I've Never Seen All Of The MCU, Let's Start From The Beginning! 'IRON MAN' | REACTION 

Honestly, getting to watch the MCU movies in 2024 without knowing what's going to happen is amazing. Enjoy the amazing journey, I'm jealous.

Yinsen is and forever will be the TRUE HERO of the MCU

If you're going to watch the MCU movies, PLEASE watch them in RELEASE ORDER. You'll save yourself a ton of headaches, and not spoil future events and characters. Also, it's much less confusing this way. Look for Stan Lee cameo in every movie!!

"You've been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?" "Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint." This being such a strong first movie was the key to EVERYTHING. It's to this day still one of the best not only MCU films, but just films in general imo

Decades from now people will remember the Infinity Saga. Glad that you get to watch and digest it at your own pace to truly appreciate the character development over a course of 10 years. Endgame tied everything together with a nice bow.

Gulmira was the country Yensen was from. Which was one reason Tony got so pissed when he found out about it :(

The crazy thing to me is that Iron Man originally came out as a comic as a response to the Vietnam War but is still relevant today because the times may change, but war doesn't so Iron Man will always be relevant.

The term you were looking for was Arc Reactor, Tony's proprietary energy generation system. The original was sufficient to power his first suit he made in the cave, but not refined enough to generate sufficient power for long term use of his more advanced armor he made afterwards.

That "idiota" was just great, genial.

If you are in for the entire infinity saga, I am here for it. One of the best series in cinema.

The car that Tony destroyed in his garage is the rare Shelby Cobra. Only 998 were built and fewer than 100 are thought to currently exist today. They start having 2 end-credit scenes fairly soon. Watch out for them.

There are two schools of thought about these movies from comments below: #1: "Don't watch them in the order they came out watch them in timeline order!!" #2: "If you're going to watch the MCU movies, PLEASE watch them in RELEASE ORDER. You'll save yourself a ton of headaches, and not spoil future events and characters. Also, it's much less confusing this way. Look for Stan Lee cameo in every movie!!" I agree with #2 as it gives you the same experience as the moviegoers who usually had to wait a whole year for the next movie, and the opening credits often reference something that happened in the previous movie (spoilers).

Stef is the sweetest thing.

I'm loving this reaction. The way you became emotional when Tony was rescued was so genuine. It shows a kind heart.

The initial premise of Stark's heart-gizmo was indeed to prevent shrapnel from moving toward his heart, but it really seems to me like they abandon that part way through, and adopt a "it's actually powering his circulatory system" idea, and ride with that until a few Iron Man movies later. Sadly inconsistent, but if you can get past it, the ride is definitely worthwhile.

The first time that I discovered your channel, the first thing I did is to look for MCU reactions of you! I'M SO HAPPY! Please include the series too. Much love

Stef. More than anything I enjoy your reaction. 1. That look of bewilderment. And 2. That look of sorrow and despair. Very heartwarming girl. I'm going to hang with you on as many of these MCU movies as I can. Good fun girl! ❤

At the end of the video, I believe you're describing how Marvel movies handle suspension of disbelief. While horror movies and thrillers present a situation and expect you to just accept it for what it is, the Marvel universe is so thoroughly fleshed out that even the most ridiculous concepts are easy to digest and accept. As you go through the universe, you will be presented concepts that, at face value, would sound absolutely ludicrous. But the way Marvel handles these things, it is so easy to just say, "Yeah... this makes sense". Enjoy the ride!

Iron man is a masterpiece. i wrote a paper on it in college. Tony Stank is the single most well written character in all of the MCU. the best character growth. RIP Ho Yinsen

I remember being 5 years old when Iron Man 1 came out! It was a truly special and unique experience growing up with the MCU. Im super happy to see you experiencing all the MCU too, and I really hope you enjoy this journey!!!

Let's go! Looking forward to the next ones. Hope you watch them in order of release so you have the same experience as everyone else watching them in the movie theater.

Yes! More Marvel/MCU content! 🥳

The NEXT movie is "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) with Edward Norton. Not to be confused with "The Hulk" (2003) with Eric Bana. Then you have "Iron Man 2", "Thor", "Captain America: the First Avenger", then finally "The Avengers" to wrap up Phase One.

