First Reactions Land For GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Following the first press screenings, reactions to Marvel's first non-sequel since Captain America , Guardians of the Galaxy , have surfaced online via Twitter. Check them out after the jump!

Some of the first press screenings of Guardians of the Galaxy were held tonight, and Disney has yet again allowed the lucky viewers to share their initial reactions via social media. Is the James Gunn-directed film and Marvel's first full-blown space epic a dud? Based on the following Twitter impressions (so far), Guardians of the Galaxy could be another success story for the ever-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe. While full reviews are embargoed, check out many reactions below!

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits–Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand - with the galaxy’s fate in the balance. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is presented by Marvel Studios and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gilian, Djimon Hounsou with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Commander Rael and Benicio del Toro as The Collector. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film opens August 1, 2014