*Captain America* hit me harder than I expected it would! 

nah, dude, watching in chronological order is for MCU veterans who want a new way to watch the series. as long as you keep an eye out for occasional timeline stuff (and it really does not happen very often), it's genuinely best to watch them in release order like the rest of us all did.

"If they don't dance by the end of the movie im going to be very upset." Oh man... 😅

the "I had a date" line is still one of most favorite and badass yet bittersweet lines of the entire MCU for me. all these things are happening around Steve, new year, strange people, strange world, outliving anyone and everyone he ever knew, some potential uncertainty as to whether his sacrifice meant anything, being tricked as he wakes up for the first time coming out of the ice and basically going into go mode when he figures it out, all only to be broken and humanized because he had a date, real powerful and it cuts so deep, it's an absolutely beautiful moment.

Cap was "asleep" for 70 years because he crashed the plane into the ice. If you remember the beginning, the first thing you see is the shield in ice.

The problem with watching in chronological order, is they still establish things in previous movies that you will miss the references for if you don't watch them in release order, whereas they took into account time jumps and explain things appropriately if you watch it in release order.

12:00 he had a fake tooth that was in fact a thin-walled glass container with cyanide. It was fairly common in WWII in case you fell into enemy hands.

Fun fact: When Steve exits the machine and Agent Carter reaches for his chest and hesitates, that was not in the script. The actress said that she actually couldn't resist reaching out to him after seeing him shirtless for the first time. Love the reactions bro.

Captain America's story is by far my favorite marvel arc. Keep on going with these movies, you will not be disappointed.

The blue cube (the Tesseract) wasn't destroyed at the beginning. Schmidt (the Red Skull) broke a fake that was meant to be a decoy.

Anybody notice Peggy ran toward the grenade too? They had the material for a super soldier all along, healthier material, and only saw a skirt. Also, excellent reaction. :D

This is one of my favorite “comfort movies.” It’s like visiting old friends. Even when you know everything that will happen, it’s nice to be with them again.

The cool thing about the MCU is your going to see just how well the writing is when you realize what they're doing. The avengers is next and this movie is HUGE

I really think the true genius of this movie was making us like Steve Rogers before he got the serum. We were rooting for him when he could do nothing at all, so once he starts being able to do shit, we get double the satisfaction.

Let’s not forget that when the grenade is thrown in boot camp, Carter starts running to jump on it as well, stopping only because Steve got there first

The thing I love about Cap is he is the only hero that I can think of that his whole arc is staying the same, not changing who he is, he grows and learns of course but he kept his word. I know he has more of a sad past in the comics but with this version other then his health issues, bullying and losing his parents he didn’t have this tragic past that lead to him being a hero, he just wanted to help and do as much as he could. He felt so real to me.

"Not a perfect soldier... But a good man..." I love that quote...

I love how the scene where the serum makes Steve Rodgers all swoll: That's the first time Peggy's actress had seen him shirtless, so that little reach-out to touch his chest was actually genuine.

fun fact: the actress that plays agent carter, when she saw chris evans coming out of that machine. It was genuine reaction. they kept that scene cuz she really was smitten by him on that specific scene

That glass thing in the comics is called the Cosmic Cube, and it literally is a Maguffin device, and in the movies they call it the Tessaract and it comes into play later on. Great reaction, and this really is my favorite of all of the MCU movies, especially until after Endgame

Even after seeing this film for the umpteenth time; when I hear Cap say, “I had a date,” my heart just breaks for him. He seems so entirely and utterly alone. 😢

Remember the "don't do anything stupid till I get back" line. There's a payoff down the road in about 15 movies, and its utter...perfection.

