Tron

ozpass

How excellent is this film? I was fortunate enough to receive the Collectors Edition DVD for my birthday recently. It's been years since I watched it and I must say it still looks absolutely great.

One of the features with this edition is an hour-and-a-half 'making of' documentary, which basically details how the film was groundbreaking, and also the only film that will ever be made this way (right down to special one-off film produced by Kodak). The combination of early, stylised CGI, live action (white on a black background) and hand-painted backlit animation makes the film one of a kind.

Does anyone else love the film as much as me or am I a hopeless old romantic?

Wook

Nopes, this movie is great! , it's the story line as well, as a kid i must have dreamt loads of times to get myself into a game.
The race track with the bikes is amazing !
Loads of original idea's in the movie creates a different atmosphere unlike any other movie i have seen.
The visuals of how a BIT looks like ..pretty funny

I loved the Arcade game as well Btw

Gordon

Yeah, I saw it recently on DVD but didn't see the extras, I didn't notice any

At the time of release I was in awe of it.

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ciano

Yeah this was a great film. Its special fx were "ground breaking" at the time!:D

ozpass

I can't deny that in purely technical terms, Tron's special effects were superseded a very long time ago (probably by 'The Terminator'). However, due to the special techniques that were used (and never will be again due to their labour-intensive nature) the film's style is both unique and timeless.

It really is lovely to look at!

BLITZ_Molloy

It's astonishing how little its dated alright. I saw the first half of the film last year. I hope it gets shown on TV again so I can see the rest of it. I'm too cheap to buy the DVD.

evie

Really great film, ahead of its' time!
Like Blitx, haven't seen the whole thing but was well impressed with the bits I saw. Ground Breaking Stuff!

:ninja:
I love that Smiley!

ferdi

that film is class.
must get me that dvd

de5p0i1er

They don't make em like that anymore and its a pity that film never gets old a true classic.

Thorbar

Yeah Tron is a true classic really under appricated by the masses these days.

Anyone remember The Simpsons Tron episode? I nearly fell off my chair watching that one.

Dont Ban Me

Yeah remember that, that was pure class!!

evie

Homer: Uh...it's like...did anyone see the movie "Tron"?
Hibbert: No.
Lisa: No.
Marge: No.
Wiggum: No.
Bart: No.
Patty: No.
Wiggum: No.
Ned: No.
Selma: No.
Frink: No.
Lovejoy: No.
Wiggum: Yes. I mean -- um, I mean, no. No, heh.
-- "Treehouse of Horror VI"

Here's the link

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F04.html

:ninja:

Space Coyote

Man what a classic film. Haven't seen it in donkeys years
I think every kid that saw it in the 80's wanted to be in the game.

T R O N

Gordon

Darnit there was a web game that you could play with the exact same setup as the bike game in Tron. It was posted up on boards some weeks ago but I can't remember where. Cool game, sorry I forgot to link it here

Dont be at yourself

Yeah, I remember that game. Really good fun, must google it.

phaxx

I think this is what you're talking about. Great little game.

ciano

hey, Tron has just started on BBC1 right now! :ninja:

woolymammoth

Could this be the fabled post of which you speek Gordon?

Space Coyote

So did anyone watch Tron yesterday on the Beeb? Couldn't believe it was on, class. Don't think I'd ever seen the whole film before, it made sense this time! Great start to the afternoon, pity the rest of the day was ruined by Chelsea.

ciano

Yeah I watched it. Really enjoyed it. I dont think I appreciated it enough when it first came out.

pity the rest of the day was ruined by Chelsea

I think GH is to blame, not Chelsea!

pyure

i watched it the other day when it was on. i thought it was pure ****e - and im usually such a big fan of old movies :-( ...i was really disappointed because people who'd seen it before kept telling me it was great. and it probally was in the 80s.

Miguel_Sanchez

Well be the hokies I remember (vaguely) seeing this in the cinema when it came out first. My aunt took me and my brothers to see it. (Maybe in the Screen in Dublin - can't be sure)

I thought it was great but I haven't seen it for years and years - I must rent it again.

Clintons Cat

the tv version doesnt do it justice,

Get the Remastered DVD version and it makes a hell of a difference to the experience,that old TV copy looked totally rubish the colours were no where vibrent enough,

[Iramus]

a tron game can be found on fhms top 100 games. Its fuppin class
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