'Deadpool 2' Is Better Than First Film and 'Infinity War,' Critics Say

It seems like “Deadpool 2” is going to defy the second film slump. Critics are praising the latest Wade Wilson installment, with some saying it’s better than the first film and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

“Oh, #Deadpool2, How is it even possible that you were better the second time around?” wrote one early viewer. “Great action, great laughs, surprisingly heartfelt, and an opening that hit me harder than ‘Infinity War’s’ ending.”

“#Deadpool2 took my expectations, blew them up and regenerated as a top tier superhero movie loaded with filthy laughs, an unstoppable force of a team and more heart then it probably should have,” said another.

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Additionally, lucky early viewers seem to be enthralled with the film’s post-credit scene.

“Safe to say it features the best post credits scene EVER. I’m still recovering,” People’s Nigel Smith wrote on Twitter, while Uproxx’s Mike Ryan added, “Also it features my now favorite post credit scene.”

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“Deadpool 2” will see Ryan Reynolds reprise his role as Wade Wilson/the merc with a mouth when it hits theaters next week. Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz and T.J. Miller also star.

See early reactions below.

So, #DEADPOOL2 is the perfect sequel. Doubles down on everything that fans love about the original, and fixes some of that film's issues. Huge, huge laughs that play the audience like a fiddle. @VancityReynolds destroys as Wade. Great action, fantastic comic nods. A killer ride! pic.twitter.com/KaM8gUT2Jf

— Sean O'Connell (@Sean_OConnell) May 10, 2018

Oh, #Deadpool2, How is it even possible that you were better the second time around? Great action, great laughs, surprisingly heartfelt, and an opening that hit me harder than Infinity War's ending.

— Stephen "Dirk" Libbey (@childe_dirk) May 10, 2018

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#Deadpool2 is no doubt the most violent major release since Kill Bill Volume 1. It’s also funnier than the first and has me genuinely excited for a sequel. Oh and it features a ton of Canada jokes, so of course I loved it.

— Nigel Smith (@nigelmfs) May 10, 2018

Just saw #Deadpool2. Safe to say it features the best post credits scene EVER. I’m still recovering.

— Nigel Smith (@nigelmfs) May 10, 2018

#Deadpool2 is SO MUCH FUN!!! If you enjoyed the first, you’ll enjoy this one!

— “KevTheUnworthy™” – HHN (@KevWatchedAFilm) May 10, 2018

Normally my wife falls a sleep watching movies. Not with #Deadpool2 fully engaged, non stop laughter. Best time ever had in a theater. This movie is so awesome

— Adrian (@ARoss3000) May 10, 2018

Deadpool 2 was action packed, emotional and as hilarious as expected! The film is full of brilliant cameos and moments! Well done Mr Pool #Deadpool2

— Ben (@BenIsPrettyFly) May 10, 2018

Saw it too.
You were brilliantly ghastly and horrible – loved the first movie so much and so happy sequel was equally awesome. #deadpool2 https://t.co/noZryvFm7l

— Lorraine (@reallorraine) May 11, 2018

I didn't like the first Deadpool. DEADPOOL 2 beat me into submission until I was actually enjoying myself. Also it features my now favorite post credit scene.

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) May 10, 2018

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I liked DEADPOOL 2 more than the first one (which I wasn’t a huge fan of). Slow to start but all the stuff with X-Force and Cable (and Peter!) works surprisingly well.

— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) May 10, 2018

25 Summer Movies We're Dying to See, From 'Deadpool 2' to 'Ocean's 8' (Photos)

Summer 2018 is bringing a wealth of promising movies to the cineplex. TheWrap picked some of the buzziest that we're dying to see.
May 4: "Overboard"

A remake of the 1987 original starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, 2018's "Overboard" features Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez in reversed roles. Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg directed.
Pantelion
May 4: "Tully"

The Charlize Theron-starrer was the secret screening at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and has been buzzy since. Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston and Mark Duplass also star.
May 11: "Life of the Party"

Melissa McCarthy stars as Deanna, who goes back to college after her husband unexpectedly leaves her. Maya Rudolph and Gillian Jacobs are sure to add a further level of hilarity to the film, which she co-wrote with her husband, Ben Falcone (who also directs).
New Line
May 18: "Deadpool 2"

The first "Deadpool" broke records and received stellar reviews, so we rellycan't wait for a sequel starring Josh Brolin as time-traveling mutant Cable. Oh, and Peter, who is there to help because he "saw the ad."
Fox
May 25: "Solo: A Star Wars Story"

