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Ted used to be a great scientist as smart as Banner but mutanted into a powerful creature by accident. Only little tracing of his humanity is left that is why he seems simple minded.
For brief breakdown of “Ted” his full name is Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis. He became the creature know as man thing when he drank a recreation of the super solider serum and drove straight into a swamp that was the Nexus of all realities. Which he in now the guardian of. Jack Russel aka Werewolf by night is a descendant of cursed bloodline put on by Dracula himself. Elsa bloodstone is part of a family of monster hunters(think the Belmonts from castlevania). That’s super simplistic summary of their origins and I know I skipped a lot of stuff but I’m just a CZcams commenter.
Thanks for commenting this so I don’t have to lol. Unsurprisingly, there’s the “fans” who I see keep commenting “they made man thing a joke by calling him Ted”
I adore this special. The friendship between man thing and Jack was something I didn’t expect but appreciate. Now I want an prequel showing how they met and became buddy buddy. This was really an origin for the character of Elsa Bloodstone. Moving forward hopefully we’ll seeing the badass that she is in the comics. Honestly since Blade needs a new director just get Michael Giacchino.
Agreed on Giacchino directing Blade. He's proven himself with this special and I would love to see what he could do with Blade as well as other occult characters in the MCU. Imagine a proper Nightstalkers movie with him at the helm or even a legit adaptation of Tomb of Dracula for that matter.
@@alucard624 Idk, he did an amazing job with this special, but he's not a director and I'm not sure if he could work as well as here with a more demanding movie. Now, have him be the composer and we'll have a blade score that even our grandsons will remember
This is an example of everything the MCU can achieve when they give a filmmaker the time and resources to create something really unique, exciting, and gorgeous. It’s easily my favorite Marvel project of the year
This was trash. This was the most basic stereotyped trash ever. The cheesy one liners, the obvious overplayed tropes. The incompetent bad guys and the immortal untouchable good guys.
@@samscholz5024 And yet there was still constant conflict, character growth, storytelling and world building for an entirely new side to the MCU that we've never seen in live action. Also it was meant to pay homage to old horror flicks so using stereotypical as an insult doesn't really do much here. The bad guys were actually quite competent. One injured Elsa and nearly killed Jack. I also don't recall a single cheesy one-liner.
@@PaleoEntertainment next time watch the show💀 everything you said was wrong. Conflict as in the bad guys are completely useless for the secret society of monster hunters. Stormtroopers put up more of a fight. There was no character growth. No one changed. The bad guys were bad and the good guys good. What are you talking about???? Pay homage ????? This movie spit on the legacy of monster movies. It was utter garbage. They made a quirky friendly monster💀 utter garbage. The hunters spent more time tripping over each other than fighting the monster. Seriously one of them tried to spin kick a werewolf. Wtf is that trash. The whole film was dumb and blunt with the whole “what if monster good and human bad” utter trash. A middle school student wrote this. The good guys were never in any danger even when there’s a mindless werewolf running around. No cheesy one liners what was “he went that way” as a gag at the end. Go touch some grass
Being from Mexico, it's nice seeing mexican actors lead or be involved in big franchises. We got Diego Luna as Cassian in Star Wars, and now seeing Gael Garcial Bernal as Jack has made my day. I cannot wait for Tenoch Huerta's performance as Namor in Wakanda Forever. 🇲🇽
Well said, combining Mexican culture and also a few words here and there , its so cool seeing all these actors getting involved in the MCU i am so happy and proud to see all this instead of all the stupid comedy movies made here
Maybe it's the black and white filming or the lighting in this, but Gael Garcial Bernal looks like a cross between Freddie Prinze Jr. and Martin Landau.
The fact that they managed to make the werewolf design similar to the Wolfman but still unique and intimidating is really impressive to me. The crew responsible should be very proud, this is some of the best Marvel content out there!
love the homages from the 1940s horror mixed in with modern horror, the fighting was similar to the fights then too...and when jack transforms is a nice nod to them films when the monster is either transforming from afar or revealed and we see the shock and horror on their faces like elsa was :D
I think these hour long specials could be Marvel Studios bread and butter if they play their cards right. It’s a good way to introduce characters that don’t require a 6+ episode series or characters that have story to tell but don’t play into a grand plan
Ted is going to become really important going forward, he guards the swamp that holds a doorway to everywhere in the multiverse, he’s also freakin strong and can teleport throughout the multiverse.
This Special made me love Man-Thing. I didn't much care for the character in the comics, but here . . . I think it's because they made the eyes so expressive instead of two glowing red eyes. We can see the human underneath the monster thanks to those eyes and it endeared me to him. So congrats MCU, you made me like another plant-based character!
Gimme Blade, Black Knight, Moon Knight, Werewolf by Night, Agatha Harkness, Man-Thing, & Elsa Bloodstone in a Midnight Sons movie. When someone gets killed off, you can add Ghost Rider, Nightcrawler, or Magik to the team down the line. Have them go up against someone powerful like the Scarlet Witch, Nightmare, or Mephisto. Wong or Strange could be a guiding figurehead like in the comics. It’d be dope if they could make it an R-rated horror flick. A mature section of supernatural anti-heroes would be money.
@@Linator4 Sounds good but I want Wanda to be redeemed and be on the good side again. Everything is sounds good. They can go against Mesphitso, Blackheart, Nightmare, etc
Do you think the very good reception of Werewolf By Night is a good part of the reason for Marvel's pushing out some of their future movies, including Blade? They announced Blade 3 years ago? and they still don't have a director for it, but now they could very well have found the perfect match, and the movie may actually need to be re-written to fit Giacchino's vision. This obviously pushes out related projects out--notice how not all projects were pushed out. Possibly only those where Blade, or any character in Blade may be a part of?
This was amazing seeing man-thing in Live action was something I never thought we would see and seeing gore in anything marvel really caught me by surprise
There was a Man-Thing movie in 2005. Also, by “anything Marvel”, you may be referring to specifically the MCU. But there’s R rated Marvel movies outside the MCU with blood/gore like the Blade movies, the Punisher movies (especially War Zone), Logan and Deadpool 1 & 2.
@@Kevmaster2000 man thing was also mentioned in agents of shield by maria hill, and he was a grandmaster champion shown on grandmasters highrise in thor:ragnork
What I Loved the most was the cinematography. I can't remember the last time I saw such good shots in Marvel Studios as they are entering into that cemetery.
