Captain America: The First Avenger Film Reaction | FIRST TIME WATCHING 

RIP to poor Bucky he was a heck of a solider he will be missed.

I love this movie. I think a lot people miss that agent Carter ran towards the grenade too at the beginning of the movie…which just shows, to me, how much of a match they are.

Howard Stark developed the Arc reactor based off the energy of the tesseract but the technology was never complete because Tony had to create that synthetic tesseract element that Powers Stark's new arc reactors. The gamma program Dr Banner used on himself was attempt at the super soldier serum. Steve has increase strength with enhance speed durability and a healing ability. Steve not bulletproof like the hulk or able to heal instantly like the Hulk either.

It's always amusing how many dudes just don't pick up on the clear signs that Carter is into Steve well before the transformation and insist that it's the muscles that seal the deal...

19:05, Cap isn't bulletproof hence the shield he carries isn't just for symbolic purposes. That said his body's tissues are denser than normal humans so he is much more durable and tougher to injure. But at the end of the day a gun or sharp cutting edge will harm him.

"i had a date." 😢

16:45 that wasn’t in the script, Haley Atwell just hadn’t seen Chris Evans up to that point in filming lol. she just knew she had cameras on her 😂

I believe the person sitting beside Stan Lee at 32:09 is the original actor that played Captain America in a 1979 movie

Chris Evans is a very handsome guy, but when he's not playing Captain America, he doesn't work out enough to maintain the awesome physique. Because of this, when the movie first became popular, he met a lot of people who, seeing that he was not as muscular as he was in the movie, said "No, I've seen Captain America. You're not him." He joked during an interview "I have accepted the fact that I am a physical disappointment to my fans."

Remember Dr. Zola. He's much more of a threat than he seems.

The logo on Johan Schmidt's car is the Hydra logo. In Greek mythology a hydra was a giant multi-headed serpent that if you cut off one if its heads two more would instantly replace it. Cap's shield isn't a boomerang although it is aerodynamic. He just has been practicing ricocheting it at various angles so he can retrieve it easily. You don't want to throw away your defense. It is an interesting choice to use the shield as a thrown weapon as well as a shield. 😅

14:15, Sure pre-serum Steve was short, skinny and had a lot of health issues. But if he had been in better general health he would have been allowed to join. During World War II, it was all hands on deck. So any able bodied man who could pass the physical was enlisted in the war effort. One of the most decorated soldiers in US history was a little guy from Kingston, Texas named Audie Murphy. He was only 5 foot 5 but he had the heart of a lion. After the war when Lt. Murphy's life story was being made into a movie he asked that they not include all of his combat record. When asked why he didn't want everything included he said "Nobody will believe a little guy like me did all of that."

They threw a lot of Easter eggs into this movie for the comic book nerds. Example, at the World's Fair, they showed an Android created by Phineas Horton. This later became the Original Human Torch. He also developed awareness and human emotions. The soldiers fighting with cap were actually The Howling Commandos led by Nick Fury. They modified his story of when he was frozen since in the comics, he jumped on the drone to save Bucky, but it exploded and dropped him in the ice. Plus, there is no Baron Zemo as they had to rush the time-line. The Captain America in this film was derived from The Ultimates universe in the comics.

A lot of people don't know this, but the 'C' in MCU actually stands for Chris. The Marvel Chris Universe.

16:52 Little Trivia tidbit: That little touch wasn’t scripted, that was her real life reaction to his chest. She did it by accident and the director liked it so much, that they left it in the scene and movie.

When I first saw the films, I agreed with your ranking. And "Iron Man" is still excellent. But something about the Captain America movies, especially the first two ... like wine, they get better with time. Or at least that's my experience. You have a lot of good movies in your future, right up to "Endgame." Also, FWIW, there's as many Marvel movies outside of the MCU as in it. First there's "Blade," and then "X-Men," and then the Tobey Maguire "Spider-Man."

13:20 actually she DID know she was into it. Sure him becoming buff adds to the attraction, but the fact that was respectful and clearly wanted a wholesome relationship already had her

Fun Fact: When Tommy Lee Jones throws the dummy grenade to gauge the recruits' reactions. Two people move towards the grenade, the first was Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) the second (in the background) was Peggy Carter (aka Captain Carter in the alternate What If Universe).

The shield Tony had was one his dad tried to improve with electronics. It was never finished.

The Peggy and Steve relationship... is just one of those heartbreaking facets of those characters' lives. At least they know that the other would be proud of the life that they each lived.

