1 year ago

Tron: Legacy I had a hell of a good time with this flick. Jeff Bridges was awesome. The story was cool. The soundtrack was incredible and, of course, it was absolutely gorgeous to look at. I was in awe of the huge IMAX screen throughout the entire duration of TRON. The 3D was immersive and in some scenes really felt like I was in the group of programs watching CLU give his speech. TRON: LEGACY is about Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). Kevin Flynn was the owner of ENCOM, a company that specialized in computer software. He went missing in the 80’s and now that Sam is grown up he goes into “The Grid” to track him down with some help from Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner). In there we meet CLU (again, Jeff Bridges, only made to look younger a la Benjamin Button), Quorra (Olivia Wilde) and eventually, Castor (Michael Sheen). Everyone is terrific in their respective roles.  Bad reviews be damned, because I really enjoyed everyone. The script is also not as horrible as the reviews would have you believe. Having just seen the first movie for the first time this week I can tell you the script for this was much better and MUCH more coherent. It was funny and incredibly exciting. What more can you ask for from a blockbuster popcorn flick? Nothing. Thats what. Creepy animated Jeff Bridges was also not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I actually ended up loving when he was on screen. He was an awesome bad guy, and it was just so cool to see Jeff Bridges of now facing off with Jeff Bridges of old. Incase I don’t say it enough, I love Jeff Bridges. Garrett Hedlund is fantastic as his son and I loved Olivia Wilde. She was really a revelation for me as I’ve never been  a big fan before. But someone who really shined through was Michael Sheen. He was so spastic and creepy and awesome. He even had a nice move with his cane that was a brilliant homage to Charlie Chaplin. The only downside is I wish Bruce Boxleitner was in it more. If there’s a third one, lets get more Alan and maybe a return of the original TRON? I wish. Let’s talk about the look of this film for a second. First time director Joseph Kosinski and his crack SFX artists have made a breathtaking movie. Its so beautiful in the grid. Everything is so slick and the action is filmed beautifully. You can always tell what’s going on and its just so exhilarating. I really can’t wait to see what he does next, whether it be a new TRON sequel or anything else.  The score? Come on. Daft Punk makes an amazing score that if you see in IMAX, you can feel. The thumping bass shakes you to your core and is so bad ass. I can’t wait to listen to it everyday for the next 10 years. I reallllllly don’t get the hate for this film as I wanna see it again and even possibly, again. It’s a movie I will definitely be buying on blu-ray the day it comes out. I’m gonna give this a 10/10 for pure excitement. Now, just because I’m giving it a 10 doesn’t mean its better than Black Swan or The Fighter, two other films I’ve reviewed this weekend. But this accomplishes EXACTLY what its trying for. It’s such a fun flick that I can’t wait to see again. -Todd

Tron: Legacy

I had a hell of a good time with this flick. Jeff Bridges was awesome. The story was cool. The soundtrack was incredible and, of course, it was absolutely gorgeous to look at.

I was in awe of the huge IMAX screen throughout the entire duration of TRON. The 3D was immersive and in some scenes really felt like I was in the group of programs watching CLU give his speech.

TRON: LEGACY is about Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). Kevin Flynn was the owner of ENCOM, a company that specialized in computer software. He went missing in the 80’s and now that Sam is grown up he goes into “The Grid” to track him down with some help from Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner). In there we meet CLU (again, Jeff Bridges, only made to look younger a la Benjamin Button), Quorra (Olivia Wilde) and eventually, Castor (Michael Sheen). Everyone is terrific in their respective roles.  Bad reviews be damned, because I really enjoyed everyone.

The script is also not as horrible as the reviews would have you believe. Having just seen the first movie for the first time this week I can tell you the script for this was much better and MUCH more coherent. It was funny and incredibly exciting. What more can you ask for from a blockbuster popcorn flick? Nothing. Thats what.

Creepy animated Jeff Bridges was also not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I actually ended up loving when he was on screen. He was an awesome bad guy, and it was just so cool to see Jeff Bridges of now facing off with Jeff Bridges of old. Incase I don’t say it enough, I love Jeff Bridges. Garrett Hedlund is fantastic as his son and I loved Olivia Wilde. She was really a revelation for me as I’ve never been  a big fan before. But someone who really shined through was Michael Sheen. He was so spastic and creepy and awesome. He even had a nice move with his cane that was a brilliant homage to Charlie Chaplin. The only downside is I wish Bruce Boxleitner was in it more. If there’s a third one, lets get more Alan and maybe a return of the original TRON? I wish.

Let’s talk about the look of this film for a second. First time director Joseph Kosinski and his crack SFX artists have made a breathtaking movie. Its so beautiful in the grid. Everything is so slick and the action is filmed beautifully. You can always tell what’s going on and its just so exhilarating. I really can’t wait to see what he does next, whether it be a new TRON sequel or anything else. 

The score? Come on. Daft Punk makes an amazing score that if you see in IMAX, you can feel. The thumping bass shakes you to your core and is so bad ass. I can’t wait to listen to it everyday for the next 10 years.

I reallllllly don’t get the hate for this film as I wanna see it again and even possibly, again. It’s a movie I will definitely be buying on blu-ray the day it comes out. I’m gonna give this a 10/10 for pure excitement. Now, just because I’m giving it a 10 doesn’t mean its better than Black Swan or The Fighter, two other films I’ve reviewed this weekend. But this accomplishes EXACTLY what its trying for. It’s such a fun flick that I can’t wait to see again.

-Todd