Ready for a bold statement? The prequel trilogy was better!

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2019)

The prequels may have had their flaws, I'm looking at you jar jar, but at least they stuck to Star Wars canon. J.J. Abrams took the established rules of the star wars universe and just threw them down the nearest black hole. These movies don't even have continuity within themselves. In one we are using the gravity well of a planet to pull the Millennium Falcon out of hyperspace, as is canonically accurate, then in the next we are shooting hyperspace jumps from the hip and popping in and out on different planets... I guess hyperspace jumps ARE like dusting crops after all!?
The thing that irks me most is that all the continuity issues with these films could have been easily avoided or cut altogether but it just seems like Abrams didn't care... How can you take on an iconic franchise like Star Wars and not do your homework; or at least higher some editors who did.
Abrams did the same thing to Star Trek. Make your own disjointed sci-fi universe that has no rules and anyone can just push the "I win" button and live happily ever after! Quit trashing the established franchises that are known and loved by millions!