Some lucky folks got the chance to see Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens at its official premiere in Hollywood, and while they are embargoed on revealing any spoilers/writing up their reviews, they’ve been taking to Twitter in offer fans of the film franchise their opinion on whether it lives up to expectations.
While the general consensus seems to be that it’s a good movie, as noted by Crave’s own Film Editor William Bibbiani…
#StarWars #TheForceAwakens is propulsive, funny, exciting, and Adam Driver is an incredible new villain. It’s mostly great. Mostly.
— William Bibbiani (@WilliamBibbiani) December 15, 2015
…some were a little less sold on it.
THE FORCE AWAKENS proves JJ Abrams is an auteur: once again we have great characters, propulsive fun, sort of shitty, dumb story.
— devin faraci (@devincf) December 15, 2015
Last STAR WARS tweet: people excited about Captain Phasma need to temper their expectations immediately.
— devin faraci (@devincf) December 15, 2015
However, the general reaction has been mostly positive, with actor and comedian Patton Oswalt saying that the movie has “the best final shot of any Star Wars film ever.” Billboard and Hollywood Reporter Executive Editor Matthew Belloni revealed the reception the film had received from those exiting the theater following the premiere:
Star Wars premiere just letting out now. A LOT of smiling faces. #StarWarsForceAwakens
— Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) December 15, 2015
Though we should also point out that this wasn’t dissimilar from the reaction to The Phantom Menace, and we all know how that turned out.
But those who are remaining optimistic that this film may finally do what the prequels failed to achieve (i.e. be a good movie) have been given plenty of evidence that this may be the case:
Story, characters, design, humor — #StarWars fans, this is the movie you’re looking for.
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) December 15, 2015
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS is a strong, promising kickoff. As a standalone, I’d rank it #3 in the series.
— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) December 15, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoke to my every emotion. Most of them good, a few not, but overall it was an amazing, overwhelming experience
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 15, 2015
1st Star Wars review: it was epic, awesome & perfect. The cast was stellar. JJ killed it!
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) December 15, 2015
We peasants will have to wait until Friday in order to see whether The Force Awakens is any good, but these early impressions are certainly heartening.
