You should rent this on redbox. And here's why.

Rating: 5/10 (28 December 2016)

A great example of a franchise gone bad because it counts on the brand rather than on the actors who built it. Parts of the movie truly felt like a Star Wars parody with symphony playing in the background. Don't even get me started about where they supposedly spent $150MM making the movie. The CGI - if you can even call it that way - is from the 80s. The actors are mostly C list, with few B names. I mean, if we are trying to keep the franchise that authentic, why don't we hire some A list actors? Oh wait, less money to the producers and investors. Instead they hire IP man to add a billion viewers to the budget, a Bollywood star to add another billion viewers and a bunch of no names. But it does appeal to the nostalgia of the baby boomers. That's about it. If I were below age of 35, I would spend at most $2 on a redbox DVD to see this piece. And yes, if you watch it on a VHS - dang, or even on your granpas B&W TV stashed in a garage - you still not gonna miss a lot on the 21st century movie making (in fact, it might even improve your viewing experience, giving you this sensational feeling that there was this hidden episode of Star Wars that just got discovered 30 years later, i.e now) It's time the Star Wars directors watch Star Trek again and learn a little bit about franchise evolution instead of suing those guys trying to collect more money. I am not sure if directors realized but Star Wars was released even before Internet was around. So when you go back making it that authentic you sort of go against all odds of modern movie making. What makes me mad is that anyone who rated this movie use Star Wars franchise as a reference point rather than intergalactic sci-fi movies or sci-fi franchises. Do yourself a favor and wait to see this at home if there is a part of you that likes Star Wars.