 |  | Top Children's Movie of all Time! |  |
I have never been able to figure out why this movie was never a bigger hit. However, it is my favorite animated movie of all time. The story and lesson are fabulous, it is entertaining and endearing. This is one of few DVD's my whole family will watch together and enjoy. It transcends age groups well, with something for everyone. What a way to capture children's attention than a giant robot, and what a way to please mom, with a message and an endearing mother figure. It also somehow manages to be humorous without vulgarity or inuendo (imagine that!) You really need to own this movie in your collection. I would have been so dissappointed if I could not have gotten my 2 year old to watch and enjoy this, he is prone to really only like the super computer animated movies, but thank goodness he loves it too, he's now three and a half and we watch it all the time and are in the process of teaching his one and a half year old brother to love it too! Additionally, it is great for school, social or church groups or centers, as it is a true "G" rated movie.
January 6, 2009My kids (girl and boy, ages 8 and 6) love this movie. It's about the friendship between a boy and a giant robot from space. I'm also impressed with the creative ideas and artwork.
January 4, 2009This is a very nice movie for young people. My husband likes this film as much as they do.
December 16, 2008 | | Acceptable animated fare but little more | |
Perhaps in part due to the fact that the film bombed at the box office, The Iron Giant has developed quite a cult around it in recent years. Some of the enthusiasm is justified--the animation is quite impressive and the story appealing--but the movie does not work as well as its defenders would have one believe.
The biggest problem with The Iron Giant lies with the fact that the entire movie feels like a less-witty animated remake of E.T. Think about it--lonely boy from a fatherless home stumbles upon a sweet and gentle creature from another world and bonds with the strange being, ultimately facing off against government agents who want the creature for their own purposes. While obviously some details differ, the movie has the feel of something we've seen before. Additionally, though set in the 1950s the movie never really gets the details of the era right. Cold War paranoia is fairly easy to drum up, but almost every character (especially the poorly-essayed main character and the psuedo-Beatnik) sounds as if he or she was lifted from the 1990s.
All things considered, The Iron Giant is probably not a waste of time or money, but it is also not the brilliant work of cinema that many of its supporters claim it to be.
December 2, 2008| | | An incredible film--animated or otherwise... | |
This is an incredible film--animated or otherwise. The story is flawless, the emotions powerful and honest. It is no accident that as of this writing, the film averages 5 stars after 450 (now 451) reviews. It is no surprise that the director/writer Brad Bird went on to make another classic--The Incredibles.
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