Review of The Iron Giant (1999) by Kevin R — 13 Aug 2011
**Added couple years after review.
Just watched with my ten year old nephew. I still love this film. He had never seen it and although it didn't blow him away it more than held his interest. He resemble Hogarth quite a lot and is about the same age.***.
One of the finest animated films ever made, one of the finest films ever made I believe I saw it three times in theater and a few more on video. Deserves a 10th anniversary re-release in 2009!
I can't tell you one bad thing about this film. The animation was perfect, the story ( quite different from the book ) is perfect, the characters and voices are all excellent and pretty much is flawless. It's an action packed family friendly nostalgic sci-fi movie with charm and a dash of humor.
I am a huge animation fan and this outshines many of the top grossing films in that category. I would rather watch this than the Lion King, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin... This harkens back to the glory days of Disney, thankfully without the singing characters. The soundtrack is filled with period fitting tunes which only add to the whole presentation.
Maybe not for everyone but this film is fine entertainment and a complete work of art. Warner Bros, do yourself and everyone else a favour with a BIG RE-RELEASE!!! I will see it at least a couple more times on the big screen and make sure a few others do as well.
This review of The Iron Giant (1999) was written by Kevin R on 13 Aug 2011.
The Iron Giant has generally received very positive reviews.
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