Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA In our household, my 16 year old daughter has no desire to see 'Tron' (she thinks 'I Love You Philip Morris' look hysterical -- no wonder we don't hang out!), and my wife is ambivalent about it. So, it definitely is skewing toward male viewers. And as davewasbaloo pointed out -- who cares that it appeals to the male demographic?
Originally Posted By Christi22222 I wasn't going to post, but since I am a chick, I thought I'd throw my two cents in... I think that girly girls may not be into Tron, but the rest of us just enjoy a good action/adventure film. Sure the female lead was hot and wearing skin tight clothes, but that's nothing new. The guys were in same skin tight clothes and were very appealing. I did very much enjoy Tron, and found the music, acting, action scenes, effects, and over all feel to be fantastic. However, I feel that they dropped the ball on the story. Didn't ruin it entirely by any stretch, but missed an opportunity for a home run. The movie drives forward with terrific focus right up until Sam finds his dad. Then not so much. It was almost like they had too much to cover and weren't sure what to focus on. And you never seem to get a true climax, especially for a film with an amazing first 45 mins of non-stop action. I would guess that they were holding back on moving the plot forward so that they would have some material for a sequel. So many movies do that any more and it is such a cop out. And this one really felt set up for sequels. Still a great film. And frankly, I thought the effects were far more interesting and game changing than Avatar. As everyone has already commented, the music was perfect for it and very enjoyable. So I will be curious to see if it does skew male. I don't think it should, but what do I know?
Originally Posted By joe80x86 Yeah I am totally meh about the movie. I love the look of the Tron-O-Rail at WDW but have no desire to see it. Neither does my other half or my 8yr old son, and as far as I can tell neither do any of his friends assuming they have even heard about it. It's sad really but a bad movie does not necessarily translate into a good remake/sequel.
Originally Posted By dizkid I hate to sound like some sort of hipster-jerk but I sort of feel like the original film wasn't bad it just was released at a time when people were already hyped up in existing scifi franchises, star wars, star trek, and superman. Because the film was not action heavy and looked sloppy because they were using brand new technology the film was seen as dud. When in reality the film was actually really good. On the subject of whether or not it is something adolescents would want to see is clear. I am 15 and alot of what me and the kids in my classes (especially tech theatre) talk about is upcoming films and it seemed to me that most classmates I asked about it said they wanted to see it. The demographic I think this film is not gonna reach is kids under ten who would much rather see the latest dreamworks film then some weird movie about computers. Tron 2 itself really is an adult movie and less of a kids one.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I don't know Dizkid, my 7 year old loved TRON Legacy, though he has NO desire to see Tangled. I also do not understamd why people think the original was a bad movie. As a kid it was definately in my top 5 (after Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Originally Posted By LindsayC The first thing I said as I hurriedly grabbed my jacket and gloves the moment the pandering final shot blacked out was "thank god we still have the original". I know that at sometime during the 28 years since I went to the cinema to see Tron I had wondered about whether there should be a sequel, I can only hope that they double that amount of time before they consider extending this franchise. I was looking forward to having turkey on Christmas Day but I think I may be full already.
Originally Posted By Christi22222 Wow, Lindsay. Especially since you were a fan of the first, what didn't you like? I don't think the movie was a home run, but some things about it were really great. Obviously opinions vary!! But I am curious what pieces of it didn't work for you. Or maybe if it's all of the pieces, why they didn't work! lol
Originally Posted By leemac <<But I am curious what pieces of it didn't work for you.>> Count me as someone else that thought it was vapid and pretentious nonsense. The script was shocking - especially the dialogue. The heavy allegories with the twenrty-first century was like being hit over the head by a sledgehammer. There was no subtlety either. I was almost immensely annoyed by the hippie/surfer bum dialogue given to Jeff Bridges. There is no doubt that visually and accoustically the movie was phenomenal - the problems were outside the Grid. I really can't believe that the Company sank north of $300m on this drivel.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I really can't believe that the Company sank north of $300m on this drivel.<<< funny, this is the first film (excluding Pixar) Disney has delivered since the first PotC that has really excited me. Mileage varies.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >I was almost immensely annoyed by the hippie/surfer bum dialogue given to Jeff Bridges.< The man plays the best surf bum of all time in Cinema, and you were annoyed by it? Just never watch The Big Lewbowski then...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Agreed, I thought Kevin Flynn was totally right on man. I would have thought you worked in California for long enough Lee to know that some of still talk like this, even when we are professionals.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I haven't seen the new movie, but Flynn had a ton of surfer bum lingo in the first one. I don't get why that would be a big deal.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 I'm not sure I get what type of movie the detractors of this film were expecting. I understand people not liking the film, but not liking it because there wasn't enough "subtlety", and that Bridges character was to "surfer dude" - which is exactly what he was in the first film. I mean, come on - this was a popcorn movie, not high-art. So they tried for some preachy message and it fell a little flat - so what? It was still a visually stunning film with some good action sequences. Maybe not $300 million dollars good, but what do I care what the Studio spent on the film - it was worth my $15 dollars and was a fun night out.
Originally Posted By LuLu As far as females, my daughter and I loved the movie. She calls herself the TRON missionary and is talking all her friends into going (mostly females)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <She calls herself the TRON missionary and is talking all her friends into going (mostly females)> Awesome. I've not read every post in some of these threads -- cuz I'm going to see it tomorrow in Stockton. It's going to be TRON-tastic!
Originally Posted By Christi22222 >>It was still a visually stunning film with some good action sequences. Maybe not $300 million dollars good, but what do I care what the Studio spent on the film - it was worth my $15 dollars and was a fun night out.<< Yep. This sums it up pretty well!
