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tipeddzeroJul 31, 2021

It is a bad SJW bullcrap that no one cares about , characters suck and the returning ones are wrecked .

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DarthcharizardMay 18, 2020

Worst movie I have seen in my entire life and its not even close. They clearly do not understand star wars. They ruin the character of Luke Skywalker, and the entire legacy of the star wars universe. Poor dialogue and plot. Clearly not aWorst movie I have seen in my entire life and its not even close. They clearly do not understand star wars. They ruin the character of Luke Skywalker, and the entire legacy of the star wars universe. Poor dialogue and plot. Clearly not a well thought out movie.… Expand

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DamowolfSep 5, 2020

This film is an insult to not only starwars but any man or woman with an ounce of intelligence. The whole film is illogical sjw pandering and the destruction if good storytelling and character development.

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renohataJul 27, 2021

Worst Star Wars movie ever made. Lazy script, bad characters and absolutely nothing to fix my atention on the movie.

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KVTheCriticSep 6, 2020

Awful writing, awful plot, awful characters, idiotic decisions, and boring as all hell. How can you do this to us Disney, with such potential from Force Awakens. One of the worst films I've ever seen, and an absolute waste of time.

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BlahandblahJan 1, 2021

Disney driving a franchise into the mud for cash grabs. You can see that they got the same writers from Jurassic world as they created profit from an old franchise but were happy to wreck the actual experience for fans

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ClancyCheemsSirJan 15, 2021

Not only a bad film but a bad Star Wars film. The Last Jedi is a boring slog to sit through riddled with ridiculous plot elements. Completely ruins classic characters and ones introduced in the previous film. The finale was interesting butNot only a bad film but a bad Star Wars film. The Last Jedi is a boring slog to sit through riddled with ridiculous plot elements. Completely ruins classic characters and ones introduced in the previous film. The finale was interesting but leaves the story with no where to go. Overall this film is a disaster with very few enjoyable elements and horrific character writing.… Expand

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LockDaisyFeb 19, 2021

This was an incredibly racist movie. I can't believe that Rian Johnson sidelined Finn in order to boost a white fascist up to the role of male lead. I can't believe that Rian Johnson undid all of the nonwhite characters' previousThis was an incredibly racist movie. I can't believe that Rian Johnson sidelined Finn in order to boost a white fascist up to the role of male lead. I can't believe that Rian Johnson undid all of the nonwhite characters' previous characterizations to reduce them to racist stereotypes. And I can't believe that the narrative utterly demeaned and degraded Finn and Poe's characters. As an Asian woman, I'm ANGRY that they turned Rose Tico into a vehicle for anti-Black racism. This movie was a bunch of racist drivel against all of its nonwhite characters, and it was an utter waste of John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran, and Mark Hamill's immense acting talents. What an utterly terrible movie.… Expand

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Redleg1971Jan 29, 2021

This movie is a hap-hazard dumpster fire! It is an insult to Luke Skywalker, and to every fan who knows what real Star Wars looks like. And this ain't it! Shame on you Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy! I am convinced that neither of you knowThis movie is a hap-hazard dumpster fire! It is an insult to Luke Skywalker, and to every fan who knows what real Star Wars looks like. And this ain't it! Shame on you Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy! I am convinced that neither of you know what you are doing, as far as this franchise goes! If there is any justice in filmmaking left, Lucas, Favreau, and Filoni will be given the reins to bring SW back to where it should be. Making great movies and telling great stories, instead of being used as an SJW virtue signaling platform. Go make your own damn movies! See how many people actually watch them!… Expand

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Dshep28Jan 30, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Aside from the visuals this movie was trash. The director appeared to just want to shock people by destroying all that was set up in episode 7, and by doing so he made an unfixable mess. True fans hate it and critics and woke journalists love it, that pretty much sums it up. I wish people would leave their politics out of our games and movies. We waited decades to see our hero eventually turn into a pathetic husk. At least the mandalorian is beginning to set things right.… Expand

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RianJohnson15Feb 15, 2021

The story is literally a KOTOR 2 rehash. I like to call it Star Wars Infinite Warfare at times. The movie makes lore breaking choices on the big parts, but plays it safe on the filler subplots. Too subversive, terrible comedy, Rey is stillThe story is literally a KOTOR 2 rehash. I like to call it Star Wars Infinite Warfare at times. The movie makes lore breaking choices on the big parts, but plays it safe on the filler subplots. Too subversive, terrible comedy, Rey is still overpowered, wasted character development, new dull characters, and Porgs used to sell toys.… Expand

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BratschFeb 23, 2021

Wow is all I can say. This movie is trash. I wish Disney would go back to wanting to make money.

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NymphocatMar 19, 2021

To think that a Star Wars film could represent some of the most negative aspects of modern cinema, modern pop culture, fandom, and even society, is the sad reality we live in. Once an institution of imagination, technological achievement andTo think that a Star Wars film could represent some of the most negative aspects of modern cinema, modern pop culture, fandom, and even society, is the sad reality we live in. Once an institution of imagination, technological achievement and effective storytelling simplicity, The Last Jedi becomes the antithesis of what Star Wars once stood for, becoming an icon of one of the most cancerous social mentalities of our times, and its damage, not only to the entertainment industry, but to the cult of fiction (and even the making of such) should not be understated.

It's divisive in a way that it shouldn't, its perplexing in its creative decisions (like infamously firing the director and main creative force half way through the trilogy. Mozel tov, Kathleen Kennedy), and its experimental in extremely unappropiate ways, even going as far as to insult any member of the audience that disagreed to the genius, as if us mere mortals weren't deserving of such a masterpiece. An honor it shouldn't proudly boast of, since its juvenile, "first draft" pimples could be smelled from the back seat of the theater. It gets an extra star for some token efforts in terms of art direction, but that ain't saying much. It isn't enough to consider it "style over substance", even. That's the level of tokenism it executes. Then again, Disney's/Lucasfilm's history of corporate racism and performative activism is evidence enough of their tendencies of tokenism, so that's that. Speaking of which, it makes you feel sorry for the cast, who had to smile through the fallout, in what once was the dream of any aspiring actor, now just a regretful stain in their résumé.

This "movie" hasn't faded into the oblivion of the public consciousness solely on account of its infamous legacy since, as far as its cinematic merits go, its as mediocre as you would expect from a cashgrab sequel, Amazing Spider-Man 2 style, which is not exactly what you paid for in the ticket booth. Its painfully mediocre to the point of frustration (since a greater evil wouldn't be this damaging), barely holding a candle to the likes of Attack of the Clones. At least that one had a decent lightsaber battle, something TLJ couldn't even bother to attempt. Its bland, it undermines the previous movie and its predecessors, it tarnishes its legacy, and it sent pop culture into an obscurantism of sorts. It's fair to deem it "one of the worst sequels of all time", as it truly is an excercise of caution for any aspiring filmmaker, writer, and artist who honestly cares about the craft.

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TropicalNayrMar 28, 2021

I would give this movie a 17% This movie is so weird because they tried to make it seem good but it was horrible while birdedmic they are on a low budget and tried to make it bad and it is better than this movie. They all of sudden make someI would give this movie a 17% This movie is so weird because they tried to make it seem good but it was horrible while birdedmic they are on a low budget and tried to make it bad and it is better than this movie. They all of sudden make some charter get random powers over night for no reason they some how made a charter more annoying than jar jar and the effects were horrible they give no intel on what is going to happen this is just a mess there is way more i can say about how bad but i don't have time this movie is so bad and boring… Expand

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gecislastjediMay 3, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Utter **** worst **** movie I've seen in my entire life. At least the main actress is hot.… Expand

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jmlstocksJul 31, 2021

Too much left wing politics. We didn’t get the Luke Skywalker we wanted. This one movie ruined the entire sequel series

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MarkM17Jul 26, 2021

A movie with a nonsense chase plot line and a Luke Skywalker whose character was turned on its head without any of it been foreshadowed or properly developed. A totally rushed and unbelievable turn of character for him. Finn characterA movie with a nonsense chase plot line and a Luke Skywalker whose character was turned on its head without any of it been foreshadowed or properly developed. A totally rushed and unbelievable turn of character for him. Finn character development potential dreadfully wasted too and Leia seemingly made fun of with that Mary Poppins scene. Any potential that was there from a far from perfect force awakens was totally wasted.… Expand

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FatmanduSep 29, 2022

This film is very racist with how they treat Finn even John Boyega agrees. Rian Johnson should be ashamed.

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ZenRobotDec 17, 2017

They skipped Matrix Reloaded and went straight to Revolutions on this one. I’m a SW fan since childhood and actually loved Force Awakens and saw it many times in theater. That movie walked the line between nostalgia and new, but this oneThey skipped Matrix Reloaded and went straight to Revolutions on this one. I’m a SW fan since childhood and actually loved Force Awakens and saw it many times in theater. That movie walked the line between nostalgia and new, but this one seems unconcerned with both. This feels like a reboot of a reboot where they are trying to wipe the chessboard clean and establish some episodic rhythm (as in TV show) instead of what we thought would be a new trilogy with beginning middle and end. Where’s the epic? Where’s the vision? The cinematography was even bland. I was completely unimpressed with the story..... I could go on and on. I always aim to be respectful of other artist’s vision, but this is Star Wars here, if you’re going to buy it for 4 billion dollars I want you to try harder on this story, these movies have the power to inspire a billion people and we deserved a lot better on this one.… Expand

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JanGodwodDec 16, 2017

No emotions, slowest chase in history of cinema. Not needed casino sub-plot. Lack of tension anywhere in the movie. It is perfectly average, gives no emotions (neither bad or good) for me.

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fabittarDec 18, 2017

A zero might be an exaggeration. It's more like ONE (1), maybe a two but I'm sticking to one here. Is it entertaining? Kinda. Almost. A bit too long even for a bad movie with a couple of interesting scenes. Is it flawed? Terribly so. ThisA zero might be an exaggeration. It's more like ONE (1), maybe a two but I'm sticking to one here. Is it entertaining? Kinda. Almost. A bit too long even for a bad movie with a couple of interesting scenes. Is it flawed? Terribly so. This movie is awful, and should've NEVER been made. Forget the charm of the original trilogy: the Last Jedi follows the MARVEL flick formula of throwing in supposedly funny jokes and gags every 5-10 scenes. There's a lot of techno-babble filler talking, a lot of poorly developed characters you won't care about, a lot of bad BAD dialogue in general. I don't like it, to say the least. In fact, after they're done with this, I fully expect a reboot (just as awful).… Expand

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NgocjokerDec 15, 2017

Great visual effects and sound stuffs, BUT dumb plot, poor editing, too many unnecessary scenes and stupid. And, I don't need to hear the soundtrack in every minute even if it's a good score.

