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SonicthereviewDec 31, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was BAD! What were they thinking. Well here are the things I didn't like.
The movie did not know when to end! I swear the final action was in the 3rd act then it just ended like we survived luke died let's go to are base. But when Luke died they were just like yeah I felt him die whatever, they did not even cry one tear. They did end with a lightsaber fight, but when Luke was cut in half by Kylo ren his body doesn't fall off it's just a holograph. How Luke actually dies is by killing himself. He jumped off the mountain. Why would he do that? The reason why Ben solo go's to the dark side is plain stupid. Luke tries to kill him cause he saw evil in him, but Kylo just tries to kill Luke then kills every student jeez. It was blatantly obvious rey was going to be the last Jedi. They don't do any twists and they act like rey is definitely going to be the last Jedi when they could make her act like a brat. The story is obvious. It's obvious Ben solo would kill snoak cause he wants to be in charge. This movie just sucks The things I liked. The characters where consistent the parts with Finn and rose are good Poe Dameron was good and the acting was fine.… Expand

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johnt543May 31, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible movie. The "critics" were paid/bribed for a "good" review of this terrible movie.
The movie starts off with really stupid "jokes" and doesn't stop the entire time.
It ruins old characters. The new characters offer nothing new or interesting. Finn is written out of the movie. Tico is awful. The SJW theme is disgusting. Rey is still a mary sue. Snoke is a joke. Total waste of time.… Expand

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pvpischkeJan 10, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So what do I think of the newest Star Wars adventure?

Fun to watch, but not great overall. And definitely the worst the Star Wars product Disney has put out so far.

The biggest problems with the movie can be divided into 2 categories: movie filler and character mismanagement.

The first major problems with the Last Jedi are pretty much universally agreed upon and there are few defenders.Trying to sit and watch this film makes the problem very clear. Seriously, there is at least 1 hour of useless plodding that contributes almost nothing to the movie.There is a good movie somewhere in all this footage. However you will have to sit 2 and 1/2 hours to see it.

And if you think that is bad you should see how it treats the original trilogy characters. The sin of legacy character mismanagement and just poor character writing is much more bothersome to me and other long time fans.

Luke, Leia, and even Chewbacca are poorly written and untrue to their portrayals in the original trilogy of Star Wars movies. This not only hurts the interest of fans in this movie but how people will now look at the Star Wars franchise as a whole. And Despite what the Holly-Wood writers say, the character portrayals aren't just fan complaints that need to be blown off. I imagine the long term financial prospects of The Last Jedi are hurt by this corporate decision making.

Luke is a weakly sarcastic humdrum Ebeneezer type character that is almost 180 degrees of difference in philosophy and morality. His backstory plot and his decision making for most of the film is very un-Luke Skywalker like. Yes there is a cool moment at the end of the film, but even here The Last Jedi disappoints. The one time that we actually get to see Luke get off his couch, take a shower, and actually help turns out to be a nothing but a mirage.

Spoilers,he literally turns out to be a mirage.

There are powerful moments for Mark Hamill to strut his acing ability, and there this film doesn't disappoint.Hamill has for decades proven himself one of them most capable actors in venues like dubbing animation, and audio plays. It is nice to see he gets a chance to shine.

However, we don't get the same opportunity to watch the usually funny and powerful late actress Carrie Fisher. Here Leia is indecisive, quiet and plays little into the decision making of the resistance when she does manage to speak. It is obvious that the footage they did get of the late awesome actress was much less than the PR Disney wanted us to believe. And this movie is all the poorer for it.

To make up for this, a new actress is cast to play the lines Fisher couldn't and it doesn't help much. The Purple Haired general is probably the most forgettable character for the amount of screen time given in this movie. A weak sub-plot involving her and the character Poe is not only boring, but nonsensical and riddled with plot holes. Even the great sacrifice this character makes is hard to watch and does little to redeem her.

I hope dear reader you noticed that I haven't yet nodded to the extremely strange and disbelief killing parts of this movie. In particular,the scene where we actually get to see Leia use the force turns out to be this weirdly whimsical resurrection in the style of Marry Poppins. Plus the time Luke milks an alien walrus, or Yoda helps Luke in a book burning. The last of which bothers me more than probably anything else.

No way in ewok hell would Yoda ever try to destroy the legacy of the Jedi nor authorize book burning of any kind. But this is exactly the thematic message that Star Wars know wants us to understand.

To quote Kylo Ren: "Let the past die. Kill it if you have to". Isn't that the same message that fascistic nations and dictators want their citizens to believe. If Hitler was in the theater I could imagine him giving a thumbs up.

I doubt I'll be able to sit-down and happily watch this film again in the same way I do for all of the other films. This movie really has damaged my love for the Star Wars franchise. The prequels which I overall enjoyed and often made fun of; never spat upon the legacy and beloved characters of the original trilogy. Jar Jar never took away from the dynamic story and character that is Luke Skywalker. This movie does, and does it with pride.

Yet I still recommend most people to go see Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It is a visually stunning film, and the Rey/Kylo Ren storyline is entertaining and thought provoking; even if it concludes with the wrong sentiment. Just be prepared to wait 2 1/2 hours to see it, and know coming in that you will hate what they do to the old Star Wars crew.

If you can stomach all that the let the Force be with you. (as if I could of ended with anything else ;0)… Expand

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APoptropicanGalFeb 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite this movie bringing back some things from its predecessor, this movie is a huge disappointment. Plot holes and paper-thin characters. And Luke's death wasn't something they should've put. A C- it gets.… Expand

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DufusPsychicFeb 18, 2018

After JJ Abram's solid if uninspired start, Rian Johnson's sequel fails both to develop its main characters or inject the story with enough interest or emotional heft to drum up much enthusiasm for the final act. The result is a surprisinglyAfter JJ Abram's solid if uninspired start, Rian Johnson's sequel fails both to develop its main characters or inject the story with enough interest or emotional heft to drum up much enthusiasm for the final act. The result is a surprisingly ponderous outing - more like Lost in Space than Star Wars. The way characters seem to talk at each other rather than to each other is both frustrating and unengaging. Better summarised elsewhere as a sort of 'galactic wheel-spin', none of the array of often irrelevant sub-plots ever lead anywhere, playing the 'it isn't what you thought' card again and again, but crucially without bringing anything truly new to the table. Because of this, its extremely glib treatment of the material often falls flat and its self-aware humour tends to undermine what dramatic tension remains. While the film is at pains to 'throw away' and 'kill' the past mythology built up by George Lucas, what there is leans heavily on its tropes and imagery. The final image of dreaming youth almost suggests that what we have here is a multi-million dollar fan film - but one that forgets to inspire the same dreams and feelings in its audience. Since the film leaves you not knowing what the resistance or the first order are for and really not caring anyway, the story just seems to fade and patter out (just like one of its principle characters), rather than leave you wanting more.… Expand

