10 spoiler-free reactions to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The whole of Hollywood turned out for the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens last night, and despite everyone being asked repeatedly to not tweet, talk or really do or say anything about the film, some people just couldn't resist.

Thankfully, most kept it spoiler-free and instead choose to just freak out about how awesome the film was. I have to say, the reactions are encouraging! Check out the best spoil-free reactions to Star Wars 7 below...

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Directed by JJ Abrams and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released in UK cinemas on December 17, 2015 before opening in US theatres a day later.

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Lauren O'Callaghan

Lauren O'Callaghan is the former Entertainment Editor of 12DOVE. You'd typically find Lauren writing features and reviews about the latest and greatest in pop culture and entertainment, and assisting the teams at Total Film and SFX to bring their excellent content onto 12DOVE. Lauren is now the digital marketing manager at the National Trust.

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