Quite possibly the finest Animated feature...*ever*

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2004)

I've said (to anyone who would listen) that "The Iron Giant" is the finest animated film of the past 30 years. Unbelievably overlooked, and under-promoted, the film scratched at perfection on several levels (character design/development, casting, direction, scripting, artwork, performance, etc.). Now Brad Bird has finally done it - after first viewing, I honestly can't think of a way to improve on this film. It was amazing on every level that a film can be - you simply have to see it for yourself to understand what I'm talking about. If we treated film makers the way we treated silly (but outstanding) athletes, we would hoist Brad up on our shoulders, let him cut down the net, then dump Gatorade over his head while interviewing him about being MVP of the Millennium. I'll stop now, because Bird and Pixar achieved, through film, what words are completely incapable of describing or accomplishing.
Whew...I got that off of my chest!
P.S. It was also fun to see the "Revenge of the Sith" trailer, accompanied by shouts and enthusiastic applause.