TRON: Legacy - Review and Grading

[Snick27]

Worldwide: $196,354,000 so it made back its $170 Million budget.

Correction its $196,804,844 as the final number from Sunday!

$200 Million for this movie is pretty nice. Alot more than i thought they would get. And yeah $170 Million budget is nuts but good film.

I just didnt care for the ending as i figured that is how it would end. Hope for a 3rd movie without any of these actors though.

Oh before someone says its not $200 Million its only $196M well im sure by end of the week it will be $200M.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

A TRON movie without Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner? I was bummed enough by the absence of Cindy Morgan, and of Wendy's score.

 

[arch101]

When dvd sales are added, this movie will have made money. Enough for a sequel? We'll see... I know I'd like to see more.

 

[God Magnus]

I'll keep that in mind. I'll more than likely see it again before the theatrical run is over.

The give away will be the opening. Listen carefully as soon as the flashback begins. It's a very slow (hence the name of the track) take on the theme, almost mournful but very beautiful and reminds us that Wendy had something really nice going with the first film's music.

 

[God Magnus]

A TRON movie without Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner? I was bummed enough by the absence of Cindy Morgan, and of Wendy's score.

I'm with you. If there is another, I'd like to see Cindy if only briefly. I got to hang out with her a few years ago at a convention and she was the sweetest person to talk to.

I suspect the next film would focus on Bruce as Tron himself back to take center stage, using much of the same "de-aging" technology to make him look younger. It wouldn't shock me if finding Flynn (now scattered to the four winds) was part of the story as well. Just speculation on my part.

 

[Professor Zoom]

A TRON movie without Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner? I was bummed enough by the absence of Cindy Morgan, and of Wendy's score.

I'm with you. If there is another, I'd like to see Cindy if only briefly. I got to hang out with her a few years ago at a convention and she was the sweetest person to talk to.

I suspect the next film would focus on Bruce as Tron himself back to take center stage, using much of the same "de-aging" technology to make him look younger. It wouldn't shock me if finding Flynn (now scattered to the four winds) was part of the story as well. Just speculation on my part.

I would bet that Bridges being in it would requirement for another one to be made. Even if it's a small part.

 

[Alex1939]

3d bad? That is what I was told compared to other modern 3d movies?


Voted average.

Saw with two friends. One HATED it. One thought it was ok. I liked it but it was my first modern 3d movie experience. I enjoyed the story more as well.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I did not particularly like the 3D effect in this film. It wasn't as fully immersive as, say, the IMAX Space Station movie. Here, I barely noticed the 3D.

 

[Hyperspace05]

I really enjoyed the 3D... Very naturalistic instead of "in your face". (only once or twice with the "grappling hooks")

And with a much sparser surrounding/design, it is much harder to feel truly immersive, compared to "Avatar" and it's mostly hyper-detailed jungle setting with a much more layered effect. Here it was mostly characters in front of a more distant background.

Best 3D since "Avatar", IMO. But then again with kids I have not been able to see many films in theaters this year... I also avoided seeing the 3D converted "Clash of the Titans" due to the horrid word on the 3D.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

Re: TRON: Legacy - Review and Grading *SOME SPOILERS MAYBE*

Saw it yesterday...

Yes, Olivia Wilde and those four 'sirens' were hot...(just to get that part out of the way).

I liked the many references to the first program (er, movie)...

Yes, I do realize there are many 'questionable' things that happen storywise, which hurt the film. I am actually going to see it again to see if those 'questionable' aspects actually hurt my enjoyment. Aspects are: Sam Flynn finding out about his father's secret hideout too quickly; Kevin Flynn being in direct line of vision of CLU for so many years....and CLU not finding him--Kevin--until Sam goes into the grid.

On the other hand, the CGI Jeff Bridges wasn't as bad as I thought; I thought it was very bold to pan around to see the entire face when 'we' are in 1989. (Usually, when films are showing a flashback, they'll have the 'younger version' of the actor or actress with their back to the camera...or we may just see their hands like 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade').

I was likening the film to 'Star Trek' which had its own fanboy (and it was mainly fanboyish) complaints about everything under the sun...which even was the color of the damn nacelles... The only thing I think hurt the film was Kirk becoming a captain way too quickly. (On a ship full of many, many officers...Kirk is the only person who MUST take command? Why not Chekov, who was considered a genius...or anyone below deck, or...?)

Getting back to Tron, it was also cool seeing Bruce Boxleitner (who was also CGI-ed for his TRON/Rinzler scenes) again. Yes, Daft Punk's music was cool; and, I am looking forward to a second sequel.

 

[JacksonArcher]

I found the the movie visually beautiful, but the plot left something to be desired.

Agreed.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Re: TRON: Legacy - Review and Grading *SOME SPOILERS MAYBE*

I am actually going to see it again to see if those 'questionable' aspects actually hurt my enjoyment. Aspects are: Sam Flynn finding out about his father's secret hideout very quickly

That wasn't so bad. Sam dropped the coin on the floor of the arcade and saw that there were odd lines etched into it. He started pushing at the Tron arcade machine to see them clearly, and that's how he found out about the secret passage (because the machine was designed to move out of the way).

 

[Trekker4747]

I also noticed the way Flynn's apartment looked like the end of 2001.

What?! Now you're just making stuff up.

 

[Agent Richard07]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4cgLL8JaVI[/yt]

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I also noticed the way Flynn's apartment looked like the end of 2001.

What?! Now you're just making stuff up.

In what way?

You have seen 2001, haven't you? You're aware of the "hotel room scene" at the end of that film, where Dave Bowman ends up? Flynn's apartment was definitely evoking the feel of that scene.

 

[Agent Richard07]

^ I never made the 2001 connection and might not have noticed if people didn't mention it.

On the other hand, the CGI Jeff Bridges wasn't as bad as I thought; I thought it was very bold to pan around to see the entire face when 'we' are in 1989.

I was thinking about why he didn't look right and I think that maybe it's because they didn't adjust the size of his head. Clu's head, despite having the age ironed out, is still as pudgy as the older Jeff Bridges' head.

 

[Trekker4747]

I also noticed the way Flynn's apartment looked like the end of 2001.

What?! Now you're just making stuff up.

In what way?

You have seen 2001, haven't you? You're aware of the "hotel room scene" at the end of that film, where Dave Bowman ends up? Flynn's apartment was definitely evoking the feel of that scene.

I was joking! About the fact the guy was stating the already noticed and obvious.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

It wouldn't shock me if finding Flynn (now scattered to the four winds) was part of the story as well. Just speculation on my part.

Hmm. TRON 3.0: The Search for Flynn

 

[marillion]

It wouldn't shock me if finding Flynn (now scattered to the four winds) was part of the story as well. Just speculation on my part.

Hmm. TRON 3.0: The Search for Flynn

My money's still on Tron: End of Line.

There's no way that Kevin Flynn won't factor into the sequel. Alan/Tron cannot drive the film on his own, in my opinion. It would be like an Indiana Jones sequel with Sala, Marcus (and Mutt if we must) but no Indy... Sala and Marcus are great characters, but there would be no focus point. Flynn is the focus.

He has finally merged with the system he created. He's floating around the ether in the chip around Sam's neck at this point. He will be back, one way or another.

 

[Unicron]

Got the soundtrack today.