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Recreational Forums => Other Sci-Fi Discussion => Topic started by: 086gf on July 29, 2009, 04:14:09 PM
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Anyone remember that Tron clip that was shown at last years comic-con? Well, here it is in high quality this time(which can be downloaded too).
http://www.flynnlives.com/media/video/0xendgame.aspx
Lots of concept art here.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41791
And theres a mililion other things here. Johnny D definitly likes to do the odd characters lol. Oh, and ya can't forget about Scarlett Johannson as Black Widow(Iron Man's other baddy hes gotta face). She looks good as a redhead.
http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/27/sci-fi-movies-monday-sdcc-2009-edition/
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Here is the 1080p quicktime link:
http://wdmp-8.vo.llnwd.net/d1/wdsmp/TRON/VFXConcept/Grid_VFX_ConceptTest_1080.mov
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(http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/talkingadvicedog/Osaka.jpg)
Holy [Expletive] I want this now.
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Tron is the first ScienceFiction movie I can remember seeing, think I was about 6 or so, it's what got me into the genre in the first place. Not to mention it got me into computers. Thinking of it, it does explain quite a lot. :P
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Not to mention the first concept of an MMO that I can think of. Now why did they all turn out like WoW and not something all digital and epic? :arms:
EDIT: Would kill for a high-res background of this:
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there's been rumors of the sequal for years. I guess slipping Tron into Kingdom Hearts II musta sparked interest.
they've replicated the "bend" effect on the reflective strips on the suits, again. wonder if they've gone Physical Props?
another speculation...will they dig up Boxleitner for Tron himself (and make a B5 joke in the process)
and who copied the MCP? it's bound to be in there, again.
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With what they did in the latest Terminator movie, I imagine they could replicate much of the first movie (Without the cheesy effects. :P) if they wanted.
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How do you mean "cheesy"? It was beyond state of the art when it was created! So cutting edge it could cut edges!
I'm not making this up, Tron was the first movie that used CGI. They practically invented it!
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The cheesy effects kind of made it realistic. In a, -that's not a cheesy effect that tries to pass as real, but it is cheesy, because it is fake and virtual anyway- kind of way.
If that makes any sense.
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The cheesy effects kind of made it realistic. In a, -that's not a cheesy effect that tries to pass as real, but it is cheesy, because it is fake and virtual anyway- kind of way.
If that makes any sense.
^--- This. Besides, cheesy is good!
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they sure didn't seem like cheesy effects in GRADE school, yo.
people keep forgetting to think in terms of the YEAR that those effect were created. always comparing effects of a "then" movie to the all CG festivals of NOW just doesn't work.
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Scifi has always been cheesy. It's how it works. Tron just did it better than everyone else.
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Scifi has always been cheesy. It's how it works. Tron just did it better than everyone else.
The movie Moon.
Or anything by Heinlein or Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke. Those are all non-cheesy, but incredible works of SciFi.
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I just watched the trailer. I'm quite psyched about this. I wanna see Boxleitner on the big screen again.
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Whee!!! I just recieved my copy of the Tron Collectors Edition dvds!
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I've never seen Tron. I feel left out.
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Watch it. I just saw it for the first time a few days ago, and it was quite good. I was impressed by the graphics, given the era it was created in.
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i didn't KNOW it was Boxleitner till I bought Kingdom Hearts II, and then I only knew him from B5
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Worthy thread revival with very relevant materials. Is it too early to start the countdown? :funny
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Nothing short of pure awesome right there.
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I've got frakkin CHILLLLSSSS!
This. Is. Gonna. SLAY. :bow:
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I can't wait to see this!
Maybe I should actually watch the first movie though, lol.
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lol yeah you should :P *it was one of the first films to use computer generated content.*
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hmmm i know absolutely nothing of tron... ive never seen it or know a thing about it lol
whats it all about? whats the premise of it?
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Giant virtual world. Bloodsports, Jeff Bridges and glowing clothes. Try and tell me that doesn't sound appealing? :dance I must admit, the CGI Jeff looks great.
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hmmm i know absolutely nothing of tron... ive never seen it or know a thing about it lol
whats it all about? whats the premise of it?
[bones]My god man! How is this possible!?[/bones] Its only like one of the top 10 movies of the 80's.
But seriously though netflix it yesterday.
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hmmm i know absolutely nothing of tron... ive never seen it or know a thing about it lol
whats it all about? whats the premise of it?
Think of it as "The Matrix" but properly set in a computer world instead of a corrupt virtual reality with kung-fu.
At least, that's the way I would describe the first Tron if I had actually watched all of it, lol. :funny
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I'm sorry for double posting, but seeing as how this is still on the first page of this section, and how a new topic hasn't been started for it, I thought it best to continue in this thread.
So. I saw Tron Legacy today. I am not very good at giving movie reviews, so it'll be basically a footnote.
4/10 from a consumer point of view.
The 3D wasn't worth paying out extra for as you only see it during the 2nd act of the film. 2D is probably just as good so you may feel cheated unless you see it at an IMAX. It does not beat Avatar in terms of 3D.
8/10 from a fan point of view.
You don't need to have seen the first movie to get this as there is enough provded backstory here, but it helps. The visuals were stunning. The Daft Punk soundtrack really fits. The story starts off well, but then devolves into a basic "stop the bad guy from taking over the world" deal, which made me feel like I was watching The Matrix again as in that, Agent Smith want's to find a way to enter the real world in order to conquer it.
Tron Legacy kept up a good pace, then slowed down for the various backstories in the middle, before picking up again for the end.
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Yep, I liked it. It was a pretty awesome movie will see it again for sure.