"The Last Jedi"? Hopefully it's "the last one" in this franchise. But no, they have to make Episode 9 don't they? Why bother?!

Rating: 4/10 (29 August 2019)

"Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" (2017), and I thought Episode VII was bad! Before I get into the real meat of my review, I must talk about Carrie Fisher. Knowing that Carrie Fisher died right after completing her work for this "movie", I was hoping she would go out on a high note in this "film". But no, her character was unconscious throughout most of the "movie". Don't even get me started on Leia embracing her inner "Mary Poppins" by floating through space! One thing that could have maybe (MAYBE) redeemed this "movie" somewhat, is that they could have had Luke and Leia back together. They do have a scene with both of them together on screen. But, in the actual "story" Luke is not really there. He is only appearing there using the force, that really aggravated me. I hate how they depicted Luke's character in this "movie"! But, we'll get to that later. All I have to say to the spirit of Carrie Fisher is: I'm sorry that you had to be involved in such a travesty of a "film" for your last role. I promise that I will stick to Episodes 1-6 from here on out, the real "Star Wars" movies. Rest in peace, Carrie Fisher. As for the rest of this "movie", it's boring, dull, obnoxious and once again a waste of casting. Especially on Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher's part! The only good qualities are the soundtrack and the special effects. The sets/locations are boring, the acting is all over the place, and the story? What story? What did I just watch? Probably the thing that infuriated me the most about this "movie" was how they depicted Luke. His character does not care about the Jedi order, and he made the Episode 7 cliffhanger entirely pointless. Also, he refuses to help save the resistance. Unbelievable! Right? This is not the Luke I know, where did the real Luke go? Even Mark Hamill himself, who plays Luke, regrets being in this "film"! What does that tell you? To anyone who likes this "movie", please get a brain-scan. If you have seen this, and hate it like almost everyone else with a functioning brain does, I just have to say I'm sorry you had to see it. I'm not even going to bother with Episode 9! I give this "film" only 2 out of 5 stars on my scale, which equates to 4 out of 10 IMDB stars. Stay away from this "movie", just go and watch the real "Star Wars" movies (EPISODES 1-6) instead. You'll thank me later!