FIRST TIME WATCHING *IRON MAN 2*

[@angeloflgt]

I do enjoy that Don Cheadle's first line as Roddie is also ment for the audience, "its me, im here, deal with it"

[@sebastianemond5313]

Kinda like when Michael Gambon stepped on screen in Prisoner of Azkaban instead of Richard Harris.

[@TheImmortalRin]

you know, I never got that xD that's cool though

[@roystoyscomics1361]

Ummm...it's Rhodey. As in James Rhodes. Lol 😂

[@lanmandragoran8337]

@@roystoyscomics1361 Its Roddnick, as in Jamie Roddnickerson.

[@Tekkarath]

Exactly why I never gave a single shit about him as Rhodey.

[@notrowleyjefferson1951]

Don Cheadle’s introduction as new Rhodey is hilarious. Everyone: “Wait that’s not Terrence Howard” Don: “Look, it’s me. I’m here. Deal with it. Let’s move on.”

[@superkid3188]

It’s only necessary because Perlmutter is a racist and thought no one would notice the recasting of Rhodes, because they “all look the same.”

[@mranonymous00]

Fun Fact: The actor who plays Happy directed both Iron Man movies

[@ImaginatorJoren]

Jon Favreau is an absolute beast. He also directed Elf. He played the doctor in that film.

[@Crocogator]

@@ImaginatorJoren all this time and I didn't know that was him. I don't know why

[@wastelandlegocheem]

Wait didnt he also botch the Lion King? *how the flip did he fall so hard?*

[@ImaginatorJoren]

@ you mean the new one? I haven’t watched that movie

[@xenoemblem7]

@@wastelandlegocheem He also made over a billion dollars from it. So blame the consumers or Disney lol

[@JustLiesNOR]

6:34 "Look, it's me, I'm here. Deal with it. Let's move on" - is such a perfect way to introduce an actor swap...

[@lulluf6392]

When the movie came out I didn't like the swap but Don Cheadle is objectively a better choice. Better actor, better on-screen chemistry and he's not fucking crazy behind the scenes xD

[@MrNephthys17]

@@lulluf6392 I liked the first guy a lot more. Replacing him may have still been the best call if he was asking for that much of a pay increase but its still fucked up that their position was that it wouldn't matter since "black people all look the same".

[@lulluf6392]

@@MrNephthys17 wtf are you talking about. Recastings happen all the time in movies and shows. Edward Norton, the Hulk from the previous movie in this reaction series, got replaced by Mark Ruffalo. William Hurt passed away and his role got filled in by Harrison Ford. In some instances something may be entirely not racist unless you make it racist.

[@MrNephthys17]

@lulluf6392 Ike Pearlmutter who used to run Marvel said that when they were replacing the actor. Google it.

[@krzysztofdabrowski9399]

Didn't they replace him partially due to s*xual ass*ult allegations? Or was it after?

[@vigilantsycamore8750]

Fun fact - this movie was originally going to be based on a storyline from the comics called Demon In A Bottle, where Tony has to overcome his alcoholism, but the studio decided that would be too dark so that plotline was changed to the palladium poisoning

[@LinkinMark1994]

that and RDJ was pushing it considering he was sober at that point so it would risk ending his career (again)

[@bthsr7113]

Having read about Demon in a Bottle and seen some panels... yeah. Doing that would not have flown, and would likely have sunk the MCU. It's not really a superhero story for the most part, being a dark character piece about a very ugly place in life. It's the rock bottom that kept Tony sober for DECADES out of universe. It's why him falling off the wagon, or getting whammied with the equivalent effects is a big deal in the comics. Because we've seen where that can lead, and NOBODY wants to go there.

[@WJS774]

@@LinkinMark1994 How on earth does that follow? His own struggle with addiction would have made him the perfect man to show that part of Tony's story.

[@GriffinPilgrim]

@@WJS774 It might very well but RDJ really didn't want to do it. He had worked very hard to get sober and was worried (not unreasonably) that getting into that mindset again, even just as a performance, could be a trigger.

[@WJS774]

@@GriffinPilgrim Do you have a source for that because it sounds like bullshit. Addicts in recovery usually aren't shy about confronting their pasts, and remembering _why_ they stay clean is a big part of staying clean. Not to mention what it would have done for public awareness of addiction, which I'm pretty sure RDJ cares about.

[@viktorhaggstrom3131]

If I remember correctly, it was explained why the “Ex-Wife” missile failed, and it was because it hadn’t traveled enough distance to build up, but the explanation of it’s Hammer Tech is a valid reason to why it failed, cause most of the stuff they make is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine

[@felixthescholarlytitan4437]

And here I thought the saying was ‘about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.’ Kinda like the mental image of sunroof on a submarine though.😂

[@viktorhaggstrom3131]

@ I was gonna write that initially actually

[@JoshSweetvale]

If it was SgarkTech you'd have been able to dial in the fuse even if it was minimum safe distance.

[@viktorhaggstrom3131]

@ definitely

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

​@@felixthescholarlytitan4437and that's when the ironman realised...

[@Xenobears]

6:40 yeah, Terrence Howard got kicked out of the MCU. They were literally like “we ain’t dealing with this man, let’s get a replacement.”

[@ChiePet_]

iirc it was because he was asking for a ludicrous amount of money to stay, right?

