Unreal Reviews on IMDb

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2015)

I have to say, I have never disagreed with the reviews on IMDb more than I have with this movie. I do realize the similarities between this and Episode IV, but I never felt that this movie was purposefully following the same story line. Maybe for others this was a glaring issue, I just did not see it this way and neither did the 100s of others sitting around me in the theater. I did get a bit of "this is a little similar" feeling when they hid the plans in BB-8 and the scene where they decide to destroy the new Death Star was very lame. Other than that, I thought the new cast was really amazing. Daisy Ridley was beyond good as Rey. I was also very pleasantly surprised by Oscar Issac's role in the film and how well they all seemed to have a good chemistry. BB-8 was brilliant. He added so much to the movie. I also really enjoyed how each scene seemed real and not overly CGI like the prequels. They did an amazing job with the costuming and cinematography. All in all, this film is a fantastic addition to the Star Wars world, 100 times better than the prequels which do not see the light of day in our household. Let's be honest, even the original 3 films had issues, none were perfect with the exception of Empire. The deal with this film is it has the magic that made the original movies enjoyable. I would disregard about 99% of the reviews on her and go see the film. This film is ultimately a setup film for the next and I would imagine all those nitpicking at this film will eat their words when it comes out.