From a true, long, fan

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2015)

I have been waiting for a GOOD star wars movie since i saw Return of the Jedi when i was a child. I loved the original series growing up, and have watched the series more than any other. I have read expanded universe stuff, watched some Clone Wars and Rebels, and have defended the prequels as child movies. The prequels were awful for many reasons, and i do not consider them legitimately adding to the cinema Story Line. However, with that being said....
The Force Awakens is NOT perfect, its simply not. However people who hate this movie, had a stick up their you know where. This movie was fantastic on many levels...Im a pros and cons kind of guy so....
Pros: Had heart- Way more heard than the prequels i was emotionally engaged
Action- Lots of action, lots of blasters. The action scenes were done very well in a variety of ways, from one continuous long shot to a go pro type shoot. And the lightsaber effects made me feel them.
Comedy- Thanks to Finn, this movie had a lot of funny moments, and i laughed several times due to good humour that was new, but also repeats from the original series.
Cliff Hanger- The ending resulted in many more questions and for the first time in my live, i am excited for a Star Wars sequel to hit theaters.
Acting- Action was above average, it wasn't perfect, but the new characters, especially Finn and Poe, were fantastic, and the old cast did a great job as well, especially Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo perfectly.
NO MIDACHLORIANS (?) MENTIONED :D :D and NO ANNOYING CHARACTERS, all were super interesting
Lots more, but those are the main ones
Cons:
I didn't like how they used Luke, and i know it was a huge mystery, but i think they could have done him differently
Lack of screen time for many interesting characters, such as Cpt. Plasma.
The movie was very fast paced, and seemed rushed sometimes, i wish they could have slowed it down and spent more time in certain places, but they couldn't have the movie 3 hours long....but they should have
Too much homage to the original series. They almost spend too much time trying to make jokes or connections to the old movies.
Overall. As a long time Star Wars fan, who dressed up for the showing, i loved this movie. No it wasn't perfect. I do believe Empire Strikes Back was a better film, maybe even a New Hope, but it is no way worse than the prequels, and sets up what looks to be a fantastic new/continuation of the Star Wars universe!