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Tron: Legacy
- Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
- Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Edie Mirman
- Genre: Action/Adventure
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- Theater Release: 12/17/2010
- Video Release: 04/05/2011
- Run Time: 2hr 6min
Synopsis
The Master Control Program is booted back up in this revamped TRON continuation that sees the return of original star Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, the brilliant computer programmer whose disappearance leads his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), to search for him in and out of the computer world. Original director and co-writer Steven Lisberger produces the new film, which is helmed by commercial director Joseph Kosinski. James Frain, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, and Michael Sheen also star, with Bruce Boxleitner returning as Alan Bradley and Tron, the heroic protagonist of the original film.
The Master Control Program is booted back up in this revamped TRON continuation that sees the return of original star Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, the brilliant computer programmer whose disappearance leads his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), to search for him in and out of the computer world. Original director and co-writer Steven Lisberger produces the new film, which is helmed by commercial director Joseph Kosinski. James Frain, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, and Michael Sheen also star, with Bruce Boxleitner returning as Alan Bradley and Tron, the heroic protagonist of the original film.
Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- "Bridges is sensational again, here in a groundbreaking performance. This reboot is blockbuster entertainment..." (Box Office)
"[A] sleek-looking reboot. It's all about the whiz-bang special effects and the return of Jeff Bridges -- always the coolest guy in any space, cyber or otherwise." (USA Today)
"LEGACY is beautifully constructed. The ribbons of light that trail the Lightcycles as they race across the grid are mesmerizing, with the overall 3-D effect something of an ethereal stunner..." (Los Angeles Times)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The special effects are award-caliber in this sequel to the 1982 TRON, the pioneering cult film in computer technology." (Rolling Stone)
3 stars out of 5 -- "This is an architect's mind at work -- Kosinski's background -- and he proves himself a highly imaginative level designer....Daft Punk's score paints its own sombre, synthy soundscapes..." (Total Film)
3 stars out of 5 -- "This is a movie of astonishing high-end gloss, fused to a pounding Daft Punk soundtrack, populated with sleek sirens and chiseled hunks, boasting electroluminescent landscapes..." (Empire)
"It's a sleeker, sharper, far more visually intoxicating machine dream of a movie, with a darkly liquid electronic texture of its own." -- Grade: B (Entertainment Weekly)
3 stars out of 4 -- "[The film] hits the ground running, in a 3-D sound and light show that plays the eyes and ears..." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"[I]t's 2010's most visually engaging blockbuster. Expanding upon Moebius's original designs, every imminently shattered surface is satiny or shimmering with light..." (Film Comment)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Bridges is sensational again, here in a groundbreaking performance. This reboot is blockbuster entertainment..." (Box Office)
"[A] sleek-looking reboot. It's all about the whiz-bang special effects and the return of Jeff Bridges -- always the coolest guy in any space, cyber or otherwise." (USA Today)
"LEGACY is beautifully constructed. The ribbons of light that trail the Lightcycles as they race across the grid are mesmerizing, with the overall 3-D effect something of an ethereal stunner..." (Los Angeles Times)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The special effects are award-caliber in this sequel to the 1982 TRON, the pioneering cult film in computer technology." (Rolling Stone)
3 stars out of 5 -- "This is an architect's mind at work -- Kosinski's background -- and he proves himself a highly imaginative level designer....Daft Punk's score paints its own sombre, synthy soundscapes..." (Total Film)
3 stars out of 5 -- "This is a movie of astonishing high-end gloss, fused to a pounding Daft Punk soundtrack, populated with sleek sirens and chiseled hunks, boasting electroluminescent landscapes..." (Empire)
"It's a sleeker, sharper, far more visually intoxicating machine dream of a movie, with a darkly liquid electronic texture of its own." -- Grade: B (Entertainment Weekly)
3 stars out of 4 -- "[The film] hits the ground running, in a 3-D sound and light show that plays the eyes and ears..." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"[I]t's 2010's most visually engaging blockbuster. Expanding upon Moebius's original designs, every imminently shattered surface is satiny or shimmering with light..." (Film Comment)
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