On the movie Real Steel, the story of a boy and his robot and his dad Wolverine...
Hmm. I got nothing, really. A twist of the typical underdog story (Robots!) with a predictable plot line (Boxing Robots!) that I still found strangely compelling. Brilliant in it's simplicity! So simple, in fact, that if you dig out your old Rock 'Em Sock 'Em game circa 1970 and go a few rounds with your bros, you could save yourself the rental fee. However, the budget for the 2011 Real Steel film is probably significantly higher than Mattel's (tm) production cost at the time, so you will miss out on some pretty darned neat automatronics if you decide to go that route.
Truth - I did kind of like the film, even with the cliche lines and predictable plot twists. As I said, it was strangely compelling to the point where I minimized the Avengers fics - that had otherwise held my attention all afternoon - I had open on my computer and sent the computer to Standby Mode at least twice before I closed things down in favor of watching the film. On the one hand, it was a fun film and I don't begrudge the hour and a half away from my current fandom addiction. On the other hand, I'm glad I didn't actually spend any money or computer processing power on it.
Truth - I did kind of like the film, even with the cliche lines and predictable plot twists. As I said, it was strangely compelling to the point where I minimized the Avengers fics - that had otherwise held my attention all afternoon - I had open on my computer and sent the computer to Standby Mode at least twice before I closed things down in favor of watching the film. On the one hand, it was a fun film and I don't begrudge the hour and a half away from my current fandom addiction. On the other hand, I'm glad I didn't actually spend any money or computer processing power on it.