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I don't understand the fanboy appeal of Star Wars. Everyone from my boss to my three nephews are die hard fans of the franchise.

The first two (IV and V) are the only really good movies out of the franchise. The one that came out a few years ago was a rehash of the original in its own weird way. Rogue One was pretty good. The rest range from horrible to tolerable.

I hope this one is good and not good because Star Wars fans want it to be.
 
If the spoilers I've read are true, then this movie is even a bigger joke than TFA.
 
Someone just post spoilers with a spoiler tag. If someone clicks it and gets pissed then that's on them.
 
Update: December 12, 2017

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Headed for $425 Million-Plus Global Debut


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The Force is getting ready to strike the global box office once again. Disney and Lucasfilms' Star Wars: The Last Jedi begins opening in select foreign markets midweek before blasting off in North America and other major territories on Friday. That excludes China, where the tentpole doesn't roll out until Jan. 5.

By all accounts, the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens should gross $425 million-plus by Sunday to secure one of the five best worldwide openings of all time, not accounting for inflation. That includes a North American take in the $200 million range, the best opening of the year so far and a feat few movies have achieved. All of Hollywood is counting on The Last Jedi to narrow the year-over gap in domestic revenue, which is currently running roughly 4 percent behind last year's record $11.4 billion.

A major challenge for Disney is managing expectations so as to avoid the inevitable comparisons to director J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens, which raked in $247.9 million in December 2016, the top domestic opening of all time, on its way to becoming the No. 1 film of all time domestically with $936.7 million, not accounting for inflation. Disney says The Force Awakens had the distinction of being the first Star Wars film in a decade.

Overseas, The Force Awakens debuted to $281 million for a total of $529 million, the second-biggest global opening of all time behind this year's The Fate of the Furious ($541.9 million), which had the advantage of launching day and date in China to a massive $184.9 million.

Last year, spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opened to $290.1 million globally, including $155.1 million domestically and $135 million internationally.

The only film daring to open opposite The Last Jedi is Ferdinand, an animated family offering from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios that hopes to win over younger tots and their parents throughout the holidays. (In a unexpected twist of fate, Ferdinand opens just as Disney prepares to announce its proposed acquisition of 20th Century).Tracking suggests Ferdinand will open in the mid-teens to $20 million range.

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Tracking for $425 Million-Plus Global Opening Weekend
 
Update: December 12, 2017

First Batch of Critics Reviews for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI is Here


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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/star-wars-last-jedi-review-1066656
Maybe the film is a tad too long. Most of the new characters could use more heft, purpose and edge to their personalities, and they have a tendency to turn up hither and yon without much of a clue how they got there; drawing a geographical map of their movements would create an impenetrable network of lines. But there's a pervasive freshness and enthusiasm to Johnson's approach that keeps the film, and with it the franchise, alive, and that is no doubt what matters most.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/12...an-johnson-star-wars-daisy-ridley-adam-driver
The Last Jedi feels like a deliberate, thought-through corrective. It sums up its theme in its title: it’s trying, as respectfully and carefully as possible, to let go of some of the old traditions, and look for the next steps for a world that’s rapidly expanding, and needs to escape its old, familiar conflicts if it’s going to grow. Johnson acknowledges, through the characters and the dialogue, that letting go of familiar things is hard, and he holds his audience’s hands through the process. But he’s also admirably merciless about it. Audiences will likely come away from The Last Jedi with a lot of complaints and questions. But they’re at least likely to feel they’re in the hands of someone who cares about the series as much as they do, someone who loves its history, but sees the wide-open future ahead of it as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...he-last-jedi-review-episode-viii-rian-johnson
The Last Jedi gives you an explosive sugar rush of spectacle. It’s a film that buzzes with belief in itself and its own mythic universe – a euphoric certainty that I think no other movie franchise has. And there is no provisional hesitation or energy dip of the sort that might have been expected between episodes seven and nine. What there is, admittedly, is an anticlimactic narrative muddle in the military story, but this is not much of a flaw considering the tidal wave of energy and emotion that crashes out of the screen in the final five minutes. It’s impossible not to be swept away. [Rating: 4.5/5]

