Hi there MARVEL! First time watching IRON MAN! MCU Phase 1Movie reaction

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It is time for the journey through Marvel Cinematic Universe!! I wanted to watch these movies for such a long time, so I'm really happy to start with these. I hope you enjoy my reaction of watching Iron Man for the first time! Let's start with some Tony Stark ! ^^
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[@crazysychoninja9193]

Fun Fact: Pepper's first name is Virginia, but they call her Pepper because in the comics the first time she meets Tony Stark is when she finds errors in the accounting books that amount to millions of dollars in loss. She demands to see Tony because he's the one who made the errors, and when Happy won't let her into his office, she pepper sprays him. It turns out Tony intentionally made the errors to see if anyone would call him on his mistake and she was the only one. So that's how she becomes his personal assistant.

[@3Rayfire]

I thought it was because of her freckles. That's a hilarious story though. Happy needs to leave these redheads alone, they're bad for his health.

[@kiemer4531]

@@3Rayfire He married her in the comics.

[@3Rayfire]

@@kiemer4531 Yeah, I thought that was weird...not the worst marriage in Marvel this century though.

[@chadbailey7038]

Wow. I never knew that!

[@Huntress59]

Cool. I didn’t know this

[@Spikeelsucko]

uhoh.... the journey is beginning. Looks like I know what I'll be watching for the next six months.

[@MovieswithMary]

This made me laugh out loud :D

[@deeamerson]

@SonAndHeir but its worth it.

[@zarquondam]

@@SaRENRampaiger Marijchu is better!

[@PaulSchober]

@@MovieswithMary This is still my favorite of the bunch, with the last one (Endgame) coming in a close second

[@matthewdunham1689]

I love watching people of other cultures watch these characters I grew up with. (I'm old)

[@njt2347]

"these inventors... are they crazy or are they geniuses?" That's Tony Stark's character explained perfectly.

[@ernesthakey3396]

And the answer is "yes"...

[@-johnny-deep-]

"Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist" to be more exact :-)

[@shawnofdanaukota3843]

7:51 That hammer is the sound of Tony building the MCU.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

"The trash is back" -- Marijchu Best line of the video! No one has been so quick to hit on Pepper's line like that 🤜🤛

[@Asher8328]

I'm not sure why, but I found the "cat captions" surprisingly funny, lol

[@donaldmoon]

Cats Rule! LOL! --don

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

Me too. It's stupid, it's silly, and I love it!

[@toddsmitts]

The MCU to reactors: I am inevitable.

[@davidp3837]

The Pokemon music with the line "Iron Man used Flamethrower! It's super-effective!" had me dying laughing hahaha

[@j.m.w.5064]

Yeah. So instead of simply escaping they have an extended scene of our hero burning people wearing head scarfs. While his only allie literally died on a american flag - so Ironman has a reason to burn all these foreigners instead of flying away. What a piece of cheesy propaganda. Later he's confronting the guys taking hostages. At this point nothing is astablished and the writers can have him resolve the situation in any way: Smart, funny, heroic, using a taser.. so he is executing a dozend people by headshot. Wow. Slow clap. So he is an American milliionaire and arms-dealer and than he goes back to towel-country to execute bad guys without mercy. Wow wow wow. I'm glad this shit was cut for the German version because this makes him a unsympathetic asshole. I really can't understand why people like him. Oh wait, peolple like Optimus Prime and Leonidas aswell...

[@Souledex]

