tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post1248985594404111861..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: Weekend Box Office (10/09/11): Real Steel wins over the kids and wins the weekend with $27 million, while Ides of March does the 'Clooney average'.Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-3338722032943956082011-10-13T10:36:40.260-07:002011-10-13T10:36:40.260-07:00Agreed. Here is a review of Real Steel from NewSc...Agreed. Here is a review of Real Steel from NewScientist.com. Robotics nerds, not movie nerds. Cool.<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/10/this-is-the-real-steel.htmlBlindBocephusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-82334521385826861972011-10-13T10:35:25.385-07:002011-10-13T10:35:25.385-07:00I was wanting to post this in a review for Real St...I was wanting to post this in a review for Real Steel, but I don't think you did one. Anyway, this is from another site that I read on a daily basis, NewScientist.com. This is a review of Real Steel, done from the perspective of robot scientists, not movie or boxing buffs. Very cool.<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/10/this-is-the-real-steel.htmlBlindBocephusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-46598027050817953672011-10-10T03:07:28.775-07:002011-10-10T03:07:28.775-07:00I share your views with regard to Reynolds and Gre...I share your views with regard to Reynolds and Green Lantern. Actually, if we consider an actor a star depending on his/her ability to ‘lure’ moviegoers irrespective of the quality of the film, then (1) noting that the most hyped movie of the year was ‘Drive’, a crafty little film hailed by critics as a rare pearl, the best movie of the decade, grossed at his opening weekend 11M; (2) that ‘Real Steel’, with Jackman, made on its opening weekend 27M; (3) that ‘The Ides of March’, which deploys an impressive array of Academy Award winners and Wonderboy Gosling (“go and see this movie, keep Ryan Gosling working”), grossed 10.5M, can we say that having Green Lantern - preceded by a strong negative buzz, torn to pieces by critics and fanboys – grossed 53M on opening weekend, we can now legitimately consider Ryan Reynolds none other than the magic piedpiper himself?Leilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-14073341007348388902011-10-10T01:41:55.288-07:002011-10-10T01:41:55.288-07:00that should read "would be interested to see ...that should read "would be interested to see *you* review REAL STEEL"Tom Clifthttp://reviewsbytom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-33140187936430511202011-10-10T01:40:50.048-07:002011-10-10T01:40:50.048-07:00Would be interested to see review REAL STEEL Scott...Would be interested to see review REAL STEEL Scott, given your comments about the EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE trailer re: the impact of a dead movie father vs. a dead movie mother. I'm not convined the kid in the film looked even remotely upset about his mothers' passingTom Clifthttp://reviewsbytom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com