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Tron: Legacy
Thе luminescent lines аnd shimmering surfaces οf Tron: Legacy wіll tantalize anyone whο′s lusted аftеr thе latest smartphone. Thе long-ago disappearance οf hіѕ computer-genius father hаѕ left Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund, Four Brothers) wіth existential ennui аnd a lot οf cash. Whеn hе discovers hіѕ father’s secret workshop, hе gets sucked іntο a computerized realm ruled bу a megalomaniac computer program named Clu–whο јυѕt happens tο bе hіѕ father’s virtual doppelganger. Tο find hіѕ real father
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High qualtiy 3D Blu Ray,
Let’s face it: if you’re wondering whether or not to buy Tron: Legacy 3D Blu Ray, you know if you like the movie or not, and are more concerned with the image feature and sound feature. Let me start by saying this is the first 3D blu ray I’ve bought (my television came with Avatar 3D). I use a Panasonic 50 in. plasma, with active 3D. I have a pretty run of the mill surround sound stereo that I ran straight from my PS3 through AV cords. In other words, my television is fantastic, but my sound leaves something to be desired.
The 3D of Tron in theaters was, in my oppinion, the fourth best at the time of its release (Avatar, How to train your Dragon, and Toy Tale 3 were higher than it). In my home but, this film looked fantastic. The depth of the 3D was fantastic and the feature of the image is met only by Avatar’s 3D Blu Ray. Here are scenes that were filmed for IMAX and, like The Dark Knight, the blu ray keeps this aspect ratio for Tron. Personally, I loved this, my only protest being that it makes the non-IMAX scenes feel less exciting.
The sound was another high point for this movie. The soundtrack is phenomenal and I can only imagine that on a better sound system, this would be the best sounding movie released on blu ray yet (them’s fightin’ words!).
All-in-all, buy this. It’s a fun movie with an even better presentation that will make you satisfied with your 3D television buy.
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It was a long time coming, but the wait was worth it. Even as theatrical sequels to The Last Starfighter and War Games may or may not come out in the near future, and I am left hoping and praying for huge-screen adaptations of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series and Doc Smith’s Lenman Series…Tron Legacy is here now (in glorious 3D) courtesy of Disney. I saw it on opening night in 3D with a huge box of kettle corn, a large group of friends…and I was first in line for the showing. Naturally my expectations were high.
The Grid
To be sure, this movie is visually and audibly stunning in every way. Everyone who was tantalized by the trailers and got excited by the visuals will NOT be disappointed with the art point or special effects. As they were leave-taking the showing before us, many public had neither a positive nor a negative expression on their face. They simply looked…stunned. Shocked. Out of it. And after seeing the movie I reckon I know why.
This must be what it felt like to see Star Wars the first time in 1977. Seeing Tron Legacy (especially lacking seeing the first Tron) is like being transported to an alien planet through an inter-dimensional gateway. Here simply has never been anything like this on the huge-screen in description. The film cost 170 million according to box office records I read online, and you can see everywhere the cash went.
The computer world is literally a city of set alight. The first time you see it, it takes your breath away. The action sequences featuring set alight cycles, flying discs, and various flying vehicles are some of the most incredible ever captured. From the moment I saw the visuals that became the pictures logo I knew the visual style of this film was spot on and I was going to like it.
The Game Has Changed
When you equate this movie to the first Tron, it’s a MAJOR upgrade in just about every way (the one area I reckon it’s inferior is the acting not reasonably on the same level). The dorky outfits of the first movie have been replaced with the new skin-tight outfits with glowing edges, the discs no longer look like ceramic Frisbees, the set alight cycles can make curved turns, ect. In truth, this was something I was worried about when I first saw the previews. It seemed to break from the feel of the first Tron film too much. But now…
This is how i feel about the overall feel of Tron Legacy compared to the first: I have seen many animated TV shows that were then made into figure films, and you nearly always have the same feeling that font were changed around, and usually some past events were really re-written. In a excellent movie adaptation the essence is maintained but the experience is uncommon (like an every second telling or a what if?). Thus, even as Tron Legacy breaks from many of the traditions of Tron (digital public now look much more like real public, real food exists in the Grid instead of just energy), at its heart it is a continuation of the tale, font, and world you have grown to like.
Flynn Lives
Yes, at its heart, this is the same world you loved when you saw the first Tron, with the same features and flaws. The first Tron was a visual masterpiece with unique music and visual flair, a simple but deep plot, and font you grew to like on an age-ancient but engrossing quest to save the computer world and along with it the real world. This film is no uncommon in these fundamentals. The visuals are incredible, the music is astounding, and the main plot is nearly identical to the first movie (get out of system, defeat the evil program who rules the computer world with an iron fist).
The now older Kevin Flynn who was trapped in the digital world is no less likable, but expectedly changed as anyone would be after decades spent inside a computer. His son Sam is the kind of guy you at once like. He’s rich but not snobby, attractive but not superficial, a excellent guy but maybe just lacking some purpose and direction in his life. At any rate, he makes a fantastic protagonist. Jeff Bridges is a bit subdued compared to his other roles lately, but his whacky zen charm still makes him fun to watch. His digital younger (flashback and arch-nemesis) self does not fare as well because even as a digital world evil Jeff Bridges that feels a bit unnatural is no problem, when it’s supposed to be Kevin Flynn in the past it just comes off as strangely reproduction.
Probably the first thing everyone noticed from the trailer besides the set alight cycles was Olivia Wilde’s character Quorra. She manages to be gorgeous, innocuous, courageous, loyal, outcome-like, fierce, and in all other ways awesome for the duration of the film. Her acting is flawless. Michael Sheen is really over-the-top in a role that public will probably either like or despise, and Beau Garrett’s Gem and Cillian Murphy’s Dillinger will have you wishing they had better roles. And of course…
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