​@@j.m.w.5064 he's specifically supposed to be everything the counterculture of the 70's hated turned into a hero. That's the notion. "Foreigners" lol, look I'm as virtue signaling a leftie as they come but cmon there's a much better way to frame that argument. They are literally like next level worst of the worst warlords who used his weapons to exploit the lives of civilians, and the thing he did was Blow up those weapons. I won't pretend, the MCU largely has a sympathetic representation of the US military and that Tony Stark is a dangerous cryptofascist teetering on the edge of good because of his memory and experience with Yinsen. He isn't great even if the music pretends he is sometimes, he's very obviously like the Punisher in the 1st movie, taking extrajudicial vengeful retribution on people, but the point is he's doing what no one else even remotely has the vested interest or the capacity to do. Protecting people literally everyone else abandoned who were only ever threatened because his weapons got into the hands of the wrong people. The whole reason the US military hadn't gone into Gulmira is BECAUSE they were using people as human shields and as far as I know the only human tech possible way to resolve that situation is instantaneous shot, not through the head, but obviously specifically through the base of their spinal column so they can't shoot. I have absolutely zero sympathy for human traffickers who use human shields, it's not like they obviously have a commisaar in this situation or like they surrendered (which if you know anything about the conflict you care so much about you would know is very common). The place that experienced the most suffering off of the privilege he was afforded was the place he went to. In a war zone like that the notion of zero casualties justice like fucking superman is not even remotely a concern, being the person who can personally act as a deterrent to slavers, warlords and all of the other shit they left off camera, that is a huge fucking positive game changer (except when supervillains become involved). They aren't like even a resistance group that does some unethical things, and he doesn't kill indiscriminately (unlike every Zack Snyder character or idk the vast majority of heroes who kill) he kills the people who use a human shield, his captors who had a personal stake in controlling weapons that threated thousands, and a tank that shot at him. Specifically to save the village his friend who died to save his life is from. It is so much more nuanced than anything else like it, and the whole point is he was bad and is trying to actually care about the impact of not even his actions but his negligence. He isn't an arms dealer anymore, which means he has to completely reinvent that company and that his "billions" which are absolutely all in the stock of this company are gone. They are a green energy, medical, and robotics company now. Whatever guy. You can claim that all of that good storytelling is just in order to allow the rich white guy to shoot at nameless terrorists, it would miss the entire point and history of his character but you could claim it. You could understand that starting with this incredibly white, privileged, pro military movie was very clearly the basis upon which the other stories Marvel gets to can be told because monied interests and production companies and a working relationship with the people who own all the planes and sets the Avengers take place in might be important. You could understand it is a fantasy of ending horrific human disasters without collateral damage and in a magic suit of armor that has an important framing of the nature of that conflict as profiting from selling weapons they don't need to people who can't afford them with government aid that could obviously be spent better, especially in the wake of Afghanistan. Idk man there are things to have a problem with his character but your complaints are soooo based in a notion you built from understanding none of the context whatsoever or even the things it so obviously critiques.

[@j.m.w.5064]

@@Souledex Thank you for your input. Flying over this makes me think that you may have actually something really interesting to say but... since you end on the notion that I don't understand nothing in the first place I really don't feel motivated to dig through all of it. What a shame. But I'll try to clarify: Yes, it is quite simple: Yes, the US Forces sponsor over 800 films if those comply with a positive depiction. Yes, explicitly showing how people who belong to a (really existing) enemy faction are burned with flamethrowers or executed by headshots in a kid's movie is a political statement. Yes, these two points together I do consider propaganda. No, I don't have to like that. Yes, the German military does the same, but our output is so utterly forgettable whatsoever that it's almost (!) not worth getting angry about it. But I mention it to drive home that this is not anti-American sentiment but about the practice of governments sneaking into entertainment. Have a great day.

[@Thrumm]

He stopped making weapons to build a billion dollar murder suit!😂

[@yoshistudios4086]

18:34 For anyone wondering how that tiny ass missile could blow up an entire tank, he shot it right down the barrel and it went off inside the turret, detonating the entire ammo stock they had in there. (Kind of like using a firecracker to set of a stack of dynamite)

[@blueroninstudios]

I have ALWAYS wanted to know how that happened! THANK YOU! Also, Im telling myself DUH, cuz it makes so much sense!

[@rainydaydreamawy]

I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they're not much bigger than two meters.

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

Sakes mense

[@danielmorency2242]

Try and spot STAN LEE in every Marvel movie!! :D

[@blueroninstudios]

That's gonna be fun....well, at least until Spider-Man Far From Home...... :( RIP Stan.

[@krautgazer]

@@blueroninstudios I think they should still put Stan Lee easter eggs in their movies, like photographs, archival footage, stuff like that. It would be great to continue this tradition.

[@thorkagemob1297]

@@krautgazer i agree. At least a picture. Like Daredevil even had a Stan Lee cameo lol i believe he has a picture on the wall in the police station as the "police chief"

[@rainydaydreamawy]

"Can I have my shoe back?" - favorite

[@joshbrosh6626]

@@krautgazer they put his birthday in wandavision if u can spot it

[@BewareTheJabberwock]

Quick note for you. The actor who plays Tony’s military friend, James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Terrence Howard) will be replaced by another actor (Don Cheadle) for the remainder of the Marvel movies. Reports say Howard was difficult to work with and there was an issue with his salary. Regardless, Terrence Howard, was fired. I LOVE this movie. This movie started it all for Marvel. Because this one was such a massive success, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was born. ❤️😁

[@Caffin8tor]

Tony Stark is considered one of the most brilliant minds in the entire MCU. His intellect basically IS his superpower.

