Tron 2.0 Legacy is a big budget sequel to a very clever film which was way ahead of its time in the 1980's. It is set in the present day inside a computer programme, some might question whether this is similar to the Matrix but this film goes at everything in an entirely different way and has its prequel as the source of the extravagant landscape created. What is it about? Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), the star of the original Tron was a computer designer ahead of his times, as well as creating the world renowned Encom Operating System, he created a computer game called Tron, which came to life through a portal door between here and there, ...  Read the complete review

Star - Jeff Bridges Genre - Sci-Fi Country - USA Certificate - PG Run Time - 125 minutes Blockbusters - £0.99P per night rental Amazon - £4.25 DVD (£8.25 Blue Ray) ---------------------------------------------------- The groundbreaking Tron, the original 1982 film, was the first to really grasp the importance of how the role of the video game of the film would play in the overall gross of the product for the big corporations like its creator Disney, the film and rather unique arcade game coming out roughly at the same time to maximize profits back then. As far as I can recall I believe it was the first ever video game of a ...  Read the complete review

I remember 'Tron' fondly from the first time around, although it shows its age effect-wise these days. So I was on board for an updated version. We bought this DVD from the local supermarket. To set the scene, Jeff Bridges returns as Kevin Flynn talking excitedly to his young son, Sam, about his work at his company EnRom creating a virtual digital world, peopled by programs and users. He breaks off at the most exciting bit, vows to tell more of his story next time, and he heads off to work... But you've guessed it, he never returns... Years later, young adult Sam (Garrett Hedlund) is a bit of a rebel without a cause, whose annual prank ...  Read the complete review

If, like me, you grew up on the original Tron movie, it wont surprise you to know that I went all "little boy in the toy shop" when this belated sequel was announced. The original Tron was a graphic masterpiece of its time. True, it hasn't aged well. Computer graphics have come on leaps and bounds, and Tron was released to a less computer savvy public back then. We were only just discovering Atari and Commodore and a little diamond spinning across a black screen was almost considered cutting edge effects. That said, Tron was also a great story and supported by a terrific early turn by Jeff Bridges. The story begins in that era with Kevin Flynn ...  Read the complete review

1982's Tron really made an effort to integrate a digital world with our own with special effects that were impressive at the time. I found the visuals impressive, but also somewhat confusing in terms of characterisation and some of the action scenes. Jeff Bridges played Kevin Flynn, programme designer and hero of the piece. He entered his own game to try and stop a villainous computer from controlling it all. Fast forward nearly 30 years, and we have ourselves a lot more clarity when it comes to the visuals. Gone are the hazy lines, and now with the effects available to film makers today, it gives the Tron mold what it really deserves, and shows us exactly ...  Read the complete review