The Reel Rejects - REAL STEEL REVIEW – THE MOST INSPIRING "LOSS" WE’VE EVER SEEN! – FIRST TIME WATCHING

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Starting point is 00:00:50 What are you betting on? Put them up. On the robots, man. Rock them, sock him robots. I understand now. Real steel. With real steel, we won the championship, at least in the people's hearts. if you happen to have made it to this point in the video,

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Starting point is 00:02:21 Also, also, also, thank you to the team over at Prepper for chopping these highlights together. Going 12 rounds with the copyright gods and getting us that big W. Appreciate them very mightily. Roxanne, how you feeling? Real steel is the real deal, man. Real deal. Good rhyme. I would agree.

Starting point is 00:02:43 This movie, I really enjoyed this. This was, again, I expected that this would be charming and, you know, have some fun imagination to it given the concept. But this was, it's like it gave me everything I was expecting, but it in a more thoughtful package. Yeah. You know, like this could have been a little breezier and cared a little. little less for the grace of some of the emotional beats and stuff, but I'm glad they didn't skimp on that. I agree. And you know, at the end of the day, like, they didn't win the final fight. And it's not like he was like, I'm going to be Mr. Dad and take you in now. So it was kind of realistic for a movie

Starting point is 00:03:23 like this, you know, where you're not, you didn't beat Zeus and you didn't say like, I want a custody battle. I, you know, so like, it's could have gone so many different ways. I didn't think this movie was going to be endearing. I thought this was going to be like. like a gritty movie? No, just like action, action, action. Sure, sure, sure, fight, fight. But not with the sentimental, not with the parental relationship. I had no idea that this was the father-son's story.

Starting point is 00:03:50 Yeah. So that was cool. Beyond cool. This definitely, I get why this is talked about so much. I really liked it. And it's one of those things where afterwards, I'm curious, I'm excited to get to the Patreon questions after I hear a little bit of your thoughts because I want to know what they are wanting to know from like, you know, this is something that people like to talk about.

Starting point is 00:04:11 Yeah. So I'm like, oh, what, what are the angle? What are the things that people are interested in in this? Is it the same thing as me where it's like the heart or is it, do they love the robot design or is it the fights or what? So I kind of imagine it's the whole package. I mean, I feel like the heart is the key to why this movie has stuck around and it seems like one of those that isn't like brought up in every conversation, but it does seem like

Starting point is 00:04:32 a movie that people generally really enjoy. Right. And that has stuck around. And I mean like it does have, it's one of those like perfect storms of I don't know what the original short story looks like. And I assume it's very different. But I think for whatever they took out of that, they made a really conscientious, you know, high concept, but also very easy access scenario for this movie. So it's totally the chemistry man. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:04:59 Yeah. Like I really. What is that kid done since? I got, I'm a look. Yeah, I would want to know. Because I feel like I've seen him in other stuff. but yeah, so natural and such a great rapport with Hugh Jackman. And Hugh Jackman is a guy who, you know, is really well suited to playing a dude who,

Starting point is 00:05:13 for the first part of the movie, is a pretty bad guy beyond the regular, like, I don't know, we've gone through a phase where we've had a lot, a lot, a lot of anti-heroes, obviously. But there are a lot of times in recent where it feels like they're not really willing to let anti-heroes be that bad of characters. They're just kind of like grouchy. And I'm not going to say that this dude is an actual like, villainous guy necessarily but early on I was like

Starting point is 00:05:38 He kills his son on accident Yeah and he's like sold him off and like he's pretty unlikable Like he's at least drawn circumstantially to be pretty unlikable And then Hugh Jackman is able to sell the stuff where he's unlikable But also he provides the easy in road to the charm that will allow you to forgive and love him by the end Yeah So a couple things that this young actor did He was young Thor in the Thor movie

Starting point is 00:06:03 Okay Then he did this movie Okay. Then he was the voice of Jamie Bennett and Rise of the Guardians, which was... With Santa and the freaking Jack Frost and... Yep. Which Hugh Jackman was also in. Then he was in dark skies.

