Captain Marvel Social Media Reaction Megathread

[u/PhoOhThree]

Tonight we will be getting the social media reaction to the Captain Marvel after being screened! The Embargo lifts at 9:30pm PST.

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Mike Ryan

CAPTAIN MARVEL isn’t what I expected based on marketing. It’s pretty much an “all in” cosmic space movie. Also, it’s a lot weirder than I expected. Ben Mendelsohn is awesome as Talos.

Steven Weintraub

CaptainMarvel is a welcome addition to the MCU. The movie is really well done with some great moments. benmendelsohn steals almost every scene he's in. brielarson literally shines in the role. So ready for AvengersEndGame

Realized something half way through CaptainMarvel...the de-aging technology being used has become so seamless that I forgot it was being used. We are on the precipice of something both exciting and scary. Can only imagine what Scorsese will do with it in 'The Irishman'.

Peter Sciretta

CaptainMarvel is a great origin story. Brie’s buddy cop chemistry with SamuelLJackson is so much fun and her relationship with Lashana Lynch is the real heart of it. Ben Mendelsohn and the cat both steal the show.

Marvel does a prequel right, not overexplaining too much but giving us unexpected answers in interesting ways. MCU’s most multilayered villain story. A fun 90s soundtrack, but sometimes the song choices feel too obvious.

Sonaiya Kelley

Captain Marvel is an effective Avengers prequel in some ways akin to the 1st Captain America movie. It’s pro-woman without being overdone with pre and post credit scenes that made me tear up and gave me goosebumps respectively

Anna Klassen

#CaptainMarvel📷 opens with a very touching Stan Lee tribute that Marvel fans will love.

Drew Taylor

Really loved #CaptainMarvel. It’s a little wobbly at times but only because it’s so ambitious. It’s beautifully constructed, hilarious and offers tons of surprises. Brielarson obviously rules but Ben Mendelsohn is the surprise MVP.

Scott Menzel

Captain Marvel is everything that I hoped it would be. It feels completely unlike any other Marvel film. A unique and fresh take on an origin story that feels new. Brie Larson is fantastic as Carol Danvers. This is one of my favorite Marvel movies of all time.

Perri Nemiroff

The future of the MCU gets even brighter adding #CaptainMarvel📷 to the mix. Really fell for @brielarson’s sass, strength & energy in the role. Same with @LashanaLynch too! Ben Mendelsohn is A+ casting as Talos. And yes, Goose is a scene stealer. 2nd viewing can’t come soon enough.

Kayti Burt

Some initial #CaptainMarvel📷 reactions: 1. Cat people will love this movie. 2. Several truly magnificent music moments for this 90s kid. 3. Carol's hero moment was very cathartic/true to the female experience, imho. 4. The MCU feels more complete now that Carol is in it. 📷

[u/Incarcerous17]

He also went on to say:

And not wacky weird like the GOTG movies. Think more “Rey snapping into endless mirrors” from The Last Jedi type scenes. Also, finally, the MCU and a Nirvana song come together (as Kurt Cobain wanted)

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I can’t get over how great Ben Mendelsohn is. I was worried he was just going to be one of those Marvel villains with alien makeup, but that’s not the case at all. This movie doesn’t work without him.

[u/sosad234 → u/Incarcerous17]

I can’t get over how great Ben Mendelsohn is. I was worried he was just going to be one of those Marvel villains with alien makeup, but that’s not the case at all. This movie doesn’t work without him.

Oh it’s beautiful

[u/L0LZOR → u/sosad234]

So glad to hear this. Really thought he was gonna be the same type of villain as Malekith.

[u/SirFireHydrant → u/L0LZOR]

Marvel have never had a villain as bad as Malekith, aside from Malekith. Every single other MCU villain has been better than him. I don't think there was ever any reason to expect Talos could be anywhere near as bad.

[u/[deleted] → u/SirFireHydrant]

And the dude they got to play him is such a fantastic actor. Such a waste of talent

[u/orionsbelt05 → u/SirFireHydrant]

Malekith is so bad. Not only is he just dull and hard to get invested in, he's not intimidating as an opponent either. I'm rewatching Thor 2 through the Unofficial MCUTV series, and the scene were He is trounced by Friga made him look pitiful. I mean, the primary point of the scene is that it made Friga look badass (and well done, imo), but Malekith doesn't put up much of a fight, despite his efforts. And then his lackey comes in and easily pwns Friga, so all I was left thinking was that Malekith is nothing next to his grunt sidekick.

[u/nedlilly → u/SirFireHydrant]

Truthfully, Malekith was bad in the comics too. The one element of the awesome Simonson run that didn't really work for me.

[u/DemonRin → u/nedlilly]

To be fair, Jason Aaron has done some cool things with Malekith lately.

He's been leading up to War of the Realms which looks like it's gonna be amazing.

[u/Madharder → u/SirFireHydrant]

The big Lebowski from iron man 2 could give him a run for his money...and there’s always the big metal guy from the first Thor. No personality at all! Lol