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mondainaiDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a bit very torn in my review. I will say I knew going in that Disney is unfortunately obsessed with promoting its left leaning SJW politics into its movies. I would highly suggest they refrain from doing this as it’s extremely distracting while watching the movie to be patronized. It’s like they think we are dumb and don’t realize what they are doing. That said, it was extremely entertaining in parts. Overall, I was entertained, and I tried my best to just roll my eyes at some of its ridiculousness. If Disney wants to make a movie about why you shouldn’t go to war, don’t you think it’s a bit odd to do it in a movie that is glorifying explosions and conflict in slow motion? Lol. Make a separate movie about that please. Shove it full of your politics, just please for the love of God and for everything that is decent in the world, I beg you to leave it out of our Star Wars films. What I liked:
Greatly entertaining opening sequence. Cool scenes with Snoke, but only two…
Fight scene with the imperial samurai looking guards
Luke’s scene at the end, very emotionally satisfying

What I loathed/hated:
Leia flying, WTH? What were you smoking Mr. Johnson?(LAME)Just have her get injured but doesn't die. Rose and her SJW warrior babble, Johnson managed to create a character more annoying that Jar Jar Binks(LAME). Her sister seemed way better for the 15 seconds of screen time. Lora Dern’s Purple hair. WTH? Is this the Hunger Games? Really distracting
Luke being a curmudgeon(LAME). Seriously, Rey hands him his first lightsabre he was holding when his hand got chopped off by his dad. I don’t think he would throw it. It would have been so much better if he wanted to train Rey, but she doesn’t want to for some reason. I would have preferred him to be a more valiant character like Ben Kenobi.
Snoke getting killed with no backstory.(LAME)
Captain Phasma appearing to get killed (Lame)
Kamakaze pilot Dern (LAME). Why didn’t all he other ships do this first? Speeches about evil arms dealers by Rose and Benicio Del Toro(SOOO LAME)
Whole CANTO BLIGHT SUB-PLOT (LAME)
Whole premise about can’t catch one space cruiser running out of fuel? (LAME)
Clone copy of scenes elements from Original trilogy. (BB-8 popping out of an AT ST like Chewbacca), (Hoth like Trench with resistance fighters and encroaching AT AT’s), Benicio Del Toro double cross, just like Lando in Empire. (ALL LAME) I didn’t like Abram’s TFA very much and I don’t care much for the Finn, Rey, Poe or Ren, as they are not very likeable. So not really looking forward to Episode IX, Abrams gave Johnson an easy slam dunk and Johnson his handing him back a deflated limp pile of Dooku.… Expand

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eck620Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible. The color scheme should've been darker, the dialogue was too campy, and due to those factors the movie never found its identity. This movie felt like it belonged next to the Jarjar binks disaster. I'm not sure why the little birds were included at all, Chewy was cut in for nostalgic purposes and had zero effect on the plot. Or why Leia was able to fly through space??? Are you kidding me? Or how about when Luke told Rey at the end of the first lesson that he couldn't teach her anymore and she didn't resist the dark...and then literally 2 minutes later and with no dialogue in between or forward plot movement he goes "Lesson 2...". Felt like I was taking crazy pills. The movie bounced in between terrible cheap jokes. The lone bright spot in the movie were the scenes of Rey and Rylo connecting, the suspense and tension were at their highest during those scenes. Also, why did the flying go karts need to drag an antenna on the mining planet at the end, why would that help them fly better??? So there could be more useless distracting color added to the screen? The entire scene looked like it was manaufactured for an instagram photo shoot.… Expand

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Ndru01Dec 17, 2017

Positives: Good effects and acting. Hamill, Driver and Ridley go all out here.
Negatives: Dumb plot(s), bad story arc (no real tension built up to a timely climax). The First Order General and Captain Phasma are totally pointless here.Positives: Good effects and acting. Hamill, Driver and Ridley go all out here.
Negatives: Dumb plot(s), bad story arc (no real tension built up to a timely climax). The First Order General and Captain Phasma are totally pointless here. Although George Lucas often wrote painful scripts and chose dud actors at least he was a master editor who could deliver a well paced movie. Not so in TLJ. And its over 2 hours!!!! Other: There’s humour but its the mumblecore variety, nothing quote worthy. The great comic relief duo of C3PO and R2D2 is totally absent here - they are the best characters that Lucas copied from Kurosawa.… Expand

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BeepingbApr 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the all time worst Star Wars films, ranked above Phantom Menace and Attack of Clones, but that is it. The fact that the critics loved it is evidence of Disney's terrifying control over the media. 1. Too long, 2. Poor acting by most except Driver and Hamill (Ridley okay), 3. Canto Bight, 4. Out of gas space chase, 5. Luke is portrayed as a confused coward. Better he would have just been the villain. 6. The Porgs/obvious merchandising, 7. the replay of Hoth at end, 8. Superman Leia, 9. Ackbar dies off screen, and 10. Admiral Purple Hair (great actress) awful character, and 11. Do not even let me discuss the atrocious Rose/Finn plot line and the Phasma atrocity. At least Phantom Menace knew it was for kids. Last Jedi has such cringe worthy kiddie moments combined with over the top Star Wars violence that it makes sense who this movie was targeted at other than reviewers paid off by Disney. There is no honest review that says this is a good film. If you are not a big Wars fan, you may not hate it. There are a couple beautiful shots and some of the special effects are great. (Canto Bight a MAJOR exception). But no one would call this a classic or even remotely compare it to the originals. My son summed it up best in two short sentences: "There was no big sword fight. That was boring dad." Rian Johnson should never be allowed near a script again, but shame on Kathleen Kennedy and everyone at Disney who thought this neophyte should be trusted to draft the second installment of a major franchise. Zero credentials as a script writer and dubious credentials as a director. As much as Johnson is being slammed and deserves to be slammed, most of the blame must fall on the executives who green lit this buffoon and allowed this travesty to hit the theaters. Yes, it made a fortune because we all loved Star Wars. No, I will not see the next installment and would prefer a complete reboot of the series rather than suffering through the Rey/Ren trilogy once again.… Expand

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MikeTBKDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I as a rule I never do reviews, i love Star Wars, grew up on it, its not always perfect but there is some amazing movies within it. I was soooooo looking forward to watching this movie but it was so god awful and **** it was like being back watching the Phantom Menace and walking out and thinking how could a Star Wars Movie be this **** At least the Phantom Menace FELT like a Star Wars movie, come back Jar Jar all is forgiven! Theres all of these people saying The Last Jedi was amazing, really???? - apparently good story isnt high up on the directors to do list, all i hear is it had good 'visuals' and its 'well made' and its 'bold' - bugger right off - how about GOOD STORY!!!!! and the fan boys all blindly saying its amazing and imagine anyone having the audacity to say it was **** - calling people haters or trolls etc - bugger off - if you read enough of the Negative comments including this one these negative reviews are written by REAL people, stop trying to excuse how **** this movie was - makes you look retarded and sad that your grasping at straws, your tiny little minds cant comprehend why the hate - if you loved the movie good for you, i really wish i saw the movie you saw or perhaps you were drunk or high on pop corn or sugar or something - was going to see this a 2nd time, guess what? - wont be happening! Star Wars The Last Jedi 0/10 for wasted potential and bugger your visuals - p.s. Chewbacca hid in the Falcons toilet the whole movie as he was scared if he came out he would get 'Boldly' killed......im amazed C3PO and R2D2 survived, perhaps saving their deaths for the next one!… Expand

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Rhaegar83Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is an absolute mess. The plot makes no sense. The entire story of the resistance amounts to a slow motion car chase with a pointless side quest tacked on for the sole purpose of filming another funky star wars theme planet. The few decent battle sequences we get are brief and simplistic, and every hint of a true fight between the main characters either becomes a giant fake-out or simply gets interrupted by EXPLOSIONS before anything interesting can happen. It's like the writers were determined to make the answer to every mystery from TFA "nothing" as if that would make the movie interesting and mysterious, and instead it just makes every reveal a big let down.

So many characters are absolutely wasted. Luke is reduced to the role of cowardly hermit who refuses to do anything for the entire film, and even when you think he has finally joined the fight it's really a mirage, just like this film. It's all snoke and mirrors with no real substance.… Expand

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ak8268Apr 10, 2018

Star Wars has hit a low I never thought was even possible. I saw this movie twice and watching it a second time just made it even worse. As a huge Star Wars fan, I tried so hard to like this movie, but it failed in almost all categories. TheStar Wars has hit a low I never thought was even possible. I saw this movie twice and watching it a second time just made it even worse. As a huge Star Wars fan, I tried so hard to like this movie, but it failed in almost all categories. The movie is driven on continuous plot conveniences and has countless plot holes. All of the characters were lazily written and uninspiring. There was no satisfying ending to any of the plot points and some plot points from episode 7 were completely ignored. The movie continuously contradicts the rules and lore in the originals and prequels. Even worse, it contradicts itself a few occasions. The writing of the script felt childish. Words like "tooling" and "unfindable" have no place in Star Wars. The numerous attempts at comedy failed miserably. They felt so out of place and ruined the immersion. Honestly, I don't understand how Lucasfilm allowed this.… Expand

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iSimon420Apr 26, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The denial I experienced leaving the AMC theater after watching this abomination was unprecedented. I refused to believe it at first. Denial and rationalizations galore! "Mark Hamill is in it! Kylo Ren's character is slightly more developed from a plank of petrified wood! Princess Leia can fly through space with no helmet! Snoke dies with zero character development in the most pathetic ending to a villain in cinematic history! The graphics are nice! Who cares that the plot makes no sense and that Luke Skywalkers character was destroyed just before he dies?"

