There were stars and a war.

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2015)

NO SPOILERS
I have listed this as a 10 to try and counteract all of the 1 star reviews. It bothers me that people can offer a 1 star review for this film. As a film, ignoring the Star Wars factor, this was well cast, looked impressive, and delivered on story. As a Star Wars film it tipped the proverbial hat to the originals, the prequels, and the Star Wars universe. On the whole it felt very original and not like remake (yes, parallels can be drawn, but certainly not to any detriment.). It is a rare occurrence for me to leave a theater and for my first thought to be "I want to experience that again". There are minor issues in this film; they are just that, minor issues.
The major problem for this film will be a small minority of biased reviewers imploring you find holes rather than enjoying a cinematic monument worthy of 2015-2016 cinema goers time and money. The originals are timeless. Whether or not the new saga will be only time will tell.
I, for one, had a jolly nice time and hope you will too. MTFBWY.