The Iron Giant

Wonderful animated adaptatation of the Ted Huges book THE IRON GIANT packs enough punch to delight viewers both young and old. The story of the fifty foot metal eating robot who falls to earth from the sky to be friended by the young Hogarth Hughes is a moralistic one with a message that seeps into the spirit rather than bash you over the head. Brad Bird who would go on to direct THE INCREDIBLES and RATATOUILLE assembles an amazing array of talent for his vocal work here using such Hollywood stars as Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the iron giant himself. Character actors M Emmet Walsh, Cloris Leachman and John Mahoney provide great suppport and we are even treated to some small bits of work from Jennifer Darling and true Disney veteran Frank Thomas. The animation could have been a little better for my money but the execution more than make up for it`s shortcomings making this one to be cherished by your family for years to come.