[@Kjf365]

​@@ChiePet_ He wanted to be paid more than RDJ, the MAIN ACTOR IN THE FRANCHISE.

[@CalebRay1-c9j]

And he had a beef with RDJ

[@Xenobears]

@@ChiePet_ yep. Also, he’s apparently very difficult to work with. Considering how he’s gotten into pseudoscience and insisting on “alternative math” that is incorrect, I can see why people would not want to associate with him.

[@ChiePet_]

@@Kjf365 man, even pre-heroin RDJ is worth more lmao

[@scalyvaporeon2232]

The Suitcase armor suitup is STILL one of the coolest Scenes in the movies :D

[@VegetaLF7]

It's the music change that does it for me

[@Took_D_photo]

Its the walkdown in the start tower where his suit start coming off in avengers for me

[@absinthefan0512]

i think i saw a 60fps version of that scene at one time it looked totaly diffrent and so cool,.

[@MiosPanties]

They had that awesomeness in the bank and still ended up going with the lame ass nanotech shit.

[@FaitKitsune]

If you go back and watch that scene at the end with Tony and Nick, discussing his spot in the Avengers, you'll notice several news reports on screen of a college campus being destroyed by the military and a certain huge green rage monster, giving you an idea of when The Incredible Hulk movie took place compared to this.

[@justinhoward3579]

Fun little detail is that every time you see Iron Man's new suits, there is always some little addition to it that addresses a problem with a previous suit. It's like how he doesn't need industrial robots to take it on and off in this one.

[@MrGBH]

He applies this to suits he builds for others too

[@Anonymous-dm1gs]

Well Alicia @13:40 Its Mark-5 suite and its kind of an "Use in case of emergency" kinda suit so it doesnt have majority of features to keep it stealthy and to easily carry it in its suitcase version . Simply put its not made for combat , just durable enough for authorities to arrive and handle the situation

[@mollymauktealeaf]

Also, I'd hazard that he probably wouldn't even want to outrange him here. That might risk the bad guy attacking people he can still reach.

[@ETREDROOMREVIEWS]

plus, doubt that suit can fly, its basically the skeleton design of the ironman suit with light armor, no gadgets, just repulsors in the arms

[@logandarklighter]

That is - in fact - precisely correct. The “suitcase suit” does not have boot jets. And no weapons other than the hand repulsors. I suppose in an emergency where he has to don the thing and bail out of a plane at altitude, the hand repulsors could allow him to soft land successfully but that’s about the limit.

[@theirishviking9278]

@@logandarklighter probably wouldn't call that a soft landing survivable? yes. soft? not really

[@logandarklighter]

@@theirishviking9278 Agreed - likely about as rough as that landing he made after the Iron Monger iced up and Tony was down to just about NOTHING in his batteries in the first film. Or possibly as rough as the landing the "Prodigal Son" multi-piece suit made in the snow in Iron Man 3.

[@justadude3659]

Oh man, Alicia's asking so many questions that I want to answer so badly, but seeing as how she managed to avoid the whole MCU bubble, I also just really want her to experience it all blind on her own. So many people have seen the MCU now so it can be so rare to see some that is both experiencing it the first time on their own WHILE also bringing so much cinematic and filming insight on it.

[@victormirandakoepke8352]

The one question we can answer though is that yes, Antman *does* go into Thanos' ass to kill him.

[@thephantompenance]

The Iron Man movies are always so introspective. Just Tony always breaking himself down to his bare parts and building something new.

[@boeloevanboeloefontein]

That was always the point of his character in the comics tbh, Stan wrote him to be the kind of profession that peaceniks (who were a pretty active movement at the time) hated but a person they'd find really likeable

[@CapyMartinBara]

Fun fact: That kid with the Ironman mask that almost got blasted by a drone is canonically Peter Parker (i.e Spiderman)

[@KaineMikulas]

One of the dumber retcons they’ve come up with lmao

[@mrmxypltk]

It's important to note that this is a retcon - originally it was just a random kid, though fan headcanon was that it's was Peter, but because of how everything else worked out, it was later decided that yes, officially, that kid was Peter Parker.

[@furosutokira]

​@@KaineMikulas Why would it be dumb? It doesn't mess with the continuity at all

[@AugustoEL]

@@furosutokira Eh... a little some say because ages do not add up that well. Pesonally I do not care so much it is fun to imagine he is a small Peter, and imagine how he actually had the thoughts of being heroic from little.

[@fefega]

@@furosutokira Because it's an asspull, they just randomly went "That kid? That's Peter by the way" years after the movie came out.

[@DraconianBS]

Scarlett Johanson is Black Widow, and she does EVENTUALLY get a solo movie. It's an absolute crime she had to wait so damn long to get it though. Black Widow is essentially THE super spy. She's mildly super human, infiltration expert, master combatant, and a hacker.

[@rodrigoferreramenezes5274]

Well its was because the Capitain America movies are spy thrillers, and her movie is not that great.

[@stroud9208]

The greater crime was the writing in that movie 😅

[@Pink.andahalf]

"Mildly superhuman" 🙄

[@quakxy_dukx]

@@stroud9208still leagues better than other semi-recent marvel disasters

[@donovan802]

Even more a crime it happened after Endgame (if you know, you know)

[@jaylenharris343]

That fight scene with Iron man and War Machine was done by Genndy Tartakovsky. Bro knows how to make awesome fight scenes.

