So, I watched TFA and I want to give my opinion.
About referencing scenes from the movie, I think the most memorable is the "that's not how the force works" one. I laughed at that one.
I liked the new characters, especially the villain. With the little time they had to show Kylo Ren's personality, I think they did a very good job. The whole "I want to be like Darth Vader, but I destroy a computer instead of killing the guy that let the prisoner escape" works, and a lot of the other nuances work too. I think the heroes could be good characters too, but they get so little time to develop on screen that I had to fill up much of their personalities and traits in my mind. That scene where Rey goes out into the woods because she doesn't want to be a hero is really terrible - they needed a bit more time to make that drama work, the way it was made ended up feeling stupid, because it happens all of a sudden and she decides to take a walk on the woods, of all things.
The starkiller (?) plot was very bad. The blowing up planets too. It served no purpose to the character's plot and it was very badly presented (it gave the feeling of "I had to read 1000 pages of expanded universe stuff to understand what's going on here) - the movie would be better without, while giving more time to the characters, IMO.
I hate the CGI characters. That lady with Luke's saber and the big bad guy are so bad. No empathy whatsoever, couldn't care any less about them.
Overall, I liked it a lot, and I'm not a star wars fan (more of a hater, really).
By the way, a friend of mine had the best idea ever. The last scene, the time when Luke turns to face Rey... It should have been Jar Jar Binks there. And he says: "Me Jedi now!". That would be the best fan-trolling since Harry Potter waking up of his dream to find himself under the stairs of his uncle's house again.
About referencing scenes from the movie, I think the most memorable is the "that's not how the force works" one. I laughed at that one.
I liked the new characters, especially the villain. With the little time they had to show Kylo Ren's personality, I think they did a very good job. The whole "I want to be like Darth Vader, but I destroy a computer instead of killing the guy that let the prisoner escape" works, and a lot of the other nuances work too. I think the heroes could be good characters too, but they get so little time to develop on screen that I had to fill up much of their personalities and traits in my mind. That scene where Rey goes out into the woods because she doesn't want to be a hero is really terrible - they needed a bit more time to make that drama work, the way it was made ended up feeling stupid, because it happens all of a sudden and she decides to take a walk on the woods, of all things.
The starkiller (?) plot was very bad. The blowing up planets too. It served no purpose to the character's plot and it was very badly presented (it gave the feeling of "I had to read 1000 pages of expanded universe stuff to understand what's going on here) - the movie would be better without, while giving more time to the characters, IMO.
I hate the CGI characters. That lady with Luke's saber and the big bad guy are so bad. No empathy whatsoever, couldn't care any less about them.
Overall, I liked it a lot, and I'm not a star wars fan (more of a hater, really).
By the way, a friend of mine had the best idea ever. The last scene, the time when Luke turns to face Rey... It should have been Jar Jar Binks there. And he says: "Me Jedi now!". That would be the best fan-trolling since Harry Potter waking up of his dream to find himself under the stairs of his uncle's house again.
I expect nothing so I'm delighted with what I get. :P