Iron Man (2008) ✦ Reaction & Review ✦ My MCU journey begins... 😄 

"I'm here to talk to you about the Avenger Initiative." That moment was the greatest film moment ever for all of us Gen X Marvel fans. Everything great about the MCU began with this movie and that final line!

The suit Obadiah built is known as the Iron Monger suit in the comics. Also, Iron Man WAS played off as Tony's bodyguard in the comics to protect his 'secret identity', but for the MCU, they figured his ego wouldn't let him shift the heroic accolades to some fictional person, and would reveal that he was Iron Man instead :D The suit-up sequence in this is so satisfying, very mechanical and solid feeling :D

You are right to like Yinsen, and I've believed that he was the key character in the movie. It was just such a smart choice in the screenplay to make him such a sympathetic character in the early origin part of the movie, and it the showing that Tony really cared about and relied and was saved by Yinsen that makes the viewer like Tony. It was the Yinsen character that gave the movie such a great start, makes the movie work.

Always down for an MCU reaction series; haven’t seen your channel before either! I haven’t heard of not having expectation spoilers before but that is a great idea! It’s a common problem (and annoying to me) especially for popular series like MCU or Star Wars where “fans” tell you which movies you’re supposed to hate (if any).

wow Kaiielle, I did not expect this. So excited to see you go through this journey. I hope you don't skip The Incredible Hulk (2008). No doubt others have told you these 3 critical points: 1) watch in release order, 2) watch for the aftercredits scenes, 3) watch for the Stan Lee cameo . Enjoy the trip, there will be smiles, laughs, and tears...

Fun fact: that last line "I am Iron Man" was completley improvised by RDj

Fun fact: The reason Tony Stark got a cheeseburger (specifically a Burger King burger) is that Robert Downy Jr. credits Burger King with his reason for sobering up. The story goes, RDJ was driving along the coast one day, with a trunk full of drugs, and was hungry, so he stopped at a nearby Burger King. And he got a burger. And when he was having the burger, he realized he didn't enjoy int. In life, there are times when just having a silly little fast food burger in a fast food join should just taste good when you are hungry, and drugs had destroyed that for him. And so, he went out, drove down to the beach, and threw all his drugs into the ocean, and started on the road to sobering up. And him getting a Burger King burger in his first major role back was his way of saying thanks to Burger King for giving him that epiphany.

Marvel is so good at making you care about the supporting characters. Rest in peace Yinsen

If I could get one quote from the MCU on a shirt it’s yinsen telling stark not to waste his life as he is dying. Its not brought back later or anything but to me It’s really the spark moment that drives him to be a hero, honoring that request to do something meaningful with his life and his ‘powers’

FOLKS, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I exported this video at a 1,200 bitrate instead of 10,000 like I always do. 🤦‍♀ So I'm so sorry for the poorer visual quality of this reaction. I wish I had realized before getting this out. But thank you for joining me as I start this journey into a new series and franchise! Please keep your comments below about THIS film only and please avoid talking about the films that I haven't seen yet. I want FRESH eyes and limited knowledge for this experience, just like I had with Star Wars. I appreciate you all so much. 💛 Info, FAQ, suggestion form, socials, etc: kaiielle.com/links

For me, Iron Man is still the best movie of all, and it's because it was a complete unknown as to how it would be received. While IM is a core Marvel Comics character, the general audiences didn't really know who the character was. But they seemed to hit every beat just right. And the casting of Robert Downey, Jr. was absolutely perfect. If you don't believe that he's Tony Stark, nothing else works.

