Star Wars fans react to negative reviews of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

The final chapter in the nine-film Star Wars saga releases on Thursday, but The Rise of Skywalker may not be the triumphant finale fans were hoping for. The review embargo for the movie lifted on Wednesday, and critics are hammering J.J. Abrams’ film. The Rotten Tomatoes score for The Rise of Skywalker is hovering around 56% as of Wednesday morning, and it’s possible that Episode IX drops below The Phantom Menace’s low mark of 53%.

Some fans aren’t taking the news very well, and many are dunking on J.J. Abrams on Twitter.

me, as a star trek fan looking at star wars fans as they come to grips with the fact that jj abrams ruined their favorite series pic.twitter.com/PteD95S2Lk

— aaahh!!!! (@andymoney69) December 18, 2019

George Lucas rn scrolling through #jjabramsisoverparty pic.twitter.com/tq4SxECrMO

— TheWheelWithinTheWheel (@marajadesblade) December 18, 2019

Rian Johnson reading these Star Wars reviews pic.twitter.com/9cT9aIWCgX

— Will Kellogg (@Will_Kellogg) December 18, 2019

More interesting than Star Wars being "bad" is the expectation that Star Wars be "good" — I love the original films, but that's like 50% nostalgia, 50% that they're well-engineered kids' movies. Adults didn't take them seriously! Lucas' own wife told him it was embarrassing!

— Jeremy Gordon (@jeremypgordon) December 18, 2019

Thinking about becoming a guy who is Mad Online about STAR WARS

— Scott Wampler™ (@ScottWamplerBMD) December 18, 2019

JJ, Kathleen and, Bob trying to figure out who to blame now that everyone hates star wars#jjabramsisoverparty pic.twitter.com/mq2MT3V0UX

— Skye 💫TROS SPOILERS💫 (@Capt_Crappy) December 17, 2019

Me on Twitter avoiding Star Wars reviews and spoilers #StarWarsRiseofSkywalker pic.twitter.com/1FTiOSABBL

— Mr. Mo (@mistermo76) December 18, 2019

pulling up to the #jjabramsisoverparty like 🎺 💅 pic.twitter.com/RnVATUgNo1

— 𝚛𝚎𝚊 (tros tomorrow) (@cosmicreas) December 17, 2019

How I choose to remember Star Wars before Disney ruined it: pic.twitter.com/8uxUOEfWzc

— Vivian 🦋 ♓ (@SnookiLoveDolls) December 18, 2019

Imagine sitting down at a restaurant, not even opening the menu yet, and saying the chef ruined your life and should go eff himself. #StarWars

— John Hoey+ (@JohnnyHoey) December 17, 2019

Just a reminder:
Rise of the Skywalker currently has a 57% on RT
The screenplay was made by two writers.
One of them is responsible for writing the finale of Lost,
The other is responsible for writing both Batman v Superman and Justice League.
Good luck trying to enjoy the film

— Orozconpollo (@JujiOrozki_) December 18, 2019