For me phase 4 had really good cinematography (if we're talking about the full spectrum of cinematography), Wandavision, Loki, Shang-Chi, Eternals, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel and Doctor Strange had all very interesting shots
@@beamzsalt4252 every one that I mention had at least a couple of very well done shots that people kept pointing out, that's why I said "the full spectrum", remember, cinematography is more than just "it looks colorful".
The tagline for The Man-Thing is "whosoever knows fear burns at the touch of The Man-Thing." So, does Jack not know fear of Ted because he knows he's a gentle giant, or does Jack not know fear because he's already the thing men fear?
I think it was that Jack wasn't afraid of Ted therefore his touch didn't affected him, he seemed pretty scared of hurting Elsa so I think he has some fear
Since Jack is an Lycanthrope he has no control over the emotions of his transformation, also Jack and Ted are actually good friends, think of them of a Groot and Rocket duo, considering how Jack can understand Ted
The amount of Love They displayed for Jack Pierce the Make up artist who designed Frankenstein’s Monster, The Bride, the Mummy, and the Wolfman was simply incredible. So glad they decided to go 30s /40s style.
I like how in the beginning when he was asked if any of these monsters slain was his work and he said no but he pointed to the monster that is clearly a vampire and saying that he fought that one a couple of times. Classic werewolf versus vampire
A cool bit of trivia with Swamp Thing V. Man-Thing, apparently both were created by a couple of roomates, from what I heard they had a bet to see who could get theirs published first! Lol. I LOVED this special, I hope this is the start of the true setup for MIDNIGHT SONS.
@@folklore6703 well that's what they called that group in the Ultimate Spider-Man show, the Howling Commandos with Frankenstein, the Living Mummy, Werewolf By Night, Blade was part of it at one point, and obviously Man-Thing. BUT in the comics it's Legion of Monsters, Night Shift, or Midnight Sons.
@@folklore6703 Well they're all different teams. Howling Commando's is fun but it's very specifically the WW2 team in the MCU. A lot of characters are simultaneously part of multiple groups so. I'm PERSONALLY looking forward to it being Midnight Sons and I truthfully think that's where all the supernatural stuff is leading. I've been wanting it for so long.
If you're wondering why the creature (Better known as Man-Thing) is referred to as "Ted" that's because he's a former human scientist named Theodore Sallis who was hired to recreate the super soldier serum for A.I.M, (He was previously mentioned in the MCU in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and a character from the comics "Ellen Brant" was featured as a minor antagonist in Iron Man 3 (she was the redhead with extremis powers, she's pretty forgettable)
"Thank you Ted!" 😊 I thought it was a super cute special. And Gael García Bernal is always worth seeing. It also helped the film a lot that it was immediately present and I was captivated. I think Gael García Bernal is good at it.
I love when you can see the love of the source material. Michael Giacchino clearly loves monster movies and cares about them. Doesn't try to turn it into a modern horror movie or a superhero movie just focuses on making a fun monster movie with characters that fit in the genre.
It is and I can seen where blade could come into this but this whole setting seems way back when like if when the blade film film comes out it will be in modern day man thing cant die really so how would werewolf by night be alive in today unless he doesn't age!
Ironic not did marvel out due universal in making a universe with monsters, they also took back Man-Thing from them and his ten minute scenes was better than that shitty universal Man-Thing movie
@@luisf2793 I know there was a film 05 maybe can't even recall watching it to be honest am sure I did and if I did if you can't remember it not a good sign!
@@erikrivers1927 Agreed, i mean, even the ones that still are clearly copies would still be a cool concept, Like Superman and The Sentry, and Plastic Man and Mr Fantasic :)
the creators were friends but you'd think the company would try to sue but they couldn't cause both characters were based off a 40s character called the Heap
Me too ? Such an iconic character with figures toys and statues and posters not to mention the comic. How don’t they know this? He’s been such a huuuuge Bart of MCU.
This is one of my favorite things to come out of the MCU. The homages to old-school horror movies, the musical score, the atmosphere... It's all SO GOOD.
@@bobsteryt the whole “the monster is secretly the embodiment of goodness, and the hunters are all evil” the incompetence of every bad guy while the good guys are untouchable gods. The trash marvel one liners for comedy. The themes of the monsters are actually better than humans it’s nonsense and never in the old movies. The old movies didn’t treat you like a child that needs to be taught a lesson on morality.
If all the Marvel Special Presentations have this quality, sign me up! I loved it! I love the wholesome ending! I think it’s the best thing Marvel has put out in 2022 and might be my second favorite Phase 4 project next to Shang-Chi. I wanted this to be a 2 hour movie. I love that this had no connection to the wider MCU outside of that shot of the OG Avengers at the beginning. I loved the chemistry between Jack & Elsa and Jack & Ted. I love Ted. I love that Jack just went in there to save his buddy. And I love that this isn't the first time he's had to do this for Ted. I think he is my new favorite MCU character. It didn't really scare me though but I don't know if it was supposed to. My only gripe really is Jack's face paint didn't contrast enough. It was hard to see in black and white. And I was hoping for another Blade tease in an end credit scene.
I actually cried when I saw Ted. she did shoot the arrow thing. Man-Thing is a nexus being, Probably my favourite marvel character along side Moon-Knight.
I loved this so much, glad you enjoyed it!! This trivia is mostly for Eric, but Jovan, the Scottish hunter was played by Kirk Thatcher. He was a creature designer on Star Wars for ILM, he was also the punker on the bus in Star Trek 4.
"Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!" was the Man-Thing's tagline from the comics. My brother read the comics when I was a kid, & I loved them! Great character.
Ted is "The Man-Thing" and is the guardian of a swamp that is a crossroads to all realities. Also the saying goes " Anything that knows fear burns at the Man-thing's touch!" .. very cool 😎
It’s great how at the beginning when jack was staring at the walls at monsters being hunted u notice how uncomfortable he was and that was a hint that he’s not like the other hunters and he’s different
Looking forward to seeing you guys' reaction to this one - I just finished it myself, I thought it was great! What a fun special - I hope we see more of Jack and Elsa (and of COURSE, our fave guy Ted) in future.
it's fun watching people react who are so into all the minutia some of us get bogged down in. You guys looking up characters such as Man-Thing and learning more about a character you did not know is much more refreshing than watching two of the minutia people argue the slightest "discrepancy" from the comics!
