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

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

The superhero smackdown was shown to select audiences this weekend

Huw Fullerton

Published: Sunday, 10 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.

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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

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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

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And even the “bad” reviews were still pretty good

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

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Captain America: Civil War will be released in the UK on 29 April

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Radio Times commissioning editor Huw Fullerton. He sits in front of a shelving unit, looking at the camera and smiling. He wears glasses and has a moustache

Huw FullertonCommissioning editor

Huw Fullerton is a commissioning editor for Radio Times magazine handling comedy, entertainment and specialist drama. In a previous regeneration, he covered all things sci-fi and fantasy for RadioTimes.com.

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