Everything was fancy and technologically advanced at Tony's place. The boombox was what the average U.S. soldier in the middle of Afghanistan would've had circa 2008.
You are kind of not supposed to like Tony in the beginning, but it’s important to see that he’s trying to be better and he’s not the same Tony at the end. Make sure to pay attention to how his character develops in each movie because it is a great journey and shows how people can learn and grow and become better if they choose to.
Welcome to the MCU, Whimsory! It's insane to think 15 years ago, the MCU began with using a mostly unknown character, an actor who had a dark past, and a mostly improvised script, yet it launched the biggest movie franchise in history. I'm really glad that their first film ended up being really good. The action, characters, and visuals are all so great. Robert Downey Jr. was an excellent choice for the role of Tony Stark. Iron Man is a great start to the MCU and who knows what the superhero genre would look like today if this film flopped.
RDJ couldn't have been a better fit for the role - in fact, he helped write and improvise the dialogue. I really couldn't imagine anyone else as Tony Stark.
I'll agree on RDJ having a troubled past and not at the top of his game, as well as the script being improvised (that is just a testament to just how good and actor RDJ is, and how good Jon Favreau is as a director) but Iron Man being unknown? No way. The character may not have been as popular as he is now, but to say he was "mostly unknown " is hyperbolic at best, disingenuous at worst.
From robin hood to batman or superman or spider-man being on the lesser end of known heroes I think iron man was probably below that. Maybe known by the crowd who knows comics even if they never read about him. In general, probably unknown and lesser than spawn or blade who already had movies for the non-comic crowds. Iron man is only well known now because of RDJ. You'd have spider-man, wolverine/xmen, Hulk and such way above him if it wasn't for the actor.
The superhero genre by this point was riding on X-Men and Spider-Man. And had the MCU failed to launch then DC may have taken their time in building a franchise rather than hurriedly copying Marvel's homework during first recess.
@@terryhiggins5077Iron Man wasn’t unknown, but he was considered a ‘C-list’ character during much of his run. I always felt that Stan Lee & Marvel really liked Iron Man, but his comic wasn’t very popular & he was left to making appearances in other, more popular comics.
The film that kicked off the MCU. Thank god Robert Downey Jr got his life together after his mighty struggle with addiction because the man is a great actor.
No, the film that kicked off the MCU was Louis Leterrier's 2008 Incredible Hulk. I know, Edward Norton lost the part because he's famously difficult to work with, but Mark Ruffalo acknowledges the film when he says (in The Avengers) "the last time I was in New York, I sort of . . . broke Harlem." The battle between Edward Norton's Hulk and Tim Roth's Abomination took place in Harlem. And She-Hulk tries to beg off becoming Abomination's attorney because 'he tried to kill her cousin Bruce.' That said, IMO this is a far better movie than Leterrier's Incredible Hulk.
@@tommc4916 Um, Iron Man released in May 2008, and Incredible Hulk released in June 2008, so even though you're saying 'No', you're clearly wrong. Unless your argument is that the 'MCU' didn't exist until a second film made it more than a one-off, which is at least an argument, although still subjective, dependent on looking at it in that fashion.
The scene where Jeff Bridges was playing piano was actually Jeff Bridges. If you want a good movie of his to watch check out The Fabulous Baker Brothers. His IRL brother, Beau Bridges, plays the other Baker brother. They both play piano in the movie and are excellent pianists.
I would definitely recommend watching the rest of the MCU movies. There are a lot and it can be a bit overwhelming at first, but it's definitely worth it 😀
First off, great Jennifer Coolidge impression! #2, great looking kitty pacing behind you; I have five. #3: when Tony is making his escape, he's not only burning the bad guys, he's destroying the Stark weapons they possess. #4: Jeff Bridges is a certified pianist; check out his movie "the Fabulous Baker Boys". #5: Jon Favreau wrote, directed and starred in "Chef"; that also had Robert Downey Jr. in it. #6: I believe Yinsen provides Tony a rooted foundation into knowing what's important in life in Tony's 'rebirth'. #7: even though Tony does talk to himself at times, a lot of times he's talking to his AI robot assistants. #8: yes, for most of Tony's life, he was sheltered, spoiled, intelligent and rich. Making technology and enjoying his riches is what he became. Unmasking the world, and being accountable for his weapons is what became first and foremost in his life. #9: you'll probably love the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); great stories and characters. They spent more time on the person, than the superhero. #10: the MCU is going back to a vampire story soon with 'Blade'. #11: GREAT REACTION!
Hey, Whimsory. I loved your reaction as always. During your outro you were talking about bad guys in film and it made me really think that *In The Line Of Fire* should be a film you would adore. Take care and keep up the great work! Cheers!
I'll be along for the ride. Going to be so fun to see this series again through a new set of eyes. They're not all amazing movies, but the full series is the greatest event in movie history imo.
Welcome to your MCU journey! Subscribed to watch along with you these awesome movies. Release order for sure, Incredible Hulk is next. There are some missteps at the start but they right the ship and its VERY worth it. By the time you get to Infinity War and Endgame you will be very invested and it will give you ALL the feels...all of them. Enjoy!
You're way cooler that your previous association to iron man was the sabbath reference. Not to say you weren't cool already, but you are legend level cool now.
The reactor-viewing community is pretty good at helping avoid spoilers. If you have Mods, it might not hurt to have them monitor your comments as a safety-net, but the community is pretty nice about it with the MCU. Though, there are haters out there. :-)
Your insights about Tony Stark's personality are spot on, in fact you'll find that (not a spoiler) one of the running themes of the 20-plus MCU universe is that Tony rubs a lot of people the wrong way
99% of the time if you have to say (not a spoiler), it's actually a spoiler. Some people don't want anything spoiled at all, meaning no implications or hints about anything that they will learn or discover in the future. I'm definitely that way, and I wouldn't want a spoiler like this because it gives me an expectation about the future of a character, instead of letting me discover the character on my own.
Half of the movie was made up on the spot. See if you can catch which parts were ad-libbed. 16:58 -- that comes back MUCH later, but... well, you'll see. 17:41 -- Phil Coulson. One of the coolest characters in the MCU. The guy Obadiah was yelling at was Peter Billingsley; he was Ralphie in "A Christmas Story". When Fury mentioned the Avengers Initiative, all of us fans were thinking of who else could be in the group. This was before they said what would be filmed; it was a great time to speculate.
Dear Whimsory, you're in for a treat and you will not be disappointed for quite some time when you follow the MCU release timeline. RDJ did indeed the best job possible portraying Tony Stark and a lot of the actors that were cast for the roles in the following movies have been picked close or similaraly well for their respective roles. It is just a bunch of action movies, made primarily to entertain the audience with fancy visuals and heroic story elements, BUT, and it is a really biiiig but, they are very competently crafted to build up on each other and paint a picture that is so much bigger than each single piece is on it's own. There are so many characters and things you're gonna love. Keep up the great work, watching your reactions immediately every time they pop up does a fine job to re-experience seeing movies for the first time myself and your outros are always a cherry on top.
Welcome to the MCU, a few pointers: 1.- Be mindful of the comments, a lot of people like to spoil plot points so be careful, some spoilers can really ruin the experience. 2.- The MCU has very good movies and very bad ones, it's mostly very good but don't skip anything just because it has bad reviews, there are still some important plot points in every movie. 3.- It's ok if you miss some stuff in your first watch, there is a lot of comic book references that the average viewer may not catch the first time they see these movies so don't feel bad if you get lost some times, it's a lot of info. 4.- Enjoy the experience!
If you aren't into the world of superhero comics, I just wrote this in comments for another channel, but it's a good overview, if I do say so myself: "DC works on more of a mythological scale, with epic and essential moral conflicts between Good and Evil. Marvel tends to have more real-world grounding, to humanize the characters, rather than elevating them above humanity as far. X-Men was the Marvel vehicle to explore LGBTQ+ and other outsider perspectives as cultural issues, rather than personal differences and the individual's identity struggle to exist within society." In addition, I'd like to add that, imo, the whole MCU is actually really impressive as a mythological pantheon for fandom -- fandom being the mythologizing of franchises for the same purposes that mythology served in past cultures (binding stories and mutual experiences to allowed for shared reality and enhanced communication. We can thank Tolkien for that idea). There are a few clunkers in the MCU Pantheon -- some of Thor's movies and all of Hulk's, notably -- but overall the entire MCU, from this movie until over a decade later with Endgame [2019], is a slow but steady climb in quality, creativity, complexity, and stakes. It's a fully worthy cycle to any student of pop culture. As well, I will add my own solitary opinion that this movie, Iron Man [2008] is the single best stand alone superhero movie of all superhero movies, and even works well as light sci-fi. (The Infinity War/Engame cycle is completely epic, but needs all of the MCU as support, which makes it not great, stand alone). But the single best superhero cycle in film, imo, is the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight (Batman) trilogy, which is a stunning analysis of modernity, and far more intellectually engaging than those movies would at first appear.
