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Janet Varney discusses her love for the movie Tron and its sentimental value
TLDR Janet Varney shares her deep childhood memories of watching Tron with her dad and how the movie still holds up for her today, despite her disappointment with Tron Legacy. She also discusses her guilty pleasure movies and her recent obsession with feel-good horse movies.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Janet Varney is the guest on the first episode of Movie Crush, where she discusses the movie Tron.
05:23
Janet Varney discusses going to the movies as a child in Arizona and how it was a respite from the brutal heat.
10:09
Janet Varney discusses her love for darker movies and her struggle with some aspects of the new season of Twin Peaks.
14:43
Janet Varney reveals that her dad was fine with her watching movies with sexual content, while her mom, who was Mormon and didn't have a television, took her to see violent movies like Animal House and Tron, which she ultimately chose as her all-time favorite movie.
19:00
Janet Varney discusses her love for the movie Tron, how it influenced her dreams, and the game she played with her dad where they pretended to be inside the game grid.
23:46
Janet Varney discusses her deep childhood memories of going to Disneyland and playing the Tron game, and how the movie still holds up for her today.
28:30
Janet Varney discusses her disappointment with Tron Legacy and how it didn't capture the spirit of the original Tron film.
32:45
The beginning and end of the movie Tron are weird and abrupt, with the movie starting in a video game and ending with a helicopter scene.
37:15
The movie Tron received positive reviews from film critic Roger Ebert, who praised its technological sound and light show, cleverly composed imaginary worlds, and special effects that seamlessly integrated with the actors.
41:47
Janet Varney loves the movie Tron and even considered naming her child Flynn, but she doesn't have many guilty pleasure movies except for recently becoming obsessed with feel-good horse movies while on planes.
46:22
Janet Varney discusses her guilty pleasure movies, including shark-based films like Deep Blue Sea, and her love for the Cohen brothers' comedy films like Intolerable Cruelty and Burn After Reading.
50:52
Janet Varney's favorite movie, Tron, holds sentimental value for her as it was a film she bonded over with her dad during her childhood.
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