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LastHopeIsBadMay 25, 2018

Goes by the title "Elite Praetorian Guard". Gets killed with buddies by the unskilled lightsaber wielding protagonists... Disney somehow made Star Wars better and worse at the same time. All they're doing is stealing from the original moviesGoes by the title "Elite Praetorian Guard". Gets killed with buddies by the unskilled lightsaber wielding protagonists... Disney somehow made Star Wars better and worse at the same time. All they're doing is stealing from the original movies and the rest is bs the writers wrote.… Expand

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edsteppy33May 25, 2018

Like most people leaving reviews here I am beyond shocked with this garbage film. Plot holes, inconsistencies with previous films and a lack of anything resembling the star wars built up in 1-6 (and even 7). There is clear social manipulationLike most people leaving reviews here I am beyond shocked with this garbage film. Plot holes, inconsistencies with previous films and a lack of anything resembling the star wars built up in 1-6 (and even 7). There is clear social manipulation going on when there is such a disparity between critic and user reviews. This film is horrendous in a vacuum, but within in the context of the SW universe its a giant middle finger to every fan of the franchise. Sad times ahead for Star Wars. Like most, I will have to do with the memories of the first 6 films and the quality extended universe cannon that has already been written into books and comics long before Disney took a dump on Star Wars. The 2 is for the music and acting (and so this review is counted in the average user score), both of which while top-notch could not save a horribly written and edited film.… Expand

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0StasisMay 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's a lot of heroes, and they all have journeys, but you know what Star Wars doesn't have? The Hero's Journey. How can you ever feel a character's triumph if it's not even earned? There are NO stakes to Rey or any character in this story. Everything is "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!", I don't know, I must be this good. It just reeks of narcissism. Is it any wonder that the fans are divided? This has nothing to do with the Star Wars Lore. It's telling a good story. We were setup from the first film to find out why Rey has these great hidden powers and that she would have to train in the ways of the force. She was going to find out who were her parents. This could have been a great character arc. But no instead we were given characters that wins, and achieve the highest powers without trails, tribulation, and no sense of earned victory. Hense Mary Sue. Good Characters don't just achieve greatness because they are so great, they BECOME great through challenges, real dark confrontations, and it's only when they overcome them they are REAL heroes. Why do people love the old Luke? It's because he had to face so many obstacles and tribulations like that his family was murdered, he had to deal with the truth that his greatest enemy was his father. To face Vader meant he had to face himself. He would have to overcome fear all the way to turning to the dark side. He was the only one to believe that there was good in Vader, all the way till he even convinced Vader himself that he was right. All the side plots suffer this point and I don't need to cover them because the end result is the same. I liked some of the character's personality, but personality is not enough to carry a story. Good character development does.… Expand

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DestramMay 31, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers below:

****** The main villain(most interesting character in my opinion) gets clumsily killed off. Luke's role is idiotic at best (even Mark Hamill himself has said so).

There's many cringe worthy moments in the movie. So of the actors/actresses in the movie are very average at best.

Worst Star Wars movie I've seen (Haven't seen Solo yet...)

I got no idea how their supposed to get a good plot for the next movie from this pile of garbage lol… Expand

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SaroSep 30, 2018

This is worst Star Wars movie of all time. This movie is not even better than Battlefield earth 3000. Rian Johnson should stop witch Star wars because this is just bad.

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SKELETOR420Jan 2, 2018

See Mark Hamill, etc. I can't even muster the energy to crap on the movie. It's actually an improvement over TFA in the 2nd half.

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SeriousGameFanDec 21, 2017

What is there more to be said that hasn't been said already, from bigger fans of Star Wars than I. As a simple movie goer, I actually enjoyed The Force Awakens. I also very much disliked The Last Jedi. Forced jokes that seem out of place,What is there more to be said that hasn't been said already, from bigger fans of Star Wars than I. As a simple movie goer, I actually enjoyed The Force Awakens. I also very much disliked The Last Jedi. Forced jokes that seem out of place, stupid focus on cute animals, unexplained segments or motives, bad editing, pointless and bloated scenes; it's all there to make a bad movie. The real takeaway here is that we cannot trust critic reviews anymore, as I have not seen such a false narrative and huge discrepancy in critic and audience opinion. Truth be told, Star Wars is at a point that it is too big to not make money. Despite the sour taste from TLJ, I will see Episode 9, since JJ will be directing. However, I will not ever pay to watch another movie from Rian Johnson; of that you can be sure. A complete mess.… Expand

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H_SnypeRMay 22, 2018

Movie critics are retarted. Character motivations don't make sense, backstory between Kylo and Snoke and Luke is lacking in detail. Plot holes here and there.

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CoreGamer1408Dec 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The femi-commie resistance got it's diversity hire ass handed to it by the Space Nazi's. The alt right should be praising this film as 11/10 cultural victory. As for the rest of us politically non-binary people this film osculates from cringe humour to edgy social snow flakery commentary. I loved the lack of self awareness from Disney with the Casino planet. Yup a nice sharp dig at Capitalism and the rich. WTF is Disney, but the very thing they condemn a rich capitalistic giant. Go and see this train wreck it is fun for all the wrong reasons.… Expand

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BladeRunnerBlueDec 26, 2017

I've read countless critics claiming that the backlash against this movie was caused by a vocal minority of internet haters, who could not stomach the movie's progressive aspects. I could not disagree more. As a person who had nothing againstI've read countless critics claiming that the backlash against this movie was caused by a vocal minority of internet haters, who could not stomach the movie's progressive aspects. I could not disagree more. As a person who had nothing against the Force Awakens' oft-maligned themes of diversity, I found Rian Johnson's addition to the Star Wars universe a convoluted mess. Outside the story-line revolving around Luke, Rey, and Kylo Ren, the movie was incredibly underwhelming, obviously plagued by disjointed and uneven writing. There are some strong moments in The Last Jedi, but overall, the movie is a very sloppy sequel as well as a fairly mediocre standalone movie. Claiming that you are going "postmodern" on the franchise is hardly an excuse for average execution, and no grandstanding by critics from their ivory towers will change the fact that Johnson's movie is one of the weaker additions to the Star Wars franchise.… Expand

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thelotrfanDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was a movie that I had been anticipating for a long time and what they did to the whole Star Wars franchise was just shocking.

