Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Rating = C+
As
the Boston Globe critic said, this is more
like a remake of the original Star Wars movie than a reboot
of the franchise. It is fun to see the new
vehicles, the new aliens, the original characters (both
human and robotic), and the new leading woman
(she is more interesting than the new leading man). However,
much too much time is spent on battles (slow,
noisy, and boring), and the 3D is not very effective (when
nothing else is happening that is 3D-able,
there are embers from the burning post-battle stuff
floating out in space between the screen and the viewer).
[2016-01-05, Regal Cinema Cape Cod Mall, Hyannis, MA]