TRON Legacy trailer

[Cobalt]

Remember vector-graphic arcade games? (Asteroids) Tron's CGI style reminds me of that, but done with some carefully selected enhancements taken out of the kind of CGI you see in Avatar. The kind of CGI in avatar, is same as Lord of the rings, and lots of other stuff you can see on Sci-Fy(scy-fy) channel, so from a tekkie perspective, I can see why one would not be impressed by that. The plot from Avatar was really what offset the CGI enough so that it was a success. I didnt think it was a huge success, but James Cameron always finds a way to blend these 2 elements to make them entertaining movies....from Aliens, to Titanic.Wonder what we would see if James Cameron directed a Tron movie? Or how about a 'miami vice ' style plot with Michael Mann?

The visuals in this movie were astounding. This comment is coming from someone --- cringes -- that was unimpressed with the Avatar movie. Tron Legacy's plot was slightly better than the norm, but ultimately predictable. The bike fight was unreal.

[Baker]

The visuals in this movie were astounding. This comment is coming from someone --- cringes -- that was unimpressed with the Avatar movie. Tron Legacy's plot was slightly better than the norm, but ultimately predictable. The bike fight was unreal.

[Cobalt]

It seemed to shift to a more human side near the middle, and while I felt that letdown too, it reminded me this is not just movie about a video game with battle scenes. Thinking about it some more, the actor playing the son was at best so-so, and all through the battle scenes, he seemed like he was just playing a video game....never really put any emotion into the scenes, so I think they did as much as they could with what he was, and had to move on quickly.

I went to see this in 3D, it has a good beginning but like Spooker said the middle kinda takes a dive. 3/4 into the movie I could't wait to get the hell out of there. Its NERD PORN.

[AAA]

I went to see this in 3D, it has a good beginning but like Spooker said the middle kinda takes a dive. 3/4 into the movie I could't wait to get the hell out of there. Its NERD PORN.

[Cobalt]

Just got the soundtrack at FYE. I am definitely gonna go see the movie again. There is so much information that tracks on the CD remind me of, I forgot to give them much thought during the movie. I could be entertained by this movie and the music , for a real long time....just simple minded I guess

[Cobalt]

Really?

Some are saying they were disappointed with the plot / story too, but I really didnt expect it to have much human substance. After all, we are inside a computer. I think maybe this one took a step away from the original in that we are using essentially human looking characters all the way through. In the original we had some animated items going like the ' bit ' that was helping Clue out, then found his way to Flynn when he hijacked the recognizer. Also the special effect they used in the original that blended everything happening inside the computer to looking like it was all on the same playing field, was gone, and you got the impression here that this was being (or could be) played out in the real world of today, to a degree.

Just saw it in 3d. It did nothing for me. I fell asleep in the middle, even with bone rattling bass in the theater. It was pretty much all visuals and whiz bang effects; the plot alternated between the hackneyed father-son "live up to my image and save the world" thing and shit that just did not make sense. Thumbs down

[metchsteekle]

Clu was actually in the first movie too, got de-rezed by the MCP trying to raid a high clearance memory in a tank program. I always hoped through the years they would bring him back...yes, Clu is really a digital program created by Flynn.

Wow, I completely missed the name tie-in there from the beginning of the first one.

[spooker]

Just saw it in 3d. It did nothing for me. I fell asleep in the middle, even with bone rattling bass in the theater. It was pretty much all visuals and whiz bang effects; the plot alternated between the hackneyed father-son "live up to my image and save the world" thing and shit that just did not make sense. Thumbs down

[Cobalt]

Yes that's the part, how he's talking about taking the users world, and I was like; 'large tanker like ship, army all standing aboard the deck, leader addressing from balcony about taking land which they feel is rightfully theirs but the viewers see otherwise... This seems vary familiar...' and that was just the setting, I felt there were other similarities in speech and camera angles like I said.

Ok, sure its the same kind of analogy. I can think of numerous movies and TV shows that use, and have used it. There is an older piece of Sci-Fi called ' light years ' aka: ghandahar , that has a similar scene in it when the metal men have a leader doing exactly what Clu is doing. I guess its meant to show threat to what we perceive as reality, and get us ready to root for victory in the end battles.

I don't see Clu being CGI a problem, because he's not really a real person but a thing that only exists digitally.

