| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Greg King |
| THE IRON GIANT (PG).
(Warner Bros/Village Roadshow)
Director: Brad Bird
Stars: voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick jr, Eli Marienthal,
Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, James Gammon, M Emmett
Walsh, Cloris Leachman
Running time: 86...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Lars Lindahl |
| Directed by Brad Bird
Written by Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies
Starring the voices of Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Harry
Connick Jr., Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman,
M. Emmet Walsh more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| PLOT:
A giant metal man falls from the sky and befriends a small town kid whose
imagination and enthusiasm rank highly in his repertoire of qualities.
Unfortunately for the friendly duo, the United States government of the
1950s does not take too well to...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| The dilemma for all the 'tin men' in literature/media has always been Do I
have a heart or not? From Oz to Star Trek to director Brad Bird's The Iron
Giant. But The Iron Giant is so much more, too. It opens with a meteor (the
Iron Giant, here) hurtling...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated PG
Warner Bros. Pictures
86 minutes
starring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr.,
Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald
based on the novel "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes
based on the screen story by Brad Bird
written by Tim...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Without the gun part, this movie would play so much like every other
alien-falls-to-Earth story we've seen, that one could hardly get too excited
about it. Child finds alien, teaches alien to speak, hides alien from
government that wants to kill it ......more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| The 1950's is an era that has always fascinated me, and so any film that
focuses on such a long forgotten time and place of innocence and sensibility is
one I look forward to. Earlier this year, there was "October Sky," a film
centered on an ambitious...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated PG
Warner Bros. Pictures
86 minutes
starring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr.,
Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald
based on the novel "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes
based on the screen story by Brad Bird
written by Tim...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| Being released on the same weekend as five other new movies The Iron Giant is
and will become one of the best films you are not likely to see. It's a shame
that such a critically acclaimed movie can't do well at the box office, but the
public likes it's...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| Voices of-Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston,
Harry Connick Jr., Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney
Director-Brad Bird
Rated G
Released August 1999
Warner Bros. more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Louis Proyect |
| It is 1957. Home alone, the 10 year old Hogarth Hughes is eating
Twinkies and watching television, while his waitress mother is at
work. He is enrapt by a scene in a scary late-night science fiction
movie about brains crawling across a laboratory floor....more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 3 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| The latest from Warner Brothers animation, "The Iron Giant", is a simply
told fable that resonates with charm and humanity. Based on the book "The
Iron Man" by British poet Ted Hughes, the movie takes a new direction from
Brad Bird, himself a former...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by R.L. Strong |
| WARNER BROTHERS PRESENTS A BRAD BIRD ANIMATED FILM "THE IRON GIANT" FEATURING
THE VOICE TALENTS OF JENNIFER ANISTON ELI MARIENTHAL HARRY CONNICK JR. VIN
DIESEL CHRISTOPHER McDONALD JAMES GAMMON JOHN MAHONNEY AND M. EMMET
WALSH MUSIC BY...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| The Iron Giant (1999) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Featuring the voices of
Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel and
Christopher McDonald. more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| When I first saw the trailer for Warner Bros.' latest animated feature
_The_Iron_Giant_, the thought that immediately came to mind was "_E.T._
with a robot." Little did I know just how much truth would lie in that
statement. Rather than a cheap ripoff...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Steve Lipson |
| Upon reading the poster tagline for "The Iron Giant," the latest animated
feature from Warner Brothers, one may be forgiven for assuming that the
movie is intended strictly for children. After all, what more should one
expect from a movie that...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| The Iron Giant (1999)
Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel,
Christopher McDonald, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, M.
Emmet Walsh. Executive producer, Pete Townsend. Produced by Allison
Abbate and Des McAnuff....more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Mr. Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss |
| Despite the decade's reputation for depravity and lowest common denominator
crappiness, the 90's have actually produced a whole slew of intelligent and
superbly crafted family films. From wickedly imaginative fantasies like The
Nightmare Before...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Michael Elliott |
| DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird
STARRING (THE VOICES OF): Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Eli
Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, John Mahoney, M. Emmet Walsh
WRITTEN BY: Tim McCanlies
RATED: PG for fantasy action and mild...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Brad Bird.
Voices: Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr.,
Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, Cloris Leachman, M. Emmett Walsh.
1999 - 85 minutes.
Rated PG (for brief, mild profanity and mature themes).
Reviewed...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Welcome back to yesteryear. A time when a boy and his robot could take
center stage in their own cartoon adventure without benefit of
wisecracking animals. When one could use the word wholesome as a
compliment without any satirical or negative...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Chuck Schwartz |
| CrankyCritic® movie reviews:The Iron Giant
Rated [PG]
Starring Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin
Diesel, Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney
Screenplay by Tim McCanlies and Brad Bird
Based on the book The Iron Man by Ted...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Warner Bros.
Director: Brad Bird
Writer: Brad Bird (story) Tim McCanlies (screenplay),
based on the book "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes
Cast: Voices of Jennifer Aniston. Harry Connick, Jr., Eli
Marienthal,...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE IRON GIANT
(Warner Bros.)
Voices: Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Aniston, Harry
Connick Jr., Vin Diesel.
Screenplay: Tim McCanlies, based on the book _The Iron Man_ by Ted
Hughes.
Producers: Allison Abbate and Des...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE IRON GIANT" (Warner Bros.)
The summer's best surprise is Brad Bird's fun-filled, superbly
crafted animated family film. Based on Ted Hughes' children's book,
"The Iron Man," the concept combines the sensitivity of...more |
| The Iron Giant Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| A refreshing major release from the previously 0-for-2 (The Quest for
Camelot, The King & I) Warner Brothers animation factory, The Iron Giant
succeeds where its predecessors failed – by offering an actual story and
no friggin’ songs. The film’s...more |
