The Force Kind Of Awakens

Rating: 7/10 (23 September 2018)

The hype of this movie was nearly out of this world. Not as fever pitch as it was for The Phantom Menace, but it was close.
The first Star Wars movie to feature the big three since the 80's. The big three being Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
I knew beforehand that Disney wiped the old Expanded Universe material of the novels and comics from the 90's up until 2012. It was sad, but expected somewhat. So I was curious as to how they would approach the film.
The end result? It was ok. Not the best movie it should have/could have been. But it was ok. Good even. It was great seeing our familiar faces from the past. Harrison Ford still had the old Han Solo charm and humour. Carrie Fisher was at home again as Leia. She should have come into the movie a bit earlier. And Mark Hamill (though his appearance was extremely brief) brought out the inner child in me screaming in joy.
The new characters were good. Daisy Ridley was great as Rey. They could have explained her characters background a little bit more. That would have avoided the countless millions of questions of who she really is and how did she did the things she did quickly. This doesn't even get explained in the following film. So hopefully in Episode 9 we all will know more. Finn honestly wasn't the best character in the film. Once he and Daisy meet his role is reduced a fair bit. Poe Dameron was great. I was glad to see his character get more screen time in The Last Jedi. I didn't expect to like BB8 but he was a funny and quirky little droid. Kylo Ren was the standout character of the movie and to who he is in relation to our beloved older characters as well.
The movie was good and it set the board for more Star Wars movies for the future. It just could have been better