Well it was very similar to A New Hope... in many ways it felt like a tribute movie. Knowing Star Wars fans, they'd want something reminiscent of the past, and would complain if something else was delivered. You can never win with people.
Nothing science-defying about it... suppose it could be made one day.
 I was more thinking about how people can watch it fire while standing on the surface, or the complete lack of any gravitational effect of it draining and destroying the sun. Does is suck up one sun per shot? Wouldn't that mean it needs to move to a new system for the next shot? Wouldn't all the trees and stuff die moving through hyperspace?
I'm sorry if improving the Death Star by a factor of at least 10 was not sufficient scientifically. 
That's not exactly common technology, more like an aberrant thing, that might have had unnatural knowledge behind it. It's not really indicative of the technological state advancing.
It's only been 30 years, not 30 millenia, and after the Empire fell the galaxy fell into relative anarchy. Scavenging the remnants is a consistent theme in the movie. I doubt people had the resources to invent new weapons when half of the Star Destroyers are belly up in the desert. But there were a few small things, like a stormtrooper who can fight against lightsabers.
Those are excellent points.  Mind you, I don't actually have a problem with the stagnant tech, and love coming up with explanations for that stuff.  Actually now, I wonder if both sides didn't upgrade their fighters for atmospheric flight to spare themselves the logistical headaches of maintaining two sets of vehicles.  If X-wings could always do what they do in VII, why bother maintaining those snowspeeders on Hoth? They seem to be rather poorly adapted to cold for their name, given why Han needed to take a tauntaun to find Luke.  And the New Order obviously doesn't have the resources of the Empire, so they use TIE fighters for close air support, rather than walkers.  Modifying them to be capable of inter-atmospheric flight saves a whole lot of problems. 
We don't know the back story or why Hux feels the way he does.
 I was referring more to behavior (the OTT shrieking) on his part, rather than motivations.
Probably because he's... 18! Maybe we should give the guy a bit of time to flesh out considering he's an apprentice in the truest sense of the word. There are more than hints that he's very new to the Dark Side. Isn't it nice to finally have a dark jedi whose journey we can follow instead of a mindless drone who dies at the end of each movie?
Which was my point.
Finally, some insight.
 You shouldn't have interrupted before I made my point.
I'm not sure what else you want with Ren? He's at least as proficient with Force push/pull compared to Vader.
I found Vader's dealing with a gun shot far better. He took the hit without even seeming to notice, while Ren had to freeze it and get out of the way, because it would presumably have killed him.
 He's got great mental skills and instincts. What's the problem?
He tried to read two people's minds, one beat him and he went running to the boss to whine.
But why is this an issue when it's a trilogy? It's going to be revealed.
We'll see. The last time I accepted shortcomings as something to be clarified in the next two installments was a little tome called "The Gathering Storm" by Brandon Sanderson. 
I assumed that the military was ruined along with 5 planets and about 500 billion people. 
 Yeah, later in the movie.  Why, at the outset, are they relying on a Resistance?  The New Order blew up the government because they "support the Resistance."  Why was the government not resisting with armies and fleets.  Does the government only rule those five planets?  Was the military concentrated on them?
No no no... it was perfect. We want an educated Jedi knight who can speak well, like Luke, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gonn. God help us if we get another gung-ho cowboy with a lightsaber. 
You mean...like Luke? What about Mace Windu?  Yoda's syntax might have been perverse, but his pronunciations were American.
We want the Queen's English, not the rebel perversion you people made. The popular theory is that Rey is Luke's daughter and he sent her to that planet after Ren killed all his students to protect her.
So she got the accent from him?
This might be the first ever mainstream blockbuster movie, where the villain worries that he's not evil enough, and how can he be more evil and live up to the example of his role model! 
Cannoli get a grip.
I for one am glad that this cross-bladed sabre was shown to have purpose, as it received such shit from purists. I can imagine you rolling your eyes! 
I was not one of them.  I always thought those things would be more useful than Maul's double blade.  And my reference provided yet another use for them, as it would be a lot more painful getting shoved up that far.
So basically you haven't understood a thing that has ever come out of Alec Guinness' mouth?
 Don't compare him to Gwendolyn Christie.  And if he ever spoke during an action scene, or when FX were drowning him out, I might have had trouble.
I'm sorry to say that Leia has never actually done anything of use, 
The Lanfear of the Rebellion, eh?
		
