Yikes, this thread...
Well after finally watching the film for the second time I think I finally have a solid opinion on it. After my first viewing I was so unsure, and the more I read this thread (and watched reviews) the more I thought "damn, I don't think I like this film..." however, I did enjoy it a lot more on second viewing. Some things that bothered me first time around still bother me, I won't go into detail as I'm sure it's all been covered on here by multiple folk, but to be concise:
- Space Leia is still horrendous, I liked the concept, execution was awful.
- Luke even considering killing Kylo Ren after all the trouble he went through with his dad who was literally Space Hitler still bugs me. I know, I know, it was a split second thought and he regretted it, but, c'mon... The same guy who THREW HIS LIGHTSABER AWAY in the face of the Emperor and refused to kill Vader considered killing his own nephew because he sensed his emo phase?
- Admiral Ackbar's death was appalling, as many said he should have been the one to stay behind on the Rebel dreadnought.
- Why didn't Admiral Holdo tell Poe the plan?
- The whole cantina planet: be nice to space horses. I went to the toilet during my second viewing when that bit came on.
- Rose saving Finn completed f*cked up the rest of the Resistance, it's even worse when she gives her speech about saving people when THE DOORS TO THE RESISTANCE BASE GET BLOWN OFF IN THE BACKGROUND.
- Seriously, why didn't Holdo tell Poe the plan??
- Captain Phasma: what an absolute waste of a character, Boba Fett for a new generation.
- Finally, Snoke's death. I like the concept behind it, with nothing now stopping Kylo Ren, but again, c'mon! This guy was literally just throwing Rey around a room by lifting a finger, and he died because he "was distracted" and didn't notice Kylo turning the saber?
Those are my only real problems with the film, it probably seems like I hate the film but I actually don't, I like it more than I dislike it. The cinematography was great, Mark Hamill and Adam Driver gave stand-out performances, and the score and action scenes were fun.
EDIT: What's this talk about the prequels being better than TLJ? C'mon guys, RotS is the only half-decent film in the trilogy and even that doesn't come close to this. Are we all forgetting Jar Jar Binks & space politics?!