Well, I just got back from seeing TROS and summed up shortly;
It’s a complete mess, but at least it’s an entertaining mess.
I have to say that the Palpatine scenes really “saved” it for me, though it does also constantly remind me of how much of a course correct this film is. Some will probably love it for that very reason, some people will hate it for that reason, and I can’t really say I feel either way about it. It had heart, it looked great, action was fine, though it’s also so filled with retcons that I’m curious to see how the EU is going to make it all fit together. I honestly think they borrowed some fan theories to justify things from the previous two films, and at this point I can only say: “sure, why not.”
The most interesting thing to me really is seeing just how dense this franchise has gotten considering how simple the OT was. This film is jam-packed with so much it was almost overwhelming at times. Though the film did actually manage to slow down and have more quiet moments, so I’ll give them that.
I don’t really have much more to say without going into spoilers. It was weird, convoluted, but it was entertaining.