The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Rating: 7/10 (27 October 2016)

NOTE: I watched this film with an abject disdain. As a result I wasn't nearly as bitter by the time the film concluded. I've since rewatched it twice to get a better handle on how to rate it. I was born in the Time Gap between the Trilogy and the Prequels so I was very hyper-analytical when I watched this because I felt (And still feel) that the Prequels were an abomination where George Lucas attempted to cash in on the Trilogies iconic status. This is as unbiased a review as I can possibly produce. Here's the breakdown.
Visuals: 8.1 (It was fine. It was space & planets that looked like space & planets)
Effects: 7.4 (Some of the CGI was still a little too out-of-place, but not awful)
Script & Writing: 7.2 (It was better than the Lucas Prequels, so...yeah)
Sound & Music: 8.1 (It's Star Wars. Give John Williams a baton or emulate him in every conceivable fashion & you win)
Acting: 7.3 (It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but could have been better)
Directing: 7.6 (It was a fair approach that tried to honor the Trilogy)
Overall Rating: 7.6 (Fair to Decent)
Whether you like this movie or do not will be entirely subjective to what you'd expect and hope it to be. I honestly cannot tell you whether or not you'll love it or hate it. I think how you approach it may ease the transition into it. As far as anyone's statements about PC-Star Wars or what not, I do disagree with that. I think the new actors did alright. They had an admittedly difficult set of shoes to fill. I'm obliged to maintain a spoiler free atmosphere with my reviews so I won't get into anything deeper than that. The returning cast did their jobs. The problem to me isn't that this movie was good or bad or ugly, the problem is the Ghostbusters-factor. After a certain amount of time has passed it gradually becomes impossible to produce a film, series, or variation of such based on an original film, series, or variation that will hold up to the standards of the fanbase. Is this film for kids? Probably not toddlers but yeah I'd say while some of the scenes have more aggressive tones older kids and younger teens could probably handle it fine. It depends on your child really. Will fans of the Trilogy like it? Depends on the fan and how they approach, along with their expectations upon entering. I didn't hate it. I didn't love it. It was fair to decent, parts were good, parts were meh, and parts were bad. Eye of the Beholder film for sure.