Disney = The Empire

Rating: 7/10 (19 December 2015)

What power does this corporate entity have over movie "critics"? The first trilogy got pretty tepid reactions from the "critics" but the fans spoke with their $$ and repeat viewings.
I knew I was going to see this movie, but wasn't that amped to go 1st night till the "critics" came in with near unanimous praise. Patton Oswalt was quoted as saying "JJ did it!" So next thing I know I'm ordering a ticket for opening night on Fandango for a 10PM showing.
I wait in line for 2hrs to make sure I get a good seat. I am amped.
The crowd roars as John Williams theme rolls. At this point, the hook is in.
And then the rest of the movie happens. I'm okay up until the point that our new heroine fires up the Falcon and goes from bouncing it across the sand to becoming a proficient pilot.
There is zero tension, zero heart and zero storyline to this "product".
It's titled The Force Awakens. In the first trilogy we saw that it took Luke, son of Darth Vader, assistance from Obi-Wan and training by Yoda to begin to master The Force.
In this re-launch, the heroine, an orphan who survives by scavenging, just awakens to her powers and is immediately able to do Jedi mind tricks and wield a saber, almost besting the new Sith Lord, who was trained by Skywalker!? And then there's the Death Planet, the utter void of explanation for how the rebels and the galaxy got to the state they're in and the list grows.