A happy life long fan

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2019)

Star Wars has been in my entire life.
From the childhood memories of the originals, playing with the toys, the disappointment of the prequels and the excitement at the last trilogy.
Die hard Star Wars fans can be a funny bunch and unfortunately there are too many that hold ep 4 & 5 as the gold standard and anything else that doesn't match them is seen as trash.
This is sad as there have been some good films since (not including the prequels).
I was very disappointed with Last Jedi, so I was worried about this one, but avoided all spoilers and went to see it with an open mind.
For me, it was a beautiful homage and end to the saga.
Emotions were running high and at so many times I was fighting back the tears. My wife was not as strong and was weeping at some scenes.
Amazing cameos, sad goodbyes and a metric tonne of Easter eggs.
A real emotional rollercoaster.
On top of that was some stellar action, great comedy, amazing space battles, excellent lightsabre duels and a brilliant score.
I walked away feeling that I had seen a solid Star Wars film.
It ended a saga that has spanned 42 years of my life and I am delighted it ended with tears, smiles and so many goosebumps.