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TRON Legacy (spoiler free) review
15 years ago
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Just got back from seeing this wild ride of a movie. I think my head's still spinning @_@
I won't reveal any vital story bits, or anything not seen in the trailers. If you haven't seen any of the trailers than don't start whining to me!
I don't really rate films too harsly. The reason I go to the movies is to be entertained, and Legacy was downright thrilling to watch. The trailers did my head in though. What the FUCK was up with that Mars Needs Moms movie? I'm starting to think that Disney's really off their rocker now. Rio looked pretty amusing though, but I'm probably biased because parrots are awesome.
ANYWAYS, the main feature: I haven't actually seen the original TRON, so this review will not have any references to it, nor will it affect my review. The visuals were wonderful to look at, and I think the limited colour palate (red/blue/white/black, essentially) for the majority of the film really enhanced the feel of it. The characters were alright. Sam's kind of a jerk with a noble heart, which has been done before but at least he had a good performance. Jeff Bridges was great and his younger CG double was pretty impressive too. They're getting closer to bridging that 'uncanny valley' that plagues all attempts to make a realistic animated human. Heck, my dad thought he was played by a young look-alike actor. Oh, and Cora was pretty goddamn cute x3
Storywise is where the movie suffers a bit. The pacing seemed weird and kind of forced to me. There was little character development for Sam, our hero. Stuff happened TO him, but stuff never seemed to happen within him. The ending was bittersweet for the sake of being bittersweet. I feel it could have wrapped up with everyone's issues being resolved without worry that the movie will be less exciting. After all, isn't this film supposed to be a resolution for what happened in the original? It didn't affect my enjoyment of the film THAT much, but I guess if you were a fan of TRON it would.
Overall I found it very enjoyable. The music was great. The visuals dazzled me. I left the theatre feeling happier than when I entered. I consider this movie a success.
Final Rating: 7/10
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I won't reveal any vital story bits, or anything not seen in the trailers. If you haven't seen any of the trailers than don't start whining to me!
I don't really rate films too harsly. The reason I go to the movies is to be entertained, and Legacy was downright thrilling to watch. The trailers did my head in though. What the FUCK was up with that Mars Needs Moms movie? I'm starting to think that Disney's really off their rocker now. Rio looked pretty amusing though, but I'm probably biased because parrots are awesome.
ANYWAYS, the main feature: I haven't actually seen the original TRON, so this review will not have any references to it, nor will it affect my review. The visuals were wonderful to look at, and I think the limited colour palate (red/blue/white/black, essentially) for the majority of the film really enhanced the feel of it. The characters were alright. Sam's kind of a jerk with a noble heart, which has been done before but at least he had a good performance. Jeff Bridges was great and his younger CG double was pretty impressive too. They're getting closer to bridging that 'uncanny valley' that plagues all attempts to make a realistic animated human. Heck, my dad thought he was played by a young look-alike actor. Oh, and Cora was pretty goddamn cute x3
Storywise is where the movie suffers a bit. The pacing seemed weird and kind of forced to me. There was little character development for Sam, our hero. Stuff happened TO him, but stuff never seemed to happen within him. The ending was bittersweet for the sake of being bittersweet. I feel it could have wrapped up with everyone's issues being resolved without worry that the movie will be less exciting. After all, isn't this film supposed to be a resolution for what happened in the original? It didn't affect my enjoyment of the film THAT much, but I guess if you were a fan of TRON it would.
Overall I found it very enjoyable. The music was great. The visuals dazzled me. I left the theatre feeling happier than when I entered. I consider this movie a success.
Final Rating: 7/10
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$5.00 Sketch Commissions http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1918837/
Commission Info http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/757960/
