Avengers: Age of Ultron * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

Will I get canceled over saying that Ultron could get it?
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[@marcbloom7462]

"The city is flying. We're fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrows. None of this makes sense." My favorite line.

[@vodengc520]

'Nobody would know. Nobody. "The last I saw him, Ultron was sitting on him. Uh... yeah, he'll be missed. That quick little bastard. I miss him already..."'

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Idk why Clint is so underrated. He’s one of the funniest and most meta characters. Lol

[@marveldreamworks5330]

@@vodengc520 That line was funnily enough a completely impromptu/improv line by Renner.

[@theman4884]

People have been saying that about his character for decades.

[@dm_dude]

That scene made him my favorite character.

[@leohawkins4734]

"She has visions and stuff!" The dramatic irony here, Ashleigh, is perfect.

[@AngelinaParker]

More like she HAD a vision 😬😂

[@NixyRose72]

@@AngelinaParker oh no.... too soon! Too soon 😭😭😭

[@captainsplifford]

Yup...I actually said (out loud, when Ashleigh said this), "Not yet, she doesn't. Hehehehe."

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

🤣🤣🤣😂

[@KBTibbs]

Ashley: "Oh So she has, like, mind control. She has, like, visions." Me: Yes. 😬

[@HermanVonPetri]

The comment I was looking for.

[@todmanders7698]

Sometimes I think Ashley is Psychic, without realizing it!! In a previous review she said something about how Jarvis is like one of the Avengers!

[@chetstevens4583]

When I heard it I knew someone else already commented on it!

[@Heiryuu]

“She used to.” -me because I’m going to hell.

[@dm_dude]

@@Heiryuu 💀

[@3Rayfire]

Cap has the best speeches in the Franchise, but Clint's "If you step out that door....you are an Avenger" speech is one of the greatest lines of dialogue in the whole MCU.

[@daveautzen9089]

James Spader has such a perfect voice for Ultron. When I read old comics with Ultron, his is the voice I hear in my head.

[@michaelgamble2848]

I wish he had voiced Ultron in the What If.... series, was bummed he didn't.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I didn't have that voice at all in my head when I read the comics. lol I had a more commanding voice.

[@daveautzen9089]

@@michaelgamble2848 agreed

[@krashd]

The Ultron voice is not James' regular voice though, he deepens it and adds malice for Ultron. I didn't even know it was Spader until someone told me.

[@michaelgamble2848]

@@krashd I mean, of course they changed its tone for the movie but it's James' way of speaking, his cadence, timing, delivery, what ever you want to call it that makes the difference.

[@gerstelb]

Whenever “peace in our time” is used in a movie, always expect something bad. It’s a reference to Neville Chamberlain (although it’s a misquote) and his 1938 deal with Hitler to allow Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia, with the agreement that it would stop there. Chamberlain came back to the U.K. waving the signed treaty and boasting about “peace for our time.” Needless to say, things went downhill from there. The big Iron Man suit used to fight Hulk is called “Veronica” because in the Archie comics, Archie had two girls trying to be his girlfriend, Betty (the nice blonde one) and Veronica (the mean, scheming black-haired one) and Bruce has a girlfriend named Betty (from the Incredible Hulk movie, remember?).

[@brigidtheirish]

Neville Chamberlain goes down in history for worst famous last words.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

LMAO 🤣

[@singingwolf3929]

I thought it was just "The Hulk Buster"

[@MasterBiffPudwell]

The irony is Churchill warned them not to trust Hitler because he would not stop and was all but destroyed politically for his warnings. His return to be the Prime Minister and lead England through the war and victory was history making things right.

[@Jessica_Roth]

@@singingwolf3929 The ARMOR is the Hulk-Buster. Veronica is the particular AI that runs the "Stop Hulk" protocols.

[@Imagination_Station2224]

Ashleigh: "I think Ultron could get it." James Spader: "Sometimes the flowers arrange themselves Ash."

[@vanessawhitneypro]

James. Spader. Is. Heaven.

[@rhiannon7163]

Watch LESS THAN ZERO young James Spader and RDJ

[@vanessawhitneypro]

@@rhiannon7163 SECRETARY

[@existenceisrelative]

@@vanessawhitneypro Yes! But for Maggie Gyllenhaal.

[@oaf-77]

You don't even know his real name. He’s the f*cking lizard king.

[@cmb318]

A lot of seeds for the future were planted in this movie. This movie is so much like a comic book by the way it uses subplots that later come to fruition. Vision and Wanda first noticing each other, Thor setting out to investigate after he realizes that something is wrong behind the scenes, Thor's vision showing the vague outline of the Infinity Gauntlet with all the so far revealed Infinity Stones, the fact that the Mind Stone is actually a part of Vision, Steve and Tony's bickering while they're at Clint's farm, the mention of Wakanda along with Klaw, Natasha's flashing back to her Red Room days when she was training to become a Black Widow, how Wanda looses it when her brother is killed, the Hulk choosing to exile himself, and Cap's longing for Peggy. I love how the set-up for one of the major payoffs in "Avengers: Endgame" is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in this movie.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

"Set up" is a bit too much credit. If you red and watch interviews, it's clear they were making things up as they went along most of the time. What actually happened is that the movies are based on comics so they just throw in some references and see if they'll pick them up later- Tony and Steve bickering wasn't meant to lead into Civil War for instance, because they weren't planning to make Civil War in the first place; they only changed it at the last minute (from Captain America: Serpent Society) because the Batman v Superman movie was announced and Marvel decided they needed their own "versus" hero film.