Nope...my denial has cracked. This movie is pure garbage. It is WORSE than the Star Wars prequels by a longshot. I never thought that was even possible, and Force Awakens and Rebel One was damn fine improvements. This movie takes a huge steaming **** on all of them. Laughable camerawork, terrible progression and the worst character development ever. Now Luke Skywalker, the hero of the galaxy is a whiny emo pessimist who **** and complains. Yoda doesn't give a **** about him burning down the Jedi Temple for no reason. Leia gets shot into space and somehow uses the Force to save her own life, but doesn't know to use to Force to prevent the Rebels from walking into a trap? ****ty pointless scenes everywhere, like the stupid casino scene which has pointless moralizing and substandard characters. All the characters are downright awful. The worst offense is Snoke, this character that was hyped to oblivion is completely useless and is betrayed by Kylo Ren in such anti-climatic fashion, untoasted white bread that is eaten on mayonnaise and stale rotting ketchup remain less mediocre in execution. The ending is god awful, what exactly does Luke Skywalker die for? So that his apprentice who gets force powers with no effort can fight the boring Kylo Ren? **** Kylo Ren, he is a terrible character who is a travesty compared to the might of Darth Vader. Did I mention how boring and disjointed everything is?! Transistions occur out of nowhere and you have no time to adjust to any scene before the director farts out another useless transistion in your face to another filler scene which goes nowhere!

Bottom line: The Last Jedi is the WORST Star Wars movie ever made. It is so awful it defies all logic and any sane comprehension. Avoid this monster of a film at all costs and boycott future Star Wars installments unless the entire directing team is rebuilt from the ground up. When Mark Hamill himself says he hated this movie, you know that you have officially RUINED Star Wars. Shameful display Disney...shameful abomination. Worst movie of 2018 BY FAR.… Expand

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HammerOfThoriumOct 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An utter abomination of a film. Were it not for the sumptuous visuals and breakneck pace, clubbing the audience with inconsequential setpiece after inconsequential setpiece, it would doubtless be regarded universally as the worst outing in the series. The director's intention to "subvert expectations" goes some way to explaining the inexplicable: the non-entity that was Snoke being killed for no clear reason in a manner hardly befitting a Sith whose power one would presume to be comparable to the Emperor; Luke Skywalker being, well...not Luke Skywalker; Rey taking the concept of "Mary Sue" to a level previously thought impossible; a pink-haired Feminist insert berating Po for his toxic masculinity while refusing to brief the crew on her plan because...reasons; Leia Superman-ing in space and continuing to live despite the actress having passed away during the film's production; and on and on it goes.

In lieu of a several-thousand-word rant, I would point interested parties in the direction of the Plinkett review of The Last Jedi, which can be found on the "Red Letter Media" YouTube channel, as well as a similar video by a YouTuber named "E;R".… Expand

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thiagojjoaoDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst Star Wars in history! You must change "The Last Jedi" to "The Last Star Wars". Ok, let's go for HUGE SPOILERS. Star Wars is not just a little cute movie and special effects. It's a great drama in a beautiful environment with spatial effects. Do you want to tell another story, from another perspective? Great! But be consistent and cohesive with the seven previous films. Turning Luke into a coward was a filthy; Yoda in a clown, was a filthy; In fact, everyone is a comedian in this movie. LEIA FLYING IN SPACE. Come oooonn!!!!!!! Hux became a ridiculous one (where is that tense dispute with Kylo??); Snoke became a nobody, just like the Rey's parents; Finn, before he was a born rebel, was transformed into a dazzled by the casino; Maz Kanata in a fight for the union's command? What? She ran a bar a thousand years ago; The script is nonsense and poorly written. And I do not want to talk anymore because this movie is not worth it.… Expand

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KonjooDec 17, 2017

Sadly corporate Excel bars rigor wins again over creativity and the will to take an artistic risk. Episode VIII serves us a cocktail of mixed elements borrowed not just from one (case of Episode VII), but a few previous Saga installments,Sadly corporate Excel bars rigor wins again over creativity and the will to take an artistic risk. Episode VIII serves us a cocktail of mixed elements borrowed not just from one (case of Episode VII), but a few previous Saga installments, pretending to be something new to the franchise.
All of this dropped into weird sauce of plot holes, lack of logic, hollow secondary characters, and some bad visual design choices, disrespecting established legacy.

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ian_mlgnMay 15, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As big fan of the Star Wars saga, who grew up watching the other two trilogies, I was very excited about this "new tone" that TLJ would bring to the galaxy.

Rian Johnson's Lopper was promising and JJ Abrams had already quite successfully created foundations for the next instalment of the saga. Characters have already been established and stakes have spiralled. A new, mysterious and exciting villain came to the stage, Kylo Ren was supposed to finish his training and Rey was supposed to start one of her own with the only surviving Jedi Master.

And the expression “supposed to” defines this movie. What plotlines have been established in TFA were almost immediately dropped in TLJ. There would be no harm in that but the way it was done did not do the characters justice. Without getting into too much detail Snoke feels complete pointless to the overall plot. Luke doesn’t even resemble the Luke we used to know and without any proper backstory there is no reason ROTJ Luke would do the things he had done here. Not to mention the slap-on-the-face joke. Comedy in this movie is altogether tasteless, tactless and completely immersion breaking to a degree it requires a separate section.

Furthermore, the mystery surrounding Rey’s parents has been just thrown out the window. And with all of this missing what are we left with? The Disney Jedi Cinderella (or DJC) is one of the worst major characters in SW that I have seen so far. Even Jar Jar, however annoying he can be, had a better story. Like with Rey, Kylo Ren’s, Finn’s and Poe’s characters have been totally wasted. Not to mention Maz Kanata’s cameo which looks like it was shoehorned in there. What are we left with? Holdo has a huge part to play but the conflict which arises do to the role of her character isn’t just pointless, it’s completely illogical. I won’t even mention Rose who is just a complete waste of Diversity/Inclusion and only Social Justice Warriors can be happy about her character. Not only is he poorly written, drives a 20 minute pointless plot line which ultimately has no impact on the story at all. Again, like many other things in TLJ, it feels like Disney is trying to reprogram our minds instead of producing a good movie.

Time to change the topic a bit and let’s talk about comedy/comic relief. TLJ tries to do what Marvel has been so proficient at. Deliver an exciting story, sometimes dark and serious, with little drops of humor which remind us that at the end of the day Iron Man is just a comic book hero. It not only provides relief but also creates a feeling that the Marvel movies are comic book adaptations and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. They are made for fun. Star Wars on the other hand, even though a bit of humor has always been there since the original trilogy, it never took centre stage and would never, I repeat NEVER, break immersion. To say the least and keep this text short the scene were Luke casually throws away the light sabre is nothing more than a slap on the face for the audience. Regardless if you are a fan of SW or not. With this we have arrived at the biggest issue I have with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Its plot just doesn’t make sense. The conflict is only crated for conflict’s sake and doesn’t make any lasting impact on any of the characters. They all survive, besides Luke, but do we know what the state of the galaxy is? What has really happened to the Resistance, where are they at now? And what about the Jedi? All throughout the movie we are told that the old must day, Jedi have to end. And do they? Of course not because Ray saves the ancient texts even though Yoda in his little cameo destroys the tree and the books. So are the Jedi gone? Should there be a new way to follow the force? No, because in the end Ray saves the books? And Why? Judging by where the story goes it won’t even be explained in the final movie.
So are there any good things about the movie? Yes there are. Visuals are stunning, fights are amazing but, the Space Opera feeling the previous movies had is completely gone. Fans have been left mistreated and I honestly don’t see any reason why new fans should appear. I walked around Smyth’s Toys in Ireland the other day and found almost none of the toys. And whichever were left had discounted prices less than a year after the movie was released. This just speaks volumes about how successful this movie has been.

And finally, as I am no critic, I think critics are wrong about this movie. Not because they aren’t fans but they completely miss the point exactly how this movie did. It is just a poor movie. Is it worse than The Attack of the Clones? Just ask the fans and you will see, hear and know what the answer is: It is just a poor movie, hollow shell which everyone will quickly either forget or want to forget.… Expand

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Scottgun00Oct 2, 2018

American here, so no blaming Russian hackers for this review. Put simply, The Last Jedi is the only Star Wars film where I was aware of not enjoying the film while watching it. Even when watching the prequels for the first time I enjoyed themAmerican here, so no blaming Russian hackers for this review. Put simply, The Last Jedi is the only Star Wars film where I was aware of not enjoying the film while watching it. Even when watching the prequels for the first time I enjoyed them and only grokked their badness upon reflection. Everything felt off from scrolling text in the beginning to its very end. Not going to bother with IX because I couldn't care less what happens to these characters.… Expand

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darklordabc123Dec 24, 2017

It's a very dumbed down scfi movie, if you're the type of person that likes to pick apart the logic in films, you will have a field day with this one. It is also a very left-wing film, and if you are adept at seeing the political agendaIt's a very dumbed down scfi movie, if you're the type of person that likes to pick apart the logic in films, you will have a field day with this one. It is also a very left-wing film, and if you are adept at seeing the political agenda behind films, then you will also have a field day.… Expand

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zack98Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cringey humour, superman Leia, Luke character assassination, pointless Finn plot, full of plotholes. wtf were disney thinking? Prequel levels of bad.zzzzz… Expand

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MindartisDec 21, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not a ROBOT & posting only once. I frustrated the narrative in the news is that these negative reviews are false. This is a real review. ** SPOILERS AHEAD** I saw Star Wars in 1977 with my dad and I was 10 years old, so I have loved Star Wars for 40 years of my life. What I liked:
The battle with Kylo and Rey in Snoke's thrown room. I like how Snoke was assassinated sort of like what would happen in Ancient Rome. The problem is that Kylo is not a fully developed character toward total evil to lead the First Order. Perhaps Ep. IX will save this movie. I hated the following:
1. Luke: Disney ruined the legacy of Luke and what Lucas set up. Luke deserved better. Luke was a grumpy old man who has trashed the Jedi order. Then he becomes a coward and does a force astral projection and dies of exhaustion. Wow what a waste. Why not let Luke go out with a more epic way (i.e, have Luke in the flesh and Rey be ambushed by the Knights of Ren). 2. Plot-holes: Rey is a "Mary-Sue" who can do everything with no training. Finn -- a sanitation worker -- can take on Captain Phasma who is a trained soldier. Bombs in space; Light speed ships as weapons; force ghosts (Yoda) using lightning (why not have all the force ghosts take on the First Order?) 3. Casino story line: Waste of time and went know where except to introduce Rian's new trilogy in the future. Self-serving. Disney had to go all political with animal cruelty. I'm on the side against animal cruelty but it just didn't fit and I felt like I was watching the Disney channel sitcom. 4. Bad/Forced Humor: I felt like I was watching Guardians of the Galaxy or Avengers. They work in those films, but not in Star Wars. Luke throwing his dad's light saber over his shoulder was a huge slap in the face to everyone who loves Star Wars. It was not funny. These criticism only scratch the surface how bad this movie is. I'm sad to see Disney trounce on the legacy of Star Wars like this. Again, I'm a true fan and not a robot writing this review. Go see this movie form your own opinion. But I hated this film and I feel like Disney has just trashed everything to start over with their own thing. I'm open-minded to go in new directions. That's cool, but this just seemed so much in my face. My only hope is that JJ Abrams can rescue this pile of trash. Give some background to Snoke. Have it so that Kylo lied about Rey's parents and that she is truly the daughter of a legacy character. Redeem Luke!!! Have him so he only teleported away-- not died-- near the end in TLJ. Let Luke in the flesh take on the First Order and then die in an epic way. Have Kylo full evil and not conflicted as he rules the First Order in a heavy handed way. Have Rey get training by Luke.… Expand

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MsinMar 29, 2018

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Adast_AdamovMay 20, 2018

The worst Star Wars movie so far. They don't care about classic trilogy, extended universe or even Force Awakens. Just another money-grab from Disney with horrible never-ending jokes, gaping plotholes and butchered characters...
Avoid at any cost!

