Tron Legacy

[Anita18]

Oh, the Unfiction forums aren't blocked! I may get a small piece of swag yet. :funny:

[Anita18]

And huzzah for people figuring it out for me. :funny:

FREE TRON SCREENING NEXT MONDAY, DEC 13!!!!! CHECK LOCATIONS AND TIMES AT URL BELOW

http://www.flynnlives.com/ELECTRIFY/

Sounds fun, but there's no tickets or anything so I expect it to be utter madness. :o

I may skip out on this. It's certainly cool, but I'm not anticipating Tron like I did TDK. :funny:

[Kane52630]

no free screenings for Dallas? Damn :(


TRON: Legacy - Sam meets Castor
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A couple more reviews and its currently 73% on RT

Sydney Morning Herald Review 3.5/5

It's a bit like Fast and Furious, directed by Stanley Kubrick on holiday.

Times UK Review
Despite dazzling man-meets-machine design and similar themes, this film does not have the complexity of Avatar and for some it may feel rather like being trapped in a long video game.


FILMINK Australia Review
Like the first Tron movie there's a sense of cutting edge special effect techniques on display, but, once it has established its premise, Tron: Legacy, like its predecessor, doesn't really know where to go and takes a long time getting there.

Cole Smithey Review C-
If you're young and easily impressed, then "Tron: Legacy" won't feel like a rip off. As for the film's non-window-breaking 3D effects, you'll be left to scratch your head about why the filmmakers even bothered.

[Anita18]

no free screenings for Dallas? Damn :(
Yeah they dropped the ball on this one. TDK had 24 locations, Tron only has 16. And for TDK we had registration (with bona fide sellouts) and people STILL showed up at noon for a 6pm screening.

I have no idea what 42E and Disney were thinking. :o They HAVE to know that first come first serve for the general public at only 16 locations will be a bloodbath.

I probably shouldn't have given out the link here, but really, it's gonna get dispersed someone before Monday. :o AICN will probably get it within the hour.

[Dark Victory]

And huzzah for people figuring it out for me. :funny:

FREE TRON SCREENING NEXT MONDAY, DEC 13!!!!! CHECK LOCATIONS AND TIMES AT URL BELOW

http://www.flynnlives.com/ELECTRIFY/

Sounds fun, but there's no tickets or anything so I expect it to be utter madness. :o

I may skip out on this. It's certainly cool, but I'm not anticipating Tron like I did TDK. :funny:



Do you need a pass or something, or can you just show up?

[Anita18]

Do you need a pass or something, or can you just show up?
It seems to be something you just show up to. But do so at your own risk, because it's 5 days away and it's plenty of time for this link to spread like wildfire. :funny:

[Dark Victory]

It seems to be something you just show up to. But do so at your own risk, because it's 5 days away and it's plenty of time for this link to spread like wildfire. :funny:


Haha, true. Also, knowing the niche this film appeals to, I'd have to get there early, and the earliest I could get to my closest theater would be like 5:30. I'd love to see it for free, but I'll probably just wait 'til Friday.

[Webhead2006]

I love for me I have two theaters very close to where I live and two others not that far out compared to the first two.

[redhawk23]

So I just got done watching the first Tron all the way through for the first time, I saw it once or twice about 10 years ago but had never seen the ending. The movie is far better than people give it credit for I think. While there is far more style than substance at play, the story and acting are nowhere near as bad as some people claim. Overall I think its a very solid movie and very fun to watch.

[redhawk23]

Also whilst watching I spotted something I'm sure many others have spotted before but that I still thought was pretty interesting. An obnoxiously large and not very subtle Mickey Mouse head on the grid
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/redhawk239/tronmick.jpg

[GREEN =w= DAY]

^^^

that's cool! seems that every Disney movie has a Mickey Mouse hidden somewhere

[venom892]

Yea they're called hidden Mickeys.They're around the theme parks as well.

[Webhead2006]

cool i never noticed that myself. Also what other movies have some hidden mickeys?

[Kane52630]

Some minor spoilers ahead..

7 Awesome facts you need to know about Tron Legacy

http://io9.com/5709777/7-awesome-facts-you-need-to-know-about-tron-legacy

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1998/500xlightcycle2822284.jpg

We recently had opportunity to speak with the cast and crew of Tron Legacy and hear some tantalizing anecdotes about the film's production...like the time Daft Punk held a rave on set. Spoilers on!

1.) Michael Sheen based his character, the nightclub owner Castor, on glam rock legends.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/386/custom1291845730718tron.jpg

My whole life has been inspired by [T. Rex lead singer] Marc Bolan and David Bowie. We talked about the character [and agreed...] that he should be larger than life when he appears. He brings a completely different [element] to the movie. He's very chameleon-like. He has many facets and personalities, and you don't where you stand with him. I like the idea of someone who's reinvented himself over and over again. So all those things inevitably led me to Ziggy Stardust.

2.) Bruce Boxleitner saw the film for the first time with the press and got a little choked up. He was also somewhat shock to finally see a digital, de-aged version of himself appear as Tron in a flashback.

I've known the script in various stages for over a year now and luckily I forgot most of it. I knew my part in the beginning and the end, but in the middle, I sat there with my mouth open and I started to get a little emotional towards the end [...] When you see the Recognizers and the Solar Sailer, they resonate with you [...] I saw a younger version of myself walk on camera last night for the first time. It was quite amazing, and I had a great haircut too! It's bizarre!

3.) The programs are getting blotto on nanotechnology.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/927/custom1291852754485tron.jpg

At one point, I asked Michael Sheen what the liquid was that the programs were drinking in the nightclub scenes.

Me: Michael, you play the nightclub entrepreneur who runs Tron City's End of the Line Club. What exactly are the programs drinking at the bar?

Michael Sheen: I remember when they brought out the drinks — did you see [Tron director] Steve Lisberger as the bartender? — and the drinks had lights in them. Everything they could put a light in, they put a light in. These drinks they bring on, it's probably some kind of oil, some kind of motor fluid.

Me: Like maybe some liquified code or something?

Sheen: Maybe.

Bruce Boxleitner: What do you want it to be?

Me: Some kind of nanotech? Liquid 1s and 0s?

Sheen: Yeah, it's not actually liquid, it's probably lots of mini-computers that go in your system and clean you out!

4.) Screenwriters Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, who had previously worked on Lost together, really didn't want to make an "Internet Tron Movie."

Adam Horowitz: We never wanted to do an internet movie and be like, "Uh oh, here comes the Viagra ads! Get the lightcycles!" For us, this was a world like Oz or Pandora.

Edward Kitsis: Once you get in it, there are very few references to technology. We really didn't want to remind the audience geographically where we were. It's this new universe, and we don't talk about "going down to the hard drive" or "getting RAM." We really tried to stay away from that stuff, so you get overtaken by this new universe [...]

Adam Horowitz: In 1982, Steven Lisberger was posing these really interesting ideas that just started becoming true twenty years later, with the world of The Sims and Second Life and just the idea of everyone having avatars, even if it's just your Facebook page [...] We didn't want to get too lost in the science of it all, but we looked at ideas futurists and scientists think will affect us in 20 or 50 years.

5.) The original Tron was a bit of a subversive film within Disney back in the 1980s.

Tron director Steve Lisberger: It's a little bit like the key Tron group was the young people who saw it in the early 80s, and they became the digital natives who grew up with this technology over the decades [...] and when they got to the point where they were producers and writers and directors, the energy was there.

I went through a lot of administrations at Disney, all the way from the one that made the first Tron — who had never heard the word "user" before and wondered if this was the film of a madman — all the way to [Tron Legacy producer] Sean Bailey, who is of the technology of the day.

6.) Daft Punk held a rave on set one night.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1186/custom1291851393578daft.jpg

Tron Legacy director Joe Kosinski: We met [Daft Punk] early on about three years ago, before there was any script, before there was the visual effects test. It was one of the first meetings of the project. I quickly realized that the guys and I had a good creative vibe. We wanted to create a classic film score that sounded like nothing else. We started on the music very early and built the soundtrack as we were writing the script and storyboarding and pre-visualizing the movie. I was very lucky to have tracks play on set while we were shooting. The film was edited when the music had been composed — there's a connection between the music and the visuals in this film [...]

Producer Sean Bailey: Here's a cool little anecdote. One night one of the cameras went down so we couldn't shoot for a couple hours. So there was this impromptu rave in the Tron warehouse in the middle of the night with Daft Punk deejaying.

Joe Kosinski: Everyone was in costume!

Sean Bailey: We just had a dance party at four in the morning.

7.) Fans in Hall H at Comic-Con voiced the arena scenes.

Joe Kosinski: We were just starting the sound portion, and the guys at Skywalker [Ranch sound studio] were telling me, "You have all these arenas and all these specific chants — that's a very hard thing to fabricate. You've got to find a thousand people who are willing to follow chants." So we were looking at sports arenas, and I realized, "Wait a minute! I've got Comic-Con coming! Let's record the Comic-Con hall and get our crowd reactions in Hall H." So we did it — all the crowds in the disc wars sequence are Comic-Con fans in Hall H. It was fun to put the fans who supported us in the movie itself.

[That-Guy]

2.) Bruce Boxleitner saw the film for the first time with the press and got a little choked up.


"I'm actually in a good movie again..."

[venom892]

Just heard the soundtrack awesome stuff!

[corby]

"I'm actually in a good movie again..."

A few months ago me and some friends rented "Transmorphers: Fall of Man" just to laugh at it. While watching it I kept thinking I'd seen one of the old guys in it before until I realized it was Bruce!

[redhawk23]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GguvCH38DJo

So I was watching the Making of Tron doc from the 20th aniversary and a bunch of concept art from a proposed sequel a while back was featured in the last few minutes. Some interesting designs, but it doesn't look like any of it found its way into this film.

[Angelus_Darko]

Also whilst watching I spotted something I'm sure many others have spotted before but that I still thought was pretty interesting. An obnoxiously large and not very subtle Mickey Mouse head on the grid
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t309/redhawk239/tronmick.jpg

Awesome, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that I saw Legacy's hidden Mickey on the back of Sam's helmet in the real world.

[Dark Victory]

Some minor spoilers ahead..

7 Awesome facts you need to know about Tron Legacy

http://io9.com/5709777/7-awesome-facts-you-need-to-know-about-tron-legacy

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1998/500xlightcycle2822284.jpg

We recently had opportunity to speak with the cast and crew of Tron Legacy and hear some tantalizing anecdotes about the film's production...like the time Daft Punk held a rave on set. Spoilers on!

1.) Michael Sheen based his character, the nightclub owner Castor, on glam rock legends.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/386/custom1291845730718tron.jpg

My whole life has been inspired by [T. Rex lead singer] Marc Bolan and David Bowie. We talked about the character [and agreed...] that he should be larger than life when he appears. He brings a completely different [element] to the movie. He's very chameleon-like. He has many facets and personalities, and you don't where you stand with him. I like the idea of someone who's reinvented himself over and over again. So all those things inevitably led me to Ziggy Stardust.

2.) Bruce Boxleitner saw the film for the first time with the press and got a little choked up. He was also somewhat shock to finally see a digital, de-aged version of himself appear as Tron in a flashback.

I've known the script in various stages for over a year now and luckily I forgot most of it. I knew my part in the beginning and the end, but in the middle, I sat there with my mouth open and I started to get a little emotional towards the end [...] When you see the Recognizers and the Solar Sailer, they resonate with you [...] I saw a younger version of myself walk on camera last night for the first time. It was quite amazing, and I had a great haircut too! It's bizarre!

3.) The programs are getting blotto on nanotechnology.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/927/custom1291852754485tron.jpg

At one point, I asked Michael Sheen what the liquid was that the programs were drinking in the nightclub scenes.

Me: Michael, you play the nightclub entrepreneur who runs Tron City's End of the Line Club. What exactly are the programs drinking at the bar?

Michael Sheen: I remember when they brought out the drinks — did you see [Tron director] Steve Lisberger as the bartender? — and the drinks had lights in them. Everything they could put a light in, they put a light in. These drinks they bring on, it's probably some kind of oil, some kind of motor fluid.

Me: Like maybe some liquified code or something?

Sheen: Maybe.

Bruce Boxleitner: What do you want it to be?

Me: Some kind of nanotech? Liquid 1s and 0s?

Sheen: Yeah, it's not actually liquid, it's probably lots of mini-computers that go in your system and clean you out!

4.) Screenwriters Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, who had previously worked on Lost together, really didn't want to make an "Internet Tron Movie."

Adam Horowitz: We never wanted to do an internet movie and be like, "Uh oh, here comes the Viagra ads! Get the lightcycles!" For us, this was a world like Oz or Pandora.

Edward Kitsis: Once you get in it, there are very few references to technology. We really didn't want to remind the audience geographically where we were. It's this new universe, and we don't talk about "going down to the hard drive" or "getting RAM." We really tried to stay away from that stuff, so you get overtaken by this new universe [...]

Adam Horowitz: In 1982, Steven Lisberger was posing these really interesting ideas that just started becoming true twenty years later, with the world of The Sims and Second Life and just the idea of everyone having avatars, even if it's just your Facebook page [...] We didn't want to get too lost in the science of it all, but we looked at ideas futurists and scientists think will affect us in 20 or 50 years.

5.) The original Tron was a bit of a subversive film within Disney back in the 1980s.

Tron director Steve Lisberger: It's a little bit like the key Tron group was the young people who saw it in the early 80s, and they became the digital natives who grew up with this technology over the decades [...] and when they got to the point where they were producers and writers and directors, the energy was there.