[@lordmortarius538]

Shuri is smarter than he is, officially.

[@mrcrabowski]

@@lordmortarius538 But he's hella cooler

[@kplayzxp2376]

@@lordmortarius538 he said "one of" and tony is simply better

[@deeamerson]

OMG OMG its happening... Marijchu is going to watch the mcu. P.S. I recommend you watching in release order.

[@robertwild9447]

I read your comment in Michael Scott's voice because I assumed it was a reference to The Office, but now I realize that's probably just a coincidence and you probably have no idea what I'm referring to. Just look up the meme for context, lol.

[@mcgee227]

You have to be on the look out for Stan Lee the creator of Marvel comics. He was the old man the Tony walked up behind and said hello Hef. He makes a cameo in every movie.

[@jowbloe3673]

15:27 - Mari, Stan. Stan, Mari. (gonna get to know him well)

[@sofiacabeda7]

I'm a big Marvel fan. I saw most of the movies when they were coming out, so I recommend you to watch them in release order. Here is the list Phase 1: Iron Man (may 2008) The Incredible Hulk (jun 2008). Iron Man 2 (may 2010) Thor (may 2011) Captain América: the first avenger (july 2011) The Avengers (may 2012) Phase 2 Iron Man 3 (may 2013) Thor: The Dark World (November 2013) Captain America: The Winter Soldier 4 (April 2014) Guardians of the Galaxy (August 2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron (may 2015) Ant-Man (july 2015) Phase 3 Captain América: Civil War (may 2016) Doctor Strange (November 2016) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (may 2017) [v] Spider-Man: Homecoming (july 2017) Thor: Ragnarok (November 2017) Black Panther (February 2018) Avengers: Infinity War (may 2018) Ant-Man and the Wasp (july 2018) Captain Marvel (March 2019) Avengers: Endgame (may 2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home (july 2019)

[@toamszkozak8822]

Where is Phase 4?

[@mikell5087]

@@toamszkozak8822 Quarantined.

[@Carabas72]

@@toamszkozak8822 So far that's just WandaVision.

[@777franky]

@@toamszkozak8822 Phase 4 didn't officially started yet

[@alphabravociccio]

Yes!

[@Matej_Sojka]

Every other comic book fan, especially Batman´s: "I am so tired of origin stories." Marijchu: "It is so great how they show you the buildup how they became superheros."

[@ajclements4627]

Origin stories are unnecessary at this point for most characters, even if they’re recast/rebooted.

[@hirvale]

@@ajclements4627 Do you mean to say necessary? Cause they are for everyone who doesn't read comics. It's especially important for Iron Man being the first movie in the MCU.

[@PhilBagels]

That's only because so many of them have been done multiple times. We've had two for Batman, two for Superman, two for Spiderman. But this is the only one for Iron Man. There's no need to tell the audience what they already know. But people didn't know Iron Man at the time. He was really more of a second-string character in Marvel comics.

[@ajclements4627]

@@hirvale No, I meant to say unnecessary. At this point, most of the MCU’s (and DC’s) A/B list characters do not need origin stories, several characters are 80+ years old at this point, and their symbols are quite recognizable as well as the basics of most of their origins. Superman - dead parents, alien. Batman - dead parents, rich guy who takes in kids to train to be vigilantes Spider-Man- dead parents, dead uncle - “with great power comes great responsibility” 😁

[@hirvale]

@@ajclements4627 Those are all characters who have already had origin stories in movies and who general audiences are already familiar with. Of course they don't need their origin stories to be retold. But the same can't be said for characters who are only famous in the comics. Not properly introducing them is how you alienate and loose a large chunk of your would be audience.

[@Sol3UK]

Finally Mari is on one of the greatest cinematic journeys.

[@thomasrichards6245]

Dana says- Speaking of a whole universe... There is an amazing TV show that ran for 7 seasons that links with the MCU called Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. It is the organization that Nick Fury (the man with the eye patch in the after credits scene) directs The Avengers under. I highly recommend watching it whenever you can find time. It really helps flesh out the universe and some characters within it.

[@ShieldVids]

Would love to see more Agents of shield reactors

[@3Rayfire]

I checked through all three hundred comments, to make sure no one else had mentioned this. The MCU in general and even in this film can be crammed with details in the background. The robot that kept dousing Tony with the fire extinguisher and handed Tony his Arc Reactor Mk I is actually very special to him, despite the fact that he berates him in just about every interaction. The robot arm is named Dummy. Dummy is basically JARVIS' grandpa. In the intro video to Tony getting his award, look at all the magazine covers. Dummy is the AI robot that Tony made at MIT that got him so much acclaim, his very first artificial intelligence, still kicking over a decade later. Kind of his first born.

