Escape to the Movies: Real Steel

[Rack]

If Jobs died 10 years ago does that mean the only reason for the iPad is that it's the only thing they could come up with by splicing together old footage and editing?

 

[ritchards]

I saw this at the New Zealand premiere a few days ago. While the robot fighting is great, the story is incredibly predictable, painfully so. Original script, this ain't.

 

[Falseprophet]

Colour me surprised. If Bob liked it, maybe it's worth checking out.

 

[Wolfenbarg]

I've been hoping for this to be surprisingly amazing while also expecting it to be foul. I'm glad my first instinct was right, I'll definitely be watching it.

 

[shadowmagus]

I was ready to dislike this movie, but the more trailers I watched, the more I found myself willing to give it a shot. I'm glad Movie Bob liked it, and I'm glad I went with my gut on this one. I'll definitely have to give it a shot.

 

[Lyri]

I'm so glad this got a good review from you, I was really looking forward to seeing it. You're mostly my go too guy on film reviews so this has made my day.
Thank you Mr Chipman.

 

[Ashley Blalock]

Got to admit with everything going into the film like the release date, the production team, wondering if it was just riding on the coat tails of those horrible Transformers movies I was also thinking it would be a bad movie not worth the time or effort to see it.

But then mixed reviews started coming in to give me a slight bit of hope that maybe I was wrong about this film.

Given that my movie taste often run very close to those of Bob I think I may have to give this film a chance. Even if it's not film perfection it still sounds like it could be good enough to make it feel like I got my money's worth on the ticket.

 

[andy25100]

I somehow knew that it would be a good movie in the sense that movie bob liking it would be a fun 6 minutes to watch telling me so

 

[Draconalis]

I am very disappointed in critics when it comes to this movie. It's a movie where you get to see robots hitting each other. I just. The fact that movie bob was humbled at all annoys me. Can't you just like things for being what they are?

When you expect a movie to be bad based on what sounds like a terrible premise, and then are pleasantly surprised, your expectations were wrong.

It's not a matter of liking a movie for what it was, it's the fact that you expected to not like a movie for what it was, and was humbled by the fact that it was likable.

 

[PrototypeC]

Wait. I want to be clear on this. They honestly did make a movie about - ROCK 'EM - SOCK 'EM ROBOTS?!

When I said they would do something like that next after MLP and Transformers became popular, I was kidding!

 

[Richard Norley]

Bob knows the truth...

Steve Jobs has been dead for years, and Apple's Android unit has taken his place until just recently being decommissioned. >_>

 

[The Great JT]

I seriously thought that someone had just re-titled a Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots movie when I first saw the trailers. Glad to hear this is good.

 

[mip0]

Might one call this an exception that proves the rule? I'm seriously asking because I'm not sure but I'd like to know and why /not/ whatever the case.

 

[Spongebobdickpants]

Yeah, Bob really likes Real Steel and Thor... but not Red State?

Only cookie cutter, predictable, Hollywood shit for Bob, eh? I guess I'll never see eye to eye with you Bob, but it's okay. I'll still check ya out if you review something other than mainstreamed crap.

I havent seen red state or straw dogs (original im goin to talk about) but considering they both seem to occupy the same demographic of edgy philosophically drived action dramas (i think) i find it suprising that he hates one and loved the other.

Maybe he didnt "get" red state, or maybe hes only saying he liked straw dogs to save face.

Either way it seems inconsistant

What? just because they fit into the same vague genre definition doesn't mean he has to like both of them.

Oh, and if you actually watch his reviews you'll figure it out. See, part of the review is that he points out what he doesn't and does like about the films. he said he liked the tension at play throughout Straw Dogs, he said he found Red State to be dull and unintelligent. There we go, dilemma solved. Do you see how this works?

Your post reeks of pretension.

Maybe i have to use a /sarcasm tag to make it simpler for your glorious mind.

I was critising the original poster by pointing out two movies that he had opposing viewpoints for and that the broad generalisation of "hollywood crap" was a fallacy.

Do you see how this works?

 

[Swifteye]

I am very disappointed in critics when it comes to this movie. It's a movie where you get to see robots hitting each other. I just. The fact that movie bob was humbled at all annoys me. Can't you just like things for being what they are?

When you expect a movie to be bad based on what sounds like a terrible premise, and then are pleasantly surprised, your expectations were wrong.

It's not a matter of liking a movie for what it was, it's the fact that you expected to not like a movie for what it was, and was humbled by the fact that it was likable.

Yeah but that's the thing. Who would think "Robots beating each other up to a tune of a rocky story" would be bad that sounds flipping awesome from where I stand.

 

[Kenbo Slice]

I don't know if I wanna see this. It's just a retelling of a Twilight Zone episode.

 

[omega 616]

The whole thing looks (from trailers) to be rock 'em sock 'em robots in movie form .... while I have never played it, it has been in many a tv programme so I get the jist of it.

I kind of want to see it for the lolz factor but I am not exactly pumped to go and watch it.

Who cares when Steve Jobs died, this site shreds apple products and ifanboys, so now we have to accurately represent when he died, when even news loathers like me know when he died. None of us actually knew him so his death effects none of us in anyway, Ithings will still be made and sold in billions yadda yadda yadda.

 

[GeorgW]

I love these kinds of things. I make a habit of prematurely judging pretty much everything, and I'm always happy to be pleasantly surprised. It's also very refreshing to hear of a movie that doesn't feel the need to arbitrarily up the stakes. Plus, and it's ridiculous that it needs to be said, it's nice to hear about a movie where the people involved actually care.

Oh, and that Steve Jobs part was very classy, but if there's ever a time to spell check, that would be it...