Tron: Legacy / The Next Day

Post by **Ben** » July 26th, 2009, 6:15 pm

OMG!!

Okay I just sat and watched that three times straight with the biggest grin on my face.

That's just brilliant. Stays close to the original intent but just shows how far things have come. A BIT Matrixy in places, but then again the concept for The Matrix is kind of ripped of Tron to begin with, so all's fair. The Wendy Carlos style music (is she back too?) is great and what's that with Real World Flynn living in the Cyber World!!??

I'm LOVING the son of Flynn/revenge of Clu plotlines and that they're making this a real sequel as opposed to "what can we simply do to remake/update/make money off an old failed franchise".

Of course, that's what they're doing, but there's at least a real attempt to make this something more. I'm breathing faster, and getting more excited. As I said before somewhere, could this be the many-years-later sequel that actually delivers?

And we get "Tron: Legacy" a year earlier? Wow. Just wow.

Post by **EricJ** » July 26th, 2009, 6:24 pm

Ben wrote:OMG!!

Okay I just sat and watched that three times straight with the biggest grin on my face.

That's just brilliant. Stays close to the original intent but just shows how far things have come. A BIT Matrixy in places, but then again the concept for The Matrix is kind of ripped of Tron to begin with, so all's fair. The Wendy Carlos style music (is she back too?) is great and what's that with Real World Flynn living in the Cyber World!!??

Well, his "disappearance" some years ago is still raising legend in Silicon Valley:
http://www.flynnlives.com

http://www.flynnlives.com/images/whoisthefull.jpg

(All of which date back to arcades, underground weblinks, mysterious packages and the "Flynn Lives" Organization, in the first place...)

Post by **Ben** » July 26th, 2009, 6:42 pm

Yeah Eric...just like Lord Akiyama posted at the top of this thread.

Post by **Dan** » July 27th, 2009, 3:04 pm

Tron Viral Campaign Report

So my friends and I journeyed over to 1st Avenue and K Street, based on reports from the Flynn Lives web site and fliers handed out during the day. Along with a group of fans at 9:30pm on Thursday night, we were greeted by members of the Flynn Lives Organization.

I do not know if it is still open past Comic Con, but it was sure as hell an awesome experience.

Post by **Randall** » July 27th, 2009, 8:42 pm

That's.... incredible.

Post by **EricJ** » July 28th, 2009, 1:01 am

Sooo...Anyone wanna go beat up the next idiot who thinks he's clever for reciting the old Simpsons line?

(Ah, sweet 80's cultural vindication.)

Post by **eddievalient** » July 28th, 2009, 8:00 am

What old Simpsons line?

Post by **EricJ** » July 28th, 2009, 11:58 am

Halloween episode VI:
You're going to be entering a different cyber-dimension--Anyone here see 'Tron'?"
(collective-assorted) "Umm....no? 0_0"

Post by **Ben** » July 28th, 2009, 5:17 pm

I think the general tone here is one of being impressed rather than finding the sardonic comments, Eric.

As Rand said, that's incredible. And Lord Akiyama definitely made the right choice with the Flynn's Arcade shirts. I'm loving the attention to detail on this, and the redone Tron poster that looks like it's for the game from Encom? Nice touch.

Darn...I just saw something ultra cool that makes me wish I'd been there. Very nice report Akiyama, and thanks for posting!

Post by **EricJ** » July 28th, 2009, 6:46 pm

Ben wrote:I think the general tone here is one of being impressed rather than finding the sardonic comments, Eric.

(Well, yeah, but he asked which line the lame pop-identification/reference showoffs used, so I identified it so we could go beat them up for their heresy...)

As Rand said, that's incredible. And Lord Akiyama definitely made the right choice with the Flynn's Arcade shirts.

Disney is very definitely getting the hang of this convention-hype thing.
(Qv. the earlier CES'09, where the Disney booth displays seemed to be down on opening day, execs called for repair support to fix it, and in walked...Handy Manny!)

This, however, raises it to an Art Form.

The bar has been raised for next year's SDCC to top it.

I'm loving the attention to detail on this, and the redone Tron poster that looks like it's for the game from Encom? Nice touch.

In the movie (and historical '82-'09 backstory) OUR world's game of Tron was Flynn's biggest hit after Space Paranoids, and Encom wondered where he had come up with the inspiration for it...
Still, Disney could produce a working Space Paranoids game all this time, and we never got one??

(...Not even at the Retro Games room at WDW's Disneyquest??)

Post by **Ben** » July 29th, 2009, 6:46 am

Eric...I've <I>read</I> the backstory and am fully enveloped in Flynn's world! I was just stating that the poster was neat!

And <I>you</I> brought up the Simpsons reference while we were all being a bit more awestruck over on the other side of the screen.

Post by **James** » July 29th, 2009, 1:52 pm

Don't know what's up here but it appears Eric was being "awestruck" too, Ben. He talked about beating up the next idiot who recites the Simpsons line making fun of Tron. He wasn't agreeing with it. To semi-quote one of my favorite Simpsons lines "He ain't fer it, he's agin' it!"

Post by **Daniel** » July 29th, 2009, 2:03 pm

Classic.

Post by **eddievalient** » July 29th, 2009, 8:20 pm

Hopefully they'll blitz advertize this thing on the disney channel and run the first film a couple of times for good measure. Am I asking for too much?

Post by **Ben** » August 1st, 2009, 11:31 am

Nope...you're asking for exactly what they'll probably do (in addition to a Blu-ray release in the run up).