The Avengers (2012)

[ChansSaysHi]

One of the great joys in life is finding a youtuber whom you had never heard of before and is little known and to go through all of their videos and be amazed by their epicness :) DFTBA

[TheSonicScrew]

Hahaha. Oh Cate. ;-)

<3

And yes, I am nerdy enough that I was studying all those cut-outs to see if they were from the cartoons or the comics...

Really enjoying those kissing sounds, aren't we??? :)

[TsukiNoShuurai]

As a fan of the Avengers and.... not-a-fan of the Republican candidates, I can say that this video is eerily apt and freaking hilarious. Rick Perry as The Hulk... :D

And I will now need to find several photos of shirtless Robert Downey Jr. to get the image of Romney!Iron Man out of my head.

[mojonacho]

Did... Did Hillary-Batman just try to initiate a three-way? I am... intrigued...

Politically intrigued, of course.

-J

[TsukiNoShuurai]

@mojonacho A BIPARTISAN THREEWAY ^_^

[TheSnappy121]

This is great!

Why are you not more popular? :)

[noorgansjustawesome]

Hahahaha. The ending was brilliant.

[PastThoseStars]

I don't like any of the choices for the upcoming president... D:

[sincemarchoflastyear]

Kate you are awesome and I love you. That is all. :D Seriously though this is amazing.

[emmfan09]

HAHAHAHAHA. Never has bipartisanship been so hilarious.

[lizziemcmizzie]

this is kind of brilliant. and by kind of, i mean really brilliant :)

[StripyTie12]

Brilliant.

[thathoopy]

PERFECT. CATE. CATE.

[Jdflowtron19]

Holygrandmasnot im pumped 4 this moviee! r u guys pumped?

[homefreylf]

I'm dying... I literally can't handle how perfect, how witty, how frakking HILARIOUS this is.

[TheShayneproductions]

Not to poke fun, and most defiantly not to troll. But i am pretty sure that is a penis in Rick Santorum's arm.

[cateematthews]

@TheShayneproductions OhhhhshootyoumeantMittRomney. Yup. I can see it. (To be fair, arrows are somewhat phallic themselves, and there is a little bit of red-covered arrow on the edge of it that might blend in but makes it look more arrow-y. I think.)

[kidvscollege]

A+

[dc8r17]

Fantastic! No further words are required.

[EmilyCanFlySometimes]

I love this video so so much! Cate, you are brilliant.

[tallatstarbucks]

This was amazing. Informative and hilarious.

[PurpleHatFilms]

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that you are a brilliant human being. 

[plainwhitepaperful]

Brilliant. Every video is brilliant. 

[KatieAtLarge]

Cate, I fucking love you. Always. And forever.

[cateematthews]

@KatieAtLarge HASHTAG KCATES IN LOVE. (No? Too forced?)

[firnantok]

Why do you hate Joss Whedon!?!?!?! jk^^

Smart and funny. As always.:)

[remedywithin]

DFTBA!

[ThePaperPerson]

Best video ever! I think I ship Mitt Romney and Rick Perry now.

[TheDayGamers]

Sorry, you talk waaaaay too fast, didnt hear a word :(

[cateematthews]

@TheDayGamers I'm sorry! It's really something I've been trying to fix. Sort of a bad habit - it makes my videos a lot more interesting for some, but difficult to watch for others.

[slavicpolymath]

Also, ohhhh our poor #Jbrows.

[slavicpolymath]

Conservativism? Conservatism? In the conservatory with the candlestick? It’s way too early for me to be calling you out on your diction.

[tetsubo57]

Why do you hate the Avengers so much? Did they kill your dog?

OK, you really *are* a glutton for punishment. I think we should use Deadpool as your metaphorical stand-in. Watching every Rep. debate would probably violate the Geneva Convention. Oh yeah, we don't follow that any longer.

Well, Santorum is a boob.

I also keep track of this pack of vermin. Not a fan if you couldn't tell. Of course, I insult vermin the world over with that remark. I apologize to the vermin.

