Now this is Star Wars

Rating: 9/10 (15 May 2016)

When I was nine years-old I remember watching some show on TV, and they did a segment about this new movie that everyone was going mad to see: Star Wars. And from the clips that were shown, I became infected with that same madness too.
For the next few weeks I begged and pleaded with my parents to take me to see Star Wars. They said no. Then the week before my tenth birthday, my parents asked me what I wanted for a birthday gift? Were they kidding? I want to see Star Wars!
So, on the night of my tenth birthday, while my mother napped beside me, from the second the Star Wars logo appeared on screen I literally sat on the edge of my seat for the two hours with this wondrous grin on my face. And I did the same thing with the Empire Strikes, and Return of the Jedi.
Then sixteen years later, the first Star Wars prequel came out,, and, with all due respect and sincere homage to George Lucas and the cast and crew of those movies, I was not thrilled by the prequels.
Even so,when I heard that Star Wars VII was going to be made I was excited,until I heard that JJ Abrams was going to direct it. I'm not a fan of Abrams' re-imagined Star Trek movies, and I was dreading what he would do with Star Wars. So, I wasn't anxious to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but now that I have seen the movie, I can honestly say that they did a great job!
I didn't sit on the edge of my seat during The Force Awakens, but I think I had a grin on my face similar to the one I had when I first saw Episode IV. I loved the new characters, the action, the sense of adventure, and the humor of The Force Awakens. Every reveal of a characters or an item from the original trilogy was like the perfect icing on a very delicious cake.
The Force Awakens is the Star Wars movie that I have been waiting thirty years to see, and it proved to be well worth the wait.