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Plot:
When Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer to prove his work was stolen by antoher executive, he finds himself on a much bigger adventure. Beamed inside by a power-hungry MASTER CONTROL PROGRAM...( read more 
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MCT:September 28, 2008
must be a cult classic.... i thought it was okay... it was strange to see what was considered high tech in the early eighties
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MCT:September 4, 2008
I really enjoyed this story. I loved video games and the thought of going into them was very intriguing
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MCT:August 29, 2008The visuals alone are enough to sell this movie. The special effects look every bit as good as anything out today, twenty years later.
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A young & gifted programmer named Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) worked for the software mega-corporation, ENCOM once created several video games on the ENCOM mainframe his own games company.
Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) goes to speak with his girlfriend, an ENCOM laser lab technician Dr. Lora Baines (Cindy Morgan) & was Flynn's ex-girlfriend.
Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) finds Yori (Cindy Morgan), a program written by Dr. Lora Baines. -
MCT:July 31, 2008This is one of those movies that if you liked it as a kid you're better off not seeing it as an adult. This was my mistake and now I realize how bad it was. This movie was made in the eighties when people thought computers would be able to do any task imaginable. A prophetic movie in its vision of computers taking over our lives, just not the way they imagined. The script and acting was poor and the graphics which were awesome for its time now get a little boring.
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MCT:July 3, 2008Is this what people in the 80's thought about computers? That there are little people doing our every command and that they are part of a team with us?
Because no one thinks of the slavery part of the story. That's right, Tron fans. I sh*t all over your fandom. I'm not at all appalled by this movie because it kind of sucked too much to really give it the credit that would be involved with moral outrage, but I'm surprised the issue of creating conscious beings that do our every whim is a terrifying thought. Yet, Disney decided to avoid that very important aspect of the story to bring about a ridiculous computer generated nerd fest.
Okay, the movie isn't absolutely terrible. It just isn't what everyone really makes it out to be. What it is extremely dated. I'm okay with dated. I can lie to myself and say that I would be impressed by these kinds of effects in the 80's. Frankly, watching that kind of movie is not exactly uncommon. I don't know what it is about the decade, but people in the 80's were obsessed with computers. But no one did any kind of research to see how computers would work. Either that, or it was just a willful neglect of basic principles of computing to create a more interesting story. But watching Jeff Bridges negotiate with his tank program was just absurd. I don't mind the MPC talking to David Warner (who is far too classy of an actor for this film. He should be off playing a vampire hunter somewhere.) mainly because they're dabbling with the idea of AI. But to think that a guy who invents video games and is awesome at them (Last Starfighter? Anyone?) can talk to computers is absurd. And these complaints are all before they get into the program.
I will admit that the bulk of their problems exist in the real world part of the story. Once you get inside the program, the story gets slightly better. Sure, most of the problems and solutions are made up, but at least the world respects itself enough to show some level of continuity throughout the story. I don't think this movie should have been made in the 80's though. Relying on polygons as "the future" is absolutely absurd. I have this theory that I've been putting to sci-fi movies for a while. The bizarre universe / future / whatever is always an extreme version of the current society. We're starting to get a little bit away from that with games like Bioshock which show the future as an extreme version of the 50's. (I only played the game for a little bit. If the game is set in the 50's, I'm sorry.) Tron's idea of the future of computing is an extreme version of polygon graphics. A) It's because that's all they could really do and B) because their insight really lacked any kind of depth.
What I did find interesting is that Jeff Bridges's character (who is absolutely absurd) really isn't the focus of the story. This story kind of has that Dune like messiah story that comes in the form of the titular character / program of Tron. What's bizarre is that all of these smaller programs are blown away by the fact that a user is in the system except for Tron, who should be exploding with the excitement for some actual help to combat the system. I guess they wanted to make him more of a hardass rather than being at all relatable. Their choice I guess. It probably wouldn't have been my choice.
