Its Tronnin’ time. Were the words I’d use to describe this movie. A friend of mine and I went to see Tron: Ares, a sequel I had been waiting for since I was nine years old. Leaving the theater we both had the same comment, “When Jared Leto is the best part of the movie, you’ve got a problem.” This movie is a mess; from the poor script, to the subpar cheesy acting, and a setting that feels devoid of possibilities.

When I read online that a Tron sequel was in development all the way back in the early 2010’s I way beyond excited. While Tron: Legacy isn’t a great movie on it’s own it has remained a cult classic in my library and millions of others worldwide. Does it have the cheesy acting? Yeah. But is it unique? Absolutely. From the sound design crafted by Daft Punk to the insane visuals, Tron: Legacy checks off a lot of boxes for being a good movie. I just feel that the film was held back by audiences, who were coming off of the insane VFX of Pandora and the Navi in 2009’s Avatar. I could see why some audience members wouldn’t jump on board the Tron franchise after seeing the uncanny young Jeff Bridges. My personal opinion, if Tron: Legacy would’ve came out before Avatar, the franchise would’ve garnered more attention. All of this brings me back to the film Tron: Ares. How is it that after fifteen years, countless rewrites, and a higher budget that this film didn’t get me remotely interested.

Tron: Ares biggest flaw is how it completely ignores everything that Tron: Legacy built. The film instead panders to the original Tron film in an annoying fashion. We get it. The eighties were great. But my gosh it was forty years ago move on.

Tron: Ares

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