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I think I enjoyed that less than most, I feel that comparing it to the prequels is letting it off lightly, and think it was a real shame that they did pretty much nothing new. I really liked the intro shot of the Star Destroyer, which was a great reference to IV without being a direct copy, and some of the shots like the silhouetted Tie Fighters were great, but overall it was just a poor rehash with really bad (modern?) pacing.
Found it really hard to suspend any disbelief. At no point did it feel like anyone was in any danger, e.g. even when Kylo Ren was getting his ass kicked by Rey it was obvious that nothing would happen as he has to be around for the next film(s). The starkiller base felt like Carry on up the exhaust shaft. And as others have said the hammy dialogue in the first 3rd was pretty poor.
Sort-of sad the Han dies (?), but again it felt so forced that there was no real chance to build tension at that point?
My guess would be that we won't see much of Fin in the next film, only for him to return and save the day a-la Han Solo at the end of A New Hope.