[@chefskiss6179]

Wait...! Marijchu... AND Iron Man? It's not even my birthday, weeee!

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Yea that is why I like Iron Man the movie more than any other, it's because they took the time to explain how he became this way and they made it the most realistic way possible in the context of "how can you build a super-armor and use it to survive".

[@joits]

The term is “origin story”. 😊

[@bryanburton6087]

This is the perfect introductory Marvel movie in my opinion. It's not really a Super Hero movie. It's a well written action movie. I've turned a few friends onto these movies. Friends who dislike super heroes or sci-fi. It's just a pretty darn good movie. Growing up in the '70's (I'm old) I never really liked Iron Man. So when Marvel released this movie I had low hopes for it. Tony Stark is a butthole. But Robert Downey, Jr. plays him to perfection and makes him likable. He IS Iron Man. Marvel really didn't have much choice on heroes to star in their first movie. Way back when they needed money so they sold all the rights to their most popular characters. The X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man. The Iron Man movie was a gamble. Boy, did it pay off. Good luck on your journey. You're always fun to watch watching stuff. PS: All the movies are different. They have different tones and styles. Some you may prefer more than others. But they all create an overarching story that continues to this very day. Pay attention to everything. Peace PPS: Watch in release order. It's how it's meant to be viewed.

[@Dead25m]

PPPS: Remember all the credit scenes! Some have 1, some have 2, some have more.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Yea I think really the reason it was so popular with casual audience and it's easy to get into for people who are not fans of super-heroes is that it's so well done as a movie itself. And take the time to explain everything and make it as realistic as people.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

Iron man is my second favorite hero. I have every Tales of Suspense/Iron Man comic from 1965 to 1995, since I was a child. Now if only they will get around to Reed Richards ... You don't like Iron Man? BOO 🤪LOL

[@elbruces]

Before this movie, Iron Man was nobody's favorite super-hero. They did it right.

[@Caseytify]

RDJ is a great actor. Not only that, but in many ways he _is_ (or was) Tony Stark; a drunken playboy who got into trouble. A stint in prison helped straighten RDJ out. Don't forget the Marvel one-shots. They're 3-5 minute webisodes that occur between the movies.

[@calvins_hat]

The dawn of one of the most iconic characters ever put on screen

[@notmee2388]

Recommendation: When you get to the Avengers movie, do each as a two-parter; they tend to be longer and have more significant moments.

[@nicholasmaddocks7545]

9:40 "Don't waste your life." Of all the lines, this is one to remember.

[@njt2347]

Dr. Yensen. Arguably one of the most important characters in the MCU.

[@tfpp1]

Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ) is a national treasure. He's a great actor and has a great story of tragedy and overcoming in his personal life, and if you want a "break" from the Marvel movies, you should definitely watch Tropic Thunder. It's a comedy, and RDJ is in it, but that's all I'm gonna say about that. ;-)

[@michaelnolan6951]

Saw this on a plane in 2008. There were no cats. Seeing it like this is better!

[@Caseytify]

One thing that Stan Lee pioneered is the shared universe. When he was put in charge, superheroes started showing up in each other's books. He also helped invent the "hero with problems" concept. Spider-Man is a teen worried about his grades. Stark was a functioning alcoholic (they tended to ignore that in the movies), the Fantastic Four constantly argued with each other, and so on. That made them more relatable.

[@toddsmitts]

Just a heads up, "The Incredible Hulk" has a MID-credits scene, rather than an END credits scene. Sometimes the movies have one or the other, but usually both. The "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies have several, actually.

[@CaptNRetro]

welcome to the MCU..you'll laugh, cry and cheer..and most of all fall in love with comic book storytelling

[@777franky]

Marijchu did you realize who is the man at 15:28 of your video. The first time i watched it back in the days i didn't know at all. It's Stan Lee the guy that create all the character in the Marvel universel comic book way back before movie. In every MCU movie you will see him in 1 scene but unfortunately he passed away in 2018.

[@zarquondam]

Well, co-create. With Jack Kirby.

[@777franky]

@@zarquondam if you want to be precise yess

[@simonbeaird7436]

One of the great things about the MCU is that the main characters are not just people in strange costumes with cool powers but human beings with real-life issues, some of which are the result of having those powers.

[@dm_dude]

And then comes Thor with his first two movies. He had the powers and he was absolutely no human being.

[@simonbeaird7436]

@@dm_dude Well it's true that Thor isn't human but you seem to have missed the point of my comment. The first Thor movie is an excellent example of that point as it is all about the consequences of power and how it is used.

