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| Genre | Kids & Family, Science Fiction |
| Format | Dolby, NTSC, Collector's Edition, DTS Surround Sound |
| Contributor | Allison Abbate, Pete Townshend, Tim McCanlies, John Mahoney, Brad Bird, Eli Marienthal, Cloris Leachman, Jennifer Aniston, James Gammon, M. Emmet Walsh, Harry Connick, Jr., Des McAnuff, Vin Diesel, Ted Hughes, Christopher McDonald See more |
| Language | English |
| Studio | Warner Home Video |
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The Iron Giant: Signature Edition Ultimate Collector’s Edition When The Iron Giant arrived in theaters in 1999, it was hailed as an “instant classic” by Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal, and the world soon learned that another “giant” had arrived as well: filmmaker Brad Bird, who made his stunning directorial debut with this film and has gone on to win two Oscars, as well as worldwide acclaim for his work on both animated and live-action features.
Winner of 9 Annie Awards, remastered and enhanced with two all-new scenes, The Iron Giant: Signature Edition is the tale of an unlikely friendship between an alien robot from outer space (voiced by Vin Diesel) and a rebellious boy named Hogarth (voiced by Eli Marienthal), his bedraggled mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston), a paranoid government agent (voiced by Christopher McDonald), and a sympathetic beatnik (voiced by Harry Connick, Jr.) all conspire to turn Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant into a gigantic, out-of-this-world adventure.
The Ultimate Collector’s Edition includes:
- A letter from Director Brad Bird to the fans
- Five Mondo Art Cards
- Beautiful 32-Page Book
- Collectible Iron Giant Figurine
- Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD Combo Pack
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 8.32 Ounces
- Item model number : 35383204
- Director : Brad Bird
- Media Format : Dolby, NTSC, Collector's Edition, DTS Surround Sound
- Release date : September 6, 2016
- Actors : Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman
- Producers : Allison Abbate, Pete Townshend, Des McAnuff
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B01D8ZEDWO
- Writers : Tim McCanlies, Brad Bird
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #42,826 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #620 in Science Fiction Blu-ray Discs
- Customer Reviews:
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The opening where Hogarth goes on the roof to check the antenna and then into the woods with the flashlight has much more suspense, as it appears to be night in the Signature Edition. The glowing power station and the Iron Giant getting shocked by the wires has much more pop in the Signature Edition. Hogarth coming up the stairs with the TV lighting the stairwell when he goes to check on the noise upstairs while watching TV is another good example. The Signature Edtiion lighting looks like a stairwell being lit only by the flickering TV screen.
The Signature Edition is dramaticallly better. It is like a different movie. And the sound is moderately better on SIgnature Edition.
1, 3, 5 are DVD
2, 4, 6 is from Blu-Ray
1, 3, 5 are DVD
2, 4, 6 is from Blu-Ray
UPC: 8-83929-52529-4
RELEASED: 2016-09-06
TITLE: Iron Giant, The (1999) [Signature Edition] • PG • 1:29:59
Jennifer Aniston; Harry Connick, Jr.; Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald
Brad Bird (Director)
MOVIE: 5.0 • VIDEO: 4.8 (35.1 Mbps) • AUDIO: 4.8
Iron Giant, The (1999) [Theatrical Edition] • PG • 1:26:39
Jennifer Aniston; Harry Connick, Jr.; Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald
Brad Bird (Director)
MOVIE: ?.? • VIDEO: ?.? (35.2 Mbps) • AUDIO: ?.?
The first time that I saw this movie was when it initially became available on home-video, back in November of 1999. I thought then (as I do now) that it was VERY refreshing to see an animated movie that did NOT have any of its characters bursting into song. Also, just as pleasing, was the fact that it did NOT have any cute, cuddly talking animals — whose ONLY real purpose for being in the movie is to sell merchandise to kids (yes, I'm looking at you Disney). And, I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that, though it is ostensibly for kids, it is still a very smart movie that didn't insult the intelligence of its viewers.
