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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 Carrie Fisher Daisy Ridley Adam Driver John Boyega Oscar Isaac Lupita Nyong'o Andy Serkis Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Max von Sydow Mark Hamill Gwendoline Christie Joonas Suotamo Simon Pegg Kiran Shah Ken Leung Greg Grunberg Billie Lourd Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Cecep Arif Rahman Brian Vernel Tim Rose Erik Bauersfeld Mike Quinn Bill Kipsang Rotich Warwick Davis Show All…

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Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 43

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 32

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 Todd Gaines ★★★½ 76

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 SilentDawn ★★★★★ 48

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.
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 27

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.

Recent reviews

Review by twix5k ★★½

It’s simply hard not to like a Star Wars film. In which case, it’s worth a watch because most people like this storyline. However, this film is not great. A few issues ruined the movie for me. First, their entire goal is to blow up the Death Star. So this movie is basically a copy of a New Hope but with better CGI. Second, Rey can instantly yield a lightsaber and perform Jedi mind tricks without proper training. It’s almost frustrating to watch. Thirdly, Kylo Ren is basically Anakin Skywalker and overall an unittimidating villian.

Entertaining movie but not great.
Review by Kyle Bruce ★★★★

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Review by Olivia ★★★★½

this movie wrecked me :) I felt every emotion humanly possible in the span of 120 minutes and I am DRAINED. this movie made me an official Star Wars fiend. I get it now. I understand why. WHY DID I WAIT NINETEEN YEARS TO WATCH THESE MOVIES.
Review by sevran ★★★

Alright guys I’m doing this. All 10 Star Wars or however many there are at this point. I’ve been wanting to revisit them ever since I got letterboxd because I feel like I have a lot of divergent opinions from my friends (@rosedalecrew), and I think writing reviews forces me to justify those opinions. Feedback/debate is strongly encouraged. Plz tell me I’m full of shit.

This one was not bad but I definitely had problems with it. I’m gonna try to avoid cheap punches like the bad jokes/instant lightsaber skills and focus on more big picture things, but no promises.

First the good things: I thought the visuals were great. Not too flashy, but super cool and totally star wars.…
Review by itsharrymorgan ★★★

I mean at least it’s not the prequels. JJ brings his usual lens flares
Review by Gabriel

A great "welcome back" to the franchise. This movie knew what it was doing, intentionally similar to a new hope to bring back that Star Wars feeling. Then it leaves us a few questions to set up for the rest of the trilogy.
Review by anni ★★★★★

this film is so breathtaking i love every second of it
Review by Tyler ★★★½

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

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
is a fine, fun, nostalgia filled Star Wars sequel. It satisfied me as a long awaited sequel and I think upon it fondly still. It's everything it needed to be and it accomplishes its goals of being a worthy sequel to the originals (and "redeeming" the prequels) quite well. I love all the new characters in it, specifically Kylo Ren and Finn, as I'm most do.

The version that I watched was a fan edit called: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Restructured.

And restructured it was. The main change was moving the Starkiller Base destroying the Republic planets scene to later in the film. It's changed in an attempt to make the film's end…
Review by bigbywolf44 ★★★★½

One of the upper tier Star Wars films, solid, really entertaining, and a blast. a homage to the older star wars films, This film kick started the newer generation of star wars films and had solid acting, special effects and writing.