First 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Reactions Trickle In On Twitter

Star Wars fans will never be renowned for their collective patience, and as the debut of The Force Awakens begins to speed toward us like a Bespin Cloud Car, the hype for the movie is turning into outright anxiety.

Will J.J. Abrams succeed where a post-Return of the Jedi George Lucas failed? Will the Star Wars franchise return to its gee-wiz, swashbuckling glory?

Well, Monday night saw the long-awaited premiere of the movie for certain members of the press, and of course early reactions immediately began to trickle in from critics across Twitter.

So what’s the verdict? If these reactions are to be believed, Star Wars is once again in good hands with Abrams and company … just don’t expect The Force Awakens to bump A New Hope or The Empire Strikes Back off the top of the heap anytime soon.

Here is what some of the top critics (and some celebrity geeks) have had to say so far:

Steven Weintraub, Collider

Eric Vespe, AICN

Josh Lincoln Dickey, Mashable

Patton Oswalt, Comedian

Rainn Wilson, The Office

Germain Lussier, iO9

Devin Faraci, BirthMoviesDeath.com

Pretty much all good, right? Well, to temper expectations, here’s one particularly grim omen from Faraci:

So there you go; The Force Awakens is already off to a promising start this early in the game. But remember, it’s a dangerous thing to review a new Star Wars movie right after you leave the theater. And it’s even more dangerous to put all of your hopes into the hands of a few 140-character reactions. But if these are any indication of what to expect, Friday could be the day Star Wars fans have been waiting for since 1983.

h/t: ComicBook.com