Back to the Basics

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2015)

Being a fan of the original Star Wars films, and then having the franchise all but ruin it with I, II, and III, I had high expectations with this film. But with J.J. Abrams and Disney, they came in swinging, and hit a home run. The story line goes back to the basics of what made the original excellent! It had an "old Star Wars" feel from the beginning, and that was just perfect! We saw old friends, and met new ones. There were twists, moments revealed, moments of shock, moments of cheering. The writing was excellent and I thought they played the story out well enough to give you enough of a taste to fill your empty Star Wars stomach. At the end of the movie I wanted to jump up for joy - but as it was the entire audience cheered, and whooped, and fell in love with Star Wars all over again. Well done JJ Abrams and Disney....well done! I'll be seeing it again VERY soon.