Viral Video Round Up: Boston Movie, 127 Hours, Robocop, Jimmy Kimmel, Tron Lebowski, and More

The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.
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LA Times Video Re-Cap of “TRON: Legacy” Viral

Jay West of the Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex blog has posted a video summary of the TRON: Legacy viral/ARG campaign. It’s a pretty solid review, so check it out after the break.
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Viral Video Round-Up: Star Wars/Tron Mash-Up and Looks At Two Super Bowl Ads

We have a few random viral videos that fell into our laps today, so let’s get them all out of the way in a Viral Video Round-Up. First we have the ultimate geek mash-up between Star Wars and TRON: Legacy. Finally we have Super Bowl ads, with one Star Wars related one, and 10 seconds of the ad for Pirates 4. See them all after the break.
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TRON Legacy AR Lightcycles Are Fun

Augmented Planet has a story on a cool Augmented Reality creation from graphic design company Expresso Design featuring the lightcycles of TRON: Legacy. Test it out for yourself here. Even though it’s in Italian, it’s pretty simple to navigate. Watch a demo video after the break.
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MovieViral Awards 2010: The Winners!

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The time is here to finally reveal the winners of the 2010 MovieViral Awards. With over 1,400 total votes, we had a great turnout. Did TRON: Legacy sweep, or did fans of the Crazies and Repo Men get their way? Who won the battle between Glee and The Office? Find out all the results after the break.
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Film Marketing Trends in 2011

We have learned over the past few years that there is no exact science to film marketing, particularly within the online realm. Hollywood studios have developed any number of different campaigns using social networks and alternate reality games that have lead to astounding success and abject failure. Writer and marketing pro Chris Thilk of MovieMarketingMadness.com has written an intriguing editorial over at AdvertisingAge that expresses five things he wishes to see from Hollywood when it comes to marketing films this year. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.
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Check Out These Stop Motion TRON Lightcycles

Kyle Roberts and crew at Reckless Abandonment Pictures created a pretty cool stop motion animation clip of the TRON: Legacy lightcycles in action, using toys and light painting. Check it out for yourself after the break.

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Behind-the-Scenes Effects Video For “Tron: Legacy” Spoils Movie

I’m always a fan of seeing how big special effects are done in movies, but when it comes at the expense of spoiling the entire film, you need to be careful. Digital Domain worked on TRON: Legacy, and they made a cool behind-the-scenes video to show all the hard work they put into it. The only problem is, it pretty much sums up the entire movie save the last 10 minutes. However, if you HAVE seen TRON: Legacy, it’s definitely worth a look.
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Viral Video: 8-Bit Tron Legacy

A video making its way around the blogosphere is an 8-bit take on Tron Legacy by Pierre Manry. The video and audio mimic those of the old games like those on the original Nintendo system, and Manry even converted Daft Punk’s score. Take a look for yourself after the break.
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Viral Easter Eggs To Look For When Watching “TRON: Legacy”

Sure, you’ve probably already seen it, maybe even multiple times, but are you REALLY seeing it? (Enter drug joke here). TRON: Legacy is entering its second weekend in theaters, so you may be wanting to see it again or maybe even for the first time. If that’s the case, then here are some easter eggs to look out for that relate to the viral campaign.
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