4. The star system the New Republic was in was never named. Only the system the Resistance base was in was named.

Actually, Poe directly mentions it as Hosnian system when he introduces Finn to Leia. The name is further confirmed in both the EU and the novelization of the movie.

5. Fin and Han look up into the sky of Maz's planet and sees the Republic planets getting destroyed. Not just the beam that destroyed crossing the galaxy. But the actual planets being hit. So... Han Solo took them to Maz's bar in the same system that the New Republic existed in then to the Resistance base in a different system? Does that mean the Starkiller was parked around the New Republic's star as well? Did it later move to the star system housing the Resistance? Is that why the X-Wings could stop it before its 15 minute charging sequence finished?

Well, seeing the planets explode makes very little sense, but the beam was supposed to be FTL, so theoretically, Starkiller isn't necessarily anywhere near any of its targets. The proximity to a star might be a different matter, though. About the 15 minutes window, though, I think I need another viewing to try and come up with an excuse for it. :p

3. Of all the people gathered in the Resistance's war room, I couldn't help but notice a young girl standing just behind Leia with vaguely the same hair style as her. She was never really focused on but it seemed a bit odd and interesting to me. Do we know anything about her at all?

Yeah I read about that before the movie came out: http://www.people.com/article/billie-lourd-star-wars-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-princess-leia

It's Carrie Fisher's daughter, but the hairstyle seems to just be an homage, she's Commander Connix or something like that in the credits.

2. The Starkiller not only destroyed the New Republic government. It also destroyed the Senate (spoken in dialogue) and the New Republic's "precious fleet" (spoken in Dialogue and shown exploding in orbit of the main Republic planet... something I hadn't noticed before.) This would be why the good guys could only field a flight of X-Wings vs the Starkiller.

3. Of all the people gathered in the Resistance's war room, I couldn't help but notice a young girl standing just behind Leia with vaguely the same hair style as her. She was never really focused on but it seemed a bit odd and interesting to me. Do we know anything about her at all?

4. The star system the New Republic was in was never named. Only the system the Resistance base was in was named.

5. Fin and Han look up into the sky of Maz's planet and sees the Republic planets getting destroyed. Not just the beam that destroyed crossing the galaxy. But the actual planets being hit. So... Han Solo took them to Maz's bar in the same system that the New Republic existed in then to the Resistance base in a different system? Does that mean the Starkiller was parked around the New Republic's star as well? Did it later move to the star system housing the Resistance? Is that why the X-Wings could stop it before its 15 minute charging sequence finished?

Here's the thing: if you observed an FTL laser going by, you wouldn't see it traveling from the gun to the destination. You would observe the laser spearing out in two directions from the point nearest to you. One would travel to the gun, the other would travel to the target, because the light from the nearest point of the laser/beam's (I'm simplifying here.) would reach you before the light from anywhere else on the laser's path.

Doesn't really matter, but the whole sequence in the film would have been better if it was a huge cannon that fired through hyperspace, like the Galaxy Gun.

Ah well. Enjoyed the movie tremendously on the second watch. Went to a theater where the sound equipment worked perfectly, and went with my family instead of a bunch of friends who either didn't show up or MST'd the movie.

http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-ending/

That review was... Well, I just feel bad for whoever wrote it. He seems so caught up in the obvious, that movies are made to make money, that he's become blind to having fun. For instance, he says:

You, the consumer, are the mark who keeps paying.

To which I say: Damn right I'll keep paying as long as what is being produced is entertaining. Not every moving is going to be deep and intellectual. Not every movie is going to redefine how we think of cinema. Most aren't and won't, but that's perfectly ok because that's not the point of movies.

Yeah, the dude clearly went into it without wanting to have fun. He went in looking to "solve a mystery" that would justify his negative view of Disney and franchising. He goes on and on about Hollywood and the success of Disney's acquisition long before he even gets to the movie, and he never distinguishes the film from the franchise and merchandise.

Heh, I kinda want to see a list of films this guy did like... if there are any...

The pretentious tone and scornful views on those who dare enjoy this film makes me think that he's one of those morons who likes something like "Drawing Restraint 9" or "My Dinner With Andre". I wouldn't put too much stock into his views and nitpicks.

When Bob Seger released his second live album, Nine Tonight, I don't think people thought it was a bad album because it had a lot of his hits virtually unchanged from the studio recordings. In fact, people thought it was great. Bob live is fantastic. However, on the radio, what versions of Night Moves, Hollywood Nights, and Old Time Rock & Roll do you hear? That's right, the studio versions. The original. But if you only have one album, Nine Tonight is a great one to have.

When you look at Live Bullet, his first record, and see how Bob took the studio versions of his old songs and changed Travelin' Man and Beautiful Loser, good songs, to be one of the single greatest pieces of rock and roll ever created, you realize the creativity was gone in Nine Tonight. Live Bullet has a Bob Seger young and desperate for international attention who's been languishing in obscurity (outside of Michigan, where he had been popular for 10 years) reworking his songs to rock as hard as anything coming out of the 1970s. In doing so, he created a masterpiece. When you hear Turn The Page, Travelin' Man, Beautiful Loser, Katmandu, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man or his cover of Nutbush City Limits on the radio, it's the Live Bullet versions. These are wonderful, creative reworkings of his originals.

In Star Wars, I want to see less Nine Tonight, still a good album, and more Live Bullet, a top album of all time.

Have you seen the stuff that's come out regarding the script? It's made some things clearer, answered some questions, and has me even more excited for what's to come.

No, I haven't. Links?

You, the consumer, are the mark who keeps paying.

To which I say: Damn right I'll keep paying as long as what is being produced is entertaining. Not every moving is going to be deep and intellectual. Not every movie is going to redefine how we think of cinema. Most aren't and won't, but that's perfectly ok because that's not the point of movies.

Heh, I kinda want to see a list of films this guy did like... if there are any...

To me, it gets worse and worse.

Some of the things I found jarring the first time cinematically, like lighting and camera work I consider out of place in Star Wars have become less noticeable to me, which is good, but the more I watched it, the more samey and contrived it gets. All I can see upon repeated viewings is someone checking off a list of things the fans are perceived to have wanted. It seems meticulously crafted to make Star Wars fans like it, not for any inherent qualities of its own, but simply rehashing old stuff the creator knows they like.

As I expected, at least to me, this movie does not stand up to repeated viewings. All I see is a cash in opportunity. I hope the next one is more original.

Still one hell of a movie, though.