I’m a big big horror fan and grew up with the MCU (Iron Man cane out when I was in 5th grade so I’ve been in the perfect age bracket lol) so this has easily become my favorite MCU project so far ❤
This was so, so, SO GOOD!!! Easily one of my favorite things that Marvel has done!! Both Jack and Elsa were fantastic, and I can't wait to see more. A few other things: 1) They nailed Man-Thing!! He's my favorite Marvel monster, and I am so very happy with his introduction! He was a scientist named Ted Sallis, and as Man-Thing he is drawn to people's emotions, especially fear. His tag line in the comics was "Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!" He and DC's Swamp Thing are definitely similar, and Man-Thing debuted just a couple months before Swamp Thing did. 2) I haven't heard any reactors mention this yet, but there was a fun little easter egg in the opening narration when he said the phrase "where monsters dwell," which was the title of a long-running Marvel horror comic. 3) I strongly recommend that you watch the Disney+ documentary "Director by Night," which is about Michael Giacchino and his brother, and how they grew up making movies with their friends. It's extremely good! Keep it up Wave runners!! You guys are awesome!
i'm not an expert on man-thing but he's essentially Swamp Thing with the notable addition of empathic powers and specifically "Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch"
I remember reading the comic Werewolf by Night when I was a kid, but I barely remember much about it. I am glad that they stuck to the classic wolfman even though my inner me wanted a Dog-Soldier-esque type of werewolf.
Random fun fact: the lady in white with the fur (the one with the sword in her head) was the acting coach of one of my friends. She also played someone on American Horror Story. Neat, I guess
if you havent seen it-the woman that plays Elsa is in the Nevers- the fight scene with her against Odium is amazing-just type Amalia vs Odium and should take you there but would recommend watching all the first season- lots of really spectacular scenes there and excellant writing
I'm a big WWBN fan and I LOVED this so much...just the fact that Jack Russell is in the MCU just blows my mind!!!! I loved the story...I thought Jack was going to be the one hunted but him undercover to save Man- Thing was brilliant...He also looked so good in werewolf form...my only gripe is this was only a one-shot...although I am hoping Jack will resurface in a Midnight Sons show/movie
It created as a one-shot but because Michael Giacchino didn't want to worry about tying it into something bigger. Definitely didn't make it too far away from the rest of the MCU so spin-off?! Sequel?? Cameos!?? I can't imagine this is the end of things.
Couple of things - first, I realised halfway through that Werewolf by Night is named after the Jack Russell terrier. Second, it looks like they're setting up the Midnight Sons in the Marvel Universe, which i'd be really excited to see!
Blade, Moon Knight, Black Knight, Werewolf by Night, Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing, & Agatha Harkness would make the perfect beginning roster. Ghost Rider, Nightcrawler, or Magik can fill in later when someone leaves or gets killed off. Wong or Strange could be the guiding figurehead & Scarlet Witch, Nightmare, or Mephisto would make a great horror villain. It’d be nice if they’d give it an R rating because Jake Lockley, Blade, Werewolf, & Man-Thing could all benefit from the gore.
Anyone else catch that in the mausoleum, he spun around before sitting down? That's when I figured that he was the werewolf. Also, after watching again, the monster he pointed out in the beginning is a vampire (I think). And we all know about the werewolf vs vampire thing.
For a pretty much newby in the directing world, Michael Giacchino really knocked it out of the park. I hope to see him get more projects in the future!
16:13 -- Hallway fight! It's actually the 2nd MCU hallway fight this week. We've seen Ted's wife already -- her name is Ellen Brandt. She was the scarred A.I.M. agent in Iron Man 3.
10:08 actually, Man-Thing's (Ted) power consists of ACID PRODUCTION, that's why his footprints were marked on the stone floor of the labyrinth He can also concentrate the production in specific parts of the body to produce it much faster and use it as a weapon, that's what he did in this scene
Sometimes films do black and white, and it feels kind of pretentious, but it worked really well here for setting the tone. Especially with the lighting and limited use of the color red.
Man-Thing's first appearance was in Savage Tales #1 that was published about two more before Swamp Thing's first appearance in House of Secrets #92. Both of them have similar origins as well.
The werewolf design, suit and makeup were great. I'm glad we're going back to a bit more practical effects (my true love). I think my favorite werewolf transformation is in Being Human you can find pictures of the actors in the makeup showing the different stages its breathtaking sfx work. Stunning prosthetics
This is one of the coolest monster movies I’ve ever seen! I thought it would be at most kind of good but this special is honestly a 10/10 for me. Michael Giachinno should direct the next Blade movie. I loved the use of film grain, black and white, and the very old school style soundtrack. And the makeup and visual effects for both The Werewolf and Ted/Man-Thing were amazing. I don’t think we’ll see them in an Avengers movie but I would love to see more of them as well as Elsa Bloodstone in future MCU projects. Also I loved the very subtle jokes of Jack being a wolf because before he sits down to talk with Elsa he turns around in place like a dog and in the cage he scratches his ear really fast like a dog.😂
Ha, I saw that turn he did before sitting down and wondered what that was about but didn't think to compare it to wolf behavior! I did catch the ear scratch as a werewolf hint though.
A few things I noticed: During end credits, it shows a hand coming out of, what looks like Aunt Frances' tomb. Will she make an appearance? The guards have tech too futuristic for that time period. They look an awful lot like the TVA. And, in the very last scene, is the phonograph playing , 'somewhere over the rainbow,' the same phonograph that was playing in the garden? is man-thing a collector? there are items scattered about at their lair ... including a payphone. (also, not of this time period. nor sushi)
Someone may have already mentioned it but those little white circles in the upper right-hand corner were there to tell the projectionist to switch reels soon.
I'm gonna say it. Phase 4 is going down as the biggest risk and the most creative phase out of all the phases so far. This was so refreshing and different and unique, loved the characters and I love the type of world that this can open up in the future.
Introducing Man Thing can pay off later on considering his place of dwelling, the Everglades swamp in Florida is considered the nexus of all realities. And I totally want to see Jennifer Kale being introduced later on. Brother Voodoo as well. But I loved the design of Man Thing, it was pretty accurate to the comics and way better than the 2005 movie.
