Real Steel

After Max digs out Atom he is covered in mud.

In the shot from the cab he is clean (from 41:16 to 41:19?).

The next shot at the gym, Max is again covered in mud.

When Charlie and Bailey are on the roof, his hand position (wrapped up in her hair) changes with the camera angle.

From behind Bailey, his fingers are straight (1:35:42 & 1:35:52).

From behind Charlie, his fingers are curled (1:35:47 & 1:35:54).

Throughout the film, Atom's shadow function switches back and forth between mirror and mimic for no apparent reason or command from Charlie or Max.

It appears to have no difference except that it is apparent the shadow function goes mirror as the robot and the person are face to face and mimic when the robot is observing the human who's not looking at him.

Given the fact that Hugh Jackman is left-handed, Atom is seen at times mirroring Charlie rather than mimicking him.

In many scenes, especially in the fight between Atom and Zeus, Atom is clearly fighting right-handed while Charlie is shadow boxing left-handed.

This is perhaps the reason why Atom is seen to be alternating between mimicking and mirroring even though according to how shadow boxing is explained in the film he should be only mimicking.

This is also easily seen, though, when you notice the person running the shadow function either facing Atom or not.

The shadow apparently mirrors when the operator is facing him and in mimic when not.

At the beginning of the fight between Noisy Boy and Midas as Charlie and Max are standing on the rising platform on the edge of the ring, Max first has his arms down by his sides (28:16 to 28:21 from behind), then he is holding a briefcase under his right arm with his left hand steadying its front (28:22 to 28:26 from in front), then both arms are at his sides and his right hand is holding the briefcase by its handle (28:27 to 28:29 from behind) when Charlie hands him a second bag so he is holding one bag in each hand as he steps into the ring.

At the beginning of the film, Charlie promises to return Max to New York in August to his Aunt Debra who has custody, suggesting that the action occurs over the summer, which explains why Max is not in school.

However, in the various journeys to boxing matches (in June and July), we see wheat fields ready for harvest (at around 22 mins), and the trees sporting beautiful fall foliage.

A Rocky copy, with a robot and a boy. Good CGI, but that's not hard today.

I really like the movie. I love Hugh Jackman and most of the films he is in.

We saw an advanced screening on Sept 22. I thought it was going to be another one of those cheesy, campy, not really believable, warm fuzzy, type of underdog/rags to riches movies.

REAL STEEL is rock 'em sock 'em awesome! It empowers, entertains, and excites you.

We just got back from the advance screening. What a fun movie!

Just got back from a special Preview of the Real Steel Film and i got to say you get exactly what you expect.The film was AMAZING!!!

Real Steel is set in the near future, when robot boxing is very popular. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a promoter who has discovered that his long forgotten son is limbo due to the death of his mother.

I went and saw this at an early screening for a charity event. I got to meet Hugh Jackman and see the movie in Imax...

As a kid who kid who lost my father when I was a teenager, I can truly say this film emotionally hit me right in the gut. Like Hugh Jackman's character in the movie, my dad had some problems and battled his own demons.