Cheap, overrated ripoff

Rating: 1/10 (15 August 2016)

Right, well. Never thought I'd live to see the day when so many people, so many original fans of the SW movies, would give such a cheap, poorly-written excuse of a movie so much positive attention. This has been mentioned time and time again, so no use of repeating it. But f^ck it. THIS. IS. A F^CKING REBOOT. disguised with pretty CGI and seemingly 'new' characters. Right, Disney. JJ. You might have fooled many, but not all. The characters in the original trilogy (and the prequel) were *memorable*. They were *fleshed out* role-models. They actually seemed like real human beings. But this? A typical over-powered lead followed by an annoying, irrational and nonsensical side-kick with a serious case of megalomania. Ah, scratch that. BOTH of them are over-powered megalomaniacs. Typical marie-sue/gary-stu situation here.
Don't even get me started on how pathetic it was of Disney to bring in the old characters from the original trilogy simply to gain the approval of old fans. This one is undeniably on them. Oh. And that (Possible spoiler) death was there to simply create a 'shock effect'. (Spoiler Ends) No comment on the ending. It was one of the most predictable endings I have ever seen. No effective atmosphere setting what-so-ever throughout the whole thing. The screen writing was not too awful, but bad enough to have me cringe from time to time. The casting --- ... Oh the damn casting. Bringing noobs into a well- established series might have been a mistake. The acting speaks for itself. What else? Repetition, monotonous speeches, sh^tty back-stories, no realistic character development, and sooo... much... more...
Right... Now for the few things I enjoyed in the movie. 1. The CGI and the SFX were amazing - they were what ultimately got me through this 2.The costumes/other works by the art department 3. The scenery - good stuff 4. John Williams 5. Poe was an interesting character. I just wish he had played a larger role in the story 6. C3PO was a cute little guy 7. Some moments had me chuckling- probably the only aspect of the movie that kept true to its origins
And... Yeah. Pretty much it. Thus, the rating of 3. Harsh, but accurately relays my feelings towards this piece of polished crap.