JohnnyLee1 Imaginative narrative with super technical wizardry. Succeeds in what it sets out to be. Watch out for Rocky Horror like appearance by Michael Sheen, referring to Sam (Garrett Hedlund) as "pretty miss"!

marcusnewton So, after being only 1 year old when the first Tron came out, getting to watch it decades later in the late 90's didn't really feel like anything special. However, thinking back to what was on the Silver Screen in the early 80's it's easy to see what a masterpiece the first Tron was and how original the storyline truly was. This film, is not nearly as original sadly. However, it does have a couple of redeeming qualities, none the least of which is the banging soundtrack by Daft Punk. It is SUBLIME how good it is. The visuals are quite fantastic as well... they give a quality to the grid that 1980's Tron would be jealous of. While the original had more heart, this has more beauty. Where the original had more soul, this has more flash and pizzaz, if you will. The only redeeming quality of the film is at the end where something major happens to the protagonist. Other than that, it's a standard quest driven story, go here, to get this, to go there and get that. As a person who has lost someone close to me, this film resonated with me. If that isn't you, it probably won't for the same reason. That's why I gave it as high as I did. If I hadn't had to deal with that loss, this movie would have got a 7 stars. Yet, the way it handled that part of the story was quite good, and gave closure to a decent sequel to the first Tron, in my opinion.Just let this sink in... my review is of a movie that is now over 7 years old, and yet the music still feels as fresh as it did then. If nothing else, watch this movie for the MUSIC!

antkarvelas Now, I'm not your typical viewer. I'm the kind of guy who searches back in time for hidden movie gems. I've watched 2001: A Space Odyssey more that 10 times and still love it, if you know what I mean. So believe me when I tell you that Tron Legacy is absolutely worth your time and I feel so, so stupid for not watching in at the cinema. Amazing visuals, a soundtrack that I'm still searching for anything that can give me the same chills, interesting story, clever dialogues, it has everything. One other thing that you need to know about me is that I'm a programmer, and I'm deeply moved by the way it portrays the computer world, it's a dream like no other. Don't bother with the reviews, it should be high in the IMDb top list, it just got bad reviews from stupid, worthless people who just like to hate everything new and exciting while bitching for a lack of originality...

loganholley I'm going to begin this review like every other review I've written in this year and past that (b/c I'm quite lazy): Tron Legacy is an... interesting film.I'm not some kiddie that grew up with the original Tron, so I rented and watched it prior to seeing this in theaters back in 2010. While age has not been all too polite to the original Tron, there's always the new movie... right? Eh, maybe.I am a sucker for just about anything as long as it's got good visuals, an intriguing story, and great characters to back it... and I hate to say it, by TL only got PART of that right. It's CG work is excellent, and the action scenes are really well shot. On top of this, the acting (while not top-notch) is decent in most regards. To top this cake off, the soundtrack... is awesome. I don't usually care about soundtracks in movies, but this one stood out to me quite a bit more than that of many movie soundtracks that reuse the same songs you've already heard on the radio about a bazillion times.While all that is nice and kind... I believe there's something MISSING from that previous paragraph that I said would make me a sucker for just about anything... oh, yeah, I remember now! The compelling story and intriguing cast of characters! The story itself isn't awful by any means, and starts out quite well... but as the movie goes on, I found it less and less compelling than it SHOULD be. The characters aren't that well written, either. I never felt I really cared for any of the characters and the things they do because they all felt flat to me, missing any type of PROPER motivations and/or characterizations.All in all, I think about the best way to describe Tron: Legacy is this: A cardboard-cutout in a store that looks and sounds more amazing than many other cardboard-cutouts... but that's all it is: a cardboard-cutout. It looks and sounds amazing, but it's nothing really more than that.