Ready Player One (2018)

Just got back from it. In ways I thought it was better than the book. Mainly in pacing (I really hated the stretch between the first and second keys in the book), and I kind of liked how the 5 main guys were teamed up better.

However the key challenges themselves were terrible. I went in expecting things to be abreviated, sure, but they were just flat gutted and lacked any imagination. The D&D module hidden in the freebie school world made taking years to find it make much more sense. Hitting reverse to start a race? Yeah fuck no.

And the Kubrack dick sucking was real and fuck you Speilberg. My 8 year old daughter was not real keen on your Shining throwback which wasn't even a thought in the book, so I had no idea.

The ending was cool but not as cool as the final sequence in the book, so it fell kind of flat for me. Overall just like the book, it was a fun ride for its own reasons, but still flawed. 7/10

The first key made sense for the movie but I sorta have to fill in my head that its level 99 of car racing, each level is hard, you have to start at level 1 every time so it takes a few days to get to level 99. Otherwise yeah, some level 1 noob woulda figured it out within 3 days of release as they try out various things every day like a QA tester.

I really liked the second key stuff, obv shortened again but I really like that they DIDN'T try to cgi in the main character ala star wars and it also felt very much like a tribute to the Disney Haunted Ride with the ballroom. Coulda gone on longer and cut some shit from other scenes though, especially a lot of the IRL corporate stuff felt boring and shitty.

The action scenes in the third key were amazing and the highlight of the movie, except for the background being so boring (its like the CGI budget didn't have any money for background lol). In fact really after the first intro to Oasis and its colorful planets we never really get a good Oasis-as-an-awesome-place. The whole shtick of the 3d key was lame as fuck though, I appreciate their attempt to nostalgia video games but any kid growing up playing atari 2600 would have known what the trick was, that was WAY too easy. But anyone who didn't grow up with a 2600, probably like 95% of the audience, would have thought it was touching and interesting I guess.

7.5/10. Hadn't read the book in a while so I only remembered the gist of it. It was a fun, entertaining movie. Favorite part was the Shining key I think, it was really f'ing cool. Unfortunately every kid out there who sees this movie will have never seen the Shining (and even probably a good portion of the adults that see this), so exactly how cool this part was will be lost on many. Some of the translation from Oasis to real world didn't make sense (people running around on the streets playing? the IoI grunts standing next to each other IRL all falling at the same time as if they were standing next to each other in the Oasis?), but eh whatever.

I absolutely loved this book.

I absolutely loved this movie.

The two are not the same. Every single time you go to a movie adaptation of a book and expect to see exactly the book, you'll be disappointed. Every. Damned. Time. I thought they did a fine adaptation of the book for this movie. The pacing was good, the story was compelling enough to keep us all interested, even those who didn't read the book. It was fun, and I look forward to watching it again several more times to see all of the references that I didn't catch the first time through. I am told the 3D version is outstanding, so I have to check that out.

I, too, was disappointed there was no "Easter egg" clip at the end of the credits.

lurkingdirk said:

I absolutely loved this book.

I absolutely loved this movie.

The two are not the same. Every single time you go to a movie adaptation of a book and expect to see exactly the book, you'll be disappointed. Every. Damned. Time. I thought they did a fine adaptation of the book for this movie. The pacing was good, the story was compelling enough to keep us all interested, even those who didn't read the book. It was fun, and I look forward to watching it again several more times to see all of the references that I didn't catch the first time through. I am told the 3D version is outstanding, so I have to check that out.

I, too, was disappointed there was no "Easter egg" clip at the end of the credits.

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Yeah I wasn't expecting them to be the same at all. My only disappointments were things they could have done better. I didn't want them nor expected them to copy the book exactly. I just wished they used their imaginations more for the challenges to overcome for nearly a trillion buck prize.

I saw this last night, and it was great (in my opinion). I saw so many old references that caught my eye. The girl wearing a Goro from Mortal Kombat costume was pretty sweet. I saw Spawn briefly. And holy shit, that mad ball! I remember seeing those commercials all the time when I was younger.



This was a very fun movie. I'm absolutely going to buy it on Blu-Ray when it comes out. I wish the Gundam were a little stronger against Mecha Godzilla, though.

I thought it was very good 7.5/10, maybe closer to an 8. Yes the story isn't top notch but you don't go see a movie like this for the story. I had read the book too and I was kind of hoping they would of kept the Joust part in there but oh well. I thought the Shining part was very good. My 11 year old daughter didn't like that part as much but she's not into scary stuff. If you grew up a) with video games and b) in the 80's, I don't see how you don't enjoy the movie.

I really enjoyed this film. Haven't read the book so I can't comment on that. I'd give it a solid 8/10.

Weirdest reference had to be the charm of making from Excalibur being used to activate/deactivate the orb.

The movie was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I liked how the keys played more into who Halladay was as a person, instead of 'member this thing from the 80's.

I also liked how Parzival was wearing a Han Solo holster, and the temptation of the Millenium Falcon got to him for a second.

Really, really fun. All the 80s and nerd references were awesome but it was also just a fun movie apart from those references and visuals.

Loved it. Almost cried for my youth when Kaneda's bike was revving up.

Usually not a fan of 3D, but half way in I realized this one probably should have gone that route.

Enjoyed it. Like previously said I think it'd be hard for you to not like this movie if you come to this site.

It was a good 3D film. I had no complaints watching it that way.

I noticed the girl was using an Aliens pulse rifle during the disco scene and Wade was using a legacy Battlestar Galactica blaster during the final fight. Was the evil looking skull sniper rifle that Irokk was using from a newer console game?