Amazing movie for a mediocre fan

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2015)

First off this title is mainly pointed at myself because although I grew up loving the original 3 star wars, but was lost at the prequels and the franchise just became a chapter of my past. I am sure some can relate, but needless to say once I found out Star Wars was coming out with another movie I got all nostalgic and excited in hopes of it capturing my inner child again. I am going to try and write this review as I do so many without giving any spoilers because in all honesty if you even remotely liked Star Wars at any point this is a movie worth seeing. I am not going to give you a synopsis or any character details, just the meat and potatoes as to what made this movie great for me. What I really enjoyed about this movie is that is had that old feeling that the original 3 had, but at the same time introducing you to a new story that I am hopeful will be explained over the next how ever many movies they make. A lot of reviews are giving crap that this is just a reboot of the first Star Wars filled with plot holes and what not. I saw it as something that grabbed pieces form the original that made it so great and recognizable while bringing forth a new story that would leave the viewer wanting more. You get new and old faces, and a plot that sprinkles in a lot of details from the original episodes. I mean they kept so true to all the details that even Chewbacca with old age had fur that looked like a mature dog that has some seen some crap, which I though was awesome. The visuals were unreal, and I found myself so many times with just a smile on my face when we were soaring along side x-wings and TIE fighters. Lets just put it this way, I went to see it with my girlfriend who only saw the original star wars, and bits of Episode one, and she left the theater enjoying it almost as much as me. It has a story that I think was made the way it was to also capture a new generation of star wars. The kid or adult that can watch it, enjoy it, and want to go back and watch all the original ones to really appreciate this work of art. Don't get me wrong there were times where I sat there and got a little bored, and questioned a couple of things, but it was not enough to have me sit here and say well this is a monumental disappointment. At the end of the day I loved it though, and highly recommend to go see it, especially in Imax 3D. We have a new evil villain, and new hero, and a whole new story that I can not wait to get into further and have more questions answered. I 100% plan on seeing it a second time, maybe even a third or Fourth, and Star Wars has once again not only captured my attention, but my inner nerd child as well.