[@paulheap1982]

@@jonathancampbell5231 they did not change the name form Serpent Society, that was a working title to throw people off the fact it was called Civil War.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

​@@paulheap1982"googles" Well, sh*t, now I'm even more annoyed. But they weren't planning on Civil War from the start, regardless, even if the Serpent Society was a prank.

[@ArthurKnight1899]

u just described entire screenplay and end it with "blink-and-you-miss-it" ?? LMAO

[@cmb318]

@@ArthurKnight1899 Forgive me, my description wasn't worthy. 😉

[@CMinorOp67]

Aw, man. Two months until Ashleigh sees “Captain America: Civil War”. Her reactions to these movies are so fun, wish she would watch at least 2 a month. (28:44: lol, if Ashleigh continues only watching 1 Marvel a month, inc TV shows, she will literally BE a Golden Girl by the end.)

[@minnesotajones261]

How about one a week....

[@CMinorOp67]

@@minnesotajones261 yeeeesss…Members Marvel Movie Mondays.

[@Hortonfantastic4]

Same!!!! Twice a month doesn’t seem too many

[@MrFarnanonical]

She just needs to binge them!

[@Sentinel3D]

@@Hortonfantastic4 Her logic of having years worth of Marvel content at this pace is flawed. There will always be new content.

[@neonkain9069]

"Everything happened a lot," is probably the best short review I have ever heard for this movie.

[@singingwolf3929]

That ranks up there with Paul Reubens saying "Kill him a lot." It just makes me giggle.

[@golfextreme506]

The name of the new character is Vision. He has the mind stone as a part of him. You are also in for quite a ride. At this point they pretty much knew where they were going and it's a big build up to Avengers Endgame while keeping each movie important to itself

[@davidens8204]

I feel like that was a spoiler .. although she did ask for his name

[@jmcdermid]

I think I like Kevin better.

[@firstenforemost]

@@davidens8204 Captain America calls him Vision in the scene where he is introduced. Thor says "I've had a vision..." and Cap asks "Why does your Vision sound like JARVIS?"

[@davidens8204]

@@firstenforemost thank you for pointing that out I have never actually watched the whole movie so it is good for clarification

[@realPenrodPooch]

_The_ Vision. It's the whole thing. _The Vision_

[@raymacdonaldcreations505]

The fact that you noticed Captain America slightly moved Thor's hammer during the party is important...also, did you notice the look on Thor's face when it happened?

[@andre1999o]

Ashleigh's frustration on having to wait a while until the Black Widow movie is how we all felt in 2015.

[@wyllischu2467]

At the speed she's going watching the MCU, it'll be close to 5 yrs before she gets close to it too lol

[@andre1999o]

@@wyllischu2467 Tru dat.

[@MisterTwit]

Not exactly, she knows it exists. We didn't even know if there would be one

[@andre1999o]

@@MisterTwit Personally, I always thought it was inevitable, given the popularity of the character

[@AndyPrimeOne]

Honestly she should watch it before endgame. In chronological order.

[@TimedRevolver]

A few things. 1. Hulk is *incredibly* resilient. It takes an absurd amount to even hurt him, let alone break his skin. A building falling on him would barely scuff him up. 2. Tony outright said that Ultron wasn't done yet. He woke up before he was supposed to, before they had any safeguards in place to prevent exactly what he went on to do. 3. Jarvis became Vision. They mentioned it a few times, calling him 'the vision', so I get you not catching it.

[@professorsypher6174]

"I don't know what Ultron is. Is it a place?" I fucking LOVE how blind Ashleigh is going into these. It's like getting to enjoy my own first time all over again from a different lense.

[@rmhartman]

it's always fun seeing things for the first time again through fresh eyes

[@JaeMinJung.]

Now imagine the fans back when this movie was released and know who Ultron really was.

[@amstrad00]

For those of us with knowledge from the comics who never went in completely blind it's always really wonderful to see people experiencing these characters for the first time.

[@JaeMinJung.]

@@amstrad00 Yeah, I went there with my family and I was like you are not ready for what's about to unfold.

[@mikelarsen5836]

'Blind'? Don't you mean stupid? 😂😂😂

[@Skeezer66]

When this came out, their was so much setting up for future films that many people were annoyed that there was too much. The actor who played Jarvis didn't know there was a plan to make him a super-hero (named The Vision). A LOT will happen in the next movies before the 3rd Avengers film, but, yes, Wanda is wayyyyy more powerful than her brother, and the answer to all your Thanos questions is Yes!

Paul Bettany also couldn't rely on the comics to know what their plan was for Jarvis, since (as you probably know :D) in the comics, The Vision and Tony aren't connected in any way (and neither, of course, are The Vision and Jarvis).

[@radd1701e]

Actually I think his name was simply Vision, not “The” Vision.

@@jasonhitchcock8911 Nope, it was Hank Pym, not Reed Richards.

[@joshuagross3151]

@@radd1701e No, they're right. It's _The Vision,_ since that's not just his name but his purpose. He's Ultron's "son," his Vision of the polymerization between man and machine.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

5:00 "So she has mind control, she has Visions and stuff..." ......on point!

[@cmb318]

You're oh so right about Wanda having some Vision.

[@oscardiggs246]

Your reaction and enthusiasm reminds me that I really loved this one when it came out. Your questions show how much it setup for the remaining movies. Also, Ultron is the crappy dude in Pretty in Pink, and Thanos is the guy who fell off the bicycle in Goonies. These are facts that tie together the multiverse of movies during my lifetime into one big narrative that is much more interesting than I ever expected.

[@rmhartman]

hawkeye has that name for a reason. he knows everything that is going on around him. he kind of has to since he's really just a highly skilled human, not a super.

