Tron was an amazingly boring movie. Saw it at the drive-in with some pals in high school. One of them was so bored he turned around and watched Saturday NIght Fever (SAN SOUND) ON ANOTHER SCREEN.
Tron is a movie for nerds. The story is dumb, the acting is mostly wooden (not because of the actors, all of whom are great but because it was the first “empty room” movie and nobody knew how to handle that), the FX were actually pretty weak even for the period. And yet, if you’re nerdy enough, it’s a nearly religious experience.