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Saturday, 6 September 2025

Entertainment Updates: Thunderbolts 2025


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Major (Professional) Reviews & Ratings

  • On Rotten TomatoesThunderbolts holds a Critics’ score of 88%, translating roughly to 4.4 / 5 (WikipediaBusiness Insider).

  • Metacritic’s critic average is 68 / 100, which converts to 3.4 / 5 (Metacritic).

  • AP News awarded it 3 out of 4 stars → 3.75 / 5, praising its emotional tone and character depth (AP News).

  • Swedish outlets (SvD, DN, Expressen) praised it as a “tight, well-directed spy-action adventure” with standout performances, darker tone, humor, and analog sensibility (Omni).

  • Business Insider and Decider noted its emotional gravity, mental-health focus, grounded visuals—calling it potentially one of the MCU’s more substantial entries (Business InsiderDecider).

Estimated average critic rating~3.9 / 5.


Audience & Netizen Reactions

  • Rotten Tomatoes (Audience) has a striking 95% "Certified Hot", one of the highest in MCU history—equivalent to ~4.75 / 5 (Forbes).

  • Metacritic (User Score) sits at 7.4/10, or approximately 3.7 / 5 (Metacritic).

  • CinemaScore reports an A–, roughly 4.0 / 5, while PostTrak gives 4.5 / 5 stars with 74% of viewers indicating they’d “definitely recommend” it (Wikipedia).

  • First Reactions on social media widely praise its team dynamic, emotional weight, and label it “one of the best Marvel movies in years” (Rotten Tomatoes Editorial).

  • Reddit comments reflect mixed tones:

    “So that’s it, huh? We’re some kinda... Thunderbolts.” – a playful take on the team name
    Some skepticism too—box office performance discussions and comparisons to other flops show that not everyone was entirely sold (Reddit).

Estimated audience rating~4.4 / 5.


Overall Ratings Summary

PerspectiveApprox. Score (out of 5)
Critics (average)~3.9
Audiences (average)~4.4
Overall average~4.15 / 5

Best Dialogues from Thunderbolts (2025)

Drawing from multiple sources, here are the most iconic lines—mixing emotional depth, wit, and thematic weight:


Standout Dialogues (With Context)

  1. Yelena Belova

    “We own you now.”
    Final line before the credits, signaling the team’s defiance and unity (moviesphilosophy.com).

  2. Bucky Barnes

    “The past doesn’t go away. So you can either live with it forever… or do something about it.”
    A call to action and redemption (moviesphilosophy.commotivationmaze.comScreen Rant).

  3. Yelena

    “We can’t stop him alone. No one can. But we can find a way together.”
    Establishes the theme of unity (moviesphilosophy.commotivationmaze.com).

  4. Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

    “We’re brought up with this belief that there are good guys and there are bad guys, but eventually you come to realize that there are bad guys and there are worse guys.”
    Highlights moral ambiguity and cynicism (moviesphilosophy.comMovieQuotesandMore).

  5. Yelena

    “There’s something… wrong with me. An emptiness…”
    Introduces her emotional void and grief arc (moviesphilosophy.comdonnalaprade.comthedailyjagran.com).

  6. Red Guardian (Alexei)

    “Yelena, being the hero, there is no higher calling. Your sister understood something about that.”
    A touching nod to Natasha’s legacy (moviesphilosophy.com).

  7. Additional memorable lines (humorous, introspective, or thematic) include:


Takeaway

  • Critical acclaim: ~3.9/5

  • Audience love: ~4.4/5 — among top-tier MCU responses

  • Core appeal: Character-driven storytelling, emotional stakes, grounded action, and standout performances (especially Florence Pugh and Lewis Pullman)

  • Quote power: Memorable lines that echo themes of redemption, unity, trauma, and survival



Opinion:


Agree with Critic's 3.9 rating.
The superpowers are not the focus. 
The action falls a little short for me.

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