First ‘Black Panther’ Reviews Are Here: Is It One of Marvel’s Best Yet?

First 'Black Panther' Reviews Are Here: Is It One of Marvel's Best Yet?

"'Black Panter' is the best Marvel film ever made," one critic tweets after a screening.

"Black Panther" screened in a Los Angeles theater Monday night for a few lucky members of the press, and while the rest of us still have to wait a few more weeks to see Marvel's latest spectacle, at least we can rest assured that it's pretty damn good.

"'Black Panter' is the best Marvel film ever made," tweeted Nate Brail, the executive editor at Heroic Hollywood. "Nothing compares to it. Michael B. Jordan and Letitia Wright steal the show. The visuals are incredible. Go see it."

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In Marvel's first superhero movie led by a black character (who audiences met already in previous MCU movies), T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to an isolated African nation to take back his throne after his father, the King of Wakanda (John Kani), passes away.

"Black Panther," directed by Ryan Coogler ("Creed") also stars Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya and Andy Serkis.

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See more of the praise below as you eagerly countdown until Feb. 14, when "Black Panther" hits theaters.

Ummmm i really liked #blackpanther.

A post shared by @ vanlathan on Jan 29, 2018 at 10:26pm PST

And one more thing on #BlackPanther: if we don’t make @letitiawright and @DanaiGurira massive superstars, then our society will collapse.

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) January 30, 2018

I was right. I am forever changed. Ryan Coogler is forever the realest for this. #BlackPanther doesn't even feel like a #Marvel movie. This is a good thing. pic.twitter.com/peBHeiSun5

— Joelle Monique (@JoelleMonique) January 30, 2018

Something else I love about 'Black Panther' is Ryan Coogler found an organic way to talk about important real world issues without it feeling preachy or fake. That's hard to do in any movie but to make it work in a big #Marvel movie is even more impressive. #LongLiveTheking pic.twitter.com/lHHicc1Mxw

— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) January 30, 2018

#BlackPanther is a love letter about blackness, to a world that often ghettoizes it without realizing that it is on black backs that this planet revolves.
This world’s livelihood is in our blood. pic.twitter.com/FscW1hWbI6

— Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) January 30, 2018

Black Panther looks, feels and sounds unlike any Marvel film to date. A visual feast. Wakanda is amazingly realized, the antagonist actually has an arc with emotional motivations. Marvels most political movie. So good. #BlackPanther

— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) January 30, 2018

Coogler does it again! 3 for 3 #blackpanther is thrilling, emotional and has one of the best villains in the MCU. Every character has purpose and it’s a pure ride from start to finish. Great movie.

— Kristian Harloff (@KristianHarloff) January 30, 2018

I think the argument can be made for #BlackPanther being the best Marvel film ever! Just got out of premiere & overwhelmed at the imagery, the majesty, & a film that elevates the superhero genre to new heights. pic.twitter.com/LSkWEconB4

— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) January 30, 2018

Black Panther is the best Marvel Film ever made. Nothing compares to it. Michael B. Jordan and Letitia Wright steal the show. The visuals are incredible. Go see it.

— Nate Brail (@NateBrail) January 30, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen we have an AMAZING villain. #BlackPanther was so good I can’t breathe. AND DANAI GURIRA HOLY F@$&?!?!? I LOVE this movie. pic.twitter.com/eMOZTdIMQv

— Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) January 30, 2018

BLACK PANTHER is incredible, kinetic, purposeful. A superhero movie about why representation & identity matters, and how tragic it is when those things are denied to people. The 1st MCU movie about something real; Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger had me weeping and he’s the VILLAIN

— jen yamato (@jenyamato) January 30, 2018

Like for real Michael B Jordan's Killmonger is the new Heath Ledger's Joker. The standard.

— Phil "2018 Will Be Worse" Owen (@philrowen) January 30, 2018

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