New movie coming with Hugh Jackman set in a futuristic world of robot boxing. I think maybe whoever is behind this one played too much Rock'em Sock'em Robots growing up! ;)
Real Steel Official Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei5l3r1dV4I#ws)
New trailer. This looks pretty cool still!
Real Steel Trailer- May 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T75j9CoBVzE#ws)
Yeah, that looks cool! Although they should have titled it Rocky 30! :)
Quote from: QuadShot on May 23, 2011, 03:52:19 PM
Yeah, that looks cool! Although they should have titled it Rocky 30! :)
No. It should be called, "Rock'em Sock'em Robots!" ;)
I saw this preview before the Pirates movie. I think it looks really good. Something a little different out there to go see.
Quote from: QuadShot on May 23, 2011, 03:52:19 PM
Yeah, that looks cool! Although they should have titled it Rocky 30! :)
I was thinking the same thing. It's Rocky the robotic version. It looks interesting, maybe fun, but I'm just not feeling it. I'm a big fan of boxing movies, Rocky and The Fighter (which I watched recently) are two of my favorite movies, but with robots, really?! I'm just not getting all that excited about this, but I'll wait and see.
I think if it has heart it could be really good. Remember "Iron Giant?"
Quote from: Rico on May 23, 2011, 06:53:12 PM
I think if it has heart it could be really good. Remember "Iron Giant?"
It's hard not to. For I don't know how many years, it was a marathon for Thanksgiving on the Cartoon Network. After seeing it 50+ times with the kids, I don't think I'll ever forget it. One of Vin's best roles.
Quote from: Rico on May 23, 2011, 06:53:12 PM
I think if it has heart it could be really good. Remember "Iron Giant?"
That was a good movie. I'm not saying it won't be good I just mean the trailers aren't doing it for me.
Here's the international poster for the movie.
I saw another trailer or maybe the same trailer at the theater and I don't know what clicked. Maybe it was just the big screen, but ok I'm interested now.
I felt the same way about this but after I saw the trailer it looks like it could be pretty good.
Featurette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeG5q5q3sV8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeG5q5q3sV8#)
Really looking forward to this.
I'd certainly like to see the film, but something about the future doesn't work for me. Though boxing is hardly as popular anymore, especially compared to MMA I doubt it's over really gonna go away. I know people who do it and I've even thought of doing some amateur boxing myself. Though I do love watching robots fight. I honestly wish they still had Robot Wars and Robotica around. Loved those shows.
This movie releases tomorrow (10/7). It's getting some good word of mouth and some nice reviews. I'm going to try and catch it this weekend.
Yeah I just read Roger Ebert's review of this and it turned me around on seeing it.
I can't say this one has really grabbed my interest. Jamie asked the other night if I was excited to see it but I was kind of meh. I think I'll wait for DVD on this, could be fun.
It seems to be getting much better reviews then I thought it would.
I'm interested in seeing it, but its probably due to Jackman, if he wasn't in this, I would pass it by...
King
I'm a sucker for a good boxing movie. Toss in robots and I'm so there. Movie has a lot of heart too, from what I have heard.
Real Steel 2011 - TV Spot 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyOtUgew6gg#ws)
Mark and I saw this today and it was really, really good. The story, acting, robots fights, everything was just great. Hugh Jackman was perfect, the kid actor (Dakota Goyo) was excellent, and all around this movie has a lot of heart. A great mix of story, father/son bonding and robot action. VERY much worth your money to see it in the theater. If movies like "Rocky" get you going, make sure not to miss this one!
I'm on Vacation next week so I hope to catch a couple of movies I have missed. Real Steel is one I would like to catch at the theater.
Real Steel was a pretty AWESOME movie. I'm a HUGE Hugh Jackman fan and I loved Evangeline Lilly from Lost so I was looking forward to seeing this movie. I'm not into boxing movies but this was more of a father/son story and it involved boxers who happen to be robots. The SFX were fantastic, the acting was great. Story was simple and cool, my friend Andrew said they could have gone into a little bit more background but I think they gave us enough to enjoy the movie. First half moves along a little slow but once you hit a certain point it's none stop awesome!! It's defiantly one of those feel good movies. And everyone did a great job on taking this main character (Hugh Jackman) who you hate at the beginning of the film and by the end totally fall in love with. The kid actor (who reminded me of Jake Lloyd (Annie from Star Wars Ep1) ) but his acting was better. This is a good family film for all. It was will a must buy on blu-ray when it comes out.
I saw it last weekend. This is what I posted on another forum I frequent...(yeah. I'm a forum junky. Now get off my back :P)
Quote...it's a lot of fun. But it's not perfect!
I've seen an interview with Hugh Jackman who talks about underdog movies such as Chariots Of Fire or Rocky and describing Real Steel as his chance to do the same kind of movie. On that score, it failed. It is by no means as epic as Rocky or Chariots.
One real negative I found was the soundtrack. I'm not an Eminem hater, but his voice really took me out of the movie. The beat fit, just his voice that didn't. And at one point I was trying to decide if I was hearing Fred Durst rather than enjoying the film.
They could have taken this story and tried to do more with it. They could have pushed the father and son relationship more. They could have gone into a disputed custody storyline....or even a darker tale about the corruption taking place behind the Robot Fighting League. They didn't really delve into any of these. And for that, I'm grateful.
If they'd have been successful with any of those things, it could have been as epic as Rocky or Chariots or any other underdog tale movie. But thats a big "IF". As it was, they kept away from the more serious and kept with the fun robot fights. And for me, that worked. I prefer a film that remains light and works than an attempt at an epic that turns out not to work.
Definitely worth a viewing. The robot battles looked awesome on the big screen. But not an epic classic. I'll go for a 7.5 out of 10
I liked this movie.
Since reading 'Andy Buckram's Tin Men' in grade school, I've always wanted my own robot.(sorry Roomba).
Now there's a movie that should be made!
http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Buckrams-Carol-Ryrie-Brink/dp/0670124672 (http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Buckrams-Carol-Ryrie-Brink/dp/0670124672)
I got to see this as well, LOVED it. How awesome, combing Rocky and Robots.
Lots of things to like about this movie;
Not to far into the future to still have retro elements.
Lots of real/virtual mixed robot scenes used.
Strong character dialogs with ad-libbed lines too.
points to ponder;
Was Atom self aware?
Charlie Kenton's (Jackman) redemption as a boxer in the fifth round.
Just watched it on dvd last night - my wife liked it. Talk about COOL!!