Starting point is 00:06:20 Oh, I like that movie, the alien movie. The underrated Blumhouse Alien movie. Then he was young Noah in Noah. Sure. Degro-N-Aronovsky. Yep, exactly. And then in 2014, he said... stopped. Dang.

Starting point is 00:06:37 And was like, no, that's... I'm set for life. He did the journey home, which was a movie that had Bridget Moynihan in it. Let's go. And that was his last movie. I mean, I guess I don't imagine this kid ever has to work again, this young adult now, because I mean, like, God, starring role opposite Hugh Jackman, then these various other opportunities. No, I'm sure he'd have to work at some point again, but it, maybe he didn't want it. Maybe he wanted to... Maybe you want to have a normal.

Starting point is 00:07:06 Yeah. You want to be a real boy. Real steel. Real boy. That's what I'm talking about. What's up with the peeps? Yeah. Let's jump into that in a sec.

Starting point is 00:07:15 But yeah, overall, this was really fun. This was, this had, I really liked the way. This might be the most graceful Sean Levy flick I've seen, honestly. This must be the earliest of his movies that I've seen, too. Let me see. I feel like. Because what struck me about this, and then we'll get into questions, was that it has, again, all the fun and the high concept.

Starting point is 00:07:34 stuff that you expect and it's got you know cool looking robots and the underground robot fight world is so you know appealing anyway and we've lived you know at least some of us through the age of battle bots in date night before this oh i haven't seen the night of museum before that yes okay i've seen the night of the museum movies which are pretty fun pretty charming panther he did cheaper by the dozen sure just married big fat liar yeah this has a different tone than a lot of those though i'm liar I also haven't seen. Yeah, I mean, I didn't realize how much of this early work Sean Levy did Jacks in the movie. What?

Starting point is 00:08:10 Oh, snaps. Okay. Yeah, I mean, I really like from all the Sean Levy things I have seen, which is not all of his work, but from what I have seen, this hit a really nice sweet spot in the middle where it was like really, it had all the time to do what it seemed like it wanted to do, whether that be exploring and developing this cool robot underworld fight ring situation. slash the pro side of that and how regular human boxing has, you know, given way to this new wave and watching this so many years on when we're in the age of AI and there are so many different conversations about where robots are going to and can or cannot replace people, you know, like this age is oddly interestingly because the point is like the human touch is the key, even though Adam is charming and we do learn to love him and he becomes part of the family.

Starting point is 00:09:00 and they hinted like, oh, is there a soul in there? You're sort of, you're still on the human element, which is nice. And yeah, like they, I'm surprised that this movie got to exist the way that it does because there's so many moments where I'm like, in a lesser, under lesser circumstances, I could feel somebody being like, well, we should cut this or we should move past this or like, we're holding on this intimate moment just for a few beats to like, when he crawls into bed next to her when like all is lost and stuff. And it's just like a few moments observing that.

Starting point is 00:09:29 I'm like, this is the stuff that usually comes. out so that we can keep things moving chop chop but i thought this had like a really nice pace that didn't move too fast or too slow it had just the right amount of heart and commitment to the character situation as it did to the fun stuff it's hard for me to say 100% because i did feel like we could shave 10 minutes off of this but i also have been watching things all day here so it might i might not really feel that way you could i mean it's not so deep that you don't know where it's going to the point where if you know i could see you getting there's a side of the extra beats where I was like I got there a minute ago yeah yeah it's not like it's not I wasn't a

Starting point is 00:10:06 problem it's one of those situations where I would I would kind of agree I'm like I get that you need to do some of this stuff and I know kind of where this is going and it's only it's got a lot of heart and it's got a lot of like nuanced flavoring even if it's not doing a whole lot of super deep stuff or surprising you with emotional developments that you never saw coming so yeah it's like I can see how you'd easily get two-thirds and be like, okay, I know what to expect and now I'm kind of waiting for those things to happen. Like, it's not the most inspired movie ever, but I think for this kind of movie, it did strike me with a lot of grace that I'm not used to seeing applied to something like this. I guess. It's like a step above average for this kind of movie for me. Friends,

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Starting point is 00:12:40 Ethan Thomas kicking us off. Hi guys. Hi to you. This movie has always been in my top five since seeing it in the cinema. I've always wanted a sequel, but the more I think about it, it's perfect as a standalone movie. Would you guys like to see a sequel, Roxanne? It did lend itself for that because we left the robot intact and we don't know exactly with the situation with the kid, where he's living is. And it could, it's one of those sequels where I don't know that I necessarily would want to watch it like the next year, but like a five year, 10 year later thing.

