A great war movie and an interesting Star Wars film

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2016)

I have loved Star Wars since as long as I can remember, I love every single movie, 1-7 all of them. I was very hyped to see this film, and I was not disappointed. This is a great movie, with some epic moments, but also some minor complaints.
First of all, the look of this film is absolutely brilliant. From the mixture of particle effects, mixed with CGI, from the colour, the look, the cinematography, is all brilliant, with no faults at all. It feels very much like a part of the original trilogy, but some aspects come straight from the prequels too, which I am thankful for. The make- up, the production design, to the sound effects, are all done to perfection.
But by far the greatest thing this film has going for it, is its visual effects. BY GOD ARE THEY AMAZING! I could not fault one single frame which held CGI, it is done so dam well. There are two motion capture characters in this film, and they are done so well it will leave you completely shocked. You know they aren't real, because well, without spoiling anything, the actors are either too old or dead, but it is just fascinating how they achieved this.
Now for the characters and story. Each main character in this film is done very, very well, with all if them having their own personalities and traits, and all bring something to the table. Many critics have moaned (as they always do) about stupid things like them. The characters are great, yes some of them are given no backstory at all, but they are so good to watch, you don't care.
The story is very well done, and if you have seen episode 4, you know what is going to happen, but it is done so well, and keeps you invested.
Now I know everyone wants to know about Darth Vader, and I will say this, he has two scenes ... yes that is it ... two bloody scenes. However, these are very, very good scenes. Hearing Darth Vader speak gave me goosebumps, and I wanted to cry from all the epicness. He has one outstanding scene, which I won't spoil, but it was ... ahhhh soooo gooooooood!
I have few complaints, but they do not necessarily effect the movie, itself, one is that there is no opening crawl. For a kid who goes to see this movie, they will be very confused why there is no crawl, nor the Star Wars main theme, yes that's right, no Star Wars music blasting in you face, which brings me to my next complaint. The music is ... disappointing. There is not one memorable score in this film, not one at all. It is shocking how, bland it is, when the composer is an Oscar winner, who has done great work in the past. Every Star Wars film has dozens of epic scores that you find yourself humming after hearing, this had none. The next is the ending, the ending is pretty dam crap.
The movie ends to absurdly and fast that I was asking myself, right whats next then? But then you could just answer, go watch episode 4, because it ties directly into it.
This movie is great, it is slightly better than Force Awakens, but I would rank it behind, Revenge of the Sith, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. After watching this film, it gives A New Hope more meaning and depth, and the next time I watch it, I will be more engrossed than I ever have been because of this movie.
9.4/10