I was very excited to see it and managed to avoid all the spoilers until I finally saw it. Overall I did enjoy it. It was very exciting; I loved the continuity from the original and also thought it was very cool that Daniel Craig and Gwendoline Christie were in it (and were so excited to be in it!). I also was glad to see that women had much stronger roles this time. I also really appreciated the special effects from the first movie and how they have largely stood the test of time. I totally agree that BB8 stole the show! I agree with others upthread though that it was lacking in character development and was predictable. I felt like we were supposed to care about the new characters without knowing anything about them yet (including their names). With the original, I was totally lost in the story; with this one I was very aware that I was watching a movie; if that makes sense. I felt a lack of backstory and depth; and some flash over substance. But still, it was Star Wars, and I did enjoy it! My son totally disagrees with my assessment, btw.