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danny_galaga:
Have just come back from seeing this. 3D doesn't do a hell of a lot for me, so I opted for the 2D version on a huge screen. Although I concede that the light cycle sequence would look great with 3D.
I only just revisited the original a few weeks ago, having not seen it since it was at the cinema. Even so, having a mind like a sieve, I only caught one incidental reference to the old movie (a line that was used, obviously things like light cycles and that light beam train thingo are references too, but you know what I mean). I was also hoping to spot a pacman or mickey mouse easter egg, but didn't. Maybe Namco wanted good money for it this time, where as last time I bet they didn't get anything. Or of course, just like when I watched the first movie, I just didn't notice :D
This time around, the story I think is more thought out. The original really was about 'hey, we can do some freaky computer effects no one has ever seen before. Oh, and we should put a story in there too'. Actually, the original idea for the story is quite profound really. Just that this time, they spent more time on the detail I think. So what do I think of the CGI this time around? Well, I'll start by saying that if I had rated it out of five back in the day, the whole of the original movie would have been a 5/5. It was that astounding. But watching it now, to me the CGI is still 5/5, but the rest a lot lower. This time around, with Tron Legacy, the CGI isn't as mind-blowing (how can it be?). But to pick a fault (in my eyes, others will feel differently) I would say that the original look of the CGI, with it's Giraud shading, perfectly felt to me then and now, how that world would be. This time there is more texture, and skin stuff (dunno the technical terms, sorry!). And tyre smoke! This just doesn't seem to me to be how this world would be. It didn't eat away at me though ;D Also slightly disappointed the tanks weren't featured. The original tanks looked amazing with their asymmetric turrets. think I saw an aerial view of one but that was it.
Some VERY impressive CGI though is making TRON and CLU look like they would have in 1989. It was amazing to see a Jeff Bridges as if he'd just finished filming Tucker or summink. I bet he's wishing he could keep that look. But then probably not, he seems the sort of guy who is extremely comfortable with who he is and how he is aging.
A few scores here to compare methinks
Tron (if I had rated it in 1982) 5/5
Tron (after rewatching it recently) 3.5/5
Tron Legacy 4/5 (but I bet if I watch it 28 years from now, it'll still be 4/5)
--- Quote ---my score for recent movies you may have seen:
5/5 - Michael Clayton, In Bruges, Gran Torino, Mary and Max
4.5/5 - Taken, Iron Man, Reign Over Me, Watchmen, The girl with the dragon tattoo
4/5 - Tron Legacy, Traitor, Bedtime Stories, Sunshine, pineapple express
3.5/5 - 300, Max Payne, You dont mess with the Zohan, Yes Man
3/5 - That new Indiana Jones flick, Disturbia, That new TMNT flick,
2.5/5 - Angels and Demons
2/5 - The Love Guru. Note: My 2 is probably someone elses 1. Just leaving room for worse!
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SNAAKE:
there is a tron legacy thread here..
BAD DANNY! :police:
probably gonna check it out later tonight.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: SNAAKE on December 17, 2010, 07:52:48 am ---there is a tron legacy thread here..
BAD DANNY! :police:
probably gonna check it out later tonight.
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There are a few. Were any of them a review of the movie? One was about an after party :dunno
But anyway, go see it!
jipp:
your review is spot on to what iv been reading from average joes on different forums.. they all said the 3d was lame.. nothing like avatar, 9 out of 10 used this to compare 3d ( guess this will be the standard to compare new 3d movies from some time?) is what they were all comparing it to, or what they all wanted it to be i guess.. i did see avatar in 3d and it was pretty good saw it in 2d too.. in 2d the colors were better, 3d you had objects being thrown at you.. ( anyone seen them 3d and 2d? was the color better in 2s? im wondering if this is the norm.. i do not go to see a lot of movies so i have no clue.. ) and they said the movie was a hit and miss.. not much middle ground.. you either loved it or hated it. one of the forums im on is a iphone/device game forum.. so that forum is 90% teens.. and with them it was more 40/60 split. guess just depend if they saw the first tron or not.. sad to say most of them did not and were saying this was a original movie Hollywood came up with something original. laughs.. at any rate, with what iv read i was originally gonna go see it.. but im gonna save my 30.00 and use it for my cab. maybe some led buttons to play around with.
peace.
chris.
danny_galaga:
Well, I can't comment on the 3D. 3D in general doesn't impress me greatly, that's why I saw this in 2D...
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