Thread:Mygeto/@comment-1615275-20150813213958/@comment-1753748-20151221023904

FULL THOUGHTS!!!!!

THE GOOD: The new characters were the best part about the movie, hands down. BB-8 was way funnier than I expected.Finn was really funny and just an all around cool guy. Rey was my favourite, I can't wait to see where her story goes. Poe is being compared to Han which I don't get, he is way too happy and upbeat, what a likeable guy! Hux was slimy in the best way, just look at him make a speech to those stormtroopers! Maz was okay, she knows her stuff so that should come in handy. Kylo Ren is in my opinion, Anakin Skylerwalker in the prequels done right. He is scary as hell and has such a presence (that voice is awesome) when things are going his way, but when he is conflicted he just looses it (n a non-annoying way, unlike Annie).

The effects were great. A healthy mix of CGI and practical effects what more could you want?

The action was top notch for the most part, that last saber fight was epic.

The humor was the best in any Star Wars movie and didn't feel shoe horned in.

I felt the original characters fit in smoothly. Han was in it a lot but he never felt like he over stayed his welcome. Leia and C-3PO don't have that much screen time so I can't really say much about time.

I loved the last scene, it sets up the next movie perfectly and leaves you wanting more.

THE BAD: People are saying this movie is very similar to A New Hope, but I feels like it takes a lot from all the Star Wars movie to the point where it gets kinda predictable. I mean who didn't see Han's death coming? The second he saw Ren I knew he was going to die! Without the really good performances Harrison Ford and Adam Driver (and Chewie's reaction) that scene would have had no emotional weight! It really brought the movie down a few pegs for me. I know its the first of the new ones so they probaly wanted to play it safe. Hopefully the next one will be willing to take more risks story-wise

The rest of my complaints are really minor and don't really take away from my enjoyment of the film. The R2 thing came out of no where but whatever. Captain Phasma (the female stormtrooper) looked so badass and she does NOTHING, she better do something in the next one (I don't think we see her again after the scene with Han and Finn so she might be dead....Correct me if I'm wrong).

THE UGLY:  Supreme Leader Snoke's design. I'm not joking! He looked like a generic alien from a bad sci-fi movie! In a movie where every other creature is designed so perfectly how did they managed to make him look so meh!? At least he had a cool voice.

Final verdict: Most fun I had in at a cinema all year (well besides Mad Max but any other year it would have been the most fun!) and I can't wait for the next one.