Iron Man 2 (2010) ♦Movie Reaction♦ First Time Watching!

[@MrAntigeneric]

I love the fact that you rewatch and give awards that is very unique really enjoy it.

[@OhitsGeo]

“She’s awful salty for a woman named Pepper.” That made me chuckle 🤭

[@Hellbe939]

Beautiful

[@SeerMagicX]

Reactor line of the year so far lol

[@Fiendy]

Fun Fact: In the comic books Tony is an alcoholic and struggles for awhile and loses everything then has to rebuild himself. One of the reasons why RDJ was drawn to this character. 👍🏽

[@vinnycordeiro]

This scene is inspired on the Demon in a Bottle story arc that ran in the comics through 9 editions in 1979.

[@51tetra69]

"I feel like even when he's out of the suit, he's still wearing armor" & "I get the sense that he is one messed-up McDonald's order from becoming completely unhinged" - very astute observations, Whimsy! Bravo - well said!

[@spencernaugle]

You don't really have to understand the Post Credit scenes. You just have to remember them, so when you get to the movie it's hinting at you can look back and go... "Oh I Understand that post credit scene now!"

[@fthomason93]

Peppers scream is in the racetrack scene is iconic and we don’t talk about it enough

[@gbooby]

One of my most favorite things about the entire Infinity Saga is the juxtaposed start and end points of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers; how they influenced each other's character development throughout each other's character arcs. Brilliant long game writing 👏🏻

[@joshuahessel4915]

Happy Hogan is a good guy who is an everyday kind of hero, but he's just out-classed because he is surrounded by people like Tony.

[@DarylHandsome]

Iron mans "suitcase suitup" is one of the dopest scenes in cinema

[@hellomark1]

Of all the suits, this is one I'd like to try to build, but I also see the headline "man trapped in homemade contraption, needs doctors and welders to remove it"

[@Gankzta]

“This is not cinema” -Martin Scorsese 😮‍💨

[@DarylHandsome]

@@hellomark1 there's a real life story about that

[@testfire3000]

One of my favorite moments in the film is at 20:07 when Happy says "I got him!" and turns around to see a hallway filled with guys that Black Widow has beat up. (that is her code name).

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Terrance Howard also went off the deep end into cray cray land.

[@klappstuhl4370]

He is literally trying to disprove basic math, he went absolutely insane!

[@kegr1066]

"Give me a phat beat to beat my buddy's ass to" Mixing Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" for that scene was *chef's kiss*

[@zamdrist]

Mickey O'Rourke is a treasure, great actor and great villain!

[@celestinomoya4470]

Absolutely. He played this perfectly. He was menacing at every moment. Even when they took his bird and boots. Ha. Props to costuming, too. Every look was on-point.

[@6eostorm]

Loved him in The Wrestler 😩

[@SeerMagicX]

Real life personality robs him of being a treasure.

[@Bear78420]

He’s not great at choosing plastic surgeons tho

[@rexmundi2986]

Haven't even seen the reaction yet, but you always get an upvote from me! Why? Cuz you're literally the hardest working reacter on YT, and I deeply appreciate how you do the post viewing research, and then a rewatch, and then come back with insightful and interesting observations. It's almost like you're actually interested in the movies you're watching! Imagine that! Keep up the great work, Whimsory, you rock!

[@marcribe6483]

Yes! What he said. Plus, you're adorably cute. (It's not sexist if its the truth.) 🤓

[@WildmouseX-u5d]

The villian here, Whiplash aka Ivan, is played by Mickey Rourke - a great movie to see him in is The Wrestler.

[@olternaut]

"Even when he's out of the suit he's still wearing the armor." Dang Whimsory.......deep!

[@davismccardle1]

Yep she sees ahead to Iron Man III with that comment.

[@TheRemyLeBeau]

The next movie in the list is "Thor", so once you watch that one the end-credits scene will make more sense. No worries, there's a lot of fun things in the MCU for people who've read the comics, but the movies don't _require_ you to have read them, that's why Iron Man provided you a backstory/origin story. You can go in blind and still enjoy it. You'll just ... encounter things like end-credits scenes that feel confusing.