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silentkidDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers… It's almost impossible to know where to begin critiquing this film. TLJ is a film with so much promise but falls flat like Snokes corpse and the underused character development. There's a reason the audienceThis review contains spoilers… It's almost impossible to know where to begin critiquing this film. TLJ is a film with so much promise but falls flat like Snokes corpse and the underused character development. There's a reason the audience score is the lowest of any Star Wars film. And like many, I hated almost every major plot decision in it.

TLJ is a beautifully shot, well directed, well acted, terribly written mess-of-a-film bristling with oddly placed Marvel-esque meta-quips, bizarre shifts in narrative tone, dull side-plots filled with Harry Potter-esque CGI creatures/fauna that are completely inconsequentia; that ultimately offers no logical character development and impacts the story in no way at all. You can say what you will about the prequels falling victim to cheesey dialogue and casting missteps but, and I HATE myself for even thinking this, they pale in comparison to the 2.5 hours of boring, disposable ‘busy-work’ the majority of these characters are given. Johnson clearly only has an interest in exploring Rey and Kylo’s characters as everyone else is basically going in circles and under-developed. On top of this the most insulting thing I felt as a viewer is that TLJ systematically deconstructs and undoes all that was set up before which has led some to exclaim how TLJ ‘bravely makes choices and gives you something you weren’t anticipating'… but actually it insults you for even caring about anything Abrams and Kasdan set up in TFA by not answering anything at all. TLJ is a film that blasts away the mystery and awe left by its predecessor, and shows its loyal, theory-obsessed audience that nothing is going to be linked to what they thought in ways akin to how the writers of LOST treated their viewers. Instead of leaving you with wonder about how this trilogy will continue, you’ll be left wondering what you’re meant to be wondering about with the future of the films.

Let me explain, if you want to kill off Snoke then do it, but don't make it a cheap death. Snoke hasn’t been developed enough to understand why it is meaningful, or not meaningful, when he dies to Kylo Ren; let alone me. If Rey is a child of nobodies, then make it meaningful why her lack of knowledge of her parents is in itself meaningful and important. Show us, or at least tell us, but don’t cop out completely with nothing to fill the cop out. Iif you’re going to 'completely flip the genre on its head' then don’t fill the film with constant ‘is he dead’, ‘no he isn’t’… ‘oh but now he is’ misdirection and psyche-outs. Even Finn, on his redundant side-mission, looked like he was going to die 3 separate times. One by execution, but then he doesn’t, then Phasma may have killed him, but then he returns, and then he tries to sacrifice himself by taking out the final super-weapon, but then he doesn’t… this rollercoaster was both taxing and infuriating; especially when this ‘fake-out/psyche' happens repeatedly to Luke, Rey, Finn, Leia and even Rose! Add on the rip-off chase plot from Battlestar Galactica and repeat the same scenario of Rebels need to take on a super-weapon 3 separate times (a dreadnought, a ship with tracking abilities, and a Death Star mini super-weapon and failing each time) and you’re left feeling really drained. Most of all this is a film, that disrespects Luke Skywalker character, one of my all time film idols, someone we saw briefly in TFA but I/we ultimately haven’t seen on screen for 35 years, by insufficiently explaining why he is the way he is and completely mischaracterising what we do see of him. For example, Luke refused to fight Darth Vader because he felt the conflict and good within him… yet he senses a conflict in his own nephew and for ‘reasons the script needs to happen’ Luke decides to murder him IN HIS SLEEP? Sure this sets up Kylo’s path and explains Luke’s guilt, but what led him to this point?!? What happened to Luke? Now he is just a grumpy, cowardly old man? The hero is gone???? What? Why? He doesn’t want to be found, but he leaves the galaxy a mysterious map so people can find him? What? Why?

Never ONCE in a trilogy that was had the opportunity to resolve the story arcs of our favorite heros did we even get Han, Leia, Luke, and Chewy in the same room! Now the actors who are alive have dead characters, and the character left alive belongs to a dead actress! All I can say is, JJ, I would like to think this was not your intended storyline from the beginning. I would like to think that Rian Johnson attempted to blindside our expectations but in doing so he simply betrayed the potential growth the new characters. Seeing as each writer and director seems to have a blank slate as they start each film, with the freedom to take things in any direction they want, combined with the similar amount of outrage this film is getting from divided fans, I can see Episode IX spending most of its runtime undoing everything TLJ deconstructs!… Expand

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HipstersBaneDec 25, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lazy story writing and more plot-holes than an average movie experience. I just don't see anything bold about this story. Lets see bad guys have new tech that has a single weakpoint? Check

Death Star related weapon? Check

New Heroes in safety bubble while everyone around them dies? Check

Cute aliens to sell toys? Check

Hoth like battle on sand instead of snow? Check

Space chase like episode 5... well not as exciting but Check

Ok now explain bombs that fall in space. Leia surviving space long enough to force pull back to the cruiser. Dj learning about the shuttles. Rose being portrayed as a strong female character, yet throws the survival of the resistance away for a fangirl love of Finn. Phasma was a complete waste. I enjoyed three moments in the film if I am being honest and the person next to me fell asleep in the middle and started snoring. When the movie ended no one clapped we all just sat there thinking WTF did we just watch.… Expand

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tljisgarbageMay 13, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a Garbage piece of crap. For me, Star wars ended after Episode 1.

The Disneyfication of the franchise has taken away so much of what made it special in the first place. And dare I say it, but imho TLJ is now the worst SW film of all time. Even below ep 1,2,3.

Characters with no depth
A Director with no knowledge of the franchise.
A forgettable, nearly laughable villian in Kylo Ren
The Disneyfication of the First Order.
A plethora of really really bad young actors overacting to a huge degree. I'm looking at you Rey/Finn/Poe. The three of you might be fine in the three stooges but in SWs......
And the **** is Rose doing? The lame gags and infantile humour might belong in a kids version of SW or the cartoons, but it has no place here. She is basically a Vietnamese Jar Jar binks eating up screen time.

I just get the feeling Disney went with a bunch of young bad actors so that they could keep the fees low and squeeze the Franchise for all it's worth since the kids will be around longer and can be spun off into more side stories.

TLJ felt less like a Star Wars Episode and more like a marketing movie for Star Wars written by big data analytics to pander to as many market segments as possible without actually delivering anything of substance.

Well done Disney. I must say that you have hit a brand new depth of low when you make me pine for George Lucas and I hated episode 2.… Expand

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ozymandias79Mar 12, 2018

Oh boy. Not terrible, but not good. Even the rolling text at the start was poorly written. The feminist undertones were there, and is Star Wars better for it - a resounding NO. The "humor" fell flat. It's also way too long. I was going forOh boy. Not terrible, but not good. Even the rolling text at the start was poorly written. The feminist undertones were there, and is Star Wars better for it - a resounding NO. The "humor" fell flat. It's also way too long. I was going for the Empire, ahhh I mean First order, by the end. The only good thing about The last jedi will be the Plinkett review.

FYI. Bombs are only applicable when there's gravity.

Update: After letting The last jedi sink in, a few things have become apparent. First, as a stand alone film, The last jedi isn't terrible, but as a follow up to The force awakens, it is garbage. I can see why Star wars fans hated it. Rian Johnson (the writer/director) basically flipped off every Star wars fan out there. He took a huge dump on everything that was set up in The force awakens. Who was Snoke, who are Rei's parents? Such potential for story development was wasted. The last jedi should be struck from the record and they should try again with Star wars 8.1. I seriously doubt any degree of course correction in Star wars 9 could make up for The last jedi. BTW. Disney, good luck selling toys for whiny emasculated male characters and irritating SJW/feminism-driven female characters.… Expand

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WrexShepardWrexDec 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie has so many problems, it is difficult to know where to start. Let's start with the fact that it completely invalidates not only everything that happened in the original series, but also everything that happened IN THE LAST MOVIE!! (Which was equally terrible, by the way). So much for destroying the Empire and restoring freedom and peace in the galaxy. And Luke's character assassination in this movie is borderline criminal. They took one of the most iconic characters ever created and turned him into a cynical loser who's behavior makes no sense whatsoever. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say I am no longer interested in any new productions in this franchise. I regret the time I wasted watching this movie.… Expand

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parallax_84Dec 22, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When i saw TFA i felt anger because it was a copy of episode 4... When i left the theater after watching TLJ i felt sadness because how they treated Luke Skywalker character, i can overlook the slapstick humour, the cheap death of Snoke, Rose & Finn filler mission and leia's ridiculous travel in the vacuum... What i cant overlook is Luke trying to murder his nephew un full sith mode like palpatine killed plagueis, giving up and not even caring for his sister , not going to fight one last time against kylo ren and dying in the battlefield like the hero we all knew and love, instead of that we get a ridiculous force projection that by the way is by no means a cool force power or a interesting one, its a cheap desicion made by rian johnson to make something different but in a terrible way. RJ craps all over we knew about the force ...Yes, this movie is different but at the expense of butchering more than the half of the lore of Star Wars… Expand

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Mement0May 21, 2018

It's a shame, there's the potential for a good trilogy somewhere in this politically correct mess, but it gets lost with Disney's ploys just to sell tickets like throwing in obnoxious poorly written characters acted by minorities (Rose) andIt's a shame, there's the potential for a good trilogy somewhere in this politically correct mess, but it gets lost with Disney's ploys just to sell tickets like throwing in obnoxious poorly written characters acted by minorities (Rose) and -insert jumping the shark- moments like Leia's space flying shambles.

