Positive reactions from U.K. press showing of SPECTRE

One spoiler, but a ways down the page (not a plot spoiler). Stop reading now if you’re spoiler adverse.

A press showing of SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond film, was held Wednesday evening in the U.K. and generated some positive reactions.

What follows is a sampling and isn’t comprehensive. The first two of the following tweets aren’t spoilers. The third contains what many would consider a spoiler but there is no plot information.

One of the first we saw was from Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian:

#Spectre great fun, very exciting, sexily pro-Snowden

— Peter Bradshaw (@PeterBradshaw1) October 21, 2015

Deathlan Slashin, home page editor of BuzzFeed’s UK edition appeared to like it.

So, #Spectre: much funnier, great retro/canonical touches, old school Bond action, too free-wheeling in midsection, bloody cracking finale

— Deathlan Slashin (@Tweet_Dec) October 21, 2015

And now for that spoiler:

#SPECTRE The gunbarrel is at the beginning and there is no OHMSS in the soundtrack that is very much like the soundtrack of Skyfall

— Rob_Coppinger (@Rob_Coppinger) October 21, 2015

A Daily Mirror staffer weighs in:

OMG, just seen this. Prepare to be shaken. The boldest & best #Bond yet. Superb! #Spectre. Well done @SonyPictures pic.twitter.com/3nEO70Up7U

— Derek Momodu (@DelMody) October 21, 2015

And here’s one more:

#spectre getting great response from u.k. color me #relieved

— Showbiz 411 (@showbiz411) October 21, 2015

UPDATE: First negative reaction we spotted:

SPECTRE: Quantum Of Solace 2: This Time It's Personal. Bad action, lousy plotting, Lea Seydoux only redeeming feature.

— olilyttelton (@olilyttelton) October 21, 2015

UPDATE II: Meanwhile, the chief film critic of The Times in the U.K. gave readers a preview of what she’s writing.

Shall be giving #SPECTRE the full five-star treatment in The Times tomorrow

— Kate Muir (@muirkate) October 21, 2015