Great Movie! And no, it's not a reboot.

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2015)

This movie was a lot of fun-- sure, it was derivative of Ep. 4, 5, and 6-- but it was an outline that worked and a great way to reintroduce us to this world (for the older generation of viewers that were around when 4,5,and 6 was released-- now watching ep. 7 with their kids.)
I'm hopeful that Ep. 8 will show us a fresher storyline now that we're familiar with these characters, the status/"rules" of this world-- bringing together several generations of viewers into the same universe.
It's not a reboot- and they could have done that- with a new Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, etc... and they didn't. I mean, how many Spiderman movies have there been?? Hulks? I appreciated the route they took in keeping the original actors in their original roles and introducing a new cast with the world evolving around them-- (and eventually) a completely new storyline.
One issue I had was why hasn't Leia ever been taught to utilize the Force? I mean, she's a Skywalker, isn't she? She's just been hanging out all these years without that even coming up? I was surprised how passive she was.