Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2017
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Foxtrot7777Dec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not understand the critical acclaim for this movie. As far as actual storytelling goes, and filmmaking, this is not a good movie. Not only was I bored throughout large portions of this film, there was little development in the way of characters, and little to no reason to be emotionally invested in the plot, the characters, or the galaxy as a whole.

Where do I begin.

First off, I loved the Original Trilogy, I had my misgivings about the Prequels, I did not like The Force Awakens, and I adored Rogue One. In fact, I saw Rogue One four times in theaters. While Rogue One was not perfect, I was emotionally invested, and the scene of Vader in the hallway was worth the price of admission alone.

There are no such moments in The Last Jedi. There are few memorable scenes. The dialogue is weak. There are whole subplots that are hamfisted and unnecessary. Characters are introduced with little to no reason, zero complexity, only to check the boxes of diversity.

Luke has been ruined as a character. He has regressed. Some of the critical reviews raved about a lightsaber fight -- sorry, there is not lightsaber fight in this movie. If you think there is, you will be sorely disappointed. Walkers apparently do not make noise anymore when they walk. General Hux is a laughing stock. Can you imagine Gold Leader calling the Death Star and dropping a 'yo momma' joke on Grand Moff Tarkin? Sadly, this movie has turned our beloved Star Wars into "Marvel-in-Space." The few moments were we could have actually cared about a character's sacrifice (such as Finn), we are blocked from it, and forced to drink a contrived 'romance' instead, if you can even call anything that goes on in this film romance.

I heard about the 'stunning' visual shots that Rian employed. Sorry, which ones? This movie paled in comparison to the shots in Rogue One.

Next, the Galaxy is so small, it's been reduced to about 200 people. We have zero context for this war, and what's going on in this galaxy far, far away. It feels small, tiny, irrelevant. Stakes? What stakes?

All is not lost. Adam Driver's performance as Kylo Ren is commendable. Ren is, perhaps, the most complex character now (but it's not saying much, I'm sorry to say). Admiral Ackbar dies in a bit of dialogue. What a waste.

Snoke dies in an anti-climatic fashion. Another waste.

Rey's performance has improved. The casino scene could has been skipped. 30 minutes of waste there.

All-in-all, this movie was unnecessary. I believe that if you enjoyed The Force Awakens, you will probably enjoy this. If you enjoyed Rogue One, you will not like this. I left the theater feeling empty. The one scene that got me, and I mean the ONE scene, was Luke saying goodbye to Leia. I shed a tear here, but not because the movie earned it from me, but because I knew that Carrie was dead in real life, and her send off was going to be wantonly wasted in this movie that should never have been a movie.

I'm devastated.

I will never watch this again.… Expand
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manvillercDec 26, 2017
hot garbage, spits in the face of the fans that kept this franchise going. It's not a movie, its a starwars themed political ad for feminism/ white man hate. The longer I think about the movie the madder I get that they ruined starwars. Youhot garbage, spits in the face of the fans that kept this franchise going. It's not a movie, its a starwars themed political ad for feminism/ white man hate. The longer I think about the movie the madder I get that they ruined starwars. You don't have to make every man in a movie out to be an idiot and or Nazi to have strong female characters. Kennedy at Lucas films has to go and RJ needs to have his trilogy deal revoked I won't be watching it if he or Kennedy are involved. beyond that, it's still poorly written and throws the continuity of star wars out the window. I can't believe the character assassination of luke. not even mark himself agrees with how they did luke, sad just sad....… Expand
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JamesSomersDec 17, 2017
There is one word that sums up The Last Jedi. DISAPPOINTMENT. This film is a bloated mess Rian Johnson completely fails to realise that Ep8 is the middle part of a three part sequel trilogy that should continue the previous narrative. InsteadThere is one word that sums up The Last Jedi. DISAPPOINTMENT. This film is a bloated mess Rian Johnson completely fails to realise that Ep8 is the middle part of a three part sequel trilogy that should continue the previous narrative. Instead all the story threads laid out by Ep7 and the original movies are completely discarded and replaced with toilet humour and not so subtle political speeches about animal welfare, child labor and the evils of the super rich.

Gone are the real world sets and practical effects of EP7 and we are returned to the lifeless CGI worlds that echo the very worst from the prequel era.

The story does nothing for the existing characters and introduces more utterly irrelevant new ones that the audience cares nothing for.

There might be an ok-ish movie buried here somewhere that a more subjective editor could've found by cutting down the running time to around 90minutes and disposing of the terrible subplots like the horrendous casino planet sequence that Rian Johnson introduces. Ultimately this movie is a huge misstep by Disney. If this movie has come through their scrutiny without reshoots then God knows how bad Rian Johnsons new trilogy will be.

At the end of the day You're going to see this movie. You're going to see the Solo movie in May 2018 and you're going to see Ep9. That doesnt mean any of these will be good movies as the whole thing is clearly now just part of the Disney money making machine.

RIP Star Wars. Mark Hamill...You were right to fundamentally disagree with everything done to your character.… Expand
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leofireDec 20, 2017
I really hate this movie,the director **** on luke's character, and all star wars mythology.
All i saw was a succession of incoherent moments and many boring scenes
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DarthRevan21Dec 31, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything about this movie is wrong.From its duration to its bad choises.The whole casino adventure was a disaster it served nothing more than a cameo for Del Toro.Phasma's apperience was once again useless and they insisted on giving more screentime to Fin rescuing captured animals that the actual war.The Lore about the Force is destroyed as there is no reference to midi-chlorians nore the Dark Side which is portryed as a dark hole in the ground that doesnt affect Rey at all.Also Rey appers to be more powerfull than a full trained jedi without resiving any actual training from a master, her Force powers are only matched by Snoke who is the master of Kylo Ren!Snoke dies a meaningless death without any background of his life after he is betrayed by Kylo.Luke is seen trying to murder Kylo when he was his apprentince in his sleep but couldnt do it and that led Kylo to join Snoke althought in the Force Awakens we saw Kylo with the Knights of Ren destroying Luke's temple.Lea used the Force better than a Jedi and became Superwoman.This movie was a total let down… Expand
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JinLimmyDec 16, 2017
I really wanted to like this movie, but it takes away all the things I used to love and discards them. I believe Disney wanted to make Star Wars as universal as possible, but the cost was too great. Great action scenes, but the story is aI really wanted to like this movie, but it takes away all the things I used to love and discards them. I believe Disney wanted to make Star Wars as universal as possible, but the cost was too great. Great action scenes, but the story is a jumbled mess. I feel exactly the same as when I watched Man of Steel. They lost the essence of what makes Superman, well Superman. It's the same with Last Jedi. They lost the essence of what makes Luke...Luke. Don't know what to expect in episode 9.… Expand
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BarronOfDuneDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So we're supposed to believe that Luke, the earnest, selfless hero of RotJ both 1) tried to kill a kid while he was sleeping, after refusing to kill DARTH VADER HIMSELF, 2) ran and hid on an island, abandoning his friends when they needed him most, and 3) wants to destroy all the knowledge of the Jedi, in a fit of old man pique? I'm sorry, this completely ruins this new trilogy for me. All I wanted was awesome Force scenes from Grandmaster Luke, instead he just makes an Escape From LA hologram of himself? MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT.… Expand
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VesparioDec 15, 2017
We wanted an epic story with characters we love instead we got an bad comedy that destroys beloved characters.

I have no interest in the next episode as there is nothing to salvage after this one.
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PaladinTravelDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ***Spoilers***

In short this movie, albeit directed by Rian Johnson, was another Jar Jar Abrams style unoriginal hack job copy paste from its predecessors; jam packed with special effects, prospective toy animals and story ideas of people who I presume, think that they are clever and/or special, but to their own detriment are not.

What Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy & Co. did in the Last Jedi is berserk tabula rasa butchery of not only the original trilogy but their own work TFA as well, in terms of consistency and story.
Sure they have to sell new books and create newer cooler characters, and when they can’t they just make the old ones uncool to make the new ones look cool, if that makes any sense.

Let’s go deeper.
First of all, as far as Star Wars goes, I like the original trilogy a lot and respect it, I really disliked the Force Awakens because of its mock-Emperor and Darth Vader wanna be villains, its Mary Sue protagonist and the script which was copy pasted from “A New Hope”. But if I was to develop a sequel to TFA I would have to respect it even if I do not like it and keep it consistent.

But this film though, I hate it. Yep very strong words I know but unlike the film my feelings are sincere. I feel like Disney thinks that they can get away with any chance they take with the franchise because fans will flock to the theaters no matter what and throw away their money.

I did not like the “Lost” style building up of intrigue and mystery Jar Jar tried to pull off regarding Snoke and Rey’s origins and reasons for Luke’s reclusion in the Force Awakens, and it is evident in this movie that they did not think it through in TFA to have any developed story or ideas about them then. Abrams, Kasdan & Arndt were just winging it. And evidently when Kathleen Kennedy and Co. & Rian Johnson decided they cannot wing it in this movie, heck they just kill the people / ideas off without explanation. For instance:

- Quickly they make Ren smash his mask. Yay no longer a Vader copy, he’s a real boy now.

- Again quickly, snoke is killed by Whino Ren, while bragging how supreme he is (and we still did not learn who the bleep this guy was in the first place).

- Lastly and in 10 seconds we learn that Rey’s childhood is a byproduct of bad parentage by insignificant no name junk collectors.

But the worst for me is the guy we love for being able to overcome the dark side and refused to kill his fallen father which in turn led to the Emperor’s undoing, Luke Skywalker, according to this movie freaked out upon sensing the dark side in Ben Solo and tried to kill him in his sleep, just for a moment. The guy who stood for optimism and was literally “the New Hope” who redeemed the unredeemable bad guy Vader, reduced to a hermit that turned his back on his loved ones, and killed off Obi Wan style, with the most ridiculous new force power of projecting interstellar holograms. Dude please.

Another major issue I have with this movie is that Disney, Rian Johnson or whomever is ridiculously desperate to be perceived as politically correct, diverse and inclusive; but in the end they come out as insincere since they just shove down an unnecessary parallel and nonsensical story arc of Finn and Rose with a little social commentary on capitalism, which is rich coming from Disney. As you know Disney has a rich history of depicting minorities (!).

Suffice it to say I will not be paying Disney for anything from now on. I probably won’t watch a Rian Johnson movie either.

Anyhow if you’re still reading lest make a soft exit by listing minor but nevertheless still very annoying stuff about the film:
- If you really wanted a Lando type character, here’s an idea why didn’t you just put Lando in the movie. Mr. Williams is alive and well last I checked.

- You call that jedi training?

- Luke milking an alien and drinking it caveman style?

- I didn’t see a point in the character Vice Admiral Holdo.

- I still don’t see the point of the character Maz Kanata.

- Force skyping of Whino Ren and Rey, I’m no millennial nope, not for me.

- Forced Marvel style humor every 2 minutes, I don’t even like it in Marvel movies either.

- 1 ewok type cg animal to be sold as toys is unbearable, 3 is just repugnant.

- Damned Disney killed of Admiral Akbar.
And on and on and on…… Expand
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imdaddrmasterDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was by far the worst Star Wars movies of all time. The only thing remotely good about this movie was Mark Hamill's performance as Luke. Even then, there were moments that were not Luke Skywalker at all, but that is not Hamill's fault.

Slight SPOILERS -

What I watched was not Star Wars. It was some Star Wars characters in a world with misplaced comedy (if I can even call it comedy…), a bastardized idea of the Force where any Cindy Lu can instantly gain in-depth knowledge and control of it, and so many subplots I forgot about the main plot—which was… Well it was about the… Um. What was this movie about?

Daisy Ridley’s acting ruins a character that could have some serious depth. It is as if the ability to fake cry and look intensely in any random direction shows us who Rey really is. I think I am actually depressed that she will get other roles from these movies.

Adam Driver plays Kylo fairly well. It’s unfortunate they debased his character into a whinny, beefcake with daddy issues. I say beefcake because SPOILER shirtless scene SPOILER.

