Another disappointing review :(

Rating: 4/10 (27 December 2015)

*** Spoiler Alert *** I just wanted to start by saying, I am a true SW fan; I love all the previous SW films (including Episodes I-III, although I think the books are much better!); I have read over 50 SW novels (my favourite is Darth Plagueis by James Luceno, hands down); and I even enjoy watching SW the Clone Wars and SW Rebels on the weekend with my girlfriend. Saying that, I really wanted to enjoy this film, so I walked in with no expectations.
Initially, I thought it was a mistake for Disney to make Episodes VII-XI, largely because the storyline after Episode VI is rather weak. I actually hoped Disney would make a pre-Episode I trilogy. I also thought it was a huge mistake bring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford back into the mix (because I didn't think they could add anything more to the story). However, to spite all this, as I said above, I walked into the movie with no expectations. I only wanted to enjoy whatever Disney threw at me... and sadly I still walked out disappointed.
I thought the movie was a complete recycle of Episode IV, with a few scenes from Episode V and VI thrown in. The biggest disappointment, however, was the new villain, Kylo Ren. I thought he was nothing more than an emotional child, a pitiful example of a "wanna-be" Sith; well, well below the standards of a SW villain. I thought this character alone completely destroyed the film for me. I think I could have overlooked everything else I didn't like, providing this character alone lived up to the Sith legacy. What makes SW great are its villains, but Kylo Ren, was just an incredibly weak human being; throwing temper tantrums from one scene to the next. We're supposed to believe that Kylo Ren completely destroyed the new Jedi Order when he couldn't even defeat a single force-sensitive girl with no Jedi training of any kind? I don't remember Luke Skywalker defeating Darth Vader seconds after he picked up his lightsabre? Perhaps next time he better call for reinforcements before he faces a defenceless young girl (or a Jedi novice)? I really hope Disney kill off Kylo Ren before the next film (or at minimum, he grows a pair of balls the size of Death Stars, so he can at least swing a lightsabre. I'm really hoping for the latter!!)
SW the Old Republic (Knights of the Fallen Empire) has recently introduced some great villains into the game. Even the new television series SW Rebels has some great villains, Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister. Fifth Brother might not be the brightest Sith in the galaxy but at least he was well trained by Darth Vader... Kylo Ren on the other hand is an embarrassment to the SW series. Why couldn't Kylo Ren have lived up to anyone of these SW characters? I think even Jar Jar Binks could have easily struck Kylo Ren down. Disney please kill him off before the next movie!!
I also think the series needs to completely walk away from Death Stars. I mean seriously, how many times can the Rebel Alliance destroy a Death Star? This is 3 times now. Are we going to see another two more Death Stars in Episodes IIX and IX as well? There are hundreds of amazing SW novels out there that don't require a Death Star to finish off the story, but the movies seem unable leave them alone. Why couldn't Disney have made one of these books into a movie? I can only hope Disney is a little more imaginative next time. 4 out 10 from me... I also thought Harrison Ford completely carried the whole movie. Although, Daisy Ridley played her part exceedingly well.