TRON LEGACY “Real 3D” [2010 / 2012] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray]
The Game Has Changed! The Only Way To Survive Is To Win!
Disney presents a high-tech motion picture unlike anything you've ever seen in an astonishing “Real 3D” Combo Pack. Immerse yourself in the digital world of TRON, as celebrated actor Jeff Bridges who stars in a revolutionary visual effects adventure beyond imagination.
When Kevin Flynn [Jeff Bridges], the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son Samuel "Sam" Flynn [Garrett Hedlund] discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra [Olivia Wilde], father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.
Bring home an unrivalled entertainment experience with ‘TRON LEGACY’ in jaw-dropping Disney “Real 3D” Blu-ray and complete with never-before-seen bonus features that take you even deeper into the phenomenal world of TRON. It's magic in a new dimension.
FILM FACT No1: Awards and Nominations: 2011 Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Achievement in Sound Editing for Addison Teague and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle. 2011 3D Creative Arts Awards: Win: Best 3D Feature in Live Action. Win: Best Stereography in Live Action. 2011 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Win: Best Production Design for Darren Gilford. Win: Best Actor for Jeff Bridges. Nominated: Best Costume for Michael Wilkinson. Nominated: Best Science Fiction Film. Nominated: Best Supporting Actor for Garrett Hedlund. Nominated: Best Music for Daft Punk. Nominated: Best Special Effects for Eric Barba, Karl Denham, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Steve Preeg. 2012 Grammy Awards: Nominated: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Daft Punk.
FILM FACT No2: A portion of Downtown Vancouver provided for the setting of ‘TRON: LEGACY.’ Principal photography took place in Vancouver, British Columbia in April 2009, and lasted for approximately 67 days. Many filming locations were established in Downtown Vancouver and its surroundings. The sequences on “The Grid” were wholly shot in 3D, utilizing cameras specifically designed for it, and employed a 3D technique that combined other special effects techniques. The real-world sequences were filmed in 2D, and eventually altered using the three-dimensional element.
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett, Michael Sheen, Anis Cheurfa, Serinda Swan, Yaya DaCosta, Elizabeth Mathis, Kis Yurij, Conrad Coates, Daft Punk, Ron Selmour, Dan Joffre, Darren Dolynski, Kofi Yiadom, Steven Lisberger, Donnelly Rhodes, Belinda Montgomery, Owen Best, Matt Ward, Zoe Fryklund, Dean Redman, Mi-Jung Lee, Christopher Logan, Sheldon Yamkovy, Dale Wolfe, Joanne Wilson, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Thomas Bradshaw, Shafin Karim, Rob Daly, Mike Ching, Michael Teigen, Brent Stait, Shaw Madson, Amy Esterle, Cody Laudan, Jeffrey Nordling, Christine Adams, Kate Gajdosik, Jack McGee, Dawn Mander, Michael Logie (Jeff Bridges Double), John Reardon, Edie Mirman (Computer Voice), Allen Jo, Aaron Toney, Kim Do Nguyen, Patrick Sabongui, Will Erichson, Cillian Murphy (uncredited), Hugo Steele (uncredited) and Odain Watson (uncredited)
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Producers: Brigham Taylor, Bruce Franklin, Donald Kushner, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Justis Greene, Sean Bailey, Steve Gaub and Steven Lisberger
Screenplay: Adam Horowitz (screenplay/story), Edward Kitsis (screenplay), Brian Klugman (story), Edward Kitsis (story), Lee Sternthal (story), Bonnie MacBird (characters) and Steven Lisberger (characters)
Composers: Daft Punk, Jason Bentley, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter
Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, A.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 and 1.78:1
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio Descriptive
Spanish: 5.1 DTS Surround Sound
Czech: 5.1 DTS Surround Sound
Hungarian: 5.1 DTS Surround Sound
Subtitles: English, English SDH, Arabic, Spanish, Português, Czech, Hungarian, Slovakian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, and Romanian
Running Time: 125 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: The original ‘TRON’ film was a showcase of the latest CGI technologies in animation, film compositing and computer based effects. For the ‘TRON’ franchise returns nearly 30 years later, ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” continues this visually innovative tradition. Visually, ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D’ stands alongside the film ‘AVATAR’ as the best 3D experience money can buy.