It's almost a joke at this point how many super fans are dismissive of the idea that there's any good characters left to use in the MCU since all the "a-tier" characters were used in Phase 1. But back in the land of Marvel fans omg yes so many great possibilities with so many great characters.
@@cupguin I mean even that idea that all the A-tier characters were used in Phase 1 isn't even correct. Iron Man, Thor, the Guardians, and the most of the characters already in the MCU weren't even super popular until they were given a chance to have a movie and were well-written. You can take pretty much any comic character and make it work as long as it's written well.
An American Werewolf in London, still till this day, has the best transformation into a werewolf I have ever seen imo. That movie was ahead of its time 🔥 a true classic
man-thing actually got a shout out in the first season of shield by maria hill. its implied that prior to the hydra reveal, they had him locked up in the Fridge
Might have missed it, but I didn't see anyone in the comments answer the flaming tuba guy question... David Silverman is one of the key animators and directors of The Simpsons, and has been with them since the very beginning. Yes, he plays the tuba, and yes, that is actually his flaming sousaphone. He took it on Leno and Letterman in the early 2000s, and he's played in different groups over the years, including a couple times at Burning Man. Considering Michael Giacchino's connections to music, animation, and Burning Man, I'm going to assume he already knew Silverman and thought the flaming tuba would just be really cool to stick in the right movie.
I hope we get more of these hour-long specials than tv series’ in the future. It’s so refreshing to not have to wade through hours of fluff to get to the main story as with most of the D+ series’. The characters were interesting and the story itself was very solid. This was a successful experiment for the MCU.
"Anything that fears may burn under the man things touch" and when punisher became frankencastle he grabbed man things hand to go kick ass together and didn't burn
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Man_Thing those that have fear in their hearts burns at the touch of Man_Thing
love "thriller"playing at the end as a huge michael jackson fan
@@nolongeractive8740 luckily this wasn't a movie, so you can't be possibly be talking about WbN 😉
Can we appreciate how good of a friend Ted Is?
He is great friend.
That friendship between him and Jack was my favorite thing about the whole special.
we all need a friend like ted
Ted used to be a great scientist as smart as Banner but mutanted into a powerful creature by accident. Only little tracing of his humanity is left that is why he seems simple minded.
@@FarhanMehmood We all need to be more like Ted
For brief breakdown of “Ted” his full name is Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis. He became the creature know as man thing when he drank a recreation of the super solider serum and drove straight into a swamp that was the Nexus of all realities. Which he in now the guardian of.
Jack Russel aka Werewolf by night is a descendant of cursed bloodline put on by Dracula himself.
Elsa bloodstone is part of a family of monster hunters(think the Belmonts from castlevania).
That’s super simplistic summary of their origins and I know I skipped a lot of stuff but I’m just a CZcams commenter.
Thanks for commenting this so I don’t have to lol. Unsurprisingly, there’s the “fans” who I see keep commenting “they made man thing a joke by calling him Ted”
@@py16667 wait what? That’s literally his name!
@@Blazecap exactly lol, but for that certain crowd, they gotta find something to hate on Marvel for, even if it’s just being accurate
The only reason I know this is because I have the comic book and record by Power Records with a story involving a suicidal clown!
I'll add that Moonknight debuted in Werewolf by Night. It will be neat to see them interact. Also, Man-Thing beat Swamp Thing by like months.
I adore this special. The friendship between man thing and Jack was something I didn’t expect but appreciate. Now I want an prequel showing how they met and became buddy buddy. This was really an origin for the character of Elsa Bloodstone. Moving forward hopefully we’ll seeing the badass that she is in the comics. Honestly since Blade needs a new director just get Michael Giacchino.
That is one of the best reveals ever. When you find out Jack is there to save Ted, and they are best friends!
Agreed on Giacchino directing Blade. He's proven himself with this special and I would love to see what he could do with Blade as well as other occult characters in the MCU. Imagine a proper Nightstalkers movie with him at the helm or even a legit adaptation of Tomb of Dracula for that matter.
It kinda reminds me of the Halloween special from Ultimate Spider-Man where Jack and Ted are part of the modern Howling Commandos alongside Blade
@@scotthewitt258 i am gonna assume they met when manthing was a grandmaster champion on skaar since his face was on grandmaster's highrise
@@alucard624 Idk, he did an amazing job with this special, but he's not a director and I'm not sure if he could work as well as here with a more demanding movie. Now, have him be the composer and we'll have a blade score that even our grandsons will remember
This is an example of everything the MCU can achieve when they give a filmmaker the time and resources to create something really unique, exciting, and gorgeous. It’s easily my favorite Marvel project of the year
This is the most entertaining thing Marvel has done in quite awhile.
Just like getting a good comicbook writer.
This was trash. This was the most basic stereotyped trash ever. The cheesy one liners, the obvious overplayed tropes. The incompetent bad guys and the immortal untouchable good guys.
@@samscholz5024 And yet there was still constant conflict, character growth, storytelling and world building for an entirely new side to the MCU that we've never seen in live action. Also it was meant to pay homage to old horror flicks so using stereotypical as an insult doesn't really do much here. The bad guys were actually quite competent. One injured Elsa and nearly killed Jack. I also don't recall a single cheesy one-liner.
@@PaleoEntertainment next time watch the show💀 everything you said was wrong. Conflict as in the bad guys are completely useless for the secret society of monster hunters. Stormtroopers put up more of a fight. There was no character growth. No one changed. The bad guys were bad and the good guys good. What are you talking about???? Pay homage ????? This movie spit on the legacy of monster movies. It was utter garbage. They made a quirky friendly monster💀 utter garbage. The hunters spent more time tripping over each other than fighting the monster. Seriously one of them tried to spin kick a werewolf. Wtf is that trash. The whole film was dumb and blunt with the whole “what if monster good and human bad” utter trash. A middle school student wrote this. The good guys were never in any danger even when there’s a mindless werewolf running around. No cheesy one liners what was “he went that way” as a gag at the end. Go touch some grass
Being from Mexico, it's nice seeing mexican actors lead or be involved in big franchises. We got Diego Luna as Cassian in Star Wars, and now seeing Gael Garcial Bernal as Jack has made my day. I cannot wait for Tenoch Huerta's performance as Namor in Wakanda Forever. 🇲🇽
Well said, combining Mexican culture and also a few words here and there , its so cool seeing all these actors getting involved in the MCU i am so happy and proud to see all this instead of all the stupid comedy movies made here
It feels so refreshing seeing latin american actors in roles with their own character traits, instead of being latin american their only or main role.
