Real Steel

An enjoyable movie that has a bit of everything. It's about a deadbeat dad who despite himself comes good and a son that never gives up in what he believes in. What initially is a father and son relationship that is non existent after the two are thrown together by the passing 9f the boys mother..through their mutual love of robot fighting they develope a friendship and mutual respect. After competing and winning several robot fights with their old school junkyard find robot named Atom, the underdog takes on the top dog at a shot at the championship and almost makes it but discovers that not winning doesn't mean that you're a loser. A family movie packed with action (robots are pretty cool ) and feel good moments ..worth watching again.

Hugh plays a mighty role worth every cent, great supporting cast with a different story that will have you on the edge seat plus entertainment, Robots fight in the ring that makes you wonder about down the track in the future. Action and suspense with the thrills and spills that go with it, what more could you want. The curves fly and things do go wrong, plus some things fall apart now. Not just a mans movie its every ones to watch and enjoy, so get with it, move on for a thrilling night of sheer delight with a mixture of feelings that have you reeling in your seat riveted to the chair. So set yourself up with the popcorn, relax and put your feet up settle for an fabulous night in with a delightful movie, a must to all to see. I rated this an A grade plus so enjoy!

On the surface this has all the potential makings of a really bad film: stupid CGI robots fighting each other in a jumbled blurry mess, an annoying kid, a predictable storyline, inappropriate Danny Elfman score, and a comedic director. But somehow this isn't the case at all. The robots look terrific and completely believable, and have a fluid motion to them (none of that crappy Michael Bay editing). The would-be annoying kid is actually not annoying at all and can act. Danny Elfman's score is unrecognisable as a Danny Elfman score and is subtle and moving. The story is still predictable right from the start, but it's been highly polished. Hugh Jackman gives a solid believable performance which I liked, and Evangeline Lilly provides the slightly underused romantic interest. The ending...yes, it's schmaltzy (as was always going to be the case), but not in a bad way. It's hard for me to fault this film. If I was nitpicking, I'd say the performance of the "bad woman" (Farra Lemkova, played by Olga Fonda) was campy and over the top. There are also a couple of obvious continuity flaws in the editing department (mostly around Hugh Jackman's hand and face positions between cuts). But none of this detracts from the sheer enjoyment of watching this movie. I expected a lot worse, and was pleasantly surprised. I like that when it happens. Technically, this Bluray gets full marks across the board. The film was apparently shot digitally, and it shows: the picture quality is crisp and clean, the colours are vibrant, and the details are just staggering - this is probably one of the best live-action transfers I've seen to date. Soundwise, no complaints either. I really couldn't imagine seeing this on DVD, it just wouldn't do the visuals any justice. Highly recommended.

This does exactly what you would expect from the cover – ROBOTS HIT EACH OTHER. If you want something more cerebral there is a lot out there. If you want to order a pizza, get some beer in and watch something silly you can’t go wrong with this. Hugh Jackman is always good and he adds a certain class to the film. The rest of the cast a fairly clichéd, but in this setting work very well. You know exactly what is going to happen and at the end will be cheering because it does.

Gripping lovely wonderful fantastic awesome beautiful film

I didn't know quite what to expect from Real Steel and I was reserving judgement and expectation. But I had nothing to worry about. The story is rich and engaging but fast paced too. It should be impossible to blend aspects of The Champ, Rocky and Transformers into one film without making a really awful mess, but somehow, it has been pulled out excellently and genuinelly. I am unashamed to say it brought tears to my eyes and had me off my feet and shouting for Atom by the end. The effortless integration of the father and son story and the robot fights is seemless and hearty. Watching it with a sceptical female friend ended with she too off her feet, shouting with the crowd and wiping the tears from her eyes. Brilliant and heart-warming.

I absolutely love this film it brings a tear to my eyes every time I watch it and I have seen it umpteen times, I only bought a new copy because my old one has disappeared- I think my wife binned it because she has sat through it so many times.

Pleasantly surprised. Very watchable by young and old alike, as a couple of pensioners my wife and I can testify. Set in the near future who is to say this could never happen? Good entertaining film.