Rehash of the original a la Force Awakens (and just as bad)

Rating: 5/10 (18 May 2017)

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
I can't really add more to the negative reviews already listed except that I think 3 stars is too low. An immense amount of work has gone into this film, that much is obvious. I honestly hope that the artists and technical crew gained a lot of satisfaction from working with such an iconic director.
But I have a but... and it's a big butt! The film itself, whilst visually adequate for the most part, is stunningly, unforgivably stupid for all the reasons already listed. Writers are paid handsomely to craft films of this stature - they cannot be allowed to get away with sub-standard school grade tripe of this magnitude - yet this (and the aforementioned egregious, frankly scandalous abomination called Force Awakens) is now standard fare for Hollywood. Cynical cash-grabbing for its own sake with little artistic merit (apart from the excellent contribution of the hard working behind-the-scenes crew). Even Spielberg is not immune (witness Crystal Skull)...
It's as depressing as the nihilistic, anti-human sentiments expressed in this movie...