IRON MAN (2008) | Reaction & Commentary | EPIC!!
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This week we're watching IRON MAN from 2008!! As far as origin stories go, I was pleasantly surprised by this one! So you know the drill comment below where were you when you first caught IRON MAN and don't forget to show Displate some love
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03:51 - Start Watching
38:00 - Thoughts and TRIVIA!!
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Oh, yeah! I didn't recognize the name at first, mainly 'cause I haven't seen any sponsorship of theirs in a while. Congrats on the spon Shanelle! 😃
"I am Iron man the suit and I are One." Isn't that similar to the phrase from the Lion king 2 Simba's Pride "We are One!!"
Well the suit doesn't make ironman a super heroes(he has a very advance mind like Peter Parker fighting for the "little guy" taking responsibility when others would lack money,resources and above all knowledge and the vision to use it. As from what I read in the comics any One can build the suit and anyone can Dawn The Mantle(there's quite a few to be honest) but not everyone can be a Spider-Man or Captain America(both of their origin stories are not like other heroes) one version no can access the spider man powers except Peter and that's cause his dad "bio encrypted" the abilities only to their bloodline. Steve Rogers condition was will power and a good heart(not everyone can survive radiation like he could) most of the test subjects would be either dead or they would be so uncontrollable to the point of going mad or crazy. Most of the things that happen with any of this Marvel Heroes were as followed: trauma,gene therapy,natural selection, or being "bestowed with a gift." Nothing more of less..
I will always love that they got Jeff Bridges for the villain!
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Also Shanelle, you fellate Top Gun, but it's LITERALLY a US Airforce/Army/Military recruiting propaganda. Not saying it's bad, I'm actually VERY pro-Us Military (just not at the moment because it's weak and woke infected) and love the Top Gun films. Yet for a woman with a rather childish view on weapons manufacturing morality, seems rather contradictory to be so into films where character or piloting vehicles that have napalmed whole forests of like Vietnamese villagers lol. Did you forget that, Shanelle. They're not just cool for flying around, they're made to KILL!
Also Shanelle I want to ask you a genuine question: If something like what happened to Poland on September 1st 1939 were to happen to Canada, say one day America just randomly decides to surprise invade? How would you want your government to react? Peace talks aside because in both reality on sept 1st 1939 and this hypothetical, the invading force(s) are not stopping and their goal is SOLELY the capture of your country, how would like your government to react?
“Robert Downey Jr playing Iron Man is one of the most consequential casting decisions that's ever been made in the history of the movie business.”
-Christopher Nolan
He's come a long way from being passed out in a burger king drive through
I do think his sense of humor and true personality came through in Tony, and that smart, sarcastic tone really became a key part of the whole series going forward.
Meanwhile Martin Scorsese:
@@troyp5359Trying to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere in a refrigerator box..
@@troyp5359 He's come a long way from being passed out in a bed in a neighbor's house wearing a Wonder Woman costume...having broke into the house thinking it was his own.
Three rules of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 1) Watch in release order. 2) Look for the Stan Lee cameo in every movie. 3) watch all pre, mid, and/ or post credit scenes. Sometimes there more then one.
THIS
Yes, yes, yes to "watch in release order." And another yes, yes, yes.
Don't forget the fourth rule.
Captain Marvel and Everything past Endgame, both suck and do not matter.
False. Let people enjoy things@@michaelconnor1542
@@michaelconnor1542 Shang Chi is A-Grade. Far From Home is very good.
Casting RDJ in this role was easily one of the best decisions in modern Hollywood and probably reason why MCU was so successful.
And both Chrises.
@@matthewdunham1689*All 3 Chrises
It didn’t make the edit, but I love Pepper’s line “I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires, including occasionally taking out the trash. Will that be all?”
Best movie burn!
It's so savage.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Waifu material right there
Same and it's a line that we would never get in the MCU today......
Tony Stark's arc over 11 years is one of the greatest cinematic feats done ever.
