Tron: Legacy Review

Tron: Legacy


Release Date: 16th December 2010 – Australia

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures (presents)

Sean Bailey Productions

LivePlanet

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: PG

Runtime: 125 minutes

Budget: $170,000,000

Box Office Gross: $409,912,892 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary
Haunted by his father's disappearance (the legendary video-game developer Kevin Flynn), 27-year-old Sam Flynn gets an unknown signal from his father's abandoned arcade. He gets drawn into a world where his father, Kevin, has been trapped for 20 years.

Sam has to fight for his

freedom. After a shocking

revelation, he must attempt to escape and stop a villain from coming out of the game to reality.

Cast

Jeff Bridges – Kevin Flynn/
Clu

Garrett Hedlund – Sam Flynn

Olivia Wilde – Quorra

Bruce Boxleitner – Alan Bradley/Tron

James Frain – Jarvis

Beau Garrett – Gem

Michael Sheen – Castor/Zuse

Anis Cheurfa – Rinzler

Yaya DaCosta – Siren #2

Serinda Swan – Siren #3

Lizzy Mathis – Siren #4

Yurij Kis – Half Faced Man

Conrad Coates – Bartik

Daft Punk – Masked DJs (Cameo)

Ron Selmor – Chattering Homeless Man

Dan Joffre – Key Security Guard #1 – Ernie

Darren Dolynski – Young

Man on Recognizer

Kofi Yiadom – Disc Opponent #2/Black Guard

Steven Lisberger – Shaddix (Cameo)

Donnelly Rhodes – Grandpa Flynn

Belinda Montgomery –

Grandma Flynn

Owen Best – 7 Year Old Sam Flynn

Matt Ward – Iso Boy

Zoe Fryklund – Iso Girl

Dean Redman – Light Jet

Sentry

Mi-Jung Lee – Debra Chung

Christopher Logan – Nervous Program

Sheldon Yamkovy – Destitute Program

Dale Wolfe – Irv Culpepper

Joanne Wilson – Reporter #1

Catherine Lough Haggquist – Reporter #2

Thomas Bradshaw – Security Guard #2

Shafin Karim – East Indian Taxi Driver

Rod Daly – Lead Sentry

Mike Ching – Blue Gaming Program

Michael Teigen – Green Gaming Program

Brent Strait – Purple Gaming Program

Shaw Madson – Reporter #3

Amy Esterle – Young Mrs. Flynn

Cody Laudan – End of the Line Club Bouncer

Jeffrey Nordling – Richard Mackey

Christine Adams – Claire Atkinson

Kate Gadjosik – News Anchor

Jack McGee – Police Photographer

Dawn Meander – Crying Program

Michael Logie – Kevin Flynn Performance Double

John Reardon – Young Kevin Flynn/Clu Performance Double

Edie Merman – Computer Voice (Voice)

Allen Jo – Black Guard/Disc Opponent #1

Aaron Toney – Black Guard

Kim Do Nguyen – Black Guard

Patrick Sabongui – Gaming Program 1 – S

Will Erichson – Gaming Program 2 – S

Cillian Murphy – Edward Dillinger Jr. (Uncredited)

Crew
Director – Joseph Kosinski
Based on Characters/Producer – Steven Lisberger
Based on Characters – Bonnie MacBird
Story/Writers – Adam Horowitz and Ed Kitsis
Story – Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal

Associate Producer/First Assistant Director –

Bruce Franklin

Associate/Co-Producer/Unit Production

Manager – Justin Greene

Executive Producer – Donald Kushner

Producers – Sean Bailey and Jeffrey Silver

Co-Producer – Justin Springer

Co-Producer/Visual Effects Producer –

Steve Gaub
Casting Director – Sarah Finn

Canadian Casting Directors – Coreen Mayrs

and Heike Brandstatter
Production Designer – Darren Gilford

Concept Illustrators – Dylan Cole,

Thierry Doizon, Sebastian Larroude,

David Levy, Ed Natividad, Phil Saunders,

Harald Belker and Nathan Schroeder

Lead Concept Artist – Neville Page

Vehicle Concept Designer – Daniel Simon

Supervising Art Directors – Kevin Ishioka

and Mark W. Mansbridge

Art Directors – Sean Haworth,

Grant Van Der Slagt and William Ladd Skinner

Supervising Assistant Art Director – Kevin Loo

Graphic Designer – David Scott

Set Decorators - Lin MacDonald and

Gena Vasquez (Uncredited)

