TRONLegacy: Blu Ray Review

TRONLegacy: Blu Ray Review

Tron Legacy

Rating: PG
Released by Disney

Nearly 30 years in the making comes the film Disney had high hopes for.

In TRON Legacy, Garrett Hedlund stars as Sam Flynn, the son of former inventor and computer genius, Kevin (Jeff Bridges). Kevin disappeared nearly 30 years ago, leaving behind Sam, a major company Encom and a lot of questions.

Since that disappearance, Sam's now grown up and is somewhat restless, flitting between being the CEO of Encom and running into trouble with the law.
But when he receives word from family friend Alan (Bruce Boxleitner) that a page was sent from Flynn's arcade (run by Kevin in the 80s), he heads to see how that's possible and if his father is truly still alive.

And then, he's sucked into the world of the computer run Grid and into a fight for his life.

Visually and aesthetically, I was gobsmacked by the digital world they've created for this - it looks stunning and is spectacular with its vibrant neon blues and oranges standing out in the Blade Runneresque computer world. Scenes of combat, reminiscent of the gladiator's arena from Roman times, are also sensationally shot.Coupled with an incredible electronic soundtrack of dizzyingly good synth from Daft Punk, the cyber-look of this film is, hands down, easily one of the best of the year.

But the problem comes with the overall plot. Or rather, a real lack of it.

With clunking dialogue, this lumbers from one scene to the next - and it's a real shame.

Not a major disaster by any stretch of the imagination - but if the story had measured upto the effects, it could have been unmissable.

Extras: Doco and cast info

Rating: 6/10