Iron Man - Feature Presentation

[@ronaldeliascorderocalles]

Even after an entire universe happening after this movie, Iron Man can still be a great stand alone movie. It was such a game changer.

[@kanon1118]

everything from phase 1 was amazing, and they all could stand on their own. the only thing connecting them was some very obscure behind the wall pictures of other movies, or the post credit. now everything is so overtly connected, there's no subtly anymore. i just watched "what if S2. and there was a joke every 2 seconds.

[@TableCreed]

Yeah. Iron Man was the catalyst that kickstarted the MCU. It's hilarious that we can look back at it and it shows us everything currently wrong with the MCU. This movie is timeless.

[@chaserseven2886]

yet martini sorescesse still denies it

[@gcolbyp]

@@kanon1118Well just Iron Man 1 and the first Avengers are amazing and Captain America 1 is really underrated. The others? Eeeeh…

[@irishspagetti6565]

yeah I wasn't really a fan of Iron man or knew really much about his mythos but after seeing the movie for the first time in the theater, I became a fan

[@villevuorio1607]

This is not a review. This is cinema appreciation. Love it!

[@jacobsumner2985]

Love this concept. Not only are you able to get more in depth about specifics without worrying about spoilers, but always love another opportunity to get STUCKMANNIZED

[@OGMillyMillz_]

Chris grew up with Iron Man

[@MrBuketman]

Calm down

[@jacobsumner2985]

@lenindominguez1986 turn down for what

[@JustanotherNPC8454]

Spoilers? This movie is 15 years old.

[@blipmachine]

This is indeed a great start to the segment. May I recommend the following movies from the 2010s for future feature presentations: Iron Man 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame. I’d also love to see one for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at its 5 year anniversary.

[@makatron]

This was, by all means, the perfect cinematic storm. An actor that not only had the talent, but also could relate to the character in a personal level, a director that knew what he wanted, and producers that handled studio expectations in order to get this project off the ground.

[@MobBossBobRoss]

The first flight sequence was such a memorable theater experience. It's still one of my favourite films.

[@makatron]

Remember when the HUD showed the zoomed harbour and then the kid dropping the ice cream and thought it was just amazing. Also, thanks for writing favourite the right way.

[@ShawnPark]

I saw Iron Man on opening night (midnight showing) at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood and Favreau and Downey came out and introduced the film before it started. The crowd went crazy!

[@EphOph]

Doubt it

[@latinbeandip]

Seeing as no one knew who they were I doubt more than a handful went crazy

[@scottgilesmusic]

What???? What??? You're kidding ​@@latinbeandip

[@scottgilesmusic]

​@@EphOphRude.

[@chance_ondriezek99]

I was 9 years old when this movie came out, and I saw it twice in theaters. When you’re a kid, seeing this on the big screen is the coolest thing you’ve ever seen.

[@benwasserman8223]

12 years old for me. It's unnerving how the movies we saw as kids are becoming the nostalgic films now.

[@duncanlandon2328]

Very found memories of my dad taking me to see this film when I was 7. Man take me back

[@coolnerdlll6053]

People say stuff like "The MCU is dead and sucks now", but kids are going to grow up with the new stuff and accept it more. That's how things work, whether we like it or not.

[@TableCreed]

I'm envious of you. For some reason I didn't even know this was being made when I was a kid, which is really odd because I vividly remember going to see Spider-Man 3 in 2007. This was a year later and it wasn't on my radar. Don't know what I was doing.

[@OGMillyMillz_]

Chris grew up with Iron Man

[@Erasureeraser]

The fact that 2008 was the year where Robert Downey Jr starred in Iron Man and Tropic Thunder, both films that are now classics is absolutely incredible

[@happyninja42]

I still get chills every time I see that scene when Tony is tuning up his gauntlet while watching the news. They way he doesn't say a word in that entire sequence, but between his body language, facial expressions, and the sound team layering effects and the music, it's just so perfect! You hear the mention of the village that Yensin is from while he sits there, twisting the screwdriver. Each twist of the tool increases the pitch of the gauntlet's energy whine, like the building of tension on an electric wire. His face twitches in tiny muscle spasms as he's clearly getting pissed. He walks around and looks at himself in the mirror when the news anchor (the whole time her dialogue sounding like she's talking right at him) says "the refugees wonder who, if anyone will save them?" and that's when he locks eyes with himself in the mirror before blowing it the fuck up. It's just such fantastic acting coupled with great direction and sound/set design. You don't need to hear him say a word, but he speaks more loudly in that scene than anything else in the film.

