Yes, I also think that the Hobbit trilogy was stretched a bit thinner, they were basically prequels to the already acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy, but I didn't experience any action adventure shortages whilst watching those weaker prequels from Peter Jackson. It was nice having a different experience of our beloved heroes and heroines.
To return to topic though, Episode VII wasn't the worst or the best, it was somewhere in between, neutral ground.
But it proved that the saga is back, no question about it. Rogue One remains the only Star Wars movie that I haven't touched, that will be corrected as well, I'll keep an open mind about it, criticize only after the end if need be.
Adding to your reply Mandelsoft, I personally think that the Star Trek saga which originally ran from 1979 to 2002 which was entirely based on Roddenberry's vision of our future was pretty more logical than that of J.J. Abrams' version, I also identified some basic plot elements from The Wrath of Khan which ran back in 1982, in his version of Star Trek : Into Darkness, I stumbled upon a scene which talked about a revenge against Kirk just like in the original from 1982, both movies had Khan as the character and in the first we have the brilliant Ricardo Montalban, he captured the essence of Khan perfectly.
I didn't know that Abrams was trying to reinvent that concept, but it was a nice attempt which didn't convince me much.
I did like other works from Abrams though, he's skilled as a director and can be brilliant when he has a more clear vision for his work.