[@demonic_myst4503]

Iron man allways had that its almost same aceohe was pro war He was captured by the vietnamese while he was a soldeir and built his suit and he hates comunism

[@tfpp1]

Mary, you're gonna love this franchise. Just know that different movies can have different "feels". Some are more dramatic/heavy, some are comedic and really funny, some are more epic with high stakes, some will make you "ugly cry", etc. And don't worry about unresolved story lines. A lot of these characters overlap into the other movies about different superheroes. So, for example, whatever you're thinking about Tony Stark and Pepper Potts...there are more movies with both of them in it, so you'll just have to wait and see what happens with "their story". Enjoy! :)

[@jimtilley1158]

Jumping on to this ride. With 20+ movies, cross overs and linked events. They really develop the characters in this. and it is a rollercoaster ride. If you really gonna watch all of them. get ready to laugh cheer and cry.

[@felixjaitman4715]

he calls his robot as Jarvis, that was the name of Howard Stark (Tony's dad) butler/secretary!

[@genostellar]

That line where he tells the media "I am Iron Man" was Robert Downey Junior's line. It wasn't in the script. He said it because he thought it fit the character better and the director loved it and so kept that as the ending line.

[@canocohen4218]

“Iron man used flamethrower, it was super effective.” 😂

[@VTL77]

I can't wait to see you fall in love with all of these characters. I made my mom watch all of them with me before the last movie came out, and she loved most of them. lol We managed to do it in a couple weeks. I found you from your hunger games reactions, btw. Have you seen the 8 Harry Potter movies?

[@DaveDolphin98]

found your channel today already watched lotr and hobbit now marvel movies, love how genuine your reactions are, usually people over do it for the camera but you just genuinely enjoy the movie and thats the best reaction to watch because i get to enjoy the movie again too lmao.

[@MovieswithMary]

Welcome! :)

[@sakidickerson]

I'm so glad you're watching these I guess I assumed you'd already seen them before lol. Back when this came out the average person had no idea who Iron Man was he was a b list hero in the eyes of the general public. Now hes a household name and I love the fact they did this kind of origin story for him

[@zarquondam]

I too hadn't realised she hadn't watched them. So happy for this.

[@minhuang8848]

Man, people like to rag on Marvel for being formulaic or cookie-cutter - but they did so much in the way of bringing comics to the mainstream, and so much more beyond that. The things the franchise did for a dozen different (mostly arbitrary) categories is insane. Dr Strange's contribution to psychedelic visuals alone is something I barely can get over, it's just so gorgeous to look at and then you have to consider the tasteful power spike characters get? Insane movies with completely bonkers talent behind the scenes. The casting director herself is such a force to recon with, Sarah Finn and her crew has chosen some unbelievably charismatic and fitting people to match hundreds of established roles. Origin stories, progressions, crossovers... it's easy to fall into the fanboy trap for sure, but for my money, there is no movie or TV series that is as consistently entertaining as the what, two dozen movies now? The immediate comparison for me is James Bond, and boy does James Bond have some questionable movie making practices in store for us. There's been nothing like that, and somehow it's just the beginning of what good creative management can do to niche entertainment. Seth Rogen (and this doesn't have to be about graphic novels/comic books only) is another great example of great teams bringing interesting source material to the screen, The Boys was amazing and comics as source material are a treasure trove of inspiration. I think people are also needlessly cynical about the presentation to begin with: turning panels into movies is amazing because someone already storyboarded everything for you. Still needs a bunch of work, sure, but why wouldn't you try and go with the established pacing and visual reference material, at least where possible? Just a bit of a rant, I think people outside of the "marvl gud"-bubble with their respective annoyances at overzealous fans are (understandably) quick to dismiss everything for C-grade action shlock, when I really feel like most of the movies contribute a huge array of interesting movie-making techniques as well as compelling narratives. And they're not perfect either, but who would want that to begin with?

[@007svikrant]

The sound of Tony pounding the hammer on anvil has an emotion attached to it now.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

The sound effects in this, especially during Ironman's fight scenes, are top notch.

[@jeffthompson9622]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, too. It is still one of my favorite comic book based movies.

[@douglascampbell9809]

You have to remember that Iron Man has been a comic since Tales of Suspense #39 (1963). Marvel had 45 years to polish his origin story.

[@NativeNewMexican]

When she said "I'd be running" did anyone else think "Run Forrest"?

