The new Sith Lord needs a time out!

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2016)

I really wanted to like this movie but the cards were stacked against it after 3 dismal attempts to reproduce the success of the first 3 movies in episode 1, 2 and 3 "prequel movies", which in my opinion are almost unwatchable. The only redeeming quality the 1st prequel movie had that this movie did not was a memorable bad guy that actually had a menacing screen presence! No offense to the actor who played Kylo Ren but the new Star Wars bad guy SUCKS! This character comes up short in so many ways it is not even funny! He is not intimidating at all! The attempt at comedy by portraying him as a this tantrum throwing kid makes him irritating not scary and the fact that he is the child of 2 of the veteran main characters makes it even worse!
The plot for the movie was pretty predictable and most of the interaction between the new characters seemed a little hollow and empty. There was no epic light saber battles and the plot had a very similar feel to episode 6 "A New Hope" which was kind of a let down. I hate the new droid! The magic of the first 2 movies was the fact that it wasn't made for kids! I hate what happens to movie franchises when they start catering to kids! This is the kind of crap that produces characters like the Ewoks and Jar Jar Binks!
As expected the special effects were killer and the interaction between the old characters was entertaining and nostalgic but in no way made up for the other short comings of the movie. I will see the next movie out of morbid curiosity and because I did find this movie entertaining but it is a mere shadow of the first 3 movies.
Robert