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Title: Ready Player One review
Post by: Bad City Blue on 29 March, 2018, 03:44:42 PM
What a brilliant film!

http://cool-stuff-you-will-like.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/raedy-player-one-film-review.html
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Tinmachine on 30 March, 2018, 01:05:47 PM
I liked it a lot, a very different tone to the book though. The book was incredibly dark in places. The movie didn't want to go into that territory.

Think the novel Jurassic Park and compare it to the film, and I think that is a good comparison.

That said, I really did enjoy the film, it was a thrill ride from beginning to end, so much to take in, and would reward a second or even third viewing on a big screen. Actors had good chemistry. A good film for all ages, and the most fun I've had at the cinema for quite some time.

Very glad I avoided all the recent trailers for the film. One of the ones I saw today, gave way too much away, I'd even look to avoid some of the character posters out there, one of which is a huge spoiler for those who haven't read the book.

Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Bad City Blue on 30 March, 2018, 02:46:24 PM
Quote from: Tinmachine on 30 March, 2018, 01:05:47 PM
I'd even look to avoid some of the character posters out there, one of which is a huge spoiler for those who haven't read the book.

Yeah it's nuts that

It's the first film for years I actually want to see again at the cinema straight away
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Tinmachine on 31 March, 2018, 12:25:42 AM
Trailers are really becoming something to avoid.

I felt the same, there was too much detail in many scenes to take in everything. The sound editing was brilliant, vehicles had the right sound, as did the various guns. Loved seeing the M41A Pulse Rifle  :D
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 31 March, 2018, 05:39:57 PM
Quote from: Tinmachine on 30 March, 2018, 01:05:47 PM
I liked it a lot, a very different tone to the book though. The book was incredibly dark in places. The movie didn't want to go into that territory.

Think the novel Jurassic Park and compare it to the film, and I think that is a good comparison.


Agree with that. It's a decent, middle of the oeuvre, film from Spielberg.
On it's own it's a 7/10 for me but compared to the book it's a 6.5/10.

A decent effort. It's fun but lacks substance.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 31 March, 2018, 06:14:25 PM
Gotta say though...That whole [spoiler]The Shining bit[/spoiler] that wasn't in the book...Genius.

Worth the price of admission alone.

I loved it.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: dweezil2 on 31 March, 2018, 06:59:10 PM
The plot and script were severely lacking, but if astonishing visuals alone sell a movie, it's for this one!

It's pretty much the visuals that drive the movie's plot at any rate.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Richard on 01 April, 2018, 12:22:13 AM
Can't see anything wrong with the script.

It's an excellent film. Definitely needs to be seen on a proper big screen, preferably an IMAX.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Tinmachine on 01 April, 2018, 01:50:18 AM
Quote from: Mattofthespurs on 31 March, 2018, 06:14:25 PM
Gotta say though...That whole [spoiler]The Shining bit[/spoiler] that wasn't in the book...Genius.

Worth the price of admission alone.

I loved it.

Yes! That was probably my favourite part of the film. Was grinning from ear to ear.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: dweezil2 on 01 April, 2018, 01:58:21 AM
Quote from: Richard on 01 April, 2018, 12:22:13 AM
Can't see anything wrong with the script.

It's an excellent film. Definitely needs to be seen on a proper big screen, preferably an IMAX.

The film is pretty much two and a half hours of exposition, playing out like a video game with its quest narrative structure, which of course is deliberate, rendering it fairly predictable, but it was still a lot of fun and the best thing Spielberg's done in some time, although I enjoyed The Post too.

It felt very much like a Tron for today's generation and yes that "homage" to a certain late director's work was a significant highlight!

The 3D was surprisingly great too!

Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Rusty on 02 April, 2018, 02:55:30 AM
I personally thought it was a medicare to borderline terrible film. Nearly everything that I think that brings down a film, this had. Just chucking in references for the sake of references does not make a good film. Wreck It Ralph did it, but it did it in a much more clever way, and it was a better film.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: TordelBack on 02 April, 2018, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Rusty on 02 April, 2018, 02:55:30 AM...chucking in references for the sake of references...

Haven't seen the film (wasn't going to either, but positive WoM is wearing me down), but in the book the endless referencing and recycling of late 20th C nerd-culture is a significant (if deeply silly) aspect of the plot, rather than being gratuitous. 
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: I, Cosh on 02 April, 2018, 02:21:13 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 April, 2018, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Rusty on 02 April, 2018, 02:55:30 AM...chucking in references for the sake of references...
Haven't seen the film (wasn't going to either, but positive WoM is wearing me down), but in the book the endless referencing and recycling of late 20th C nerd-culture is a significant (if deeply silly) aspect of the plot, rather than being gratuitous.
It is, but it's also exceptionally tedious.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 02 April, 2018, 03:30:07 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 02 April, 2018, 02:21:13 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 02 April, 2018, 01:34:38 PM
Quote from: Rusty on 02 April, 2018, 02:55:30 AM...chucking in references for the sake of references...
Haven't seen the film (wasn't going to either, but positive WoM is wearing me down), but in the book the endless referencing and recycling of late 20th C nerd-culture is a significant (if deeply silly) aspect of the plot, rather than being gratuitous.
It is, but it's also exceptionally tedious.

I didn't think it was, in fact, I thought that was the fun of the film.
Lots of references to counter culture of the 70's, 80's and 90's which made it quite fun for this old bastard born in the late 60's.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Steve Green on 02 April, 2018, 04:42:13 PM
Yeah, I'm umming and aahhing over it.

