Can't anyone write an original story anymore

Rating: 1/10 (15 May 2016)

*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I tried to lower my expectations for this movie, but I didn't expect, as so many others have pointed out, that it would simply be a retread of Episode IV in order to reboot the series. The story of how Kylo Ren turned to the dark side would have been far more compelling. Also, given that he's Darth Vader's grandson, don't you think Han, Leia, and Luke would have been on the lookout to make sure he didn't turn? I mean, WTF?
The only good thing is a return to real sets and a tasteful use of CG. The CG mess that is the prequels was my biggest gripe with them, and the promise of doing it right in Episode VII is what got my hopes up a bit. But that all means nothing if they're not going to tell an original story. For crying out loud, how many times are they going to have a Death Star with vulnerability that X-wing fighters use to blow it up?
As a result of this mess, I've given up all hope of ever having another good Star Wars movie. The franchise is dead to me except for watching the original three. It's pretty depressing really.