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Thought this looked better than the other (2, I think) 3D movies I have seen. I suppose because the light-wire line-drawing clothes lent themselves to that type of effect.

The movie was OK. I didn't really think it would be too related to the original, but they basically made the effort to pick up where it left off.

Interesting was that while the marketing seemed to highlight the sex appeal of Olivia Wilde (i.e. the quick couch shot on like all of the commercials) the movie absolutely did not. I mean, she looked great in her leather Tron suit, but she was definitely more of an 'innocent' type of character, along the lines of the 'Willow' character in Serenity for you nerds out there. Not a vamp who was going to savage Sam Flynn via her input/output port.

The CGI throwback characters using digitized Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner likenesses looked awkward and obviously CGI, but I have seen some speculation that this was intentional as the actual characters were, in fact, supposed to be digital likenesses of users.

Anyway, the real upside to the film was that it is pretty rare that I can watch a movie with my 5 year-old son and we are both at least moderately entertained, while maintaining some measure of responsible parenting. (which is to say, we are usually both having a great time watching an episode of "Walking Dead," but my wife seems not to appreciate the nightmares later)

Final rating: take it or leave it.

I loved it. My recommendation is to suspend disbelief and try not to follow any semblance of a "plot" because there really isn't one. It's cool to look at, soundtrack is awesome. 2 hours of escapist entertainment.

soundtrack is awesome.

I actually meant to mention the same. The retro rock was awesome, and so was the 'weird keyboard stuff' from the Grid (like when the recognizer shows up). I think Daft Punk did some, or all, of the tracks.

And not just the soundtrack, but the sound work overall was great.

When "Sweet Dreams" was blaring upstairs, and all you could hear through the basement ceiling was the bass line and some of Annie Lennox's voice, that was some outstanding editing and sound work right there.

Dirt McGirt wrote:but she was definitely more of an 'innocent' type of character, along the lines of the 'Willow' character in Serenity for you nerds out there.

You need to turn in your nerd card sir.

turn in your nerd card

Turn it in? Only to upgrade to a gold card...

Dirt McGirt wrote:

turn in your nerd card

Turn it in? Only to upgrade to a gold card...

Willow and Serenity?

Good grief man, what on earth are you talking about?

I finally got to see this, on IMAX 3D.

Quite possibly one of my favorite scifi movies ever. Easily on par with the first Matrix.

I may even cough up the dough to see it a second time before it leaves IMAX.