History YMMV / IronMan1

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "Next time, baby."? Well, not so much for Terrence Howard.
** Either this or HilariousInHindsight depending on the viewer, but Iron Man mistaking Creator/StanLee for Hugh Hefner (since he was wearing a similar getup as well as being coddled by blondes) is especially ironic when fans remember that Stan Lee is responsible for the creation of {{Stripperella}}.

** The fighters pursuing Tony go by "Whiplash" One and Two. A version of Whiplash (although with [[CompositeCharacter heavy liberties taken]]) appears in Film/IronMan2. Even better, Mark Scarlotti (the first Whiplash in the comics) went on to appear in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''.
* ItWasHisSled: "The truth is... I am Iron Man." Unprecedented in any superhero movie before, its effect is lessened now that none of the supers of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse even ''have'' a secret identity.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Stane pushing the board to file the injunction against Tony.]] Weirdly, this is ''completely'' innocuous in the world of business (not exactly nice, but sometimes it's a very necessary move). However, the reason it is the MoralEventHorizon is because [[spoiler:we learn that he did right after Tony confronts him about dealing on the black market.]]
** That's before we find out [[spoiler: he ordered the Ten Rings to kill Tony, the son of his life-long friend.]]

** The fighters pursuing Tony go by "Whiplash" One and Two. A version of Whiplash (although with [[CompositeCharacter heavy liberties taken]]) appears in Film/IronMan2. Even better, Mark Scarlotti (the first Whiplash in the comics) went on to appear in Series/AgentsOfSHIELD.

** The formal event in the middle of the first film takes place at the Disney Concert Hall (guess who owns Marvel now?). Also, the fighters pursuing Tony go by "Whiplash" One and Two (the Walt Disney Concert hall has nothing to do with the Disney company and was endowed by a private foundation in Walt's name, but it's still pretty funny).

* RewatchBonus: When you watched the movie for the first time, you'll wonder "who is this Coulson random guy?" and why he seems so eager to interrogate Tony about his abduction. You may also suspects him as a bad guy. This is especially after Tony and Pepper (at first) virtually ignored him (mostly because Pepper is already interrogated by CIA and FBI among other and she's a bit too tired to be interrogated again.... while Tony is just too arrogant or ignorant to even pay attention at Coulson). Even after he revealed he's from ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, you may still wonder why they care so much; to the point that Coulson even helped Tony hides the truth about Obadiah Stane's death (and possibly his betrayal as well). ''Then'', after you watched other MCU movies, but '''especially''' ''Series/{{Agents of SHIELD}}'', you will finally get it. It really ''is'' their job, no matter their client(s) like it or not, Agent Phil Coulson will always be there to help.

