Growing on me all the time

Rating: 8/10 (21 April 2016)

OK first up I admit I was disappointed after seeing the film at the cinema. It was a carbon copy of A New Hope, had cartoonish action in parts, and the main bad guy looks like Gollum.
Months on and I just watched it again on Bluray as well as the bonus features (which I never normally bother with).
My impression now? That I expected too much from the film first time. The original films took time to develop, I mean IV was pretty slow and had virtually no character development, so why was I being so harsh about this film? It wasn't until Empire that the characters really developed so lets give this a chance.
I now see it as fun, nostalgic, really cool in places, and a film that they needed to make to get us back on board, while appealing to a new generation of fans. For the most part I think they managed it and look forward to the new films with great excitement at where it will go.
The film looks great on Bluray. The bonus features are a good watch, including the deleted scenes, some of which should be in the movie in my opinion.
Just please let Snoke not be a CGI character when we meet him properly and not be on the constant look out for a "precious" ring!