I really wish they had re-released the original though. I left the theater really wanting to go home and watch it. I don’t own it, and you can’t get it anywhere (well, except for Amazon through a third party retailer where you’ll pay $100 +). I’m guessing/hoping they’ll do like a collectors edition when the new one comes out on dvd/blu-ray.
I’m sure they’ll probably release the two films together at some point. But I think it made sense for them to hold off. If the younger generation had gotten their hands on the original Tron, they would have thought the sequel to be completely hokey.
I liked it, too, but I’m a huge fan of the old one. I didn’t realize the original was out of print, I guess; I have the big special edition set they released a while back and watched it with my nephew not too long ago. It was one of those sci fi flicks I grew up with (like The Last Starfighter) that I’m always surprised more people haven’t seen.
I think I had the same problem as you, they really didn’t properly explore the new…whatever…that had evolved within the Tron universe.
I also felt like I wanted more world building in this one, since it looked so great. They gave us that great former resistance fighter-turned-nightclub owner who had the only really strong personality in the movie, really, but didn’t really give us a universe that would support that personality.
There was also a lot that felt like set-up for a sequel.
Still, I had fun watching it. Much like the first one, it kind of sets up a lot of potential that’s great. Also, Beau Garrett. Whooboy.
Saw ‘Tron’ twice, once on Imax the other in 3D. I really enjoyed it both times. I thought the story was very serviceable, not gonna win any awards, just did what it needed to do.
There was one aspect that set it out from every other big budget effects film, the lack of a love story. I expected there to be an unnecessary subplot between Quarra (sp?) and Sam. Was pleased when it didn’t happen.
Overall I was very pleased with the movie. Really enjoyed the score and the visuals. Thought Bridges was good at the 2 different roles, thought I did giggle every time he said ‘man’.
‘True Grit’ was just ‘ok’. Hailee Stenifeld gives a great performance. There are some strange choices made by the Coens that kinda hurt the movie (imop).
Ya gotta remember, man, that he had, like, no contact with the Users’ world for like 20 years, man, so he had no, like, y’know, exposure to the lingual shifts and the advent of the word ‘bro’.
I liked the film a lot, but was rather perturbed at the serious lack of screen time for Tron. I can understand the cost of ‘youthening’ the characters, but still…
Hey, Tom. Saw “The King’s Speech” last night and cannot recommend it enough. It’s great. The story was surprisingly engaging and the acting superb (although with that cast, that’s hardly surprising). Most of all, I found myself actually giving a damn, which is something I haven’t had at the movies in quite some time, cynic that I am. With all due respect to the Cohens, “True Grit” can probably wait; after all, it will probably hang around longer. “TKS” is a little too arty to last more than a couple of weeks.
The last movie I saw in the theatre was The Voyage of the Dawn treader, which was. . .convoluted. Still good, but when there’s that much to get through, you lose a lot in translation. Still, being a huge Narnia fan (I’ve read them more times than I know and watched the last two movies at least four times), I had to go to see it, and I was pleased. That’s probably a good segway into Tron, since both involving being sucked into another world. I think I’ll wait to see Tron, however. While the nostalgia is there, I’m not so much excited by flashy special effects and science fiction anymore. I still haven’t see Avatar. I realize liking fantasy usually goes hand in hand with liking science fiction, but I’m fine with being an exception. The movie I’m really excited for is Season of the Witch, which comes out next month. Claire Foy was amazing in Little Dorrit and I’m eager to see more of her.
I agree with you about Tron. I haven’t seen the original in a while, but from what I can remember, Legacy is a nod to the original and a re-envisioning of the world. I went out and bought the soundtrack the next day. 🙂 True Grit and Kings Speech are on the docket for this weekend! Can’t wait for your reviews.
I really wish they had re-released the original though. I left the theater really wanting to go home and watch it. I don’t own it, and you can’t get it anywhere (well, except for Amazon through a third party retailer where you’ll pay $100 +). I’m guessing/hoping they’ll do like a collectors edition when the new one comes out on dvd/blu-ray.
