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* DesignatedVillain: In relation to this, Max's Aunt Debra. While she's not a ''villain'' in any sense, or even really an antagonist, the few scenes she's in paint her as a haughty RichBitch who looks down on Charlie, and badgers the exasperated judge. The thing is, as the above will prove, she has every right to think very little of Charlie and to not want him having an influence on his son, and her frustration in the court scene could easily be a reflection of knowing what a deadbeat he was at the time.
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* DesignatedVillain: In relation to this, Max's Aunt Debra. While she's not a ''villain'' in any sense, or even really an antagonist, the few scenes she's in paint her as a haughty RichBitch who looks down on Charlie, and badgers the exasperated judge. The thing is, as the above will prove, she has every right to think very little of Charlie and to not want him having an influence on his son, and her frustration in the court scene could easily be a reflection of knowing what a deadbeat he was at the time. She even gave Charlie a chance to bring Max to the final tournament upon seeing how much it meant to Max and cheers for him during the game.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Noisy Boy is pretty popular among fans, probably due to his [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai-like design]]. In fact it seems to be like that in-universe too.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Noisy Boy is pretty popular among fans, probably due to his [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai-like design]].design]], even though he only appears for a few scenes. In fact it seems to be like that in-universe too.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Overall reception is that it's an enjoyable family movie that lives up to its premise, but the very cliché, borderline saccharine, story and characters that sometimes come off as too caricatured prevent the film from rising above just being considered "good".
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** The film's very premise is ''VideoGame/OneMustFall [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073gPSx_Jy4 2097]]'', and it's linked to "Steel," the [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E122Steel episode]] of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' the film is based on. Or the Creator/RichardMatheson story ''that'' was based on. The film takes a few elements from the Matheson short story: robot boxers replacing humans, the main character is a former prizefighter, the climactic challenge is between the protagonist's fight and a current champion, and that the protagonist physically fights the robot himself. In the book this last part doesn't end well, while the film is a straight up underdog sports movie.
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** The film's very premise is ''VideoGame/OneMustFall [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073gPSx_Jy4 2097]]'', and it's linked to "Steel," the [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E122Steel [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E2Steel episode]] of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' the film is based on. Or the Creator/RichardMatheson story ''that'' was based on. The film takes a few elements from the Matheson short story: robot boxers replacing humans, the main character is a former prizefighter, the climactic challenge is between the protagonist's fight and a current champion, and that the protagonist physically fights the robot himself. In the book this last part doesn't end well, while the film is a straight up underdog sports movie.
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This is shoehorning one entry into another; in addition, Charlie actually does have a fanbase due to his fighting skills.
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* TheScrappy: Max is a BrattyHalfPint who is loud, boisterous, and honestly pretty annoying. He parallels the TropeNamer in many ways, honestly. Charlie isn't much better for the most part, see DesignatedHero for details.
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* TheScrappy: Max is a BrattyHalfPint who is loud, boisterous, and honestly pretty annoying. He parallels the TropeNamer in many ways, honestly. Charlie isn't much better for the most part, see DesignatedHero for details.
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* DesignatedVillain: In relation to this, Max's Aunt Debra. While she's not a ''villain'' in any sense, or even really an antagonist, the few scenes she's in paint her as a haughty RichBitch who looks down on Charlie, and badgers the exasperated judge. The thing is, as the above will prove, she has every right to think very little of Charlie and to not want him having an influence on his son, and her frustration in the court scene could easily be a reflection of knowing what a deadbeat he was at the time.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Yes, we ''already'' have remote control robot fighting, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robo_One albeit]] [[Series/BattleBots on a much]] [[Series/RobotWars smaller scale.]] And now nearly completely {{defictionalized}} with Creator/{{Syfy}}'s ''Series/RobotCombatLeague''. The only thing left is to make them wireless and not need the crane arm to hold them up.
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* FanNickname: ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: The Movie''. Not even just by fans either, even official movie reviews and Amazon pages did this.
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* GeniusBonus: The tactic Charlie uses [[spoiler:in the final fight to nearly defeat Zeus]] is an actual boxing tactic called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope-a-dope rope-a-dope]], which Muhammad Ali used to defeat George Foreman.
