What a Fabulous ReBoot!

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2015)

*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Lifelong fan! Took my 10 year old boy and got into Costume with another family. I have my bias that is for sure. Many parts of this story were predictable. But this succeeds where 1,2,3 failed miserably. It brought the greatest characters together to hand off the series and pave way for a future in a galaxy. They built characters that have depth and a future story that will have great meaning. The 3D imagery was beyond expectations; they did as good of a job as Avatar without all the nuances of the Avatar planet which sets it apart as the jungle glowed at night. However star wars has laser blasts and fighter sequences that set it apart. I am reading many of the negative comments and this is what I have to say. It is always the struggle good vs evil(Dark side). So how can you have a completely "new" plot when as we know history repeats itself? Did you expect to make a movie where its "Star Wars" vs "Guardians of the Galaxy?" After all we know what the force can do already, how can you change that? But they did and made it quite amazing. The Skywalkers cannot continue to control the force, yet they do. The Empire has to destroy but how, well you guessed it! It will be a great series of movies coming and the best new character is Poe, I look forward to Rogue Squadron. Really disappointed in Carrie Fisher with what appears to be so much plastic surgery that she could not make facial expression and barely move her bottom lip. But her role was minor. Also the death seen, I am not 100% sure on the motivation and again that is on the actor or the director or maybe the editor. Plus I have to admit, the mask appears unnecessary other than to alter the voice, but why not have him unable to speak loudly and then I see the need for the mask. Hopefully this will all be answer with the 8th. If you chose not to see it in Imax 3d or at least 3d, you will miss out! It is just that simple, even if you do not like the story.