It’s so crazy to me that Tony’s obsession with his suits all stem from his trauma from getting captured and the promise he made to Yinsen that many years ago. It’s why I love the first movie so much

THRONES & MARVEL, STEF BRINGIN THE HEAT 🙌🔥🍻

Hey, Stef! Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! "Iron Man" is the kick-off to a spectacular cinematic journey that altered the industry paradigm. The MCU is a series of 20+ interrelated films culminating in a huge 2-part movie event! The movies are all based on Marvel Comics characters who were co-created beginning in 1961 by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Unlike other comic universes, the Marvel Universe is set in our world with many of the principals residing in New York City. What is distinctive about the Marvel pantheon is that the characters all have feet of clay; they struggle to measure up to the burden of power. Stan, Jack and artist Don Heck introduced Iron Man in 1963 in the anthology title "Tales of Suspense" expressly modeling the character on Howard Hughes and deliberately going against the anti-establishment grain of the '60's by making him a capitalist arms dealer. Insulated by wealth and ego, the epiphany he experiences and the life-threatening wound he incurs as a result of his captivity made him vulnerable and relatable to a readership predisposed to mistrusting a quintessential captain of industry. Moreover, Tony, in the comics, is also humanized by being an inveterate alcoholic which is barely alluded to in the films. The trick worked and the dichotomy hooked readers. Reframing his captors from Vietnamese Communist guerrillas in the comics to Afghan Islamicist mujahideen, the first Iron Man film adapts Tony's origin and the "Iron Monger" story arc. Iron Man was a second tier Marvel character known famously for his extravagant wealth and his endless struggle with alcoholism. Jon Favreau was an indie writer/director with one mainstream comedy hit, "Elf", under his belt. Robert Downey, Jr. was a respected former Brat Packer whose bankable days were behind him and who was then known more for drug addiction, womanizing and a motor mouth. This film should not have worked. After an aborted attempt at a shared universe with the Hulk in 2003 directed by serious auteur Ang Lee, Marvel threw the dice with Tony Stark and improbably won! It was kismet. Very rarely does an actor so ideally match a role. Downey, Jr. was BORN to play Tony Stark. His arc in the MCU is one of the best character developments I've ever seen in cinema. Remember Yinsen's last words, "Don't waste your life.", because Stark never forgets them. The cast is excellent. To support RDJ, Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges was brought aboard as Obadiah Stane setting a precedent of enlisting top-tier talent for MCU films. Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts, Terrence Howard as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Paul Bettany as disembodied JARVIS and director Jon Favreau himself as Harold 'Happy' Hogan round out the Stark stable. Shaun Toub is affecting as Stark's savior Yinsen and Faran Tahir exudes menace as Ten Rings terrorist Raza. Unflappable Clark Gregg introduces SHIELD as Agent Phil Coulson and Samuel L. Jackson makes his first appearance as Director Nick Fury. Leslie Bibb has a bit part as ambitious journalist Christine Everhart as does Tim Guinee as USAF Major Allen. Blink and you'll miss Nazanin Boniadi of "Homeland" and "The Rings of Power" as a television news correspondent reporting from Gulmira and veteran character actor Bill Smitrovich as a General attending Stark's Jericho demonstration. Former child actor Peter Billingsley from the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" plays the technician chewed out by Stane for being unable to miniaturize the arc reactor. TRIVIA: 1. As a tribute to Howard Hughes, who served as a template for both Howard and Tony Stark, production was based in the former Hughes Company soundstages in Playa Vista. Tony's garage/lab is the area where Hughes assembled the H-4 Hercules airplane aka 'The Spruce Goose'. 