All the makings of an empty franchise

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2015)

Watched this at imax in 3d, and from beginning to end it felt a bit too hollow. The nods to past movies, actually reminded me of how fresh the original movies were. The only redeeming quality of this film was the introduction of a bit of humour.
The kylo ren character just wasn't 'bad' enough, (maybe this was a nod to the unconvincing journey portrayal of darth Vader in star wars episode 2 and 3) this is some guy who has been trained by Luke and the new sith lord but he struggles in battles with Finn and ray.
Like others have said the new death star is naff, and the shields for it are disabled by one person.
Disney well and truly has paid off the media channels to make out like this is the second coming of cinema.
If you've got any investment in the originals then you'll most probably be left with an empty feeling , if you're new to it then it might have some redeeming features. But it just seemed a bit long and actually a bit boring.