People are unbalanced in their hate

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2015)

Don't believe the Haters. People have the right to not like the movie, but this is receiving some unfair hate. Let me start by saying that I a huge Star Wars fan. I grew up watching the original trilogy on VHS, I have read lots of Expanded universe books, watched the cartoons, played Star Wars video games, and saw all of the prequel's in the theater, but I don't think all Star Wars is great, I remember very clearly the disappointment I felt after seeing each of the prequels in the theater, and I have been disappointed by many other "Star Wars" stories, so I went into this movie with skepticism. But I was pleasantly surprised. Are there plot holes? Yes. Mistakes? Yes. Similarities to the original? Yes. But this is a great Star Wars story. Haters say "It's a remake!!" In its defense I would say go back an watch the original trilogy with an open mind. Are there plot holes? Yes. Mistakes? Yes. Bad acting? Yes. Poor dialogue? Yes. And let's be honest, George Lucas himself copied and "stole" from all kinds of things, including numerous old Sci-fi shows and westerns. The turret gun scene in "A New Hope" is a scene for scene copy of an old World War II movie with TIE fighters replacing the old planes. Some call it "inspiration" others label it " plagiarism" But it doesn't matter, we all loved it because it was our childhood, and we had never seen anything like that on the big screen. These days Hollywood lives on remaking, rebooting, and renewing with every blockbuster trying to out explode the next. The fact that is a "STAR WARS" sequel should clue people in. So to lambaste this movie for being "unoriginal", "a lazy remake", or "a copy of the original" is unfair.
This is not just a great Star Wars movie, it's a great movie with great characters that honors the originals and sets up great for sequels.
Go see it.