Last night, the world premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit Los Angeles, and even though the embargo on full reviews won’t be lifted until December 13th, the first reactions from those attending the star-studded debut of the movie (including our own Peter Sciretta) have hit the web. The result is tons of praise, many saying that it exceeded their already high expectations with incredible action and some brand new memorable characters that Star Wars fans are going to fall in love with.

Check out all the Rogue One early buzz after the jump.

Now keep in mind that these reactions are coming from the world premiere of Rogue One where excitement is running high and most of the people in attendance were already excited to see the movie. In some ways, that makes them harder to impress, but in other ways, the hype surrounding them may make their praise feel a little hyperbolic.

First up, here’s reactions from critics and fellow members of the press:

Star Wars fans will be very happy with #RogueOne. It's fun, action packed, doesn't feel neutered by reshoots. Donnie Yen and K2so standouts. — Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) December 11, 2016

Theres an amazing amount of footage/dialogue in the #RogueOne trailers and marketing that are not in the film, including Troopers in water. — Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) December 11, 2016

Holy crap did I love Rogue One. It’s gonna take days to wipe the smile off my face. So many surprises and so much fun. Get excited. — Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 11, 2016

So @JayneLyons and I just watched all the trailers and teasers for #RogueOne . Without exaggeration, 50% of it or more isn't in the movie. — Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 11, 2016

People worried about #RogueOne not being a gritty war film need not worry. It's intense, relentless. You can practically taste the grit. — Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 11, 2016

I had high hopes. It exceeded them. — Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 11, 2016

As with The Force Awakens, a fair number of shots from the #RogueOne trailers aren't in the movie. But the trailers did capture the tone. — Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 11, 2016

Chirrut Imwe and K-2SO steal the movie. Amazing work by Donnie Yen and Alan Tudyk. — Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 11, 2016

I expected it to be funny. I didn't expect to be choked up. Moments of true bravery, and some speeches we need right now. #RogueOne — Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 11, 2016

ROGUE ONE had me from the opening to the very end. Incredible action mixed with a script fans are going to love. Going to make people happy. — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 11, 2016

The 3rd act is really amazing. Some of the best action in any Star Wars movie. Need to see it again asap. — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 11, 2016

Also do not read any reviews. So many of the twists and turns have not been revealed in marketing. My jaw hit ground a few times. — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 11, 2016

With all the talk of reshoots and production problems the final cut of Rogue One is worth the wait. Man that 3rd act….so so good. — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 11, 2016

One of the best things about Rogue One are the new characters. They're so well done and expand the universe. You care about all of them. — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) December 11, 2016

ROGUE ONE = excellent. People around me saying even better than THE FORCE AWAKENS. Congrats Disney/Lucasfilm/amazing talent involved. — Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) December 11, 2016

Oh my God I loved #RogueOne so much!! — Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) December 11, 2016

Rogue One > Force Awakens IMO — Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) December 11, 2016

More seriously, #RogueOne was well executed and Star Wars down to its bones. I loved it. — Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) December 11, 2016

Perfect Felicity Jones an action heroine I would follow into space battle any day, in a film full of great hero turns #rogueone — jen yamato (@jenyamato) December 11, 2016

#RogueOne is FANTASTIC. Incredible action, both planetary and interstellar, and looks GORGEOUS. Most importantly, it feels like Star Wars. — Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) December 11, 2016

All I will say for now is that I enjoyed #RogueOne more than #TheForceAwakens. For what that's worth… #StarWars — Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) December 11, 2016

Real talk though, #RogueOne has probably 4 of my 5 favorite #StarWars scenes of all time #RogueOnepremiere — Conner Schwerdtfeger (@ConnerWS) December 11, 2016

One word: WOW! I was absolutely enthralled! #RogueOne — Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) December 11, 2016

Slightly longer #RogueOne spoiler-free review: heart-stopping and dark. Like darker than Empire Strikes Back dark. — Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) December 11, 2016

#RogueOne is pretty much everything I was hoping for & then some. So moving/satisfying for so many reasons. Already dying for a 2nd viewing. — Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) December 11, 2016

So… #RogueOne? It's freaking great! So many crowd-pleasing moments! It's emotional, exciting and incredibly satisfying. Loved it! — Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) December 11, 2016

Here are some reactions that aren’t quite as praiseworthy, but still have plenty of nice things to say:

ROGUE ONE: The plotting and objectives are needlessly murky, but the look of this thing is *ravishing*. Drop the "why" and embrace the "wow" — Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) December 11, 2016

Takes a bit to get going but #RogueOne turns out to be a kick-ass action pic. And it nails the ending. — Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) December 11, 2016

Plus, here are some reactions from some of the actors and filmmakers in attendance last night:

HOLY FUCK! ROGUE ONE IS SPECTACULAR. IF YOU DON'T SEE THIS MOVIE MORE THAN ONCE YOU SUCK AT LIFE!!!! @starwars !!!! WOW. WOW!!! — Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) December 11, 2016

ROGUE ONE is phenomenal. — Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) December 11, 2016

1sr Rogue One review. It was actually AMAZING!!! Super fun & exciting. Ties in w/episode 4 perfectly. #StarWars — RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) December 11, 2016

The last time I loved a Star Wars movie as much as I loved #RogueOne, it was 1977. — Wil Wheaton (@wilw) December 11, 2016

I just saw Rouge One. I'm gonna say it.. this might be the BEST Star Wars movie!! I can't wait… https://t.co/CDs0CgmsnQ — Dane Cook (@DaneCook) December 11, 2016

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Man, that’s some pretty high praise. I was expecting people to love Rogue One, but I wasn’t expecting so many people to say it exceeds expectations. There seems to be plenty of standout praise for both Donnie Yen as Chirrut Imwe and Alan Tudyk as K-2SO, who may become some of our favorite characters. The action is also being praised across the board, which isn’t surprising as we’ve seen from the trailers, even if half the footage we’ve seen isn’t in the movie. It sounds like those reshoots were nothing to be worried about at all.

But for me, the best thing to hear about Rogue One is the twists and turns that shocked people who saw the movie last night. Most of the people above are hardcore Star Wars fans, so the fact that they were surprised by what happened and that Lucasfilm was able to keep them secret has my curiosity piqued.

Finally, it sounds like you’re going to want to avoid reading full reviews when they arrive on December 13. We’ll round up some praise without spoilers for you when the embargo lifts, and might even have our own spoiler-free review, just so you don’t spoil anything for yourself. I couldn’t wait to see Rogue One before, but now this week is going to take forever until I’m sitting in the theater waiting for the movie to start.