And they missed this opportunity to use a good villain, but do you know why because of the Chinese market they can't have a Chinese villain because if not the guys there can ban the film and the box office in China It's all important to them there
So, the reason the movie ends like this is because RDJ's contract technically expires in this movie. He isn't gone, but in almost every subsequent appearance, you're going to see these sort of narrative "exit points" for Tony, because the writers genuinely don't know whether he's going to return for the next film or not.
@johnman8398 You know, when you disagree with someone like that, you're supposed to have a alternative viewpoint that you believe is better supported by the text of the film.
Tony calling himself The Mechanic is a callback to the comics, where Iron Man had a secret identity for a while, as Tony pretended someone else was the pilot of Iron Man and he was "just the mechanic". This is what would have happened in the MCU except in Iron Man 1 RDJ improvised the line "I Am Iron Man" and the rest is history.
Couple of fun facts: - The director of this movie is Shane Black. He was an actor in original 1987 Predator movie and he directed one of the recent Predator movies from 2018. - Some of this movie seemed to draw its inspiration from the comic series called "Demon in a Bottle" which focused on Tony Stark's struggle with alcoholism. They kind of touched on Tony's drinking issues in Iron Man 2 when he went crazy at his party and fought Rhodey. I think they replaced alcoholism in this movie with his anxiety issues. There's even a shot in this movie which directly matches a comic panel from Demon in a Bottle. But yeh, great movie. I quite like this because it's a departure from the usual superhero hyped movies..
That 2018 the predator movie was so bad it killed his career. He hasn't done a thing since 2018, becuase the movie bombed on a week where nothing was competing with it.
To call this movie divisive would be an understatement. Fans were, understandibly, *pissed* that the movie basically jebaited us with The Mandarin, who is supposed to be Iron Man's archenemy. Like Whiplash before him, it feels like a waste of a villain... Still, I appreciate that this movie is all about Tony being able to survive and win WITHOUT his suit for 90% of it.
They must have agreed with that opnion, there is apparently an actual "The Mandarin" character that hasn't been introduced in the main stories, only teased in one of the short episode mini series.
sadly when it comes to most hyped villains, Marvel tends to miss the mark, not making them up to fan expectation. happened in Spidey 3 with Venom for example... GOD, whoever thought that freakin' FOREMAN (Dumbass!) would make a good Venom, i hope they got fired. Venom was wasted so badly, killed that franchise
You have no idea. Not only they turned him from Chinese into Arab-looking terrorist, they pretty much killed whole thing they have been setting up in 1st movie. The terrorists who kidnapped Stark were named Ten Rings. Mandarin was famous for his 10 rings that are his weapons. They tried to salvage that with DVD exclusive extra episode where it turns out Mandarin exists and really wants to talk to fake actor...
Yeah but…. The “real mandarin” was a horribly outdated and racist stereotype. So when people say they’re upset they didn’t get that version it’s kinda telling on them isn’t it?
@@jimlight5137 It's probably ignorance. Since Dr. Doom breaches into similarish territories of Romani stereotypes. Not like everyone is aware of all stereotypes.
@@jimlight5137 Dude, they updated the Mandarin decades after he was just a cartoonish stereotype into a genuinely good villain. Imagine if all of Trevor's terrorist scenes were real in this movie, and he hand a smaller scale version of the infinity stones.
Not to mention that Tony's fear remains a plot point for future movies. Both this film and age of ultron are more vindicated after the last two avengers movies came out.
Something you should keep in mid with tony, "he ALWAYS, learns from his past mistakes" you'll likely never find tony falling for the same problem twice
Kind of random detail, but the actor playing Happy is Jon Favreau, who is also the director of the first two Iron Man movies. Among other things he also made a very nice movie called "Chef" where he plays, well, a chef, who reconnects with his son and his art over a trip across the US selling street food. It's just a really fun and chill time, which btw will totally make you salivate too.
This movie was life changing for me. Personally, I was never a big Marvel fan and kind of thought the movies were boring(since I was young), but my dad LOVED Marvel and took my sisters and I to see IM3 when I was 13, and seeing the Iron Legion come in was epic, but my dad leaned over and whispered in my ear “Now imagine this but with all the Avengers one day…” sparked my undying fandom for the MCU
You would not believe how disappointed people were on this films debut. The Mandarin was Iron Man's most popular nemesis and people that saw the trailers were hyped. Then the reveal happened.
See, personally I loved the twist because Mandy is…look, Mandarin is a fucking racist caricature. So you’ve got to do something with it, and holy shit Shang-Chi also makes it so much better.
I loved how all the marketing for this movie was like "Mark 42! Mark 42!" but uniformly in this movie it's depicted to be an absolute piece of shit that basically never works right
There are deleted scenes of a middle school friend of mine playing the kid's bully. Iron Man actually goes out of his way to save the bully. I get why it was cut, but I feel it would have added something to Tony's character.
As an avid comic reader, this movie pissed me off to no end. So, fun fact... the Mandarin is not just a classic Ironman villain, but was, perhaps, his greatest adversary. To top it off, he was a badass. An ancient warlord, he found a space ship and some technology, namely the ten rings he wears (which the Ten Rings was the terrorist organization that kidnapped Tony in the first movie, and sold Ivan the documents in 2), but the rings each gave him different powers, including long life. I understand the racial issues that come with calling a guy the Mandarin, but they just completely disregarded any of the cool parts in favor of a "Aha! Gotcha!" twist.
Oh god, 34:31 that’s like the loudest Alicia’s ever screamed at a crazy moment (no innuendo), She’s more invested in this movie series than we were when this shit was coming out
Iron Man 3 was one of those movies a good amount of people didn't like at first, but have come around to it. Also fun fact, Maya was suppose to be the bag guy the Ike Perllmutter who was in charge of Marvel at the time axed the idea because to him they wouldn't be able to sell toys of her because no one would want a girl action figure
Did they sell action figures of the villains? I never saw any of this one lol. I think they should have brought Maya back or not offed her (they certainly could have done either), but I kind of liked the fact that the villain was very hm eugenicist “incel” guy who saw everything as a prize, including Pepper, a character we know and like. It’s very much the attitude of way too many who crave and unfortunately GET power in this world, mostly men. And it’s never enough, smh. Since it’s a personal problem lol. I guess an issue with human nature. I wish we’d seen more Maya with Pepper, too, or more of her story in general.
