Star Wars: The Last Jedi

We saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the first showing on the day before the actual opening (yesterday).

I was blown away from the very first space battle.  This was an epic movie, worthy of the Star Wars name, unlike many of the predecessors.

Special effects were amazing, the story line was beautifully written, and the fight sequences were choreographed perfectly.  At no time was the movie cliche or predictable.  I loved it.  It was possibly one of the best movies I've seen in the past 10 years.

Disney's purchase of the franchise made a marked improvement in the series.

However, in hindsight I have one qualm, though I guess it's only in thought (not in enjoyment) that I think this - it lacked the tone of the original movie.  Whereas Rogue One had the screen wipes that were such a signature of the original movie, The Last Jedi had very few cinematic similarities to the original.  Also, the humor was very much Disney - corny but not too overdone, similar to the Avengers series.

Still, it was an amazing movie.

Here is a great review of the movie by NPR.