Finally rewatching this, and it's worse than I remember even 15 minutes in. Episode 8 had it's problems for sure, but at least it was trying to do something interesting and new. Episode 9 just gives up on that and tries to appeal to fan service (EP 7 already did enough of that) without paying anything off and being completely idiotic in the process. The emperor?! FFS.
JJ Abrams couldn't finish a plot in a way that makes sense if his life depended on it. Pretty good at setting up intrigue, but obviously has no clue where he's going with anything. Sequels still overall better than the prequels, but what a low bar that is.
JJ Abrams couldn't finish a plot in a way that makes sense if his life depended on it. Pretty good at setting up intrigue, but obviously has no clue where he's going with anything. Sequels still overall better than the prequels, but what a low bar that is.