You are a good reactor. With your own character arc. One might say then that you are an .... Arc Reactor. ***thank you, thank you**** Good job. You took your Iron. One down, only awesomeness to go. Im so stoked for you. The MCU is an open road that's all untraveled road just waiting ahead for you. Congratulations. You have taken your first step into a larger world...
I liked your reaction to this movie. Tony Stark's character is constantly improving through all the movies, all the way to Avengers End Game. Most people don't like how self centered and everything thing that he is at the beginning. As time goes by and from movie to movie, people really grow to love him. When this movie came out, I had no idea what Marvel had planned. I thought they might do a trillogy of Ironman and maybe a few other movies with marvel characters. At the time, It really surprised me with that end credit scene. I knew before hand who Nick Fury was so when I saw him it instantly got my attention. Then he mentioned putting together a team. That blew my mind. I thought to myself "They're finally going to have a live action "Avengers" movie. It's about freaken time!!! YES!!!" I've been a long for the ride ever since. I love comics and I had to wait almost 30 years for the technology to finally get good enough and everything for them to finally make kick a** marvel movies which leads to an Avengers movie. If you want to see how far things have come along, look up the live action Spiderman movies they made back in the 1970's. Watch Superman 1 & 2 staring Christopher Reeve, which was really good for the time.
Hey, Whimsory! Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! "Iron Man" is the kick-off to a spectacular cinematic journey that altered the industry paradigm. The MCU is a series of 20+ interrelated films culminating in a huge 2-part movie event! The movies are all based on Marvel Comics characters who were co-created beginning in 1961 by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Unlike other comic universes, the Marvel Universe is set in our world with many of the principals residing in New York City. What is distinctive about the Marvel pantheon is that the characters all have feet of clay; they struggle to measure up to the burden of power. Stan, Jack and artist Don Heck introduced Iron Man in 1963 in the anthology title "Tales of Suspense" expressly modeling the character on Howard Hughes and deliberately going against the anti-establishment grain of the '60's by making him a capitalist arms dealer. Insulated by wealth and ego, the epiphany he experiences and the life-threatening wound he incurs as a result of his captivity made him vulnerable and relatable to a readership predisposed to mistrusting a quintessential captain of industry. Moreover, Tony, in the comics, is also humanized by being an inveterate alcoholic which is barely alluded to in the films. The trick worked and the dichotomy hooked readers. Reframing his captors from Vietnamese Communist guerrillas in the comics to Afghan Islamicist mujahideen, the first Iron Man film adapts Tony's origin and the "Iron Monger" story arc. Iron Man was a second tier Marvel character known famously for his extravagant wealth and his endless struggle with alcoholism. Jon Favreau was an indie writer/director with one mainstream comedy hit, "Elf", under his belt. Robert Downey, Jr. was a respected former Brat Packer whose bankable days were behind him and who was then known more for drug addiction, womanizing and a motor mouth. This film should not have worked. After an aborted attempt at a shared universe with the Hulk in 2003 directed by serious auteur Ang Lee, Marvel threw the dice with Tony Stark and improbably won! It was kismet. Very rarely does an actor so ideally match a role. Downey, Jr. was BORN to play Tony Stark. His arc in the MCU is one of the best character developments I've ever seen in cinema. Remember Yinsen's last words, "Don't waste your life.", because Stark never forgets them. The cast is excellent. To support RDJ, Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges was brought aboard as Obadiah Stane setting a precedent of enlisting top-tier talent for MCU films. Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts, Terrence Howard as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Paul Bettany as disembodied JARVIS and director Jon Favreau himself as Harold 'Happy' Hogan round out the Stark stable. Shaun Toub is affecting as Stark's savior Yinsen and Faran Tahir exudes menace as Ten Rings terrorist Raza. Unflappable Clark Gregg introduces SHIELD as Agent Phil Coulson and Samuel L. Jackson makes his first appearance as Director Nick Fury. Leslie Bibb has a bit part as ambitious journalist Christine Everhart as does Tim Guinee as USAF Major Allen. Blink and you'll miss Nazanin Boniadi of "Homeland" and "The Rings of Power" as a television news correspondent reporting from Gulmira and veteran character actor Bill Smitrovich as a General attending Stark's Jericho demonstration. Former child actor Peter Billingsley from the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" plays the technician chewed out by Stane for being unable to miniaturize the arc reactor. TRIVIA: 1. As a tribute to Howard Hughes, who served as a template for both Howard and Tony Stark, production was based in the former Hughes Company soundstages in Playa Vista. Tony's garage/lab is the area where Hughes assembled the H-4 Hercules airplane aka 'The Spruce Goose'. 2. The original script was discarded right before production began so each day's scenes were improvisationally workshopped between the cast, director and producers just prior to shooting resulting in an indie sensibility which Jeff Bridges has affectionately referred to as "a $200 million student film!" EASTER EGGS: 1. The Ten Rings terrorist organization refers to the ten alien rings worn by Stark's traditional comic book nemesis, The Mandarin. 2. Raza, leader of the terror cell, is named after but bears no resemblance to a cyborg space pirate from the comics who is part of a crew of interstellar corsairs and X-Men allies known as the Starjammers. 3. JARVIS is an acronym for 'Just A Rather Very Intelligent System'! The namesake for Tony's operating system is the human butler who looked after him as a child and who serves the Avengers in the comics: Edwin Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis plays a significant role in the TV series "Agent Carter" portrayed by James D'Arcy. 4. If viewed chronologically, then these are the second appearances of Coulson and Fury in the saga. CAMEO: 1. Co-creator STAN LEE shows up in every Marvel movie for a Hitchcock-style CAMEO! In "Iron Man", he's the elderly gent in the smoking jacket with his arms around two nubile blondes who gets mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony on the red carpet! Lol. END-CREDIT SCENE: 1. Almost all Marvel movies have multiple bonus scenes during and after the credits. The "Iron Man" end-credit scene shows Nick Fury approach Tony Stark about the Avenger Initiative. The next chronological stop in the MCU is "Iron Man 2" and its companion One-Shot "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer" found on DPlus.
Never seen a Jeff Bridges movie before? Well, you've potentially got some good ones in the future, dude's been in some great films that I'm sure are on your list. The Big Lebowski in particular, but Tron is another Jeff Bridges classic that I love, and The Fisher King starring Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams is one of my favorite films of all time. Look forward to you possibly getting around to some of those in the future, as well as some of the other Marvel films! Also, the fact that you found the comedic timing of that one death towards the beginning so funny makes me think you'd enjoy dark comedies like The Death of Stalin. Probly not on your list, but that's a real good dark comedy.
I had no idea when I saw this in the theater with a bunch of friends from work what a wild ride everyone had just gotten on. I thought it was funny that they mentioned the Avengers at the end cause me and this other dude who knew comics were saying "How the hell will they pull THAT off in a live action movie???"
15:24 I have often suspected that Stark works as a _CEO_ in order to fund his work as an _engineer._ He has the budget of the _one,_ but the heart of the _other._ I tell you, though, fools and their money are soon _parted,_ and I keep seeing Stark working on his projects in fairly unintelligent _places._ Like here, for example. He's working on a suit with _rockets_ built in. That means he's working with _rocket_ fuel which has the potential to _explode._ So what's with all these _cars,_ nearby? They look fairly _expensive._ Am I _really_ supposed to believe he can't move them somewhere _else?_
sooo ..you're saying you won't be watching the new Exorcist movie that JUST rolled out? The Exorcist: Believer. this time, 2 young girls become possessed at once!😮😂😊
I've liked your videos before but I have literally subscribed just to go through this journey with you. It's OK you think Tony is scum. Honestly, that's the point.
You really need finish Marvels it's important Tony is a big deal then you get to space with Gardians of the galaxy and thor camptain America it goes on and there is a story and you just started can't wait for you to see it all Orevior.
Started the MCU films in release order. CHECK. Avoid spoilers. CHECK. Enjoyed the 1st movie of MCU Phase I. CHECK. Expressed an interest in Jeff Bridges. CHECK. Nailed a Jennifer Coolidge impression. CHECK. Keep it going and I'm certain you won't be disappointed. :)
The only thing that bothers me is that Jeff Bridges is such a great actor that it's a pity he was cast as a villain, and couldn't play a recurring character. Maybe he can come back as Star Man.
Same with the big stick idea, you don't let the bad guys play with your toys. It's not that he was looking away but that he was betrayed. Had his 'electronic heart' ripped out as just another golden egg to sell just like the weapons he made.
Jeff Bridges has had great roles, but his most funny and iconic is in THE BIG LEBOWSKI (which is #209 on the IMDB 250, if you're counting). 😄 The Marvel movies (at least through Avengers: Endgame) work for some of the same reasons the Lord of the Rings movies do: 1) Written and produced by fans of the source material; 2) Near-perfect casting of the major character roles; 3) Heavy emphasis on character development!
YES! Order of release is so much better! You get to see the progression (and in some instances regression) in their storytelling and filmmaking! It also paces the series better - almost like an anthology.
