The Rise of the Trolls!

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2019)

Most of the early reviews which are 5/10 or less are from people that wanted to hate this film before it even came out. This is why they were all here on the first day with the genuine reviews coming later.
It's very sad that Star Wars now has a community of trolls who rise up every time a new film comes out.
Getting on to the film - I loved it! Now while it's not perfect as I do have a few moans and gripes as a 40+ older fan I am very happy with this film.
My friends who are all in this same age category are all of the same opinion and loved the film as well.
Notice to all older fans - you may get emotional several times in this film.
For anyone still going to watch - it gets really good from the trailer teased second Death Star sequence onwards but the opening acts are all still fine.
I am also noticing a trend aside from the new film hating trolls, where a lot of fans who loved The Last Jedi have taken a real dislike to this film.
Im guessing that this is because JJ Abraham's corrects a lot of the mistakes made in the The Last Jedi, as The Rise of Skywalker is like two films in one. You could almost disregard The Last Jedi from the timeline if you choose to do so.
My gripes...
In terms of my gripes with this film... well it does appear to suffer from a hangover from The Last Jedi in the early stages (This was to be expected), and this does mean that there is just too much going on in those early acts. This does however settle down.
There is also a bad Leia CGI moment which is a shame.
There are a few small plot holes which I might be wrong about anyway, and it would have been nice to have had a bit more space dog fighting just like we had in the Return of the Jedi.
Gripe list over.
Please just go and watch this with an open mind and no preconceived notions. It's a real roller coaster ride with some truly amazing visuals and a fantastic story.