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/reviews/908867-star-wars-the-last-jedi-review-1
Overall, The Last Jedi is a very satisfying entry into the Star Wars Saga. It has some fantastic, jaw-dropping moments that you’ll want to see on the big screen with fans. As of this writing, I’ve seen the film twice and there are many new things to discover with each viewing. And I was amazed to see that Rian Johnson foreshadowed a lot of his biggest surprises early in the film. Buy extra tickets. You’re gonna need them. [Rating: 8.5/10]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-star-wars-last-jedi-review-20171212-story.html
With “The Last Jedi,” those doubts have been laid satisfyingly to rest. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, it’s the series’ eighth official episode and easily its most exciting iteration in decades — the first flat-out terrific “Star Wars” movie since 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back.” It seizes upon Lucas’ original dream of finding a pop vessel for his obsessions — Akira Kurosawa epics, John Ford westerns, science-fiction serials — and fulfills it with a verve and imagination all its own.

http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review-rian-johnson-1202635597/
Although “The Last Jedi” meets a relatively high standard for franchise filmmaking, Johnson’s effort is ultimately a disappointment. If anything, it demonstrates just how effective supervising producer Kathleen Kennedy and the forces that oversee this now Disney-owned property are at molding their individual directors’ visions into supporting a unified corporate aesthetic. But Johnson was either strong enough or weak enough to adapt to such pressures, and the result is the longest and least essential chapter in the series.

https://www.gq.com/story/star-wars-the-last-jedi-the-spoiler-free-review
The Last Jedi is long—nearly 30 minutes longer than any other Star Wars movie to date—and there were several times when I was convinced that the credits were about to roll. When they finally did, it was on a scene I never would have expected—but a perfect capper, in both story and theme, to both The Last Jedi and the Star Wars franchise as a whole to this moment.

http://collider.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review/
Where the film falters is in its pacing. Even jumping between three storylines, there’s a lack of momentum at times as no one is really going anywhere. The Canto Bight stuff is a bit of a drag, and then you feel it in final act of the film where, despite some amazing moments, you can’t shake the feeling that The Last Jedi is probably a bit too long even if it’s difficult to know what to cut. I don’t want to spoil the many reveals, twists, and turns that make the movie such a wonderful experience. I lost count of the jaw-dropping moments The Last Jedi presents, and it’s a movie I can’t wait to revisit. [Rating: B+]

http://www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review/
t’s not so much darker, à la The Empire Strikes Back, for it’s the funniest Star Wars film by far, and Johnson was vocal about wishing to avoid “heaviosity”. But it is deeper, delving into the nature of the Force and what it means to be a Jedi, a religion that is thousands of generations old, and concentrating intently on themes of family, myth, identity, treachery, loyalty, and sacrifice.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171212-film-review-star-wars-episode-viii-the-last-jedi
The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi both give you the impression that their respective directors, Abrams and Johnson, knew that they had only one shot at making a Star Wars episode, and so were determined to fill it with every single Skywalker-and-Stormtrooper-related image that had buzzed around their heads since they were children. It’s an understandable impulse but a damaging one. The Last Jedi is a whopping two-and-a-half hours, and it would have been much improved if an editor had taken a lightsaber to its less crucial sections. [Rating: 4/5]
 
Update: December 12, 2017

First Batch of Critics Reviews for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI is Here


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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/star-wars-last-jedi-review-1066656
Maybe the film is a tad too long. Most of the new characters could use more heft, purpose and edge to their personalities, and they have a tendency to turn up hither and yon without much of a clue how they got there; drawing a geographical map of their movements would create an impenetrable network of lines. But there's a pervasive freshness and enthusiasm to Johnson's approach that keeps the film, and with it the franchise, alive, and that is no doubt what matters most.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/12...an-johnson-star-wars-daisy-ridley-adam-driver
The Last Jedi feels like a deliberate, thought-through corrective. It sums up its theme in its title: it’s trying, as respectfully and carefully as possible, to let go of some of the old traditions, and look for the next steps for a world that’s rapidly expanding, and needs to escape its old, familiar conflicts if it’s going to grow. Johnson acknowledges, through the characters and the dialogue, that letting go of familiar things is hard, and he holds his audience’s hands through the process. But he’s also admirably merciless about it. Audiences will likely come away from The Last Jedi with a lot of complaints and questions. But they’re at least likely to feel they’re in the hands of someone who cares about the series as much as they do, someone who loves its history, but sees the wide-open future ahead of it as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...he-last-jedi-review-episode-viii-rian-johnson
The Last Jedi gives you an explosive sugar rush of spectacle. It’s a film that buzzes with belief in itself and its own mythic universe – a euphoric certainty that I think no other movie franchise has. And there is no provisional hesitation or energy dip of the sort that might have been expected between episodes seven and nine. What there is, admittedly, is an anticlimactic narrative muddle in the military story, but this is not much of a flaw considering the tidal wave of energy and emotion that crashes out of the screen in the final five minutes. It’s impossible not to be swept away. [Rating: 4.5/5]

