More aliens, please

Rating: 7/10 (12 February 2018)

I don't really get why so many people hated this movie. As a Star Wars entry, it's pretty decent.
I only have one complaint: it needed more aliens. Star Wars is a space opera. A big part of the magic of the first movies was being transported to a universe bursting with alien species interacting with each other and humans being thrown in the middle of that endless ocean of space oddities.
This movie is too human-centric. Where are the Yodas, Jabbas, ewoks, etc....? (yes, I even almost missed Jar-Jar Binks... almost). Even Chewbacca was relegated to being a f...ing extra in this movie. I'd be surprised if his total screen time exceeded five minutes.
Star Wars is not Battlestar Galactica. Bring back the magic! Make the next one more epic!
Like I said, this one was a decent Star Wars. Better than the prequels, not even close to being as good as the Empire Strikes Back though, despite what's been said by some idiotic critics. Could've been better but it was nowhere near franchise-destroying as some would have you believe.