Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Shares rank 22 of 29 science fiction films by recommenders
Praised as the most creative and functional of the sequel trilogy, though critics find it muddled, derivative, and weak in its final act.
Praised as the most creative and functional of the sequel trilogy, though critics find it muddled, derivative, and weak in its final act.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 38%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Bold, willing to take risks
“The only one of the sequels that had any balls was The Last Jedi”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Rumor: Disney to Remove Star Wars Sequel Trilogy from Timeline” “The problem with Episode 8 was not lack of creativity.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” Best of the sequel trilogy
“most functional of the new trilogy, if a somewhat overly ambitious muddle”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “The only one of the sequels that had any balls was The Last Jedi”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Rumor: Disney to Remove Star Wars Sequel Trilogy from Timeline”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Derivative of earlier films
“It also rips off the ending of Return of the Jedi by killing the main bad guy”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “Episode 8 was a retread of Empire Strikes Back”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” Weak final act and Rey's arc
“TLJ was almost great, but clearly needed to see Rey go dark at the end”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Rumor: Disney to Remove Star Wars Sequel Trilogy from Timeline” “it lost its way in the final act”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros”
Other science fiction films people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Runner | 54 | 11 | 83% | 10 | 34 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Colossus: The Forbin Project | 35 | 2 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Jurassic Park (1993 film) | 32 | 7 | 82% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Fifth Element | 24 | 3 | 89% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Star Wars: The Last JediThis page | 5 | 8 | 38% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“TLJ was almost great, but clearly needed to see Rey go dark at the end”
“to twist Luke into a milk-drinking murderer is not only beyond the pale”
“RoS turned TLJ into a mistake.”
“The only one of the sequels that had any balls was The Last Jedi”
“Episode 8 is the worst movie in the main film series.”
“my biggest problem with episode 8 was that they freed the camels but not the camel jockey slave children”
“It also rips off the ending of Return of the Jedi by killing the main bad guy”
“8 is at least the fourth best Star Wars movie.”
“I almost walked out the theater.”
“it lost its way in the final act”
“Episode 8 was a retread of Empire Strikes Back”
“most functional of the new trilogy, if a somewhat overly ambitious muddle”
“The problem with Episode 8 was not lack of creativity.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.