After three months on the shelf, making money for Netflix, The Iron Giant DVD finally made it to the player on Saturday night. The final selling point on taking the film of the shelf was its length: the movie is less than 90 minutes. Perfect for this tired parent.
What I knew before watching: animated; good reviews; director is Brad Bird, recently more famous as director of The Incredibles
What I knew after watching: animated; fun for adults, but fine for kids, although not sure it’s worth it for a five-year-old; surprising folks do the voices (Vin Diesel (!) does the Iron Giant’s voice, Jennifer Aniston does the mother, etc.)
If you watch the DVD, make sure to check out the short feature on the making of the Duck and Cover short which appears in the film. Funny at the time, and even better to hear the whole song.
Metacritic score: 85 out of 100.