I want to go see the new Tron Legacy movie - Michelle has never seen the first one, and I thought it would be good to give her the backstory. I borrowed a copy of the original 1982 Tron from a friend.
(Why is the original so impossible to find, buy, rent right now? I have a theory.)
Michelle was out doing some last minute Christmas shopping last night, so I watched the original on my own.
Wow. Bad movie. For its time, the environments and animations were amazing, but the story, the action, the costuming, the dialogue and anything else you care to mention were stiff and ponderous. Why did I remember the movie so fondly? I guess it was because I was 11 when it came out.
I don't recall seeing it in the theater, though it's possible. I probably saw it on TV a few years after it came out, so I was still pretty young. I think I remembered the arcade game more than the movie itself. I'll bet it's so hard to find the original right now because the movie studio doesn't want to turn people off.
A couple of easter-eggish things struck me - the poster in Alan's cube and a Pac Man on one of the MCP displays.
I've heard good things about Tron Legacy - I'll be going to see it in the next week no matter what.
(Why is the original so impossible to find, buy, rent right now? I have a theory.)
Michelle was out doing some last minute Christmas shopping last night, so I watched the original on my own.Wow. Bad movie. For its time, the environments and animations were amazing, but the story, the action, the costuming, the dialogue and anything else you care to mention were stiff and ponderous. Why did I remember the movie so fondly? I guess it was because I was 11 when it came out.
I don't recall seeing it in the theater, though it's possible. I probably saw it on TV a few years after it came out, so I was still pretty young. I think I remembered the arcade game more than the movie itself. I'll bet it's so hard to find the original right now because the movie studio doesn't want to turn people off.
A couple of easter-eggish things struck me - the poster in Alan's cube and a Pac Man on one of the MCP displays.
I've heard good things about Tron Legacy - I'll be going to see it in the next week no matter what.
No comments:
Post a Comment