Better Jar Jar than this

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2017)

I liked Ewoks, little Annie and I even didn't dislike Jar Jar but I sure didn't like The last Jedi.
To put this in perspective; my favorite of the original trilogy is Empire but still love the other as much. I didn't hate the prequels, I enjoyed most of it although I didn't like all the trade negotiation stuff, the writing in regards to the love story and pretty much most of Attack of the Clones. While the prequels made me feel very excited it did feel like Star wars for the most part. Then came Force Awakens. Yes, it felt like a bit of a rehash but overall I thought the movie was good. It had some very memorable scenes for sure and clever dialog. And now there is the Last Jedi, which I was looking forward too very much. I was in shock at what I saw.
Key moments sandwiched in between slapstick at a tempo that made those potentially memorable moments feel empty and unimportant. CGI Yoda that looks inferior then the already distracting CGI in the prequels. A story line about a code breaker that felt out of place. Leia in space that felt just silly in it's execution. Raising interest in Snoke as the master manipulator and killing him off in the same scene. That silly ending shot with the boy and his resistance ring. Luke in action but not really. The who-dunnit scenes repeating the same scene from multiple points of views. The ever moving camera. I could go on and on but for me it didn't feel like star wars but more like a Disney fairytale with mayor script and editing problems.
I just felt empty after watching it. No joy, no excitement, just nothing. This makes me sad as I absolutely love Star Wars. I think honestly this is the first Star Wars movie, I'm just not feeling it and have not much interest in watching it again. Which is strange as I watched Attack of the Clones (I really dislike that movie) at least 3 times.