This is definitely 1 of my favorite marvel movies mainly because I like anything to do with history in it

HYDRA started off as the Nazi science division but eventually splintered and became its own thing. And as you've notices, Tony's dad Howard Stark is played by different actors in the MCU. Three different actors played Howard in various MCU projects. Dominic Cooper plays Howard in his younger years during WW2... John Slattery usually portrayed older Howard Stark in the 1970s.

Good job on spotting Mr. Filch from Harry Potter; also on guessing how they created "Skinny Steve". The obvious question is since Captain America weighs about twice as much as Steve did, where did the mass come from ? Less obvious is how do his pants still fit ? (The same questions also apply to the Hulk.) Agent Carter got her own series, set after the war. It ran for two seasons and you might enjoy checking it out. Captain America's power varies depending on the source. He's usually described as "Peak Human" rather than "Superhuman". What that seems to mean is that he's as healthy, strong, fast, agile, and durable as a human could theoretically be - which no actual human ever is. So he can lift more, run faster, jump farther, and hit harder than a normal human would but he's not in the same league as Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, or Spiderman. He's not bulletproof but he heals fast, and doesn't get tired easily - he really can "do this all day". What really sets him apart is his character - even before the process we see him try to enlist, stand up to a bully and refuse to quit, figure out how to get the flag, and throw himself on a grenade. Unlike Tony Stark or Thor, he didn't have to learn to be a hero; he already was one, the serum just "amplified" what was already there.

38:52 Wilhelm scream? 44:47 "The Tesseract was the jewel of Odin's treasure room," and is very powerful! Yes? The Red Skull may have been teleported though space! I also wonder if all those others who were affected by the Tesseract may have been transported to different locations in space too, even those "killed" by the Tesseract weapons!

In the comics, the Red Skull was originally just a guy in a mask with no super soldier serum and no permanently skull-like face. He eventually got the benefits of the serum second hand by having Dr. Zola transfer his mind into a clone of Captain America's body in 1984. He ended up getting the permanent skull face when he got a dose of his own Red Skull toxin which didn't kill him thanks to the effects of the super soldier serum, but it left his face disfigured. The idea of having the Skull be the first person to use the serum with a skull face as a side effect was in the terrible 1990 live action Captain America movie starring live Matt Salinger ( the movie called the serum a "potion" and had the Skull as a Italian F@$ci$t instead of a German N@zi). The Skull being the first super soldier got canonized in the comics in the excellent 1991 graphic novel limited series "The Adventures of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty." The title was meant to be reminiscent of the old action/adventure serials of the 1940s, so don't let the fact that it sounds corny fool you. The actual story and art are great.

Captain is so polite & says Sorry so much that I'm thinking he must really be Canadian 😂😊

Great reaction! Captain America originally appeared in comics during WWII. The Red Skull is one of his oldest villains. Bucky dying is also something from the comic's early days, though in the comics he was a sidekick. I have always been a big fan of Captain America because he has always been that kid from Brooklyn with the big heart who wants to do the right thing.

Love your reactions! And I just note that you hear with only one side if the headphone, so you are missing the stereo efects from the movies than took many many hours of sound editing, please try using stereo headphones so you get all the sound effects. Also, maybe it is time to get more comfort chairs/couchs. ;)

Peggy IS into him before the transformation. Thats the point. The film is showing you that she is attracted to his character. Saying that "once she's sees his as Cap she'll be into him" is actually against who Peggy is as a character, what the film is saying *and* showing as its NOT about the superficial, its about the spirit of a human. The pic of "before" Steve even proves this further. No Spoilers but this is driven home even further down the line.

Of course you missed the fact that that was a young Howard Stark first featured at the expo. Just imagine how much more details you get from the dialogue in a film when you're not talking over it.

You guys should make a Patreon to upload full-length reactions since I like to watch the full movie with reactors if y’all haven’t already!

Not a perfect solder but a good man. One of the best lines in superhero movies.

If you're going to share earbuds, you should make the sound mono if your system allows it, so that you don't miss sounds that only go into one ear. For instance, there is a sound in Avengers 2 I can think of that one of you will miss. It might make one of you laugh while the other wonders what was funny.

I must say, I'm enjoying this.

The shield in Tony’s workshop wasn’t the “real” shield; it was still frozen in the ice at that point. It was Howard, or Tony’s, attempt to recreate it, without vibranium.