By now most people are probably familiar with the story of how this movie — which bombed horribly upon its initial theatrical release in the fall of 1999 — has since then gone on to become a highly respected and MUCH beloved cinematic classic. I believe that the reason that this movie is now so well liked is because it can be enjoyed on so many different levels — which is why BOTH adults AND children absolutely love it. Plus, it's just a glorious example of old-school, (mostly) hand-drawn, animation as an art form. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: I bought this set for the "Signature Edition" version of the movie (since I already had a very serviceable copy of the original "Theatrical Edition" on DVD) — therefore, while I sampled portions of the "Theatrical Edition" version that is contained in this set (just to make sure that it wasn't defective), I don't have any plans to EVER watch it in its entirety. So, ALL of the following "video" and "audio" information pertains to the "Signature Edition" version ONLY. (But, if I ever do watch ALL of the "Theatrical Edition" version, then I'll come back and update this review.)
See the other reviews on this page for more detail and/or other opinions regarding the plot of the movie.
VIDEO: 2.4:1 • Color • 1080p • MPEG-4 AVC
This movie's image features dazzling, over-saturated colors, sharply rendered panoramic vistas, and very good apparent depth. It also has very good, to frequently excellent, contrast and has very good shadow detail (as seen in the many dark and shadowy areas, such as the night scenes located at the very beginning of the movie, and the dark scenes located in the forest). Also, fine detail is frequently evident in some of the brighter scenes and in the close-ups of the characters. Lastly, there are no obvious artifacts such as banding, specks, white dots, hair-lines or color fluctuations (probably because it is an animated feature, which makes extensive use of CGI [which is an observation, and NOT a complaint]). Overall, this movie's presentation on blu-ray has VERY good, to frequently excellent, picture quality — and, should satisfy all but the very pickiest of viewers.
AUDIO: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48 KHz, 24-bit)
This is another soundtrack that, if it was a 7.1 mix, I would rate a 5+ for sound quality without hesitation — as it is, it is still one of the very BEST sounding audio presentations that you will ever hear on a home theater system regardless of the number of channels. It has deep bass, very active and highly directional surround channels, clear well-placed dialog, ambient sounds that effectively convey the on-screen environment, and some of the best recorded music that I have ever heard in a film's soundtrack. This is an outstanding soundtrack, that should satisfy all but the ABSOLUTE pickiest of listeners!
EXTRAS: Director's Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Several 'Making Of' Videos
Trailers
None of the extras were reviewed.
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At first I thought the story was a bit simplistic, but, after two or three watches (my 4 year old was watching it on 'continuous'!) it grew on me and it's now a film I will watch even if my son isn't around. I particularly liked the 50s flavour of innocence, and the characters are well 'drawn' too - especially the super-cool scrap yard owner-cum-sculptor, and the evil FBI(?) agent.
From the educational point of view, the film makes a strong point about violence begetting violence, but does it in a fairly subtle way that kids will absorb, without feeling they are being lectured. There's also (eventually) a happy ending.
Buy this, you won't be disappointed. But give it a chance, don't just dismiss it because it doesn't have all the CGI special effects of the block-buster movies.
Judging a film as a book is also a mistake and unfair to the film-makers who did not set out to write a book, despite acknowledgements of its genesis in the Ted Hughes' corpus of works for children. The book is the work of an English poet from rugged Yorkshire living in a particular time; it seeps through the text in so many subtle ways - the characters, circumstances, setting, etc. The film is not a product of that place or time. Having read the title, I should have known. The film-makers obviously missed the essential link between the young boy and the iron-MAN; even if, in size, he is a giant, that is not the point nor the core of the relationship. Perhaps, like so many aspects of life, it was too difficult to convey in an animated film but simple for the page.
As a film, it is a product of its time; the voices, animation, colour and so on are of a high quality but it is not for me who bought it under deluded false pretences hoping it was something else in spite of all my careful choices in the past. Many will enjoy it "as a film", even if they know the book. I didn't and have not passed it on to my grandchildren.
I found the animation a little clunky and dated, but my children (aged 3 and nearly 5) went nuts over this DVD. We have quite a library of Pixar and SKG Dreamworks DVDs, but I have never experienced a reaction like this one to a film. I put it on around 8 o'clock one rainy Saturday morning and had to tear them away from it at midday after they had watched it three times in a row. Then they insisted on watching it another two times that evening. And another two times on the Sunday morning! I'm having to ration their Iron Giant fix now.
If you have young children, this is a must-buy. The Iron Giant is the cheapest baby-sitter you'll ever hire! And it is even quite enjoyable for adults too. Well, at least the first couple of times!


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