I say a remake and a bit more

Rating: 4/10 (24 December 2015)

Here are my thoughts upon watching:
BB-8 is cute but a bit too super R2-D2 like. He seems to be able to roll so smoothly on any surface and suddenly has grappling hooks to steady himself while in a "dogfight". Then we have the useless Finn, who nearly died at the look at Kylo, unable to figure out that a TIE fighter has a short range, drinks water from dirty well and oh, can't beat a scavenger girl in combat.
Then OK Rey, the super heroine. She's better than Luke--can fly and fix the Falcon which miraculously appears to her when she needs it. She can see a Force vision when Luke could not in ANH. She can mind fight a Dark Jedi, use mind tricks so easily on a stormtrooper and escape so easily. Then to add to disbelief, she can duel a Dark Jedi with a lightsaber and injure him!!!!
Hello back to old characters. Ford as Solo wanted to die, though for some reason, his son doesn't share the same hair as Solo or Organa. Then, Chewie isn't as funny as he was in the OT. Leia sounded so different and looked a bit different. R2 is in deep slumberland. Luke only appears-- spoilers!!!--at the end and says nothing.
Oh wait, no A,B or Y-Wings. No Mon Cal cruisers or medical frigates. No big star fleet battle--cause it looks like ANH twisted around. But OK, the rant is over. The sound is fine. Music is OK. Scenery better than the PT. And well, the snow rocked.
8/10 because it just fits.