First-class animated adventure from Pixar bigwig Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille) telling the story of a lonely nine-year-old boy in 1950s New England who befriends a 50-foot robot that has fallen from the sky. Works on every level thanks to Bird's eye for atmosphere, a smart and unpatronising script (based on a story by poet Ted Hughes), and engaging voice work from Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the formidable yet scarily-human colossus.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/29/The-Iron-Giant-01-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Iron Giant 01"},{"captionHeading":"The Iron Giant","caption":"
First-class animated adventure from Pixar bigwig Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille) telling the story of a lonely nine-year-old boy in 1950s New England who befriends a 50-foot robot that has fallen from the sky. Works on every level thanks to Bird's eye for atmosphere, a smart and unpatronising script (based on a story by poet Ted Hughes), and engaging voice work from Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the formidable yet scarily-human colossus.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/29/The-Iron-Giant-02-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Iron Giant 02"},{"captionHeading":"The Iron Giant","caption":"
First-class animated adventure from Pixar bigwig Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille) telling the story of a lonely nine-year-old boy in 1950s New England who befriends a 50-foot robot that has fallen from the sky. Works on every level thanks to Bird's eye for atmosphere, a smart and unpatronising script (based on a story by poet Ted Hughes), and engaging voice work from Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the formidable yet scarily-human colossus.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/29/The-Iron-Giant-03-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Iron Giant 03"},{"captionHeading":"The Iron Giant","caption":"
First-class animated adventure from Pixar bigwig Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille) telling the story of a lonely nine-year-old boy in 1950s New England who befriends a 50-foot robot that has fallen from the sky. Works on every level thanks to Bird's eye for atmosphere, a smart and unpatronising script (based on a story by poet Ted Hughes), and engaging voice work from Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the formidable yet scarily-human colossus.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/29/The-Iron-Giant-04-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Iron Giant 04"},{"captionHeading":"The Iron Giant","caption":"
First-class animated adventure from Pixar bigwig Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille) telling the story of a lonely nine-year-old boy in 1950s New England who befriends a 50-foot robot that has fallen from the sky. Works on every level thanks to Bird's eye for atmosphere, a smart and unpatronising script (based on a story by poet Ted Hughes), and engaging voice work from Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel as the formidable yet scarily-human colossus.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/29/The-Iron-Giant-05-4.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Iron Giant 05"}];