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* GeniusBonus: The tactic Charlie uses [[spoiler:in the final fight to nearly defeat Zeus]] is an actual boxing tactic called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope-a-dope rope-a-dope]], which Muhammad Ali used to defeat George Foreman.
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* MoneyMakingShot: The [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil somewhat spoilerific shot used in the trailer]] of Atom[[spoiler:, being controlled by Charlie using Shadow Mode,]] ducking under [[spoiler:Zeus']] wild swing and delivering a ''beautiful'' leaping punch back at him from behind.
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* MoneyMakingShot: The [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil somewhat spoilerific shot used in the trailer]] of Atom[[spoiler:, being Atom, [[spoiler:being controlled by Charlie using Shadow Mode,]] Mode]], ducking under [[spoiler:Zeus']] wild swing and delivering a ''beautiful'' leaping punch back at him from behind.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At the time, it seemed like this movie would fall into {{Zeerust}} turf. Then ''Series/RobotCombatLeague'' came out, featuring eight foot humanoid robots using MotionCaptureMecha technology. While not ''nearly'' as advanced as the film, it's still surprisingly close. Extra hilarity comes from the fact the robot Crash, a more 'kiddy' looking robot with being a StoneWall as its main strength and controlled by a parent-child {{Determinator}} team, ultimately could prove to be a pretty good stand-in for Atom.
* MoneyMakingShot: The [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil somewhat spoileriffic shot used in the trailer]] of Atom[[spoiler:, being controlled by Charlie using Shadow Mode,]] ducking under [[spoiler:Zeus']] wild swing and delivering a ''beautiful'' leaping punch back at him from behind.
* MoneyMakingShot: The [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil somewhat spoileriffic shot used in the trailer]] of Atom[[spoiler:, being controlled by Charlie using Shadow Mode,]] ducking under [[spoiler:Zeus']] wild swing and delivering a ''beautiful'' leaping punch back at him from behind.
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** At the time, it seemed like this movie would fall into {{Zeerust}} turf. Then ''Series/RobotCombatLeague'' came out, featuring eight foot humanoid robots using MotionCaptureMecha technology. While not ''nearly'' as advanced as the film, it's still surprisingly close. Extra hilarity comes from the fact the robot Crash, a more 'kiddy' looking robot with being a StoneWall as its main strength and controlled by a parent-child {{Determinator}} team, ultimately could prove to be a pretty good stand-in for Atom.
** The film is basically a who's who of Marvel superhero actors. [[Film/XMen1 Wolverine]] is a robot boxing trainer and the son of [[Film/{{Thor}} young Thor]], [[Film/AntMan1 Hope Van Dyne (aka the Wasp)]] is a gym owner and Wolverine's best friend, [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Falcon]] is a bookie and Wolverine owes money to [[Film/XMenOriginsWolverine Fred Dukes]].
* MoneyMakingShot: The [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil somewhatspoileriffic spoilerific shot used in the trailer]] of Atom[[spoiler:, being controlled by Charlie using Shadow Mode,]] ducking under [[spoiler:Zeus']] wild swing and delivering a ''beautiful'' leaping punch back at him from behind.
** At the time, it seemed like this movie would fall into {{Zeerust}} turf. Then ''Series/RobotCombatLeague'' came out, featuring eight foot humanoid robots using MotionCaptureMecha technology. While not ''nearly'' as advanced as the film, it's still surprisingly close. Extra hilarity comes from the fact the robot Crash, a more 'kiddy' looking robot with being a StoneWall as its main strength and controlled by a parent-child {{Determinator}} team, ultimately could prove to be a pretty good stand-in for Atom.
** The film is basically a who's who of Marvel superhero actors. [[Film/XMen1 Wolverine]] is a robot boxing trainer and the son of [[Film/{{Thor}} young Thor]], [[Film/AntMan1 Hope Van Dyne (aka the Wasp)]] is a gym owner and Wolverine's best friend, [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Falcon]] is a bookie and Wolverine owes money to [[Film/XMenOriginsWolverine Fred Dukes]].
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* SpiritualAdaptation: See the internet's pet name for the film: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: TheMovie.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: See the internet's pet name for the film: Rock ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: TheMovie.TheMovie''.