Racism and sexism were apparent throughout the film - against white males. You have all these women in roles protecting men from danger, while the men sit around and let the women fight - not a biblical picture of Godly men stepping up at all. Dave Shilling from Birth Movies Death has a great quote, "The series’ millennial good guys are a young white woman, a black man, a woman of Asian descent, and a Latino man, while its millennial bad guys are two white dudes."
The jokes were so bad. There was so much unnecessary humor that was so uncalled for. Throwing the lightsaber off the cliff. That wasn't funny at all - I knew the movie was ruined right from that moment.
They have ruined the Star Wars that was so happily ended in Episode 6 Return of the Jedi. They killed Han Solo and made his and Lea's marriage disappear (more progressivism) in the last movie, and if that wasn't bad enough in this movie they make Luke, one of the most humble characters in Star Wars, into a jerk who hates Jedi. Mark Hamil even when on a rant after filming about how disappointed he was with his character Luke and said he was manipulated into someone he never wanted to be. And WHY ARE FORCE GHOSTS SO POWERFUL??? I am a true Star Wars fan and let me tell you that fans of the FIRST Star Wars episodes that were so good (4-6) did not enjoy this new movie.
So much for fan theories. They killed off Snoke without telling us anything. They made Rey's parents into nothing and ruined all the hopes of fans. They do not care in the least what we think.
The part when they went to the gambling planet was so unnecessary and I was completely lost.
They made Poe, one of the best characters, into a really mean person who is outdone in character and wisdom by...you guessed it, a female commander who he is a jerk to.… Expand

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rebelkimyDec 21, 2017

I don't normally write reviews. It's been a week since I've seen it and I am still confused as to what the director was trying to achieve. He hoped that people would be surprised by how fun and funny the movie was, but the humor was justI don't normally write reviews. It's been a week since I've seen it and I am still confused as to what the director was trying to achieve. He hoped that people would be surprised by how fun and funny the movie was, but the humor was just awful and misplaced and took you out of the seriousness of the scenes and the situation.

I thought the Luke and Rey stuff was "alright" and I just wish there had been more screen time given to them, instead of that stupid casino scene which was completely pointless to the plot. I think they're absolutely brilliant actors and they didn't utilize them enough. I felt like they could have done more with the already established and meme friendly characters as well. They could have added way more emotionally traumatizing scenes using those characters, I was almost ready for that. I don't mind them ending the old stories and reinventing Star Wars, I was ready for that as well. But what I ended up seeing was this hollow mess of a film. Like they wrote 7 different stories for the film, cut the scenes up into strips mixed them up and glued them back together and said "that'll do!". I didn't think any of it was clever, I didn't wrestle with my morals, I didn't feel any emotional resonance with any of the dramatic things that happened. It was just frankly ridiculous to the point in being comical in places (Leia). Most of the important scenes are just copy pasted from the old films but done way worse. There are continuity errors ALL over the place. Huge swathes of the plot were pointless to the point I was left exhausted 2/3 of the way through the film, I was ready for it to be over before the last act even started. Some of the random plot props they through in also made no point or sense (the books in the tree, we'd never seen them before so it made no impact). I think getting this director on was a complete mistake. He wasted so much potential. The GOOD parts of the film were the Graphics, the start was a pretty good space battle. I wish there were more interesting and visually appealing scenes other than the Casino, but the plot left no room for that. A couple of interactions between Rey and Luke were funny or interesting and left you wanting more. I really wanted to enjoy this film or feel something for this film, but the only thing I felt was disappointment. I'm quite jealous of the people who did enjoy it and don't judge them in any way, but now I'm really worried for the future of films in general if this is what critics think is a great film. Valerian had more of a star wars feel than this was, it had more charm and characters and great opening scenes and establishing shots that made it a believable universe and was in general much, much better. Not perfect and a bit long but it was still coherant and none of it was pointless. Oh well..… Expand

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KerunatoDec 22, 2017

this movie is the wors star wars film ever made it is a horrible to even think about it

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JanCyraniakDec 22, 2017

Pluses: Mark Hamill's acting and special effects. Minuses: chaotic plot and LOADS of quite blunt (if not primitive) feminist/animal rights/anticapitalist propaganda.

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KyBaJan 2, 2018

A bad Star Wars but a good action movie, but what I wanted to see was a star wars

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Martinus25089Jan 29, 2018

This is not Star Wars. Even threw off the stuff made by JJ Abrahms, it's ok the changes, but it need to be more slowly

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SymposiumMay 25, 2018

Really, really bad. Even for a drawn out slow-speed chase, not great. General complaints:

- Turning on each others lightsabers? Why not do this mid-duel? (note: they can't - it's part of cannon) - Poe is the real phantom menace? - KillingReally, really bad. Even for a drawn out slow-speed chase, not great. General complaints:

- Turning on each others lightsabers? Why not do this mid-duel? (note: they can't - it's part of cannon)
- Poe is the real phantom menace?
- Killing Ackbar? Why? Isn't he like 150 anyway?
- Lightspeed attack! Too bad no one though of that in any of the other movies...
- Maz Kanata's reality show - who's filming this?
- Delivers on ZERO promises from TFA
- Flimsy plot points ('secretly' escape to the ONLY planet around? That's your plan? I can't believe THAT didn't work...)
- He First Order, why not bring in another ship? or use any of those ships ON YOUR CURRENT SHIP to head them off? This movie is so dumb...
- Luke won't fight Darth Vader (the 2nd most evil guy in the universe), but decides to slaughter his nephew over...a nightmare?
- Ridiculous jokes
- There's more. This is just a rant.… Expand

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cflanderMay 28, 2018

So disappointing. Way to ruin a franchise. While the special effects are beautiful, everything else is rotten. The story is nonsensical and Luke Skywalker as Mark Hamil has pointed out is "not my Luke Skywalker." They ruined the character bySo disappointing. Way to ruin a franchise. While the special effects are beautiful, everything else is rotten. The story is nonsensical and Luke Skywalker as Mark Hamil has pointed out is "not my Luke Skywalker." They ruined the character by taking everything that made him great in the first trilogy and removing it. Fire Kathleen Kennedy, Fire Rian Johnson. Reboot it all.… Expand

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ShadowDAug 19, 2018

Visuals are the only reason I didn't give it a 0. Terribly written - random,dumb,bad and unnecessary characters, has no respect for the source material.

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metavizardMar 21, 2018

Nothing really matters... except what we tell you.

Plain and simple, the movie suffers from identity crisis. They dont want to be constrained with the setting but they want to profit on the same universe. Change can be good, but with someNothing really matters... except what we tell you.

