If you're looking for another Episode V, don't watch!

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2015)

With no involvement by George Lucas, and very different ways of advertising, I didn't know what I was walking into. And the second the floating paragraphs started, I knew that this was gonna be good. But was it? YEAH! Now let me get this straight - This was not at all a perfect movie. I actually have many problems with how JJ handled a few characters. But it was good for the most part! Han Solo was handled poorly in my opinion. He went in the wrong direction, and I was very upset to see that. But Harrison Ford did an excellent job as always. Luke Skywalker was also handled bad in my opinion. They barely had him in the movie, and I didn't like what they did. But some positives, John Boyega was really good! I loved Finn and I think that he has a really bright future ahead of him! Oscar Isaac amazed me in Ex Machina, but now, he takes it one step farther. He delivers yet another fantastic performance. And BB-8 was really adorable. Definitely my favorite Droid ever! Carrie Fisher came back, and she did a very good job as General Leia. And Daisy Ridley, who has done barely anything before, easily had the best performance. I loved her and to see what they did with Rey was amazing. She stole every scene she was in. And she's really pretty. Kylo Ren was a really mediocre villain for the most part, until he acted the way he did about 15 or 20 minutes before the end. That action made me hate his guts. But he was scary, and Adam Driver did good! Maz Kanata was not at all what I wanted. I expected her to be Yoda-like, but I didn't really see that in her. Captain Phasma, General Hux, R2-D2, and C-3P0 were not in the movie as much as I would've liked, but hey - there's 2 more movies! The effects were great in this movie! The score is beautiful as always. And the best part is that it didn't answer all questions. It gave us a hint at what's to come, but doesn't answer all theories quite yet. And that's all I wanted. The lightsaber battle towards the end was really good, and it had high stakes. Not like the battles from the prequels. If you're looking for this to be as good as Episodes IV or V, then don't watch this, because it's not as good. But it does show that good Star Wars movies after 1983 are indeed possible.