I watched it again, and now I know that I dont like for sure. People are blinded by nostalgia for the first film.
Spoilers below, obviously
1) The music is recycled and lackluster. Nostalgia writeoff, the prequels introduced fantastic new pieces.
2)Kylo loses ALL menace when he takes of his helmet for Rey just because she asks. Whiny tantrum kid.
3) Kylo is master of the Knights of Ren, kills all of Luke's students, can barely defeat Finn, loses to Rey who is total noob. Is Luke Skywalker that bad of teacher? What about Snope, he cant teach either?
4)Rey is stronger than the Chosen One (Anakin) in the period of what was maybe a week.
5)Rey knows too much for being a loner on a desert planet. How does she know how to fly all these ships? Especially one which she herself called 'just a piece of junk'? For a piece of junk, why does she know what modifications had been made to it and where everything is?
6) She knows Han Solo, doesnt know Millenium Falcon. But she knows who stole the Millenium Falcon the last three times.
7) The flashback from Luke's saber shows the big alien that gives the portions holding her hand, saying 'quiet girl'. If she is an important child, why was she left with someone who gives her almost no food, and tries to steal BB-8 from her?
8) Finn is the worlds worst storm trooper. Raised from very early age for one thing, he cant even do it. He caresses a dying stormtrooper in the opening scene, but then immediately shows no hesitation in killing dozens upon dozens of his former comrades. Where did he get his sense of humor? Did he and his stormtrooper buddies he mauled crack jokes in training?
9) First order is a small fragmented cult idolizing the Empire; somehow builds a planet sized Death Star while Leia and the New Republic twiddle their thumbs.
10) Too many coincidences (Poe's escape, finding the Falcon, Rey running right up to and knowing how to operate a random smuggler ship control panel to save Finn by shutting the doors, Han and Chewie finding the Falcon first, Han taking them straight to Luke's lightsaber, Rey just knows how to do force suggestion despite never knowing what that even was.)
11) Phasma not trying to alert ANYONE when sitting at the terminal while the heroes stand in the corner to talk about their plan)
12) Han and Leia just talking plot ("We lost our son" "I just went to do what I knew")
13) First Order would risk destroying BB-8 by blowing up Maz Kanadas cantina (and also bombing Jakku), but doesnt just use the the Starkiller weapon and just blow up the planet.
14) People say Kylo Ren was inexperienced in lightsaber duels, first, thats bs, second, when fighting Finn, he shows definite signs of control and mastery of his saber. He suddenly loses all form fighting Rey. And he lets her sit there with her eyes closed when he can force push her into the giant chasm?
15) Kylo can knock people out with the force and manipulate their limbs; he even throws Rey into a tree. WHY EVEN HAVE A LIGHTSABER DUEL?
16) Luke is standing on a random island where there is no Jedi Temple in sight. He just stood there without food for 10+ years?
17) Cheesy dialog...("Whats a Rathnar? THATS a Rathnar,", "What?" "....WRONG FUSE (dramatic zoom)", "Help me father" "Anything" "(STAB) thank yoooou.", "THATSSS MYYY SHIIIPP",
Im dragging on so ill stop there. All that being sad its not a bad movie, but no way in the deep dark recesses of hell is better that than any OT film.