Plain and simple, the movie suffers from identity crisis.
They dont want to be constrained with the setting but they want to profit on the same universe. Change can be good, but with some reason behind it. It even forgets the past movie. Lazy writing in general and capitalism at its worst.
Bad:
- Story/plot/script/ plot holes/ inconsistent (force gets reworked and such)
- Flat main actress (not her fault though)
- Humour
- Destroyed legacy (dont count this if you arent a fan)
- Too long/ pacing/ dynamic issues
- Political correctnes/pandering to minorities/forced feminism (all males are functionally retarded)/propaganda/characters made up just for toys

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+CGI/effects
+Mark Hamil (if youre not a SW fan, otherwise makes you wanna cry)… Expand

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hongkong_teaJan 1, 2018

I agree that this film is a SW universe killer. Disney must be willing to destroy and rebuild to make something that fits it's needs so they can make a film a year for decades and not care how little sense make compared to the originals. IfI agree that this film is a SW universe killer. Disney must be willing to destroy and rebuild to make something that fits it's needs so they can make a film a year for decades and not care how little sense make compared to the originals. If you like SW you will not like this one.… Expand

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TwinPines85Dec 20, 2017

I've enjoyed every Star Wars movie except this one! Like a poor TV movie from the 80's, it is littered with plot holes and bad ideas. For me, it damages the whole Star Wars legacy and makes me less likely to watch future movies in theI've enjoyed every Star Wars movie except this one! Like a poor TV movie from the 80's, it is littered with plot holes and bad ideas. For me, it damages the whole Star Wars legacy and makes me less likely to watch future movies in the series. Shame!… Expand

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RoyCarmineMar 29, 2018

Stupid and expensive toy commercial. Thx to disney and the band,i lost faith in SW franchise.

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RorakMar 17, 2018

Worst Star Wars ever. It has no star wars soul. Writers and producers failed to give the previous moves a worthy sequel.

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TheFrogDec 19, 2017

SJW Wars Part II - The Patriarchy Strikes Back
You already know how this kind of thing goes by now, right? Evil white men do evil things, but are luckily stupid enough for courageous kickass females (and occasionally mixed ethnicity maleSJW Wars Part II - The Patriarchy Strikes Back
You already know how this kind of thing goes by now, right? Evil white men do evil things, but are luckily stupid enough for courageous kickass females (and occasionally mixed ethnicity male sidekicks) to save the day.
You love white male bashing? This movie is for you. You don't? Then it's not. Simple as that.… Expand

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VallejoMachMar 25, 2018

Sham of a movie laden down by truly dreadful writing. Easily the worst Star Wars movie ever made.

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Soul_IntentDec 16, 2017

For me Last Jedi is better than last two movies.But it's still very disappointing to see how good franchise turned in the wrong path.(mainly because of Disney,I hope that they will buying everything they want)

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Jrcook79Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disliked this movie enough to write a review, which is a first. Irrespective of the lack of plot (only ne actual meaningful thing happened which is that Kylo killed the forever enigmatic Snoke), the movie does not respect the intrigue that was set up in the film that preceded it. Force Awakens was by no means a perfect film but respected the source material and captured the essence of Star wars. This clunker arrogantly dismisses all of the interesting questions raised by that movie including: who is Rey? Who is Snoke? How did Maz Kanata acquire the lightsaber? Who are the Knights of Ren? etc. Luke was made into a helpless joke in this one. For God's sakes they spent an entire movie in Force Awakens trying to find Luke and he refuses to help the "good guys" in any meaningul way.. Decoy? Gimme a break. How many decoys were in this movie lol. At least the "space horses" were set free. Heads should roll over this, starting with Rian Johnson.… Expand

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felipemaiafDec 19, 2017

This movie is so bad that I created an account to review it. Even all those nice dogfights would make this **** a good movie. So many plot holes, poor character construction, 0 **** to previous movies and the list goes on

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aaron2203Apr 21, 2018

As of today Metacritic "professional" Critic review scores:

The Last Jedi = 85
The Godfather II = 85

Yep... They think they're equally good. Embarrassingly obvious whats going on. Where's the professional integrity?

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bzxbotDec 21, 2017

A disaster of a movie. Full of plot holes, dropped plots and ignore aspects of the lore and the canon. The canon has been wiped clean and they still mess it up. Sad to see a franchise go wrong in the middle of it.

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boxishereMay 18, 2018

Late review, decided to submit since solo is gonna come out soon.
Personally not a hardcore star wars fan, but has seen the original trilogy and the prequels.
The force awakens was okay, would give it 5-6, but this movie, I would say theLate review, decided to submit since solo is gonna come out soon.
Personally not a hardcore star wars fan, but has seen the original trilogy and the prequels.
The force awakens was okay, would give it 5-6, but this movie, I would say the directors completely ignored their fans and focused on expressing their own political views instead of actually telling a compelling story. IMHO this is an incredibly bad move regarding the marketing of the movie, what the studio should focus on should only be on its fan base, anything other motivations should be kept at a minimum, yet we have all these social justice stuff that the old fan base cannot care less about. What's more is that the directors even said in interviews that they do not care about their fans, compare this with infinity wars and you can clearly see the difference between the attitudes of the leaders of the studios.
Two points goes to visual effects, its a 200 million dollar budget film after-all.
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IsraelDCCApr 5, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Para cualquiera que hable español. Que sepan que esta película es un bodrio, un asco total. Pague por ver algo tan ridículo y mediocre en cualquier aspecto.… Expand

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TybersnakeMay 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was easily the most disappointing film I have seen in years. I had hope after the Force Awakens, but this film seemed to intentionally spit in the face of series fans or really any cinema-goer with any amount of critical thinking, as the plot is meandering and ultimately pointless. The main theme of the film was about how the past needs to die and other hamfisted messages daisy chained together to slap viewers in the face with 'this aint yo daddy's star wars'-type schlock. Also Luke Skywalker had his character completely assassinated in such 180-degree ways that can not be explained as 'he got old' or 'he made a mistake and now feels super guilty about stuff'. I hated this film.… Expand

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fuwanekoMar 28, 2018

Even if it wasn't a Star Wars movie, it would still be a terrible one. But when you consider this as "canon" and expansion of original sextalogy... It's lightyears worse.

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DeadlyDec 21, 2017

Star Wars is dead. Star Wars is dead Gender and Diversity Wars is what it should be titled. It gets a 3-star rating because there's some beautiful art in it.

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ukrScorpionMay 1, 2018

Hard version Hunger Games part 2
90210 Star series
- There are no epic battles
- boring story
- main villain with the face of an offended schoolboy

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HPHirvingDec 19, 2017

Dumb scenes, weird humor, characters lacking of motivation and charisma, lots of new characters/creatures that are completely forgettable, scenes in the space lacking of every kind of sense (I'm not talking about sound traveling through spaceDumb scenes, weird humor, characters lacking of motivation and charisma, lots of new characters/creatures that are completely forgettable, scenes in the space lacking of every kind of sense (I'm not talking about sound traveling through space but a squadron of bombardier ships seems pretty difficult to miss in a screen).