@@2ndlegend125 Maybe it’s one that people in general like more later in retrospect because they weren’t as familiar with the comics or the advertising? At least I’m seeing more people like it now, but many of them weren’t necessarily the type to run out and see the movie. I always enjoyed it myself, but appreciate it more now.
I don't think anyone "Came around" to it, Disney just made worse films later. It's kinda like with Star Wars, people weren't happy with the prequels, and then the Disney films came along and people are like "Ok the prequels aren't that bad"
Fun fact:this was the last movie i watched in a Nu Metro cinema because a few months after this movie released a Ster Kinekor cinema released next too my house This movie is also the reason i never put metal in the microwave
Right??!! It's almost like she knows... With laser accuracy... No studying for me either then... At least for an hour or something. Good luck with ur finals though. Cheers from Egypt.
Taken as a movie, one that you’re appreciating now, this is a good one. Taken as an adaptation, though… The Mandarin is Tony’s arch-nemesis, the magical enemy to Tony’s science. It did disappoint me when the twist of this movie was that he wasn’t real.
Iron Man, Iron Man, does whatever an Iron can, smooths out wrinkles any size, straightens pleats and flattens ties, LOOK OUT! Here comes the Iron Man! Man?
Almost an interesting reverse twist, having him secretly be the ‘Mandarin’ albeit going by a different name away from Aldrich, (for two reasons starting with Kingsley not being Chinese, and the fact that it makes it absolutely undeniably clear that Aldrich is just as racist as the American people he was conning with his phony Islamic extremist act to cover up the actual source and cause of those detonations.)
This is without a doubt my favorite MCU film. From Tony’s ptsd, to watching him handle enemies without his suit, to the freaking house party protocol! Nothing tops this I my eyes.
@@kaijuwarrior8917As a kid I was really disappointed that there wasn't more Tony in the actual suit. As an adult, I think it's actually pretty fucking hype.
Tony has a near direct line to SHIELD, is on at least ok terms with Cap. Decides to not ask either of them for help once the situation gets national threat levels of bad. Smartest man in the MCU btw lol
tony: so what were you gonna do about the avengers? you know, the guys who the stopped the alien invasion? killian: the who and the WHAT NOW!? tonyL did you...miss a memo? killian: I'll be honest I spent a long time setting up this plan tony: okay well like not long ago aliens invaded killian: ALIENS ARE REAL!?!? tony: yeah. also we got a sueprhero team of me, a giant green man named the hulk, captain america who somehow is still alive, a literal god named THor, a dude who shoots arrows and a spy killian: wait wait THOR is real!? tony: yeah, so...what were you gonna do about them? killain: uh...I... Tony: better think fast cause I called them and they;e on their way. killian: fuck.
@@MuffinHunterX funny thing though is that.. people are very pick and choosey about what is and isn't stuff they remember from the universe. like there's a few good examples here. Thor is currently not on the planet, captain america is about to discover that shield has been infiltrated by HYDRA and might not even trust tony or anyone else at the moment speaking of, the word "direct line to shield" means nothing when you realize that they're all mostly hydra.. and it's not like tony has someone's phone number whenever they contact him it's always in person. Coulson is still presumed dead. Bruce might not want to get involved with how dangerous it could be to bring out hulk near a hostage situation. aside from tony's ego of wanting to handle it himself which is why he gave out his home address even once he gets to a phone. he does call a military contact, Rhodes.. and we immediately see that Rhodes's own contacts are colluding with the villains
And decides to wear his absolute least effective suit of armor after threatening a known terrorist with his home address on national television. If Tony wears the same kind of suit from the end of the Avengers, the movie is half as long.
One of the best things about this movie is a line from "The Avengers" where Steve asks Tony what is he without the suit of armor and Tony proved he was more than the suit when he made the hardware weapons. Just like how Steve is more than what made him special that came out of a bottle. Steve became Cap because of who he was (jumping on the grenade i.e.)
Oh but actually all the movies kinda referenced each other. Like when coulson left in iron man 2 he was going to the place where mjolnir landed, & they also referenced cap's shield there too. And like for example, when thor hit iron man with lightning in the avenger's movie, he absorbed it cuz "Tony always learns from his mistakes". He made the iron man suit absorb it cuz of iron man 2's villain. But yeah u'd basically barely notice them cuz they're kinda small references in comparison to these ones.
So this one had a different director than the first two movies. John Favereu (who also plays Happy) couldn't direct this one cuz he was directing live action Jungle Book.
I'm pretty sure in the comics, Extremis had the tendency to overload whoever was implanted with it. But Tony was in such a state, he needed it both to survive, and to keep up with the mercenaries using it. He also became the first fully successful case, and integrated its abilities into his abilities as Iron Man. But then his mind started working more like a hard drive, and there was an arc where he had to slowly wipe his memory to protect heroes' identities, and the further he went, the earlier the suit he had to use because he couldn't manage the advanced ones anymore. Ended up back in the Mk-II for the final fight. Luckily, after that, Tony got a big upgrade with the Bleeding Edge suit, which is my favourite still. It's the one the suit used in _Endgame_ is based on. JARVIS stands for 'Just A Really Very Intelligent Machine,' and the personality is based on Edwin Jarvis, the Stark family's butler.
Here's a suggestion. Since you're doing Marvel Mondays, how about doing DC Thursdays. You can do the animated New 52 movies (from Flashpoint Paradox through Apokolips War). Just a thought.
