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Coming Soon: TRON Legacy

Excuse me while I dust things off. Long time no write. Been looking for Brigadoon. So far no luck, but I remain hopeful.

I missed reviewing Sherlock Holmes and Daybreakers. I’ll write more about them when the DVD’s are released, but suffice to say for now that I’ll be buying both.

I still haven’t seen that box office behemoth, Avatar. My sister gave it a glowing testimonial: Absolutely gorgeous, beautifully presenting stupid characters and an even stupider plot. Seems consistent with most every review and/or comment I’ve heard or read. Except for those few who are so over-the-top in love with it they remind me of WALL-E fanboys. When I see it on DVD I’ll no doubt be told that it’ll suck because “you must experience it!” Well, sorry, but isn’t that a left-handed way of saying the story sucks?

Can’t argue with $2+ billion at the box office, though.

I could probably write about Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, but it’s not worth caring about. That it’s raked in so much at the box office may provide proof that the apocalypse is upon us. At least Avatar has superb visuals. Alice…naw. The only stand-out in the entire affair is watching Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. She’s incredibly ethereal. I’m beginning to believe Hathaway can play anything.

The real joy in seeing Alice in Wonderland in 3D is getting to see the first teaser for TRON Legacy in 3D. Can I get an “amen” here? Is anyone else going O.M.G.?

This little teaser just sets things up beautifully. How cool is it that once Sam gets (presumably) digitized the first image we see of the computer world is a Recognizer? What was a simple geometric construct in TRON here becomes something to behold. The series of cuts, brief glimpses of the computer world, of the overall feel of the film, are just so well done. I even reveled in the Daft Punk music, and there will be more to come as they are scoring the film.

Sons chasing after dads is not a favorite plot device of mine, but this one might be an exception. Mostly this is because Sam is a grown adult. He also rides a Ducati. This cannot be a bad thing. It’s also a simple way of setting up how well he can (apparently) ride a light cycle.

(And on a motorcycle note, they actually used the sound of Ducati, arguably the most gorgeous exhaust note in all motorcycledom, unlike times in the Matrix films. Bravo!)

This is the best film teaser I’ve seen in a long time. I am completely jazzed about what’s been done here with the world of TRON. If the story is half-decent, this will at least be a fun ride.

Now I have two films to look forward to this year, this and Kick Ass. Can I get another “Amen!”?

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