The villains are also poor - General Huxley is about as cliche and lame as you'll get. There wasn't much point to Snoke... Ren is not threatening, Rey bested him in the first one easily.

The humour is misplaced, when there's some good tension it's immediately ruined by wannabe 'Marvelesque' humour, it lacks any class, finesse or flow.

The two movies attempt to throw in nostalgic moments to drum up those old feelings. I remember actually loving the start of the first movie, then once it settles down and Disney's ticket-selling ploys come to light, it just turned me off, the exact same happens here.… Expand

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nalworApr 3, 2018

I feel so sad for all the Star Wars fan because they deserve so much better. This film is just so bad it's hard to know where to start... worse than justice league. How will JJ save the trilogy? Rian Johnson should never be allowed behind aI feel so sad for all the Star Wars fan because they deserve so much better. This film is just so bad it's hard to know where to start... worse than justice league. How will JJ save the trilogy? Rian Johnson should never be allowed behind a camera again.… Expand

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TerrierJul 1, 2018

I don't want to say what is wrong with this movie but I will point out what is right:
-Mark Hamill.
-Oscar Isaac. -Daisy Ridley is cute but nothing more. -The first space scene, the first 5 minutes of the movie. -The scene with the bombers.I don't want to say what is wrong with this movie but I will point out what is right:
-Mark Hamill.
-Oscar Isaac.
-Daisy Ridley is cute but nothing more.
-The first space scene, the first 5 minutes of the movie.
-The scene with the bombers.
-The CG, in general, is top notch. They CG team did a nice job.
-The scene with the AT-AT.… Expand

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AcidwormMar 25, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Some nice things in this movie, but also a lot of bad with that. The Rose/Finn side-story was kind of annoying and didn't really fit into the movie. Too much time was spent on their little trip. Every character just seemed to be off in their own-subplot for most of the film, and a great lack of character development didn't help. I never got emotionally invested in any of the characters. Luke Skywalker was poorly written, and very contradictory to his strength in the original trilogy. Kylo Ren continued to be a poor character, which is a shame as Adam Driver is a very good actor. He is very conflicted between light and dark, and comes across as very weak, and changing his allegiance numerous times during the movie. The scene with killing Snoke was also ridiculous, and Snoke didn't realize his anger was directed at him? Too many themes were just rehashed from the original trilogy, and I was hoping that after The Force Awakens was a nostalgia trip they would have written this movie to be more of it's own, but still too much just copies the themes of the original trilogy. It also went a little overboard with the kid-friendly nature, which begun with the prequels when Disney bought the rights. The balance with humor and seriousness was much better in the original trilogy.

Overall, it was enjoyable, but die-hard Star Wars fans will be disappointed seeing their favorite characters so poorly written.… Expand

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night4Mar 19, 2018

Cons:
-WAY too long
-Jumps around too much -Pointless subplots -That Leia scene (you know what I'm talking about) -Too many "strong female" characters Pros: -Looks good Overall, it was... ok. I didn't exactly regret watching it except thatCons:
-WAY too long
-Jumps around too much
-Pointless subplots
-That Leia scene (you know what I'm talking about)
-Too many "strong female" characters

Pros:
-Looks good

Overall, it was... ok. I didn't exactly regret watching it except that it could have been condensed by a full hour without losing anything.… Expand

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SatanskiAug 14, 2019

First SW movie, i've been totally bored watching in a cinema. Wanted to rewatch it today, but couldn't even proceed past first "humorous" scene. What a donwfall

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AscosporeMar 18, 2018

Rogue One was probably the best Star Wars film since Empire - it kept things simple, and the battle scenes were tight. But there's nothing tight about racing in battle formation across the surface of a planet toward the enemy, only to beRogue One was probably the best Star Wars film since Empire - it kept things simple, and the battle scenes were tight. But there's nothing tight about racing in battle formation across the surface of a planet toward the enemy, only to be surprised when the enemy fighters overhead start firing on you. I reckon an average 10 year old could have written a better final sequence for this movie.… Expand

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steveo1988bOct 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible and distasteful movie. To a real fan I felt like the movie was a slap in the face with some B rated scenes. Leia floating in space! are you kidding me! Luke dying to a force projection? Are you kidding me? Movie was a mess with a BS agenda. When did movies and t.v. start being more political and less entertainment?? Get that out of here.… Expand

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SimonMyDudeSep 9, 2021

Worse than all other movies, maybe tied with The rise of Skywalker!I didn't think it could get this bad...

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FuchsyouJun 19, 2020

So this is how star wars dies... with thunderous applause. This is a beautiful looking disaster of a movie that takes a universe crafted over 7 films and breaks the heart and soul to remake the universe in some new perverted image.

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BabyBachRibsJun 20, 2020

I grew up with George Lucas' vision of the films, its themes, "poetry", oftentimes silliness, and creativity. Above all, it pushed boundaries. On SOME LEVEL, it pushed boundaries. I'm really not here to get into all that. All I can say isI grew up with George Lucas' vision of the films, its themes, "poetry", oftentimes silliness, and creativity. Above all, it pushed boundaries. On SOME LEVEL, it pushed boundaries. I'm really not here to get into all that. All I can say is that this movie did none of that. It didn't even try. Give this IP back to Lucas. Daddy knows best (you can quote me on that). Other than that, I don't really want to get into it. This movie just didn't have any of the aforementioned qualities to it.… Expand

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NickTheCritickApr 24, 2022

If the first film wasn't great this is much worse. Sad to see the star wars saga at this level of cinematic art.

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King-zadehDec 8, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was the worst star wars ,rey journey is suck,and luck was not the luck fan wanted, and fighting with lightsaber was very childish and stupid,does Disney even know how lightsaber work?!… Expand

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ComiUKApr 15, 2018

As a Star Wars fan I never imagined I will ever say this but I am profoundly disappointed by this movie. This movie was the las nail in the coffin. RIP Star Wars!

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otgunzDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We all knew that this new trilogy would be desinged for today's viewers to succesfuly sell it. But for god's sake when the population of US turned into anti-white fashist femininsts? Why a ten year old boy or girl needs to see stupidly bad white males as villians and brown/black people, dumb women and ultra powerful droids must be accepted as heros? All the characters are either idiots or cowards. In the old movies all masters light or dark earned their places in hardship, and they fought epic duels in front of our eyes. In these new movies both old masters and heros are shown as cowards and losers also they do not stand a chance on the camera. This time Luke did not even actually fight against any one. In the old movies both villians and heroes had pure causes while on the new movies noone has a real cause to struggle, this effects the value of the movies. The Last Jedi will not end the SW Saga, it just renders the importance of SW Saga as if all the doings of both the Siths and the Jedis, the Imperials and the Rebels were invain, pointless, meaningless. As if that little boy called Anakin never ever lived. All the fun was the small group of people working shoulder to shoulder to stop an evil presence. Both humor and stress was about that little group in all the scenes. Han, Leia, Luke, Chew, 3Po, Artoo in the older trilogy. Qui Gon, Kenobi, Anakin, even Jarjar, 3po, Artoo, Padme in the newer trilogy. They briefly tried Rey, Finn, bb8, Poe but it was destroyed in this movie, Poe just pilots, Finn and bb8 does stupid things with that girl, Rey flirts with Kylo. This is the main reason I guess, not Luke's ending or other plotholes, but the absence of a "close group" having a "journey" while fighting, running whatever, makes this movie not feel like a SW movie :( I understand they want to sell toys and as the resistance finished in this movie we will see all new toys in the next movie but without a soul and without any good plots to actually have fun while watching it, it is obvious that the frenchaise gonna perish in front of our eyes. For the technical part:
1- If hyper jumps work against enemy vessels why the hell nobody used it back in the old six movies?
2- Why you killed Ackbar instantly, he should have been the last captain sacrificing himself to cover the abandoning crew?
3- If Yoda was able the strike lightenings as a force ghost why the hell no jedi force ghosts ever helping to defeat the dark side?
4- How the hell Rey can be so good in being a jedi on her own?
5- How Rey would claim herself a jedi by her own?
6- Ok Snoke is dead but if he was who he claimed to be, with all that visdom and power how the hell he fell to that stupidly easy move?
7- Why Luke told Kylo that there will be more jedis when he was so sure that jedi order was wrong and had to be destroyed?
8- What is the point of resisting against this stupid First Order morons? 9- Why we watched Finn and that idiot resistance girl go all that long to bypass the tracker when the remnants of the fleet should already jumped while secretly sending the forces to the planet?
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jeffthxApr 24, 2018

Took a dump all over Star Wars and the character with the most integrity in all of popular fiction: Luke Skywalker.

I appreciate so much how the prequels boldly introduced a deeper and more rich, expansive world/universe. This was quiteTook a dump all over Star Wars and the character with the most integrity in all of popular fiction: Luke Skywalker.

I appreciate so much how the prequels boldly introduced a deeper and more rich, expansive world/universe.

This was quite narrowing. At least have Luke adopt Rey as his daughter to continue the Skywalker lineage/legacy.… Expand

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jibbonDec 19, 2017

What a strange and ultimately pointless film. Only the briefest moments of interest; quickly deflated. Yet so many opportunities! Who do these writer/directors think they are? Rian Johnson must have one hell of an ego to have so flippantlyWhat a strange and ultimately pointless film. Only the briefest moments of interest; quickly deflated. Yet so many opportunities! Who do these writer/directors think they are? Rian Johnson must have one hell of an ego to have so flippantly taken the Star Wars legacy to these new lows. No surprises I guess given his poor track record as a filmmaker. So why give him the job? Cheap, I suppose. Star Wars - R.I.P.… Expand

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dusitDec 19, 2017

Pathetic and utterly disappointing. How can you make a movie as bad as Star Wars Episode 2? Terrible acting, stupid jokes, a boring and unconvincing story line and full of plot holes.

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BigDegs29Dec 16, 2017

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I'm not sure what professional reviewers are doing. An 86 average? I don't think so. This is probably the blandest Star Wars movie to date, including the prequels (though the prequels have other problems). Even withLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD

I'm not sure what professional reviewers are doing. An 86 average? I don't think so. This is probably the blandest Star Wars movie to date, including the prequels (though the prequels have other problems). Even with The Force Awakens rehashing old ground, it still managed to establish the characters in interesting ways and lead us on some interesting plot lines with character progression, some decent acting and great cinematography.

