The Iron Giant; A Hardcore Review

I am going to remind everyone who reads these reviews that the grading system I use is this: instead of thumbs up or stars, I rate on hardcore moments in pro wrestling history. The more hardcore the event, match, promo or moment the more I liked the book, comic, movie or video game I am reviewing. The less hardcore the moment, the more I disliked it. An example would be anything related to Hulk Hogan would be highly NOT recommended. Onto the review...
The cult favorite and movie that Warner Bros didn't put any money into promotion-wise. Time Warner the people who have 1/3 of all money in print, and they didn't put anything behind this cartoon juggernaut. The story of a young boy in Maine during the height of the Cold War. The paranoia is high as the Department of Defense sends a G Man to investigate the sighting of a 100 foot tall robot in the area. Hogarth Hughes is on the case. Hogarth shows the Iron Giant comic books and tells him about being a hero. Hogarth instills in the Iron Giant that he must never use his powers for evil. Hogarth even finds the Giant has a soft spot for almost all living things. He developes a soul and learns the heavy price of violence for no reason.
Kent Mansley, the afformentioned G Man, rents the room at Hogarth's house in an attempt to cull information from Hogarth about the visitor. Hogarth, knowing the robot means no harm, refuses Manley's advances.
The Army, led by Mansley brazenly open fire on the robot, down a crowded street in the sleepy town. The Giant, with Hogarth in protective tow, retreats, as he only uses his weaponry in a defensive capacity. This Giant makes a believer out of even the toughest of skeptics. He will do anything to protect his new friend. After believing Hogarth to be dead, the Giant goes on a rampage against the Army in true Orwellian fashion. In a last ditch effort to prove himself right, Mansley launches a missile at the Giant. The Giant just happens to be in the middle of the small town with the Army. There is a lesson to be learned in this movie, even if it goes against the hardcore nature of my reviews.
As Hogarth says to the Giant, "It's bad to kill. And guns kill. You don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be." The Giant learns his final lesson from his young friend, all life matters, even his own. The Giant makes the choice only a hero would make and chooses to give his life for the sake of his friends. In his won words, he wanted to be a hero. He utters one word, "Superman..."
This movie defies description and is a classic even if it's not a Disney movie. It's better than anything they've ever done. And it is my favorite 2D animated movie of all time. With phenomenal voice acting by Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Anniston, Christopher MacDonald, and Vin Deisel as the Iron Giant, you know you're going to be entertained. And when it's written and directed by Brad Bird, the man behind Pixar's The Incredibles and Ratatouille you know you're in good hands. From begining to end this movie is a true work of art, and gives real credit and credence to the animated film industry. I give this film a grade it richly deserves, and one of Mick Foley's final matches ever. Triple H versus Mick Foley who returned only three days earlier on Smackdown as Cactus Jack. The main event of the Royal Rumble 2000, Mick began his departure from the WWF, in an attempt to main event Wrestlemania as his defining moment. This match saw Triple H reach deep down to obtain his testicular fortitude, and show his ability to be truly hardcore. Hunter took a sever beating at the hands of Cactus, giving himself a good blade job. The paramount moment came when Mick reached under the ring to pull out a bag of thumbtacks which he littered the ring with. Triple H delivers a Pedigree to Mick, who for vanity sake, kicks out. And you know what comes next. Another Pedigree, this time on the thumbtacks. This was the first pay per view I had seen in more than ten years, and was a bout a year after I got back into wrestling. Proving why I marked out for Triple H, and just another reason why I will always respect Mick Foley.