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For those who watched the previous Swedish films (but not read the books), this movie is pretty good. In fact, it honestly felt like I was just re-watching the film again for the second time -- there were few differences between the two of them.

Overall, I felt that the Swedish version had a little more weight to it, but if you have a serious aversion to foreign-language films, this movie does a good job of making you feel like you didn't miss anything as far as a 'remake' is concerned.

On the other hand, if you can watch the Swedish versions, I'd recommend them either instead, or watching them sometime -- either before watching the English versions, or later.

It's hard for me to get into why I felt the Swedish version was better without revealing spoilers, but suffice to say that this version isn't bad either. I gave the Swedish version a 9/10, and I'm giving this an 8/10.

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Tron: Legacy should be seen (and heard!) as an audio-visual experience, rather than a movie with a compelling plot or deep story. The plot certainly moves, and the back story seems to conform to the original movie -- but for those of us living in the modern era, the 80s tron premise is too far fetched (or even outright silly) to be accepted today.

Obviously, if you're a fan of the original, you'll probably disagree here -- but then again, you'll probably find the movie conforming to your expectations to begin with. This review is for those of us who aren't! That said, the movie has excellent visuals (we saw it in IMAX 3D) and an excellent audio score by Daft Punk. If you are a fan of their previous film, Interstella 5555, you might find Tron: Legacy a film similar in some ways: the audio experience plays a big role, and the plot and premise of the film play lesser roles.

In conclusion: Go see this film, but don't expect to be blown away by some amazing story -- instead, go there with the intention of enjoying the ride and letting the musicians and artists take you to their virtual world.

Rented this from blockbuster and just saw it. The movie has a good premise, and even some original ideas; I certainly had guesses as to where the plot was going, but I was pleasantly surprised up till near the end -- the director/writer didn't take the easy way and do something similar to Sunshine, for example.

The visuals are good to great, especially considering the low budget for the movie. The acting, in my opinion, was quite fine and even pretty good -- though characters started getting less believable near the end, as did the premise.

Hopefully the director/writer will continue to do more science fiction flicks and improve on his technique!