To sum up, a completely mess that blows every mediocre try of building a interesting story for the trilogy made in the prior episode.… Expand

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IHeartGroceriesDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folks, you simply must embrace the fact that the magic of the original trilogy can never again be recreated - they were a product of love and passion. There was nothing to obstruct creative vision. No toy sales (at least not until RoTJ), no return on investment, no cooperate interference...
And once that is accepted, I can go into these new series of films and embrace them for what they are. It isn't a terrible movie. I am a sucker for mezmarizing visuals and technical achievements in films, and so I can forgive, at least somewhat, the glaring flaws in this movie. Narratively speaking, the story is disjointed, simply because of errors in pacing and the discombobulating bounce between settings and such make things feel complicated. There is no flow. Really, the new cast of characters which JJ focused most intensely on TFA to introduce, are flat, uninteresting, lack charisma and have little shared chemistry. With the original cast gone, it's difficult to envision a scenario which brings me back to this new group. Misplaced humor, character cameos, simply for the sake of throwing a bone at fans, and most of all, a Luke who would never (as we know him) abandon his friend and his cause to rot away in seclusion. It simply is too big a leap in uncharted waters for Luke Skywalker, and the very superficial subplot that is offered up to explain his new-found aversion to The Force and Jedi mastery is flimsy and nonsensical. I have to say this, don't care if it ruffles feathers...Rose is a terrible, useless character. Once these idiots realize that casting actors simply for the sake of diversity or advancing a progressive agenda stagnates character development, we can get back to business. Instead of something interesting, we get, "the first Asian American actress in a Star Wars movie". Never mind the fact that the potential for good, contributing characters is sacrificed simply to satisfy the goal of "first", or to "make history". It's ridiculous. Cast whomever is best for the part, ignore their heritage and gender. Political critique out of the way, I'll leave some final thoughts. Leave expectations at the doorstep. Don't think you'll see any magic, don't believe you'll be enchanted by this installment, like experienced in the OT. Enjoy it for what it's worth - visual stimulation, war, epic combat scenes, and the occasional, brief, bittersweet moment with the fallen star, outgoing cast of characters we all grew to love from the OT.
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I for got to add - if you're bewildered by rave critical reviews, it's no mystery. Critic reviews are greatly influenced these days by whatever political narrative is being pursued by progressives. This film was a slam dunk in terms of progressive themes. Of course critics will sing praises, regardless of how well made the film is. The abandonment of classic archetypal elements is the pitfall of these new installments, or at least a contributing factor.… Expand

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starwarsfan2222Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible entry in the franchise. It is not that hard to make a good Star Wars film, yet somehow the creative team behind this movie seemed to have trouble. Luke didn't feel like Luke at ALL, we still don't know who Snoke is and now he is dead, Rey received zero training of any kind yet is still excellent with a lightsaber and the most powerful jedi (clearly done because Rey is a female), Kylo Ren is a weak baby, Leia flying in space..??, and an anticlimactic death for Luke Skywalker who really should have been showcased as the most powerful Jedi because he EARNED that position - Rey didn't. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND SKIP THIS FILM! Financially supporting this movie will only encourage Disney to continue creating garbage quality Star Wars films.… Expand

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system11Dec 26, 2017

Did the critics watch a different film?

Rey and Kylo being developed was good, the effects were good, the carefree nature with which established lore and characters are just ruined is a total shambles as is the repetitive way the film turnsDid the critics watch a different film?

Rey and Kylo being developed was good, the effects were good, the carefree nature with which established lore and characters are just ruined is a total shambles as is the repetitive way the film turns into 2 1/2 hours of 'running away with side quests'.… Expand

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UNCLEPAULIEJan 2, 2018

Very dissapionted to be honest, this movie is kinda like watching CNN ..... its a crazy leftwing nightmare . The movie has placed characters in it for no other reason than their colour or they are female, the tone of the film just neverVery dissapionted to be honest, this movie is kinda like watching CNN ..... its a crazy leftwing nightmare . The movie has placed characters in it for no other reason than their colour or they are female, the tone of the film just never really made much sense to me, they are racing againt complete destruction and find time for cheesy conversations and general out of place dialogue to the situations they are in . The space battles and stuff is cool but the plot was a politically correct BS to be honest and was not impressed at all really . Force awakens was 9/10
Rogue one was 10/10 but this for me was bad .… Expand

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PiePieperDec 21, 2017

Yawn, lets just say Phantom Menace moved up a spot. Awful, once again, predictable story. Everything Luke did was completely out of character. Rey was just a angry bully who just did whatever she wanted to get here way. Everything Leia didYawn, lets just say Phantom Menace moved up a spot. Awful, once again, predictable story. Everything Luke did was completely out of character. Rey was just a angry bully who just did whatever she wanted to get here way. Everything Leia did was a joke, the FORCED love scene was just the worst (Jar Jar>Rose). Only redeeming quality is that some of the fight/battle scenes were pretty well done. TL;DR Star Wars, the results of letting women make all the decisions.… Expand

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tuwaluaDec 20, 2017

Meidocre Sci-Fi Movie with good Special Effects and nice Character Design. Shaky story, stupid plots and lame and goofy jokes. In my opinion not worthy to use the star wars name. Sorry - i really wanted to like it but I am disappointed. IMeidocre Sci-Fi Movie with good Special Effects and nice Character Design. Shaky story, stupid plots and lame and goofy jokes. In my opinion not worthy to use the star wars name. Sorry - i really wanted to like it but I am disappointed. I will skip the next Star Wars Film until they are aired on TV.… Expand

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ericsmosmericApr 1, 2018

Completely destroys Luke Skywalker's character in the name of being subversive. So much wasted potential...

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MaaraviJul 9, 2018

Disney raped and murdered Star Wars with this feminazi propaganda. Kathleen Kennedy should be working as a shift leader at Del Taco--not running (and destroying) Lucas' legacy.

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MetapeteJul 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had had high hopes when I was entering the cinema for Last Jedi. Upon leaving I wasn't disappointed or upset. I just felt really, really sorry for what Disney did to Star Wars. The Last Jedi fails both as an individual movie and, even more so, as part of a series and is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