The snark was strong in this movie - Paltrow's crack, "I do anything Mr Stark requires, including occasionally taking out the trash," is by far the funniest line in the whole movie.
I'm not much of a Gwyneth Paltrow fan, but her performance in this movie is outstanding. I especially like the scene at the end, with the somewhat flirty "Oh, you mean when we were up on the roof ..." and then she burns him with "... and then you left me alone". Her tonal shift in that delivery is so perfect.
@@dondumitru7093Gwyneth Paltrow is personally very weird, but she is absolutely the best possible Pepper. From first to last appearance she nails the character.
Yes, def the funniest line. I remember the collective gasp in the theater - LMAO. Was looking forward to Shanelle's face when that line comes up.
Tony Snark
Shan hangs a displate of Jeff Bridges, then doesn't recognize him in the movie she watches moments later 😂
I had to laugh when she said "I have no idea who this actor is." while there is a poster of him hanging on her wall.
I thought she would recognize the voice if not the face.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI!!! That cracked me up for some reason.
@@matthewdunham1689 Seeing Jeff Lebowski and Ralphie Parker in the same movie is a mind blower.
I saw almost the exact same thing with him yesterday while watching a tron reaction. they said he seemed familiar and was asking what he was in while having a big labowski poster right behind them
He builds his own suit. What makes him a superhero? --- Ask Batman, Shanelle!
Same for Bruce Banner who made himself to be the Incredible Hulk from his own experiments
RDJ's comeback started with "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," and expanded with "Iron Man."
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is so good. seems to have been forgotten.
I first saw him in Zodiac, glad I at least beat the marvel craze by one year lol
Don’t forget Tropic Thunder - he got an Oscar nom for it.
@@Nightshiftzombie I saw a bunch of reactions to it pop up in the last couple of months. Maybe we can get Shanelle to do it too.
It's a minor part of his "come back" period, but he also played "the Fat Guy Strangler" in that episode of Family Guy in 2005, same year as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He offered to do anything for the show because his son was a fan.
"Is he trying to die ? ... dummy ..." you already understand tony perfectly
I knew nothing about Marvel and became completely obsessed! Some movies are better than others, but the movies tie together in a mind boggling amazing way. You'll love Iron Man 2
Batman made his own suit and he's still a superhero. Sometimes the superheroes without supernatural abilities are the most compelling.
Mumen Rider. o7
I worked on this film! Two different scenes! I was in the audience when Tony was supposed to get an award. I was also in an Air Force Uniform when Iron Man was attacked by F-16s and is talking to Rhodey.
Cool!
Uh, F-16s? F-22s. Its in the dialog.
Sorry, I forgot because it was a long time ago and I was on a sound stage at Sony!@@MGower4465
I was background actor in
Cap 3- Nigerian Police
Venom - Shopper
Black Panther- Tribal Chief
Guardians 2 - Crushed by blob
Infinity War - Survivor in Gammora's tribe.
@@dirtyhawkstv1575 that's awesome!
RDJ was born to play Tony. He just gets better and better.
When a robot arm with no lines is still one of the best superhero sidekicks a series can have. 😂
I'm a life-long comic book fan, and I can tell you that coming out of this movie (because, of course, I saw it opening day) I had a smile on my face that lasted at least a week. It captured the essence of the character, told a fantastic, updated origin story, and set up the larger world we would see with upcoming movies. In my opinion, there are so many more hits than misses with the MCU that I don't think you'll mind sitting through these "superhero" movies. The characters are just too good.
I would argue that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was RDJ’s redemption movie. It was his performance in that film that got him the gig as Iron Man.
Fun bit of movie trivia, Shanelle: as a fan, they actually condensed about 60 years of the character into the opening scene. Stan Lee made Tony Stark/ Iron Man to see if he could make an unlikeable character likeable. In the 60s everybody was anti-war in Vietnam, so he made Tony Stark an alcoholic, womanizing, playboy arms manufacturer. The original comic was in SE Asia, but he was aided by a guy named Yinsen. With the suits, the suit he breaks out in looks like the original appearance back in the 60s. You see him update his design on his computer as he's refining it.
