Timewaster's Guide Archive

from scifi.com:

Disney has hired screenwriters Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal to fashion a remake of Tron, the 1982 film about a computer programmer who gets sucked into the parallel world of a computer program, Variety reported.
The original movie, written and directed by Steven Lisberger, was considered ahead of its time. Klugman and Sterntha (Warrior) feel that the world has caught up with Lisberger's original concept, making it ripe for redo, the trade paper reported.
Sternthal told the trade paper that the new conceit is that the computer programmer gets trapped in a cyberworld, so that the film can utilize the Internet.
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I guess my main question here is: WHY?!
I could understand (and have been waiting for) a sequel, but a complete remake?
Part of the cool factor for me was that the world wasn't caught up to its vision. Only the techy/geeky type people really got everything in it. Hopefully, it won't fall prey to the "Remake Curse" (ie: suck)
They should hire-on the people that worked on the Tron 2.0 game. That was one of the best times I've had playing a game. It was a good experience of going back to Tron's world.

The newer movie with Uma Thurman & Sean Connery? All I can remember from seeing it in the theatre is "UGH!" and giant mutli-color teddy bears. I haven't watched it since then, so it remains on my Wost Movie Ever list.

34 years young
And I consider myself very lucky to have grown up during the video game evolution years. The kids today will never know anything like that.
They'll never:
* go to a real arcade to see new/exciting games (99% of "arcades" are shooting/driving/dancing now, not much new)
* know the joy of getting an arcade port on a home console (unless they're really into DDR)
* IMO, in 20+ years be reminiscing about any console/arcade game like we're doing

Into the mud scum queen!!

Since it hadn't been mentioned yet, I think The Jerk is one of his all-time best. I kinda feel bad for him with the whole Pink Panther thing. Some things should just be left alone

Elevator Action is one of my top favorites. And Tapper. I don't think I've ever picked the wrong can during the shake-up/mix-up round. It's a gift  
There's a toy store here in Fanueil Hall that until recently had a Dragon's Lair/Space Ace game. I used to go down during my lunch and play. One of the employees (a late-teens girl) stopped to watch me and said "Wow, you actually know how to play this or are you just lucky?"  I laughed and told her I used to play it before she was born. It's amazing the things you can remember from 20+ years ago.

But it wouldn't kick as much as the lamp from A Christmas Story!

what part of the teenage brain makes you think you can ...

My experiences from managing at MickeyD's:
1) They are a teenager, that's how (if) they think
2) They can always get some other schlep job for the same pay

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