The Iron Giant (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Iron Giant (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Gets me every time
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Iron Giant", a Brad Bird film based on Ted Hughes' story "The Iron Man", appears at first glance to be the typical boy-and-his-robot heartwarmer. It does accomplish the requisite jerking of tears, but it's actually much more than an animated kid's movie. Bird has said in interviews that he regards animation as a medium, not a genre; that's true nowhere more than here. TIG functions as a parable on several levels: an object lesson on the evils of xenophobia, a Christ allegory on love and self-sacrifice, and a lesson in self-determination ("You are...what YOU choose to be. YOU choose. Choose."). Whether or not it was intended as all of the above, it works beautifully, and the emotional punch of the climactic scene never quite wears off, even after numerous viewings.
The movie isn't flawless--the size/scale of the Giant's hands, for instance, don't remain constant from scene to scene, and MacDonald's characterization of a government functionary is more of a caricature--but this still deserves consideration as a great movie.
Movie Review: The Golden Allegory
Summary: 5 Stars
If you love a well-told tale, this is it. Warner Brothers failure to employ the right marketing angle torpedoed this gem first-run, but thanks to DVD it's still flying just under the radar. Don't let the cruddy packaging fool you. The animation is as good (better!) as any classic Disney 2-D flick, and the Giant himself is a CGI 2-D/3-D wonder. This film has it all: smarts, heart, artistry, humor and a powerful ultimate message. Great for ages 8 to 80. If you aren't moved by this flick, especially in this day and age, well, I wouldn't want to know ya. Brad Bird (The Incredibles/Ratatouille) is his own brand of genius. Stop reading these reviews and order this puppy now!Movie Review: My 6 yr old cried (it brought his parents to tears too)!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie came out when my oldest son was not yet 4. He enjoyed it alot, as did his parents. Flash forward 8 1/2 yrs later, and now my bearly 6 yr old son watched it for the first time today on TV. He normally talks through movies asking all kinds of questions to understand what is going on in the story. He silently watched The Iron Giant, and toward the end when the IG sacrificed himself for Hogarth and the town, my son cried big huge silent tears. This caught us off guard, as he has never done that before. It made us both tearful that it affected him so. This is a really good powerful movie in its seeming simplicity. This is by far the best Non Disney movie I've seen. I don't have the DVD, but I am going to buy it today along with the original book so my sons and I can read it too.Movie Review: Friendship. Love. Respect.
Summary: 4 Stars
***CONTAINS SPOILERS***
Friendship. Love. Respect. Growing up. These are the themes that run throughout THE IRON GIANT, an Oscar Award winning animated film from 1999. Kids films without substance are very familiar to most parents, but The Iron Giant harkens back to a time when family and friendship meant everything.
Although unusual in the sense that a boy named Hogarth (voiced by Eli Marienthal) befriends an alien robot simply called The Iron Giant (voiced by Vin Diesel, Find Me Guilty), this animated feature still teaches kids the responsibilities of friendship and how devastating it can be to lose one.
The set-up is common in that we see the military and government agents as bumbling morons who misunderstand the intentions of something as large and as powerful as a nearly indestructible robot. But understanding eventually reaches them, too, through the actions of Hogarth and his new alien buddy.
More interesting than previous animation films for kids, this one shows not just the upside of this friendship, but the dangers ...as well as a fatal ending (sort of). Parents should be prepared to comfort their kids when The Iron Robot launches himself into space in preparation to save his best friend (Hogarth). The words "Superman" are uttered as The Iron Giant makes contact with the powerful and deadly rocket, and I'd be willing to bet that there's not an adult out there with any heart that won't swallow hard at those words.
But there are plenty of fun and funny scenes to counter the more stark ones. Watching fellow humans complain to the local constabulary about suddenly absent mouthfuls of trucks, towers, and other metal munchables is pretty comical, as is a great scene where The Iron Giant does a cannonball jump into a favorite swimming hole of Hogarth's.
A fun and serious film with themes that most parents will find a positive influence on the pliable minds of their young ones.
Movie Review: iron giant = win
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember seeing this movie when it came out in the theatres almost ten years ago, and was amazed that it didnt receive more acclaim and recognition. It is a heartfelt story about a boy and his robot, and it touched my heart as well as my kids'.
The animation is amazing......the CG parts were well blended with the 2D (you can check the extra disc for extras...it even has a segment on Vin Diesel, who was the voice of the iron giant). They used the same coloring for both CG and 2D which helped them look uniform.
Nowadays I see Iron Giant Marathons on tv around thanksgiving time, and each time i sit down to watch it, im still completely amazed. Great movie for the young and old.