[@ThirdEchoMedia]

Such a great scene that I feel is overlooked. Not to mention that it’s directly followed up by one of the most badass hero suit up scenes afterwards.

[@matejajezdic]

@@cosborne06Yeah, they get chills. What's the problem? That's what movies are here for. To make us feel stuff. Try it sometime.

[@milosstojanovic4623]

yeah exposition through just filming actor doing his job. Thats how movies should be made, and not explaining to us some basic things like we are idiots. I hate when they make a movie and explaining past or future events or current scene.

[@iamthesenate6827]

Chris, thank you for all the years of amazing content. You have augmented my love for movies in such a positive way.

[@jeremybrown3544]

I saw this in theaters at the start of undergrad, and saw Endgame right before I went to med school. It was really poetic, and I still hold this movie in a special place in my heart.

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

Congrats on getting into med school !

[@michaelkikle3018]

When my dad and I went to see this amazing movie, we were the only ones in the theater. During the entire movie, we were starving for burgers (the Burger King product placement didn’t help lol), but we wouldn’t budge. We loved it so much, and it was such a special year for movies. To this day, Iron Man is in my top 5 of the MCU, and will never be dethroned. It’s incredible, and it may be a perfect movie-everything from the pacing, to the Badass effects and fights, to the soundtrack, to the performances. I think Iron Man 2 is great, also, but no one appreciates that awesome little flick.

[@adamcade604]

The Original Iron Man is one of the greatest superhero movies ever made!

[@aayanagarwalla5209]

one of the greatest movies*

[@TripsX]

@@aayanagarwalla5209😂🤣😂

[@maimoneattia]

Agree. One of my favorite marvel films. Hands down.

[@Natedaskate]

Watched this again about 2 weeks ago. It still holds up so well.

[@cameron2069]

That intro is a blast from the past. It’s like an amalgamation of the “coming soon” Disney DVD titles and the “feature presentation” Paramount VHS titles.

[@HerbCoswellBornAgain]

I know right.

[@poe-ta-toe4946]

2008 was such a good year for cinemas. Iron Man and The Dark Knight to just name a few. Gamechanging year for comic book movies. Iron Man (2008) works good as a stand-alone movie. It also seemed to transcend the genre, just like The Dark Knight. People who regularily didn’t like comic books or superheroes in general seemed to have great love for these two

[@impalabeeper]

Oh yeah! 2008 is a watershed moment for comic book movies for both MCU and DC!

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

Kung Fu Panda! 🐼

[@jasonchilado]

For all MCU films, I feel the first Iron Man is honestly the most worthy of being labeled cinema

[@maxtubb]

Definitely agree with you there.

[@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617]

Nah man as much as I practically adore the first Iron Man it can't quite top Captain America Winter Soldier when it comes to several areas including what I'd label Cinema and overall it barely edges out Iron Man as my favorite MCU and maybe my favorite comic book adaptation period

[@kamilgaming8519]

Winter Soldier and Guardians >

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Endgame wins just for the climax. That was the Battle of the Black Gate on steroids.

[@nicklafleur7620]

​@@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617its subjective of course, but the thing that sets iron man part from everything after iron man is that iron man isn't an advertisement for future movies. I like the captain America movies for a different reason. They perfectly capture the trajectory of marvel movies being advertisements. First movie is standalone until the last few minutes where it sets up cap being isekaid into the future with the avengers. The second cap movie stands alone perfectly for the first half, then the second half is completely setting up future events that will only be resolved in future installments. The 3rd movie wastes no time in acting as an advertisement for future products, as the entire thing is just pitching black panther and infinity war. I know most people can't relate to this specific decline, but even as a 14 year old certified geek, when I saw iron man 2 in theaters, my main takeaway was how much of my time was wasted in setting up future products, and it killed me to the point where every little bit of set up just annoys the shit out of me.

