Tron Legacy: Review

Tron Legacy did not just win the weekend box office for December 17-19, it blew away the competition. Tron Legacy earned $44M while the number two film, Yogi Bear, earned $16.4M.

I expected Tron Legacy to be all flash and no substance, with the plot taking a backseat to the special effects and 3-D technology. The storyline certainly had its issues, but I was pleased that the plot was stronger than I expected it to be, although a bit complex at times.

Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is the controlling interest shareholder of ENCOM, the company his father, videogame programmer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), helped bring success. Unaware that his father has been zapped inside the game the elder Flynn created, Sam feels abandoned by his father and has no real interest in participating in the day-to-day operations of ENCOM. Then, a mysterious page is received by Sam’s godfather, Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) – yes, Tron himself. Sam decides to go down to his father’s old video arcade and investigate and, well, you know what happens then. Yep, the younger Tron is laser sucked into the videogame world (a little too easily, if you ask me) where his father has been for the past 20 years. That’s when the real fun begins…

I saw the movie in 3-D and I recommend that you do the same. Be aware that the scenes outside of the digital world are not in 3-D, but the scenes where it really matters take place within that world. The fight scenes are spectacular and the light cycle competitions are visually stunning – I mean, they are really, really well done. Really.

As I mentioned in previous posts, Jeff Bridges plays the aged Kevin Flynn, the young Kevin Flynn, and Clu, who, of course, has not aged since Flynn first entered the cyber world. Digital Domain created the younger looking Jeff Bridges characters and it was both intriguing and freaky at the same time watching those scenes.  It was “off” just enough that your eye could tell something was not quite right looking at the younger versions; still, it was very cool how they did it. Olivia Wilde does a great job playing Quorra and Michael Sheen does well as the flamboyant club owner, Castor.

I give Tron Legacy three and a half Slurpees out of five and I highly recommend it if you are a fan of special effects and lots of action.

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* Tron * Director: Joseph Kosinski * Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner * Writers: Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (screenplay) *  Time: 127 minutes * Rated PG * Action/Sci Fi/Thriller * Trailers *

Weekend Box Office: October 22-24, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for October 22-24, 2010:

1. Paranormal Activity 2, $41.5M, Week 1, (3216 screens)
2. Jackass 3-D, $21.6M, Week 2, (3111 screens)
3. Red, $15M, Week 2, (3273 screens)
4. Hereafter, $12.0M, Week 2, (2181 screens)
5. The Social Network, $7.3M, Week 4, (2921 screens)
6. Secretariat, $6.9M, Week 3, (3108 screens)
7. Life as We Know It, $6.2M, Week 3, (3019 screens)
8. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, $3.2M, Week 5, (2236 screens)
9. The Town, $2.7M, Week 6, (1918 screens)
10. Easy A, $1.8M, Week 6, (1632 screens)

 

Weekend Box Office: October 1-3, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Sept. 24-26, 2010:

1. The Social Network, $23M, Week 1, (2771 screens)
2. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, $10.9M, Week 2, (3575 screens)
3. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, $10.1M, Week 2, (3597 screens)
4. The Town, $10M, Week 3, (2935 screens)
5. Easy A, $7M, Week 3, (2974 screens)
6. You Again, $5.6M, Week 2, (2548 screens)
7. Case 39, $5.4M, Week 1, (2211 screens)
8. Let Me In, $5.3M, week 1, (2020 screens)
9. Devil, $3.7M, Week 3, (2392 screens)
10. Alpha and Omega, $3M, Week 3, (2303 screens)

Weekend Box Office: September 24-26, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Sept. 24-26, 2010:

1. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, $19.0M, Week 1, (3565 screens)
2. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, $16.1M, Week 1, (3575 screens)
3. The Town, $15.6M, Week 2, (2885 screens)
4. Easy A, $10.6M, Week 2, (2856 screens)
5. You Again, $8.4M, Week 1, (2548 screens)
6. Devil, $6.6M, Week 2, (2811 screens)
7. Resident Evil: Afterlife, $5.0M, Week 3, (2642 screens)
8. Alpha and Omega, $4.7M, Week 2, (2625 screens)
9. Takers, $1.6M, Week 5, (1413 screens)
10. Inception, $1.2M, Week 11, (907 screens)

Weekend Box Office: September 17-19, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Sept. 17-19, 2010:

