Marvel Mania Day 22 | Iron Man

[@TheLonelyLurker]

I've been subscribed to geekvolution for several years, and this is becoming one of my favorite series on the channel. The two of you work so well together. Even when the conversation veers off topic it's still interesting. Looking forward to 20ish more commentaries!

[@thoarnejones2501]

TheLonelyLurker your so dead on. its like really getting to know these guys.

[@bravos1076]

This is probably still one of my favorite MCU movies. It just set up everything perfectly.

[@SolarDragon007]

Do commentaries on the Bond films!! :D

[@5keeper7ful]

Back in 08, to promote this film, the 90's Iron Man animated series played on TV during the month of May.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

2014 was a BIG summer! As far as geeky movies go, we got: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April), The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Edge of Tomorrow, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sin City: A Dame to For. But that summer we got huge successes like How to Train Your Dragon 2, Neighbors, and 22 Jump Street. 2014 rocked! 2008 may still have been a more exciting year depending on what geeks you're asking: Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Speed Racer, The Incredible Hulk, WALL-E, Hancock, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight, X-Files: I Want to Believe, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars I think I may prefer 2014. Special time in my life and all that stuff. Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man were 2015. G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were 2009.

[@jman2856]

Don't forget Big Hero 6, Disney's first animated adaptation of an obscure Marvel comic.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

J Man, that was in November, though. Not summer.

[@ThePonderer]

I just watched this with the Superhero News Audio commentary last night. I was surprised how well it held up.

[@KiramidHead]

I think I might sit down and watch Incredible Hulk next myself. I remember really enjoying that one, but haven't seen it in years.

[@BigJwlz]

The time offset for this commentary is 05:48 when the movie is at 00:00.

[@thedropoff1018]

The way Eric eats the half of that chip that Cap breaks off is priceless. #tiniestbites

[@ithemexican2423]

They recently released an extended version of the end credit scene that mentions Spider-Man and the X-men so that solves your guys issue with it.

[@dupersuper1938]

There's always the short after Iron Man 3 in which the real Mandarins goons go after Victor in prison: he's still out there.

[@ThePonderer]

From a distance, I keep thinking Eric's Iron Man shirt is a Codename KND shirt.

[@noelanderson969]

The comic Weird Science" ran from May/June 1950 to 1953. And one episode of "The Simpsons' was largely inspired by an issue of "Weird Science"

[@Mttjs1]

Doctor Strange by Jason Aaron is amazing!

[@andrewfollette5342]

Cap, the timeline is: All the films take place when they were released except for Captain America: The First Avenger (obviously), The Incredible Hulk and Thor take place the same week as IM2, IM3 is the Christmas of 2012, and GotG Vol 2 will take place only a few months after the first film.

[@AngusStewart01]

the prime years I think is 2008 and 2012 and 2014 those 3 years 2015 was ok when it comes to superheroes with a few exceptions

[@copyofdefunct8810]

Where is the Incredible Hulk commentary? I have been looking forward to it.

[@Geekvolution]

momyour170 We were out of town this weekend and I couldn't get it rendered in time. I'll have it up asap.

[@copyofdefunct8810]

+Geekvolution Thank you, and is KZbin glitching, or did you actually post that reply three times?

[@Geekvolution]

momyour170 It repeatedly said there was an error.

[@copyofdefunct8810]

+Geekvolution You should drink more water.

[@copyofdefunct8810]

+momyour170 I don't even know how that one got posted twice.

[@karlmaxey]

I'm reading both new issues of dr. strange and they are great. you and eric really should try checking them out, cap

[@MrBANE1992]

I think we stopped making fun of segways because of how cool The Dude looked riding one in this film

[@dupersuper1938]

Fury'd know about Cap, Hulk and the original Ant-Man&Wasp, plus SHIELD itself (possibly already including Black Widow and Hawkeye), and possibly the hereditary Black Panther title...I'd say that's enough to constitute a larger universe.

[@sebastienvondoom8615]

I'd guess that no one outside of Wakanda knew anything about Black Panther until Civil War.

[@SpedeVesku]

Old comment, but now we know that he knew about Captain Marvel too.

