides, and Poe and Amdiral Holdo are particularly idiotic, to the point of breaking suspension of disbelief.
-Rey and BB-8 are still far too Mary Sue like, particularly BB-8 in this one.
-New characters we don't get invested in; Rose and Admiral Holdo felt forced, introduced too fast to develop character attachments.
-The timeline; it makes no goddamn sense; and who the **** is funding the first order. The empire, I get it, they usurped the galactic republic, with its massive population and giant economy. But the republic was back, so who the hell is giving this imperial offshoot the money to build supermassive capital ships and star system killing death star bases the size of planets?
-Disjointed; no real payoff, feels like one long chase seen
-Good thing Rose, a random republic mechanic, could deduce the method and countermeasure to a never before seen imperial system of hyperspace tracking
-Plot holes: big enough to drive a super star destroyer through.
-Wasting characters like captain Phasma...again.

THE UGLY:
-Luke; as Mark Hamill himself has stated, this character got a terrible treatment in this movie, and that breaks from everything Luke had been built up to be.
-Incongruity; While The Force Awakens was clearly designed to let anyone continue the Star Wars story afterwards, one would think at least a FEW of the important questions would be answered, other than potentially who Rey's parents were. Its very, very obvious that the same person who made TLJ did not make TFA
-The entire Finn/Rose subplot and Casino world seen could be cut with no drop off in quality of the film. It was simply a place to try and make a clumsy (and alltogether nonsensical) political statement.
-Misleading; The exploration of Jedi mythos and morality was just about absent, reduced to two scenes. Given the trailers, this feels like a massive deception
-leias Mary Poppins moment

OVERALL:
-It wasn't terrible, but it was also far from good. Easily the weakest of any Star Wars flick not containing Jar Jar Binks or Hayden Chistensen. Over-complicated, it loses its way, and pays off little to none of the series new topics and questions raised by TFA.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad Michael Bay is back to direct Episode 9.… Expand
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chesaroDec 22, 2017
This movie was a complete let down, i don't know how disney gave the green light to this one, Luke was out of character, Rey and Kylo were like episode vii didn't happen... The cheap "comedy" along the entire movie is also annoying
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alexjintaeDec 21, 2017
Snoke is what? That's it?... Most disappointing movie this year. Some of the basic concepts don't make any sense(shields...) and it will take you out of the movie. Just skip it. Imagine this movie never existed. You will be happier this way.
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NecrophatDec 18, 2017
Unfortunately this didn't live up to the hype, it's very messy overall, has some moments which I had my hand over my face thinking "Oh no." Some moments are brilliant and you'll be entertained throughout, but overall the film lacks and hitsUnfortunately this didn't live up to the hype, it's very messy overall, has some moments which I had my hand over my face thinking "Oh no." Some moments are brilliant and you'll be entertained throughout, but overall the film lacks and hits some wrong notes on some big big moments. WAY too much comedy, to the point that sometimes it's cringe worthy, still worth a watch but this is just average.… Expand
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nthndmngDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel crappy that this movie is getting such a backlash, but I think it's well deserved. This is not Star Wars, it's Disney Star Wars, and Disney has been pretty arrogant from the beginning of their acquisition of Star Wars...rushing through The Force Awakens and Rogue One and promising not 3 films over 6 years (something we SW fans are used to) but ONE FILM A YEAR. Starting - as soon as Disney's machine is capable of...who cares if the story makes much sense? They chucked out all of the "EU" that fans had contributed to (and George Lucas tolerated) and said "We've got our own direction" - the direction being a complete repeat and rehash of every story element and character arc from the original trilogy.

A young desert orphan wanting to learn the force from a reclusive old master on a quirky lonely planet, the Rebel on the run from the Empire after destroying their super weapon, a personal connection between the man bad guy in a mask and our lead, a side trip to a wealthy planet where a new character betrays our heroes, a showdown on an ice (sorry, SALT) planet with AT-ATs and trench warfare...we've SEEN THIS ALL BEFORE.