[@QuincyKane]

Really looking forward to more from this segment; so far, off to a great start 👍🏻

[@filmfreakbecky]

You absolutely NAILED this review! I recently watched Iron Man as well after not having seen it since it first came out and WOW was I surprised by how amazing this movie is!!! It’s incredibly grounded with a compelling story, even emotional moments like when yinsen dies in the cave, it’s just brilliant storytelling and I BEG the MCU to take this as an example of the kind of superhero movie they should go back to making

[@MelMelodyWerner]

nah. what needs to be done is NOT adhering to a strict formula. do some horror characters, or pure comedy, or romance characters, or pure sci-fi ones. "superhero" is not a genre, it's a kind of character, and if they just do "Ironman 1" 20 times with the same strengths it is going to get boring again. we have decades of Marvel comics (DC as well if we're extending this out) which show that you CANNOT just do the same thing forever across everything. people would get bored of that fast! do people who don't read the comics just assume that we're over here reading the same kinds of stories for decades with minimal variation? lol.

[@yourlyrics05]

I love this. I have almost religiously watched every video Chris released since I found the channel as a 13 year old in 2014. And when he said “when you look at this movie, you can totally understand why it launched the MCU. And it’s pretty crazy that it holds up as well as it does” I feel the same way about what Chris has been doing since he started making videos. If there’s nothing currently to watch I go to this channel and watch his reviews to find hidden gems I may have not remembered existed and get to watch them again for what feels like the first time. And once I watch them I have someone who I can come back and listen to their view of the film and not feel so alone. So thank you Chris for being there when no one else was. I just got married at 24 years old to my high school sweetheart and my best friend. As I move into another chapter of my life just as you are becoming a director. Just remember the encouragement and confidence you gave so many small, seemingly insignificant people that lives you have touched for the last decade. If you ever see this. Thanks again for being there when it felt like no one else was.

[@r.daneel.90]

Chris, Children of Men. Here you have a master piece with little to no recognition.

[@sam8119]

Chris, your discussion about tone and how Iron Man still took itself seriously while having jokes was absolutely perfect. Tone and having seriousness for its own story is so important, and Iron Man did it so well

[@ajtaylor8750]

This is still one of the MCU's best films, and I LOVE the special features that shows the entire process of how Favreau brought this together.

[@sirg-had8821]

This was and still is a genuinely entertaining movie. Robert Downey Jr was an absolute godsend in this movie.

[@skysamfreeman]

This movie is so damn good. Honestly my favorite film in the MCU.

[@gaddaitherage8204]

What I love about Iron Man is it was before the MCU universe is populated by magicians aliens and gods, so you get the sense of how special it is to live in a world seeing a man in a flying suit. I do love the characters that comes into the universe after, but there is something as you said “sincere” about this. I can’t imagine being a normal everyday person who lives in the MCU afterwards with all these super beings- I can imagine life seems pretty unspectacular with all these special creatures running around.

[@reikun86]

I remember having that feeling the first time I saw The Rocketeer.

[@EphOph]

Iron Man takes place on Earth there were magicians already. Maybe leave the cliches out and embrace creativity. If you can.

[@benwasserman8223]

It's so damn weird to hear that Iron Man is over 15 years old. I remember seeing it in theaters with my dad and brother and thinking it was the coolest movie of the year... at least until The Dark Knight dropped a few months later.

[@lakernation26]

Dark knight dropped 2 months later but I remember the trailer in the theaters when I went to see iron man

[@squeak4242]

I rewatched Cellular just last year and loved how tight and fun a movie it is. No wonder Chris Morgan went on to the FF series after

[@thiagoteixeira6537]

Chris, I'm so glad you're doing this! I've always wanted you yo talk about random great movies! Great to see you're doing it now!

