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Okay But Not Worth IMAX Prices
PostedJanuary 9, 2011
Bored2Easily
from Washington, DC
Tron Legacy is a worthy updating of the pathbreaking 80's Disney film about life, literally, On The Grid. That having been said, despite the brilliant design of the film, which takes the concepts from the original movie to new heights made possible by improved CGI technology, the film is a trifle. Moreover, the story is a sadly predictable pastiche of Mission Impossible/Star Wars/Last Starfighter. Every move is telegraphed, every plot development predictable.
The number of undeveloped/abandoned plot threads is innumerable, typically signaled by the appearance of a talented actor who is given two lines and then never heard from again. Maybe we're just setting up the sequel: Tron, The Light Show Continues.
And speaking of which, I paid the King's Ransom for the full IMAX 3D Experience. Mistake. While the images ARE crystal clear and the Big Screen is immersive, the 3D effects were curiously flat for much of the film. At times, during major action scenes in the last half hour I was tempted to take my glasses off several times to determine if there even were any effects.
On balance, I'm glad I saw it on the big screen. As noted, some of the images are spectacular. But the overall impact was less than the sum of its parts.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Self-Indulgent Snooze-Fest
PostedMarch 14, 2010
Bored2Easily
from Washington, DC
Scorsese rounds up a great troop of character actors, creates an exotic setting, puts a moody plot into action and then...nothing.
Warned by others that "Everything changes in the last five minutes" I was dumbstruck by a story that telegraphed its punches and then failed to deliver a surprise that viewers couldn't have seen coming from an hour or so earlier in the film.
Remarkable actors acting remarkably, I will concede, but ultimately not taking the story anywhere. Occasionally bright (pun intended) cinematography, but nothing that Hitchcock didn't do better 50 years ago.
On balance, a mildly interesting way to waste 138 minutes, but a waste of those minutes nonetheless.
Warned by others that "Everything changes in the last five minutes" I was dumbstruck by a story that telegraphed its punches and then failed to deliver a surprise that viewers couldn't have seen coming from an hour or so earlier in the film.
Remarkable actors acting remarkably, I will concede, but ultimately not taking the story anywhere. Occasionally bright (pun intended) cinematography, but nothing that Hitchcock didn't do better 50 years ago.
On balance, a mildly interesting way to waste 138 minutes, but a waste of those minutes nonetheless.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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