pop will eat itself

It wasn't a Death Star.

what ever it was it had the same or similar design flaw...as I said I had lost interest by then - i did love the first 40 mins or so though...

i was really surprised when i realised that was Luke (well all right Mark Hamill) hiding as a professor in Kingsman the secret service

I must admit I could be a critic of JJ Abrams for exactly the things I liked about the movie. As with the Star Trek films, he filled TFA with numerous references to the original series. I personally liked that much more than in the Trek movies but there were points where I wouldn't have been surprised if Han Solo had turned and winked at the camera after delivering one of his lines. As I said, I was happy with the film but I'm glad Abrams isn't directing VIII as he appears somewhat afraid to venture out with new ideas, he doesn't appear confident in himself to push the boundaries and plays it very safe. When it works you get the 2009 Star Trek film (sort of) and TFA. When it doesn't work you get Star Trek Into Darkness with, jeesus where do you start, but mostly Khan Noonian Singh played by the whitest guy in the world ever.

The first film introduces the new characters and the state of the galaxy, it's in the next one where the story will deepen.