Beyond that, the film is full of terrible blockbuster cliches and no earned emotional moments. Within the first 5 minutes it jumps from a prank phone call that belongs more in Guardians of the Galaxy or Spaceballs, to suddenly a dramatic sacrificial death scene of a character we've never met...then picks up cliff hanger of the last film, where we are quickly disappointed to find out that Luke, the hero of the first trilogy, is a grumpy old man and not much else. Why exactly? Well, in Disney Star Wars, that's privileged information. You'll only get it in tiny flashbacks or extended universe merchandizing the company creates to fill in the plot gaps.… Expand
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MovieGuy811Jul 6, 2018
The worst Star Wars film, but not exactly as horrible as Transformers or Justice League. Mediocre Acting, Stunning Cinematography and Effects, but awful and lazy writing...
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JyroJyroDec 22, 2017
Disappointing overall. Weak character development and a number of ridiculous 'get out of jail free' moments almost obscure the weird realisation that there isn't actually a main plot to this movie. I did find it to be amusing in placesDisappointing overall. Weak character development and a number of ridiculous 'get out of jail free' moments almost obscure the weird realisation that there isn't actually a main plot to this movie. I did find it to be amusing in places though, and Adam Driver is excellent as the seriously unstable Kylo Ren.… Expand
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MalokJul 6, 2018
I have a feeling that a good chunk of my brain cells are dead. Plot holes are massive, characters are dull and flat, i can't empathise even with one of them. Probably worth a try if you don't care about anything but visuals, otherwise safe skip.
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JLVidalDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was in absolute awe when Rian Johonson was chosen to write/direct VIII. I truly loved Looper and Brick and was ready for "the best SW movie since Empire". Jezz, what a let down. The movie started with Poe's prank and somehow my head went back to good old Spaceballs...
Leia flew back to the Mon Calamari cruiser...a big WTF was blinking in red in front of my eyes
By the Casino scene I was already scratching my head wondering if this was a sequel to Guardians of The Galaxy, not a SW one.
Every single time Holdo or DJ popped in the screen something felt off, like "I'm not watching a Star Wars movie"
And when Luke died for no apparent or at least well deserved (plot-wise) reason I got really angry.

In the end Star Wars is suffering because of the lack of a clear map of how this new trilogy was going to unfold. When Rey, Snoke, Kylo or the Lightsaber were introduced in VII I thought that they had clear in mind their overall arcs and backstories, but as Rian Johnson has admitted there was no plan at all. And man it shows. It's clear that the plot for VIII was not what JJ Abrams would have written, and that Rian didn't like what JJ did in VII. Instead, the new director was obsessed with avoiding the pitfalls of VII (a copycat of episode IV) and thus he tried to surprise viewers...with almost every important decision made gone wrong. And since the trilogy was not mapped at all he could basically do what he wanted to do. TFA very clearly tried to set up new characters, mysteries...and Rian simply doesn't care at all. He is a man on a mission: getting ready a clean slate but doing it in a very surprising way. And in the process he lost track of what a Star Wars story should be and having characters acting out of character, even the new ones.

Is the movie a complete disaster? Should its rating be a zero? No way. It's beautifully shot, Hamill and Driver just kill it, John Williams is back, the FX are top notch and somehow you feel that there is a good movie buried under a pile of bad plot decisions. There are brilliant and thrilling sequences that should rank among the best in the series. But sure, I understand that for most diehard fans (like me) some of the mentioned plot decisions eclipse everything else. Now, the funny thing is thinking how JJ will try to fix the situation in IX...he created something promising, Rian thrashed it, and now he is receiving it back with the aim of closuring it ...somehow. We'll see.… Expand
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eeejayceeDec 20, 2017
The Last Jedi was not terrible. But it still left me disappointed, for reasons that others have already described in great detail. However, the backlash back-and-forth between critics and audiences has been fascinating. So why are criticThe Last Jedi was not terrible. But it still left me disappointed, for reasons that others have already described in great detail. However, the backlash back-and-forth between critics and audiences has been fascinating. So why are critic scores so high and audience scores so low?

