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Tron (1982)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:25

Rotten:12

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: The MCP, a master computer program, is appropriating all other programs in order to become the controlling program in the world. To regain access to the computer for users, hacker Kevin Flynn... The MCP, a master computer program, is appropriating all other programs in order to become the controlling program in the world. To regain access to the computer for users, hacker Kevin Flynn sneaks into the system, but gets himself digitized. Stuck inside the system, he pretends to be a program and manages to help another program, Tron, free the machine from the tyrannical control of the MCP. [More]

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor

Director: Steven Lisberger

Director: Steven Lisberger

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May 19, 1998

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Not only does it introduce the humanity/technology themes that would surface in later cyberpunk fantasies, it boasts some of the most unique visuals in any film, then or now.

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03/09/09
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It's a simple idea that ought to serve, but Lisberger's failures of pacing, structure, variation, and characterization ultimately make the film seem monotonous and distant.

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06/04/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Although Tron's state-of-the-art, computer-generated visuals look primitive by current standards, it's intelligently conceived (on a visual level, at any rate) and largely good fun.

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06/04/07
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Tron is loaded with visual delights but falls way short of the mark in story and viewer involvement.

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06/04/07
Variety
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Tron never reaches a level of excitement commensurate with its effects budget.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

The movie's innovative digital special effects were jaw-dropping at the time and still seem pretty cool. But somehow the plot congeals early into an old-time medieval epic and gets pretty dull.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Dated effects, of course, but still nerdy fun after all these years.

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09/08/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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08/10/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

One of those rare movies that manages to be silly and cool and important all at once.

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12/31/04
M.E. Russell
M.E. Russell
Oregonian

A dazzling movie from Walt Disney in which computers have been used to make themselves romantic and glamorous. Here's a technological sound-and-light show that is sensational and brainy, stylish, and fun.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Its computer sequences exist in a blue-gray scheme filled with flashing lights, speeding objects and dizzying motion. Its visual effects are wonderfully new. They are also numbing after a while.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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08/25/04
Thomas Delapa
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Boulder Weekly

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07/27/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

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05/25/04
Nicolas Lacroix
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04/21/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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02/13/04
Rich Cline
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01/18/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Apesar de sua contribuição para a evolução dos efeitos criados em computador, o filme possui um roteiro medíocre, representando um marco técnico, mas um fracasso artístico.

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01/14/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Grandfather of the geek cult movies.

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11/16/03
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March 03, 2009: Tron Sequel Story Details Revealed? Opens in new window
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February 09, 2009: Tron 2 to Make Second San Diego Comic-Con Appearance Opens in new window
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