[@Juice1984]

Samurai Jack and Powerpuff Girls agree.

[@sebastianemond5313]

@@jaylenharris343 Holy crap! No wonder it looks so bada-s in that Japanese garden setting with cherry blossom trees. The guy who gave us Samurai Jack did that?? Awesome!

[@NiceyP0123]

The Primal guy? Awesome!

[@CloneCommanderCrater1102]

​@@Juice1984Don't forget the 2003 Clone Wars!

[@MichaelJohnson-fr8yr]

Genndy is king

[@lanmandragoran8337]

"You have to save her, its a superhero movie" Andrew Garfield: ...Yeah, i thought so too....

[@carlbowen7965]

@@lanmandragoran8337 ...too soon

[@RADHD-q9q]

16:56 Remember Tony is drunk, and was honestly cooking Rhodey the whole fight, also all Tony's suits are bio locked, meaning Tony could have literally just booted the suit off Rhodey instead of fighting him at all. And Tony gives permissions who can and Can't use suits.

[@pepsiman990]

The reason it looks like the minigun is shooting lasers is because of tracer rounds and they ignite when fired. Usually, every fifth round is a tracer round when loaded into the gun.

[@Rthe47]

Natalia, at least in the comics is one of the Soviet Union's attempts at making a super soldier to answer the US's Captain America. She's more of a slow burn super soldier, she can outcompete most people even in Olympic feats, but her physical abilities fall short of Captain America's. Her chief advantages are her mental capabilities and her longevity. Even in her 70s she still looks like she's in her 20s. Though I suspect the Soviet's view her biggest drawback was that she's too clever to control or predict.

[@danielallen3454]

Tony's fighting him on the ground because there's still loads of people around. If he flies off, the guy might target them. Also, he doesn't know exactly what this guy can do, and if he starts blasting the might be able to deflect his blasts, again, into the crowd. Engaging on the ground is the option with the fewest question marks for public safety.

[@largo778]

also, the Suitcase Suit might not have full flight capabilities

[@micudamm]

Yes and no, its mainly because the suit, Mark V, is only an emergency armor, much thinner and lighter, with only basic weaponary, and even tho it can fly, its very limited, so you realy cant go full ac130 with only two repulsors, so going close and personal to finnish the fight quickly is a must

[@danielallen3454]

@@micudamm Good point. I had forgotten that aspect of the Mark V.

[@jnoded]

Jarvis: you can't synthesize it Tony: synthesizes it

[@JaelinBezel]

28:11 I've seen defense of the Ex-Wife saying that Justin Hammer had described it as a bunker buster missile. Rhodey fired it at a target at close range like an idiot and the Ex-Wife couldn't complete its minimum arming distance.

[@mollymcallister1671]

I think we see Tony fire an 'I made this actually work' version in the opening of Age of Ultron.

[@FightingDuskstalker]

In the early days of Marvel Comics, they came up with what they called a "No Prize" which was when fans would write letters pointing out things that didn't make sense , and the writers would come up with an explanation and post a reply in the back pages of the next book, then declare that fan had earned a "No Prize". So, your No Prize answer for why Iron Man doesn't just fly out of Vanko's reach at the racetrack is fairly simple, "as long as he's swinging at me, he isn't swinging at someone who can't take it." Pew!

[@WJS774]

Also that's emergency backup armour, not his main suit. It doesn't have the same features.

[@theirishviking9278]

the Mark V(the suitcase amour) doesn't have flight capabilities and what flight capabilities it does have(the hand repulsors) are more designed for controlled falling making an mid air suit up ...survivable, soft? probably not, but livable

[@zoedoocey4496]

I really enjoy how there’s a really solid story in the early films.

[@Slays_Media]

Simple, but solid. They don't rely on marvel interconnectivity and references as much as later films.

[@Trefoiler-l4l]

13:22 I actually appreciate how Tony is hugely charismatic, one of the greatest minds and most prolific inventors humanity has ever seen, but has never been a strong combatant. 95% of Tony's superhero work is done in his garage, but even so, it's implied in this movie that he's taken up training with Happy to get better at actual fighting. All of this to say you're right! Tony is at his best when he can stand back and work strategically. And it's about to make him a huge benefit to the team. 😉

[@SamSphinx]

In the comics, Tony trains with Cap and ends up being able to kick people's asses Stark Naked Which he does when he's imprisoned on a Skrull ship and his armor is taken away.

[@WJS774]

He doesn't have any kind of background in combatives, but after he becomes Iron Man he learns, getting pretty good by the time the Avengers are well established. He's not going to be able to take Steve or Natasha without his suit, but he does OK. The episodes where he has to get by without a suit are typically very interesting.

[@HumanShield117]

I remember an old story about US home owner's rights/responsibilities and whatnot: Family was on vacation, when a thief broke into their house. But the thief ended up getting stuck in the garage, and had to eat dog-food to survive until the family got home. The thief sued the homeowners, and won. (...But I was young enough that I don't actually know what the terms where...)

