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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 13, 2001
Pros: Beautifully drawn, tight plot,
great theme
Cons: none
Summary: This is the story of robot with an internal conflict.
Sounds silly, I know, but this story is more carefully
constructed and more beautiful to watch than Gladiator,
Titanic, or any of the other recent garbage spewed on
us from ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2001
Pros: cute story, good animation
Cons: bad language and one sided content
Summary: I admit that I happened into this movie halfway through. I had just came home and my husband and two sons were watching it. He told me it was really a cute movie and I should sit down with them and finish it out.
So I sat back and listened ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2000
Pros: great story, and strong emotion
Cons: The animation is not as full as most Disney features
Summary: I rarely watch animated features, but the few I`ve seen have at least been worthwhile. Few bad things can be said of such films as Toy Story (1 and 2), A Bug`s Life, and others. These aren`t merely "kid stuff", but films which utilize the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 2000
Pros: Brilliantly animated and written, Sweet, touching story
Cons: If you are not open-minded, you'll miss the point.
Summary: Like most animated features, this one landed in my home by accident, a gift from an unsuspecting relative. I had been steering clear of it. It looked like a movie that had an ax to grind. But there is a fine line between grinding an ax and sending a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2000
Pros: Terrific voice-acting. Refreshing change from all the Disney stuff. Great story line.
Cons: No sequel yet. : (
Summary: Sleeping Giant
When this animated movie came out in ’99, I got to honestly tell ya, I had no intention to go watch it. I love animated movies, The Lion King being my all time favorite, but when I saw the plain, uninspired trailers for this ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2000
Pros: Great Story Line, animation, dialog
Cons: Too short
Summary: Youngsters these days have a huge list of movies to choose from, but only a few really stand out with unique qualities that set them apart from the horde of follow-ups and copy cats. Toy Story 1 and 2, Bugs Life, the Disney classics, The Nightmare Before ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2000
Pros: Story, animation, voicing, soundtrack.
Cons: You might cry in front of the kids.
Summary: So here it is Christmas time and there is this kid you need to buy a gift for. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....THE IRON GIANT. Buy it. I have read most of the other reviews of this film here. Several "religious" writers object to some of the language ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 18, 2000
Pros: at the least, can change your very life
Cons: i think not
Summary: One of the most amazing images of Love that I know about comes from Persia. A mystical representation of Satan as the most loyal lover of God. When God created the angles He commanded them to pay worship to no one but Him. But then when God created man, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 6, 2000
Pros: Beautiful animation and a classic story. The perfect family film.
Cons: None that I can think of.
Summary: The Iron Giant
****1/2 out of five
Every year many animated films are released in theaters nation and world wide. Nearly every single one of those films are intentionally marketed and intended for younger audiences. Once every so often, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2000
Pros: Good emotional movie
Cons: May be scary for small kids
Summary: What do a junk yard owner, an agent of the government, and a boy have in common? A metal munching giant from space. Unfortunately, the giant robot has amnesia.
This is the atomic age(1957)when kids are taught in school to duck and cover to ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2000
Pros: Film for the whole family
Cons: none
Summary: Recently, my family rented the movie the "Iron Giant." It was such a family favorite that I had to purchase the video. This is an animated tale about innocence & friendship. A lot of effort went into its animation. Each frame looked ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 21, 2000
Pros: Beautifully crafted film
Cons: Some overacting
Summary: This animated film has been praised for its imaginative story line and superb animation and rightly so. To say that it holds up nicely when compared to the best of Disney’s feature animation films is meant as a compliment, though it also shares some of ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2000
Pros: feel good
Cons: swearing, some adult content
Summary: We watched this tonight and my 2 year old son loved it! Even more surprising is my 8 year old daughter did too! I think the whole family was crying! It is about a boy who becomes friends with this giant robot that the Army is searching for. There is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2000
Pros: The cartoon animation, the voices, and the wonderful story
Cons: That's right -- it was just too short.
Summary: This movie seems almost made for me! It's been out for ages, and I haven't watched it until now, because I'm just not that hot for cartoons. At least, I keep telling myself that even though I'm a sucker for Disney's feature cartoons.
I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2000
Pros: Great entertainment for all ages
Cons: No sequel yet
Summary: First off, let me say that as the parent of two kids under the age of 10 I have become somewhat of an expert on the subject of children's movies. I've seen more of them than adult movies (no, I don't mean THAT sort of adult movies). I have seen the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 5, 2000
Pros: A wonderful family movie with heart, humor and intelligence
Cons: Not for small children
Summary: I avoided The Iron Giant last summer for the same reasons most other moviegoers did, I think. I was wary of any non-Disney animated product that operated along hokey plotlines involving a kid, a 50-foot robot and an evil government agent. The ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2000
Pros: A simple, poignant story that dares to make a powerful moral statement.
Cons: I regret being skeptical going into it!
Summary: I'm going to make a broad assumption by saying that I don't think I'm alone in being originally skeptical about The Iron Giant. I was quite surprised when The Seattle Times gave it a perfect four stars, and that was even after I read the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 24, 2000
Pros: Nice message, not corny, wonderful animation style.
Cons: Not enough people supported it in the theaters.
Summary: As rival film studios fight out to share a piece of the Disney pie, we are now offered several new animated features a year. Most of these are weak retreads of old classics (Anastasia) or just plain awful (The Quest for Camelot). So when The Iron Giant ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 18, 2000
Pros: Great movie for the kids
Cons: "Hogharth Hughes"?
Summary: On the recommendations of several friends of mine, I ventured out to see the Iron Giant last summer. Expecting it to be nothing more than just a movie for the kids, I left the theaters a bit overwhelmed.
The movie is just amazing and I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2000
Pros: Great storyline, wonderful characters, excellent animation
Cons: It'd be impossible for everyone to like it, you've got to not mind animation
Summary: Let me say first off that my only regret is I didn't see this film at the cinema. Instead, I had to make do with a tiny television and a rented video. A tiny television and video does not do this film justice. At all. I can only imagine what the ... read more
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