The end of the saga

Rating: 7/10 (28 January 2020)

Some 43 years ago I was one of many queuing to see the new Star Wars film. Turns out that was the fourth episode of the series, but finally got to see the concluding part of the saga.
Was worried going into the film that there might be a lot of needless scenes paying tribute to characters from the franchise. That certainly proved to be a true as there were a bunch of scenes in the movie that said a sad farewell to the characters we have loved over the years whilst contributing little to the plot. Having said that I'm sure that most people will be thrilled to see as many of the star wars characters as possible. There was certainly a lot more of Leia (Carrie Fisher RIP) in the film than imagined there would be.
I have to say that I really liked Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) in Episode 7. Never really felt that the chemistry was the same in episode 8 and for the first part of The Rise of Skywalker the characterisation of Rey seemed a bit off the mark. Anyway things improved and really enjoyed the climax of the movie.
Still think the original trio of films is the best, but the final trio was certainly a big improvement on the middle trio. Should stress that I'm talking about release sequence rather than the episode sequence!