I agree with a lot of what's in this thread. When I saw the troopers pulling out over-sized gatling guns, the Jedi and Sith having massively choreographed fights and all the little derivative bits and bobs littered throughout, I couldn't help but feel disinterested.

Having said that, I will say that even this meagre offering has more wit, character and drama than the whole of the prequels. The "just inspecting the troops" quip from the stock rogue character as he checked out that Twi'lek's butt gave me a smirk, the Sith - even if it is gratuitous - are certainly villainous, unlike the prequels villains, and the idea of Korriban - an ancient planet with ties to some extinct demonic civilisation - is pretty neat.