The Iron Giant (1999)

Disney is getting fierce competition in the animated feature department these days. In 1998, that established purveyor of classic cartoons Warner Bros gave us the Arthurian mish-mash of Quest For Camelot, and DreamWorks stepped into the arena with The Prince Of Egypt. But The House Of Mouse is now swinging lithely through the trees with the Um Bongo kinetics and splendid hi-tech animation of Tarzan. So what's next from the opposition? Well, Warner Bros has ostensibly taken us back to basics with The Iron Giant, a glorious fable from The Simpsons and King Of The Hill graduate Brad Bird.

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