[@jokervrod1972]

Note about what you talked about in the first whiplash fight. The suitcase armor is a more mobile version but it's far lighter in terms of protection and it's features are limited to repulsers only, no flight

[@gamelord9243]

The Antman thing is a meme. The joke was that the reason Antman wasn't in Thanos' first movie was because he would defeat him instantly by going up his ass and growing back to normal size. The Marvel What IF series later references this when The Wasp flies inside a zombie and explodes it.

[@AzAnchor]

It’s also a scene in ”The Boys” so 😂

[@ryanwight9116]

Early Marvel films went way harder than they had any reason to . . . and I love it And pew

[@ninjarooster3714]

Pew

[@sarafontanini7051]

probbaly cause they still had to fight to make sure people watched them, but now that they're more popular as a brand they don't try as ahrd

[@bthsr7113]

@@sarafontanini7051 This is true. They had to fight to get Comic Book Characters taken seriously as story telling.

[@SpaceGoatsOG]

Alicia don't apologize about not knowing the movies lol, i love seeing you brain storm and being completely wrong because it means you actually have no idea what's going on in these movies and your reactions are more authentic, and seeing you realize the actual plot point makes these videos so entertaining!

[@A-Champ]

I always thought that Iron Man 2 was underrated. I loved it.

[@robpettigrew3308]

Fun fact. The little boy in the Iron Man helmet is Peter Parker. A.K.A. Spider-Man. And yes Natasha eventually does get her own movie.

[@samwallaceart288]

Unfortunately by the time they got to it the writing got dumb.

[@The_Real_Mr_Al]

Thats not a fact, thats just a fan theory, isn't it?

[@samwallaceart288]

@The_Real_Mr_Al sounds like one of those things that started with fans but was made canon by a director in a tweet

[@blueflamedabi2403]

@@The_Real_Mr_Al nah they confirmed it but lets be real thats gotta be them thinking oh thats a cool idea yeah thats true

[@RenatoGPadilla]

I find it honestly refreshing that there's someone who DOESN'T know about Marvel. The way I see it, as a Comic Book kid growing up seeing my heroes getting turned into GOOD films was a blessing! Glad to see you join into it! Hope you like them!

[@nickvanachthoven7252]

30:50 yep, the first two iron man movies plus the first two captain america movies are peak cinema (First Avenger and Winter Soldier)

[@WJS774]

Winter Soldier does raise a hell of a lot of questions about the previous films in hindsight though. Also I have one big pet peeve about it, there really ought to have been a throwaway line explaining why Steve and Natasha didn't try to get help from Tony when they were on the run.

[@Draugo]

Hulk, Iron Man 2 and Thor take place within a week or so

[@MCCaradon]

As a Canadian, I can tell you... if someone breaks into my home, I'll never report it to the cops, there wont even be a body. no remains, just a missing person

[@sebastianemond5313]

That's right. Go Straw Dogs on their a-s. If you don't get that reference, go watch that movie with Dustin Hoffman. Not the remake with James Marsden. It's a great movie about retaliating against a home invasion.

[@linkgamer1233]

And a convenient fishing trip

[@julianzabala9010]

As an argentinian, I don't care how "safe" the zone is, I'm locking my freaking door, man. I don't understand why anyone would take the risk

[@darthken815]

@MCCaradon I feel ya. There was (maybe still is) a law here in the U.S. that said you couldn't hurt or kill a person who breaks in to your house unless they steal something. People started saying they'd shoot the s.o.b. anyway, put a TV or computer in the perpetrator's hands, then notify the police. 😂

[@tbuckley2031]

I’m Canadian myself everyone I know has this mentality and that’s the only reason I like it here 😭 “why would we call the cops”

[@DOTI_VA]

23:45 fun fact, this kid in the mask is the MCU’s Peter Parker

[@dhatfield8411]

I've heard Tony didn't fly in that first fight because the silver armor was meant for quick emergencies and can't fly.

[@micudamm]

It can fly, just not as quickly or into high altitudes, its super light wersion with only basic weaponery, so you realy need to finish the fight quickly, and only with two repulsors, fliing and shooting is out of question

[@ShadowCastor175]

Controversial Opinion: This is my favorite MCU Movie solely because Warmachine is my favorite Avenger...and that's solely because I have an unhealthy obsession with Miniguns.

[@genericusername3518]

"Use a gun, and if that don't work, use more gun" is a mentality I love in superheroes. And War Machine just happens to be the best mainstream example

[@CosmicKing0078]

Sounds american 🦅🦅

[@thelegendaryhusquin9906]

Honestly, this movie is the coolest War Machine has ever looked.

[@Slays_Media]

The up-armored look of the suit is also SICK.

[@Riggs_The_Roadie]

​@@thelegendaryhusquin9906It's the perfect balance between Tony's advanced tech and the military's "fuck you, more guns please" philosophy.

[@brentgrisier1738]

The reason tony didn't fly during the fight on the race track was that specific suit can't fly

[@micudamm]

Not true, its capable of flight, just not high altitudes, iron man wiki info

[@groudon1326]

AGod early marvel goes so unbelievably hard

[@CapyMartinBara]

After Endgame, only the Spiderman storyline was going strong

[@TheeCTK01]

@@CapyMartinBara ehh; moon knight was pretty good. :P

[@Rio..o7..]

thor n hulk were pretty weak but the rest were top

[@andco53]

​@@Rio..o7..Agreed, there's so much good stuff after Endgame!