I disagree, the chronology order(which isn’t too far off from release order) seems better in my opinion, I think it works better when you watch ant man 2, then wonder what happened to the people in the post credit scene, then go on to watch Thor 3, then infinity war then endgame right afterwards, much more of a cinematic experience.
No, no , no! A first timer will not understand what's going on and with the end credit scenes there are spoilers!!!! Stay the release date order, you will have a more pleasurable experience.
@@patricgmuer2988 While the experience is up for debate, one upside for release order is it will always be release order, whereas following chronology order can always be trumped by the subsequent release of movies and shows that need to slot in to places you have already passed.
Hi, Whimsory! Just a thought on Stan Lee- He WAS playing himself; the joke is that Tony saw him from behind with some models and assumed he was Hefner. Beyond the joke, the scene is an indicator of Tony's mind at that point: He can visualize intricate machinery with perfect accuracy, but other people are just faceless shapes to him, leading him to forget names and mistake identities.
@@michaelmcgrath6917 He may have been cosplaying as Hef but he certainly was not meant to BE Hef. The joke was most definetely that it's a mistake on Tony's behalf. From an interview with Stan: IGN TV: Are you doing a cameo in Iron Man? Lee: That's the best of all! I'm with three blondes and Tony Stark mistakes me for Hugh Hefner. I won't tell you the rest, but it's very funny.
Tony saying he was Iron Man was such a refreshing moment in superhero movie history. They don’t have to have him hide his identity and come up with reasons why he randomly disappears when there’s trouble.
Great reaction video as always. Welcome to the MCU, it's a wild ride with lots of great characters to fall in love with.. Can't believe you haven't seen any other Jeff Bridges films. You should definitely check out The Big Lebowski!
The old man Tony called “Hef”(as in Playboy founder Hugh Hefner) is Stan Lee. He passed away just a few years ago. As a writer, he(along with late artist Jack Kirby) basically created the majority of the heroes and villains in Marvel Comics back in the 1960s. Stan Lee gave us Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, X-Men, Dr. Strange, etc. He will have cameos in all of the future MCU films you will eventually watch. 👍🏼 EDIT: ok. You mentioned Stan Lee lol
i mean yea, he was arrogant, selfish, a womanizer (a bit of a misogynist), and irresponsible, but he was also funny, witty, charming, and when it mattered the most, his heart was always in the right place
Only advice, besides keep watching at least through Endgane ... careful reading the comments. These have become so rooted in pop culture that even people who don't think they're giving spoilers, might be giving spoilers. Martin Scorsese be damned, these movies are worth it.
Thanks for watching this. Two the of best actors around and it looks like they are having a blast doing it. Hopefully you'll get to watch more Jeff Bridges films, for example: Startman, The Fisher King, Fearless, Tron, Tucker, The Big Lebowski and True Grit to name a few. Robert Downey has his moments too like: Chaplin, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!, Less Than Zero and Natural Born Killers. Enjoy them as much as this one. 🤘
Fun fact, this is the only marvel movie that rdj wore an actual iron man outfit, he discovered how uncomfortable it was and decided to go with a cgi suit.
Welcome to the MCU Whimsory!! I can't wait for you to go on this incredible journey through Avengers: Endgame. As others have said, watching in release order is a must, because there are so many references and callbacks to previous movies. Two other things: 1) Always, always watch through the credits. Every movie has at least one mid or post-credits scene; many have two or three. 2) Have fun watching for Stan Lee's cameos! He has some hilarious ones in later movies. Greatly looking forward to this journey with you! 😊
Yes, Tony was put on the path of a superhero from Yinsen's sacrifice and final words. "I finally know what it is that I have to do" is how Tony verbalises this awareness to Pepper. It shows that he was aimless before, but now has a purpose. If anything, this learning of Yinsen's lesson is Tony's true superpower. When he encounters a lesson, he learns from it and evolves. One of the most clear examples in this movie is the icing problem. It nearly killed him, so he upgraded to avoid the issue in the future. He has natural talent/skill in engineering, and his brilliance and ego are also big elements of his character, but he will always learn from his failures. I hope you do go all the way through the MCU, at least until the end of Phase 3 (you'll learn more as you go, if you don't already know). When these came out they were not as obviously intertwined as we found out in hindsight. But if you pay attention (and it's obvious that you do), you'll find lots of payoffs down the track as they had a clear plan for how the characters would come together and how they'd need to tell each story. Not all of it works perfectly, but for such an ambitious project they did an astounding job when you look at it as a whole. Essentially I'm saying to keep going even if a couple of the early movies don't grab you as much as others. They're almost all important in the overall scheme of things.
The reason Tony has such incredible tech but was listening to the boombox while moving is because he was traveling with the military, and they dont have all the fun toys he does 😉
There's also Marvel films that aren't apart of the shared Marvel Cinematic Universe such as the Sam Rami Spider-Man Trilogy and the Fox X-Men films including Deadpool. Long story cut short but in the 1990s Marvel were facing bankruptcy so in hopes of making money they solid off the movie rights to many of there IPs. Sony got Spider-Man along with related characters and Fox got X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc. Characters like Antman, Hulk, Punisher, Daredevil, Ghostrider were always grabbed by studios but Spider-Man and X-Men are the two biggest. So all of these films like X-Men, Spider-Man, etc. These are not set within the MCU but are still Marvel films. People did try to crossover these films with plans of small cameos, according to rumours an X-Men character would've shown up in Spider-Man but it never happened. Marvel then decided to create there own films in house and thus the MCU was born with Iron Man in 2008. This gave birth to a shared universe of Marvel films but Marvel still did not own the movie rights to some of there biggest characters. But regardless they had most of there rights so they started plans on introducing The Avengers to the big screen by releasing solo films to introduce each member and build up to The Avengers. Meanwhile Marvel worked on making deals with Sony so that they could maybe have Spider-Man in the MCU, same with Fox as well with The X-Men. Sony agreed and that's why we have MCU Spider-Man films but Fox held off and that's why there's no MCU X-Men movies. But I did hear rumours that they wanted X-Men cameos in the MCU which would'nt brought the Fox X-Men films into the MCU but that never happened. As of 2019 Disney bought Fox so Marvel does have the rights to X-Men and can introduce them into the MCU, just a matter of how and when. Oh yeah there's a bunch of non MCU Marvel films that are great. NON MCU MARVEL FILMS RECOMMAND; Blade (1998) Blade II (2002) Blade: Trinity (2004) *X-MEN:* X-Men (2000) X2: X-Men United (2003) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) X-Men: First Class (2011) The Wolverine (2013) X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Deadpool (2016) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Logan (2017) Deadpool 2 (2018) X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) *SPIDER-MAN:* Spider-Man (2002) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man 3 (2007) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Venom (2018) Venom 2 (2021)
As good as many of the Marvel movies are, I hope you still react to plenty of movies outside of superhero ones. There are so many reaction channels that become bogged down with nothing but the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even if you only watch the movies and not the TV shows, there's 32 of them so far.
Agreed. I've been a fan of comics and comic book movies since the 80's and don't even want to see her get flooded by the last 20ish years of comics movies. The MCU ended up being geared away from source material fans to bring in the lowest common denominator for more ticket sales and is causing the while genre to collapse under it's own weight. I've seen reaction channels get consumed by them or some start out with them just for the clicks and views. I think she's better than the type that does that so I'm not too worried.
I agree with this, but ultimately, she should do whatever she wants with her channel. I appreciate her choice of films so far, and every other reaction channel has already done these MCU movies. In fact, it seems like every channel in existence does the same stuff, even roughly around the same time. You can go years without seeing a reaction to a specific film and then all of a sudden, everyone does it the same week like everyone just copies off of each other. It's refreshing when reactors really do their own thing.
You should ALWAYS watch the end credits. Even when there aren't mid credit scenes, there may be other stuff in the end credits that is worth waiting for. In The Naked Gun they put a lot of jokes in the credit lines. In The Hunt for Red October among the cast there is the line "Stanley - Himself" In RoboCop, instead of the normal copyright warning, you are threatened with prosecution by enforcement droids. In Aliens you can hear a facehugger scurry around at the end of the credits. At the end of Aladdin (1992) the genie pops up one last time. In WALL-E there is fun animation that extends the story beyond the movie. And then there are the mid-credit scenes not everybody knows about. In The Avengers (2012) there is not only the mid-credit scene, but also a scene after the credits. In Ferris Bueller's Day Off there's a famous after-credits scene, also referenced in Deadpool. In Monsters Inc. they do a little musical and a blooper reel. Jackie Chan movies generally have a blooper / stunt reel during the credits. And to be fair, that's where all the people are listed that made this movie for you, and it give you an opportunity to enjoy some of the music score. (I'm a huge film score fan...)
You have this oddness about you in the most fantastic way...like a mime....idk....please know I say all that as a compliment. Love your channel, reaction and review afterword. You put obvious effort into your videos and we get to reward ourselves by watching!
