I've waited 42 years for this!

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2019)

I was 7 when I saw the original Star Wars. Watching this film with my wife and kids (ages 8-17) filled me - and each of them - with the same sense of wonder I felt back in 1977. There's a lot of loose threads to wrap up in the movie, and in great Star Wars fashion a number of new ones get introduced, but it's a fun-filled romp from start to finish, full of heart and heroism. And, yes, there's a little bit of fan service - we get a few old faces and references along the way - but it doesn't slow anything down. It's great, great fun in the best Star Wars tradition. This is one I'll watch over and over again - easily the best of the new trilogy.