Exactly and EXCELSIOR TRUE BELIEVERS!!
That makes sense, in the 60s and 70s I despised the drug using antiwar hippies, that is why Ironman was my favorite comic. I only bought about one comic book a year, so I never got deep into any one character.
actually, stan lee could not have made tony stark an alcoholic back in 1963 no matter how much he may have wanted, because of the comics code authority in effect since 1954. the code barred depictions of drug and alcohol use but gradually relaxed during the 70s, finally expiring in 2011. it wasn't until 1979 that the idea that tony had a drinking problem was first broached.
@@aarrgghh Still, while the idea that Tony was an alcoholic wasn't launched until "Demon in a Bottle" (Iron Man v. 1 issue 128), Playboy Tony was often shown imbibing, far more often than any other Marvel character. So the dependency issue didn't come out of nowhere.
@@Jessica_Roth yes, bob layton took 8 issues to set up "demon in a bottle" (issues 120-128, 1979), where tony lost control of his drinking, but tony certainly wasn't drinking "far more often than any other marvel character" before layton got his hands on him.
Shanelle watching the MCU- "That's good. You have taken your first step into a larger world."
No wayyy you are about to start the MCU?! What a good start to Saturday morning🙏🏽
Same! I don't know how I missed that she'd never reacted to it before. I'm HYPED
Heck yeah..
If she decides to do blade as well,could die happy 🤣😂😃
No DOUBT! Can't wait for her to continue the journey... should only take half a year or so! 😉😆
I'm a little confused maybe, where exactly does she confirm that she's watching the MCU? I got the impression that she was more just checking out an Origin Story, not necessarily committing to an entire MCU run.
The MCU is like the Rolling Stones song "Start Me Up" or a can of pringles...
There's only one inevitable conclusion@@Drax514
Fun Fact, almost everyone written by Stan Lee in the comics has an alliterative name. He used to say he did that so he could more easily remember the whole name if he could remember one or the other.
That explains why he called Spider-Man Peter "Palmer" throughout the second issue of The Amazing Spider-Man lol. Close, Stan. Close.
@@rosshall6475 And then at one point called Hulk Bob Banner. Remembered the double B, but couldn't remember it was Bruce. They fixed that by making his full name "Robert Bruce Banner".
It wasn’t just Marvel. DC has a lot of alliterative names as well. There’s even a 60s _Superboy_ comic where Pa Kent remarks on how many of the people in his son’s life have the initials L.L.
@@Logan_BaronActually, his original name was Bruce Banner. The TV series producers thought Bruce was a "gay" name, so they renamed him Robert. That was later retconned to Robert Bruce Banner.
@@CaseytifyNo. The comics had him called Bob in error early on and then made his "official" name Robert Bruce Banner. The Bill Bixby played character on TV was David Bruce Banner.
I love all the technology Tony Stark used. Especially when it came to creating his suits.
Its a lost art in MCU films. Once everything becomes nanotech it becomes infinitely more boring.
One more piece of trivia: the scientist that baldy was yelling at, the one who said, “I’m not Tony Stark”. That guy is also Ralphie from the movie A Christmas Story. BA-OOM 🔥
When asked to make a replica suit, he should have said "but I'll shoot my eye out"
...and he reprised his role in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
@@ZachLorton No spoilers, please
And he's in this film because he and Favreau were production partners on several projects in the early aughts, including the TV show Dinner For 5.
@@bobogus7559
*checks calendar*
. . . . . . . sure.
In case no one has told you yet, the bad guy is played by Jeff Bridges, a.k.a., The Dude, son to Lloyd, brother to Beau.
And he's also FLYNN - from TRON and TRON: LEGACY!
Lloyd Bridges knew his way around a comedy as well.
The cheeseburger wasnt product placement, it was from RDJ's life. His lowest point was being drunk and high, eating a cheap cheeseburger in the parking lot of a Burger King. Thats when he decided to change his life.
Regardless of the reasons, it’s still product placement.
