C'mon guys it wasn't that bad, surely?

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2017)

Guys, it's been 40 years since episode IV, you were probably 13 when you saw it back then - every big movie looks amazing when you are 13. Now you're 53, middle aged and grumpy, which is why the newest movie looks bad.
I admit I was somewhat underwhelmed. Yes, there were a bunch of pointless subplots; yes, there were more plot holes than in, say, Prometheus; yes, there were a bunch of scientific anomalies; yes, the script was bad (and mumbled - I couldn't make out what half the characters were saying); and yes, the acting did make us want Harrison Ford back...
But the movie does have its plus points:
The music is quite good.
The soundtrack is very noisy - in a good way.
The Millennium Falcon looks just as amazing as always (I'm glad they managed to recover it from that golf club in the south of England...).
The new cute bird creatures are brilliant - they need a spinoff movie of their own.
I really liked the grumpy fish creatures on the island (did anybody else like them, or is it just me?).
See? Plenty of good bits. Lighten up guys!
I'm giving it a 6 - because it ain't all that bad!