Iron Man (2008) | FIRST TIME WATCHING! | Movie Reaction 

my first true step into the marvel universe and i am SO IMPRESSED! i loved watching iron man and i cannot wait to continue in the MCU! thanks friends for watching!

Also fun fact: Tony eating cheese burgers is actually a call back to one of Robert Downy Jr's road to rehab. When he was younger in his acting career, Robert got into a lot of drugs and went to a pretty dark place. One time he went to Burger King and said that the burger was so disgusting, it actually gave him a moment of clarity. In that moment he decided to clean himself up. From there I think he threw his drugs into the trash or the ocean (I forget) and then checked himself into a rehab clinic.

The story of the first Iron Man suit is pretty much as it was originally, down to Yinsen's fate. It's merely been updated from Vietnam War era (around when Iron Man made his first comic appearance) to the Gulf War era. And Yinsen isn't a killer and doesn't want to be. He's buying time, but he doesn't want to take life. Yinsen: the first big hero in the Iron Man story.

My head-canon is whenever Tony meets Yinson again in the afterlife, the first thing he tells him is he didn't waste it.

Giving Robert the role of Ironman might be the best decision Marvel has ever made for the Mcu. As Robert has said before,"there is no Marvel Cinematic Universe without him"

"I am Iron Man". The phrase that sparked an incredible universe that I grew up in. I'm so thankful that I grew up during this and was able to experience these in the theaters.

If MySpace was the worst thing you worried about being caught by your parents browsing... Sweet summer child! Great reaction, welcome to the MCU!

Welcome to the MCU, Emme! It's gonna be a long journey ahead for you. :) 1. Remember to watch the films by *Release Order* since you are first timers, I presume. That means after Iron Man 1, it's the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, etc. Chronological/Timeline Order is recommended mostly for experienced viewers. 2. Remember to watch every credits scene after each film. :) 3. Keep an eye out for Stan Lee cameos. 4. Enjoy the wild ride ahead.

"We were just having a good time, talking about myspace and gang signs." LOL This is my first time watching one of your reaction videos and your commentary had me cracking up. If you continue on watching the rest of the MCU movies, you will definitely see Tony's character arc swing much more toward the better.

fun fact: in comics for a very long time even big avengers hid their true identity, like tony. The two biggest avengers are iron man and captain america but tony only revealed his identity to him in avengers #216, and only decades later in 2002 did tony reveal to the public that he is iron man (the character was created in 1963). So the movies improved a lot on his character as you can see at the end of the movie. His popularity wasn't on the level of spiderman, fantastic four or x-men, but this movie made ironman one of the best characters.

Something to look out for. Tony Stark’s friend Rhodey (the guy in the Air Force) is recast from Iron Man 2 onwards. He ends up being played by Don Cheadle. Hulk/Bruce Banner is also recast after the Incredible Hulk movie onwards.

Fun fact: Iron Man was once thought to be a failed Marvel movie, but in fact it is a legend :)

The balding engineer that Obadiah yelled at is played by Peter Billingsly, who as a boy played the central character in the movie, "A Christmas Story."

This is where the fun begins 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Emme, I’ve been loving all of your reactions and am so excited for you to be starting the MCU. As many other commenters have noted Deadpool is not officially in the MCU despite now being owned by Disney but Spider-Man is part of the MCU although those movies are not on Disney+. Since I assume you’re watching these on D+ you’ll need to find another way to watch the Spider-Man movies and there are plenty of lists to tell you where they fit in release order. Can’t wait for your reactions!

One of the best things they did when starting the MCU was beginning with Ironman. Because his technology is his power, it is the easiest to suspend disbelief for. By the time magic and space enter the equation, it's much easier to swallow.

Without this movie we wouldn't have the MCU that we have today because Robert Downey Jr. is perfect for the role as Tony Stark aka The Invincible Ironman and he does have the look of the character from the comics while looking badass in the armor, Awesome reaction Emme.

I've always liked the little touch at the press conference, where after his reveal, everyone stands up shouting, except the one woman who didn't believe his "official" story.