[@Cat-vr5ss]

I was not ready for the "Jarvis peaced out" ✌️😂

[@Fuzz32]

Yinsen pulled what is known as a “Leroy Jenkins”. Normally this results in a massive loss of life for the person and their allies. This is one of the rare occasions where it actually worked. PS Loved the Pokémon music during the escape scene. 😊

[@toddkes5890]

50% casualties on Yinsen's side

[@Fuzz32]

@@toddkes5890 Well that’s a lot better than they usually do.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

But he didn't have chicken.

[@jorgecabral4591]

Just when I thought I couldn’t enjoy even more your reactions

[@oxhine]

Hey, Marijchu! Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! "Iron Man" is the kick-off to a spectacular cinematic journey that altered the industry paradigm. The MCU is a series of 20+ interrelated films culminating in a huge 2-part movie event! The movies are all based on Marvel Comics characters who were co-created beginning in 1961 by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Unlike other comic universes, the Marvel Universe is set in our world with many of the principals residing in New York City. What is distinctive about the Marvel pantheon is that the characters all have feet of clay; they struggle to measure up to the burden of power. Stan, Jack and artist Don Heck introduced Iron Man in 1963 in the anthology title "Tales of Suspense" expressly modeling the character on Howard Hughes and deliberately going against the anti-establishment grain of the '60's by making him a capitalist arms dealer. Insulated by wealth and ego, the epiphany he experiences and the life-threatening wound he incurs as a result of his captivity made him vulnerable and relatable to a readership predisposed to mistrusting a quintessential captain of industry. Moreover, Tony, in the comics, is also humanized by being an inveterate alcoholic which is barely alluded to in the films. The trick worked and the dichotomy hooked readers. Reframing his captors from Vietnamese Communist guerrillas in the comics to Afghan Islamicist mujahideen, the first Iron Man film adapts Tony's origin and the "Iron Monger" story arc. Iron Man was a second tier Marvel character known famously for his extravagant wealth and his endless struggle with alcoholism. Jon Favreau was an indie writer/director with one mainstream comedy hit, "Elf", under his belt. Robert Downey, Jr. was a respected former Brat Packer whose bankable days were behind him and who was then known more for drug addiction, womanizing and a motor mouth. This film should not have worked. After an aborted attempt at a shared universe with the Hulk in 2003 directed by serious auteur Ang Lee, Marvel threw the dice with Tony Stark and improbably won! It was kismet. Very rarely does an actor so ideally match a role. Downey, Jr. was BORN to play Tony Stark. His arc in the MCU is one of the best character developments I've ever seen in cinema. Remember Yinsen's last words, "Don't waste your life.", because Stark never forgets them. The cast is excellent. To support RDJ, Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges was brought aboard as Obadiah Stane setting a precedent of enlisting top-tier talent for MCU films. Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts, Terrence Howard as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Paul Bettany as disembodied JARVIS and director Jon Favreau himself as Harold 'Happy' Hogan round out the Stark stable. Shaun Toub is affecting as Stark's savior Yinsen and Faran Tahir brings gravitas as Ten Rings terrorist Raza. Unflappable Clark Gregg introduces SHIELD as Agent Phil Coulson and Samuel L. Jackson makes his first appearance as Director Nick Fury. Leslie Bibb has a bit part as ambitious journalist Christine Everhart as does Tim Guinee as USAF Major Allen. TRIVIA: 1. As a tribute to Howard Hughes, who served as a template for both Howard and Tony Stark, production was based in the former Hughes Company soundstages in Playa Vista. Tony's garage/lab is the area where Hughes assembled the H-4 Hercules airplane aka 'The Spruce Goose'. EASTER EGGS: 1. The Ten Rings terrorist organization refers to the ten alien rings worn by traditional Stark nemesis, The Mandarin, who is showcased later in the saga. 2. Former child actor Peter Billingsley from "A Christmas Story" plays the technician chewed out by Stane who returns with a grievance against Stark Industries in "Spider-Man: Far From Home"! 3. JARVIS is an acronym for 'Just A Rather Very Intelligent System'! The namesake for Tony's operating system is the human butler who looked after him as a child and who serves the Avengers in the comics: Edwin Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis plays a significant role in the TV series "Agent Carter" portrayed by James D'Arcy. 4. If viewed chronologically, then these are the second appearances of Coulson and Fury in the saga. CAMEO: 1. Co-creator STAN LEE shows up in every Marvel movie for a Hitchcock-style CAMEO! In "Iron Man", he's the elderly gent in the smoking jacket with his arms around two nubile blondes who gets mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony on the red carpet! Lol. END-CREDIT SCENE: 1. Almost all Marvel movies have multiple bonus scenes during and after the credits. The "Iron Man" end-credit scene shows Nick Fury approach Tony Stark about the Avenger Initiative. The next chronological stop in the MCU is "Iron Man 2" and its companion One-Shot "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer" found on DPlus.

