Real Steel (Three-Disc Combo: Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy)

This one of our family favorites. Jackman is great as Charlie, an ex-pugilist and hapless opportunist (with a good heart buried in there somewhere), turned owner-operator of a robot boxer. The robot boxers are huge finely-tuned remote-controlled robots that now dominate the boxing ring, and the movie makes them appear very real. Evangeline Lilly is beautiful and convincing as Bailey who still believes in Charlie, but is becoming fed-up with his get-rich-quick schemes. Kevin Durand steals the scenes he has as Charlie's rival/nemesis, and Anthony Mackie does a great job as the streetwise fight promoter. I let my 8 and 11 y.o. sons watch this movie and they love it. There is a tiny bit of rough language, and only a brief and subtle sexual inuendo between Charlie and Bailey, when just back in from the road Charlie jokingly says to her, "I need a shower. Bailey, you want to take a shower?" She laughingly rebuffs him of course, and there is no physical intimacy displayed between the two of them. At one point after giving up custody of his son because he realizes he has endangered him, an emotionally and physically drained Charlie returns to Bailey and lays next to her and sleeps in a very caring and respectful way. The next morning they share a single kiss and as Charlie prepares to leave again to go to his son, Bailey remarks, "You came a long way for just one kiss", indicating that that's all that happened. Also, there is a fist-fight scene when people come to collect a debt from Charlie that may be scary for younger kids 8 and under. IMHO, compared to the risque' and deviant themes some movies foist upoin our kids these days, Real Steal is very tolerable in that regard and delivers a fast-paced story with heart and good special effects, and we meet a variety of characters along the way. In the end we see the fruits of the efforts of a father and son who find each other and a place in the world together. At the heart of this story are themes of the value of loyalty, family, contrition, courage, accepting responsibility and taking initiative on your beliefs and dreams. In the end and even with all his faults, Charlie, who is never really portrayed as a hero, learns to be a better man and father. And it's all done against the back-drop of giant brawling robots!!! My kids keep asking when the sequel is coming....

This movie had me hooked from start to finish. The storyline was powerful, the acting was top-notch, and the emotions felt so real. I loved how it kept me guessing and pulled at my heartstrings at the same time. The visuals and soundtrack added so much depth. Definitely one of the best films I’ve seen in a while — highly recommend watching it!

One of my favorite movies

Awesome!!! I watch it over and over

We love this movie probably our 5th time buying it 🤭🤭

Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) was a not-very-successful pugilist until he was forced into retirement when human fighters are replaced by hulking robots. Apparently, men beating each other to a pulp wasn't enough carnage for fight fans, facilitating the transition into full-sized Rock'em Sock'em Robots, although I can imagine that doctors who pointed to boxing as a source of brain damage and early-onset Parkinson's Disease would likely be pleased by such a change. Charlie is forced to change with the sport he loves, training bots to battle in underground battles held at rodeos, factories, and condemned zoos. Charlie longs for a shot in the World Robot Boxing league, but his arrogance has left him with a string of destroyed bots and owing thousands of dollars that he can't pay back. Forced to attend a custody hearing for his estranged 11 year old son Max (newcomer Dakota Goyo), Charlie talks Max's wealthy uncle into paying him to take care of Max for the summer. A huge robot fight fan, Max quickly takes an interest in his father's profession, much to Charlie's chagrin. When Charlie and Max break into a junkyard in search of replacement parts for a broken bot, Max discovers Atom, a discarded sparring bot that was built to endure a lot of punishment but not dish much out. Max insists on using Atom to get into the robot boxing world, and Charlie grudgingly agrees to train Atom to fight like a human boxer. The once-contentious father and son bond as Charlie's boxing savvy and Max's unwavering faith in Atom (as well as Max's amusing dance moves) lead to Atom's rise through the underground ranks, catching the eye of the WRB. And after Atom impressively defeats a WRB contender, Max publicly issues a challenge to Zeus, the reigning undefeated champ, leading to a "David vs. Goliath" showdown for all the metal marbles (or would that be ball bearings?). Also populating this film are Lost's Evangeline Lilly, essentially filling out the "Adrian role" as Bailey Tallet, the daughter of Charlie's deceased trainer who has turned her father's old boxing gym into a pseudo-Frankenstein's workshop for Charlie's bots. Anthony Mackie from The Hurt Locker appears as Finn, an underground promoter and one of Charlie's few "friends," and Kevin Durand as Ricky, one of Charlie's former in-ring adversaries who Charlie owes money to after skipping out on a bot-fighting bet. Real Steel prescribes to all the cliches started by the Rocky films of a down-on-his luck underdog who defies the odds and gets a shot at the big time, but the film also has a little bit in common with another Sylvester Stallone film, Over The Top. Both films involve a father and his estranged son who grate on each other at first, but end up working out their abandonment issues and bond over a similar interest even as outside forces and their own clashing personalities threaten to rip them apart. Many would also find shades of the Transformers films in the "battling robots" plot, but unlike those films whose attraction lied mainly in mechanical carnage of CGI-bot-on-CGI-bot violence, Real Steel's strength lies in its human players, namely Charlie and Max, giving the film a soul. And you can't help but cheer when Charlie starts shadow boxing at ringside during the Zeus fight.

Mi amiga secreta quedó encantada.

Great movie

Geen nederlandstalige ondertiteling. stond bij aankoop niet correct aangegeven

CSで放映されてたのを観て、大好きだったのにソフト買ってないなと思い購入。 ものすごく好みなストーリーでヒュー・ジャックマンもダメ親を演じてますが若くてカッコよくてビジュアルも良いです BD黎明期はこのようなDVDメインでパッケージもDVD準拠ですがBDがおまけにつく仕様でしたね これ系は中古はお安くなってるのでBDパッケージに執着がなければお得にゲットできます。

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.

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!

どーしてもまた見たくなって、ポチッとしちゃいました。 「ジョン・カーター」といい、本作といい、この頃のディズニー実写は、完成度の高い 意欲作が多かったと思います。劇場の評価は高くなかったのがどうにもくやしい。 正に傑作です。素直に拍手を送ります。ひとりスタンディング・オベーションです。 CG、すばらしい出来です。もうほとんど違和感ないですね。 ここからやがてアベンジャーズのような大CG 映画へと進歩していくのがよくわかります。 まあ、とにかくスゴイから。 近未来でもなくて、もしもちょっと先にロボットによるボクシングがあったら という設定で作られた、"ロッキー"のロボット版です。 そこにディズニー大好きテーマ"パパは強い"的な親子のつながりを入れてきますが、 これがいやらしくなくていい。振りも効いてるし、みてて違和感なく入っていける作りも良心的。 で、いろいろ出てくるロボットたちがまたパシフィックリムにも出てきそうな個性豊かでかっこいい!! 全身漢字だらけの日本製なのかな?往年のスターロボットとか出てきますが、 ボッコボコにやられちゃったりしてます。迫力満点!よく出来てます。 また、主役が"アトム"という名前なのには、日本人ならやられた感バリバリでしょう。 ヒュー・ジャックマン、ウルバリンですが、情けないだめ親父っぷりを全開で演じています。 それが効いて、最後、やはり魅せてくれます!!!見事!! 気がつくとやっぱり手に汗にぎって応援してしまう、そしてまたこの興奮と感動を味わいたくなる そんな珠玉の一品です。