worth seeing at least a second maybe third time

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2016)

Well i waited to see it again before posting a review, and i am glad i did, after the initial concern that the plot was too close to episode 4 , on the second viewing it worked a lot better. i can see what they are trying to do, which is blending the folk lore from the original trilogy and then adding to it. i liked the fact that in the look and style they went back and gave a very realistic look in the sets and special effects, gone were the sterile and cold shinyness of the virtual sets and props from eps 1,2, 3. the humour returned and i think this sets up the next two eps very well. my only real complaint, and this is something i did not expect to want, is that it could have been longer. at both screenings the film just flew by, so its not a bad thing that we call came out wanting more, for all those that have said it is lazy and a repeat, go see it again with less expectations, i think you will get the emotion and fun that was intended