Snoke. What a waste. What an absolute waste and that is all.

The Force Awakens wasn’t the greatest movie ever, in my opinion, but it was the best attempt anyone could have done in bringing back a franchise. What it needed was a great sequel. Something to do some explaining, character development, and maybe some epic fight scenes. What they gave us was movie with a brand slapped on the back.
I don't think I ever would have imagined wanting Lucas back at the story telling. We need Lucas. End of story. I won’t go further because it’s just too sad. It’s too sad to see something with so much potential settle on a trash compacter as their new home.… Expand
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chiggaz17Dec 17, 2017
What a waste of time. This movie was 2 hours of an OJ simpson slow speed chase through space interspersed with a 30 minute scene at a casino. While there were bright explosions at times you leave the film realizing that nothing has happenedWhat a waste of time. This movie was 2 hours of an OJ simpson slow speed chase through space interspersed with a 30 minute scene at a casino. While there were bright explosions at times you leave the film realizing that nothing has happened other than the murder of your childhood.… Expand
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RedFoxDeltaDec 16, 2017
It's a technically solid movie with an extremely questionable plot and an unsatisfying overall story. It feels more like checking a bunch of boxes than making an actual creative endeavor. Despite being reasonably fun to watch, I walked outIt's a technically solid movie with an extremely questionable plot and an unsatisfying overall story. It feels more like checking a bunch of boxes than making an actual creative endeavor. Despite being reasonably fun to watch, I walked out feeling cold and confused.… Expand
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jameswatzaDec 15, 2017
This movie is trash. If you don't care about Star Wars at all you may like it. Its a disgrace to the franchise and should never have been made. We want George Lucas back. Prequels were better than this trash.
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ap5246Dec 18, 2017
I love preachy, condescending social justice themes in my sci fi (whether I agree with them or not). You really don’t have enough girl power in this movie - More cowbell! Laura Dern’s character is such a pivotal historical figure in theI love preachy, condescending social justice themes in my sci fi (whether I agree with them or not). You really don’t have enough girl power in this movie - More cowbell! Laura Dern’s character is such a pivotal historical figure in the series and deserved such a large climatic role unlike Admiral Akbar who you rightfully unceremoniously killed off and literally gave his seat to someone no one cared about. I love how you developed a new character - Rose but completely ignored any development of prior main characters. I love how righteous and powerful every female character is in the movie and all male characters are impulsive and/or bumbling broken idiots. More cowbell!… Expand
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etacarinaeDec 18, 2017
Star Wars is dead. Not just now, after TLJ's release, but since the release of TFA. If the only means of driving the story forward is to denigrate and humiliate the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the original trio then your story isStar Wars is dead. Not just now, after TLJ's release, but since the release of TFA. If the only means of driving the story forward is to denigrate and humiliate the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the original trio then your story is trash and not worth telling. The characters are not worthy of their predecessors. Disney, Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson have done irreparable damage to the saga. It's because of this that the above four will never receive any of my money ever again. You humiliated my childhood hero, Luke Skywalker, and I will never forgive you for it. The Star Wars saga ended at the completion of Return of the Jedi. Our three heroes lived happily ever after and the shadow of the Disney juggernaut is but a bad dream.… Expand
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RhandDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you were alive for the original trilogy, don't see this movie, Luke Skywalker is from the Bizzaro world of Star Wars who acts and does things that would be so alien to the original character it's sickens me. Disney makes Leia into Mary Poppins. It's just a hot mess, with special effects and an OJ Simpson Van chase. The dream is dead ladies and gentlemen. RIP Star Wars franchise. I don't know if there is anything in heaven or Earth that could cause desire in me to see another Star Wars film.… Expand
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FanB0yDec 18, 2017
I've tried. Really. But each day I hate this movie more. It's just a huge slap in the face. Really really sad. I've no idea how JJ Abrams can salvage this mess with just one movie. It's just terrible. There were boos in the crowd openingI've tried. Really. But each day I hate this movie more. It's just a huge slap in the face. Really really sad. I've no idea how JJ Abrams can salvage this mess with just one movie. It's just terrible. There were boos in the crowd opening night. That didn't happen with attack of the clones!… Expand
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blatantfreedomDec 16, 2017
Feels like a bad fanfiction, and it destroys everything about star wars. Especially Luke. The hero of generations is portrayed like a spineless scum.
Shame on you disney, for me star wars ended after the return of the jedi. I have a 2 yearFeels like a bad fanfiction, and it destroys everything about star wars. Especially Luke. The hero of generations is portrayed like a spineless scum.
Shame on you disney, for me star wars ended after the return of the jedi. I have a 2 year old son, I will only watch with him the original trilogy.… Expand
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wickenDec 15, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Something fishy is indeed going on with critic reviews. It's insane how well-received this film has been, both here and rotten tomatoes user scores are split down the middle while critics are unanimous with praise. To the movie itself. The in-universe plot-logistics are horrifically bad in this film and in fact insult the audience's intelligence. The MAJORITY (>70%) of the movie consists of a long-drawn out chase scene between two fleets going on in the background, the First Order giving chase to the Resistance. This is justified by the Resistance having moved out of the effective range of the First Order ship-mounted ordinance, thereby withstanding the barrage for longer. Do what now? THEY'RE **** SHIPS! YOU'RE DRIVING **** SPACESHIPS! MOVE CLOSER/CATCH UP TO THEM FOR **** SAKE.

This single contrivance is essentially the core of the film. It drives the entire plot, which involves the forgettable new cast LEAVING THE FLEET while it's under fire to find a computer hacker on SOME PLANET WAY THE **** SOMEWHERE ELSE to help them bypass the flagships shields to disable the onboard hyperspace-capable tracking (but without anyone knowing, because then they could transfer the tracking to another ship - oh but only one ship tracks through hyperspace at a time, like they can transfer it to another, but only one at a time can use it, so removing it from the one ship will work, just as long as no one finds out about it) which plan by the way they arrive at on the HUNCH that they have this simultaneously universe-breaking and incomprehensibly brittle tech in the first place. That complete drivel will occupy, as I said upwards of 70% of the film. The other core flaw in this film is Disney's refusal to take anything seriously, in the form of jarring Marvelesque quipping and tonal shifts. The opening sequence following the crawl is by far the worst, or at least most noticeable example of this. The First Order, upon arriving in their arguably menacing cruisers, are immediately established as the butt of ever possible joke to be made, courtesy of the striking and incisive wit of Po Dameron in the form of your-mom jokes. The pure incompetence of the villains of this film, including that of even the once-somewhat imposing (we can at least give him mysterious, right?) Supreme Leader Snoke, is astounding and deflates any possible tension this film could have cultivated.

This is not intended to be a complete accounting of the film's flaws, just the most grievous. I expected to be disappointed by Luke's inevitable death, but I tell you truly that by the time that happened, I had long since stopped caring. This is a sad excuse for the continuation of the beloved Star Wars mythology.… Expand
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FranyDec 15, 2017
a film well filmed, but without spirit and far from everything that represents classic characters like luke, villains of jokes, plots of the previous movie wasted.
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DarkLordBinksDec 16, 2017
This movie was the worst flick of the year. Even if it was not Star Wars (which it sadly is) it would have sucked hard. The character development is non-existent. The plot writing is so absolutely terrible that half of the movie doesn't makeThis movie was the worst flick of the year. Even if it was not Star Wars (which it sadly is) it would have sucked hard. The character development is non-existent. The plot writing is so absolutely terrible that half of the movie doesn't make sense, and the other half is completely pointless. I felt like the writers legitimately hated Star Wars, which would be fitting as they went on and destroyed basically all of the beautiful lore.

That whole movie surved one purpose only: to sell toys and tickets. It's a hot mess and better not seen by anyone that loves Star Wars. Avoid like the plague it is.… Expand
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deanstarkDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a true sh*t they raped my childhood with this. and it is not due to the jokes or the small animals it is due to the completely loss of the star wars saga spirit. there are not true and well defined antagonists and too much holes in the plot.… Expand
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GoertexDec 17, 2017
Pathetic sjw drivel. Visually exciting but really mostly boring and pointless. Way too long and a slap in the face to the original trilogy,. Really wanted to like it but left the theatre feeling empty and sad. No joy in this movie.
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EvanstonJDec 17, 2017
To say this movie had plot holes would seem to suggest it had a plot. It is by war the worst Star Wars ever. I have never seen anyone actually get up and leave during a Star Wars. It’s not bad though. On a scale of 1 to Phantom Menace, I giveTo say this movie had plot holes would seem to suggest it had a plot. It is by war the worst Star Wars ever. I have never seen anyone actually get up and leave during a Star Wars. It’s not bad though. On a scale of 1 to Phantom Menace, I give it a trash panda. It’s worse. Way worse.


The film felt scrapped together. Like someone at Disney grabbed scissors and spliced the movie together in an effort to make sense. The result was a hot mess of 2.4 hours that felt like it was trying hard to patronize fans based on criticisms on the prequels. What wasn’t taken into consideration was, like a fine wine, fans have actually come to understand the larger established canon. There are things in the prequels even regular folks have come around to appreciate thanks to the canon. Anyone who isn’t a fan would have felt they were in a showing of the Fifth Element. The movie is just “out there.” While the approach may work for a new film, such as Fifth Element, this is Star Wars and not a new film. It’s a legitimate and established franchise. There were established characters that had not grown. Literally. I felt as though I was watching Luke become a Jedi again. He was far more mature in ROTJedi than this movie. Relegated to a whining teen that felt that “things were not fair.” They failed in giving him the chance to make a grand entry and failed to deliver on the elusive question of “where is Luke?” That while effort of finding Luke seemed moot. Hamil could have sat this one and the movie still would have felt a bit more whole. There was no point in Rey seeking Luke in TFA. She pretty much knew all she needed to know. We get this huge build up of Rey only to find she’s less developed that she wasn’t in TFA. She’s not a legacy character. Her role felt like a teen scream role. She survives and can be killed off in the beginning of Episode 9. Pop in a new Jedi and repeat for another 4 films. This is how this movie leaves things. A soft teen flick ala Disney.

I still don’t understand the point of Phasma and what exactly her deal is with Finn. We had this in the original trilogy a long awaited encounter between Han and Jabba. We knew exactly why from the beginning. Luke didn’t have the monies. The gangster saw Han as a son and part of the family. As is typical of gangsters, one shall not dishonor the family. Jabba was going to find Han for his disgrace. This disgrace would one day catch up to Han and we knew it wasn’t going to be good. It would take all the heroes to settle this and that would not be good for Jabba. With Phasma, we still have no clue why, out of thousands of troopers, she’s obsessed with Finn, a janitor. Like he is the only defector? Shirley there are other defecfors. These are just a few of the subplots that seemed unnecessary and not worth inclusion into the film. It felt like a extended episode of a tv show. If they didn’t want these sub plots to carry over, then they could have just left them out and put more into the story or made it 70 minutes long. Instead, it’s a 2.4 hour show about the tragedy of a ship lost at sea. We saw it in titanic. We saw it in poseidan adventure. Same routine. Someone is in charge and people don’t trust their ability to lead. Whether it is a ship is going down, a war that seems to be lost, or a plan that has gone awry, there will be descent on leadership. Typically it’s gives us something powerful and either the leaders will lament that they saw no other way or fall victim of their own devices. Here, we just have a sinking ship that also represents the franchise itself.

Luke was wrong I’m the trailers. The Jedi don’t have to end. The franchise needs to end. We literally saw how the franchise dies. With thunderous applause.

