Pretty good if you're a new fan, waste of time if you're an old fan

Rating: 6/10 (18 December 2015)

If this is the first time you're seeing a star wars movie, you are really going to like it. However, if you've been a lifelong fan, you will leave this movie doing the unthinkable, and that's saying, "I miss George Lucas". Say what you will about his failings in the prequels, but at least he had the guts to write an entirely new story, no matter how flawed. What J.J. Abrams does is essentially redo Episode IV and asks you to pay to see it. It's pretty much the same movie with inferior acting and characters. I don't need to even provide spoilers because it was pretty obvious what was going to happen before it happened. I was incredibly disappointed but not surprised, seeing as the minute Disney bought this movie, all semblance of "star wars" was replaced with "cash cow". And to all the idiots who are screaming "haters are gonna hate", they're just idiot fanboys who need to rationalize how their opinion is better than other people's. How dare we criticize this movie?! To recap, good movie for the new fan, a complete disappointment for an old one. Try again, Abrams.