[@点了个点-f9w]

1st, so happy to see her in better shape. 2nd, Mk.5 （the suitcase armor） is designed to be easily carried and fast suited, so it only basically runs with tony’s “chest battery”, in that case it doesn’t approve any flying ability or any heavy gears. 3rd, Natasha is the “Black Widow”, she’s genetically modified and trained emotionlessly by “Hydra”, so basically she is a “better version” human. And about her movie, it has never come true, but they have made a series instead. 4th, Ironman 3’s story takes place after the first Avengers movie, and it’s pretty much important. 5th, Pew! Pew!

[@jaylenharris343]

This movie had my absolute favorite version of War Machine. The OG and Blocky version.

[@VME-Brad]

Castle Doctrine. The Idea that "A man's home is his castle" and you can do whatever is necessary to yourself and your property.

[@hayond656]

Lol, I like how KZbin turned "Castle Doctrine" into a Link, paired with the rest of the comment, it makes me feel like I'm in Wikipedia lol

[@zd_zma]

​@@hayond656😂

[@MarginalSC]

Not whatever. Can’t set booby traps. Home Alone was illegal.

[@VME-Brad]

@@hayond656 Weird, I don't see it as a link, maybe an extension you have?

[@BestAnimeFreak]

@@VME-Brad Not an extension. KZbin apperently implemented a new feature, that gives a google link for more information for certain words ... it's weird, absolutely inconsisten (super rare) and does dissapear if the comment is longer and you click "see more" or if you use the (also not always existing) inbuild translator ...

[@samwallaceart288]

This is the most underrated MCU movie. Bts there was tons of studio meddling while Favreau just wanted to focus on Tony's psychology; people at the time didn't like it and Favreau ended up leaving the MCU, so upset with the executives he made a wholeass movie, _Chef,_ about a guy quitting his fancy restaurant job to go run a food truck because he's tired of the restaurant owner shooting down his ideas. I don't know a lot about RDJ's personal life, but it also wouldn't surprise me if he's got a lot of real-life experience he's drawing upon for Stark's anxieties

[@ManxoChu]

Back when IronMan 2 came out, I was playing a superhero MMO called City of Heroes. Cuz of IR 1 and 2, they added blast animations that were very similar to Tony's Repulsor Blast motions. There's also a spot in the game with a giant donut for people to recreate the donut scene in IR2. XD

[@educatedlaziness3268]

5:14 here in Texas we have Castle Doctrine, meaning that if i feel there is a credible threat to my life on my property i have the right to defend myself however necessary with whatever means are at hand

[@Riconort]

2:31 if you ever have the time, the show "Daredevil" is amazing with that kind of choreography. The main character needs stitches after almost every fight he has. It has amazing writing and characters as well. My favourite marvel show by far!

[@TopPigg]

Tony may be one of the smartest people in the world but he's also one of the most arrogant. He didn't fly because in his mind "well I have the suit on now so I'm fine, I mean I built it I must be fine." Then he gets his and oh I'm not fine.

[@BajaBCat]

you don't need to know marvel inside and out - just enjoy the ride and have a good time, we're enjoying the reactions!!

[@Shardian1176]

I saw this movie about a year after it came out. I have watched it many times since then. The suit case suit. I never actually thought about it much. But now that she has said “why doesn’t he just fly?” Its struck me. I never thought about that and it makes sense. Look at the suit case again. Where would he fit the thrusters for that in that suit? Its just a simple shell most of the mechanisms on it are for his protection and so it folds into a suit case. No flight systems, no secondary weapons no flares. Its just an emergency suit! Like an emergency poncho when your out and about and it suddenly rains!

[@Miroku2235]

Alicia, seeing you react to all these with almost no prior knowledge about Marvel is an amazing thing. Never apologize for that ❤

[@Smasherverse]

Honestly your lack of marvel knowledge makes this experience better because it gives us a fresh perspective. I’m so happy your watching these and love your input and reactions

[@GridCube]

It's so fun watching people experiencing the mcu for the first time

[@ValaNoire]

Bro Mickey Rourke CRUSHED it as Ivan. This is my fav Marvel movie to date 💯 Also the reason War Machines original actor was switched for Don Cheadle was because the original actor didn’t think that he was gonna be a part of an entire franchise but just for that one Iron Man movie- He even mentioned how he missed a chance of a lifetime when he realized it.

[@Slays_Media]

Facts. I feel like he was just a tad underutilized in this film. I wanted him to be developed into a more three-dimensional character that would completely steal the show from Hammer, but I feel like they missed out on some crucial build-up to that.

[@thelazygamer1639]

No, it's because he wanted the same if not more money than RDJ to be in the movie.

[@Needler13]

Phase 1 of marvel cinematic universe was so goatee.

