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?

Comments

[allanh.livejournal.com]

Because:

1. It's a true, real-time sequel (30+ years have gone by in movie-time).
2. It appears to have way better graphics than the original.
3. It appears to have more of a plot than the original.

However, while I'm very, very pleased at the prospect of the movie, I can't say that I'm squee!ing over it. (There are way better ways to get me to squee; I'm sure you'll find at least a couple of 'em at some point in the future.)

[daddytodd.livejournal.com]

well, 28 years on, it certainly ought to have better graphics. The MCP in the original was nothing short of embarrassing, even back in '82.

But those are all reasons why the sequel might be better than the original, which feels like a tacit admission that the original wasn't particularly good. Or, at least, that it had significant flaws.