2. The original script was discarded right before production began so each day's scenes were improvisationally workshopped between the cast, director and producers just prior to shooting resulting in an indie sensibility which Jeff Bridges has affectionately referred to as "a $200 million student film!" EASTER EGGS: 1. The Ten Rings terrorist organization refers to the ten alien rings worn by Stark's traditional comic book nemesis, The Mandarin. 2. Raza, leader of the terror cell, is named after but bears no resemblance to a cyborg space pirate from the comics who is part of a crew of interstellar corsairs and X-Men allies known as the Starjammers. 3. JARVIS is an acronym for 'Just A Rather Very Intelligent System'! The namesake for Tony's operating system is the human butler who looked after him as a child and who serves the Avengers in the comics: Edwin Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis plays a significant role in the TV series "Agent Carter" portrayed by James D'Arcy. 4. If viewed chronologically, then these are the second appearances of Coulson and Fury in the saga. CAMEO: 1. Co-creator STAN LEE shows up in every Marvel movie for a Hitchcock-style CAMEO! In "Iron Man", he's the elderly gent in the smoking jacket with his arms around two nubile blondes who gets mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony on the red carpet! Lol. END-CREDIT SCENE: 1. Almost all Marvel movies have multiple bonus scenes during and after the credits. The "Iron Man" end-credit scene shows Nick Fury approach Tony Stark about the Avenger Initiative. The next chronological stop in the MCU is "Iron Man 2" and its companion One-Shot "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer" found on DPlus. FIVE TIPS: 1. Watch the credits all the way through so you don't miss END-CREDIT SCENES! You nailed this one right off! 2. Point out Marvel Universe co-creator STAN LEE! Stan cameos in most Marvel movies like Hitchcock and it's fun to spot him! He was the dapper elderly gent mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony on the red carpet! 3. Include the ONE-SHOTS! There are five shorts called One-Shots associated with five of the movies in Phase 1. They are canonical and available on DPlus. The one paired with "Captain America: The First Avenger" is the Agent Carter One-Shot which can alternatively be seen as a coda to the first 8-episode Season of the "Agent Carter" series. 4. Take breaks to incorporate NON-MCU Marvel movies and series as they, too, get merged into the MCU narrative. These include 13 X-Men movies, 6 Spider-Man movies, 2 Venom movies, 1 Hulk movie and Netflix Daredevil. 5. If you know very little about the Hulk, I highly recommend seeing Ang Lee's 2003 "Hulk" as it covers the ORIGIN of the Hulk whereas the MCU film doesn't. The movie is NON-CANON pre-dating the MCU but it has a great cast, director, score and comic accurate sequences seen in no other MCU film in which the Hulk appears. It even ENDS where the MCU "Incredible Hulk" BEGINS!!! It was supposed to be the STARTING POINT for the MCU initially but it failed to gain traction at the box office because audiences were not accustomed to a serious approach to superhero films at the time. Ang Lee is an Oscar-winning director responsible for such films as "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Sense and Sensibility", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Ride with the Devil", "Brokeback Mountain", "Life of Pi" and "Gemini Man". RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE FOR PHASE 1: 0. (HULK (2003)) [OPTIONAL proto-MCU Hulk origin] 1. IRON MAN 2. IRON MAN 2 + A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer One-Shot 3. THE INCREDIBLE HULK + The Consultant One-Shot 4. THOR 5. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER + Agent Carter One-Shot 6. THE AVENGERS + Item 47 One-Shot 7. (Agent Carter: Season 1 + Agent Carter One-Shot) [OPTIONAL Interphase Interlude]

