I liked it

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2019)

I enjoy the star wars franchise but I do not consider myself a star wars geek or aficionado.I have very fond memories of waiting upwards of four hours in the cinema queue as an 11 year old to watch the first film in 1977. It was magical and so far removed from anything I had seen before, I loved it. The sequels and prequels have never given me the magic I got from 1977 but they were watchable and I enjoyed them for different reasons. The star wars additional stories were good and Rogue One was fantastic at bridging the gap between episode three and four. The Disney/JJ Abrams era brought some magic back, I loved Force Awakens because it took me back to the original characters from episode four. Last Jedi was a stop gap and was a little tedious but I knew another was coming so I tolerated it. When I arrived at the cinema for the final installment there was an array of characters from the movie in the foyer offering photographs for a donation to charity which was brilliant and got you in the mood. I watched the film , and thoroughly enjoyed it. It brought the magic back because there was lots of nods to the original film and I loved the troubled and conflicted portrayal of Kylo Ren, something Hayden Christianson could not pull off as Anakin. Rey was brilliant but Po and Finn seem to take a bit of a backseat in this one. It looked good, sounded good and I didn't feel CGI'd to death (unlike the Marvel films). Its the Star wars universe, nothing is real. It was a fitting end to the Skywalker story arc and i really do think JJ has signed it off with aplomb and respect to the original material. Well done, I went home thoroughly entertained and satisfied.