Not out of this world, but worth the journey

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2016)

I have never been a huge Star Wars fan, however I am a huge film fan, So I went into Star Wars with no expectations despite the massive publicity. It's probably not needed to put much of a synopsis in this review as actually it may well spoil the film and confuse the reader (and reviewer).
When Disney first paid 5 billion for the rights to the franchise, I was a little worried that the film would be even more 'kiddy' than the older versions and contain huge amounts of CG sets and more animated characters than real ones. However what's evident in The Force Awakens is the amount of real sets and decent actors who help make you fully immerse yourself into the writers (and partly Lucas') world.
It's great having the original cast back in the film but actually what the writers and director does so well is make you fully relate to, and care about the new characters, particularly "Rey' played by Daisy Ridley and 'Finn' played by John Boyega.
The action is as fun as ever and despite a few cringe moments, overall Star Wars definitely feels like Star Wars again. I imagine plenty of Star Wars fans will disagree with this but to be honest just go in and watch the film for what it is; A fun film to be enjoyed with the family. None of the old films were amazing and neither is this, however it's a good watch and worth the overpriced popcorn.