Two words: Rian Johnson. Not necessarily Rian Johnson the director, but Rian Johnson the person. From what I can gather, Johnson is an awesome guy. He’s kind, dignified, accessible… everything most big-budget directors are not. He has built personal relationships with critics, bloggers and podcasters like no other director working today. Many people in the film-criticism world are actual friends of his, and many others feel like they could be friends should the opportunity arise.

So imagine you’re a critic, invited to the world-premiere of one of the most anticipated movies in history. Not only are you basically friends with the director, amazed that the guy you interviewed years ago after “Brick” has now directed a Star Wars movie, you’re also rubbing elbows with some of today’s biggest movie stars, all while being enveloped in the Disney hype machine. Think you might see The Last Jedi through rose-colored glasses? I think you might, and I think many did.
The only critic I’ve seen broach this view so far is the always-great Joanna Robinson at Vanity Fair. I think other critics need to take a step back and see if their view has been clouded by how much they love Johnson.

I was so excited when it was announced Johnson would be directing The Last Jedi. I loved Looper. That movie had swagger. The Last Jedi does not have swagger. Don’t get me wrong, Johnson is still a great guy, even if The Last Jedi is not up to snuff.

One last thing: The Last Jedi lost me early. I haven’t seen anyone else mention this, but there’s a shot in the first few minutes of the film where a couple of Resistance fighters are walking on the surface of the planet that’s being attacked. There’s a huge (green screen) explosion RIGHT BEHIND THEM and they’re just walking casually and almost jokingly asking each other if they should evacuate. It was an early bad omen for me.… Expand
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bestreviewer123Dec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shallow, dumbed down, weird tone for a Star Wars movie, boring/nonsensical plot with Luke Skywalker, the greatest hero of one of my favorite universe's being relegated to a paranoid, possibly mentally ill, alien breast feeding mountain hermit. Speechless Disney - I am still in shock I think. All of the answers to interesting questions and cliffhangers from TFA were completely ignored in favor of introducing worse than JarJar - Rose and a plotline to talk about animal cruelty. What.... what... seriously? The fate of the galaxy is supposedly at stake here, but we need to take a random segway to watch people we don't care about ride donkeys and learn about why rich people are evil and animal cruelty is bad? It was so forced and cringy and out of place and a waste of screentime it felt like a saturday night live skit. The only reason this gets one star is because of the throne room fight scene, which was great. There were some other decent fight scenes, but they are forever ruined by the cringy humor and awful plot decisions i.e. fight with finn and phasma... ruined by cheesy deus ex machina finn saved by the elevator and bb8 piloting an ATST??!?! Wow, that was actually one of the worst things I have ever seen i.e. fight scene on salt planet ruined by cringy luke brushing dirt of his shoulder and rose rescuing finn who was trying to save the rebellion because she loves him after spending 5 hours with him?!? i.e. kylo ren fighting his way to the front of the rebel ship and blowing up the command center but then leia becomes superman?!?! Worst of all the entire plot was pointless. There was virtually no character development or interesting developments for the resistance except for the fact that we learned they are completely useless and now down to about 20 people that can fit into the millenium falcon. Possible the worst star wars of all time.… Expand
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hellomynameisxrDec 21, 2017
Nothing new or interesting to be found here, just bad ideas, badly rehashed. If you have any inkling of history, culture, drama, or really just if you have any good sense, you'll probably find it intolerable to sit through. Do you have aNothing new or interesting to be found here, just bad ideas, badly rehashed. If you have any inkling of history, culture, drama, or really just if you have any good sense, you'll probably find it intolerable to sit through. Do you have a single centrist or even conservative friend? If you don't, you'll probably pat yourself on the back for loving and supporting such a "progressive" film. Everyone else can just give it a pass and never miss anything.… Expand
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dxn2000Dec 21, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Erratic story telling, giant let downs and an unnecessary low speed space chase. It never felt like a Star Wars movie. The Casino scene was unnecessary, Luke Skywalker wasn't Luke Skywalker. The porgs were oversold and Chewbacca was a set piece. Everything that wasn't Luke's story felt like time filler to the already bloated running time. "Well, we need something for Finn to do... Hey, Casino Royale" Poe needs to be a rebel so let's not make him privy to our plan so he can mutany. It made no sense why he wouldn't be included in the plan. And what the hell, Rey and Kylo's scenes were forced, they had to figure a way for them to share screen time. Essentially, the previous movie became irrelevant and all it's set ups were ignored. If you're telling a 9 episode story, why disregard the previous 7 so you can have the last one start all over? In the over-all arc of the saga, this one is a strange outlier.… Expand
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DelayedReviewsJan 9, 2018
The mixed reviews after the first week of release helped me prepare for what I witnessed. The critics really goofed on this one. I hope they got paid well by Disney to give such undeserved praise to mediocrity. The second the Chinese actressThe mixed reviews after the first week of release helped me prepare for what I witnessed. The critics really goofed on this one. I hope they got paid well by Disney to give such undeserved praise to mediocrity. The second the Chinese actress in the beginning began to make her hero moves, I knew the user reviews were accurate. I'll be brief. The editing and screenwriting at times was so ridiculous, it was entertaining. And why did they have to force a romance at the end? Even those two characters didn't fancy each other. Sound design, CGI, and cinematography was above average. The plot was just enough to carry a major film, but the execution made the story feel like a run-of-the-mill sci-fi show from 2006. Everything kept getting worse and worse, you wonder what is taking so long. Leia's ex-machina moment was gracefully executed, but feel contrived. A friend told me that the editing for Luke at the end of the film could have lingered for effect, and I think he's right. They had wonderful opportunities to reflect, and they failed to take advantage.