I left this vague to not reveal spoilers.… Expand
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KevinCFDec 18, 2017
I saw this movie and left in a state of utter disappointment. Overall I don't think it a good movie, but further it is a terrible Star Wars movie. The plot had holes you could drive a truck through, the attempts at jokes and comedy hadI saw this movie and left in a state of utter disappointment. Overall I don't think it a good movie, but further it is a terrible Star Wars movie. The plot had holes you could drive a truck through, the attempts at jokes and comedy had terrible timing and either fell flat or felt out of place in a Star Wars movie, there was very little character development, and all the build up and mystery developed in the previous movie (The Force Awakens) was disregarded and turned into a big let down. Luke Skywalker's portrayal was way out of character and to some extent a betrayal to the fans - Luke deserved better. Finally, from the perspective of the fans, the mythology, lore and "rules" of The Force and Star Wars were ignored or disregarded which made the whole thing hard to accept within the established mythos of Star Wars. The pace, timing and editing just did not feel like other movies in the series. I think this is the worst movie in the whole series. I was concerned when Disney took over, and up until now I thought things would work out as The Force Awakens and Rogue One were pretty good in my opinion, but now I feel like Disney ruined Star Wars by throwing out all the rules and the things at least half of the fan base treasures about Star Wars.… Expand
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NzthunderDec 15, 2017
A truly terrible film and a slap in the face of any true fan of the original triology or of decent film making in general. While not one for conspiracy theories I honestly have to wonder if many professional critics were incentivized to giveA truly terrible film and a slap in the face of any true fan of the original triology or of decent film making in general. While not one for conspiracy theories I honestly have to wonder if many professional critics were incentivized to give a favorable review....or they were shown a vastly different film than I was.… Expand
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proteusgrDec 15, 2017
This is the only Star Wars movie that left me leaving the theater emotionless, unattached to the characters and without the need to see "what happens next".

Many will say "it broke new ground". It did. But the ground it treads is of a veryThis is the only Star Wars movie that left me leaving the theater emotionless, unattached to the characters and without the need to see "what happens next".

Many will say "it broke new ground". It did. But the ground it treads is of a very dark path. Not story wise, but film-making wise. Let me explain. This movie is a corporate statement from the creators, that reads:

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From now on:.

- Instead of providing answers to previously set up questions, we will simply subvert, dazzle and destroy.

- Instead of setting up insteresting story arcs, we will provide shock value and fan service.

- Instead of avoiding plot holes, we will simply have characters acknowledging them and laughing at them.

- Instead of showing the drama involved with galaxy spanning destruction, we will have characters simply mention key plot points.

- Instead of establishing meaningful locations and characters with purpose, we will find technobabble-ladden excuses for nice trailer visuals.

- Any interesting characters will only be developed in licensed games and books.

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This movie marks an era where the story is just an excuse for nice trailer visuals, where continuity errors are solved with one-liners and where everything revolves around selling toys. In this light - I never thought I'd say this - The Last Jedi makes the prequels feel like great storytelling. At least The Phantom Menace had purpose. At least The Attack of the Clones had long story arcs and held the trilogy together. What a sad development for the franchise and film-making in general.… Expand
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stabbykeith1985Dec 18, 2017
A new director takes the helm of this movie and it shows. Unfortunately, he is somehow WORSE than JJ. Plotlines and character arcs established in the previous movie are abandoned or simply dismissed. Certain mysteries established in ForceA new director takes the helm of this movie and it shows. Unfortunately, he is somehow WORSE than JJ. Plotlines and character arcs established in the previous movie are abandoned or simply dismissed. Certain mysteries established in Force Awakens will be left permanently unsolved, while others have an anticlimactic resolution that would've been better left untouched. Excessive use of humor during serious moments fall flat and eliminate the drama of what could otherwise have been powerful scenes. Every new character doesn't contribute to the plot AT ALL, and just seem to be there to be there. Multiple plot holes are glaringly obvious, and causes a major subplot to be completely unnecessary and only seems to be an excuse to give new characters screen time. Overall, this movie feels rushed, and only released to sell toys for the holidays, and add new maps and characters to Battlefront 2. Best to wait until this movie is on Netflix, but even then, I wouldn't recommend it.… Expand
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CaptainPiecesDec 15, 2017
I dont know whats wrong with this movie, but its the first time in my life where star wars did not make me overwhelmingly happy and i'm not excited for the next installment.
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SW_Eng24Dec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The critic reviews are inexplicably positive. This movie was a disappointment. I was excited during the opening scrawl and by the end of the movie I felt as if no answers had been provided, the plot felt rather pointless and the character arcs were non-existent or shallow. Luke and Snoke were completely wasted. Leia had a terrible scene and the question of Rey's lineage was pointless (unless Kylo lied to her which could be possible, but doubtful at this point). I understand that SW wasn't made for adults, but this one had far too many cheesy moments that made me feel like I was watching Phantom Menace again.

I readily admit that I may have simply been expecting too much from this movie. I hope others can find pleasure in it and I hope I can actually enjoy the next Star Wars film because I don't want to hate this trilogy. The only reason that I am giving this a one instead of a zero is because of Laura Dern's death scene and the fact that I love Star Wars (and a few other moments sprinkled in here and there as well).… Expand
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SayjimwooDec 16, 2017
I left it a couple of days after seeing the movie to let it digest before reviewing. In my opinion the movie was a mess. I disliked Ray in the last movie and I had hoped my opinion would change, but I dislike the character even more. I am notI left it a couple of days after seeing the movie to let it digest before reviewing. In my opinion the movie was a mess. I disliked Ray in the last movie and I had hoped my opinion would change, but I dislike the character even more. I am not emotionally invested in he like I was in Luke's original story. She had no character development in the last movie and she was skilled in everything. In the last Jedi it was more of the same with still no explanation. Don't even ask me about the huge plot holes. Also what was the point in Snoke?. We are nearly at the final film in the trilogy and I am so invested with the latest franchise.… Expand
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YgolonacDec 17, 2017
Pandering garbage, and insult to everyone's intelligence ad an obvious forced film to sell merchandise. Don't fall for it, it's not just a bad star wars film and it's not just a bad film, it's an immoral film.
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EduardoAyresDec 17, 2017
The movie is beautifully made and great acting. However, there are tons of things that sounds off. First, Rey is just super power for no apparent reason. Second, every villain is pathetic. Third, there is not interesting left for the nextThe movie is beautifully made and great acting. However, there are tons of things that sounds off. First, Rey is just super power for no apparent reason. Second, every villain is pathetic. Third, there is not interesting left for the next episode. Lastly, the plot doesn't make sense.… Expand
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markwatsonDec 18, 2017
What an absolute piece of unwatchable, jokey crap. I am not a bot, nor am I a troll as Disney would have you believe. I'm a Star Wars fan who queued up to watch this garbage. Overlong, jumbled, incoherent, silly and extremely badly written.What an absolute piece of unwatchable, jokey crap. I am not a bot, nor am I a troll as Disney would have you believe. I'm a Star Wars fan who queued up to watch this garbage. Overlong, jumbled, incoherent, silly and extremely badly written. The Last Jedi? More like The Last Straw. Disney, the last cent, from me you have had. GARBAGE.… Expand
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gpktexDec 19, 2017
Absoltely awful film for so many reasons. New force powers, dumb jokes, and awful coherence with all other films. Disney should be ashamed of them selves. Well they will sell a lot of toys to young kids so I guess thats all that matters.
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MerwanorDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have loved every Star Wars movie so far, even with all their flaws. But this movie is the worst Star Wars movie I have ever seen and the biggest movie disappointment of the decade. Spoilers ahead.

This movie is just littered with plot holes, it feels like they scraped all their ideas from episode 7 and just came up with their own dumb ideas. The movie fails so early on when they pick up from where episode 7 ended. The introduction to Luke's character is insulting. How incredibly disrespectful to have Luke to throw his fathers lightsaber like that, just for extremely poor comedy. It is just terrible they made one of my favorite fictional heroes into an unlikable, cowardly idiot who apparently has not learned anything over the years. Sure he has learned some new powers, but apperantly he has forgotten everything from the Original Trilogy. He faced his own darkness and won, this internal struggle he goes through was so incredibly unnecessary because he has already faced his own darkness before. They pretty much just turned Luke into a worse version of Yoda. And the big set piece showcase at the end of the movie is so poorly handled that it comes across as a parody. And the worst part is that they also kill him off in the dumbest way possible... His motives also does not make any sense for his character. Such as he does not want anything to do with anyone, but then why did he leave the map for his location in episode 7? Why did he even travel specifically to the first Jedi temple for no real purpose? Why would a character that risked everything to save his friends and his father, somehow just abandon everyone? Even at one point he wanted to kill his own nephew and at the end he says Kylo is completely lost and can't be save anymore. Even Leia agrees with him, are you kidding me!? Luke who saved Vader, who was way more corrupted by the Dark Side than Kylo is, somehow just abandons Kylo Ren to the Dark Side... I never thought I would say this, but I really hate Luke in this movie, because I don't even recognize him as the same character. Mark Hamill is an amazing actor, but I did not feel like I was watching Luke at all... But enough about Luke, I got to move on.


The whole story arc with Finn, Rose and Poe is completely pointless. It leads to nothing, or actually it leads to the deaths of a lot of resistance members. Had they not done anything in the movie, then it would probably have turned out much better. So why would I like these character now when they are just characters who make terrible choices that leads to lots of deaths. And why did not that Holdo woman just tell them the plan, then none of that would have happened.

They also ruined the character of Rey as now she is just someone with no special lineage, but somehow she is beyond powerful even though she has had no training. I did not like that people called her a Mary Sue in TFA, because I always thought there had to be a reason for why she is so powerful. But no, she truly is a Mary Sue and completely one dimensional. I don't care anymore about her character anymore as she has not earned her powers or her place as a real heroine. It also cheapens the force as now it is trivial, anyone can somehow become more powerful than those who have been conceived by the force itself. Small kids can force pull brooms with no guidance or training at all. And who is Snoke? Why is he so powerful? Who knows, they kill him off and leaves another plot hole. And he is like this super powerful sith who can connect Kylo and Rey together from across the galaxy... But somehow can't notice Kylo Ren betraying him in the dumbest way possible. And why did not Kylo Ren use his force powers in the fight that followed?

The writing in this movie is just horrible. So many hamfisted plot points that makes no sense, pointless characters like Rose has way too much screen time for no real reason. One can say that the laws of nature and physics is important in fictionl works such as Star Wars. But when you break the rules in the same movie, then it is a problem. As we are shown that bombs fall inn space in the beginning, but we are shown that there is vacum in space when Leia gets blasted. So did the writers just forgo any form of logic here? There are some cool action sequences and visual scenes, the music and cinematography is amazing. But that is the only thing this movie has going for it and when the context that those aspects are supposed to enhance is complete garbage, it becomes irrelevant. This movie is far below average, I can't believe how bad this movie turned out. And it is baffling to me that such a stupid movie riddled with plot holes have critics praising it. These are supposed to be professional reviewers, how can they not see the glaring issues in this movie? Really shows that one should never trust them.