Starting point is 00:13:15 And now it's 15 years. But I could have seen it. Either way. Legacy sequel, Max has turned exactly into his dad. He's got a son he abandoned. He is in a tough. spot with money. So custody battle ensues. And he's like, you know what I'll do? I will give up my estranged son for $50,000. And then I'll have... I was thinking instead of custody battle,

Starting point is 00:13:38 battle to the death. Custody. Yeah, okay. Battle to death. There. So, so, yeah. It's, it's Kramer versus Kramer. But with a robot battling element in the court. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think that's that's going to be it. And then you could do a legacy reboot sequel. I would agree with you. I think that it doesn't need a sequel necessarily. I'm kind of with the both of you. I'm like, I could see where stuff would go. Part of me is like, I can see where the drama would go. I don't know exactly what you would do.

Starting point is 00:14:09 I mean, you could do stuff to expand to this world. Every idea I have for sequels, like cross it over with something. Cross it over with Terminator. Cross it over with whatever other robot thing. I'd watch it. Yeah, see, there you go. So I don't think this begs a sequel. I do think it's like nice on its own.

Starting point is 00:14:25 you can imply what might happen down the line. I wouldn't say no to a sequel if they proposed one, but I also don't think that there's so much left over that we need to. This is a movie doesn't like leave a lot of stuff for its own purposes unexplored. I wish we died. Yeah, totally. So. Awesome Joe movie reviews.

Starting point is 00:14:42 Hugh Jackman was amazing in this movie. Agreed. Other than being the Wolverine, he has done so many other roles, which of course is Broadway musicals, comedy, action, adventure, etc. Is there any other role you would love to. see him play like horror or more comedy or perhaps another superhero character thanks um i don't know about you but not the superhero bitch i'm good i'm good on you jack with superhero horror could be cool though especially as i've like deep dove into horror a little more i mean he definitely plays brooding well

Starting point is 00:15:14 and like isolated so i could definitely see something there he does have the comedic chops i would love to hear him sing more always um maybe a horror musical that would be be fun. Yeah. I mean, horror came to mind before you finished reading the question. I feel like it would be cool to see him play like a villain or give him one of those movies like, um, I want to see, I haven't seen Heretic yet, but like one of those where you take like a veteran actor and then give them a movie with like not a whole lot of locations or actors. So it's like just a few people and then let him kind of go off as the type of role you haven't seen him in as much. I think that could be pretty cool. Or doing something, yeah, more overtly comedic. Uh, and just yeah, as a musical fan, I would

Starting point is 00:15:55 ever turned down the opportunity to see Hugh Jackman and some other big scale song and dance thing. And I mean, I do like the idea of him. Like, he's a highlight of Lim is. As I recall, he's a highlight. Obviously, Greatest Showman is a very infectious and enjoyable musical. But I would like to see him in a musical maybe that's not a period, maybe. But that's just a thought. But leave us your Hugh Jackman wish list.

Starting point is 00:16:20 Maybe Hugh Jackman in like a before sunrise kind of movie, just like a low key romance. I think that we need to see him collab with Hans Zimmerman. Hans Zimmerman, yes. He's going to play him in the Hans Zimmerman biopic. Definitely is. I think that's the only answer. I think that would be good. Has he done a biopic?

Starting point is 00:16:36 I don't think he has. I don't know. Well, PT Barnum, I guess, but that's famously not very accurate to the reality. Or, I don't know, like a thrill. I'm trying to think of what's, I want to see him be a claymation. Okay. So many genres did you use room. Master T.

