Could have done without a lot of the jokes but other than that I really enjoyed it.

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2017)

I don't understand the hate, esp. people saying they prefer the prequels to TLJ.
Don't get me wrong, there're things I don't like but overall I really enjoyed the film, Luke most of all.
Things I don't like:
1. The jokes.
OMG, don't get me started. Yes, there's humour in the original trilogy but most of the jokes in TLJ are just awful.
I also hate that they made Hux a joke. I already detested his character in TFA but in TLJ he's worse. His equivalent in the originals would be someone like Tarkin who was actually scary. And he wasn't screaming his head off. It was his bored indifference that made him frightening.
2. Phasma (what a stupid name).
I already had a visceral dislike to her in TFA. I can't really explain why but the character just seemed wrong to me. I think it's because she stands out so much in her stupid uniform. I like my stormtroopers all in white, please.
Also, if they want female baddies, make it someone we can actually see the face of.
3. Re-using pieces of dialogue from the other films (other than "I have a bad feeling about this" which is a running gag and a pop culture classic and as such is fine).
4. The code breaker side story.
I'm still split on this actually. I like it and I don't.
Almost everything else I'm fine with. And the Luke parts of the story were the absolute best.