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   What is it with these morons trying to move things into "today's   
   world"?? It didn't work for "The Smurfs" live-action movies, and   
   despite this reviewer's glowing review, it simply can't work for Tron   
   either - light cycles driving around the real word simply makes a   
   hopeless mess.   
      
      
   ComingSoon.net's review of "Tron: Ares" ...   
      
      
       Tron: Ares Review: A Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Action Spectacle   
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       There's a moment in Tron: Ares where Evan Peters's character   
       exclaims, "That might be the coolest thing I've ever seen!"   
       It's funny; I was thinking the exact same thing throughout   
       the entire movie. 43 years after Tron first pulled audiences   
       into the Grid and 15 years after Tron: Legacy brought us   
       back into this world, this movie reminds us that the future   
       still glows neon, and it's louder, sleeker, and stronger   
       than ever.   
      
       In many ways, Tron: Ares feels like a risk. It's a departure   
       from the previous two movies, which primarily set themselves   
       within the world of Tron. The majority of this sequel is set   
       in the real world, but the screenplay from Jesse Wigutow   
       allows the technology we're familiar with from that world to   
       enter ours. Tron: Legacy featured a very blue and orange   
       color palette, but this movie swaps those colors out for   
       red. Red is everywhere in this movie, and it's such a   
       phenomenal aesthetic change that works perfectly within this   
       universe.   
      
       The film is set a few years after Tron: Legacy. Sam Flynn   
       has left his position as CEO of ENCOM, which is now run by   
       Eve Kim (Greta Lee). Her rival CEO is Julian Dillinger (Evan   
       Peters), grandson of Ed Dillinger, the antagonist of the   
       1982 movie. Dillinger creates a super-intelligent program   
       named Ares (Jared Leto), and the movie follows what happens   
       when Ares begins to develop a mind of his own. It's a   
       fascinating look at the ever-present topic of artificial   
       intelligence, and it's told in the most entertaining way   
       possible.   
      
       Tron: Ares makes the bold choice of setting things in our   
       world, so what happens when you take the Light Cycles and the   
       Identity Discs and you throw them into the cityscapes we know   
       and love? Chaos. Pure, unbridled madness. And that's what   
       I live for. The film is the most grounded and accessible out   
       of all the Trons because we spend so much of it in a world   
       that's familiar to us. We're not watching entire set pieces   
       made on computers and green screens. We're watching practical   
       stunts and effects, background actors running away, and   
       having a hell of a good time.   
      
       This movie does such a superb job of combining practical   
       effects with visual effects. Joachim Rønning is also a very   
       talented director. It makes sense as to why Disney has   
       continually hired him, after Young Woman and the Sea,   
       Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Pirates of the Caribbean:   
       Dead Men Tell No Tales. He understands that in order to sell   
       heightened technologies like we see here, the imperfections   
       are the key to perfection. There are shots that are mounted   
       onto Light Cycles as they're speeding down the street; when   
       you see a shot like that, you forget that functional Light   
       Cycles (unfortunately) are not real.   
      
       He's always doing something dynamic with the camera,   
       especially during the action. One of the early set pieces   
       surrounds two characters on Light Cycles chasing Eve on a   
       motorcycle, and it instantly sold me. It's one of the best   
       action sequences of the film. We have another shot where the   
       camera is mounted onto a car that Eve is driving, and the   
       camera stays locked onto the side mirror so that we see   
       Eve's face driving the car while the stunt is being   
       performed. Even if Greta Lee wasn't actually driving the car   
       in this stunt, little moments like this do an incredible job   
       of selling the idea that she was.   
      
       I also love when movies move at a breakneck pace. This is a   
       fast-paced, thrilling movie that launches at full throttle   
       and never slows down. Leto turns in a solid leading man   
       performance, but it's particularly nice to see Lee in this   
       kind of mainstream blockbuster role after Past Lives.   
       There's a set piece in the movie that pays tribute to the   
       original 1982 Tron perfectly, and made me appreciate that   
       film more.   
      
       Tron: Ares does tread on some familiar territory, but it's   
       told in such an entertaining way with so many breathtaking   
       visual effects and a soundscape unlike any other. This movie   
       is electrifying, and as a lover of Tron: Legacy, it didn't let   
       me down. It's a very different movie that focuses on new   
       characters, but it all works out to create a stellar cinematic   
       experience that should be seen on the biggest screen possible.   
      
       SCORE: 9/10   
       As ComingSoon's review policy explains, a score of 9 equates   
       to "Excellent." Entertainment that reaches this level is at   
       the top of its type. The gold standard that every creator aims   
       to reach.   
      
       Disclosure: ComingSoon attended a press screening for our   
       Tron: Ares review.   
      
      
      
      
      
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