[@bartbluemusic]

I'm gonna love this new segment! :)

[@JAMES51990]

This was such a great idea and I look forward to future videos. Excellent job, Chris!

[@nicolas.grisanti]

2008 was an amazing year for superhero movies, with two Crown jewels like Iron Man and off course The Dark Knight. I didn't know about Iron Man too much, but this movie blew my mind, RDJ is the perfect casting, he owns the screen, and Jon Favreau directing this with so much energy. I LOVE it.

[@baconandbezels6992]

I was in my first year of college and they had a showing of this at the campus cinema. Like you I had no idea what the avengers initiative was but I knew I had just witnessed something special. Thanks for the review!

[@xmatthyx1]

You are making me wanna watch it again. After rewatching the dark knight yesterday, this feels appropriate

[@brennamduncan8791]

In 5 years when Chris is on his 200th Feature Presentation, let us remember that we were here in the beginning! So excited for the future of this segment!! Keep it up Chris! Get Stuckmannized!

[@Jonathan_Freeman]

Thank you for doing this. This is what I love most about your channel, hearing you, an educated film nerd that I share a lot of views and opinions with, just talking with love about good films. It's like reading the cereal box and I love that.

[@ivariii]

Love this series. Feels like Chris talking about films he loves with passion like the old days.

[@Archangeldawn6692]

I truly love this new segment,please keep jt going .

[@Amoraszune]

Haven’t watched this video yet. But: even so, what a great video, please never stop doing these, ever! I loved Campea’s Movie Club and Murrell’s All My Movies. Now we get Stuckmann!!! What a time to be alive!

[@Dclin9]

U havent seen Iron Man? drop everything ur doing and watch that goddamn movie right now

[@Amoraszune]

@@Dclin9 Damn, I see I chose my words poorly. It was meant to be a blind endorsement - I have of course seen Iron Man multiple times, great flick! I just wanted to seriously joke that I was writing the comment about Stuckmann’s video before I’d even watched the video itself 😜 I couldn’t contain my excitement.

[@crazycatgamer21]

This review feels more like what your channel used to be, years ago at your old place. Just reviewing whatever you feel like. And I love it ! :)

[@jp3813]

This film was on its way to being the best summer movie of 2008, until it was overshadowed by The Dark Knight. Then four years later, The Dark Knight Rises got overshadowed by The Avengers.

[@morganwilliams6591]

The first Iron Man has always been my favourite movie from the MCU. The CGI looks levels above what’s being produced today.The structure is excellent.RDJ killed this character

[@Tarantino111]

Getting STUCKMANNIZED LIKE THIS IS THE BEST

[@wickdaline8668]

From the MCU's humble beginnings. A journey I've been in since I was 10 years old. Starting here.

[@IdiocyShow]

Even after 30 whatever films, this is still in my top 10 of the MCU! Love it!

[@OmarG939]

I love your videos, Chris! Great review as always.

[@Wortwort-Spooderbat]

I'm so happy about this choice for your channel!!! I honestly get more enjoyment from ya talking about older stuff in depth over shorter reviews for new movies

[@POPINCONEJO88]

I was 19 when I saw Iron Man in theaters and I still think it's one of the best super hero movies. Ofcourse it was overshadowed by The Dark Knight that same summer but it was amazing.

[@seriously58]

Nice format, refreshing and IMHO something your channel needed - well, I think YOU needed it :D

[@imaybewelc]

THAT OPENING MUSIC IS HILARIOUSLY AMAZING!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@janavelino641]

the video quality from your last 2 posts are massively upgraded. really impressive considering the already high quality production of your videos👍👍

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

I remember seeing this movie when I was seven years old in the theaters. For many years, I never knew what it would be coming into.

[@andrewmichael651]

This format is great, Chris! I’m excited to see more!👍🏼

[@stefanlennartsson9860]

I got chills and tears listening to your wonderful words and praise. I will watch it again to relive my memories like it was the first time I watched "Iron Man" in a time when cinema WAS cinema.

