Please Disney - don't do this again!!!

Rating: 6/10 (1 February 2016)

Why another less than superlative review? It's the movies I guess - or Hollywood. There is a good one planned shortly to make up - I promise.
Long before this film arrived I claimed you couldn't do Star Wars over. This Disney remake has proved me right. It leaves me wondering if walking away from Lucas was a good thing to do. It's true he overreached himself with the prequels and botched the whole thing. But they could have done better with a proper director and screenwriter. Lucas had the vision, there's no doubt about that.
Back to this film: I'm scratching my head. On the one hand it feels like a total remake of the first film with a few corny exceptions.
After the last scene, I had to wonder if maybe there WAS a story sweep coming out of all this rehashed mess. Something original perhaps. That would be nice.
That's the reason I advise Disney to never do this again. If they want to utilize Star Wars in their theme parks, well that's fine. Just don't ruin a classic syfy saga to do it.