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After Limp ‘Ares’ Opening, ‘Tron’ Remains in Franchise Limbo — The sci-fi series about digital worlds has become too big to be a truly “cult” series, yet not big enough to be a major cultural force (www.thewrap.com)
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[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The thing is - the original became a cult classic in part because of the "cutting-edge" special effects. These modern takes look flashy, but they're not showing us anything "cutting-edge".

Funny enough, I think the now-dated look of the original is part of its charm. I wonder if a Tron sequel would do better with a "dumbed-down" look.

[–] blave@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I saw the original in the theater. It was exactly as amazing as advertised.

But it’s been a long time since then

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I saw the sequel in imax. It was also amazing. In no small part due to the soundtrack and aesthetic. The plot and acting was meh. Deaged actor tech was also uncanny valley, so was the weakest part.