I’m sure they’ll probably release the two films together at some point. But I think it made sense for them to hold off. If the younger generation had gotten their hands on the original Tron, they would have thought the sequel to be completely hokey.
Might I suggest watching the original True Grit first? There’s only one John Wayne. 🙂
I liked it, too, but I’m a huge fan of the old one. I didn’t realize the original was out of print, I guess; I have the big special edition set they released a while back and watched it with my nephew not too long ago. It was one of those sci fi flicks I grew up with (like The Last Starfighter) that I’m always surprised more people haven’t seen.
I think I had the same problem as you, they really didn’t properly explore the new…whatever…that had evolved within the Tron universe.
I also felt like I wanted more world building in this one, since it looked so great. They gave us that great former resistance fighter-turned-nightclub owner who had the only really strong personality in the movie, really, but didn’t really give us a universe that would support that personality.
There was also a lot that felt like set-up for a sequel.
Still, I had fun watching it. Much like the first one, it kind of sets up a lot of potential that’s great. Also, Beau Garrett. Whooboy.
I loved the scene in the bar, but the entire time I was watching it all I could think of was The Matrix Reloaded.
Saw ‘Tron’ twice, once on Imax the other in 3D. I really enjoyed it both times. I thought the story was very serviceable, not gonna win any awards, just did what it needed to do.
There was one aspect that set it out from every other big budget effects film, the lack of a love story. I expected there to be an unnecessary subplot between Quarra (sp?) and Sam. Was pleased when it didn’t happen.
Overall I was very pleased with the movie. Really enjoyed the score and the visuals. Thought Bridges was good at the 2 different roles, thought I did giggle every time he said ‘man’.
‘True Grit’ was just ‘ok’. Hailee Stenifeld gives a great performance. There are some strange choices made by the Coens that kinda hurt the movie (imop).
Ya gotta remember, man, that he had, like, no contact with the Users’ world for like 20 years, man, so he had no, like, y’know, exposure to the lingual shifts and the advent of the word ‘bro’.
I liked the film a lot, but was rather perturbed at the serious lack of screen time for Tron. I can understand the cost of ‘youthening’ the characters, but still…
Hey, Tom. Saw “The King’s Speech” last night and cannot recommend it enough. It’s great. The story was surprisingly engaging and the acting superb (although with that cast, that’s hardly surprising). Most of all, I found myself actually giving a damn, which is something I haven’t had at the movies in quite some time, cynic that I am. With all due respect to the Cohens, “True Grit” can probably wait; after all, it will probably hang around longer. “TKS” is a little too arty to last more than a couple of weeks.
That would be “Coen”, BTW. Darned quick fingers.
I haven’t gone to watch Tron yet, but I’ll tell you right now, I’m probably going to end up singing that in the theatre. Thanks.
The last movie I saw in the theatre was The Voyage of the Dawn treader, which was. . .convoluted. Still good, but when there’s that much to get through, you lose a lot in translation. Still, being a huge Narnia fan (I’ve read them more times than I know and watched the last two movies at least four times), I had to go to see it, and I was pleased. That’s probably a good segway into Tron, since both involving being sucked into another world. I think I’ll wait to see Tron, however. While the nostalgia is there, I’m not so much excited by flashy special effects and science fiction anymore. I still haven’t see Avatar. I realize liking fantasy usually goes hand in hand with liking science fiction, but I’m fine with being an exception. The movie I’m really excited for is Season of the Witch, which comes out next month. Claire Foy was amazing in Little Dorrit and I’m eager to see more of her.
I agree with you about Tron. I haven’t seen the original in a while, but from what I can remember, Legacy is a nod to the original and a re-envisioning of the world. I went out and bought the soundtrack the next day. 🙂 True Grit and Kings Speech are on the docket for this weekend! Can’t wait for your reviews.