Maybe will give this one a third try

It was okay in places.

It was by far the best Star Wars film that Disney put out, but that isn't saying much.

It's nothing special.

It’s a bad movie but I’ve decided not to disown it like I have the other 4 Disney films because:

A) It at least respected the lore
B) It had some cool scenes (namely the ones with Vader)
C) It had a rightful place in the overall story line , the fact that it blends right into ANH I thought was a good touch.

Rogue One was bad but at least had a point to it. Solo was bad and had no point. The ST was infuriatingly bad and had no point.

This is how I choose to view Star Wars:

- Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
- Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Episode IV: A New Hope
- Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi

And that’s it

I wish that Forest Whitaker had been motion capturing a crazed, battle damaged Jar Jar Binks. Maybe Anakin came back and destroyed Gundan city or whatever and killed all of his friends (and almost him). Essentially the same personality, just Jar Jar Binks.

I really liked the film. Could it have been better? Yeah, but considering the rest of what we got...this film looks like a masterpiece.

It stayed true to the lore of the original trilogy and connects to it very well.

The grrrrl power angle was toned down (I think there were re-shoots because she was annoying the audience) and the rest of the cast took a step up in importance.

The story could have easily been a two-parter. So it seems they crammed a lot of story into one film and it drags at times.

In terms of story it's the best of the Star Wars movie put out by Disney but I can't get past the forced diversity that's done in such way that it doesn't feel organic and is pandering at its absolute worst.