Great despite all the annoying nostalgia baiting

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2015)

So last night I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens and it was pretty great. I have to say that this is the best Star Wars yet (however considering 1 and 2 are bad and 3-6 are just mediocre that is not saying much). First let me start with the flaws. The entire movie is a pandering nostalgia trip, it is basically episode 4 but better. Also some alien costumes still are not very convincing (Also this is my main problem with all the Star Wars movie: either really bad practical effects or really bad CGI, in this case it is bad practical costumes for some aliens). The villains are not established except for wanting to take over the Galaxy and restore order, OK what happens after? are they communist or conservative? what do they want after they take over the Galaxy? this is a problem I have had with every Star Wars movie. Now for the good. The action scenes are really well done and there is a lot of them. The cinematography is jaw-dropping great. The acting is great. The pacing is pretty good. The writing was fine and occasionally we got some pretty witty and well done humor. The heroes can be easily related to, understandable, well established and likable and the villain's were menacing (though not very well established). All in all this is a well made movie. I am greatly recommending this.