Not your typical Stars Wars movie

Rating: 7/10 (27 January 2017)

OK so to start we really were excited to go see this. With it like making a billion dollars in total sales it must be awesome. First of all its a long movie 2hrs 13 minutes long and with the 9 previews close to 3 rs. Second Expecting the John Williams soundtrack with the powerful horns and strings intro. NOPE its a new score of some sort. Reminds me of the sound someone was suppose to come with each time you entered the building in Transformers Age of Extinction uninspiring and flat. Then of course the black space shot pan up or down planet or battle shot. We pan down to a planet and an imperial ship landing on it. This movie starts out slow. Really slow compared to the other ones. So sit back and wait for it. Finally we get to meet Sau Gurerro. OK Hess like the rebels Darth Vader but not terrifying like Darth is. The facial overlays the CG isn't that good Clearly their faces are lighted differently than the surrounding lighting.
Now here's the important part. A lot of people die in this film. possibly billions of them. Anyone you get attached to in the movie, well Don't cuz they DIE. Everybody dies. WTH? This is the most depressing of all the films. No Jedi no force no sabers other than vader. Its really cool we find out how the Deathstar weapon is designed and what powers it. This thing is terrifying. We get to see up close very up close shots of what it does and how the planets are ripped apart.
One thing I wish they did differently is not show us Anakin in his recovery chambers without the Darth life suit on. I don't know without Georges touches and Abrahams guidance on it. its turns into basically the battle of Iwo Jima and the quest for the Enigma box.
WE do get see a very well done battle though a very long one. That was a new site to behold. Also loved the new U wing fighter transport and yes my fave the Y wings show up in this to. It does segway right into Episode 4 really well. I don't know if I'm adding this to our collection in the future. WE have every version of the other Star Wars movies.
If you are expecting the old Star Wars film style. Don't. You are going to need to open your mind to this one. ITS NOT like the other films at all.