Do you remember when people used to joke around about another Star Wars movie being made? Well, now we actually have one!
Now, writing this review without spoiling anything is pretty difficult, but I leave out at least the VERY most important details in case you want to avoid accidentally spotting them.
The new main protagonists, Finn and Rey, are both well thought out. A stormtrooper protesting against his clan is surprisingly enough a story which never has been done before, so I like that they took on that concept. Rey is also a likable character, and also a real badass when it comes to fighting. Together, they also make a solid duo. But of course, we also have good old Han Solo joining in too, along with his best friend Chewbacca. Isn't it great to FINALLY after 32 years hear Han Solo's classic one-liners and see him handle dangers with such a charisma again? He's not the only one back though, we also have Leia, C3PO, R2D2 and even Admiral Ackbar! ... and Luke Skywalker. What his role in the movie is, has been debated about most of all since we didn't see dust of him in the trailers. So I won't spoil, but it was wonderful to see him again.
The new villain is Kylo Ren, as well as Snoke, who's his leader. And while they of course will never beat Darth Vader and General Palpatine, they were still intimidating (Kylo Ren for the MOST part, we'll get into that later), and were well-portrayed by the actors.
J. J. Abrams, he did a great job directing. I didn't care for Super 8 and his work on it was just okay, but here he knew exactly what he was doing and was the perfect guy to direct the first part of this new trilogy. Some shots looked absolutely incredible, and the cinematography was gorgeous. The opening disaster, the winter landscape... all photographed with such affection and care. The story is not shockingly original, but with the variant on the old done in such an impressive and respectful way, does it really matter?
Most of the actors gave in very good performances as well. It was nice seeing John Boyega from Attack Of The Block make his big break, Daisey Ridley I knew absolutely nothing about but felt very confident with her character and actually was one of the best in the movie. Han Solo is great of course, who is surprised? I felt Carrie Fisher wasn't quite as charismatic as in the previous movies, but she was still fine and it still made me happy with her in the role of Leia again. Adam Driver was good as the Kylo Ren, along with Andy Serkis as Snoke.
But even with all the praise I'm giving it, there are some flaws worth addressing. For example, while I liked Driver's PERFORMANCE as Ren, how he looked like kind of put me off. I didn't really like how they in the end barely showed with the mask at all and his face didn't scream "I'm the most evil guy in the world!!".
The comedy could have been toned down. Some of it was very funny, but occasionally I also felt "All right... A little too much."
And also, I thought the CGI for Supreme Snoke was pretty bad. Serkis gave an awesome performance, but I just wasn't big on how Snoke looked like.
All right, get your tickets and go see it! Missing a new Star Wars movie is like forgetting your heart medicine! :)
Now, writing this review without spoiling anything is pretty difficult, but I leave out at least the VERY most important details in case you want to avoid accidentally spotting them.
The new main protagonists, Finn and Rey, are both well thought out. A stormtrooper protesting against his clan is surprisingly enough a story which never has been done before, so I like that they took on that concept. Rey is also a likable character, and also a real badass when it comes to fighting. Together, they also make a solid duo. But of course, we also have good old Han Solo joining in too, along with his best friend Chewbacca. Isn't it great to FINALLY after 32 years hear Han Solo's classic one-liners and see him handle dangers with such a charisma again? He's not the only one back though, we also have Leia, C3PO, R2D2 and even Admiral Ackbar! ... and Luke Skywalker. What his role in the movie is, has been debated about most of all since we didn't see dust of him in the trailers. So I won't spoil, but it was wonderful to see him again.
The new villain is Kylo Ren, as well as Snoke, who's his leader. And while they of course will never beat Darth Vader and General Palpatine, they were still intimidating (Kylo Ren for the MOST part, we'll get into that later), and were well-portrayed by the actors.
J. J. Abrams, he did a great job directing. I didn't care for Super 8 and his work on it was just okay, but here he knew exactly what he was doing and was the perfect guy to direct the first part of this new trilogy. Some shots looked absolutely incredible, and the cinematography was gorgeous. The opening disaster, the winter landscape... all photographed with such affection and care. The story is not shockingly original, but with the variant on the old done in such an impressive and respectful way, does it really matter?
Most of the actors gave in very good performances as well. It was nice seeing John Boyega from Attack Of The Block make his big break, Daisey Ridley I knew absolutely nothing about but felt very confident with her character and actually was one of the best in the movie. Han Solo is great of course, who is surprised? I felt Carrie Fisher wasn't quite as charismatic as in the previous movies, but she was still fine and it still made me happy with her in the role of Leia again. Adam Driver was good as the Kylo Ren, along with Andy Serkis as Snoke.
But even with all the praise I'm giving it, there are some flaws worth addressing. For example, while I liked Driver's PERFORMANCE as Ren, how he looked like kind of put me off. I didn't really like how they in the end barely showed with the mask at all and his face didn't scream "I'm the most evil guy in the world!!".
The comedy could have been toned down. Some of it was very funny, but occasionally I also felt "All right... A little too much."
And also, I thought the CGI for Supreme Snoke was pretty bad. Serkis gave an awesome performance, but I just wasn't big on how Snoke looked like.
All right, get your tickets and go see it! Missing a new Star Wars movie is like forgetting your heart medicine! :)