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Our Review of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Why I watched this one? Seen all of the Star Wars movies in theaters…why stop now? Amazingly I was able to get a ticket to the first showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in my area, just 45 minutes before the movie started.

What is this one about? Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.

My thoughts on this one? LOVED THIS MOVIE! Before I start raving on this movie, let me briefly mention the things keeping it from a 5 star movie in my opinion. (1) Many of the jokes in the movie fall flat. (2) The new “Baby Groot like” character is a waste of time. (3) First half of movie moved slowly.  Ok….enough bad stuff.

The good to great stuff. (1) Mark Hamill/Luke Skywalker is AWESOME in the movie. (2) For the first time since Return of the Jedi…we actually got a new story line in a Star Wars movie (The Force Awakens was like a re-boot vs a sequel). I did not know where this movie was going….and I loved it. (3) Adam Driver is sensational as Ben Solo….especially in the second half of the movie. (4) The twists and turns of the movie are fun to experience. (5) Carrie Fisher goes out on top with her performance in her final movie. (6) Daisy Ridley shines as the heroine. (7) The music by John Williams, is of course STELLAR. (8) With the exception of Snoke’s lair (it looks like a set from the 1960’s Star Trek series) loved all the sets, costumes and general look of the movie.

Final thought: The best Star Wars movie since The Empire Strikes Back….a must see for not only Star Wars fans but all movie fans.  I will be seeing it again in the next few days.