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The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Originally Posted by Iron_Giant
Thanks for the support...this movie has so much meaning to me.

I was one of the few people in the theater when it first came out. I never go to a movie alone, but no one in my family wanted to go...so I had to sit all by myself and LOVED every minute of the movie.

Huge Superman fan from my childhood until today, I was in awe how they tied him into the Iron Giant and how it made the Giant a better "Robot/Person".

54 now, so when I was younger I watched a ton of B&W 50's Sci-Fi films...once again Bird captured the nostalgic 50's feel perfectly.
-Very funny and intense move all at the same time

An animated movie aimed directly at adults.
Just messing with, but kudos to liking this movie so much. I watched it twice in theaters, once by myself. But I have to say, this movie isn't aimed directly at adults, older children get it as well, at least on that friendship level Hogarth had with the Iron Giant. My oldest daughter is now 12 and watched it for the first time last year. She greatly enjoyed it. She asked a lot about the "pencil look" (i.e. non-CGI) and funny other small things. She really paid attention to a lot details. This movie definitely resonates across a lot of age groups.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Originally Posted by trespoochies
Just messing with, but kudos to liking this movie so much. I watched it twice in theaters, once by myself. But I have to say, this movie isn't aimed directly at adults, older children get it as well, at least on that friendship level Hogarth had with the Iron Giant. My oldest daughter is now 12 and watched it for the first time last year. She greatly enjoyed it. She asked a lot about the "pencil look" (i.e. non-CGI) and funny other small things. She really paid attention to a lot details. This movie definitely resonates across a lot of age groups.
You are 100% true...Coffee scene gets me laughing every time. Young enjoy it, but adults can also love the movie.

Bird is a genius, looking forward to "The Incredibles 2"
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Okey doke, merged now.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Originally Posted by Iron_Giant
You are 100% true...Coffee scene gets me laughing every time. Young enjoy it, but adults can also love the movie.

Bird is a genius, looking forward to "The Incredibles 2"
Too bad Tomorrowland sucked balls.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

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Too bad Tomorrowland sucked balls.
I blame Damon Lindelof for that, along with many other things.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

To a lot of us maybe. To younger folks like my kid, she loved it. It's not up with with Bird's best stuff, but it certainly wasn't bad. Lindelof is definitely to blame for it, not so much Bird.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Sure it is. I was one of his biggest supporters when it came time for that flick to be released, because till then he had a perfect track record in my eyes. Too bad it sucked.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Originally Posted by trespoochies
Lindelof is definitely to blame for it, not so much Bird.
Starting from a good script is job #1 for a director.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Originally Posted by Doctorossi
Starting from a good script is job #1 for a director.
The problem with that for Tomorrowland is that it started as a story idea developed by Bird, Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen together. So Bird was a director on the film before there was a finished script.
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/28...s-tomorrowland

It's somewhat similar to how Stephen Spielberg was committed to Indy 4 before a final script had been approved.
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
The problem with that for Tomorrowland is that it started as a story idea developed by Bird, Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen together. So Bird was a director on the film before there was a finished script.
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/28...s-tomorrowland

It's somewhat similar to how Stephen Spielberg was committed to Indy 4 before a final script had been approved.
That's not a problem; you finalize the script before you proceed with pre-production. Again, it's the most important job a director can do.
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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
That's not a problem; you finalize the script before you proceed with pre-production. Again, it's the most important job a director can do.
I think this is getting too tangential a discussion for this thread, but my point is that with a good script, Brad Bird can deliver great films, while every script Damon Lindelof touches is shit.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Had no clue this was coming out. Thanks OP.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

$9.99 on Amazon right now
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

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$9.99 on Amazon right now
For the signature edition, not the one with extra goodies (the one that is still priced at $74.99 is the Signature Edition Ultimate Collector's Edition).
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Hmmm, may just cancel that ultimate gift set and get it for $9.99.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

$10 for standard? Sign me the fuck up there, chaps.
No reason to buy the Ultimate Edition with all the extra fancy shmancy hoity toity shill.
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I love this film tremendously and I want the box set but I just can't justify this purchase...I think Bull Moose has it for $54.99. Does anyone really feel the cardboard box, a collectible, some Mondo Cards and a thin, 32 page book are worth the extra $45? Convince me cause $9.99 for just the disc makes a helluva lot more sense to me.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

I canceled the boxed set and just went for the $9.99 one.
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I'm just getting the disc, don't want or need the extra stuff.
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Went ahead and ordered the single disc. I might get the box if it eventually gets reduced to $20-$30. They would have been far smarter to release a set similar to "The Town," "Argo," "Goodfellas." "Once Upon A Time In America," "The Exorcist," "Citizen Kane," and "Alexander." Those sets are wonderfully executed and in some instances include alternate cuts as well as a nice hard-bound book—all in a rather attractive, shelf friendly hard slip case. And then at a later date release a standard single disc release. I think some catalog titles could benefit greatly with that model.
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I wish the single disc came with a UV code.
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Originally Posted by GuessWho
I wish the single disc came with a UV code.
The movies seems eligible for Vudu's Disc-to-Digital, for an extra $2 (or only $1 if you're matching 10 movies at a time). That will get you a UV copy:
http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Or just buy at Walmart and scan your receipt.
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Re: The Iron Giant - 9/6/16

Review looks great

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Ir.../43501/#Review

I'm going to try and stop by Walmart today

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