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/reviews/908867-star-wars-the-last-jedi-review-1
Overall, The Last Jedi is a very satisfying entry into the Star Wars Saga. It has some fantastic, jaw-dropping moments that you’ll want to see on the big screen with fans. As of this writing, I’ve seen the film twice and there are many new things to discover with each viewing. And I was amazed to see that Rian Johnson foreshadowed a lot of his biggest surprises early in the film. Buy extra tickets. You’re gonna need them. [Rating: 8.5/10]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-star-wars-last-jedi-review-20171212-story.html
With “The Last Jedi,” those doubts have been laid satisfyingly to rest. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, it’s the series’ eighth official episode and easily its most exciting iteration in decades — the first flat-out terrific “Star Wars” movie since 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back.” It seizes upon Lucas’ original dream of finding a pop vessel for his obsessions — Akira Kurosawa epics, John Ford westerns, science-fiction serials — and fulfills it with a verve and imagination all its own.

http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review-rian-johnson-1202635597/
Although “The Last Jedi” meets a relatively high standard for franchise filmmaking, Johnson’s effort is ultimately a disappointment. If anything, it demonstrates just how effective supervising producer Kathleen Kennedy and the forces that oversee this now Disney-owned property are at molding their individual directors’ visions into supporting a unified corporate aesthetic. But Johnson was either strong enough or weak enough to adapt to such pressures, and the result is the longest and least essential chapter in the series.

https://www.gq.com/story/star-wars-the-last-jedi-the-spoiler-free-review
The Last Jedi is long—nearly 30 minutes longer than any other Star Wars movie to date—and there were several times when I was convinced that the credits were about to roll. When they finally did, it was on a scene I never would have expected—but a perfect capper, in both story and theme, to both The Last Jedi and the Star Wars franchise as a whole to this moment.

http://collider.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review/
Where the film falters is in its pacing. Even jumping between three storylines, there’s a lack of momentum at times as no one is really going anywhere. The Canto Bight stuff is a bit of a drag, and then you feel it in final act of the film where, despite some amazing moments, you can’t shake the feeling that The Last Jedi is probably a bit too long even if it’s difficult to know what to cut. I don’t want to spoil the many reveals, twists, and turns that make the movie such a wonderful experience. I lost count of the jaw-dropping moments The Last Jedi presents, and it’s a movie I can’t wait to revisit. [Rating: B+]

http://www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review/
t’s not so much darker, à la The Empire Strikes Back, for it’s the funniest Star Wars film by far, and Johnson was vocal about wishing to avoid “heaviosity”. But it is deeper, delving into the nature of the Force and what it means to be a Jedi, a religion that is thousands of generations old, and concentrating intently on themes of family, myth, identity, treachery, loyalty, and sacrifice.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171212-film-review-star-wars-episode-viii-the-last-jedi
The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi both give you the impression that their respective directors, Abrams and Johnson, knew that they had only one shot at making a Star Wars episode, and so were determined to fill it with every single Skywalker-and-Stormtrooper-related image that had buzzed around their heads since they were children. It’s an understandable impulse but a damaging one. The Last Jedi is a whopping two-and-a-half hours, and it would have been much improved if an editor had taken a lightsaber to its less crucial sections. [Rating: 4/5]

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With 100 reviews. That is a consensus. Will not deviate more than a few points in either direction.
 
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