Tron: Ares - Angry Movie Review

Quick Overview

The movie Tron: Ares is ultimately considered a poorly written, terribly paced visual and audio treat that relies entirely on its spectacle, with one reviewer rating it a 7/10 surprisingly enjoying it more than Tron: Legacy while others gave it a 4/10 or 5/10, concluding it is surface-level "cotton candy with no substance."

Key Points: The film's visuals and the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack received high praise, with one viewer noting the HDR sound at Alamo Drafthouse made the place rumble and felt immersive. Reviewers heavily criticized the story as poorly written, terribly paced, and surface deep, stating, "Everything that separates this movie from Win Amp and a screen saver is bad." Jared Leto's character, Aries, was found uninteresting and creepy, especially given the real-world controversy surrounding the actor, making it hard for one reviewer to separate the two. The plot heavily features a love story between Aries and the character Eve, which reviewers disliked, stating, "I didn't really care about Aries. I didn't really care about Eva, their journey together." The concept of the 'permanence code,' allowing 3D printing of objects from the Grid into the real world, is a major plot point, but objects only last 29 minutes. One reviewer surprisingly rated the film a 7/10, stating they enjoyed it more than Tron: Legacy because Legacy left no impression, but acknowledged the characters are paper thin. The ending reveals Sam Flynn and the ISO character are living together, and Jared Leto's character is now human with one life, intending to search for others like him, writing a postcard from Mexico.

Context: The video provides an angry movie review of Tron: Ares, the newest installment in the Disney Tron franchise, directed by Hakee Roning and starring Jared Leto as the main villain, Aries. The discussion takes place among several hosts who compare it to the previous films, Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010), focusing heavily on the narrative execution versus the technical presentation, especially after experiencing the film in an upgraded HDR theater.