Let’s take a moment to reflect on 18 of the best trailers ever made . . . for what were ultimately some pretty terrible movies. Let me be clear: these are neither the best trailers ever made nor the worst movies ever made. This group of trailers did their job remarkably well – they made bad movies look amazing, and they tricked us into paying good money to see the movies.
Continue ReadingIn honor of Tron week, part two, we decided to give in to the Grid and decorate the geeklet’s room with some of the new Blik Wall Graphics. When I first saw these online, I was a bit leery. We …
Continue ReadingIt’s not as though Tron (1982) invented virtual reality or cyberspace — the idea of humans entering into an immersive computer generated environment was around way before Flynn and his cohorts ran the grid in their light cycles. Philip K. Dick …
Continue ReadingGeekDad recently had a chance to participate in a Virtual Roundtable discussion with the Visual Effects Supervisor for Tron: Legacy, Eric Barba. In Tron: Legacy, he supervised all 1,565 visual effect shots needed. You may have also seen his work …
Continue ReadingThe day (04/05/11) has finally arrived: TRON and TRON: Legacy are now available on Blu-ray and DVD! Many fans were disappointed when they wanted to brush up on the original movie, only to find out that it was not available …
Continue ReadingHere’s a pretty clever, if short, rendition of pieces of Tron: Legacy as they might have appeared in a twenty-year-old video game. You should definitely have the sound on while watching, for a well-made remix of Daft Punk’s “Derezzed” from …
Continue ReadingWell the big day has finally come and gone, TRON: Legacy is now out there in a theatre near you. Have you seen it yet? We’ve had a great week here on GeekDad, bringing you lots of lovely Tron-themed posts …
Continue ReadingI still remember seeing the original TRON in the theaters, about the same time I got my drivers license. The movie didn’t have the same impact on me that Star Wars and Raiders of The Lost Ark did, but I …
Continue ReadingMy home has become another node on the “Grid”. Even though we have known about TRON: Legacy for nearly two years, it has suddenly swept over my family with new found fandom. My six-year old would so much like to …
Continue ReadingSo it’s just possible you’ve heard there’s a movie opening tomorrow called Tron: Legacy. I mean, it’s not as though Disney’s been promoting it much. Sarcasm aside, though, if you’re a geek I’m willing to bet you’re excited about the …
Continue ReadingOkay. Our faithful GeekDad readers get an early look into the Tron:Legacy takeover of disney.com before anyone else. Today, December 16, 2010, Tron breaks through the Disney homepage to reveal exclusive Tron: Legacy downloads, games, videos and more. Here’s a …
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long time since Tron threw his disk into MCP’s core, destroying the rogue program and Sark. It’s been so long, judging from the trailers for Legacy, that Flynn has a grown son and The Grid has evolved …
Continue ReadingI’ve had variations on this internal dialogue more than a few times over the past year and a half: Cynical Me: “It’s just marketing. It’s just hype. It’s Just. A. Movie. Child of the 80s Geek Me: (while donning my …
Continue ReadingJack Palance, looking like he did circa 1989, strolls through a dimly lit, dust-shrouded room cluttered with arcade games, Timex Sinclairs and Atari 2600 consoles and Commodore 64s hooked up to small televisions. A VHS player hums while WarGames silently …
Continue ReadingSo psyched for Tron: Legacy that you’re starting to dream in Grid-visuals? Are you imagining light trails behind motorcycles and wondering during the after-dinner cleanup how those plates would fare as Deadly Discs? Then you’ll probably enjoy the results of …
Continue ReadingThe movie Tron came out nearly 30 years ago and for a generation of kids (and adults) it was a thrilling tale of what might actually be going on inside our machines. For much of the public, the idea of …
Continue ReadingDecember 17 can’t come soon enough!
Continue ReadingConfession: Despite growing up in the 1980s as a total science-fiction nerd and video game nut, I somehow never saw Tron. Yes, I played the heck out of the arcade game every chance I got, and yes, I pretended summertime …
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