The first reactions are in for Captain America: Civil War, and they’re amazing

The superhero smackdown was shown to select audiences this weekend

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Published: Sunday, 10th April 2016 at 9:42 am

After the muted reaction to Warner Bros’ superhero slugfest Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, cinemagoers would be forgiven for being a little nervous about the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, which shares a very similar premise (heroes fight) with the Zack Snyder epic.

However, it now seems like those fears need never have existed – because select audiences in 25 cities across the US have now seen the Marvel sequel a few weeks ahead of its release, and by all accounts they absolutely loved it.

‘Captain America: Civil War’ is so good, it’s a better Avengers movie than the last Avengers movie.
— Mike Sampson (@mjsamps) April 9, 2016

Really incredible character work in #CivilWar. Spider-Man, Ant-Man & Black Panther kill it & Wanda/Vision & Bucky/Sam dynamics are wonderful
— Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) April 9, 2016

At 8pm, WINTER SOLDIER was my favorite MCU film.

Roughly 2.5 hours later, CIVIL WAR is now #1.

Action masterpiece. SPIDER-MAN!!!#NerdTears
— Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) April 9, 2016

You have only seen 1% of the airport fight. The action is incredible. There’s a staircase fight that turns into a chase that’s an all timer.

— nived (@devincf) April 9, 2016

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR has such incredible action set pieces because you care about the people fighting. It's not just punching bad guys
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 9, 2016

Oh yeah, the big fight in Captain America: Civil War is cinematic joy. And Spider-Man is so great. He's in it more than I thought he'd be.

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) April 9, 2016

That said, Tom Holland’s new Spider-Man was also a favourite with viewers, boding well for his possible future solo movies.

First things first: we finally have the perfect Spider-Man and the greatest Peter Parker.

— nived (@devincf) April 9, 2016

The big battle scene in #CivilWar is an absolute blast. Spider-Man, as you'd expect, steals the show. Ant-Man, as you might not, a close 2nd
— Mike Sampson (@mjsamps) April 9, 2016

CIVIL WAR: This Spider-Man is SPECTACULAR. pic.twitter.com/AUex8LkE9c

— Russ Fischer (@russfischer) April 9, 2016

And even the “bad” reviews were still pretty good

Big airport brawl is great fun & Civil War sort of limps to the finish line after that. Panther is very cool. Want to see more of him too
— Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) April 9, 2016

So to wrap it up: it's not perfect, but it's a blast. Better than Age of Ultron. Not as cohesive as Winter Soldier. #CaptainAmericaCivilWar
— William Bibbiani (@WilliamBibbiani) April 9, 2016

In summary – we should probably all get very excited about Civil War. If you weren’t already…