[@asciishallreceive3871]

Yeah, I went and saw one of the other movies coming up. And at the end credit scene, there was just a superhero logo. And since I wasn't a comic book person, I didn't know what it was and said out loud in a theater. "I wonder who that is?" And of course, a couple people next to me in a row down explained it to me, which is pretty cool. No spoilers, let's not mention it here, if you know, you know

[@schtoobs]

Sam Rockwell is one of my fave's. Worth checking out more movies with him in.

[@inspectre27]

I was fond of him with Anna Kendrick in Mr. Right. A cute, fun little romcom/action movie.

[@NarwahlGaming]

_"Don't just open the door! Is there air? You don't know!"_

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I definitely suggest watching Sam Rockwell in "Moon".

[@vov.7397]

Pretty much in anything. The guy's amazing.

[@TwistedSage]

He was amazing in Moon, definitely watch it but it might not be a great reaction video.

[@sean---the-other-one]

Sam Rockwell was also great in that.

[@Gankzta]

His dance skills are top notch! 👌🏽

[@Donald_Ducks_Brother]

Agreed!

[@everlastingpass1on]

That's the thing about Tony Stark, his character makes an arc that stretches across multiple movies in this franchise. Same thing for Steve Rogers.

[@randalthor741]

I like Don Cheadle a lot more than Terrence Howard. Regardless of the reason for the recasting, personally I think that's a casting upgrade. It feels like there's better chemistry between Don Cheadle and RDJ, and that makes the relationship between Rhodey & Stark seem more natural.

[@lennyvalentin6485]

Howard's d--kishness makes him more like the kind of person who'd be able to tolerate Tony's capers and larger than life-type personality, but Cheadle is just so much nicer and more pleasant as a person and overall simply the better actor, it was a good choice to replace. And also good that it happened so early too.

[@luobingheng007]

At this rate, I think I'll be watching her End Game reaction in 10 years😥

[@Gankzta]

Buckle up buttercup 😂

[@lennyvalentin6485]

Well it took more than a decade in real time between "Iron Man" and "Endgame", so...! :P

[@notmee2388]

I think you are being optimistic.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"She's awfully salty for someone named Pepper!" 🤣

[@BoOmBANG_]

“I’m limited by the technology of my time” it’s probably the best line in any Iron Man movie in my opinion. Great reaction btw 😊

[@DarylHandsome]

I agree. It also for shadows Tony being a man unlimited by anything, and the consequences of that.

[@dnish6673]

“You look like two seals fighting over a grape” is the best line in any Iron Man movie.

[@Metzwerg74]

6:48 that car crashing in, would have killed him, if he would not have a plot armor thicker than the whole deathstar...

[@karabearcomics]

Iron Man has the most of an arc throughout the movies out of all the MCU characters, I would say. Each one he appears in (as a major character) seems to be an important step in his growth. The Avengers is where he's seen next, and his interactions with the team are great. But this one seems to be about him deepening his interpersonal bonds and understanding that it can't be all about him. I mean, unlike the first movie, he needs others' help this time--not just to get Pepper to push a button at the right time, but he needs Rhodey beside him as War Machine. But he also needs to accept the love people have for him, whether it's from his father (through the recordings) or his and Pepper's feelings for each other. I would say the Vanko backstory helps underline what would have happened if he kept making it all about himself, that he may have made an enemy out of a friend by trying to push them out of the narrative he created about himself. I will continue to suggest The Princess Bride and Imagine Me & You. The former is likely on your docket, the latter not so much.

