Your opinion is tainted by British and reactionary voices writing the history of the French Revolution.

Overthrowing the Ancien régime left the average French person with much more political voice in the 1870’s than the average member of the 3rd estate could have hoped for at any point in the 18th century.

-Wanton Murder

Yeah there was violence political and non-political due to the anarchy that came from the revolution. This is unavoidable when the political elites do not respect the voices of the majority of their citizens.

-Gave rise to an emperor

Yeah because the entirety of Europe declared war on France several times in order to save their cousin king Louis, to save the estates of their rich noble exile buddies, then to avenge King Louis, and finally to protect British and exile monetary interests.

-was mob rule led by a small group, not democracy

It was eventually figured out, and it was always better than the pre 1789 status quo. **

-did not materially change the lives of the majority of the French moving forward

Lol, except for the entire political upheaval of the French Society.

-was literally called the Reign of Terror

It was called the Reign of Terror by British papers, the average Parisan had nothing to fear from the revolution other than reactionary mobs. Which was much safer than offending the wrong noble, or walking in front of the horse of some member of the gentry.

I am basing the French Revolution from the Estates General of 1789 to the start of the 2nd French Republic.