Note that Obadiah Stane voiced the fact that he thought he could run Stark Industries better than Tony, but his motivation was really about money and power. He sold weapons under the table to American adversaries, not because he was disillusioned with America or anything like that. He wanted to prolong conflict by leveling the playing field. Greed and lust for power was behind his actions, not just a feeling of jealousy against Tony. In the scene where he talks to Tony next to the Arc Reactor, he tells him that "We're Iron Mongers (emphasis mine). What we do keeps the world from falling into chaos." By selling weapons to both sides, he is not trying to stay that fall. He is trying to fuel the chaos. Chaos is a ladder, it's been said (thanks Game of Thrones), and for Stane, that is the ladder to power he chose.
The MCU is basically a shared universe of films and later TV shows that captures the connected universe of the Marvel comics with how characters, teams, and events would exist together in this comic universe of marvel comics. Marvel also has it's own multiverse with alternate takes on characters and universes as a whole but Earth-616, also known as Prime Universe is Marvels mainline continuity. The MCU takes place on Earth-199999 it's own continuity that is inspired by the comics but not a complete re-telling. Iron Man as a whole stays extremally close to his comic book origin with the time period being the only big change. In the comics iron Man origin took place in Vietnam, comic released in the 1960s so naturally this was used as the modern conflict at the time. But everything from getting hit by shrapnel to being captured to meeting Ho Yinsen (scientist that helped Tony in the cave) and building the Iron Man suit is pulled from his origin origin, just changed to Afghanistan. Tony in the comics does come up with a cover story that Iron Man was his Body Guard while in the film this idea is brought up and was meant to be what Tony says to the public but he instead reveals that He Is Iron Man in an iconic line. Nick Fury at the end is also from the comics and ties together the greater Marvel Universe with "The Avengers" something you'll discover soon. Samuel Jackson actually was the face of Nick Fury in the Ultimate Marvel Comics. Little history but in the 2000s Marvel wanted to go back to the golden age of there comics, a reboot showcasing younger versions of there characters. so in 2000 Ultimate Spider-Man was released a new universe starting with Spider-Man in the year 2000 that acted as a modernized, re-imagined take on these characters. As it's a new universe and continuity Marvel were free to change whatever they wanted so Nick Fury was created in the likeness of Samuel Jackson (His Mainline Earth-616 Counterpart was white so looked nothing like Jackson). Samuel Jackson walked into a comic book shop and saw his face on the cover of a Marvel comic. He called up his agent and he got into contact with Marvel who revealed that they were planning on making Marvel films and that they wanted Jackson to play Nick Fury. This would've been in the early 2000s so a few years before Iron Man. Overall the MCU pulls heavily from both the mainline comics of Earth-616 and the Ultimate Universe to create something new and fresh. The next MCU film The Incredible Hulk pulls more so from the Hulk's origin in the Ultimate Universe but Hulk as a character is closer to his Mainline counterpart. But for the most part the MCU is more inspired by the mainline comics but like I said pulls from the Ultimate Universe as well.
Nice reaction again. One of Robert Downey, Jr.s best early performances is "Less Than Zero." For a Jeff Bridges dive, I recommend starting with "The Fabulous Baker Boys." Highly under rated, IMO.
Stan Lee's goal when he created Tony Stark was to make superhero who was a jerk but you liked him anyway. Robert Downey Jr. has also been described the same way so the casting was perfect. RDJ has recently said that he's spent the last decade basically just playing himself so much so he's forgotten how actually act.
It wasn't that he was a jerk or meant to be one (for instance, in his first runs, we see that he's a very good boss to his employees. And he's pretty nice. Not a jerk.), but that he was at the intersection of several categories (rich, capitalist, weapons manufacturer) which would make him distasteful on sight to a lot of people (mainly young "hippies" from the time he was created). The challenge was then to add enough nuances and depths, to show that he was a good man nonetheless, in order to have those readers who would have hated a lot of people "like" (in a superficial way) him in real life empathize with the character and like or even love him. I've never heard of RDJ being described as a jerk, on the contrary. I think (and this is just a speculation) that while RDJ, like many actors, dug into part of himself to act as MCU Tony Stark, I think he took a little bit of Tony Stark (especially his confidence) in return. Especially because, to please the fan, he played up at being "just like Tony Stark" (but if you see him before, he was not as "Tony Starkest" before playing the character. If you get what I mean. So it's still a performance.). While I get what he's saying, I don't think him feeling very similar to the character mean he wasn't still acting (or forgot how to act) and that it didn't ask him any work to play some of the scenes he did as Tony Stark. I'm pointing that out because some fans undermine his performance as Tony Stark by saying that "He was just playing himself". Not saying you're one of them, but it's a pet peeves.
I loved your reaction, Whimsory. You should do some DC films too, I suggest that you start with 'Batman Begins', then 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
I could see where you were going when you said that usually you look at behind the scenes videos and stuff like that. I agree, it would be almost impossible to avoid spoilers with these movies at this point if you do that, so better not to. Tony Stark is a very flawed character, but a very fun and interesting one. I bet you'll enjoy how his story develops.
Traditionally it’s common for the secret identity of heroes in the comics. Even in the Ironman comics. This is usually a trope because we the audience can point out the holes in this idea. But they decided to be unconventional and not go that way and it worked with the Downy’s performance as Tony Stark .
I agree 💯 with your comic expert buddy. Iron Man all the way! It's arguably my favorite from the MCU, maybe from nostalgia. Continue loving your reactions and your formula.
You will notice that Pepper gives as good as she gets. The casting is impeccable. Tony's driver / bodyguard (Happy Hogan) is John Favreau, the director of all the Iron Man movies
You started the Marvel cinematic universe, Whimsory. Can’t wait for your Guardians of the Galaxy 3 reaction, sometime in the next year or two or three. No rush.
@@thejamppa I’m assuming & hoping that Whimsory will watch the Marvel universe in release date order. Although this is her channel & she can watch them in any order she wants.
I can promise you this, if you stick with the MCU, Tony Stark has one of the greatest character arcs you'll ever see. Great reaction, and I really hope that you continue!
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Everything was fancy and technologically advanced at Tony's place. The boombox was what the average U.S. soldier in the middle of Afghanistan would've had circa 2008.
You are kind of not supposed to like Tony in the beginning, but it’s important to see that he’s trying to be better and he’s not the same Tony at the end. Make sure to pay attention to how his character develops in each movie because it is a great journey and shows how people can learn and grow and become better if they choose to.
Welcome to the MCU, Whimsory! It's insane to think 15 years ago, the MCU began with using a mostly unknown character, an actor who had a dark past, and a mostly improvised script, yet it launched the biggest movie franchise in history. I'm really glad that their first film ended up being really good. The action, characters, and visuals are all so great. Robert Downey Jr. was an excellent choice for the role of Tony Stark.
Iron Man is a great start to the MCU and who knows what the superhero genre would look like today if this film flopped.
RDJ couldn't have been a better fit for the role - in fact, he helped write and improvise the dialogue. I really couldn't imagine anyone else as Tony Stark.
I'll agree on RDJ having a troubled past and not at the top of his game, as well as the script being improvised (that is just a testament to just how good and actor RDJ is, and how good Jon Favreau is as a director) but Iron Man being unknown? No way. The character may not have been as popular as he is now, but to say he was "mostly unknown " is hyperbolic at best, disingenuous at worst.
From robin hood to batman or superman or spider-man being on the lesser end of known heroes I think iron man was probably below that.
Maybe known by the crowd who knows comics even if they never read about him.
In general, probably unknown and lesser than spawn or blade who already had movies for the non-comic crowds.
Iron man is only well known now because of RDJ. You'd have spider-man, wolverine/xmen, Hulk and such way above him if it wasn't for the actor.
The superhero genre by this point was riding on X-Men and Spider-Man. And had the MCU failed to launch then DC may have taken their time in building a franchise rather than hurriedly copying Marvel's homework during first recess.
@@terryhiggins5077Iron Man wasn’t unknown, but he was considered a ‘C-list’ character during much of his run. I always felt that Stan Lee & Marvel really liked Iron Man, but his comic wasn’t very popular & he was left to making appearances in other, more popular comics.
The film that kicked off the MCU. Thank god Robert Downey Jr got his life together after his mighty struggle with addiction because the man is a great actor.
Agreed, and it’s likely that his own life struggles are what helped him make Tony Stark such a great character.
I miss this MCU. Such great story telling.
No, the film that kicked off the MCU was Louis Leterrier's 2008 Incredible Hulk. I know, Edward Norton lost the part because he's famously difficult to work with, but Mark Ruffalo acknowledges the film when he says (in The Avengers) "the last time I was in New York, I sort of . . . broke Harlem."
The battle between Edward Norton's Hulk and Tim Roth's Abomination took place in Harlem. And She-Hulk tries to beg off becoming Abomination's attorney because 'he tried to kill her cousin Bruce.'
That said, IMO this is a far better movie than Leterrier's Incredible Hulk.