@@jarosbodytko6462 only if BK paid the filmmakers to show the product prominently, for which I doubt in this case
I remember eating a whopper at a BK with Iron Man ads all over the restaurant and food containers, for whatever that's worth...
Yes! I can't wait for a new MCU journey!
Stan Lee loves doing cameos. He would even narrate Marvel cartoons back in the day or do live intro's before an animated move would start or something like that.
So in your mind. If i make a knife and sell it to you, then you kill somebody with it, its my fault for making it?
If you make a tool designed for killing, then it is your fault when someone uses it exactly as it was designed.
@@CyboticWhen you demonize those who protect you you don't deserve the freedom you enjoy because of them.
@@Blaiyan...isn't part of said freedom to have freedom of speech and protest?
Love how Might Makes Right people cherry-pick "freedom."
@@cctomcat321 You don't get any freedom to do anything without the people protecting you so you so can whine and cry in peace.
DARN your edit person. When Iron Man pulls the bad guy through the wall and says " He's all yours"! And the fighter jet scene and he's hugging the bottom of the jet! All these juicy micro scenes we like to see reacted to. 🥺
I'm 62.
Just a few years older than the Golden Age of Marvel in the 1960s. That means I grew up with these guys.
Decades of comic books being nerd-culture, done horribly by TV series and movies, had left me pretty jaded.
This movie was vindication. A global recognition that Iron Man is *cool*.
The stories are good. The action is organic, and you CARE about the people in the costumes.
You're in for a multi-film treat. I'm buckled up.
Spider-Man 1 and especially 2 were impressive. That was the beginning and Blade.
@@matthewdunham1689 I wasn't then, and haven't been since, at all impressed with Raime's handling of the genre.
Blade was an okay action film, but completely retconned Blade's world into sci-fantasy, instead of occult horror.
Meh.
I'm talking about the MCU, Hulk to No Way Home.
You know--- the subject.
A MUST SEE is "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" which is said to be how RDJ got the Iron Man gig. KKBB is an incredible film 😊
You have just stepped into a bigger universe
I am SO here for the full MCU journey with you! I’m excited for this!!
One more bit of fun movie trivia: Stan Lee goes for alliterative names, because he was responsible for writing so many comic books every month. It helped him remember who was who if everybody was Pepper Potts, Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Reed Richards, etc... :D
28:21 Fun touch: Rhodey's ringtone is the theme from the '60s _Iron Man_ cartoon.
The best way to describe pretty much all of the MCU: These aren't super hero movies, these are comic book movies. These are stories with real issues, all of them are amazing. You'll be watching most of them ;)
Oh god, we are all about to smile and cry so much with Shanelle if this is the route we are going down, and I can’t wait!
That villain really tied the movie together.
Nice.😄
This aggression will not stand, man!
A fun fact about this movie that I think a lot of people have forgotten is, it got a lot of people super into engineering. Lots of people ended up going into that as a career because of this film.
This movie is so good, it spawned the biggest movie franchise in history.
As a comics geek, i remember when I first heard of this casting, I thought "A gifted but unreliable man with a history of womanising and substance abuse? Will RDJ even need to act?" Absolutely perfect matching of actor to character.
Perfect reaction!!
I was a marvel fan as a teen in the nineties, but mostly focused on Spider-Man and the X-Men books, with most "familiarity" of Iron Man occurring almost solely from team-ups, cross-overs and cameos... if I hadn't acquired my uncle's teenage comic book collection (mostly from the eighties) which included a complete original Marvel Universe Encyclopedia series and a small handful of actual Iron Man and Avengers books, I'd have known next to nothing about Iron Man.
Prior to the MCU beginning with Iron Man, Marvel fans had been treated to several Spider-Man and X-Men films (and the Blade trilogy)... which I thoroughly loved, and couldn't wait for more, since they were my childhood faves... so when Iron Man was being released, never having been invested in his character, I wasn't terribly enthused, and didn't have high expectations...
