Tron meh-age

[daddytodd]

Ok, so I was already in my 20's when Tron was released. I thought it had some cool graphix, but sucked as, you know, a narrative. I haven't thought about it in decades. Those were pretty good decades.

Now the belated sequel is coming, and the entirety of Beardom seems to be squeeing in unison. I couldn't possibly be more "meh" about the prospect of a Tron sequel.

Is it an age thing? What am I missing here? Why is Tron Legacy the bear equivalent of a new Twilight movie?

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[bigbear4xl.livejournal.com]

I think it's more a nerd thing. I never got more comments on a Facebook post than when I reported that I had never seen Tron. I'll remedy that this weekend, but having watched a more recent making of doc (from the anniversary DVD release), I'll say that while it was rather revolutionary for its time, it looks extremely dated today. I was 15 when it came out and could not have cared less at the time, but a lot of younger bear types seem to really truly love it. The sequel looks interesting at least from a visual standpoint, so I'll probably see it, and Jeff Bridges is always a good time in a flick, but I don't have the same jones for Tron that I have for, say, the original Star Wars trilogy or Star Trek.