	
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"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
			Star Wars : The Force Awakens review (spoiler free)
	    
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			Love your review!  I'm seeing it tomorrow night at 9pm.  Can't wait! *NM*
	    
	         - 18/12/2015 01:20:16 AM
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			Pretty much agree. I also give 9/10 despite of noticing some flaws.
	    
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			Re: Pretty much agree. I also give 9/10 despite of noticing some flaws.
	    
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			Re: Pretty much agree. I also give 9/10 despite of noticing some flaws.
	    
	         - 20/12/2015 10:28:47 AM
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			Some (relatively spoiler free) thoughts
	    
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			In general agreement  ** potential Spoilers **
	    
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			There are books?
	    
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	         - 19/12/2015 05:41:45 PM
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			So Darth Plagieus might still be in?  Sweet.
	    
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			Palpatine's master?
	    
	         - 20/12/2015 02:25:45 PM
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			I mean the novel of that name.
	    
	         - 22/12/2015 09:47:16 PM
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			I'm more or less in complete agreement (spoilers)
	    
	         - 19/12/2015 08:22:21 PM
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			I agree whole heartedly with everything except two things... (spoilers)
	    
	         - 08/01/2016 04:38:23 AM
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			Also, SPOILER thoughts.
	    
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			'Revenge of the Sith' (3rd prequel) was actually a decent movie
	    
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	         - 29/12/2015 06:05:05 AM
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			BTW, Daniel Craig is totally forgiven for Spectre.  He was a Stormtrooper (spoilers for role)
	    
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			And Simon Pegg was the alien who ran the trading post Rey always went to  *NM*
	    
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			Fantastic characters, great entertainment, no originality, no logic
	    
	         - 29/12/2015 03:33:43 AM
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			I gave it a B+ overall but I think the characters are its weak spot
	    
	         - 29/12/2015 05:08:15 PM
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			JJ Abrams' movies are character-driven, Lucas' movies are plot-driven
	    
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			Lucas has created some of the most iconics chacters in movie history ?
	    
	         - 31/12/2015 02:29:02 PM
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			So, Rey (Possible Spoilers ahead)
	    
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			It was fun, and I look forward to the next ones, but can't say I was that wowed.
	    
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			Re: It was fun, and I look forward to the next ones, but can't say I was that wowed.
	    
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			Is Luke still the hero? As loud as the fans may be, you don't get to these numbers with them alone.
	    
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			Why is time for female lead and why does the lef think subtraction is the answer to inequality?
	    
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			Because the six other movies had zero female Jedis of any importance?
	    
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			Just another check the box movie, then
	    
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			Oh, come on. You're really going to complain just because they had a woman and a black guy?
	    
	         - 04/01/2016 11:48:52 PM
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			They are talking abou tmakin ght Gunslinger black
	    
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			Yeah, Star Wars is just part of the larger trend.  It can't be viewed in a vacuum (pun intended).
	    
	         - 05/01/2016 02:38:34 PM
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			That's not really what I said, you'll note.
	    
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			I don't think it was Disney's business acumen.
	    
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			Wow. That's... sad.
	    
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			I am noit sure how well that 7-12 girl demographic will work in merchandising
	    
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			Your premise is entirely wrong.
	    
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			Doesn't Disney want to sell toys to white boys?  They were the one who made this thing popular *NM*
	    
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			Funny that people use strwmen arguments to make themsleves feel smart
	    
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			It's not a straw man
	    
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			Yes the white guys are either legacy or bad guys.  What if all the bad guys had been black?
	    
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			it was story of a father and son so it makes sense to male leads
	    
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			Male leads, sure, but it wasn't just the leads.
	    
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			Was finn as strong as Leia? I would say not even close
	    
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			I don't see how it makes sense to compare their roles, but Finn is certainly plenty strong.
	    
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			Finn reacts and is pretty much drug through the story
	    
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			I don't have an issue with a strong female jedi
	    
	         - 07/01/2016 02:49:44 PM
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			Okay so about the big bad guy *spoilers*
	    
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			I may be alone on this, but...
	    
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			What speaks against is for me...
	    
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			It's all good stuff, like the first book in a good sci-fi/fantasy trilogy!
	    
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			Andy Serkis confirmed that Snoke is "just Snoke" and a new character.
	    
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			Of course an actor would have to lie at this point. I'd expect him to.
	    
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