A Good Sequel After EP6

Rating: 9/10 (24 December 2015)

After reading many reviews here, I finally stepped into a IMAX 3D theater to see it for myself. My rating speaks for itself about my verdict. It is a good sequel if you have seen all the other episodes with the storyline in mind.
If you are a first-timer or too young to watch episodes 4,5 and 6 or even 1, 2 or 3, this is just another star-trek-like movie with very weird story board.
If you watch this movie started from EP4 (4,5,6) until EP3 (1,2,3), this is a 'wow' continuation of the story which many may think it is quite impossible to tell the story further from EP6.
It also depends on which movie or episode you compare this to. If you compare it with EP4,EP5 and EP6, the script is a bit to the funny side. But this is a norm to recent movies.
If you compare with EP1, EP2 and EP3, the special effect is down to earth and less 'plastic-looking' or more realistic. This is the biggest plus to the movie.
Now the down side to the movie: 1) It is trying to pack too many luggage into a 2-hour movie and the 2nd hour of the movie seemed very rushed in pace. 2) It is lack of climax. The movie seems to end quite abruptly. 3) It is trying hard to giving out plots slowly luring you to find out more in the next episode. (Anyway, this could be a plus too)
This long-waited sequel has almost everything a fan is looking for: tie-figher and x-wing dog fight, r2d2, 3cpo, light saber, chewbacca, weird looking creatures, jedi, ... except yoda.
It is able to add new features to the saga, a new drone, descendents of jedis, new design light saber, new bad guy, etc., which a fan will appreciate.
In summary, this sequel was made possible by introducing a new bad guy which will influence the descendants of the Jedi. This is quite expected though.
Overall, this is a good sequel. But if you haven't seen any of the previous episodes, this may not be a movie for you.