Star Wars: The Force Awakens hosted its world premiere in Los Angeles on Monday night, and naturally, lucky attendees took to social media to talk about the movie afterward.
The world premiere occupied three theaters along Los Angeles’ Hollywood Boulevard, and all of the stars were in attendance — including The Force Awakens’ beloved droids R2-D2, C-3PO, and newcomer BB-8:
And of course, the human stars were there too:
Star Wars creator and director George Lucas walked the red carpet with Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams:
Oh, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed up dressed as Yoda:
We’ve rounded up a collection of tweets from those who attended Monday’s premiere and shared spoiler-free Star Wars reviews.
Thankfully, the first reviews of The Force Awakens are very positive:
Among its many wonderful qualities, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS passes the Bechdel test.
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) December 15, 2015
Story, characters, design, humor — #StarWars fans, this is the movie you're looking for.
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) December 15, 2015
Rest easy: #TheForceAwakens is 100% #StarWars, and something new. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac: welcome.
— Adam B. Vary (@adambvary) December 15, 2015
"This will begin to make things right" is the first line of spoken dialogue in STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and I suppose that is true.
— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) 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
#ForceAwakens might be the best blockbuster since the original.
— Brett Morgen (@brettmorgen) December 15, 2015
#ForceAwakens delivers on every level.
— Brett Morgen (@brettmorgen) December 15, 2015
I saw #StarWars #TheForceAwakens. And I enjoyed it a lot.
— Chris E. Hayner (@ChrisHayner) December 15, 2015
Were there flaws? Sure. Did they matter? Not one bit. The movie's heart is in the right place. It's 100% pure #starwars. #TheForceAwakens
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) December 15, 2015
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS… Sometimes fun, often fine. It had a lot to set up, and I suspect Ep 8 will be able to do more with less.
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) December 15, 2015
From comedy to costumes, fights to fx to overall feel, J.J. Abrams has created a thoroughly old-fashioned movie #StarWarsForceAwakens
— Steven Zeitchik (@ZeitchikLAT) 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
Proper reviews of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will arrive Wednesday, December 16 at 12:01 a.m. pacific.