# Should I see Tron, before I see Tron? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754 "2010-12-11T03:51:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754/21 "2010-12-18T16:58:50Z")
The enduring appeal of _Tron_: [The legacy of 'Tron' - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/16/tron.go.irpt/index.html?hpt=C2) ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754/22 "2010-12-18T17:22:55Z")
I’m one of those who hadn’t seen Tron since it came out, and saw the new one last night. While I did miss some easter eggs that I caught up with after the fact \, I didn’t feel I’d missed anything at all, and was kinda glad I hadn’t seen the original again first, if only because then I wasn’t trying to tie up loose ends. If there were any; I didn’t have any real questions during the film itself, but I don’t remember much of the original anyway, and have just retained the geeky coolness of the general idea of Tron, without much detail. I enjoyed the film based just on that. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754/23 "2010-12-18T19:51:00Z")
Had to add: I did download the original Tron, and although I’ve only watched about 20 minutes so far, I’m enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would, probably BECAUSE I saw the other one; I am seeing all kinds of inside jokes/parallels now. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754/24 "2010-12-18T20:10:23Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Had to add: I did download the original Tron, and although I’ve only watched about 20 minutes so far, I’m enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would, probably BECAUSE I saw the other one; I am seeing all kinds of inside jokes/parallels now. 😛 I thought about doing that, seeing the new one first. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754/25 "2010-12-18T23:44:54Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > I thought about doing that, seeing the new one first. I think at this point I would recommend it. I didn’t miss anything out of the new movie, that I can tell, except for cameos and references that don’t affect the movie itself at all. Just read a wiki on the original, if you don’t have any idea at ALL wth Tron was about, or some of the reviews and comments here. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754/26 "2010-12-18T23:52:15Z")
Thinking about it more, I think the references to the old film will be lost on anyone who isn’t already intimately familiar with the original. I mean, the name “Dumont” probably won’t trigger a knowing grin even if you just watched the original 24 hours earlier, unless you know it back-to-font anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-see-tron-before-i-see-tron/563754.md?page=1)