Maybe it's the black and white filming or the lighting in this, but Gael Garcial Bernal looks like a cross between Freddie Prinze Jr. and Martin Landau.
Gabriel Luna played ghost rider in Agents of Shield.
It is cool
The fact that they managed to make the werewolf design similar to the Wolfman but still unique and intimidating is really impressive to me. The crew responsible should be very proud, this is some of the best Marvel content out there!
love the homages from the 1940s horror mixed in with modern horror, the fighting was similar to the fights then too...and when jack transforms is a nice nod to them films when the monster is either transforming from afar or revealed and we see the shock and horror on their faces like elsa was :D
Honestly, he looks more like a monkey to me, still looks good tho
Imagine if they copied Van Helsing's design...
@@RentFreeInsideYourDamnHeadNah I think the MCU one works better for what it's going for
I think these hour long specials could be Marvel Studios bread and butter if they play their cards right. It’s a good way to introduce characters that don’t require a 6+ episode series or characters that have story to tell but don’t play into a grand plan
I could see like a punisher special or a howling commandos special
@@rsdillbot3646 if they do punisher they better get the 1 guy from the netflix show and keep the tone dark
Ted is going to become really important going forward, he guards the swamp that holds a doorway to everywhere in the multiverse, he’s also freakin strong and can teleport throughout the multiverse.
If there is a plant, Man thing is already there!
I remember in lego marvel 2. You defeat man thing and that basically allows kang to take over the multiverse.
I vaguely remember a time when Man-Thing just pieced himself together after getting vaporized by a Celestial
Its called The Nexus of all Realities
Now I want to see America Chavez and Man-Thing become friends!
The actor's actual IMDb credit for the film:
David Silverman ... The Flaming Tuba
This Special made me love Man-Thing. I didn't much care for the character in the comics, but here . . . I think it's because they made the eyes so expressive instead of two glowing red eyes. We can see the human underneath the monster thanks to those eyes and it endeared me to him. So congrats MCU, you made me like another plant-based character!
YES! I honestly just wanna go eat sushi with him now.
Same here. They managed to make a character I didn’t give a damn about into someone I want to see a lot more of.
@@Saje3D as a ted/manthing fan and a marvel supernatural comic fanboy starting in my teens loved his, elsa and jack's mcu debut
Now i just want man thing and groot to meet each other like maybe in secret wars or kang dynasty
Man thing and Jack need to show up more as a duo, they go great together and are basically family.
THIS IS HOW YOU INTRODUCE THE DARKER SIDE OF MARVEL. A++. Giacchino has to be penciled in to direct BLADE now. And Midnight Sons. Awesome art.
Get Del Toro for Midnight Sons
Gimme Blade, Black Knight, Moon Knight, Werewolf by Night, Agatha Harkness, Man-Thing, & Elsa Bloodstone in a Midnight Sons movie.
When someone gets killed off, you can add Ghost Rider, Nightcrawler, or Magik to the team down the line. Have them go up against someone powerful like the Scarlet Witch, Nightmare, or Mephisto.
Wong or Strange could be a guiding figurehead like in the comics. It’d be dope if they could make it an R-rated horror flick. A mature section of supernatural anti-heroes would be money.
@@Linator4 Sounds good but I want Wanda to be redeemed and be on the good side again. Everything is sounds good. They can go against Mesphitso, Blackheart, Nightmare, etc
Do you think the very good reception of Werewolf By Night is a good part of the reason for Marvel's pushing out some of their future movies, including Blade? They announced Blade 3 years ago? and they still don't have a director for it, but now they could very well have found the perfect match, and the movie may actually need to be re-written to fit Giacchino's vision. This obviously pushes out related projects out--notice how not all projects were pushed out. Possibly only those where Blade, or any character in Blade may be a part of?
This was amazing seeing man-thing in Live action was something I never thought we would see and seeing gore in anything marvel really caught me by surprise
There was a Man-Thing movie in 2005.
Also, by “anything Marvel”, you may be referring to specifically the MCU. But there’s R rated Marvel movies outside the MCU with blood/gore like the Blade movies, the Punisher movies (especially War Zone), Logan and Deadpool 1 & 2.
@@Kevmaster2000 good
@@Kevmaster2000 We don't talk about that film. It was bad.
@@alucard624 I thought it was ok.
@@Kevmaster2000 man thing was also mentioned in agents of shield by maria hill, and he was a grandmaster champion shown on grandmasters highrise in thor:ragnork
What I Loved the most was the cinematography. I can't remember the last time I saw such good shots in Marvel Studios as they are entering into that cemetery.
For me phase 4 had really good cinematography (if we're talking about the full spectrum of cinematography), Wandavision, Loki, Shang-Chi, Eternals, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel and Doctor Strange had all very interesting shots
@@JustKrin its definitely improved but 'really good' is an overstatement
@@beamzsalt4252 Eternals was amazing! It looked so good on the big screen!
@@beamzsalt4252 every one that I mention had at least a couple of very well done shots that people kept pointing out, that's why I said "the full spectrum", remember, cinematography is more than just "it looks colorful".
The tagline for The Man-Thing is "whosoever knows fear burns at the touch of The Man-Thing." So, does Jack not know fear of Ted because he knows he's a gentle giant, or does Jack not know fear because he's already the thing men fear?
I think it's both ngl
I think it was that Jack wasn't afraid of Ted therefore his touch didn't affected him, he seemed pretty scared of hurting Elsa so I think he has some fear
Since Jack is an Lycanthrope he has no control over the emotions of his transformation, also Jack and Ted are actually good friends, think of them of a Groot and Rocket duo, considering how Jack can understand Ted
In the comics the tagline means if you are scared of the man-thing he can burn you
The amount of Love They displayed for Jack Pierce the Make up artist who designed Frankenstein’s Monster, The Bride, the Mummy, and the Wolfman was simply incredible. So glad they decided to go 30s /40s style.
