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Summary: Historical, if nothing else
Review: TRON will always be remembered for its historical significance--the first movie to employ major computer-generated effects--than it ever will for its script or story, both of which don't hold up incredibly to repeated viewings. Luckily, this 2-Disc set recgnizes the historical place of this elecTRONic milestone, including a lot of arcival and documentary footage. The transfer of the film isn't the greatest--I've seen better restorations of older material--but I didn't experience the compression another reviewer was complaining about--my film looked fine, with widescreen bars top and bottom.The film itself feels dated (as does any movie from the 80's prominently featuring a video arcade!), and in the future I'll probably watch it in the same way I'd watch something like Whitman's "A Trip to the Moon"--as a historical artifact. But scenes like the light-cycle game are still cool ;), and it's still worth putting on the DVD shelf.
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Summary: TRON outdated
Review: I ordered the movie about three weeks ago out of curiously. The Movie is really boring and outdated and stupid. The graphics are horrible and are too square. The plot is horrible too. Jeff Bridges is hot in the movie but thats about it. I don't like the plot of some guy getting put into a computer and having to fight his way out.
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Summary: The start of it all
Review: "Without Tron there would never be a Toy story" These are the words of John Lasseter, director of Toy Story. Lasseter was an up and coming animator for Disney at the same Steven Lisberger was giving birth to the medium of which Toy Story could succeed in. This quote is one of the many excellent notions suggested throughout the 86 minute "Making of Tron" that appears on the sets second disc. Obviously the 20th anniversary edition shines with an excellent supplement disc that features the making of documentary, as well as deleted scenes, amazing storyboard renderings, music, and much more. It is impossible not to fall in love with this movie. The longer it is around the more you are able to truly realize how many of the concepts are so ahead of its time. This movie is like a fine wine, it gets better with age. The further away we get, the more awed we are by its very spot on portrayal of the inner workings of a computer. The plot deals heavily with religion, and can almost be likened to Christianity. Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges)is almost the "Jesus" of the "system." He is not a God in the flesh, but rather a user in the digits. His sacrifice at the end of the movie ultimately allows the programs to truly communicate with their creators. Theres an old saying that suggests that, with enough movie magic you can believe any plot line. Lisberger provides the most magical cinematic experience of the eighties that even this plot is easy to believe, and love. If you love computers, video games, and movies, it is a sin for you to not own this DVD. END OF LINE....
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Summary: Disney's TRON 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Rules!
Review: I held off on the first DVD release of Tron hoping that something like this would be created, and am I ever glad I did! The intro to the main menu is pretty cool, but the scene selection menus are static and rather boring! The picture quality is awsome though, far better than I had hoped, and anamorphic too. The extras are amazing! Much more than I had expected. They even included promotional stills of the arcade machines, hand-held electronic games, and action figure sets! Talk about details! The only problem I had was that it seemed to pause longer than it should while browsing through the scene selection menus on disc 1, and through the production stills on disc 2. Mabey its just my player (JVC XV-S60BK - 1 week old). I dunno, it never happened before with any other disc. In any case, the Tron 20th Anniversary Edition DVD is great, buy it & love it, & use the old one for a drink coaster. P.S. Let's hope Disney Ltd. has a soul and decides to rerelease THE BLACK HOLE as a simular 2 disc 'Special Edition'.
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Summary: Tron special edition DVD -- Important info.
Review: I've seen every version of TRON available, from the Laserdiscs to the two DVD pressings. I was really excited about the new TRON special edition DVD disc set, but was very disappointed when I dropped this one into my DVD player. Unlike the first DVD release of TRON and the Laserdisc box set, the special edition is severely horizontally squeezed. Why Disney opted to do this -- I have no idea. Unfortunately, this ruined it for me (and many others -- I'm sure). As well, the transfer is horrid. It's easily as bad as the previous DVD (terrible DVD compression artifacting). If you want to see a good transfer, try to hunt down the special edition Laserdisc set. In fact, if Disney has no clean prints, they could simply digitize the LaserDisc (and lower the compression settings, while they're at it). It would be an improvement. So, once-again, I've been led to believe that Disney would take some pride in such a land-mark film -- and once-again, I've been shown quite the opposite. The one real plus to the special edition is the production information on the second disc (as well as the 'making of' documentary). Interestingly, the aspect ratio and frame treatment of the production material is correct. Did Disney somehow think that nobody would notice?? WTF? -- Rorian.