[@krashd]

Which is how he manages to get the plunger on Wanda's head. It's difficult to creep up on someone who is very in tune with their senses.

[@nancybrown4041]

@@krashd that and he already has been mind controlled by Loki... been there, done that, never again

[@krashd]

@@nancybrown4041 Good point!

[@theman4884]

And always has a special arrow for whatever the situation calls for. Sort of the R2D2 of quivers.

[@theplothickens]

I loved Age of Ultron when it came out, and I still love it now. Severely underrated and the first and only TRUE Avengers movie where they are a team from beginning to end.

[@Huntress59]

I always liked Ultron but the more I watch it the more I Love it!

[@grogu9698]

That´s true. It´s the only movie where they are a team from the beginning to the end, with a classic lineup straight from the comics and without any character from outside the franchise (like the Guardians of the galaxy)

[@Jessica_Roth]

@@grogu9698 And where, for two separate moments, it's just "Cap's Kooky Quartet" working together. Warm fuzzies. It's slightly hurt by Whedon's fantasy that you can completely evacuate a major city in almost no time (it was ridiculous in IMO the worst "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode and it hasn't gotten any better), but overall very nice.

[@christopherlundgren1700]

"That was neato Dorito." If only she'd seen this when it came out, they could've put that quote on the DVD box.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

The thing about Banner and Hulk is that the trick that Widow does is the result of a post-hypnotic suggestion implanted in Hulk's "mind". It basically puts Hulk to sleep, letting Banner back out. How they got it into him isn't really covered, but it's a thing. Kind of like River Tam from Firefly/Serenity.

[@thebluemorpho6640]

14:35 Eugene O'neill wrote a play called "Long Day's Journey Into Night." The play is four acts long and takes place during one day.

[@TombunnyHunter]

All of the humanizing and expansion of Hawkeye's character made me love this movie, I really couldn't understand why everyone else ranked it so low.

[@EdSigma]

If you want to blame someone for how long it is before Black Widow's solo movie, the name to blame is Ike Perlmutter. He was one of the main producers until about the time this one came out, essentially Disney stepped in to remove him and put Kevin Feige in charge due to some behind the scenes stuff, and it was apparently Perlmutter who kept pushing back Black Widow and a few other projects for various reasons. You might notice a slight change of tone in films from the next couple of films onwards, and that's one reason why that happened.

[@jeanpaulmedellin]

Definitely, thank god they got rid of him and we started to see all the potencial of the MCU.

[@lokithecat7225]

Black Widow can.... Safely? be watched at any point after "Infinity War" without messing anything up.

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

And this is why you shouldn't wait to watch Black Widow in release order. It was clearly made to be watched after Civil War... except the end credit scenes.

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

Perlmutter was also the executive in charge at Marvel when they licensed out many of their big properties (X-Men, Spider Man, Fantastic Four, etc.) to film studios in the early '90s. The cash influx from those deals saved Marvel financially but the terms of the licenses (open ended as long as said studios made films every x number of years) was very short sighted.

[@4ortytoon]

@@lokithecat7225 not 'Infinity War' but after 'End Game' because the end credit scene of 'Black Widow' has a spoiler

[@andallya]

To give you an idea, when they announced the movie's subtitle was "Age of Ultron" I just about screamed in excitement.

[@stevecox7462]

Ashleigh's channel the G.O.A.T. of KZbin channels 💯

[@ruaboutasize14]

So, would that make her the GOAYTC?

[@TheSaint1122]

Ashleigh is one that got me hooked on reaction videos lol

[@michaelccozens]

Oh, those are some high-quality happy-kitty sounds from Beans. Can I please get, like, 10 hours of that? "Everything happened, a lot. So much." is a very accurate summary of this film. Just a note on the Scepter; it wasn't Loki's so much as it was given to Loki by Thanos, as one of the tools he could use to conquer Earth (along with the Chitauri army). Rewatching the first Avengers, you can see how it appears to have twisted Loki's mind in the same way it almost did to the Avengers on the Helicarrier just before Hawkeye's attack, inculcating anger, suspicion, and paranoia (though, to be honest, Loki didn't need much of a push in that direction to begin with). Eugene O'Neill was an American playwright, born in 1888. He's known for bringing the techniques of realism associated with Chekov (of the famous "Chekov's Gun" rule of narratives, that being "if you introduce a gun in the first act, it must have been fired by the third". Basically, it's just saying "don't have unnecessary elements in your story, as they're distracting and take up time. Know what you're trying to say, and just say that") to America. Many of O'Neill's plays were marked by characters being ground into despair by tragedy and pessimism. More to the point, one of O'Neill's most famous plays is "Long Day's Journey into Night", which is often accompanied by works like "A Streetcar Named Desire" in lists of the best-ever of US theatre. The reason Bruce wants to leave during the Sokovia battle is that, after his uncontrolled Hulk attack on the city triggered by Wanda, he's terrified that his next transformation will result in a lot of innocent blood being shed. Like, oceans of it. Tony got lucky that there happened to be an unoccupied skyscraper nearby to drop on Big Green and bring him back to reality(ish). No telling if the Avengers would be able to stop an unbridled Hulk again.

[@goldilox369]

OMG, beans is such a fat, furry chunk. I love it so much I can't tell you! She reminds me of my grandma's old cat when I was growing up. Movie was great too. But thanks for the extra Beans. ❤️

[@roman0robert]

Ashleigh, I didn't think it was possible, but watching MCU movies with you is getting more fun each time! It's so much fun to see you getting all bubbly!

[@lordelohim]

Five minutes in, and I CAN’T WAIT for Ashley to find out what Wanda Vision is. This slow burn on the movies is killing me.

