I felt a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2018)

Where does one begin to describe all this is wrong with this chapter of the story. And let me remind everyone that from the very start, way back in 1977, this has always been a Skywalker story. Episodes 4-6 of the original trilogy were about Luke Skywalker. Episodes 1-3 of the "prequels" were about Anakin Skywalker. Even episode 7 was about Luke. The story plot to episode was about finding Luke so he could save the day. And this movie comes out. Fans - and by fans I mean those who love and appreciate the entire Skywalker story up to this point - were led to believe that episode 8 was also Skywalker story. Just look at the movie poster. Luke's face is top and center and larger than the rest. But, no. This is not the story you were looking for (admit it, you read that and heard Obi Wan's voice, didn't you?). Instead as we watch it we feel like we've been tossed into a trash compactor to be slowly compacted until the life is squeezed from us. Or worse, we've been kicked into the sarlacc pit to die a long miserable death reliving every awful moment of this movie.