The first reactions to 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' have hit social media

Another win for Marvel?
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It's showtime, a-holes.

The first press screenings for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have begun – and that means the first wave of social media reactions for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are in.

Yours truly was one of the critics who got to check out the latest Marvel adventure this week. And as you can see, I was entirely won over.

But I wasn't the only one. Here's Erik Davis of Fandango:

And Peter Sciretta of Slashfilm:

Indiewire's Kate Erbland was also a fan:

As was Uproxx's Mike Ryan:

Not everyone was so enthusiastic, though. Charles Bramesco didn't think it held up a candle to the first:

In any case, fair warning: you'll want to time your bathroom breaks carefully to account for the fact that there are not one, not two, but five credits scenes in Vol. 2. As Village Voice's Bilge Ebiri (half) joked:

(Don't worry, the credits scenes are mostly pretty short.)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is in theaters May 5.

Topics Marvel

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.

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