But The Last Jedi had little of that. Honestly, I found it to be a bit of a mess, with poor acting and direction (which is alarming because I think Disney has said they'll be giving this director his own Star Wars trilogy!). The whole premise of the movie was kind of dumb and when I realized that's what the whole movie was going to be about, I was dumbfounded. The plot is next to MEANINGLESS. This movie goes no where! Little story progression, even less character development.

The two new main characters have little of interest in their personalities and back story, and one does something monumentally stupid that would normally make no sense, but which is shoe-horned in by a crappy writer. And I find Leia's literal force armor more ridiculous than all the plot holes in The Force Awakens. Oh man that scene was bad (you'll know it when you see it!).

I was really disappointed in the Finn/Rose/BB8 plot line. BB8 was charming in TFA, but here his antics are old and slightly ridiculous (guess that fits with the rest of the movie). Again Phasma is sadly reduced to a minuscule role. It's also laughably unfortunate that it takes them to an actual casino where all the greedy gather, considering EA's BattleFront II fiasco! Sadly, they rely heavily on nostalgia again...it's way worse than TFA. There are so many lines ripped straight from the original three movies. And while they don't rehash The Empire Strikes Back the way TFA rehashed the original, it still gives off some uncomfortably similar vibes in the closing act. Rogue One did nostalgia right without being shackled to the past films; obviously no lessons were learned.

The Porgs are an obvious marketing gimmick in an attempt to cash in on the baby Groot thing. At least they did provide most of the good comedy in the movie. Most of the other attempts at humor were cringey one-liners.

I simply didn't feel any tension in this movie, despite the peril the Resistance was in. I didn't care about it or the characters. It's like all the interesting arcs established in the first movie fell flat on their faces. Luke/Rey were disappointing. Kylo/Snoke were disappointing. Finn/Poe bromance didn't happen. Chewbacca was barely in the movie, and is sorely lacking for want of Han.

Oh man, I'm kind of crushed. I had high hopes after TFA did a reasonably good job of setting things up and Rogue One was surprisingly good. Now I just feel empty.

All in all, I'd rank the Star Wars movies as follows:

1) The Empire Strikes Back
2) Rogue One
3) A New Hope
4) Return of the Jedi
5) The Force Awakens
6) Revenge of the Sith
=====Big Gap Here=====
7) The Phantom Menace
8) Attack of the Clones
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AxeTDec 16, 2017

Indicative more than ever of the state of major studio franchises today, this reeks of corporate manufacture by the politically correct geek herd and is nearly indistinguishable from the previous director's signature blundering with aIndicative more than ever of the state of major studio franchises today, this reeks of corporate manufacture by the politically correct geek herd and is nearly indistinguishable from the previous director's signature blundering with a surprising if not quite as insulting amount of retread again, it's an overlong (especially since the story is weak, lacking originality and downright incompetent at times) bloated extravaganza with some moments and sensational effects (a given) but adds up to one huge bore of a let down with no discernible twists as are being touted in the media (always so stupid as all that does is needlessly spoil and sets up disappointment idiots!) and incredibly leaves virtually nothing to resolve for the next and last episode in this botched trilogy.
Don't believe the hype or in the force anymore!

*note: My review of "The Force Awakens" would be downgraded to a 5 or 6 as it does not hold up well and predictably will fare even worse in the long run.… Expand

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Joesmith457Apr 22, 2018

I dont know what to say other than say it was a big mistake for Disney to kick George Lucas to the curb like they did. George needed to remain as the creative oversight for the sequel trilogy. It would've been okay to give directors andI dont know what to say other than say it was a big mistake for Disney to kick George Lucas to the curb like they did. George needed to remain as the creative oversight for the sequel trilogy. It would've been okay to give directors and writers creative control with the anthology films since they're just small stories in the larger universe, without George this franchise cannot survive, there is no outline or map of where this is all going, just remastered films of the originals. TLJ is a true showcase of what's wrong with Disney's Star Wars, a franchise which rides on nostalgia and not world building and interesting characters. TLJ is written in a way that disregards everything built up in the last film, it doesn't move the story in a meaningful way. I just hope there's a real course correction before they turn Star Wars into this soulless thing of what it once was.… Expand

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ximoDec 17, 2017

Pelicula entretenida que puede estar bien como película fuera de la saga, nada tiene que ver con la saga star wars, pierden la esencia totalmente.Tampoco contextualizan mucho de lo importante de la anterior película "el despertar de laPelicula entretenida que puede estar bien como película fuera de la saga, nada tiene que ver con la saga star wars, pierden la esencia totalmente.Tampoco contextualizan mucho de lo importante de la anterior película "el despertar de la fuerza" (snoke, rey, luke en la isla...). Decepcionante en cuanto a star wars y entretenida como película.… Expand

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denisnedry111Dec 18, 2017

This is a very bad movie with a few decent parts that are interrupted by some of the worst attepts at humor I've seen in awhile. Anytime this film gets into serious star wars territory it seems to stop itself with the equivelant of a mommaThis is a very bad movie with a few decent parts that are interrupted by some of the worst attepts at humor I've seen in awhile. Anytime this film gets into serious star wars territory it seems to stop itself with the equivelant of a momma joke. The jokes would be more at home on a late night talk show than a Star Wars movie. The is some solid acting, but a lot of films do some things right. So what? This is Star Wars we expect more. This is a prime of example of Hollywood pandoring to the audience. It was trying to please people rather than create an artistic and entertaining movie. There are parts that are clearly scrapes for the true fans, but amount to no more than nostalgic nonsense. This makes for a tonally imbalanced film. Jumping from serious to goofy. It tries to attract demographics rather than just people. Aside from tone, half the plot is worthless and wouldnt be out of place in the prequels. There is little character development that is riddled with plot holes. Some of these problems are simply a hangover from TFA such as Rey's abilities, but majority are new. Stars Wars fans wanted was a continuation of the OT, but what we got was terrible characters with disjointed development if any. The problems began in TFA and continue throughout this movie. Disney thought they could buy us off with a few scenes of nostalgic imagery, but even those were usually ruined by an out of place goof. I could go on and on with why this is an aweful movie, but this will suffice. This is not Star Wars. This is corporate Star Wars.… Expand

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JGABINODDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLJ: The most illogical plot i have seen in a while, void of any nuance and epic feel that characterizes STAR WARS. Ok, its hard for me to write this review. Its really hard for me to dislike a STAR WARS movie, i am somewhat positively biased against STAR WARS. The first time i saw the movie at the premiere i was stunned, and shocked on how poorly written and how ridiculous the plot is. In my second viewing i noticed much more writing and creative decisions that dont´t make any sense, story-wise, character-wise, logic-wise, STARWARS universe-wise. Lets start with the good things.

THE GOOD: The technical aspects of the movie are really great, the cinematography and the visual effects are incredible. This movie plays with the color palette and its balance, to a beautiful degree. Also the score its amazing, JOHN WILLIAMS is awesome, and it shows. The way sound mixing and editing blends with the score is ear-dropping. THE BAD: ALMOST everything else. The story is beyond LOGIC for me. Its like if MILLENNIALS teens were behind ALL the story decisions in this movie. Its incredible the amount of forcing a viewer has to do to make SOME sense out of the illogical storyline.

Right in the start they show you the tone of the movie that will be along the 2.5 hr feature. Its unfathomable , for me at least, that a FIRST ORDER "GENERAL" will not engage fire on a ENEMY fighter in attack mode, possessing the highest and most skilled pilot of the RESISTANCE. I mean in FA they did blow up planets with millions of innocent people just to decimate the resistance, and in here you hesitate to BLOW UP the highest and most skilled pilot of the resistance. no, no just no. Then, right after that, why in the world (or galaxy) would they not put any SHIELD to the MOST ADVANCED AND DEADLY attack ship in their arsenal, it just doesn't make any sense. Other aspect, is how they characterized LUKE SKYWALKER. I don´t mind him being and old and scared, and cowardly against everything he stood up for, JUST GIVE ME A LOGICAL EXPLANATION for this. Right off the start, he throws his DAD´s lightsaber to a cliff, WHAT?? Does this play in the same universe emotionally and logically??? It was his DAD´s lightsaber, the one he heroically saved from the EVIL SIDE and died in his arms. Wouldn't he at least show some interest on the memento of his father´s main piece of history. Why throw it for a laugh? its really cheap and bad writing, PRACTICALLY ANYTHING would have been better. WHY in the world would REY be capable of beating LUKE with the force and throw him to the floor. I mean she of course force grabs the lightsaber, and then LUKE force grabs an antenna?? WTF. It just doesn't make any sense. LUKE character is really miles off of what he should represent, and there is no logical explanation behind it. The poor explanation is that he failed his nephew student because he sensed "some" weird darkness in his sleep and hesitated to kill him. WHAT? Its just lazy and poor writing all around, it has no emotional resonance or anything. Before, he saved his EVIL DAD against the odds and faced the most evil person in the galaxy just to vindicate his FATHER, he was willing to sacrifice himself and face death just to see his dad becomes who he once was. Here, he tried to KILL his nephew because he sense some darkness in his dreams? ( i mean everyone from time to time, dreams about darkness). There is no in between, if you sense darkness in somebody, you open dialog with them, talk to his parents, but no, the only explanation in TLJ is to avoid talking any sense into the other person, and TRY to kill him. Its just very messy storytelling.

The space chase is also very thin and ridiculous, time will give people the opportunity to really question RIAN JOHNSON logic behind this. Its just shows the cartoonish incompetence in the first order, its almost like a parody on how to do everything wrong if you want to eliminate your enemy, the problem is that is not funny. They really do not want to kill their enemies, they just wanted to let them go. There are INFINITE ways the FIRST ORDER vessels could have managed this situation better. There were are at least 3-4 ships, added to that of SNOKE´S planet sized ship. and why in the heck, do not they simply allow a single STAR DESTROYER to warp speed ahead of the resistance convo, and attack from different sides. I dont have a problem with REY being from nowhere, in fact, i think is BRILLIANT, it would have been one of the greatest story parts of the new starwars saga, if it wasn't handled so POORLY here. Anyway this movie is an incoherent mess, where logic goes to die, and story telling is thin and without emotion. I am really torn on how this movie turned out to be. There are many other things i didn't like, there are some things i did like. But its appalling how ultimately bad it is.… Expand

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AhlersMay 25, 2018

Absolute dog sh*t, not worth watching at all. Terrible story and they destroyed Star Wars.