[@dupersuper1938]

I don't have a smart phone...

[@LizzyVonBloom]

Awesome commentary, but the according to Geezer Butler, Iron Man is an original story. It's about a man who goes forward in time and sees the end of the world, but the time warp turns him into metal. When he comes back and tries to warn people about the coming destruction, they label him a freak and refuse to listen to him. In an outrage, he begins killing and destroying everything in his path, causing the destruction he saw in his vision.

[@bluehawkfilm4560]

Wouldn't SHIELD be tracking the Hulk already? I think it's okay to presume that Banner became Hulk before this film.

[@McCaffery]

FYI Michael Keaton is 65 and Clark Gregg (Coulson) is 54.

[@supernerd4677]

I think the Iron Man trilogy (even Iron Man 2) is underrated.

[@navy0287]

This is going to be interesting. :)

[@5keeper7ful]

Oh hello, Agent Coulson!! You will go on to do important stuff!!

[@5keeper7ful]

See a "younger" Robert Downey Jr. in 'Chaplin' and 'US Marshals'.

[@swanpride]

I am kind of impressed how much of the commentary you manage to talk about comics and a lot of stuff which were barely connected to the movie you actually watch....honestly, I would have liked a discussion about the actual movie much better. because, you know, that is kind of what I expected of a commentary.....

[@jman2856]

They both already did a commentary on this movie couple years back, they talk more about the movie in that commentary.

[@alltimelowbro227]

2008 Iron Man Incredible Hulk Punisher War Zone The Dark Knight The Spirit Hell Boy 2 Hancock Superhero Movie

[@ItsMichaelReid]

'08 was a weird year thats for sure.

[@ntdonat]

Films I liked: Iron Man Dark Knight Hellboy 2 movies i somewhat liked. Hancock Incredible Hulk Films I didn't like: Punisher War Zone Superhero Movie a movie i didn't know The Spirit

[@Horridfilms]

Did you guys do this commentary in a cave, with a box of scraps?

[@chewbaccaslover1432]

Am I the only one who feels the MCU films after phase one are too jokey? As jokey as Iron Man is, the tone feels completely different from Avengers.

[@subject8793]

Chewbacca's Lover this is my exact problem with the newer mcu movies

[@jman2856]

The jokey tone in Avengers got so much praise when it first came out and considering that when Disney strikes gold with a formula, they'll usually stick with it as long as it's giving them money in their pockets. Good writing and good directors also help.

[@brandonlyon730]

It's honestly better then the dark and brodding direction the DC movies are going with the dark bland colors, everything overly serious, and no one having fun. Whenever they attempt a random joke in those movies it never hits the punch since they are so left field and conflict the tone, and only do it because its a superhero movie, even though their trying to contrast Marvel by Dark Knighting every comic property even when they are not dark knight to begin with.

[@chewbaccaslover1432]

I actually don't think the dark tone and lack of jokes are a problem for the DC films, that's not to say they are good movies though.

[@chewbaccaslover1432]

I know a lot of people like the humor, but after Avengers they start to have a lot of out of place jokes that take me out even as I'm laughing at them. I'm not saying those movies are bad, but my enjoyment of them has probably been cut in half.

[@dvid22]

actually it was stated that tony stark was adopted in marvel comics. so the age of his father is thus not relevant.

[@ThePonderer]

dvid22 just cause it was in the comics doesn't mean it's true of the films. If anything, the films have done all but outright verbally confirm that Howard is Tony's biological father.

[@ItsMichaelReid]

yeah but that was a stupid recent retcon that can easily be changed back.

[@ludwigvonkoopa2388]

dvid22 Howard would've been in his 40s when he had Tony

[@bluehawkfilm4560]

I wouldn't say Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher was an abomination, rather that it was incredibly drab and doesn't warrant its existence at all.

[@5keeper7ful]

See a "younger" Jon Favreau in 'Swingers' and 'Made', both costarring Vince Vaughn.

[@Mttjs1]

Don't have a smart phone.

[@dvon9392]

This movie is still good, just not as amazing as everyone once thought

[@thedangershow6777]

1:15:07 Larry King is terrible