[@Geistking]

This film's villain is a rather unique case. It's played by Mickey Rourke and it's apparently a combination of 2 preexisting Marvel villains called "Crimson Dynamo" and "Whiplash" (Imagine that). Though in the film's canon I believe he is just Whiplash. Fun fact (this one's insane): Mickey Rourke not only starred on other films like sin city and "The Wrestler" before Iron Man 2 but was also a boxer no losses on his record and, get this, provided a mid-song rap in a goddamn David Bowie song! Saddest part is that prior to watching this film when I was young I'd never even heard of the guy

[@sebastianemond5313]

@geistking There were only a couple of movies I was aware of Mickey Rourke before Sin City. One was Angel Heart, where he played a noir private eye detective in a supernatural psychological mystery. There's one I still need to watch called Harley Davidson and the Marlborough Man, where he starred alongside Don Johnson, where the two are bikers in a modern western story. There was also that hilariously silly spy movie where he played the bad guy against the team up of JCVD and Dennis Rodman, Double Team.

[@snack_bar2474]

Alicia I can’t skip the intro because I have my KZbin playing on my phone, out of reach, where I physically cannot touch it. Pew. My little fun fact, Whiplash’s dad, Anton Vanko, is the classic Iron Man Villain Crimson Dynamo.

[@BIGD-cc7ru]

The mark 5 here (the portable armor he uses in the first fight) is a very LIGHT armor made to be a suit Tony can use as a last resort if he’s in trouble. It does not have many of the other capabilities of previous armors including many of the weapons and I do not think it can even fly. It’s a very bare bones suit, so all Tony could really do in that fight is use repulses ands that’s really it.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

You'd think it would have a tranq dartqun though. Or a little rubber bullet shooter.

[@kingnexus9642]

6:52 the actor from Iron Man 1 that played Rhodey left because he couldn’t work well with RDJ and that’s why Don Cheadle replaced him as Rhodey for the MCU

[@Ironnerd63sChannel]

Actually it was more that he tried to demand as much money as RDJ was gonna make xD

[@WaketheFallen131]

like 100 times while watching My Hero Academia I kept saying to myself “man Horikoshi REALLY likes Iron Man 2”

[@ThePoiChan]

Tony probably didn't fly because Pepper was right behind him, so if he flew, Pepper could have been attacked.

[@DEATH111183]

The reason why it's Don chedle playing rhodie, is because of the original actor, Terrance Howard, having a disagreement with the studio trying to violate contract and pay him less. When the first Ironman movie was in production, Terrance Howard had to fight to get Robert Downey Jr to be ironman, he took a pay cut (even though under contract for a fixed amount) for them to allow RDJ to play ironman. In this film, the studio knew RDJ was a hit as ironman, so when they were to try and pay him more, they tried to pay Terrance Howard less again, violating the contract, and Terrance Howard refused to play the role until he was paid for his contract...... Then Don chedle was brought in an well.... Here's how it came out.

[@marcosdheleno]

that's what terrence howard said. and as we saw from the guy, he is not unwilling to spew shit from his mouth. so, not saying it wasnt the case, just that its hear say, and the time i was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt was thrown out when he went insano mode.

[@DEATH111183]

@marcosdheleno still no real refute to what he said from anyone on the opposite side of the argument. And his career got shit canned since then..... Imagine decades of your career going down the shitter over a contract that the studio DIDN'T honor, no legal recourse to the contract breachers, and everything being broomed away like it didn't happen. You'd go a bit nutty too

[@marcosdheleno]

@@DEATH111183 like i said, it may have happened as he described it. OR it could've been a diferent situation than what he said. what we do know is the guy went into the stupid zone.

[@DEATH111183]

@marcosdheleno again, the friend you helped to get a job doesn't have your back. Your contract is subtly voided with no legal actions. And your decades of work is flushed..... You'd get stupid and crazy too. Nobody denied he was telling the truth. The story just pisses into obscurity and nothing but his being replaced in the franchise came out of it

[@marcosdheleno]

@@DEATH111183 again im gonna repeat myself. we do not know the truth. what he said happen was that. there's no proof it being what happened, in the same way there's nothing disproving it.

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

The part where Howard is talking to Tony through the old film reel will always make me cry 😭

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

I have a copy of the novelization of this movie. I got it before watching any of the MCU movies. What I expected Justin Hammer to look like when I read the novel turned out to be remarkably similar to what Obediah Stane (from the first Iron Man film) looks like.

[@roystoyscomics1361]

It was a money issue. Terence was told he would be paid a higher salary than they cut his salary way down so he refused to reprise the part. And Don Cheadle got the part instead. Comedian Gary Shandling plays Senator Stern. Back in the 70's - 80's comics Tony's Iron Man suit fit into a briefcase he kept near him at all times. The actual suit design in this movie is reminiscent of the Scarlet Centurion armor which was one of the more popular versions of Tony's Iron Man armors. 😂 Randy's Donuts is a real franchise. Sadly that location I believe has been shut down. In the MMORPG game City of Heroes one of the zones in one of the restricted areas had a Drenched Donuts which sported a large pink donut on its roof for heroes to fly through and get an exploration badge if they landed inside the donut. 😂 Black Widow is an Olympic level athlete so she is un-enhanced. That said she is highly skilled in hand to hand combat and carries a variety of tech gadgets on her to help take down her foes. Such as the stun discs, her Widows Bite which are the bracelets on her wrists which are basically industrial grade tazers that shoot out electrical blasts. She also knows a lot about human psychology which she uses to great effect. She is trained in a variety of weapons including pistols and using nunchuks or a bo staff. 😂 The Ant-Man Thanos was a meme only. But The Boyz show actually did it on their show. 😮

[@marcosdheleno]

looked it up because i thought i was remembering wrong. you were talking about the SILVER centurion. the scarlet centurion was a villain(dont remember exactly, been a LONG TIME since i read it).