[WikiRiffs]

Very cool way of looking at it. Also, it amuses me that Joe Biden is The Flash.

[NatalieZenaLouise]

This is actually really helpful to an Australian with with little idea about US politics.

[cateematthews]

@NatalieZenaLouise I've been thinking about doing more videos about politics (and the issues discussed) - perhaps more seriously - but I haven't quite decided.

[Plottoberry]

You make me want to favorite all of your video's. Haha this was so much fun.

[nenalyzed]

haha, I really like the concept of this video :D Unfortunately I don't know that much about the people that you presented here apart from their names and the dumb or silly stuff they have said/done during the campaigns, because that's the only type of information we get over here. I should probably show some more interest but since it's difficult to keep up with Belgian politics I'm going to sit this one out until there are fewer candidates left.

[cateematthews]

@nenalyzed That's probably very wise. And in fairness, I'm really not much acquainted with Belgian government at all. All I've got is king, cabinet (equally French and Dutch), and di Rupio without googling : /

[SpellboundSama]

LOLOLOL ohmygoodness, Cate, you are a genius!!!!!!!!!

"Oops, I forgot the third thing" XD

[hannahgirasol]

HAHAHAHAHA I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS VIDEO. AND I LOVE YOU, CATE!

[cateematthews]

@hannahgirasol <333.

[RowlfWannabe]

Hawkeye <3

[TheWrockStar]

This is what teachers should be showing in class! Cate, you're epic!

[antmoorfield]

Oh, glorious, glorious.

Is it weird that Santorum+breasts looks ten times more electable than the real thing?

[cateematthews]

@antmoorfield He'd have my vote.

[yrpgullwings]

You've outdone yourself once more ^^

[kaysyconundrum]

and...favorited. but really, you have the perfect combination of brilliance and silliness. GO Batman Hillary!!!

[HeySticks]

That was just... *slow clap*

[pyneapplegirl]

Cate, you are so entertaining and informative. At the same time. It's crazy.

[lamelori]

hahahahahahahah I can't stop laughing at the Hillary/Batman at the end

[avantgardeallie]

I want to thank you because this actually helped me understand the republican candidates alot better! I have a really hard time understanding politics but a really easy time understanding film. So this was a comparison I really got. Keep it up Cate!

[myfeetdontlikeshoes]

I love you. this is seriously the most awesome way to discuss politics I've ever heard, ever.

do you want to be, like, my best friend?

[cateematthews]

@myfeetdontlikeshoes Oh, I'm a terribly boring friend. I save all my semi-interesting material for the internet : P

[justinhabit]

true heroes - all of em.

[thiswillneverbeme]

This is so perfect. You deserve so much youtube fame. :)

[sunshiinemk]

haha! I'm not really into politics, but this video makes me want to be at least a little bit interested. IT'S FANTASTIC!

[skywriter11]

I just. I love you. A lot. Please let this pro-golf ruining fling continue.

[cateematthews]

@skywriter11 You will be my sextalicious gold digger now and forever.

[skywriter11]

@cateematthews Fun story: I was stressing about a guy. Like, a lot. And then I got this comment. Forget guys. Cate forever. <3

[talenthatter]

cate, never stop making videos. EVER

[alexaistheraddest]

What about Ant Man? :p

[cateematthews]

@alexaistheraddest Herman Cain?

[MusiqueLeTeddyZ]

So witty, you are completely Awesome :D DFTBA :D

[heychrisfox]

Michele Bachmann definitely has the best cutout face. :P

[cateematthews]

@heychrisfox She was the one who gave me the idea to have the most ridiculous faces imaginable! Hers just kind of is, naturally.

[ladresde]

I see being gay as a (not curable) disease because probably it was not the intention of nature, but as a former member of the German Liberal Party I know a lot of gay people who are not visibly gay. I cannot see any reason for them not to serve in a army. Gleefully I am happy to not know who Rick Satoram is and to lazy to search. Good Buy for now, it was a pleasure.