[@TheScottSlater]

So much this. Best thing I've watched in ages.

[@WaddIes]

she doesnt know how true 4:58 is xD

[@sandramiller1988]

It’ll be 20 years from now when she finally gets around to it if she keeps going at once a month. Once phase 3 is over she really needs to watch the TV shows weekly. There are just too many of them to do it once a month. If she wants to keep doing the movies with some of that would be OK, but there’s too much content now starting in phase 4 to just have once a month.

[@uberjeff7583]

Wanda vision hell wait till she sees Ragnarok and Infinity War

[@nancybrown4041]

Ashleigh, you might want to up the number of times you watch a Marvel movie a month if you want to catch up and you really want to get to the Black Widow movie faster.

[@hoagsmash4188]

SO amazing!! I love that you haven't been spoiled at all! This flick DOES leave a lot of questions, but fret not, they will be answered... The Avengers movies get better, broader, more intense, but I actually rewatch this one more often, kind of a soft spot thing lol... You just have ZERO idea what's coming and I can not WAIT to follow you on your journey!!

[@katrinaaponte4787]

I love listening to the prereview for the Marvel movies. Ashleigh always gets things so right, and yet soooooo wrong.

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

Damn, that’s relaxing. Could you do a longer video of just brushing Beans while she purrs. I nearly nodded off a few seconds in. Lol! It’s like when I used to get haircuts and the electric clippers would be running. Literally nodded off in the chair once… never lived it down

[@voxorox]

"Everything happened a lot and so much." Well put.

[@anniedownum451]

Omg I love your wonder at this franchise! You speculating at the end makes my day every time. It's the closest I can get to watching them all for the first time again, so thank you. I can't wait to see what you think of the next two Avengers movies... ;) ;)

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Not gonna lie... the "cat raking" was so soothing and exactly what I needed this morning to chill... Always fun to watch you enjoy life, Ashleigh! :)

[@nuprophett]

I really can’t wait for you to get to the culmination of all this Ashleigh! I love rewatching the Marvel journey through your eyes! Keep it coming!

[@justwatching6186]

“Everything happened a lot” Best Ashleigh quote. Great videos 🤟🥩

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

OMG, I Just lost my shit when you said you were going to react to "Mask"! That is one of my all-time favorite movies. Such great acting, such a great story. "Mask" and "The World According to Garp" are two movies I really want to see people react to. They blew my mind growing up.

[@MyBenjamin73]

Ultron was originally Ant-Man's creation, recent developments in the comics say he was made from Hank's own brainwaves to try and serve as the next step in evolution so people wouldn't have to feel emotion anymore (Hank was motivated by clinical depression so you can see how plugging that brain into a robot is a bad idea).

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Facts 👍👍

[@Mark_E_M]

Makes me think of the Cybermen from Doctor Who!

[@CaptainFrost32]

SPOILER ...and the hive mentality of the Ultrons made more sense in the comics from Ant-Man's design theme with his cybernetic ant communication and control tech.

[@vincentschmitt7597]

My memory of the comics is that Hank created Ultron specifically to battle the Avengers so only he could come swooping in to save the day. Yes he was that insecure with himself and his place.

[@vincentschmitt7597]

@@Godzilla-tu2cd there's more to it than that if I recall correctly.

[@StevenJQuinlan]

The scene of Ultron and Vision discussing philosophy in the forest is probably one of my favourite moments in the entire MCU. It's such an understated and beautiful moment as both of these non human things consider humanity. "Things aren't beautiful because they last" is such a perfect encapsulation of life

[@busboy207]

I'm so glad she's doing these. As someone who had the comics back in the day that all these stories are based on, I do enjoy watching someone be excited over it as it unfolds to them for the first time.

[@jlott069]

"Eugene O’Neill long” was a reference to a playwright early to mid 1900s - among his works, one of them (his last, and it was only released after his death) was a 4 act play called "Long Day's Journey into the Night".

[@implicitmintjulep]

I really like AOU, more than the first one. Yes it has some shoehorned stuff and some weird pacing, but it has some of the best moments and interactions in the MCU. Avengers fighting as a team from the start, friction between cap and tony bubbling, hulkbuster, James Spader's voice, Vision and Wanda foreshadowing, the superior version of Quicksilver. The Vision and Ultron scene is beautiful and brought a tear to my eye in the theatre

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Agree with everything but this Quicksilver being superior. There really isn't much personality or character here as the focus is meant to be on Wanda from the start. I much prefer the X-Men version. He's got way more personality.

[@implicitmintjulep]

@@ZiddersRooFurry I found this version to be truer to the comic version, brash and cocky yet ultimately redeemed. That scene in DOFP was brilliant but then he leaves and they just copied it for Apocalypse. He deserved better.

[@SurvivorBri]

The first Avengers movie is superior to AOU. This one didn't offer anything new. It was mostly a bridge installment film. Some great moments for sure like the party scene where they're taking turns trying to lift the hammer. And of course Vision's birth was awesome. Overall the movie was uneven.

[@terminatrix92]

@@implicitmintjulep I like this Quicksilver more too. He has a full arc, even if its just going from being a selfish rogue to a sacrificial hero. And he sacrifices himself for a rival! The X-Men Quicksilver has a cool gimmick they overuse and frankly he's too powerful to fit into any team, they have to disable him in every movie!

