So I went to see Episode 7: The Force Awakens

So I went to see Star Wars The Force Awakens. I don't need to spoil the movie to write these observations, even though a few minor details might get revealed.

• I do not miss going to the theater and hearing other people cough. They should offer people cough drops in advance for free.
• I did miss the 20th Century Fox fanfare at the beginning. There are 6 previous Star Wars movies that have this and I consider it a rite of passage to see a Star Wars movie.
• I was expecting some sort of Disney preamble, but there was none at the theater I went to. Disney could have plopped something at the beginning, but it just went into the Lucasfilm logo and the Text To Infinity scroll.
• Was that a female bounty hunter in the shiny armor? I was hoping they'd take her helmet off.
• Giant hologram in that one room - Wizard of Oz effect?
• I did not see specifically R2-KT and I really was hoping to obviously see her.
• Now I think that one fan who got to see an unedited version of this movie felt he got ripped off because Episode 7 ends in a cliffhanger. I think he was cheated and now he'll never get to see Episodes 8 or 9.
• That one girl seems to be a quick study of using The Force and nearly hands that one guy his own ass to him.
• Another Death Star destroyed. Ho hum. Actually, it could be consider a Star Relocator. Hah.
• Best parts are some really cool Millennium Falcon flying and that Han Solo gets to shine, which makes up for him getting frozen part way through Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. 6 major players from the "original" trilogy are here. Yay!
• We find out someone ended up alone like one other character from the classic trio, and maybe we'll find out why.

In general, The Force Awakens is a good movie, well worth the admission price and later eventual DVD purchase. I saw it at a matinee in 2D. I'm just not the kind of fan who enjoys Star Wars intensely. In some respects, I was let down. But it's good and what fans deserve. A polar opposite to the disappointment Episode 1 was.