[Ghoulish Delight]

So my brother-in-law pointed out that, since we were staying at my parents' place last night, that meant we could put Theo down to sleep and...see a movie!

Tron!

Meh!

As a side note, this was my first experience with the active type 3D glasses. Holy hell are those uncomfortable. Heavy, and they slide off my nose. Suck the the Nth degree. Despite the instructions at the beginning, I kept mine off during all of the 2D parts. On the plus side, we went to Arclight Sherman Oaks, so despite the heavy rain and last minute planning, the movie going experience was hassle-free.

Now, for the movie. Y-A-W-N. Sure, it was pretty. And sure the daft punk stuff was fun. But that's IT. The pretty was not nearly enough to cover for the completely uninteresting storyline. It's not even about it being stupid, or full of holes. It was just BORING.

Not that the original had the most amazing plot to ever grace the screen, but the context it took place in was, to me, far more engaging. It explored the analogy of computer-as-living-world in depth and with (allowing for creative license) a high degree of attention to detail. This movie had none of that. So beyond that fancy visuals there was nothing more than surface stuff. And some odd goofiness that just felt out of place.

I'm glad I saw it in the theater so at least I enjoyed it as well as I possibly could. There were certainly some experiential components in there that were worth seeing. But not enough to really feel satisfied.