Captain America was originally a comic book character created during World War II. On the cover of Captain America No. 1 he is literally punching Adolf Hitler in the jaw (they cleverly worked that cover into the movie). After World War II, the character began to lose popularity and they eventually stopped publication of Captain America comics. Marvel Comics' super-heroes were created in the early 1960's and, as they added new characters, they decided to bring back Captain America. They came up with the idea that at the end of World War II Captain America fell into the ocean and was frozen in ice and was floating around for years when he was discovered by The Avengers. I think the movie does a pretty good job incorporating all of that into a coherent story.

One of my favorite movies in the MCU. Throughout the MCU, Cap became my favorite hero of the franchise. Can't wait for y'all to get to the first "big" movie of the franchise next

I saw Avengers three days in a row. Myself, with the wife & kid and myself in imax. Can’t wait till you guys see it.

16:48 No, she is very clearly into him before this

The "touch" was an adlib, great work from Hayley!

When Peggy touched Steve Rogers chest when he came out of the chamber - that was not scripted. That was the first time the actress saw him all jacked up and was genuinely blown away by Chris Evans' physique.

It is difficult editing these movies because there are some many important references to future movies plus so many great lines. No need for us to point any out as you both seem to have very good call back ability that I think you will see these in the future. Director Joe Johnston worked on Raiders of the Lost Ark. There are three references to that movie. Red Skull says, "The Fuhrer digs for trinkets in the desert." The guy who goes through the propeller. The similarity of what happens to Red Skull to some one in Raiders. The comic book they showed in the movie was reprinted from the original Captain America comic book. I love this movie more every time I watch it. So much heart.

19:03 Steve Rogers is Not Bulletproof But He has a Thicker Skin , Bone Density & Fast Healing So he's very Durable. He also has Enhanced Speed, Strength, Vision, Reflexes etc. You name it. Whatever the PEAK human level is , He's atleast 4-5 times that. In the Comics , he can heal Gunshots and knife wounds in HOURS and MINUTES respectively. He's not in Wolverine level of Healing factor but He can heal Really quickly. They didn't show it as much in the movies and they did a great job showing his Strength and Combat Abilities but He's still stronger than they showed here. This was told to me by A friend who is into the comics.

That thing in Iron Man 2 was NOT Cap's shield. It was still frozen in the ice at that time, having been lost right along with Cap himself. That thing Tony had was just some mock-up or toy.

"Somebody get that kid a sandwich" yea we're doin that pal give us a minute lol

38:54 That's the Wilhelm Scream. First used on a 1951 western movie. That scream have been used in more than 400 movies. So, look for this scream in the less suspected movies.

Notice his pants didn't change from skinny Steve to Buff Steve...They should have been shredded with the body change...Peggy touching Steves chest wasnt in the script..she just did it.

Would you please create a playlist for your watching of the Marvel Phase 1, 2 and 3? Order the playlist in movie release date. I’m glad you’re reacting to them in order, Think of these movies as a novel where you really don’t want to read chapter 3 before chapter 1.

43:11 Not many people noticed this but it’s actually funny. Remember when Stark was talking abt the shield here in this movie? The scene with the prototype shield Cap is holding & Howard saying Hydra wouldn’t use a pocketknife & yet this scene made me laugh cuz they used a pocketknife.

Watching this again, this is really good on black and white.

Though Steve Rogers isn't my Nr. 1 MCU Character (Tony Stark is), I always really liked him. But for some reason, the older I get, the more I love him as a character, as well has his development through the years. Though I can't predict the future, I feel like the time will come, when Captain America is my favourite character.

The power source used by the Red Skull and Zola is called the Tesseract- it didn't originally come from Earth, and is exponentially more powerful than Tony Stark's 21st century arc reactor tech. It's the same cube shown in the end-credit scene of Thor... when Dr Selving (with a little prompting) said it was worth a look.

33:40 How? Ever since the movie released I was always aware that this character existed, but how the F is it possible that I only now realize that this is Natalie Dormer? My absolute favourite Actress of all time. It's been like 12 (13?) years, and I only notice now? Wtf am I even doing?

Out of all the MCU movies, this was easily my favourite for 1 simple fact - the mentality of jumping on a grenade, not knowing if it was real or fake. A distant second was the original Thor, for that same reason.

Captain America Trilogy is the few great comic book film trilogy!

For maximum story enjoyment try to watch the movies in release order. You did a few out of order but you can course correct from here forward.