I like how in the beginning when he was asked if any of these monsters slain was his work and he said no but he pointed to the monster that is clearly a vampire and saying that he fought that one a couple of times. Classic werewolf versus vampire
This was fantastic, honestly wish it would've been a bit longer. Never thought I'd see Elsa and Man-Thing in live action!
Man thing have a movie in 2005 terrible movie but this is not the first time we see him in live action
Whatever knows fear, *burns* at the Man-Thing's touch!
This was such fun. 😁
A cool bit of trivia with Swamp Thing V. Man-Thing, apparently both were created by a couple of roomates, from what I heard they had a bet to see who could get theirs published first! Lol. I LOVED this special, I hope this is the start of the true setup for MIDNIGHT SONS.
Howling commandos actually (no, I don't mean the WW2 group)
@@folklore6703 well that's what they called that group in the Ultimate Spider-Man show, the Howling Commandos with Frankenstein, the Living Mummy, Werewolf By Night, Blade was part of it at one point, and obviously Man-Thing. BUT in the comics it's Legion of Monsters, Night Shift, or Midnight Sons.
@@dresdenwarlock7978 which name do you prefer?
@@folklore6703 Well they're all different teams. Howling Commando's is fun but it's very specifically the WW2 team in the MCU. A lot of characters are simultaneously part of multiple groups so. I'm PERSONALLY looking forward to it being Midnight Sons and I truthfully think that's where all the supernatural stuff is leading. I've been wanting it for so long.
@@dresdenwarlock7978 midnight sons it is.
If you're wondering why the creature (Better known as Man-Thing) is referred to as "Ted" that's because he's a former human scientist named Theodore Sallis who was hired to recreate the super soldier serum for A.I.M, (He was previously mentioned in the MCU in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and a character from the comics "Ellen Brant" was featured as a minor antagonist in Iron Man 3 (she was the redhead with extremis powers, she's pretty forgettable)
also kinda funny, Ellen Brant in MCU had an extremis plant that burns in the 2000 new year's eve flashback
Fun fact: Man-Thing debuted a month before Swamp Thing. So despite the latter being more well known, Man-Thing came first
"Thank you Ted!" 😊
I thought it was a super cute special. And Gael García Bernal is always worth seeing. It also helped the film a lot that it was immediately present and I was captivated. I think Gael García Bernal is good at it.
Really liked this one, specially the old school werewolf design
I love when you can see the love of the source material. Michael Giacchino clearly loves monster movies and cares about them. Doesn't try to turn it into a modern horror movie or a superhero movie just focuses on making a fun monster movie with characters that fit in the genre.
THIS is how you introduce a Dark Universe.
It is and I can seen where blade could come into this but this whole setting seems way back when like if when the blade film film comes out it will be in modern day man thing cant die really so how would werewolf by night be alive in today unless he doesn't age!
@@sean9115 I mean Jack mentioned sushi and elsa's outfit appeared modern so it might be set in the modern world
Ironic not did marvel out due universal in making a universe with monsters, they also took back Man-Thing from them and his ten minute scenes was better than that shitty universal Man-Thing movie
@@sean9115 It is set in present MCU time (2025) the black and white aspect is to pay a homage to classic horror films from the 30's and 40's.
@@luisf2793 I know there was a film 05 maybe can't even recall watching it to be honest am sure I did and if I did if you can't remember it not a good sign!
It pains me they don’t know who Man-Thing is. Also, he made his debut in May 1971. Swamp Thing made his debut in July 1971.
The creators were friends with eachother too
The creators were roommates and both based it on a local cryptid, neither were copies
@@finh8895 all the more reason a dc vs marvel live action movie/series would be really cool. Man-thing and swamp thing would be good friends
@@erikrivers1927 Agreed, i mean, even the ones that still are clearly copies would still be a cool concept, Like Superman and The Sentry, and Plastic Man and Mr Fantasic :)
the creators were friends but you'd think the company would try to sue but they couldn't cause both characters were based off a 40s character called the Heap
Ted is a marvel “superhero” called Man Thing. surprised none of the guys had heard of him
Me too ? Such an iconic character with figures toys and statues and posters not to mention the comic. How don’t they know this? He’s been such a huuuuge Bart of MCU.
I loved this special. I love the old classic Universal monster movies, so this is right up my alley!
I love that whenever Man Thing shows up next we're all going to be like TEDDDD!!!
This is one of my favorite things to come out of the MCU. The homages to old-school horror movies, the musical score, the atmosphere... It's all SO GOOD.
This was utter garbage. It spit on the legacy of monster movies
@@samscholz5024 that's a very bold statement lol. Why is that
@@bobsteryt the whole “the monster is secretly the embodiment of goodness, and the hunters are all evil” the incompetence of every bad guy while the good guys are untouchable gods. The trash marvel one liners for comedy. The themes of the monsters are actually better than humans it’s nonsense and never in the old movies. The old movies didn’t treat you like a child that needs to be taught a lesson on morality.
@@samscholz5024 Cry about it
Man-Thing and Swap Thing first appearances was in the same year (1971), two months apart (May and July, respectively).
Ted must be protected at all costs.
Don't worry, he can protect himself, I mean he's the fucking Man-Thing
If all the Marvel Special Presentations have this quality, sign me up! I loved it! I love the wholesome ending! I think it’s the best thing Marvel has put out in 2022 and might be my second favorite Phase 4 project next to Shang-Chi. I wanted this to be a 2 hour movie. I love that this had no connection to the wider MCU outside of that shot of the OG Avengers at the beginning. I loved the chemistry between Jack & Elsa and Jack & Ted. I love Ted. I love that Jack just went in there to save his buddy. And I love that this isn't the first time he's had to do this for Ted. I think he is my new favorite MCU character. It didn't really scare me though but I don't know if it was supposed to. My only gripe really is Jack's face paint didn't contrast enough. It was hard to see in black and white. And I was hoping for another Blade tease in an end credit scene.
I actually cried when I saw Ted. she did shoot the arrow thing. Man-Thing is a nexus being, Probably my favourite marvel character along side Moon-Knight.
I really enjoyed the special! Hope you guys did as well
I loved this so much, glad you enjoyed it!! This trivia is mostly for Eric, but Jovan, the Scottish hunter was played by Kirk Thatcher. He was a creature designer on Star Wars for ILM, he was also the punker on the bus in Star Trek 4.
