A let down saved by the previous even bigger letdowns

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2015)

Though I cannot say that i haven't enjoyed it, Force Awakens falls short of what could have been, with predictable dialogs, narratives and poor character development.
When the movie starts rolling you get excited to see the continuation of the saga that everyone loves to love but after admittedly cool plot development (kylo ren being the son of solo and leia and what not), It all crumbles at some scenes where you could predict the outcome before it happened (i.e. SPOILER ALERT Han Solo's death) also some parts didn't make any sense even in the universe of star wars: How come Finn, who can't use the force whatsoever manages to fight of Kylo Ren, a big shot guy with the first order???
The movie also has too many similarities with episode IV, which is silly given the time spent in the planning of this movie, couldn't they figure something else out?
I think JJ and his crew relied too much on the audience's nostalgia rather than the actual movie, repeating the same recipe for the original trilogy instead of reinventing the series.
These were the aspects that spoiled it for me,now with the good parts.
The special effects were out of this world (Joke intended), letting us witness the star wars universe as clearly as never before.
Also the connection with the previous episodes was pretty interesting and I also liked the easter eggs hidden in Rey's vision when she grabs Luke's lightsaber.
In conclusion:
I(like many others) actually really enjoyed the movie, but I also shamelessly admit that I enjoyed the prequels, and I think for the same reason as I enjoyed this one: They are great additions to the original trilogy plot-wise even thought at some moments the movie is a bit poor. Force Awakens is a good movie and keeps you entertained and makes you hyped for the next episode but really falls short on what could've been, had the production crew been more innovative and daring. Instead they rehash what was successful before, making the movie successful now, but not quite reaching the legendary status of the original trilogy. The movie gave me the feeling I get when I watch a movie worth 9/10 but if I analyze it solely on the movie and not its predecessor I think it falls nothing short of a 6/10 , averaging it out I get 7.5/10, hence my final solid 7/10