JJ Abrams RUINED it.

Rating: 6/10 (2 January 2016)

Picture this: You wait an entire year for an Episode of Star Wars you thought would NEVER come. All of a sudden, the hype builds to epic proportions, the cash grab begins before the movie ever comes out on screen.
Then, you finally get the chance to watch a sold out show, only to find that the character development was very weak, (who the heck is Lor San Tekka? And why wasn't there further development on him? I had to READ about him!), and there was no REAL 'connection' between Ep 6 carried into TFA, and I felt as if the original characters were just "there". No real story with them. They were just 'there' to say their few lines, and that was it. Han got killed off way to easily by Kylo Ren (who takes off his mask OH SO WILLINGLY, yet we all had to wait for 3 Episodes to fly by until Darth took off his? Where's the climax here?) not to mention that Kylo Ren was a pansy....
And come on...ANOTHER Death Star? And then ANOTHER bigger one? Why not create something different? Why not something more difficult to destroy?
I thought the film lacked any real feel of the Star Wars story. No nostalgia whatsoever which would have been hugely important to the long time Star Wars fans. This was a film that was solely created for newcomers, and kids. The Force Awakens served no justice to the previous episodes before it. It was as if they completely severed the original Star Wars and created a completely new story with no substance.
No holograms (i.e think back to "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi"),which would have helped fill in some of the gaps. No flashbacks. No Jedi voices like Yoda or Obi-Wan. That would have been great to see them being incorporated into the film to bring back the nostalgic feel and further emphasize the power of the Jedi and the power of The Force.
Too many gaps in the story, and it's not like they can explain these gaps in the upcoming episodes. They should have done that from the get go. (as in, how did Kylo Ren become established as Han and Leia's son, and HOW did he become evil? and how can we explain Rey's "jedi mind trick" with the Storm Trooper without knowing how she got it ?" its not like they can do a 4,5,6 and then a 1,2,3 to explain these things. It's just gonna keep continuing.
Not to mention, they'll have a different director for the next Episode? How stupid is that?
Huge disappointment.