Nick Fury is played by Samuel L Jackson who also played Mace windo

Fun fact:The guy playing Happy Hogan(Jon Favreau)is the director of the movie and also the creator of The Mandalorian TV series!

Yenson didn't want to kill anyone and so he shot at the roof. He said he wanted to see his family and he knew they were dead, so all he needed was a good time to checkout.

I love the comics & the MCU is so much more clever than most people give it credit for. They give original stories with classic characters, they get the characters right (mostly lol), but they also add many nods back to the comics. So even if you are a true comic fan you never 100% know what to expect. Just one example, in the comics Iron Mans identity wasn't known, but he was always showing up, the cover story, so Tony could keep his identity secret, was that Iron Man was Tony's bodyguard. These sorts of things, references, nods, twists run through the MCU, welcome to the MCU marathon lol

I felt personally attacked when you said you didn't believe after the whole kidnapping, that he just wanted Burger King burgers.

Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Deadpool falls under the Xmen umbrella which previously belonged to Fox studios and was eventually bought by Disney. So yes, Deadpool is now MCU but he has yet to be formally introduced. Deadpool 3 is expected to be his first MCU movie though you never know, we may see him show up in some form sooner than that.

"Please don't get arrested." Damn... Never heard a RU-vidr say that to me before. You just earned my sub 🤣

I can't believe I missed this before! So much fun. Iron Man looks like a ballerina because in the MCU he uses both his glove & boot thrusters to fly & steer. In the comics he usually just had boot thrusters, but maybe they decided that was relatively unrealistic. As you saw, he discovered the fact that his glove thrusters could also be used as weapons. ... You suffer from a misconception; weapons don't make wars. It's the other way around. Also the movie is very misleading about US arms exports; they're very stringently controlled, especially high tech stuff. That's why Congress was hesitant to allow Israel to buy the F-22. They were concerned that the Russians & Chinese might gain access to the tech. BTW, Obadiah did the arguable moral thing with that injunction. It wasn't clear, But Stark Enterprises is publicly owned, so the CEO and board of directors have a financial responsibility to the stockholders. Note that the share values dropped over 40% after Tony's announcement. That's money out of the pockets of the stockholders. Obadiah had nothing to do with Tony's parents death. You'll eventually find out what happened. ... Don't know if you caught the joke when Rhodey complained about Tony being late for the flight: "I got caught doing a piece for Vanity Fair." Tony starts out as irresponsible playboy, but his character arc spans 10 years.

Fun trivia, the scientist getting yelled at by Obadiah who says "I'm not Tony Stark" is played by Peter Billingsley, best known for his role as Ralphie in A Christmas Story.

I just love Obie's "wat" reaction to the icing problem. That scene also really demonstrated that there are certain advantages to Tony's recklessness. If he wasn't so aggressively pushing boundaries and trying stupid things because he can, he never would have discovered the problem.

Oh this is going to be so much fun, I’m here for your journey. I haven’t seen the first Iron Man in years, forgot just how good it was. Pretty much set the tone for all of phase 1, can’t wait for the next reaction. 😄

I’m so excited for you to get into the mcu! Thanks for uploading emme, glad to be in your first 10k subscribers woot woot!

13:15 Yinsen chased after them because he knew Tony needed more time. The three men ran from Yinsen because they heard an automatic weapon being fired towards them and they had no cover. These guys are most likely more focused on keeping themselves alive than neutralizing their target and who knows how much training they had. Also, they knew they had backup behind them.

Basically, Iron Man is Batman but better

Also, just wanted to share as someone who grew up in the '70s and '80s reading Marvel comics how exciting it was to see this movie for the first time in the theater will no clue about the MCU that was to follow it. I was never a huge Iron Man fan in the comics so I really wasn't expecting much and was completely blown away by how great this was. But then in the post credits scene saying they were going to be putting together the Avengers, it seemed so huge, nothing like that had ever been done before. It was very exciting as they then started announcing the plans for the MCU and we were left wondering how they were going to pull all this off.

