Episode VII is not out yet - Prequels did it better

Rating: 2/10 (10 January 2016)

Until Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, I used to trust some well known YouYube Reviewer's opinions. That all changed. How can you give it anything above mediocre is beyond me.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is just a remake of Episode VII. You get Tatooine but not Tatooine, Hoth but not Hoth, Endor just not Endor, a new Death Star (THE THIRD!!!), the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo, Chewie and so on. And the death of Han Solo, that big twist? HARRISON FORD'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT SINCE 1980!!!!!!! WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING?
What happened J.J.? You had all the parts to make the best sequel you could and you made it worse than the prequels.
Don't get me wrong, it would be a fine movie if it wasn't Star Wars. If it was the adventures of "Rey and Company in SPAAAACE", then I would have praised it. But it wasn't Star Wars. At least the prequels gave us an original story.
It's like they had a meeting and decided "we mustn't screw up here: let's do a carbon copy of the original. That's what the fans want... right?"
Closing statement: try to view it as not a Star Wars movie and you will like it. Don't view it as Episode VII. Episode VII is not out yet.