tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post9023472419888304446..comments2023-10-31T05:13:39.415-04:00Comments on 2719 HYPERION: Bringing Home the Grid: Tron and Tron: LegacyJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-45045544463919577342011-04-14T22:01:18.859-04:002011-04-14T22:01:18.859-04:00What utterly destroyed this movie for me:
1). No ...What utterly destroyed this movie for me:<br /><br />1). No TRON in T:L. No, Rinzler was not TRON - TRON is TRON. A TRON movie without TRON is like a STAR WARS movie without The Force or a STAR TREK movie without The Federation... You could do it, but what would be the point? Ridiculous.<br /><br />2). No ground-breaking paradigm. With TRON, computers were new and CGI was almost unheard of. With T:L...? What did it have? Motion-capture faces? De-aging? T:L had nothing revolutionary that other films haven't already had. TRON was bleeding edge while T:L was simply... ordinary.<br /><br />3). No story. Seriously. I understand that every film has its fanbois but can anyone honestly write that the T:L storyline was anything other then pedestrian? TRON will never be mistaken for REMAINS OF THE DAY but TRON is Shakespearean compared to T:L. Talk about a mile wide and an inch deep...<br /><br />I feel bad for the TRON franchise but this is what they get for using a first-time director and aiming squarely for the 14-year old boy market. Instead of brisk DVD sales, TRON fans better pray that POTC4 tanks and that Disney's Marvel investment never pans out.WhereIsTRONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-38108190695636097962011-04-08T16:16:10.891-04:002011-04-08T16:16:10.891-04:00Ah, I should know better but I cringe and shake my...Ah, I should know better but I cringe and shake my head disdainfully each time I read Tron's subtitle of "the original classic". It just reads badly, damn the marketing intern who suggested this tautology and doubly so for the person/team/assorted nameless so-and-sos who approved it.<br /><br />Minor rant over.Ninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407383522053696820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-18136816634257871112011-04-06T09:16:14.494-04:002011-04-06T09:16:14.494-04:00The original was better and a lot less dark. Plus...The original was better and a lot less dark. Plus I loved how they did the whole religious thing with the Users. Probably too deep for today's audiences, plus the suits got worried about offending the Bible Belt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-87477312529369982182011-04-04T18:03:11.368-04:002011-04-04T18:03:11.368-04:00I am really excited to see this movie in HD! I wor...I am really excited to see this movie in HD! I work for Dish Network full time and I also go to school full time so it is hard for me to get out sometimes. I heard through work that this movie would be available to order on PPV early this month and I am really looking forward to it. Thanks for the review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-45001141911481264082011-04-03T21:57:22.251-04:002011-04-03T21:57:22.251-04:00I'm very thankful there are others who enjoyed...I'm very thankful there are others who enjoyed Tron: Legacy. I and my whole family loved the film. The story line was not complex, nor did it need to be. I found it to be a highly thought provoking and emotional film in addition to a refreshing take on digital special effects. I'm even in disagreement with the trusted Leonard Maltin on this one.<br /><br />The original "Tron" of 1982 was not earth-shattering, but it was ground-breaking. It came at a time when I was spending more money on Asteroids and Space Invaders than I care to admit.G. Brian Moornoreply@blogger.com