CWayne
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- Sep 4, 2019
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Okay, I just returned from watching this.
The movie struck me as a bit disjointed in how it was put together and JJ Abrams tended to prop up some stuff by falling back on the old mythos. There were a few technical knocks too, but they were pretty minor in my opinion.
The story was, as you imagined, an ending of a 50-year-old story that has grown tired and very stale.
Having said that, I found it entertaining and fairly action-packed, even if it was a bit disjointed in execution.
The 'tear-jerker' scenes really weren't.
But there are some good twists to the plot (some hinted at, others not) and if they had some good writers, it could have been a top-notch movie.
I would only give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
I do recommend watching, however. Just be sure to pay the matinee price.
The movie struck me as a bit disjointed in how it was put together and JJ Abrams tended to prop up some stuff by falling back on the old mythos. There were a few technical knocks too, but they were pretty minor in my opinion.
The story was, as you imagined, an ending of a 50-year-old story that has grown tired and very stale.
Having said that, I found it entertaining and fairly action-packed, even if it was a bit disjointed in execution.
The 'tear-jerker' scenes really weren't.
But there are some good twists to the plot (some hinted at, others not) and if they had some good writers, it could have been a top-notch movie.
I would only give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
I do recommend watching, however. Just be sure to pay the matinee price.