Midnight showing. Scene where he jumps the bike into the bunker. The film literally incinerated from the middle of the screen. Everyone thought it was a special effect until the theater lights came up. Somebody said "Man, that scene was fire" and everybody cackled for 3 minutes. I will never forget the energy and community in that theater. Peak MCU fans being awesome 😎

The origin of Captain America is pretty loyal to the comic with a couple exceptions. 1. In the comics Bucky was a young kid who he met AFTER joining the army. 2. Captain America spent years fighting WWII, and met many super heroes and villains back int he 1940s. He even joined a team called The Invaders. They just gloss over those and only give him one villain and what seems like a few months of fighting. 3. In the comics he was discovered in the 1960s by the Avengers, and joined them. He was not a founding member. He was their first recruit, taking the place of the Hulk, who had left!

Captain America has the best solo movies out of the MCU, his story is so good and I can’t wait to see your reactions through the journey!

Peggy has her own TV series in "Agent Carter" which is awesome... and Howard Stark is "Ironman"'s father.

Remember that phrase. "Not a perfect soldier. But a good man". That will be *very* important much later on.

Just to add, captain America 2 is heralded as one of the best MCU movies. It always hits people's top 5 list. His story is one of discovery, mostly of what he can do and as challenges are presented how far his body can go. There are retrospective videos going all the way from current MCU back to that movie showing his level of growth both in tactics and in strength. His character alone is a journey.

Fun fact: The chest touch by Agent Carter was not in the original script. It was just the way Haley Atwell reacted, and the director decided to keep it in the movie 🎦

the scene after his transformation, when the bad guy crushes his tooth is pretty historicaly accurate. the nazis had a zyankali capsule between there teeth in case they get captured. they crushed it and commited suicide, because they would rather die than leaking any information through torture etc.

The special effects for Steve Rogers were a mixture of him, cgi, a jockey who was very close to him and appearance in size, and some larger props.

Being a big fan of all these movies, I have seen them so many times and honestly I still get chills at certain parts. Also, it's clear you don't know the comics (which is awesome for you) so you can experience these movies completely blind and that is great. Looking forward to the rest of the videos.

Look at me! 😂 I feel your pain, brother. You look great! I was 5'-9 3/4, 135 lbs at my '81 graduation. Now, a healthy 150, 5'-9" with a 6'-3" wingspan, and the same 16" neck! 😂 Did residential construction with 2 brothers, Dad and an uncle. Built truck chassis, pianos, furniture, all skill types. Bodies like ours were meant to be lean, quick agile and efficient. My son is the same, but he's 6'-2", a stunt rider, mechanic, cyber security guy. 😊 Much love, great reaction, as usual! Peace

The director/writer made a similar movie for Disney back in the 90s. It is called "The Rocketeer" and is well worth a watch. I would think that that movie got him the job for "Captain America", because it was set just prior to WW@ and has a similar character dynamic.

Man Steve jumping on the grenade has to be my favorite hero moment ever especially with Tommy Lee Jones incredible reactions to skinny Steve just being around and proving himself. Whenever I rewatch this movie I genuinely have to rewind the scene like 5 times.

I love that you love this movie and have already fallen in love with Cap, his arc only gets better.

Like 30secs before you said it I was thinking about Mulan lol. I love that her reaching out to touch him wasn't in the script, just her reflex.

Notice that Peggy was also going to jump on the grenade. Agent Carter is a fun 2 season show

I’m glad you did the release order. When it was time for my girls to watch we did it chronological and I regret it and wish I had done it by release.

I'm a Total sucker for WWII stories and 1930/40s America, this helped in making Captain America One of my favorite action movies of all times

The filmmakers pulled off an interesting trick with Steve Rogers' "before and after"... Like a good magician, knowing that audiences would be looking for CGI/effects *following* the super-serum, they found a scrawny 'double' (Leander Denny) who (other than physique) looked very much like Chris Evans - making it much easier to superimpose Evans' face over Denny's in all the before scenes. While a few minor goofs did make their way through production and into the final film, they largely went unnoticed because that wasn't what audiences were expecting.

Woke up at 6:40am and spent the first 32+ minutes of my day watching your reaction. Great stuff as usual, bud!!

