Before the movie there was a "thank you for 42 years" clip to the fans and it had my favorite version of the SW theme, the one from this movie's trailers.

Unspoilery thoughts about the film: I feel weird, kind of torn. I mean, it wasn't bad, there were a lot of things I liked (though it didn't feel as Star Wars as it should have), but it turned out I'd had expectations and they weren't met. Maybe I'm also feeling somewhat bereft. Maybe I'll feel better about it once the story had time to sink in. Generally I like stories better once I've gotten over my unfulfilled expectations. Huh, I just realized that the only trilogy finale that wasn't disappointing was Episode 6. But even that one was disappointing in hindsight, because peace didn't last very long!


( there's actually a lot of positivity in the review )