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JT (287 KP) rated Real Steel (2011) in Movies

Mar 10, 2020  
Real Steel (2011)
Real Steel (2011)
2011 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
6
7.0 (20 Ratings)
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Michael Bay, take note, this is how to make a proper film about robots beating the living shit out of each other. Based on the Richard Matheson short story Steel, this follows the journey of former professional boxer Charlie Kenton (Jackman) who now spends his time in debt, as a promoter for the new sport of robot boxing.

When Charlie meets his 11-year old son Max (Goyo) the two must rediscover themselves and build a relationship strong enough to get them through any of life’s toughest challenges. Let’s get one thing clear right away, this is Levy’s best film to date. Which is not hard when past titles include, both Night at the Museum’s, Date Night and The Pink Panther.

Jackman is strong enough in a role which let’s him flex his muscles from time to time, he’s a rough and rugged character anyway which is why he fits the Charlie Kenton mould so well. Partnered opposite young Max, who has enough cheeky charm and wide eyed looks to seduce any adult in to letting things go his way. But its not just about the Charlie and Max relationship, there is of course ‘Atom’, the sparing robot they discover in a junkyard.

Despite being all metal and wires, there is a strong feeling that Atom has a personality of his own even if it is mirrored by the person standing in front of him. But the scenes that Atom and Max share on screen together are genuine heart felt moments.

There is enough robot smashing mayhem going on through the drama, as Atom beings the road to underdog glory moving from one metal crunching bout to the next. The fights are very well choreographed from no holes barred scrap fights to the glitz and glamour of the Robot Boxing League where the stakes and money are high.

It’s hard not to see the underlying homage to the Rocky franchise, even the final fight which pairs Atom against the mighty Zeus is a robotic version of Balboa Vs Drago, right down to the female Russian, Olga, who sits in his corner. The supporting cast are in effect just that, the chemistry between Kenton and Bailey (Lily) is good, but she’s not really given enough in the script to make her stand out, so sparks are few and far between.

Jackman is likeable and the kid less annoying than others before him, its flashy and packs a punch that produces some great action sequences throughout.
  
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Peter Russell (61 KP) rated Scythe in Tabletop Games

Mar 13, 2019  
Scythe
Scythe
2016 | Civilization, Economic, Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction
9
8.3 (26 Ratings)
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The best mix of many board games
This game has so much going for it and by far is my favorite game on my shelf right now. First off, just looking at and opening the box, the artwork is fantastic. I bought the artbook for the game just because I wanted more of the art. Next, mechanics of the game. Each player has a choice of what unique pair of actions they will take in a turn. A turn consists of:
 1) Choosing a block of actions that said player had not chosen last turn
2) Choosing a top level action from chosen block
3) choosing a bottom level action of chosen block.


These action range from creating and placing workers, mechs or buildings, resource generation, or doing something that would initiate combat (usually moving). There are many different strategies to win, whether through ecnomics or military domination. Each play through is unique.
I highly recommend getting all expansions for uncreased play variety as well as the Broken Token organizer, which reduces setup time for 30 minutes to 5 minutes. Other items that really enhance the gameplay are metal coins as well as realistic resources from stonemaier games
  
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Lumos (380 KP) rated Suspend in Tabletop Games

Mar 21, 2018 (Updated Apr 5, 2018)  
Suspend
Suspend
2012 | Action
6
6.3 (3 Ratings)
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This game is so easy to learn and to play! Like the name suggests, the game is all about balancing. It is a little like Jenga or Topple in that you add pieces to a growing tower. The pieces are metal poles that are all of varying lengths. To play, you roll a die and add the color pole that matches the color you roll to the tower being careful to place it in such a way that doesn’t cause the whole thing to collapse. When I played this with my family, we decided that there really aren't enough pieces in one set to keep the game going for very long so we put two sets together. It is a little bit of a tight squeeze to get both sets into one tube (the game comes in a clear tube), but we were able to fit both sets into one container for easy storage. This is a quick game to learn, and is good for the whole family.

We don’t normally tend to go for these type of games, but every once in a while, it is nice to break away from the longer, more intense games we typically choose.