I do have to congratulate Disney, you ruined the saga for a life time fan. I really have no more interest in this story anymore.… Expand
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jcanfisJan 2, 2018
This movie is terrible. As a star wars movie AND as a movie in general. It breaks every law for good writing and screenplay.
I.)Do not intoduce a Marry Sue! II.) You need a red Line from the start to the end!
III.) Your Characters do needThis movie is terrible. As a star wars movie AND as a movie in general. It breaks every law for good writing and screenplay.
I.)Do not intoduce a Marry Sue! II.) You need a red Line from the start to the end!
III.) Your Characters do need something people can relate to!
IV.) Build up tension!
This movie is a chain of terrible jokes. It lacks in Sound and visual effect quality. The Plot is jumping from one pointless character and situation to another. To make it short. Boring movie which is made with medium sized budget and little effort.… Expand
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GainesvilleGuyDec 17, 2017
Wow what a surprise, more SJW trash from Disney. I seriously did not feel welcome watching this movie as a white male. It's one thing to try and cast a diverse set of actors, it's another to be outright hostile to a single demographic.Wow what a surprise, more SJW trash from Disney. I seriously did not feel welcome watching this movie as a white male. It's one thing to try and cast a diverse set of actors, it's another to be outright hostile to a single demographic. This movie should be rated R for racist. Avoid at all costs.… Expand
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TankironDec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mas aya de que mi visión de los jedi es contraria al planteamiento de monjes que meditan sobre piedras, esta película es un insulto a los consumidores, empezando por el hecho de que corta todos los misterios que eran la base de crear una nueva historia desde que empezó en el episodio 7, ya no solo te insulta, si no q te deja desamparado, no hay nada mas, solo repetir el ciclo, no aporta nada al universo solo recicla lo que ya había, es poco mas que una broma; aparte de todo esto la película esta llena de una lógica absurda por parte de los personajes, sus estrategias militares son absurda y ese absurdo es previsible, solo puedes quedarte con cara de tonto mientras ves como la cagan, lo único que se salva son algunas escenas por su valor como fotografía y diseño y algo de buen simbolismo, casi como un cuadro porque una vez empieza a moverse dan ganas de pegarse un tiro.… Expand
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live4tantraDec 18, 2017
LAME-LAME-LAME-ZERO ON ACTING-NO DEPTH-CLICHE-CLICHE-CLICHE-NO ORIGINALITY: Film is more concerned about political equality than giving a real story. Actors are unappealing and the movie lacks true relationships between characters, noLAME-LAME-LAME-ZERO ON ACTING-NO DEPTH-CLICHE-CLICHE-CLICHE-NO ORIGINALITY: Film is more concerned about political equality than giving a real story. Actors are unappealing and the movie lacks true relationships between characters, no romance, very little good quality humor. Kylo Ren is a JOKE. Everything CGI lacks effort. Destroys the essence of the Star Wars spirit. Rogue One was a quality movie. Why can't Disney recognize the quality in Rogue One over the last two episodes of Star Wars? I guess its all about the money now. Its unfortunate that the younger generation will believe Star Wars is about low budget comedy and open to any characters regardless of whether they bring power to the series. BAD-BAD-BAD. Shame on Disney and Greed. They must have bought out Rotten Tomatoes and other major reviews. The real opinion is shown in the overwhelming negative comments. Only the first 3 original Star Wars that George Lucas created will remain legendary. However, Rogue One has my respect. BOYCOTT - BOYCOTT - BOYCOTT!!!… Expand
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stuffcriticDec 17, 2017
This movie was embarrassing. As a super fan of the original movies I can't understand how this script was given the go ahead. The force Awakens was bad enough. Now this.
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benz123Dec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1. Good development of Kylo character.
2. Average development of Rey character.
3. Unnecessary killed Snoke (probably in favor of Kylo's character development - i.e. did what Vader wasn't able to do).
4. Poor Mark Hamill...
5. Leia flying in space - Disney OMG.

Overall typical Disney movie. Sadly.… Expand
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johnwilliamrossDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought Rey was supposed to be the main character but she doesn't do anything. She just magically becomes a Jedi after less than 18 hours of training (her training was intercut with the slow-speed, OJ's white Bronco-style space chase in which they said they only had 18 hours of fuel left) and one lesson that she completely botched (she messes around with a lightsaber too, but Luke just watches her from far away--guess she's got that covered). But what's worse is that she doesn't even really want to be a Jedi! In FORCE AWAKENS, she's constantly avoiding the idea (when she finds Luke's lightsaber, she says, "I don't want it!" and runs away, and right before that she tells Han she just wants to go home). And the force, to her, seems more like an annoyance. She's always talking about this thing that's inside her like it's an ulcer or something that she's trying to get rid of, and when Luke asks her what she thinks the force is, she's really flippant and gives him some stupid answer about "you know...lifting rocks and stuff." No reverence, awe, wonder or curiosity whatsoever. Wouldn't be so bad if she eventually learned something and grew to appreciate these awesome abilities, but she treats Luke and the caretakers like total garbage. Her only motivation for anything she does in any of these movies seems to be...well, I have to because the Luke Skywalker character in these ones is a girl this time.

Then when the third act comes around, the movie just throws up its hands and gives up on Rey. She all but disappears during the finale except to fly around and shoot TIE fighters from the Millenium Falcon's laser turret, which we've established time and time again is something that any character can do. And then the final sick joke in which she lifts some rocks--her mockery of the force brought full circle--as if Rian Johnson was listening to Weird Al's "Yoda" while writing.

I suppose I somewhat enjoyed the ending. I actually didn't mind Luke's story in this movie--it's okay to let a character go dark as they age, no matter how good they might have been before. But it was so Luke-centric that the other characters got sidelined. I was really hoping the new characters--Finn, Rey, Kylo, Phasma--would be developed more in this one, but they don't do anything. Even worse, they don't seem to WANT anything!… Expand
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azuricDec 17, 2017
I waited many years to find out what happened to Luke Skywalker, whom George Lucas called the greatest jedi...and you have totally destroyed his legacy. Well done. Who the hell cares about any of the other characters?
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medicalmonkeyDec 16, 2017
I loved this franchise and never disliked a single movie until this one. It broke my heart how our hero Luke was disparaged and his character ruined. The plot made no sense. I liked the visuals and the porgs. I had actually taken time offI loved this franchise and never disliked a single movie until this one. It broke my heart how our hero Luke was disparaged and his character ruined. The plot made no sense. I liked the visuals and the porgs. I had actually taken time off work to watch it several times, but instead woke up after Thursday night feeling heart broken.… Expand
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brindle88Dec 17, 2017
Citic score of 86? wow this website is seriously losing credibility. Remember these critics don't want to bite the hand that feeds them. Man did this movie suck. Goofy, vanilla kind of stuff concentrated at appealing to the mainstreamCitic score of 86? wow this website is seriously losing credibility. Remember these critics don't want to bite the hand that feeds them. Man did this movie suck. Goofy, vanilla kind of stuff concentrated at appealing to the mainstream audience to generate revenue from toy and merchandise sales. This trilogy is nothing like the original trilogy. Luke skywalker was very disappointing,he was a negative moaning winger the whole film. I'm all for race and gender diversity but this film has way over done it. A white hero, a black hero, an Asian hero, a male hero, a female hero but never two of each because that would upset big time company's who pay to advertise during star wars adds. They make more money appealing to the mainstream. That is exactly what this movie is. A mainstream revenue raiser with no originality that is carried by the SW name. Disgusting.

The actors they casted in this movie look way to square and geeky to be real heros on film. Rey, the new jedi, looks like a person who just graduated from a university with a degree in accounting. Finn, the ex stormtrooper, looks like someone in real life who would never take any risk or do anything exiting. The new little Asian girl they casted, man she looks so square and geeky its not funny.… Expand
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ThoughtfulScoreDec 17, 2017
A frustrating experience that casts doubt on the professional critical review process. As of this writing, The Last Jedi is scored at 86 and has received 0 negative reviews from a pro.

I, being a modest Star Wars fan, saw the movie havingA frustrating experience that casts doubt on the professional critical review process. As of this writing, The Last Jedi is scored at 86 and has received 0 negative reviews from a pro.

I, being a modest Star Wars fan, saw the movie having not read any reviews. I went in expecting to enjoy it. I left disappointed, wondering what I had just seen. The movie simply does not make any sense. Characters have no believable motivation for behaviors they exhibit. Actions do not have realistic consequences, even in the context of the Star Wars universe where we suspend a certain amount of disbelief. Story arcs that seem promising go nowhere, and others that might have been more satisfying are resolved in the least clever ways with no subtlety or complexity, lost opportunities.

For Game of Thrones fans, the whole thing has a similar feel to the drop off in quality and depth between season 7 and all the content that preceded it. Seasons 1-6 contained all kinds of amazing narratives. The fabric of the story was complex, overlapping, interweaving. Events connect across years in ways that are hard to predict, exciting & interesting. In season 7, the internal consistency breaks down. Compelling characters give way to big explosions, more CGI dragons and a complete disregard for rules that have previously been established in the fictional world. TLJ falls victim to the same types of problems as season 7 GOT. A combination of bad story telling and disregard for common sense ultimately doom the movie to mediocrity.… Expand
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igor_radchenkoDec 16, 2017
Sadly, despite how messy this 2 hour long nostalgia bait is, the critic reviews are overwhelmingly positive. This could only mean one thing: Disney will keep popping these out for as long as possible.
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5in9u14ri7yDec 16, 2017
No, this review does not contain spoilers. None! In fact, there is absolutely nothing that I can say or mention in this review that can possibly spoil your enjoyment in this movie. For all intents and purposes, this movie is utterlyNo, this review does not contain spoilers. None! In fact, there is absolutely nothing that I can say or mention in this review that can possibly spoil your enjoyment in this movie. For all intents and purposes, this movie is utterly unspoilable!

I have never seen a Star Wars movie that I didn't like - not until now. This movie is actually one big, humongous, pulsating, spoiler for the whole Star Wars universe. One movie that spoils everything that you ever loved and enjoyed in Star Wars.

Beware!… Expand
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Kappa15Dec 18, 2017
This film might be one of the worst I have ever seen.
Horrible dialogue, really bad pacing, logic is completly absent and so many last minute rescues.

It's a film for kids under 10 years.

Critics must have been drunk or braindmged.
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Sid1618Dec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cultural marxism promotes post modern moral relativism as being progressive, whilst rejecting moral absolutism as being old fashioned, quaint or part of some patriarchal conspiracy. In reality, polarisation toward the light (or dark) is the very essence of spiritual evolution for third density incarnated souls. The polarisation provides the necessary catalyst for dualistic conflict and eventual resolution. Recognition and acceptance of the light and dark within ourselves is not the same thing as giving in to this supposed stalemate and accepting the ‘greyness’ of being. We’re supposed to strive for one extreme or the other. Obviously, only a very small minority strive towards the dark ‘service to self’ path.

Why am I talking about this on a TLJ review? Well, the OT became so popular because at its core was this spiritual reality. People are starving for spiritual meaning and these movies tapped into this in a big way. It couldn’t have been any clearer who the good and bad guys were. The music would tell you if nothing else. The makers of The Last Jedi, however, have rejected this established approach to story telling within the SW universe. Instead they’ve produced a morally ambiguous mess.

As interesting as Kreia was in KOTOR II, a grey Jedi is not something to aspire to. I certainly wasn’t one of these people who wanted to see Luke that way as it wouldn’t have made any sense given his existing story arc in the OT. Maybe Abrams can resolve the central relationship between Rey and Kylo satisfactorily in the next instalment, but its to who’s satisfaction I’m worried about. Given what I said above, I don’t think this is a good thing and is part of a wider agenda throughout Hollywood and other forms of entertainment to morally confuse people under the guise of being ‘progressive’. Obviously there will be people who agree with this assessment and those who disagree. I’ve just tried to offer one explanation to those people who love this, admittedly, visually stunning movie why many huge SW fans, including myself, despise it. The plot holes, pacing, dumb and jarring humour, bad characterisation etc. that have most often been mentioned as reasons for disliking the movie are not really likely to illicit such strong feelings. I would suggest that its more to do with a conscious or subconscious recognition of this rejection of traditional archetypal story telling within the movie. This is by no means unique to this movie and has become widespread in recent years. This 'blurring of the lines' is a modern curse.

My biggest issue with the movie is the character assassination of Luke. The obvious deliberate deconstruction of one of the most positive male archetypal characters of the last 50 years within popular culture is a cultural marxist’s wet dream. It had to be deliberate as there’s no way this was the absolute best way they could come up with to end his story. This was clearly going to enrage the fans of the OT so why do it? Perhaps, to make Rey look more positive in comparison or to provide a backstory for how Kylo turned to the dark side, albeit in a nonsensical and completely uncharacteristic fashion. Whichever way you look at it, the character deserved a whole lot better.… Expand
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MichaelHammondDec 19, 2017
What a mess.

One of the most disappointing movies I've seen. Rian Johnson takes the viewer on a two and a half hour slow walk through what looks and sounds like the star wars universe but is actually something more akin to an episode ofWhat a mess.

One of the most disappointing movies I've seen. Rian Johnson takes the viewer on a two and a half hour slow walk through what looks and sounds like the star wars universe but is actually something more akin to an episode of Babylon 5 or Battlestar Gallactica.