@@tommc4916 Um, Iron Man released in May 2008, and Incredible Hulk released in June 2008, so even though you're saying 'No', you're clearly wrong. Unless your argument is that the 'MCU' didn't exist until a second film made it more than a one-off, which is at least an argument, although still subjective, dependent on looking at it in that fashion.
@@mskain4896 Well, thank you so much for not being a jerk about it. 🙄
The scene where Jeff Bridges was playing piano was actually Jeff Bridges. If you want a good movie of his to watch check out The Fabulous Baker Brothers. His IRL brother, Beau Bridges, plays the other Baker brother. They both play piano in the movie and are excellent pianists.
_The Fabulous Baker Boys_
Whimsory's videos are 50% movie and 50% cat. I'm here for it 😄
facts
The movie or the cat?
Meow
Chat?
I guess there was a cat... hmm
I would definitely recommend watching the rest of the MCU movies. There are a lot and it can be a bit overwhelming at first, but it's definitely worth it 😀
You're gonna love the Marvel ride. Happy to be here for it. 🎉
Tony doesn’t talk to himself. He talks to his Robots and AI friends. Big, big difference!
2 words, Tron Legacy, a Jeff Bridges master work
also skip tron 1 it's boring af lol
I wasn't expecting the spot on Jennifer Coolidge impression. Freaking awesome. 😂😂😂
See The Big Lebowski.... you'll love it and it stars Jeff Bridges in his most identifiable role.
And it’s just a great and iconic movie.
First off, great Jennifer Coolidge impression!
#2, great looking kitty pacing behind you; I have five.
#3: when Tony is making his escape, he's not only burning the bad guys, he's destroying the Stark weapons they possess.
#4: Jeff Bridges is a certified pianist; check out his movie "the Fabulous Baker Boys".
#5: Jon Favreau wrote, directed and starred in "Chef"; that also had Robert Downey Jr. in it.
#6: I believe Yinsen provides Tony a rooted foundation into knowing what's important in life in Tony's 'rebirth'.
#7: even though Tony does talk to himself at times, a lot of times he's talking to his AI robot assistants.
#8: yes, for most of Tony's life, he was sheltered, spoiled, intelligent and rich. Making technology and enjoying his riches is what he became. Unmasking the world, and being accountable for his weapons is what became first and foremost in his life.
#9: you'll probably love the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); great stories and characters. They spent more time on the person, than the superhero.
#10: the MCU is going back to a vampire story soon with 'Blade'.
#11: GREAT REACTION!
Hey, Whimsory. I loved your reaction as always. During your outro you were talking about bad guys in film and it made me really think that *In The Line Of Fire* should be a film you would adore. Take care and keep up the great work! Cheers!
I'll be along for the ride. Going to be so fun to see this series again through a new set of eyes. They're not all amazing movies, but the full series is the greatest event in movie history imo.
This is the start of the journey. This is also the first content I've seen from your channel. It will be a hell of a ride! :D
John Favaro, however it's spelled, was also in the 90s Daredevil movie, another marvel superhero.
Welcome to your MCU journey! Subscribed to watch along with you these awesome movies. Release order for sure, Incredible Hulk is next. There are some missteps at the start but they right the ship and its VERY worth it. By the time you get to Infinity War and Endgame you will be very invested and it will give you ALL the feels...all of them. Enjoy!
You're way cooler that your previous association to iron man was the sabbath reference. Not to say you weren't cool already, but you are legend level cool now.
The reactor-viewing community is pretty good at helping avoid spoilers. If you have Mods, it might not hurt to have them monitor your comments as a safety-net, but the community is pretty nice about it with the MCU. Though, there are haters out there.
:-)
Whimsory is absolutely the best Superheroine of fantastic movie reactions and commentary!
Your insights about Tony Stark's personality are spot on, in fact you'll find that (not a spoiler) one of the running themes of the 20-plus MCU universe is that Tony rubs a lot of people the wrong way
99% of the time if you have to say (not a spoiler), it's actually a spoiler. Some people don't want anything spoiled at all, meaning no implications or hints about anything that they will learn or discover in the future. I'm definitely that way, and I wouldn't want a spoiler like this because it gives me an expectation about the future of a character, instead of letting me discover the character on my own.
Half of the movie was made up on the spot. See if you can catch which parts were ad-libbed.
16:58 -- that comes back MUCH later, but... well, you'll see.
17:41 -- Phil Coulson. One of the coolest characters in the MCU.
The guy Obadiah was yelling at was Peter Billingsley; he was Ralphie in "A Christmas Story".
When Fury mentioned the Avengers Initiative, all of us fans were thinking of who else could be in the group. This was before they said what would be filmed; it was a great time to speculate.
Dear Whimsory, you're in for a treat and you will not be disappointed for quite some time when you follow the MCU release timeline. RDJ did indeed the best job possible portraying Tony Stark and a lot of the actors that were cast for the roles in the following movies have been picked close or similaraly well for their respective roles. It is just a bunch of action movies, made primarily to entertain the audience with fancy visuals and heroic story elements, BUT, and it is a really biiiig but, they are very competently crafted to build up on each other and paint a picture that is so much bigger than each single piece is on it's own. There are so many characters and things you're gonna love. Keep up the great work, watching your reactions immediately every time they pop up does a fine job to re-experience seeing movies for the first time myself and your outros are always a cherry on top.
One I think would be a good pallette cleanser... The Neverending Story.
Never enjoyed that flick! When Artax drowns in the Swamps of Sadness? And that kid is all, "ARTAAHAHAHAAAXXX!" 😭
@@Nicolas.Vincentnot saying the movie isn't traumatizing... Just a break from the typical
He wasn't talking to himself. He was talking to his robots!
I like your insight in to the films, sometimes you point things out I never thought of before. Keep up the good work.
Gulmira was Yensin's home town too. :( that's one reason Tony was so mad.
Thank you! I always enjoy your reactions and especially your in depth commentaries.
"Hef", btw was Stan Lee (one of Marvel's creators). Keep your eyes peeled for his cameos and welcome to a wonderful journey!
OK, should have waiting until the end, lol
Love your raw reactions, in the moment, as the movie plays. Don't change, keep it real. Subscribed.
Faran Tahir(leader of The Ten Rings) has a more sympathetic role as a starship captain in "Star Trek(2009)."
Good impersonation of Jennifer. You make this too easy - The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges. Your fans agree.
Welcome to the MCU, a few pointers: 1.- Be mindful of the comments, a lot of people like to spoil plot points so be careful, some spoilers can really ruin the experience. 2.- The MCU has very good movies and very bad ones, it's mostly very good but don't skip anything just because it has bad reviews, there are still some important plot points in every movie. 3.- It's ok if you miss some stuff in your first watch, there is a lot of comic book references that the average viewer may not catch the first time they see these movies so don't feel bad if you get lost some times, it's a lot of info. 4.- Enjoy the experience!
If you aren't into the world of superhero comics, I just wrote this in comments for another channel, but it's a good overview, if I do say so myself:
"DC works on more of a mythological scale, with epic and essential moral conflicts between Good and Evil. Marvel tends to have more real-world grounding, to humanize the characters, rather than elevating them above humanity as far. X-Men was the Marvel vehicle to explore LGBTQ+ and other outsider perspectives as cultural issues, rather than personal differences and the individual's identity struggle to exist within society."
In addition, I'd like to add that, imo, the whole MCU is actually really impressive as a mythological pantheon for fandom -- fandom being the mythologizing of franchises for the same purposes that mythology served in past cultures (binding stories and mutual experiences to allowed for shared reality and enhanced communication. We can thank Tolkien for that idea). There are a few clunkers in the MCU Pantheon -- some of Thor's movies and all of Hulk's, notably -- but overall the entire MCU, from this movie until over a decade later with Endgame [2019], is a slow but steady climb in quality, creativity, complexity, and stakes. It's a fully worthy cycle to any student of pop culture.
As well, I will add my own solitary opinion that this movie, Iron Man [2008] is the single best stand alone superhero movie of all superhero movies, and even works well as light sci-fi. (The Infinity War/Engame cycle is completely epic, but needs all of the MCU as support, which makes it not great, stand alone). But the single best superhero cycle in film, imo, is the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight (Batman) trilogy, which is a stunning analysis of modernity, and far more intellectually engaging than those movies would at first appear.
You are a good reactor. With your own character arc. One might say then that you are an .... Arc Reactor.
***thank you, thank you****
Good job. You took your Iron.
One down, only awesomeness to go. Im so stoked for you. The MCU is an open road that's all untraveled road just waiting ahead for you.
Congratulations. You have taken your first step into a larger world...
