FUCK.

I laughed. I cried. I got genuine, bona-fide chills. I cheered. I wanted to leap in the air and hug every human, droid, and alien in the vicinity. STAR WARS isn't just back, but fully expanded and revitalized. It's a genuine spectacle with enough history and operatic energy to fill every STAR WARS fan with undiluted glee and vicious emotion.

I now believe in aliens, because JJ Abrams somehow convinced them to revive the essential spirit of the original STAR WARS trilogy. I don't know how you did it you crazy fuck, but somehow, this was everything that I wanted it to be and more.

Chewie, we're home.

Full (and spoiler-free) review now up!

95/100

"I know all about waiting. For my family. They'll be back, one day...."

This is when I broke down. The loss and aching emptiness. A world with no respect for beginnings and an environment with no evolution after the desolation of the past. A confused, sweltering galaxy held together by children of trauma, running away yet always trying to get conformed back into normalcy. The pinky, fading horizons lead to adventures of glowing hope; a fluid expanse of the laborous ruts of a post-war generation.

This is my Star Wars.

On-the-nose-cheeky-wink-wink-a new hope-nudge-nudge-know-what-I-mean-fellow-geeksters-lightsabers-all those sounds-that music-droids-camera-action-NO FUCKING LENSFLARES-tripping-over-references-in-a-good-way-practial-effects-ARE THOSE ACTUAL MASKS??-X wings-Tie fighters-Star Destroyers-Oh My!-old friends-new friends-fun.

So much fun.

This was all quite brilliant.

me watching this film: rey ReY REY rEY Rey ReY finn REY rEy REy reY

That's not how the force works!

I. Loved. It.

I totally understand the backlash that it's been getting, in fact my biggest flaw with the movie is that it's the exact same as the original. All it does is add characters and replace a few things.
However, that didn't stop me from enjoying it.
All the new characters were awesome and the old characters had more layers to them.
J.J. Abrams really succeeded in bringing everyone back into this universe.
Technically, it's the best Star Wars movie
The visuals were enchanting and the music was incredible.
I can't wait until 2017 for the next movie!
Grade: A- (9.2/10)

theyre gay. i know it

This movie has such incredible emotional thrust. I cried, I cried some more, then I screamed and cried, and then I threw things. Carmike has permanently banned me from the premises, but it's just as well, since I ain't watching any more of these tumors.

“This will begin to make things right.”

“That's not how the Force works!”

These quotations are perfect meta-commentary. The first may be intentional. The second? Maybe not. If you consider the prequels total disasters, then this film is an allegory for Abrams reclaiming Star Wars’s former glory. But if the prequels are just misunderstood, the allegory still works, but Abrams doesn’t fully understand what he is supposedly reclaiming. His film lacks the nuances found in any of Lucas’s six films, and ironically the eponymous Force suffers the most. It’s still a great film, and it does return the franchise to its 70’s heyday. The first act particularly is phenomenally joyful and adventurous. Ford, Boyega, Ridley, Isaac, and Driver are all fantastic. It’s a lot of fun to watch, and often touching. But still, the many plot issues and the lack of depth do hamper the overall effect.

Not a fan of Star Wars, but this film was a thrill ride from beginning to end. Well done J.J.

"The Force Awakens" is everything I ever wanted in a Star Wars sequel. The music and visuals are fantastic, the characters are engaging and fun, it had a good mix of the old and the new, and it made me really excited for the upcoming movies. My only gripe with the movie is that we have already seen the whole planet destroying space station twice in Star Wars, and so it really didn't excite me that much when they destroyed it. Otherwise, man this movie was really good. I also want to give props to the prop team because a lot of the props in the movie were real! They could have easily CGI'd the crap out of this movie but they didn't. It really helped if feel like a Star Wars movie.

A beautiful return to the world of Star Wars. Excellent cast with two new leads that I will go on any adventure with.

"The Manipulation Power of Nostalgia and Mass Appeal"
Revi e muito sinceramente... cada menos fã deste "universo".
Daisy Ridley ainda aguenta o filme.