That good old feeling!

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2017)

When I went to watch this movie for the first time, my expectations were very high. Because I am a huge fan of the original trilogy, but also the marketing.
I also assumed it would not be as magical as the first three movies. That is impossible to match anyway.
And this movie deliverd it for me! Here are some of the great things about it:

the acting was way better than in The Force Awakens;
the special effects/CGI were near perfect;
the story was similar to The Empire Strikes Back, but had some great

unexpected twists as well. Along with some nice suprises;

there were some cool new things I never saw before in the previous movies.

For example: I really liked the new creatures (what they did and were used for);

the jokes were funny;
the music/score/soundtrack gave me a great nostalic feeling;
the space battles and fightscenes were hugely entertaining;
the old and new characters worked very well together.

What I found a little less great:

the music was amazing, but for me there was not enough new material. There

was some, but nothing memorable;

some moments were implausible and some made no sense. But hey: it's Star

Wars! If you want realism, go watch something else;

if you are completely new to the franchise, I can imagine the whole thing could

be utterly confusing. Because reasons.
Every great movie has it's problems, so there is no sense in nitpicking and look for other flaws. I have watched it three times already, and found it near perfect.
Over all, I was hugely entertained. You either are familiar with what I call "the Star Wars feeling", or you are not. Describing it is impossible.
But if you know it, you should really watch this movie! And if you don't, you can still enjoy it.