Best Star Wars Since Return of the Jedi

Rating: 9/10 (26 January 2016)

I had the amazing opportunity of seeing this the day it premiered in theaters (December 18, 2015). After waiting over a year and 4 hours in line, I was ready to see this movie. When I sat down and the movie began, I silently said a prayer that it wouldn't be another Phantom Menace. And boy it blew me away. I would say in the blink of an eye that this was the best Star Wars since Return of the Jedi. Every moment of this movie had me on the edge of my seat. It was utterly amazing, and I watched this movie like it was prey. I am not exaggerating at all. Of course it had problems, otherwise it would receive a 10. It's main issue was (as I'm sure you've heard) is the similarities with episode IV. However, I address this by saying that fans wanted movies to be more like the originals, not the prequels. Now that it is like the originals, people are complaining. It's near impossible to please some people. However, the one aspect I thought was very weak was the Starkiller base. As a character says in the movie (no spoilers), it's basically another Death Star, and we've already seen two of those. Other than that, this movie was practically flawless. It definitely deserves a 9.5 or so (or an A) and I suggest anybody see this movie.