When the film ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” was finally released in cinemas in December 2010, 28 years after the original cult film premiered, it faced a wave of anticipation and expectation not seen since the last Indiana Jones film. And just like that long-delayed instalment, this particular film to some people didn't quite live up to the hype for many die-hard fans, but for me ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” turns out to be just as good as the original ‘TRON’ film and also over time this has also become a big cult film with the original ‘TRON’ film, as the two films really compensate for each other.
The story catches up with Kevin Flynn's grown up son Samuel "Sam" Flynn [Garrett Hedlund], who is still dealing with his father's disappearance, in 1989, when he was just four years old. After a mysterious text message leads him back to the old Kevin Flynn's Arcade, where Samuel "Sam" Flynn suddenly finds himself drawn into “The Grid,” the ultimate digital world that is much more advanced than the one his father Kevin Flynn visited in the first film. This time, though, it's a world entirely of Kevin Flynn's creation, now run by his renegade computer counterpart, CLU [Codified Likeness Utility], which is an upgraded version of the computer program seen at the beginning of ‘TRON’ film. Also among the cast are Bruce Boxleitner, returning as Alan Bradley and the voice of TRON, Olivia Wilde as a computer programmer called Quorra played by Olivia Wilde and Michael Sheen as Castor, the proprietor of the End of Line club inside “The Grid.”
Fortunately, Samuel "Sam" Flynn gets some help from a curvaceous warrior called Quorra, who reunites him with his long-lost father. The three of them join forces to return back to the real world, but face many hurdles, not least the wrath of the megalomaniacal CLU, a younger-looking version of Kevin Flynn and also played by a digitally-enhanced Jeff Bridges who also wishes to hack his way into “real life” in order to cause mayhem there also.
First-time director Joseph Kosinski uses his architectural training to good effect in angle poising the action. The first half hour of the film, before it shifts into “Real 3D” mode, is so very well paced, totally dynamic and equally awesome. But with his debut feature, director Joseph Kosinski shows he has a strong eye for style and choreographing wide vistas of dramatic action. The film has sequences that is not only the most exciting scenes in the film but also provides a handy point of comparison to the original ‘TRON’ film and how far the digital effects have come in the intervening years. In the first ‘TRON’ film, the race was an almost entirely geometric affair, with the motorcycles traveling as if on a child's Etch-A-Sketch board and crashing into opponents and it truly did feel like little more than a one-dimensional video game with no environmental component. But with the film ‘TRON LEGACY’ it has some light-hearted enjoyment and then suddenly swings wildly into inserting emotional beats, character development, to the point of inserting lots of high calibre digital explosion.
By contrast, you get the compelling design elements are a hallmark of the ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” film, and especially illuminated by the Philip Johnson-style glass enclosures hang dramatically against nocturnal backdrops, while uniforms and aerodynamically designed motorcycles are strikingly defined by their lights and colours, especially the bright orange and red for the grid-based programs, blue and white for the outsiders. The streaks of light, combined with three-dimensional twists and turns by the rocketing bikes, the eye-widening way “programs” disintegrate upon impact and the awesome power of the techno music film score by Daft Punk create a novel and fully realized action set piece.
But what is actually cool and always very welcome in the film ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” is the film music score. Which is composed by the brilliant French electronic music duo Daft Punk, the music pulses with deep bass and skilfully utilizes tempos that range from the solemn with “Adagio for TRON” and to the triumphant “Flynn Lives” to the awesome pulse-pounding “Derezzed.” It is a music film score that works so well on all levels and on its own. But when Daft Punk decides to crank up the music, your subwoofer will go crazy. There is so much bass that you can almost see the air vibrating with every turn, and the sustained thrum really creates a level of immersion that's unusual in film soundtracks.
The original 1982 ‘TRON’ was to some a very strange film, but not to me, I loved it, especially it was also visually inventive, unique and utterly prescient. Its man-trapped-inside-computer scenario coming right on the cusp of the nascent videogame revolution. This sequel ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” takes the original star, Jeff Bridges. Then, through some cutting edge digital sculpting allows him to play ‘opposite’ his younger self from the original Sci-Fi film. Whatever, there are flashes of brilliance that transform ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” into an amazing great cinematic experience. It also has an exquisite colour palette, all manner of brilliant “Real 3D” thrills abound, an equally quite brilliant Daft Punk film music score and a nicely engineered love story. They all combine to create an immersive technological future world that we all wish we could enter for real. But of course ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” is well worth connecting with and you will not be at all disappointed.
