Captain America: The First Avenger REACTION | First time watching! 

For anyone wondering, the once-a-month movie thing is only temporary while I move house. That's happening this weekend (finally!) so things should start picking up again later in June. Cheers for all the support! 🤍

If you didn't pick up on it, The Red skull said, "and the Fuhrer digs for trinkets in the desert". He was referencing directly to Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Steve jumping on the grenade is THEE hero moment. It tells you all you need to know about him.

Always thought Hayley Atwell was perfect casting as Peggy Carter. Even in the few other roles I’ve see her in, she always gave me the impression of the classic 1940s, “Old Hollywood,” glamour. And I was instantly smitten… 😍

I like how your face changes when you see Steve jump on the grenade. You totally understood the character then!

I absolutely cannot wait until you watch "The Avengers", but more importantly the second Captain America movie called, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". For those of us that are easily emotional, it's got a few touching moments, as well as a significant connection to Steve Rogers' character.

You clearly figured out that the Tesseract is different from the Frost Giant's thingamabob. That's called the Casket of Ancient Winters

"let Hitler dig for trinkets in the desert" is a nod to Raisers of the Lost Ark 🤟😎

Captain America was a comic book which began in 1939. That's why the movie took place in the past. The outfit he wore and the triangular shield he carried while raising money for bonds were accurate to that comic (including the small white wings on either side of his head). There's a scene in the movie of kids with a Captain America comic book which was a reproduction of the first Cap comic complete with the cover showing him punching Hitler. This was before the US joined WWII but the creators of the comic (Jack Kirby and Joe Simon) were both Jewish and could see it coming.

To connect some MCU dots here, the experiment Banner was working on with the military was trying to replicate the Captain America program.

4:57 and 40:58 “I can do this all day.” You’ll hear that again.

In case you're wondering Alamogordo is a small city in New Mexico. Near there is where the testing of the first Atomic Bomb took place, Trinity (White Sands Missile Range)

its funny you said its giving you raiders of the lost ark vibes because that;s exactly what red skull meant when he said the fuhrer was digging for trinkets in the desert @ 3:45

Compound V is meant to be a direct reference to the super soldier serum 🙂

You had a look of non-belief when the soldier rolled under the truck and put a sticky bomb under it. American infantry soldiers used to do that to German vehicles. They would put the explosive in a sock and caked it in Diesel Grease.

"Superfy. I don't know if that's the word." No, but it should be.

11:00 Carter went for the grenade too 😭

Yes, there is a tv series called Agent Carter, I loved it, but with many great shows it was cancelled after 3 seasons.

I don’t often actually laugh at shows/movies/reactions. I definitely laughed at “that’s definitely Stark” :D Trivia for you: regarding the trailer at the end of your reaction, “Avengers, assemble” has been a line used in the comics for ages, often in the context of: “get over here so we can defeat this giant thing”. I don’t know how often as I never really read the comics, but I know enough to know it’s a thing. That “Some Assembly Required” line works both as a good line for the uninitiated and as an in-joke for fans. As I said, I never really read these comics; I was an x-men kid and didn’t really follow any of the Avengers characters, either in standalone or Avengers comics. But I knew the Assemble line and let me tell you, that trailer tag line hit me square in the nostalgia.

As a Swede I take a little umbrage at Thor being called a Greek God, but I think Andy does know that Thor is from the Norse pantheon.. although the MCU version takes a lot of liberties with the characters.

If the trend is one MCU film per month, we won't get to see the 'Avengers: Endgame' reaction till 2026 lol

All you've got to know about Captain America is that when he throws his mighty shield all those who chose to oppose his shield must yield. If he's lead to a fight and a duel is due then the red and the white and the blue will come through. When Captain America throws his mighty shield.

Ive seen this movie a lot and I always shake my head when they are attacking the Hydra Base and agent carter's hair is perfect and she's not wearing a helmet.

Here are some interesting things to note about this movie. There with another candidate that fits Dr Erskine qualifications besides Steve Rogers. It was Peggy Carter because if you didn't notice when they because if you didn't notice when the general through the grenade he was running towards it as well it's just Steve got their first and only reason she wasn't chosen is because she was a woman. If you want more proof about it you need to check out the agent Carter TV series and whether it's Canon or not to the MCU it's a good show while also showing a marvel fan favorite character. The penicillin shot scene miniscule but in fact that's why Red skull looks the way he does. Dr banners gamma protection project was secretly a government super soldier experiment which is why he turned into the Hulk due to the different source of radiation Bruce used on himself while also not knowing the full extent of the experiment. The tesseract is also called The cosmic cube. In fact the new Arc reactor core Tony created in the Iron Man 2 movie was a synthetic version of The cosmic cube energy. Which Howard Stark was unable to fully replicate The Arc reactor technology due to the cosmic element.

a replica of the super soldier serum was used in the hulk movie

The little things on the side of his head in his USO costume are little wings. This is a mostly accurate, though ill-fitting, version of his comic book costume. His comic book costume cowl does actually have cutouts for his ears to show through.

Unlike most Marvel superheroes who debuted in Marvel comics in the 1960s and 70s, Captain America first appeared in comic books during WWII, so I was very happy to see his origin story set back during WWII. I was also very happy to see the Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) as the villain because he was one of Cap's major villains even back during his WWII comics.

