The new trailer for Tron Legacy is out.

[elfs]

  I would be totally remiss in my duties if I didn’t remind you that I had some Tron fanfic of my own, now wouldn’t I? Data Flow is M/M, and a warning for non-consensual sex.

Meanwhile, enjoy staring at the totally hot chick. If that’s Mercury, damn, that’s a lot of nice polygons.

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Comments

[doodlesthegreat.livejournal.com]

The hell with Avatar. That's what I'd want to get plugged into. =};-3 (The fanfic is going to flow like water when the movie hits.)

[funos.livejournal.com]

As much as I like the idea of a sequel, the visual look of the movie rubs me the wrong way: it looks too normal, not abstract enough.

Oh well, it's the times. (and get off my lawn!)

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, that was my exact reaction, too. The first movie had to be abstract, since that was all they could manage, but they embraced it and made a visually interesting movie out of it. It's disappointing that they've abandoned it now that they can do "better."

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[dossy.livejournal.com]

At first glance, I thought you were posting some still frame from a new Lady GaGa video.

If that's what Tron has become, visually, then it's bound to be a huge, overhyped, disappointment.

Luckily, I have very low expectations for this sequel/redux/whatever ass-raping they're doing of the Tron franchise and my childhood memories.

[(Anonymous)]

TRON was great, glorious cheese! This looks... hrm, a bit too Matrixy -- sleek, brooding, and coffee-shop philosophical... not that I find anything wrong with that (I still enjoy watching The Matrix now and then) but only in occasional doses; it's a bit jarring when seen in the context of TRON.

I guess the computer animation geek in me is still trying to figure out if she's made from NURBS or subdivision surfaces. That's a lot of polys; the Wired World must have had a heck of an upgrade!

Then again, comparing, say, the original TRON to Mass Effect 2....

[wookie-cd.livejournal.com]

True, it's as obvious as a kick in the pants that the visual style has been upgraded in line with modern capabilities. Still it looks to me like a homage to the original - a derivative.

I think that some of the notions in the original turned out to be a bit corny when compared with the way technology has actually developed, but focusing too hard on that carries a risk of missing the point of what made Tron great.

I'm really excited about the prospect of seeing this movie at Imax.