Not exact matches
In those moments, watching hydraulic fluid spill from a «wounded»
boxing robot, my already half - destroyed hearing further wrecked by the soundtrack's extreme noise, I remembered how cool it was to play Rock»Em Sock»Em Robots and how much fun silly
movies like this can be.
Would the invention of the sophisticated
robots we see in the
movie impact the world of professional
boxing and nothing else?
All of the
boxing sequences are unique and far more exciting than any «Transformers»
movie, but while they're a blast to watch — thanks to a refreshing mix of practical effects and CG that help ground them in reality — the
movie isn't about the
robots, but rather the relationship between Charlie and Max.
A big part of the fun of this
movie is the
robot boxing sport.
You can only imagine the hyperbolic win - win pitch for «Real Steel» that brought this
robot boxing movie to the screen: «Transformers» meets «E.T.» meets «Rocky» meets «The Champ,» starring Hugh Jackman of «X-Men» and directed by the «Night at the Museum» hotshot, Shawn Levy.
There are moments in Real Steel where I forgot I'd already seen enough
movies about fighting
robots, forgot I was too old to be the target audience, forgot that I think Hugh Jackman is turning smarmier with every passing film, forgot that overly expressive child actors set my teeth on edge, forgot to think about all the other underdog /
boxing / father - son
movies this one is ripping off.
Real Steel (Touchstone Pictures), a heartwarming sci - fi sports
movie about a father and son who reunite through
robot boxing, testifies to the formidable power of ridiculousness.
This week, catch the first trailers for the next «Transformers»
movie,
robot -
boxing tale «Real Steel,» and Mel Gibson in «The Beaver.»
Anyone who thinks this is just going to be a
robot boxing movie is going to be pleasantly surprised.
The first image from Shawn Levy's
robot boxing movie Real Steel has arrived it's much more promising than I anticipated.
For one, the so - called «
robot boxing movie» packed a whole lot of heart.
«X-Men» star Hugh Jackman says he was inspired to get in shape for
robot -
boxing movie «Real Steel» by listening to the «Rocky» soundtrack.
Hope Davis (About Schmidt), James Rebhorn (Independence Day, The Game) and Olga Fonda (Love Hurts) has been cast in Shawn Levy «s futuristic
robot boxing movie Real Steel.
With all due apologies to the Mattel toy company, I didn't think a
movie about
boxing robots would be enjoyable.