I went through a lot of administrations at Disney, all the way from the one that made the first Tron — who had never heard the word "user" before and wondered if this was the film of a madman — all the way to [Tron Legacy producer] Sean Bailey, who is of the technology of the day.

6.) Daft Punk held a rave on set one night.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1186/custom1291851393578daft.jpg

Tron Legacy director Joe Kosinski: We met [Daft Punk] early on about three years ago, before there was any script, before there was the visual effects test. It was one of the first meetings of the project. I quickly realized that the guys and I had a good creative vibe. We wanted to create a classic film score that sounded like nothing else. We started on the music very early and built the soundtrack as we were writing the script and storyboarding and pre-visualizing the movie. I was very lucky to have tracks play on set while we were shooting. The film was edited when the music had been composed — there's a connection between the music and the visuals in this film [...]

Producer Sean Bailey: Here's a cool little anecdote. One night one of the cameras went down so we couldn't shoot for a couple hours. So there was this impromptu rave in the Tron warehouse in the middle of the night with Daft Punk deejaying.

Joe Kosinski: Everyone was in costume!

Sean Bailey: We just had a dance party at four in the morning.

7.) Fans in Hall H at Comic-Con voiced the arena scenes.

Joe Kosinski: We were just starting the sound portion, and the guys at Skywalker [Ranch sound studio] were telling me, "You have all these arenas and all these specific chants — that's a very hard thing to fabricate. You've got to find a thousand people who are willing to follow chants." So we were looking at sports arenas, and I realized, "Wait a minute! I've got Comic-Con coming! Let's record the Comic-Con hall and get our crowd reactions in Hall H." So we did it — all the crowds in the disc wars sequence are Comic-Con fans in Hall H. It was fun to put the fans who supported us in the movie itself.



Put that **** in spoiler tags.

[Nirvana]

And huzzah for people figuring it out for me. :funny:

FREE TRON SCREENING NEXT MONDAY, DEC 13!!!!! CHECK LOCATIONS AND TIMES AT URL BELOW

http://www.flynnlives.com/ELECTRIFY/

Sounds fun, but there's no tickets or anything so I expect it to be utter madness. :o

I may skip out on this. It's certainly cool, but I'm not anticipating Tron like I did TDK. :funny:

Crap, looks like I'm going to have to show up super early that day.

[Anita18]

Crap, looks like I'm going to have to show up super early that day.
Supposedly they won't be letting anyone line up until 5pm. I have no idea how they're going to go about enforcing this, or if it'll even be possible. It's very likely each theater's security will be different.

Apparently it's Disney who dropped the ball, not 42E. They had registration for TDK - 42E/WB know what they're doing. Disney apparently does not, unless they want riots to drum up hype. :o

[Kane52630]

Put that **** in spoiler tags.

:dry:

its only one minor spoiler in that article

Jeff Bridges on Tonight Show

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/wednesday-december-8-2010/1264213/

Daft Punk - Derezzed

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[Dark Victory]

:dry:

its only one minor spoiler in that article

Jeff Bridges on Tonight Show

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/wednesday-december-8-2010/1264213/

Daft Punk - Derezzed

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So? What's possibly a really cool and surprising moment is spoiled for me and probably others. I've been holding back on every marketing and news tidbit since the summer since I'd rather go into this film with a blank, fresh mind, and I'm sure others want to, too.

[Nirvana]

Supposedly they won't be letting anyone line up until 5pm. I have no idea how they're going to go about enforcing this, or if it'll even be possible. It's very likely each theater's security will be different.

Apparently it's Disney who dropped the ball, not 42E. They had registration for TDK - 42E/WB know what they're doing. Disney apparently does not, unless they want riots to drum up hype. :o

That's essentially what I'm banking on. Even if I can't loiter, my friends and I will probably go see 127 Hours or some other flick playing at the theater until they let us line up. And I doubt the security will be super strict...for Kicking and Screening advance showing they said we couldn't have our cell phones but other theater all let us carry them into the theater. I guess we'll see. Still going to go super early, even chill in the car if I have to, haha. :oldrazz:

[Kane52630]

So? What's possibly a really cool and surprising moment is spoiled for me and probably others. I've been holding back on every marketing and news tidbit since the summer since I'd rather go into this film with a blank, fresh mind, and I'm sure others want to, too.

The only person that is complaining is you. If you look back I did use spoiler tags for some of the reviews that did write major spoilers.

TRON: LEGACY - The Grid
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TRON: LEGACY - Story
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[Kane52630]

Tron: Legacy - Clothing, Fashion, Jewlery From The Movie

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Tron: Legacy Style of Tron Featurette Official

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Some more reviews (currently 69% on RT)

Sydney Morning Herald Review 4/5
This is a film though that MUST be seen in a 3D cinema to be appreciated, with genuinely mind blowing visual effects, music and sound that immerse the audience in the Grid and whisk you away on a digitally delightful journey.

Sbs.com.au Review
Disney's rebooting of their 1982 computer-world adventure is a shimmering, supremely exciting piece of ultra-modern high-end Hollywood entertainment.

Screen International Review 2.5/5
A hyper-slick sequel to the heady 1982 man-versus-machine action-adventure, Tron Legacy represents a souped-up chassis built around an engine that doesn't start.

Eye for Film Review
where the original Tron at least had the virtue of being way ahead of the curve, this late-Noughties light show, though certainly offering plenty of eye candy, feels caught between the weight of history and the potentiality of its future franchise.

[Dark Victory]

The only person that is complaining is you. If you look back I did use spoiler tags for some of the reviews that did write major spoilers.


Both of these warrants still don't take away the fact that a spoiler was posted.

[Darkness Falls]

umm get over it ??? :huh:
the "spoiler" wasn't really that major

[Dark Victory]

umm get over it ??? :huh:
the "spoiler" wasn't really that major

But I'm a forum member of a geek website. I have to ***** about something.

[SPider-T0rch]

Awesome, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that I saw Legacy's hidden Mickey on the back of Sam's helmet in the real world.
Right you are!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/IceAsian/Untitled.jpg

[WarBlade]

I live in hope that one day distributors might figure out that shipping reels under code names does nobody any favours, and is a completely pointless exercise. Reels have been shipping under the code name "User 2".

:doh:

Yeah, good one Disney. Nobody will ever figure out what a Disney labelled box, at this time of year, with User 2 for a feature title could possibly be. :whatever:

I will however congratulate the person who managed to figure out that three reels in sequence is far more useful than all odd reels, or all even reels, when shipped separately! :applaud

[Angelus_Darko]

Right you are!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/IceAsian/Untitled.jpg

Great, there it is!!!:yay:

[That-Guy]

A few months ago me and some friends rented "Transmorphers: Fall of Man" just to laugh at it. While watching it I kept thinking I'd seen one of the old guys in it before until I realized it was Bruce!

LOL, yeah. Poor Bruce. He deserves better than those terrible Asylum movies.

[KenK]

So my cousin IS in the movie! She's one of the Sirens that dresses Sam when he gets into the computer world.

[Kane52630]

For anyone that got to see Tron Legacy I need to know one thing
Is Bit in the movie?

So my cousin IS in the movie! She's one of the Sirens that dresses Sam when he gets into the computer world.

which one!? :eek:

[tecnowraith]

For anyone that got to see Tron Legacy I need to know one thing
Is Bit in the movie?


I know Bit is in Evolution cause of one of the game modes for multiplayer is called Capture the Bit

[Kane52630]

I know Bit is in Evolution cause of one of the game modes for multiplayer is called Capture the Bit

good to know, thanks. I hope Bit shows up in the movie somewhere

Heres some cool news

Tron: Legacy Inspires Sci-Fi Suite in Swedish Ice Hotel

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/12/tron-legacy-icehotel/

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7596/disney20tron20legacy20i.jpg

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8342/ben20rousseau2020ian20d.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7596/disney20tron20legacy20i.jpg

An eye-popping nightclub depicted in Tron: Legacy inspired two British sci-fi fans to build a Tron-themed hotel suite entirely from ice and snow.

Ben Rousseau and architect Ian Douglas-Jones designed and built the Legacy of the River room, one of a handful of artistic installations in this year's Icehotel, a seasonal project near the arctic circle in the Swedish town of Jukkasjärvi.

"We are massive Tron fans," the duo told Wired.com in an e-mail interview about the project. "The entire film is a complete fantasy for us both with its high-tech and futuristic design.

"The use of lighting and the material finishes in this nightclub scene are very close to ideas we have been discussing for use in the real world, as well as being close to what we could achieve with ice and snow and a little imagination."

Here's a closer look at the making of the Legacy of the River suite.

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[ttotheusher]

For anyone that got to see Tron Legacy I need to know one thing
Is Bit in the movie?

Not that I noticed, but there is a little shout out :cwink:

[Webhead2006]

Pretty cool about the ice hotel.

[That-Guy]

So my cousin IS in the movie! She's one of the Sirens that dresses Sam when he gets into the computer world.

Damn. You've got a hot cousin.

[Kane52630]

TV Lineups for Next Week

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO

Monday 12/13
Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, Good Charlotte

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

Monday 12/13
Rachael Ray, Garrett Hedlund, Darker My Love

Tuesday 12/14
Kevin Spacey, Beau Garrett, Goo Goo Dolls

Wednesday 12/15
Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, the Temper Trap

Thursday 12/16
Jeff Bridges, Diddy

LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON

Friday 12/17
Jeff Bridges, Blyth Danner

THE VIEW

Friday 12/24
Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Ming Tsai

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY

Tuesday 12/14
Jeff Bridges, Ricky Gervais, Annie Lennox

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

Wednesday 12/15
Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, Ciara

[Blackman]

Wow Hedlund only has 1 late night appearance

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

Wow Hedlund only has 1 late night appearance

He´s not important. :oldrazz:

But seriously, remember Avatar?, it was mostly James Cameron and Zoe Saldana doing the interviews. I dont remember Sam Worthington doing interviews for the movie and Zoe was fresh out of Star Trek.

[Blackman]

Well I hope Hedlund is better than Worthington in Avatar

[GhostPoet]

good to know, thanks. I hope Bit shows up in the movie somewhere

Heres some cool news

Tron: Legacy Inspires Sci-Fi Suite in Swedish Ice Hotel

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/12/tron-legacy-icehotel/

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7596/disney20tron20legacy20i.jpg

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8342/ben20rousseau2020ian20d.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7596/disney20tron20legacy20i.jpg



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How long was it standing before Bond melted it?

[That-Guy]

Well I hope Hedlund is better than Worthington in Avatar

I'm sure he will be. I've seen Hedlund in several films and he was solid in all of them - and most importantly, not just playing the same character over and over again - which already puts him light years ahead of Worstington. Hell, I thought he was more engaging in the three minutes or so I've seen of him in the Tron trailers than Sam was in three damned movies.

[KenK]

which one!? :eek:

The black one.

[Kane52630]

The black one.

..which one? :oldrazz:

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9629/516ag.jpg


Also, I got another question for anyone that watched Tron Legacy

without totally spoiling it, Is Rinzler Tron?

Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner talk TRON Legacy
(and Ill put it in spoilers so that some of you wont get upset)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10011582-TRON_legacy/news/1921455/jeff_bridges_and_bruce_boxleitner_talk_tron_legacy/

Many things have happened to Jeff Bridges in the past 28 years: he's been nominated for three Oscars and won one for Best Actor (in last year's Crazy Heart), starred in one of the decade's biggest films (Iron Man), played a corpse (in Terry Gilliam's Tideland), and created a one-man character cult for his indelible performance as "The Dude" in the Coen brothers' The Big Lebowski (he reunites with the filmmakers this month for their version of True Grit). But for now, the actor finds himself in the somewhat unusual position of promoting a sequel to a film he made in 1982; a film that critics at the time might not have guessed would spawn a franchise. In TRON Legacy, Bridges returns as information architect Kevin Flynn, the hot-shot game designer who created "the Grid" in the original TRON. We sat down with Bridges to talk about the films, and caught up with co-star Bruce Boxleitner, who played "TRON" in the first movie and reprises his character for the sequel.

RT: It's almost 30 years now since the first film. How do you go back and connect with Kevin Flynn after all this time?

Jeff Bridges: Well, I mean the script has a lot to do with it. That's kind of your main touchstone -- and the fact that they had Steve Lisberger, the guy who wrote and directed the original, on board. They really looked to him to keep us on track, as far as being consistent with the characters and so forth. Just having him on board, I think, that helped me quite a bit with the character. And a lot of that kind of stuff you don't have to think about too much, you know, 'cause I was that guy -- he's somewhere in there. It's like when my brother and I played brothers in The Fabulous Baker Boys: if it was another actor and not Beau, you'd spend time trying to figure out, "How do we appear like we're brothers?" But Beau and I didn't think about that because we are brothers.

So you and Flynn are one and the same?

Yeah, I think there are elements of myself that kicked in pretty quick.

Was it strange to see a younger version of yourself created by the animators?

Well yeah, you know it kind of reminded me of... well, let's say it's not that unusual for me to see myself as a younger guy [on screen] anyway, so it wasn't as surprising as someone might think. But it was interesting to see how they're still honing that look. What did you think? Did it pass?

Well it wasn't exactly you, because I've seen plenty of your movies from that era -- but then you know that he's a creation of the program.

So it's forgiving, yeah.

Right. It was interesting that the digital director kept insisting they go for an Against All Odds Jeff.