Some truly awful new characters and locations including an atrocious sequence on a casino planet that has come straight from the worst parts of the prequels including
appalling CGI animals and children that can't act and completely misplaced social commentary. Its like they put an advert for PETA in the middle of this movie.

Lets start with the main problem of this movie. It goes nowhere. We start the movie with the opening text telling us the First Order now dominant in the galaxy
despite the starkiller base having been destroyed and we end the movie with the First Order in charge of the galaxy.

Kylo Ren begins as a whiny brat and ends as a whiny brat. Rey begins as an all powerful jedi (somehow !) and ends as the only remaining all powerful jedi because
she now has the ancient jedi books or something.

There is no progression of any character whatsoever in this movie. The new characters introduced are dull and uninteresting and the old legacy characters
such as Luke (Mark Hamill you were right to fundamentally disgree with everything done to your character) and Chewbacca are given deeply unsatisyfing send offs or are pushed to the background.

The movie seems like Rian Johnson was just throwing ideas at the wall and whatever stuck became the story. Where was lawrence kasdan. Where was the lucasfilm
story group to reign in these terrible storylines that are completely outside the established star wars universe.

The worst part of Episode 8 however is that it builds no sense of expectation or excitement going to Episode 9. There is literally no point to the last part of this sequel trilogy. Who is the audience supposed to be rooting for ?? what storyline are we excited by ???? Rey an impossibly perfect character we care nothing about. Kylo ? the now completely irredeemable whiny brat character ? Some secondary background characters like Finn and Rose ?? Leia is the only legacy character left and she cant be in Episode 9 now that Carrie Fisher is gone ?? Just a terrible movie that has killed the sequel trilogy dead.… Expand
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Revanchist89Dec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I walked out of the cinema after really angry. They really did **** on Luke as a character and Mark as an actor. Not the exit the most iconic hero deserved. I understand the need to move on from the Skywalkers for the good of the franchise but that was a joke. Also where were the knights of ren that were so nicely teased in the previous film? And as someone who loves all things dark side I got to learn nothing of the mysterious snoke.… Expand
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cau29395Dec 19, 2017
I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo saaddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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suitesuccessDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this episode 5 or 8?

A young burgeoning jedi travels to a mysterious planet to learn the ways of the force from an, at first, reluctant teacher and jedi master in hiding. The young jedi leaves before completing their training due to a personal internal struggle and they go to face the villain unprepared. The villain ultimately extends their hand in partnership to the jedi who in turn rejects this. The jedi loses their lightsaber in this confrontation shortly after having a great truth revealed about their lineage. Meanwhile…

A young roguelike hero, following a close engagement with the enemy, seeks brief refuge and support from a fellow roguelike on a planet seemingly unaffiliated and unaffected by the galactic conquest. The hero is eventually betrayed by the roguelike and handed over to the enemy forces. Also…

A great battle takes place on a planet consisting of mostly large white flat surfaces. The rebellion forces entrench themselves in defense against AT AT walkers and storm trooper forces. The rebellion forces are eventually pushed back and forced to retreat from their base.… Expand
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NooogieDec 16, 2017
Watched the first half of the movie and then I fell asleep. What more of a review can I give then that. The first little bit was ok, but between the weak characters and bad writing I couldn't keep my eyes open. I would of gave it 0 but likeWatched the first half of the movie and then I fell asleep. What more of a review can I give then that. The first little bit was ok, but between the weak characters and bad writing I couldn't keep my eyes open. I would of gave it 0 but like I said I didn't see the second half ;p… Expand
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SpyHunter07Dec 18, 2017
There are three big questions this movie NEEDED to answer as part 2 of a 3 part trilogy: Why was Luke hiding, who are Rey's parents, and who is Snoke? The movie gave no answers for some, and the ones we did get are so bad they ALMOSTThere are three big questions this movie NEEDED to answer as part 2 of a 3 part trilogy: Why was Luke hiding, who are Rey's parents, and who is Snoke? The movie gave no answers for some, and the ones we did get are so bad they ALMOST retroactively ruined the legacy of some of the characters. This script should have never seen the light of day, let alone gotten made. Mark Hamill probably wishes he had vanished irl instead of being forced to make this movie out of a contract he signed years ago before the Disney take over.… Expand
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ZalaniiDec 17, 2017
I'm left wondering what the point of bringing Star Wars back was at this point. TFA came in by just remaining extremely safe and following A New Hope, and attempted to bring in new characters that it then refused to explain anything about.I'm left wondering what the point of bringing Star Wars back was at this point. TFA came in by just remaining extremely safe and following A New Hope, and attempted to bring in new characters that it then refused to explain anything about. With the promise of doing something new with TLJ you're still not explained who any of these characters are and told that it's a good thing that we continue to know nothing about these characters, the environment or even the story. Well it isn't. Rey continues to be no one, who is super powerful for reasons no one can understand, Finn still has no personality but he has a new friend, and Poe is supposedly a great pilot but a huge moron about everything else.

At the end of this movie...did anything change? Did the plot go anywhere? Who knows...all I know is that it took all of star wars old and new and threw it in the garbage because it couldn't be bothered to explain where any of it was going. Ep 9 is going to be a disaster.

But hey...it's gorgeous to look at and the sound mix is 100% better than TFA… Expand
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UnholiestEliteDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first Star Wars movie I've sat through and felt bored, confused and just stunned at how wrong it feels.
Characters are ill used, shoe horned in or disposed of at random without giving them any proper story arcs. I'm a long time fan since the first one and although I enjoyed The Force Awakens, it was too close to the original Star Wars for my liking. I'm more than happy for the story to deviate away from the other films but The Last Jedi seems like it was written in crayon by a child who never saw the last one for continuity.
After waiting years for Luke to return and do something interesting, the best the script can manage is that he confronts Kylo for a few moments, dodges a couple of lightsaber swings and then promptly dies back on the island he apparently never left. Ridiculous.
Although that's easily topped by Leia floating through space and then knocking on an airlock door to be let back in after being attacked on the bridge of her ship.
I can't begin to explain how frustrating this film is given that Force Awakens was competent and Rogue One was excellent; that demonstrated a decent story and the balls to let the main characters all die in the name of telling a good story.
With Smoke and Luke now dead (although he'll likely cameo as a force ghost in episode 9) and Leia to be killed off next, it's extremely difficult to really give a toss as to what happens with the story next.
J J Abrams, you'll need a hell of a lot of luck in pulling this back....… Expand
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ChurtdogDec 17, 2017
I have never left a theater feeling this upset. Rian Johnson along with his puppeteers at Disney have successfully sold out the most beloved film franchise of all time for some cheap laughs and shallow, meaningless characters. From yetI have never left a theater feeling this upset. Rian Johnson along with his puppeteers at Disney have successfully sold out the most beloved film franchise of all time for some cheap laughs and shallow, meaningless characters. From yet another painfully blatant mimicry of the cantina sequence from the original trilogy, to ridiculous and unsatisfying answers to mysterious plot points generated from The Force Awakens, this movie is nothing short of infuriating. Not only does The Last Jedi give us a collection of annoying and unnecessary characters, but it also manages to effectively ruin characters from the original trilogy we already know and love. Not to mention the plot, which is all over the place and disregards all the rules of the Star Wars universe that the previous films have put into place. Perhaps the most frustrating part of all is the movie's inability to have even a moment of seriousness without being broken up by a "witty" one-liner that ruins the entire scene. This might as well have been an avengers movie. From start to finish, this movie is overly ambitious, nonsensical, and irritating. I can't even remember how many times I wanted to stand up and scream, and I feel sorry for Carrie Fisher having her legacy disrespected with this being her final movie. I have no idea how we could have gone from the masterpiece that was Rogue One to this steaming hunk of cinematic garbage. I'm scared for what is to come after this sad attempt.

Congratulations Disney, you ruined Star Wars… Expand
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jonmitDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I wanted to love this movie, it utterly failed to deliver on so many levels. Disney, in all its previews, advertised the film as a serious epic focused on Luke, Rey, and Kylo Ren, with no doubt some appropriate comic relief as always. What they delivered was a farce -- tripping over itself with excessive and ill-timed humor such that no scene could ever be taken seriously, even ones that were intended to be. That combined with frenetically paced cuts and transitions, too many new characters, and terribly conceived sub-plots (the codebreaker/casino debacle), meant the main story and characters were left undeveloped with few burning questions answered. Even the opening premise, equivalent to a slow motion car chase with the First Order chasing the Resistance until they run out of fuel, was absolutely ridiculous. Ultimately, the plot felt like it went nowhere, just like the Resistance ships. Rey's supposed "training?". Didn't happen. Who was Snoke and why was he built up as so important in The Force Awakens? No answer. Who is Rey and are her parents even relevant? Still no clue. The relationship between Rey and Finn? Left languishing. Who are all these new characters? No time to find out (or even--truly--to care) despite the 2hr. 30 minute length. Perhaps most unforgivable of all, however, was the treatment of Luke Skywalker. While a dark and withdrawn Luke was initially promising, his diminished role and ultimate end were insulting to his character and, frankly, made no sense. Disney will make a lot of money on this film so I doubt the significant criticism from fans will matter. Regardless, Disney can't hide from the fact that they had advertised and promised a new epic Star Wars film. What they delivered was a cheesy, ill-conceived, poorly-written caricature of one.… Expand
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MisterLethalDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, my Eng isn't perfect. Second, i'm not going to follow mindless wave of people, who give away 0-2 raitings. And third, this movie disappointed me. I don't expect people find my review "helpful" since i haven't left 0 raiting. I left 6 because i enjoyed picture and action. I saw good acting from Mark Hammil and Adam Driver (I'm not kidding, i like Kylo Ren in this movie). Sadly, these are the only good traits about this movie. If touching bad side of movie, then we're about to go deep:
1) Wasted characters. My greatest trouble with this movie and source of my complete disappointement. What was the point of foreshadowing Rey's parents identety, to throw it away? I cannot dig this stuff. Same goes for Snoke. Who was he? How he obtained such power (He was doing some creppy stuff in movie and it looked good)? Did he know Emperor and what happened to him? You'll never find this out in this movie... Because he's killed in last third of the film. Cpt. Phasma... well.. she's in this movie. Not going to talk about, how sad i was when i saw what you did with Luke.
2) Pointless subplot with Finn and Rose. What was the point of it? Watch naruto and one piece a lot? "Great idea, let's throw this filler, to make our picture longer". No! This plot serves to show anything except pull us away from interesting stuff with Rey, Ben and Luke
3) 5-th and 6-th reimagining (Sorry, if spelled wrong). Movie rips out scenes from episodes i mentioned above and throws them in movie, to... make it hard to watch, really. The pace is crazy. First it boring, then it's fun. Next it's long, then it's interesting. After it goes good climactic scene and more slow paced action. Long say short. It's a mess It's hard to describe my point in eng, i hope you understood
4) Don't you think Rey's rock lifting scene would be better if we saw at least hint of her training in force using? She uses the force to lift huge pile of rocks, because scenario needs it. That's a bad way to go with characters. (May i recieve huge amount of dislikes, but i like this character. I just don't agree that she has to be too overpowered. I'd love her more if you gave us something so we can cheer for her)
5) Some complete **** in this movie. I know we talking about fairytale where sounds could be heared in space and force can do anything, you only have to try. But... excuse me, if i find some scenes like speedlight charge, causing destruction of third part of **** and Leia flying in space aka superman, ridiculous. And... force ghosts always could use force to affect real world?
6) Music. It sounds great, don't get me wrong... but there's nothing new added to new film. And even if added, it's completely forgetable. (For the record, i like March of the Resistance and Theme of Rey)

Thouse are bad stuff in this movie. Action was good, picture great, story... meh. And i wouldn't say anything if this was from marvel, but it isn't! I like how director wanted to show new abilities force can do, though some of their realisation were questionable. I won't be pointing it out, cause i'm tired typing. I don't expect a lot of people find my article helpful. I hope i find thouse who agree with me, even if their number not huge. I'm going to pray for good future for star wars universe, but for now i pick neutral side. I won't compare this movie to trash, but i ain't defending it either… Expand
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crazygasbagDec 18, 2017
#CorporateCinema #MaryPoppins Clunky dialogue, wasted characters, plot holes galore, and sometimes just boring. I'm a huge Johnson fan but this was a complete disappointment. This movie just doesn't have a heart. Rey is a Mary Sue and there#CorporateCinema #MaryPoppins Clunky dialogue, wasted characters, plot holes galore, and sometimes just boring. I'm a huge Johnson fan but this was a complete disappointment. This movie just doesn't have a heart. Rey is a Mary Sue and there are not two cents about it. They just refuse to take the time to have characters earn it. The film is great to look at but damn, so much wasted.… Expand
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d0vla11Feb 28, 2018
Worst in the saga. Basically, the director made the movie against true fans of the originals.
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SL3Dec 17, 2017
This movie distills Star Wars into a series of action set pieces loosely connected by jokey one liners and fake out twists. It is overly long, disjointed and poorly paced, like they tried to cram everything in but the essence of telling aThis movie distills Star Wars into a series of action set pieces loosely connected by jokey one liners and fake out twists. It is overly long, disjointed and poorly paced, like they tried to cram everything in but the essence of telling a good story got lost in the mix.