[@roystoyscomics1361]

You are right it was The Silver Centurion armor. Scarlet Centurion was one of Kang The Conquerors alternate selves like Immortus. My bad...lol 🤣

[@-zerxvil-5208]

13:29 the mk4 suitcase version is thin lightweight version with less tech. Basically less defense and no flight.

[@chaserred4155]

31:17 Yes Alicia. That is totally completely ultra canon. Do not believe what everyone else says- Oh also fun fact: Hulk and Ironman 2 as well as Thor kinda take place in the same week. It was officially deemed "Nick Fury's Big Week". Meaning these movies for the most part are happening simultaneously. Which I think is cool.

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

Low-key justifies what he's doing in avengers

[@tycol322]

Didn't the post credit scene from captain America take place somewhere around that week too?

[@chaserred4155]

@@tycol322 Yeah, around the tail end of it.

[@sarafontanini7051]

nick fury, panting and breathless: ah...fuck...gotta...recruit...tony...stark...after...hahh...talking...to...ross.... *collapses* black widow: sir, we have a PLANE

[@path5657]

The Elon cameo in Ironman 2 gives the EXACT same vibes as the Trump cameo in Home Alone 2 😭😂

[@EpicRandomness555]

I will never understand why people don’t like this movie, I like it more than the first Iron Man. I love the triangle reactor suit. And Whiplash.

[@Sairin13]

It confuses me to no end that Iron Man 2 is considered the bad one when Iron Man 3 is such a mess

[@EpicRandomness555]

@ I don’t even think 3 is bad

[@WJS774]

@@EpicRandomness555 I kind of like that Tony is without his suit so much in 3, it was a risky move for him to lose what is so iconic for him, but it shows that _he_ is Iron Man, it isn't just the suit. Like Steve asked in Avengers, take off the suit and what are you? Still Iron Man.

[@EpicRandomness555]

@@WJS774 Yeah exactly

[@gontear3377]

Heya. Sorry just want to comment on your question on why Tony just didn't fly with the Mark 5 - it doesn't have the thrusters. It's a portable suit and I guess it just didn't have space in the boots and gauntlets lol. Had the same question and a friend explained to me. P.S. to answer your questions about Black Widow, her superpower is being hypercompetent.

[@brentgrisier1738]

The boy in the iron man mask during the finale is actuality the boy who becomes spider man

[@franek_parouva]

Fun fact the missile Rhodey shot at Ivan was NOT a dud. It needs to be fired at supersonic speed in order to arm. It's not bad desing just user error.

[@Butane9000]

Terrance Howard the original Rhodes actor refused to take a pay cut for the sequel even though everyone else did so his role was recast. It's funny because I worked with his brother whose a cool dude but clearly doesn't have a strong attachment to him. Also this movie gets a lot of flak because it's considered poor especially because of Tony's behavior during the film. But most people don't realize that he's dying & he knows it. He either dies a terribly slow death via his own cure by palladium poisoning or he ends his life faster by removing it only for the shrapnel in his chest to kill him. My only real complaint in this film is we didn't get more Ivan Vanko & the final battle felt short.

[@deadbeat6232]

@31:49 Your editor is absolutely correct btw. Love your reactions, as always. Keep up the great work.

[@PrixtoTNT]

Yeah the Rhodey actor change felt so jarring lmao

[@VME-Brad]

"It's me, I'm here, deal with it"

[@tonywilliams6294]

It was a decision by the head at the time... he basically said that he refused pay any extra money to the previous actor and that any black guy would do for the part.

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@tonywilliams6294 He didn't say that, the old actor fell out with the studio because he din't like that RDJ was going toi be paid more than him for IM2

[@tonywilliams6294]

@@the_dropbear4392 It's honestly a well-known statement. But anyway, the issues were on both sides. One felt he deserved more money than than RDJ, who played the main character, despite Rodey being a side character in the first movie. The other felt any black guy would be suitable for the position and that no larger payouts were needed. And I meant what I said. It was everywhere.

[@BinnyKing]

5:00 "Castle Doctrine" and "Stand Your Ground Law" are the most common laws protecting one from suit in the case of Self-Defense. With Castle Doctrine specifically for defending a location you are legally inhabiting like your home or vehicle. They vary on a State by State basis and will sometimes have conditions regarding "Reasonable Force", assuming they don't have a "Duty to Retreat" law in place which basically says that Self-Defense is not a sufficient defense if they think you had ample opportunity to escape.

[@toku6826]

Elon Musk thinks he's Tony Stark. He's really Justin Hammer.

[@TheCraftgod]

Shit, i mean, hes the only one in the game right now. The fact that hes been able to develop neuralink (obviously he didn't developed it 100%) is a game changer for the future.

[@Vaishino]

​@@TheCraftgodhe's not in the game, he takes credit for the work of his engineers. People think he's some genius but he's just some dip who started with too much money to fail.

[@fenorlex1126]

So Alicia, the reason why he didn't fly with the Suitcase Armour is that it probably can't. It's emergency armour, so things had to be minimized or outright removed, like armour platings and the capacity for flight.