This is one of the best and most beautiful reactions. I have seen for this movie yet! Beautifully edited. Wonderfully emotional. You are now the one who might look forward to watching every week!🎉

Hey stef

Your expressions are amazing, and your puppy behind you sleeping is super cute...I also noticed that at minute 26:38 you said the word "idiota" and it sounded so latino that it asks me if you are latina?...gracias por tu reaccion, tu video me hizo la noche❤

Yensen: "don't waste your life Stark, don't waste it" and you can bet he doesn't I hope you enjoy Robert's performance as Tony!!

Love watching Stef go through all of her emotions in her reactions. One of my favorite Marvel movies.

Holy Shit!!!! I'm so happy you're begining the MCU journey!!!! These movies are fantastic and you will certainly become invested in all the characters along the way. To the point when you're not gonna want to wait to see what happens next!!!! Please enjoy and I look forward to all of your reactions!!!!!!

I’m so happy and excited to go on this journey with you. This will be an amazing ride

They did such a good job at shooting Tony Stark to make him look like he's actually in the suit. It's almost believable

@ 27:50 - The theme music from the animated Iron Man TV series (1967) used as a ring tone.

The transparency is much appreciated. ^_^ A lot of people seem to think it's all about that first-time shock of the major spoilers. It's a nice novelty, but the real value is in your genuine personal experience, regardless. It's definitely a case of honesty being both easier and more endearing.

30:48 lol, they told us that already in a previous scene

they never explicitly state it, but the unit in his chest _must_ have a pace-maker in it too, for him to have the immediate symptoms he shows throughout the series. when Obadiah takes it here, he's gets the sonic whammy too, but it's elsewhere too.

Awesome genuine reaction Stef. You are gonna love this journey I promise 😁

Here it begins go get the 🍿

You are right about the consequences of having Tony's Arc Reactor removed. It's effectively the same as when Pepper accidently pulled out the electromagnet when she was helping him swap out reactors. Without a power source to power the magnet, the shrapnel will slowly move towards his heart, eventually causing cardiac arrest, and in Tony's case, death.

I know this was from a few weeks ago, but I still hope you see my comment: An interesting piece of casting is that the scientist who said "I'm sorry I'm not Tony Stark" was played by Peter Billingsley, also known as Ralphie, who dreamed and schemes to get a Red Ryder BB gun in A Christmas Story.

Rhodey's cell phone ring tone was the theme to the 1960s animated Iron Man series.

You just started a journey that will change you, hope you enjoy the mcu

As a Marvel nerd I’m SUPER hype to see you dive into the MCU!!

Love your Reaction videos. I do have to watch many movies 2nd and 3rd time to pick up what I didn't get the first time. You're not the only one.

You love the background they give? They only have 88 years of comic book lore to pull from.

Great reaction!! I am so happy you are going to watch all of the MCU movies Looking forward to seeing your reactions!! Best wishes always Stef!! 🙂❤

we are HERE for it!

Ohhh yes. This right here is were the fun begins and ends. I'm excited for the journey! Love marvel and the comics!

Enjoy the ride, can’t wait to cry with you and laugh with you, these movies are so good and well done I hope you enjoy them and take in the experience and remember that at the end of each movie you have the pleasure of going into the next one right away and some of us had to wait a whole year or longer till the next movie came out. Can’t wait for this experience for you

I am so happy you started this Marvel Journey, I hope you post a video everyday hehe I love your reaction, so excited for your next Marvel reactions 🥰

Love that you're now going on this journey. Speaking of horror, watch anything by Mike Flanagan, especially Haunting of Hill House, and you'll see horror with incredible depth and storytelling.

44:35 Frisson, frisson is the word that you are searching for.

Stef the last scene wasn't accidental. For years in the comics Iron Man was the bodyguard of Stark and Stark Inc. to protect his identity and stock value. Q: Stef Why the MCU instead of another Sci-fi series?

You never need to pull yourself together. You have empethy, and I'm with you.

Good job. I'll be here for you through the end of Avengers 4. After a day or two this reaction will put you over 100K subscribers.

Don't feel bad about not remembering stuff, always good to revisit once in awhile. (release order and you will be ok.) Thank you Stef! Arc reactor- from the cave was basic/simple, next one was more advanced, stable, more power/upgraded, better in every way.

LETS GO!!!! I can't wait for you to get to Infinity War and End Game!

Good deal, Stef, very glad to see you start the journey. I'm sure you will enjoy it. I've been on it since 2008 and totally invested in the overarching plot and characters. (MCU geek). I'll try to help along the way. Welcome aboard. 👍

Great Journey to start! Have fun!

I’m stoked you’re doin the MCU films. This is gonna be fun.

Yay, MCU! Haven’t watched you react to anything since the Batman Trilogy. Glad to be back!

Congrats on 100K subscribers Stef!!

¡Qué fabulosa! ¡Muchas gracias por compartir tu reacción! 🤗

Stef you are moved properly by emotional scenes. Your reactions will be EPIC! Make sure you watch the movies in RELEASE order. You are in for an unbelievable journey!

