A very, very, very good homage to the originals

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2015)

I enjoyed this movie overall. It feels like a Star Wars movie, they succeeded in that. And for succeeding in that I have to say THANK YOU. In many ways it's more of a Star Wars movie than the originals. This might be the weird, corny, action-packed movie that George Lucas intended to make the first time. I'll never know how the original came to be what it was, whether through accident or intent, it was unique. Uniquely imaginative, awesome, and sometimes just funny, but it really meant something to me. It is a world where magic is real, and people can be truly special, and their lives can be truly meaningful, and the fate of a whole galaxy can rest in the hands of a small band of those magical people. This movie sets up a new cast of special characters, unlikely heroes, and a couple old friends, and it does it, very, very well. The end result is something that only a curmudgeon could find fault with, this film oozes quality, it feels like everyone involved gets it and runs with it. And run they do, from beginning to end this film is filled with FX and action. It's not perfect, but few things are. It's certainly made with care and consideration of the source material, and I appreciate that. Minus a couple unfortunate script ideas here and there it's a solid movie in all respects. Probably JJ Abrams best movie.