Since Ted is highly empathetic - I wonder if you could get him to go all zoomies by getting really excited
This was a badass, awesome, brutal, and creepy Marvel Studios special.
even the opening narration was read perfectly
"Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!" was the Man-Thing's tagline from the comics.
My brother read the comics when I was a kid, & I loved them! Great character.
Them putting over the rainbow while color changes from black and white to color is genius, also reminded me of wandavision
I was happy to see Laura Donnelly in this since watching The Nevers and not knowing if there will be a second season.
Ted is "The Man-Thing" and is the guardian of a swamp that is a crossroads to all realities. Also the saying goes " Anything that knows fear burns at the Man-thing's touch!" .. very cool 😎
I had no expectation going into this movie, but this was better than I expected. Wouldn't mind having something like this come out every Halloween.
How about something Midnight Sons-ish for Halloween, something Capcentric for July, Alpha Flight for Boxing Day... I dunno I'm drunk and out of ideas.
Fun Fact: Man-Thing wasn't all CG, he was also made using a costume and animatronics
It’s great how at the beginning when jack was staring at the walls at monsters being hunted u notice how uncomfortable he was and that was a hint that he’s not like the other hunters and he’s different
Looking forward to seeing you guys' reaction to this one - I just finished it myself, I thought it was great! What a fun special - I hope we see more of Jack and Elsa (and of COURSE, our fave guy Ted) in future.
it's fun watching people react who are so into all the minutia some of us get bogged down in.
You guys looking up characters such as Man-Thing and learning more about a character you did not know is much more refreshing than watching two of the minutia people argue the slightest "discrepancy" from the comics!
This came out of left field I knew nothing of Jack but after this I want more not gonna lie! 🧡🖤
I loved the special! Really wanna see more from that pocket of the MCU!
I’m a big big horror fan and grew up with the MCU (Iron Man cane out when I was in 5th grade so I’ve been in the perfect age bracket lol) so this has easily become my favorite MCU project so far ❤
Growing up near the Florida swamps, Man-Thing has always been my favorite of the supernatural Marvel characters.
This was so, so, SO GOOD!!! Easily one of my favorite things that Marvel has done!! Both Jack and Elsa were fantastic, and I can't wait to see more. A few other things:
1) They nailed Man-Thing!! He's my favorite Marvel monster, and I am so very happy with his introduction! He was a scientist named Ted Sallis, and as Man-Thing he is drawn to people's emotions, especially fear. His tag line in the comics was "Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!" He and DC's Swamp Thing are definitely similar, and Man-Thing debuted just a couple months before Swamp Thing did.
2) I haven't heard any reactors mention this yet, but there was a fun little easter egg in the opening narration when he said the phrase "where monsters dwell," which was the title of a long-running Marvel horror comic.
3) I strongly recommend that you watch the Disney+ documentary "Director by Night," which is about Michael Giacchino and his brother, and how they grew up making movies with their friends. It's extremely good!
Keep it up Wave runners!! You guys are awesome!
i'm not an expert on man-thing but he's essentially Swamp Thing with the notable addition of empathic powers and specifically "Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch"
So... About that, Man-Thing and Swamp thing were made by the same creator, except Man-Thing came first so essentially Swamp-Thing is his copy-cat
Ted is a blessing
AND I need more Ted, Jack and Elsa in the future
I remember reading the comic Werewolf by Night when I was a kid, but I barely remember much about it. I am glad that they stuck to the classic wolfman even though my inner me wanted a Dog-Soldier-esque type of werewolf.
Random fun fact: the lady in white with the fur (the one with the sword in her head) was the acting coach of one of my friends. She also played someone on American Horror Story. Neat, I guess
if you havent seen it-the woman that plays Elsa is in the Nevers- the fight scene with her against Odium is amazing-just type Amalia vs Odium and should take you there but would recommend watching all the first season- lots of really spectacular scenes there and excellant writing
This production made my heart happy. Loved it, will go in my Halloween traditionals lineup.
I'm a big WWBN fan and I LOVED this so much...just the fact that Jack Russell is in the MCU just blows my mind!!!! I loved the story...I thought Jack was going to be the one hunted but him undercover to save Man- Thing was brilliant...He also looked so good in werewolf form...my only gripe is this was only a one-shot...although I am hoping Jack will resurface in a Midnight Sons show/movie
It created as a one-shot but because Michael Giacchino didn't want to worry about tying it into something bigger. Definitely didn't make it too far away from the rest of the MCU so spin-off?! Sequel?? Cameos!?? I can't imagine this is the end of things.
Couple of things - first, I realised halfway through that Werewolf by Night is named after the Jack Russell terrier. Second, it looks like they're setting up the Midnight Sons in the Marvel Universe, which i'd be really excited to see!
You know what's funnier? Jack Russell is his alias, his birth name is Jacob Russoff
a werewolf named after a terrier is endlessly funny
Blade, Moon Knight, Black Knight, Werewolf by Night, Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing, & Agatha Harkness would make the perfect beginning roster. Ghost Rider, Nightcrawler, or Magik can fill in later when someone leaves or gets killed off.
Wong or Strange could be the guiding figurehead & Scarlet Witch, Nightmare, or Mephisto would make a great horror villain. It’d be nice if they’d give it an R rating because Jake Lockley, Blade, Werewolf, & Man-Thing could all benefit from the gore.
Anyone else catch that in the mausoleum, he spun around before sitting down? That's when I figured that he was the werewolf. Also, after watching again, the monster he pointed out in the beginning is a vampire (I think). And we all know about the werewolf vs vampire thing.
Is spinning like a superstition thing? I noticed too but thought it was just him being quirky lol
@@g2.a6 I meant that he spun around like a dog would before sitting down.
@@g2.a6 I think it's like how a dog spins before it sits
I love bringing my own pen and notebook with me to theatres!! Like a little journalist
this was the best marvel project in a while wow i am so impressed, i truly hope they keep going down this road and dont trail off
For a pretty much newby in the directing world, Michael Giacchino really knocked it out of the park. I hope to see him get more projects in the future!
16:13 -- Hallway fight! It's actually the 2nd MCU hallway fight this week.
