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Tron: Legacy - criminally underrated
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DrForester
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Considering how big of a role Clu was in the film I thought it was very impressive. There were certainly a few questionable shots, but I am willing to still look favorably on the effort. Especially when you had things at the time like Wolverine Origins and Terminator Salvation that had brief shots of CGI younger actors that looked absolutely awful.
s_mirage
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The story could have been better but it was an amazing looking film, with one of my favourite soundtracks (that criminally didn't get even an Oscar nomination).
Something that perhaps let it down in terms of influencing its box office success was the marketing. A lot of the marketing was fantastic for fans, and I certainly loved it, but I can't imagine it was particularly good at reaching a new audience; they were almost entirely preaching to the converted.
Something that perhaps let it down in terms of influencing its box office success was the marketing. A lot of the marketing was fantastic for fans, and I certainly loved it, but I can't imagine it was particularly good at reaching a new audience; they were almost entirely preaching to the converted.
My least favorite part of Legacy is how it looks.
I watched the original TRON for the first time before watching Legacy, and despite being 30 years older, its visuals are far more interesting and fitting for the world presented. Legacy is a generic dark cyberpunk city with orange and blue neon everywhere; instead of capitalizing on the unique setting of the Grid, Legacy turned it into something snoozeworthy. It doesn't help so many of Legacy's visuals are very obviously inspired by the Matrix sequels.
Just compare how the people in the Grid look, or compare the MCP to CGI Jeff Bridges and evil biker minion. Sure, the 30-year old counterparts might look a bit hokey today, but they also show a lot more imagination.
The plot and characters are terrible too, but that's more understandable when the original TRON was bland outside its visuals. I wouldn't rewatch either movie, but at least I appreciated the first TRON from a visual perspective. Legacy just makes me mad.
I watched the original TRON for the first time before watching Legacy, and despite being 30 years older, its visuals are far more interesting and fitting for the world presented. Legacy is a generic dark cyberpunk city with orange and blue neon everywhere; instead of capitalizing on the unique setting of the Grid, Legacy turned it into something snoozeworthy. It doesn't help so many of Legacy's visuals are very obviously inspired by the Matrix sequels.
Just compare how the people in the Grid look, or compare the MCP to CGI Jeff Bridges and evil biker minion. Sure, the 30-year old counterparts might look a bit hokey today, but they also show a lot more imagination.
The plot and characters are terrible too, but that's more understandable when the original TRON was bland outside its visuals. I wouldn't rewatch either movie, but at least I appreciated the first TRON from a visual perspective. Legacy just makes me mad.
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