Great Film, I hope it does well

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 1999)

"Iron Giant" was indeed a great film. As much as I love Disney, I hope they take notes and get rid of the stupid animal sidekicks. "Tarzan" could have been one of their best since "Beauty & the Beast", but for two things stupid animal sidekicks and "Trashing the Camp" a worthless number that slowed the pace down. But this is not a review of "Tarzan". "Iron Giant" had wonderful characters that lended humor when called for without idoitic gags, tears (Yes, I was nearly crying at the end), and boundless joy that made the audience feel uplifted and like they were a kid again. And it was rated "PG".
A side note to parents, at the screening my husband & I went to, there were a lot of kids (we do not have children at this time). The parent who sat beside us had a boy about 7 or 8. the child was asking a lot of deep, good questions that the parent did not have time to really answer and discuss with the child. So, a word of warning... if you have young children you may want to screen this movie by yourself and then take your child. This does not mean that this is NOT a good movie for kids, I just think you need to enjoy it too and give yourself time before or after the movie to discuss issues with your child.
The animation was super and way beyond Warner's last attempt with "Quest for Camelot". I look forward to their next movie and hope it will be as entertaining as this. I give this movie four thumbs up (my husband's two and my two!). I really hope it does well in the box office.