It's not like the first Tron was a masterpiece, but watching these two back-to-back, you realize how much better the writing in that one is. That's sort of the point of the story, but rather than the goofy fun of the first movie everything is put through this gothic-techno layer that looks cool for action sequences but after a while just becomes a bore for your story. The first Tron had such a joy and energy to it. Beautiful rooms and imagery of people talking with no personality. These are very interesting ideas, but they are presented in the dullest way possible. Jeff Bridges' character Flynn has stuck in the computer world for 20 years after a coup by his computer alter-ego resulting from him discovering "life" in this world.
Once we get off-grid though I started to remember. Once we got to the Grid I had to ask myself "how did I ever hate this movie, this is awesome!" The disc fights, are great, and I will fight anyone who says that lightcycle sequence isn't one of the best sci-fi action scenes of the last decade. I understood what was going on a little more, that helped, and the connections to the first movie were a little forced but I understood their need. Honestly at first in my re-watch I was into it. Do I like more or less having now seen the original? Both. In my first viewing I really liked the visuals, but was overall extremely disappointed. Known for his powerful performances in some of Trek's most important moments, his titanic presence will be sorely missed.This is sort of a re-review, since I did see this when it first came out, but at the time I had not seen the original Tron. Remembering the icon, Star Trek paid a heartfelt tribute to him on its Twitter handle as it wrote, "Rest in peace David Warner. He will be missed hugely by us, his family and friends, and remembered as a kind-hearted, generous and compassionate man, partner and father, whose legacy of extraordinary work has touched the lives of so many over the years. "Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with characteristic grace and dignity. In a statement to BBC, the veteran's family said, 'Will be remembered as a kind-hearted & generous & man': David Warner's family He died five days before his 81st birthday. As per a statement given by Warner's family, he died from a cancer-related illness on Sunday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for entertainers in London. He was diagnosed with the illness eighteen months prior to his death. Veteran British actor David Warner, famous for his roles in A Christmas Carol, Portrait in Evil, Titanic, Mary Poppins Returns, various characters in the Star Trek franchise, and more, passed away at the age of 80.
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