Oh God. I'm so glad we're having a discussion thread on this now. I've been afraid to bring up my opinion of the movie on r/StarWars since I saw it last night. I remember when it was announced that EA was going to produce the new Battlefront and I said how'd they shit all over it with DLC that I got downvoted to oblivion. Here goes. Don't hate me.

The movie was rough. Not as bad as the prequels mind you, but it was still rough to the point where I can honestly say that I didn't enjoy it that much.

For one, the pacing was awful. You could tell that they trimmed down a lot from the script and left just as much if not more on the cutting room floor (like all of Captain Phasma's character) by the way some scenes felt very rushed. In all honesty, this film could have benefited from another 20-40 minutes of length.

Some of the dialogue was forced. Really forced, even for Star Wars. JJ Abrams had some good instances of using the whole concept of "show, don't tell" but at other times I felt they were really spoon feeding you concepts through the dialogue.

The humor was obnoxious. Glaringly obnoxious. The original trilogy had humor, little bits here and there to make you smirk. They were subtle. They were charming. They fit the pacing of the film well. TFA though? Slapstick. Through and through. Ffft.

I have more complaints, but I can't think of them off the top of my head. I'm going with a bud to see it again on Sunday. I'll take better mental notes.

That said though, the battles were fucking awesome and I'm willing to watch it again just for them.