[@benrosn8154]

I am in love with this segment honestly the fact that people are upset with Chris Stuckman because he doesn’t want it negatively talk about movies all the time, bro, grow up there’s enough people who are just shitting on movies all day, I like a critic who talks about his lover films, and why a movie works that is honestly way more valuable to me than any kind of criticism about how bad a movie is.

[@maxtubb]

I will say as much as I love Iron Man (2008) I wish people would acknowledge RDJ other roles in movies because every since the success of Iron Man people always see him as just Iron Man but for me I know him for movies like Zodiac, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tropic Thunder, Sherlock Holmes, Chaplin and Short Cuts.

[@jozefmak1835]

Chaplin! Such an amazing performance by RDJ

[@tyler1234321]

Great concept. Love hearing your take on some classics!

[@gamechannelminecraft6583]

Hello everyone, good viewing🐼

[@SeventheRaisinBraun]

Loved this new segment! Looking forward to more!

[@akupegu1622]

This movie wasn't made by Disney. End of discussion.

[@justinchristian3374]

So guys, I’m a visual and 3d designer…and for years, this movie remains to be my go to movie for ultimate inspiration and energy!…all the scenes where he’s building and creating; with the music…every time, I get hype, get goosebumps, then I grab my laptop and make something cool! I love it!

[@cyber-thundr_]

Both this film & The Dark Knight are the greatest movies that ever happened in the exact same year. Everyone loves The Dark Knight including myself, I even have one of the framed photos autographed by Christian Bale & Heath Ledger, because it takes the comic book universe very seriously therefore it feels more like a movie. Everyone also loves Marvel Studio’s Iron Man & the whole MCU also including myself because they feel like both movies & the comics than trying to be 1 or the other & Kevin Feige and Jon Favreau did a fantastic job of bringing that idea to life.

[@Beaut_Beau]

Feature Presentation is all i want from this channel now, every single video please Chris PLEASE!!

[@jaketroyer4115]

I was also that kid who freaked out during the Nick Fury scene.. haha such good memories from seeing this film back in 2008. Crazy to think how different the mcu is now.

[@MyNdFrEaK420]

The mark 2 and 3 version of the suit are some of the best looking ones too

[@timemachinemaker]

This is a great addition to your channel and a fantastic movie to start with. I can't wait to see what other movies you plan to review.

[@anthonymedina2589]

The nostalgia bate "Feature Presentation" opener really brought back good memories.

[@stranger990]

These are my absolutely favorite kind of videos 10 years ago I used to watch your in-depth videos on films all the time and be obsessed with how you viewed them and how much depth films really did have and you helped open up my eyes to that thank you so much!

[@TomboyCEO]

This was the last movie I got to see in theaters with my Dad before he passed away, it will always have a special place in my heart.

[@ohyeayea68]

This is great honestly, when you were talking about a lack of sincerity in the MCU I was totally with you. Make more of these plz, this felt very genuine to me and like you had room to talk about very substantive points.

[@johnbilicki913]

Ive been watching you for the last 7 years now, and this series is a great new place for your channel. I love movies, and when i really love a specific film, i watch it A LOT. Like i watch this movie once a month easily. I hope you keep running this, i love hearing other peoples opinions on films i love.

[@kubrickenigma7977]

This film was a treat for a then 27 year old me, who, as a kid, collected Iron Man comic books (among others) in the 90s.

[@epiphany7189]

Loved this Chris! This movie doesn’t get enough love. RDJ made the Avengers and Marvel with his charisma, talent and charm.

[@justincross4478]

Super stoked for this segment. I find myself being more interested in movie reviews of the past rather than most modern movies.

[@iPhonedo]

Would you kindly talk about these: The Whole Nine Yards, Moulin Rouge and Fifth Element?

[@savvy9379]

I loved this vid Chris! This segment's gonna be great!