* RewatchBonus: When you watched the movie for the first time, you'll wonder "who is this Coulson random guy?" and why he seems so eager to interrogate Tony about his abduction. You may also suspects him as a bad guy. This is especially after Tony and Pepper (at first) virtually ignored him (mostly because Pepper is already interrogated by CIA and FBI among other and she's a bit too tired to be interrogated again.... while Tony is just too arrogant or ignorant to even pay attention at Coulson). Even after he revealed he's from ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, you may still wonder why they care so much; to the point that Coulson even helped Tony hides the truth about Obadiah Stane's death (and possibly his betrayal as well). ''Then'', after you watched other MCU movies, but '''especially''' ''Series/{{Agents of SHIELD}}'', you will finally get it. It really ''is'' their job, no matter their client(s) like it or not, Agent Phil Coulson will always there to help.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: It's hard to remember how much risk this film had. But count the ways: B-list comic book character, who Marvel fans hated thanks to [[ComicBook/CivilWar a then-recent villainizing arc]]? [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr Washed-up actor]] infamous for drug abuse in the lead role? [[Creator/JonFavreau Director]] whose [[{{Film/Zathura}} last film]] had been a box-office bomb? Starting filming with no script and improving mostly ''all'' the dialogue? In hindsight, [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse it was the greatest decision Marvel ever made]]. ''Iron Man'' launched both the character, his actor, and its studio in super-stardom, and convinced Marvel that their less popular heroes could indeed become box office draws.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: It's hard to remember how much risk this film had. But count the ways: B-list comic book character, who Marvel fans hated thanks to [[ComicBook/CivilWar a then-recent infamous arc]]? [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr Washed-up actor]] infamous for drug abuse in the lead role? [[Creator/JonFavreau Director]] whose [[{{Film/Zathura}} last film]] had been a box-office bomb? Starting filming with no script and improving mostly ''all'' the dialogue? In hindsight, [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse it was the greatest decision Marvel ever made]]. ''Iron Man'' launched both the character, his actor, and its studio in super-stardom, and convinced Marvel that their less popular heroes could indeed become box office draws.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: It's hard to remember how much risk this film had. But count the ways: B-list comic book character, who Marvel fans hated thanks [[ComicBook/CivilWar a then-recent infamous arc]]? [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr Washed-up actor]] infamous for drug abuse in the lead role? [[Creator/JonFavreau Director]] whose [[{{Film/Zathura}} last film]] had been a box-office bomb? Starting filming with no script and improving mostly ''all'' the dialogue? In hindsight, [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse it was the greatest decision Marvel ever made]]. ''Iron Man'' launched both the character, his actor, and its studio in super-stardom, and convinced Marvel that their less popular heroes could indeed become box office draws.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: It's hard to remember how much risk this film had. But count the ways: B-list comic book character, who Marvel fans hated thanks [[ComicBook/CivilWar a then-recent infamous arc]]? [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr Washed-up actor]] infamous for drug abuse in the lead role? [[Creator/JonFavreau Director]] whose [[{{Film/Zathura}} last film]] had been a box-office bomb? Starting filming with no script and improving ''ALL'' the dialogue? In hindsight, [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse it was the greatest decision Marvel ever made]]. ''Iron Man'' launched both the character, his actor, and its studio in super-stardom, and convinced Marvel that their less popular heroes could indeed become box office draws.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: It's hard to remember how much risk this film had. But count the ways: B-list comic book character, who Marvel fans hated thanks [[ComicBook/CivilWar a then-recent infamous arc]]? [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr Washed-up actor]] infamous for drug abuse in the lead role? [[Creator/JonFavreau Director]] whose [[{{Film/Zathura}} last film]] had been a box-office bomb? In hindsight, [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse it was the greatest decision Marvel ever made]]. ''Iron Man'' launched both the character, his actor, and its studio in super-stardom, and convinced Marvel that their less popular heroes could indeed become box office draws.

** Also, the fact that [[spoiler: Obadiah Stane is the [[BigBadFriend main antagonist.]]]] Even promos that came out around the time of the film's release didn't hide it much. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypHYmNcJ4KM Case in point]]

* {{Squick}}: Pepper having to replace Tony's reactor core was more than a little gross for some. Made even worse with her comment about pus, even though there was none (it was just [[InsistentTerminology inorganic plasmic discharge, and it was from the device, not him]]).

* FirstInstallmentWins: Many viewers find the first ''Iron Man'' to be the best film in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, and it's hard to overcome the perception that Tony Stark is the overall protagonist of the entire MCU by virtue of being the first hero to be introduced.

** Also, the fact that Obadiah Stane is the [[BigBadFriend main antagonist.]] Even promos that came out around the time of the film's release didn't hide it much. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypHYmNcJ4KM Case in point]]

** Also, the fact that Obadiah Stane is the [[BigBadFriend main antagonist.]] Even promos that came out around the time of the film's release didn't hide it much. [[Case in point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypHYmNcJ4KM]]

** Stark's fire extinguisher robot and [[spoiler:NickFury]]. [[BreakoutCharacter Both have larger roles in the second film]].

* CompleteMonster: Obadiah Stane, who is evil and he knows it.
** Raza, the leader of the terrorist group Ten Rings, also counts.

* IdiotBall: The S.H.I.E.L.D agents, first ignoring the more advanced suit on the computer monitor and then trying to shoot at Iron Monger with handguns.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: "I'm here to talk to you about the Avengers initiative."

* CompleteMonster: Obadiah Stane, who is totally evil and he knows it.

** Either this or HilariousInHindsight depending on the viewer, but Iron Man mistaking StanLee for HughHefner (since he was wearing a similar getup as well as being coddled by blondes) is especially ironic when fans remember that StanLee is responsible for the creation of {{Stripperella}}.