Property Master – James H. Chow

Costume Designer – Michael Wilkinson
Additional Costume Designer – Christine Bieselin Clark

Assistant Costume Designers – Koreen Heaver,

Karen L. Matthews and Carlos Rosario

Specialty Program Costumes – Russell Shinkle

Quantum Creation FX Project Producer –

Christian Beckman

Quantum FX Costume Department Head –

Justin Raleigh

Quantum FX Costume Coordinators –

Michael Deak and Timothy Leach

Makeup Effect Designer – Bill Terezakis

Special Makeup Effects Artists – Rick Baker

and Kazuhiro Tsuni

Director of Photography – Claudio Miranda

Second Assistant Director – David Klohn

Stunt Coordinators – Scott J. Ateah

and David Leitch
Special Effects Supervisor – Alex Burdett
Visual Effects Supervisor – Eric Barba

Visual Effects Supervisor: Prana Studios –

Samir Hoon
Visual Effects Supervisor: Prime Focus –

Chris Harvey

Visual Effects Supervisors: Mr. X Inc –

Aaron Weintraub and Janelle Croshaw

Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer: Whiskytree –

Jonathan Harb

Visual Effects Producer: Digital Domain –

Lisa Beroud

Visual Effects Producer: Prime Focus – Randal Shore

Visual Effects Producer: Mr. X Inc – Dennis Berardi

Visual Effects Art Director – Ben Procter

Head of Animation: Digital Domain –

Steve Preeg
Animation Supervisors: Digital Domain –

Matthias Whitman and Bernd Angerer

Computer Graphics Supervisor: Whiskytree –

Votch Levi

Sequence Supervisors: Digital Domain –

Karl Denham, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Darren M. Poe,

Jay Barron and David J. Stephens

Previz & Layout Supervisor: Digital Domain –

Scott Meadows

Compositing Supervisors: Digital Domain –

Paul Lambert and Sonia Burchard

Effects Animation Supervisors: Digital Domain –

Ryo Sakaguchi, Brian Gazdik and Theo Vandernoot

Creative Director – Charles Darby (Uncredited)

Film Editor – James Haygood
Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer –

Christopher Boyes
Sound Designer – Steve Boeddeker

Sound Effects Design and Synthesis for TRON –
Frank Serafine
Supervising Sound Editor & Additional Sound

Designer – Addison Teague

Supervising Sound/ADR Editor (Uncredited) –

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

Sound Effects Editors – Kyrsten Mate,

Mac Smith, Josh Gold, Ken Fischer,

Warren Hendriks, Adam Kopald and

Teresa Eckton

Dialogue Editor – Cheryl Nardi

DIA/ADR Editor – Michael Silvers

Sound Mixer – Michael McGee

Re-Recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo

Supervising Foley Editor – Jonathan Null

Foley Editor – Brian Chumney

Foley Artists – Jana Vance and

Dennie Thorpe

Title Designer/Additional VFX Design

Supervisor – Danny Yount

Music – Daft Punk

Music Arranger/Orchestrator - Joseph Trapanese

Music Supervisor – Jason Bentley

Score Recordist – Geoff Foster

Score Mixer – Alan Meyerson

Review

It had been many years since the original Disney sci-fi cult classic Tron wowed audiences with its revolutionary state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery, which was unprecedented. Now, history is about to repeat itself with the long-awaited sequel. Not only does TRON: LEGACY live up to the first Tron movie, but it is much better than the classic and is a nostalgic sequel. I'm glad two old actors, such as Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner from the predecessor, have returned to the sequel, especially Bridges, who not only reprises the role of Flynn but also Clu, who is now the villain. It's also good to see the return of its creator and original director, Steven Lisberger, who is now the producer of this latest movie.

I praise everything in the film, including the direction of Joe Kosinski, who did an excellent job of bringing Tron back to the screen, and the decision to release the film in two versions, both 2D and 3D. I enjoyed the latter better. Two new vehicles, including the Light-runner and Light-jets, were added to the movie. The acting of Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Martin Sheen was terrific.

The electronic musical score by Daft Punk is remarkable, and best of all is the stunning CGI visuals, which are the main production points of the film. It includes the sleek update of the Light Cycles and Recognizers. It also made Bridges look younger for the performance of the main villain, Clu.

This review marks the tradition of being my first review blogged under my site, Film Guru Lad. After all my years of watching the original movie so many times. Now, TRON: LEGACY is one of my favourites. It targets a new generation who have yet to experience the visual magic of Tron. I recommend it to all audiences.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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