How can he do that with no way off the planet?

...in which case

Loved this, loved this so much. I'm gonna need a second viewing for more clear, focused thoughts, but I don't think I've ever been so immediately satisfied by a franchise film. Well scratch that, TDK and TDKR were immensely satisfying to me on first viewings. But still, that's a high bar to come near.

All things Rey, Luke, Kylo I loved.

Interesting how low the RT audience score is. Whut

I enjoyed it. There were some things that felt redundant (most of Finn's stuff), and for much of it I felt like it was just a lot of good moments strung together by nothing that actually connected the different plots all that well, but I liked it overall.

My grade for now is B+/A-, although on another viewing I'm sure the Finn subplot will be worse. The whole casino sequence felt really out of place.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has a couple of exciting space battle sequences (those Republic pilots sure are fans of Kamikaze technique) and 'shocking' plot reveals, and it's certainly better than The Force Awakens. On the other hand, the overall story has a rather haphazard quality (perhaps partly necessitated by the need to edit around Carrie Fisher's filmed scenes, and of course, Rian Johnson's shortcomings as a writer), that is so much of a drag that the whole film never really manages to achieve orbit. *B*

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I think like a either a B+ or A-. Like it has some really great moments, but some really big flaws

That Flixster/RT score feels like a deliberate effort on the part of some butthurt fans. I mean, it's six points below BvS and 23 below Justice League, come on.

A+

Fave film since TDKR

Really enjoyed it. It may even be my favorite film in the entire franchise, but I want to watch it at least one more time in theaters before deciding that.

The two issues I had concerned how Snoke was handled (even if his death scene was awesome), and how bland Finn and his role was in this film. The first is my inner fanboy not being satisfied with the character, and the latter is a pure problem with the film itself.

>Snoke's rise to Supreme Leader is never explained properly, and we know almost nothing about him. He's simply an incredibly powerful force sensitive evil humanoid. I suppose, considering his power, it's easy to see how he became their leader, but his motive and goal beyond killing all hope in the galaxy isn't explained whatsoever. Also, given how strong he was with the dark side of the force (e.g. lightning, controlling Hux without being near him, and sheer dominance over Rey), I find it odd/unbelievable that characters like Sidious, Yoda, Anakin/Vader, and later Luke/Leia didn't know of his existence beforehand. Maybe he's better developed in the novelization?

>Finn's character was refreshing, and his relationship with Rey was nice in the first film, but here? He was boring, and his side-quest with Rose was distracting and threw off the pace of the film. Other than finding romance with Rose... his story here did nothing but result in the rebels all nearly dying.

A plot = A
B plot = B

BJs Grade:

A-

Upon a 2nd viewing this could be in my top 3 Star Wars films, lots of amazing on display, the bad was not a deal breaker but it dragged the film a bit.

I’ve rewatched the ending twice today. It’s beautifully done. I think the people complaining how Luke does get to go all “Super Jedi”, don’t quite realize that that is in fact what he does. He doesn’t get his awesome lightsaber battle that a lot of fans (including myself) would’ve loved, but he’s clearly THE Jedi with that distraction. And he gets one last look at a sunset with two suns. I hope he comes back as a force ghost mentor to Rey, but if he doesn’t, then it’s still a beautiful ending for him - as the spark that reignited hope in the rebels and the galaxy.

****½ (A)

Good luck JJ.

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Cut down on the PETA detour and it could’ve been above Return.

How does Excel get it wrong all the time.

I feel like I need to wait for Episode Nine before I can properly judge this film.

Disney could do themselves an epic favor and announce Hamil's return ASAP