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Disney is doing some
very cool things
with the
TRON
franchise right now.
They made the
original
TRON,
which is of course a
classic and
available on Blu-ray
right now for the
first time. They
made the
TRON:
Evolution
game which is meant
to be a prequel of
sorts to
TRON:
Legacy
and actually helps
you fill some holes
in the new movie.
They also have a new
cartoon coming up on
Disney XD and
TRON:
Legacy
now on Blu-ray and
DVD. Basically
Disney is doing some
awesome things with
TRON.
To go along with the
theme of awesomeness
they’ve released
some very cool
packaging options to
go along with the
TRON:
Legacy
home video release.
One of them is a 5
Disc Blu-Ray Combo
pack featuring a 3D
Blu-ray of
TRON:
Legacy,
a Blu-ray of
TRON,
a Blu-ray of
TRON:
Legacy,
a DVD of
TRON,
and a DVD of
TRON:
Legacy
that doubles as a
digital copy. This
packaging option
isn’t just a great
value, it’s
tremendously cool
with a 3D Blu-ray
(which will more
than likely be the
first for lots of
people), and
TRON
for the first time
on Blu-ray. Really
you can’t beat this
five disc combo
pack.
The
original classic
TRON
on Blu-ray looks
fantastic. They did
a great audio and
video transfer with
the release. You
can’t undersell how
good of a job that
Disney does with
restoring their
material on new
formats. TRON is no
exception. For a
movie that all of us
are used to watching
on VHS, it’s amazing
to see this movie on
DVD let alone Blu-ray.
Kevin Flynn and his
cronies in high-def
is a sight to see.
If
you’re unfamiliar
with
TRON
it’s a movie that
was a bit ahead of
its time in the
80’s. Kevin Flynn
(Jeff Bridges) used
to be a high ranking
programmer at Encom
and one of the
brightest minds in
the company. That is
until, Ed Dillinger
created a program
called Master
Control that stole
some great video
game ideas from
Flynn and credited
Dillinger with the
creation. Basically,
it was digital
plagiarism. Flynn
and the company
parted ways only
Flynn was determined
to expose Dillinger
for the crook he is.
So, Flynn gets help
from two friends and
they break into the
Encom building.
While trying to hack
the Master Control
program, a laser
transports Flynn
into the digital
world of Master
Control where
programs look like
humans and they all
work in their world
to serve Master
Control. So Flynn
interacts with the
programs but his
eventual goal is to
escape the system
and destroy Master
Control. If it
sounds confusing,
it’s because it kind
of is. It was really
far-fetched for its
time. But in 2011…
everything makes a
little more sense
than it used to.
The
classic
TRON
is a great movie and
it’s a cult classic
for a reason.
Bridges was terrific
as Flynn and the
computer animation
at the time, even
though it looks a
little less than
impressive now was
very impressive back
then. The special
effects in
TRON
paved the way for a
lot of future movies
and TRON paved the
way for ideas for
movies, and maybe
even some ideas for
our culture right
now. You can’t
undersell
TRON,
it’s a classic movie
that has to be
watched at least
once in your
lifetime. People
under 25 will laugh
hysterically at it…
but it’s still a
classic movie.
As
for
TRON:
Legacy,
well it’s such an
epic and awesome
movie that you wish
they would have
remade
TRON
too so we would have
gotten twice the
amount of material
from a great cast
and director Joseph
Kustowski.
In
TRON:
Legacy
the story picks up
with Kevin Flynn as
the CEO of Encom
after the exposure
of Dillinger and the
information that
Flynn was the true
genius behind the
company’s success.
Kevin has a young
son in Sam and a
family now. One
night when Kevin
goes out to work
late… he never comes
home. Our story
picks up several
years later with Sam
(played by Garrett
Hedlund), a troubled
man that’s been
impacted heavily by
his mother’s death
and his father’s
disappearance. He
owns most of the
stock in Encom but
he doesn’t really
want anything to do
with it and he
prefers to pull
pranks on the
company instead of
run it. Like his
father, Sam is a
very bright and
gifted techy. One
night, Sam is drawn
to his father’s old
arcade and upon
discovering a hidden
office and a
powered-up but
abandoned terminal;
he gets transported
into the digital
world known as The
Grid, the world that
his father created
in place of the
Master Control
program. But things
aren’t well in The
Grid, a program
created by Kevin
Flynn- known as CLU-
has trapped the
creator in The Grid
system and has
enslaved all of the
programs in the
system much like
Master Control did
before him. Sam has
to save his father
and save the system,
and maybe grow up
along the way.
There’s really so
much to talk about
with
TRON:
Legacy.
Olivia Wilde was
fantastic as the
program Quorra.
Garret Hedlund was
equally good as Sam
Flynn. And the
special effects that
they used to make
Jeff Bridges look
young again in this
movie with the young
version of Kevin
Flynn and CLU are
nothing short of
amazing. Bridges, of
course is brilliant
here as usual. The
actors were great,
but the special
effects make the
film. Seeing light
cycles in 3D and on
Blu-ray makes the
old TRON light
cycles look
extremely aged. It’s
not just the light
cycles though; it’s
the entire world
that they created
with
TRON:
Legacy.
It has to be seen to
be believed.
Both
TRON
movies in this
bundle are jam
packed with extras
including features
on making both
movies ,the impact
the original movie
had on the
filmmakers, the
cast, the special
effects- really
there are hours of
stuff to go through
here that’s all
worth watching and
enjoying. With a
Digital Copy and a
3D Blu-ray in the
mix it’s well worth
your time.
This
bundle from Disney
that they’ve
released alongside
TRON:
Legacy
is a fantastic
bundle. You’ve got
three different ways
to watch
TRON:
Legacy
and two different
ways to watch
TRON.
You also get great
commentary tracks
for both movies, the
second screen
viewing mode with
TRON:
Legacy…
this is more than
worth your time. If
you buy just one Blu-ray
this year, it
probably should be
this one.
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