Haters missing the point of a great addition to the Star Wars Mythology

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2015)

Before I talk about the movie, and I'll try and keep spoilers to a minimum, I'm going to grumble, about some of the user reviews and statements I've read.
You've utterly missed the point!!!
The idea of this film is simple, continuity, and repair of the damage done by George Lucas with episodes 1,2 & 3.
To break it down, the prequels were supposed to be set before our original, beloved trilogy, but featured better technology as GL tried to over-use CGI with pointless comedy creatures (none of which added anything) and Jar-Jar Binks, who we shall never speak of again. In doing so, he completely missed what everyone loved about the first films. Now I can't speak for everyone, I can only voice my opinion, but for me, my love of the first films was action, wry humour, good triumphing over evil (eventually) and the bringing together of a family. All straight forward premises.
In the prequels, we had green screens, pointless sequences like pod racing, Dex's diner, spaceships, light sabres and technology seemingly in advance of what was seen in episodes 4,5 & 6 , all to justify George's love of CGI, and all at the expense of what I loved about the original trilogy. I only watched them in the hope of filling in the history leading up to a new hope, and it didn't do a good job.
Now to this film, and where so many have missed the point. We needed to be reminded of what we loved, shown what had happened in the last 30 years, it had to pass the torch to a new generation, but it had to feel like Star Wars as opposed to a computer game like the prequels..... How else do you do this, but with a familiar story to remind us what we loved, showing the spaceships, x-wings even Starkiller base as an evolution of those we saw in the original trilogy, familiar characters to fill in the last 30 years and pass the torch???
Some will never be pleased no matter what turns up on the big screen, me? I thought the new characters were strong, Rey is immense, if it doesn't transpire that she's a skywalker / solo I'll eat my chewbacca hoodie. Finn needs to evolve, there's promise their and I hope we get past the "lost stormtrooper finding his way in the world" and develop him, Poe Dameron has a solo-esque amount of swagger that sits well, and BB-8, I wanted to hate BB-8....after over two hours and at nearly 3am....I wanted a BB-8! Kylo Ren is great, I love his tantrums when he just starts slashing things up! but we need a little more history to him, which hopefully ep. VIII or one of the SWU movies will give.
The story is familiar, but that's a good thing - it'll reignite passion in those who loved Star Wars and is entrenched in the values that made so many love the movies over 30 years ago which can only be good for new audiences getting a first look at Star Wars.
Yes it's not perfect, yes you can pick holes, but if you think long and hard about the 6 previous films, and the abomination of the prequels, then this is the movie it had to be, and I love it for that.