Origins (Earth-616) - Earth-616 is pretty much the main comic universe that began all the way back in 1939 and is still going strong today. So Iron Man first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 in March 1963, and received his own title in Iron Man #1 in May 1968. I'll not go into comic history beyond what you see in the film as the MCU does draw from it in future films. But pretty much his comic origin is not that different to this film the only big difference being the time period as Tony was testing new technology in Vietnam instead of Afghanistan. In Vietnam Tony was hit by a piece of shrapnel from a booby trap. The shrapnel was lodged near his heart and without help, Tony would die. Tony was when captured by a communist leader and imprisoned, forced to make new weapons for the overlord similar to what you see in the film. Professor Ho Yinsen is also imprisoned as well like in the film and together they built the first suit of armor that would become Iron Man. Professor Ho even made the chest plate of the armor with a device to help Tony’s heart keep beating. Tony used the armor to escape but in the process, Professor Ho sacrificed his life to give Tony the time to charge it to full capacity an element also used in the film. The Earth-616 and movie origins are pretty much the same, MCU just modernized setting it in the late 2000s instead of the 1960s. Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610) - Modernized reimagining of the Earth-616 universe like a reboot starting in 2000. It's similar to what the Ultimate Universe did in the year 2000 kickstarting a whole new comic universe that was meant to reimagine and modernize Marvel character origins for a new generation. They wanted to return to the golden age where they could showcase these characters as flesh and young again while also mixing some things up as this is a whole new universe anything could change. This started with Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000 which brought Peter Parker into the 2000s and is to this day one of the best comic book series of all time. then Ultimate X-Men in 2001 and finally The Ultimate's this universes version of The Avengers which is... pretty messy and yeah alot of edgy stuff that tried too much. Like the film Ultimate Tony became Iron Man in the 2000s but slightly earlier in 2001. But unlike the MCU and Earth-616 counterpart the Ultimate universe Tony never got hit by shrapnel instead he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. This encouraged Tony to use the time he had left to put his resources to use for a better world so he created a temporary cure in the form of a mixture of bio-tech and armor. This is just one example of how the new universe changes this around, some good changes that were pretty cool and some really bad ones. The MCU in general pulls the best from Earth-616 and the Ultimate Universe for example the origins and plotlines of the MCU along with the visual designs come from Earth-616 while the MCU also uses some elements from Ultimate universe such as Nick Fury being played by Samuel Jackson, Nick Fury of the Ultimate Universe was based on Samuel Jackson while Earth-616 Fury looked more like David Hasselhoff. But overall MCU has far more elements from Earth-616 while also being it's own thing. Legal Stuff I'm more of an X-Men fan myself but Iron Man and stuff like the Avengers are still really fun. Side note but if you ever get around to X-Men just note that they're set in their own universe for legal reasons. Pretty sure Marvel and Kevin came to Fox in hopes of bringing in Fox X-Men characters into the MCU as cameos but this never happened. In the comics Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc. All of these groups and character existed together in Earth-616 and any other alternated universe. But Marvel in the 1990s sold a number of their movie rights to different companies with Sony getting Spider-Man along with any related characters such as allies and villains while Fox got the rights to X-Men and Fantastic Four. So when the MCU came around in 2008 with Iron Man Marvel could not use any of these characters in this say a future movie. So the X-Men movie continued on throughout the 2000s and 2010s with no connection to the MCU and so did stuff like Deadpool and Spider-Man. Nick Fury So that whole end scene blew us all away. It pretty much went "Okay so remember all those comic book characters... You could see them on the big screen". There's also a deleted scene where Nick mentions this "Radioactive bug bites, assorted mutants" a reference to Spider-Man to Mutants. X-Men but legal reasons they no doubt had to remove this as Sony owned Spider-Man and Fox owned X-Men and the term Mutants.

I'm super excited for your MCU journey! This universe is so expansive and the characters are so numerous that there's something for everyone to love. Like some other commenters have said, try to ignore anyone telling you what to expect or how to feel about certain movies in the franchise. They are experienced best when you go in with no expectations. Happy watching!!

I'm so excited for this! I love your style of commentary and review because you actually pay attention to the movie, gives thoughtful review and dives into the technical things after. I wish you allllll the luck to avoid all spoilery things, because it's always most fun and exciting to watch an "MCU first-timer" that basically know nothing😁 I'm gladly gonna enjoy and follow through your looong MCU journey and hope that your channel grow with this insanely popular franchise

Good choice. Glad you are starting at the beginning in release order. As I'm sure people have mentioned, always wait for the end credits scene. The Hulk isn't the best movie but don't let that stop you, because the rest just keep getting better. Yes, you spotted Stan Lee. I'm subscribed for the Marvel journey.