Yeah, they asked me for all kinds of photographs and everything. I think the one they picked, that was kind of a good choice -- about the right age.

So you were happy with that look, the hair and everything? Your hair was a bit moppier in TRON.

Well in TRON, I remember that they bleached and permed my hair, and it was terrible because I would go back and forth and do real world scenes and then we'd go into, you know, the Grid stuff, and that hat... have you ever had your hair permed or bleached?

It stings.

It kind of stings, yeah, and it gets hot -- there's heat, and so I had that helmet on, and all of my hair started to fall out; it was pretty crazy.

Wow, that explains it. Wearing the new motion capture helmets, how did they compare to shooting the original TRON? Was there more blue screen back then?

No, you know what it was in the original: the set was all black duvetyne, with white adhesive tape and vector lines, shot in 70mm black-and-white and then hand-tinted by a bunch of Korean women. In this one, one of the things that I thought was really effective was the way Joe [Kosinski, director] kind of blended the real sets with the CGI and the motion capture and all of that -- it was a combination of all those things; it was really well done. It's interesting to see how different filmmakers use the same tools, and how different the look is on each one, depending on where they're coming from. Joe being an architect, he brought a lot of that sensibility to it.

When you were making the original film, did you have any sense that you were involved in something that may have been ahead of its time?

RT: It must be odd to be doing press for a sequel to a film that most would have thought wouldn't have one.

Bruce Boxleitner: I know. I'll be interested to see how this one does. I thought that [reviewers] at the time [of the first TRON] -- I don't think a lot of them got it, because they were written by older guys, you know. The first movie, in retrospect, the kids that were putting those quarters into those game machines -- they got it. The older generation didn't quite get it, because it wasn't theirs. You guys have all grown up in this technology. It's part of your language. It wasn't then. It was something new, and it was an arcade game, therefore it said "childish", you know, and the first film had somewhat been dismissed.

I'd always assumed it was a classic when I was kid -- I had no idea the movie bombed.

It wasn't a screaming bomb but I think they had this expectation, the industry did. But you guys got it. This new movie is unique, in a way, because it's made by fans -- ask Joe Kosinski, ask [producer] Sean Bailey, what was one of their favorite movies when they were boys, and TRON was it. They got to grow up and make the movie again, with the tools that they have now. Steve Lisberger and his wife Bonnie, these were two kids that came out to Hollywood from Boston with this little idea: they wrote this script about this technology and it's called "Neutron" or something like that, and now, so many years later, to see this... I'm so happy for them, you know, because it was their brainchild.

What did you think when you were presented with the original screenplay for TRON?

Well the original screenplay I didn't quite understand, because of the language of "Tron" or "rom" or "Kram", and all these terms, but I did see there was this kind of chase story; it wasn't outer space but it was kind of Star Wars-y and it was a world we didn't know, you know. And then when I finally did get to Hollywood I was out on location in Tucson, Arizona doing a Western, and I was sitting there on a horse reading the script because I needed to get back to the hotel that night, in Tucson, to call my agents to say "yes" or "no". Today, if someone asked me that, I'd get on an airplane right now. But then, I almost like a young fool went, "I just don't understand it -- let's pass."

Oh yeah. Very much so. But it's funny, I remember making it, and the minute it was out, probably the next day or two, you'd see that same technology on TV commercials -- it moved so fast. Like, we're using stuff the next generation after Avatar, and I wonder how long it'll take for this to be passé? But I remember the first TRON looked like old stuff pretty quick.

But it's still something very unique.

It's unique, yeah, because it moved so fast, it was kind of like one of a kind -- you really can't see any other movies that were like that. I love the Wendy Carlos music in it, too; wasn't that a beautiful score?

It's pretty great. The thing about that film is that it's easy to remember the visuals and forget your performance, which is actually quite human -- and humorous. Were you happy with how the sequel turned out in that sense?

I think so. I haven't seen how it's all paced together but from what I've seen it's working well, yeah.

Garrett [Hedlund] seems to have some of what your character was in the original.

Yeah, that was written in to the script; we wanted to have that in there.

So, who's the camper villain: David Warner or Michael Sheen?

[laughs] Who's the what? Oh, the camper villain. Well they're both pretty out there. I wanted David Warner to be in this one as my -- as Clu's -- butler. [laughs] He's such a wonderful actor.

[That-Guy]

The black one.

Is she the one who says "He's different?"

[The Caped Knight]

1982
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I can't wait to see this film I'm going on opening night, It's amazing 28 years later The Legacy of TRON still lives on .

[KenK]

..which one? :oldrazz:

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Second from the left. She was on Cycle Three Of America's Next Top Model and made it to the final, but lost to Eva Pigford (but she goes by Eva "Marcelle" now. Pigford is not a good model name by any stretch of the imagination.)

[The Caped Knight]

Chronology
Early 1970's
* Dr. Walter Gibbs leaves academia to found a garage start-up company he calls ENCOM.

1980
* ENCOM creates its first mainframe.
* The Grid forms within the mainframe as a place where programs can freely interact and games are played by programs.
* Dr. Walter Gibbs creates the Master Control Program (MCP) to regulate the mainframe at ENCOM.
* Kevin Flynn earns his doctorate from Cal Tech. He is immediately hired by ENCOM where he quickly climbs the corporate ladder to become a lead software developer.
* Using ENCOM's facilities, and without the knowledge of his superiors, Flynn designs several games, developing Space Paranoids, Matrix Blaster, Vice Squad, Light Cycles, and numerous other titles.
* Ed Dillinger fires Kevin Flynn, his rival at ENCOM, and takes credit for the games Flynn created under the radar.
* Money comes rolling in to ENCOM as a result of the games Kevin Flynn designed.
* Flynn and Dr. Lora Baines begin to date. It ends after a few months.

1981
* Ed Dillinger quickly climbs the corporate ladder at ENCOM based on the success of the games he "stole" from Kevin Flynn and he becomes Senior Executive Vice President of ENCOM.
* Dillinger demotes Dr. Walter Gibbs, founder of ENCOM. Gibbs uses his free time to begin research on practical applications of quantum mechanics and lasers.
* The Master Control Program evolves and gains control in the Grid. It begins consuming programs beyond its network in the real world and sends unneeded ones into the Game Grid to ultimately be destroyed.
* Flynn buys an old arcade, calling it Flynn's Arcade, uses his own games as the focal point of his business.

1982
* Kevin Flynn hacks the ENCOM mainframe with his search program Clu to find evidence of Ed Dillinger's wrongdoing.
* The Master Control Program, the overlord of the system at ENCOM, finds and derezzes Clu before he could access the data he was looking for.
* Alan Bradley, a high-level programmer at ENCOM, has suspicions and creates a program named Tron to monitor the Master Control Program to ensure it stays in line.
* Alan Bradley complains to his co-worker and girlfriend, Dr. Lora Baines, about Ed Dillinger and losing network access at work due to a hacker. Suspecting Kevin Flynn is the hacker, Lora convinces Alan to help warn him. Together, they break into ENCOM so Kevin Flynn can gain access to the mainframe.
* Kevin Flynn is detected in the Grid by the Master Control Program while at a terminal in the Laser Bay.
* After being digitized by a laser into the Grid by the Master Control Program, Kevin Flynn teams up with Alan Bradley's and Lora Baines' program avatars in the system — Tron and Yori. Together, they overcome the MCP and stop the corruption of the digital realm.
* When Kevin Flynn is digitized back to the real world, Kevin Flynn has the evidence that he, not Ed Dillinger, wrote the games the company was famous for.

1983
* Kevin Flynn becomes the Chief Executive Officer of ENCOM and begins work on a new digital realm — the TRON system. He recreates many programs based on familiar ones in the ENCOM system but with his own flare and ingenuity.
* Flynn hires Alan Bradley as Chief Operating Officer of ENCOM.
* The first program Kevin Flynn creates is a simple resource distribution platform called Shaddox.
* Flynn recreates CLU, now as a control program, to watch over the TRON System when he is not inside.
* Sam Flynn is born to Kevin Flynn and Jordan Canas.

1985
* ENCOM has gone public and become the largest video game company in the world.
* Flynn retires from game design to pursue digital research exclusively and focuses his energies on the TRON system — easily traveling in and out of the system by laser technology.

1986
* ENCOM becomes an established powerhouse in computing and game culture.

1988
* Flynn writes and publishes a book "Digital Frontier."
* Flynn claims to have stumbled upon an incredible discovery that could change the world and promises to reveal details "soon."

1989
* In the real world, Flynn disappears completely, leaving his son and company adrift.
* Guardianship of Sam goes to his paternal grandparents.
* With Kevin Flynn gone, the ENCOM board votes Alan Bradley as interim Chief Executive Officer.

1990
* Many sightings of Kevin Flynn are reported, but none are confirmed.
* The Flynn Lives! movement begins in earnest.

1994
* First Flynn Lives! meeting is held in Dayton, Ohio. The group organizes efforts to find the truth behind Kevin Flynn's mysterious disappearance.

1995
* Sam's grandfather dies.

1998
* A letter from Kevin Flynn to a founding member of the Flynn Lives! Movement gains media attention, but is subsequently proven a hoax.

2000
* Sam's grandmother dies.

2001
* A $5,000 reward is offered by the Flynn Lives! group to anyone who can provide proof that Kevin Flynn is alive.

2002
* Conflict is brewing in the TRON system.

2006
* Alan Bradley is stripped of his power as Chief Executive Officer of ENCOM, but is allowed to remain in the company as a figurehead, the Chairman Emeritus.

2007
* The "Albino Cow" sighting of Kevin Flynn sparks renewed interest in the Flynn Lives! group.

2008
* Uninterested in the family business, Sam Flynn chooses a path of extreme sports and daring stunts.
* Sam Flynn's preferred vehicle is his father's old Ducati motorcycle.

2010
* ENCOM is the largest multinational computer technology company in the world.
* Flynn Lives! Organization reveals new information about Kevin Flynn and follows traces of evidence of his mysterious disappearance.
* A mysterious message is sent to Alan Bradley's old pager — the phone number it came from is the now-abandoned Flynn's Arcade.

http://disney.go.com/tron/html/chronology/index.html

[zanos]

And huzzah for people figuring it out for me. :funny:

FREE TRON SCREENING NEXT MONDAY, DEC 13!!!!! CHECK LOCATIONS AND TIMES AT URL BELOW

http://www.flynnlives.com/ELECTRIFY/

Sounds fun, but there's no tickets or anything so I expect it to be utter madness. :o

I may skip out on this. It's certainly cool, but I'm not anticipating Tron like I did TDK. :funny:


Hmm, 2 hours in below freezing temperatures. I gotta think about that one.

[That-Guy]

Second from the left. She was on Cycle Three Of America's Next Top Model and made it to the final, but lost to Eva Pigford (but she goes by Eva "Marcelle" now. Pigford is not a good model name by any stretch of the imagination.)

Is that Yaya? My ex-girlfriend was a Top Model ADDICT. I used to watch it with her because, well, what the hell, why not? Great excuse to watch hot girls run around naked.

[Master Chief]

Hmm, 2 hours in below freezing temperatures. I gotta think about that one.

hahah. :up: luckily the theater in my city is indoors... but yeah, it's a hassle to get to and I'd rather wait for IMAX.

[zanos]

hahah. :up: luckily the theater in my city is indoors... but yeah, it's a hassle to get to and I'd rather wait for IMAX.

ALL theaters are indoors, I'm talking about the wait outside before they let you in.

[Master Chief]

ALL theaters are indoors, I'm talking about the wait outside before they let you in.

...I don't think they can keep me out of the mall....... that the... theatre... is housed in...... :huh:

[zanos]

I live in nyc and theaters are all standalone buildings so they make you wait outside.

[Jackasscoley15]

...I don't think they can keep me out of the mall....... that the... theatre... is housed in...... :huh:

Not all theaters are located within malls.

[I Am The Knight]

Pigford is not a good model name by any stretch of the imagination.

Bwahahaha.

Chronology

Thanks! I'm gonna start reading this right now!

[Master Chief]

Not all theaters are located within malls.

...:doh: That's why I was saying thank goodness the one in my city is.

[ttotheusher]

The chronology should make reference to Dillinger's son, who appear's as Encom's lead software designer.

[Kane52630]

TV Lineups for Next Week

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO

Monday 12/13
Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, Good Charlotte

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

Monday 12/13
Rachael Ray, Garrett Hedlund, Darker My Love

Tuesday 12/14
Kevin Spacey, Beau Garrett, Goo Goo Dolls

Wednesday 12/15
Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, the Temper Trap

Thursday 12/16
Jeff Bridges, Diddy

LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON

Friday 12/17
Jeff Bridges, Blyth Danner

THE VIEW

Friday 12/24
Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Ming Tsai

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY

Tuesday 12/14
Jeff Bridges, Ricky Gervais, Annie Lennox

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

Wednesday 12/15
Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, Ciara

Bumping this up

Oscar Visual Effects Semifinalists Announced
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=72329


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just released their list of the 15 films from 2010 that have made it into the semifinalist stage for Academy Award nomination consideration. The list includes:

Alice in Wonderland
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Clash of the Titans
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
The Last Airbender
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Shutter Island
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Tron: Legacy
Unstoppable

The list will be narrowed down to seven in early January by the Executive Branch of AMPAS' Executive Committee with the final nominations announced on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT, live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Also I found this very well done fan made "modern" trailer for Tron

TRON MODERN TRAILER
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And found a cool illusion featuring the tron legacy logo

Tron Illusion!
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[Webhead2006]

Nice they got a visual oscar nom.

