TRONLegacy: Blu Ray Review
Tron Legacy
Rating: PG
Released by Disney
Nearly 30 years in the making comes the film Disney had high hopes
for.
In TRON Legacy, Garrett Hedlund stars as Sam Flynn, the son of
former inventor and computer genius, Kevin (Jeff Bridges). Kevin
disappeared nearly 30 years ago, leaving behind Sam, a major
company Encom and a lot of questions.
Since that disappearance, Sam's now grown up and is somewhat
restless, flitting between being the CEO of Encom and running into
trouble with the law.
But when he receives word from family friend Alan (Bruce
Boxleitner) that a page was sent from Flynn's arcade (run by Kevin
in the 80s), he heads to see how that's possible and if his father
is truly still alive.
And then, he's sucked into the world of the computer run Grid and
into a fight for his life.
Visually and aesthetically, I was gobsmacked by the digital world
they've created for this - it looks stunning and is spectacular
with its vibrant neon blues and oranges standing out in the Blade
Runneresque computer world. Scenes of combat, reminiscent of the
gladiator's arena from Roman times, are also sensationally
shot.Coupled with an incredible electronic soundtrack of dizzyingly
good synth from Daft Punk, the cyber-look of this film is, hands
down, easily one of the best of the year.
But the problem comes with the overall plot. Or rather, a real lack
of it.
With clunking dialogue, this lumbers from one scene to the next -
and it's a real shame.
Not a major disaster by any stretch of the imagination - but if the
story had measured upto the effects, it could have been
unmissable.
Extras: Doco and cast info
Rating: 6/10
