That seems like a perfect place for some rant :D
Episode VII ironically goes to 7th place in my list despite the lack of any expectations. I know prequels quite often accumulate all SW fans hate, but they grew on me over time. Biggest contributing factors to the suckage are... worst, most pathetic villian, a Darth Vader wanabee beaten by an average stormtrooper (at least he shouldn't take his mask off, that'd have added to the character since the actor lacks any charisma on his own), the girl who has started to use the force effortlessly and right off the bat with no prior training (maybe it will be explained later, like she's Luke's daughter, so far it looks far fatched), that stormtrooper character that lacks motivation for everything he's doing (seriously why the betrayal? weren't they supposed to be trained and brought to loyalty since they are infants?) etc. Overall the movie is sticking to the template of the first one replacing vacant places with new characters and entities, here's your new Luke, new Han Solo, new Empire and Republic. Any movement within the SW universe? On the bright side, all the budget is here, on the screen, the picture is bright and colorful, aesthetics faithful to the originals, a lot of cameos and a lot of fan service. That's basically what it is, a fan service. The movie is not bad, it is serviceable.
UPD: Upon reading the OP after posting (as usual), it apepars my impresssions repeat those expressed in the amp316 post... sometimes even wordings are the same.