[@BJThury]

honestly IronMan 2 is my personal favourite from the trilogy 😅 by the way, 26:06 Peter Griffin approves.... see ya next time Whims!! 🥰

[@lennyvalentin6485]

IMO, Iron Man 2 is the best of the three. The first was honestly great, but the villain fight and the way it ends is a bit cheap and hokey - it's been said much of the movie was improvised as they went along. Not sure how true that is, but if anywhere near accurate I can see why it was a bit lacking in the plot department. By the 2nd, the characters just feel more fleshed-out, Mickey Rourke's villain who isn't your traditional one-dimensional movie villain like Obidiah Stane from the first movie is fantastic, Sam Rockwell kills it as Justin Hammer (he always kills it) and it's fun to get an introduction of Black Widow also (and sheesh, Johansson looks so damn young in this movie...) Don Cheadle is also a way better actor (and more relatable and the more human choice) for Rhodey than whatsisface, the egomaniac madcap. IM3 on the other hand is just an embarrassment on every level I feel. Really, one of the worst dregs of all of the MCU movies. However, it did give rise to the "hail the king" or whatever it's called short film which you can watch on Disney+, it's funny as hell (especially the short scene with Justin Hammer in the prison cafeteria... loooooooollll), so I gotta forgive IM3 for that reason alone. :D

[@skatedurr]

A wild whimsory appears!

[@hellomark1]

I also can relate to Tony's ADHD tendencies :) For what it's worth, Tony is supposed to be the "lovable asshole," if you've ever had a friend like that (they can be hard to keep), and I think RDJ does a *perfect* job of portraying this type of person.

[@thseed7]

You: I guess he has grown on me a bit. Us: Buckle up, buttercup.

[@kyledubbya0925]

I think that line "it's me, I'm here, deal with it" was a great way to introduce Don Cheadle as Roadie seemlessly

[@celestinomoya4470]

“Now you don’t have a TV,” and the face she made. 😂😂 Love this gal!

[@PAD996]

Someone else mentioned another Mickey Rourke film, "The Wrestler", and I second that. That film would be right up your alley.

[@roborob4296]

gotta love the line "yea role got recast, this is me now, deal with it"

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Thank You Pumpkin for a very enjoyable reaction!

[@treetopjones737]

Not a big fan of Marvel stuff, but it's a Whimsory reaction so I wanted to watch for that. Your post film discussion is the best part.

[@JaggerG]

Absolutely. Even as an MCU fan, I don't mind months of gaps in the series, because this kind of quality takes sooo much time and effort, and it's cool that she spreads her talent to a broader range of films.

[@TheFalconerNZ]

Love your content style, like no other and so funny. Only issue - there is not enough. But it makes the wait all the sweeter

[@beannathrach2417]

Sam Rockwell is Guy in Galaxy Quest. Gwyneth Paltrow is in Royal Tenenbaums. Natalie returns in future movies.

[@dnish6673]

“Natalie”? Natasha?

[@curlputt]

😂😂 ‘I wouldn’t worry about him “.

[@6eostorm]

Another great reaction, thanks! 👍🏽

[@firedoc5]

Great reaction, Whimsory. You nailed it with your awards and your take on each character. At first, I thought the best cameo was going to be Elon Musk, but you went with Stan Lee who was kind of doing an impression of Larry King, a famous longtime talk show host. But anytime Stan Lee makes an appearance, it is the best. Keep up the good work, darlin'.

[@PabloRichardFernandez]

If you like Tony’s subtle character development so far, there’s a feast waiting for you. IMO, the MCU’s first 22 films are a subtle telling of Tony’s entire character/hero/human arc.

[@piratehunter1]

fun fact: it's been said the kid tony saves at the expo was peter parker :)

[@vytallicaq.6881]

Hopefully you didn't get so turned off by the "creepy plan" in "Back to the Future", that you're discouraged from finishing the trilogy. The romance in the third one, is genuinely sweet and satisfying. They really wrapped up the story in a wonderful way. The second movie is a bit hectic, but you do need to watch that too, so you can see how they set up the story in the last one. Most people really love it!

[@cmlemmus494]

You're right that Gwyneth Paltrow is an amazing actress with a lot of range, which is why she's won an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe. The controversy isn't unique to her, she's just more visible than most. Like many celebrities she uses her fame to build her brand; but unlike most she doesn't just hype the brand, she talks about individual products and has been caught making false statements. A degree in theatre does not qualify you as a scientist and she doesn't even have that; Paltrow dropped out of a history degree to pursue acting. And now she's using pseudo-science to sell dangerous products, such as a device which delivers coffee enemas.

[@klappstuhl4370]

Yeah, I could do without the GOOP products bs tbh, it is one hell of a grift.