[That-Guy]

Yeah, you're damn right. Especially if films like Unstoppable are in the running. I saw that film last night, and it's actually a really solid movie, but come on.

[Monsieur Xavier]

Chronology

1980
* Dr. Walter Gibbs creates the Master Control Program (MCP) to regulate the mainframe at ENCOM.

http://disney.go.com/tron/html/chronology/index.html

Hello,

In Tron, it is said that Dillinger wrote the MCP not Gibbs ( Dillinger said it when he was talking to the MCP ).

[obin_gam]

Norway gets a message from Flynn/ lightshow on a building:

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:awesome:

[Kane52630]

Comingsoon.net Video - TRON: Legacy Cast Interview

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=72053

This Friday, TRON fans will finally get to see the follow-up to the 1982 original that was first teased at the San Diego Comic-Con in July of 2008. In the Joseph Koskinski-directed TRON: Legacy, Garrett Hedlund plays Sam Flynn, a rebellious 27-year-old who is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), a man once known as the world's leading video-game developer. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the old Flynn's Arcade—a signal that could only come from his father—he finds himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years.

With the help of the fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe—a universe created by Kevin himself that has become far more advanced with never-before imagined vehicles, weapons, landscapes and a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.

ComingSoon.net talked exclusively to Bridges, Hedlund, Wilde, Beau Garrett, Michael Sheen, James Frain and Bruce Boxleitner about the anticipated release.


Tron: Legacy X Factor TV Spot

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/at-the-movies/a292989/watch-the-tron-legacy-x-factor-trailer.html

If, like most of the UK, you were glued to the X Factor final this weekend you may have noticed a very quick trailer for Tron: Legacy sandwiched between helpings of Simon Cowell.

Hot Toys – MMS144 - TRON: Legacy: 1/6th scale Kevin Flynn Collectible Figure

~ Movie Masterpiece Series ~
Hot Toys is proud to present the 1/6th scale Kevin Flynn Collectible Figure from the TRON: Legacy movie. The Kevin Flynn collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Jeff Bridges in the movie, highlighting the newly sculpted head, highly detailed costume with data disc at the back, bracelets as accessories and light-up hexagonal figure stand.

- The 1/6th scale Kevin Flynn Collectible Figure specially features:

- Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn in the movie TRON: Legacy

- Approximately 30cm tall

- TrueType body with over 30 points of articulations

- Highly detailed hair sculpture

- Movie-accurate facial expression with detailed wrinkles, skin texture and moustache

- Five (5) pieces of interchangeable palms including:

One (1) pair of relaxed palms
One (1) pair of fists
One (1) right palm for holding data disc

- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:

- One (1) set of white-color costume, including one (1) long-sleeve robe with detachable data disc at the back, one (1) long-sleeve shirt and one (1) pair of pants

- One (1) set of black-color costume, including one (1) long-sleeve jacket with detachable data disc at the back, one (1) long-sleeve robe, one (1) long-sleeve shirt and one (1) pair of pants

- One (1) pair of detachable black-color boots

Accessories:

- One (1) white-color and one (1) black-color bracelets

- One (1) LED light-up hexagonal figure stand with Kevin Flynn nameplate and the movie logo (white light, battery operated)



Artists:

- Head Sculpted by Jeon Young Tae
- Head Painted by JC. Hong
- Head Art Directed by Kojun


**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different

**Battery included for figure stand, button cells (3 pieces) are required

Release date: Q2-3, 2011

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[Master Chief]

I... want to touch his beard.... :huh:

[Kane52630]

TRON: Legacy Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey

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^now that pretty much sums up the film for me


LIFE Exclusive Set Pictures

http://www.life.com/image/ugc1150951/in-gallery/53421/new-tron-jeff-bridges-set-pics

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/2394/hrtron3alegacy92.jpg

also found that tv spot on youtube

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[Blackman]

nice tv spot

[rashad]

Dave Chen of /Film
Audioboo/Brief thoughts on TRON LEGACY
http://audioboo.fm/boos/236880-brief-thoughts-on-tron-legacy

[terry78]

The downside of this is that next Halloween we're going to see poorly constructed Tron costumes made of spandex with glow sticks and neon lights glued on them.

[batman11]

The downside of this is that next Halloween we're going to see poorly constructed Tron costumes made of spandex with glow sticks and neon lights glued on them.

The upside is that, hopefully, several females will adopt the skin-tight spandex, no matter how poorly constructed it may be. But I think that may be pushing it. :csad:

[Kane52630]

IGN's 10 Things to Know About Tron: Legacy

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[Nirvana]

So this was pretty good! might have a review up soon...but for now, 8/10.

[WarBlade]

The upside is that, hopefully, several females will adopt the skin-tight spandex, no matter how poorly constructed it may be. But I think that may be pushing it. :csad:

They'll be 10 years old though.

[Kane52630]

The upside is that, hopefully, several females will adopt the skin-tight spandex, no matter how poorly constructed it may be. But I think that may be pushing it. :csad:

well Ive heard of news that Playboy already did a Tron Playboy photoshoot, its online as of right now

[terry78]

well Ive heard of news that Playboy already did a Tron Playboy photoshoot, its online as of right now

Yes, I googled it. :o

It looks like those sexed up deviantart versions of characters that aren't supposed to be that sexual.

[Nirvana]

So of all the recent geeky films to come out, this was probably the one I was anticipating the least. I mean, I had only seen Tron (1982) for the first time about a month ago. I wasn't really expecting much out of a PG Disney Sci-Fi flick. I was mostly excited for the soundtrack. All of this aside, this movie is pretty good. Keyword being good, not great. It looks fantastic, sounds amazing, and the action is exciting. The movie did its job of entertaining, so I don't think it'll disappoint. Plus,you can never go wrong with a free advance screening with free pins and posters (Thank you 42 Entertainment!).

Visually, this movie was amazing. The 3D really enhances the world of the Grid. Even the real world scenes look amazing thanks to the great cinematography. But the world of the programs look great. I like the way the action scenes were shot because it didn't appear confusing or nauseating, but it was pulled back far enough so that we knew what was going on.

The soundtrack by Daft Punk is amazing of course, and definitely sounds great sitting in the theater. Speaking of music, I like when Sam visits Flynn's Arcade for the first time Journey is playing, haha. The Daft Punk cameo is awesome, too. I loved that whole entire sequence with Michael Sheen as David Bowie, definitely my favorite sequence. I loved how it felt like a massive Daft Punk music video. Also, the sound for this movie is incredible.

Story wise, its pretty good but nothing great. Generic, but at the same time relevant. With the world being to technologically dependent, it definitely felt timely. Especially towards the beginning with a sequence involving a breach in security that leads to piracy. Some of the dialogue is a bit...hokey I guess you could say, but for the most part I wasn't ever expecting an oscar winning screenplay. The pacing was a bit off at some points, too, but it wasn't jarring.

The acting was decent. Michael Sheen is easily the best of all of them, really playing up his Castor character as larger than life. Too bad he wasn't in the movie longer. Jeff Bridges...was good at some points and hamming it up in others. One minute he's The Dude, then the next he's Obi-Wan, then he's hamming it up as CLU. It was strange. Olive Wilde is super sexy and a very likable character, I'm glad she was so pivotal to the story. Hudlem was the generic hero, but he was decent.

Overall, I did really like this movie. It was better than I thought it would be, thats for sure. I was impressed. I'd recommend it.8/10

by the way, in case you're wondering, Flynn doesn't live.

[batman11]

They'll be 10 years old though.

I quoted this with the intent of thinking up a witty comeback, but I can't. I simply can't. You win. :csad:

[Symbiotic]

Nirvana, I've got a couple of quick questions.

1. Is there any romance between Sam and Quorra?
2. In case the movie doesn't do well enough to do any new sequels, does the ending give enough closure to where it's ok if it ends here?

[Nirvana]

Nirvana, I've got a couple of quick questions.

1. Is there any romance between Sam and Quorra?
2. In case the movie doesn't do well enough to do any new sequels, does the ending give enough closure to where it's ok if it ends here?


1. Not really, I mean, they have a bonding scene, and he even shows her something that she's always wanted to see in the end, but it seems more like a friendship than an actual relationship.
2. Yes, definitely. Its good closure and I don't see much sequel potential, but the world of the Grid definitely could be explored further.

[WarBlade]

*sigh* :csad:

I'm required to see this tonight.

Then I have to see it all over again tomorrow.





Don't you just hate that? :cmad:

:woot:

[Maboroshi]

Saw the movie tonight at one of the free showings. Liked it :D

[obin_gam]

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oooh! I smell wallpaper! Do you know if this is the largest pic there is of this?
Right now I curse myself for having 1650x1080 screen :'(

[WarBlade]

4 Stars.

Frankly, Tron: Legacy was the most fun I've had watching a movie all year. It is good in a Star Wars original trilogy way: Switch your brain off and enjoy the ride.

[Alex The Great]

Watching this on Thursday. Can't wait!

[ttotheusher]

1. Not really, I mean, they have a bonding scene, and he even shows her something that she's always wanted to see in the end, but it seems more like a friendship than an actual relationship.
2. Yes, definitely. Its good closure and I don't see much sequel potential, but the world of the Grid definitely could be explored further.


In regards to 1, I kinda thought it was a romantic angle. It was just nuanced and not-in-your-face, unlike most action film's. I certainly got the impression that Quorra fancied Sam, but perhap's that was just fascination with someone else from the outside.

[batman11]

...he even shows her something that she's always wanted to see in the end...

I thought this was a Disney movie?

:woot:

[Brian Braddock]

Got my ticket booked for Saturday night.

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!

[Octoberist]

4 Stars.

Frankly, Tron: Legacy was the most fun I've had watching a movie all year. It is good in a Star Wars prequel trilogy way: Switch your brain off and enjoy the ride.

I wish you used a different example. :(

[ttotheusher]

I'd say a closer comparison would be last year's Star Trek.

[WarBlade]

I wish you used a different example. :(

Oh wow... You're right. I mean "ORIGINAL" :woot:

I'll update the post.

[Darkness Falls]

one more day til i see it :D
i litterally have a hype similar to when tdk came out :D

[Dark Victory]

I get out early on Friday, and I'm heading to a session right before I see it with a few people, so I'm sure this will be amazing for me. Bring on Daft Punk.:o

[Webhead2006]

yea i cant wait to go see it in a few days myself.

[The Caped Knight]

I'm really excited to see this film, I'm going opening night to see it in IMAX 3D.

[Kane52630]

great seeing the reviews from you guys, Can a Mod please add a poll to this thread? I think its time.

[I Am The Knight]

It's upon usssssss!

[Kane52630]

TRON: LEGACY - "Savior" - TV Spot

Its a great tv spot until the very end :csad: (why must they use stock audio?)

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Olivia Wilde Interview

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[Maboroshi]

Some thoughts from seeing it yesterday:

I liked it a lot. Total nerdgasm. The faults people find with the movie are true, but they didn't stop be from enjoying the movie.

Yeah, the pacing drags a little in the middle.
It isn't Shakespeare.
The ending felt a little abrupt to me.
Most of the time the CGI is great, but every now and then there is something a little cringe worthy.
The 3D didn't seem very good. Could have been the theatre, I'm going to give Imax 3d a try (i actually have encountered differences before between the two. One time a theatre had even given the audience the wrong kind of glasses)

Overall, I still loved the movie and plan to see it again once it is actually released.
Liked everyone's acting. Generally liked the script and story. Clu is awesome. It does more than just use a previously established universe, it adds to it. Tons of nods to the original, too.

[nightwing06]

Cant wait each t.v spot looks better than the last

[WarBlade]

The verdict from the second viewing: Just as EPIC in RealD as the 35mm print was last night.

The 3D is okay and holds up pretty well for the most part. There are places where it looks a little off, but mostly this wound up being a cut above much of the live action 3D out there. I could have done without the retro message at the start though: Some of this is filmed in 2D blah, blah, please put your glasses on and leave them on for the duration. Or something like that. Still, I suppose some people will need it.

I tested some other stuff tonight too.


Tron: Legacy "Put on your 3D glasses" message. This turned out to be a crappy 2D still image of a light cycle and rider with fuzzy text. I'm glad I won't be able to run it with the trailer pack I constructed today. They should render these things for 3D.
Kung Fu Panda (3D) trailer. Very tight, pristine quality RealD image.
Mars Needs Moms (3D) trailer. Pretty good quality RealD image.
Thor (3D) trailer. Crappy. A bad post process render on one of the Chris Hemsworth shots, a few other dodgy shots here and there and an ugly looking flyover of the Asgardian buildings. The 2D version was better.
Transformers (3D) trailer. A little off in one of the astronaut shots, but mostly decent.
Tangled (3D) trailer. Visually good. I'm getting tired of seeing this one though. I can't wait for the movie to release here soon, so I have an excuse to stop running this trailer.
Disney 3D bumper. This thing had me completely impressed. I'll definitely be running it for the public.


And I can't resist leaving the Daft Punk sound track running while the lamp cools for the final shut down of the night. :yay:

[Kane52630]

Apple, Disney create 'Tron Legacy' iAd, first for iPad

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20025643-37.html

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Apple and Disney have put together a special preview iAd for the iPad that should show up on the U.S. App Store today.

Featuring Disney's upcoming movie "Tron Legacy," the new iAd will not only be a way for users to learn more about the movie, but it is also the very first iAd on the iPad.

