Hype doesn't trump Reality.

Rating: 3/10 (28 April 2016)

After all of the hype I received on this long awaited, umpteenth sequel, I was expecting a miracle... IT NEVER CAME. In fact, I got more enjoyment eating my big bowl of popcorn than sitting through his boring rehash of the original. Mr. Lucas' creative well has obviously, sadly, run dry. EVERY, SINGLE SCENE OF THIS OVERPRICED TURKEY WAS A DIRECTLY REHASH OF THE FIRST "STAR WARS." Even Stevie Wonder could see it. George simply took the entire cast from the original, found new, unknown actors to portray Luke Skywalker, even R2D2 and Darth Vader (why did he have to wear that black Dark Lord getup when he was young and in perfect health?), then did the entire thing all over again. I won't expose the ONLY surprise of the entire film here, only to say that NOTHING could resurrect this remake into anything but a dim, dull reincarnation in movie sequel Hell. I took the Blu-Ray disc I had purchased for $20. and used it for a Frisbee, launching it off my apartment roof. It was the only thrill of the entire, completely unnecessary experience.