Smartly, director Joseph Kosinski (incredibly making his debut feature) uses the bonus dimension as a technique rather than a lick of paint. And make no mistake, Tron Legacy - part sequel, part remake - is a proper event movie, complete with nattily digitised Cinderella’s Castle at the start, a journey to a fully realised alien world and the best 3D since Avatar. The concept at the Disney film’s core, however, remains beautifully simple: what if a man got sucked into a computer? That notion, revisited with today’s turbo-boosted VFX technology, has now given Mickey Mouse a stonking tentpole. and Blade Runner, are still universally celebrated, Tron’s visuals and ponderous tone have aged as badly as Manic Miner. Where its fellow 1982 sci-fi releases, E.T. In truth, this is one of the smartest ideas for a reboot in yonks. But where does that leave the guy with the DIY light disc? This is a movie of astonishing high-end gloss, fused to a pounding Daft Punk soundtrack, populated with sleek sirens and chiselled hunks, boasting electroluminescent landscapes to make Blu-ray players weep. ![]() But now, with the arrival of the mega-budget sequel, the game grid has changed. Until now he has been a walking representation of all things Tron-world: clunky, silly, the toast of nerds, the opposite of glamour. ![]() ![]() One wonders what Tron Guy, that portly fanman with bushy moustache and homemade XL bodysuit, will make of Tron Legacy.
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