The Iron Giant

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2005)

For a cult cartoon, this is a really good representation and kind of re-imagination of Ted Hughes's popular book about The Iron Man, or Iron Giant. Hogarth Hughes is a young boy living just outside the town of Rockwell with his Mother Annie (Friends' Jennifer Aniston). One day he discovers something extraordinary, a giant man made of iron (The Fast and the Furious's Vin Diesel) that only eats metal. Hogarth and this giant become really good friends, they also befriend scrapyard owner Dean McCoppin (singer Harry Connick, Jr.). Unfortunately, United States Government Agent Kent Mansley (Flubber and Thelma & Louise's Christopher McDonald) suspects Hogarth of looking after a monster, and the army soon gets involved. It won BAFTA the Children's Award for Best Feature Film. It was number 59 on The 100 Greatest Family Films, and it was number 12 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons. Very good!