[@terminatrix92]

@@SurvivorBri I'd say this is the only MCU team movie that deepens the characters and adds rich texture. Why is it bad to just live with these characters, their dynamics and their flaws?? Infinity Wars is all crossovers/ space hidings and Endgame is basically capitalising on all the world building AoU did! What I love about this one is it cinematic. The first Avengers feels like a cheap set and the next two are 99% cgi. This was the last time they really filmed on location

[@lelandpowell5223]

“Everything happened alot “ Ashley, your funny,and the best!

[@OCDCentral]

Try not to stress over the different groups of characters and their relationships to each other. Some people are Earth-bound, some are not. If or when they need to interact, the story would lead you there.

[@christi776]

I feel like this is Solid life advice😊

[@kimberlyshareemulford4932]

🌺 Did you notice the middle name on the front of Nathaniel Bartons onesie? Pietro. Also, does my heart ❤️ good to see you enjoy the Marvel movies so much! 😊 AND, love that you are watching Mask on Monday. I was a teenager when it came out. Loved it!!💖 See if you recognize the girl who is at the summer camp. I left out the spoiler parts of that sentence. Enjoy

[@MelissaArvanitaki]

When Ashleigh asked if there's another Thor movie, I literally made the face from that SpongeBob excited gif.

[@johnfriday5169]

Thor's arc from Ragnarok through Endgame has made him my favorite MCU character

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

5:00 “So she has VISIONs and stuff…” HAHAHAHA GREAT PREDICTION ASHLEIGH!!!

[@daniellanctot6548]

Yes! Just LOVE that you loved Age of Ultron: This movie gets a lot of hate from fans and non-fans alike and I've always thought that it is much better than the haters say (So don't let them tell you otherwise!). A lot of questions left in this one: But the answers are going to come (Sooner or later). And you got A LOT of really good MCU movies coming up next! And the next one is: ANT-MAN! (I think you're gonna love that one too!)

[@calibadgerdude6082]

It’s not a bad movie by any reasonable standard, I quite enjoy it myself. It is, however, one of the weaker MCU offerings which is more a testament to how good the MCU is rather than a condemnation of AoU as bad.

[@xtremejay2000]

I think it wasn't as GRAND as people thought it would be. But it is a better movie now that it is part of he BIGGER story.

[@herr1375]

@@xtremejay2000Couldn't agree more. That was the issue at the time. It had such high expectations and the trailers promised so much. People just didn't think it matched them. I have always really enjoyed it on the whole.

[@dpcnreactions7062]

Civil War is my least favourite of the movies!

[@DavetheAvatar]

I admit I've liked it less and less as time has passed. I've never been comfortable with Joss Whedon's style of humour, right back to Buffy days. His habit of putting a sudden comedic moment in an otherwise serious scene gives me whiplash and takes me out of the film. Also, there's an irritating quipiness to his dialogue that feels uncomfortable. His dialogue feels like... dialogue, not people talking naturally. It's a balance the other Avengers films pull off much more naturally, balancing conversation with exposition and humour instead of quirky non sequiturs. It's by no means a bad movie but it rubs me the wrong way. I'd never criticise someone for liking it though. My problems are largely a matter of personal taste.

[@ClubMonchhichi]

@9:46 Ashleigh girl, you be holding Ma Sofia like a baby...with a baby arm HAHAHAHA!!!

[@rmhartman]

"did he almost move it?" he moved it a little. there's been a great debate as to whether he was "mostly worthy" or he could have completely picked it up and refrained when it moved, to save face for thor.

[@CaptainFrost32]

SPOILER There is no debate. It is a yes/no situation, not a graded scale. He is worthy. In an alternate timeline when all of the others are dead, Natasha is judged worthy to wield Mjolnir.

[@JMulvy]

Veronica is also known as the Hulk Buster. Every time Tony invents something or updates something, you have to think back to what he learned previously. His main goal is always about keeping people safe, whether it is the public at large, or one of his friends/ family. When Vision grabbed hold of Ultron, he locked him out of his ability to transfer his consciousness so that when they kill him this time he can't replicate. They named him Vision because Thor said "he had a vision" and it was of the mind stone. Wanda is known as the Scarlet Witch in the comics and her "brother" was meant to be "Quicksilver" but in the comics and in the X-Men movies they established that Quicksilver is someone else, so officially we are just supposed to ignore the fact that they were called the twins and that guy was even a silver-haired speedster. Technically... they are both in alternate universes. Yeah, Marvel likes messing with reality and continuity.

[@jacksonsd6]

Can’t wait to see your reaction to Wanda! my fav character :) Also the new guy with the Mind Stone is called Vision

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

For the bit of Beans at the end...what kept going through my mind was a scene from Big Hero 6...where the lovable robot Baymax is low on power and drunkenly petting the family cat...who looks a LOT like Beans. "Hai - ry baby...hairy baby..."

[@kasperneedspeace]

I love your laugh so much. Stay on top of that mental health and be nice to yourself. Looking forward to the next one.

[@asheenahgaming]

I love watching you watch these movies 🍿 🎥 it’s so pleasant to see a genuine first time reaction!!!

[@lenusniq_9746]

FINALLY somebody appreciates Age of Ultron from the beginning. Usually people realized what a great movie it it is only after having seen the Endgame or Wandavision.

[@theman4884]

I haven't seen Endgame (but know what happens) or Wandavision (but know what happens) but I don't think seeing those will change my mind on Ultron. Spoiler Warning: Knowing what we know about Wandavision it means everything in Endgame can be meaningless also.

[@lenusniq_9746]

@@theman4884 OK. My comment was based on a premise that many people complain that Age of Ultron was too chaotic - it seemed more like a TV show than a movie meaning that it has "several" plot culminations. However, looking back at this movie some people think that it kinda sets a stage for many things that happen later - discussion on whether Avengers can destroy stuff without any consequences, tensions between Tony and Captain, Wanda and Vision, the visions that Wanda gave to Avengers also come to play more or less. But yeah, if you are not fan of Age of Ultron, nobody can make you.

