Star Wars!

Cool. I like the Star Wars franchise. All movies were great. Of course some of them were more enjoyable than the others for me but I still haven't any complaints. Currently my favorite is Revenge of the Sith. Contrary to most fans my favorite era is the Clone Wars. I just find it more interesting. I also saw the new movie last week. I really liked it. My only complaint was that Captain Phasma's introduction was kinda pointless. She didn't really had that much of a part(Unless they decide to bring her back).

Anyway, can't wait for the next ones !!!!

She has been confirmed to return, I wish she had been the riot trooper that fought Finn and that she had not rolled over during the shields scene so quickly.

Ah cool! Some different opinions already! Couldn't have gone very differently I guess xD

I grew up with the prequels, somehow having seen Episode 1 in the cinema (I don't know if there was an age restriction, but I was 5 when it came out... so I'm not sure whether that's evena correct memory of mine...) as my first introduction. While I can understand some of the criticisms of old-timers against the prequels, it's not like the first ones didn't have nonsense happening *cough* ewoks *cough* and the biggest problem I had first watching the older movies was the horrific acting at times. In the end, I quite love all 6 movies though.

The new one... meh, no fan.
*spoilers ahead*
Rey felt incredibly overpowered, now she might turn out to be Luke's daughter, but even then. Dude required quite some training to learn these things, and, without any of that, she's using mind tricks (like, What?!), force pull (come on, really?) and manages to hold her own in a fight against a sith apprentice. Sure, he's wounded but this is nonsensical...
Which brings me to the second point. At this point, Kylo Ren and Snoke (Voldemort and Thanos' fanart-like fusion) are the least imposing enemies in the movie series. Darth Vader and the Emperor, Darth Maul and Darth Sidious, hell, even Dooku and Grievous were badass as fuck. Kylo is just such a... whimp. I know the idea is for him to be in doubt and everything but... remember Anakin killing Mace Windu? Remember him fighting Obi Wan? Can you recall the moments? The chills running through your spine, the emotional blabla you know what I mean. Kylo killing Han was supposed to be that moment in the movie, but it was underwhelming. Nah, I did not like him.

Seen the first 6. Love the orginals, hated the prequels (I can tolerate Clone Wars though).

Haven't gotten to see the new one, but I had it all spoiled for me day one. I'll still probably go see it even though I've heard some rather mixed opinions on it.

They wanted to recreate the feel of the original and in terms of sets, worlds and props nailed it. Story wise it leads to some issues. I didn't get how there is Republic that runs things yet supports a Resistance to the First Order. My idea would have been the Republic runs everything and the First Order starts a war defeating the Republic creating the need for the resistance. It is a mixed bag for me as liked characters, but found story to be just okay giving the m benefit of th edoubt that 8 and 9 will explain or expand aspects.

My film ratings

Empire - 10/10
Hope - 9/10
Jedi - 7/10
Awakens - 7/10
Sith - 5/10
Menace - 3/10
Clones - 2/10

My main issue with the prequels can be put into 2 categories.

1. It all felt fake - Yes, I know they are all films, but I never felt like the sets costumes, action, and people were real. It felt like a play or ballet on a stage and constantly pulled me out while viewing. I don't blame the actors, when Liam Neeson and Sam Jackson are so dull I put that on lazy directing. Even the light saber fights lacked emotion or intensity which is the heart of them in older films.

2. Expectations - When watching the originals I built in my mind what the Jedi were like, especially Yoda, in my mind. I imagined an eastern style temple with warriors monks meditating by waterfalls. I never expected it to be in a city at a skyscraper with light sabers being the focus. Seeing Yoda jump and flip around really bothered me and felt out of character for someone who said "Luminous beings we are, not this crude matter".

So Force Awakens in certain ways felt "real" again and because it is a sequel expectations aren't there as much because it is uncharted territory. I agree there are plenty of questions and at times it felt a bit rushed or lazy to advance characters quickly. Maybe I am spoiled on modern television where character arcs can take 5-10 hours, but films in general feel like "Wait...so you learned this in a day?"

The critical point is did I like the characters, and I did in this entry. In the hands of another director I think episode 8 could be great and lots of fun. I am holding off condemning a lot right now because have two more films to tell this story.