The promotional activity when he first gets the serum does seem cheesy. But it’s needed narratively. It’s the reason he’s a known legend to the whole country, not just the soldiers he serves with. After he passes, everyone knows who Captain America is and how awesome he is. He becomes a legend. And then the legend returns.

I'm really loving your reactions. I'm playing catch up here, as you're several movies ahead now. Great going. (By the way, has anyone ever mentioned that Sam looks like Alanis Morissette?)

I could have sworn (maybe someone commenting has seen the old comics) that I read that the round shield was an alloy produced by an accident in the lab, and that's why they could not ever reproduce it with 1940s technology to equip other soldiers. Also it's weird that it had layers instead of being one piece when Tony Stark used it to prop up his particle accelerator to make the new non-lethal element for his chest (spoilers).

7:04 I just now, years after watching the movie for first time (and 2nd, 3rd and 4th at least) realize... is that Jenna-Louise Coleman? My god does she look absolutely stunning. As always. I got to know her through Doctor Who (after this movie released) but even during the later rewatches I never quite noticed her. Makes me sad tbh.

Thank you for this video and reaction. I'm going to subscribe to your channel.

Super reaction. Thanks.

Good reaction!

oh boy, enjoy the rabbit hole that is the best part of the mcu

You're almost done with phase 1! Avengers is just great fun. You'll love how everything comes together. Phase 2 has one of my favorite MCU films in it. Top notch MCU - Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Can't wait until you watch it!

Agent Carter was into him ,steve, way before he took the serum. look the scene with the grenade, her look for him is there.

Ironically, the Coulson scenario you came up isn’t all that far fetched, give the entirety of Agents of SHIELD. It just might be one of the most narratively satisfying television shows of all time, btw.

Best hero there is

I can't believe Sam thinks Red Skull is cute. I think she's going hydra on us.

At 31:37, Agent Carter gives Steve a look that, I believe, communicates an intent on her part to eventually climb Steve, and bear him children. Possibly. A few minutes later, at 34:08, the Captain is looking at a table of various shield prototypes. I believe each one of those shields relates back to the shields that writers tried to give Cap in the comics, in the 70's and 80's. Just like in the movie, none of them worked out. Fans hated them. At 35:43 Cap throws explosives into a monstrously-large tank; I wonder if that's an Easter Egg nod to the various Nazi Sleepers that cap fought in the 60's and 70's in his comics. The scream at 38:55 is widely known as the "Wilhelm", after Private Wilhelm, one of the first characters to "make" the scream. (It's first use was in the movie "Distant Drums" in 1951.) It's a widely-used 'sound effect' and frequently included as something of an homage, a carrying-on of tradition in the Sound Design industry. (There's a 3+ minute video on YT of it's many. many uses in film and TV.) And finally, I believe there are several shots that are re-creations of Captain America comic book covers from years gone by. I know the scene of Cap punching Adolph in the jaw during the musical early on was the cover art for the first Captain America comic book.

my favorite trilogy

[Now is a good time for me to make sure something is understood by you. I tend to watch a reaction, pause in mid moment, type up my response to a moment, then continue. If I don't do this, poignant points can be lost before the reaction ends. I strive to never reference something that does not happen in the current, or prior, installments. Some of my comment I will delete by the end, before posting. Some of my comment will seem a little awkward if you addressed it later, bur in such cases I felt it needed to stay as it was, because I couldn't find a better way to deliver the insight other than leaving what I already typed. Nothing is intended as criticism.] In Iron Man 2, that was not Captain America's shield. It was a mock up or prototype attempt at recreating the shield. It you go back to that scene, it's incomplete. The shield was complete when he used it in the 1940s, and was buried in the ice (as we see at the start of this movie) with Captain America. The recovery of Captain America from the ice takes place _after_ Iron Man 2. BTW - I've seen several reactors who started with this movie on the premise it is titled "The First Avenger" and made the error of coming into the movies out of sequence. At the time Guardians of the Galaxy came out, it didn't "click" to me that it was part of the MCU, so I didn't watch it until a bit later. At least your error was an innocent one. 45:10-45:12 "Bifrost" More phonetically Bi-Frost. It is pronounced "by" "frost" not "bif" "rost" Just to avoid confusion going forward. 45:53-46:11 "One last look at Peggy? He's gotta survive, this guy" Please refer back to the opening of the movie, the discovery of Captain America, buried in ice, in a large craft of some kind. I'm not quite sure where you got the cell regeneration to the extreme idea from. Essentially, Captain America has the physical capabilities of the pinnacle of human athletics, and the strongest immune system achievable by mankind. He's not immortal, he's not bulletproof. He will heal a wound in the "bare minimum" a human could heal from that wound. He is as strong, pound for pound as any human could be, he's as fast as any human could achieve. Basically he's the pinnacle of health and physical capability of humanity. If you cut his hand off, it won't grow back. But if you break his arm (which is no easy task, since he has perfected bone density), he will heal the broken bone as fast as is humanly possible. He's the physical perfection of human capability. Your doctor says, 4-8 weeks before taking your arm out of the cast, his cast is likely ready to be removed in 2-4 weeks. When Captain America is awakened in the "modern world" one would think that when he went down in the plane would be documented. Picking a radio broadcast from say, 3 months after his crash would have been easy enough to come up with. Since Steve was at that game, it was before he became Captain America. They could even have picked any radio broadcast from the next 2 years. It wouldn't have triggered him to "remember" this is from my past. He would have bought an explanation "you've been in a coma" if the broadcast was from say 1948.