And I was blown away. Downey Jr. was amazing as Tony Stark, the effects were as close to perfect as it gets, and the movie was faithful (enough) to the character and his origins, with more than adequate writing and acting... it truly was a joyous surprise to watch this film for the first time... and still remains one of my favorite superhero origin films to this day!
Favereau really did a stellar job bringing this story to the big screen AND serving up a feature that respected it's built-in Marvel fan base while making it perfectly palatable for audiences unfamiliar to/uninterested in the character and genre...
And your reaction proves it's still got it 😘
The thing about the MCU, to me, is the whole is greater than the parts. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the parts are very enjoyable, but the fact that they could sustain a story arc over so many movies, from Iron Man to End Game, while keeping the quality high, was truly a theatrical achievement that history will remember.
I saw it in the cinema in 2008 and it was epic. One of my favourite origin movies.
The casting in the MCU (especially the early films) is incredible. They really did the work to get good actors in the parts. My personal favorite character from this era; much to my surprise is Captain America. His arc and Tony's arc really juxtapose each other in interesting ways. I really hope to see you continue this journey with the MCU.
Excelsior!
Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance.
Stop asking she doesn't wanna react to it neither nor do I wanna that 😂😂
@@daringachne4364I love Star Trek but bombing unrelated reactions really annoys reactors.
They did a good job updating the origin. In the comic book since it was the 1960s, Stark is captured and injured in Vietnam. It only makes sense to set it in Afghanistan as that was the current battlefield. He does have an assistant/friend who dies trying to give him time to charge the armor.
Being a hero is about the choices you make not the powers you have. This is especially true for Tony.
Remember in the MCU there's always after credit scenes. Sometimes two and maybe three in one instance. Always look for creator Stan Lee. Make sure you include that or you will be ripped.
LMFAO, yup, serious business 🤣
whoop whoop MCU time !!!! oohhhh yeah baby !!!! 2 more iron man films btw
"Proof that Tony Stark has a heart"
You're embarking on a remarkable journey.
As an Iron Man fan since the late 70’s, I really enjoyed this. The revamp to move it from Vietnam to the Middle East worked. The fact they kept the primary essence of the comic origin shows how much of a fan Jon F was of the source material.
From here through Endgame is a phenomenal run of unreasonably entertaining popcorn action movies. There is so much character in each film that even though their plots may be forgettable, every movie along the way is worth watching. I get a bit detached in the later films when the CGI takes over a bit much for me, but by then I am so engaged in all of the MCU characters that I love it all. After Endgame, well, everybody's mileage varies from that point.
I remember seeing this in theaters and said "I am Iron Man" to the reporters. I was shooketh. I'm not into Marvel these days. It felt more "grounded-ish" to what's being made these days. Nice reaction!
The advance planning of these storylines and plots/subplots years and years in advance is stunning.
Shan-Shan having a full belly laugh at people getting absolutely gibbed, but a single tube out of Tony's nose and she goes all squeamish! Don't you change, you beautiful human being!
It's so funny now that Iron Man was the face of Marvel for over a decade, because he was such an obscure character when the movie came out. Marvel was bankrupt in the 90s and sold the movie rights to their popular franchises (Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four) so they were forced to use their lower tier characters to build their movie franchise. But it also meant the audience didn't have any pre-conceptions, they weren't comparing this version to a previous one.
Yeah, like, the Avengers were pretty much _all_ that Marvel had left after the comic book bubble burst, though I wouldn't call them "lower tier". They were pretty big characters for Marvel and comic books, probably A or A- on a tier list, solidly bankable because people were, at least, _aware_ of who characters like Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk and Captain America were, but not as deeply embedded in pop-culture knowledge as Spiderman or the X-Men
Hanging posters with Displate is super easy, barely an inconvenience. 🤣
Magnets are TIGHT!
WOW WOW WOW... WOW
I know, RIGHT?
Just want to let you know now:
Throughout the entire MCU franchise, Iron Man never gets a "suit-up" sequence like the one in this movie ever again. This was the peak.
“I’m here to talk to you about the Avenger Initiative.”