TRON LEGACY MUSIC TRACK LISTING
SEPERATE WAYS (Written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain) [Performed by Journey]
SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) (Written by Annie Lennox and David Stewart) [Performed by Eurythmics]
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3D Blu-ray Image Quality – Walt Disney Home Entertainment has once again brought you this ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc in a stunning 1080p image presentation and to preserve the original IMAX theatrical viewing experience, the picture image will alternate between 2.35:1 and 1.78:1 aspect ratios. The black matte bars on your screen will adjust accordingly and if you have got the capability to watch ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D,” then I highly recommend it. This is definitely image reference quality, and the 3D Blu-ray disc you should immediately put into your Blu-ray player to show off this film on your big 3D Television set to really annoy your jealous friends. If you have got a big enough TV screen and a dark enough room, the 3D effect works even better on your 3D TV than it does in the cinema. Despite the fact that you still have the business of putting on your special 3D glasses to watch the film, but in this case it just totally justified and worth it. Even in 2D dimensions, the picture's depth of field and definition are totally spectacular. The use of colour in the film is so precise, stylish, with flashes of blue, red and yellow separating the good guys from the bad. The palette of the real world outside of the grid is more naturalistic and draws you in with reflective surfaces of gleaming chrome and steel. At the start of the film they mention that some scenes were filmed in 2D, and they inform us to still keep your 3D glasses on.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – Walt Disney Home Entertainment gives you TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc in a stunning audio experience, especially with all you fanatical audiophiles will really appreciate the 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio channels of sound, especially the driving electronic score by Daft Punk. You will feel like you are on the game grid with Sam Flynn as discs come whizzing past your head and light cycles zoom from one end of the system to the other. The thumping bass packs a punch, but there's plenty of zest in the top end as well. Dialogue gets the least amount of emphasis, though it doesn't get overwhelmed by the other elements, for the most part. This is true state of the art sound that will blow you away.
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2D Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: The Next Day: Flynn Lives Revealed [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [10:26] Here we are presented with short film, released exclusively onto this Blu-ray disc focusing on the film ‘TRON LEGACY,’ that fills in the backstory between the original ‘TRON’ film and the ‘TRON LEGACY’ film. It features scenes from the real-world Kevin Flynn Lives ARG as well as purely invented-universe content. The short film also reveals the full chronology of the Kevin Flynn Lives Organization, naming Roy “Ram” Kleinberg [Lead Programmer 1977 – 1990] as the secret figure heading up the operation and Alan Bradley [Bruce Boxleitner] as its financial backer and the other person involved is Mathew Roth [“Flynn Lives” Hacker]. Some scenes in the short also set up the story for a potential third film. Today, the word ‘TRON’ no longer represents an obscure film of the 1980s which only a few technophiles remembered with emotion. Now, ‘TRON’ has become a franchise we have not stopped hearing since that a third film will be born and an animated series is in future preparation. To me personally, I thought this was a completely stupid idiotic waste of time and effort, and was wondering who or what initiated this load of garbage that should have been left on the cutting room floor. Contributors include: Bruce Boxleitner [Alan Bradley], Jeff Bridges [Kevin Flynn] (voice), Paul Dzenkiw [Flynn Lives Supporter], Garrett Hedlund [Sam Flynn], Dan Shor [Roy “Ram” Kleinberg], Seth Kleinberg [ENCOM Employee] (uncredited), Stephen Richard Lofstrom [Flynn Lives Supporter] (uncredited), Alex Sanborn [Matthew Roth] (uncredited), David Warner [Ed Dillinger / MCP] (uncredited) and Mary Kate Wiles [Flynn Lives Supporter] (uncredited).
Special Feature: First Look at ‘TRON: UPRISING’ – The Disney XD Animated Series [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:15] ‘TRON: UPRISING’ is an animated science fiction TV series, part of the ‘TRON’ franchise, that aired on the Disney's television channel Disney XD, in the United States in the summer of 2012. It was directed by Charlie Bean, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, who will also act as Executive Producers. Voice Cast: Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Reubens and Tricia Helfer.
Special Feature: Launching the ‘TRON LEGACY’ [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [10:20] Here we have a brief overview of how the film came to fruition, constructed through cast and crew interview clips, also lots of behind-the-scene footage of location shooting of the film and a look at the test footage created to sell the film's viability. We also get to view the San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 audience reaction to the short test footage, a few minutes of behind-the-scenes footage, and a glimpse at the science behind the film is also included. Contributors include: Steven Lisberger [Producer], Sean Bailey [Producer], Joseph Kosinski [Director], Edward Kitsis [Writer], Adam Horowitz [Writer], Jeff Bridges [Kevin Flynn/Clu], Justin Springer [Co-Producer] and Jeffrey Silver [Producer].