Steve and Tony both have such great arcs not only in their own movies but throughout the MCU as well. It only gets better from here! Also Marvels casting might be the best thing they do and that’s saying a lot. Through every movie it is spot on! Also if you live the comedy then just wait until some of the other films. Can’t wait!

What kind of animal wanted you to do chronological order? Release order is the intended viewing order, it's a no-brainer

Release order is the way!! Can’t wait to see many more reactions as you have more EPIC movies to conquer sir 🔥

I love the comments that constantly make me think... "oh you're gonna really appreciate the long game"

Steve Rogers has one heck of a character arc over the course of all the movies. What is brilliant about the actor's performance is that you never lose sight of the scrappy skinny kid inside no matter how much he changes. The whole USO/War Bonds part of the story is a reference to the Golden Age origins of this character. During the Golden Age, most of the artists and writers at Marvel were the sons of immigrants, and a high percentage of them were Jewish. Captain America was created for the express purpose of convincing America to join WW2 on the side of the Allies and against the Axis. After the war started, he remained propaganda and helped inspire everyone to fight harder. The comic book was very popular with the troops fighting in Europe. The original character was blatant propaganda. The war bonds part of the story was basically a nod to that. He faded out after the war ended (in an embarrassing way that Marvel had to retcon). During the Vietnam war, a lot of people are making arguments in the name of patriotism that frankly violated the spirit of American values and traditions. During this era, they did the "thawed from ice" story, so basically, WW2 era Steve Rogers woke up in the Vietnam era and wagged his finger at those supporting the war. Since then, this has been the function of the character. By his very nature, he is appealing to jingoists, so the writers use him to deliver criticisms that jingoists would not accept from anyone else. This phase of the character basically covers everything he does in the modern era after being freed from the ice. For example, the second Captain America movie is basically about the surveillance state in a post-9/11 world. During the early post-9/11 era, many Republicans argued that no one should have a problem with the government spying on us "As long as you did nothing wrong." The whole second Captain America movie is basically directed at anyone who made such arguments.

Can't wait for your reaction to Avengers. Most of us have been watching these movies for over a decade so I'm sure you're starting to see the effect they've had

Very fitting for this to come out on Memorial Day. FYI, in the comics recently, they've made the red skull out to be basically Jordan Peterson

Another great reaction. Also, I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this yet ... but in the scene where the grenade is tossed and Steve Rogers jumps on it to save the others ... if you notice in the background, Agent Carter is also running towards the grenade as well. Agent Carter is awesome...that Steve missed the dance with her is tragic.

This is the earliest MCU movie that made me cry. The ending is sad. Especially for those of us that have lost love in one way or another.

They created a miriacle - one of the best soldiers ever with a heart to match. And what do they do? They use him for profit. One of the most accurate depictions of America ever! Kirby and Simon were geniuses!

15:13 wait til Alex watches that shipboarding scene in Winter Soldier...

I love this movie. It has heart and substance that some of the other films are lacking.

There are 2 seasons of Agent Carter that follows Peggy after Steve crashed the plane. Well worth watching. Cheers for the little guys.

Alex: "If this man doesn't dance by the end of the movie I'm going to be legitimately upset." Me: 👀👀👀

12:00 As a spy/asassin, they hold pills in their mouth. When/if they are caught, they bite said pill and poision themself so they cannot be tortured for information. Hope this helps!

this was the second-ever MCU movie I watched, and the one that got me into superheroes and Marvel specifically. I was completely fucking obsessed with this movie for so long i stg. Amazing film.

"My guy's got so much heart!" True.

When Nick said "You've been asleep for nearly 70 years" he meant that he had been frozen/preserved in the ice for 70 years

4:34 what i found funny about the cybertruck thing is people seemed to not understand that if you throw a regular steel ball at a car window its gone

You reactions to these Marvel movies is great and your attention to detail is going to pay off as this journey continues. I can’t wait for you to see where this all goes! You’re going to be blown away. Try your best to avoid spoilers (don’t look at movie posters or do any research before the films) because there are plenty of moments best not spoiled. It’s about to get REALLY good!

