Better then Force Awakens still a mess

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2016)

This is my second IMDb review for Star Wars. I was disappointed with the Force Awakens so I was going in pumped. Did it deliver? Well I must say there are improvements, for instance the darker tone, the humour going to the droid and better actors. I really like Felicity Jones and that guy from Elysium. This is overall a better film then Episode 7. Unfortunately like Force Awakens this film is just a Disney marketing machine aimed at kids and families and ultimately suffers for it.
After seeing this movie it is quite clear that they do not care about story,character development or pacing. There was so much potential wasted. It is just a cheap rip off of 4,5,6 AGAIN! Seriously Disney stop banking on the originals and trying to be good. I did not understand what the hell was going on throughout this film as the plot was a mess. I did not care about anyone or had no empathy because there was no character development. The villain was so bad I did not understand his motivations, his plans were garbage. Darth Vader should of killed him. I found Donnie Yen annoying. Especially that force prayer. Seriously Dude shut up! Forrest Whittaker was underused what was he doing in this film? His character had no use. I didn't understand why that Indian guy from Jason Bourne was in this. Just did not care. I must say though those action sequences were amazing credit to ILM and the art direction was great hope they get Oscars. There are some funny moments and good cameos. Sadly it does not save this poorly directed film. I just feel like they are just not getting what Star Wars is to the hardcore fans.
Star Wars is epic for it's mythos and legends. In the OT even the Prequels The force is a mysterious ancient power that the Jedi yield. It felt insulting how they used it here as none of these people are Jedi as they are all dead except for Obi-Wan. So how do they know about it? Just an example of how Disney are just throwing crap at the wall and it is evident in each scene. This movie makes no sense and is the second film from Disney where I didn't care. Gareth Edwards the Director had a huge task to make this. I think he did his best but this just feels like a studio drunk on power, only out for money. Episode 8 I'm guessing will be an Empire Strikes Back rip off. Time to bring back old man Lucas and get these Mickey Mouse duds who know nothing about Star Wars out. BTW I want to see Jedi. Next spin off is Han Solo Anthology. This means more shooting. I want to see Lightsabres and Jedi Knights. Seeing Vader fight like that should have been the movie. Also that's not how to destroy an ATAT. In The ESB it takes a tow cable from a snow speeder. Yet it takes one shot here and it explodes. DO YOU KNOW YOUR OWN MATERIAL? I will always be a fan but I feel Disney is single handily trying to destroy our love for Star Wars and take our money. It's a real shame because I believe there are many nerds and hardcore fans who could write a movie better then this pointless drivel.