[@inspectre27]

The product that bothers me most is the jade yoni egg. For a ridiculous price, women can buy an egg made of jade that they are supposed to put in their hoo-haw. It's supposed to bring all sorts of benefits, physical and spiritual, but it really only brings health hazards like risk of infection and torn/cut vaginal walls. It's snake oil for the vagina. Personally, I'm of the opinion that all vaginas should be kept in peak health.

[@adaddinsane]

Sam Rockwell is so good.

[@olternaut]

Whimsory is back!!!! YASSSS!!

[@notmee2388]

It’s Whimsory day! After two videos that I couldn’t watch because I had not seen those films, I’ve been going through withdrawals.

[@chapo0815]

Whimsory your'e awsome! 😉👍🏼

[@vytallicaq.6881]

This was the first fight in a glass-domed greenhouse I've seen since the Sci-Fi classic "Silent Running". The CGI definitely allows for much wilder action. The kind you could only imagine. But the great acting by Bruce Dern really emphasizes the drama of the moment, when you feel the impact of the dilemma he's faced with. And the practical effects they used then are still impressive, when you consider all the time and meticulous detail involved with creating those miniatures. The director of that movie said he got the idea for using the glass-domes after visiting the Climatron at our botanical gardens here in St. Louis. That was the first giant geodesic dome greenhouse ever made. Also the robots in that movie were another example of how ingenious they were with practical effects back then. George Lucas was very impressed, and borrowed that idea of giving robots cute, human-like behaviors in his creation of R2-D2, and C3PO. I still think though, the coolest movie robot ever made was the female robot from the silent movie classic, "Metropolis". It amazes me that they were able to make something THAT cool looking, with the limited technology they had from nearly ONE HUNDRED years ago!

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi whimsory hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@gavinyoung7085]

"He's one messed up mcdonalds order away from becoming completely unhinged" Sam Rockwell is a great actor. His performance as Wild Bill in The Green Mile was amazing. Even though he'd done the worst thing imaginable somehow he was still likeable and endearing.

[@edwardgirard6983]

speaking of Sam Rockwell, he plays a real scumbag in The Green Mile....you should check it out, Whims.....great movie!

[@dubbleplusgood]

no spoilers MCU phase 1: Iron Man Hulk Iron Man 2 (nextup): Thor Captain America Avengers Have fun!

[@ircjesselee]

"Now you don't have a TV" had me in stitches 😂

[@theobserver2267]

As always a great reaction and review

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

That Best Cameo Award was hilarious!

[@craigmorris4083]

The reason I chose to subscribe can be summed up in three words. "Tickle my pickle". That is this reaction's most hilarious line.

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

Is Pepper being salty about the journalist? Or is she being spicy? Oh yeah, Goop. Something about crystals and some sort of egg? LOL

[@garyhaberfield]

Fun fact? The young boy wearing the Iron Man toy helmet and glove that tried to stand up to a drone and would have been killed if Tony didn't intervene, "Nice job kid" said Tony letting the boy believe he had done the task, was infact a six year old Peter Parker, aka future Spiderman. Or so the theory goes?

[@Sherman1fan]

Post credit screens become hints to the next/following movie/s or just important things relevant to the future. Thanks for letting us know you did see it (lots of people miss it). Tony's story keeps going and evolves, just go with it and enjoy!

[@everlastingpass1on]

You should check out Gwenyth's movies from the 90s. She won her Oscar for Shakerspeare in Love (1998).

[@ForeverInDreams237]

Ur hats are always so cool 😊😊

[@Lugen101]

13:47 LOL Your reaction and your editing to it cracked me up!

[@inspectre27]

Are we cutting back on the extended outros? Or was this more of a one-time thing?

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

1:48 Hiya @Whimsory 👋, Old dude here with an important film factoid about Tony's dad, Howard. His presentation of the Stark Expo, and later appearance, are done with the same look, film colors, graininess and his mannerisms are intentionally done to give the feeling of seeing Walt Disney when he presented his plan for EPCOT, a City of Tomorrow, on his TV show back in the 1960's. Though not a scientist, Disney genuinely looked for ways to improve the conditions of people, besides entertainment.

