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Tron: Ares
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Thankee.
Perhaps it was because I had such low expectations for Leto. But I found his performance compelling. He might be my favorite part of the movie. Also Jodie Turner-Smith managed to be a straight ahead baddy while not being completely unsympathetic. She kind of reminded me of Francis from Logan's Run.
WAIT. CAL KESTUS was in this movie?!?!
Funny, when I say "The script" I admit that I'm ignoring the central McGuffin of the "permanence code". It made so little sense that I just about ignored it.
The ticking clock for the Dillinger programs was actually effective as a plot device. Just as a dramatic device, not because it made any sense. (And is there a big city anywhere where you can get someplace in under 20 minutes?)
But yeah, if Flynn already knew of this limitation (on hardware that wouldn't be invented for decades?) then why was he so surprised at Clu's plan in Legacy? (OTOH, speaking of ridiculous McGuffins: How was Clu going to get his army out of Flynn's basement?)
The Dillinger connection was actually (for me) a little distracting. I wanted to know more about Elisabeth and Ed Jr. and their relationship with their father. But really I just wanted David Warner back.
Thanks I'll check it out. I ordered a region 1 copy via Amazon already.
I am a little wary of buying region free copies of things because of being burned in the past.
Bought what I thought were proper movies that were brand new only to find out that they were screeners. (that's a movie recorded directly from the cinema screen)
Interesting. In my experience, "screener" refers to a promotional copy of a movie, usually given to reviewers
Yeah it's also slang for camcorder copies of stuff recorded in a cinema and usually sold on rewritable media cheap, or as bootlegs with fancy packaging
But that was my main point: The whole driving force of the plot was built around this nonsensical MacGuffin and it really took me out of the film.
I did like the ticking clocks for the Dillinger programs and that conceit worked just enough for me that part didn't bother me. Even if it fell to the classic cinematic folly of stretching the clock well past the point of believability.
Yeah, that's the one thing about Legacy that didn't work for me but I'm willing to look past it.
The only part that was distracting for me was the lack of Cillian Murphy but that wasn't going to ever happen, alas. That and the complete wasting of Gillian Anderson.
Yeah, I wanted David Warner back, too, but Disney screwed us on that one. Legacy had a sequel script ready to go and Disney canceled it because of their recent acquisition of Star Wars, although I don't know if Ed Sr. was part of said script.
Yeah, I did not want them to bring back "David Warner". Real guy or no point.[Laughing in Grand Moff Tarkin]
I finally saw this last night. It was much better than I expected. I really liked Eve.
The only other thing I've seen Leto in was The Suicide Squad, so I was pleased that he played his role very differently here. Ares was definitely easy to root for.
I agree the 29 minute clock was used effectively.
Now, if we could just see a follow-up where Ares finds Sam and Quorra...
The only other thing I've seen Leto in was The Suicide Squad, so I was pleased that he played his role very differently here. Ares was definitely easy to root for.
I agree the 29 minute clock was used effectively.
Now, if we could just see a follow-up where Ares finds Sam and Quorra...
Leto was great in Lord of War. Probably because he wasn't the main character.
Oh, OK. I thought maybe you thought he was still alive and were mad he wasn't in it.
Watched the movie on D+. It was better then I expected. Leto was much more tolerable then he usually is, and Eve was a good character. I wish the actual Grid had more of a presense and more characters, but besides that I was entertained to about the same level as the other two movies (although I've only watched the original and legacy once each). I don't know what a big Tron fan would feel about the movie, but I liked it well enough.
Big Tron fan here. I loved it. It's not without its flaws, of course, but I honestly feel I like it even more after a second viewing. The score and acting were really good and while I feel Gillian Anderson was indeed wasted, she brought some gravitas to the part. The score was fantastic.
When I saw it in the theater, I thought they had the system turned up too much because it was LOUD. But after watching it on D+ this week, I have to say that I think the movie itself is just louder than normal. My TV volume was set quite a bit lower than normal and I heard it just fine.
When I saw it in the theater, I thought they had the system turned up too much because it was LOUD. But after watching it on D+ this week, I have to say that I think the movie itself is just louder than normal. My TV volume was set quite a bit lower than normal and I heard it just fine.
Do we know how he felt about Tron? Was it the something he was embarrassed by and refused to have anything to do with it? But with all of the other sci-fi and fantasy stuff he did over the years, at least some which was probably a lot more embarrassing, I can't imagine he would.
I can't wait to get my copy. Seems most folks here liked it enough and I can't understand all the online hate and groupthink that went on when the movie was in theatres. It's almost like people wanted to hate it