[@AgentActive]

I remember when I was 7 my dad took me to go see Iron Man after school on a matinee monday and we snuck in lays chips. We saw every mcu movie together until endgame when I was 18. Endgame also came out a week before I graduated so that name Endgame was a metaphor for me moving on in life.

[@aaronfarrell6484]

Man, the sounds the suit made when he first lands in the terrorist camp and starts shooting/punching dudes after all the build up, chef’s kiss…

[@pickleoh5454]

I was 18 when Iron Man came out. He was my favorite comic book hero growing up and I was so so happy that the movie was just amazing, before knowing anything about the future of the MCU. And his story arc across the movies starting with this one was absolutely perfect! One of the best big screen character arcs ever, that started with one good movie about him and him alone.

[@harshbarnwal5268]

Iron-Man didn't just change superhero movies & box-office, it also gave many youngsters (including me), aim to become engineers. Still we dream to build our own iron-man suit with our own skills and hard-work.

[@pugster8643]

I think this format is PERFECT for Pulp Fiction, would love to hear your thoughts on such an iconic movie

[@TheRealGSmith]

The fact that you had your own KZbin channel for such a long time and you could talk about pretty much everything here, yet you somehow had to invent a new segment to finally allow yourself to talk about certain movies absolutely blows my mind 🤣

[@fmatta]

Definitely here because the idea of Feature Presentation is quite good. I love your work in front of the camera and how you analyze movies.

[@Reptilianpolitician]

For anyone wondering, I watched CELLULAR after Chris recommended it. This is an amazing movie, I never heard of it before, but man am I excited for Chris to review CELLULAR on this new segment to hear his opinion!! THANKS FOR THE RECOMMENDATION CHRIS, YOU RULE!!!!!

[@olov244]

while other superhero movies were going on, this was such a good launching pad for the MCU. I just rewatched the entire timeline and those early movies had so much more than the later ones. RDJr really set the bar high

[@soul.alone.8745]

We had the luxury of spending a decade character building Tony. Today they want to expedite fan following by compacting new archs, in quick anticipation of a team-up. Shang-Chi could have been two or three movies spent learning the arts, fighting in underground arenas, learning his father's intentions, and eventuality facing off in Luke vs. Vader format.

[@Beaut_Beau]

I could watch you talk about older movies all day, especially ones i love as much as the original Iron Man!

[@evie9732]

Dog Day Afternoon would be a great one to review. I think it's still as fresh today as it was when it was released in 1975.

[@SkylarDenton]

This feels like the kind of review I subscribed for years ago.

[@victorialeigh9127]

I am 100% on board with this new segment. Can't wait to trip down memory lane with you all

[@mattgray9297]

Iron Man to End Game. Amazing run. Thanks for letting us relive that initial wonder and joy once again.

[@smerd2]

Awesome. Watching your videos now for 8 years - keep it up. This segment is great.

[@relentlessopinions6731]

One of the best moves you’ve ever made on your channel Chris, movie club vibes :)

[@alfredoramirez127]

I remember seeing this movie in theaters when it came out in 2008. It was released the day after my 11th birthday. And I saw it May 3rd 2008. It was me, my dad, my brother, my stepbrother at the time and my stepmother also at that time. I loved it. And much like most of you, I remember seeing the trailer for it on the DVD of Transformers. I even still have the freaking video game by Sega. Awesome movie.

[@DailyInsane]

I love this style video! Thanks for your effort and passion!

[@Manda1771]

Even after all these years later post End Game, Imo I still think Iron Man is still the best installment of the MCU.

[@saltysteved3831]

Surprised you didn't mention the ending; not only is it perhaps the best ending in a superhero film but one of the best endings of all time. It completely flipped the superhero genre on its head.

[@ShockwaveMuncher]

I am so game for this type of stuff. Atta boy Chris for keeping it interesting!

[@MahoganyBlack]

This guy has some dope tattoos. Makoto Kusanagi, Shenron, Hey Arnold. What a man of culture right here 👌

[@seeker3j]

Thank you Chris on this new series you are creating. I have not thought of Iron Man in awhile and now I am going to go back and watch it again. Keep em coming!