Sentences with phrase «robot boxing in»

Hugh Jackman stars in Real Steel, director Shawn Levy's futuristic tale about robot boxing in the year 2020.

The story takes place in a near future where boxing has been outlawed because it is considered too violent and has been replaced by robot boxing in which 2 000 pound robots beat the bejesus out of one another.

Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer who gets into the popular sport of robot boxing in this DreamWorks tale from director Shawn Levy.

Not exact matches

Jan 04,2016... LOOK PAST THE ROBOTS, implores director Shawn Levy of his boxing pic, Real Steel, due in October.

Eventually Jackman's character grudgingly acquieses to actually doing something right in readying his robot for a fight, but wins by falling back on his boxing skills to win in the ring.

Hugh (because he goes by his first name in our household) plays Charlie Kenton, a washed up boxer who saw his dreams fade away with the rise of robot boxing.

In a future world, a father and son train a boxing robot.

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.

Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is an ex-boxer who now tries to earn a living by promoting a robot in the newly popular sport of robot boxing.

Charlie is a down - and - out former boxer turned sleazy fight promoter on the underground robot boxing circuit in a world where machines have replaced humans as prizefighting combatants.

And yet, as loathe as I am to admit it, the robot boxing matches are far more compelling than they have any right to be, the finale is family - film rousing, and in the last act, Hugh Jackman turns on that irresistible Lipton Iced Tea commercial charm.

Take the relationship between the boy and the robot from «The Iron Giant,» mix in the underdog boxing of «Rocky,» then blend it with the CG robots of «Transformers» and you basically get «Real Steel.»

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.

The film stars Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo and Atom as, respectively, the - down - on - his - luck - former - boxer - turned - fighting - robot manager, the almost - given - up - on - romance - but - I - can - fix - any - broken - bot - you - drag - in - here beauty, the I - wish - I - had - a-better-dad-but-at-least-he's - in - the - robot - game kid and the won't - someone - just - believe - in - me blue - eyed boxing bot.

«In a future where any boxing involving human fighters has been criminalized, the sport is now dominated by fighting robots.

A gritty, white - knuckle, action ride set in the near - future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi - tech, «Real Steel» stars Hugh Jackman as 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.

As they dispatch one opponent after another, they quickly become an underground sensation in the robot boxing world, eventually finding themselves squaring off against none other than the biggest and baddest robot in the sport, Zeus, whose owner (Olga Fonda) and creator (Karl Yune) they are determined to defeat them at all costs.

Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lily star in Shawn Levy's tale of a future where robot boxing is the world's most popular sport.

One thing missing is a genuine love story, although «Real Steel» throws in a perfunctory romance between Mr. Jackman's Rocky Balboa - like character, Charlie Kenton, and Bailey (Evangeline Lilly), his former sweetheart who owns a boxing gym that doubles as a robot workshop.

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.

Hugh Jackman tries to find a fight for Noisy Boy in this scene from Shawn Levy's robot boxing drama.

And when it comes to talking trash at the robot boxing matches, Max delivers in spades.

Charlie was once a professional boxer but now is a small - time promoter in the newest U.S. sporting craze, no - holds robot boxing.

Story: In the year 2027, robot boxing is a major sport.

Set in the future world of 2020, where human boxing is not allowed and robots are manipulated to be boxers, the alcoholic and washed - up fighter Charlie Kenton, once a promising ex-fighter but now on the skids, handles giant steel robots in the boxing ring in underground venues.

Hugh Jackman as the owner of a dilapidated boxing robot, and Dakota Goyo as his son, in âReal Steel.â

In the near future - so near it looks like last week (judging by the autos)- human boxing has been banned, so boxing fans have taken to watching robot fights.

Set in the not - too - distant future where the sport of boxing has replaced human fighters with massive, remote - controlled robots, Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a former boxer turned small - time promoter who makes a living traveling from one venue to the next with whatever robot he can scrape together.

And in classic Disney fashion, the underlying theme of trying to profit from championship boxing robots really discusses the central tenants of love, family and second chances.

This week, catch the first trailers for the next «Transformers» movie, robot - boxing tale «Real Steel,» and Mel Gibson in «The Beaver.»

But through some barely thought out plot contrivances, Jackman is left minding his son for the summer, they find a very old boxing robot, and pretty soon they're learning to love each other while ten - tonne machines are knocking ten shades of oil out of each other in the background.

A gritty, white - knuckle, action ride set in the near - future where the sport of boxing has gone high - tech, REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman as 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.

Charlie is not a singer; he manages a boxing robot in some near - future period when the dominant spectator sport blends ultimate fighting and monster trucks — large robots attempt to rattle each other's central processing units while the crowds cry for spilled oil.

The film takes place in 2020, where robots have replaced humans in the boxing ring and Jackman plays a retired boxer turned small - time promoter who sees potential in a discarded robot.

Set in a near future where human contact sports have been outlawed - evidently brain cells are a protected human element in our future - the world turns to robot boxing, giant hulks of metal and circuitry battling it out while human managers control them.

The underground boxing scene, the robots fighting in abandoned zoos or even going head - to - head against a live bull, have a rustic, dirty feel about them.

«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.

The film about futuristic robot boxing starring Hugh Jackman took in $ 16.3 million, bringing its domestic total to $ 51.7 million, according to an estimate from distributor Walt Disney Pictures.

Hugh Jackman stars in the film as an ex-boxer who has seen all forms of human fighting outlawed, with robot boxing taking its place.

The film is set in the not - so - distant future, where boxing has gone high - tech and 8 - foot - tall, 900 kilogram steel robots have taken over the ring.

Cobbled together using spare parts, Atom is every bit the junkyard robot he's described as — with a face that resembles a fencing mask, bronze hands that look like boxing gloves, and a whirring motor in his back.

Loosely based on Richard Matheson's short story, «Steel» — which the author also adapted for a «Twilight Zone» episode starring Lee Marvin — Levy's film takes place 10 years in the future where robot boxing has become the biggest sport in the world.

While players are used to cute girls (as Harada defended Chloe), robots and demons in fighting games, it can begin to be too much when you start having the likes of pandas, robo - lolitas armed with chainsaws (yeah, Alisa), and boxing raptors.

Rock «Em Sock «Em Robots is based on the classic toy that featured two plastic robots battling it out in a boxing match.

Achieve greatness in the future of boxing, where gigantic robots pack powerful punches.

The Pneubotics are still in the early testing phase, but that didn't stop the Otherlab's crew from setting up battling robots in a boxing ring and letting attendees relive their Rock»em Sock»em Robots childhoods.