Believe the hype. This is the Star Wars we have been waiting 30 years for. This is a must watch for any movie fan at all.

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2015)

"It's true. All of it. The Dark Side, the Jedi, they're real." Thirty years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the vanquishing of the dark side not much has changed. A new threat called the First Order has risen with a new leader that is trying to bring back evil to the galaxy. The resistance, along with the First Order are working toward the same objective in hopes that they will be able to win once and for all. The new saga begins with the search for Luke Skywalker. In the last 20 years there have been two movies that have been hyped up to the point of insanity. The first one was The Phantom Menace. After years of waiting the movie turned out to be a tremendous disappointment and took some of the luster off of the series. Once again it is many years later and the hype is at a fever pitch, no movie can live up to that type of hype....except this movie. J.J. Abrams returns the series to an iconic status and starts to rebuild the legacy in ways not seen since the 80's. The movie is essentially review proof but I will say, believe the hype. This is the Star Wars we have been waiting 30 years for. Overall, forget how you felt about the release of the prequels, this is a must watch for any movie fan at all. I highly recommend it. I give it an A.