I liked your reaction to this movie. Tony Stark's character is constantly improving through all the movies, all the way to Avengers End Game. Most people don't like how self centered and everything thing that he is at the beginning. As time goes by and from movie to movie, people really grow to love him. When this movie came out, I had no idea what Marvel had planned. I thought they might do a trillogy of Ironman and maybe a few other movies with marvel characters. At the time, It really surprised me with that end credit scene. I knew before hand who Nick Fury was so when I saw him it instantly got my attention. Then he mentioned putting together a team. That blew my mind. I thought to myself "They're finally going to have a live action "Avengers" movie. It's about freaken time!!! YES!!!" I've been a long for the ride ever since. I love comics and I had to wait almost 30 years for the technology to finally get good enough and everything for them to finally make kick a** marvel movies which leads to an Avengers movie. If you want to see how far things have come along, look up the live action Spiderman movies they made back in the 1970's. Watch Superman 1 & 2 staring Christopher Reeve, which was really good for the time.
The first Marvel Property made into a movie was....
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Howard The Duck - 1986
jafar is a great villain! you're crazy
Hey, Whimsory! Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! "Iron Man" is the kick-off to a spectacular cinematic journey that altered the industry paradigm. The MCU is a series of 20+ interrelated films culminating in a huge 2-part movie event! The movies are all based on Marvel Comics characters who were co-created beginning in 1961 by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Unlike other comic universes, the Marvel Universe is set in our world with many of the principals residing in New York City. What is distinctive about the Marvel pantheon is that the characters all have feet of clay; they struggle to measure up to the burden of power. Stan, Jack and artist Don Heck introduced Iron Man in 1963 in the anthology title "Tales of Suspense" expressly modeling the character on Howard Hughes and deliberately going against the anti-establishment grain of the '60's by making him a capitalist arms dealer. Insulated by wealth and ego, the epiphany he experiences and the life-threatening wound he incurs as a result of his captivity made him vulnerable and relatable to a readership predisposed to mistrusting a quintessential captain of industry. Moreover, Tony, in the comics, is also humanized by being an inveterate alcoholic which is barely alluded to in the films. The trick worked and the dichotomy hooked readers. Reframing his captors from Vietnamese Communist guerrillas in the comics to Afghan Islamicist mujahideen, the first Iron Man film adapts Tony's origin and the "Iron Monger" story arc.
Iron Man was a second tier Marvel character known famously for his extravagant wealth and his endless struggle with alcoholism. Jon Favreau was an indie writer/director with one mainstream comedy hit, "Elf", under his belt. Robert Downey, Jr. was a respected former Brat Packer whose bankable days were behind him and who was then known more for drug addiction, womanizing and a motor mouth. This film should not have worked. After an aborted attempt at a shared universe with the Hulk in 2003 directed by serious auteur Ang Lee, Marvel threw the dice with Tony Stark and improbably won! It was kismet. Very rarely does an actor so ideally match a role. Downey, Jr. was BORN to play Tony Stark. His arc in the MCU is one of the best character developments I've ever seen in cinema. Remember Yinsen's last words, "Don't waste your life.", because Stark never forgets them.
The cast is excellent. To support RDJ, Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges was brought aboard as Obadiah Stane setting a precedent of enlisting top-tier talent for MCU films. Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts, Terrence Howard as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Paul Bettany as disembodied JARVIS and director Jon Favreau himself as Harold 'Happy' Hogan round out the Stark stable. Shaun Toub is affecting as Stark's savior Yinsen and Faran Tahir exudes menace as Ten Rings terrorist Raza. Unflappable Clark Gregg introduces SHIELD as Agent Phil Coulson and Samuel L. Jackson makes his first appearance as Director Nick Fury. Leslie Bibb has a bit part as ambitious journalist Christine Everhart as does Tim Guinee as USAF Major Allen. Blink and you'll miss Nazanin Boniadi of "Homeland" and "The Rings of Power" as a television news correspondent reporting from Gulmira and veteran character actor Bill Smitrovich as a General attending Stark's Jericho demonstration. Former child actor Peter Billingsley from the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" plays the technician chewed out by Stane for being unable to miniaturize the arc reactor.
TRIVIA:
1. As a tribute to Howard Hughes, who served as a template for both Howard and Tony Stark, production was based in the former Hughes Company soundstages in Playa Vista. Tony's garage/lab is the area where Hughes assembled the H-4 Hercules airplane aka 'The Spruce Goose'.
2. The original script was discarded right before production began so each day's scenes were improvisationally workshopped between the cast, director and producers just prior to shooting resulting in an indie sensibility which Jeff Bridges has affectionately referred to as "a $200 million student film!"
EASTER EGGS:
1. The Ten Rings terrorist organization refers to the ten alien rings worn by Stark's traditional comic book nemesis, The Mandarin.
2. Raza, leader of the terror cell, is named after but bears no resemblance to a cyborg space pirate from the comics who is part of a crew of interstellar corsairs and X-Men allies known as the Starjammers.
3. JARVIS is an acronym for 'Just A Rather Very Intelligent System'! The namesake for Tony's operating system is the human butler who looked after him as a child and who serves the Avengers in the comics: Edwin Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis plays a significant role in the TV series "Agent Carter" portrayed by James D'Arcy.
4. If viewed chronologically, then these are the second appearances of Coulson and Fury in the saga.
CAMEO:
1. Co-creator STAN LEE shows up in every Marvel movie for a Hitchcock-style CAMEO! In "Iron Man", he's the elderly gent in the smoking jacket with his arms around two nubile blondes who gets mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony on the red carpet! Lol.
END-CREDIT SCENE:
1. Almost all Marvel movies have multiple bonus scenes during and after the credits. The "Iron Man" end-credit scene shows Nick Fury approach Tony Stark about the Avenger Initiative.
The next chronological stop in the MCU is "Iron Man 2" and its companion One-Shot "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer" found on DPlus.
Never seen a Jeff Bridges movie before? Well, you've potentially got some good ones in the future, dude's been in some great films that I'm sure are on your list. The Big Lebowski in particular, but Tron is another Jeff Bridges classic that I love, and The Fisher King starring Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams is one of my favorite films of all time. Look forward to you possibly getting around to some of those in the future, as well as some of the other Marvel films!
Also, the fact that you found the comedic timing of that one death towards the beginning so funny makes me think you'd enjoy dark comedies like The Death of Stalin. Probly not on your list, but that's a real good dark comedy.
I had no idea when I saw this in the theater with a bunch of friends from work what a wild ride everyone had just gotten on. I thought it was funny that they mentioned the Avengers at the end cause me and this other dude who knew comics were saying "How the hell will they pull THAT off in a live action movie???"
25:28 omg I almost spit my drink out
15:24 I have often suspected that Stark works as a _CEO_ in order to fund his work as an _engineer._ He has the budget of the _one,_ but the heart of the _other._
I tell you, though, fools and their money are soon _parted,_ and I keep seeing Stark working on his projects in fairly unintelligent _places._ Like here, for example.
He's working on a suit with _rockets_ built in. That means he's working with _rocket_ fuel which has the potential to _explode._ So what's with all these _cars,_ nearby? They look fairly _expensive._ Am I _really_ supposed to believe he can't move them somewhere _else?_
16:46 See? This is what _happens._
I don't want to derail the MCU watching (because it's exciting), but if you want an awesome Jeff Bridges movie you should check out the Big Lebowski.
There's a reference to Lebowski in later MCU Movies (apologies for spoilers).
you're adorable respectfully lol glad to see you jumping into the mcu definitely ready to join you on this new journey
If u going down this path i feel endgame would be were you stop
But to each there own
sooo ..you're saying you won't be watching the new Exorcist movie that JUST rolled out? The Exorcist: Believer. this time, 2 young girls become possessed at once!😮😂😊
I've liked your videos before but I have literally subscribed just to go through this journey with you.
It's OK you think Tony is scum.
Honestly, that's the point.
You really need finish Marvels it's important Tony is a big deal then you get to space with Gardians of the galaxy and thor camptain America it goes on and there is a story and you just started can't wait for you to see it all Orevior.
Geez, I forgot how good Iron Man was, since that time, Disney has annihilated Marvel superhero movies and Star Wars movies.
Started the MCU films in release order. CHECK.
Avoid spoilers. CHECK.
Enjoyed the 1st movie of MCU Phase I. CHECK.
Expressed an interest in Jeff Bridges. CHECK.
Nailed a Jennifer Coolidge impression. CHECK.
Keep it going and I'm certain you won't be disappointed. :)
If you like Jeff Bridges’ piano playing, check out _The Fabulous Baker Boys_
The only thing that bothers me is that Jeff Bridges is such a great actor that it's a pity he was cast as a villain, and couldn't play a recurring character. Maybe he can come back as Star Man.
@@PhilBagels But if he played a recurring character we wouldn't get to see him spread his talent in other projects!
Technically, he wasn’t talking to himself, he was talking to his robots, all of which have some voice recognition ability.
Same with the big stick idea, you don't let the bad guys play with your toys.
It's not that he was looking away but that he was betrayed.
Had his 'electronic heart' ripped out as just another golden egg to sell just like the weapons he made.
Jeff Bridges has had great roles, but his most funny and iconic is in THE BIG LEBOWSKI (which is #209 on the IMDB 250, if you're counting). 😄
The Marvel movies (at least through Avengers: Endgame) work for some of the same reasons the Lord of the Rings movies do:
1) Written and produced by fans of the source material;
2) Near-perfect casting of the major character roles;
3) Heavy emphasis on character development!
