One of the worst in the series

Rating: 3/10 (26 December 2019)

Spoiler Alert!
The reappearance of Palpatine made this whole thing the story of Emperor Palpatine. Everything was about and regarding him. This new series almost 100% copied episodes 4,5, and 6, respectively. The final fight scene was straight out of Jedi. Beyond that, the movie had so many "convenient" moments it should have been called Star Wars Episode IX - The Rise of Deus ex Machina. I mean episodes I, II, and III were bad, but there was a reason. They were destined to be. What always preceeds rebellion and conflict? Political debate. It happens in reality. It is exactly what had to happen. It just doesn't make for great movies. But, with VII, VIII, and IX, they had the opportunity to re-create/re-invent/renew the story (even if it wasn't going to continue), but they simply chose the cop out - let's reuse the same exact story but change it a little bit - Wimpy Darth Vader, Female Power Luke, Stormtroopper instead of Cloud City leader, and less handsome Han Solo. (Oh, Chewbacca? I want breakfast. Let's just keep him the same) Done! Get the white out and change the names. That must have been exhausting. This was a bad movie by any standards other than nostalgia. It completed what we were promised for several decades. But, they could have at least tried to make it good.