So I've been reading this thread as Duke blows out BC. We got back from the movie just before the game started.
I was really worried going in. I thought I'd enjoy it, but seeing some of folks ranking lists and having ROS so low had me less than encouraged.
To those that ranked it low, may your dreams be filled with Ewoks tonight.
Considering only the Skywalker saga, I put this in my top three, and very possibly top two.
In other words, I thought this movie was awesome. Sooo much going on, and lots to cram in, but I thought JJ and the writers did a really good job with it. It was flat out FUN. And emotional, as I admit to watching the credits scroll with tears in my eyes.
I'll post more later tonight after the game, and after I decompress a bit, but I'll offer one thought on two characters. I was really happy to see Han get his moment, and for Maz to come back and have some importance. She was merely an afterthought in TLJ, and as far as Han goes, he got the goodbye that he deserved.
(PS, I was really, really impressed with how they used Leia/Fisher. It didn't feel forced to me, and I was worried that it would.)
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."