# Was the new Tron good? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708 "2011-04-08T20:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/21 "2011-04-09T23:43:55Z")
The original was cheesy, but revolutionary. The new one is better made, but forgettable. I prefer the original. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/22 "2011-04-09T23:59:34Z")
I watched the first today, RIGHT aft seeing the second one…people have fond memories of the first one…it’s baaaad. The second one isn’t much better, but it sure is pretty! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/23 "2011-04-10T12:56:13Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Not the whole move was in 3D. I seem to remember some disclaimer about this at the beginning. I don’t really go to 3D movies much so I don’t really have much to compare it to, but it was certainly better than when I went to see Superman Returns in IMAX which had some scenes in 3D where the effect just didn’t work at all for me. Yep, they did the type of thing that Wizard of Oz did with color. Up until the time Sam got sucked into the computer (house landed in Oz) the film was in 2-D (sepia). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/24 "2011-04-10T14:24:50Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > I didn’t see it 3-D \ but will emphatically cheer the soundtrack as being a HUGE part of the movie. Has there ever been a better original score that wasn’t nominated for the Oscar? What a travesty. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/25 "2011-04-10T15:45:15Z")
Covered in the thread when it came out, but it was awful in pretty much every way. Even the prettiness of it was boring. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/26 "2011-04-10T15:57:29Z")
My son, 8, enjoyed it. It was one of the more expensive naps I’ve ever taken. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/27 "2011-04-10T16:03:48Z")
It didn’t have the [Bit](http://tron.wikia.com/wiki/Bit) so it sucked! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/28 "2011-04-10T17:18:17Z")
I watched it last night. I thoroughly enjoyed the original when it came out, but recall this was in the very early 80’s, and the “gee whiz” effect was strong. I viewed it again a few more times over the decades, and realized that it was a pretty lame flick. And the sequel certainly lived up to that tradition. I’m not even clear why they included the name **Tron** in the title (other than for marketing and continuity). What was done with the title character in the sequel was frankly pathetic. However, the “gee whiz” factor was gone this time around. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/29 "2011-04-10T23:25:01Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > It didn’t have the [Bit](http://tron.wikia.com/wiki/Bit) so it sucked! There was a cameo appearance, as an ornament on Flynn’s mantel. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/30 "2011-04-11T04:11:07Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Disk go in, brain go off. And you can never think about the movie for the rest of your life. Except that blond chick. I “think” about her, often. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/31 "2011-04-11T11:14:55Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > There was a cameo appearance, as an ornament on Flynn’s mantel. Which is funny, that’s a puzzle where both pieces interlock to form a cube…which is deep, n stuff, because Clue and Flynn interlock, n stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/32 "2011-04-11T20:42:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Except that blond chick. I “think” about her, often. Eh, whatshername the Iso was way cuter. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/33 "2011-04-13T16:21:25Z")
I think this is one of those movies that needs to be seen on a big screen – the bigger the better. All the chase scenes would have been much more attention-grabbing there than on our tv, which is where I watched it. My husband slept through it. I was mildly entertained. I do have a question, which may have been covered in other threads – was the young Flynn, Sr. and Clue a CGI construct as far as the face? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/34 "2011-04-13T16:28:10Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > My son, 8, enjoyed it. It was one of the more expensive naps I’ve ever taken. This. I moved up the armrest and cuddled up with my coat in the movie theater. ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/35 "2011-04-13T16:38:59Z")
I watched it this weekend and was entertained by it. I thought they tried a little too hard to be “cool” with the costumes but otherwise it was ok for what it was. > [@limegreen](#): > > I do have a question, which may have been covered in other threads – was the young Flynn, Sr. and Clue a CGI construct as far as the face? I’m pretty sure they did that because Jeff Bridges is getting kinda old to play a younger version of himself. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/36 "2011-04-13T17:23:45Z")
Programs! It’s CLU, all caps, not Clue. I liked it. I would’ve liked it better if they’d had the original theme in a spot or two as an homage, and if young Dillinger had a bigger role for continuity. ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/37 "2011-04-13T23:53:29Z")
> [@justrob](#): > > I’m pretty sure they did that because Jeff Bridges is getting kinda old to play a younger version of himself. Interestingly, it was actually the other way around. The company that did the digital effects came up with the CGI generated young Jeff Bridges first and then said “Cool. We should show this to Disney and see if they want to make a movie out of it.” ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/38 "2011-04-14T14:59:43Z")
> [@RadioWave](#): > > Interestingly, it was actually the other way around. The company that did the digital effects came up with the CGI generated young Jeff Bridges first and then said “Cool. We should show this to Disney and see if they want to make a movie out of it.” Huh. Neat! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/39 "2011-04-14T15:28:13Z")
Did they really need to bother with the CGI’d Jeff Bridges? As a fanboy, I was more than thrilled Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner were in it. But, I don’t need to see old guys digi-squeezed into 20-year-old buff bods. Tron and CLU could easily have been played by younger actors and I don’t think the audience would scratch their heads and walk out. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708/40 "2011-04-14T15:39:15Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Addendum: On-Demand, you’re almost certainly going to get a 2-D version of it, which will make the effects less impressive. Plus, of course, probably a smaller screen than in the theaters. I’d say that’s a safe bet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708.md?page=3)