Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I remember standing in line as a kid to see the first Star Wars and the excitement that ensued in seeing it.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens is definitely the best one since the original trilogy. (Episodes 1, 2, & 3, forget about it really) The title is certainly appropriate on all levels, as it reboots and redeems the original story and turns it on its head. Much credit to director and co-writer  J. J. Abrams, who has certainly now proved again that he knows how to perform movie CPR on classic film franchises.  Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are the lead newcomers and they more than hold their own here. The villains here could have been more formidable, I thought. But bottom line, it was damn good, especially in a time when cgi, special effects, and other successful competing movie franchises dominate the waters.  It's an incredible feat to compete with those elements, but more incredible to compete with the original from 38 years ago and make it relevant to a new generation.