"Disney and Apple are excited to debut the 'Tron Legacy' iAd today as a special preview of iAd for iPad, which launches next year," said the two companies in a joint statement. "iAd brings Tron's pulsing energy and vivid graphic style to iPad's stunning display, creating a truly immersive ad experience."

When you tap on the ad, you will be given the ability to watch full screen videos and trailers from the film, view a photo gallery and character bios, and listen to music previews from the Daft Punk soundtrack.

The iAd will also give users the ability to download content to their iPad. You will be able to get gallery content, links to purchase the soundtrack, a mapping feature that locates the nearest theater, and e-mail integration that lets the user send an image from the movie to a friend, inviting them to see the movie.

iAd integration is not widely available on the iPad, yet. However, iAds on the iPad are expected to be available to other companies in early 2011.

Of course, it makes sense that Apple would choose to partner with Disney. In 2006, Disney bought Pixar from Steve Jobs for $7.4 billion in stock, making Apple's CEO the largest single shareholder of Disney and a member of its board of directors.

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[chaseter]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/377/tronm.jpg

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

Three words:

OH.MY.GOD

[chaseter]

For sale tomorrow at mondotees.com

[Alex The Great]

Seeing this tomorrow afternoon (School's doing a field trip type thing. Holiday gift I suppose :D). Really excited :up:

[Darkness Falls]

saw it earlier (came out here today)
Very enjoyable movie 8/10

[Backdrifter]

I just got back from watching the film. What a disaster. I don't even know where to begin with this one.

It completely misses the mark on almost every point, even with the much-praised "score". I say "score" because the movie wasn't so much scored, as it was "soundtracked", that is to say that the filmmakers obviously just cut scenes together with music that was produced beforehand. There wasn’t one musical cue in the movie that seemed to be written to enhance the emotional impact of the scene juxtaposed with it. For example: when Flynn's disc was taken. This moment, which is actually a relatively pivotal moment in the film, is completely lost because the score doesn't communicate its shock and importance. The same can be said for the light cycle scene. Because the music doesn't serve the action beats, everything feels completely awkward and there is no satisfaction when all of the cool stuff happens. There are no breaks in the music when something shocking happens. There is no swell of a theme when Sam does something heroic. It’s just monotonous, pounding drums and arpeggiated synth. I am not saying that Daft Punk produced bad music, I am just saying that their music does not work as a film score. They should have hired an actual film composer to collaborate with Daft Punk instead of giving them sole responsibility. In my opinion, this is the director’s fault for thinking that these two guys could actually infuse his film with the emotion that would keep afloat

The plot was uninteresting. They spent most of the film telling what happened in the years beforehand. If we really need to spend so much time recounting these events... why didn't they just make that movie instead? These might've actually worked if they were presented in a non-linear way as part of the film stead of Flynn-narrated montage. If the story were to jump around a bit and blend the back-story and the present story together, it really could've made for some compelling cinema. This is a major rookie mistake on the director’s part, in my opinion, and as a result the pacing of the film is completely ruined by it. Was anybody else totally bored to death by these scenes?
Another major problem with the film is a lack of characters with personality. Sam was supposed to be this prankster or whatever. The guy had no personality as far as I could tell. Why should I like this guy? Because his dad disappeared. Furthermore, he spends most of his time delivering one liners, everyone of them with terrible delivery. One liners can be used to great effect, but you can’t create an entire character out of them. I would’ve established early on that Sam was a loner and talked to himself a lot. I think this would’ve fixed the awkwardness of his first few minutes in the world.
The entire beginning of the film should have been cut from the final edit. It added nothing to Sam’s character because, in the minds of the audience, grown-up Sam is not the same character as young Sam. The film should have started with an adult Sam and worked from there.

Jeff Bridges is completely wasted. Whose bright idea was it to make Kevin Flynn into The Dude? It takes you out of the movie almost instantly. They really should have explored the idea of someone being stuck in that world for 20 years and the effects that it would’ve had on the mind, specifically, the fact that it would drive someone to insanity. Can you imagine if the film was primarily about Sam trying to bring his father back not only to reality, but also to sanity and along the way fighting to decide if it’s even worth it to save the father he never knew? That would actually make for an interesting emotinal arc for both characters. Plus you can explore themes of isolation brought on by the very technology that is supposed to be bringing the world together.
The CGI Jeff Bridges was terrible, but you already knew that. If they knew it was going to look that bad, why write a story that relies so heavily on the effect working?

I am too tired to keep going. Maybe I will finish this later. Either way, wait for Netflix.

[nightwing06]

http://www.tronsoundtrack.com/img/offer/poster_pane.gif

[Sgt.Pepper]

Just watched the movie and despite mixed feelings, I really enjoyed the movie. The plot was passable and yes it has pacing issue, but the exciting action sequences makes up for it.
The visual effects was impressive except for Clu 2.0 but that´s a minor complaint.
The highlight of the movie was the soundtrack by Daft Punk and without a doubt the best part of the movie.
The movie wouldn't be half as exciting without the soundtrack and it was a critical part to why I enjoyed the movie.
It´s definitely worth seeing and truly a visual stunning cinematic experience. 3/5 :up:

[Webhead2006]

I hope to check it out tomorrow or tomorrow.

[CGHulk]

All these negative reviews are making me think twice about spending my 15 bucks on seeing this!

[Brian Braddock]

Thats certainly your perogative but personally, negative reviews will never stop me from actually going to see a movie [that i've wanted to see] and making my own mind up.

[Webhead2006]

Same with me.

[chaseter]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/377/tronm.jpg

sold out.

[Deaths Head II]

The first film didn't amaze critics either but I still enjoyed it.

[Angelus_Darko]

Question to all you guys who have seen it:

How cool is Castor?

[Symbiotic]

^And to his question, I'd like to add Where do Castor's true allegiances lie? And how does it end for him? (Trust me, when it comes to a smaller character like Castor, I don't mind knowing his fate ahead of time)

[WarBlade]

Question to all you guys who have seen it:

How cool is Castor?

Kinda geeky. Insanely fun. Very well performed.

Cool though? That's a whole lot like describing The Joker as cool. "Cool" isn't really the right word.

[Mr. Para-Normal]

I plan to see this Friday. I never saw the first Tron (it came out before my time 1982 and I was born in 1987). Anyway, I have a question for people who have seen the movie already. Can I still enjoy the movie even if I have never seen the original Tron? I heard Legacy is basically a reboot of the franchise and newcomers can easily follow the story in the movie.

Also alot of the reviews say the storyline is lackluster. So what do you longtime Tron fans think? Is this movie worth seeing if you have never seen the first film?

[Monsieur Xavier]

Hi,

This is a nightmare, I must refrain to read this thread because of the spoilers, Tron is only released in France in February :)

Mr Para : theoretically you can get into the movie without seeing the first one, our US fellows will probably confirm that. Anyway, you should see the original, this one is a sequel not a reboot even if it may "reboot" the franchise.

[GhostPoet]

So far, i've heard nothing but good things about this movie. Obviously not from critics, they are out-dated dinosaurs who's opinion mean less than nothing. I prefer audience goers reviews...and from that, i've heard great things.

[Angelus_Darko]

Kinda geeky. Insanely fun. Very well performed.

Cool though? That's a whole lot like describing The Joker as cool. "Cool" isn't really the right word.


Awesome!!!:woot::woot::woot: Can't wait to see it, it'll open here in Mexico on Xmas day.

[Anita18]

Hi,

This is a nightmare, I must refrain to read this thread because of the spoilers, Tron is only released in France in February :)
The postdoc in my lab is from Paris and he's seeing this at midnight. Despite moving from Paris to the relative wasteland that is suburban Los Angeles, he's probably feeling good right about now. :lmao:

[Octoberist]

I plan to see this Friday. I never saw the first Tron (it came out before my time 1982 and I was born in 1987).

I always get bothered when people say stuff like that.

That means that anything pre-1986, you can't watch? No Godfather, no Star Wars, etc?

[Octoberist]

So far, i've heard nothing but good things about this movie. Obviously not from critics, they are out-dated dinosaurs who's opinion mean less than nothing. I prefer audience goers reviews...and from that, i've heard great things.

I'm gonna tell you right now and it's the truth:

If critics praise a movie, they're the good guys. If they are mixed or negative, then they the bad guys. And if a movie that obviously looks bad gets bad reviews (ie Alvin and the Chipmunks), then they're labeled as cool.

People need to realize that, critics can be helpful tools and yes, there are a number of them that are good. While I don't agree with them all the time, they are relevant and maybe for a change, they CAN be right.

But you're right: in the long run, it's better off hearing what average Joes have to say. It's hard because there are people have invested a lot into a movie like this, so the bias is very clear. While they are people who want this to fail because of their insecurities and malice attitude. It's hard to gauge until the movie comes out.

Right now I'm in a blank slate of mind, but I can't help it if there's some truth in the reviews I've been reading.

[Darkness Falls]

^And to his question, I'd like to add Where do Castor's true allegiances lie? And how does it end for him? (Trust me, when it comes to a smaller character like Castor, I don't mind knowing his fate ahead of time)

He's very eccentric but two faced, he betrays both sides and obtains Kevin's Identity disk, he attempts to barter clu with the disk in exchange for become the leader of the city.... he ends up getting nothing and blown up to kingdom come

[StarkTheProdigy]

Seeing it at midnight. Stoked. Watched the original a couple nights ago, which showed me how much movies depend on the visuals. The story was weak, but the visuals (back then of course) is what made the movie. That's what I'm hearing about Legacy, weak story, but great visual effects. I'm going to the movies to be entertained, and this is a movie which will most likely do that. Now, if you're expecting an oscar worthy story/plot, you might be better off seeing The Fighter or Black Swan. It's just the perception of the movie going in that affects your final decision about it. And several of you made really great points about people hating on critics. It is true. If you agree with them, they're your best friend, but as soon as there's a disagreement, it's a whole different story.

[Alex The Great]

Just saw it. Pretty good :up:

Will put a review up later

[StarkTheProdigy]

There are times where I wish you could "like" entries

[GhostPoet]

I'm gonna tell you right now and it's the truth:

If critics praise a movie, they're the good guys. If they are mixed or negative, then they the bad guys. And if a movie that obviously looks bad gets bad reviews (ie Alvin and the Chipmunks), then they're labeled as cool.

People need to realize that, critics can be helpful tools and yes, there are a number of them that are good. While I don't agree with them all the time, they are relevant and maybe for a change, they CAN be right.

But you're right: in the long run, it's better off hearing what average Joes have to say. It's hard because there are people have invested a lot into a movie like this, so the bias is very clear. While they are people who want this to fail because of their insecurities and malice attitude. It's hard to gauge until the movie comes out.

Right now I'm in a blank slate of mind, but I can't help it if there's some truth in the reviews I've been reading.

I totally agree that some people will praise critics if they liked "their" film"
But not everyone is like that. I think critics are pretty pointless now that we have something called the internet where ANYONE can post a review of a movie. I believe user reviews can give you a much better idea on if a movie will be good.

[Randal Graves]

(it came out before my time 1982 and I was born in 1987)
:doh:

[Darkness Falls]

i never pay much attention to critics
i thought the movie was really good... a movie should entertain the viewer and it certainly did that :D

[S.A.A.D.]

What the heck is up with no poll?

[Webhead2006]

a poll will probably be up soon.

[danoyse]

I always get bothered when people say stuff like that.

That means that anything pre-1986, you can't watch? No Godfather, no Star Wars, etc?

I was 8 in 1982 and I never saw Tron.

Actually, I did try watching it on HBO a bunch of times back in the 80s, but got bored about 30 minutes in and I don't I've ever seen the entire movie.

But I have to say...the new movie looks pretty cool. Not too worried about the critics, since it looks worth checking out regardless of what they have to say about it.

[Dark Victory]

Seeing this tomorrow. Not expecting much other than a decent two hours.

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

Awesome!!!:woot::woot::woot: Can't wait to see it, it'll open here in Mexico on Xmas day.

I still cant believe they moved Tron to the 25th so they could put Megamind in its spot. friggin bastards. :cmad: :oldrazz:

[Alex The Great]

Alright kids, time for a review!

This movie isn't spectacular, but it isn't **** or average. It's a good movie. 7/10

Effects:
Very good. There were a few bits where the CGI wasn't very good. But all in all, it was well done

Acting:
Bridges was a little under used, but he did pretty good Sam and Quorra (spelling?) looked with each other, and Quorra looked really hot. Then there was this one character. Zeus. I love that guy! :lmao:

Plot/Story:
The story's a little complicated, and the simple ones might not follow well with it, but I understood it pretty well. The ending was a little abrupt, and maybe even rushed. But it was okayish.

Other:
Damn it, there should have been more Light Cycle battles! :cmad:

[WarBlade]

I think critics are pretty pointless now that we have something called the internet where ANYONE can post a review of a movie. I believe user reviews can give you a much better idea on if a movie will be good.

That is so wrong. Critics try to review objectively, while many regular viewers allow bias to colour their opinion. What you get from masses of user reviews is not whether a movie is good or not, but whether public opinion trends towards liking or disliking a movie.

[terry78]

Was it pretty much a hard PG in regards to the content overall, or more borderline PG-13?

[Alex The Great]

Close to POTC. Somewhere in between PG and POTC PG-13

[Angelus_Darko]

I still cant believe they moved Tron to the 25th so they could put Megamind in its spot. friggin bastards. :cmad: :oldrazz:

Yeah, that was a f-ed up move. Apparently lots of people go to the movies on the 25th, I didn't know that.

