Tron Legacy

I loved the first Tron movie. It blew my little eight year old mind. I loved "The Grid" and the costumes and just how cool that movie was in general. Computers weren't in peoples' homes like they are now. Computers were used in offices of forward-thinking business owners who could plop down a ton of money to buy a computer. Even then, some still balked at it because they liked all the triplicate paperwork. So, a movie about computers and the programs manifesting themselves as people-as real things was just-well-cool!!! My classmates and I talked and talked about Tron. It is one of those movies that you put in your "Childhood Favorites" category that you still love to watch. So, when talk started about a Tron sequel, I was excited. I thought that they could do a lot with all the computer technology that exists today and make one really kick-ass movie. Especially with Flynn AND Bradley coming back!!! So finally the day arrives-I am going to see Tron Legacy!!!!!! The theatre darkens, I put on my Disney Real 3D glasses, and I am thinking that the first movie was WAY better. I liked this movie. I really did. It just wasn't as good as the original. I was expecting it to be thrilling and exciting. I was expecting Flynn and his son to go through the Grid on Light Cycles and kick some booty with Clu right on their heels. I wanted a thrill-a-nanosecond sort of experience. I didn't get that. I thought that the story lacked just a little. It was too easily set up and they payoff wasn't that great. I saw a lot of potential in this movie. You have Flynn and his son Sam, you have Dillinger's son Edward, Jr., you have Bradley. The possibilities were endless. I just felt that while the action sequences were great and Michael Sheen was awesome as Castor, the story was a little bit flimsy. I felt like Bruce Boxleitner wasn't given enough to do, Cillian Murphy literally had two lines in the movie, and Jeff Bridges basically channeled The Dude. Also-the 3D was fine but you don't have to really watch it in 3D to get the true Tron experience. I don't know, while I enjoyed the movie immensly as a "popcorn flick" I wouldn't go and label it a great film. I probably will watch it again when it comes to the discount theatres because it is a fun movie. Who knows? Maybe another viewing might change my mind.