SO much this, I cant fathom how it got such high reviews either. 

Also the comedy seemed very forced and didnt work, TFA got a couple of laughs from me. But why do they feel the need to add comedy elements anyway? I dont remember there being much in the previous episodes I-VI

There were plenty of comedy elements in the original trilogy. I mean, Han Solo is a one-liner machine, there were plenty of fun moments with it. One of the problem with the prequels is that they were pretty much humourless, except for Jar Jar Binks, which isn't the best example of good comedy xD. I think people might forget that SW movies are pretty much, big, bombastic, fun adventure films. They're not exactly what I'd call drama, dark films. Although there are plenty of dark moments, that's not the general tone. So I was pretty surprised to hear people complaining about comedy in a SW film. 

I'd say it's even worst than that. Say what you want about TFA, it did set up some interesting story arcs for future films and you had the impression it was crafted as the start of a new trilogy. TLJ takes those story arcs and closes them (in an unsatisfactory manner) leaving so little to look forward to when Episode IX arrives.

Rian Johnson actually said in an interview that he didn't want to make anybody's sequel, so yeah, it definitely seems like he decided to go his own way with episode 8 instead of continuing JJ's story threads. 

Yeah, I remember reading it in an interview awhile back. As I recall he said he only agreed to do it after asking if he could change some things after reading JJ's script for episode 7. He mentioned fighting to get rid of Kylo's mask because he didn't like it. He said he was surpiused that LucasFilm accepted his requested changes though, so ultimately the blame lies with them for letting him have so much creative freedom, instead of making him follow a predesigned over-arcing 3 movie plot point list created by JJ and Kasdan. 

There's a big difference between witty remarks like the banter between Han and Leia and slapstick comedy like the rock Rey just sliced knocking the cart from those indigenous creatures or BB8 being used as a slot machine by a drunk alien.

Alright I'll just post it here rather than PMing it to everyone. Someone will just share it anyways. I believe the script was leaked on January 26th, 2017. It's an earlier script so the movie we got was already being filmed. No idea what the motivation of the leaker was but I'm damn glad I saved a PDF of that script after watching the movie. It's amazing how this script was so much better than the final version. Seeing how many set pieces and characters were cut is crazy. The script was running a little on the long side as well. Much darker, and very serious in tone minus a few hilarious moments. Dropping the plot point of the Knights of Ren alone changes the out come of so many things. Rey suddenly feels less needed and Snoke less relevant. Far less character development for Kylo Ren, which was drastic in this script. It was technically his film in many ways.

I recommend people read the whole thing. The pay off is pretty great a the end. There's no Crait but there is are major deaths that would have left some fans salty.... oh wait.... Nothing remotely on the scale of what we had. It fit quite well in the Star Wars universe as well as leaving fans with something huge to look forward to in Episode IX. I do wonder if Luke will play a similar role in Episode IX in trying to guide Ben and teach him as a force ghost or even connect to him directly with him.

I'll admit when this script was first released I was on the fence of it and concluded it was fake due to a few parts. Then I noticed certain elements and similarities in the final film and shit that really seemed out of place for Star Wars last night. They had something fans deserved, but gave us something to make a quick buck instead while keeping a smaller budget and a strict timeline. This is very depressing.....

PDF of the script: http://www.mediafire.com/file/e68ldw5u98vbl5q/Star+Wars+Episode+VIII.pdf