[@dadoctah]

Looking at the MCU sequence on Wikipedia, apparently the next one up is Ant Man, then Captain America: Civil War (which despite the title is actually an Avengers movie), then Doctor Strange. Jarvis the AI was named after Jarvis the person, who was Tony Stark's father's valet and Peggy Carter's sort of sidekick in the "Agent Carter" TV series which aired concurrent with the next couple of films.

[@CMinorOp67]

19:21: yes…yes, she does. 21:28: my feelings exactly whenever a movie has a dog that lives. The Beans ASMR was so cute. She just looks at you like, “why you schtopping?”

[@GairBear49]

The Eugene O'Neill reference. O'Neill was an American Playwright who wrote a play based on his dysfunctional family called "Long Days Journey Into Night".

[@dharmajanitor]

The “I was born yesterday” scene is one of my favorites in the franchise. This movie gets a bad rap and I don’t quite get it. Glad you liked it so much.

[@kaisokusekkendou1498]

Yeah, this movie had a weird reception "arc". People liked it initially... Then when people started picking it apart cinematically, they starting crapping on it. But as the years passed, people realized that a movie doesn't have to be cinematically perfect for it to still be a great movie. Well done scenes, characters, dialogue, great plot elements that set the stage for several movies (something that was only apparent AFTER those other movies came out, probably attributing to the delay in appreciation). Overall, after everything settled, I consider it one of the core "good ones" in the MCU for me.

[@missmartylynn]

This movie is the Empire Strikes Back of the MCU. Critical to the story and gets better with multiple viewings.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@missmartylynn wandavision helped a lot with tha

[@jonathancampbell5231]

Joss Whedon said he found making the movie to be super stressful and he was making a lot of the script up even in the middle of shooting- to an experienced film critic, it shows, as some scenes feel a bit disjointed and unnecessary (there is also a lot of scenes designed to set up future movies, many of which didn't really add anything in hindsight). Ultron's motives are also a little confusing since he wants to save the world by killing a whole bunch of people and it's not clear how that works out. It's a good movie, but it's disjointed and has it's flaws.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

My theory is that at some point in between movies Bruce agreed to let himself get hypnotized so that Natasha can change him back when the fighting was over. Since Bruce is way deep in Hulk's subconscious, they created a trigger that would awaken Bruce and put Hulk to sleep.

[@dorukgolcu9191]

To be fair, we were *all* mad not to get a Black Widow movie back then, too

[@lucieudem]

Bean's fur is so vibrant! it's so cute how he looks at you asking for more lol

[@TheHulk2008]

Yes Wanda is very scary and one of the most powerful beings in this universe.

[@kennethjohnson7517]

Yep reality warping in comics.

[@Sisnerdly]

I got so excited watching you get excited😂 I'm over here bouncing on the couch! Beans be like: I get the front half, you get the back half.

[@darrenheideman2546]

The whole Pinocchio thing with Ultron seemed unfulfilled. Like they had more planned but things ultimately didn't get used.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Well there was a 3 hour cut of the film which probably would have helped flesh things out a lot.

[@darrenheideman2546]

@@jamesmoyner7499 Probably. I do also find it interesting that early drafts of this would've given us our first glimpse of Wakanda itself.

[@jphogannet]

I think originally there was supposed to be a Scarlet Witch and Vision movies as separate. But for some reason it got shortened. (Also Black Widow, pre-Endgame and another. I think Endgame was originally supposed to be #25.)

[@oaf-77]

I don’t know what more there could be, he was designed to be a puppet but he achieved self awareness

[@darrenheideman2546]

@@oaf-77 I think there was to be more direct symbolism but it just didn't get in.

[@lyletuck]

When Tony says that he has had a long day, "like, Eugene O'Neill long", he is making a reference to the playwright Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, "Long Day's Journey Into Night". It's widely considered to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.

[@kieronball8962]

Great reactions, as always, Ashleigh. Jarvis is now The Vision. ( But it's the same actor! ) The glove Thanos picked up, is called the Infinity Gauntlet.

[@defies4626]

The Infinity Gauntlet. And that is Maximum STRESS. Here. We. Go.

[@marniejane11]

This is definitely my most favourite Marvel react that you have done yet!!! Omg the chaos was AWESOME!!

[@MordicusEgg]

Ashleigh re Wanda: "So she has, like mind control; she has, like, visions and stuff." Nearly right, Ash. She has Vision, and stuff. 😉

[@kingoglow2186]

She def gets big Visions

[@P.HATHCOX]

I came here to see if anyone would say this 😃

[@guarddog318]

I see what you did there. lol

[@billparrish4385]

Eugene O'Neill is an American playwright who wrote the play _Long Day's Journey Into Night,_ a biographical piece set in August 1912, and spans a single day from 8:30am til midnight.

[@KingEhrys98]

Tony is intelligent enough to have security protocols in place to prevent experimental AI from having ''administrator permissions'' so to speak to his entire network and to keep him under his control, so I figured Ultron isolated those protocols locally to the first body, knowing full well the avengers would meet an escalation with violence. Once the body was destroyed Ultron would have full access. Otherwise that scene wouldn't make much sense to me. ''I had strings, but now I'm free..."

[@kaisokusekkendou1498]

"Strike me down and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

[@folcotook3049]

Really good thought. That had never occurred to me before, but really makes sense. Now head cannon.

