Not worth the hype

Rating: 4/10 (24 December 2015)

I am not a film critic, just a film lover so I will just share my thoughts. No matter how many "Star Wars" movies are made, none will ever fare well next to the original trilogy. Back then the technical advances were astounding. I did not see this in 3D and since the original wasn't in 3D, I am comparing apples to apples. I am not an expert in film technology and I doubt that most people watching films are. However, after 40 years of advances, I was surprised that I didn't see any significant differences. In fact, I felt that the original was much more memorable. I will never forget the feeling I had when it started with the space ship going over our heads. Now that was noticeable advancement with the wow factor. This one fell flat in comparison.
I was most excited to see Hans Solo and Princess Leah's returns. Needless to say how disappointed I was in Ford's and Fisher's stiff performances. I realize they are both seniors and aged but their characters should have been written to portray that rather than as action hero's. While Hans Solo's death was shocking and extremely sad, at least he won't be back as the hero again. I would have preferred that the character would not have been in the film so that my memory of him would have been that of the rugged pirate he was in his youth.
The story was a repeat of the original, the Resistance defeating another bad intent galaxy. Nothing new there.
The only redeeming part of the movie was the cast of the new young adventurers. I truly hope that the next part of this trilogy will bring fresh new stories for these fresh new stars.