You know, I COULD get into how the whole Mandarin plot twist didn't do it for me and how it took me out of the whole third act of the movie when I saw it, but I think Alicia got me thinking about something more relevant when she was talking about how she'd likely never watch this movie again. See, a few years back, I saw this guy here on UA-cam (don't ask me to remember his name) carrying on about how he got into the MCU as a kid, but now he's a "grown up", so why hasn't the MCU "grown up" with him? Translation: When is the MCU finally gonna get all dark and gritty (because the guy was still in his late teens/early 20s and this is what every smug crank at that age thinks the definition of "maturity" is)? And I was just thinking at the time, "Dude...they already did that, don't you remember (of course you don't)? THAT WAS ALL OF PHASE 2!". The MCU spent that entire period, from start to finish, trying to give its soul over to the Almighty GrimDark. The only thing is, everybody just forgets that because, seriously...when was the last time someone actually sat down and re-watched ANY of the Phase 2 movies? Hell, people forget how dark "Civil War" really was, because the only thing anyone retained from that movie was the cool airport fight and all the cute Spider-Man moments. And that's just it...all the weird and wacky comic book stuff...those are the only moments anyone truly hangs onto. Anytime the movies try to get all bleak and depressing and serious, it just goes in one eyeball and out the other. Seriously, am I right or am I right?
If it wasn't already on your RADAR, there are a bunch of canon short films that were released with the Marvel DVDs, Hail to the King came out with this one and is a must see.
Man? I like how, when Tony is diagnosed with an anxiety attack, after three+ days of no sleep, he says, “Me??” < insert surprised Pikachu face > 11:00 😂 You’re just like Happy here. Like Tony, what are you doing?! I prefer the humor in this Iron Man though it can be a bit much. I get what you mean about writing relationships where there are no easy answers or sides to take. It’s part of why I can root for this couple. But I think there’s a place for drama where one person seems pretty clearly in the “wrong” since that happens all the time in real life too. 32:25 I like the boring parts too even though they are a bit disconcerting and a lot quieter, but you’re a very visual person. (I know movies are visual but they also usually involve dialog etc.) Also, I watches this when it came out, so I have a different appreciation of some of the “quieter” details than I initially did. Killian is a more “realistic” and toned down villain which is understandably not to everyone’s taste, especially in such a colorful movie and world.
I don't have a connection to the Mandarin as Iron Man's Nemesis, so I love the twist here. And I also love to see Tony 'In a cave with a box of scraps' Stark go off with nothing. He's not a superhero because of the suit.
The whole idea was indeed to strip Tony of everything that made him comfortable (his support network, money, armours), and make him go to work. Because if Tony always remembered everything all his armours could do, and used everything at his disposal from the go, there would be no movie. Remember, he's on par with gods, power-wise. And continually improving. To make there be any stakes, you gotta take at least some of that away. Just like removing Alucard in _Hellsing Ultimate_ .
Man, I didn't like this movie when it 1st came out. But after watching it with my girlfriend where we cuddled together and she fell asleep in my arms, this movie now has a special place in my heart.
I think with this movie starting out phase 2 of MCU, I think there was a lot of hints in the show and outside the show that Marvel wanted to retire the Iron Man character and pass the torch to the next generation of heroes. And likewise Tony’s character also felt like he wanted to retire. So I remember watching this fully expecting Tony to die or retire.
Panic attacks are SO frustrating because sometimes it seems like your body is trying as hard as it can to convince you that you're dying. I don't have any CONSCIOUS anxiety, but every now and then my heart rate decides to go through the roof for no discernible reason. And when that happens it's like "...heart attack? Probably not, but what would be the difference if it was one? How would I know?" One thing I can relate to with their portrayal of Tony Stark's panic attacks is that I usually only have mine when I'm *not* in danger, because for me it's like having acute adrenaline and needing to respond blocks the process or something.
YES! IRON MAN 3! Love this one! 5:25: AAAND here's the PTSD! 11:48: Yeah. Tony's a good guy. 14:21: Yeah, Marvel gets dark! 20:28: They all came together in The Avengers. Of course it's all connected! XD 25:39: Meet Trevor. 😂
Was thinking that "yeah, iron man 3 was not that great, but at least the following movies are some of the best" and then she mentioned the next one being a thor movie and remembered "yup, thor 2 is a thing that exists"
The thing I got bummed out about in this movie is Mandarin twist. I watched the cartoons growing up, Mandarin was such a big deal in those to be sidelined like this I dont even remember this movie other than that
Man, the code word should have been ‘brain fart’ 😂. But still, we’ve all been there, don’t worry about it, man. I have been in Zoom meetings where I’d have a whole prepared speech about something and get hit with a question I should have known to anticipate, but failed to prepare a proper response to. It’s almost funny to see myself scrambling to provide an answer when I review the call later.
I think I enjoyed this movie more than most people because I actually had it spoiled for me: just before I went to the theater to see it, a friend told me Mandarin was an actor, so I went in knowing that twist and was able to appreciate Tony finding out more than most people did. Feel like it's certainly better on a rewatch.
On the one hand, I love that they had fake Mandarin be an actor hired to play a role that relied on the racism and Islamphobia of the American people to be effective as a distraction for what was actually going on, but on the other this was supposed to be _the_ moment introducing Tony’s arch nemesis and he’s a stand-in…(because like with Shang Chi’s father, his roots lie in a specific outrageously racist anti-‘Eastern/ Chinese’ stereotype that became especially prevalent in the Cold War.) The thing is having the ‘real’ Mandarin be a tech bro incel eugenicist billionaire played by Guy Pearce is quite the de-escalation from the comics. (Fun fact: The disgraced former VP’s daughter is a quick cameo appearance from a young Jenna Ortega.)
One thing I really like about this one is how much time Tony spends out of his armour. It really emphasises that _he_ is Iron Man, it isn't just the suit. Of course the suit is his greatest weapon (if you don't count intangible things like his intellect) but even without it he is still a hero. Like Steve asked in Avengers, take off the suit and what are you? Still Iron Man.
Iron Man 3 definitely had the most mixed reactions when it released. Mostly for the reasons you talked about, but it's still a decent popcorn flick. There are a few road bumps in the MCU during this phase, but the payoff is CRAZY.
A handful of months ago. I developed what my doctor called nocturnal panic attacks, for about two months straight, every single time I juuuuuuust started to doze off to sleep, I would suddenly snap back awake with the feeling that I was in a state of dying, which in turned exhausted me more, making me more sensitive and propagated everything. One of the worst things I've gone through
How long would that take? I know there're a lot of them. I just don't know if they matter, since I haven't seen any of them, but still watched to the end of _Endgame_ just fine. Or is it that the series pertain more to what happens after?
