The way the scene ends with Steve saying "I had a date" then the immediate cut to credits is still my favorite ending to a MCU movie.

Hugo’s German accent is practically flawless and nails Red Skull with ease. Hugo Weaving is always a win!

Fun fact: that scene where Peggy touched Steve's chest after his transformation was a genuine impulse from Hayley Atwell.

The physics of how Captain America's shield works is one of the great mysteries of cinema. We're mostly just supposed to suspend disbelief and accept that Steve can make these crazy throws and that his shield will always come back to him. I think in the later movies he has a sort of magnetic pad on his forearm which is magnetised to his shield, so he can "summon" it by turning the magnet on, but I'm not sure.

This is one of my favorite Marvel films because I got to watch it with my Mom before she passed away.

The actor who plays Erskine, Stanley Tucci, is a star with a character actor’s resume. He’s been in everything, and played everything from a serial killer (The Lovely Bones) to a sprite (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). He’s played a gangster twice (“Billy Bathgate” and “Road to Perdition”) and Julia Child’s husband (Julie and Julia).

That brief touch Peggy puts on Steve when he first comes out of the Vita-Ray chamber was completely unscripted. Hayley Atwell just couldn't resist...

I always thought that a first watch through of the MCU should absolutely be in release order. It’s how the filmmakers intended. Otherwise you’ll miss references to things Or ruining of things meant to be a bigger reveal. Subsequent viewings it could be fun to go based on timeline order, but they were written in a way that release order gives the best experience I think.

The look Peggy gives Steve when he says he couldn't call his ride is goals lol

"Steve was the only one" Peggy also ran towards the grenade, Steve was talking to her when he yelled " get back"

Release orders are always the way to go. The execs know to put something out there first that will hook the audience, much like Lucas did with Star Wars. Iron Man/Robert Downey Jr. really did that for the MCU.

Great reaction again, Addie! And thank you for watching them in release order. That's the way it's meant to be seen. And it's one thing to watch a Marvel film here and there...but to watch them in order...it gives you the best context and world building for the MCU. It's a way that you get super invested into the storylines and the characters, so that you really care about what's happening with them and where things are going.

Yes, Steve meant to get caught while knocking at the front door. It was his way inside, where he could further distract Hydra while the others made their assault. It worked perfectly. Stupidly dangerous, but it worked.

In the dummy grenade scene before the Super Soldier Serum, Steve wasn't the ONLY person to rush the grenade - Agent Carter did, too, but Steve got there first.

Right before Chris Evans played as Captain America in the Avengers. He played as The Human Torch of the Fantastic Four.

Definitely agree with you on watching these in release order. It definitely makes fitting the pieces together more fun. My gf on the other hand is avid on watching in Chronological order which isn’t too different aside from swapping around a few movies with Captain America being first to watch instead of Iron Man.

32:40 - The Super Soldier Serum kept him alive in the ice. Basically it was suspended animation.

11:15 fun fact: many people congratulated the people who worked on this movie for the special effects on Chris Evan's body in this scene. People didn't know that the scrawny Evans was the CG, not the one in this scene

Always warms my heart when someone takes their first step into the MCU. Even more so when they watch this movie. Steve is one of my favorite characters in this franchise and off the bat he is vastly different than the heroes before him. Tony is a celebrity status billionaire with swagger, Thor is a literal god from legend, and Banner is one of the brightest minds on the planet. Then you have Steve Rogers a simple man who only wants to do the right thing his true strength is his character. Movie was pretty simple and straightforward no complicated twists or shockers but what was really sad was Steve waking up in the present day the war he fought having been long over and everything and everyone he cared about is gone now he’s lost in a world he doesn’t understand with no one. Steve fully expected to die in that plane crash only to survive with life as he knew it literally over. To answer your question its never said directly but apparently the serum enhanced his mental capacity as well as beefed him up he didn’t learn rocket science overnight but Steve can calculate the arc and ricochet of when he throws his shield it has some merit as prior to getting the serum Steve was a talented artist and once he got the serum he instantly memorized the locations of the hydra map just by looking at it.

Can't wait for the second captain America movie. It's my favorite of the MCU.

Another actor from LOTR (actually Hobbit) besides Elrond, Thorin is the spy who steals the serum.

I love Stanley Tucci in this. A very believable and humane performance.

I actually had great appreciation for this movie. I watched this when I didn't have a lot of movie knowledge (I was introduced to the MCU on 2015, AOU being the first I watched on theaters) and did not know who Chris Evans nor Captain America was. His transformation surprised the sh*t out of me lol

That ending always gets to me. Flying down into the ocean and waking up to a brand new world.😢

This is also exciting for us, we get to experience the thrill of the MCU again through you, laugh with you, get sad with you. Thanks a whole bunch for giving this to us. Excelsior!