Пленые могли быть спящими шпионами гидры, например, но почему-то это оказалось слишком сложно для сценаристов

while not my favorite MCU film, Cap is definitely my favorite superhero. The diff MCU films all have there own style; Captain America films all have an America/espionage theme to them where Antman is more heist, Ironman more tech, Thor space, etc. While always a little humorous, the Cap films also have seriousness to them that some people find more (or less) appealing. You'll love Avengers.

33:32 Yup, Howard Stark is an engineer/inventor alright. Things went horribly wrong? Write that down!

Very underrated MCU movie imo.

Iron man is my favorite but I also love Thor and the spider man movies!!

Fun facts: In World War II the effort to create the atomic bomb was codenamed The Manhattan Project. In the Marvel universe the project to create a super soldier (i.e. Captain America) was called The Brooklyn Project. The character Wolverine from the X-Men is known also known as Weapon X (X for 10) as he was the tenth participant in a super soldier project. Captain America is Weapon I.

Just an FYI guys - it's totally okay to rank them :D That's what we did when these movies came out with months or even years between them. All I can say - without spoiling is that your rankings will change :D Because everyone's did - in different ways :D

Ok so you guys are my new favs

Cap is my favorite 💙

The Avenger's...the First Billion

VERY NICE!! Congrats!! Way better job on the editing. Couple minor chops; "How can I. You're taking all the stupid with you", two others I don't remember so Great Job! Just might become a Sub! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

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So sad that Captain never had his dance!

It's so nice to see that y'all are enjoying these movies! Great things are coming!

Hail Hydra!!! I kid I kid 🤣 Avengers next! It’s gonna rock your socks! 😊

Gotta react to Whiplash , i think both yall will like it

The Messed-Up thing about him and Peggy THEY F*CKING NEVER GET BACK TOGETHER so that’s Messed-Up

“I think the power will go to [Steve’s] head.” Yeah. May I introduce Steven Grant Rogers. Let’s see if the prediction bears true.

34:20, I hate this scene because it makes Peggy look mentally unstable. Sure we could say Peggy knew that the bullets wouldn't penetrate the shield. But no sane person just shoots at other people because they are a little jealous. Peggy is an intelligent articulate grown woman, this should have been a scene in which she and Steve actually talked about what they wanted. Remember, neither of them have actually said to the other that they want to be a couple...you know like real people. So for her to act like Steve did something wrong is freaking entitled and nuts. Also it fosters the idea that guns are toys which they are not. Peggy is a British agent fighting in a war, she wouldn't be venting like this while risking the life of a valued soldier.

Hey I'm still waiting for fast 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ah, my favorite Avenger. Cap is an example of a true leader. Plus I always loved what he said to the doctor. "I don't like bullies. I don't care where they're from."

YES! We are here😁😁

Has anyone ever told you, you look like cobie smolder* (Robyn) from how i met you mother

Guys please please watch stranger things and I'm your new sub btw

I'm so confused by this reaction... They didn't seem to know anything at all about captain America despite the huge amount of marvel folks out there and so the references in popular culture yet one glimpse of Samuel L and they're like "hey it's nick fury"... Its inconceivable that they know nothing about capt!

Fun fact time! Agent Carter touching Cap's book was an adlib. It wasn't part of the scene, but the actress, in an interview, said she couldn't resist. Hahaha

It’s not until later on in the journey, but I can’t wait till you guys get to Captain America The Winter Soldier, it is arguably the best MCU movie

Love u guys a lot🎉