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ArchanousJul 30, 2018

This movie is by far the worst movie of the entire Star Wars trilogy. This movie made me to lost all the hope I had for the Star Wars Universe and has definitely destroyed the Saga. Star Wars has lost a fan.

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FARTASS23Dec 15, 2018

Worst star wars movie in existence. Hard to watch. Story is trash and they made Luke a joke. Disney disgraced Star Wars.

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Troy_CostisickMay 16, 2018

Disappointing. Normally I complain about a movie having too much fan service. This one didn't have enough.

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ServaseDec 31, 2017

Meh, falls into the prequels category of watchable but nothing to remember. Go somewhere else for good scifi.

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pagey17Dec 20, 2017

Tonally and structurally all over the place and it trashed the good set up of characters TFA gave us. Not to mention the cheesy comedic moments which did not work at all.

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ValeliMay 14, 2018

I watched this movie and was annoyed by several things, but on the whole had an "ok" time. After leaving the theater though, the more I thought about what I'd just seen, the less I liked it. It has lots of problems.... it doesn't give depthI watched this movie and was annoyed by several things, but on the whole had an "ok" time. After leaving the theater though, the more I thought about what I'd just seen, the less I liked it. It has lots of problems.... it doesn't give depth to any characters. It goes on completely irrelevant story arcs. It intentionally goes out of its way to destroy the franchise's pas characters and almost seems like it's mocking audience members who are/were fond of them. It has cute cgi creatures, but they're totally random. I can't get behind kylo ren as a villian, but he's somehow better than the heroine of the story who is simply a complete blank through her first two movies now. And it's very clearly trying to force women and minorities into roles for no particular reason. .... and then the studio is going out and accusing people of being sexist and/or racist if they can't get behind the film? I assure you I'm not either. I'd probably even consider myself a feminist. And I certainly have no objections to women or minorities in films. But shoving them in just to have them in... I don't know exactly what to rate this movie. A 0 would be hyperbole, but a 0 is definitely what I want to rate the studio's approach to any criticism they've received. As far as the film itself goes, I can say without any hyperbole that it was pretty disappointing. And that's disappointing to someone who wasn't hyped for it and had no particular expectations. I waited weeks before getting around to seeing it, even. I think a 3 or 4 is probably fair. I'd give it a 3.5, but will round down to 3 based on how the studio responded to anyone who didn't enjoy their work. I don't think many/any people will actually read this, but I'd strongly encourage anyone who feels at all like me to not watch the next in theaters. Or, at least, to make sure to not watch it for the first few weeks. They won't change without box office punishment, and the idea of having starwars turned into a tent-pole graphics fest that sells out on name alone like transformers or something makes me very sad.… Expand

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ZanryumaruMar 29, 2018

Empty movie that don't deserve to be canon. After this film official SW universe is dead to me. "Legends" section is more canonic.

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Daniel_EndureMay 7, 2019

The Last Jedi takes characters, both new and old, and does a fine job in making them look like a bunch of complete moronic failures who haven't a clue as to what they're doing or how to do it. Going into the final conclusion to the trilogy,The Last Jedi takes characters, both new and old, and does a fine job in making them look like a bunch of complete moronic failures who haven't a clue as to what they're doing or how to do it. Going into the final conclusion to the trilogy, there's no one left to root for - Episode IX has been set up to be scrawny guys who think they're tough (but aren't) vs. utter dullards. What a disappointment.… Expand

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KissellDec 17, 2017

Disappointing. I'd much rather go watch The Force Awakens or Rogue One again than watch this film again. The kids liked it a lot, but for an old Star Wars fan it wasn't the movie I wanted.

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zorK90Dec 15, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really really really want to like this film, and I have tried, but I just can't. It is a very well polished turd, the core story of the film is just so incredibly stupid. It kind of gives me the same type of feeling that Mass Effect 3 left me with. A form of emptiness. It was the first time I left the cinema after a Star Wars film and just felt zero excitement. Initially the movie was a 7/10 for me but the more I thought about it the more all the flaws got stacked up. For me The Last Jedi is a 4/10. It gets plus points for its beautiful cinematography, great acting from the main actors and by just being Star Wars. I like the way they killed Snoke and that Kylo did it, but it happened too soon and we got ZERO **** INFO ABOUT HIM. Instead of the stupid Finn and Rose storyline they could have given us backstory to Snoke before killing him and actually have Rey trained by Luke on that **** island.

But it was so damn disappointing in so many ways, it felt like every time a key plotpoint was going to be answered and an "expected" conclusion could come, they went a whole other crazy non-logical direction just to prove a point. There were so many opportunities they could make a cool ass story out of this, but instead it gave us the most boring conclusion possible. Very sad about this film, it has literally left me emotionally scarred.

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irvinjcDec 21, 2017

This is the worst Star Wars movie by far! Killed Star Wars for me! Won't even care for episode 9

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TwiTuMay 10, 2018

I have to admit, I actually enjoyed the movie the first time. The jokes were funny (altough they were a bit too numerous), it felt more like Star Wars than TFA and I liked the little details which saluted the original trilogy.
I also admit II have to admit, I actually enjoyed the movie the first time. The jokes were funny (altough they were a bit too numerous), it felt more like Star Wars than TFA and I liked the little details which saluted the original trilogy.
I also admit I turned my brain off completely during that movie for reasons I still didnt discover.

After I saw the first critical review of it on Youtube I was going: "Oh. Oh... Ohhhhh... OHHHHH! OMFG!!!11eleven". This movie seriously makes no sense at all in the Star Wars universe. I thought they messed up the Star Trek universe so much that Roddenberry rotated in his grave so much that he flew to the gamma quadrant, and TFA was bad enough, as if I was watching a parody of Episode 4, but this movie destroyed Star Wars that much, that it made me being disgusted of myself because I liked it at first. Well, not liked it, but at least I found it entertaining. After I whipped myself as punishment, I watched more critical reviews and found even more unbelievable stuff I didnt notice. So I whipped myself some more.
Then I found out Abrams is doing the next movie again and I wanted to drown myself in the toilet, but thankfully my dog drank it dry before.
But still, I was entertained at first, and so I will be fair and give it a 3... point 4.… Expand

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catiflam88Dec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. no emotion , nothing explained , who is snoke , how snoke turned kylo ren in to the dark side , why rey is that powerful , why luke is such a crazy old man when he was brave as **** ... disney has destroyed the franchise , since the revenge of the sith all is bad ...after a second time watching the movie , i must admit it improves a lot , perhaps i had too much hype , is better than episode 1 or 2 for example… Expand

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Dont4get2wipe77Dec 16, 2017

OK before I start, I have been a Star Wars fan since 1994 when I first watched it as a 6 year old child, with my father in Buenos Aires (Spanish dub) and then in English when I moved to the UK a few years later. It has always been a part ofOK before I start, I have been a Star Wars fan since 1994 when I first watched it as a 6 year old child, with my father in Buenos Aires (Spanish dub) and then in English when I moved to the UK a few years later. It has always been a part of my life, through sickness, health, sunshine and rain. I was diagnosed when I was young with a serious personality disorder. I saw councilor after councilor and eventually nothing helped except sitting down and watching my favorite movies (and RPG games but that's not why I'm here). I loved the Force Awakens and Rogue One, I even didn't mind the prequel trilogy, OK granted I and II weren't that good but I enjoyed Return of the Sith and I at least wanted to know what happened next in I and II. My point being there hasn't been a single Star Wars film that I have truly disliked, if anything I may well owe to it my life. No exaggeration.

With this in mind I do not want to speak negatively of a franchise that means so much to me BUT: (and this is a big but, and I cannot lie) The Last Jedi is, IN MY OPINION, a bad film. Hell it may even be a bad film objectively. I'll start with the pacing issues; this is how the last Jedi plays out, "hey you like the first scene from a New Hope when the star destroyer's chasing the Tantive IV? Yes? Of course you do its a great scene! How would you like that scene to run for THE ENTIRE MOVIE? Not so much? Oh, tough your getting it anyway and we'll throw in random bits of Empire as well but we'll still say it breaks new boundaries. Also while this, seemingly decade-long, Space chase is going on we'll cram in the rest of the movie." It was a mess and no amount of space combat, breathtaking as it was, was going to distract me from it. I mentioned the "bits of Empire" there were many moments when I found comparisons. I don't, initially, have a problem with similarities, I loved TFA, but when every reviewer is saying its innovative and fresh I feel ripped off. Not so much by Disney on this aspect but by the journalists that misled me. Thank God for user scores. One more thing about the truly awful, giant chase scene; its a small thing but there's a moment when one of the nameless Imperial generals says "they are lighter and faster than us" um... they are in Space, weight's not an issue.

It wasn't all bad of course. There were elements that were great, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley were fantastic and actually gave me a sense of national pride (I'm British). Kelly Marie Tran and Benicio DelToro were very good too. A breath of fresh air. It looked great, the fight scenes were ace and what it got right, it nailed. It's a shame to see Rian Johnson fail as I really enjoy his previous work (Looper was so good). "So, nameless, gender-less internet user of unknown sexual identity, it doesn't sound all that bad why such a low score?" I hear you ask, well if your still with me I'll explain in the next paragraph.

