Tron (1982)
67 %
Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 24 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
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 sneaks into the system, but gets himself digitized. Stuck inside the system, he pretends to be a... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
Director: Steven Lisberger
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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
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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.
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.
06/04/07
Top Critic
Tron never reaches a level of excitement commensurate with its effects budget.
06/24/06
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.
05/26/06
One of those rare movies that manages to be silly and cool and important all at once.
12/31/04
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.
10/23/04
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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.
08/30/04
Top Critic
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.
01/14/04
Anyone nostalgic for monochrome computer screens, BASIC or '80s video games should definitely check this out again.
09/11/03
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