AWWWYEAH!! Im ready to start this journey with ya, even though ive seem almost all these movies b4

Part III 😮 Darn!!! Also cut the almost kissed scene and the reflecting "The you went to get me a drink and left me by myself" moment!! Yes!! I've seen many reactions of this movie 🍿🎥

Welcome to the MCU! You're gonna have a fun ride!

I'm an mcu fanboy, and I love watching people see it for the first time. Enjoy!

This is going to be fun❤ I think you need Captain America ASAP!

99.9k ahhhh shttt Steph going over 100K today, Congrats Steph, keep up the good work!! 💪🏼 🙌🏼🎯

Ready for this journey! Keep up the good work 💯💪

Congratulations on hitting 100k❤️

Awesome movie. Pretty incredible that they can get you to care about Yinsin so quickly.

prays are answered. been waiting on these. u gonna love it

You're in for an incredible ride!

This series is not only going to be insane but will be something you'll absolutely never forget!

From Iron Man to Endgame was truly the golden era. I

"Don't waste it. Don't waste your life, Stark." ~Yinsen~ Hold on to this quote till Endgame.

There's a very meta story about that cheeseburger, btw. RDJ got a shitty BK burger, and had the epiphany that he'd hit rock bottom with his drug abuse etc. and that was when he threw the burger away and decided to turn his life around. he got clean and sober, and focused on his career: and this film was the moment he skyrocketed into super-stardom!

One of my most favorite movies is the Iron Giant. I recently saw a small documentary on it and it said the original title for the book was The Iron Man. They changed the movie to Giant because everyone would be confused by the title and this Iron Man. When I learned about this this I can't help but notice the similarities in the two. You might like to watch it if you liked this story Stef.

Great reaction! I really liked this movie because it used the original comic origin story for Iron Man, but just updated it from the Vietnam War to the Middle East War. even down to Tony's fellow prisoner sacrificing himself to give Tony time to get the suit operational. Robert Downey Jr. was the perfect cast for Tony Stark. I don't think anyone else had had the life and personal history to draw parallels to Tony Stark that RDJ did.

I love Iron Man as a character

I CANT WAIT FOR THIS JOURNEYYYYY

Oh I’ll definitely be here for this series!

Hi Stef 👋. I've seen SO many people react to the MCU movies that I might be burned out. BUT, you are too unique in your reactions to miss. I'm gonna watch 😋

Can’t wait to go on this much ride with you ❤

nice you begin this franchise ! I'm just afraid the more MCU movies you see, the more tear will drop, but you have time before it begins, without spoilers of course 😅

I remember the shock I felt as a kid with the opening scene, I grew up prior to seeing Tony stark as a very caulky but outgoing personality since I had first seen Invincible iron man and super hero squad, when I saw that opening scene in theaters I was beyond flabbergasted, just a whole crew having fun cruising around Afghanistan and the boom a head on ambush, I guess Favreau wanted to show what soldiers in Afghanistan were going through at the time, and not to mention that ransom video tape

Ahh the reaction taken me back, love the vibes ❤

My dad read me the Lord of the Rings as a kid and helped explain it to me. And I've liked watching reaction channels for a similar reason - that folks spot things or feel things in ways i didn't. Someone in another Ironman reaction noted that the cheeseburger scene was personal to Robert Downey Jr. For sci-fi causing lots of feels, might check out Arrival.

Yes, Coulson did have his own show. You should remember it since you were one of the stars of it. I'm kidding of course but you do remind me of Chloe Bennet from the show. lol

Yess you finally got to experience this beautiful movie! Hope you really liked it

The background stories to all of these characters were developed in the 50s. So even though the movies were finally able to made on film. It was already created in comic form. Stan Lee and Kirby.

Great movie. The one that started it all . The man who Tony called Hugh Hefner is Stan Lee Rip. The one who created most of the most famous superheroes in Marvel like Iron Man. Look out for him in he appears on most of the Mcu Movies Also look out for the end credits in this movies. sometime they are two end credits scenes. I also recommend you see the Christopher reeve Superman movies at least 1 and 2. Superman the movie 1978 is the first modern superhero movie the one that started the all superhero genre.

