Good Movie Overall With a Few Flaws!!!

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2015)

First of all I will list the positives of this film and then the negatives.
-Kylo Ren is a total bada**. Ren is sinister, angry, yet displays his calmer emotional side in a few scenes of the movie. I liked how they gave him an inner conflict to deal with having to kill Han Solo his father. Ultimately Ren is seduced fully by the dark side by killing his father. Kylo Ren is a great villain with a long story left to be told. Also Adam Driver did a great job performing the character.

I liked the Darth Vader homage. It felt to me that Kylo Ren had no idea that Vader actually was redeemed as Anakin Skywalker before he died. Could this have played a part in his corruption by Snoke?

-Daisy Ridleys Rey is a good addition to the franchise. I really loved how in the trailers it showed Finn wielding the lightsabers instead of Rey only to find out in the movie she is the force sensitive character. Once again Ridley did a very good job with her performance.

The Supreme Commander Snoke storyline was interesting and I look forward to more information on him.

-Han Solo's death has been very controversial with many saying he should have died fighting or sacrificing his life to save the others. I thought this was an extremely bittersweet scene because it is sad to see Han go but it really showcased how far Kylo Ren "Ben Solo" had to fall in order to murder his own father. Han touching Ben's face right before he died was extremely touching and really portrayed that Han loved his son even though he had killed him. =(
-The special effects were good with good mix of CGI and practical effects. JJ kept the lens flares to a minimum though they did show up here and there.

Harrison Fords performance was great.

Poe Dameron was a great addition to the story. Reminded me of Wedge from the original movies just with more swag, moves, and charisma. His story will be an interesting one I am sure.

I liked BB8, he gave some good laughs

One Word "Chewbacca"

The last scene with Luke was chilling.

Negatives:

I liked how John Boyega portrayed Finn but don't really understand why he is in this movie. His character just kinda ran around for 2+ hours. He's not a Jedi or a pilot so I really hope they give Finn a more complex and in depth storyline in the next film.

This movie definitely pays homage to the Original Star Wars: A New Hope. The final battle was pretty much death star 3.0 just not as cool and was lacking a bit.

In a certain line C3PO says "Without the Republic Fleet Were Doomed". This irritated me because why is the resistance even operating when the republic is fully capable of defending itself from the first order. Better yet why not combine forces and put an end to the first order before all of your core planets, senate, and fleet were destroyed by a weapon that could have been easily destroyed years before. Its the little things that take away from this movie.

Captain Phasma was literally non-existent as of right now she is just a rip off of Boba and Jango Fett.

The Smugglers ship with those weird octopus type creatures was terrible reminded me of the Sarlac pit in Return of the Jedi just not as neat and not as scary. =D

-Is it just me or do the blaster lasers which all the characters shoot seem like the phasers in Star Trek. The sound, explosion, and the weight of the shot seemed heavier than in past installments. Star was blaster fire always felt light yet precise and powerful.
Overall just go see it the movie is good and you won't be left feeling saddened or disgusted. Many have given this negative reviews because it "does not feel like star wars" but just think when Empire Strikes Back was released everyone hated it and critics gave it very bad reviews. However, today it is viewed as the best in the series. Give this movie 30 years and you'll look back and realize that all of the Star Wars movies Past and Present were amazing.