A review from someone who missed the original six Movies

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2020)

First ever review on IMDB after so many years.
In preparation for the watching The Rise of Skywalker, I've spent the last two weeks watching all the Star Wars movies relevant to The Rise of Skywalker.
The order of watching was as follows:
Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Rogue One (2016)
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Solo (2018)
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
Still to watch
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
The force awakens is the BEST of the bunch. To be fair it felt like a do-over of the original, breeding in new blood and I guess that's what it was.
However the special effects, the comedy, the chemistry between characters, the reunions; and these new kids did a stellar job.
I loved this Star Wars movie very entertaining.
The new villains were interesting but I didn't care too much for them honestly.
The best bits were Rey and Finn. Just a charismatic as Hans and Luke.