Remember, Stef--These were comic books long before they were movies, read by millions of kids and young adults. Everything you saw in this movie happened at one point in the comics series Stan and Marvel bullpen of writers came up with.. (Except for Tony going public with his big reveal--In the comics, he kept it a secret for years from even the Avengers and Pepper) With this kind of source material available, the MCU scripts/plots were already there, ready to be made for awesome big-screen entertainment!

There are a lot of references to future movies. Remember the name of the organization The Ten Rings. It will pop up again. They recast Rhodie. Terence Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle because of $. Btw how Iron Man started up is consistent with the comic book. Don't forget The Hulk movie which was released the same year. After you watch that you should watch the short The Consultant, its about 5 minutes. It adds a humorous bit of backstory to the after credits scene of the Hulk

Yensen, is our first hero. IYKYK Welcome to Marvel Phase 1-1 (of -6) The new tone of the marvel universe was set here with RDJ and John Farveu, a tone that has turned into the little screamers that begged you to start it, lol. I'm sure a lot of us appreciate your Patreoners, for convincing you. (in my comments below when i say you should "remember" it, its for you to take with you through the MCU Movies for easter eggs or connections) (anyone in the comments want to add-on, please! It helps! But do so without refering to the future films from Phase1-1 for the sake of viewers watching along with Stef Solari) 9:00 as best as i understood it: its travelling with bloodflow which is dangerous itself but since its "walking" it is less dangerous until it reaches your heart where you bleed to death from involuntary function. The mini-reactor, i believe, is utilizing reverse polarization to keep the shrapnel away from the heart. Or im wrong and it's just keeping shrapnel in one spot. 10:00 Keep that in mind (the 10 rings)// ...the background music? yeah i agree. You will hear those subtle themes of specific heros as you carry on your mcu journey as well. 11:31 You even covered your mouth, hahahahah!!! why you telling 'em all our secrets!? 15:41 also remember. And honestly Yensen... our first Hero 18:26 🤣you are priceless, we now know what you look like when excitedgiddynervous... one last smile, audible uncertainty, and then teeth gritting horror. 20:09 I loved my self debate on this. Combustion engines idle at about 10% so 10% seemed fine till he really flew into a wall. I think both Tony and I did not account for the weight of the suit that was not on. Trial and error segments like this in movies are always best. // "it's completely harmless" wow, anything really can be a weapon. 22:48 We love Dummy! lol 23:49 you'll remember....there you go, you said it. lol 31:50 my buddy Vince loves comically screaming this at me when he asks for something irrational(ly) and I tell him "i can't", ...or when i preemtively say "I'm not Tony Stark" 33:35 Our 2nd hero! ...We love Dummy! 33:50 It is called an Arc-Reactor, at least the big one is. The difference on the first mini reactor he made in the cave was, to function with the magnet that Pepper eventually pulled out and provide power to the Mark 1 suit "or power something big for 15min" was not enough power to continue thrusting from the caves. The 2nd mini reactor doesn't need the additional magnet probably because magnetism is already part of the new core and is to "power" more efficiently. You will see Stark make many mods throughout. And They're always so cool. 34:12 Remember that moment! 36:54 Hi Texas 2021! 39:00 Not as heavy with the Mark II armor but the core is still not as efficient as the new one which is why i believe it wasn't Zeroed out and flickered 40:12 And remember that! And truth be told it's not very common that you hear our heroes refering to their Hero names. This shattered the glass for me because I was always under the belief that Heros keep it a secret, its been that way since Power Rangers. I had to watch the next Iron Man. How does the world treat you when they know youre a superhero? I just had to find out. One more thing you should take with you in the MCU movies generally, Post-Credit scenes and Mid-credit scenes. Some Films will have multiple and I'm sure your subs can help you out on that. Best wishes!! Hope you and your viewers have a great time on this!

Congrats on 100K subs! I suggest the early X-Men Trilogy, The Punisher with Dolph Lundgren, Captain America with Matt Salinger, Hulk with Eric Bana, The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton, Blade with Wesley Snipes, Daredevil with Ben Affleck, and Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage. RIP Myspace.