The amount of times I have rewatched his mcu reactions and I only discovered him a few months ago is insane. Keep up the amazing work Alex!!!❤

Captain America is my favourite. I just love him. ^^ But that didn't really hit me until I watched "The Winter Soldier". Sooooo excited for you to get to that. One of the best movies of the MCU EVER, hands down!

I don't know if it was ever a reality, but in adventure fiction, highly dedicated spies and fanatics would have a false tooth filled with cyanide, and they'd dislodge it and crunch it in order to die and avoid interrogation. The first commercial televisions were developed and sold in Germany in 1934, by Telefunken. The resolution and lifespan of the unit wasn't very good, but this would be the basis of the Red Skull's security camera and display technology, which would be a super-advanced version. Essentially, this is scifi technology for the era.

Had the same thoughts about how much more I liked captain America than I expected. You will have that feeling a few more times on your journey if you are anything like me. You also may end up having to force yourself not to start watching these more regularly, cause they are addictive. Keep up the great reactions.

steve falling on the grenade is still my best character developing scene in marvel.

Kudos for your movies reaction so far . I like that unlike a few streamers , you don't have a jaded or cynical outlook on those movies (even the non mcu ones) , and basically discover them with childlike wonder . And with none of it being faked

There is a "what if" out there in which Steve is out of the picture, and Peggy takes the treatment! I would LOVE to see that! Great reaction, by the way!✌️❤️

This and X-Men: First Class, these are two criminally underrated superhero films. The tone is perfect and it even feels triumphant and that ending with the kids running around and the kid with the aluminum shield is as a all American feels as you get.

Literally my favorite score from any movie ever besides the music they wrote for Tony’s death in endgame

I was about 7 and the first movie I cried to was Lilo & Stitch. Keep up the good work Alex!

"If this man doesn't dance before the end of the movie i'm going to be legitimately upset" Man, are you up for a long wait 😅

MCU line just keeps getting better, and then they keep tying the stuff together. Some amazing writing.

My favorite character coming in hard with the best origin story. Love Cap so much. It just gets better from here.

I’m getting such enjoyment watching your reactions to this franchise. Even more exciting is that you are still in the “bad” movies. The only reason they are “bad” is because later movies get so freaking epic.

Thank you for a great reaction, loved your facial expressions, (involuntary) exclamations and pure love for the MCU. Awesome way to relive these great movies!

So enjoying watching your reactions to the MCU. I get to enjoy the movies again vicariously through you. :) The character development throughout these is amazing. If it wasn't, we wouldn't care so much about them, and they wouldn't have had such a huge impact. I'm with you on the humor too. They include just the right amount to offset the serious and anxiety-inducing stuff. Looking forward to the next one!

I teared up twice on the first Captain America movie.

now you understand the Thor post credit scene, the thing in the box was the tesseract

The Captain America movies and the Spider-Man movies are, quite frankly, my favorites. The others are great, too, but the writing for those two characters is just fantastic.

The bad guy was called 'Red Skull' for a reason. 👍

I am so glad you included the drinking scene. So many reactors leave it out. And it is incredibly funny.

Just watched V For Vendetta last night; I think you need to do a reaction to it, Alex. Great action, political commentary, and characters.

The shield in IM2 was the mockup Tony's dad did before the actual shield was cast.

This is a great Holiday reaction. And having Samuel Jackson at the end is great. So glad I can relive some MCU Magic with these videos. Thank you.

Honestly one of the most underrated MCU films. I love this movie.

When Hayley Atwell saw shirtless Cris Evans she was so stunned that just had to reach out and touch his peck. Totally improvised. She was simply reacting to the view

it's so funny watching people who were in the same boat i was when i first watched all the marvel movies and they don't know the comics so they think bucky is dead. always makes the winter soldier reaction so satisfying

12:00 Apparently Alex doesn't know what a cyanide pill is.

