Thank you, JJ.

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2015)

I saw Episode 4 in the theatre when I was just 6 years old and like many from my generation I became a lifelong fan of the franchise sticking with it through thick and thin.
I have not always been a big fan of JJ Abrams. He is too good, too polished, too Spielberg-clone-like. He never seemed to be a new fresh artist to me.
I am so grateful to Mr. Abrams for doing what he did with The Force Awakens. It is easily the fourth best movie of the entire franchise and in my estimation squeezes out the Return of the Jedi.
JJ seemed to right some wrongs that have been done in the Galaxy Far Far Away in previous attempts to bring it to life. The movie is fun and a bit campy but not too much. It is dark and foreboding, but not too much. There are a lot of explosions and this may just be the reality of our times - that slower paced scenes loose out to mayhem.
Anyway, this is a great that moved me just for the sheer joy of seeing my beloved galaxy restored back to its greatness.
Thank you, JJ.