In July 2013 at San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Brothers announced that Batman and Superman would be dueling in an epic on-screen battle.

At the time of the announcement we were all pumped about it. “Batman! Superman! One movie!” we all calculated in our heads joyfully. The premise was awesome.

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But over the following three years, our excitement became tempered. The movie got delayed, then Batman and Superman lost a release date war with Captain America (remember when Dawn of Justice and Civil War were both scheduled to open on May 6, 2016 for a few weeks? haha), and trailers that were released for this sorta-kinda Man of Steel sequel starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill were cool but didn’t get a lot of people super hyped.

And yet, through all of the waiting and dark promotional material, we’re all still eager to check it out. It goes back to the first time we heard the pitch in 2013: Batman versus Superman. Cool!

With the movie opening this weekend, fans and critics are posting their Batman v Superman reviews. Most critics are under embargo until Tuesday at 9 p.m. eastern, so for now we only have Dawn of Justice fan reviews to work off of. And they’re positive!

Something that stands out to us in these Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice reviews are the reactions to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. It sounds like she has a great opening scene. A recent trailer for the movie certainly hinted that Wonder Woman would make a powerful entrance (skip to 2:30 to see it):

Also receiving a lot of attention in these reviews? Ben Affleck’s Batman. That’s great to hear! Remember when we were all shocked by his casting?

Will the critics voice similar sentiments when they post their reviews later in the week? We’re excited to find out.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters this Friday, March 25.