Sometimes, a film is so awful it’s a challenge to know where to being to describe it.
‘Tron Ares’ (IMDb)
Film aficionados probably know by now that Disney’s “Tron: Ares” is a box-office flop. That doesn’t matter so much to me – I’ve seen plenty of great movies that don’t earn big office bucks.
This isn’t one of them.
I remember the 1982 original Disney film “Tron.” It was mind-blowing during an era when no one could imagine carrying a super-computer in your pocket, let alone one took photos. It was one of the first movies to use computer-generated imagery, and it became a cult favorite.
“Tron: Ares” is an exercise in nostalgia for the Gen Xers who love the original movie. It is a sequel to the 2010 “Tron: Legacy” sequel, with a dopey story line and even worse dialogue that constantly references the 1980s.
The idea here is that virtual characters from The Grid can transition to the real world.
Eve Kim (Greta Lee), CEO of Encom of the scientist characters thinks artificial intelligence (AI) might not be something to dread. Maybe it will help cure diseases.
Meanwhile, Jared Leto stars as Ares, the new Master Control designed to defend The Grid, has been presented by a competing company. (Ares, in Greek mythology, was the god of war.) Julian, the creator of Ares, presents Areas, whom he brings over from The Grid, in a demonstration to military customers.
Problem is, anything brought from The Grid to real life, lasts only 29 minutes before it disintegrates. Now Julian seeks a permanence code.
Just in case you don’t get what’s going on, the audience gets references to “Frankenstein” and “Pinocchio.”
The plot is silly, the dialogue ridiculous, and the finale a fizzler in a movie so ineffectual even a cameo from The Dude himself can’t save it. On Saturday night, there were only two other people in the auditorium with me.
What I did like is the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack. You’d do well to listen to it and skip the movie if you want to be entertained.
1 star.
Rated: PG-13 for violence and foul language.
Running time: One hour and 59 minutes.
In theaters.
Watch the trailer here.
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