Real Steel
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I attended an event by one of our suppliers earlier today, whereby we were invited to watch the movie entitled "Real Steel".
In the future, in-ring fighting and boxing have been replaced by robots instead of sportsmen. Hugh Jackman plays the role of Charlie Kenton, a former boxer, who now earns a living by controlling robots to win their fight. Unfortunately, he is currently in a slump, whereby nothing goes right for him. In addition, he is reunited with his 11-year old son, Max Kenton, whom he abandoned many years ago.
Together with the robot "Atom", whom they discovered by chance, both father and son rise to fame and challenge the reigning champion "Zeus" for the world title.
Since I do not watch movies all that often, each title tends to leave an impression on myelf. Some viewers may claim that the storyline is similar to other related movies, but I still found myself rooting for the underdog, or rather, under-robot, "Atom". In addition, the father-and-son relationship started out on a rocky path, but eventually ended on a perfect note. Again, some may claim it is cliche, but having this particular aspect meant that the human actors were given a fair share of screen time, not simply relying on CG and fight scenes to woo the crowd.
However, I suspect males and children will probably enjoy the movie more than females, although I could be wrong. :)
P.S. The movie managed to keep my mind occupied for a while, instead of pondering over my recent situation.
In the future, in-ring fighting and boxing have been replaced by robots instead of sportsmen. Hugh Jackman plays the role of Charlie Kenton, a former boxer, who now earns a living by controlling robots to win their fight. Unfortunately, he is currently in a slump, whereby nothing goes right for him. In addition, he is reunited with his 11-year old son, Max Kenton, whom he abandoned many years ago.
Together with the robot "Atom", whom they discovered by chance, both father and son rise to fame and challenge the reigning champion "Zeus" for the world title.
Since I do not watch movies all that often, each title tends to leave an impression on myelf. Some viewers may claim that the storyline is similar to other related movies, but I still found myself rooting for the underdog, or rather, under-robot, "Atom". In addition, the father-and-son relationship started out on a rocky path, but eventually ended on a perfect note. Again, some may claim it is cliche, but having this particular aspect meant that the human actors were given a fair share of screen time, not simply relying on CG and fight scenes to woo the crowd.
However, I suspect males and children will probably enjoy the movie more than females, although I could be wrong. :)
P.S. The movie managed to keep my mind occupied for a while, instead of pondering over my recent situation.
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hmm. I saw the previews for this movie, it looked pretty good. But I think I'll stay wait for it to hit redbox before I watch it.
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I should be seeing it this friday or so...
is it true that the basis for this movie was Rockem Sockem Robots?
is it true that the basis for this movie was Rockem Sockem Robots?
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Pervy Fatman wrote...
I should be seeing it this friday or so...is it true that the basis for this movie was Rockem Sockem Robots?
It is actually based on a short story by author Richard Matheson. There is also an episode of The Twilight Zone based on the same short story, entitled "Steel." Which explains why, when I first heard about the movie, I thought, "Didn't The Twilight Zone already do that?"
I'm not a fan of action movies, but Real Steel did look appealing after I found out it was about more than just robots punching each other. But I think it's too long for my tastes, at a little over two hours. The only 2-hour long action movies I've seen were the first two Transformers movies, and they nearly put me to sleep, they were so long.
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I'll just repeat what I said in the rate movie thread.
Perfect family movie. Something boys will love esp. if they're the creative type of boys who love legos, robots and what not. If I was 10, I'd buy the shit out of its merchandise. It's Rocky + Iron Giant, and something I think kids of this generation will remember and put on their nostalgia list.
Perfect family movie. Something boys will love esp. if they're the creative type of boys who love legos, robots and what not. If I was 10, I'd buy the shit out of its merchandise. It's Rocky + Iron Giant, and something I think kids of this generation will remember and put on their nostalgia list.