You cannot imagine the nerdgasm that exploded in theaters across the fruited plain when SamJack dropped that line.
This was the beginning of an amazing cinematic era that will never be duplicated in our lifetimes. Hope you enjoy the ride as much as we did.
Hi , Shanelle. I'm really glad you enjoyed this one. I love this Iron Man, the soundtrack, the story, etc. Great reaction, like most of yours. A true delight with the reactions, snark and smirks, and laughter. Great analysis and commentary as well. Your channel is one of my favorites. Keep up all the fun 😊
Shanelle! Welcome to the MCU.
The scientist who told Obi he couldn't build the arc reactor because he's not Tony Stark is Ralphie from a Christmas Story.
The scientist with glasses that couldn't recreate the arc reactor is the main kid from The Christmas Story
The comedy in the MCU is EXACTLY what makes it better than other action movies. You'll love it ❤
Iron man is an example of a perfect movie … much like back to the future!
In 2008, it was "holy shit", they really did a comic book movie right! It was also the resurgence of RDJ, he was a laughing stock and hollywood bad boy and he NAILED it.
Loved this watchalong with you, as per usual, Shanelle.
A lot of people only know Paltrow from this 'secretary' role and the too-easy cheap-shots made at her and her company, and that's too bad. Having seen her work for years in movies, I'd say she brought so much to this one character than any other person in the movie. It just looks so easy, if effortless, but the mannerisms she brings in each scene is, I'd say, hypnotic.
Agreed - a bit whacky in real life but a great actress.
She was great in Seven too. Small part but good
I just ran out and bought a whole box of microwave popcorn just for the Shanelle MCU journey. This is gonna be epic.
"I wonder how much of this is improv" lol basically the entire movie
It really is a miracle Tony made anything at all in that cave. They were supplied with a bunch of weapon scraps to build something that probably used machines to create; and giving him only under a month to build by hand. This is a character perk that shows Tony's intelligence, for sure, but it got really suspicious when he was clearly making a boot rather than a missle tip
Starting the MCU? Can’t wait for this roller coaster. 😂
Also waiting for you to get to Clerks 3!
As a huge fan of the first 2 Clerks Clerks 3 just angers me. Not spoiling anything so I'll elaborate when the reaction is uploaded.
@@Lakeshow82 --I understand the anger--I've read many reviews that have expressed displeasure for one reason or another. I just know about Jeff Anderson REALLY not wanting to do a third movie, so it had to be a certain story before Jeff agreed. And then life happened and the movie changed again. I loved it, but I'm a sucker for some things.
I went to one of the Clerks 3 screenings with Kevin Smith and he went over the entire original script for Clerks 3. Let me just tell you that what we got was very good in comparison.@@Lakeshow82
As a British dude who's way too old to be STARTing his film directing career, I'd love nothing better than to go see a movie with Shanelle and discuss it in nerdy deep detail over a good pizza afterwards.
Yeah, I wish the Trivia section was longer too mate! 😊
This movie changed so much, not only for movies, but the comics as well. I worked in a comic shop back then and Iron man really wasn't a big seller, didn't have any particular pull, but this changed all of that
As far as being a superhero, Batman in Batman Begins said it best. "It's not who I am inside, but what I do, that defines me" It was Stark's transition from irresponsible, narcissistic, hedonistic, playboy billionaire to thoughtful, concerned, committed champion of justice that makes him a hero.
If you watch the MCU in order it is a truly amazing experience. At least until Endgame. But fear not because Deadpool is here to save the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not a moment too soon.
Haven't you heard? He's Marvel Jesus, about to resurrect the corpse of Lazarus. :P
This and the Dark Knight (same year) raised the bar forever.
What a year it was
I myself was a huge fan of Marvel comics and when I saw this it blew my mind. The credit tag alluding to The Avengers also blew my mind because at the time of this film there were only stand alone characters from the Marvel universe and no mention of other heroes. Finally we were getting an expanded universe.
