Worth waiting for

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2019)

19 December 2019
Film of Choice this very early morning at The Plaza Dorchester - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. 42 years ago at the age of 9, I remember queuing up the street and round the corner waiting to get into The Plaza Cinema in Dorchester to watch Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Tonight I attended the the same cinema to come full circle as I watched The Rise of Skywalker. Episode IV was groundbreaking back then and films continue to push the boundaries today. This instalment was certainly one of those films. Putting aside the story for a moment what I just watched was a masterclass in CGI. In a world where we have been introduced to many many new species, races, space vehicles, goodies and baddies we were once again embroiled in a Galaxy of destruction and heroism unsurpassed by any other. Returning to the story we are initially drawn through some of the history of how we come to be where we are and then violently propelled at great speed towards the conclusion of this successful franchise. In my humble opinion I think they've done good. Most of the audience seemed glued to their seats and given the early hour of the morning that we were watching it everyone was captivated by what they were watching. Loose ends tied up, glimpses of old friends and enemies and actually, do we really believe that's the last we will see of this family of resistance fighters.......I somehow think not!!!!