a Disapointing Mess, but Not Irredeemable.

Rating: Null/10 (22 January 2018)

This film doesn't derserve 7.2, it deserves maybe 6.2 at most. Calling critics(or anyone else for that matter) of the film racist(or sexist or bigoted) is a lazy, dirty, and cheap tactic to silence those who disagree with you. Have more respect and decency for people who don't share you opinion. Everything is a not ground zero for your social justice campaigns, pull your head out of your bum and live in the real world please, if this is something you regularly do. One of the problems with this film, outside of illogical plot points and stupid character choices, and and insistence on killing people off for no good reason, is it tries to change certain things about the original films, making them less fun, and puts an overemphasis on feminism(which I am willing to look past, unlike those calling other sexist and racist) and other silly modern issues that have no place in these films.
I am actually not a Star Wars fan so much as a fan of sci/fantasy, and so my disappointments come not from the being a big longtime fan, I'm not. Though implying that that would somehow discredit my review is completely idiotic.
I want to say, first off, that aesthetically, I felt this movie nailed things perfectly. It was very true in costume and music to the old 1970's movies, it was very refreshing to see a movie that bis sequel to much older films that actuality aims to be consistent and not imitate the look simply because it's a new decade. I very much enjoy the clothes, especially Snoke's golden outfit, it was very much like the old films costuming. The music also had that same consistency, it's not so much nostalgic as a continuation, this is an element that episodes 1,2, and 3 really lacked.
Unlike the fairly tight and well-written "The Force Awakens" , the script for "The Last Jedi" was so riddled with plot holes and illogical character choices, when you think about them in the grand scheme of the star wars universe and the characters, it truly took away from the film. I am not someone who minds plot holes even, gecko chronicles big Riddick more holes bin it's plot than a calinder, but that bus actually made it so, not so here.
I am still mad at HOW(not that they killed him) they killed Han Solo in episode7, it was cheap and anticlimactic. Luke's death here is no different, it is a glaring annoying, and so is Leia's sudden usage of the force, utterly absurd. Luke in this movie is little more than a cheap plot device and extremely disrespectful to his character. Carrie Fischer's under on the other by and was downright idiotic. WHY, letting her die because she's dead in really life would have been the right an respectful thing to do rather than the. CG overlay of another actor imitating Carrie Fischer in large chunks of the film. Utter stupidity on the screenwriter's part.
Virtually every plot point here was a wasted opportunity riddled with character inconsistencies and plot holes not just within the Star Wars Universe, but in this film on it's own. Snoke's death for instance was way too easy, it made zero logical sense on so many levels that I won't get into here, it was rather infuriating.
There are numerous other problems here, but I'll leave it at that. Overall, I'd say you're better off watching 'Valerian' than this, it's more interesting visually, and the visuals that are not gimmicks(the red/white salt planet), and the plot has plenty of humor that isn't as out of place and awkward like it is here.
I doubt I will ever watch this one again, and I am still upset Lucas Films isb owned by Disney, they do not deserve it, and I know for a fact Walt would despise most of what they are making now. Walt's passion was making quality family friendly fare. While branching out is fine, Disney long ago lost their way and began acquiescing to subculture hellbent on squashing any dissenting opinion of what they believe. This is especially evident in the shows on Disney's TV channels, gone are the days when Disney was a brand that produced high quality family entertainment, they replaced that with status climbing and greed long ago. Star Wars unfortunately, will likely never recover from this and I have little hope now that Disney's acquiring on Fox will hold anything good. They will probably PC up x-men and ruin the characters.
God Bless ~Amy