• blave@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    See, this really explains why nobody can get this franchise right: nobody knows what the fuck is wrong.

    Well, I’ll tell you what’s wrong with this franchise: it’s boring. You have shocking and wonderfully stunning visuals along with awesome soundtracks, but the story is boring as hell. All of these three movies are just so dull.

    Make a Tron movie about something interesting, and people will go to see it. It’s a simple as that.

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      The thing is - the original became a cult classic in part because of the “cutting-edge” special effects. These modern takes look flashy, but they’re not showing us anything “cutting-edge”.

      Funny enough, I think the now-dated look of the original is part of its charm. I wonder if a Tron sequel would do better with a “dumbed-down” look.

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        I saw the original in the theater. It was exactly as amazing as advertised.

        But it’s been a long time since then

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      Honestly studios have been leaning on effects for so long now, and they have got so good that it doesn’t really matter anymore, I haven’t been impressed by VFX for some time now and not sure I ever will be again especially with AI use ramping up.

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        Right… That’s why a $33 million box office on $180 million budget is “totally fine“

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      Good luck with that. 98% of Hollywood is derivative writing, and yet the unions protest AI.

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        13 days ago

        LOL. downvotes…how many ripoffs of Aliens have we seen now? 20? 40?

        How about F1? complete plot ripped off from Stallone’s Driven, and people loved it.