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Summary: Collector's TRON a lot of fun...
Review: TRON suffers from an uninspired storyline, insipid dialogue and a horribly cast title character (BRUCE BOXLEITNER?). Thos 3 elements bring the film down to three stars. On the flipside, TRON carries one of the strongest production designes in the past quarter decade. If you look at just one frame from almost anywhere in the film, you'll recognize it as TRON. Jeff Bridges portrays charismatic computer programmer, FLYNN whose got a bone to pick with the company he was fired from. They stole his video game creations and took credit. Now, he wants them back. He enlists a couple of friends (and silly sub-plots) to help him get into the MCP (The Master Computer Program) and locate his material. But, the powerful MCP pulls FLYNN in where he must live in the world of video games of his own deign. That is the basic storyline, but that is all easily forgotten when the films visual splendor is examined. Although current CGI films accomplish so much more, TRON's quaint use is still very effective, even twenty years later. Especially noteworthy is the combination of CGI with cell animation. Even today, the "Lightcycle" race is as 'cool' as anything in the MATRIX. Although the film plays mostly to the young teen male category, it should also fare well with anyone who used to be a young male about 20 years ago. After all, TRON came out within 10 years of other Sci_fi adventures like STAR WARS, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, STAR TREK, THE BLACK HOLE, and other spoace operas. The film got its genesis from the company that created the animated short "ANIMALYMPICS". Now, it stands as a great experiment in filmmaking. The Collectors Edition is beautifully mastered and a wonderful sound mix. But it also contains a new hour and a half 'making of' documentary. There are also many elements that were lifted from the Disney Laser Disc box set. So, the film is visually strong but is weak in story and structure. Watch for a special uncredited appearance by Mickey Mouse about 72.5 minutes in to the film!
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Summary: did they read my mind ?
Review: TRON remains timeless because it (along with the early 80's video game technology it is based on) doesn't operate within the bounds of photorealism - consequently, its surrealistic look & style don't have to compete with the ever-evolving computer graphics that are quickly becoming impossible to discern from reality. This Anniversary Edition manages to "fix" the only problem I've ever had with this film : the cheesy synthesizer musical score has been eliminated...HOORAY !
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Summary: Dated but interesting; crude DVD
Review: The movie is interesting, but spoiled by poor presentation. The DVD was non-anamorphic, which is very disappointing. Usefully a note could be in the specifications like: "WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT UP TO THE STANDARDS FOR WHICH REASON YOU PURCHASED A DVD PLAYER. WE RECOMMEND YOU WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY MAKES A REAL ONE UP". Obviously I'm exaggerating, but next time I get one of these sub-discs I'll have to return it. Releasing a movie like this one in NTSC non-anamorphic is very unsatisfactory. The number of lines of resolution approaches that of a VCR! Even with PAL, when the recording is not anamorphic, there are still too few lines for a good picture on a large TV.
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Summary: Never again to be repeated
Review: This is a unique film. I enjoy visual films and the scenes in this movie are amazing. Never again will anyone make a movie with this unique look and feel(technology has come too far to make something like this again). But the story gives you a mood that reminds me of the way people viewed technology in the 80s with vast grid like spaces and unthinkably complex computers that are so vast the form an abyss. The look of the film though ...if we saw it all the time is definitely worth a look.
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Summary: Makes me smile to remember...
Review: No, it's not an accurate depiction of computers, really, but wasn't it fun to watch? The special effects for its time were outstanding and I still think that they hold up well on its own today, however simplistic it may be considered by today's standards. Jeff Bridge's cockiness accompanied by Bruce Boxleitner's cool, self-assured manner make them seem unstoppable against the evil Master Control Computer!! It's an old idea of a machine with ambitions of taking over the world, but the simple premise makes the "computer" world exciting and fun to watch. David Warner is exceptional in this film, and he deserves more credit in his acting career than he is due. David Who you may ask? You may recognize him as the "heavy" playing alongside Billy Zane in "TITANIC." Wonderful film, stylish effects, and a "gee-whiz" kind of feel to the story won't disappoint adults who saw the film originally or kids today.
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