[Rocker22]

I loved it.

Seems like they were really playing "this guy is stuck in the past" card with Bridges though. Also didn't notice very much 3D, which wasn't a bad thing.

I want to see them do another one now.

[hippie_hunter]

I just got back from the midnight show. I really liked it. Better than the first Tron.

[Asteroid-Man]

Much better than I anticipated. Gotta say though...

I would have preferred a disc battle between Tron and Clu where they just go one on one with their discs in open world - mostly use them as held weapons as opposed to thrown ones. Damn that would've been awesome...

One final light-cycle battle would also have been great.

[Crockett]

Tron is one of my favorite movie so of course I was thrilled when they are announcing a sequel. I could start off with saying that the 3D is fine, it had more depth then in your face moments, it kicks in when you’re in the Grid, during the movie however I though it actually didn’t really matter which version I checked, it was ok but maybe next time I could just watch in 2D. The music is one of the main point that I want to view the movie in the theaters. I’m a hugh Daft Punk fan so I went geek-overload upon hearing the news that they are scoring the film. It’s different then what the duo did for their studio albums and they did a good score, it fits the parts of the film well.

The production designs are great in here, from the costumes to the sets it’s fantastic. Not much I could add on the performances, it's good. The film however is not without faults, the story it’s a bit shallow and left a bit to be desired and there’s pacing issues but it being visually spectacular I enjoyed the movie and the action sequences is great. The effect is good, on Clu you could noticed he’s CG but they have worked on it enough to make it at least acceptable. I like the little nods to the first film and they even have Cillian Murphy cameo as Edward Dillinger. Overall a good movie, in terms of what I expected from the movie it delivered all on all fronts. You’ll enjoy the movie for what it is and kick back and enjoy the ride.

3/5

[Compi716]

I enjoyed TRON a lot more than I thought it would. I expected a cool lightshow with awesome music, but was pleasantly surprised at how much I actually liked the story. I'm not going to go into details regarding the [obvious] flaws (I feel that posters above have ready covered that), but I will bring up two points.

1. For a tentpole, I really felt that the filmmakers were pulling their punches. The film didn't seem as big and grand as it needed to be...in fact, it often times came off as reserved. The moments that should've went all out were held back. I understand that they want build up to a sequel, but even so...you've got to leave the gate running.

2. I'm putting this in spoiler tags: Not enough Tron! He was like a silent Bobs Fett-type, but his change should have had far more focus! We also could have used another scene of Flynn reflecting on Tron so that we could have better understood what their relationship was like.

[xwolverine2]

the movie was amazing!!!!!...

my only problem was that it was so simple. all they do is fly to their destination with no obstacles or side characters on the way.
although already quite long it couldve used another(at least) 30min of extra plot ... not necesarily action or characters reminiscing but story.

and also wtf the Tron character was absolutely badass!!!... prob the most kickass side boss since darth maul. so why the hell didnt he fight Clu at the end... they clearly show him turn "good" again and fall into water but then never mention him again.

cillian murphy plays dillingers son and clearly a worthy villain but we never see him again either

and did flynn destroy the entire grid when he killed clu?... doesnt that kill a sequel? lol

still just minor complaints...
it did what it set out to do spectacularly.
this movie was a million times more intense than the original (and actually rewatchable)
i think this is a great fresh first start for what i hope to be a series
9 out of 10

that 48% rating by critics is beyond absurd. you're expectations must've been sky high if you ended up giving it a mediocre 5 out of 10

[hame4479]

How can you guys say that was a good flick, it was a good looking film, utterly beautiful at times, but the plot was a boring mess. The acting and script left alot to be desired as well. Honestly Olivia Wilde is probably the only element that resonated as "great" or "amazing" to me, and that probably had more to do with those gorgeous eyes than anything else. And trying to cg a young jeff bridges was also a failed atttempt on the filmmakers part. I do agree with the gentlemen that mentioned tron being one of the coolest side bosses since darth maul. Very cool wish they would have emphasized his struggle more. Overall very dissapointed.

[hame4479]

And the 3d? wtf? I was expecting avatar level 3d, something to actually be excited about. You know something that actually pushes the genre, but it also really didn't do anything for me. It was ok, but no where near as immersing as say Toy Story 3 or Avatar, or hell even the 3d thor trailer. On a side note, Thor looks ****ing awesome, best two minutes of my night.

[Karelia]

Just saw the midnight showing tonight, definitely one of my favorite movies ever. I thought it was the perfect sequel. I really wasn't too hyped for this film, I expected it to be good, but it was totally "radical man" :D I loved the original one too.

[Hush]

Okay Movie but I was not wowed and the 3D was underwhelming. Oh well it was kinda fun.

[lime]

Does someone have these pictures in higher resolution?


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[GREEN =w= DAY]

words can not describe just how awesome the movie is! :wow: i really liked it. great visual effects, action scenes, and an entertaining story.

i think the only times the CGI was sort of hit or miss was with Clu's face and Kevin Flynn when he was younger. there were times when Jeff Bridges' CGI face seemed really rubbery and not as realistic. other than that, the movie was amazing

were my eyes deceiving me or was the guy with dark hair & glasses in the board room meeting Cillian Murphy? he sure really looked and sounded like him, but i don't remember seeing his name in the credits :huh:

and the soundtrack was phenomenal! Daft Punk can do no wrong

[WarBlade]

It was ok, but no where near as immersing as say Toy Story 3 or Avatar, or hell even the 3d thor trailer. On a side note, Thor looks ****ing awesome, best two minutes of my night.

That's weird. I ran a bunch of 3D trailers a couple of nights ago and Thor was by far the worst. :huh:

[Crockett]

were my eyes deceiving me or was the guy with dark hair & glasses in the board room meeting Cillian Murphy? he sure really looked and sounded like him, but i don't remember seeing his name in the credits :huh:

That was him, he did a uncredited cameo as Edward Dillinger.

[The Caped Knight]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/377/tronm.jpg
That's a sick poster

[Timstuff]

^ Agreed! :word:

So is the light piping on the actors' costumes in Tron Legacy a special effect, as was the case in the original, or is it actually illuminated in real life?

[Sentinel X]

So they didn't go all out with the 3D? :csad:

And honestly yes...for a film like this I want to see things flying towards my face and hurling out of the screen.

[roach]

Awesome movie...minor quibbles about it...and just for public information there is no scene at the end of the credits. I know its not a Marvel film but it seemed like there would be one...probably could have used one

[Crockett]

So they didn't go all out with the 3D? :csad:

And honestly yes...for a film like this I want to see things flying towards my face and hurling out of the screen.

Oh there's quite a few moments in the movie, otherwise it's more depth for the 3D. Like I mention the 3D is fine, but if I'm going for a future viewings I don't think it really matter which version I'll watch so it's fine with 2D.

[Rac]

The perfect way to describe TRON: Legacy is: pretty cool.

Yes, that's just what the film is, pretty cool. The plot alright enough, far from the empty ******ness I had read online from reviews and comments from test and critic screenings. Sure it (the story) wasn't anything spectacular, but served the film just fine.

The action scenes were really good, and exciting! I was actually "holding my breath" (not in the literal sense, but you get my drift) during the bike chase, or rally, or whatever.

De-aged Jeff Bridges looked impressive, but you could still tell from the movements it's a CGI composition. The technology is pretty close to a perfection, but not quite yet.

Michael Sheen obviously had fun in his role, and I enjoyed watching his acting once more. Olivia Wilde was better than I expected. Beau Garrett has a really nice ass in latex suit. Mostly I enjoyed Bridges and Boxleitner; I don't actually know is this a spoiler or not, but because I have read people's frustrated thoughts about Tron not being the film at all, but Tron is in the film, and has a pretty nice fight scene.

Legacy leaves a possibility for a third film, but not in a cliffhanger way. Certain characters could be explored more in it (Edward Dillinger, played by Cillian Murphy, for example).

Overall I give Legacy 3½ out of 5. It's a very enjoyable ride and a pretty cool Daft Punk music video.

Oh and btw, there's no reason to wear the glasses during the real world scenes. They were filmed in 2D and have no post conversion 3D effect. At least in the normal version, I don't know about the IMAX version.

[Rac]

and also wtf and did flynn destroy the entire grid when he killed clu?... doesnt that kill a sequel? lol
He's obviously gonna rebuild it from scratch.

[Rocker22]

and did flynn destroy the entire grid when he killed clu?... doesnt that kill a sequel? lol


No only thing it appeared to destroy was the large area where they were at.

[Kane52630]

Can a mod add a poll please?

Daft Punk’s Tron Soundtrack Debuts at Number 10 on Billboard Top 200

http://beatcrave.com/2010-12-16/daft-punks-tron-soundtrack-debuts-at-number-10-on-billboard-top-200/

Up until fairly recently, the Tron universe wasn’t exactly considered “hip.” (If it was, it was only ironically so.) That’s likely to change now that the album of Daft Punk’s score for the film sold 70, 794 units between the period of December 7 and December 12. And that’s just in the United States and Canada. Wow.

Already, this makes the score one of the highest selling in recent years and may possibly edge it into the ranks of the best sellers of all time. It debuted at Number 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album list. The last time a score debuted in the Top 10 on that list was five years ago for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

It’s also made its way onto the list of Top 10 iTunes albums, securing the number 3 spot in the States and enjoying the top spot in France, which makes sense, seeing as the band is French after all.

Gotta credit the folks at Disney for recruiting the duo to score the film. Their electronic music definitely matches up with the cyber-world of Tron, but it would have been easy enough for producers to hire a no-name composer who could have thrown together some cheap techno-beats and called it a day. When you also consider that David Fincher had a lot of success recruiting Trent Reznor to score The Social Network, maybe future films will feature more and more original music from rock artists.

The members of Daft Punk must be happy with these sales, and if you’re not lucky enough to catch them at a live show, go see Tron: Legacy. They once again blur the line between fantasy and reality by making a cameo in the film as a pair of DJs.

For those that care about reviews, here is Roger Ebert's Review 3/4

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101215/REVIEWS/101219986

To the sad story of a father who was trapped inside a snowman for the winter ("Jack Frost"), we must now add "Tron: Legacy," where the father has been trapped inside a software program for 20 years. Yes, young Sam Flynn has grown up an orphan because his dad was seduced and abducted by a video game. Now a call comes for the young hero to join his old dad in throwing virtual Frisbees at the evil programs threatening that digital world.

This is a movie well beyond the possibility of logical explanation. Since the Tron universe exists entirely within chips, don't bother yourself about where the physical body of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) has been for the last two decades; it must surely have been somewhere, because we can see that it has aged. The solution I suppose is that this is a virtual world and it can do anything it feels like, but how exactly does a flesh-and-blood 20-year-old get inside it? And what does he eat?

Joseph Kosinski's "Tron: Legacy" steps nimbly over such obstacles and hits the ground running, in a 3-D sound-and light show that plays to the eyes and ears more than the mind. Among its real-world technology is a performance by Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn at two different ages — now, and 20 years ago. The original "Tron" was made 28 years ago, but that would have made young Sam Flynn, his son, nearly 30, which is too old for the hero in a story of this sort. The ideal age would be around 12.

In a flashback, we see Kevin, lord of a mighty software corporation, taking leave of his son as a child. At first, you think Jeff Bridges looks younger in this scene because of makeup or Botox or something, and then you realize this is Bridges' body and voice but his face has been rendered younger by special effects. They're uncanny. The use of profiles and backlighting makes the illusion adequate for this purpose. The real Bridges turns up later inside the program, whiskery and weathered, but the CGI version of younger Jeff sticks around to play Clu, a digital doppelganger he created, who now desires (you know this is coming) to control the world.

Kevin and Sam reconcile and bond. They join other cyberspace allies, notably including the beguiling Quorra (Olivia Wilde), who cyber-Kevin has apparently been fathering instead of poor orphaned Sam. Does this symbolize the ways video games can destroy real-life relationships? Just asking. I'm thinking of Quorra and Sam as a possible romantic couple, but there's the pesky problem that she is virtual, and he bleeds when he's cut — I think, although maybe not inside the program. This brings us back to a central question about "Avatar": What or who, precisely, was Neytiri falling in love with?

I'm giving this more attention than the movie does, which is just as well. Isaac Asimov would have attempted some kind of scientific speculation on how this might all be possible, but "Tron" is more action-oriented. (Personal to sci-fi fans: If "2001" is Analog, "Tron: Legacy" is Thrilling Wonder Stories.)

The first "Tron" (1982) felt revolutionary at the time. I'd never seen anything like it. We showed it again at Ebertfest a few years ago. It was the first movie to create a digital world and embed human actors; always earlier that had been done with special effects, matte shots, optical printers, blue screen and so on. "Tron" found a freedom of movement within its virtual world that was exhilarating. The plot was impenetrable, but so what?

"Tron: Legacy," a sequel made 28 years after the original but with the same actor, is true to the first film: It also can't be understood, but looks great. Both films, made so many years apart, can fairly lay claim to being state of the art. This time that includes the use of 3-D. Since so much of the action involves quick movement forward and backward in shots, the 3-D effect is useful, and not just a promiscuous use of the ping-pong effect. It is also well-iterated. (A note at the start informs us that parts of the movie were deliberately filmed in 2-D, so of course I removed my glasses to note how much brighter it was. Dimness is the problem 3-D hasn't licked.)