[@3Rayfire]

I'm not certain about that, (points to JARVIS) "He runs more of the company than anyone except Pepper" also, Ultron's AI programming was mostly mind stone and far smarter than anything Tony had ever built. Ultron would've been free from any of Tony's permissions in that regard as soon as he uploaded himself to the net if he had them at all.

[@mikeking7710]

Eugene O'Neill wrote a play called "Long Day's Journey into Night". It's considered by many to be one of his best, and also one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century.

[@caseyh8386]

Ultron is voiced by James Spader, who unfortunately has felt the unforgiving touch of age, but in Pretty in Pink he could 100% get it 😉 (I feel OK about that coz he was actually in his 20s at the time, not a high school kid)

[@kentonkruger8333]

Yeah he did not age well after around 40. I feel comfortable judging that since neither did I.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

HS kids do it though lol XD

[@thejamppa]

I love Ashleigh's reaction. I have never read what American comic books (Marvel, DC etc, I grew up with Lucky Luke, Astrix & Obelix, Tintin and Umpahpah) so I went completely blind in first Marvel film by friend who was huge Marvel fan. Fell in love these movies. Watching Asleigh watching these films give me throw back to myself when I watched these in theater. Thank you Asleigh.

[@gallendugall8913]

Yes, they really dropped the ball not giving us a Black Widow stand alone movie much earlier and when they did it was all prequel.

[@moonmanstan]

That's mainly because the old head wouldn't give them the greenlight on a stand alone widow movie.

[@crucisnh]

Some info, Ashleigh. The red skinned dude is named "Vision". "Veronica" is the name that Tony gave to the orbital support system that flew down to give Iron Man all the upgrades to fight the Hulk. The big suit of armor Tony wore to fight the Hulk is called the Hulkbuster armor.

[@EscapingtheEmptyNest]

I love how excited you're getting about the Saga as it unfolds, I do think you should find a way to watch the MCU television shows, they will integrate with the movies in a way that if you don't see them, you will be lost

[@MechaGai]

The whole reason she got into it, aside from the lovely millennial movie member, was because she wanted to see WandaVision but had never seen any of the Marvel movies. So, fair to say she'll watch them. :)

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@MechaGai The Agent Carter Season 1 should be watched before Endgame. Season 2 should be watched before Seasons 6 & 7 of Agents of SHIELD. She should do season binges of Agents of SHIELD for Patreon [including the episode bonus scenes and next episode teasers]. A season prologue where she forecasts what she knows from the movies and expectations going into a season. A season epilogue where she looks back on the season and realizes how much it met her expectations and her view on the MCU at large. [7 seasons, 136 episodes. With the prologue/epilogue content, she could bank 150 episodes to release if she had interruptions in real time.] Also, she needs to see the Agent Carter/Agents of SHIELD dubsmash videos later. Good thing the ABC & Netflix series are being released on Disney+, right?

[@MechaGai]

@@CaptainFrost32 Unfortunately, all those shows, while really good, aren't canon, and don't contribute anything towards the main MCU story.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@MechaGai The ABC shows are canon. The Netflix characters are being reintroduced in Disney+ and MCU going forward.

[@MechaGai]

@@CaptainFrost32 The ABC shows have never been acknowledged in any MCU movie or TV show. In fact, the TV production side has been kept in the dark the entire time they produced the show. Once they cancelled AOS and Carter, it was never mentioned again. The Netflix shows themselves are not canon either, but they are bringing back the actors for the same roles.

[@TrackMaster844]

Little trivia for Thor, he has a strand of Loki’s hair braided into his own. His way of remembering his brother. If you look carefully, you can see it.

[@jaym8927]

Ashleigh sees Wanda: the other twin, that's so scary. Yes, she is scary. And I love that about her.

[@brandonchurch9023]

Ashleigh watching every single MCU movie from this point forward: "Oh my God, this is now my favorite one!!!"

[@Johndouglasphillips]

Somone should inform @Ashleigh that The black widow movie was originaly supposed to release not long after this... but got "shelved" . it really does not break contenutity to watch it at least before end-game... in fact for best emotional envolvement you SHOULD watch it before end-game. I wish I had.

[@justyouraveragejose6813]

9:52 😂🤣 Her inner conflict about being attracted to a CGI robot is hilarious.

[@timsgilable]

You can't watch WandaVision till after Avengers Endgame.

[@Moxypony]

I'm always amused by the fact that the Hulk Buster is named Veronica because Bruce's girlfriend from the Hulk movie was named Betty

[@SSPerfectChaosRCT]

So basically: 1) Everything is actually uphill from here, with maybe a small level off with Homecoming, but that's my opinion. All the movies get weirder but better up to Endgame (and I am very sorry for what Infinity War and Endgame will do to you, sweet summer child). 2) Pay attention to Civil War when you get there. I mean really pay attention because it's basically Avengers 2 1/2 and you will miss stuff if you aren't careful. 3) If you can you should step up the Marvel intake a little. You'll be getting into the series stuff soon and you'll be left with bigger cliffhangers between episodes than you would with these movies.

[@billparrish4385]

Hey Ashleigh, wanna hear something funny? That guy whose arm Ultron cut off? That's Andy Serkis, who also did the voice and stop-motion-capture movements for Gollum in LOTR! He also did the stop-mo for King Kong in the Jack Black Kong movie.

[@kellysimrell3007]

You are so going to love the next Thor movie Ragnarok, personally my favorite. Love your channel!! You are the best! :)

[@johnfriday5169]

I was meh on Thor until Ragnarok, now he's my favorite character in the MCU. His arc through Endgame was the most interesting to me.

