Very entertaining movie, will watch again

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2015)

** I've not seen the 3D version; only the regular one **
There's a lot of bad reviews here apparently; I don't get it. It's a fictional movie, with the purpose to enjoy people and it does that perfectly. But apparently people like to complain how it should be different, like they have the right to claim this. I know a lot of the SW universe is created by fans, but that doesn't mean the directors have to hold on to that. And again, it's a friggin' movie, djeez...
Onwards to the movie: - Sound: the sound in my opinion was very good; they kept it close to the 'good old ep. 4-5-6' feeling; nothing too special to note here. - Image: they *could* have gone a lot more over the top with today's technology (like ep. 1-2-3 did, and got some frowning for), but in my opinion they didn't. It's nicely done, not too much, but not too 'apparently held back' either. - Plot: yes, you're probably going to recognize some things; but I'm not going to give any opinion about that until I've seen what the next 2 episodes give... - Humor: a much discussed topic concerning this movie; I personally don't think they went too far; look around you, no matter what situation, you always have some goof-balls trying to cheer things up with humor; why not in SW? And the humor has always been present in every SW movie anyways. Movies also evolve a little; if you expect a 'dry, miniatures-only' movie, you're sadly going to be left disappointed forever... - Acting: not too bad in my opinion, but *if* I have to pick a category that's worst, it's probably going to be this one; there's not much depth in the characters so far; hopefully that will evolve in the next 2 episodes. The character with the most character so far is a droid... (weird as it sounds...)
Final conclusion: again, for the non-3D version; I liked it; I have always been a big SW fan and have been looking forward to this new installment a lot; I don't get all the hate (and basically, if you start giving 1 star reviews, I don't believe you anyways; image what cr*p movies you now give higher ratings!). It is a very entertaining movie, like it's meant to be, and I will definitely go and watch it a second time in theater.
But by all means, make up your own mind and go see it, preferably before reading comments or watching spoilers...
SBG