Iron Man Watch-Along

Technically the first should be Blade (1998) xD

I bought an actual working replica of the arc reactor (lights up) gift Pepper gave Tony, it looks exactly the same except mine has the connecting cable attached to the back of the arc. It's one of my prized possessions lol

The way that you repeatedly commented on costs of expended ordinance and equipment, I think that your MOS must be something in accounting or budgets. I've not heard any other reactor point out 'that missile must cost...'

I actually decided to sub to watch this in full, after seeing you were watching it in YT. I need the full experience of "watching you watch" with the musics on.

Joined your patreon after seeing you on YouTube and thought damn, she's hot and unfiltered. Awesome!!!!! Imo, watch all the movies even if others say not to or you don't need to see certain ones. They all are part of a bigger story line and while you may not think the movie was that good, there are things in each movie that are part of the bigger picture. Characters, events, story lines. Not watching one may leave you lost in future movies on certain aspects of what in going on. Enjoy the journey, it is AWESOME! Again love the unfiltered reaction. Thank You For Your Service!!

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 exudes menace 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. Blink and you'll miss Nazanin Boniadi of "Homeland" and "The Rings of Power" as a television news correspondent reporting from Gulmira and veteran character actor Bill Smitrovich as a General attending Stark's Jericho demonstration. Former child actor Peter Billingsley from the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" plays the technician chewed out by Stane for being unable to miniaturize the arc reactor. 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'. 2. The original script was discarded right before production began so each day's scenes were improvisationally workshopped between the cast, director and producers just prior to shooting resulting in an indie sensibility which Jeff Bridges has affectionately referred to as "a $200 million student film!" EASTER EGGS: 1. The Ten Rings terrorist organization refers to the ten alien rings worn by Stark's traditional comic book nemesis, The Mandarin. 2. Raza, leader of the terror cell, is named after but bears no resemblance to a cyborg space pirate from the comics who is part of a crew of interstellar corsairs and X-Men allies known as the Starjammers. 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. Coulson's cover story that claims Iron Man is a bodyguard separate from Tony is a reference to how Tony maintained a secret identity throughout most of his superhero career in the comics until as recently as 2002! 5. 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". Since you’re new and have no knowledge of these characters, I recommend seeing Ang Lee’s “Hulk” (2003) for the ORIGIN of the Hulk. It is NOT an MCU film but originally was supposed to be. It is the MOST AUTHENTIC Hulk film with sequences in the desert straight out of the comics never replicated again. The MCU Hulk glosses over the origin leaving newbies confused. PHASE ONE: 1. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 2. Agent Carter: Season One (8 episodes) + Agent Carter One-Shot 3. HULK (2003) [non-MCU origin] 4. IRON MAN 5. IRON MAN 2 + A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer One-Shot 6. THE INCREDIBLE HULK 7. THOR + The Consultant One-Shot 8. THE AVENGERS + Item 47 One-Shot Before starting with Phase 2, use the interlude to see the five non-MCU Spider-Man movies with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield: 1. Spider-Man 2. Spider-Man 2 3. Spider-Man 3 4. The Amazing Spider-Man 5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Like the others said make sure you get the right order of movies, but I'm here for the ride. You can watch deadpool 2 whenever. DP didn't join the MCU till Deadpool and Wolverine

Happy to help the cats and Eralia, but it's comments like, "I didn't know he'd be such a Chonkie boy!" when referring to Tony's first Iron Man suit, that got me to join her Patreon. The MCU with Eralia is gonna be next level! Lez gooo!

I hope you have someone telling you the correct watch order of all these movies. Otherwise you will be confused and miss things. Iron Man would be theoretically the first movie to watch. But I guess you figured that out by now (I hope).

There's so much world building in the entire universe and for the most part it manages to be camp enough without getting too tropey. Although with how many movies there have been, it has created so many tropes just on its own. I'm so glad you're experiencing this from the start, it h as been a huge and fantastical journey for the rest of us who haven't managed to completely succumb to superhero fatigue just yet. Only... 35 to go?

Absolutely loving watching you discover the the MCU, going to go ahead and say it will be probably one of your favourite series of all time. Cannot wait to see more.

If you're watching on Disney+. I went by MCU Complete Timeline. It starts with Eyes of Wakanda. Then Captain America - The First Avenger. Then Captain Marvel. Then Iron man. It really lines things up so you can follow the whole universe from the start. Granted, there are over 30 movies and a few shorts and A LOT of shows. Especially if you get into Jessica Jones/Daredevil/Luke Cage/Iron FIst/Defenders. The Marvel universe is massive but a fantastic journey to take.

Holy smokers great reaction, I encourage you to let us see your watch/react to the cinematic credits, they are worth it. Great art and subtle nods to the cast, and the more relevant mid-credit/end credit scenes. 🍻

Yay!

Wow, talk about timing! Thanks for re-uploading, I'm psyched. And to answer your question, yes, Marvel has released a "bad" movie or two (in quotes because some might disagree.) It's why I don't think the entire MCU timeline should be considered "mandatory viewing." The ones you've seen so far (Deadpool, Captain America, Iron Man) are all top-tier.