Awesome! Glad you're starting this journey! You'll probably have to reiterate the "no expectation spoilers" because people (for whatever reason) loooove to tell you how you're supposed to feel about upcoming stuff. Somehow it doesn't occur to them that it does influence your experience of things. I'm hitting play now, can't wait for the rest!

One thing I really enjoy about the MCU is that the characters have development over the course of the movies.

Hey Kaiielle, the scientist at the end that is asked to build a mini-reactor and says he can't because he's not Tony Stark is actually famous for one other role. The actor is Peter Billingsley and he played Ralphie in the classic A Christmas Story way back in 1983. Billingsley is also an executive producer for Iron Man!

I had fun with this reaction! Glad you enjoyed it, and look forward to seeing the rest of the MCU (and more)!

I'm super pumped that you have started your long journey of watching the MCU. When Iron Man first came out I didn't know there was a post credit scene. Back then they weren't really a common thing. I also never knew Tom Morello was in the movie! Although I always thought one of the guys in the cave looked like him 😅 I guess you learn something new everyday. Loved your reaction Kaiielle ❤️ Can't wait for the next one!

The first Movie in the MCU and still one of the best in the whole franchise.

I'm so happy to have found your channel tonight after a really bad day ! Ready to join you in your mcu journey ! I can't wait for all your mcu reactions !

So glad you are finally doing the MCU!!! Been waiting for this day! You have entered a much larger world!

Ooh, love me an MCU reaction series. It’s almost like watching the movies again for the first time, getting to see them through the fresh eyes of the reactor. Welcome to the beginning of a fantastic journey!

Glad to see you're diving into this franchise. I hope you enjoy the journey!

Looking forward to this, I LOVE the MCU!!!! ❤️💕🤗

Great reaction, Kaiielle. Welcome to your long journey through the MCU. Enjoy the ride!

“So we are dealing with a smarty pants.” That’s putting it mildly. :)

Legit flippin’ stoked you’re starting the MCU, mama! You especially will adore the f outta these movies & characters. I have zero doubt.

Great reaction. I'm glad you started the MCU movies. You're in for an incredible ride. I love the hair you look amazing. 😊

It's almost hard to believe that it's been 15 years since Iron Man came out.

Such a fun reaction! I love RDJ and honestly all the Iron Man cast. The humor, delivery, totally agree with you. Excited for this series!!!!!

The very beginning of the mcu brings back memories

Thank you. This was really fun to watch with you. Look forward to watching your channel grow as you enjoy this series of movies

Yeah you definitely got a fan in me immediately! I’ve watched so so many MCU reactors and gave some a shot nd exited 5 min into their first video. Love ur genuine reaction and how open minded you are. Plus how u catch subtle things. Keep it up ✨👌🏽

Great reaction!!!! Welcome to the MCU. Excelsior!!!!!!! And I'm really glad that you acknowledged Yinsen's invaluable and key contribution to the story. Most reactors don't.

Love the video amazing as expected! I am so glad you are doing this univers on the channel. its a franchise near and dear to my heart! hope you enjoy it, and looking forward to see more MCU. btw hair the looks great! :D

This movie was something of a cinematic miracle. It started out with a screenplay that pretty much everyone working on the movie hated so they threw almost all of it out. The main players involved would get together in the morning and basically decide as they went along how the movie would take shape and there was a lot of improvisation. Out of that chaotic mess emerged a great movie that launched a ridiculous monolith of a cinematic empire. A huge amount of credit for the entire MCU has to go to the people who worked on this one because it was them that made this movie the success that it was and without that there would be no MCU.

That was a really fun start to the MCU! I like your reaction/review process, very thorough!

Thank you for the upload, look forward to seeing your journey through the MCU!

Great reaction, great background and you look great kaiielle 💛

I'm so excited for you to start this journey! It's one heck of a ride haha.

One of the best marvel movies ever. Thank you for this reaction. Loved it!🙂

Another great reaction! Almost didn't recognize you in the thumbnail. Liking the new look.

