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Last night, the Hollywood premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi marked the first time anyone outside of Disney and Lucasfilm got a chance to see Rian Johnson’s long-awaited eighth mainline Star Wars film. (And John Boyega made it after all!) Now, responses have flooded in on social media from attendees, and they’re good, y’all.
They’re really good. Our own Germain Lussier adored it.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is everything. Intense, funny, emotional, exciting. It’s jam-packed with absolutely jaw dropping moments and I loved it so, so much. I’m still shaking. pic.twitter.com/fHddWjo201
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 10, 2017
And everyone else posting online is following suit.
Luke was right: “This is not going to go the way you think.” #TheLastJedi will shatter you – and then make you whole again. pic.twitter.com/PJyYpH5loP
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 10, 2017
#TheLastJedi is absolutely fantastic – gripping, touching, funny and powerful w/ gorgeous shots and the most badass battles. When it gets going, holy crap does it get going. Hands down the best #StarWars movie since Empire pic.twitter.com/nWWAhlNMJo
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) December 10, 2017
There’s a scene in #StarWars #TheLastJedi that I keep playing over and over in my head, that is so stunning and unexpected that I don’t want to forget how I felt seeing it for the first time. This movie feels unlike any other Star Wars movie in all the ways I hoped. pic.twitter.com/zlDW4yOjp2
— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) December 10, 2017
Guys. @rianjohnson has made the most epic, emotionally powerful @starwars film ever. Hands down. My strong advice is to be very wary of spoilers. The less you know about #TheLastJedi, the better. Bravo, bravo, bravo.
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) December 10, 2017
#TheLastJedi is incredibly satisfying and hands down Mark Hamill’s best performance as Luke Skywalker
— Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) December 10, 2017
Saw #TheLastJedi. By far the best #StarWars movie since the original trilogy, maybe the best since Empire.
— Tim Molloy (@TimAMolloy) December 10, 2017
No hyperbole – #TheLastJedi is the best #starwars movie. @rianjohnson and co nailed it
— James Viscardi (@JimViscardi) December 10, 2017
This is incredibly gratifying for Star Wars fans and Rian Johnson fans. The most exciting part for me is the number of people saying they were surprised by The Last Jedi. The Force Awakens was a mostly great movie, but I can’t say anything in it surprised me.
Also AVOID SPOILERS. Most of the best moments are not in any trailers. https://t.co/G12YBme2Qx
— Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) December 10, 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is so very different, exciting, surprising. So many emotions, so many amazing moments. Stay away from spoilers.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) December 10, 2017
The possibility of a Star Wars movie that, as Luke says, doesn’t go the way you think, is an intoxicating one. We’ll all get to see that for ourselves when Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in theatres next Friday.