Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 Directed by J.J. Abrams

Every generation has a story.

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Harrison Ford Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Lupita Nyong'o Andy Serkis Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Max von Sydow Peter Mayhew Gwendoline Christie Joonas Suotamo Pip Andersen Simon Pegg Kiran Shah Sasha Frost Pip Torrens Andrew Jack Rocky Marshall Greg Grunberg Emun Elliott Brian Vernel Yayan Ruhian Sebastian Armesto Maisie Richardson-Sellers Warwick Davis Show All…

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Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 53

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!
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 38

first things first, BB-8 should be in every movie ever made. i understand that certain legal and logistical realities might make that difficult, but that's your problem. i'm sure disney's lawyers are perfectly reasonable people.
BB-8 is the best character in the whole fucking galaxy. omg what if he's a death star??? what if somewhere in space there's a GIANT BB-8 ADORABLE DEATH STAR??? save us, colin trevorrow, you're our only hope. honestly, i would have been much more on board with Ex Machina if it was a turing test with BB-8. i care about BB-8. i love BB-8. and that shit is *legal.* all those "if you can marry a man, what's to stop you from marrying a dog?"…
Review by Evan ★★★★★ 25

I've felt euphoria that I have never felt before. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I have officially lived life. I will never forget this moment.
J.J. Abrams has created something truly special. Star Wars: The Force Awakens might just be the greatest theater experience I have ever had. I was on Cloud 9. Magic was happening before my eyes. J.J. Abrams, I cannot thank you enough.
Daisy Ridley...Daisy Ridley...DAISY RIDLEY! I am going to name my first-born daughter Rey. I am also going to marry Daisy Ridley. Don't try and stop me.
Finn is fucking man. The chemistry between him and Rey was phenomenal. You could tell John Boyega was so excited to be in this movie.
Poe Dameron…
Review by BRAT ★★★★ 4

1. im just so happy that so many little girls can look up to rey and that so many little black kids can look up to finn :')
2. kylo ren is my fav emo & perhaps one of the most interesting villains since vader himself
3. i would die for han solo
4. leia is my space mom & i want to hug her
5. when The Thing happened a baby in the theater started crying & i was like... same
6. POE & FINN ARE DATING IT'S A FACT
7. this movie murdered my ass in the best way possible
Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 5

The insistent rhyming with A NEW HOPE is simultaneously its best and most restrictive feature, and certainly its most calculated. But it's lovely to be back in the texture of STAR WARS. If these movies mean anything to you, you will like this.
Review by Todd Gaines ★★★½ 73

J.J. goes all fanboy and creates a Star Wars movie that appears to be ripped from a wet dream of a Jedi Sith Cosplay Fanatic. He gives us a fresh-face cast, brings back some old, and when I say old; I mean old; familiar faces, uses some practical effects, and tells a story that's quite Star Wars-esque. On paper, I should be dancing like a drunk Ewok, but I'm not quite ready to do the Jedi Boogie. Hell, I grew up on Star Wars. At least the original flicks. I'll gladly give the middle finger to the trilogy about Padmé Amidala's baby daddy's journey to the Dark Side. That's not my cup of tea. I have no clue why I…
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 26

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.
Review by Matt Singer ★★★½ 7

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I wouldn’t change a thing right up until the moment, ironically, that Han Solo boards the Millennium Falcon. Ford’s actually pretty engaged throughout the film, but his role is just so convenient, and really from that point on the resonances with the original Star Wars become more and more overt until by the end the heroes are blowing up a dollar store Death Star after a wise old hero sacrifices his life in confrontation with the big bad guy. The second and third acts still have a lot of charm, and the new cast is miraculously good, but every time I watch The Force Awakens I get so excited and sucked in by the early scenes, and by the end I’m pretty much happy it’s over.
Review by Patrick Willems ★★★½

Finn and Rey are my good sweet space friends and I will follow them anywhere.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 13

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The Force Awakens falters in many of the ways that the Disney trilogy has struggled with. It failed to create a coherent first order/republic/resistance dynamic, and therefore a distinct visual style. It doesn't make much sense as to how the republic or the first order operates, it lingers in good/evil archetypes and yet it would most definitely benefit from a complexity of a universe post-fallen empire. As much as it is a reboot in structure and plot, JJ's form is perfect for indulging and wrestling with the nostalgia of Star Wars as a cultural object and a brand. Many of the dominoes that would've aided Rian Johnson's success just weren't set-up (so it's a miracle his turned out as…
Review by Sally Jane Black 42