Hey Kaiielle, just finished you video. LOVED IT!! Your reactions were fun, and I love your review at the end. So excited to join you on your MCU journey. I feel like I want to say so many things, but after watching your review, I think it would be best to let you experience it fresh, just like you said. Can't wait for the next one. Keep up the great work. Best wishes. 😊

Back in the early to mid 90s, all of my female friends had undercuts pretty much all through junior high and high school. They were quite popular at the time in our area.

kaiielle welcome to the mcu fan club you will enjoy every single 1 and it's going to be a amazing experience . there will be actor/actress you never thought you'd see in a marvel movie every single 1

KL!!! This is so amazing that you're starting the MCU. You're in for a treat and I look forward to you watching them for the first time 💙

Another fun fact for you, the engineer who said he couldn't build this, the technology doesn't exist was one of the producers... and the kid from A Christmas Story.

I really enjoy watching reactors whom are or at least I feel are "genuinely" watching mcu films for the first time. Needless to say I really really enjoyed your first outing into the mcu universe and I've obviously subbed so I can continue to see what you make of the rest of the films. Your thoughts, observations and commentary were spot on. Hooyah!

It will be helpful to you if you eventually watch the other Spider-Man movies. It makes for a well-rounded base of knowledge......

Looking forward to following along on your MCU journey!

You did a really good job anticipating plot twists, such as Tony using the original arc reactor in an emergency. RDJ was an excellent choice in that he _was_ Tony Stark in many ways. Downey spent a fair number of years partying & taking drugs before he cleaned up. Ironically a Burger King cheeseburger was part of his "aha!" moment. Most folks don't understand how publicly owned corporations work. The trustees have a fiduciary responsibility to the stockholders, and a drop like that seriously damages their portfolios. Fun Fact: most stockholders _aren't_ rich; a large part of the traded stock is owned by middle class individuals and pension funds. Stane actually had a financial responsibility to shut Tony out ir order to protect the company. It's not "his," because it's a publicly traded corporation. A note about weapons sales: American weapons sales overseas are strictly controlled. There's no way bad guys could just stock up on Stark munitions. That's one reason the F-22 had such a short production run. Congress was so paranoid about the high tech in the plane that foreign sales were, in effect, prohibited. Other Jeff Bridges roles? Two of my favorites are Starman and TRON. Favreau also directed Iron Man 2. He was cast in PCU as a stoner, and was part of the great team (Favreau & Filoni) that has created The Mandalorian. Look forward to your next MCU reaction.

Always excited to see another person discovering the MCU!

I haven't seen your content in a while but I love what you did to your hair, it suits you well.

Us older nerds LOVED the fact that the origin was a note for note copy of the comic book origin from the 60's. The only difference was the war was Vietnam. He was injured during an in theater weapons demonstration and kidnaped by the enemy, he was saved from death due to shrapnel in his heart by a captive doctor who sacrifices his life to get more time for the suit to boot up. It was great that it honored the spirit of the comic.

"TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!" *"Well I'm not Tony Stark."*

Just gotta say you are killing it with the blonde curls Kaiielle and enjoy the journey into the MCU!!!

It's been ages since I've seen this movie, so watching stuff from this again was fascinating. Excited to go on this journey with you, the MCU is a long but super rewarding journey.

I love how you do your review at the end of the reaction! It's unique and super enjoyable! I look forward to your future MCU reactions and I think I'll just have to dive into some of your reactions to other content too!

SUPER excited for you to see where this all goes. I would maybe avoid looking up anything to do with the films because there are A LOT of spoilers out there and this experience will be very rewarding if you can keep it spoiler free. Fantastic job and your attention to detail will be rewarded in future films!

Don't worry the Sam Rami Spider-Man film are there own thing along with the Amazing Spider-Man reboots. Those two franchises take place in their own separate universes under Sony outside of the MCU within the Marvel Multiverse. Sony made a deal with Marvel so that they could feature a new Spider-Man in the MCU but originally Marvel planned on having Andrew Garfield as the MCU Spider-Man but this never happened. If Spider-Man 4 was never cancelled maybe Toby could've been the MCU Spider-Man as well. Deadpool 1 an 2 takes place within the Fox X-Men universe and the third film will take place in the MCU, recall back to Deadpool 2 where Wade got his hands on Cables time watch thing which allowed him to travel throughout time. No doubt this device would also allow the user to travel between different timelines and universes so maybe Deadpool and the gang teleport to the MCU and just decides to stay there.