[@elbruces]

When this came out, Robert Downey Jr. had been given up on by Hollywood. He was basically the Charlie Sheen of his era. Between the booze and cocaine, they were kinda done with him, even though he had already won major awards in the past (especially an Oscar for "Chaplin"). He had gotten clean, but nobody knew. This brought his career back. And him playing a booze-swilling sarcastic playboy who learns what his purpose is, was actually kind of true-to-life.

[@xmassent]

The music playing when he first makes the ironman suit is a track from the band Black Sabbath called ironman . Which was made in 1970 and was originally nothing to do with the movie or the comic book character. The song was originally about a time traveller who saw the destruction of mankind in the future and returned to the past and created an ironman suit to save mankind but in doing so he didn't realise that by him creating the suit was the cause of mankind's destruction. He was the one who destroyed the world.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

When "Hugh Hefner" (the late publisher of Playboy magazine) turns around and it's Stan Lee, that got one of the biggest laughs in the entire movie. Whoever's idea that was hopefully got a raise.

[@PaulWinkle]

Nice one. I think every comic-nerd loves a good Origin Story, most of them have some magic in it. The DoctorStrange Origin Story is wonderful. Greetz to all Cumberbitches!

[@TonyStark-mk-50]

17:29 exactly he is not like Other Born Superheroes wid Legendary powers... But he uses his Intellect to build up things on his own And Nothing seems like impossible for him😍 that's the thing I like him bout and so he Is my fav❤️

[@theprecisioncreator6208]

Yes!!! Nice that you start with the great MCU🤩👍

[@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH]

I’ve been a fan for almost a full year now and am going back and watching your old reactions! Starting the Marvel binge now 💫🤗

[@davidstowers1964]

Fave scene, Pepper walks in on Tony in his armour and he says that this isn't the most unusual thing she's caught him doing.

[@marklee6516]

Been waiting for you to start this journey, you have NO idea what you’re in store for and honestly that’s a wonderful thing. I can’t imagine what it’s like to come into these movies with out any preconceptions about how the characters should look or behave, it’ll be an amazing experience.

[@chancegreyfur8794]

Glad your doing these in order, just discovered you much appreciated

[@robertwild9447]

"God it seems like a thousand years ago. I fought my way out of that cave, became Iron Man..."

[@AbstractTigerProductions]

Yay! Cat companion! Bernini for the win! Love your reaction to this, Mari To quote someone from another 'universe' you've watched; These are your first steps into a larger world. Can't wait to see your next reaction! Hopefully, Bernini will stick around more as well!

[@chadbailey7038]

You’re reaction while he was building his iron man suit, “wouldn’t it be cool if this was real”… that’s all of us when we first saw if 🤩

[@blueroninstudios]

Tales of Suspense was a comicbook in 1963. Everyone should be glad for its existence. It was the first appearance of Tony Stark. That comic in mint condition could pay off a person's mortgage now, probably! And i think Robert Downey Jr is rumored to have a copy of it. Or if he doesnt, he should have it, by now, lol!

[@Semiq2001]

You just started wonderful adventure with MCU. Keep it up!

[@SWE87HS]

No Iron Man without Black Sabbath. \m/

[@PhilBagels]

"I love Led Zepplin!"

[@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517]

I was laughing the whole time you thought superheroes just stand up and start flying. They all have backstory and what made them what they are. That's the best thing about them

[@robertcenzer6679]

The best part of the origin story is that it follows fairly close to the story from the comics. Except that Tony did it in the jungles of Vietnam.

[@jamesdrinkwater5551]

I am so jealous. You're getting to see these movies for the first time. Something most of us can never do again.

[@gregghelmberger]

Yay, you're doing Marvel movies! I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions. It's a wild, wild ride.

[@notmee2388]

I am SO here for these!

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

So excited for you to experience these!!

[@tsitonio]

So happy you are going to watch the MCU movies. Now I have more than 20 videos to watch. I really like your reactions.

[@danigaribay6254]

Here we go again, ladies and gentlemen.