That Stifler's mom impression was spot on, would've made me subscribe if I wasn't already.
That's because Sebastian mom has got it goin on
It was an impressive impression of the original MILF
That was a very good impression.
YES! Order of release is so much better! You get to see the progression (and in some instances regression) in their storytelling and filmmaking! It also paces the series better - almost like an anthology.
I disagree, the chronology order(which isn’t too far off from release order) seems better in my opinion, I think it works better when you watch ant man 2, then wonder what happened to the people in the post credit scene, then go on to watch Thor 3, then infinity war then endgame right afterwards, much more of a cinematic experience.
No, no , no! A first timer will not understand what's going on and with the end credit scenes there are spoilers!!!! Stay the release date order, you will have a more pleasurable experience.
@@patricgmuer2988 While the experience is up for debate, one upside for release order is it will always be release order, whereas following chronology order can always be trumped by the subsequent release of movies and shows that need to slot in to places you have already passed.
@@mrcapra She could do what I do and skip the end credits until getting confirmation from a friend which are spoilers and which are not.
Also the post credit scenes are made for release order. They might spoil things very much as well in chronological order.
Hi, Whimsory! Just a thought on Stan Lee- He WAS playing himself; the joke is that Tony saw him from behind with some models and assumed he was Hefner. Beyond the joke, the scene is an indicator of Tony's mind at that point: He can visualize intricate machinery with perfect accuracy, but other people are just faceless shapes to him, leading him to forget names and mistake identities.
Nope. Stan didn’t smoke a pipe. In his bathrobe.
@@michaelmcgrath6917 He may have been cosplaying as Hef but he certainly was not meant to BE Hef. The joke was most definetely that it's a mistake on Tony's behalf. From an interview with Stan:
IGN TV: Are you doing a cameo in Iron Man?
Lee: That's the best of all! I'm with three blondes and Tony Stark mistakes me for Hugh Hefner. I won't tell you the rest, but it's very funny.
The dude has acting range. He's second generation talent.
I used to watch his Dad, Lloyd, in "Sea Hunt."
definitely check out the Big Lebowski for more classic Jeff Bridges
I enjoyed your reaction. And your Jennifer Coolidge impression was awesome 😊
Tony saying he was Iron Man was such a refreshing moment in superhero movie history. They don’t have to have him hide his identity and come up with reasons why he randomly disappears when there’s trouble.
Great reaction video as always. Welcome to the MCU, it's a wild ride with lots of great characters to fall in love with..
Can't believe you haven't seen any other Jeff Bridges films. You should definitely check out The Big Lebowski!
Tron.... Tron Legacy....
@@Metzwerg74STARMAN '84
@@charliepotatoes001 R.I.P.D.
Great Reaction and analysis as always Whimsory, Looking forward watching the MCU with you!
"Take away the suit, and what are you?"
Tony: "Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."
The old man Tony called “Hef”(as in Playboy founder Hugh Hefner) is Stan Lee. He passed away just a few years ago. As a writer, he(along with late artist Jack Kirby) basically created the majority of the heroes and villains in Marvel Comics back in the 1960s. Stan Lee gave us Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, X-Men, Dr. Strange, etc. He will have cameos in all of the future MCU films you will eventually watch. 👍🏼
EDIT: ok. You mentioned Stan Lee lol
Also, you're not supposed to like early Tony. A great character arc.
I mean it’s understandable why you wouldn’t but at the same time you kinda do (at least I did.)
i mean yea, he was arrogant, selfish, a womanizer (a bit of a misogynist), and irresponsible, but he was also funny, witty, charming, and when it mattered the most, his heart was always in the right place
Only advice, besides keep watching at least through Endgane ... careful reading the comments. These have become so rooted in pop culture that even people who don't think they're giving spoilers, might be giving spoilers. Martin Scorsese be damned, these movies are worth it.
Thanks for watching this. Two the of best actors around and it looks like they are having a blast doing it. Hopefully you'll get to watch more Jeff Bridges films, for example: Startman, The Fisher King, Fearless, Tron, Tucker, The Big Lebowski and True Grit to name a few. Robert Downey has his moments too like: Chaplin, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!, Less Than Zero and Natural Born Killers. Enjoy them as much as this one. 🤘
The MCU is a great journey just remember post credit scenes
Fun fact, this is the only marvel movie that rdj wore an actual iron man outfit, he discovered how uncomfortable it was and decided to go with a cgi suit.
Welcome to the MCU Whimsory!! I can't wait for you to go on this incredible journey through Avengers: Endgame. As others have said, watching in release order is a must, because there are so many references and callbacks to previous movies. Two other things:
1) Always, always watch through the credits. Every movie has at least one mid or post-credits scene; many have two or three.
2) Have fun watching for Stan Lee's cameos! He has some hilarious ones in later movies.
Greatly looking forward to this journey with you! 😊
Yes, Tony was put on the path of a superhero from Yinsen's sacrifice and final words. "I finally know what it is that I have to do" is how Tony verbalises this awareness to Pepper.
It shows that he was aimless before, but now has a purpose.
If anything, this learning of Yinsen's lesson is Tony's true superpower. When he encounters a lesson, he learns from it and evolves. One of the most clear examples in this movie is the icing problem. It nearly killed him, so he upgraded to avoid the issue in the future. He has natural talent/skill in engineering, and his brilliance and ego are also big elements of his character, but he will always learn from his failures.
I hope you do go all the way through the MCU, at least until the end of Phase 3 (you'll learn more as you go, if you don't already know). When these came out they were not as obviously intertwined as we found out in hindsight. But if you pay attention (and it's obvious that you do), you'll find lots of payoffs down the track as they had a clear plan for how the characters would come together and how they'd need to tell each story. Not all of it works perfectly, but for such an ambitious project they did an astounding job when you look at it as a whole.
Essentially I'm saying to keep going even if a couple of the early movies don't grab you as much as others. They're almost all important in the overall scheme of things.
I guarantee you’re going to grow to love him after you watch all of the other films too. 😊
The reason Tony has such incredible tech but was listening to the boombox while moving is because he was traveling with the military, and they dont have all the fun toys he does 😉
There's also Marvel films that aren't apart of the shared Marvel Cinematic Universe such as the Sam Rami Spider-Man Trilogy and the Fox X-Men films including Deadpool. Long story cut short but in the 1990s Marvel were facing bankruptcy so in hopes of making money they solid off the movie rights to many of there IPs. Sony got Spider-Man along with related characters and Fox got X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc. Characters like Antman, Hulk, Punisher, Daredevil, Ghostrider were always grabbed by studios but Spider-Man and X-Men are the two biggest.
So all of these films like X-Men, Spider-Man, etc. These are not set within the MCU but are still Marvel films. People did try to crossover these films with plans of small cameos, according to rumours an X-Men character would've shown up in Spider-Man but it never happened. Marvel then decided to create there own films in house and thus the MCU was born with Iron Man in 2008. This gave birth to a shared universe of Marvel films but Marvel still did not own the movie rights to some of there biggest characters.
But regardless they had most of there rights so they started plans on introducing The Avengers to the big screen by releasing solo films to introduce each member and build up to The Avengers. Meanwhile Marvel worked on making deals with Sony so that they could maybe have Spider-Man in the MCU, same with Fox as well with The X-Men. Sony agreed and that's why we have MCU Spider-Man films but Fox held off and that's why there's no MCU X-Men movies. But I did hear rumours that they wanted X-Men cameos in the MCU which would'nt brought the Fox X-Men films into the MCU but that never happened. As of 2019 Disney bought Fox so Marvel does have the rights to X-Men and can introduce them into the MCU, just a matter of how and when.
Oh yeah there's a bunch of non MCU Marvel films that are great.
NON MCU MARVEL FILMS RECOMMAND;
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
*X-MEN:*
X-Men (2000)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Wolverine (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Deadpool (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Logan (2017)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
*SPIDER-MAN:*
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Venom (2018)
Venom 2 (2021)
Actually, she should watch the 5 Spider-man movies before watching the 3rd MCU Spider-Man movie and it wouldn't hurt to watch the 2 Venom movies.
As good as many of the Marvel movies are, I hope you still react to plenty of movies outside of superhero ones. There are so many reaction channels that become bogged down with nothing but the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even if you only watch the movies and not the TV shows, there's 32 of them so far.
She won't, and I think she'll take her sweet time doing so if she does. It'll probably be 2 or 3 a year tops. Girl knows and respects her audience.
Agreed. I've been a fan of comics and comic book movies since the 80's and don't even want to see her get flooded by the last 20ish years of comics movies. The MCU ended up being geared away from source material fans to bring in the lowest common denominator for more ticket sales and is causing the while genre to collapse under it's own weight. I've seen reaction channels get consumed by them or some start out with them just for the clicks and views. I think she's better than the type that does that so I'm not too worried.
