I can't believe the great ratings - are you folks awake?

Rating: 1/10 (11 January 2016)

Positive: Daisy Ridley if fun to watch.
Negative: Daisy Ridley doesn't get enough screen time. She should have spent some time training, even via Luke-run holograms on the Falcon, or something! How Rey can do things that Anakin and Luke had to train hard at, just by closing her eyes and focusing for a few seconds really breaks story continuity.
I'm amazed by the rave reviews. The Force Awakens is currently enjoying a high rating at IMDb, which puts it on par with The Empire Strikes Back. TFA is frozen in carbonite next to TESB!!! I thought the movie was blah. A few people clapped at the end which was an improvement over Ep3 where folks were laughing uncontrollably at the Emperor's poor acting during the movie. This is nowhere near the enthusiasm I experienced at a Jackie Chan movie.
J.J.Abrams really drops the ball directing, and I like the new Star Trek despite the hyper-attempts at political correctness (ask yourself, when engage in political correctness if you;re not a politician running for office? Hmmm....).
That last scene between Luke and Rey was goofy and full of pregnant pause and leaves you kind of empty. I expect more creativity from a film that recycled so much else.
A New Hope Reboot is not what I expected as it feels like Spiderman or take-your-pick reboot franchise instead of a grand new story. This effort leaves me as I was before, ignoring all but the three original films because there is nothing compelling or really satisfying here. Sigh........