- DVD Release Date: January 24, 2012
- Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Genre: Action-Drama
- Studio: Touchstone / Disney
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
- ASIN: B005ZKYXZI
- Cast: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand
- Director: Shawn Levy (“Night at the Museum” franchise and “Date Night”)
- Producers: Don Murphy, Susan Montford, Shawn Levy
- Executive Producers: Jack Rapke, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Steven Spielberg, Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen
- Screenplay by: John Gatins
- Story by: Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven
- Based in part on the short story “Steel” by: Richard Matheson
ABOUT REAL STEEL
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, “Real Steel” stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
BONUS FEATURES:
3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (1 Blu-ray Disc + 1 DVD + 1 Digital Copy)
All 2-Disc Blu-ray Bonus Features
All DVD Bonus Features
2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (1 Blu-ray Disc + 1 DVD)
REAL STEEL SECOND SCREEN
Countdown to the Fight—The Charlie Kenton Story
Sugar Ray Leonard: Cornerman’s Champ
Deleted and Extended Scenes with introductions by Shawn Levy
—Extended “Meet Ambush”
—Deleted “Butterfly” Storyline
PLUS All DVD Bonus Features
1-Disc DVD (1 DVD)
Making of Metal Valley
Building the Bots
Bloopers
HIGH-DEFINITION & STANDARD DEFINITION DIGITAL
Sugar Ray Leonard: Cornerman’s Champ
PLUS All DVD Bonus Features
MY THOUGHTS
I received a copy of Real Steel on Blu-ray. As mentioned a couple of times previously, I’d already seen this movie and really enjoyed it. Prior to seeing it in an advance screening I hadn’t been sure how much I’d like it, being as it looked like a movie about robot boxing. Real Steel turned out to be a movie about having a heart, it just happened to have some robot boxing in it. Nothing has changed since I wrote my review of this movie after seeing it in the theater, I still love it. I enjoyed the bloopers, and viewers that enjoy the excellent animation will enjoy the bonus features of how the robots were made.
TRAILER
COUPON
For a limited time, Dreamworks is offering $5 OFF the purchase of the Real Steel 3-disc Combo Pack. Those interested should visit http://www.steelgetsreal.com/, and click on the offer in the upper right corner of the page. Offer ends 1/29/12.
MORE INFO
Real Steel Website and Mobile site: www.steelgetsreal.com
Real Steel on Facebook: facebook.com/realsteelmovie
Real Steel on Twitter: twitter.com/realsteelmovie
The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.