First and foremost it seems that the screenplay was written by somebody who was unhappy to make a movie which is the middle part of a trilogy. This is kind of understandable: second movie out of three means that your film will neither have a real beginning because it picks up, where the first movie ended, nor an ending, because it is a lead up to the third film. JJ Abrams built up a lot of potential, shrouding important pieces of the plot in mystery: Who is Snoke? How did he become the leader of what essentially is the ne Empire? Who is Rey? Where do her powers come from? Who were her parents? How do those characters tie in into the "Skywalker Saga"? Rian Johnson decided to set all those carefully constructed pieces of the plot on fire and throw them out of the window into a dumpster. Snoke? Random guy, dies a random death, so who cares who he had been. Rey? Well, she's just a random Mary Sue. Skywalker? Johnson seems to hate him.
Luke Skywalker's return was the very dramatic peak of Force Awakens, the entire plot of the first movie was building up all the tension to leave the audience with a cliff hanger, for finally, old Master Skywalker was found and the new main protagonist gave him his old light sabre back. What happens in Last Jedi? Luke throws the lightsabre away, in a manner which brings to mind the cartoon Coyote rummaging through the contents of his ACME toolbox. Funny? I think not. What's more, Luke's new personna doesn't seem to have anything to do with the old Luke Skywalker we'd known. And sure, people change. But considering that half the audience was eagerly awaiting the return of their old hero, turning a character, who literally is a pop culture icon, into a clown seems thoughtless.
Unfortunately, such thoughlessness accompanies the events on e screen all the time - tearing down any respect we used to have to both the protagonists and antagonists in a failed effort to make the movie a Marvel-like goofy comedy. Where Marvel managed to make us both laugh at the antics of the superheroes and supervillains and at the same time like them Rian Johnson failed, and left the onscreen characters looking like unlikable idiots. And just like The Force Awakens was a build up for the rest of the trilogy, how are we supposed to care about what is to happen in the third movie? The only previously interesting villain, Snoke, is dead. General Hux and Kylo Ren are idiots and aren't scary at all. Same with protagonists. Rey is a Mary Sue, she wins at everything and is therefore boring. Same thing with Finn, who is only there to kick Phasma's arse time and again. Poe is an idiot. Carrie Fisher is dead. Mark Hamill is alive but his character is dead. So why care what happens to them in the next movie? To be honest it's perplexing how Johnson didn't plan ahead for the third installment in his own excuse of a movie.
What is more, such lack of planning is the movie's biggest fault not only when you consider it as a part of a longer series, but also as its' own film. Even if you look at the film without the context of the ongoing plots, it is a mess. The whole plot with Finn and Rose travelling to collect an idiotic McGuffin from Random Place of Danger is totally irrelevant to the rest of the plot, its' outcome is null but takes half an hour of the onscreen action. The main villain dies randomly halfway into the episode. Luke Skywalker does all kind of random stuff and then all of a sudden he dies for no obvious reason. Johnson seems not to have had any idea for a plot but instead just filled the entire screentime with his stream of consciousness, improvising on the way.
And if this wasn't bad enough, there's this one scene which goes completely against Star Wars canon. Those of you who are only reading this to fuel your own rage at Johnson's inaptitude know what I am about to write about. Faster than light travel. In one scene trumping all the previous idioticisms general Holdo rams her ship into the fleet of the First Order, destroying the flag ship. If you can do that, why hadn't they just light jumped a few ships into the previous Deathstars and Starkillers? It would have been a cheap, easy, instawin solution. In the next movies, when Resistance are trying to destroy the nextgen Death Stars I expect them to do just that. Get a ship and Press the Win Button!

I could continue about other faults of the movie, but since I'm about to reach the 5000 sign cap, and I wouldn't do all this onscreen stupidity justice anyway, I'll just write that I've only covered most of the most ridiculous crap and left out the so much more that there is in the film. Congratulations Disney, 0/10.… Expand

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chuck_dDec 18, 2017

Why? That's all I can ask.
Too many questions to list, but here are a few: Why so many pointless creatures in every scene? Why the half-baked "code cracking" storyline? Why the needless characters? Why is luke drinking milk likeWhy? That's all I can ask.
Too many questions to list, but here are a few: Why so many pointless creatures in every scene? Why the half-baked "code cracking" storyline? Why the needless characters? Why is luke drinking milk like that(LOL)?.. God, I wanted this to be good. I prayed this would be good. But it's just not. This movie is SLOW, despite the appearance. Tedious. Plodding. Lacking characters we give a damn about. The SW makers need to go back to what worked for this franchise: use real models (things that look real on screen). Give us characters necessary to the plot, not just to the current "social construct."… Expand

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DudeFromIcelandAug 22, 2018

It is a poorly written film in a fancy package. Visuals are great and some performances were good, but the material that was written was very poor. I fully understand the hate from die hard fans since there are a lot of moments in the filmIt is a poorly written film in a fancy package. Visuals are great and some performances were good, but the material that was written was very poor. I fully understand the hate from die hard fans since there are a lot of moments in the film that feel out of place and just plain weird.

The whole story with Finn and Rose was pointless and that makes the film even worse. Why they decided to include that and make a new character so annoying is just baffling to me. I have no idea how they plan to fix this for the final film but my lord did they screw this film up badly.

This movie gets a 4 mainly for Mark Hamill as Luke.… Expand

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GregTheMadSep 28, 2018

One of the worst movies I've seen in my entire life, and this is completely ignoring what it did to the franchise. The characters are a series of unlikeable buffoons, that act in such a stilted, and unrealistic manner that even 6 year old whoOne of the worst movies I've seen in my entire life, and this is completely ignoring what it did to the franchise. The characters are a series of unlikeable buffoons, that act in such a stilted, and unrealistic manner that even 6 year old who just learned to write think this is stupid, the only two exceptions to this being a metal ball and a hairy beast, both saved by the fact that they're not subtitled and you can just imagine them cursing at the other characters.
The same goes for the rest of the movie. Story, places, background events, jokes, you name it.
The one point I gave it is for ILM which should be freed from the tyranny it lives under right now, and set onto working on good movies. That said, the effects were good, not that there was any logic to what those effects portrayed.… Expand

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mrdr4gonJan 1, 2018

The plot is pretty stupid and contrived, with plot threads that drive the film for upwards of 40 minutes sometimes being dropped at a hat. The end of the movie is where most of the excitement is but it feels like it goes on forever. Some ofThe plot is pretty stupid and contrived, with plot threads that drive the film for upwards of 40 minutes sometimes being dropped at a hat. The end of the movie is where most of the excitement is but it feels like it goes on forever. Some of the main characters feel like they have literally no reason to be in the film and as a sequel to the previous film in the franchise this film falls fairly flat, choosing to drop most of the ongoing questions and plotlines from Episode VII rather than progress them. On the other hand the film is pretty well directed and shot, most of the performances are between OK and good and the film is pretty enjoyable, even if the enjoyment is ironic sometimes.… Expand

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BelkorDrayDec 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1st part - movie problems for movie fans
2nd part - movie problems for movie/legends fans

