Audience Rated by buyers G (General Audience)
Type of bind: VHS Tape
EAN num: 9780790743646
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN number: 0790743647
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: Warner Home Video
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 9759
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with E.T., the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend, and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr.). Soon the suspicions of neighbors and a government agent (Christopher McDonald) spell trouble.
With no songs, no sidekicks, and no cheap ending, The Iron Giant is a refreshing change-- like an off-Broadway production compared to the glitz of Disney's annual animated extravaganzas. Director Brad Bird may have Family Dog and The Simpsons to his credit, but this film doesn't have that brand of scatological humor. As with the best family entertainments, there are gags that adults will howl at while the kids are watching something else (see Bird's interpretation of cold war propaganda). And the star is one cool piece of animated magic. Voiced by Vin Diesel (Saving Private Ryan's hulking Private Caparzo) and filled with more gadgets than a Swiss army knife, the giant is a grand thing to behold. And like another famous cinema tin man, our hero--and the movie--has heart. Superb entertainment for ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas
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The animated take on Ted Hughes' book Iron Man is a well done, entertaining version. Brought to the big screen format by Pete Townshend (The Who) and Des McAnuf (Broadway musical Tommy). While the movie story line differs considerably in spots from the original story, it still does a great job of conveying the message. My son has watched it a dozen times, and that has curbed his appetite for the current version of Marvel's Iron Man, in the movies now.
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I came here tonight to buy the DVD because I've rented it so many times from Blockbuster I decided it was time we owned it. My husband and I both adore this film, and our 7 year old just loves it. That so many people have never even HEARD of it stuns us! Someone did a pathetic job marketing it, because I can't think of a single other animated film that has touched my heart the way this one does. In my opinion, one of the finest animated films of all time. The plot, the direction, the characters, the actors, and most of all, the message - everything about it is perfect, purely perfect. Not just for children at all - I cry every single time. When I hear "Superman..." I picture The Iron Giant - not Christopher Reeve.
This is a film that everyone should own, and everyone should watch, whether they have children or not. You'll fall in love with it, because this film is perfect - in every way.
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It's a shame that this movie didn't get more recognition. It's so well made and the story is beautiful; this film should be considered a classic.
My favorite thing about The Iron Giant is the way the relationship between the boy and Giant are portrayed. They're not the typical "Laugh-out-Loud at our crazy gimmicks" duo; you can see that they genuinley learn from each other as their friendship grows.
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The movie has a great message for kids. Heartwarming and sensitive towards things that are different. Kids loved it right away and wanted to watch it again and again.
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This is one of those films that comes along once in a great while. A film that captures the imagination no matter how old you are. This film is for everyone. If you do not like this movie, you have no soul.
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