"Thunderbolts" Is One Of The Best Marvel Movies In Years, And Everyone Has The Same Spot-On Reactions To The Film
Marvel is back with their latest movie, Thunderbolts *, and with only opening weekend under its belt, people are praising it for being one of the best Marvel movies in years, as it feels like a return to the classic MCU days.
Led by Florence Pugh, who gives an unbelievable performance, Thunderbolts* follows Yelena (Pugh), who suddenly finds herself stuck in a rut and feeling alone and isolated after working with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) for several years.
When Yelena ends up fighting alongisde Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Ava Starr/Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Alexei/Red Guardian (David Harbour), and a mysterious new guy named Bob (Lewis Pullman), she suddenly finds herself on an unlikely team of heroes, who Alexei has named "The Thunderbolts."
So, because everyone is excited about Marvel again — it's feeling like 2012 on the internet right now, babyyy — here are some of the best and funniest reactions to Thunderbolts*:
🚨 Obviously, there are MASSIVE spoilers ahead! 🚨
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the fact it's BOB ON METH in the chicken has made my entire week pic.twitter.com/BILP9DyOR8
— kenny :) (@bvckystjames) May 3, 2025
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yelena and alexie recreate this scene of natasha and steve, i immediately started sobbing. #Thunderbolts pic.twitter.com/8gR8mlJFS6
— zora ⧗ elo (@doraemaynat) May 3, 2025
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When the thunderbolts ran away after getting their ass kicked that was so real.
— Baldena Belova* (@BaldastianStan) May 3, 2025
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oh darling, her life *was* the void. pic.twitter.com/ctCbNcyR59 https://t.co/TW567r5MwR
— scarlet witch gifs (@maximoffgifs) May 3, 2025
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