I agree with this, but ultimately, she should do whatever she wants with her channel. I appreciate her choice of films so far, and every other reaction channel has already done these MCU movies. In fact, it seems like every channel in existence does the same stuff, even roughly around the same time. You can go years without seeing a reaction to a specific film and then all of a sudden, everyone does it the same week like everyone just copies off of each other. It's refreshing when reactors really do their own thing.
When you said, "That's Hef", That was the writer of Iron Man, Spiderman and many more, the legend Stan Lee
You should ALWAYS watch the end credits. Even when there aren't mid credit scenes, there may be other stuff in the end credits that is worth waiting for.
In The Naked Gun they put a lot of jokes in the credit lines.
In The Hunt for Red October among the cast there is the line "Stanley - Himself"
In RoboCop, instead of the normal copyright warning, you are threatened with prosecution by enforcement droids.
In Aliens you can hear a facehugger scurry around at the end of the credits.
At the end of Aladdin (1992) the genie pops up one last time.
In WALL-E there is fun animation that extends the story beyond the movie.
And then there are the mid-credit scenes not everybody knows about.
In The Avengers (2012) there is not only the mid-credit scene, but also a scene after the credits.
In Ferris Bueller's Day Off there's a famous after-credits scene, also referenced in Deadpool.
In Monsters Inc. they do a little musical and a blooper reel.
Jackie Chan movies generally have a blooper / stunt reel during the credits.
And to be fair, that's where all the people are listed that made this movie for you, and it give you an opportunity to enjoy some of the music score. (I'm a huge film score fan...)
You have this oddness about you in the most fantastic way...like a mime....idk....please know I say all that as a compliment.
Love your channel, reaction and review afterword.
You put obvious effort into your videos and we get to reward ourselves by watching!
Note that Obadiah Stane voiced the fact that he thought he could run Stark Industries better than Tony, but his motivation was really about money and power. He sold weapons under the table to American adversaries, not because he was disillusioned with America or anything like that. He wanted to prolong conflict by leveling the playing field. Greed and lust for power was behind his actions, not just a feeling of jealousy against Tony.
In the scene where he talks to Tony next to the Arc Reactor, he tells him that "We're Iron Mongers (emphasis mine). What we do keeps the world from falling into chaos." By selling weapons to both sides, he is not trying to stay that fall. He is trying to fuel the chaos. Chaos is a ladder, it's been said (thanks Game of Thrones), and for Stane, that is the ladder to power he chose.
The MCU is basically a shared universe of films and later TV shows that captures the connected universe of the Marvel comics with how characters, teams, and events would exist together in this comic universe of marvel comics. Marvel also has it's own multiverse with alternate takes on characters and universes as a whole but Earth-616, also known as Prime Universe is Marvels mainline continuity. The MCU takes place on Earth-199999 it's own continuity that is inspired by the comics but not a complete re-telling.
Iron Man as a whole stays extremally close to his comic book origin with the time period being the only big change. In the comics iron Man origin took place in Vietnam, comic released in the 1960s so naturally this was used as the modern conflict at the time. But everything from getting hit by shrapnel to being captured to meeting Ho Yinsen (scientist that helped Tony in the cave) and building the Iron Man suit is pulled from his origin origin, just changed to Afghanistan. Tony in the comics does come up with a cover story that Iron Man was his Body Guard while in the film this idea is brought up and was meant to be what Tony says to the public but he instead reveals that He Is Iron Man in an iconic line.
Nick Fury at the end is also from the comics and ties together the greater Marvel Universe with "The Avengers" something you'll discover soon. Samuel Jackson actually was the face of Nick Fury in the Ultimate Marvel Comics. Little history but in the 2000s Marvel wanted to go back to the golden age of there comics, a reboot showcasing younger versions of there characters. so in 2000 Ultimate Spider-Man was released a new universe starting with Spider-Man in the year 2000 that acted as a modernized, re-imagined take on these characters.
As it's a new universe and continuity Marvel were free to change whatever they wanted so Nick Fury was created in the likeness of Samuel Jackson (His Mainline Earth-616 Counterpart was white so looked nothing like Jackson). Samuel Jackson walked into a comic book shop and saw his face on the cover of a Marvel comic. He called up his agent and he got into contact with Marvel who revealed that they were planning on making Marvel films and that they wanted Jackson to play Nick Fury. This would've been in the early 2000s so a few years before Iron Man.
Overall the MCU pulls heavily from both the mainline comics of Earth-616 and the Ultimate Universe to create something new and fresh. The next MCU film The Incredible Hulk pulls more so from the Hulk's origin in the Ultimate Universe but Hulk as a character is closer to his Mainline counterpart. But for the most part the MCU is more inspired by the mainline comics but like I said pulls from the Ultimate Universe as well.
That's so much great spoiler-free information, I truly appreciate that! Thank you so much! 😊
Nice reaction again. One of Robert Downey, Jr.s best early performances is "Less Than Zero." For a Jeff Bridges dive, I recommend starting with "The Fabulous Baker Boys." Highly under rated, IMO.
The guy who said "I'm not Tony Stark" is Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
Stan Lee's goal when he created Tony Stark was to make superhero who was a jerk but you liked him anyway. Robert Downey Jr. has also been described the same way so the casting was perfect. RDJ has recently said that he's spent the last decade basically just playing himself so much so he's forgotten how actually act.
It wasn't that he was a jerk or meant to be one (for instance, in his first runs, we see that he's a very good boss to his employees. And he's pretty nice. Not a jerk.), but that he was at the intersection of several categories (rich, capitalist, weapons manufacturer) which would make him distasteful on sight to a lot of people (mainly young "hippies" from the time he was created). The challenge was then to add enough nuances and depths, to show that he was a good man nonetheless, in order to have those readers who would have hated a lot of people "like" (in a superficial way) him in real life empathize with the character and like or even love him.
I've never heard of RDJ being described as a jerk, on the contrary.
I think (and this is just a speculation) that while RDJ, like many actors, dug into part of himself to act as MCU Tony Stark, I think he took a little bit of Tony Stark (especially his confidence) in return. Especially because, to please the fan, he played up at being "just like Tony Stark" (but if you see him before, he was not as "Tony Starkest" before playing the character. If you get what I mean. So it's still a performance.). While I get what he's saying, I don't think him feeling very similar to the character mean he wasn't still acting (or forgot how to act) and that it didn't ask him any work to play some of the scenes he did as Tony Stark. I'm pointing that out because some fans undermine his performance as Tony Stark by saying that "He was just playing himself". Not saying you're one of them, but it's a pet peeves.
I loved your reaction, Whimsory.
You should do some DC films too, I suggest that you start with 'Batman Begins', then 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Dark Knight Rises'.
I could see where you were going when you said that usually you look at behind the scenes videos and stuff like that. I agree, it would be almost impossible to avoid spoilers with these movies at this point if you do that, so better not to.
Tony Stark is a very flawed character, but a very fun and interesting one. I bet you'll enjoy how his story develops.
Traditionally it’s common for the secret identity of heroes in the comics. Even in the Ironman comics. This is usually a trope because we the audience can point out the holes in this idea. But they decided to be unconventional and not go that way and it worked with the Downy’s performance as Tony Stark .
Nice reaction to the Marvel movies, you should revisit Howard Duck 1986 hahahaha (evil laugh)
You don't have to worry about Terrence Howard. He's replaced by Don Cheadle after this movie. I think it was about money.
It's a shame Gwyneth Paltrow went completely cuckoo with crazy stuff like Goop, she was super badass in these movies.
I agree 💯 with your comic expert buddy. Iron Man all the way! It's arguably my favorite from the MCU, maybe from nostalgia. Continue loving your reactions and your formula.
Robert Downey Jr is the godfather of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . There is no marvel cinematic universe without him . 😎
You will notice that Pepper gives as good as she gets. The casting is impeccable. Tony's driver / bodyguard (Happy Hogan) is John Favreau, the director of all the Iron Man movies
It is really weird that you found that soldier's death funny.
The movie in no way portrays it as comedy. He died trying to protect someone.
19:45 considering events from a few weeks ago, this entire sequence of scenes hits a LOT harder…
I so heart Whimsory she reminds me of Zooey Deschanel in that she is so Adorkable.
You started the Marvel cinematic universe, Whimsory. Can’t wait for your Guardians of the Galaxy 3 reaction, sometime in the next year or two or three. No rush.
Or Guardians of Galaxy vol 1, 2 and then Captain American Trilogy in between. This is going to be so much fun, if Whimsory Continues this.
@@thejamppa I’m assuming & hoping that Whimsory will watch the Marvel universe in release date order. Although this is her channel & she can watch them in any order she wants.
The "Pepper: great, Gwyneth: awful" contradiction is one of life's greatest mysteries.
I can promise you this, if you stick with the MCU, Tony Stark has one of the greatest character arcs you'll ever see. Great reaction, and I really hope that you continue!
Tony Stark's character growth through the MCU is one of many highlights.