Tron: Perfection

This fanedit cleans up the cringe one-liners and makes this into a solid film instead of a guilty pleasure. The only thing I didn't like was that the end credit score was replaced with other Daft Punk songs, which I found made the film cheesy at the last minute.

Tron: Legacy was one of those movies that I was immensely hyped for. Disney updating an old obscure property with modern visuals and having the soundtrack done by none other than the iconic Daft Punk. I was so Damned hyped for this movie back in 2010. Alas, after seeing this movie opening night, I was utterly disappointed in the results. Everything from the hilariously awkward CGI Young Jeff Bridges; to the cheese line ridden, dull as a door knob lead actor; and the 3rd act that comes to a grinding halt. Tron: Legacy was a complete misfire of an opportunity. I only saw this once in theaters and then never again. However, that Daft Punk soundtrack is still fire and the only good thing from the film apart from the visuals. All these critiques are nothing new, just lamenting here haha

More than a decade later, Redlettermedia (a movie reviewing/discussion based Youtube Channel for those that may be unfamiliar) did a Re:View of both Trons and talked more in depth on these items. Watching that piqued my interest once again of this movie that soured me so long ago. Looking past it's many flaws, there is almost a gritty rough (very rough) gem in there. The director of this movie had a vision which can be appreciated and the soundtrack is still some of the best from Daft Punk. However, those massive flaws still hinder this movie from being a rough gem.

That is where Tron: Perfection comes in. It streamlines the movie to give it a better flow, eliminates most the dumb cheesy one liners from the wet blanket of a protagonist, and saves the young Jeff Bridges for Clu and only Clu. It does this in an excellent execution. The 3rd act is still somewhat of a bog, but that is more on the movie itself and not the editor.

This edit is a treat and I highly recommend it!

Due my students undying love of the excellent Tron Uprising cartoon, I've been forced to sit through Tron Legacy more times than I would have ever wanted. Wakeupkeo's edit has made that process much easier, thankfully. The structural problems of the second act remain a serious problem, but the first and third act really move and work wonderfully.

Wakeupkeo has made TRON: Legacy perfect!

I recall enjoying this film a lot upon initial viewing, but that was a long time ago. Revisiting TRON: Legacy, almost for the first time, with this edit was a darn treat! Everything was edited so seamlessly, I couldn't even tell it was a fanedit. There was a quick moment at around the 41 minute mark where Kevin was narrating over a flashback and the music was a bit loud. I also wasn't really a fan of the "Doin' it Right" rescore at the end, I would have preferred the main theme. Besides those two nitpicks, both the audio and visuals are on point.

Looking at the changes after watching, there is a lot cut. Mainly a lot of cheesy-cheesies and clichés that aren't missed. One moment I believe should have been cut was Castor doing a little dance after stealing Kevin's disk at around 00:56:16. It kind of takes away from the moment, plus he got blown up minutes later.

Besides those minor criticisms, this edit is just fantastic. The best of this movie is really brought out, while all of the negatives are gone.

I applaud you Wakeupkeo, another amazing fan-edit.