I Took my nine year old daughter and her buddy to a movie yesterday. A little robot boxing movie by the name of Real Steel. Ya, it was a little selfish of me to take them to a sci-fi future sports feature but seeing as how it opened at number one this week I think a lot of fools did the same thing or something similar.

As the majordomo of I See Robots I felt that it was probably up to me to go and see the robot boxing movie and tell everyone what it was like. It's not like it was punishment because I am a pretty big fan of fight sports and robots and if there was a robot boxing league I'd probably be one of the bigger followers. Plus I enjoy tales of future sports like Rollerball and Future Sport with Dean Caine and Wesley Snipes.

 I read on Grantland.com that the flick was basically Over The Top with robot boxing instead of arm wrestling and that pretty much was what it was. Naturally Over The Top was one of my younger self's top ten joints, so going in I was a little bit stoked on the premise. Real Steel isn't a great movie but it's fun and there are a lot of cool robots and some pretty decent robo hand to hand combat to boot.

 

The main robot fights his way up through all kinds of weird back yard style robot leagues before getting to the bigs. I always enjoy scenes of the weird leagues that dudes have to beat on the way to the top. The scrapped out piecemeal machines he runs up against include a dude with a sledge hammer hand and a body that looks like car parts and robot with a ten gallon hat and spurs.

Oh ya, dude has his robot fight against a bull at one point and the moment where the robot's fist makes impact with the cows face is priceless. I don't know if I'd support a robot vs. Animal fight. it's inhumane. Worse than bullfighting if you think about it because in bull fighting AT LEAST the bull has a small chance to gore the matador. Robots aren't even alive. Sure they cost a grip but it's not like your ass is on the line or anything. 

Kate from Lost plays the female lead. Thought that it was cool to see her. It seems like it's been awhile. I guess it has. Lost has been off the air for years. Evangeline Lilly is a decent actress and she's super pretty so you know, that's a plus. 

     

If you think you'd like to see a robot boxing movie then this is prolly the movie for you. Serious, I think that's all I have to say. If you like robots and boxing and maybe want to take your family out to something that isn't animated and doesn't have dolphins in it than go see Real Steel or as it will always be to me, The Robot Boxing Movie.