I have carefully avoided spoilers in anticipation of knowing I was waiting until today to see the movie. And after finally seeing it today, my reaction is: WTF?
I know I've forgotten things about the last two movies, but honestly, I don't think that what I forgot made a bit of difference in how much I understood in this movie. A lot of shooting, and a lot of miraculously surviving all the shooting. I am glad I saw it, but I am thinking this is my least favorite of all the Star Wars movies.
One thing that the movie made me remember was when I saved an Emperor Palpatine stamp to mail something to the IRS. ;)