Starting point is 00:16:53 The movie is amazing. and I hope you guys enjoyed the film as much as I did when it first came out. Do you see this movie ever being somewhat plausible in real life? Would you guys want that or watch it if it was real? I definitely think it's not only like could be plausible. I feel like we could have this very soon. It does feel right around the corner. Totally.

Starting point is 00:17:16 I would watch robot fights. I'd be interested in the between rounds. Yeah. How they fix them and like, you know all that stuff. The pit crew stuff. I have a hard time watching fighting because I don't love watching people get hurt. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:17:32 So I think it would be kind of cool to watch. Absolutely. It's weird. Again, we've had battle bots already. So again, like non-humanoid robot fights exist. And I, yeah, I'm like, even though it seems like those Tesla robots were probably not real or not functional. It'll only be a matter of time before humanoid robots exist. And honestly, yeah, like I could totally.

Starting point is 00:17:55 see this happening someday. You know, the whole mirroring thing. Yeah, the shadowboxing would be cool. Yeah. Having a bunch of people at a console, like all the takes on this. I was like, yeah, that makes sense to me. Yeah. So it's around the, and, and now it's funny, watching this when it came out, it probably would have felt a lot further away than it does right now. Now I'm just like, all you need is, all you need is a viable humanoid robot with enough agility, which they already have like those crazy four-legged ones that can jump over stuff and run and those ones that they've tested out in like the field for the military. Like they have versions of autonomous two-footed humanoid-esque robots in use for very niche

Starting point is 00:18:33 circumstances. Can they dance? That's where it started. All right. That's the first question. Master. No. No.

Starting point is 00:18:43 Oh, no. We did that one. I'm keeping it pushing. Listen, I am not here right now. You watched a lot of movies. Jaden Rhodes. Jaden Rhodes. Thank you, Jaden.

Starting point is 00:18:53 This movie is a lot of fun. Thank goodness for that. I am big boxing movie fan. This isn't my favorite one, but I feel like it should be in the conversation. I'm curious if you all agree, what is y'all's favorite boxing movie? I think the first Rocky, I just read my own name. The Roxy franchise. Sylvester Stallone played Roxy.

Starting point is 00:19:12 Rocksy, Balsreier. The first Rocky and Creed are my favorites. I haven't seen that many boxing movies, to be honest with you. If we were going to let me get that question and talk about fighting movies. I love Warrior. But if we're just saying to boxing questions. Oh, yeah, I feel like that's an asterisk here. I mean, I feel like if you want that in road, because Real Steel, they're like, you know,

Starting point is 00:19:37 oh, there's like the whole myriad of fighting styles. Totally. I also love the first Rocky movie. So good. It's, you almost have to take that one out because it's like, of course, like that's one of the best. I like that you put Creed in there, too, though. I think that Creed is so. great.

Starting point is 00:19:52 Creed's great. Yeah. There are more boxing movies I definitely would need to see. I mean, Rocky 4, one of the greatest movies of all time. Yep, you do. Be mentioning that. I was going to say, we watched Southpaw here on the channel, and that was a very effective, very, it's a harsh movie, but it's really well done.

Starting point is 00:20:07 The Fighter, I remember enjoying The Fighter back when that came out, but I would like to see some more. I've never seen Raging Bull. And, I don't know, there are other ones. I mean, I remember Million Dollar Baby. I just watched a thousand blows as a team. TV show that's created by the same guy who did peekie blanders. And it's

Starting point is 00:20:26 an unbelievable boxing show if you're looking for it. It's like 1800s, England, but bare knuckle boxing. And it's sick. And it's the transition from bare knuckle to glove. Sure. And like the resistance of doing that. It's very interesting show. So what a transition.

Starting point is 00:20:44 Damn. Oh, the kickboxer with John Gladvan. Yeah, the snatch count is in a boxing movie, but there's boxing in it. It's a pretty funny. Maybe we should have more boxing comedies. Dude, boxing comedies. Hell yeah. Boxomities.

