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Notes on TRON: Legacy

It doesn't suck. It's not an all-time classic, but it's shiny and decently enjoyable. It's always a relief to get a sequel that is not facepalmingly poor.
Lots of references to the first film, some rather subtle (such as the hoarding above Flynn's arcade). I'm sure I missed some, not having seen the original for years.
Shiny.
Some of the references are purely for computer geeks ("Backus" and "Cray" as programs on the Game Grid?).
CLU is The Stig.
When the DVD comes out, I'm going to have to keep pausing it so I can read the computer screens.
Shiny.
It kind of ends before the plot starts.
They totally got the whole "beardy hippie free-software programmer as an action hero" idea from Richard Stallman's appearance in XKCD.
Did I mention the shiny?

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