Not too terrible

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2015)

I watched this movie for the first time last night and have been excited to see it since the moment I heard they were making a new movie. I have been an avid Star Wars fan my whole life and felt a certain connection with all the previous movies. When I watched this movie, I did not even feel like I was watching a star wars movie, it did not even capture my attention as much as phantom menace did- and that's saying something.
The movie was not terrible by no means, but I would be lying if I did not say I was indeed disappointed to say the least. This is the only movie in the Star Wars series that a man who is not a Jedi (or at least in training to be) ended up in possession of a light saber and going into a full duel with a Sith Lord. I feel the same way regarding Rey. She had literally just starting learning about the force and was already doing things that a master could do.
Kylo Ren was also disappointing. He did not have the same air about him as Vader, Dooku, Maul, etc. He just seemed like a kid that wore a mask and acted tough. There was something about him that felt off. I also did not like how Ren was use his light saber in frustration and chop up whatever was close to him when he became angry. In the traditional sense I am custom to, a Jedi or a Sith never even held heir light saber unless danger was close by and they have to protect themselves or someone else. This character was not quite as much of a let-down as General Grievous, but it was pretty close. He just did not seem like Sith material.
In all the other previous Star Wars movies, there is a piece of every movie that just captures your attention and makes you love the movie to the point you could watch it over and over again like I have with all other star wars. This movie seems to lack that. I do not have any urge at all to watch it again since there's not much moments in the movie I look forward to seeing again. Such as the light saber duel. Star Wars movies have always been traditionally known for their awesome light saber battles between a Jedi knight(s) and a Sith. This movie did not have any good light saber battles at all that would make you want to see again. The only light saber duel was between a normal person (which has just learned how to use a light saber and not even a Jedi) and a Sith. The battle was not very entertaining at all compared to any previous movie (although I do have to admit it is hard to top the light saber duel from phantom menace and empire strikes back.)
But on a positive note, the storm troopers looked awesome and it was good to see real actors instead of cgi troops like in clone wars and phantom menace with those awful battle droids. The storm troopers also appeared to have a little better aim compared to the storm troopers from older movies. The troopers seemed much more intelligent and sophisticated, they also seemed to have a sense of humor which was interesting. It was also a sigh of relief not to see or hear Jar Jar Binks anywhere, that character was ignorant and a joke.
I can only hope that in some way the next Star Wars movie will make up for this one. I also cannot believe this movie is rated at 8.9. That is higher than any other Star Wars movie, and a true Star Wars fan definitely cannot say this movie was better than ep 4,5, or 6- no way possible. Usually all IMDb ratings are spot on which is why I rely on IMDb ratings before I even watch a movie I'm not familiar with. But I gotta say the voters on this movie must have felt significantly different about it than I did and that's surprising if it's true Star Wars fans voting.
Thanks for taking time to read my review. This is just my opinion and I hope that you enjoy the movie more than I did. God bless and may the force be with you.