Hours before Disney and Marvel Studios lifted the social media embargo on “Captain Marvel,” several media outlets began running stories about internet trolls who were already leaving bad reviews for the movie on Rotten Tomatoes despite never seeing it.
“Captain Marvel” screened for the first time for select press in New York and Los Angeles on February 19, so while Rotten Tomatoes played home to a number of user reviews, none of them offered any actual validity, other than confirming that toxic fandom remains a major problem.As it turns out, many of the publications who ran items on the “Captain Marvel” backlash should have waited a couple of hours before publishing those stories, as the first press reactions for the Marvel Cinematic Universe tentpole are extremely strong.
The official reaction narrative around the Brie Larson-starring “Captain Marvel” should begin with these glowing press reactions (read: people who have actually
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