1. The Town, $23.8M, Week 1, (2861 screens)
2. Easy A, $17.7M, Week 1, (2856 screens)
3. Devil, $12.3M, Week 1, (2809 screens)
4. Resident Evil: Afterlife, $10.0M, Week 2, (3209 screens)
5. Alpha and Omega, $9.1M, Week 1, (2625 screens)
6. Takers, $3.0M, Week 4, (2139 screens)
7. The American, $2.7M, Week 3, (2457 screens)
8. The Other Guys, $2.0M, Week 4, (1827 screens)
9. Inception, $2.0M, Week 10, (1305 screens)
10. Machete, $1.8M, Week 3, (1704 screens)

Weekend Box Office: September 10-12, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Sept. 10-12, 2010:

1. Resident Evil: Afterlife, $27.7M, Week 1, (3203 screens)
2. Takers, $6.1M, Week 3, (2191 screens)
3. The American, $5.9M, Week 2, (2833 screens)
4. Machete, $4.2M, Week 2, (2678 screens)
5. Going the Distance, $3.8M, Week 2, (3030 screens)
6. The Other Guys, $3.6M, Week 6, (2246 screens)
7. The Last Exorcism, $3.5M, Week 3, (2731 screens)
8. The Expendables, $3.3M, Week 5, (3058 screens)
9. Inception, $3.2M, Week 9, (1583 screens)
10. Eat Pray Love, $2.9M, Week 5, (2339 screens)

Weekend Box Office: September 3-5, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Sept. 3-5, 2010:

1. The American, $13.2M, Week 1, (2823 screens)
2. Machete, $11.4M, Week 1, (2670 screens)
3. Takers, $10.9M, Week 2, (2206 screens)
4. The Last Exorcism, $7.3M, Week 2, (2874 screens)
5. Going the Distance, $6.9M, Week 1, (3030 screens)
6. The Expendables, $6.6M, Week 4, (3398 screens)
7. The Other Guys, $5.3M, Week 5, (2607 screens)
8. Eat Pray Love, $4.8M, Week 4, (2663 screens)
9. Inception, $4.6M, Week 8, (1704 screens)
10. Nanny McPhee Returns, $3.5M, Week 3, (2708 screens)

Weekend Box Office: August 27-29, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Aug. 27-29, 2010:

1. The Takers, $20.5M, Week 1, (2206 screens)
2. The Last Exorcism, $20.4M, Week 1, (2874 screens)
3. The Expendables, $9.5M, Week 3, (3398 screens)
4. Eat Pray Love, $6.8M, Week 3, (3108 screens)
5. The Other Guys, $6.3M, Week 4, (3181 screens)
6. Vampires Suck, $5.2M, Week 2, (3233 screens)
7. Inception, $4.9M, Week 7, (2070 screens)
8. Nanny Mcphee Returns, $4.7M, Week 2, (2798 screens)
9. The Switch, $4.6M, Week 2, (2017 screens)
10. Piranha 3D, $4.3M, Week 2, (2491 screens)

Weekend Box Office: August 20-22, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Aug. 20-22, 2010:

1. The Expendables, $16.5M, Week 2, (3270 screens)
2. Vampires Suck, $12.2M, Week 1, (3233 screens)
3. Eat Pray Love, $12M, Week 2, (3082 screens)
4. Lottery Ticket, $11.1M, Week 1, (1973 screens)
5. The Other Guys, $10.1M, Week 3, (3472 screens)
6. Piranha 3D, $10.0M, Week 1, (2470 screens)
7. Nanny Mcphee Returns, $8.3M, Week 1, (2784 screens)
8. The Switch, $8.1M, Week 1, (2012 screens)
9. Inception, $7.7M, Week 6, (2401 screens)
10. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, $5.0M, Week 2, (2820 screens)

Weekend Box Office: Aug. 13-15, 2010

Here is the top 10 Box Office for Aug. 13-15, 2010:

1. The Expendables, $34.8M, Week 1, (3270 screens)
2. Eat Pray Love, $23.1M, Week 1, (3082 screens)
3. The Other Guys, $17.4M, Week 2, (3651)
4. Inception, $11.3M, Week 5, (3120 screens)
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, $10.6M, Week 1, (2818 screens)
6. Despicable Me, $7.0M, Week 6 (2923 screens)
7. Step Up 3-D, $6.9M, Week 2, (2439 screens)
8. Dinner for Schmucks, $6.3M, Week 3, (3046 screens)
9. Salt, $6.2M, Week 4, (2834 screens)
10. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, $4.2M, Week 3, (2728 screens)