Amazon.com video review:
The surprising truth about Disney's 1982 computer-game fantasy
is that it's still visually impressive (though technologically quaint
by later high-definition standards) and a lot of fun. It's about a
computer wizard named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) who is digitally broken
down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate (David Warner)
and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of
computers. It is there, in the blazingly colorful, geometrically
intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron
(Bruce Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the Master Control program that
holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely
challenging computer game. Disney's wizards used a variety of
cinematic techniques and early-'80s state-of-the-art
computer-generated graphics to accomplish their dynamic visual goals,
and the result was a milestone in cyberentertainment, catering to
technogeeks while providing a dazzling adventure for hackers and
nonhackers alike. Appearing just in time to celebrate the nascent
cyberpunk movement in science fiction, Tron received a
decidedly mixed reaction when originally released, but has since
become a high-tech favorite and a landmark in special effects, with a
loyal following of fans. DVD is a perfect format for the movie's
neon-glow color scheme, and the musical score by synthesizer pioneer
Wendy Carlos is faithfully preserved on the digitally remastered
soundtrack. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com video review:
The surprising truth about Disney's 1982 computer-game fantasy
is that it's still visually impressive (though technologically quaint
by later high-definition standards) and a lot of fun. It's about a
computer wizard named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) who is digitally broken
down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate (David Warner)
and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of
computers. It is there, in the blazingly colorful, geometrically
intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron
(Bruce Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the Master Control program that
holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely
challenging computer game. Disney's wizards used a variety of
cinematic techniques and early-'80s state-of-the-art
computer-generated graphics to accomplish their dynamic visual goals,
and the result was a milestone in cyberentertainment, catering to
technogeeks while providing a dazzling adventure for hackers and
nonhackers alike. Appearing just in time to celebrate the nascent
cyberpunk movement in science fiction, Tron received a
decidedly mixed reaction when originally released, but has since
become a high-tech favorite and a landmark in special effects, with a
loyal following of fans. --Jeff Shannon