Well the Marvel movies were the first superhero movies that were entertaining to watch!

You did your brother dirty😭

Lol The Jimmy Neutron reference was peak laughs xD "hes like, Gotta blast" lol

It always hits me how the entire MCU ends before it begins if not for Yinsen. His saving Tony's life set everything else in motion and, of course, that's important 20+ films from now.

I'm sure people will bring this up (didn't see it yet) but that first iron man suit that looks so different was a throwback to when iron man first appeared in comics. That's how his suit originally looked in the early 60's.

“I wonder what happened to Tony’s father”. Stay tuned and you’ll find out in 20 movies 😂

Great review. Look forward to following you through the MCU movies. One thing about the Star Wars films. You might want to see Rogue One before Episode 4 as it takes place between the two. Enjoyed the reaction and will subscribe.

Brace yourself: Every MCU movie is going to give you a Big Sad to some extent. Some won't be TOO tough but others will wreck you.

Great reaction! Also, I love the BEAGLE. I watched this with my beagle, Lucy.

5:30 so it wasn't right right after. It wasn't the same missles he fired in the presentation. Just some of his own stuff that was "stolen" from him. But completely different missiles. Because I think the truck scene where he was with the military was actually supposed to be like hours after the weapons presentation. :)

*Gives compliment* "He's a jerk"

Don Cheadle’s rhoades grew on me over time, but Terrance Howard was literally perfect in the role. I swear, in iron man 2, I actually thought rhoades didn’t like Tony at all 😂

One small step to a very big journey. I think you're going to have a blast with a lot of these films. My personal favorite Avenger is Captain America.

Have you had a burger king burger , double cheese burger plain , fresh off the broiler , tastes like a juicy charcoal broiled burger right off the back yard grill , and McDonald's sucks .

How does she not know Samuel L Jackson?

Nick Fury in the Original comics was white originally but in the 2000's in an issue of Spider-Man the artists based their interpretation of Nick Fury on Samuel L Jackson from his character from the movie Shaft, (It is also to be noted that this Nick Fury was from another Timeline in the comics so they made the change to reflect things are a lil different.) Staying after the credits became the norm with these films Before the Odd film would have an after credit but not often. I used to manage a Movie Theater when this was out and the staff we would put on a film a few days before it came out and watch em after the site was closed (Staff Previews) We saw the film and walked out not watching the after credit as we were in the car park chilling and smoking at 4am in the morning after the film, the Projectionist walks over to say goodbye before going to his car and says there is an end credit scene and that Larence Fishburn shows up with an eye patch at the end. Myself and a friend were like SHIT eye patch Nick Fury is IN THE MOVIE and then discussed how it would have been better if it was Samuel L Jackson because of the comics. The Next day we watched the film again on opening night and Cheered hard that it was actually Samuel L and that the projectionist was mistaken.

Are you going to watch the tv shows in between in release order too? I know it's a lot, the movies itself are already a lot, but the full MCU in release order (even if you already have seen Dr. Strange, etc.), that would be a banger ... and a first? (You might make many people (subscribing) happy? ;)

I feel like a lot of people in the comments were probably too young to recall this but since I'm like a million years old I thought I'd mention that the guy from the financial show that yells at the camera and talks about the new "Stark Industries business plan!" at about 18:30 into the video, that's not an actor. There's an actual show called 'Mad Money' on MSNBC. The guy talks about finance and stock trading and his schtick was shouting into the camera and he had a sound board that he could hit a button and all sorts of loud noises would be played. Presumably it was to keep people occupied who cared about stock but found it too boring. It still airs but since it's now been on the air for 18 years they have long since dropped the yelling as it's kind of tough to keep that up for almost 2 decades. Jon Stewart shamed the hell out of the guy too so his ego might have taken a hit which could have cause him to not be as loud with his forecasts. He shouted that people would be stupid to take money from Bear Stearns right before the 2008 financial crash and people lost a lot of money because of what he said. Somehow he still has a job so make of that what you will.

