Getting back on track...

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2018)

Oh wow! Where to begin?
First of all, then this movie was everything that "The Force Awakens" should have been and then some.
I was blown away from what director Rian Johnson came up with for this eigth installment to the "Star Wars" saga, and I would say that the saga is now back on track after the terrible blow it suffered with the re-make of "A New Hope" that was essentially all that "The Force Awakens" turned out to be.
The characters in the movie are more detailed and have more going on in terms of coherent storyline and events.
The special effects in the movie were off the charts and it was such a thrill to be back in the "Star Wars" galaxy.
"The Last Jedi" really captured that "Star Wars" magic and essence of the established universe.
Let's just have a quick run-through of the prominent characters that were in "The Last Jedi", shall we? Supreme Leader Snoke was a faceless, almost literally, character that had no background, and what happened to him in this movie was adequate because he was not an established character. I don't like the Kylo Ren character, and didn't like him in "The Force Awakens" either, but it was nice to see more of his background, and see the character evolve here in this movie. As for Finn, well he was just a generic hero-like character, as he was in "The Force Awakens", offering a bit of comedy to the movie. As for Rey, well I am not overly much a big fan, but she had some great evolution of character as well. It was such a blast to see Luke Skywalker return, and have a big role as it was a childhood hero. And as for Princess Leia, well I thought that the director would write her out of the storyline, but we will just have to wait and see. Phasma, well that wasn't an interesting character to begin with, so no great loss there. Poe Dameron did what he essentially did in "The Force Awakens", so there was not much growth there. As for Rose, well that seemed somewhat like a created-on-the-fly character. Benicio Del Toro's character wasn't even utilized anywhere near a satisfactory level, and the same went for Chewbacca.
There definitely has been a lot of whining and crying about this movie. But hey, it is a movie, so I don't sympathize with all the fanboys crying about not getting what they wanted. This is a movie, and movies are meant to entertain. It is the director and writers vision and views that comes to fruition here, not the fanboys.
However, all in all, "The Last Jedi" is a great Sci-Fi adventure that captured the "Star Wars" magic once more for the saga. I was more than genuinely entertained, and I am in no way discouraged from watching the forthcoming movies. I love "Star Wars" and have done so since the early 80's when I first watched "A New Hope", and I will continue to love this franchise.
If you haven't already seen "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", then I would highly recommend that you do so.