Watch the film first Spoilers ahead. Best crawl ever

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2015)

First of all, like many of you, I was a 5 year old when my dad took me to the largest cinema in town to see Star Wars A new Hope. But my fondest memory comes from watching over 10 times the second installment The Empire Strikes Back, so the expectation for Return of the Jedi was equal or above The Forcé Awakens.
Remember it was an era with no internet, social media, you tube, memes, etc. So our imagination and amazement capabilities were in another level.
Now I'm over 40 with an 11 year old son, who already watched the OT and PT, and with a high level of excitement. For my son, the thrill was to experience his first Star Wars movie in a theater, actually the same one where I watched the OT back in the eighties, and for me it was the fact that the next chapter of my favorite saga was about to begin.
Yes I wanted this film to be the most incredible experience with my son, travel the nostalgia lane and feel amazed in every way a movie can do while meeting my expectations as a geeky sci fi fan.
Now the theater looks smaller, the screen is old fashioned unlike our new IMAX and the rows or seats are too close from each other. Even though I'm aware of this, as soon as the blue letters appear on the screen, I'm 10 years old again. The big yellow logo appears and I still can't believe it, here comes the opening crawl ( for me the best of the 7 episodes)
So here it comes my positive finds

great introduction to new characters ( Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe and BB8 ) - great sense of humor, goofy lines without sounding silly - new perspective for the bad guys, conflicted villain, seeing the first order behind the curtains, including female characters. - best acting since Empire, also better dialogue - good rhythm and pacing - chemistry between new and old characters, even the droids and creatures - ending scene and cliffhanger - although the soundtrack is not iconic like the OT, there are some themes and cues that stand out - lightsaber duels, well balanced.

Now my spotted áreas of improvement that do not necessarily annoyed me,

the score did not resonate through the film, with the exception of two scenes - I think at times General Hux was a little overacted - Captain Phasma was underused - Supreme Leader Snoke CGI design, however the hologram size looks neat - the whole rathtars chase CGI moments - the x-Wing attack on Starkiller Base climax

I do not share the whole this is a rehash of A New Hope thing, yes there are crowdpleasers, there are lots of parallelism to the original story line, even direct references, there could be more original twists on the plot, however this feels like Star Wars, it introduces new developments and questions to this universe. But the most important of all, even though this film does not compare to the impact of the original, it gives a fresh dose of entertainment much needed in blockbuster franchises and at the end you will want more.