Your Infinity War reaction popped in my feed, so I decided to watch yours from the beginning. Dont worry about living under a rock with the MCU. I watched Iron Man 1 when it first came out because I saw a tv advert for it as a kid and asked my mom. I had no idea outside of that one advert about the MCU, I only knew about a sequel for it and watched that too then didn't watch another one until around 1.5-2 years ago. I just binged all of them in order to catch up. Granted I was like 8 at the time, but that doesn't excuse that I actively decided not to "right" my wrong by watching the MCU knowing full well that Iron Man 1 started it at the age of 22.

I feel incredibly old whenever seeing these.Then again, kinda hopeful.New folk, new values.Also, I'm mid 30s :D

Cant stop watching your videos, 05:46 am... Really should get some sleep lol Also, happy new years everyone!

The Ten Rings leader you described as super, super in charge is played by Faran Tahir, who also played a starship captain in Star Trek(2009).

Congratulations Emme on your first step. I really enjoyed your Moon Knight reactions; great observations and insights. I suspect you're really going to enjoy this journey. 3 things I'm sure other have mentioned: 1) watch in release order, 2) watch for Stan lee cameo; 3) watch the mid and aftercredits scenes.

I love it when someone new discovers the awesome Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Letsss gooooo 💜💜 can’t wait to see you react to all the movies

The Mk I suit (the one he built in the cave) is the precursor to the Iron Monger suit that Obi builds. The Mk II flight suit is destined to be the War Machine armor (hinted at when Rhodey looks at it and says "Next time, baby"). The Mk III suit up sequence in this film is likely the BEST in all of cinema, it's so badass, gives the suit a real presence and how it's not just some cheap little gimmick armor or something, it's ARMOR.

Emme, I'm glad we're both on the same page about the use of Burger King 😂 If I had been in the desert for a long while and I eventually came back home, Burger King would be the last thing I'd want for my first meal since.

Yay! I love watching newbies enter the MCU for the first time. Loads of entertaining content. "Welcome to the Circus."

Super excited to follow your journey ❤️

Dope reaction keep it up 👍🙌🏽

I honestly can't stomach this many insults directed at Tony Stark in a row.

Modern tanks typically require one person to drive, another to operate the cannon, and still a third person to load. Maybe Pepper could have crawled around inside the tank to the different stations to do all three jobs at once, but it would not have been very easy.

The best Marvel movie ever! I still remember when I got this movie as a birthday gift.

Fun fact for Obadiah Stane, his super villain name is Iron Monger.

Iron Man sidekick is call War Machine, in the comics. Hello 👋🏻 .

Tony can build it in a day in a cave, with scraps😆

You don't seem to realize he was captive for months and he was eating their idea of food.

Thanks, Emme. Liked and subscribed. Loved your reaction.

I bet Terrence Howard hears that 'Next time, baby' in his nightmares

Great reaction, Emme! I literally just found your channel today and watched all of your Moon Knight reactions, which were also great. I can't wait to see your reaction to the rest of the MCU. You've got a lot of great films and surprises ahead in this series.

I remember seeing this one in theaters back in the day... it was amazing then, and it still holds up. And yeah, we had no idea what was in store for us. And that whole "I am Iron Man" and its echo throughout the series... it is just amazing.

You may have already answered your question why Pepper wouldn't use the tank: she is not trained in it and a tank operates very different from other vehicles. Driving it would be a problem on its own and to use the gun, you would need another person (tank crews usually consist of 4-5 people, all with very specific roles - see "Fury" for example. But you definitely need a driver and a gunner). At best it would be a somewhat safe hiding spot, but there is no guarantee that Obidiah's suit wouldn't be able to destroy it (it's got missiles and stuff).

OH, the BURGER KING AD! Always the toughest suspension of disbelief pill to swallow when you KNOW he'd go to In n' Out. Double-Double with everything. COME ON!

I’m so excited for your MCU journey Emme!!