Who isn't excited for another "Star Wars" movie, this time focusing on the young Han Solo? The stellar cast includes Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover and Emilia Clarke. And the buzz about director switchups and reshoots has raised the curiosity level.
Lucasfilm
June 8: "Ocean's 8"

Some of our favorite actresses are reprising one of our favorite franchises. The trailers have been great, and excitement for the film is on the rise. Bring it on, Sandy!
Warner Bros.
June 8: "Hotel Artemis"

A movie about a hospital that's just open for the biggest and baddest criminals? Count us in! Plus, the film boasts Jodie Foster, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, Jeff Goldblum, Jenny Slate and Sterling K. Brown.
WME Global
June 8: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"

For fans of the iconic children's TV host Fred Rogers, this documentary will be a trip down memory lane.
June 8: "Hereditary"

"Hereditary" has been dubbed one of the scariest movies of all time and was a clear breakout from the Sundance Film Festival. And especially after the success of "A Quiet Place," it's clear Hollywood has an appetite for horror flicks.
A24
June 15: "Superfly"

"grown-ish" star Trevor Jackson stars in an update of the '70s blaxploitation film about a young Harlem drug-dealer, this time set in Atlanta among the thriving hip-hop scene.
Sony
June 15: "The Incredibles 2"

Fans have been waiting 14 years for the follow-up to the 2004 original. And footage at this year's CinemaCon got attendees even more amped.
Disney
June 22: "Under the Silver Lake"

Andrew Garfield returns in this crime thriller written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. His character becomes obsessed with a murder and a kidnapping. Jimmi Simpson, Riley Keough and Topher Grace also star.
A24
June 22: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom"

The last film in the dino-franchise is the fourth-highest grossing movie of all time worldwide. And Chris Pratt looks to have his second blockbuster this year, after "Avengers: Infinity War."
Universal
June 29: "Sicario: Day of the Soldado"

Denis Villeneuve hands the directing reins to Stefano Sellima in this new crime thriller -- which shifts the focus to Benicio del Toro's former undercover agent in the drug wars along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Columbia
July 4: "The First Purge"

Don't we all want to know how the tradition of The Purge began? This movie looks terrifying and will make you want to look your doors at night.
Universal
July 6: "Ant-Man and the Wasp"

Let's be honest -- we're excited for any Marvel movie. Plus, early CinemaCon footage promised Evangeline Lilly will dominate the film and we really want to know why Paul Rudd's hero was MIA during "Infinity War."
Marvel
July 6: "Sorry to Bother You"

Boots Riley's sci-fi comedy sports a stellar cast including Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Patton Oswalt, Lakeith Stanfield, Terry Crews, Steven Yeun and Omari Hardwick -- and it's been on many people's radar since Sundance.
Annapurna
July 13: "Puzzle"

Kelly Macdonald shines in a rare leading role in this remake of an Argentine film about a competitive jigsaw puzzler. Like other films on this list, "Puzzle" also debuted at Sundance earlier this year to rave reviews.
Sony Pictures Classics
July 20: "Blindspotting"

Daveed Diggs’ racial drama was all anyone was talking about at Sundance earlier this year, with multiple studios embroiled in a bidding war for it until it went to Lionsgate.
July 27: "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout"

Photos and news about Tom Cruise doing crazy stunts for "Fallout" have been appearing everywhere for a while -- production was halted for months after he broke his ankle on the shoot. Plus, we were treated to Henry Cavill's CGI'd mustache in "Justice League" because of this movie, so there's a lot going for it.
Paramount
Aug. 3: "The Spy Who Dumped Me"

Who doesn't want to see Mila Kunis back in a comedy alongside one of the funniest women alive, Kate McKinnon?
Imagine Entertainment
Aug. 3: "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"

Chloe Grace Moretz stars in the film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, about a teenage girl forced into gay conversion therapy by her guardians.
Sundance
Aug. 10: "BlacKkKlansman"

Jordan Peele, Jason Blum and Spike Lee are teaming up for "BlacKkKlansman," a film that stars John David Washington as real-life Colorado Springs detective Ron Stallworth, the first African-American police officer who went undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Getty Images
Aug. 17: "Crazy Rich Asians"

Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan and Ken Jeong star in an adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best-selling 2013 novel about a Chinese-American professor who joins her boyfriend for a wedding in high-society Singapore.
Warner Bros.
Aug. 17: "The Happytime Murders"

The film follows the puppet cast of a '80s TV show that gets murdered one by one. Tell us that doesn't sound enticing. Plus, the film sports a great cast -- Elizabeth Banks, Melissa McCarthy, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph and Jimmy O. Yang.
STX