Real Steel details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie |
| Director: | Shawn Levy |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Children - Disney, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Fantasy - General |
| Studio: | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES |
| Collections: | February - LOVEFiLM Picks, New Releases, Pay-per-view |
| Name | Discs | |
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Real Steel |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 7 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 20 Feb 2012 |
| Main languages: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMStarring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy, Real Steel is what Transformers should have been.
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Jackman’s a jackass but the boy and his ‘bot got real heart.
By Turino (40 reviews) from Bracknell , 13 Oct 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
It’s commendable how much of a douchebag a Hollywood star like Jackman is willing to play here. Ok, so there are no points for guessing if Jackman’s down on his luck robot boxing promoter Charlie is going to change his ways by the end of the movie. But for a good forty minutes of the film, you’ll probably find yourself wondering how the hell the director, screenwriter and star are going to make a single audience member give an ounce of sympathy for this most unsympathetic of schmuks.
But in good old Rocky style, you will undoubtedly be cheering on the underdog when it comes to the David vs Goliath robot boxing match that is the climax of the film.
The central relationship between Charlie and his estranged son Max is believable as is the setting of the not-too distant or unfamiliar future. Kids still have daddy issues (especially kids who have dads like Charlie) and all that seems to have changed is that robot boxing is the sport of the future.
The robots are a brilliantly seamless blend of puppetry and CG effects and when Max discovers a battered boxing droid discarded (as he once was by his own jackass dad), the plot kicks into motion.
It’s an enjoyable but predictable ride with Dakota Goyo impressive as the justifiably antsy kid. Jackman carries the film with his detestable Dad and a surprisingly convincing character arc. Lost’s ‘Freckles’ (Evangeline Lilly) is wasted in a very similar way to her recent cameo in The Hurt Locker. She needs to find a new agent that won’t leave her cheering on the action from the side lines.
The robot fights are realistically rendered but it’s the father-son relationship that makes this film the real deal. Great for families. It’s out 14th October.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(271)real goodie
By corkus (22 reviews) , 15 May 2013heartwarming little movie,nice storyline,good acting from hugh jackman[he does no wrong]...but the thing is its also got lots of good action scenes within[you get to love the robot]...GREAT.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Jackman at his best
By lizcam (8 reviews) , 31 Mar 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
I enjoyed this movie more than I had expected to and it just got better and better. Jackman's performance was top notch as was the little boy's, they made a great team. As one of the other reviewers said, this is what Robot Wars should be like - can't fault it and I loved the ending.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Real Bore....apart from the robots!
By Fitzy76 (2 reviews) , 21 Mar 2013I rented this for my 2 young children to watch as they love robots. The scenes that include the robots are fantastic and the SFX are brilliant BUT...there was WAY too much dialogue inbetween, especially between Jackman and Lilly, who plays his love interest. This is were the film looses its younger audience. After one watch we only watched the robot scenes the second and third time round!- Was this review helpful to you?
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OK SciFi Action Drama - Rocky with Robots
By GaryI (785 reviews) from March, Cambs , 15 Mar 2013It's Rocky with robots. That's it really, add in the basic estranged father/son narrative, a love interest and you've got Real Steel. Robots are fantastic, but I was a little disappointed there was no info that robot technology as advanced as it clearly is in the film was being used in the world for anything other than boxing!! Average movie lifted by good cast & CGI.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Action all the way..
By DarrenG (2 reviews) , 01 Mar 2013Great way to burn a dull evening...completely different than anything ive seen before and you dont even have to think to hard...perfect if you simply want to zone out...- Was this review helpful to you?
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