Tron Legacy (2010)

My Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%

I remember the two times i saw the first Tron movie. the first time i didn't like it because as a kid, it didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. then i saw it again about a year ago which makes it about 8 years later and i thought it was a little interesting and nice to watch in terms of understanding the movie completely unlike before. Now after many years, they made a sequel out of that movie and for the general part, i enjoyed what they made out of the idea that came from the first movie.

first thing i will say is that i loved how they Tron-a-tized if you will, the production intro to disney, castle and all. it was bound to happen i'm sure but i still liked it.

Plot: I thought it was great, but i felt they could have been more creative. the first 40 minutes of the movie kept me on my seat very well. they made it exciting with how they, in a way, retraced the steps that were took from the first movie with the games. and then came the point were Sam finally saw his father again after many years. at that point, this father explained all that was currently happening in that world or in The Grid as they called it. and for what they come up with was predictable despite the fact that it was unavoidable in terms of what would you think of in terms of an idea for a sequel for something like Tron. BUT what i personally loved was the mentioning of these so called ISOs. i liked how they added something like that in terms of adding something more into the particular story. But i still feel like they could add even more to it. and i actually didn't care for a particular portion of the ending all that much. and what i really hated was that Tron was not that big of a deal in this movie. i mean we was in there which i really liked. because it would make sense to not have Tron be in this movie at all. But they leave you hanging a little when it came to his fate. Just one of those things were you know they're going to use that for people to want a Tron 3.

Character/Acting:

Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn: In a way, i liked what they made him to be in the beginning. mainly because with most movies were a guy would lose a parent, primarily his father, they kinda make him as a playboy or nuisance for causing some big trouble. i mean sure he causes a little trouble but not as big as you would think in a way. he was unique with all that. as far the character once he is on the grid i thought it was plain...but it liked it that way. i mean he really didn't over do anything that happens to him. and i knew his happiness or pain when he was crying or something like that. so i thought Hedlund did a good job.

Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn and Clu: I honestly felt that he didn't have a great start character wise. Because it was fine at first when he was so happy that he saw his son again...but then he says to wait until dinner for them to talk. you can talk to your son NOW you moron. besides, the way you show it in the movie, it not like you can to anything else important in your hideout except meditate supposedly. screw waiting until dinner. now aside from that, i liked how he was made as a very powerful mentor if you will. As for being Clu, I thought he was a very interesting character. i'd love to know how they made it so that Bidges played in when it comes to appearance. acting was fine all around.

Olivia Wilde as Quorra: to me she didn't have a good start as a very exciting character...actually she kind of stayed that way. In some ways, they made up for that with her being a decent Bad-A fighter and the fact that she is an ISO. but i feel that they could have been a little more creative than that in terms of her emotions as a different type of program and the importance and so called potential in being and ISO. i personally loved that they didn't really start some big chemistry between her and Sam. because it's too obvious, it's always used. heck, Kevin kissed a program in the first movie. now i'm sure there will be something more between them if there is ever a Tron 3. but as far as introducing both character and their relationship between each other, i think it's best that the matter is left hanging at the end of the movie.

Michael Sheen as Castor/Zuse:i did not really care much for this character. they tried to make another character like that one guy from The Rocky Horror Show (never seen it, just know it) and it didn't really work when you think of the design and such for a world like The Grid.


Design/effects: i loved it. i thought they did a nice job of taking many of the ideas from the first Tron and expanding it or other wise, modernizing them from the Light cycles, to the suits, to the Reconizers, and so on. This mainly falls in line from things like them making new versions of the games and adjusting a few new features from the reconizers. it's just great. and also put in new things like the light jets.

Editing: i thought it was good. they edited well in terms of helping the audience under stand what's happening , primarily with the games and the battles.

Music: i thought the music was pretty good.

And that is my review for Tron:Legacy. It needs improvement in terms of creativity and a few other things. but otherwise i really enjoyed this movie.