Highly recommended--even if you don't normally watch animated films.

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2002)

This is an excellent film in every way--animation, story, voice talent and message. A twist on the original story by British poet Ted Hughes has the Iron Giant coming to Earth from outer space, which adds an interesting subtext to the early 1960s space program culture. "The Iron Giant" makes a great companion film to another wonderful movie "October Sky," as they both delve into the conflict between discovery and fear at the beginning of our quest for space exploration, something viewers born in and after the '60s know very little about.