review

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2016)

Spoilers! Though it has been two months
WELL Today went and saw Force Awakens the second time today and as the Handle implies........................
EXACTLY two months ago saw this film on opening night in a decent Theater with it full of fans so may have lost some things
This time theater was NOT empty as you would think bit was not full so I could focus a bit better on it
And YES There are problems.
Growing up with the first film in the summer of 1977 I can honestly say I know a little something about Star Wars but what are opinions in the world of today?
First NOT seeing the old Fox logo Not the first time that happened BUT
gonna miss that
And yes the first problem DEJA' VU Yes there is something familiar here
Desert Planet Droid carrying secret info Bad Group trying to find it Droid finds someone who will go on to great things Ends up in a VERY familiar star ship Creatures in a bar Jungle Planets........
And the bad group has some kind of Super weapon that can destroy multiple planets?? (No Death Star could do that)
BUT There is some new stuff here as well as well as familiar ones from a chess set to familiar yet new costumes and some fresh faces
Rey is by far NOT the greatest character in fantasy BUT she sure is welcome in the male dominated world She is quite versatile but also vulnerable Though the film could elaborate on how she got her talents simply by showing them to some extent in her hovel
I believe she is another Force Child by the medichlorians trying yet again to bring Balance to the Force But will have to see next film maybe for more info And she is NOT as invincible as she seems she is more unfocused and when she DOES focus..........
Finn Some more could have been done there but despite starting out as a janitor he does somewhat well Not a as much as Rey but certainly NOT incompetent and his skin color should NOT mean anything sure as hell did not bother me
Nice to see our old friends (well most of them where was Lando and Yoda?)as well if only briefly maybe next film
As to the new Death Star (really what else can you call it) Maybe flawed strategy BUT How can a group bent on evil control 9,999 star systems?
Destroying Multiple targets at least makes more sense and yes the science is screwy anymore then it was in 1977?
My nephew at age 11 (hes 16 now) asked Why did the Empire not blow up Yavin? (would have been easier to tell him where babies came from)
My answer Yavin was a bigger target and NOT a planet (I know Yavin 4 is a moon) and apparently like Jedi and Sith there are limits not to mention FX technological limitations and the fact that our Solar System was the only known on in 1977
How many planets have been discovered now?
Basically the film is not perfect BUT it is not as bad as some claim and the prequels?
The same will be reviewing all the films throughout this year