Thursday, July 21, 2011

#1082: TRON: Legacy/TRON

5:22 PM / Blu-ray / Comments18 Comments

BD

(BD, Disney, Region B, UK)

Have never seen either of these... well, I think I might have seen the end of TRON years ago on TV.

 
18 Comments

1. Neil Harrison said:

Tron Legacy looks and sounds amazing. I enjoyed this film a lot.

(Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 9:42 PM)

2. Christopher D. Jacobson said:

Tron is pretty cool.

Tron: Legacy, on the other hand...

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 3:18 AM)

3. Matthew McKinnon said:

Tron Legacy was the worst film of 2010. I look forward to your appraisal.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 8:48 AM)

4. gaeljet said:

in part subjective is an opinion..

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 8:55 AM)

5. Brian said:

Love the way Disney label their entire back catalogue 'Classic'.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 1:00 PM)

6. Kram Sacul said:

Both good films. Screw critics.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM)

7. Author Profile Page Michael said:

Brian:

Not just their back catalogue. Until recently, Disney's UK branch was labelling everything produced by their feature animation division "classic" upon release, including the likes of TREASURE PLANET and BROTHER BEAR. Oh, and the farmed-out-to-Australia cheapquel THE JUNGLE BOOK 2.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 1:10 PM)

8. David S.H. said:

It's been a few years since I last watched Tron, I'd definitely like to pick it up on blu-ray. Not sure if I will get it on its own, or with Legacy.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM)

9. Robin from Sweden said:

Seeing them both a while back, I found that Tron hasn't aged too well, but you have to respect it for what it did. I get nightmares imagining the render times..

Tron: Legacy on the other hand was right up my alley; stupid, action-packed, epic and loud. A sexy two hour Daft Punk music video. Hope you'll find a favourite among the two.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 2:10 PM)

10. Neil Harrison said:

"A sexy two hour Daft Punk music video."

^ That's a great description. :)

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 7:12 PM)

11. David Mackenzie said:

...which reminds me, Interstella 5555 could really do with a BD release.

(Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 9:41 PM)

12. Christopher D. Jacobson said:

An Interstella 5555 BD, now that I'd be all over.

Sudden urge now to watch the DVD.

(Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 3:49 AM)

13. Author Profile Page Avanze said:

Both are great films.

I really enjoyed Tron Legacy in 3D. Love the Daft Punk soundtrack too.

(Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 1:53 PM)

14. David Mackenzie said:

@Chris: Too bad the DVD is a field-blended mess. I borrowed my friend's PAL version and noticed it was a standards conversion so thought I'd be smart and buy the US version. The US version is a standards conversion of the standards conversion. Fail.

(Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM)

15. Paku said:

Pretty much agree with Robin. Tron was simply too cheesy for me to enjoy (and I had never seen it before.) Tron Legacy on the other hand was fine. It was largely just stupid action, and I don't usually enjoy those kind of movies, but I give them a pass if they at least have an interesting and unique visual style, e.g. 300.

Love the music too. Perfect mix of Hans Zimmer, Mass Effect and a bit of Blade Runner/Vangelis. Even bought the limited edition 2LP soundtrack.

(Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM)

16. Author Profile Page Michael said:

I'll be posting my thoughts on both films before too long, though. In short, though, I agree with Robin and Paku: I found TRON too abstract for me to really care about what was happening, whereas I thought TRON: LEGACY had just the right amount of action movie cheese and visual inventiveness. Plus, Olivia Wilde with a Louise Brooks haircut and Michael Sheen camping it up something rotten. What's not to like?

I too noticed the MASS EFFECT influence, though I thought it extended far beyond the music. The whole visual design felt like it took far more of its cues from MASS EFFECT than the original TRON.

(Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 8:04 PM)

17. Neil Harrison said:

lol All gone quiet since you said you liked Tron Legacy. :) Like I said, I really enjoyed it...

(Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 9:52 PM)

18. anephric said:

I imagine you're getting the Mass Effect vibe because that game massively (pardon the pun) rips off Syd Mead, who of course designed a lot of stuff for Tron, and whose designs were "evolved" for Tron Legacy.

(Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 9:15 PM)

 
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