Comic Facts from CCC Podcast: The Cosmic Cube (renamed the Tesseract for the MCU) are cube shaped containers that can control matter and energy according to the will of the sentient being who wields it. Cosmic Cubes have played a vital role in multiple Marvel Comics stories since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first introduced readers to one back in 1966.

The Cap movies are the highlights of the franchise for me. I still don't like the concept of the overarching Civil War story, but even that was done excellently.

Just FYI I don't know if you know it already but the reason why Captain gave the shield to Sam is because that man told him"A good man not a perfect soldier" Bucky is a perfect soldier and Cap told Sam that he was a good man.

Nice Reaction. Looking forward to "The Avengers" and the rest of your journey. The MCU story flow goes in release order. Chronological order would show reveals & spoilers ahead of when you should be seeing them. Chronological order ruins the proper story flow - It literally makes no sense to suggest it for first time viewers.

Release order is the best way to watch these movies

Fun fact, the actress who plays peggy couldnt resist touching Chris Evan’s pecks after he became cap. They left it in the movie

This and Richard Donner’s “Superman” are the most comic book, comic book movies ever. Both Cap and Supes feel as though they walked right off the page. Makes me feel like a kid again when I watch either one of ‘em. Only one of them will “make you believe a man can fly” though.

Release order is the way. Chronological spoils a lot and seemingly confuses you. After you're done with the journey, I'm fairly certain Disney+ has a chronological order for the MCU. Note that there are shows such as Captain Carter, that was unfortunately cancelled, that is picked up after Captain America.

Brother, as a GenX guy and Marvel & MCU fan from the jump, I LOVE watching these through your eyes. Knowing where the whole MCU goes, and watching you key in on certain parts and how they'll be relevant in later movies, warms my geeky-ass heart. Can't wait to continue on this journey with you. You ever need or want a colab, let's goooooooooooooo! :D

This is one of the *few* MCU movies I _actually_ enjoyed for 1 very simple reason: *Peggy-Carter!* 😎💖 14:47 - 14:52 Yep!That's what I'm saying!!😊💞 Speaking of which.. if you're not doing it already,you should definitely check the"Agent Carter"TV series!!🤩 01:39 You: 01:40 - 01:43 Me:"Is that Flinch from"Harry Potter"?!?"Also... 01:57 hi,Agent Smith from"Matrix"!Speaking of which... 20:12 Are you listening to me,Steve?Or are you looking at the woman in the red dress?😘👗 03:08 - 03:14 TBH,I would probably *be* that dude! I don't think I would have the guts to scream that out loud,but...that's for sure what I would be thinking!X-P I'm here for the movie,not some military propaganda!! 03:35 Hi,Jefferson!!👋😄🎩 #OnceUponaTime 04:54 - 05:04 Same!!😭💕 05:11 - 05:19 Your answer was good. His answer was better.😉 09:45 - 09:55 Honestly,SAME!!!!!🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 20:23 - 20:28 YES.X-( 20:28 - 20:30 Well...calm down,now,buddy...don't take it too far! 21:25 - 21:33 😨😱😬 21:33 - 21:38 She really is!!🥰💞 24:15 - 24:26 *FINALLY* a reactor who gives this ship the attention and the love it deserves!!!!THANK YOU,MAN!!!😍 24:54 - 24:58 *YEEEESSSS!!!!^O^* 💞 26:45 - 27:49 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔 27:56 - 27:58 More importantly _when_ is he?;-S 28:30 - 28:31 WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME???!!!😭😭😭💔💔💔 30:34 - 30:44 I'm serious,man,you *MUST* watch the"Agent Carter"series...she's amazing in that!!!🤩Anyway,yes,she and Steve are my absolute OTP for the MCU!💞

Love the purity of how you watched and expressed yourself - it is such a damn good movie! I really appreciate your comments and i agree with your statements! Thank you