Take the kids or go alone!!!

Rating: 10/10 (8 August 1999)

This was an awesome movie! I don't think I can say that enough. From the trailer (which doesn't do justice to the movie) I had already decided that I'd have to endure it for an hour and a half simply because the kids wanted to see it. Thank God for my kids, because without their insisting I would have missed the best animated movie I've seen since Toy Story. A quarter into the movie I'd already decided to buy the movie the minute it's released on DVD. There's a lot of humor that might be lost on kids, most of it related to period satire. However, my 4 year old son laughed throughout the movie, and afterward told me "I'm the good giant robot, Momma" (Do I see us buying Iron Giant Merchandise? You betcha!) I felt that the movie was like a nostalgic trip to my own childhood. I remember when Superman was THE hero to be, and the difference between right and wrong was clearly defined. Finally, in this day and age, who can argue with a movie that advises "You are what you chose to be." and with a hero who proudly proclaims, "I am NOT a gun!"