Nearing the end I realised I'd been groaning at how ludicrous it all was, instead of getting lost in the moment and cheering along. It looks like Star Wars...but it's not.… Expand
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vonkomarDec 16, 2017
Sadly, a big disappointment, even the prequels were better than this.
Now i know why Mark Hamill said to Rian Johnson: "I fundamentally disagree with virtually everything you've decided about my character" and he wishes that George Lucas HadSadly, a big disappointment, even the prequels were better than this.
Now i know why Mark Hamill said to Rian Johnson: "I fundamentally disagree with virtually everything you've decided about my character" and he wishes that George Lucas Had Been Part of the New 'Star Wars' I think the critics got paid by Disney.
Disasster.… Expand
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Toy76Dec 18, 2017
One of the worst big budget movies of all time. An abomination. Mind blowing how they could make it this bad. Shame on you. Luke is a gutless wimp acting like he was before becoming a Jedi. Yoda just appears to blow something up (but never toOne of the worst big budget movies of all time. An abomination. Mind blowing how they could make it this bad. Shame on you. Luke is a gutless wimp acting like he was before becoming a Jedi. Yoda just appears to blow something up (but never to help anyone). Leia flying through space? WTF!!!… Expand
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elashDec 15, 2017
I wish i could say this was a good movie but it was not, they essentially ended a trilogy in 2 movies along with my interest. I grew up with the original trilogy so this is very disappointing. it was on par with phantom menace a lot ofI wish i could say this was a good movie but it was not, they essentially ended a trilogy in 2 movies along with my interest. I grew up with the original trilogy so this is very disappointing. it was on par with phantom menace a lot of forced jokes unlike empire that was a desperate struggle with suttle jokes/ innuendos this was almost slap stick. Blahhhhhh no better than justice league… Expand
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aboycalledelsoDec 16, 2017
It might be a fun movie on its own, but a part as saga its a completle disaster. It destroys the characters, the lore, the story, everything. It felt like a marvel movie, which was not what I was looking for.
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kpx47109Dec 18, 2017
I'm so sorry for Mark, George and all universum. They did not deserve it. All the time I waited for Adam Sandler to appear and start dancing. I'm sooooooooo sad.
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nyc2kDec 18, 2017
Heartbreaking to see Disney ruin Star Wars especially the character of Luke Skywalker. On par with the Phantom Menace. Movie was too drawn out and all over the place. Unnecessary plot lines and very little substance.
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DICKtator1401Dec 16, 2017
It's not avengers, disney. I am so dissapointed after watching. This film has some good moments, but VERY BAD humor and some people making me to give this film only "1"
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pablovioDec 17, 2017
This movie has serious script problems. Laura Dern's character is rendered completely obsolete by Luke Skywalker doing later in the movie exactly what she does: sacrificing hersefl acting as a decoy for the rebels to escape. Benecio delThis movie has serious script problems. Laura Dern's character is rendered completely obsolete by Luke Skywalker doing later in the movie exactly what she does: sacrificing hersefl acting as a decoy for the rebels to escape. Benecio del Toro's character doesn't add anything to the story, it's just like a fake Lando. These errors are the most apparent, but there are just so much info in the story, so much plot twists and climatic scenes, it doesn´t quite capture the epic feeling of this particular fantastic universe.
It's really dissapointing, in a way that even the prequel trilogy, with all its mistakes, never was.… Expand
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SomebodynobodyDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. UnfortunatelThe logic of the universe is not true to itself. Im going to list a couple of things that annoyed me:
-How come the other stardestroyers don't fire at the fleeing rebel fleet at all, they seem utterly useless. The first order looks like a bunch of amateuers just flying behind the rebels, waiting for their fuel to finish. Strategy is obsolete.
-projectiles/lasers fly ballistically in space when shooting the transporters. Theres not even a star or an anomaly that affects the shot gravitationally.
-Rey can resist the lightsaber force pull as well as Kylo? She hasn't trained and she's still new to the force. Kylo is a well trained Sith that can even freeze people and blasters in time. -can apparently forcelift bigtime. Without any training, she's able to do something even Luke with Yoda as his trainer wasn't able to do initially. All he lifted was R2D2 and a rock in E5. -can apparently shoot down tie fighters in the millennium falcon better than Han Solo and Luke Skywalker together, even though it was Han's ship and despite him being one of the best gunslingers and roguepilots in the galaxy. (they had trouble getting rid of a couple of tie fighters in E4, whereas Rey singlehandedly just shoots down a bunch of them)
- She fights several guardians of Snoke, that even the unhurt and much better trained Kylo had trouble defeating.
This is exactly what I mean when a genre is not true to itself.
- Finn is almost completely useless to the main plot. His plans didn't succeed, he's a running coward that only when he almost managed to clear his bad honor got spared by his chubby asian friend. -How come the two of them survived the exploding/burning hangar, while everything in there was dead.
-force using Leia is about the worst I've seen in the movie. Everyone that is slightly force sensitive can apparently master it. Even the kid with its broom at the end. Even Anakin Skywalker wasn't able to do this under much more intense pod racing situations.
-Everyone that feels the force is apparently able to talk to each other. Leia, Kylo, Rey, Luke, Yoda. How come they never used that skill during the clonewars or during similar intense situations? All Luke and Vader were able to do was noticing their presence. But not across half the galaxy.
-What happened to yoda? Did he show Luke how to do it? It wasn't explained. Obviously Luke found a way to materialize a mental clone engaging in a Lightsaber fight halfway across the galaxy-spending all his energy and dying.
-Most unexplained and ridiculous of all was the destruction of Snokes main ship. How come a simple command ship of the rebels can just hyperspace charge at another ship, destroying half of the fleet? Isn't that what shields are made for? How come it hasn't come to anybody's mind doing the same trick before? It seems awfully effective.
-One fighter can take out almost all the turrets on a superstardestroyer? How come he could sneak through the shields or he could even get that close? How come the other stardestroyers didn't jump in or attack the rebels commando ship?
-AtAts didn't really fire at all. Just watching the scene with Luke a couple of minutes later, they could've easily spent that firepower either on the gliders or on the trenches. Useless.
-Killing Snoke seemed awkwardly easy
-Why is there so much focus on the Porgs? Its a new designed Alien that everyone apparently things as cute. But measured by the amount and factor of appearance, not contributing anything useful to the story, they are just useless. Even Ewoks or JarJar had more to contribute to the plot. One can definitely see that they have been designed for one purpose - to raise merchandise.
- Countless "funny" jokes kill the atmosphere. After all, it is Star Wars, not Marvel. Marvel lives of that comedy. Star Wars had a macho rogue smuggler that was acted by Harrison Ford. Of course he makes some fun macho quotes. But not everybody. All the time. Facing death. Not even sarcastic but stupid. Completely killed the atmosphere for me there Disney.

It feels like thrown into some ADHD kids mind. Super short mainplot with a couple of useless sideplots, action ALL the time to not get bored by story. Star Wars used to live a bit of intergalactic politics as well. And even if Disney hasn't really adapted the expanded universe, has much to offer. And potential. Not anymore.
Couldn't care less if Finn or Rey or Leia or Poe died the next movie. Its about time. The true hero in this movie with at least a little bit of character depth is Kylo Ren. Critics just gave this movie a good rating because they wanted to be invited to the next premiere.For now, Episode 8 not only made Episode 7 look bad again -as there doesn't seem a big idea where the Star Wars universe is supposed to go-, it almost killed Star Wars. At least for me. And I'm hooked since the first minute. It's an action movie with some lightsabers and some forcesensitive people. But no real Star Wars… Expand
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TanrockDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After Rian Johnson’s dumpster fire of a f@cking movie, Who gives a f@ck! I’ll fix it. Instead of 18 hr space chase, (dumb), Leia surviving the explosion into space (more dumb considering they know Carrie Fisher died) the Resistance gets to Crete where they fight against the FO, think WWI Battle of Argonne forest, or the Spartans in 300. They are decimated. Finn dies in that scene saving the Resistance by flying his cruiser into the battering ram making the ultimate sacrifice. Luke arrives on Crete, leaving after feeling Leia succumb to her injuries in search of Rey who left Ahch-To prematurely to confront Kylo. There Luke connects with DJ who sneaks him and Rose onto the Supremacy to confront Snoke who’s holding Rey hostage and Luke dies fighting Snoke and Kylo in the throne room not before taking out all the guards and saving Rey who escaped with Rose and DJ. Snoke barely survives, Kylo is visited by force ghost Anakin during the climactic scene of Luke’s death. The End. How **** hard would it be to give fans a glorious death. Something to look forward to in Episode 9. “Nah”, says Johnson, “I think I’ll just f@ck the whole Star Wars universe up because my corporate overlords at Disney can’t market anymore toys and **** off the old cast. That’s what we’ll do.” They want you to think that so we build all the hype like we did for Episode VIII all over again. They (Disney) don’t even have to spend a penny marketing. Bloody Brilliant! Hopeful in-denial fans will create fantastic theories all over again just to get **** slapped in the face like we did in this c@nt of a film!… Expand
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dam_no_hitoDec 19, 2017
This movie is a stuff that is disgusting to attach ratings.
This movie killed all Star Wars world views of the past.
Not only did he defeat the heroes of the past, new heroes also handle it sloppily.
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amiethDec 16, 2017
I don't think a single piece of entertainment has ever made me this upset. Not only was this the worst Star Wars movie to date, it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I made accounts for IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic just toI don't think a single piece of entertainment has ever made me this upset. Not only was this the worst Star Wars movie to date, it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I made accounts for IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic just to let everyone know how horrible this movie was. I will not sit idly by and watch people give such positive ratings for something that has effectively ruined an important part of my childhood. Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII is a disastrous failure for this new trilogy and irreversibly tarnished aspects of the beloved originals as well.

