SWELL!

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 1999)

Boyoboy, movies just don't get much better than this. I have yet to encounter anyone who didn't fall in love with it. I was a big fan of Frankenstein Jr. as a lad, so Hogarth riding on the Giant's shoulder really resonated with me, though I guess he really looks more like GIGANTOR than Frankie. Anybody notice that Hogarth looks sort of like Frankenstein Jr.'s pal Buzz?
Fave scene -- Iron Giant, his arms oustretched, making a noise of satisfied joy as he drinks in the beauty of the woods. Also, when he feels bad, absently flipping a car-hood as a human might flip the lid of a music box.