@@BNuts 1: If she does 2 episodes a week, that's 80 weeks, but she does 1 per day and only leaves the movies for the Marvel Monday, that would take 161 days (since there are 161 episodes in total). 2: Aside from half the shows being really good, they all show a more human side of the MCU and touch on topics that the movies and Disney+ shows would NEVER do justice. 3: The series are about to become incredibly important because of (SPOILER) Daredevil: Born Again continuing the storyline from both the Daredevil Netflix show and the Punisher show, with potential to continue Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in Season 2 as well. An earlier Iron Fist will also appear in the animated show Eyes of Wakanda, so it's important to introduce that as well. And then there's Kingpin and Daredevil which appear on multiple projects since Endgame.
So full context I'm current well medicated and stable... However, I've had panic attacks that genuinely felt like my heart was going to either explored or just stop completely. The pain, panic, and deathly fear it induces is incomparable. It genuinely feels like you're less than a heart beat from death. It's terrifying... I genuinely feel for anyone who has ever experienced that. The event is self is extremely traumatizing
Aw MAN, you left my favorite line in the movie out of the edit D: "Is that all you've got? A couple of tricks and cheesy one-liners?" "Sweetheart, that could be my autobiography." Not my favorite Iron Man movie (1 is still perfection IMO) but this is still a very good movie. Loved it, and loved your reaction!
I don't get anxiety attacks I get tension headaches. A vein along the top of my head starts throbbing with sharp pain, I only had it happen a few times in my life.
I really love what this movie did with it's villains. First off, The Mandarin is one of Iron Man's oldest villains, maybe even his nemesis. He's a criminal mastermind but other than his intellect he's basically the antithesis of everything Tony is and stands for... that includes what makes him a "Super" Villain, see. Mandarin is a sorceror, and draws most of his powers from ten ancient magic rings, hence his groups name in this movie. Problem is... Mandarin's Ten Rings make him very similar to the Endgame villain of Phase 3... so they probably felt that using him as the villain of this movie was going to diminish the other guy... the result was the fake Mandarin we met here. Meanwhile MCU's *actual* Mandarin, Aldrich Killian, I believe was affiliated with A.I.M here? Which is another organization headed up by some of Iron Man's most memorable villains, I really like how they fit both of these nods to the original comic books and animation into this movie.~
The villain of this movie literally came up with a terrorist to cover up the fact his product sucks. It's almost a metaphor of life.
Life imitates art. Just like how certain airplane companies deal with whistleblowers.
And they missed this opportunity to use a good villain, but do you know why because of the Chinese market they can't have a Chinese villain because if not the guys there can ban the film and the box office in China It's all important to them there
@@gabrielbarbosaquintaniliha3154You say that like they don't have one later down the line 😒
@michaelu3055 but the hero was chinese too so it balances out. Here it would be USA good, China bad, which would likely not pass the censors.
Corporations and business men make up the majority of real life villains.
Life imitates fiction and fiction is inspired by life.
So, the reason the movie ends like this is because RDJ's contract technically expires in this movie. He isn't gone, but in almost every subsequent appearance, you're going to see these sort of narrative "exit points" for Tony, because the writers genuinely don't know whether he's going to return for the next film or not.
kinda explains why him blowing up his suits as a gesture of choosing pepper over superheroism goes nowhere ultiamtely
@@sarafontanini7051That wasn't a gesture of him choosing pepper over superheroism.
What was it then? It felt like that was the reason @@johnman8398
@johnman8398 You know, when you disagree with someone like that, you're supposed to have a alternative viewpoint that you believe is better supported by the text of the film.
@@johnman8398 then explain what it was, it felt like that was the case
Imagine all the good they could do for the world, you know, controlled by Jarvis and Tony. Right?
Man, in the business, we call this foreshadowing.
Haha I just heard her say that and had to see if any comments mentioned it
“I have no strings to bring me down…”
i can't wait too see her eat those words
She could almost of said "a suit of armor around the world"
Some sort of... ultra automaton AI perhaps.
Tony calling himself The Mechanic is a callback to the comics, where Iron Man had a secret identity for a while, as Tony pretended someone else was the pilot of Iron Man and he was "just the mechanic". This is what would have happened in the MCU except in Iron Man 1 RDJ improvised the line "I Am Iron Man" and the rest is history.
Couple of fun facts:
- The director of this movie is Shane Black. He was an actor in original 1987 Predator movie and he directed one of the recent Predator movies from 2018.
- Some of this movie seemed to draw its inspiration from the comic series called "Demon in a Bottle" which focused on Tony Stark's struggle with alcoholism. They kind of touched on Tony's drinking issues in Iron Man 2 when he went crazy at his party and fought Rhodey. I think they replaced alcoholism in this movie with his anxiety issues. There's even a shot in this movie which directly matches a comic panel from Demon in a Bottle.
But yeh, great movie. I quite like this because it's a departure from the usual superhero hyped movies..
That 2018 the predator movie was so bad it killed his career. He hasn't done a thing since 2018, becuase the movie bombed on a week where nothing was competing with it.
To call this movie divisive would be an understatement. Fans were, understandibly, *pissed* that the movie basically jebaited us with The Mandarin, who is supposed to be Iron Man's archenemy.
Like Whiplash before him, it feels like a waste of a villain...
Still, I appreciate that this movie is all about Tony being able to survive and win WITHOUT his suit for 90% of it.
They must have agreed with that opnion, there is apparently an actual "The Mandarin" character that hasn't been introduced in the main stories, only teased in one of the short episode mini series.
@@torgr01 SPOILERS FOR ALICIA
Wasn't it the real Mandarin in Shang-Chi?
@kuivia haven't seen Shang-chi. So you could be right, and I just missed the connecting plots.
sadly when it comes to most hyped villains, Marvel tends to miss the mark, not making them up to fan expectation. happened in Spidey 3 with Venom for example... GOD, whoever thought that freakin' FOREMAN (Dumbass!) would make a good Venom, i hope they got fired. Venom was wasted so badly, killed that franchise
@@UltimateGamerCC TBF wasn't it Venom that raimi didn't even want in the movie at all but was forced to put in by the studios?
Tony: I can tell, you know how I can tell? Because we're connected!