Verdict: If you're a film geek (who is not a stubborn Star Wars fan) looking for a laugh, see this movie. If you want a new space opera worth your time, see Rogue One on Netflix.… Expand
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NuclearSunFeb 25, 2018
The movie looks great and was filmed well, but that end of the positives. The movie purposefully throws away all pre-established plot points from the previous movie and changing both how the world is fundamentally set up and how the loreThe movie looks great and was filmed well, but that end of the positives. The movie purposefully throws away all pre-established plot points from the previous movie and changing both how the world is fundamentally set up and how the lore within the universe works and interacts with the world around it, but this is obviously a small point when considering the movie on its own, the more glaring issues are that throughout the movie their are innumerable plot holes and inconsistencies, having entire side plots that are completely and utterly meaningless, as well as having repeated points where the movie goes completely against its self and sets up conflicts and interactions that make no sense at the time and make even less sense after they have resolved, leaving the entire movie in a confused and utterly abysmal mess.… Expand
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Highlander372May 10, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *sigh* This was a disappointing experience for me in the theater. You see I had expectations for this movie such as "Where are Rey's parents?" I also wanted to know more about Snoke. But I didn't get that in this movie. Instead I got a flying Leia in space, an unnecessary subplot with Finn and Rose, and... Porgs! Thanks, Rian Johnson.… Expand
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switchkongMay 25, 2018
This is at the bottom of the abyss. Worst film I've seen yet next to Hancock and Howard the Duck. This is what happens when Disney is led by corrupt individuals with an anti-moral agenda contrary to the majority of the people that populateThis is at the bottom of the abyss. Worst film I've seen yet next to Hancock and Howard the Duck. This is what happens when Disney is led by corrupt individuals with an anti-moral agenda contrary to the majority of the people that populate the nation. Control of Disney and Hollywood needs to be more diverse and NOT led people by with immoral ideals. Make the damn movies for their plot lines and not inject stupid anti-religious, certain ethnic guilt propaganda into them. The same goes for the Marvel films. Disney is only going for it's racist bigoted agenda, not for good wholesome family films as was in past times.… Expand
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SWEEPtheLEG175May 25, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mickey Mouse killed Luke Skywalker. When Rey tells Luke that his best friend is dead...nothing, we get nothing from Luke?? Why does the head of LucasFilm hate the old Star Wars so much? Just do some research on Mark Hamil's feelings of the film.… Expand
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