A long time ago in 1984, Jeff Bridges appeared as an alien inhabiting a human body in John Carpenter's "Starman." An article in the New York Times magazine called him the perfect movie actor. He wasn't flashy; he was steadily, consistently good. Now that he has won an Oscar for "Crazy Heart" and is opening soon in "True Grit," that is still true. Here is an actor expected to (1) play himself as a much younger man, (2) play himself now, and (3) play a computer program (or avatar?), and he does all three in a straightforward manner that is effective and convincing (given the preposterous nature of the material).

Sam (Garrett Hedlund), circa 20, is well-suited to his role, somewhat resembling Bridges. Olivia Wilde makes a fragrant Quorra. In some inexplicable way, these actors and Bruce Boxleitner (Tron) and Michael Sheen (Zuse) plausibly project human emotions in an environment devoid of organic life, including their own.

The artificial world is wonderfully well-rendered, building on the earlier film's ability to bring visual excitement to what must in reality, after all, be slim pickings: invisible ones and zeroes. I soon topped off on the thrill of watching Frisbees of light being hurled, but some of the chases and architectural details are effective simply because they use sites and spaces never seen. And the soundtrack by Daft Punk has such urgent electronic force that the visuals sometimes almost play as its accompaniment. It might not be safe to play this soundtrack in the car. The plot is another matter. It's a catastrophe, short-changing the characters and befuddling the audience. No doubt an online guru will produce a synopsis of everything that happens, but this isn't like an opera, where you can peek at the program notes.

I expect "Tron: Legacy" to be a phenomenon at the box office for a week or so. It may not have legs, because its appeal is too one-dimensional for an audience much beyond immediate responders. When "2001" was in theaters, there were fans who got stoned and sneaked in during the intermission for the sound-and-light trip. I hesitate to suggest that for "Tron: Legacy," but the plot won't suffer.

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

Gotta love Roger Ebert, he´s the only critic I listen to. evar. :awesome:

[chaseter]

That's a sick poster

It's two posters and they both glow in the dark:hrt:

[Karelia]

Where can one get this poster(s)? :D

[Marx]

The poll has been added! :up:

[lime]

Does someone have these pictures in higher resolution?


http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1088/p126203.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4200/p1261891.jpg

Well?

[chaseter]

Where can one get this poster(s)? :D

www.mondotees.com

They sold out already.

[Donut]

Do both Flynn's live ?

[Crockett]

Do both Flynn's live ?

I think it's best for you to find out when watching the movie.

[Donut]

I think it's best for you to find out when watching the movie.

I'm seeing it tomorrow. Just say yes or no please :o

[Kane52630]

TRON: Legacy Makes $3.5 Million at Midnight

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=72500

It's being reported that Walt Disney Pictures' TRON: Legacy, directed by Joseph Kosinski, has grossed an estimated $3.5 million from its midnight screenings last night with 25% of that amount coming from screenings in 228 IMAX theaters, which is reportedly the largest percentage for midnights.

According to Deadline, that percentage of IMAX to non-IMAX at midnight is higher than that for James Cameron's Avatar, Christopher Nolan's Inception and Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2. While it's doubtful that TRON: Legacy will be able to break the $11.8 million IMAX weekend record set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 last month, its midnight showing is a good sign that the movie's doing healthy business going into its opening weekend.


Just a few more hours until I get to see it in IMAX 3D :woot:

[Maboroshi]

A question regarding the ending:

The whole ending goes by so quick that I'm not sure if I misheard something. Does Sam Flynn say something to Alan about seeing Jet at the office? I never played Tron 2.0 but I have read about Alan's son Jet in that game, and when watching Legacy, I thought that I heard Sam say that.

EDIT: Nevermind. Saw it again. Thought he said "Meet Jet at Encom monday morning" but now realize he said "Need'ya at Encom..."

[GREEN =w= DAY]

do you guys think this film warrants a sequel??

because i say yes! don't really want to get on that right now because some people have not seen the movie yet

[CELTICPRED]

Just got back from the IMAX 3D showing.

While I liked the film, I was not blown away except for one scene, the disc fight scene. It's so well shot, and so well choreographed, even the camera got to play with your head a little as they're shifting gravity and planes. The problem is, it's the first big action scene in the film, and that scene alone couldn't carry through the entire movie. Also, Rinzler was just a sheer force, watching his choreagraphy and body language was a treat, he stole every scene he was in. Daft Punk's theme for him blasting in IMAX as the crowd was cheering for him gave me chills.

As I say the disc game was the highlight, I have to regrettably say that I was bored to death by the light cycle game, as well as the climactic aerial dog fight. As limitless as the world was, I wished they had come up with some better action set pieces.

As for acting, I wouldn't say anyone gave a weak performance. We could have used more curious and giddy Quorra. Loved Wilde in the movie.

As for Clu's visual effects, at times it's wonderful, at most times, just a distraction. The best work IMO were the shots of him in bright lighting.

While I may seem overly negative, I do not regret spending 11 bucks.

[Karelia]

do you guys think this film warrants a sequel??

because i say yes! don't really want to get on that right now because some people have not seen the movie yet
Definitely. Want. A. Sequel. :woot:

[Excelsior.]

TRON: Legacy Makes $3.5 Million at Midnight

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=72500



Just a few more hours until I get to see it in IMAX 3D :woot:

Well, that settles it then. It will be the biggest movie in the universe. Excuse me, I gotta go to the bathroom.

[kickass]

LOVED IT.

But I have a question.........

Why did Tron turn good at the end and want to save them? It did seem like he tried to shake the idea out of his head. Maybe I missed something......

[Crockett]

But I have a question.........

Why did Tron turn good at the end and want to save them? It did seem like he tried to shake the idea out of his head. Maybe I missed something......

He helped them because he got a flashback of him saving Kevin, it signifying him being more self-aware and becoming a free program again.

[protocida]

do you guys think this film warrants a sequel??

because i say yes! don't really want to get on that right now because some people have not seen the movie yet
Tron's fate being left ambiguous and Cillian Murphy playing a shady businessman who also happens to be the son of the first movie's villain definetly indicate that yes, there is a potential sequel in mind.

[OptimusPrime114]

tron's fate being left ambiguous and cillian murphy playing a shady businessman who also happens to be the son of the first movie's villain definetly indicate that yes, there is a potential sequel in mind.

wait?! Cillian murphy was ed dillinger, jr.?

[Crockett]

wait?! Cillian murphy was ed dillinger, jr.?

Yep.

[OptimusPrime114]

Yep.

He looks so different.

[Donut]

No one wants to answer my simple question :csad:

[xwolverine2]

you know what thats bull-.... why does Avatar get away with having a dry story and pure visuals ...but something 'cool' like tron cant? and Tron had even more creative visuals.

whats wrong with just pure spectacle?

this is pretty much 28 years ago all over again.. and why this movie will be a cult classic too lol

and this movie had just as many disc battles and lightcycle scenes as the original if not more.

i realllly hope this makes money and gets a sequel

[Rac]

do you guys think this film warrants a sequel??

because i say yes! don't really want to get on that right now because some people have not seen the movie yet
I wouldn't mind.

[JeetKuneDo]

Wanted to like it.

Didn't like it.

The good
Great visuals
The score was good...the closing credits music stayed in my head while I was walking out.
Olivia Wilde...very hot.
Movie popcorn was great.

The bad
The script-I didn't really care what was going on and nothing in the movie tried to make me care.
The dialog-Cheese, cheese, cheese.
The acting-I guess Bridges will get a pass from some people but not from me. He sucked too. (I assume he'll do better next week in True Grit)
The CGI "Dude"...lifeless, soul-less...creepy. That includes the scenes where it was supposed to be a young Bridges.

Quite possibly the biggest collection of cliche characters I've seen in years. They just kept coming. Was this supposed to air on the Disney Channel? It felt exactly like one of those movies. I was expected Zac Efron to show up any second.

Yucky...

2/10 :down

[Passdom]

you know what thats bull-.... why does Avatar get away with having a dry story and pure visuals ...but something 'cool' like tron cant? and Tron had even more creative visuals.

whats wrong with just pure spectacle?

this is pretty much 28 years ago all over again.. and why this movie will be a cult classic too lol

and this movie had just as many disc battles and lightcycle scenes as the original if not more.

i realllly hope this makes money and gets a sequel
Your delusion brings me much laughter :awesome:

[Symbiotic]

No one wants to answer my simple question :csad:Flynn and Clu both die. I'm being completely serious.

[Mace Dolex]

you know what thats bull-.... why does Avatar get away with having a dry story and pure visuals ...but something 'cool' like tron cant? and Tron had even more creative visuals.
Avatar is just overrated because it's James Cameron, if I were 5 years old I'd probably be giddy about it.

whats wrong with just pure spectacle?

this is pretty much 28 years ago all over again.. and why this movie will be a cult classic too lol

and this movie had just as many disc battles and lightcycle scenes as the original if not more.

i realllly hope this makes money and gets a sequel
Todays generation who are inundated with mindless video games will probably complain that there wasn't more disc battles or lightcycle races when the original didn't have that many of them either.

For me I liked the movie, the visuals were awesome and brougt back memories of the kid in me as the first Tron did, even the music by Daft Punk was good in it too.

Maybe it was my theater but the music was so loud that the dialogue at times was hard to hear.

[Mace Dolex]

Don't know if it's been explained but is it possible that the events in the first Tron had inspired Kevin Flynn ideas to merchandise the characters? since later in the arcade we see Sam going into the secret entrance that's behind a Tron arcade console.

[CGHulk]

A lot of people are saying the story is crap, so what's wrong with it?

[jesusmagicka]

Don't know if it's been explained but is it possible that the events in the first Tron had inspired Kevin Flynn ideas to merchandise the characters? since later in the arcade we see Sam going into the secret entrance that's behind a Tron arcade console.

nah really

[jesusmagicka]

A lot of people are saying the story is crap, so what's wrong with it?

people have already given reasons. try reading.

[DarthSkywalker]

A lot of people are saying the story is crap, so what's wrong with it?

Nothing is wrong with the story. In fact, it is quite good. However because the concept is a bit more then your average film, people are calling it too simple or too convoluted. Mainly because they have trouble grasping the simple elegance of it all.

[Rac]

Flynn and Clu both die. I'm being completely serious.
Or Kevin just merged with Clu and became one with The Grid. Sort of like Neo.

[xmangambit]

I just want to know if the original jingle is in the film e.g.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ldbsoudaA&feature=related

Please please please please make a remixed daft punk'd version of this be in the film!

[DarthSkywalker]

Or Kevin just merged with Clu and became one with The Grid. Sort of like Neo.

Which if I remember correctly, they said would kill him.

[Rac]

Which if I remember correctly, they said would kill him.
Ah, yes. Kevin did explain something like that.

[TheOnlyOmega]

I might be baked out of my mind, but this movie ruled :up:

[Dave McFly]

I saw it and loved it, i left that theater wanting a NEW lightcycle, the 4 wheel car and Olivia Wilde ;). One thing I noticed that when the title screen came up it only said TRON no Tron Legacy, or did I miss something?

[Mace Dolex]

A lot of people are saying the story is crap, so what's wrong with it?
There are bits that are talky here and there but that's to provide explanation of Flynn's whereabouts if you remember in the first Tron it wasn't maybe a good 30 minutes into the movie when the action really starts.

People are just picky they complain if a movie gets too simplistic or complicated.

[Rez]

I think this takes the cake of being the wierdest mega budget tentpole film ever.

It's just.. odd. There's some really cool stuff going on, it's pretty, I love looking at it, listening to it, but as a narrative or a movie it's just not normal(or very good). It's an experience, and when people say it's like a ride, this might be one of the few times where that's actually apt.

If anything I was reminded of watching those crazy pretty color shows that my computer puts up for windows media player when I'm playing music. And I could just sit there and watch the colors to some beats.

The story and characters all started out pretty strong and pretty great(for a movie like this anyway). Bruce Boxleitner is fantastic, as is Murphy, and it's a shame they're not in the movie more. The lead kid does well enough- I actually like him much more than most other big budget action leads we've been getting shoved down our throats lately, and Bridges dissappearing is a great hook, even if the technology for his younger self is too weak and distracting. And no, I'm not talking just CLU, so these idiots saying "It's supposed to be that way!" can shut the **** up, because the effect extends to the real world scenes too. There's probably two scenes in the movie where as CLU, it looks good and didn't have me sitting there going "Damn I feel like I'm watching a fairly recent Robert Zemeckis movie."

Anyway, any meaningful structure or good sense of storytelling pretty much gets thrown out the window by the second act, and we're treated to tons of really odd cuts and decisions that make for an incredibly akward storyline. What's at stake IS really hazy.. I never knew the entire time what would happen to Flynn if he was "killed" in the grid.. would he just pop back into reality? Or does he just dissappear into tiny blocks forever? I don't know. Everyone seems to be making a big deal about how great the opening games are.. I thought it was pretty lame to have Flynn beat, uh, everyone. He's there 5 minutes, he should have got his ass handed to him. Especially considering that he faces TRON. Spoiler. But we don't know it's TRON until the end.. and he goes from evil to good for no reason. Whatever. My head hurts thinking about it.

I will say that I don't know where people are getting this "no action" thing from.. the entire fricking movie is action. It's basically a chase film, they run one place and get chased and get in a fight and go to the next place and get in a fight through the whole damn movie. I was prepping myself for 45 minutes of nothing but talking somewhere in the middle, instead I got asskicking after asskicking. That scene in the club was great! And no one seems to mention it in pretty much any of the reviews that I've read. God forbid there's 5 minutes of screentime in a row where characters sit down and talk. Granted, the talking could have been better, but it's not awful.