2:14 Yes it is. I find that Hugo Weaving has a uniek way of talking that is easy to recognize.

20:00 I like how the Captain's Return mirrors the movies that he previously shot, and the Howling Commando scenes echo more of them in full color.

Thanks, Addie. By sharing your reaction you allow us to revisit the feeling of seeing this for the first time.

They never exactly explain how Steve gets "frozen" and revived in the films, but it is a suspended animation thing that allows a WWII era hero to be around in the 2000s. Another sad point to this love story is... their first and last kiss was chasing a Hydra plane Another great react, always enjoy seeing you react to something.

What I love about Chris Evans' performance is that in every movie after this, you can feel skinny Steve in his acting performance. He never entirely leaves despite all the changes the character goes through. The "frozen in time" thing needs explanation. In the Golden Age, Captain America was created for the express purpose of convincing Americans to join the war on the side of the Allies. He was created for pure propaganda, and was used for that even more after America joined the war. This part of the comic book history is represented by the "war bonds" section of the movie. Anyway, the character lost popularity after the war ended. During the Vietnam war, there were big debates about the war. The pro-war side constantly invoked patriotism, but kept making arguments that were simply not in line with American values. That was when Marvel did the "frozen in ice" story. Captain America was brought back to comment on the inherent hypocrisy of those pro-war arguments during the Vietnam war. Since then, this has defined the function of the modern version of the character. He appeals to jingoists, so writers can use this character to deliver criticisms that they might not accept from anyone else. For example, in the second Captain America movie, the main theme is about government surveillance in a post-9/11 world. Immediately after 9/11, jingoists argued in favor of government surveillance without the usual court permission, and argued "if you did nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear." The second Captain America movie is delivering a rebuke to people who said that after 9/11, and it's delivered in a way they will accept because it's coming from an ostensibly patriotic character. Remember that Steve disobeyed orders and went behind enemy lines to save a bunch of soldiers and was rewarded for it. Later, you will learn of a character doing something similar in Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Remembering this detail will add poignancy to that other story.

6:09 - the actor who plays Doctor Zola (the guy with the glasses) also voiced Dobby, the house Elf in the Harry Potter films.

Captain America is one of the best

The opening scene in Norway reminds me of the flashback scenes from Hellboy tbh. I'd love to see Addie react to those films as well someday.

Okay about the shield: 1) The shield comes back to him because he throws it in such a way that it will ricochet of surfaces and come back to him. Essentially, Steve is calculating the shields trajectory as he throws it. 2) Physically, the shield SHOULD NOT RICOCHET. They explain that its completely vibration absorbent, so it realistically hit a wall and drop straight down. But its cool to have it bounce, so people ignore this. However i have seen people explain that the edge of the shield isnt completely Vibranium, so that could explain that

Addie, the 3 best things about the Marvel moives is the choice of casting for thier super-villans, the way the films all run concurrently, and the fact the stories are straight from the comic books first published by Stan Lee in the 60's and 70's. Captain America was actually one of the 1st heros Marvel came up with in WW2, when they were called timely comics before changing it to Marvel once Stan took over...welcome to the Marvel Universe,love your reactions!

It's weird how some people seem to think that between Steve and Bucky, _Bucky_ is the troublemaker, when we clearly see that his idea of fun is nerding it up at a science convention, while Steve is picking fights with guys twice his size. 🤣

The HYDRA agent who threw the kid is none other than Thorin Oakenshield's actor, Richard Armitage!

Yes, that's Elrond. Also Agent Smith, if you've seen the Matrix movies. If you haven't seen them, they're very good to react to.

Steve: I can do this all day! Addie: mmmm I don’t think you can. 😂😂😂 I literally lol’d so loud at that.

One thing I don't recall if they ever mentioned in the MCU films is that one of the Howling Commandos that Cap works with during the war is Sgt. Jack Fury, who will have a son named Nick...

"How was he asleep for that long?" Technically, he was frozen, and apparently SHIELD had the technology to resuscitate a 70 year frozen Super Soldier...

Oh man! Have you stepped into a WORLD OF FUN! Its always great to see a NEW MCU member.

This film was improved and better than 90's movie and I enjoy watching this film series. Captain America is fun with passion for comic book movie

Great reaction, Addie. Cap is one of my fave heroes - truly a "Man out of time." If you get a chance to watch the 2 seasons of Agent Carter I think you'll enjoy those, too. Looking forward to your Avengers reaction!

Fact. Steve has an Arts Degree. That is why he can draw so good

Red Skull : Johann Schmidt : Agent Smith Peggy Carter : Red Dress : Matrix VR ... There is no spoon!

Yes continue watching in release order

Nice catch on the Indiana Jones digging in the desert comment. A lot of people don't pick up on that. Fun to watch along to someone reacting and getting a lot out of this universe. There is so much more to come. :)

The actress playing the blonde that Peggy gets jealous of also played Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones.

This is my favorite movie of the entire series... so glad you had fun re-watching it. The best thing about this movie is how it ties in with the ending scene of Endgame. When you see it, you will love it...

Addie, the pure joy in your face from (re)watching these movies is exhilarating! This is definitely one of my favorites, and the best moment: "Is this a test?" with the grenade, and talking with Erskine afterwards. Still gives me goosebumps.

The director of this movie worked on effects for the original Star Wars trilogy (blasters) and raiders of the lost ark (guy chopped up by the propeller )

Yep Steve Rogers aka Captain America truly was a good man soldier, probably even better than the unknown soldier. It only made sense that HE would become the leader of The Avengers!

The serum they gave Emil and Bruce Banner to become the Abomination and the Hulk was an offshoot of the serum given to Steve Rogers to become Captain America.

"Where in the world did he go?" You better keep that in mind across this MCU journey, because you will find out later.

I love it when you recognize LOTR actors in other movies, more of those to come! I 99% agree with release order with one exception in Phase 3. Release order puts Black Panther between Ragnarok and Infinity War, and it just doesn’t belong there. Black Panther’s story picks up immediately after Civil War, and the post credits for Doctor Strange, Ragnarok, and Infinity war all flow together. So I recommend bumping up Black Panther and watching it after Civil War, or at least before Doctor Strange so the flow of those movies isn’t interrupted. I like to watch Civil War, then Black Panther, then Homecoming, then release order from there. By the logic of timeline placement some people try to watch Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel before Infinity War so those last 2 Avengers movies can be watched back-to-back. And Black Widow takes place immediately following Civil War. But I recommend keeping those in release order, otherwise after credit scenes become pretty big spoilers.

Technically, in the comic book stories Captain America was actually the fifth Avenger. The Avengers found him floating in the ocean encased in ice.

Great job as always Addie! you are on the track for one of the funniest rides in Movie History, Enjoy!

Super reactions to the first Captain America film, Addie!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Looking forward to your reactions of the other MCU films. Your hair is looking very nice!💇🏽‍♀

“The shields good for hitting people at least” You have no idea haha

grew up watching this movie and love captain america

The shield bounces back to him. He has to do it very precisely though which is practically impossible. But heh its a movie so😂. When Nick said asleep he meant frozen in ice for 70 years... took them that long to find him. No one would survive being frozen but since he is a super soldier his body was able to resist and eventually did not age as he was frozen.

yeah, in the comic books, cap fought the nassis and red skill from 1939 to 1945. he stopped publishing, and was brought back in 1965, frozen in ice as here. the original artist came back to do him, jack kirby, who also helped create hulk and others. so in the movies hes frozen much longer. marvel kept bringing back their older heroes from the golden age. the personalities are much better developed in the movies, but the main character arcs are pretty much the same. so old fans love them and new fans can dig the better writing.

Yes! Captain America is my favorite Avenger! A true hero! And he's been asleep for 70 years because he was frozen and the serum kept him alive. It was like he was in his own hyper sleep.

Yes, that is Elrond and Agent Smith.

11:37. This "guy" is Richard Armitage. (Thorin Oakenshield)

The part where the guy got shredded was the most violent scene in the MCU to this day, Black Bolt's death is nothing compared to this.

In real life, bullets go through car doors (or entire cars, if you don't hit the engine block) like butter.

“I can do this all day”

They performed in the Urban Art Space, a part of Berlin where the buildings and walls are covered with beautiful murals.

Captain America was created by writer Joe Simon who took a young Stan Lee in as his intern. The comic book cover of Captain America punching Hitler is the actual first issue of Captain America drawn by the king of comics and Cap co-creator Jack Kirby! His comics were included in care packages sent to boost morale for the WW II soldiers.

Captain America in the books. I have 1 more to watch then I'm caught up with your MCU movies. By the way, you mentioned earlier on, during the grenade scene ... that Steve Rodgers was the only one that jumped on the grenade. Actually, if you go back and take a look there is one other person running towards the grenade ... Agent Carter. Anyway, great reaction once again.

In future Marvel movies you will see where Red Skull went

Papillon - staring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman

You are the best of the best of the best. Thank you.

You will find out where Red Skull went eventually, though it's quite a few movies before that.

