Well as luck would have it, my bro took me in place of my father to see Star Wars in 3D.
My rating is 6.5 out 10. Impressive scenes and graphics, story seem flow better than previous one.
Well, I went in without seeing many spoilers to this thing. So i didn't expect it to be art piece. I felt they did good work-a-around to remedy the problem of drastic passing Carrie Fisher. I felt they really over did the nostalgia angle again to get them through the movie. Rey & Ben's storyline was pretty much strength of the film, which relied heavily on cameos and winks and nods from the past make it a Star Wars movie. I personally blame J J Abrams, since in beginning of trilogy he said he didn't think people want watch a totally new new story, it needed infusion of stuff from the past. I disagree. However, this is what we have now. I'm minority on my feelings of this.
This a list of stuff that bothered me about it.
*1) Rey's healing ability - At the get go they started show casing Rey's new found ability to heal. Film repetitively seems that flashing it through entire film, this all-new ability no Jedi has had before. I'm not against that bit, that was kind of bothersome keep poking people with.
*2) Emperor's relation - Grand Child? The guy was old when Return of the Jedi came out, the two parents were like totally 30s. He either very spry in his old age taken woman have child with her or they totally fudged that Rey would need be Great Grand Child to be realistic about who he is.
*3) Emperor still alive - Ok, someone must had a net at bottom of the pit Vader threw him down. He was missing fingers and stuff and must had seem to be almost a mechanical zombie, but he certainly wasn't a clone like the writers were dropped a hints about midway through the film. I do believe the rumor Clone mentioning was nod to the old comics where better encounter of Emperor clone showed up. To be able to managed to to squirreled the Emperor off the station before it's destruction was impressive planning for Emperor's shadow Sith workforce. I doubt Emperor would been a Clone since i believe a clone would have been younger and perhaps more healthier than man we found on the Sith homeworld.
*4) Miniature Super Lasers on Wicked Old Star Destroyers - So the Sith Shadow Work force squirreled away tons of antique Star Destroyers and managed to shoe horn hyper miniaturized super laser, where the First Order's Dreadnoughts had only big bombardment guns. Huh? Why did the Sith had to hide a lot super technology from everyone, why bother with Death Star if they had those things. I was under the impression the Star Killer was best they First Order could do. SD+Mini-Super Laser are superior to both weapons hands down. I didn't expect the Super Laser that small to exist prior to the Death Stars being made, but afterwards i did expect it would be possible for it to exist. The sheer power it tge weapon could produce. It's kind brakes allot of balance issues premise a planet killer weapon could do. New Hope famously mentions it would have taken the IMPERIAL FLEET to destroy a planet. The weapon power source alone would fatal issue to work. Thus ur huge moonsize stations and sun flare power sources used to make such weapons.
*5) Ben Solo's ability of Force teleporting - So that powerful ability or was it joint power with Rey? So weird. Very broken.
*6) Broken Up Relationships - Well, it's minor thing. But i was confused on inter-personal relationships going on. Ben+Rey thing was sort been hinted, but frankly that was disappointing way wrappped up subplot what turns out to be Starcrossed Lovers sort ending. Thing with Finn was confusing too. He meets Rose, he wants tell Rey something, never does, He meets former Storm trooper lady (on Endor? Wreck of the Death Star couldn't have been blown through galactic space...right?) who seem have chemistry with him. (sister? possible love interest? Billy Dee/Lando's lost daughter?) I think something must have been left on the editor's cutting floor given it seem to have been broken up bit.
*7) End of Endings - So Sith gone, since now we find out Sith need die like Highlander to transfer into the next person to carry (Evil version of the Autobot's Matrix of leadership?) spirits/knowledge of the Sith with them. Vader must been spared when he thew Emperor down the pit. Rey has Jedi in her too. Now galaxy sith free, just has rebuild in mist of no galactic government. Likely a lot in-fighting, but this Disney owned, so it won't that bad (maybe).
Sorry if that sounds snarky to the film, i did not like how the Trilogy was handled story wise at all. I was less 10 years old when i first saw this film in theater in 1977. To end like this well, it hurts bit. its not what i envisioned what nine-film saga was suppose to be like. It was disappointing, the Legacy version done by Dark Horse comics built it's canon on fiction written since novels start coming out, frankly i though it was better what we ended up with. This felt like rushed story arch.