[@geoo9954]

I am so glad I get to experience this universe with u. ur first time a round. Love iron man. love cap. Love hulk. Love Thor. Ur in for one hell of a ride. If u love iron man ur going to love the rest of the average ❤️❤️❤️

[@Songfugel]

Mary: ”Oh Imagine if that actually exists..” It does, and they actually built a bullet/explosion proof flying ironman suit out of titanium. It is on youtube, the guy fom Mythbusters built it They messes up some of the leg/groin joints so it looks clumsy af from the lower body, but it flies and they couldn’t even dent it with guns

[@hossamhishamE]

That's the first video I saw in your channel and you are amazing ♥️

[@godlessveteran2431]

With Marvel, the characters origins are typically paramount to who they are and why they are motivated to do what they do, and they're almost always flawed in some way. This is why they take the time to focus on the origins and don't just drop them in already existing. Because they are great stories.

[@dan2007kohn]

The guy that played the scientist that Obidiah yelled at for not being able to copy Tony’s Arc Reactor played Ralphie from A Christmas Story. He is also a producer on this film.

[@renokru7443]

Yeah.. He also play in Spid... No okay, I'm not Spoiling. I just shut my mouth...

[@throwacnt7603]

Oh my God, the Pokemon music out of nowhere actually made me laugh out loud.

[@TheGarethLusk]

Found your channel through Awesome US movies as many people watch your channel aswell as his. First video iI watched was rhw holy grail and loved your reaction. Really looking forward to see you go through the MCU. Gonna binge watch all videos starting.......now

[@phoenixforce6595]

Great reaction. This will be an awesome journey for you. Make sure you stay till the very end of the credits for every Marvel movie. Enjoy the ride.

[@clairekane4157]

You make such great film choices & are so insightful. Thanks for the great content. I have seen most MCU movies but have just gone back & am watching them in chronological order by story, not release date. Enjoy!

[@walkingwounded3824]

Great job Mari!

[@clauderaphael2938]

just saw you watched endgame 4 days ago, now i can watch all your reactions at once, can't wait!

[@nellom.8771]

I just found this channel,and I'm hooked. ✌❤✊

[@davidbennett1357]

I'm very glad to see you getting into the MCU. I anticipate lots of enjoyable reactions ahead. I am also happy to see that your kittie is feeling better. Maristophicles and Alcimede (my furry children) say hello!

[@Rancorous_Ryan]

Looking forward to this, hope you enjoy them!

[@benjitime7563]

Awesome reaction! Loved that you are on these movies now that are so dear and close to our hearts lol just FYI, there us some recasting done in phase 1, they were still trying to figure everything out, but just go with it, it works out really well 🙂👍

[@romanprofik]

One reactor I follow ended ended her Marvel journey and Mari just started, yay. I'm glad I will go on interesting ride. Also I believe fun lighthearted Marvel movies could be like cure on pretty gruesome Game of Thrones-

[@toddsmitts]

Lemme guess: Mary Cherry?

[@peterk7931]

I'm with you. This will be the thirds React series I watch currently in the MCU.

[@romanprofik]

@@toddsmitts You got it right. I also watch Natalie Gold and Duaffy on Marvel and kiond of Kazzy (she watched most of the movies and does only leftovers 8^)). And I also watched Nics, even she didn't watched those films for first time (I usually prefer first time watching)

[@hippiechic6772]

Hi Mari... Aw Luv to kitty in chair she is so cute :) I am actually commenting before watching this movie reaction... I really like this movie very much! I am looking forward to seeing your reactions during this movie. I hope you enjoy this film as much as I do . Thank you Mari for reacting to Iron Man :)

[@sakinah777]

I KNEW it, I'm so happy!!!!! Watching this right away!!

[@sakinah777]

Yay! I'm so excited that you're doing the MCU, I'm always trying to get people sucked into it because it's AMAZING. During your birthday twitch stream that one person who sometimes edits your videos mentioned you were starting something secret and that someone had recommended a strange watch order -- and I instantly thought of the MCU and hoped I was right. And I was!!!! I'm also excited you're planning to watch the Hulk next, too many people skip it. It's not an incredible movie (ha, that pun was not intended!), but it's helpful to have that origin story. I can't wait!!!

[@donaldmoon]

Hi! Really enjoyed your react to "Iron Man"! Your personality is absolutely perfect for the job! Best laugh on the Net !!! More, more, more! --Thanks, don

[@travisbounds4746]

I"VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@alexgzz]

You already started in the release order. Go with it. I enjoy your channel a lot. Keep up the good work

[@dyegorodriguez2126]

I loved your reaction to this movie! Keep watching the MCU please

[@-johnny-deep-]

This is my favorite non-Avengers super-hero movie! And it's also the first one I saw. You're in for quite a ride!

[@deke76]

Welcome to the MCU. So much more in store for you.