That little smile he gives while driving off gets me everytime. 🤣
My friend and I still quote that shi to this day 😂
The Mandarin is like Iron Man’s archenemy who does magic, so many fans were upset at the bait and switch for the not getting the REAL Mandarin.
You have no idea.
Not only they turned him from Chinese into Arab-looking terrorist, they pretty much killed whole thing they have been setting up in 1st movie.
The terrorists who kidnapped Stark were named Ten Rings.
Mandarin was famous for his 10 rings that are his weapons.
They tried to salvage that with DVD exclusive extra episode where it turns out Mandarin exists and really wants to talk to fake actor...
Yeah but…. The “real mandarin” was a horribly outdated and racist stereotype. So when people say they’re upset they didn’t get that version it’s kinda telling on them isn’t it?
@ They still could’ve reworked it to not be a stereotype, just an evil Asian man with 10 magic rings.
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It's probably ignorance. Since Dr. Doom breaches into similarish territories of Romani stereotypes. Not like everyone is aware of all stereotypes.
@@jimlight5137 Dude, they updated the Mandarin decades after he was just a cartoonish stereotype into a genuinely good villain. Imagine if all of Trevor's terrorist scenes were real in this movie, and he hand a smaller scale version of the infinity stones.
I actually love Iron Man 3 a lot, showcases Tony’s fear from the avengers ending a lot and really showcases his character so well.
Not to mention that Tony's fear remains a plot point for future movies. Both this film and age of ultron are more vindicated after the last two avengers movies came out.
I liked there was an underlying PTSD issue Tony was dealing with. He's been through a lot since being introduced to the character.
Something you should keep in mid with tony, "he ALWAYS, learns from his past mistakes" you'll likely never find tony falling for the same problem twice
" You are guilt triping me aren't you? I can tell, you know how I can tell? Because we are connected!" One of the best comebacks for IM XD
Kind of random detail, but the actor playing Happy is Jon Favreau, who is also the director of the first two Iron Man movies. Among other things he also made a very nice movie called "Chef" where he plays, well, a chef, who reconnects with his son and his art over a trip across the US selling street food. It's just a really fun and chill time, which btw will totally make you salivate too.
You can also find him in the animated series Star Wars; The Clone Wars.
Just waiting for Winter Soldier🦾
This movie was life changing for me. Personally, I was never a big Marvel fan and kind of thought the movies were boring(since I was young), but my dad LOVED Marvel and took my sisters and I to see IM3 when I was 13, and seeing the Iron Legion come in was epic, but my dad leaned over and whispered in my ear “Now imagine this but with all the Avengers one day…” sparked my undying fandom for the MCU
Fun trivia... the mention of a Christmas Story, the kid who played Ralphy played the scientist who said he's not Tony Stark
All the movies in the MCU are connected and will often reference one another. Worth remembering going forward I think.
You would not believe how disappointed people were on this films debut. The Mandarin was Iron Man's most popular nemesis and people that saw the trailers were hyped. Then the reveal happened.
See, personally I loved the twist because Mandy is…look, Mandarin is a fucking racist caricature. So you’ve got to do something with it, and holy shit Shang-Chi also makes it so much better.
I loved how all the marketing for this movie was like "Mark 42! Mark 42!" but uniformly in this movie it's depicted to be an absolute piece of shit that basically never works right
Prototype suit
There are deleted scenes of a middle school friend of mine playing the kid's bully. Iron Man actually goes out of his way to save the bully. I get why it was cut, but I feel it would have added something to Tony's character.
About to get some crazy whiplash, going from Dark World to Winter Soldier for the next two movies
As an avid comic reader, this movie pissed me off to no end. So, fun fact... the Mandarin is not just a classic Ironman villain, but was, perhaps, his greatest adversary. To top it off, he was a badass. An ancient warlord, he found a space ship and some technology, namely the ten rings he wears (which the Ten Rings was the terrorist organization that kidnapped Tony in the first movie, and sold Ivan the documents in 2), but the rings each gave him different powers, including long life.
I understand the racial issues that come with calling a guy the Mandarin, but they just completely disregarded any of the cool parts in favor of a "Aha! Gotcha!" twist.
And then the Ten Rings became a MacGuffin in _Shang-Chi_ . Misused is what it was. Shang-Chi and Danny Rand were all about their martial arts.
34:15 Man I can't wait for Age of Ultron!
😂😂 so many good movies/moments coming up
Can't wait for "I'm glad you asked that because I wanted to take this time to explain my evil plan" Age of Ultron is unironcally peak Marvel
@@canadiangopnik7007 Agreed. Ultron was so charismatic. That actor knocked it out of the park.
I had to pause and look in the comments when she said that, lol.
We'll be waiting a month (it should be up on Patreon already, I assume).
if you like the silly goofy hero theme, youre gonna love spiderman
Oh god, 34:31 that’s like the loudest Alicia’s ever screamed at a crazy moment (no innuendo),
She’s more invested in this movie series than we were when this shit was coming out
Did you see the hellsing abridged episode 6 ending scene? 😂😂 it's on her xdeath channel
Iron Man 3 was one of those movies a good amount of people didn't like at first, but have come around to it.
Also fun fact, Maya was suppose to be the bag guy the Ike Perllmutter who was in charge of Marvel at the time axed the idea because to him they wouldn't be able to sell toys of her because no one would want a girl action figure
I haven't seen anyone who didn't like it come around on it. I've always half liked it.
Did they sell action figures of the villains? I never saw any of this one lol. I think they should have brought Maya back or not offed her (they certainly could have done either), but I kind of liked the fact that the villain was very hm eugenicist “incel” guy who saw everything as a prize, including Pepper, a character we know and like. It’s very much the attitude of way too many who crave and unfortunately GET power in this world, mostly men. And it’s never enough, smh. Since it’s a personal problem lol. I guess an issue with human nature. I wish we’d seen more Maya with Pepper, too, or more of her story in general.
@@2ndlegend125 Maybe it’s one that people in general like more later in retrospect because they weren’t as familiar with the comics or the advertising? At least I’m seeing more people like it now, but many of them weren’t necessarily the type to run out and see the movie. I always enjoyed it myself, but appreciate it more now.
I don't think anyone "Came around" to it, Disney just made worse films later.