Really, this movie has too much and too little going for it. There's this mythos that it really wanted viewers to pick up, but at heart it is an 80's Disney movie that is afraid to alienate audiences at all. Now, I'm not a fan of alienating anyone with movies. I think that's counterproductive, but it made the movie afraid to take real risks. I don't know, I was just bored stupid by this movie. I know it has a fandom, but I think that's just people who grew up with the movie. -
MCT:June 29, 2008
This movie does not hold up at all. It may have been tight back then but now it looks like some one made it with there laptop (nn)
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MCT:June 26, 2008
i rather liked this movie. i thought that it may not be that great but i borrowed it from a friend and i really liked it. for nerds its a must watch
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MCT:June 25, 2008Talk about a movie that was ahead of its time. The first major studio film to use computer generated imagery, Tron was, and still is, a one of a kind movie. With sights and sounds unlike anything else in movies, it's a feast for the senses from beginning to end. All the actors pull double duty as the humans, and their computer program counterparts. Jeff Bridges is at his goofy best. Bruce Boxleitner gives his machismo its all. Cindy Morgan looks great in both blue jeans, and in a skin tight program costume. David Warner is as menacing as ever. You've never seen video games like this...from INSIDE the computer. The highlight being a life and death race on the game grid, riding cycles made of light. A deadly game of high rise Hi Alai, and close combat duels with deadly "Identity discs". Complete with a techno soundtrack, the movie is still light years ahead of its time.
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MCT:June 17, 2008
The whole concept of this movie was awesome and the way it was filmed was awesome. But I do have a little something against it. Even though it was a cult classic, some small parts leave you flat out bored. But the entertainment of it all and graphics makes up for it. The cast was great too.
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MCT:June 8, 2008
watched this one as a kid, and enjoyed it, seen bits more recently, and probably not nearly as good...hehe
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MCT:June 1, 2008
Totaly dated, but still a very enjoyable movie. I'd like to see a modern-day version or maybe a sequel.
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MCT:April 28, 2008
Jeff Bridges stars as Kevin Flynn.
A computer genius, Flynn was fired from his job and now runs a video arcade place. When he learns the company he worked for stole some ideas of his he breaks into the company's computer system which then transports him inside the world of the computer and he must learn how it operates from the inside to get back to the real world again.
First ever film to feature CGI!
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MCT:April 24, 2008Not everyone will appreciate this movie, but it is actually quite imaginative, innovative, and revolutionary.
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MCT:April 8, 2008
Kevin Flynn: Who's that?
Warrior #1: That's Tron. He fights for the Users.
A kick ass computer ride. One of the coolest 80s disney movies around, and then you have Jeff Bridges and light cycle chases.
An inventive idea that plays of sci-fi aspects off movies like star wars plot-wise and then combines it with the fun of the inner workings of computers.
The synopsis says it all - A computer programmer is trapped in the game he"s creating. Jeff Bridges is this programmer, who must work with another program to achieve freedom for the electronic world they are in.
This movie was a big step in the way visual effects could be used in film, but it also helps that the movie is lots of fun.
The sweet colors and 80s soundtrack also helps the cool aspects of this movie, as well as the little computer nerd in-jokes running throughout the film.
Sark: There's nothing specal about you. You're just an ordinary program.
Kevin Flynn: So are you, one that should have been erased. -
MCT:March 12, 2008
Ahead of its time...first movie I actually saw. I LOVE THE LIGHT CYCLES and the Fight Scenes. WOW!!! Still takes my breathe away when I watch it in High Def
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MCT:March 10, 2008
It's maybe not really worth 4 stars but it was such a bold innovative effort for it's time I applaud it.
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MCT:February 23, 2008
A very original story for its time, Tron has made its mark in cinema thanks to its special FX breakthroughs. By todays standards, however, it definitely feels dated and very innocent.
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MCT:February 12, 2008
Classic movie! I remember watching it as a little kid and I thought the graphics were spectacular. I must watch it again sometime.
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I don't dare to grade this one, I was pretty cool when it came, that is as soon as you had you eyes adjusted to the colours.
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MCT:February 4, 2008
A truly wonderful guilty pleasure. Cheesy, dated and with some ridiculous plot points. Still, the innovative and groundbreaking concept is still unmatched today. Visually, the film is a true one-of-a-kind experience. The Matrix owes a thing or two from this Disney release.
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madcat612posted 181 days ago -
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For the year that it was made, it paved the way for future CG movies! it was way ahead of it's time and it was very well put together.. the storyline was solid and crisp... I couldn't have asked for a better childhood movie to get hooked on.
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Ps. I was the one that gave flixster the movie plot... much better then just one setence :Dposted 455 days ago -
wonder how they made this so good in 1982 if they didn't had pixels back then?
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What a visual masterpiece. Forget Snow White, this has to be easily one of the best Disney films made.
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