We've seen Ted's wife already -- her name is Ellen Brandt. She was the scarred A.I.M. agent in Iron Man 3.
10:08 actually, Man-Thing's (Ted) power consists of ACID PRODUCTION, that's why his footprints were marked on the stone floor of the labyrinth
He can also concentrate the production in specific parts of the body to produce it much faster and use it as a weapon, that's what he did in this scene
Sometimes films do black and white, and it feels kind of pretentious, but it worked really well here for setting the tone. Especially with the lighting and limited use of the color red.
It also allowed more graphic violence than the MCU usually goes for
One of Man-Thing's powers is that anyone who feels fear is burned alive from his touch.
Hence why Jack didn't get hurt when Ted tapped him.
Man-Thing's first appearance was in Savage Tales #1 that was published about two more before Swamp Thing's first appearance in House of Secrets #92. Both of them have similar origins as well.
just remember "all who know fear, burn in the presence of the Man-Thing."
The werewolf design, suit and makeup were great. I'm glad we're going back to a bit more practical effects (my true love).
I think my favorite werewolf transformation is in Being Human you can find pictures of the actors in the makeup showing the different stages its breathtaking sfx work. Stunning prosthetics
This is one of the coolest monster movies I’ve ever seen! I thought it would be at most kind of good but this special is honestly a 10/10 for me. Michael Giachinno should direct the next Blade movie.
I loved the use of film grain, black and white, and the very old school style soundtrack. And the makeup and visual effects for both The Werewolf and Ted/Man-Thing were amazing. I don’t think we’ll see them in an Avengers movie but I would love to see more of them as well as Elsa Bloodstone in future MCU projects.
Also I loved the very subtle jokes of Jack being a wolf because before he sits down to talk with Elsa he turns around in place like a dog and in the cage he scratches his ear really fast like a dog.😂
Ha, I saw that turn he did before sitting down and wondered what that was about but didn't think to compare it to wolf behavior! I did catch the ear scratch as a werewolf hint though.
Definitely get him to Direct Blade and Del Toro Midnight Sons or Ghost Rider
it's so amazing that you guys couldn't see that he was the man thing right away. I instantly saw it
The axe from 6:17 is a reused prop from the Narnia movies. It's a Minotaur axe.
Man Thing looked absolutely amazing in this🔥 fantastic introduction
I wanna see more of Jack and Ted. Like the origin of these two.
Erin the team you’re thinking of is called the Howling Commandos
It looked like Elsa maybe had Red Room training, given that one move she used against the guy with the axe. Just a thought.
Thought the actress was Jessica Jones at first! She was so good in this!
The Triwizard's Tournament 3rd task was great in this movie
A few things I noticed: During end credits, it shows a hand coming out of, what looks like Aunt Frances' tomb. Will she make an appearance? The guards have tech too futuristic for that time period. They look an awful lot like the TVA. And, in the very last scene, is the phonograph playing , 'somewhere over the rainbow,' the same phonograph that was playing in the garden? is man-thing a collector? there are items scattered about at their lair ... including a payphone. (also, not of this time period. nor sushi)
My Uncle Eric was a huge Monty Python fan, so when the casket was being carried in, he had Eric the Half-a-Bee playing... that bugger :P
I loved werewolf by night it’s one of marvels best
Someone may have already mentioned it but those little white circles in the upper right-hand corner were there to tell the projectionist to switch reels soon.
I'm gonna say it. Phase 4 is going down as the biggest risk and the most creative phase out of all the phases so far. This was so refreshing and different and unique, loved the characters and I love the type of world that this can open up in the future.
Marvels Supernatural but with a twist! Wish we had more, hope we get more! Great stuff.
Introducing Man Thing can pay off later on considering his place of dwelling, the Everglades swamp in Florida is considered the nexus of all realities. And I totally want to see Jennifer Kale being introduced later on. Brother Voodoo as well. But I loved the design of Man Thing, it was pretty accurate to the comics and way better than the 2005 movie.
It's almost a joke at this point how many super fans are dismissive of the idea that there's any good characters left to use in the MCU since all the "a-tier" characters were used in Phase 1. But back in the land of Marvel fans omg yes so many great possibilities with so many great characters.
@@cupguin I mean even that idea that all the A-tier characters were used in Phase 1 isn't even correct. Iron Man, Thor, the Guardians, and the most of the characters already in the MCU weren't even super popular until they were given a chance to have a movie and were well-written. You can take pretty much any comic character and make it work as long as it's written well.
I tought Michael Giacchino was the rightful heir of John Williams, it turns out he's the spiritual heir of Charles Chaplin.
What a bunch of fun this was. More of this please Marvel!
An American Werewolf in London, still till this day, has the best transformation into a werewolf I have ever seen imo. That movie was ahead of its time 🔥 a true classic
man-thing actually got a shout out in the first season of shield by maria hill. its implied that prior to the hydra reveal, they had him locked up in the Fridge
I absolutely want to See Ted and Jack again!
I’m also surprised that none of the guys were familiar with Man-Thing or Jack Russell?
I was surprised you guys didn't recognize Man-Thing, but that made it funnier. Even I've started calling him Ted now.
Man Thing was in Love and Thunder as well. His face was carved into the Tower of Champions.
Might have missed it, but I didn't see anyone in the comments answer the flaming tuba guy question...
David Silverman is one of the key animators and directors of The Simpsons, and has been with them since the very beginning. Yes, he plays the tuba, and yes, that is actually his flaming sousaphone. He took it on Leno and Letterman in the early 2000s, and he's played in different groups over the years, including a couple times at Burning Man. Considering Michael Giacchino's connections to music, animation, and Burning Man, I'm going to assume he already knew Silverman and thought the flaming tuba would just be really cool to stick in the right movie.
I hope we get more of these hour-long specials than tv series’ in the future.
It’s so refreshing to not have to wade through hours of fluff to get to the main story as with most of the D+ series’.
The characters were interesting and the story itself was very solid.
This was a successful experiment for the MCU.
I can’t help but think of the fact that Rick looks just like Morbius AKA Jared Leto 😅 And I can’t unsee it 😂
"Anything that fears may burn under the man things touch" and when punisher became frankencastle he grabbed man things hand to go kick ass together and didn't burn
I’ve been waiting quite a while for this