It's kinda like with Star Wars, people weren't happy with the prequels, and then the Disney films came along and people are like "Ok the prequels aren't that bad"
@@NoelleMar i feel like being more familiar with the comics would do the opposite of endearing someone to this film.
Fun Fact. Jarvis is an acronym for ""Just a Rather Very Intelligent System"
Fun fact:this was the last movie i watched in a Nu Metro cinema because a few months after this movie released a Ster Kinekor cinema released next too my house
This movie is also the reason i never put metal in the microwave
Man I’m excited for all these Marvel reactions
Deadpool 1 and 2 technically aren't part of the MCU, but I hope they're on the list of movies to watch. Also, can't wait until Guardians.
I was gonna study but this dropped, finals can wait
Right??!! It's almost like she knows... With laser accuracy... No studying for me either then... At least for an hour or something. Good luck with ur finals though. Cheers from Egypt.
Unfortunately, I had my math final about half an hour after this dropped so I didn't quite finish it before the test. Got it finished now though.
Bad, come back when done
You can't wait 13 hours for the worst Iron Man movie?
@@Pink.andahalf worst iron man movie, is still a great movie.
Technically a Christmas movie!
Man, Tony is my favorite MCU hero!
The way he learns from every slight shortcoming and makes suits to adjust for every thinkable situation
34:16 Perfect moment for the side monkey puppet meme.
Taken as a movie, one that you’re appreciating now, this is a good one. Taken as an adaptation, though… The Mandarin is Tony’s arch-nemesis, the magical enemy to Tony’s science. It did disappoint me when the twist of this movie was that he wasn’t real.
Iron Man, Iron Man, does whatever an Iron can, smooths out wrinkles any size, straightens pleats and flattens ties, LOOK OUT! Here comes the Iron Man!
Man?
So in the comics it's Osborn who becomes the Iron Patriot so all I can think of Is Willem Dafoe needs to be in a storyline with this at some point.
Ah yes, the Dark Avengers. Which included Venom as Spider-Man, Moonstone as Ms. Marvel, and Daken (Logan's son) as Wolverine.
I really wanted a reverse twist where the actor Mandarin turned out to be pretending to be an actor and was the real villain all along.
Almost an interesting reverse twist, having him secretly be the ‘Mandarin’ albeit going by a different name away from Aldrich, (for two reasons starting with Kingsley not being Chinese, and the fact that it makes it absolutely undeniably clear that Aldrich is just as racist as the American people he was conning with his phony Islamic extremist act to cover up the actual source and cause of those detonations.)
Man! I love you Alicia, please never stop uploading
This is without a doubt my favorite MCU film. From Tony’s ptsd, to watching him handle enemies without his suit, to the freaking house party protocol! Nothing tops this I my eyes.
Man... this film was divisive, but I still love it
I was gonna do the same exact thing you beat me to it
the only part that really bothered people was the twist. most people like the movie as a whole
@@kaijuwarrior8917As a kid I was really disappointed that there wasn't more Tony in the actual suit. As an adult, I think it's actually pretty fucking hype.
Alicia, "I'm blue" by Blue Man Group is a banger and Idc who says otherwise. Do not be embarrassed to sing along!
I've grown to love Iron Man 3 over the years
Tony has a near direct line to SHIELD, is on at least ok terms with Cap. Decides to not ask either of them for help once the situation gets national threat levels of bad.
Smartest man in the MCU btw lol
It’s a plot contrivance because it was supposed to be a ‘solo’ movie, if the movies were like the comics then it would have been a shorter story.
tony: so what were you gonna do about the avengers? you know, the guys who the stopped the alien invasion?
killian: the who and the WHAT NOW!?
tonyL did you...miss a memo?
killian: I'll be honest I spent a long time setting up this plan
tony: okay well like not long ago aliens invaded
killian: ALIENS ARE REAL!?!?
tony: yeah. also we got a sueprhero team of me, a giant green man named the hulk, captain america who somehow is still alive, a literal god named THor, a dude who shoots arrows and a spy
killian: wait wait THOR is real!?
tony: yeah, so...what were you gonna do about them?
killain: uh...I...
Tony: better think fast cause I called them and they;e on their way.
killian: fuck.
Always the biggest problem with a connected universe. It's a pretty big ask for we as an audience to politely ignore it.
@@MuffinHunterX funny thing though is that.. people are very pick and choosey about what is and isn't stuff they remember from the universe.
like there's a few good examples here.
Thor is currently not on the planet,
captain america is about to discover that shield has been infiltrated by HYDRA
and might not even trust tony or anyone else at the moment
speaking of, the word "direct line to shield" means nothing when you realize that they're all mostly hydra.. and it's not like tony has someone's phone number whenever they contact him it's always in person.
Coulson is still presumed dead.
Bruce might not want to get involved with how dangerous it could be to bring out hulk near a hostage situation.
aside from tony's ego of wanting to handle it himself which is why he gave out his home address
even once he gets to a phone. he does call a military contact, Rhodes.. and we immediately see that Rhodes's own contacts are colluding with the villains
And decides to wear his absolute least effective suit of armor after threatening a known terrorist with his home address on national television. If Tony wears the same kind of suit from the end of the Avengers, the movie is half as long.
One of the best things about this movie is a line from "The Avengers" where Steve asks Tony what is he without the suit of armor and Tony proved he was more than the suit when he made the hardware weapons. Just like how Steve is more than what made him special that came out of a bottle. Steve became Cap because of who he was (jumping on the grenade i.e.)
How far into the marvel universe's Alicia going? Are we doing X-Men films, Spider-Man, Fantastic 4, or Deadpool?
Oh but actually all the movies kinda referenced each other. Like when coulson left in iron man 2 he was going to the place where mjolnir landed, & they also referenced cap's shield there too. And like for example, when thor hit iron man with lightning in the avenger's movie, he absorbed it cuz "Tony always learns from his mistakes". He made the iron man suit absorb it cuz of iron man 2's villain. But yeah u'd basically barely notice them cuz they're kinda small references in comparison to these ones.
Thank you for uploading this and helping me through tough times in my life
So this one had a different director than the first two movies. John Favereu (who also plays Happy) couldn't direct this one cuz he was directing live action Jungle Book.
