someone just had to make another movie about the same thing but hype would do over substance

Rating: 3/10 (23 December 2015)

If there is a movie to miss at all costs then this is got to be one of them. It disappoints on so many levels and the evil of the enemy is not even close to being the slightest intimidating.
If there is a true fan of Sci-Fi out there that are not so freaky as to live their lives through a single franchise then this movie is not for you. It was hyped beyond even the spiteful lengths which in my view could have been used to help ignite a thousand better projects. This movie was neither great or worth the wait.
It lacked thought and script integrity throughout. The special effects may have been loud and totally captivating but the visual substance of the plot lacked severely. The acting was so lopsided that it was difficult to bare who were supposed to be veterans and who rode the high horse of a big pay day. I did not see where the budget of $200, 000, 000 had gone but it sure did evaporate into nonsense and monotonous dribble. No new ideas or story could have been a theme of this horrible excuse of a movie. Being sci-fi was about all it had going for it but it was difficult to sit through knowing that nothing I was watching was even remotely exciting.
There wasn't a single surprise or plot twist other than its total waste of time and space, totally predictable to even children in the audience. The bad guy, whatever he was supposed to be wasn't in the least bit intimidating. His helmet should have been left on through the entire movie as once he was exposed, his drippy looks just made watching him with his helmet back on all the more uncomfortable knowing that he was just some kid with a altered voice under a Halloween mask. I implore anyone eager to watch this to wait and see it in a couple of weeks after the true ratings have been adjusted and read or listened from the non-fans of this now detrimental franchise.
If I really wanted to watch another movie with a Death Star, I would have watched the original. This Death Star may have been bigger to the point of being totally ridiculous and comparatively easier to destroy, they could have looked beyond dropping a guy off and for him to switch off its shields by asking a crew member comparatively politely for heaven's sake. Furthermore, Carrie fisher/Princess Leia, should have been left to retire gracefully in the depths of obscurity for all she brought to the movie. A total misfire for all movie goers unless you can look past this for what it is, a total failure in entertainment, unless you are totally into yourself and are a freaky fan of no matter this franchise brings.