The last one (episode 8 - The Force Awakens) was really frickin' good in my opinion. I even liked emo Kylo Ren which a bunch of people trashed.
Anyway the cool thing about this new one is that it's not a sequel and not really a prequel either (like Episode 1 to 3 were). It takes place just before the opening scene in episode 4 - A New Hope, when Princess Leia is caught by Darth Vader with the plans to the death star. #nerdalert
So ok ok, it takes place before the first film so technically it IS a prequel... but it's not a "decades before" type of prequel.
This means the bad guys can be..
*drum roll although everyone already worked it through*
Darth Vader and Darth Sidious
Not Anakin Skywalker - kid or teen - but legit ass Darth Vader.
Now I have no idea if they will be in the movie and I don't want to read about it or even watch the trailers and footage I just posted since I hate spoilers haha!
Also, I'm hoping the expand more on Alderaan and get us attached to it so that we get to at least feel a real sense of horror when they blow it up in A New Hope.
Check it out!