A love letter to the franchise! Superb!

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2015)

I had a chance to see "The Force Awakens" in 3D, which made my experience even better, despite my viewing starting 15 minutes late due to a problem with my theater's projector. In any case, this film was extremely well done and felt very similar to the classic installments. Keeping in line with the traditional beginning and ending credit sequences was a nice touch, too.
Not only are Ford, Fisher, Hamill and the rest of the gang back (although Luke Skywalker was only primarily seen at the end), there are also some newer characters added into the mix as well, which is fine. If anything, I thought that the newer characters actually added to the story. Resurrecting the Millennium Falcon was awesome, too! My only chief complaint, however, is that the original characters seemed to have far less screen time than the newer characters. Not too big of a deal, I guess, but I was hoping to see more of them throughout the film considering the fact that they haven't played these characters for decades. I was glad to see, however, that Ford and Fisher were used pretty well throughout the remaining half of the film.
Whether you or a "Star Wars" fan or not, "The Force Awakens" is THE film of the year to see. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!