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Re: Real Steel

#81 Post by kevinknapman » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:44 pm

At Odeon Kingston tonight and was a little worried when a couple of kids that can't have been much older than 7 or 8 (possibly younger) sat next to me. They actually were better behaved than the guy sitting a few seats the other side who kept making comments throughout. The kid next to me kept punching the air after the fights and shadow boxing on a couple of occasions (which should have been irritating but was actually quite cute and amusing).
The film itself was good fun. Despite being occasionally corny and sentimental I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. Boxing robots aside it's a story we've seen countless times before and it had a very 80's feel to it (the father/son dynamic was very similar to the Sylvester Stallone arm-wrestling flick Over the Top). The robot action itself was very entertaining and convincingly done and the special effects were very impressive. Hugh Jackman was fine, the kid was okay though occasionally annoying and Evangeline Lily wasn't too bad either.
It's no classic but I had a good time. A solid harmless piece of fun.
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Re: Real Steel

#82 Post by Beate » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:51 pm

Did you say Odeon Greenwich was cancelled, hdaniel82? Not enough people? Did they at least give you vouchers?
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Re: Real Steel

#83 Post by Jayman » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:55 pm

Beate wrote:Did you say Odeon Greenwich was cancelled, hdaniel82? Not enough people? Did they at least give you vouchers?
I think she was just there really early, sitting nervously all by herself until the others started trickling in. :)
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#84 Post by Beate » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:06 pm

Erm, hdaniel82 is a she.
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#85 Post by Jayman » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:07 pm

Beate wrote:Erm, hdaniel82 is a she.
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#86 Post by a_person » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:07 pm

:giggle:
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Re: Real Steel

#87 Post by evilzadi » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:09 pm

If it was cancelled, then i don't mind so much that i couldn't go.
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Re: Real Steel

#88 Post by funthing29 » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:47 pm

I still enjoyed the boxing robots but the human story that fills in the gaps was even more tedious and schmaltzy on second viewing. It also felt even longer this time around, it would definitely have improved with trimming the middle part of the film.

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Re: Real Steel

#89 Post by a_person » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:51 pm

jramjee wrote:
Beate wrote:Did you say Odeon Greenwich was cancelled, hdaniel82? Not enough people? Did they at least give you vouchers?
I think she was just there really early, sitting nervously all by herself until the others started trickling in. :)
Hey jramjee - did you watch this at Surrey Quays tonight - hd82 "watched" it at Greenwich. Explains why you might have thought she was a he.
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Re: Real Steel

#90 Post by Jayman » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:08 am

a_person wrote: Hey jramjee - did you watch this at Surrey Quays tonight - hd82 "watched" it at Greenwich. Explains why you might have thought she was a he.
Lol. Yes I watched it at SQ, but I actually went by the "Daniel" part of her name and assumed she was a he. :winktongue:
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