I could write a 10 page dissertation on everything that is wrong with it, but that would be a waste of everyone’s time just like Rian Johnson’s 2.5 hour long movie, The Last Jedi. Furthermore, it should not take 10 pages to convince you that this movie sucks. The storyline is lame and full of plot-holes. The dialogue is forced and written for five-year-olds, and many of the characters are blatantly meaningless. Keeping those gripes in mind, my biggest problem with this film was the tone. It felt like this painfully long WAR movie didn't go more than five minutes without trying to make you laugh with some cheap one-liner or slapstick humor. Rian Johnson has taken one of the few things that I am truly passionate about and turned it into a joke. Do not be fooled as I was by the Star Wars label, this is no Sci-Fi epic; this movie is a comedy and a terrible one at that.… Expand
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emiwanDec 18, 2017
Worst Star Wars ever, if we can still talk about "Star Wars" again...
Horrible humour throughout the movie. Destruction of the Jedi lore and spirit, apology of the "no no need of knowledge to do everything"... Yoda is awful, Leia is floatingWorst Star Wars ever, if we can still talk about "Star Wars" again...
Horrible humour throughout the movie. Destruction of the Jedi lore and spirit, apology of the "no no need of knowledge to do everything"... Yoda is awful, Leia is floating in space like supergirl, a whole part of the film is completely useless... This is a nightmare.… Expand
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GenerationXerDec 17, 2017
“I at one point had to say to Rian, ‘I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for this character. Now, having said that, I have gotten it off my chest, and my job now is to take what you’ve created and do my best to“I at one point had to say to Rian, ‘I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for this character. Now, having said that, I have gotten it off my chest, and my job now is to take what you’ve created and do my best to realize your vision.’” -Mark Hamill (On the ruining of Luke Skywalker in “The Last Jedi”) Any of you happy-go-lucky Porg lovers gonna argue with him?… Expand
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L3vlDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fundamentally the movie plot is ridiculous and beyond silly.TLJ is taking a huge dump on every SW Movie that came before it, even TFA.The best advice or message I can give you is: Don't expect much and you will enjoy it more. Cause with great expectations comes even greater disappointment… Expand
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JaxkDec 18, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers: Riddled with Plot holes and follows an outline similar to Empire Strikes Back with a couple return of the Jedi scenes... Starts with rebel base being attacked, then they are chased through space... then they go and meet the new not like-able Lando-ish character which of course betrays them. And then finally we get new variation from Empire Strikes Back only to have a throne room scene where the new emperor character (who coincidently has the greatest weakness of overconfidence... just like Palpatine) gets killed (albeit this was a good scene). Then kylo wants Rey to rule galaxy with him. Then massive plot hole of hyperdrive and hunk of metal.. uh Rian... you do realize you just put a super weapon in the hand of every bloke with a hyperdrive and a droid they tell to fly to their death right??? Who needs Death Star plans or fighter craft when some metal affixed to a hyperdrive can destroy a whole fleet in one go?

This is the last Star Wars movie I will see in theatres. Lifelong, and I mean lifelong fan lost!… Expand
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eoghan90Dec 20, 2017
This movie was a complete bloated mess, lacking any cohesion or sense. An utter waste of time. Every character is written as an incompetent moron and the attempts at humour are atrocious. To be honest I do not understand what anyone wouldThis movie was a complete bloated mess, lacking any cohesion or sense. An utter waste of time. Every character is written as an incompetent moron and the attempts at humour are atrocious. To be honest I do not understand what anyone would gain from watching this movie, it feels like anyone could produce a better attempt at writing a more engaging plot with these characters. This is real let down from Johnson's previous work.… Expand
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LukeSkyLDec 15, 2017
Heres a stat for you... BB-8 kills more ppl in this film than Luke & Snoke combined lol! This is one of the worst Star Wars films ever! Rian Johnson trolled us all, thanks for nothing Disney... Absolutely no character development, boringHeres a stat for you... BB-8 kills more ppl in this film than Luke & Snoke combined lol! This is one of the worst Star Wars films ever! Rian Johnson trolled us all, thanks for nothing Disney... Absolutely no character development, boring subplot, the Marey Sue continues, the horrid story telling... RIP Star Wars 1977-1983… Expand
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ShaunDavidKingDec 18, 2017
Faithful Star Wars fans will not be pleased. Rian Johnson's Last Jedi is a masterclass in bad-form and poor taste. Visuals are as good as FA or R1, but the story, tone, mood, and pacing are a disaster. Last Jedi goes in a radical &Faithful Star Wars fans will not be pleased. Rian Johnson's Last Jedi is a masterclass in bad-form and poor taste. Visuals are as good as FA or R1, but the story, tone, mood, and pacing are a disaster. Last Jedi goes in a radical & disappointing new direction that discards what Force Awakens had set up. Entire main characters from FA are reduced to cameos or quickly discarded. Plot threads from FA are not explored but are quickly/brutally dead-ended. Characters/Lore from the OT are mocked & handled very disrespectfully. Plot holes are huge and everywhere. This film should rightfully be named "The Last Star Wars Movie".… Expand
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CinemaphileDec 15, 2017
Disney's done it. They've “MILKED THE SPACE COW.” The Last Jedi (TLJ) is a deeply flawed and darkly cynical corporate product. TLJ is not a cinematic experience, it is a product meant for purchase, consumption and disposal, plain andDisney's done it. They've “MILKED THE SPACE COW.” The Last Jedi (TLJ) is a deeply flawed and darkly cynical corporate product. TLJ is not a cinematic experience, it is a product meant for purchase, consumption and disposal, plain and simple. Like Thor: Ragnarok, there was a reason for the Disney's review embargo. Disney and Iger did not want word of mouth to spoil opening day ticket sales.

The last few months of Disney's social promotion, press junkets, "leaked" spoilers, marketing propaganda and dare I say, payola, were carefully crafted to blunt word of mouth. Much like the 2016 Presidential election, TLJ will be a challenge to the faith of Star Wars fans much like the current administration is to lovers of democracy.

Yes, TLJ is that bad.

The Director-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, blithely abandons the old Republic serial style of storytelling, brazenly abandons the visual style of seven previous films and two television shows, and inserts the Star Wars DNA only to plug the holes in this creaky, soggy, wooden beaver dam of a film. How bad is it?

TLJ is so bad, that whenever someone complains to you about Jar Jar Binks, you'll be able to immediately counter and say ... "I'll see your Jar Jar and raise you Episode VIII." Where to begin? There's such a rich vein of flaws that a graduate student of film could write an entire doctoral thesis titled "Poor Film Craft in 21st Century Cinema, How Profit Trumps Process." Granted, Voldirectormort was handed a tall order to flesh out and explain what the makers of its predecessor in 2015 published interviews admittedly could not. TLJ fails in that respect . Don't believe the marketing hype ... there's nothing of note to spoil. Gone is the classic Greek three act structure. Gone is the rising action. Gone is characters put in jeopardy. Gone is internal logic. Gone are many practical effects. Gone is Star Wars, it is. On its own merits as a film, TLJ is the worst example of 21st Century, Comic Book of the Month Club Cinema. Granted, TLJ has many beautiful shots, but it doesn't have a single scene which has the gravitas of the epic of which it is a part. The plot is a melange of tenuously related scenes driving to a non-existent climax and flaccid denouement. TLJ's dialogue isn't much better. Gone is the wooden overwrought dialogue from the prequel trilogy which is only replaced by pedestrian overly expository banter. TLJ's greatest sin is that it's boring. By the end of this film, you'll be begging for Senator Palpatine's astro-political machinations. The most fascinating psychological phenomenon of human behavior is that of the blind obedience epitomized in “The Emperor's New Clothes.” You see that in the eyes of the actors. I saw it in the eyes of the stunned-into-silence fans leaving the theater. December 14, 2017 was the entertainment equivalent of Election Night 2016.


I recommend that you not pay to see this film. You can find original Netflix, Amazon and Hulu content that's far superior. Not that the major broadcast networks ever air films anymore, but TLJ is so bad I would say wait for it to hit ABC. It's not even Netflix worthy. These are dark, dark times for cinema. The success of Star Wars original trilogy was always reflected in repeat ticket sales, VHS sales, DVD sales and Blu Ray sales. TLJ is an expensive straight to video product. Yes, it's that bad. You'll see it in bargain bins at a WalMart near you in the not too distant future.



As someone who was there in '77, it's hard for me to say this, but it's time to let Star Wars go. My hope for the Millennial Generation is that some independent radical movie maker comes along an makes for them their generation's King Kong, Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz, The Godfather, Jaws or Star Wars. Just let it not be a sequel.… Expand
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coachmarinoDec 18, 2017
Honestly, I don't normally review things online, but I had to post one here. The movie is beautiful and the acting is good. There are a lot of very strong moments. The plot is very weak, and it's poorly edited. Johnson was written into aHonestly, I don't normally review things online, but I had to post one here. The movie is beautiful and the acting is good. There are a lot of very strong moments. The plot is very weak, and it's poorly edited. Johnson was written into a lot of corners by JJ Abrams. Instead of playing along and being creative, I feel he mostly threw out Abrams plot and decided to go his own way. The logic tends to fall apart quickly and frequently. While everyone seems to be interested in Rey's parentage, an area most professional reviewers seem to leave out is the problem of Rey's abilities, and how she got so strong with the Force in the first place. Most professional reviewers don't talk about how interesting the idea of a stormtrooper becoming a good guy is, and how this movie wastes that storyline, if not making the character less sympathetic. And the dashing 'flyboy' is castrated, his leadership arc making very little sense given the ridiculous plotting. All of the fan boys, and I guess I'm now included, will get vilified as misogynists for disliking the decisions of the female leaders in this movie. But just HAVING a lot of female characters shouldn't make this a good movie. I like Rey, and I love Leia, but their development is tragic, and the new characters add absolutely nothing in terms of plot development. There are great set pieces in this movie, and were it not for 30 or so terrible prequel-esque minutes, it's well made. But it's gotta be far down the list in terms of rankings for Star Wars movies. I'd say just above the prequels, but far below Rogue One and Force Awakens.… Expand
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vatore007Dec 19, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely horrible. Luke cuts himself off from the force?? I had to walk out to calm down a little. Rey STILL has no training, yet she is just as powerful as Kylo Ren?? Luke couldn't levitate an x-wing under the tutelage of Yoda, but Rey can levitate a hundred boulders, again, with NO training?? Leia flies through space?? What is this nonsense? We wanted an original STORY, not a copy of a past movie, like The Force Awakens copied A New Hope. An original story does not mean forsaking everything the original movies were about. Luke would NEVER cut himself off from the force and go into exile, it's ludicrous. And how about the tremendous disappointments of NOT finding out who Snoke is, or where he came from, or the terrible reveal about Rey's parents? I could go on forever and would have walked out of the movie theater if not for the hope that I would get to see Luke do something powerful at the end, only to be tricked into thinking something great was about to happen only to find out Luke isn't even present when he fights - if you can call it a fight - Kylo Ren. This killed Star Wars for me and I have no interest in seeing any further Star Wars movie and I've been a fan since I saw the original in the movie theater as a kid.… Expand
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hyuntaekimDec 18, 2017
I really should not have come out of this.
Why would you do this?
It is a movie that should not have really come out of a complete betrayal of Star Wars fans.
The film director does not know what message he wants to convey
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QGJDec 15, 2017
Just like The Force Awakens before it, this movie is another example of big budget fan fiction. Completely disregarding the mythic nature and scope of this fictional universe, the character and story. The arrogance that was displayed beforeJust like The Force Awakens before it, this movie is another example of big budget fan fiction. Completely disregarding the mythic nature and scope of this fictional universe, the character and story. The arrogance that was displayed before by ignoring George Lucas' story for the sequel trilogy, thinking they knew better about his own imaginary universe, is brilliantly materialized here, with the powers that be completely ignoring the classic character arcs and defining traits. Before, it was Han Solo that was reverted back to the selfish life of a smuggler. Now, it's the compassionate and selfless Luke Skywalker that secludes himself in fear and considers commiting murder based on a possible future. Besides disregarding characters and story, it also plagiarizes The Empire Strikes Back (not unlike The Force Awakens did before). The Empire vs Rebels on Hoth is displayed here. So is the secluded Jedi Master (except where Yoda did it out of necessity, here it's done out of choice) reluctant to train a Jedi wannabe, along with many other things. There's also no story or emotional investment in the characters. I was apathic through the whole thing. Questions needlessly created by The Force Awakens are not only not answered but ignored. It's a mess.… Expand
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Foxjazz79Dec 15, 2017
Boring and poorly paced story. The occasion gags felt forced and out of place for the tension that was trying to build. It did nothing to grow the cardboard characters that were one dimensional and disposable.