The worst and frankly most unforgivable thing about the last Jedi, for me, was the handling of the late, great Carrie Fisher. As a life-long advocate of mental health awareness she was an inspiration to me for more reasons than just being Leia. I don't care who's "creative decision" it was to essentially ignore the fact that an international icon has passed away, the fact is it genuinely upset me. I tried to watch it for the second time yesterday and walked out as soon as they destroyed the bridge and she floated off with all the dignity of a condom in a river. 15 minutes and I was done. It was a huge kick in the teeth. I could have forgiven the unexplained, survive in spaceness of the initial "death" scene if they'd had the decency and the guts to give her a proper send off later in the film. They had several perfect opportunities, not least of all when the rebel cruiser hyperdrived through the other imperial ship. That was potentially the big redeemer. It was a great scene. Instead of using that other general (who was so forgettable I can't remember her name) why on Earth (or Alderaan) didn't they let the aging Princess make one final, valiant sacrifice to save what she loves? I would have cried like a baby right there in the cinema for all the right reasons instead of quietly crying to myself after being let down so hard. This would of also made that forgettable rebel general lady much more of an interesting character going forward. Speaking of going forward, as Disney have stated (loudly) there will be no CGI Leia, the only alternative is to just write her out like she's nothing. NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

So there it is, this is my first review anywhere so I'm sorry if it was long but I had to get this out of my head. To summarize; Star Wars the Last Jedi had infinite potential after TFA but it was very much let down by terrible pacing and incredibly insensitive handling of a subject that's very important to a lot of people. There were some gaping plot holes on top, meaning I've lost all interest in IX as well. Such a shame.… Expand

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harveman877Dec 15, 2017

Falls Flat

This new Star Wars is too long and really drags in the majority of the film. It erases many of the more interesting characters left in the Star Wars universe and what it leaves is worrying for the final movie in this trilogy. I fFalls Flat

This new Star Wars is too long and really drags in the majority of the film. It erases many of the more interesting characters left in the Star Wars universe and what it leaves is worrying for the final movie in this trilogy. I f you're a Star Wars fan this will be disappointing for you.… Expand

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IvanKonManDec 16, 2017

What a mass. Characters are bland, the story is dumb and predictable, pacing is all over the place. Humor is out of place at some times. Many characters are wasted, literally and figuratively.

At the end you just sitting there, and thinking:What a mass. Characters are bland, the story is dumb and predictable, pacing is all over the place. Humor is out of place at some times. Many characters are wasted, literally and figuratively.

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dc127Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After seeing The Last Jedi I know know how Disney movie screenings must go. You settle into your seat. You recline back a bit. You turn to your left and take a snort of that sweet sweet cocaine through rolled up $100 bills provided by Disney. There is no other explanation than drugs and bribes as to why this movie is getting the stellar reviews from critics. It isn't a completely terrible movie, but it isn't the amazing story the reviews would have you believe. The plot is . . . terrible. As my wife said "there are so many plot holes you could fly the Millennium Falcon through them." Finn's plot is worthless and his love story is idiotic. I mean they knew each other for 8 hours or less. Rey trained for what, two days and she is an uber powerful Jedi. The movie disregards all previous movie, book, and EU content in terms of what the force can do and how hyperspace works. I mean 70% of the movie was made up of Star Destroyers chasing the Rebel . . . I mean Resistance capital ship. This is dragged on because the Rebel ship is smaller and faster. There are a half dozen Star Destroyers with full compliments of fighters, shuttles, and bombers. They could have swarmed the Rebel ships. It makes no sense. Other just egregious plot holes: The force lets Leia survive in vacuum even though she never trained as a Jedi. The bombers rely on gravity to drop bombs. I don't think any of the writers understand how space works on even got a B in any science classes. A master thief is found in a jail cell that he immediately walks out of . WHY WAS HE IN THE CELL! Rey is a light side Jedi, but she constantly is angry and clearly is fighting like a dark side Sith. They never call this out. On and on and on.

Many of the characters are just unnecessary. Captain Phasma has to go down as one of the worst characters of all time. Rose is terrible. She exists to 1) appease the Chinese market and up the movie's diversity quotient and 2) add in an unneeded love interest. She professes her love to Finn after knowing him for 8 hours. There are some very good elements; Rey and Kylo's conflicted nature with each other is very interesting. I think all of the actors did fine with what they were given, but the writing is terrible. The movie just isn't that good. It is thoroughly average if a little below average.… Expand

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schamp0Dec 19, 2017

It's really bad... I'm a huge Star Wars fan and I'm actually sad now after seeing 'The Last Jedi'. It's so much missplaced jokes and the plot is meaningless. The only thing this movie does is cementing Rays and Kylos characters, Rey is superIt's really bad... I'm a huge Star Wars fan and I'm actually sad now after seeing 'The Last Jedi'. It's so much missplaced jokes and the plot is meaningless. The only thing this movie does is cementing Rays and Kylos characters, Rey is super light and Rey is super dark. This is easily the worst Star Wars movie and I'm actually thinking of boycotting the next movie.… Expand

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WhateverHoweverDec 24, 2017

The movie is okay. Diversity has really ruined the movie. Finn wasn't easy to look at. He's ugly. The story at the end was predictable. I believe that this movie has killed Carrie Fisher, I would have a heart attack too after seeing thisThe movie is okay. Diversity has really ruined the movie. Finn wasn't easy to look at. He's ugly. The story at the end was predictable. I believe that this movie has killed Carrie Fisher, I would have a heart attack too after seeing this movie that I am in. I felt like I wasted $20 on this. I really wanted it to be the best movie because it is Star Wars. The fight and battle weren't intense enough. So focus on diversity, Asian and African American. Kylo being shirtless, eww, not sexy at all. Rey didn't really do anything. Seem like the Dark side won, the Light side just running away, should have listened to Poe Dameron. He seems to be more like Harrison Ford. He would have become a new friend with Chewbecca. Rian, don't mess with Star Wars anymore.… Expand

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LEPREMay 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A flying icicle Lea???or the director was on drugs, or the people that liked that scene is stupid.… Expand

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Asnow30Dec 16, 2017

After watching the episode VII, I thought Star Wars could improve a lot in the next films and not to repit the same ideas which were used in the past to lead this saga to the top. But I was wrong. Despite not being a horrible movie, the lastAfter watching the episode VII, I thought Star Wars could improve a lot in the next films and not to repit the same ideas which were used in the past to lead this saga to the top. But I was wrong. Despite not being a horrible movie, the last jedi is a remix of episodes IV, V and VI and an adittion of some plots with no interests in order to extend the long duration of the film (for example, Finn is a character with no importance in this new trilogy who cries out for dying and disappearing forever of star wars universe, and Poe is a cheap copy of Han Solo). The quality of the villains are totally missed (Kylo improves in relation with the episode VII, but he still has not explode), the script is quite simple (focused on kids and young people), and only the old guard (Luke and Leia) and a good Rey, try to rescue a film that kids and people who is not fan of the saga will enjoy too much, but an important percent of the real fans of the original episodes of star wars will be disappointed after watching it.
"These aren´t the droids you´re looking for", said Kenobi. And these aren´t the star wars films we´re looking for, Disney. I say.… Expand

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claudDec 25, 2017

This is a good and bad movie. The good is the back and forth between ben and rey is great, Mark Hamill does a great job acting. Also the twist of not knowing what is going to happen is nice. The bad is that there are so many plot holes andThis is a good and bad movie. The good is the back and forth between ben and rey is great, Mark Hamill does a great job acting. Also the twist of not knowing what is going to happen is nice. The bad is that there are so many plot holes and inconsistency that it kinda makes it hard to like the movie. You leave the movie theather not feeling great, because there was no real point or indication on what will happen in the next movie. It is also like X-men 3 where they kill off a whole bunch of characters, so rather than to build upon the movie seems like it try to breakdown everything worked in the previous movie. Also the plot holes mess with your brain so it hard to believe that the concurrent scene is plausible. You also kinda start hating the heros, because they makes things worse than better.

After thinking about it, this is not a film for people wanting hope or wanting logic. It based on a writer hubris, who believes it is his job to antagonize fans and take away what they like about star wars. I find that has what cause fans to be upset because in a way it betray their zealots over their idea of what star wars is. This further complicates things as Rian is only the writer of one star wars and abbrams it taking back the mantle. This is the mad scientist working on the ip without care for the effects. It is the Batman & Robin of Star Wars pretty much.… Expand

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Schribbler15Apr 18, 2018

OK, movie. Passable, but a B movie if you take it out of the series entirely. Horrific in terms that it is a prequel, and is apart of the Star Wars franchise.

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keredd1010Mar 17, 2018

The film's storyline is poorly constructed with the overuse of comic relief almost to the point that you can almost sub-label the film a comedy. For any Star Wars fan familiar with even the basics of the lore you will find yourself scratchingThe film's storyline is poorly constructed with the overuse of comic relief almost to the point that you can almost sub-label the film a comedy. For any Star Wars fan familiar with even the basics of the lore you will find yourself scratching your head wondering where that came from. The film is clearly not written by a SW fan and the continuity with the previous film is quite disjointed. A real shame how they have ruined the franchise due to lack of imagination and writing talent.… Expand

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imthenoobMar 11, 2020

The fans don't hate The Last Jedi because it's a bad movie. They hate it because Rian threw away everything that The Force Awakens built up and for absolutely no reason. That is what makes this movie an utter pile of garbage. It will foreverThe fans don't hate The Last Jedi because it's a bad movie. They hate it because Rian threw away everything that The Force Awakens built up and for absolutely no reason. That is what makes this movie an utter pile of garbage. It will forever be known as the film that killed this trilogy.… Expand

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kuehnauJan 6, 2018

The Last Jedi is a strange creature. I didn't hate the movie, but there were a lot of moments where I didn't enjoy it very much.

The movied felt like it was focused on too many things at once. It kept shifting from scene to scene,The Last Jedi is a strange creature. I didn't hate the movie, but there were a lot of moments where I didn't enjoy it very much.

The movied felt like it was focused on too many things at once. It kept shifting from scene to scene, distracting itself the entire way. I didn't have an issue with the comedy elements, if it made me laugh, then it did it's intended job. And the comedy made me laugh more than a few times.

The fight scenes were great too and for a PG-13 film, they managed to do a great job with the violence. Cutting people in half, grinding them to pieces, slashing their faces off with lightsabers, that was pretty amazing.

Disney has been focused on killing off all the original characters and I really disliked that. Characters like Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are reasons why I wanted new films to begin with. But it appears Disney has been systematically killing off these beloved icons.

Further, the whole scene where Leia survives a exposion and uses the force to survive the vaccume of space and fly back into a space ship was just completely absurd. Whoever thought that up should be fired. I may be done with the new Star Wars film(s) at this point.… Expand

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DexEngineerJun 20, 2020

This movie was most likely last SW movie I watched (didn't watch Rise of Skywalker). I don't care anymore. There are many plot holes and inconsistencies but what is most depressing there's no charm anymore so I simply don't care.

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MayhemMike83Jun 26, 2018

Visually stunning but with an extremely poor story. Character development is also non existent.

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SIPPIOOct 13, 2021

This movie is really RTEALLY bad..
Yeah the Left/SJW stuff is overly cringe,
but what they did to Luke Skywalker is a crime.
The EU/Legends books are a 100% more post ROTJ story you and 99% are wanting.

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