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Tron (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Steven Lisberger, Robert Meyer Burnett
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $8.97
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Rating:  224 reviews
Sales Rank: 1861
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 96
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: 786936161878
ISBN: 0788830651
UPC: 786936161878
EAN: 9780788830655
ASIN: B00005OCMR
Theatrical Release Date: July 9, 1982
Release Date: January 15, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The surprising truth about Disney's 1982 computer-game fantasy is that it's still visually impressive (though technologically quaint by later high-definition standards) and a lot of fun. It's about a computer wizard named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) who is digitally broken down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate (David Warner) and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of computers. It is there, in the blazingly colorful, geometrically intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the Master Control program that holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely challenging computer game. Disney's wizards used a variety of cinematic techniques and early-'80s state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics to accomplish their dynamic visual goals, and the result was a milestone in cyberentertainment, catering to technogeeks while providing a dazzling adventure for hackers and nonhackers alike. Appearing just in time to celebrate the nascent cyberpunk movement in science fiction, Tron received a decidedly mixed reaction when originally released, but has since become a high-tech favorite and a landmark in special effects, with a loyal following of fans. DVD is a perfect format for the movie's neon-glow color scheme, and the musical score by synthesizer pioneer Wendy Carlos is faithfully preserved on the digitally remastered soundtrack. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
A young man who is entranced with video games suddenly finds himself transported into a computer.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: PG
Release Date: 2-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD
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| Customer Reviews: Read 219 more reviews...
great for scifi collectors October 4, 2008
It is one of the first (if not the first) movie that used computers in making the movie.
 TRON rules! March 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Being from the Atari generation... it's clear to see that TRON was a revolutionary movie. This movie must not be judged by its inherent bad acting, and 'prehistoric' CGA sequences - but rather judgement based on the genious endevour depcting what might occur inside of a CPU assuming that programs, disk utilities, and general computer functions have conciousness.
A must for any techno-dorks like myself that revel in our computer age world.
This is where it all started. TRON. dont miss it.
Awesome Movie March 10, 2008
I can't say enough good about this movie. It was amazing then and still holds my attention and imagination. The effects aren't as good as today but watch the bonus features for this movie, those effects were cutting edge at the time. Amazing to think about what they were doing back then with computers.
The best film since black cauldron February 25, 2008
Back in its time this wasone the most comnfiscated and most expensive Disney Movie every made. Before the release of Narnina and the Newer stuff came out. When and ex computer executive tries to hack into the computer to prove that his boss stole credit for video games that he designed, he is thrown into and adventure that rivals that of the Digmom movie. Can Flyn and his program Tron stop the evil MCP, his minions Spark and his user partner Diligner. Find out in this thrilling 1980s features from disney filled with phonimal effects classic 1980s disney action and adventur. If you like this I also recommend Cloak and Dagger and the Digmon Movie for die hard anima slash scifi fans..
A movie for those who loves to daydreams! February 6, 2008
I know a lot of reviews have been done on this movie- as I am typing this there are 22 pages worth of reviews on this movie but it doesn't matter who get to see this review - this movie is a rare treasure for those who likes to be creative and stand out from the rest of the public. For one thing, it uses as its background a type of 80s computer graphic not seen in any movies since after - bold neon colors on a grayish to black background similar to computer and videogames played from that period. By compare, there are 50 or more cowboy movies that are made based on a actual period that last less than four years for the Wild West theme or on actual events like the apache wars which last at least 10 years (I'm not sure exact - I'm not familiar with that period - just bits of facts from that period). The numbers of movies based on 80s theme computers may numbers less than five. There are enemies that break up into polygons like triangles, rhombus instead of dust or other methods and that give it a unique experience. It will also show those who have been born after the 80s an experience of what that period was like.
Actually I was introducted to the movie after playing the game, Kingdom Hearts 2 for Playstation 2 - I didn't know it exists because I was a little kid back then and sci fi wasn't my thing.(I'm a late comer)
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