Starting point is 00:20:57 Boxomities. Everyone knows what that is. I'm down for more boxomities, honestly. But yeah, let us know your favorite boxing movies. Down below. Any others we should check out. Is it Roxy? Roxy the Boxy.

Starting point is 00:21:09 Jay Rushden. What's up, Jay? Which of the robot designs did you like best in this movie? Oh, that's a great question. I thought that the purple july. Japanese one was sick. Pretty sick looking, yeah, especially with like the... What was it called? Sound? Noisy. Noisy boy. Yeah. I mean, obviously I loved our guy and I love that you pointed out like his broken mask. It looked kind of like a smile or like a little face.

Starting point is 00:21:35 Yeah. Yeah. So like Adam is closest to our heart, but Noisy Boy was sick. Yeah. Noisy Boy was sick. I mean, yeah, it's like it's nice that I like that whole idea of like, oh, they got crazier looking over time. But the early ones were supposed to just look like guys. It's just look like people. God. I, I I like the one that had the crate albino with like the crazy retractable head, I thought was pretty cool. Midas's Mohawk was cool. Midas is yeah, like Roman helmet style thing. I thought Metro was pretty sick and like with the- Oh, you love Twin Cities too.

Starting point is 00:22:04 Twin Cities was a fun one. Not like I like the concept of Twin Cities more than I like the actual design of Twin Cities. It was nice to switch it up. But yeah, the two swivelheads and stuff was pretty fun. But I thought I thought Metro is cool because Metro has this like janky Frankenstein together look and and the detail. of like, oh, clearly this has been like cobbled together out of found objects and bits of like literal metro signs and stuff like that. This was the most lackluster to me.

Starting point is 00:22:30 I was like this is just big. He's just big and sleek and yeah, not like as unique looking. This other there's like there are some more like I feel like there are more robots in the background that are pretty fun. And even shouts out to freaking, I thought ambush at the top was like a good intro robot. Like he's a kind of got. Mean mugging. mean muggin for sure but had like just enough of that combo between like he just looks like a big jacked guy but he's more robot than humanoid like he doesn't look that as human as the OG one so I was like

Starting point is 00:23:02 this is a nice one to start out on and I'm sad that that bull completely wrecked him I liked the bull one hey bull deserved it you know Hugh Jackman wasn't fighting it's best all right Donald all right gang all right Johnnell. This was a joy. We're going to go get Roxy back to her aunt and uncle now that we won the boxing match. Leave us your thoughts on real steel. What was your favorite music cue by Hans Zimmerman? Do you love Han Zimmerman?

Starting point is 00:23:31 Yes or no? This was Danny Elfman and I wouldn't have even, when he does movies like this, I'm like, he's outside of his normal bag. So I'm like, oh, snap, it is him. Who pitched this to Danny Elfman and how did they pitch it? Yeah. Was it Hugh Jackman? Yeah, could be.

Starting point is 00:23:45 Well, like, yeah, did he bring him? Did he bring Kevin Durant? And did he bring this? And did he say no first. Yeah, yeah, definitely did. Well, you know, they couldn't afford Hans Zimmerman. The second you said it, I was like, oh. Hans Zimmerman has way too big a way.

Starting point is 00:24:00 Whose name was at the beginning? Is somebody Zimmerman? Is he related to Hans Zimmerman? You said, who is Hans Zimmerman? I love Hans Zimmerman. What are you talking about? I've become a lifelong fan as it is. Honestly, I've been a fan of his for as long as he's been around for two hours.

Starting point is 00:24:15 Two hours and all of his music here. Good music, quality, cinematography, some really graceful pacing, some good effects, some good world building. M&M, good needle drops, good acting. Nasty Mackey, nice to see. Nicely done, everybody. We'll catch you on the next one. Pa, pa, pa. Later, real steel rejects.

Starting point is 00:24:33 A, real steeleshex. Wow. I don't even spelled it real. Hey. Hey.

The Reel Rejects - REAL STEEL REVIEW – THE MOST INSPIRING "LOSS" WE’VE EVER SEEN! – FIRST TIME WATCHING

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