Must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. So much fan service and rehashing of plot and character elements, but better than all the reboots and remakes going around in other franchises.

I knew Han was going to bite the dust as soon as Kylo Ben said his name. I'm glad Chewie didn't kick the bucket as well. The whole scene on the bridge, I was just waiting for him to turn his lightsabre on and I was not disappointed.

I was impressed by the practical and CG effects, it felt like a Star Wars film because of them. BBdroid is a masterpiece, the way he checked those stairs under the smugglers den cracked me up. So much personality from a simple shape. Much more fun than R2D2 who is an arrogant garbage can!

So many questions left unanswered and I am sure that the books, comics, series and shows will help fill in the gap between 6 and 7. So much only briefly mentioned about Luke and the new Jedi order, Snoke and more.
Is Snoke a Sith, or just a wielder of the dark side of the force? He was never referred to as Darth, neither was Kylo Ben. The rule of 2 makes it unlikely that he is a true Sith.
Seeing Kylo Ben back as a cyborg next episode should be good, more Vadar like, which is what he wants. If he throws Gollum.. I mean Snoke into a pit at the end of episode 9 to save Rey or a Skywalker then I'll be a little dismayed.

I also wonder why Leia never trained since. She was meant to carry on the he Jedi way if Luke lost to Vadar in RotJ. Surely if she has half e natural skill and ability of Luke she should have some training.

As for the actors I cannot praise Daisy Ridley enough. She was perfect. The true hero of The film and the strongest female action hero is donkey's years. Can't wait to see all the girls in her costume instead of frozen (whose female characters were also strong). She really sold me into the movie (along with John Boyega's Finn). They were both fantastic to watch and had a true chemistry not seen in any of the previous six films. On the flip side, I kind of wish they had kept Solo Alice and killed off Leia, only because Carrie Fisher still cannot act and seemed bored and unsure of what she was doing whenever she was on screen. The less we see of her in the next two films the better.

So no dead bad guys (Phasma better be alive, she was as useful as Boba Fett!) and some training for Rey should make a more lightsabre-y episode 8.

Let's hope the series, comics, books and shows in the interim don't ruin or devalue any of the events and characters from this highly enjoyable blockbuster by forcing family ties or midichlorians or any other Lucas style retcons...