I watched this twice on the same day, once in Japanese(which I barely know ), and once in English. I think this gave me the ability to look at the visual and audio components separately, making for a clear picture of both.
Story Fairly simple, though you have some good subplots between father/son and user/program. There is even a conflict between decisions made during youthful idealism and current values(if I had known then what I know now). It's overall premise is very similar to the Matrix/Terminator, though the mechanics are different.
Eyecandy From some beautiful women in skin-tight suits, to vast panoramas and believable CGI, I think there is something for everyone here. If you know the history of the making of the original Tron, you'll appreciate the Klu's suit.
Music It fits the movie perfectly, and I've been a Daft Punk fan for a very long time. 2 thumbs up on the score.
Script This is a weak point. It does well enough, but there is nothing quotable here. Also, Flynn is out of character in several places, you may not like this at all, I was mostly OK with it. A lot of time has passed, and perhaps he's become a full-blown hippie in the meantime.
Immersion This film does a good job of drawing the view in. You either care enough about characters to watch what happens, or can't wait for more special effects. Overall suspension of disbelief is achieved, though., as many have mentioned, the young Flint is not very believable. Another minus might be that many properties of the physical world exist, clouds, water, exhaust, and even visors that fog up.
Camera I love the camera work, its a strong point. you see exactly what you need to see to pull in the story. The 3D isn't that prevalent, and I found myself taking the glasses of for long spells to get a better movie viewing experience.
Loyalty to the Original: If you've seen it, then you'll be fairly happy with the consistency between this film and the original. I didn't notice any revisionist history, which is good.
Overall I recommend watching this, they didn't do every thing perfectly. It could use more polish(like a script review and maybe using another method to make the young Flynn effect. It kept me interested all the way through, and the ending was fitting and not entirely expected!
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