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Before I went to see it, I made a point to watch Jedi to refresh my memory a little and get in the mood. Have to say, I was surprised how cheesy the first quarter/half of Jedi was compared to what I've had in my memory all these years. The latter scenes, particularly the ones with Luke, Vader and the Emperor were great and still hold up, but I think many of us incorrectly put the originals high on some cinematic pedestal that cannot be equaled.

With that thinking, I thought the new one was very entertaining for what it is-just like the originals, a big budget sci-fi flick with some good scenes and some so so scenes....not some epic piece of cinema. If I have to criticize, they should have left the unveiling of Kylo's face and his lineage to the scene on the catwalk with Solo (one of the many scenes I enjoyed for their cinematography). After he took his mask off to Rey all I kept thinking was "I'm Vinnie Barbarino dressed up for Halloween Mr. Kotta". To have the gollum hologram thingy reveal who pops was didn't have the effect on me that the news could have.