Felt like a remake, but still liked it overall

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2015)

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I was getting a strong remake vibe thru out the movie. Many elements of the original story are simply rehashed. For example; Rey is an orphan, a tinkerer and a gatherer (like Luke). As a matter of fact, she seemed like a composite of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker. The parricide element is also straight out of the original (it seems to run in the family) among many other things (remember the Death Star attack?)
Then there is the problem with Rey as a character... She defeated a fully trained Jedi fairly easily, knows more about the Millennium Falcon than Han Solo and is an ace pilot although there is absolutely no explanation as to why she has all these skills. Even Luke Skywalker needed training even though the Force was strong with him as well. I sure hope they explain that on the next installment.
Entertaining movie for the a new generation of fans, but an unabashed money grab with regards to the older generations.