Just a remake... and a bad one

Rating: 4/10 (19 December 2015)

I considered the three prequels (episodes I through III) to be a step below the three original films. Well, now I consider episode VII to be several steps below both trilogies. It really made good even episode I, the weaker of the whole series... so far, because episode VII owns this well-earned right now.
C'mon guys! are Hollywood's brains so exhausted as to not being able to make anything else than an almost clonal, scene by scene, remake of episode IV without no new ideas whatsoever!!???
Many scenes are plainly embarrassing copies of the original film ones!. The plot is nearly identical, apart from the several holes with regard to the whole series history.
Regarding visual effects, nothing new or particularly outstanding here. It seems the producers intended to get back on the atmosphere of episode IV-A New Hope, and they got it, but on doing this they made a 2015 film look as if it had been filmed in 1977. The trilogy I-III is far above episode VII in this regard.
And finally, the main roles... sad, sad... sad. The film might even be considered an unintended nostalgic remembrance showing the devastating effects of the passing of time, even Chewbacca looks out of shape!!!. Princess Leia... she would have very much benefited from a 90% cut of her time on screen. And weren't we told that Lupita Nyong'o was going to be on the film???... maybe it was just a publicity scam??... oh wait... yeah, she does appear in a couple of scenes... for about ten seconds!!?? OMG!!! shaming!
I'm sorry guys but, after having been a Star Wars fan for decades, I think this was my last time, I will gladly skip what's in episodes VIII and IX, you guys can just tell what happens in them and this will be more than enough!