*no spoilers* Great movie for kids and adults alike

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2015)

I am old enough to have experienced Star Wars when it was first released in the 70's. This is a better movie than the first, and among the better Star Wars movies. The Force Awakens contains:

Some of the old characters

Some plot elements from older movies (but this is not a remake)

Classic space ships

A faster moving story line

It's an exciting movie to watch. Frankly, the original "A New Hope" had long stretches that seemed slow and lumbering when I watched it as a kid. This movie holds the attention much better.
It's not a perfect movie. Some of the characters could have been better developed, and I don't like who they chose as the bad guy (he's just looks like a big dork). However, these are minor gripes.
Go see it.