The Force Awakens or should it have stayed asleep?

The above was my face when I heard a new Star Wars was coming out.  "Why?  Didn't they learn when the fans hated the last three?"  Next I was wondering/hoping/praying that Jar Jar would be back.  Mostly because most people hate him and well that is how I roll.  I won't bore you with what the movie is about because well biggest movie EVER in North America and most everyone has seen it.  I am not a huge fan of Star Wars so lets see if this flick changes my mind shall we!

• I forgot how over powering the music in in Star Wars at times!  
• That droid is already annoying.  BB-8 or whatever
• Is that the War Doctor?  NO MORE!
• These are not the droids you're looking for
• I like my Stormtroopers are clones thank you very much
• Why are spaceships in most movies really weird looking?
• I hope this is Gonzo who walks out of the ship!  Disney owns them both
• At least R2D2 had a buddy while he wondered the desert.  I can't wait to see the Jawas again when Luke buys BB-8...sorry wrong movie...I think....
• Its weird for you to know the leader is female.  I always assumed those helmets made everyone sound the same.  Because they're nameless faces soldiers
• Is she a sand person?  *insert sand person yell here*
• A sled, in the desert!  NOW I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING!
• Did the Men in Black character designers get paid twice for their work or did Lucas/Disney just steal their work?  
• Is she part squirrel?  Its weird the way she is eating
• Is that a Jawa?  Wait...that is the dog guy from the Labyrinth isn't it!
• What kind of accent does Squirrel girl have?
• Oh I get it, she is this movies Rocket Raccoon!
• This flick follows most of the other movies, subpar acting
• Turbo Lasers?
• What just happened to the ship?  Did the desert just eat it?  
• Did the editors of this flick get a copy of After Effects or Windows Movie Maker?  Lots of weird swipes/wipes/dissolves and what not
• Garbage?  
• I'm having pod race flashbacks
• Don't get cocky kid....I SAID THE LINE!  I'M PART OF THE FUN!
• Anger issues!
• When does Yogurt show up?
• Where is his walker?  No way he walked up that ramp on his own
• Rathtar?  Who makes these names up
• HE SAID IT!  BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS!  CLAP CLAP!
• So a Rathtar is like a really big Crite/Critter bred with a beholder?
• Why is Chewies blaster a crossbow? I've always wondered that
• What is with this horrible dissolves/wipes!
• Is that the Orc from the Hobbit movies?
• Did the one boy kill all the younglings too?
• Good grief is this based on a fanfic script?
• WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!?!
• Wait...isn't that one of the aliens from Spaced Invaders?  
• Or is it Donny from the new TNMT movies?
• I can't take these dissolves/wipes much more!
• I feel like this base is a base in Doctor Who with all the goofy aliens.  Where is the Parasite god and the singing?
• Wait, the beach ball can go up and down stairs?
• Does BB stand for Beach Ball?  I hope so!
• Am I suddenly back in Episode 3?  Was that Vader's voice?
• Wow Nazi imagery much?
• I think someone should yell UNICRON at some point here
• Is this when the Ewoks save the day?
• Nice Apocalypse Now shot
• Was that the Wilhelm scream?
• How does the light saber not cut through the weapon the trooper has?  I'm confused
• JAR JAR TO THE RESCUE!  
• Is she going to find "herself" in one of these caves along with a Muppet?
• Carrie Fisher doesn't look near as bad as I thought she did in the trailer
• PUT THE MASK BACK ON!!
• The Force never works when you want it to
• Why do they always repeat what they're forced to do with the Force?  Its weird
• There was the Robot Chicken Star Wars moment!
• UNICRON!!
• Nice to see Greg Grunberg  I like that guy
• STAY ON TARGET....a little early, sorry guys
• Shouldn't he be able to track Rey with the force?  Isn't it like having Find a Friend on your iPhone?
• Chewie is comic relief now?  I'm sad
• The Maker C3PO?  Isn't that Darth Vader?  SHAME!
• Did this just turn into Independence day?  YOU DID NOT JUST SHOOT THAT GREEN SHIT AT ME!
• Is Rey a Time Lord?  How does she understand Chewie and BB-8?
• Oh shit, not a random walkway.  Someone is losing a hand or a dad here!
• Ah yes the random setting of the bombs scene
• Again put the mask back on son
• Why are the bad guys such babies in the Star Wars films?  So much bad guy crying!
• Well I don't think he is coming back from that!
• Everything I've got?  I was going to hold some back just in case but since you said everything 
• PORKINS NO!!!  Damn it, wrong movie again
• Ah yes the brute force anger approach.  I approve!  
• This is the first scene that I've actually enjoyed
• Did he just get his hand cut off?
• Don't worry Ren chicks dig scars
• How did Chewie find them?
• Did the good guys just destroy an entire planet?
• Why does Rey still have those arm wraps on?
• It is strange that Luke looks the best of all three from the original trilogy  Plus he has an AWESOME beard
• Really?  A helicopter shot?

Good grief that was long!  Let me start off with a rating.  I guess 7/10.  It was borderline 6 but I did enjoy the fight at the end and the return of Luke.  

Lets start with some cons.  The biggest is the length.  It is just over two hours.  Several scenes could have been cut or shortened.  I would cut probably 15 minutes and then a year after the DVD release right before Episode 8 release an extended edition!  They continued with the tradition of not having great acting which hurts the films as well.  Sorry to insult an actor but Ren's performance was bad and I felt like Carrie Fisher kind of phoned her performance in.  The aliens in these films are always bad but good grief the Rathtar were as bad as the chicken lizard from Episode 2 I think it was. Lastly I know Star Wars uses a lot of dissolves/swipes/wipes and what not but good grief WAY too many.

I did like the Rey's performance although earlier on she was weird with her squirrel eating and odd accent that seemed to disappear.  The fight at the end between Ren/Rey/Finn was good and the shot of Rey standing over Ren was AWESOME!  Reminded me of The 10th Doctor in the Christmas episode killing the spider queen.  

I didn't think there were nearly as many plot holes as some out there.  I thought that it mirrored the other movies way too much and it felt a little bit like a fan fic with some of the lines being reused and stuff like that.

Overall it was okay.  It was kind of cool seeing people from the original three even if they all looked old.  It was nothing to nerdgasm over like some I've seen but it could have been much worse.  It wasn't Episode 2 bad but without Jar Jar and the Ewoks it'll never be complete!