Entertaining, satisfying at least, Star Wars is back !

Rating: 9/10 (9 January 2016)

I remember seeing the first Star Wars in a drive-in in 1977. The last instalment directed by J.J.Abrams is sure a reminiscence of the first story...
At least, the story reminds of the original trilogy, with some connections... Luke Skywalker is missing and a New Order, out from the ashes of the former Empire, lead by Kylo Ren, looks for him. A young and rebellious woman, Rey, gets incidentally in the battle between the Order and the Resistance, back by the actual Republic. She form an unusual alliance with a renegade Stormtrooper (Finn), a droid (BB-8) who holds a clue, and meets with old veterans Han Solo and Chewbacca in the Millennium Falcon. However, she will discover she has hidden powers, which will be useful, especially against Kylo Ren, who has the same powers from a late family relative from long ago...
Strong story telling and excellent special effects galore here. And not forgetting some wisecracks. And season veterans Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, showing how they aged through the years, but not forgetting how they were attached to each other, despite a terrible secret that tears both apart...
However, 2 other episodes are coming... The Force is strong...