A Slap in the face to true Star Wars Fans

Rating: 4/10 (6 April 2016)

When I heard that JJ Abrams was going to direct I gave him the benefit of the doubt. After watching the movie I realize that once a bad director, always a bad director. I am a die-hard Star Wars fan who plays the games, reads the books and comics, and lives and breathes everything Star Wars. The storyline was mediocre but it made no sense when you look at the whole picture which is the Star Wars Universe. New planets are introduced and old yet important ones such as Coruscant and Tatooine are completely omitted. Some how the Empire has completely vanished and the Republic who we can assume was the Rebel Alliance governs the galaxy. The Jedi are somehow rebuilt and destroyed and this mysterious Supreme Leader Snoke, who seems a lot like a cross between Darth Sidious AKA Emperor Palpatine and Darth Plageius is introduced. Overall the story line seemed like JJ Abrams wanted to write his own version of A New Hope but he lacked the creativity that George Lucas has.