tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501835097823700155.post9038973645328488838..comments2024-01-08T00:11:23.047-06:00Comments on The Ludovico Technique: A Film Blog: Review: "Real Steel" (2011)Chase Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969868987204703561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501835097823700155.post-54102719451645338672011-10-15T11:57:33.295-05:002011-10-15T11:57:33.295-05:00I thought it was sort-of bizarre. You have all of ...I thought it was sort-of bizarre. You have all of these cloying, suffocating elements (father-son drama, underdog sports drama, boy-and-his creature, etc.) wrapped around a futuristic robot boxing film, it's just an inherently awkward film. <br /><br />And I didn't find much fun in it. There's so much base, lazy characterizations in there that I was rooting for them to lose. Or the Chase Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969868987204703561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501835097823700155.post-58327244540089897182011-10-15T09:57:46.166-05:002011-10-15T09:57:46.166-05:00Real Steel is a blast, an unabashed crowd-pleaser ...Real Steel is a blast, an unabashed crowd-pleaser that mixes Rocky, Transformers, video games and father-son bonding to great, if corny, effect. Still didn't need to be 127 minutes though. Nice review Chase.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com