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Disney may be looking for a merchandising bonanza with this long-gestating sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 film, but someone in the corporate offices forgot to add any human interest to its action-heavy script.
Like the original, Tron: Legacy obsesses over technology and style but forgets important details like character and plot.
It is genuinely exciting to see where this brave new world of CGI and 3D is leading. But on the whole, this isn't really much of a legacy -- or even as much fun as a round of Space Invaders.
For a far more thought-provoking tale about the virtual realm, try The Social Network.
Despite all the gloom and grandiosity, this can be a fun movie, particularly for those willing to sit back and let it wash over them.
Tron: Legacy is the kind of sensory-onslaught blockbuster that tends to put me to sleep, the way babies will nap to block out overwhelming stimuli.
If you examine it closely then the entire film falls apart. But if you go along to enjoy the thrills (especially when it's showing in 3D) and cool action sequences, then you should be thoroughly entertained.
Intricate visual world eventually falls prey to the truth of a cliché: Familiarity breeds contempt
The sequel's filmmakers haven't managed to solve the problem that blighted the original - namely once we get our characters on the grid, then what?
Call it a guilty pleasure, if you must, but TRON: Legacy is the sort of spectacle that makes people go to the movies and it looks spectacular on Blu-ray.
The stunts are more spectacular, but what's more important for a popcorn movie is that a son searching for his father inside a computer game adds a little emotional currency that ups the ante a bit from the first film.
Basically a fanboy's dream, honoring what's worth honoring about the original while adding as much as the premise will bear... [Blu-ray]
Worth its while for the next generation special f/x alone, especially when witnessed in 3D.
Worth its while for the next generation special f/x alone, especially when witnessed in 3D.
The new picture endeavors to find its own footing as an epic of unreality, creating an immense electronic realm of peril to encourage a fresh generation of TRON devotees.
It's a reboot and a sequel that pays respect to its roots while also paving its own path in to the annals of science fiction and action cinema...
A fantastic big screen sensory experience that unfortunately has a plot built entirely from nonsensical technophilosphy wank
A visually-stunning, fast-paced amusement ride.
I'm not saying don't bother seeing it, because there's still some fun to be had from the swaggering, fragmented plot, I'm just saying that we deserved much better.
If only Disney could always be this kinky.
A visionary feast for the eyes with a down and dirty score by Daft Punk that's pitch perfect for the environment.
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