“Four of our younger kids dressed as Chewbacca and Hans Solo and R2 and C-3PO”. Sure, you may be the president of the United States. Just let people see the film in peace, you cretins.
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“We’re massive fans and 1977 (when the original Star Wars was released) seems like just yesterday for me”. The first critical reactions were also overwhelmingly positive.
The first showing for The Force Awakens is at 7:15 p.m. while other locations are showing it starting at 7 p.m. “People have been anticipating this film for a long time”.
As reviews were published on Wednesday following an embargo, cast and crew relished the positive feedback at the movie’s European premiere in London after first hearing from the critics while traveling from Los Angeles, where The Force Awakens premiered on Monday.
Star Wars newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley have told of their unique experience at suddenly becoming famous. After months of teaser trailers that raised more questions than answers there were fears the seventh film in the series might disappoint.
Craig Kandiko was one of the couple hundred fans who had tickets for the marathon and was outside the theater at 1 a.m just waiting to get the marathon started.
Matt’s brother-n-law Dave Jenkins came from Swansea, he chose to make the special trip to see The Force Awakens on the best screen available.
After the film: I really enjoyed it. There was lots to like, I’m really looking forward to seeing what the next instalment is like, as it sets a lot up. The plot, of which reviewers are mostly restricted from revealing, will be quite familiar, as it mostly revisits the bulk of the original trilogy’s themes and condenses it into one film. Dameron fails to find Luke but gives his robot BB-8 a map showing how to reach him.
I tried and failed to get into the comics published by Marvel and Dark Horse, I could never finish one of the Star Wars novels, and I was too intimidated to try the ridiculously complex role-playing game.
The Force Awakens, opening in theaters across the world this week, was included in a list alongside awards front-runners such as Wall Street misdeeds comedy The Big Short and lesbian romance drama Carol.
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Star Wars fans Jonathan Moss, aged 37, and Emma Moores, aged 36, both from Haywood, donned Jedi garb and the bright red of the film’s Rebel Starfighters to celebrate the new film in the franchise.
