Real Steel

Mark Hamill

AKA "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots the Movie"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAhQA5gT62w

Synopsis:
Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

I have to say, I read the Richard Matheson story this is based on, and this sounds almost nothing like it (bar the basic "boxing robots" idea). I dont know why Hollywood keep taking inspiration from Mathesons stories and doing weird things to the story only to get stupid films, you think they would have learned with "I Am Legend" and "The Box".

Galvasean

What.. the?!!?!

This could be either:
a) unbelievably shyte
b) so shyte it comes out on the other side and becomes the unintentional comedy hit of the year

norrie rugger

Someone watching Astro-Boy too much?

Cantona's Collars

Looks like this.

Duggy747

Dunno, thought that trailer was incredibly "meh"

A former champ looking for glory once more.................but with robots!!..............eh............wha?

norrie rugger

Duggy747 wrote: »

Dunno, thought that trailer was incredibly "meh"

A former champ looking for glory once more.................but with robots!!..............eh............wha?

Well we might get lucky and actually get to see 20foot robots kick the crap out of each other, unlike some other giant robot movies

Duggy747

norrie rugger wrote: »

Well we might get lucky and actually get to see 20foot robots kick the crap out of each other, unlike some other giant robot movies

Well, unless the robots are racial stereotypes with awful humour and with camerawork so sporadic that I can't make out a single thing then I'm not going! :pac:

Mad_Dave

Damn you, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots! Can't we all just get along?

Mickeroo

New trailer out for this. I prefer it way more to the first trailer which didn't really show the

"a kid and his robot"

angle and looked a bit pants. Iron Giant meets Raging Bull??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T75j9CoBVzE

the whole year inn

Alot of people are not going to like this but I didnt mind the trailer espically the 2nd one.

Sad Professor

Second trailer is much better alright. Evangeline Lilly is in this!

Darragh

Was just sent this over from Disney Ireland:



Darragh

Mickeroo

I like it, the newer trailer and this have actually gotten me a little excited about this. The first trailer that came out made it look like a different film altogether. There is another thread on this somewhere...... :-O

krudler

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: The Movie?

I'm there.

bonerm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6U938auvg

Twilight Zone episode Steel with Lee Marvin as the boxer.

JP Liz V1

Wow Shawn Levy directed :eek:

Mickeroo

Yea that slightly worries me.

johnny_ultimate

I can honestly say the trailer for this is up there with Rise of the Planet of The Apes in terms of 'What the **** Hollywood? Seriously?'

Words failed me when I saw it in the cinema. Rocky meets Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots!

Mickeroo

With all these giant robots knocking around I'm hoping a Battetech movie is only a matter of time.

Galvasean

I must admit I think the new trailer looks worse if anything. At least the first trailer made it look like Rock 'em Sockem Robots: the Movie, so anybody who went to see it knew they were going to watch turdish drivel. The second trailer looks like turdish drivel trying to have a heart. Looks like someone made half of an uplifting father/son movie and someone made half of an over the top robot punch out movie. Then they mashed them together and hoped for the best.

Mickeroo

Spotted this over in Bargain Alerts, free screenings in Blanchardstown and Cork I think, details here: http://www.showfilmfirst.com/pin/514091

Digidoll

You can watch the new trailer and get some free stuff here... win a trip to New York too!! Think they are giving away other stuff - tickets to screenings and DVDs and soundtracks as far as I heard

http://jeep-realsteel.com/

Fishooks12

Good god this looks awful

The trailer basically tells you all you need to know

constitutionus

im off to see this tomorrow.

TBH it looks like a laugh, kinda like a robot version of rocky.

there feck all else out that i fancy so ill update when ive seen it.

Mickeroo

It's gotten better reviews than expected, I'm looking forward to it a bit now, might be fun.

Mellor

It looks dreadful.
I'll pass

Mitch Connor

If this was called "Rock 'm Sock 'm Robots", I would be a lot more interested in it.

norrie rugger

Am I alone in wanting this to be good?
Two robots in a ring pummeling the slag outta each other!!!!

This film might actually succeed, where Transformers fails, and actually let you see the action

grames_bond

constitutionus wrote: »

im off to see this tomorrow.

TBH it looks like a laugh, kinda like a robot version of rocky.

there feck all else out that i fancy so ill update when ive seen it.

what are you talking about - THE LION KING is out!!

constitutionus

well just back from it and i have to say...

.... i liked it !

i didnt know it was based on an old twilight zone episode writen by matheson.

its basically rocky balboa with robots with the emphasis in the kid and his da, and indeed parents and children if im fair, and second chances . in the ring and outside it.

its not gonna win any oscars but whist its a teensy bit dragging in places, its no micheal "go off for dinner for the first 90min and then come back in for the best part of the film" bay arse number.

the effects are good and its nice to see good ol animatronics in places too.

the film is more geared towards kids though, feeling in place like the closing act of the karate kid and films of the like. have to say i didnt expect it to be so emotional in places, near had the ol tears in the eyes at the end.

for a film that was really all about big robots kicking the shyte out of each other it has some surprising character development in it. jackmans character really is a bum at the beginning, and that FINAL bout against zeus was a real rousing set peice.

i'd give it 7/10.

NOT fantastic, but not at all bad and a good way to spend an afternoon.

im tempted to give it a higher score as it really WAS alot of fun and i had my foot tapping along with the tempo of the last act, but i wanna reserve the upper 3 points for flilms like planet of the apes and the like and its not there.

Tipsy McSwagger

It looks like Over the Top with the robot replacing Sly's thumb.

Otacon

Jackman puts in a decent performance but it's the kid's charm that actually wins. Their back-and-forth is what got me invested in the movie.

The effects are generally good and the action is well done. A 7/10 for me.

YouTookMyName

Great fun, pure daft, well worth a watch.

Panthro

Handy oul film if you want to turn the oul brain off for a whileen, I enjoyed it!:pac:

Mickeroo

Just back from it. Pretty enjoyable 2 hours of escapism. The father son relationship was reasonably well done, although the kid was annoying occasionally. I also liked that they

hinted at the possibility but never really said whether Atom was sentient or not, I don't think he was but the kid inside me wanted him to be

. If I had watched this when I was 12 it would have blown my mind :pac:

Better than expected and plenty of fun but not a classic or anything.

Galvasean

I'm off to see this tonight.

Perfect date movie :pac:

Mc Love

I know this is an old thread - but saw this for the first time last night, and even remember seeing the trailer for it last year and wanting to see it.

It is actually a good movie! Quite surprised by it, although at times he could have been a disney movie

CiDeRmAn

Saw it on release, a real movie to choose because there was nothing else on worth seeing and, well, it was surprisingly good.
The robots were great, the kid was just on this side of not annoying and it left issues like the sentience of Adam to the viewer.
A well made, well acted film, great popcorn movie too.