Special Feature: Visualizing of ‘TRON LEGACY’ [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [11:46] With this special feature it focuses on looking at the film's production design, examining the importance of light, the work of Director Joseph Kosinski, the ideas behind the story, the evolution of the film's special effects, the combination of practical digital sets and effects, as well as the unique aspects of the special costumes that light up, shooting in 3D, as well as creating a young Jeff Bridges, and much more. Contributors include: Darren Gilford [Production Designer], Christine Bieselin Clark [Additional Costume Designer], Olivia Wilde [Quorra], Jeff Bridges [Kevin Flynn/Clu], Joseph Kosinski [Director], Sean Bailey [Producer], Steven Lisberger [Producer], Ben Procter [UFX Art Director], Garrett Hedlund [Samuel "Sam" Flynn], Neville Pace [Lead Concept Artist], Christian Beckman [Quantum Creation FX], Justin Raleigh [Quantum Creation FX Costume Dept. Head], Beau Garrett ]Gem], Eric Barba [UFX Supervisor], Steve Preeg [Head of Animation], Justin Springer [Co-Producer] and Robert Keyghobad [Production Manager for Motion Capture].
Special Feature: Installing the Cast of ‘TRON LEGACY’ [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [12:04] This is a sort of a pat-on-the-back piece that looks at the work of the actors; basically a meet and greet with the cast and hear their experience in making the film. Contributors include: Michael Sheen [Castor], Olivia Wilde [Quorra], Garrett Hedlund [Samuel "Sam" Flynn], Bruce Boxleitner [Alan Bradley/Tron], Jeff Bridges [Kevin Flynn/Clu], Steven Lisberger [Producer], Joseph Kosinski [Director] and Sean Bailey [Producer].
Special Feature: TRON LEGACY: Disc Roars [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:00] This piece shows director Joseph Kosinski up on the stage recording the crowd noise for the scene in “Disk Wars” for the film ‘TRON LEGACY’ at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2010! Also up on the stage with the director is Olivia Wilde [Quorra], Garrett Hedlund [Samuel "Sam" Flynn], Jeff Bridges [Kevin Flynn/Clu], Steven Lisberger [Producer] and Justin Springer [Co-Producer].
Special Feature: Music Video: DEREZZED [2010] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:58] This music video "DEREZZED" is an instrumental song, that was Written, Produced and performed by Daft Punk for the soundtrack of the motion picture ‘TRON LEGACY.’
Special Feature: Discover Blu-ray 3D With Timon & Pumbaa [2010] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:25] Here we have a look at Blu-ray 3D Technology with Timon [Nathan Lane] and Pumbaa [Ernie Sabella] cartoon characters from ‘The Lion King’ animation film as your guides. It shows you what you need to watch 3D Blu-ray and gives a preview of upcoming titles. This was brought to you by Disney Digital 3-D. Please note that this video promotion can only be viewed in 2D.
SNEAK PEEKS: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDES [2010] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:21], CARS 2 [2010] [1080p] [2.20:1] [1:14], TRON EVOLUTION: THE VIDEO GAME [2010] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:01], DISNEY EPIC MICKEY [2010] [1080p] [1.78:1] [00:32] and THE INCREDIBLES [Blu-ray] [2011] [1080p] [2.20:1] [1:11]
Finally, with the film ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” in the end, for those who are looking for a great 3D Blu-ray viewing experience, will really appreciate this film very much. The CGI computer generated visuals are totally stunning, especially the colours, clarity and depth of field are equally outstanding and impressive, and the film itself is generally and definitely worthy of a look and a great companion to the original ‘TRON’ film, if sadly was slightly less than successful successor to the original film, but at least the saving grace for this film is the awesome 3D presentation that will simply blow you away. But very importantly, and again it was never going to win any screenplay awards, or be anything more than an effects laden popcorn flick; but as visual spectacles go, it doesn’t get any better than ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” and it is a brilliant fitting sequel that succeeds on every level of it is intended viewers enjoyment. But most importantly it will be a great 3D Blu-ray disc to use to show off on any home cinema system, and is a totally enjoyable watch, and with awesome sets, stages, extra special effects, and a fictional world that is grand and full of spectacle in scale, and makes the film ‘TRON LEGACY’ “Real 3D” is pure eye popping extravaganza from start to finish. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