18:24 I meannn... JARVIS does stand for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System"... c:
I'm pretty sure in the comics, Extremis had the tendency to overload whoever was implanted with it. But Tony was in such a state, he needed it both to survive, and to keep up with the mercenaries using it. He also became the first fully successful case, and integrated its abilities into his abilities as Iron Man. But then his mind started working more like a hard drive, and there was an arc where he had to slowly wipe his memory to protect heroes' identities, and the further he went, the earlier the suit he had to use because he couldn't manage the advanced ones anymore. Ended up back in the Mk-II for the final fight. Luckily, after that, Tony got a big upgrade with the Bleeding Edge suit, which is my favourite still. It's the one the suit used in _Endgame_ is based on.
JARVIS stands for 'Just A Really Very Intelligent Machine,' and the personality is based on Edwin Jarvis, the Stark family's butler.
MAN: Just like the Incredibles plot
Here's a suggestion. Since you're doing Marvel Mondays, how about doing DC Thursdays. You can do the animated New 52 movies (from Flashpoint Paradox through Apokolips War). Just a thought.
"More angles than a Michael Bay film!" 😂😂😂
More angles than "Taken".
You know, I COULD get into how the whole Mandarin plot twist didn't do it for me and how it took me out of the whole third act of the movie when I saw it, but I think Alicia got me thinking about something more relevant when she was talking about how she'd likely never watch this movie again. See, a few years back, I saw this guy here on UA-cam (don't ask me to remember his name) carrying on about how he got into the MCU as a kid, but now he's a "grown up", so why hasn't the MCU "grown up" with him? Translation: When is the MCU finally gonna get all dark and gritty (because the guy was still in his late teens/early 20s and this is what every smug crank at that age thinks the definition of "maturity" is)?
And I was just thinking at the time, "Dude...they already did that, don't you remember (of course you don't)? THAT WAS ALL OF PHASE 2!". The MCU spent that entire period, from start to finish, trying to give its soul over to the Almighty GrimDark. The only thing is, everybody just forgets that because, seriously...when was the last time someone actually sat down and re-watched ANY of the Phase 2 movies? Hell, people forget how dark "Civil War" really was, because the only thing anyone retained from that movie was the cool airport fight and all the cute Spider-Man moments. And that's just it...all the weird and wacky comic book stuff...those are the only moments anyone truly hangs onto. Anytime the movies try to get all bleak and depressing and serious, it just goes in one eyeball and out the other.
Seriously, am I right or am I right?
If it wasn't already on your RADAR, there are a bunch of canon short films that were released with the Marvel DVDs, Hail to the King came out with this one and is a must see.
It was interesting to see that how Tony treated his stress and PTSD was to make more and more iron man suits
Contingency upon contingency. He had an armour for every situation. Even one with a nose. Yeah, not his best moment.
@ yup but it is satisfying to cover all the points
16 second gang. Love the vids girly! :D
26:45 The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese, man.
Man? I like how, when Tony is diagnosed with an anxiety attack, after three+ days of no sleep, he says, “Me??” < insert surprised Pikachu face >
11:00 😂 You’re just like Happy here. Like Tony, what are you doing?!
I prefer the humor in this Iron Man though it can be a bit much. I get what you mean about writing relationships where there are no easy answers or sides to take. It’s part of why I can root for this couple. But I think there’s a place for drama where one person seems pretty clearly in the “wrong” since that happens all the time in real life too.
32:25 I like the boring parts too even though they are a bit disconcerting and a lot quieter, but you’re a very visual person. (I know movies are visual but they also usually involve dialog etc.) Also, I watches this when it came out, so I have a different appreciation of some of the “quieter” details than I initially did. Killian is a more “realistic” and toned down villain which is understandably not to everyone’s taste, especially in such a colorful movie and world.
I don't have a connection to the Mandarin as Iron Man's Nemesis, so I love the twist here. And I also love to see Tony 'In a cave with a box of scraps' Stark go off with nothing. He's not a superhero because of the suit.
Same.
The whole idea was indeed to strip Tony of everything that made him comfortable (his support network, money, armours), and make him go to work. Because if Tony always remembered everything all his armours could do, and used everything at his disposal from the go, there would be no movie. Remember, he's on par with gods, power-wise. And continually improving. To make there be any stakes, you gotta take at least some of that away. Just like removing Alucard in _Hellsing Ultimate_ .
Man, I didn't like this movie when it 1st came out. But after watching it with my girlfriend where we cuddled together and she fell asleep in my arms, this movie now has a special place in my heart.
Good lord I can't wait for when you get to Captain America: Civil War, Avengers Infinity War, and Avengers End Game
I think with this movie starting out phase 2 of MCU, I think there was a lot of hints in the show and outside the show that Marvel wanted to retire the Iron Man character and pass the torch to the next generation of heroes. And likewise Tony’s character also felt like he wanted to retire. So I remember watching this fully expecting Tony to die or retire.
I think the only thing i hate about this movie is how they made such a good villain into a actor and the "true" mandarim is a ex-fanboy of tony
Holy sht I DID NOT know that the whole rat thing started as a JoJo reference LMAOOO
Panic attacks are SO frustrating because sometimes it seems like your body is trying as hard as it can to convince you that you're dying. I don't have any CONSCIOUS anxiety, but every now and then my heart rate decides to go through the roof for no discernible reason. And when that happens it's like "...heart attack? Probably not, but what would be the difference if it was one? How would I know?" One thing I can relate to with their portrayal of Tony Stark's panic attacks is that I usually only have mine when I'm *not* in danger, because for me it's like having acute adrenaline and needing to respond blocks the process or something.
YES! IRON MAN 3! Love this one!
5:25: AAAND here's the PTSD!
11:48: Yeah. Tony's a good guy.
14:21: Yeah, Marvel gets dark!
20:28: They all came together in The Avengers. Of course it's all connected! XD
25:39: Meet Trevor. 😂
When I saw this uploaded, My birthday just got so much better! Thank you so much!😊
Was thinking that "yeah, iron man 3 was not that great, but at least the following movies are some of the best" and then she mentioned the next one being a thor movie and remembered "yup, thor 2 is a thing that exists"
Alicia, keep the name "The Mandarin" in mind. Much like a mouskatool it'll help us later.
