Real Steel

Real Steel is a 2011 American science fiction action film starring Hugh Jackman and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy. The film is based in part on the 1956 short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson, though screenwriter John Gatins placed the film in U.S. state fairs and other "old-fashioned" Americana settings. Real Steel was in development for several years before production began on June 11, 2010. Filming took place primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan. Animatronic robots were built for the film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the brawling of computer-generated robots and animatronics. Real Steel was publicly released in Australia on October 6, 2011, and in the United States and Canada on October 7, 2011, to mixed reviews. It was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards. [Wikipedia]

Synopsis: In 2020, human boxers have been replaced by robot boxers. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a former boxer who fights with such boxing robots - in both sanctioned and unsanctioned battles.
Besides some swearing and the obvious violence this is a clean movie about a father who didn't really want a son, and had money trouble, but after spending a summer together fighting with robots they formed a bond. [KnightlySamurai]

Review by:
This movie had been on my "To Watch" list for quite awhile, and I've finally gotten to watch it! Which is surprising because I don't normally like boxing, but I like robot fighting flicks so I'm good. ;-D
I was actually expecting it to be a little different when I had watched the trailer. I had thought the robots were from further in the future and almost completely autonomous - but had to be taught how to box (like Zeus, but with Atom's training needed), so it would be more about how they were trained than how they were programmed, like real boxers. I'm sure after the fight at the end that would become the new trend, haha.

One of the downsides of this movie has to do with the plot, being that the ending is a sort of cliffhanger! You don't get to see what happens, and I much expected to see a redesigned and shiny Atom walking about at the end, too. lol. Oh well.
Another is that Atom seems to sometimes be mimicking and sometimes mirroring Charlie's moves (Atom is fighting Zeus right handed, while Hugh Jackman is left-handed). I guess it doesn't matter, though who knew that Wolverine was a lefty?? Haha. He didn't look like Wolverine, either, without more hair.

"The People's Champion? Sounds pretty good to me"

What's it rated? PG-13 for some violence, intense action and brief language (one or two uses of the s word, and some other minor expletives).
What do I rate it? A solid 8 1/2 out of 10 overall - which could have been 9 if they added a bit more oomph to the fights and CGI, as well as put in a better looking ending.
Would I watch it again? Maybe, but only if I was watching with someone who hadn't watched it.

In Time

In Time, previously titled Now and I'm.mortal is a 2011 dystopian science fiction action film starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki, and Vincent Kartheiser. The film, written, directed and produced by Andrew Niccol, was released on October 28, 2011. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics but became a box office success. (From Wikipedia)

My Review

In Time brings a whole new meaning to the saying “time is money”. In this futuristic, action film the world has found a way to be immortal, but there is a catch, you have to have enough time to pay to live forever. At age twenty-five everyone is given a year of time which shows up on their arm with glowing numbers, counting down the person's fate. From that point on, their face will not age nor will their body get old and tired. Everyone is immortal, that is as long as they have enough time. 

   Instead of money they have time. The more time they have the longer they can live, but if they run out of time they die. There is no dying of old age, the only way to die is to run out of time or die by unnatural causes. 

    And as always there are the rich and the poor. The rich, that live with thousands of years at their finger tips (or should I say on their arm); living in the fancy cities, the rich control all the wealth. Then there is ones that live literally “day to day” worth of time, living in the ghettos, these people are just trying to survive another day. 

    Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is one of the people that only have a day worth of time. He lives watching his clock tick down and is just trying to make enough time to live another day. But when he helps out a guy, that has more than a hundred years worth of time, from being robbed, Will's life is quickly turned upside down. Through this new change he is given the chance to help the ones that need it time the most. 

    

What is My Opinion of the Movie?

The plot of this movie is really what made this movie worth watching. Though it had decent action and good acting, the plot is what made this movie really good. The very concept of In Time is so interesting to me. Because so many people seek immortality, this movie shows just how dangerous living forever can be. My final conclusion for In Time is that it is a definite movie to see.

 Is This Movie Family Friendly?

There are a couple of scenes in there that makes this PG-13 movie one that I would not suggest that children nine and under should watch. There is some strong language every so often through it as well, though not a whole lot. I would give this movie a 2 ½ out of 5 for Family Friendliness.

What Would I Rate This Movie?

For the acting, I would give it 3 out of 5

The emotion in this movie I would give a 3 ½ out of 5

And the plot I would give a definite 4 ½ out of 5

All around this movie is a 7 ½ out of 10 in my opinion.

~Sincerely NuttyNinja~