The "Empire" has no clothes.

Rating: 5/10 (21 December 2015)

The magic of the first three episodes of this series is all but dead. At least episode I-III had some originality. "The Force Awakens" is the most derivative and unoriginal of the series. Like another reviewer noted, this isn't a sequel - it's a remake. The three new heroes are just carbon copies or younger versions of Solo, Skywalker and Leia. Kylo Ren is just a better looking Darth Vader. It's nice seeing Ford as Solo again and he provides a spark, but even that wears thin after awhile. Fisher (demoted from princess to general) looks like she can't wait to shoot her scenes and go home. There are virtually no surprises and what plot points that aren't telegraphed you can see coming from a mile away. The effects are OK and there's some decent action, but you're better off just watching "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back" again rather than waste money seeing this - unless you happen to be 12 or one of those idiots that likes wearing glasses to see a movie. What a ripoff!