Movie:
1. The very opening. We go from a Republic though with problems it has been established. The fringe group would be the First Order. We SKIP over the entire story of the downfall of the Republic to where we started off in 4/5/6.
2. Where did the First Order get the money to pay for stuff AFTER the catastrophe of losing their death star? I know it wasn’t a death star but come on… it was a death star. They did not have financial outreach like the Empire did when the actual first and second death stars were built.
3. No character development = no story
4. Additional pointless characters – the vice admiral to name one
5. **** on every dramatic moment with comedy
6. Copies story lines from 4/5/6
7. Take the first scene with Poe and replace it with Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, or even Hann Solo and you have the exact same scenes we say 2 – 6.
8. Leia’s powers were not established nor was her ability in the movie to move through space explained. You have to have read legends to know what is LIKELY what power she used.
9. Luke’s battle with Kylo was like the Obi Wan and Vader fight with it ending similarly. This may have been for dramatic effect but it was undercut as well and just lazy writing. A new way would have been more powerful.
10. They **** on the Jedi with disregard to all of their teachings.
11. Luke’s reasoning for giving up on Kylo and then everyone else makes no sense for his movie character.
12. Snoke was built up to be some super powerful being and then is just easily killed. You do realize they flex his ability in the force to show his strength and then undercut it by him not sensing Kylo’s betrayal right? Sidious was about to sense Vader’s changes in nearly all encounters when it happened. Sidious used a blade because of it being a crap on the Jedi but he himself was a force user primarily like Snoke supposedly was. The movie made Snoke so weak, and subsequently Kylo, that it is easy to argue that Sidious or Vader or maybe even Tyranus could have defeated Snoke with little effort. Legends:

1. The Death Star was actually IN CANON established with Tarkin and Thrawn of costing a LOT of money. It was established that Grand Admiral Tarkin, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Lord/Darth Vader were all fairly against it. Tarkin did take over and come to the side with the Emperor on it. If I am remembering it all correctly. For sure Thrawn and Vader were not for it. Why? Because it weakened the overall Navy because it cost so much they had to deviate from building other vessels like Star Destroyers and Super Star Destroyers which could cover more of space. Then it cost a LOT to build the second Death Star. So I ask you, WHERE did the First Order get the finances to make their own when the Empire struggled to pay it and they had a near entire galaxy paying for it?!?!?!
2. The ability Leia used could be a force meditation which I found in Star Wars Specter of the Past and was used by Luke. It explains why she couldn’t open the door to get.
3. The little fat animals are similar to Jar Jar. I liked Jar Jar and everyone hated him. They love the little ****. This bothers me.
4. In the novels you get to learn what brought the downfall of the new Jedi, the New Republic, and the fall of many heroes. Why was that just hopped over?
5. Why did we get literally near scene for scene and/or plot for plot 4/5/6 and some from 1/2/3 when there are so many stories to tell? My username is a call to a character in one such novel. You could talk about Bane who was made canon which likely means the old Sith are canon which could have been talked about. What about Plagueis or his master Tenebrous? What about stories that made Maul the actual character he was like Maul Lockdown? What about the Old Sith Wars, Mandalorian Wars, or the Yuuzhan Vong wars? What about exploring the good in the Empire by its soldiers like in Twilight Company? So many ORIGINAL stories and yet we got a copy and paste update.
6. By weaponizing the hyperspace jumps etc it severely hurts or gets rid of the importance of some features of the Super Star Destroyers and the ENTIRE LINE of Interdictor – class Star Destroyer. Furthermore, why in the movie was an Interdictor – class Star Destroyer not used to simply trap the rebels so that they could only use their fuel on their ships and have no way of entering hyper space at all? This would have made what the Vice Admiral did not able to happen. (‘-’)/ if we are going to give them a Death Star then I cannot see why a much cheaper Star Destroyer would be out of the question in the movie logic.

I am sure there is more that I am missing but at the moment these are the key things I could think of and remember.… Expand

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gerardomojicaDec 22, 2017

Por favor firmen la petición para que saquen del Canon el episodio VIII https://www.change.org/p/the-walt-disney-company-have-disney-strike-star-wars-episode-viii-from-the-official-canon

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soapy1936Jan 2, 2018

Way too long, too much stuff that made no sense by the universe's logic, silver star dogs

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marrzbFeb 20, 2018

I was bored. My wife fell asleep. This was not the star wars I was looking for.

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SwanktubJan 14, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film had some great moments and some awful moments, unfortunately the awful outweighed the good. I went in with high expectations due to my love of Star Wars and because of my high confidence in Rian Johnson. I was left disappointed due to a weak plot and dragged out unnecessary storylines for Finn, Rose and Poe. Rose and Holdo were bad characters with weak dialogue and did not feel as if they fitted in with the rest of the film. I enjoyed Luke's storyline up until the end as I thought he would be given a chance to redeem himself. His death (or becoming one with the force) at the end left me very frustrated, as this was not a worthy ending for one of the most iconic characters in pop culture.
However film wasn't all bad as the storylines and characterisations for both Rey and Kylo Ren were great. Kylo is quickly becoming what Anakin should have been in the prequels. Adam Driver's performance is incredible and he makes Kylo's struggle between the light and dark very genuine. Daisy Ridley also gives a good performance and helps develop Rey into a much more fleshed out character. Overall this film left me disappointed at Lucasfilm/Disney and Rian Johnson for their lack of respect for Luke Skywalker and to the classic Star Wars fans. However the film was not all terrible as it did expand on the two most important characters in the new trilogy.… Expand

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GAmerMan777Feb 13, 2018

Rey still continuing to be a mary sue = bs. Snoke death = BS. Kylo is still weak and whiny. Luke is portrayed horribly and the whole casion arc and Rose is awful

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Rocky76Sep 28, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very, very disappointing.

I went into this movie after reading glowing reviews from critics, calling this the 'best Star Wars movie since Empire'. The Force Awakens was a decent outing, but just teased us with the Luke Skywalker appearing in the very last scene of the movie. The credits rolled before he even spoke a word. This film picks up from this point exactly.
We wait nearly 35 years for this moment only to be let down monumentally. We see his character throw his fathers light sabre off a cliff, as if to say he does not care of its significance. A metaphor for how this movie does not care for the characters and lore of the previous films in this saga. The characters in the movie actually clumsily state repeatedly how the past must be 'killed' The treatment of Luke's character is bemusing. Mark Hamill himself stated on more than one occasion how he fundamentally disagreed with how the character was written. The writer/director Rian Johnson chose subverting expectations over consistency and good storytelling.

The tone of the film is totally messed up - every serious moment is undermined with a bad joke. No-one laughed at this poor jokes at my screening.
This movie looks gorgeous, the effects are fantastic, some of the action is great to watch. BUT it disregards how the universe works, the characters do not seem consistent with the previous films, it has very clunky overtly political tones.

I left the cinema very disappointed, and did not return. This is the only Star Wars movie I did not see multiple times in the cinema, the only one I did not buy on Blu Ray. After seeing this I could bring myself to watch Solo; I just did not want to be let down again.… Expand

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hilavitkutinJul 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had huge hopes for this movies as I thought it wouldn't be as bad as everybody has said it would be. I liked Force Awakens maybe it had similarities with New Hope but I liked it nevertheless.