[@Jek_Porkins]

6:05 Hell Yeah!!! 🦅🦅🦅

[@aidenparsons2899]

I'd wait a bit to do that kind of scary rn

[@johnnyvega8655]

Im here to see a fun and nerdy perspective of the Marvel movies through its timelines in theaters, with a knowledge of filmmaking to better understand the good and the bad so thank you Alicia, I've needed this as a die hard marvel fan and I hope i get to see a different look at these movies through you😊

[@carlbowen7965]

5:00 ah, the "Stand Your Ground" law. In 99% of cases in the US, an attempted lawsuit like what you described would be laughed out of court. Sometimes literally.

[@WJS774]

There are dumb lawsuits in the US too, it's kind of famous for them. I'm pretty sure I remember one about a burglar who tripped in a kiddie pool and successfully sued the homeowner, I think that was American. Of course it _really_ depends what state you are in, the US is actually 50 little countries in a trenchcoat.

[@SenseofNoneYT]

I can't believe this. I stayed because you told me to and I got booped instead. I'll never recover from this. Also, I don't think anyone can be mad at you for not knowing Marvel comics or the MCU. I grew up with Marvel stuff and MCU made me geek out (lots of times, but not always). Honestly, I think we're all just excited for you to discover MCU. There are ups and downs. But there are some epic ups in there. Iron Man is such a strong start for the MCU too. Can't wait for you to get to Avengers films and the 2nd Captain America movie (that one's my favorite solo movie).

[@brawlingwinters4091]

OH MY GOSH IM NEVER THIS EARLY HIIIII!!!!

[@brawlingwinters4091]

Also pew

[@SwordBotMk3]

Man, I'll always love Iron Man 2 for being my first Marvel Movie...the poster of Iron Man with War Machine behind him will forever be iconic. PEW PEW PEW

[@pondoorwastaken]

"Tell me she gets a movie!"... The Monkey's Paw heard and granted this wish.

[@Crasherdrone]

Not knowing stuff about the source material and still enjoying the movies just shows how good the early movies are. Just happy you are having a good time with the franchise.

[@AmorphisBob]

Some states in America are almost as bad as Canada as far as castle doctrine goes. In New Jersey, for instance, you are legally obligated to flee your home if an intruder breaks in and are only allowed to defend yourself if there is no viable means of escape.

[@valkyrie1328]

No, according to actual New Jersey law you have to retreat only if it's safe and not your home: "The actor is not obliged to retreat from his dwelling, unless he was the initial aggressor"

[@eyelesscargo9952]

5:01 If I'm understanding right you're talking about the castle doctrine, wich States "Individuals have the right to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to protect themselves against an intruder in thier home"

[@dannylee2729]

Not Canadian, but I learned about a law in Churchhill Manitoba where it's illegal to lock your car doors because of the possibility of a polar bear attack, so if you lock your car in Chruchhill, you could be responsible for someone dying to a polar bear, like its a wild sounding law, but its a good thing to do

[@rafaelcalmon2858]

Seems like Canada has some crazy laws based on very specific situations, but I think I would take all of them over the stuff from where I live. It will often be a "neighbor's lawn is greener" kind of situation no matter where you're from I feel. Ironically, the US is one of the countries I don't think is greener than mine XD I would personally take living in Canada over the US 100 times over. I get it's not perfect, but if I'm going to move away from my home, I at least want it to suit me better than what I got now.

[@thesarcasticcatfish5215]

I’m Manitoban and can confirm that’s a law in the town of Churchill, there’s also a polar bear jail for bears that get too comfortable around humans

[@ghostface3140]

I'm pretty sure if a polar bear is going for you a car door being locked won't stop it.

[@dannylee2729]

@ghostface3140 you're missing the point, the doors need to be unlocked so that if someone is being chased down, they can open a car and get in to protect themselves

[@thesarcasticcatfish5215]

@@ghostface3140 most vehicles up there are not typical cars and trucks. Most are modified to some extent for the extreme conditions and wildlife

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

13:21 Considering how early this suit was in Stark's development, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd had to sacrifice flight for compactness.

[@MANnamedUNKIND]

Guys...she's not ready for endgame...12:42

[@TheProgressiveFrequency]

Dude not cool

[@WJS774]

The scene with Happy fighting the one guy and taking forever, being so pleased with himself when he finally gets him, then turning around and seeing the absolute _carnage_ that Natasha has made of the other dozen men is totally hilarious. 🤣

[@Collinator225]

Fun fact! The kid at 23:45 is actually Peter Parker (Spider-Man)

[@0Cruik0]

The phrase you're looking for is "Castle Doctrine", the idea that "A man's home is his castle and he has a right to defend it however necessary."

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Iron Man 2 is underrated

[@wolfkniteX]

I think the main reason why the Suitcase Armor didn't just fly up for that height and range advantage is because this Armor is clearly meant to be like an emergency, mobile, backup suit that can handle a situation if one comes up while he's away from his lab where the main armor is, but it clearly doesn't have all the stuff the main suit has, cause that armor was clearly having a tougher time than it needed to have if it had all the weapons and gear his main armor has.

[@axelblyat7705]

That suitcase suit is uncapable of flying. It's a light version that has very limited power and abilities.

[@syn420951]

The message Tony gets from his dad always gets to me, my dad passed in 2008 from cancer..