I actually liked TRON 3 quite a bit more than I suspected I would. I had read many negative reviews about the film before finally breaking down and watching it (I needed a TRON fix). IMHO, it was a lot more fast paced than TRON 2, which made it more enjoyable in that aspect. I even liked Jared Leto's performance. The only real issue I had with the film was the news report referring to TRON as a video game, which it definitely was not ... within the TRON universe, it was a security program.
The internet’s reaction to Tron 3 was a breaking point for me: either the internet is full of karma farming bots or people really are just stupid, small creatures, incapable of thinking for themselves. It’s not a great movie. It’s a kids/family adventure film like the other tron movies. It’s fine. But it was hate post after hate post for it in a way I’ve never seen before and for a movie that didn’t do particularly well, so I know most people didn’t watch it. Utterly bizarre that people would commit themselves so much to tearing something down they didn’t even watch.
I also thought the terminal usage was neat. The movie starts with a sudo command. I also think I saw PyTorch.
I think Tron 1 has the shallowest plot! Guy goes on an adventure to take credit for his game. The idea of MCP vs the users is good (and still topical!), but a lot of the other stuff - nods to religion, romance...they feel like afterthoughts. The point was the graphics. And that's fine! I like the movie.
Legacy, on the other hand, has a ton of depth to it! The father/son stuff. Living under the weight of expectations. The nature of perfection. Being open to the unexpected. Resistance by withdrawal. Flynn in End of Line Club - God entering the room - was probably the coolest moment in the entire franchise. And of course the visuals and soundtrack were good. The plot's a little stilted to start, but once the movie hits Flynn's arcade, it takes off. Finally, I should note that the way it was able to walk the line of being a sequel and a reboot and something new entirely is remarkable; people absolutely do not give it enough credit for that.
I liked Ares as well. People seemed to not like Leto and the fact that they rebooted again (and the fact that Tron is not in a Tron movie), but I thought the visuals were good, the soundtrack really grew on me, and there are some ideas to chew on in there as well. Think of it as a big-budget TNG episode where Data's learning about being human. Having just watched Ex Machina, it's actually an interesting companion film: both involve an embodied AI brought into existence by a megalomaniac tech bro, but Ares and Ava take very different paths based on the nature and actions of Eve and Caleb. Dillinger is a bit mustache-twirly but I think he captures the way that corporate pressures can lead people without a strong moral compass down a bad road.
Anyways, 2 and 3 are really good and I just wanna stick up for them.
Michael Sheen is apparently such a fan of TRON, that he might have been lucky to not negotiated himself down to a $0 pay packet - just in case someone else might have gotten the role :D
Tron 3 would be fine if not for the main character. Every other character/performance is great IMO, and the Trent Reznor soundtrack. The main performance was just incredibly bad, which sinks the whole movie.
I actually liked TRON 3 quite a bit more than I suspected I would. I had read many negative reviews about the film before finally breaking down and watching it (I needed a TRON fix). IMHO, it was a lot more fast paced than TRON 2, which made it more enjoyable in that aspect. I even liked Jared Leto's performance. The only real issue I had with the film was the news report referring to TRON as a video game, which it definitely was not ... within the TRON universe, it was a security program.
The internet’s reaction to Tron 3 was a breaking point for me: either the internet is full of karma farming bots or people really are just stupid, small creatures, incapable of thinking for themselves. It’s not a great movie. It’s a kids/family adventure film like the other tron movies. It’s fine. But it was hate post after hate post for it in a way I’ve never seen before and for a movie that didn’t do particularly well, so I know most people didn’t watch it. Utterly bizarre that people would commit themselves so much to tearing something down they didn’t even watch.
I also thought the terminal usage was neat. The movie starts with a sudo command. I also think I saw PyTorch.
I think Trent reznor did a fantastic job with the soundtrack, maybe the only person that could’ve fit in daft punks shoes
I think Tron 1 has the shallowest plot! Guy goes on an adventure to take credit for his game. The idea of MCP vs the users is good (and still topical!), but a lot of the other stuff - nods to religion, romance...they feel like afterthoughts. The point was the graphics. And that's fine! I like the movie.
Legacy, on the other hand, has a ton of depth to it! The father/son stuff. Living under the weight of expectations. The nature of perfection. Being open to the unexpected. Resistance by withdrawal. Flynn in End of Line Club - God entering the room - was probably the coolest moment in the entire franchise. And of course the visuals and soundtrack were good. The plot's a little stilted to start, but once the movie hits Flynn's arcade, it takes off. Finally, I should note that the way it was able to walk the line of being a sequel and a reboot and something new entirely is remarkable; people absolutely do not give it enough credit for that.
I liked Ares as well. People seemed to not like Leto and the fact that they rebooted again (and the fact that Tron is not in a Tron movie), but I thought the visuals were good, the soundtrack really grew on me, and there are some ideas to chew on in there as well. Think of it as a big-budget TNG episode where Data's learning about being human. Having just watched Ex Machina, it's actually an interesting companion film: both involve an embodied AI brought into existence by a megalomaniac tech bro, but Ares and Ava take very different paths based on the nature and actions of Eve and Caleb. Dillinger is a bit mustache-twirly but I think he captures the way that corporate pressures can lead people without a strong moral compass down a bad road.
Anyways, 2 and 3 are really good and I just wanna stick up for them.
Tron 2 for Daft Punk and Michael Sheen chewing scenery.
Michael Sheen is apparently such a fan of TRON, that he might have been lucky to not negotiated himself down to a $0 pay packet - just in case someone else might have gotten the role :D
Tron 3 would be fine if not for the main character. Every other character/performance is great IMO, and the Trent Reznor soundtrack. The main performance was just incredibly bad, which sinks the whole movie.
What didn't you like about Greta Lee? I thought she did a fine job.
And the animated show, Tron: Uprising?