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Tron (1982)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:25

Rotten:12

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: The MCP, a master computer program, is appropriating all other programs in order to become the controlling program in the world. To regain access to the computer for users, hacker Kevin Flynn... The MCP, a master computer program, is appropriating all other programs in order to become the controlling program in the world. To regain access to the computer for users, hacker Kevin Flynn sneaks into the system, but gets himself digitized. Stuck inside the system, he pretends to be a program and manages to help another program, Tron, free the machine from the tyrannical control of the MCP. [More]

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor

Director: Steven Lisberger

Director: Steven Lisberger

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Anyone nostalgic for monochrome computer screens, BASIC or '80s video games should definitely check this out again.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
09/11/03
Dan Fazio
Dan Fazio
Citysearch

Aside from CGI sequences, there's nothing compelling here.

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08/13/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

No review available.

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05/30/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

It does have one or two boring stretches, but the computer world it envisions is fantastic.

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05/24/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Visually, this film is state of the art, à la 1982, and Jeff Bridges turns in some of his better work.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

This movie is great. By the way, what kind of mushroom was that again?

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02/19/03
Kevin Fiddler
Kevin Fiddler
Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

No review available.

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12/31/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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12/06/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

A superb 20th Anniversary DVD proves that Tron wasn't just groundbreaking; it's also great fun.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

The special effects are dated, but at the time they were awesome.

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08/09/02
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Tron’s images intoxicate; this computer world, depicted in the vocabulary of computer graphics that are highly contemporary, is a deserved dog-ear in the history of cinema.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
04/03/02
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

A must-have DVD for us former adolescent computer nerds

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
03/13/02
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

Tron looks almost as startling as it did when I was much shorter, largely because the designs by Moebius and Syd Mead complemented the austere style of early CGI.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
03/03/02
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY

Despite my reservations about the film’s story line, I’m sure I’ll be watching it a few more times before either the disc or I wear out.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/21/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

while it touts its technological influence, Tron is actually more instructive a model for the special effects extravaganzas that continue to litter the multiplex.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
02/19/02
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The biggest letdown -- the MCP is a big red cylinder with a face reminiscent of the Kool-Aid Man.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/19/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

There are some stolid sci-fi elements in it and some neat one-liners that'll appeal to computer users.

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
01/01/00
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page
 
 
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