Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (30 June 2018)

I have been a Star Wars fan from day one. The summer of 1977 when, begging my parents who begrudgingly allowed me to see Episode 4, 17 times proved that. That film was incredible as were the next two that followed. Honestly, I wish they had left it there at this point. Force Awakens was okay, Rogue One was pretty darn good, but this. Ugh. Welp, finally saw The Last Jedi thanks to Netflix. I'm so very glad I didn't spend $15 for a ticket to see it. While it had a few moments here and there, so much was beyond plot holes you could fly an Imperial Cruiser through. Sudden Force powers unknown in any previous film, space resurrection of a princess and about 45 minutes of footage of useless nonsense totally unrelated to the plot that should have been left on the cutting room floor are just a few of the bits of nonsense. My biggest issue with this film is the poor storytelling. When did people forget how to tell a story? Especially a Star Wars story? I'm not even gonna bother with Solo. There are only three Star Wars films that I can honestly watch over and over. Ep 4, 5, and 6, unbloody touched. The one thing that made Last Jedi feel like a real Star Wars film though was John William's score. That was amazing as usual and demonstrates that Mr. Williams is the true Jedi Master of these films.