" they just had tomatoes ready?" In the old days vaudeville audiences used to throw tomatoes 🍅 or eggs 🥚 and would bring them to shows just waiting for horrible acts to throw them. That's why that review site is called Rotten Tomatoes

Great reaction! 😊 Fun Fact that I forgot to mention on Patreon: 11:33 This part when Peggy Carter almost touches Steve’s chest was actually actress Hayley Atwell's(Peggy)reaction that stayed in the final film. Think I mentioned this on Patreon. The origin story of Steve Rogers aka Captain America is my favorite next to Tony's Iron Man origin story. Next up is the last movie in Phase 1: "The Avengers"! Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊

Jenna Coleman who's in this film has played Clara Oswald in Doctor Who. She was The companion of The Eleventh Doctor ( Matt Smith ) and The Twelfth Doctor ( Peter Capaldi ). David Bradley played Solomon in a doctor who episode called Dionsaurs on a Spaceship and played The First Doctor in Twice Upon A Time.

Whats-his-face from Harry Potter will always be Walder Frey to me

Chris Evans is perfect as Captain America lol. He did a great job as Johnny Storm too tho - I hope we get to see Addie react to the Fantastic Four films someday.

20:18 You're late! "I couldn't call my ride." SPOILER ALERT Post Avengers: Endgame {Last chance before my long-held conclusion) In for a penny, in for a pound: THIS is the point that Old Man Rogers landed after the return trip. 1940's tech would not be able to fix his QPS beacon. He would have to stay in the sidelines to avoid disrupting the history as he knew it. Living under assumed names until he could contact Peggy and Howard after the events of the Agent Carter series. He would have to be more close-lipped than some strange folks. After all, loose lips sink ships.

14:28 I still think that’s Meredith Quill

Cap jumping on the grenade will come to fruition way down the line, just you wait

the second captain america was one of my favorite marvel movies of all

My pick for the most underrated MCU film. I love this film, I’ve watched it so many times.

Great return reaction! And such a good movie. 🙂 Fun fact: The first time I saw Stanley Tucci in a film he put half a woman's foot in his mouth. 😀 I like him much better in this role. Also: That movie I just mentioned was called Big Trouble, and it is a fun watch. 🙂 When Steve and Agent Carter are riding in the car on the way to the procedure I understood exactly what Steve was doing. 😀Someday I'll no longer be so insecure that I won't be able to talk to women. After I'm dead. 😀 Tommy Lee Jones is so perfect in this role. 😀And they gave him so many great one liners. 😀 Hugo Weaving is so brilliant as Schmidt/Red Skull. But he's brilliant in everything basically, so, yeah. 🙂Elrond to Agent Smith, all good. The shield test demonstrates the first rule: do not irritate Agent Carter. 😲 The loss of Bucky was almost the worst thing that could have happened to him. 😞I mean, he'd already lost his parents. Bucky was his remaining family. The last scene of the war. 😲 Such a noble sacrifice from Steve. But he always remained a good man. 🙂

I've seen this movie many times and only just caught the line from Bucky @ 4:07, foreshadowing the ending.

People always let out a chuckle when that kid says "Go get him, I can swim.". I wonder why?

At a comic-con, they had Cap's original screen-used Star Cab Company door. I was nerding out. He's my favorite, and will always be.

Allergic to penicillin? Me too! I bet it wouldn't have time to react on us though so we'd become super people anyway! :D

Addie, when the Red Skull grabbed the Tesseract, it sent him into Outer Space

Peggy Carter was sooo smoking hot! That 40a look still is incredible. Glad Hayley Atwell got her own show.

Is that Elrond? No, that's Agent Smith...

Yes, that's Elrond. Also Agent Smith. :) War Bond tours were a real thing. The War Department frequently used decorated war heroes to gin up sales. Fun Fact: the War Bond costume is his original outfit in the comics, including the shield. The Howling Commandos had their own comic in the 60s: Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos. In the late 60s Steranko created Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD. It was an attempt to cash in on the James Bond/Man From UNCLE craze. That's when Nick got his eye patch. He originally appeared in a suit, like Bond or UNCLE agents. The ice he crashed into, along with his own enhanced metabolism, kept him in suspended animation instead of freezing to death. Small spoiler: we start out the Avengers with friction between Tony & Steve. It turns out that Howard was constantly talking about how terrific Captain America was, which didn't help Tony's daddy issues.

Great reaction to one of the best MCU movies.

The Nazi spy who killed Dr. Erskine was played by the same actor that played Thorin in the Hobbit movies.

"Blasters" 😀😀😀

Great job Addie. I'm looking forward to your Avengers reaction. Keep up the great work.

I thought you said this was a "re-watch" for you, yet you seem to be reacting as if you had never seen it before. Even after ten years you couldn't have possibly forgotten everything you saw.