‘Superman’
April 2nd, 2009 at 09:27am Will Pfeifer
This week’s entry in the Onion AV Club’s New Cult Film Canon is IRON GIANT, the 1999 animated film directed by Brad Bird (later famous as the guy behind THE INCREDIBLES and RATATOUILLE). It’s a truly great film — funny, exciting and profound — and it has an ending that never fails to make me shed a tear (specifically, when the big robot says the word that’s the title of this post).
If you’re a fan of the movie — or, better yet, if you’ve never seen it — be sure to check out this write-up. And, if you’ve got time, read some of the (many, many) comments that follow. You’ll find out that virtually everyone cries during this movie. (And you’ll see a surprising amount of love for Disney’s THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE.)
Entry Filed under: Animation, Cult movies
3 Comments Add your own
1. Chris Soprych | April 3rd, 2009 at 7:26 am
Vin Diesel’s best character, maybe his best moive
2. Will Pfeifer | April 3rd, 2009 at 8:12 am
I would agree!
3. Mack | April 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 am
This movie gets me crying like a little girl every time I watch it. This movie and his episode of Amazing Stories (the perfect FAMILY DOG) are what had me really excited when Brad Bird joined Pixar. He certainly hasn’t let us down yet.
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