tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post712969333981452440..comments2024-02-11T12:15:45.272-06:00Comments on Neato Coolville: THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE MOVIE TRONTodd Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-83840160091109312162014-02-17T20:15:42.757-06:002014-02-17T20:15:42.757-06:00I was 15 years old the year Tron was released. I r...I was 15 years old the year Tron was released. I remember sitting in a packed theater sitting next to a man in a suit (computer programer?) and the experience was surreal. Most people - especially me - still did not have a grasp on the realm of computing - as personal computers were still a bit removed from everyday experiences for most people. The movie was mind-blowing for me at that time. I loved it and was in total awe of the imagery. Great memories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-27385935305110343962010-12-14T22:49:53.893-06:002010-12-14T22:49:53.893-06:00I'm liking the Tron blog make-over!I'm liking the Tron blog make-over!Waffle Whiffer [Brandon]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09792187417326024096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-24163585500061927032010-12-14T19:33:20.406-06:002010-12-14T19:33:20.406-06:00I don't really remember seeing Tron in the the...I don't really remember seeing Tron in the theater being the same age as our host here. What I do remember is how awesome it was to a 12 year old who was into video games and writin BASIC programs on his computer. <br />Of course at that age I missed the whole religious sublevel of stuff that was going on and it was all about disc battles and ligjt cycles. <br />My friend and I even made up our own grid game that we played with a frisbee and plastic tubes. Each person had their goal area that they had to defend from an incoming disc using their tube. And of course Return of the Jedi was still a few months off so riding bikes meant lightcycles and not speeder bikes yet. <br />Tron was so far ahead of its time in regards to the way technology has evolved since 82 it amazes me today. It's almost a pre-cursor to cyberpunk the way Flynn sort of jacks in to the e-world.Dexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438741309061958350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-69848276168548987462010-12-14T11:35:27.411-06:002010-12-14T11:35:27.411-06:00You would think, but most were in one week and out...You would think, but most were in one week and out the next. 82 had E.T., Poltergeist, Dark Crystal, Blade Runner, Conan, Creepshow, Secret of NIMH etc.Todd Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-62828196874977044992010-12-14T05:59:29.984-06:002010-12-14T05:59:29.984-06:00I bet the Cheech And Chong movie and Zapped lasted...I bet the Cheech And Chong movie and Zapped lasted longer than a week down there. What was better in 82? Star Trek II is the only thing jumping in my head now.Mike Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684283528080368135noreply@blogger.com