Comedy gold, but not a SW movie.

Rating: 1/10 (31 December 2017)

Went into the TLJ fresh of mind without having read any reviews or articles, slightly hopeful after TFA which I thought was a respectable attempt at a SW movie even if it lacked (or tried to rip off) the magic from the original trilogy. Seated in the theater for TLJ, I got a bad feeling early on during the Poe/Hux scene and from that point nothing surprised me in terms of how bad the movie would get. Apparently Rian Johnson had been dying since he was a kid to make a sequel to Spaceballs and finally got his chance, good for him. The only other rationale is he is a very sorry excuse for a filmmaker and has zero understanding of the source material. Poor script, direction, characters, plot, costumes, sets, effects. Had the SW name not been attached to this film it would have been the biggest flop of the year. There are so many scenes in the film that could be parodied, it's a comedy goldmine of bad filmmaking. It's not only the worst SW installment to date--and I am not a fan of eps 1 -3--but truly one of the worst sci-fi movies I've seen, and I've seen 'em all. Yes, the pro critics love this film apparently, go figure. But in the real world it seems to be nearly universally despised by anyone with a love for SW or even a love for a good movie. I would question the judgment or honesty of any adult lavishing praise on this film. They are out of touch (i.e. insane) or flat out lying. I've been an IMDB member for nearly 20 years and this is the first time I felt compelled to write a review...er, rant. Disney *is* the First Order!