TRON [Region 2] |  | Director: Steven Lisberger
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
Category: DVD
Buy New: $36.40
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Rating:  233 reviews
Sales Rank: 206046
Format: Pal
Languages: Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
EAN: 5017188885614
ASIN: B00006FI57
Theatrical Release Date: July 9, 1982
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The surprising truth about Disney's 1982 computer-game fantasy is that it's still visually impressive (though technologically quaint by later high-definition standards) and a lot of fun. It's about a computer wizard named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) who is digitally broken down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate (David Warner) and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of computers. It is there, in the blazingly colorful, geometrically intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the Master Control program that holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely challenging computer game. Disney's wizards used a variety of cinematic techniques and early-'80s state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics to accomplish their dynamic visual goals, and the result was a milestone in cyberentertainment, catering to technogeeks while providing a dazzling adventure for hackers and nonhackers alike. Appearing just in time to celebrate the nascent cyberpunk movement in science fiction, Tron received a decidedly mixed reaction when originally released, but has since become a high-tech favorite and a landmark in special effects, with a loyal following of fans. DVD is a perfect format for the movie's neon-glow color scheme, and the musical score by synthesizer pioneer Wendy Carlos is faithfully preserved on the digitally remastered soundtrack. --Jeff Shannon
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Nostalgia June 13, 2009
Ikarian (North Carolina)
I grew up in the 80's, and have found myself recently going back to old music and movies of the time to create nostalgia, and relive some of the memories from that time. I never watched this movie in theaters (I was 4 years old), but was always fascinated with pictures, excerpts and the video game at the arcades of this movie. When I saw the 20th Anniversary Edition of this movie, especially with all of the special features, I had to buy it. I really enjoyed the movie in the context that it took me back to a more fun and innocent time. It brought back many fond memories, and is DEFINITELY a product of its time. Yes, everything involved is extremely outdated, and makes for a very cheesy movie, but that's part of the fun. The only thing is that the creator of the story mentioned Star Wars as one of the biggest inspirations when making this movie, but nothing about this movie can even come close to the phenomenal movie/story that is Star Wars.
Dated.....But Still One Of Those `One-Of-A-Kind' Movies June 11, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
When this came out, about 25 years ago, the special-effects were eye-popping. I was stunned and saw this twice at the theater, something I rarely did. Nowadays, it looks primitive. It's like when video games first came out, compared to what they are now.
However, a few years ago when this "anniversary" DVD came out with the widescreen and 5.1 surround sound, it made it "respectable" again in parts and made it still fun to watch. There is a ton of supplmental material, too, that you might like.
The story was never that great. There was too much technical talk and the characters were the kind you really couldn't get involved over. Yet,. it's a film you could easily watch over and over again and always be fascinated.
I don't recall any other movie quite like it
 The Original Matrix Movie June 2, 2009
Max Headroom (Janesville, WI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Loved this movie when saw it as a kid. And it still holds strong even today. This movie definitely had an influence on the new Matrix movies. But this is much more family friendly...it's Disney!
 Too old to be trendy May 3, 2009
Jacques COULARDEAU (OLLIERGUES France)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
That was maybe an interesting film when it came out but now it is obsolete and old-fashioned. The "plot" is too complex to be clear apart from the thief who steals the intellectual property, and copyright, of someone else and gets the profit and the fame for a computer game he never produced. Then the attempt to introduce a super controlling software to take over all games is slightly overdramatic and leads to a messy situation in which we hardly recognize the characters, apart from them being red or blue, because of their costumes or uniforms or whatever that hardly let their noses and eyes peep out of the dark grey plastic. The special effects are today very old and lack a lot of elaboration. They are simple and the whole film becomes humdrum after a short while.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, CEGID
A Good Job! May 3, 2009
C. Weaver (Rusk, Texas United States)
This is another of my favorite movies. This DVD copy is great. I like the way they did the menu on this. Another great movie!
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