Critics TV Spot For STAR WARS Declares It The "Motion Picture Event Of A Generation"

And they're not wrong! The first critics TV spot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been released, and it features the huge amount of praise which has been heaped upon the movie which fans have been waiting decades to see. Utilising the classic crawl, hit the jump to check it out!

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By JoshWilding - Dec 21, 2015 05:12 PM EST

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It's true. All of it. #TheForceAwakens https://t.co/7pT0Hjeg6R
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 22, 2015

Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now playing in cinemas worldwide. Have you seen it?

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Critics TV Spot For STAR WARS Declares It The "Motion Picture Event Of A Generation"

And they're not wrong! The first critics TV spot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been released, and it features the huge amount of praise which has been heaped upon the movie which fans have been waiting decades to see. Utilising the classic crawl, hit the jump to check it out!

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