I'm a big fan of the films. Saw the new movie twice...once at Branson IMAX on the big screen, another time in NWA in 3D. Liked the 3D version better. I can't wait for the next two to be released. Good to see the actors from the original three back...poor Carrie Fisher partied too much in the 70s and 80s and looks a bit rough around the edges, but, still glad to see her back again, too.
Well, Carrie is bi-polar, and sadly, she self-medicated with alcohol and drugs back then. Thankfully, she was able to lift herself up out of that hole and she's doing so much better these days. She may not be quite what anyone expected Leia to be like, but it was great to have Leia back again no matter what. :-D
As for what I thought of the film? Well, it nearly ties Empire Strikes Back for my top favorite Star Wars film. Beyond that, well, I haven't taken the time yet to sit down and write a proper review (I was out of town visiting family when the film came out; in fact, the movie was one of the reasons I went out of town, because there are no movie theaters where I currently live).
I've seen it three times, though. I had to see it in 3D the first time because the 7pm Thursday 2D showings sold out before I could buy my ticket. It was good in 3D, but I had trouble with my eyes focusing, and the RealD glasses just don't fit well enough over my prescription glasses. Rather wish it'd been the IMAX showing; the IMAX glasses fit better.
I watched it a second time that Saturday alongside my 7-year-old niece, my dad, and my step-nephews. Then the next Saturday, I took my sister to see it as my Christmas gift to her (poor girl was the last person at her work to see the movie, so it was a relief for her to see it before having to back to work the next week so she didn't have to worry about spoilers, LOL). These two viewings were in 2D, and I definitely was able to focus better on the movie without worrying about the 3D glasses fitting and the projection un-focusing a few times.
If I had the money and opportunity, I probably would have already seen this film 10 times or more. My record for theater-viewings is, I believe, 15x for Pirates of the Caribbean (though that was aided by the then-$2 theater where I lived at the time).