Anyway, I want to see it again while still in IMAX... because it makes for a great experience but unless I become a millionare and can afford my own private theater like Bill Murray, I probably won't dig it too much on my tv screen.

[Mr. Para-Normal]

I always get bothered when people say stuff like that.

That means that anything pre-1986, you can't watch? No Godfather, no Star Wars, etc?

Yes I saw the original star wars trilogy. I just never got around to seeing the first Tron movie for reasons I don't really know lol. I have seen clips or bits and pieces from it. Just because I was born in 87 doesn't mean I wouldnt watch movies before my time. I was just saying I never saw the first Tron in theaters because I wasn't born yet.

Anyway I am already have my tickets for the 10pm showing tonight. I will post my thoughts after I see it!

[Blackman]

I saw this at the midnight showing but didnt get a chance to post until now. It was awesome. The visuals were awesome, the music was awesome, the characters were awesome.
-I only wish there were more lightcycle stuff
-I kept hearing that Olivia Wilde was this cool warrior type girl. But watching the film I didnt really see that. Not that she wasnt good, I just thought I was going to get a character more badass
-And Hedlund who I heard was dull in the film was pretty good to me
-The whole criticism of Kevin Flynn basically being The Dude is bogus to me

I really enjoyed this. It wasnt as good as I thought, but still good. 7/10

[Dave McFly]

quick question I could not stay for the credits, what was the 2 songs that play in Flynn's arcade when Sam turns on the power, I know one is probably journey or survivor (not sure which) but there is another song that plays when he goes downstairs and for the life of me I cannot remember it :(.

[블라스]

Nothing is wrong with the story. In fact, it is quite good. However because the concept is a bit more then your average film. people are calling it too simple or too convoluted. Mainly because they have trouble grasping the simple elegance of it all.

So it doesn't matter that they didn't like the story and gave absolutely valid reasons; they are wrong for thinking it's too simple/convoluted (way to cover both bases there) AND they don't *get* the "simple elegance" of the movie?

Got it.

[DarthSkywalker]

So it doesn't matter that they didn't like the story and gave absolutely valid reasons; they are wrong for thinking it's too simple/convoluted (way to cover both bases there) AND they don't *get* the "simple elegance" of the movie?

Got it.

I have not heard one convincing argument for disliking the story. Dialogue? Fine, but the story? Not one.

If you think you have a valid point please point me in the direction of your reasons. I would find it more then enjoyable to tear them apart. :p

[블라스]

I don't really do this kind of thing anymore, it's useless.
I just found your post condescending, with all due respect.

[DarthSkywalker]

I don't really do this kind of thing anymore, it's useless.
I just found your post condescending, with all due respect.

And your post is my exact point. Complaining without reason. If you want to complain about my post, perhaps you could actually provide a counterpoint to it.

[Excelsior.]

you know what thats bull-.... why does Avatar get away with having a dry story and pure visuals ...but something 'cool' like tron cant? and Tron had even more creative visuals.


Easy. Avatar had something called "emotional connection". Cameron's specialty.

Avatar is just overrated because it's James Cameron, if I were 5 years old I'd probably be giddy about it.


Looking at its box office, even a five year old can see far more people than their age group liked it.

[DarthSkywalker]

Easy. Avatar had something called "emotional connection". Cameron's specialty.

Cameron stopped connecting emotionally with T2. Since them it is been boring, soapy cliched sadness.

[Excelsior.]

Cliched maybe, but effective.

[Theweepeople]

I'm going to see this soon so it's time to ask some of my usual questions.

1. Was your theater packed?

2. What was the crowd reaction to the film?

3. Did the film have enough action for you?

4. Does it end in a way that sets up the possibility for a great sequel?

5. Are there any slow or boring moments in the film?

I think that's enough for now.

[DarthSkywalker]

Cliched maybe, but effective.

I have never found the cliched effective. Reinvention? Sure. I haven't liked a Cameron movie since True Lies.

[Passdom]

Cameron stopped connecting emotionally with T2. Since them it is been boring, soapy cliched sadness.
What you just posted is factually incorrect, just FYI.

You could ammend your post by stating that his movies stopped emotionally connecting to YOU. But to say they stopped doing that period is utterly false, and anyone with at least one functioning neuron would realise that the emotions his films create are the reasons why they are so successful.

[Blackman]

where do you guys see them going if there is a sequel

[DarthSkywalker]

What you just posted is factually incorrect, just FYI.

You could ammend your post by stating that his movies stopped emotionally connecting to YOU. But to say they stopped doing that period is utterly false, and anyone with at least one functioning neuron would realise that the emotions his films create are the reasons why they are so successful.

Not at all. Success has nothing to do with it. Suddenly going for the lowest common denominator in terms of audience, says nothing about the genuine emotion in a film. If so people would consider daytime soaps or American Idol truly emotionally connecting past the surface level. Instead what you are left with is the manipulation of basic emotions, as opposed to a film which in and of itself creates emotions which one can connect to.

T2 is its own maestro. Titanic and Avatar depend on you being weepy about cliches like star crossed love and what us dirty Americans did to the Native Americans and the rain forest.

[Excelsior.]

If its so easy then why does no other film come even close to Titanic and Avatar in Box Office?

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

I think what made Avatar succesful (other than the 3D and the CGI) was that it had characters and settings we had´nt seen before, it wasnt a sequel nor reboot nor adaptation everything was Cameron´s idea, and lets face it the battles between the humans and the na´vi were kick-@ss, sure the story was cliche but hey, nowadays, what isnt? please dont mention inception, lol that rhymed.....

[Passdom]

If the emotion wasn't genuine, then people would not have gone to see the movies 5+ times in a row, leading to the 2 biggest film grosses of all time.

The way you describe it, you'd think every schmuck with pen, paper and a camera would be able to be as successful as Cameron. Yet, nobody on earth makes films as successful as Cameron, nobody on earth makes movies that connect with the entire worldwide cinema going audience like Cameron does.

When it comes to making movies that connect with a global audience, there isn't a single filmmaker alive that can wear Camerons shoes, and that's all there is to it.

[블라스]

And your post is my exact point. Complaining without reason. If you want to complain about my post, perhaps you could actually provide a counterpoint to it.

I thought it was pretty simple.
You're assuming that people that didn't like the story either didn't get it, or found it too simple/complicated and that's condescending, not to mention annoying.
You loved the story? Awesome.
Some of us didn't, and it wasn't because we didn't get it or found it too *whatever*.

[Passdom]

My favorite thing about people constantly trying to tear down Cameron's numerous accomplishments is that they always try to sum it all up to be something so easy, simple and obvious.

Yet there isn't anyone on earth who does what he does. You'd think they'd realize the clear disconnect between their silly statements and reality.

But whatever, nothing paints a target on your back like success does.

[Spider-Fan]

I think the visuals were absolutely amazing, but the story was just okay. The Clue/Flynn dynamic was easily the most interesting aspect, but outside that the story was bland. Sam was a by the numbers protagonist, I didn't care much about Cora outside of her being hot, and a few plot threads were terribly underdeveloped. Michael Sheen stole the movie, but evaluating the story, he was entirely pointless, despite him being my favorite character in the film.

I give it a 4/5 in 3D, and probably a 3.5 or 3 out of 5 outside of it. Good, not great.

[xwolverine2]

Easy. Avatar had something called "emotional connection". Cameron's specialty.


false... sam worthington cannot show emotion.

and the cartoon villain from avatar was somehow less of a real character than Clu lol

Avatar was purely praised for its visuals and visuals only(and maybe 3d)... hence the lack of a nomination for best screenplay lol... it didnt even have any cool or memorable action scenes that leaves you wanting more.

so whats wrong with tron having a simple story and incredible visuals. The human characters were very well fleshed out too... even some of the programs in the tron world as well. Id rather a simple original story than a cliche'd outdone one.

[Excelsior.]

it didnt even have any cool or memorable action scenes that leaves you wanting more.False

[xwolverine2]

which scene with the nav'i running around the jungle was memorable?

[S.A.A.D.]

I really liked it.


Tron Legacy to me leaves behind a very likable product,it's self for the most part,however in my mind it throws out a tad too much of clarity out the window. Clu sometimes acted as if it was a duty to go after Sam's disc(this isn't a major flaw for me),insteading of acting as if it was a necessity enough. Castor doing the betraying lacked dramatic weight,it was pointless for Castor to turn on Sam. It was as if there was nothing that Clu could offer to him that would make it worth his while to betray Sam,I didn't understand why Clu needed Sam's disc. Even though I gave the movie an 8,I'm going to say that I would give it an 8.5 since that option wasn't a part of the poll. My favorite character in the movie was Quorra. She injected some needed emotion into the movie from the humanish side that was missing,she looks hot,sounds hot,and comes off as pretty flawless,and she's a bad *** too. She's awesome software,another minor nitpick is the dialog,there isn't anything worth quoting.

I thought that the 3D and acting were first-rate,the music,and the CGI. I was convinced that Quorra didn't end up in the real world,very convinced. If she had died in the number world then the movie would have been a tad more worse.

[Spider-Fan]

The story wasn't that original, though. Aspects of it were, but at its core, it was a story we've seen done many times.

[Excelsior.]

which scene with the nav'i running around the jungle was memorable?
All of them. The composition, framing, pace and editing are better than any action movie I have seen last decade. Cameron knows action better than anyone in Hollywood.

[Passdom]

false... sam worthington cannot show emotion.
Categorically false, unless you watched the film with your eyes closed or just assumed that his Avatar performance isn't his. Protip: It is. He's not the greatest actor in the world, but to say that he can't showcase emotion is blatantly false

and the cartoon villain from avatar was somehow less of a real character than Clu lol
This is amusing considering some of the people that have been in charge of the US in the past decade.

Avatar was purely praised for its visuals and visuals only(and maybe 3d)... hence the lack of a nomination for best screenplay lol... it didnt even have any cool or memorable action scenes that leaves you wanting more.
Yeah, thats why people went to see the movie 4, 5, 6+ times in theaters. Because it didn't leave them wanting more.

You have a massive case of delusion brother.

[DarthSkywalker]

If the emotion wasn't genuine, then people would not have gone to see the movies 5+ times in a row, leading to the 2 biggest film grosses of all time.

The way you describe it, you'd think every schmuck with pen, paper and a camera would be able to be as successful as Cameron. Yet, nobody on earth makes films as successful as Cameron, nobody on earth makes movies that connect with the entire worldwide cinema going audience like Cameron does.

When it comes to making movies that connect with a global audience, there isn't a single filmmaker alive that can wear Camerons shoes, and that's all there is to it.

Of course not. There are plenty of racist out there. It takes talent to be Hilter. :o

Cameron is an incredible director, making mediocre films. His early resume attest to this. I can't think of anyone in their right mind who would say Avatar or Titanic are anything close to the quality of T2 or Aliens.

[Excelsior.]

Who was comparing Avatar and Titanic to T2 and Aliens?

The point of discussion was why Tron will never make Avatar numbers.

[DarthSkywalker]

I thought it was pretty simple.
You're assuming that people that didn't like the story either didn't get it, or found it too simple/complicated and that's condescending, not to mention annoying.
You loved the story? Awesome.
Some of us didn't, and it wasn't because we didn't get it or found it too *whatever*.

If you can't explain it, you are just proving my point. :awesome:

so whats wrong with tron having a simple story and incredible visuals. The human characters were very well fleshed out too... even some of the programs in the tron world as well. Id rather a simple original story than a cliche'd outdone one.

Tron is not a simple story. It is told in a simple manner as not to alienate those that are not versed in the tech world. But it is not simple.

[xwolverine2]

The point of discussion was why Tron will never make Avatar numbers.

:huh:

[BLACK-SPIDEY]

false... sam worthington cannot show emotion.

and the cartoon villain from avatar was somehow less of a real character than Clu lol

Avatar was purely praised for its visuals and visuals only(and maybe 3d)... hence the lack of a nomination for best screenplay lol... it didnt even have any cool or memorable action scenes that leaves you wanting more.

so whats wrong with tron having a simple story and incredible visuals. The human characters were very well fleshed out too... even some of the programs in the tron world as well. Id rather a simple original story than a cliche'd outdone one.

Tron Legacy is also praised by its visuals, and nothing else, I wouldnt even say praised just look at the RT score.

[DarthSkywalker]

Who was comparing Avatar and Titanic to T2 and Aliens?

The point of discussion was why Tron will never make Avatar numbers.

That wasn't the conversation I was having.

[Excelsior.]

Yet Tron Legacy doesn't seem to have the emotional strings to pull a ginormous global audience in.

[DarthSkywalker]

Yet Tron Legacy doesn't seem to have the emotional strings to pull a ginormous global audience in.

Neither did Memento, or Never Let Me Go, or Blade Runner. Doesn't change them being far more emotionally arresting films.

Like Tron. :awesome:

[Spider-Fan]

Do we REALLY need a Tron vs Avatar discussion? Both are entirely different films outside the 3D similarity.

[xwolverine2]

Tron is not a simple story. It is told in a plain manner as not to alienate those that are not versed in the tech world.

i mean in terms of their journey... the whole final 3 quarters of the film is them quickly flying to the portal with no obstacles or new characters along the way.

its like if the hobbits had jetpacks in the lotr and quickly flew to mordor ...lol

[Excelsior.]

Neither did Memento, or Never Let Me Go, or Blade Runner. Doesn't change them being far more emotionally arresting films.

Like Tron. :awesome:
Okay. :yay: