Disappointing on so many levels

Rating: 2/10 (21 March 2018)

First of all, how can this movie be rated 7+ stars on IMDB? There must be some strange hacking-magic at work on this website, in order to save Disney's reputation. I've been a fan of Star Wars since I watched "The Last Hope" (at the drive-in) way back in 1977, and have loved it ever since then. While the prequels were mediocre at best, they still "felt" like Star Wars films, and I only criticized Episode I for its obvious flaws. However, Episode VII was the beginning of the end for the Star Wars franchise, and Episode VIII sent the franchise into a horrible oblivion. I left the theater feeling empty, extremely disappointed, and feeling as if my admiration and loyalty to the franchise had been completely stripped away after a 2+ hour viewing of this nonsense. Having said all of this, I did very much enjoy "Rogue One" and although it had some flaws, it was highly entertaining and "felt" like a Star Wars film, unlike episodes VII and VIII. "The Last Jedi" was a gigantic pile of trash, and anyone who defends it with a review (score) of anything higher than 5 should seriously stop watching movies for a while, or at least stop posting their reviews about them. In the meantime, I'll pretend that I never watched this, and the world will (again) become a better place.