People have been fooled by smoke and mirrors. The Force Awakens is a lousy rehash that cripples the SW saga.

Rating: 3/10 (5 February 2016)

I came out of the cinema yesterday thinking that I'd just seen the original Star Wars film re-filmed with different characters. The plot, especially the critical junctures are 1:1 carbon copy of the original Star Wars with some elements of The Return of the Jedi thrown in.
I don't think I've ever walked away from a movie feeling as cheated as I was feeling with this movie. I understand sequels have to have similar elements to capture the fans but come on. There was nothing, absolutely nothing in the story of this movie that somehow expands or builds the Star Wars storyline. Even though episodes 1-3 were awful and wooden, at least George Lucas was trying something. This was a complete and utter rip-off.
Also, is Snoke Gollum's long lost uncle? And did the Force Awakens steal the Moon Nazis from "Iron Sky"? Totally out of character visually and otherwise.
I now know why Luke Skywalker was looking so perplexed at the end of this movie. He was thinking "how the hell can I carry this miserable plot on from here?"