There was in fact a screening of 47 Ronin yesterday. Someone on twitter saw the special screening of 47 Ronin last May and also saw it yesterday. For those who are focused on Akanishi, his part did not change between the first version and the new cut. One person thought it was really good. With respect to Jin, he said he didn’t have much screen time (others are saying 10-12 min) but he liked his character. He said it was a good movie but not absolutely amazing and gave it 4/5 stars. If his profile is to be believed, then he is an 18 yr old male and his comments may be a good indicator for this demographic. His twitter page is here.
One person hated it and thought it would be in and out of theaters in 3 wks but they didn’t give any details. The first version that was seen last year did not have the special effects but the new cut did, however, no specifics were given. One reader liked the fantasy part and said it was different and he enjoyed everything except for the fight scenes. He also thought the special effects were pretty cool.
The majority of the comments came from scrolling through this twitter page. There were not many comments but if I see anything else worth mentioning, I will update this post.
Note: I found this registration site for those interested in going to test screenings of films.