[TheMinuteVlog]

@ladresde Wait what how why is it a disease and why is it a bad thing and what does it have to do with what and huh what

[TheMinuteVlog]

@ladresde Wait, why is it unnatural or abnormal? I mean, nearly every animal species displays that behavior, humans included. Look at the giraffe, which spends most of its sexual life hooking up with the same species. From an evolutionary standpoint it is very good to have some members of a species that are exclusively involved in relations with nonreproducing members, as this allows for adoption by a parent-like couple.

Also from what I've seen I'd say bi- or pansexuality is the norm.

[ladresde]

@TheMinuteVlog Okay then ;-) Unnatural & Abnormal is what I actually said using not natural & not normal, but as it seems to me as an advanced learner of English, not normal sounds less judging than abnormal, We could discuss this endlessly, who wants to be normal ? Me not. I am something like 99% heterosexual and 1% bi, I can imagine that training can change the ratio, but I would not see sense in it, for me, others can do what they have fun with, but it will never be norm for normals. ;-)

[TheMinuteVlog]

@ladresde That's not fine. It's rude and close-minded. Only about 17% of people are completely heterosexual. Sexuality is a natural spectrum and that doesn't count asexual or pansexual people. People are different.

[outsidergirl]

Oh my God. Cate. Be my friend. This was so brilliant and so accurate.

[CallForgotten]

That was brilliant, and that image of Rick shall forever haunt me! :D

[NeonGirl29]

oops, I forgot my comment. What has this country come to when gays can serve openly in the military and Rick Santoram has breasts? (bro, this is a Rick Perri reference, #notactuallyhomophobic)

[cateematthews]

@NeonGirl29 hahaha : )

[ladresde]

Catee makes me feel the need to improve my English, I always used to think it's good enough, our company has translators for this, and I am more on the francophone trip, but today I started to enlarge my English vocabulary base, for the first time after years. Pittesburg seems to be the American Dresden, I just watch a funicular railway and read about the climate. Mhm, I never wanted to live in the US, what about Europe (Germany, France, Czech Republic (Prague)) ? Upps, back to whatever topic !

[ntcssj]

...What was the third one? Brilliant! :P

[InevitableSecrets]

Brilliant as always. And this might be a way to get my brother to care about politics

[crosskitelines]

this has nothing to do with politics but I LOVE the Justice league!!!!!!!!! the end

[ladresde]

I will enter the running for her heart, too.

[manicmads]

You. <3

[cateematthews]

@manicmads ,dxxz vg bz ygb fxsx . <--- my attempt to write less than three with my chin. The magic has left.

[EmmyBea]

God, I love your videos. You have great delivery. Your voice is saying, "I am completely 100% serious," while your words are saying, "lol no I'm not," as with most of your videos (Tom and Harry, anyone?). Just, great satire. Tbh, I get excited when I see you in my sub box.

[cateematthews]

@EmmyBea Absolutely deadpan humor is my favorite. One of the reasons, I think, that I took to Buster Keaton so well : )

[ladresde]

These communication experts, educated or natural talents, won't tell you straightly what to vote. They would rather use comedy to build up a fan base and become a hub-node of subtle influencers. Often they are kind of irresistible when on the right side.

[deviantJeff]

See, now if politics was explained to me like THIS all of the time, I'd totally pay attention to it, and I don't even like superheroes. Also, you need to stop making me produce odd girlish laughing noises this late at night; it's unhealthy for my family's sleep patterns. (;

[cateematthews]

@deviantJeff NEVER.

[jag519]

I should have expected the ending. I follow you on tumblr and twitter after all.

[cateematthews]

@jag519 hahaha. I couldn't resist. Mitt and Rick are my otp : )

[elisabethsusername]

I just want to follow your brain around and make it talk to me.

The artwork was excellent as well.

[cateematthews]

@elisabethsusername I imagine it wouldn't be a very interesting conversationalist. It mostly just thinks about how much you could fit behind that guy from Merlin's ears if you needed to smuggle family heirlooms out of Soviet Russia.

[jag519]

I really love all of your videos!