So the beginning was good actually the best part of the entire movie. Poes call to Hux was funny I had to admit that I laughed to it. But after that I felt they were trying to make joke at every scene possible. There were many plot twists that were good and unexpected but they also rised a lot of questions, like Snokes dead. Special effects were amazing. All explosions and the battle with those red quard guys looked good.

The best way to express this movie is wtf. It had so many weird and bizarre moments. Finns and the god-knows-who-little-asian-kids side adventure in the casino planet was boring and stupid. Also the rebel ship had 18 hours to fuel so the First Orders plan is to keep shooting at them. Why didn't they just board it? And what the actual **** was Leia flying in space? Care to explain??? Ok no. How can anyone track someone in lightspeed? Seriously how? "Oh you know they have this thing in their ship so we need to call to this random old lady who tells us to go to this random planet to find this random guy who does something random." Also when the stormtroopperwannabes showed up they decided to drag them on this huge open area full of them and kill those two as slowly as possible. It was so stupid.

Reys "training" wasn't any better. She just swung lightsaber few times and closed her eyes so now she is supposed to be the greatest jedi ever. Also the fact that Reys parents were nobodies is also really stupid. I mean atleast Anakin was made by midichlorians but Rey is just nobody.

Last battle in the salt planet was also really stupid. They had atleast hundred soldiers there first and then suddenly they had like 10. And the best plan they have is to fly with those old speeders with no cannons. And it's actually reaaaaaaaaaalllly great coincidense that out of 13 speeders the 3 that survive are the ones with the most important characters + that one kid. If Finn would have died it actually would have been lot better. But again we have this annoying kid who no one cares about. And the worst part was that she didn't even die. No one ever asked for stupid love triangle with Finn that kid and Rey. It's so stupid and idiotic. It is supposed to be star wars not twilight. Also the way they found way out from the base was also so stupid. "Yeah there is no way out from here, oh wait there is haha."

Luke surviving the attack was cool and I was sure he was using some badass forceshield or something but no. He is kind of ghost but then he is not ghost. How did he do it and why did he do it and why did he had to die? It's so confusing.

So overall it was decentish movie. But star wars movies aren't supposed to be just ok or not that bad. They are supposed to be the best movies ever made. So maybe Force Awakens and Rogue One weren't as good as earlier films but atleast they were watchable and enjoyable. But anyways Im still watching the next one and Disney gets more money so its win-win.… Expand

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onefatalgooseJul 21, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok let's talk about episode 8. First I would like to talk about the good things that were done. Good
#1: The characters. Never before have I seen this level of depth in characters in a movie. We get to see Ray go through rigorous training with our beloved hero Luke Skywalker. We get to see her struggle...her failures...and her growth in the force. We finally see why she had visions when she touched Luke's lightsaber. Or why she was wearing a gold leader helmet in the force awakens. Or where she came from. And she is a very compelling character thanks to Rian Johnson's writing, even if these things wouldn't have happened.

Kylo Ren finally receives his training from Snoke. Again we see his struggle and growth as a character while he undergoes rigorous training from his master. And i love the "I have to kill my parents" aspect of his character. Very dark! I am so glad that he took his helmet off and broke it btw because his character is much more compelling without it on. I was sick of the mystery and fear that his helmet was providing us as an audience. Now i can really relate to him!

Poe, Finn, Rose, Purple hair lady...wow. Not only am I glad they chose to introduce such new and engaging characters to the franchise, I am also glad that they were so pivotal to the story. Without them...The Last Jedi would have surely failed. Luke and Leia: They were great. Got to see Leia's new force powers which were awesome! She is truly one with the force. And Luke really showed off his teaching ability while smacking Ray on the hand with grass. I would have never thought of that technique. But it clearly worked, because she really seems to know what she is doing! And stop hating on Luke cause he almost killed his nephew. Stop! He loves him. And remember in the Return of the Jedi when Luke almost kills Darth Vader? He stops right when he has the advantage. Good old Luke back to his old ways!

Ok let's move on to the plot:

Plot:

...umm...ok well?...where...should i begin...hold on i'm trying to think about the meaningful events that took place in this movie...oh yeah! Now i remember!

What an amazing chase sequence...I mean...movie! Wow I was on the edge of my seat the whole time wondering if the First Order would catch the Rebels! And the casino side story? Excellent choice. I learned a lot about animal cruelty and how casino's in space have a wide variety of alien life. That was awesome! Ray and Kylo's connection is so amazing and mysterious. It truly is the backbone of this movie. Every time they had a connection i was like "wow, this is an important moment." And i was never let down. Well that covers the main plot elements...

Visual effects/Sound:

Visual effects SUCKED BADLY!!! Music was TERRIBLE!!! Thank the maker the rest of the movie carried all the weight!

Writing/Dialogue/Pacing:

Perfection. Rian Johnson really proves his writing skill with The Last Jedi. He is a genius, and anyone who doesn't respect what he did is clearly not on his level. Nothing seems forced, especially not the comedic elements. I was laughing my butt off during this movie! What great timing he has, and comedic wit. This did not feel like a piece of fan fiction with an expensive price tag. I never felt like "wow...this part is really...dragging on with nothing to drive the momentum forward...so...why is this happening???" I never felt like that! And speaking of momentum...

Momentum into Episode 9:

It's all there! Thanks Rian Johnson! I can't wait to see what happens in Episode 9 when...umm...well?...we finally see what happens to...? I guess i'm looking most forward to the resolution of...actually...wait. Ok let me start over. If they don't resolve the conflict between......wow i'm not sure why i'm struggling to put this into words i loved The Last Jedi! So when Finn...uhh...actually Poe. When Poe finally...yeah...I must be drawing a blank here. Ok when Ray and Kylo finally kiss that will be awesome! And when Luke...oh he died...but Leia! Yes when Leia...is also dead...whoops. Oh boy. I must look like an idiot writing this. Snoke! Oh my gosh when Snoke finally reveals who...he...is dead too...

Well i still can't wait for episode 9! Which should take place three days after episode 8.… Expand

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GarethBSep 29, 2018

An awful star wars movie full of plot holes, things that do not make sense, character assassination all in the name of subverting expectations. Which is fine but it puts nothing in its place leaving a hollow and desolate shell.

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nesasOct 2, 2018

I'm not Russian bot and I have no political views. I hate this movie and what Ryan Johnson did to it! There are so many issues that it obvious this was a huge cash grab. I can not list them all as others have done a better job already....I'm not Russian bot and I have no political views. I hate this movie and what Ryan Johnson did to it! There are so many issues that it obvious this was a huge cash grab. I can not list them all as others have done a better job already.... how this movie actually has such a high metascore is beyond me.

You can trick us once or twice Disney... but watch your box office numbers tumble on Ryan's NEW Star Wars Trilogy!… Expand

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SadiqJan 20, 2020

what the bloody hell is wrong with those who give this garbage movie a positive review? disney totally ruined star wars with these trilogy, forever!