A return to Classic and Classy Star Wars.

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2015)

I have now seen the movie a few times and I have enjoyed it more each time. That's the sign of a good movie. After living through such mediocrity, poor acting and bad storytelling of the prequels, this is truly a return to Star Wars form. The story unfolds very well, the characters are great actors and leaving you wanting to learn more about them. There are a few great movie moments that seem that they will become classics. I look forward to where the story is going to go. Abrams reveals in this film how much he grew up loving Star Wars. It shows from one edge of the galaxy to the other. The star I knock off is only for wanting more screen time for ace pilot Poe Dameron and what I saw as a slight misstep with the advertised chrome trooper, Captain Phasma. She was used more for a moment of comic relief and I would have preferred to have her be established as someone that you would never want to mess with. My hope is maybe they have her return in the future and make her a bit more intimidating. Or, introduce a few more new characters that join in with Kylo Ren who is the awesome new bad guy. So where do I rank it among all the Star Wars movies? I rank it tied at number 2 with A New Hope just below Empire Strikes Back.