Shanelle: "I'm not into superhero movies. They aren't my genre". Also Shanelle 15 minutes later, "OMG, he's gonna fly out of there like a super hero".
Oh, I remember in the theater when it came out, only a handful of us stayed to the end of the credits (I don't know how we knew to do that), and everyone afterwards -- total strangers, mind you -- were asking me "what's the Avenger Initiative? What does that mean?" And I had to explain it.
The cinematic universe was not a thing back then. Kevin Smith and Star Trek were like the only shared universes, and both had ended years before this flick came out. It was a huge gamble with no guarantee that it'd work, and no practical blueprint to work from really.
Welcome to the MCU! Marvel comics always was to DC as Warner bros is to Disney, the snarky cousin. When they stick to that it works for them in all media.
My favourite bit of trivia about this movie is the 'American cheeseburger' Another Downey Jnr contribution. At his absolute lowest point in his real life he walked into a burger bar and ordered one but could not enjoy it. This was the moment in his life he says he realised he had hit rock bottom and had to sort himself out. Hence why it is included in this moment in Tony Starks life.
Having read all the comic in the '60's & '70's seeing this come to life was Insane!When he suits up in the Mark III Armor, the Red/Gold iconic suit as soon as the robotic suit-up begins with that music EVERY hair on my head stood up and my stomach was doing Summersaults! NERD-GASM!!!
“Kevin Feeeeeeg” lol
Yup lol
“Oh the cockiness of a rich, white man in a Marvel movie.”
Tell me, what does his race have to do with the fact he’s rich and cocky?
Look at her bed.
As a lifelong comics fan I was impressed with how close they stayed to the comics origin updating it by moving the action from Vietnam to Afghanistan
As an Iron Man fan in 2008 as a kid I was stoked by the initial suit up but also frightened later in the movie when iron mongers eyes lit up in the dark.
A big MCU fan (& comic reader), I think something that is under appreciated in most of their projects are keeping the feel of the original comic, giving nods to the comics, but changing things enough to keep the comic readers on their toes. A bit like Tony's cover story was that Iron Man is his body guard in the comics for decades. That was going to be his cover in the movie, it's a great nod that now changes everything. This happens so much, keeps it fresh for comic readers whilst pretty faithful for all. Also so much great casting, great reaction too
"Is he trying to die?"
Welcome to the Tony Stark Experience
A friend of mine was the military advisor for the Air Force on IM 1&2. He was an extra in both movies. He was at the bomb demo in "Whereverstan" as a general and at the Senate hearing in the second movie in his actual AF uniform behind Tony. He has so many great stories about his time on set.
Ever since the first Superman movie in the late 70's, I was thinking it was time to do IRON MAN as a flying superhero. Plus, I had been a fan of the IRON MAN comics since since the beginning. Saw it in the theaters in 2008. LOVED IT "3000".
What I, as a fan of Iron Man in the comics since the 80's, thought when I saw this movie in theatres?
I remember it very well. I had gone with a group of friends and as we were walking out I stated "If more superhero movies were given this much care, Superhero movies would actually become mainstream."
You need to continue with the rest of the Avengers series. I was Iron Man for Halloween when I was a kid back in the 70's. I love Iron man.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Tom Morello the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Street Sweeper Social Club guitarist has a small part in this film. John met Tom on the movie Made 2001. Tom Morello has a small role in that movie as well
29:17 - "Evil Daddy Warbucks" that is a top-tier remark, and oh my goodness I only just realized how that name hits.
What stuck most in my mind about Iron Man was comments I saw online before the movie came out. A typical comic know it all posted about how realistic it wouldn't be if Iron Man flew.
But as the movie played, I pretty much ignored it (except for maybe how I thought people around me were taking it).
The characterizations and story style took over.
You're in for a ride.
Why yes, Shanelle - that is indeed Stan Lee dressed like Hugh Hefner in front of the big gala. That was the entire joke and punchline rolled into one. 😄
I saw this was my boys when it came out. I was very much surprised. Enjoyed it soooo much. That was the beginning for my love for Marvel