The absolute funniest movie I have ever scene in my life!
KJ | Charleston, SC | 06/24/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Ok, this movie deserves to be watched again and again and again and again. My friend and I saw the last half of it on TV a couple months ago, and we laughed so hard that we decided to get the whole thing...it was one of the best investments I have ever made! One advantage to actually owning it on tape is that you can rewind it once, twice, thrice and watch the same scenes over and over until your sides bust! This movie is non-stop laughs, and I personally guarantee that you'll love it! STEEL! There are so many pointless, random scenes that just kill me! Get it! Get it! Go Steel, go! I haven't seen it yet, but I'm planning on going out and renting Kazaam (a movie where Shaq plays a genie! ) and if it's half as funny as Steel, I know I'll die laughing! RENT IT, STEEL IT, BUY IT, JUST SEE IT!"
Someone....kill me now
Rodney R. Martinez | NYC, NY | 07/10/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)
"What is this.... I'd rather watch a penny collect rust than watch this again. OMGAWD. Shaq should be sent to Guantanamo Bay for this. I think this movie is an indication of the forthcoming end of time............"
Why Butcher Shaq?
Rodney R. Martinez | 11/10/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Personally, I have no idea how Shaquille O' Neal would want to act in movies. He is not that good a voice actor at all, but he does great action stunts. I always liked Steel, even though I've hardly ever heard of him. At least the comics have an African-American character. Now, why would this movie be bad? The effects aren't THAT bad. It's not exactly predictable. And besides Shaq, everyone else acts well. It's a nice little plot, not too simple, keeping you confused at the beginning and making you feel good at the end. Of course, Annabeth Gish's character being able to walk again at the film's end is a bit much; if anything, they should have saved that for a sequel. Shaq has the size and the looks. His films are B material at best, but STEEL was obviously his best. KAZAAM, of course, was hilarious, but not as good as this. This movie was MEANT to be taken seriously, so don't expect too much. I mean, the romance in TITANIC, the 1998 romance/tradgedy, was awful. And on the back of the case, it said "Titanic has been hailed as the greatest motion picture of all time". That's bull. I mean, who wrote that, anyway? God, or something? At least STEEL doesn't brag like THAT. The movie is one of the best I've ever seen in action. They just should have found a tall black man who wasn't Shaq, and made the story longer, and this could've been a classic. Shaq, please don't star in any more movies. There's something just dumb about how you act. But you survived it. And if you can do that, I think the movie's viewers should be able to treat it with a little more respect. In other words, shame on all of you. At least Shaq TRIED."
Suddenly awful!
Sebastian Stirling | Somerville, MA United States | 07/21/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is the only time I will ever say something is worse than the putrid TV sitcom Suddenly Susan, but Judd Nelson should have stuck with that rather than get in this tin can.
It's sad that Annabeth Gish was in this, because she was in the stellar Last Supper, but with Judd and Shaq aboard, you can only expect so much. The dialogue could have been written down from cable access, and the acting is so stiff the title comes to mind.
Basically, I give this one star because I can't fathom anyone buying it. This is something you watch at 2am with your friends and laugh at. You can't/shouldn't even watch all of it, as it's not as absorbingly bad as a lot of relatively B action films that received mass release."
Shaq, stick to basketball
G. Roger Priddy | Walnut Cove, NC USA | 03/30/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Steel is so bad sometimes it's painful. The acting is barely worth mentioning because there is none, and the film doesn't have good enough special effects or writing to make up for it. Shaquille O'Neal is quite a "Larger than Life" individual, and I think he is a great basketball player, one of the best playing today. Yet Shaq will never be the best actor. Really though in this film, he is about the best all the others are so terrible. Unless you love a good "B" movie which is predictable and humorously bad, stay away from Steel. And Mr. O'Neal, If I were you I wouldn't give up my day job anytime soon for a new career in movies."