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'm sorry if improving the Death Star by a factor of at least 10 was not sufficient scientifically. 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.

We don't know the back story or why Hux feels the way he does. The Republic has enemies and there is nothing wrong with people who want to exterminate them because they want to rule the galaxy. Considering Snoke is probably a Sith Lord, I think it's actually quite appropriate.

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?

He is the equivalent of Skywalker. It's pretty accurate that he's not well trained considering the Sith were finally exterminated and the dark side disappeared for decades. Who knows what Snoke is, but he's obviously only recently acquired Ren.

Finally, some insight.

I'm not sure what else you want with Ren? He's at least as proficient with Force push/pull compared to Vader. He's got great mental skills and instincts. What's the problem?

The Rey thing could be a problem. Personally I didn't like it because it takes Jedi decades to learn the Force and master the sabre. However, it's also likely that she is a Force prodigy to balance the dark side. With that in mind she could be some sort of messiah, and thus unexpectedly skilled and powerful. There's also the fact that she might be Ren's sister or cousin, so there are many issues there.

I missed the capital class ships, and felt they were lacking. There were quite a few scenes with X-wings vs Tie Fighters. I think maybe more than in the originals? Thank goodness they got away from those horrific "ships" that Anakin and Kenobi used in Revenge of the Sith.

But why is this an issue when it's a trilogy? It's going to be revealed.

I assumed that the military was ruined along with 5 planets and about 500 billion people.

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. 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.

I agree with the relationships. Han is always good and he picked up the character nicely. I was disappointed that Leia was not Force trained. Luke alluded to her gaining his powers in RoTJ so I was expecting very basic stuff like telekinesis to make her life easier, or to guide Rey. I was sorry that she was skipped over completely. She also aged badly... there I said it, but Luke also looks haggard and I half expected her to drop money into a cup than learn the Force from him.

Cannoli get a grip. His grandfather was Darth Vader and he is afraid he won't live up to a legendary dark jedi. Is this the first man who ever felt that his family cast a big shadow that is difficult to live up to? He's also having a problem that is new and inexplicable in the series... the Light side is pulling him back.

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! Well Ren had the final laugh.

So basically you haven't understood a thing that has ever come out of Alec Guinness' mouth?

I'm sorry to say that Leia has never actually done anything of use, except small tasks for Han. She was the token female for your typical early 80s movie, and now that she can't use the Force, all my theories about her are proved correct. She's the Ron Weasley of Star Wars. Her son even became a dark jedi, so she's pretty much the worst mom/general/princess ever. All she does is wait on planets targeted by the Empire and as a general I didn't see her offer a single piece of advice. Her advisors made the plans and she stood around platting her hair into a bun. She's died almost countless times. I'm sorry but Mulan wins if you look at the facts. Jabba the Hut had the right idea with Leia, there's nothing to be salvaged there...