I recently started to watch all the movies and tv shows a month ago and finish a few weeks ago. Can’t wait to watch your reactions! 🤗

Great reaction ! Thanks for getting into the wonderful world of MARVEL... Enjoy the ride. 😀

Yinsen is actually in the original Iron Man #1 comic book. And the fact that, despite only having a single appearance for a couple pages in a fifty year old comic shows how important he really was.

I just subscribed, Kaiielle. You got me when you'd said "I like cheeseburgers, too." And then you'd said "Please. Thank you". That just melted my heart for some reason. Now I can't wait to watch your review of Iron Man 2!!!! I don't remember why I'd chosen to delete both those movies from my library. I regret it now.

Fun fact for you KY. Robert Downey Jr is actually playing himself. His real personality quips, charisma and charm is in fact portrayed in this movie and every MCU film you will see him in.

Lovely hair, Kaiielle! MCU movies can be hit or miss, but they're all enjoyable. Have fun with these ^^

you gonna love Tony Stark arc, welcome to the MCU

First timer here on your chanel. You got yourself a sub from me! You are smart and you picked up a lot of the important plot points. I am sure you will have fun watching the mcu because imagine 24 movies like this but they are all in the same universe and people of different movies start showing up in other movies. I have faith in you getting most of the references and most important, the characters motivations. This will be a great time. Cinema history like never done before! Happy to revisit the movies again with you. Greetings from Switzerland :)

thisll be a fun journey! and love the hair!

I will say this, you are in for a fun journey. I'm looking forward to getting that feeling of seeing them for the first time again by watching you

This movie. Is still. So. Good! A great introduction to this crazy superhero world. Glad you liked it! 🙌🏾

Hello. 😊 I always enjoy your reactions. I feel like there is in kind, a common level of relatability with a lot of your ideas and your wavelength in general. It’s fascinating to watch you when your brain starts cooking. Btw, Yes, The golden curls look very becoming on you. 🔥 🔥 🔥 As for the content, with all honesty I usually skip most MCU reactions because they tend to involve long term commitment and there are so many others doing it and getting caught up in it, but I think you’re doing it at the right time when a bit of the hype has died down. (Case in point, even with the most impactful and influential of franchises, a great reactor doth not one make. When it comes to just being charming and aesthetically pleasing to the eye, or having a fancy editing style and a meme cut every three minutes, I don’t think that’s enough for the granted expectations of a loyal fan base of long term followers. But you bring more than those things. I think that your intelligent, thoughtful commentary combined with your witty humorous analysis brings something different to the table, so MCU or no, I think I’m here for it.

Yay welcome aboard KL!

Nice! Another reactor starting an MCU journey. Subscribed. Good call on doing this in release order, that is the best way to do a first time viewing. The TV shows (Disney+) are part of the this whole story, and you would need to watch them for later things to make sense... That said, they are a long way off, so don't worry about it for now.

Glad u set a disclaimer about folks setting expectations of other films

"Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark." Yes. That is a universal truth.

You are the best reactor I have ever seen and I watch them all. The attention to detail is second to none. This is art

Looking forward to watching your journey through the MCU!! 😁 Followed👍

Its criminal of RU-vid how your channel hasnt been recommended to me, Welp at least i can binge your whole Infinity Saga reactions :D

