July 9th

Today is the 40th anniversary of the legendary sci-fi film TRON. This movie is known for being very CGI heavy, and while a lot of movies have too much CGI now, Tron was made in the early 80's. Money for Nothing is three years away, and Toy Story won't be for another decade. Appropriate for its heavy use of computer graphics, Tron is about some dude getting stuck in a computer and having to fight his way out of AI bloodsport land. The film had a sequel in the 2000's but the best thing I can say about it is the soundtrack was done by Daft Punk. I miss those funky robots. Also the actual "Light Cycles" game based on this movie is really fun. Like even with my anti-arcade game levels of patience, I really enjoy it.