We are supposed to be mad atBoring and poorly paced story. The occasion gags felt forced and out of place for the tension that was trying to build. It did nothing to grow the cardboard characters that were one dimensional and disposable.

We are supposed to be mad at Poe for taking down the dreadnought (which could have destroyed the resistance cruiser during the space chase) yet cheer Rose as she stops Finn from protecting... those he loved. The plot was heavily dependent on Mcguffin after Mcgufffin, more so than any other film I have seen recently. I wasn't as concerned about Luke's fate or Leia's force prowess as others point out but I think Star Wars needs a good injection of new. However, this hackneyed drivel with a memorable positive one liner here and there was not it for me. The movie did nothing to draw me in. The remaining villains were too goofy to make me feel like I should be on the edge of my seat worried about the fate of the resistance. Hopefully, Rian Johnson will take his movie's message to heart and learn form this failure of storytelling.… Expand
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joelofdeathDec 17, 2017
First rating on metacritic. Any other movie and I might have given this 5/10, but I'm so bitterly disappointed this is the only Episode VIII we're going to get. Whenever I think back on it I get more and more annoyed.
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kamgeforceDec 15, 2017
Haha, the movie that killed the star wars for me was surpassed in suckage by the "Last Straw". This is the official end of the franchise. You cant be a sane person nor a SW fan if you like this **** Do you miss the prequels yet? Do you missHaha, the movie that killed the star wars for me was surpassed in suckage by the "Last Straw". This is the official end of the franchise. You cant be a sane person nor a SW fan if you like this **** Do you miss the prequels yet? Do you miss seeing actual jedi and actual sith duking it out? Do you miss stories that are written to entertain rather than to push the progressive agenda? I do.… Expand
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euuDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, The Farce Awakens might have been just a bad remake of a New Hope with plot holes the size of Star destroyers, a lame Mary Sue of a main character, unmemorable secondary characters and no creativity or artistic vision whatsoever but at it least wasn't a snooze fest. The Last Jedi tries to remake The Empire Strikes back but only achieves in remaking that film's bad pacing and filler scenes, without any of the world building and character depth.

This movie seems to have been made by someone who trully hates Star Wars, its world, lore and characters. It's the only way I can explain why all these things are butchered here. Hobo Luke is probably the worst thing. I can understand them wanting to make him a fallen hero but there is a difference between making him a flawed character haunted by his failure and making him a psychopath that wants to murder his nephew in his sleep. Yoda also shows up looking like a cheap puppet(because it's all about mu practical effects) and burns down the tree that had all the knowledge and history of the Jedi Order. Apparently, MaRey Sue doen't need all that wisdom and training, she is perfect just the way she is, she even manages to overpower Luke in a brief duel, you go, Girl! Oh, yeah, and the mysterious Dark Lord Snoke is killed without being given any backstory and replaced as the main antagonist by the Emo Manchild Kylo Ren. Best movie in the series, amirighte guyz?

But of course, these are just my criticism as a SW fanboy. However, now that this movie has a lower fan rating than Attack of the Clones, Disney Drones will try to convince you that, even though it's not a great Star Wars movie, it's still a very good movie on its own. Nothing further from the truth: this is the worst movie I saw in the year that gave us Justice League. From abysmal dialogue, to scenes that could have easilly been cut and nothing would have been lost to characters that have no development. Finn doesn't evolve beyong his funny black man role and now he is partnered with a chubby Asian chick because Kathleen Kennedy forgot to add yellow to the Diversity Rainbow in the Farce Awakens. Poe is just as useless as before, his only role in this movie is having his priviledge checked by older women. Oh, yeah, and as per Disney tradition there is a "witty" millenial joke every 30 seconds, even in scenes that are supposed to have tension, yet the only time I laughted at this movie is when Leia started flying through space Superman style.

There are so many other things I could go on about, like the terrible aliens that are shoved in your face every 2 minutes to sell merchandise or the SJW pandering, but it's really not worth it. Watching these Disney Star Wars movies get worse and worse every years and enjoying the tears of fanboys that made fun of Lucas for over a decade bacame some sort of Christmas tradition. Star Wars is now the iPhone or Call of Duty or whatever souless corporate cashcow you want to name that tricks idiots into buying it only to forget about it the next months.… Expand
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RedmayneDec 16, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just terribly disappointed. I feel like the creators really didn't have a good grasp on the characters. They took one of the most iconic characters and turned him into a coward that would kill someone in their sleep instead of confronting them in open battle. They kept luke in hiding instead of again confronting the first sith/evil that arose after he beat the emperor. I feel alot of outlets are just carrying the water for this movie. Superman Leia? Really? Come on guys. I think many actually didnt like it but arw afraid to say it. Our hero characters of theart 40 years were just openly trashed and replaced with Mary she's. Even directly spoke to us and said let the past die. The new characters aren't deep enough and since no one created any backstory for most of the characters they can't be. Snoke could have been the most notorious villian in SW history yet, he was killed without even dipping toe into it. Even if a new franchise is created to explain it, the damage was done to this story. Basically this is a movie where everything that was created before it is discarded and made mute and pointless. So many wasted opportunities and mistreated characters. Thanks again hollywood.… Expand
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JediInDenialDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Total garbage of a movie. Spoilers
JJ Abrahams said that 7's main purpose was to find Luke Skywalker the Jedi Master the Ex General of the Alliance - 8 makes Luke into a dull burnt out coward who doesn't want want to help his friends or the cause. He barely said anything to Chewie or R2 after what being apart 30+ years?
Rey- still no training Yoda- Why bother
Chewie- still awesome the only character who is stable and wants to fight regardless of what episode he is in (probably JJ Abrahams favorite like Spock- the sidekicks get a bump without weaknesses when JJ is involved)
Benicio del Toro- what a true waste of talent aligned with this hacker in 8
Rathter watch 6 and the teddy bears take the down empire with a couple side dishes of 1 and Jar Jar than watch 8 again or even attempt to watch the 9 and the solo movie. Disney ruined this franchise- wont be watching anything else by them- time for Indies.… Expand
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davidsjobergDec 15, 2017
Just as Star Wars was getting good again Rian Johnson just tears it all down again with a movie that while may look pleasing, is a complete disgrace to the Star Wars franchise and its characters, even the newer ones that we were just startingJust as Star Wars was getting good again Rian Johnson just tears it all down again with a movie that while may look pleasing, is a complete disgrace to the Star Wars franchise and its characters, even the newer ones that we were just starting to love from The Force Awakens.… Expand
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AlphaLlamaDec 17, 2017
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It feels like Disney are dead set upon destroying the Star Wars franchise people grew up with. They have turned Luke from a optimisitic young farmer who manages to escape the tyranny of the empire only wanting to make the world a better place. Into a bitter old hermit who has apparently tried to murder a young boy in his sleep. I absolutely loved Rogue One so i know its not me refusing to accept the new Star Wars movies. I just thought that TFA was lacklustre and The last Jedi truly is the nail in the coffin for this franchise, for me anyway.… Expand
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kennythekoalaDec 18, 2017
This movie lacked focus and interesting structure. The characters are great, but the writers need to be fired. There were 6 plots going on and it turns out only one of them mattered at all. Why not focus on the single interesting plot, ratherThis movie lacked focus and interesting structure. The characters are great, but the writers need to be fired. There were 6 plots going on and it turns out only one of them mattered at all. Why not focus on the single interesting plot, rather than many poorly written side stories. I have lost hope in Star Wars.… Expand
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AngryShark92Dec 16, 2017
I have to change my review for this film entirely based on recent events and rewatches on netflix... I tried to give Disney credit wherever it was due with my initial review (4/10), mostly due to some stellar cinematography and specialI have to change my review for this film entirely based on recent events and rewatches on netflix... I tried to give Disney credit wherever it was due with my initial review (4/10), mostly due to some stellar cinematography and special effects... but I'm out now, I am completely out.

Plot holes galore, ham fisted liberal agenda moments, terrible writing and acting, the complete character assassination of Luke Skywalker, and lore-breaking scenes are just some of the topics that can be explored with no end to tear this abomination down.

Critical Fan Backlash:

The main reason I have come back to make sure this review is harshly critical, is simply because Disney has gone out of their way to blame fans for the poor reception. Rian Johnson, JJ Abrams, & Kathleen Kennedy have all come out publicly and attacked a fanbase that has absolutely loved and adored this series for years. I will not be watching Episode 9 because of this. Disney needs to face the facts, you hired a director with zero competence related to the Star Wars universe, who then pushed out a narrative that destroyed every subpar plot-line the previous instalment set up, whilst simultaneously destroying one of the most beloved movie characters of all time, and awkwardly inserting political agenda topics into a world where they do not belong or are not necessary. All this, and in turn, you attack the fans for the backlash of this movie and the failure of Solo???

I'm sorry but Disney has killed this franchise... If you are one of the people criticizing passionate fans for "crying" out, then you really have no idea how much a franchise could mean to someone. If they do not voice their displeasure with the series direction, then they are doing a disservice to themselves. I absolutely loved the original trilogy, enjoyed the prequels to an extent, and loved the older star wars video games, so it does kind of bother me to see it wind up like this... But, I can only imagine the disappointment of the more hardcore fans...

Characters:

"Out with the old, in with the new" is not supposed to be done like this... The new characters are absolutely awful and robotic, Rey is a mary sue perfectionist for no reason, she has not earned any of the traits she currently possesses and automatically excels at everything she does, Kylo is a gigantic man child and has no evil appeal to him anymore seeing as he lost to Rey in Episode 7 who has no training whatsoever, Fin had opportunities to develop but it went nowhere, Admiral Gender Wars served no purpose other than to emasculate Poe and conjure up the worst escape plan of all time, and Rose Tico contributed nothing to the story and had a sub plot take up a large chunk of the run time, and that also contributed nothing to the plot.

Old and beloved characters... Luke is the complete opposite of what made him one of the most beloved film characters of all time, instead of instilling hope and overcoming the darkness, he wants the jedi to end and be left to die after contemplating the murder of his own nephew?!? What?!?! Leia, also a beloved character from the original, is a shell of herself and floated out into the vacuum of space without dying and force-flew (breaking narratives) back into the ship?!? Again, What?!?! Carrie Fisher, tragically passed away during the filming of the movie, and you could not even send her out with an ending she deserved... Rest in peace Carrie. Chewbacca, just eats the toys Disney wants you to buy... Admiral Ackbar just goes away, hard to remember his role in the movie because it was non-existent. Leave puppet Yoda alone please.

Story:

Rian Johnson singled handedly destroyed any potential plot points that JJ Abrams set up in the first movie and created several lore breaking moments within this movie, bravo. Hyper speed suicide bombing, WW2 style bomb droppings in the gravity of space, force flying back into a ship through a broken airlock without compromising pressure whatsoever... Just a few errors, many in depth reviews on YouTube go more into depth than I ever could. In short, the story is awful, good luck with Episode 9 JJ, you have nothing to work with...

Overall:

Attacking the passionate fans that support your series to the death was the final straw for me, I do not even consider myself a hardcore fan, but seeing them get attacked by the directors/producers for voicing their opinions is absolutely immature and is appalling to see. The best thing that could happen to Star Wars is to remove everyone on the project and rebooting for 10, 11, 12, if it is not too late already. Kathleen Kennedy needs to go, and while I will acknowledge that here are "passionate fans" saying horrible things to Disney, they should know best about vocal minorities, there is simply no excuse for this behaviour. This movie is now a 1 out of 10 for me because the cinematographers and graphic designers did a phenomenal job. Rest in peace Star Wars & Luke Skywalker...… Expand
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jdillyDec 18, 2017
Everyone has pointed out all the problems. Really disappointed in the plot mostly - epic FAIL. You could have had anyone come up with this nonsense. They hired the new director because he was willing to sell his soul and do the Social justiceEveryone has pointed out all the problems. Really disappointed in the plot mostly - epic FAIL. You could have had anyone come up with this nonsense. They hired the new director because he was willing to sell his soul and do the Social justice stuff Disney wanted - that's it.… Expand
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