[defense360]

You are just a shining star.

I must admit, I think that this video could be the catalyst for a brand new, life altering puppet show, entitled: "Candidates Say the Darndest Things", involving paper doll avengers, and lots and lots of sound effects.

:)

[cateematthews]

@defense360 I would watch that all of the days.

[ladresde]

You could be a semi-pro ? (Probably not) I just read about the phenomenon in the US and China, which is not known here in Germany yet. Typically these are attractive young woman who are paid (small money) to spread their opinion and discuss it. It will be your voting and we'll accept every choice but here Obama still is the US preference of just all political parties in the parliament. (Christian Conservatives, Social Democrats, Greens, Socialists, Liberals)

[shawnski001]

The very last line would have been absolute gold if it was BILL Clinton instead of Hillary... :)

[cateematthews]

@shawnski001 Or - and I had this thought of this after I uploaded - if she walked up and said, "Hey, are you guys bi? By which I mean, bipartisan!" Because, like. Yes.

[TheJollynerd]

huntsman is hawkeye because he is consistently brilliant?

....

what?

care to point me in the direction of some evidence of that? :P

great video. I really enjoyed it :)

[cateematthews]

@TheJollynerd Not sure which is he, so - Huntsman is brilliant every time he waggles his left eyebrow. Which is often. I don't always agree with him, but he's incredibly intelligent and unwilling to pander, and I really respect him for it. As for the Hawkeye choice - I'm not sure if the character's smart, but it was more metaphorical. Like Hawkeye ALWAYS hits his targets, just like Huntsman. Also: Hawkeye is the first Avenger to be inducted into the Justice League, which gave me secret glee.

[BooksUnbound]

Great video, and fascinating parallels! I'm Canadian, so I mainly focus on my own government and politics, but considering how large of an impact the US has on Canada I try my best to stay up to date. This was a really interesting video, and I hope you can do one with The Justice League ! I noticed you didn't have anyone cast as Batman or the Flash ..

[DarkenedYeastExtract]

unsettling kissing is disheartening.

[cateematthews]

@DarkenedYeastExtract Hahaha. You mean the audio? I wanted it to be as silly as possible. There as even a bit where it sounded like Rick was coughing up something, but I cut it out.

[DarkenedYeastExtract]

@cateematthews No, I mean the... whole... event... *shudder*, In all seriousness you're pretty good at telling some pretty complex things simply. Also I'm Australian, so I had no, real, interest in American Politics. Best Wishes.

[robertej]

another epically awesome euphamism and allegory!

[CurtoMerrs]

You are the definition of AWESOME

[GenericTechGuy]

Wow! That was amazing!

[WoahItsKimber]

Omfg. Cate. I love you.

[centreofdauniverse]

Amazing, possibly the best analysis of current American politics I've ever seen.

[cateematthews]

@centreofdauniverse It's more satire than hard analysis, but all in good fun! : )

[centreofdauniverse]

@cateematthews That's what I meant, just couldn't think silly flu.

Still you made me smile so thanks.

[jag519]

@cateematthews a great satire, but also a pretty good analysis. haha

[WayhoRachel]

Can you be my teacher?

[cateematthews]

@WayhoRachel hahaha.

[WayhoRachel]

@cateematthews I'll take that as a yes! :D (forever hopeful)

[rtpuppydog]

this is how all history should be taught : )

[cateematthews]

@rtpuppydog Cut out all the regular stuff and just talk about the fun bits? : )

[neondreamscollide]

YES.

[DukeofYar]

I don't know what people you would expect to unsubscribe. If I could, I'd subscribe a second, third, and fourth time. I, too, am quite partial to the Justice League- back in 2008, I had a big thing for Batman, although I did transfer my loyalties to Superman when Batman did the same.

[cateematthews]

@DukeofYar I've had a few, but not as much as many as I was suspecting. I think it was mainly that I was scared that people would be super offended or something, but everyone seems to be taking it well : )

[manahound]

Lmao I LOVE your videos! XDD

[livinonaprayer802]

You are brilliant.