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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 73

  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.

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 37

  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?"…

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  Review by Evan ★★★★★ 33

  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…

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  Review by dani✨ ★★★★ 5

  i hate people who don't take me seriously when i say i'd die for poe dameron

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  Review by Patrick Willems ★★★½

  Finn and Rey are my good sweet space friends and I will follow them anywhere.

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  Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★ 15

  This movie RULES! It remains just as exciting, impactful, funny, and magical as it was 4 years ago. The New Hope rehashing surprisingly works for me, because the script and direction evoke a very different tone to that of the original Star Wars even though they follow the same plot beats. Sometimes the movie bends a little too far backwards to justify a New Hope parallel (Starkiller Base is the lamest shit ever) but for the most part, I'm really on board with this one.

  These characters are instantly lovable and relatable. Rey, Kylo, Finn, BB-8, etc. are all delights, and this movie gives me everything I could've wanted out of an older Han Solo before wrapping up his story…

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  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.

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  Review by adrie ★★★★½ 2

  me: poe dameron is the reason i became a pilot
  my sister: YOU LITERALLY BECAME A PILOT WAY BEFORE YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM OR EVEN LIKED STAR WARS
  me: i knew it in my heart

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  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.

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  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.

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  Review by Todd Gaines ★★★½ 74

  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…

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  Review by russman ★★★★ 14

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