Tron: Legacy is an absolutely gorgeous music video that cost $170 million and goes on for two hours longer than it should, mostly thanks to (A) needless close-ups of a cute dog (sadly, not this one), and (B) a mind-numbing infodump of half-sensical exposition and pseudo-philosophical rambling (seriously, it’s like Disney saw the Matrix sequels and were all, “Now that‘s how you make a movie!”). Thankfully, Legacy has now been shortened to 24 seconds, and rendered and scored in Tron fans’ preferred eight-bit style.
*In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that one of my fellow Mercury editors—who shall remain nameless, to better hide his shame—really quite enjoyed Tron: Legacy. His post-screening review: “Hey, I kinda liked it! Man, I am sooooo stoned.” He also ate an entire box of Raisinets at the screening, then talked about Dark Side of the Moon for no less than three hours.
Uh, your fellow editor’s review was basically my take, too.
Except I lost my mellow at the part where the lightjets went too high up in the digital atmosphere, causing their engines to stop. Um, WHAT? That makes no sense and it is super dumb! What next – lightcycle gas stations?
Oh Ned.
@kiala Exactly. He’s got a real problem with weed. We call him “Cheech” around the office. That hippie.
I loved Tron: Legacy, it rocked. It drags in the 3rd act true, but it’s never boring.
Oh Ezra.