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

So:
* I despised the bar-owner alien played by the wildly acclaimed actress. Sub-Yoda with none of the linguistic charm, none of the Muppetry, and no real explanation for her so-called wisdom other than that she lived a really long time. They shoulda cast Bea Arthur as the character from the Holiday Special here. Or let Lupita Nyong'o actually do some acting.
* I liked Darth Emo's performance, especially compared to Grand Moff Weasley, who apparently would rather shout his lines than speak them.
* Darth Mocap was very silly. I really hope when they finally meet him in person, he's three feet fall.
* The plot was lazy as fuck, and I'm not talking about all the retreading. I'm…
Review by russman ★★★★ 13

Please Mr. Kennedy (Uh oh!)
I don't wanna go (please don't shoot me into outer space)

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Review by Ertunc Mumcuoglu ★★½

My mans Finn is DOWN HORRENDOUS for Rey.
2.5/5 defected stormtroopers
“REEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!”
Review by Michael Colpitts ★★★★½

In the wake of both this film's seemingly hyperbolic success, as well as the disappointment of The Rise of Skywalker, it's easy to forget just how much this movie rips. Sure, it remixes and panders a bit too much in its goal of erasing the memory of the Prequels, but those Prequels had destroyed a lot of goodwill and this film finally felt like Star Wars in a way that Star Wars hadn't in a long, long time. Plus, it's just a damn good, fast paced, rip-roaring adventure yarn with some great new characters. Look, we all know that Abrams absolutely whiffed the ending of this trilogy, but that shouldn't dilute the truth of just how well he started it off.
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Review by Smashology ★★★

THAT'S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS!
After 10 years of doing nothing, the saga returns with a new trilogy that has divided the community and causing the much-criticized prequels to be revalued by critics and fans. The script for this first part is its greatest virtue and, strangely enough, also its greatest weakness: the beginning is expectant, nostalgic and, in a certain way, emotional as it meets the essence of the original trilogy once more. The main characters begin to be delimited and soon the mission and exploration of the space adventure starts, the villain is interesting and with a lot of presence, the insurrection of the dark side expands threateningly and even exhibits his counterpart as fragile. However, the…
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Review by Smashology ★★★

¡ASÍ NO FUNCIONA LA FUERZA!
Luego de 10 años sin hacer nada, la saga regresa con una nueva trilogía que ha dividido a la comunidad y haciendo que las tan criticadas precuelas fueran revaloradas por la crítica y los fans. El guion de esta primera parte es su mayor virtud y, extrañamente, también su más grande debilidad: el inicio transcurre expectante, nostálgico y, de cierta manera, emotivo al reencontrarse con la esencia de la trilogía original. Los personajes principales comienzan a delimitarse y pronto la misión y exploración de la aventura espacial empieza, el villano resulta interesante y con mucha presencia, la insurrección del lado oscuro se explaya amenazante e incluso exhibe a su contraparte como frágil. Sin embargo, el…
Review by Breno ★★★★

Depois de 10 anos sem Star Wars, a Disney/ JJ Abrams trouxe um filme que fez jus ao significado de star wars, significado esse que se perdeu na última trilogia. Agora, com maior investimento, o longa consegue levar os fãs a loucura e ainda conquistar aqueles que nem haviam visto um sequer filme da saga. Talvez o fato do roteiro ser praticamente reciclado do episódio 4, tenha decepcionado um pouco a quem esperava um filme mais corajoso e desafiador, mas isso não impede da obra ser divertida e cumprir de fato, o que prometia.
Review by jonham_ ★★★★

Beautiful looking movie and an action packed thrill ride I really loved it and I’m glad that I revisited it.
Review by Lerschy ★★★½

J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens moves. It’s popcorn cinema at its finest. The characters old and new are fun and the action is nonstop. My biggest issue with the film is that the story is almost a carbon copy of A New Hope. We didn’t need another Death Star. Also Abrams fills it with too many of his infamous mystery boxes that would ultimately be the franchise’s undoing in the eyes of fans and critics alike.
Adam Driver’s Kyle Ren is a highlight of the film and honestly the entire sequel trilogy. He does a great job of portraying the deeply conflicted and broke. villain.
The Force Awakens was a promising start to a trilogy that would ultimately become as maligned as the prequels.
Review by Suskie ★★★½

I like this less with time, partly because its complete unoriginality (which was totally understandable at the time, given that they were focused on restoring good will with the fans) set it up to be immediately eclipsed by its far more daring sequel, and partly because The Rise of Skywalker made be bitter about this entire trilogy. But the cast is delightful and it was incredible to see a modern Star Wars film made by an actual director. (As bad as Abrams is at coming up with new stories, he has undeniable technical skills.)
Review by JackLQ ★★

Stjäl från originalet.
Review by a ★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

kylo ren homofobico infeliz tentou matar o namorado do poe 🙄 anyways finn você consegue sair dessa! volte para os braços do seu homem!!!