Some thoughts on Tron: Legacy

This is a copy and paste of the review I wrote for Facebook. I will offer some additional comments at the end. 


"Tron: Legacy is an amazing movie. It has some of the most wildly imaginative spacial effects that there are to offer. The story is pretty well done, even though there are still elements that aren't original. Still, there is a lot there to love and that is the best about it. Is this movie for everyone? No. There are many who have looked at this movie and written it off. That is too bad. It is filled with adventure and really cool things to watch. It is a great revisit to some characters that we are familiar with, if you watched or remember the original, while giving us new characters to enjoy. Is there problems in the movie? (Spoilers, just in case) Isn't there always? One of the biggest problems I have is with the de-aging of Flynn. In the old days, they would have just put some makeup on Jeff to make him look oddly old, my wife would have complained about it, and we would have gone on with our lives. Now, with digital technology, we feel its something that we must use for everything, and, in this case, it doesn't always work. The major issue being that his eyes looks mostly off and his mouth seems weird. I am glad that they tried this route, but I wish it had been better. Also, we are given loads of introductions into this world, yet we aren't given a ton of time to get adjusted. That being said, when we are able to move around said world, it's amazing. I wish that there had been a bit more given to one of the characters, but maybe one day, if they follow this up, there will be more time. What worked? So much more. The games were awesome. The action is top notch. The surprises are really wow- inducing, and the ultimate outcome is a bit shocking and sad. The End of Line club is great, Daft Punk's score is amazing, and the little bits and pieces that they put in there for the fans of the original made me smile in so many ways. Yes, I feel this movie is good. I am so happy that this film turned out as good as it did, and I was able to return to a world that I loved as a kid and as an adult. I hope it does well, and we can get other movies."


This movie came out, made very little money, made very few waves, then disappeared. Why? Well, that's where it gets interesting. Or not. In any case, I think that it suffered from two major issues.