You have so many questions that WILL be answered in later films, so we OG (Old Guard) fans cannot answer said questions because... spoilers. Just be patient, and once you reach the final film in the main MCU series (Endgame), all of your questions should be answered. Just realize, you will experiencing in weeks what us OG fans had to wait years to see. 23 films in 10 years. I wouldn't trade the experience, though. Regardless, you will appreciate more waiting for the answers you seek, rather than for someone to spoil the moment. One thing I will say, the death of Tony's father will eventually be revealed.

"What if Obadiah killed his father??" Great theory🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😳😉

This is just the start of one of the best character redemption story arcs in movie history. Enjoy the ride, and remember the cheeseburgers. Btw, you were right in two ways at the end. Tony didn't stick to the script because ROBERT DOWNEY didn't stick to the script. He thought it would be cool to just say "I AM Iron Man." and it worked so perfectly, Jon Favreau kept it in. Nobody knew how important this improv'd line would be later on...

WASSUPPPP......NEW SUBSCRIBER ABOARD THIS WILD RIDE

J.A.R.V.I.S. is Just A Really Very Intelligent System.

You saw moon knight before starting the mcu?

Well you went and done it! Now I get to relive this experience with another reaction channel! Yay! Have fun!

The first suit is a callback to the original design for Iron Man back in the 60’s. Glad that you’re getting over your preconceived notion about superhero movies….you might be interested in reading some of the comics they’re based on, just sayin’!

If Marvel likes money, it's time for an "Iron Man and the Iron Friend" comic. It sounds wholesome.

Lilly really wants you to watch "John Wick". 😈

Due to ownership of properties through the years, Deadpool and X-Men movies you see on D+ are not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but when Disney bought Fox, they got the rights to broadcast the Marvel Comics properties that had been owned by that studio. That said, Deadpool 3 and future X-Men products will be part of the MCU. Confusing, I know LOL

Burger King bc Shawarma was closed.

"Maybe it's the final one." Lol No.

The voice of Jarvis is actor Paul Bettany

The arc reactor is like a feat in human engineering you really don’t understand how powerful it is he has enough energy in that tiny arc reactor in his chest to power a city and the reason it’s so ground breaking is it’s an impossible build it’s a self sustaining clean energy source meaning most machines use energy to operate and this one uses its own energy and doesn’t lose energetic over time actually makes more and more the only thing keeping it from killing Jim’s is that it has a constant drain because it’s also an electromagnet keeping the shrapnel from entering his heart and killing him

13:50 No, the bullet ricocheted off the suit, bouncing back and hitting the shooter.

Every Time emme makes smart house reference👏💯

Emme is cute af. End of discussion.

Hi This was really good! Love your reactions. This was about a month ago, are you planning on doing any more MCU reactions? I see you have a playlist that also has Iron Man 2 as a "hidden video"

The funny robot is called dummy and Tony built it when he was a kid hence why it’s not the smartest robot but he keeps it around cause it was his first invention

Burger King is dope.

"That looks like it will fall to erosion in a few years" - emme No, it will get blown up in a few years. 🙂 In real life there is only the bare rock you see below the house, and it is part of a park. The general design of the house is based on a real one in another location that also has a great view. All the interior shots are of a set in a movie studio. With what he has available to work with in the cave, he can only make a crude Iron Man prototype suit (the Mark I). Once he gets back home and has the full resources of an aerospace company and JARVIS (an artificial intelligence) to work with, he can make a much better suit (the Mark 2). What happened to Tony's dad is the subject of a later MCU film. He died in 1991, 17 years before this film. Tony was still in college at that point, so Obadiah (the bald guy with a cigar) took over running it. Obadiah was an employee who rose through the ranks to become CEO. Tony inherited majority ownership from his father, who founded the company. So our villain resented Tony who lived the life of a playboy but was still his boss as owner. Since Tony wasn't married or have kids, by killing him off the bad guy could be in charge. The device he used is apparently an ultrasonic weapon. It is like ultrasound scanners, but more concentrated, and disables part of the brain when used, causing paralysis.

I commend the fact you've hardly been in the MCU for this long but fun fact when Obadiah said we're iron mongers, that was his supervillain name in the comics the Iron Monger, hope you enjoy the MCU on your journey 👍👍👍