The thing I got bummed out about in this movie is Mandarin twist. I watched the cartoons growing up, Mandarin was such a big deal in those to be sidelined like this
I dont even remember this movie other than that
Man, the code word should have been ‘brain fart’ 😂. But still, we’ve all been there, don’t worry about it, man.
I have been in Zoom meetings where I’d have a whole prepared speech about something and get hit with a question I should have known to anticipate, but failed to prepare a proper response to. It’s almost funny to see myself scrambling to provide an answer when I review the call later.
"Tony Stark will return." idk why but this made me giggle.
Yes, you're in for more Tony action B)
34:15 Ohhhh, I am *so* looking forward to her reaction later, to see if she remembered this moment when she saw Ultron! Heheheheheheheh!
I think I enjoyed this movie more than most people because I actually had it spoiled for me: just before I went to the theater to see it, a friend told me Mandarin was an actor, so I went in knowing that twist and was able to appreciate Tony finding out more than most people did. Feel like it's certainly better on a rewatch.
On the one hand, I love that they had fake Mandarin be an actor hired to play a role that relied on the racism and Islamphobia of the American people to be effective as a distraction for what was actually going on, but on the other this was supposed to be _the_ moment introducing Tony’s arch nemesis and he’s a stand-in…(because like with Shang Chi’s father, his roots lie in a specific outrageously racist anti-‘Eastern/ Chinese’ stereotype that became especially prevalent in the Cold War.) The thing is having the ‘real’ Mandarin be a tech bro incel eugenicist billionaire played by Guy Pearce is quite the de-escalation from the comics. (Fun fact: The disgraced former VP’s daughter is a quick cameo appearance from a young Jenna Ortega.)
At this point I know more about Alicia's life than I know about my own, and I'm here for IT, I love the stories break
fun fact: that suit that breaks apart all the time is the only suit Tony refers to with male pronouns
One thing I really like about this one is how much time Tony spends out of his armour. It really emphasises that _he_ is Iron Man, it isn't just the suit. Of course the suit is his greatest weapon (if you don't count intangible things like his intellect) but even without it he is still a hero. Like Steve asked in Avengers, take off the suit and what are you? Still Iron Man.
HELL YEAH!!!
Iron Man 3 definitely had the most mixed reactions when it released. Mostly for the reasons you talked about, but it's still a decent popcorn flick. There are a few road bumps in the MCU during this phase, but the payoff is CRAZY.
Just in time for the holidays
The HOUSE PARTY PROTOCALL Scene was AWESOME! I loved to see all the different suits Tony made in his "TINKERING" phase :D
16:39 It is hands. See the paws 🐾
26:30 awwwww mentioning the boy
hope he's doing well
@1:08 orange would have been perfect 😭😂
36:56 people theorised that he didn’t let roady have one because he stole the last one
I actually really enjoyed this one because it really showed off what Tony could do without the suit!
I knew Alicia would love the post credits if nothing else xD
A handful of months ago. I developed what my doctor called nocturnal panic attacks, for about two months straight, every single time I juuuuuuust started to doze off to sleep, I would suddenly snap back awake with the feeling that I was in a state of dying, which in turned exhausted me more, making me more sensitive and propagated everything. One of the worst things I've gone through
Since you’re going through marvel, are you planning on watching the shows? Like Loki for example?
This is one of my favorite MCU movies! But... I totally understand people who are super fans of the comics and were disapointed with the mandarin
I feel like Alicia should react to the Netflix Marvel shows before moving to Phase 4 as well, since they are very much canon now. Who agrees??
*now
But yes.
How long would that take? I know there're a lot of them. I just don't know if they matter, since I haven't seen any of them, but still watched to the end of _Endgame_ just fine. Or is it that the series pertain more to what happens after?
@@BNuts 1: If she does 2 episodes a week, that's 80 weeks, but she does 1 per day and only leaves the movies for the Marvel Monday, that would take 161 days (since there are 161 episodes in total).
2: Aside from half the shows being really good, they all show a more human side of the MCU and touch on topics that the movies and Disney+ shows would NEVER do justice.
3: The series are about to become incredibly important because of (SPOILER) Daredevil: Born Again continuing the storyline from both the Daredevil Netflix show and the Punisher show, with potential to continue Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in Season 2 as well. An earlier Iron Fist will also appear in the animated show Eyes of Wakanda, so it's important to introduce that as well. And then there's Kingpin and Daredevil which appear on multiple projects since Endgame.
So full context I'm current well medicated and stable... However, I've had panic attacks that genuinely felt like my heart was going to either explored or just stop completely. The pain, panic, and deathly fear it induces is incomparable. It genuinely feels like you're less than a heart beat from death. It's terrifying... I genuinely feel for anyone who has ever experienced that. The event is self is extremely traumatizing
40:30
Agreed. I rewatch iron man 1 all the time.
I honestly forget about 2 and 3
Aw MAN, you left my favorite line in the movie out of the edit D:
"Is that all you've got? A couple of tricks and cheesy one-liners?"
"Sweetheart, that could be my autobiography."
Not my favorite Iron Man movie (1 is still perfection IMO) but this is still a very good movie. Loved it, and loved your reaction!
I don't get anxiety attacks I get tension headaches. A vein along the top of my head starts throbbing with sharp pain, I only had it happen a few times in my life.
I really love what this movie did with it's villains.
First off, The Mandarin is one of Iron Man's oldest villains, maybe even his nemesis. He's a criminal mastermind but other than his intellect he's basically the antithesis of everything Tony is and stands for... that includes what makes him a "Super" Villain, see. Mandarin is a sorceror, and draws most of his powers from ten ancient magic rings, hence his groups name in this movie. Problem is... Mandarin's Ten Rings make him very similar to the Endgame villain of Phase 3... so they probably felt that using him as the villain of this movie was going to diminish the other guy... the result was the fake Mandarin we met here.
Meanwhile MCU's *actual* Mandarin, Aldrich Killian, I believe was affiliated with A.I.M here? Which is another organization headed up by some of Iron Man's most memorable villains, I really like how they fit both of these nods to the original comic books and animation into this movie.~
Tony should have activated the House Party protocol when he sent out his home address to the world
Man... This got me in the feels