US Edition‘Tron: Ares’ review: Dazzling looks meet so-so story in series’ third entry
Tron: Ares follows rival CEOs competing to create lasting AI technology with digital effects praised despite mixed reviews, featuring music by Nine Inch Nails.
- This week, the Disney sci-fi film Tron: Ares opened in theaters, directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Evan Peters, actor , and Jared Leto, actor .
- Pursuing the Permanence Code, ENCOM and Dillinger Corporation compete to create lasting digital life, while ENCOM CEO Eve Kim searches Kevin Flynn's old systems for permanence technology.
- Ares functions as a recreatable supersoldier who needs no sustenance and can survive only half an hour outside the Grid, prompting doubts about Julian Dillinger's motives.
- Despite striking effects, critics note Tron: Ares is unremarkable, praising visuals and Nine Inch Nails' darker score but giving it 2/5 and a PG-13 rating.
- Framing itself as a 'requel,' Ares engages with free will and AI themes without deep clarity, while a mid-credits scene sets up potential sequels and highlights Joachim Rønning's future work.
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Tron: Ares isn't good enough to hate
Tron: Ares, the latest entry in a sci-fi franchise that somehow manages to be both underserved and seriously bloated, is nowhere near the worst big-budget effort ever. Instead the movie's almost impressive blandness simply makes it one of the most forgettable.
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‘Tron: Ares’ review: Dazzling looks meet so-so story in series’ third entry
From a plot perspective, “Tron: Ares” has almost nothing to do with its predecessor in the “Tron” movie franchise, “Tron: Legacy” — although fans of that 2010 film can hang on for an eventual nod to it. However, “Ares” — in theaters this week — honors that second sequel to the 1982 science-fiction cult classic “Tron” by offering another big serving of style over substance. As with “Legacy,” the storytelling in “Ares” takes a backseat to its digi…
The third installment of the futuristic series set in the computer network, Tron: Ares, features an impressive cover that this time does not hide major milestones in filmmaking. Instead of looking ahead, director Joachim Rønning recycles threats in the form of technological giants and faulty programs.
Third part of the saga, born in 1982, "Tron: Ares", released on October 8th, establishes a bridge between the digital world and the real world. Visually sumptuous, but adorned with an assuming music by Nine Inch Nails, the film struggles to get away from its clichés to embrace a vertigo that it only touches.
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Disney is releasing the cyber adventure Tron: Ares 15 years after the previous franchise sequel, Tron: Legacy, hit the big screen on Dec. 17, 2010. The original Tron was released in theaters on July 9, 1982. Featuring Oscar winner Jared Leto in the lead role as new AI-generated character Ares sent from the digital world … Continue reading "Disney’s ‘Tron: Ares’ Looks to Top Slate of Weekend Box Office Newcomers Through Oct. 12" The post Disney’s…
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