The first two Iron Man movies also feature uncredited contributions from writer/director Shane Black. Black shot to fame as writer of the first Lethal Weapon, and went onto direct several other popular action movies, my favorite being the over-the-top classic The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. He was friends with Downey, who had a very public battle with substance abuse in the late '90s and early '00s. Downey ultimately did jail time for his drug use, and when he got out he was considered persona non grata in Hollywood, so in 2005, Black wrote him a starring role in his crime-mystery-thriller-comedy masterpiece Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The movie was a cult hit at best but it revived Downey's career, and led to this, and that partnership is the reason Downey brought Black on board. After his work punching up the first two, Black wrote and directed the third Iron Man movie (my personal favorite of the entire MCU, which may be controversial, but I will go into that when you get there). I also think you'll like LKG and KKBB, as well as a film Black made after IM3 called The Nice Guys, if you liked the writing of this. If you want to dive deeper into Jeff Bridges' career, he did a lot of great work in independent movies from the 1970s and 1980s. My guess is that many of his films will be too obscure for a reaction channel (I can't imagine anyone ever recording a video for the scathing drama Cutter's Way), but a couple that might go over well are his re-teaming with his Lebowski directors Joel and Ethan Coen on the remake of True Grit (sorry to any John Wayne fans, but anyone who's read the original novel will know how much more faithful the remake is, in all the best ways), and his cult classic TRON, featuring some of cinema's first-ever CG animation.

You have such a journey ahead of you. A great journey.

Thank you for the information you gave about the movie, I saw the movie many times and its reactions but you contributed something more.☺

so excited to see your journey through the MCU

Oh this is gonna be FUN! These early MCU movies before the Avengers bring back SO MANY good memories! This is where the whole multi-billion franchise of interconnected movies started- with Iron Man- which made the ending of End Game hit so much harder! Can't wait to see you go through it all! It's gonna be a journey and a half :D

I watch a lot of marvel reactors and excited to watch you through the MCU

Oh hell yeah! I'm so ready for you to begin your MCU journey with this movie. I'm sure a lot of people have told you this already but you're gonna be in for a wild ride!

I think watching the movies and shows and whatnot in the order of their release is the best. It's the easiest, for one thing, so you don't have to sit there with a spreadsheet trying to figure out what to watch when. Also, the movies tend to "explain", elaborate on, or otherwise build on the ones released earlier, regardless of where in the in-story time-line they take place.

Joining in here after YT recommended you. Love MCU first timers! Don't worry too much about people spoiling things. Everyone wants you to have fun going through the discoveries in the same way we did too. They just want you to have the background info so you can notice easter eggs too! With that; please do consider following along with the other Marvel franchises too! Sprinkle in the other spider man series (the 3 Tobey, 2 Garfield, and a really fun Into the Spiderverse, as well as 2 venom movies) Also the X-men films would be great too (there are the first 3 with Patrick Stewart, then some more with a younger generation (the First Class series) with McAvoy, plus some other spin offs, including ones with Wolverine and others with Deadpool.) Plus there is also what I call the NMCU (I don't think anyone else calls it that), but it is another series on Netflix, in particular, DareDevil is REALLY good, and is the one to start with in NMCU. Surprisingly, Agents of Shield doesn't have as many easter eggs. Although, it is still fun in its own way. If you want to have additional... fun? maybe consider some of the older ones, more so to see just how far Marvel has come, like The Hulk (Eric Bana), Fantastic Four, DareDevil (the one with Ben Affleck). They aren't necessary, and didn't really age that well, but maybe interesting to watch knowing that going in? As you can see, there is a lot of great marvel material out there! I hope you consider these things, and have fun!

welcome to the MCU club 😍

So excited for this journey!!

Your MCU journey is definitely going to be a memorable one.

MCU journey? You're in for an incredible ride!

- Careful reading on the background for sure ! There are so many spoilers out there, and especially the many youtube videos out there that put major spoilers unavoidably in titles and thumbnails. Great reaction, great series to get into ! | : ] '

Pretty cool this got recommended to me. This journey should be fun.

You can just watch the movies and TV shows in release order. Some shows actually influence what happens in the movies especially now in phase 4 and 5 but I'm super excited to join you on this journey. Subscribed.

I am on board, thank you for going down the MCU path, enjoy the ride...first reaction with you, release order is the way to go....You will fall in love with the characters along the way.

You are awesome! I am proud to be a sub before you hit 10,000!!

woohoo! KL doin the dang thing with the MCU! so hyped!