Best movie of this year hands down!

Not even bad in a good way

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

I was fortunate to view this on the terrestrial station Grit & have viewed this crappy Shaquille O'Neal film a few times to actually listen to the atrocious dialogue & learn the cookie-cutter plot, such as Steel's crusade to keep kids away from gangs, which looks similar to that from "The Meteor Man." I had to check the spoiler because those who did see the end oughta remember the "oh brother" moment when Annabeth Gish's wheelchair becoming a deus ex machine-a. Regarding the cast, O'Neal did better in "Blue Chips" even though he was naturally cast as a basketball player. Gish, I think at the time, was better well-known in her recurring role in "The X-Files" but she was also in the good but underrated film "Shag." Richard Roundtree, a.k.a. the baddest mother Shaft, I think is the gadgeteer or Q or something. & Judd Nelson, who was on "Suddenly Susan" that decade, plays the villain. Some factors that's worth recognizing & maybe even admiring are the fact that the Steel costume had to be custom-made for the 7'1" O'Neal & only he had to do his own stunts as there weren't any stunt-men around who were that tall. & I did like the train-yard scene; I admit that of the run-of-the-mill action scenes I see on many movies on TV (Why would I waste much money & time in a noisy cineplex to see these films?), moving those train cars around does take dedication & cooperation from the railroads pre-production. Now since I typed I'm a "Mystery Science Theater 3000" fan in the summary, know that I rank films that were on the show 1 (that damn bad & deserving to be in IMDb's Bottom Rated list) or 2 (merely boring, e.g. the Oscar- winning "Marooned" (or "Space Travelers" on the show)). & regarding all those films I see on TV I rank 'em 3 (bad) or 4 (boring). "Steel" gets 3 stars, but for B-movie fans like me, this is worth watching while doing other activities such as having your phone or electronic device on in your own home unlike a theater. In conclusion, "Steel" is as deplorable as a rusty vehicle (assuming some steel rusts or oxidizes; I never aced high school chemistry), but it's worth viewing a view times for a good MST3K riffs. Here's to RiffTrax or the returning "Mystery Science Theater 3000" getting permission from "Steel" to lampoon Shaquille's film.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I know that it didn't follow the story of steel from the comic books, but I didn't care. This movie had a very good message. As big and bad as steel was his friends and the community supported him and this is really what made him a hero. I enjoy watching Shaq. He is a good human being on and off the basketball court, and I enjoy this movie every time I see it. When I first saw the advertisements I thought it wouldn't be very good because it didn't following the the story from the comic books, but I realized there's nothing that says they should. The tools that Steel uses are inventive and clever. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys action movies not just fans of Steel from the comic books. :).

I do get angry when a movie is unjustly slated and I am angry now. What some people should appreciate is that some movies are not made in order to give us an insight into the meaning of life. They are just there to be enjoyed. I enjoyed Steel. It is a good movie about making a difference, a moral movie without any pretensions of grandeur. If someone said to me that the makers of this movie had the same kind of budget as those who made X-men for instance, then I would certainly of expected more. But I am sure they did not and made the best of what they had. Okay Shaq is no Olivier but so what!! At least he was prepared to give it a go and I think he did okay. All the actors did. To conclude I liked the movie Steel and if it was available to purchase in the UK and would buy it. Please do not watch a movie having prejudged it, be practical and know that there are limitations and not all film producers have big budgets. This movie was well told, and the actors did the job.

Steel is a superhero movie starring Shaq as the hero. Shaq plays a weapons expert who quits and becomes a construction worker after his friend is hurt in an accident caused by the main bad guy. After seeing another friend hurt by one of his weapons which were used in a robbery, he becomes a superhero. Intentional or not, Steel is actually very similar to a DC Comics character who was a black construction worker who fights crime after being saved by Superman. He also fights in a suit of armor similar to Shaq's. Even so, the movie never pays tribute.As a superhero movie, there isn't much going for it. The movie is cheesy and stupid. It feels like a kids movie that doesn't want to be one. The action isn't good enough to be enjoyable. The only redeeming quality is seeing Shaq make fun of his own shooting ability. The best part is when he tries to shoot something into a trash can and misses. Then he turns to the camera and says "Never could make the free throws." I recommend this movie to no one, even if you want to see Shaq make fun of himself. If you want to see him make fun of himself, then see Scary Movie 4 which is a whole lot better.