[@wren7195]

Disney was the cutting edge of "next-gen" filmography, it's .... just sad that corporate eventually dragged the message down

[@oxhine]

Hey, Whimsory! The second Iron Man entry is a total blast that ups the ante of the first film by having Tony ride high on the celebrity of his public declaration as well as suffer privately from deadly blood poisoning caused by his arc reactor, create a new element as well as a new suit, contend with a vengeful technical genius as well as a corporate antagonist and engage in a colossal three-way armored battle for the climax! The Hammer-Vanko storyline is clearly a tribute to one of Iron Man's signature arcs -- "Armor Wars" -- wherein Tony has to shut down every operation that's appropriated stolen StarkTech including SHIELD! This is also the only film to touch on Tony's alcoholism which should have been the subject of a whole movie as it is CENTRAL to the character. The legendary "Demon in a Bottle" arc has Tony hit rock bottom and turn over his Iron Man duties to James Rhodes which would have been some great material for both Robert Downey, Jr. and Don Cheadle as the new 'Rhodey' replacing Terrence Howard. The film boasts an incredible cast with RDJ portraying Tony Stark in full manic mode as a man keenly aware of his imminent mortality yet in simultaneous aggressive denial. He is supported by a nakedly envious Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, a menacingly bemused Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko aka Whiplash, a lusciously lethal Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow and an earnest, exasperated Don Cheadle as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes aka War Machine. Garry Shandling even shows up in a small role he reprises elsewhere in the MCU as Senator Stern. The "His Girl Friday"-like romantic banter between Tony and Gwyneth Paltrow's Virginia 'Pepper' Potts remains a comic highlight with Clark Gregg's Agent Phil Coulson serving as a great straight man. I also really like John Slattery's contribution as elder Howard Stark who looms so large in Tony's life. Slattery's portrayal in Stark's promotional recordings is a hybrid of a young Howard Hughes and a middle-aged Walt Disney. Of course, director Jon Favreau as Harold 'Happy' Hogan and Paul Bettany as JARVIS return. Perpetually p***ed-off Sam Jackson as Col. Nick Fury swings by to drop some dark Stark legacy in Tony's lap as well as drop a hint of Asgardian doings in the Southwest. Leslie Bibb returns as journalist Christine Everhart as does Tim Guinee as USAF Major Allen. Kate Mara has a bit part as a process server and Elon Musk appears as himself! TRIVIA: 1. Natasha's belt buckle carries her sigil which is the red angular hourglass shape that is found on the actual backs of black widow spiders. 2. The events of "Iron Man 2", "The Incredible Hulk" and "Thor" all occur during one week in MCU-time called Fury's Big Week! EASTER EGGS: 1. The half-finished, star-spangled convex object Tony uses to balance his makeshift particle accelerator is a prototype of Captain America's shield! 2. While Tony reads his psych evaluation by Natasha, one of the holo-screens shows a field reporter covering the aftermath of Hulk's Culver University rampage indicating that Hulk's adventure is still in progress while Tony has just completed his which places "Iron Man 2" earlier in the chronology than "Incredible Hulk". 3. Tony's status as a SHIELD consultant sets up the One-Shot "The Consultant" which accompanies "Incredible Hulk" recontextualizing its barroom end-credit scene with Ross. 4. The kid in the Iron Man helmet Tony saves from the drone at the Expo is a pre-Spider-Man Peter Parker! CAMEO: 1. Stan Lee shows up as Larry King complete with suspenders as Tony descends the escalator from the opening Stark Expo! END-CREDIT SCENE: 1. The end-credit scene is actually an excerpt from "Thor" which shows Coulson arriving in New Mexico at the crater made by the impact of Thor's fallen hammer, Mjolnir. The next chronological stop in the MCU is a featurette called a One-Shot that occurs at the end of "Iron Man 2" prior to the end-credit scene which is actually a clip from "Thor". "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer" serves as a little prelude to "Thor" as Coulson travels to New Mexico and stumbles onto some unexpected action.

