How soon until we see our first spoilers/review?

I suspect we will see them as the first fans start to see them around the world.

 

When did the first teaser drop last year? Thanksgiving? I bet the film will be shown to super-select audiences that Holiday weekend because it's really the last holiday weekend before the film is officially released that it could potentially be shown discretely to Lucasfilm and Disney employees and, potentially, their extended families. It's the perfect time when everyone is together with family prior to the film's release. And if that happens, we'll definitely hear a few leaks if the film is shown. Like what happened to Luke and who is Snoke. That kind of stuff. Nothing would stop that from getting out. In the case of Daniel Fleetwood, I doubt any leaks will come out of his camp of survivors. Other than minor story-based leaks, I'd be really surprised if the film is leaked online. That would be a huge blunder if Disney allows that to happen, and really a huge criminal act. I hope that doesn't happen. But we'll be exposed to stuff planned by Disney and unplanned.

 

Haven't you been following 4chan or Reddit?? At least 10 people have seen the movie at this point. Sure, the movie they saw was completely different to each other- but they are LEGIT!

 

Wasn't it for Age of Ultron, or something like that, that they said that the press could make one tweet/post with the general impression but the reviews themselves were embargoed?

I expect a similar situation... They allow a minor "impression" post to pickup buzz, but the actual reviews are embargoed until the movie comes out or very very close by...

 

According to an article a few weeks ago critics will not see the film until 4 days before release.

So Dec,13 or 14

 

Yes, I know about the critic screenings for award consideration..
I meant "general" press, such as collider or the schmoes...

 

Ahh ok... It's just that on Movie Talk they keep saying something like "we will probably be invited to watch first but we will also go see it on opening night"..

It's just wishful thinking on their part then

 

I always took it to be that they assume that there will be press screenings... But you are right, it might be the actual premiere.

Thanks for clarifying!

 

I am taking that with a heavy dose of salt (I work for a newspaper). It would be unprecedented and would lead to critics basically staying home. A critic can't easily do his or her job in an audience with a bunch of people waving around lightsabers and cheering. I have no doubt that is what Disney is saying right now but I would bet dollars to dougnuts that will be reversed, or they will send out screeners. Critics aren't generally expected to line up for general releases.

 

Yes. And those movies...often don't get reviewed. Want to make a wager? We can come back to this in December and I'll let you know whether our Chief Critic has seen the movie or not.

 

I don't know what part of "I know that is what Disney is saying" you all missed. Like I said, I will put real money on at the very least screeners going out to members of the press. There is about a 0% chance in my mind that they are going to just let Friday the 18th come without any of the major papers having a Star Wars review, which under normal circumstances is bumped-to-the-cover news in a tabloid paper.

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Wait, no. I never said there would be press screenings before the 14th. I said there would be before the general release date. Certainly they don't expect people to fly from Milwaukee and Chicago to LA to go to a premiere.