[@Phillycheeeeze]

Ashleigh !!! It’s been a month since Guardians of the Galaxy, the movies you’ve reacted to lately I haven’t seen… So I don’t watch the reactions. BUT it’s good to be baaaaaack and hearing your voice is so comforting ☺️

[@synthetic240]

Here's the thing about Thor's Hammer (and I'm just going off the movies). This is just my own fan-theory, but I think it's well-supported. Thor's Hammer has awareness. It's not a full-on AI with self-awareness, but it is capable of making intelligent choices according to its programming. It doesn't try to communicate because communication is not its function. It doesn't have feelings, but it understands morality. 1. It was forged from the core of a dying star. That tells me it's made, at least in part, of neutronium. It's a substance that is made entirely of neutrons packed together as tightly as they possibly can. By comparison, a human body or a mountain is made of smoke. I think the hammer itself is a container for neutronium core and to house the AI. The hammer may actually weigh thousands of tonnes from a tiny grain of neutronium. 2. Magic "exists" in the Marvel setting, but the first Thor movie makes it clear that magic is just very advanced science that we don't understand yet. So the idea of "worthiness" is judged by the AI within the hammer. Given the link between magic and willpower, it can only search the mind of someone who picks it up. 3. The hammer's advanced construction allows it to control the force of gravity. This is self-evident; no one unworthy can lift it, but as Cap implied, one could put it on an elevator and the elevator would be able to lift it. It also doesn't shatter Tony's table. It's not that it's fixed in space, the AI within it simply increases or decreases the effective mass of the hammer as appropriate. Like, if I lift with 100 lbs of force, it now weighs 110 lbs. As soon as I let go, it returns to its previous mass and no harm's done. It perfectly opposes any force applied to it so that it remains fixed in place, even if the thing it's on is free to move. A simple object would be unable to do this; awareness is required. 4. It can also generate massive electric fields when Thor mentally commands it to. He can fly by flinging the hammer; it's light enough to swing, but when released it exploits its massive momentum to pull Thor along. It does this in response to Thor's thoughts, but it's also working with him.

[@sea-envy3137]

Well, Asgardian magic is Clark Tech but other magics do exist Very good "worthiness" example is in Avengers vs Justice League- Wonder Woman is able to pick up the hammer and fight bad guys but when the fighting is over, she cannot casually pick it up and hand it to him because she does not need to lift the hammer right now. Just like the theory that Cap could not have fully lifted it at the party because a **** measuring contest was not a worthy reason.

[@NevTheDeranged]

Gravity manipulation and inertia control are highly underrated powersets.

[@Tekkarath]

The hammer is just a hammer, not being able to pick it up is because of the spell or whatever you want to call it that Odin placed on it. It's not that complicated.

[@synthetic240]

@@Tekkarath Except that "spells" and "magic" is just technology by another name. Thor is pretty clear on that. And if his hammer is technological and capable of determining "worthiness", aka the moral character of the holder, then it must have a mind.

[@spiderfingers86]

Brought to you by Marvel in this movie about the introduction of the Maximoff Twins being Wanda played by Elizabeth Olsen and her twin brother Pietro played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson

[@minnesotajones261]

In the comics, the Avenger's "roster" would change from time to time. Some heroes would join, some leave. Then others come back later on. Think of a revolving door... So Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor left. Then Vision, Scarlett Witch (Wanda), Falcon, and War Machine joined. Cap and Widow stayed.

[@SuprousOxide]

Sadly, that Avengers lineup didn't get a lot of time...

[@sea-envy3137]

Heck, one reserve Avenger Matt Hawk died before the Avengers even formed.

[@scottmcintyre2809]

"Veronica" is typically called the Hulk-Buster armour. The Veronica moniker is a joke based on the idea that she's one of two women capable of stopping a truly rampaging Hulk: his original girlfriend, Betty, and Veronica (as in the Archie Comics).

[@gabrielmauller8137]

Wanda is one of, if not the best Marvel characters, Elizabeth Olsen plays her fantastically.

[@marlonclark1896]

i agree

[@frankiecamacho8739]

Amazing how the little sister of the Olsen twins stepped out and made a name for herself.

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

I don't mean this in a mean way, but why? I haven't seen WandaVision, but I gave it a miss because I found Wanda (and Vision) to be really dull characters.

[@gabrielmauller8137]

@@tortoiseoflegends4466 disagree, I think Elizabeth Olsen is a great actress, but that’s just my opinion.

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

@@gabrielmauller8137 I don't mean her acting, I mean the character. Olsen works well with what she's given but I don't understand why people like Wanda.

[@acoupleofwavylines]

The "Veronica" defense system is a bit of an injoke because Banner's longtime romantic interest in the comics and first movie was named Betty (Betty & Veronica from the Archie comics)

[@Snarkerella]

Ultron = James Spader...part of the Brat pack days of the 80s. Him and Robert Downey, Jr. were very close (still are?) and did some crazy good movies together. Less Than Zero for one. Spader's voice is mesmorizing.

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

I thought Spader as Ultron was inspired. He has an amazing voice. I loved Less Than Zero.

[@johnfriday5169]

Loved his Alan Shore character in Boston Legal

[@solomonkane6442]

What's that TV show called spader was in ?

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

@@solomonkane6442 Spader is currently in The Blacklist. He was in Boston Legal and I think he did a full season of The Office.

[@Snarkerella]

@@solomonkane6442 Which one? He's done several. Boston Legal? The Practice? Blacklist? Blacklist is still airing new episodes on NBC.

[@Papaneeks]

How many of you had watched the Blacklist before seeing this movie and thus enjoyed it more cause of how Spader played Reddington in that, and then here he is as Ultron, and at times brought that Reddington charisma to Ultron.