Me neither. I thought it was the best long term special effect in the entire movie. Clu was actually in the first movie too, got de-rezed by the MCP trying to raid a high clearance memory in a tank program. I always hoped through the years they would bring him back...yes, Clu is really a digital program created by Flynn.

I didn't see the most recent Terminator movie, but when I think machines I think of jerky movement, like stop animation; it just gives this creepy inhuman feel to them... Which is kinda what robot movies are based on.

Well , the terminator movie had it near the very end, with not so many complicated movement scenes as Legacy though. Yes, it fits in better with something like the terminator, which would also by nature, have jerky kind of movement, good point.

Too be honest I wasn't sure if I would enjoy the soundtrack that well because I was kind of tired of hearing Daft Punk (at least the Discovery album) But during the movie I couldn't believe I doubted, guess I actually still like Daft Punk but not the Discovery album; overrated and overplayed imho, especially better faster harder stronger which if they played that I would have been mad.

Never listened to them too much through the years. I have the soundtrack to the movie ' The Saint ' 1996, with Val Kilmer, and there is one track by daft punk that is kind of interesting.

[metchsteekle]

I saw WW, but dont see the parallel. Do you mean Clu telling all the other system programs his plans with regards to the world of the users?

Yes that's the part, how he's talking about taking the users world, and I was like; 'large tanker like ship, army all standing aboard the deck, leader addressing from balcony about taking land which they feel is rightfully theirs but the viewers see otherwise... This seems vary familiar...' and that was just the setting, I felt there were other similarities in speech and camera angles like I said.

One review I read, says watching Clu was ' painful ' , because I guess they could plainly see it was a CGI effect. They did the same thing with the Terminator near the end in the most recent terminator movie.

I don't see Clu being CGI a problem, because he's not really a real person but a thing that only exists digitally.

I didn't see the most recent Terminator movie, but when I think machines I think of jerky movement, like stop animation; it just gives this creepy inhuman feel to them... Which is kinda what robot movies are based on.

But, yea, looks like Legacy is the current top movie in America. Tempted to see it again, and that soundtrack really adds depth to the experience. I think the soundtrack is already in stores.

Too be honest I wasn't sure if I would enjoy the soundtrack that well because I was kind of tired of hearing Daft Punk (at least the Discovery album) But during the movie I couldn't believe I doubted, guess I actually still like Daft Punk but not the Discovery album; overrated and overplayed imho, especially better faster harder stronger which if they played that I would have been mad.

[Cobalt]

I saw WW, but dont see the parallel. Do you mean Clu telling all the other system programs his plans with regards to the world of the users?

One review I read, says watching Clu was ' painful ' , because I guess they could plainly see it was a CGI effect. They did the same thing with the Terminator near the end in the most recent terminator movie.


But, yea, looks like Legacy is the current top movie in America. Tempted to see it again, and that soundtrack really adds depth to the experience. I think the soundtrack is already in stores.

it was just about everything i expected, which is good

But one thing I didn't expect was it to reference (I think, it was VARY similar) the end of Waterworld with the speech that Dennis Hopper gives; the wording of Clu's speech in Tron is similar and even the camera angles, i actually started thinking Waterworld the second I saw the ship they were on.

could just be coincidence though...

[metchsteekle]

it was just about everything i expected, which is good

But one thing I didn't expect was it to reference (I think, it was VARY similar) the end of Waterworld with the speech that Dennis Hopper gives; the wording of Clu's speech in Tron is similar and even the camera angles, i actually started thinking Waterworld the second I saw the ship they were on.

could just be coincidence though...

[Cobalt]

Just got back from the theater..wow.

wow.


wow.


It met and exceeded my hopes, filled my viens with a hot electric charge I have not known in a long time! 3d has definitely come a long way since I last saw a movie in the theaters in 3d. (extra $4 if you see it in 3d) They definately kept the traditional Tron style in many ways from the first one, and blended in tons of newer hi-tech as well. The soundtrack (daft punk) was perfect all the way through. Here in NY the entire audience, including myself, applauded when it was over. Thanks to Jeff Bridges and Stephen Lisberger, the creator, 2 very kool programz !

[Cobalt]

This Friday Programs !

[Cobalt]

Forgot he was on B5. I wonder if the original TRON character is in this one? Didnt see it in any of the trailer, but there is a renegade Flynn character.

How about all us nerds meet up at Rooks place and go see the movie as a group

did anyone else notice 'john sherridan' (bruce boxleitner) in the trailer or was it just us obbsessive B5 fans...

didn't know he was still acting...