Don't listen to the bad reviews

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2016)

Why there are so many poor reviews I don't know. This movie is exactly what it was advertised to be and in no way was just a remake. Yes there were similarities between this movie and particularly Ep IV but these are all intentional nods and references not lazy reuses. The most obvious "reuse" is the fact that the First Order has a new planet destroying weapon that the Resistance must destroy. But the writers even found a new way for them to do this besides just an X-Wing flying in and blowing it up. Also, Kylo Ren's mask and speaking isn't a lazy re-imagined version of Vader. He himself worships Vader and is obsessed with being like him. This movie did a brilliant job of taking new actors with a new story (this is Star Wars for the new generation after all) and combined them with the original actors and clever references to the original trilogy. The dialogue was perfect for this movie (and very much in JJ Abrams' style) with just enough witty banter and clever one liners to keep you amused amidst all the serious action. And finally that brings me to the action. It wasn't over done, it was believable, and was perfectly reminiscent of the original trilogy. What the prequels did a bad job of was throwing in a bunch of action because they could leading to several unnecessary, over the top fight scenes that left you rolling your eyes. This movie is wonderfully devoid of those elements. It is its own wonderful movie but is still definitely Star Wars. I recommend this to any fan of the franchise, any younger future fans, fans of a good action and adventure movie, or just anyone who wants to get the bad taste of the prequels out of their mouth. See it! You won't be disappointed.