Another Disappointed Fan

Rating: 2/10 (19 December 2017)

I really wanted to love this movie, but left the theatre completely disappointed. I had mixed views on TFA, and was excited to see a new directors take on the Star Wars universe. Maybe I'm just too old now for Star Wars, and my love of the original trilogy is nostalgia. I thought there were too many weird character choices, strange and unnecessary plot points, and the general feeling that this trilogy is not taking us anywhere new. A group of good people (rebellion/resistance) must fight against an evil (empire/new order) to create a good new republic. We already saw this happen, didn't we? Maybe build off the original trilogy and tell a new story. If you're going to tell a similar story again, at least make it good! I understand that they want to take the series in a new direction, but why not do that with the next trilogy? This is the conclusion of the Skywalker storyline, so it's OK for it to feel like the first movies, then you move into the new trilogy in the same universe, with a new feel and new characters (maybe with some cameos), etc.. You don't need to re-invent the wheel in the middle of a unified story.
It did generally look good, minus some complaints about SOME of the CGI, so I'm not giving it the lowest score.