[@TheDravic]

Whimsory will be 50 years old when she gets to Infinity War at this rate, LMAO

[@eezklob]

She’s too late to the game , people are already tired of Superhero Movies

[@thinkbolt]

Gwyneth Paltrow's "OH MY GAAAHHHHHD!" line is one of my favorite moments in the entire Marvel movie franchise.

[@nettack]

Wow, that says so much... about the movie, the franchise, the MCU AND you.

[@codyfletcher7218]

I’m loving your ‘Award’ section. It’s completely your subjective opinion, but I love what and how you deem ‘best or worst’ in a category.

[@a-world-view]

Thank You! I would really appreciate to get your unique voice/insight on more Marvel. Is Thor still coming?

[@daved2352]

Mickey Rourke is great in this. I'd recommend him in The Wrestler and in Sin City

[@pr9n3g]

17:05 Salut (салют) = fireworks on russian =))

[@danieloconnor1005]

A lot of people thought that the kid with the Iron Man mask was a young Peter Parker (Spiderman). Never confirmed but he's from Queens and loves science so...

[@JayPadrig]

You may like Mickey Rourke in other movies. Like Sin City

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Some movie suggestions - "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer".

[@kevinmarshall854]

You will like IRONMAN 3. It wraps up the whole franchise nicely.

[@brad378]

If you decide to continue watching the MCU just remember to watch the end credits scenes….some movies have more than one. They lead into the next movie in the series.

[@JaggerG]

She said she did for this one, and just didn't get the reference, so I figure she decided not to include her reaction to it.

[@angelohernandez6060]

You haven't seen "The Green Mile"? Sam Rockwell is in that film. If you haven't I highly recommend it.

[@olternaut]

Since you're watching the Marvel movies in order of release (I'm assuming), I guess Captain America is next? Can't wait!

[@brad378]

No….Thor is next.

[@johnjoseph2010]

This takes place during Thor but before the Incredible Hulk, only Thor is worth watching. Captain America is S tier and definitely a great watch like The Avengers and than Iron Man 3. 31:29 Fury was referring to Thor and Hulk. They filmed him referring to both X-men and Spider-Man but Fox and Sony didn't agree too anything at the time so it wasn't in the after-credits scene.

[@klappstuhl4370]

Yay, Whimsory's back! c:

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Iron Man 2 is such a fun time

[@MrGadfly772]

I'm always so happy when I see that you've posted a review.

[@dnish6673]

LOL with the Musk cameo diss

[@mattsnider5904]

Not sure who is more calm under pressure Mickey Rourke or Bruce Willis...both uber confident cool dudes!

[@lontollison6771]

Sam Rockwell another great movie was mr.right w what's her name from the a cappella movies,a violent romcom

[@polinapedersen]

Your hair is so beautiful!!!❤❤❤

[@brettk143]

love your reactions!

[@davismccardle1]

You will find that Tony's character will become fully realized by the end of the MCU. He literally will transcend the entire universe.

[@olternaut]

Wait.....where was the reaction to the end credits scene??

[@JaggerG]

I eated it im sry :^3 (She said she just didn't get the reference, so probably just didn't really react interestingly enough for the edit.)

[@Scifinerd-op9de]

i also recommend American pie 1-4 as well.

[@sutej72]

I have one little thing that I think doesnt make any sense with this move. In the first Iron Man movie it took Tony a few times to to master the flight thing with the suite, but Roddy could fly with it on his first try and without any problems.

[@JaggerG]

Tony hadn't yet finished the suit during those shaky testings. A ton of that flight stability is from computer calculations, not from practice. Rhody took a fully finished project.

[@spccolts]

Whimsory, are you Canadian?

[@onehandslinger1475]

what cat is that? Norwegian forest?

[@ss2gora0]

You have some great quotes!

[@feastofmoloch666]

Surfin' Bird is Debbie Boone's best song.

[@Kingrob30]

Whimsory ard you going to continue your Marvel journey?

[@dsc5754]

Yea! A cool hat girl upload! 👍🏿👍🏿

[@bghoody5665]

Ah yes, Gwenith Paltrow's scented candles. I had forgotten about that