Directed by:
Steven LisbergerCinematography:
Bruce LoganComposer:
Wendy CarlosCast:
Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Barnard Hughes, Peter Jurasik, David S. Cass Sr., Michael Dudikoff, Cindy Morgan, Jackson Bostwick, Dan Shor (more)VOD (4)
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When a brilliant video game maker named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside a digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. (Showtime)
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For older viewers, or for viewers like me who were looking for an intriguing sci-fi movie or a pleasant hi-tech fairytale in Tron, this was instead a profound disappointment. The plot is simplistic, the special effects have aged massively, and the atmosphere of the dark world of computers fails to get under your skin due to its light superficiality. Paradoxically, the film ends up working slightly better when you get absorbed by the magnificent sequel Tron: Legacy. Then, at least, you can quietly draw on nostalgia for old video games, battles with discs, and motorcycle races.
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The Matrix wasn't the first. What do you get when you combine actors, simple 8-bit graphics and the philosophy of computer action games? Tron, a cult classic overseas that, although it’s for a rather specific audience, may also attract others with the originality of its visuals and story. After all, how many movies 23 years ago had computer terminology and virtual reality at their core? You could count the number of such on the fingers of one hand of a worker working 40 years in a sawmill.
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Unbelievable. I wouldn't bother with the video game level plot for Sega because the most important thing is the "staged" graphics and Bridges' ironic smile. The most interesting part of all this is that the "special effects" don't actually have the ability to age in any way. I can see why a lot of people grew up on this, right Wachowski Brothers? 4 ½.
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The story itself isn't anything complicated, but the visual aspect - always keeping in mind that it's from 1982 - is simply unique. You can't really compare it with the sequel, but mainly in the sense that each version is different. The visual aspect of the new film is captivating. TRON plays with what it has in hand, and it plays with it well.
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Honestly, I would forgive this movie almost anything and there’s quite a lot, actually. The story is practically about nothing and the acting performances (except Bridges) are below average. But it’s all compensated by the music, and especially the visuals(!). Even after 30 years, it still looks fantastic for its time. Seeing it at the time it was made would have been a feast for the eyes. A revolution in the history of the film industry!
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