I went to the theater with low expectations (so low, in fact, I was expecting, based on the trailers, that the movie wouldn't even start until they found Atom. This happened at 45 minutes after the stated movie start time with 15 minutes of trailers.) Now, I'm a fan of bad movies with good action. I've watched some incredibly skank films on the whiff of a rumor that there might be a halfway decent fight scene in it or it features an unknown (to the West) martial arts choreographer whose names rhymes with "Bang." I am also a connoisseur of giant robots. From MechCommander to Cyberball, I just can't get enough of them. Frankly, I would have been extremely happy if it was just a crappily animated CGI version of Rock'em, Sock'em Robots.
But no. Not only was it crappily animated, it crappily animated other classic movie and real life boxing matches. Rocky I's ending? Check. Rocky III's ending? Check. Rocky IV's villain? Check. Ali's Rumble in the Jungle strategy? Check. To top it off, the overriding story (father vs estranged son) is straight out of Rocky V.
As a fan of both martial arts (including boxing) and giant robots, I felt there was no way I could be disappointed in this film. What I wasn't counting on, however, was the sheer lack of imagination.
But no. Not only was it crappily animated, it crappily animated other classic movie and real life boxing matches. Rocky I's ending? Check. Rocky III's ending? Check. Rocky IV's villain? Check. Ali's Rumble in the Jungle strategy? Check. To top it off, the overriding story (father vs estranged son) is straight out of Rocky V.
As a fan of both martial arts (including boxing) and giant robots, I felt there was no way I could be disappointed in this film. What I wasn't counting on, however, was the sheer lack of imagination.