The tesseract is a sort of stone or gem and is shaped like a cube. It comes from outer space, all infinity cosmic mumbo jumbo, a "cosmic cube".

On the bright side, the Hydra weapons kill quickly.

@andelain great reaction again. If no one has mentioned it yet, in that scene where Steve Rodgers jumps on the hand grenade, there is one other person running to do the same thing. Agent Carter.

"Superfy" is indeed a word. Now anyway.

"It's compound V" ...Basically, yeah. A lot of stuff from The Boys is meant to directly reference events and characters from other comics (and predominantly DC and Marvel). Most of the characters in the first couple of seasons are analogues to DC characters with The 7 based on The Justice League. Superman/Homelander, Wonder Woman/Queen Maeve, The Flash/A-Train, etc etc. Marvel based characters will make more of a showing in the third season... The things on the side of his mask are eagle wings, a callback to his original comics costume and a 30s/40s vintage design aesthetic and trying to pack in as much in your face Americana as possible. During the USO/Bond drive scene, there's a montage of him punching Hitler, that's a callback to his first comic book cover which has him punching Hitler on the cover (which came out in 1940, no less, before the US had entered the war). You said early on that this film reminded you of Indiana Jones... The director, Joe Johnson, was on the visual effects team that won an Oscar for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Germans really did try to develop an intercontinental bomber during the second world war. The 'Amerikabomber' didn't have a mysterious artifact to power it, though, so fortunately it was a dud, like many of their 'wonder' weapons. Alright, that's enough trivia from me. Glad you enjoyed.

I've been a fan of Stanley Tucci(Dr. Erskine) since I watched "Undercover Blues."

Yes those are little wings on the side of his original costume during the USO shows. Could be worse, in the 90's they had a Captain America movie starring Matt Salinger (son of novelist JD Salinger)...among other grevious mistakes (They made the Red Skull Italian for one) They gave Captain America fake rubber human ears on the side of his mask (the classic costume had his regular ears poking out of the sides of the Mask, they thought rubber looked better)

What made MCU special was that Feige presented a 23 film epic. DCU made some really good movies, but there was little continuity.

Really enjoyed your reaction, Ande. Watching something you didn’t expect can be good… if you’re _pleasantly_ surprised. Am guessing you may have recognized Toby Jones. I always appreciate his work. Even if his role was a “baddie” in this film. Thanks for sharing with us!

I am exceptionally pleased to happen upon your channel and to be on another MCU ride-a-long.

Just found your channel, here for the MCU ride! I do hope soon we might get more than one a month :).

An enjoyable movie and reaction, and a pleasant surprise as Peggy and Steve are a couple of my favorite MCU characters. Up next: AVENGERS: Some Assembly Required. (A lot of Big Egos in that group.) Hope you enjoy it!

Ok, from a Steve who loves your reactions, I resemble that remark ... I AM an awesome and lovely specimen, to be sure !!!

Very enjoyable! Thank you, dear! 🤗Quite eager for your reaction to The Avengers! 😉

Yay... your MCU reactions are back. Also... Thor isn't Greek... he's Norse.

Love that you caught the fake tooth with cyanide; great content!

"I did know about Thor, as the Greek god." Norse. Norse god. Not Greek.

It nice that Chris Evans had such a disappointing start in his career and then Capt America, and he seems to have a post Marvel career as well.

VERY NICE! BALL LICKS!!?? That's What She Said 🤣 Had to! Great Reaction!! Can you pick a favorite? I'm team IRON MAN!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

Thor is a Norse god.

Hello Andelain, hope all is well. If you're wondering, the actor who plays Red Skull is Hugo Weaving, the actor who played Elrond in The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings, plus he's in The Matrix. Any close plans for reacting to The Sarah Connor Chronicles with Lena Headey and Summer Glau or maybe starting the Stargate series starting with the movie where the TV series came from? Thank you for your consideration.

You made mistake phase 1 timeline

Kinda weird to watch The Boys before watching the MCU. You're watching a parody before the original.

Thor is a norse god btw :) love your content! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Uic5R-jOza4.html

34:20, This is my least favorite scene of the movie and makes Peggy look very immature and unprofessional. She and Steve are not a couple yet she acts jealous and betrayed. Then she literally fires a loaded weapon at him. That isn't cute that is downright childish.

For me, this movie was a disappointment. Steve Rogers is a character with so much dramatic potential that, in my opinion, got buried beneath the action and MCU references. In terms of characterization, he doesn't grow at all. Before and after the transformation, he wants to fight on the front lines, he breaks laws/disobeys orders he disagrees with, and he's willing to sacrifice his life to save others. They could have done so much more with the "weak person getting powers" bit (getting arrogant and overconfident, nearly becoming a bully himself, etc.) but didn't. This is just backstory for Captain America when it could have been the story of Steve Rogers, and it's a bloody shame.

Thor is a Norse or Nordic god (Scandinavia)

The tesseract is a sort of stone or gem and is shaped like a cube. It comes from outer space, all infinity cosmic mumbo jumbo, a "cosmic cube".

The tesseract is a sort of stone or gem and is shaped like a cube. It comes from outer space, all infinity cosmic mumbo jumbo, a "cosmic cube".