I got to see TRON: ARES last night in 3D IMAX and I really enjoyed it! In some ways it was just what I was expecting, and in others, it was better. The Nine Inch Nails (NIᴎ) soundtrack was sufficiently booming and driving, a fitting evolution from Daft Punk's masterful (and superior) score from TRON: LEGACY (2010). If you've seen the trailer, then you pretty much get the gist of what the basic premise is going to be. The programs from "The Grid" are coming to our world via some sort of 3D Laser printing. And yes, you've got to suspend your disbelief to enjoy any TRON movie, but that's part of the fun.
I've been a TRON fan since the original release back in 1982, when I was a wee lad of 12 years old; one eager to look around someone's shoulder and watch them risk their quarter playing video games. I didn't have any quarters to spare, much less the skill to last more than a few minutes. Wendy Carlos' soaring synth score and the stunning computer graphics (revolutionary at the time) were a delight. I finished rewatching it the day before (for the unknownth time), and it hasn't lost any of its charm. It almost makes me want to pay the outrageous gouging price of the latest HasLab - but man, those figures look awesome!
For me, the only letdown was the all-too vague and infinitesimal references to TRON: LEGACY, a film I absolutely love. I've seen headlines of reviewers saying ARES is all style and no substance (much as I try to stay away from those things). Maybe they've got a point, but when the style is so immersive and takes you along for the light cycle ride, who cares? Evan Peters is exceptionally good as the grandson of the original Dillinger (and I didn't once see him as the X-Men's Quicksilver). I can't imagine any true TRON fan being disappointed.
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