A review that nobody will read because it's completely irrelevant now.

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2018)

I was a little hesitant to write this review. After all, it's not as if I'd be likely to say anything that hasn't already been said. I suppose I might be able to contribute something by commenting on Force Awakens in a post- Last Jedi context. I didn't think that this deserved all of the praise that it initially got. It was all of what we like about Star Wars in moderate amounts, but nothing spectacular. The Force was used almost shamelessly as a plot device here, which is at least one thing I think you can say that the Last Jedi did better since the Force is actually a point of conflict and debate. Overall, I would summarize it with this: Force Awakens didn't do anything especially wrong, but didn't have anything exceptionally good about it, while Last Jedi had some major flaws alongside some of the most amazing moments in any Star Wars movie.
I'm trying to think of more things to say about this movie that won't sound totally redundant. I'm excited to dish out ten bucks to see Episode 9, but not for the anthologies. All things considered, Force Awakens did what it needed to and ensured that this generation of kids will also be obsessed with Star Wars. Overall Rating: 7.8/10