Real Steel - 2011

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Boxing Bots 

Starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goya

The movie begins with Jackman driving his truck on a road parallel to the Robot-boxing stadium. This reminds the viewers that the story plot is future-set, some time around the 2020s and the responsible director will tell you the exact year, if you can't glean it. In my opinion, a movie that gets the viewers involved in a positive way is an excellent movie. Hugh Jackman is a bankrupted, screwed-up father and Robot boxing showman who is desperate for a break in his career and is need of funds and lives on a mobile home. He trades off the custody of his son for 100 grands to his sister-in-law. However, he chooses to be with his son for a while before he goes into legal custody for good, which is the main portion of the movie. You will cheer, cry, laugh and be thoroughly entertained. 

The story has everything in mixed proportions but a movie critic or fanatic may feel that there are disconnected scenes throughout the movie. However, the movie has a good story line and has little twists to it. The ending was so close to be predictable by anyone but with a little twist to it, which I really liked.

The movie has real good sound effects for us making it worthwhile to get its Blu-Ray versions. I feel this movie has shown a better version of emotional bonding between human and machines, mainly because of the kid ingredient. All the actors have done reasonably well, and the onscreen relationships are soulful and can be felt as genuine.

Real Steel is a familiar and safe movie, filled with cliches and plots you have heard a thousand times. But the unique gimmick of the robots, the performances of its stars and the effects that sell the underdog story through a robot avatar all work well.

The movie has several "ciphers" replacing the dialogues making it suitable for kids below 13 unless you want them to be well versed in f's and b's.  

My rating: On a scale of 1-5.
Story: 4
Sound Effects: 3.5
Visual Effects: 3.5
Overall: 3.5


Conclusion: If you are a great fan of Spielberg's production, don't call me names for recommending this. I am sure you will not know it unless you see the credits. Worth watching and you would definitely not feel that you have wasted your time unless you are an anti-sci-fi. If you are getting a good deal, the BD deserves be in your collection, at least for the sound effects.

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