December 16, 2010
Tron: Legacy
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010 The dazzling first few minutes of this sequel to the cultish, not-that-great 1982 CG groundbreaker almost changed my attitude toward 3D. Almost. Then it settled down to a lot of repetitious Frisbee-throwing and motorbike racing. It’s interesting that Jeff Bridges plays opposite a facial performance-capture version of himself […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010
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The dazzling first few minutes of this sequel to the cultish, not-that-great 1982 CG groundbreaker almost changed my attitude toward 3D. Almost. Then it settled down to a lot of repetitious Frisbee-throwing and motorbike racing. It’s interesting that Jeff Bridges plays opposite a facial performance-capture version of himself 28 years earlier. For a while. Then it just gets creepy. The pseudo-metaphysical, dualistic plot will seem deep only to the 12-year-olds it’s aimed at. Flashes of visual (and audio) brilliance but mostly substance-free tedium. And you can’t even check your watch because of the stupid glasses.