I don't really like the VR character humans at much, and at £20 for an IMAX 3D screening round these parts, I have to be really wanting to see a blockbuster for that money.

It also made me realise I haven't seen a new Spielberg film since Tintin.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 April, 2018, 06:49:38 PM
I managed to side step Peter Rabbit by saying I wanted to see this and have to be honest I'm really glad I did. I loved it.

Which is kinda weird as normally something that referencial (see my opinion of most modern Star Wars) would drive me a bit nuts but given its raison d'etre is to be a homage to all things nerd culture I was really able to relax about that and enjoy this nonsense hymn to my youth. It was such fun. To be honest there was a spell when I thought all the easter eggs would stop me focusing (and maybe at times it did) I almost lost one scene when I spotted a Swamp Thing 42 (I  think it is the eatting the Swampie veggie one) and tried to see what else I could see in H's room... but by the end I was so engaged and involved I spotted the stuff that got right in front of nose and ignored the rest for what will be following viewing (this is going to be a nightmare to watch on DVD, it'll be a pause frenzy!)

I'm the kind of person that likes crowd scenes in comics that feature aliens and spotting the folks I know, so this had that but it was also a fun, charming and at times genuinely tense action romp and I completely bought into it.



Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Link Prime on 03 April, 2018, 12:49:35 PM
An enjoyable trip to the cinema...haven't had one of those since, er, the mid 80's!

Went to a practically empty viewing yesterday morning with three nephews ranging from 6 to 11 years old- they all loved it, despite the fact that the target audience is more likely my 40-year-old-gaming-addicted good self.

Simple good ol fun with zero preachiness- a winning formula.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: James Stacey on 03 April, 2018, 03:07:00 PM
Saw it in 4DX and loved it. Yes its packed full of references but most are incidental background and part of the fun is spotting them. Thumbs up from me
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: SIP on 04 April, 2018, 09:07:33 AM
I'm yet to see it, and will on blu ray I guess, but my brothers review was "the worst film I've seen at the cinema in the last ten years".

Didn't inspire me to be fair.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: dweezil2 on 04 April, 2018, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: SIP on 04 April, 2018, 09:07:33 AM
I'm yet to see it, and will on blu ray I guess, but my brothers review was "the worst film I've seen at the cinema in the last ten years".

Didn't inspire me to be fair.

Jesus, I must go to the cinema far too much then, as I've seen far worse films in the last ten years!  :lol:
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 04 April, 2018, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 04 April, 2018, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: SIP on 04 April, 2018, 09:07:33 AM
I'm yet to see it, and will on blu ray I guess, but my brothers review was "the worst film I've seen at the cinema in the last ten years".

Didn't inspire me to be fair.

Jesus, I must go to the cinema far too much then, as I've seen far worse films in the last ten years!  :lol:

I've seen worse in the last ten days!
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Colin YNWA on 04 April, 2018, 04:17:03 PM
Quote from: Mattofthespurs on 04 April, 2018, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 04 April, 2018, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: SIP on 04 April, 2018, 09:07:33 AM
I'm yet to see it, and will on blu ray I guess, but my brothers review was "the worst film I've seen at the cinema in the last ten years".

Didn't inspire me to be fair.

Jesus, I must go to the cinema far too much then, as I've seen far worse films in the last ten years!  :lol:

I've seen worse in the last ten days!


I've seen worse today!
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 04 April, 2018, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 04 April, 2018, 04:17:03 PM
Quote from: Mattofthespurs on 04 April, 2018, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 04 April, 2018, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: SIP on 04 April, 2018, 09:07:33 AM
I'm yet to see it, and will on blu ray I guess, but my brothers review was "the worst film I've seen at the cinema in the last ten years".

Didn't inspire me to be fair.

Jesus, I must go to the cinema far too much then, as I've seen far worse films in the last ten years!  :lol:

I've seen worse in the last ten days!


I've seen worse today!

Topper  ;)
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: SIP on 05 April, 2018, 10:17:35 AM
Ha ha, he goes to the cinema at least a couple of times each month. He just really hated it. He felt it was a relentless attack of heavy handed forced schmaltz, terrible gamer stereotypes, and he didn't understand who it was really aimed at considering its references.

His opinion, not mine.

But then, he didn't like Blade Runner 2049, and that's one of my favourite films of the last decade. So.......
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Rusty on 08 April, 2018, 03:11:53 AM
Quote from: SIP on 05 April, 2018, 10:17:35 AM
Ha ha, he goes to the cinema at least a couple of times each month. He just really hated it. He felt it was a relentless attack of heavy handed forced schmaltz, terrible gamer stereotypes, and he didn't understand who it was really aimed at considering its references.

His opinion, not mine.

But then, he didn't like Blade Runner 2049, and that's one of my favourite films of the last decade. So.......
It's certainly one of the worst films I've watched in the cinema in recent memory, so I would sort of agree with his views, especially who the target audience is supposed to be. It's a clusterfuck regarding that.

BR2049 is the best sequel ever made, and one of the best films I've ever seen. Blew me away watching that in the cinema, so, yeah...
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: SIP on 08 April, 2018, 12:21:16 PM
Yes, BR2049 completely bowled me over too, had to see it 3 times on imax in the end. Never seen such a good looking film before, it's gorgeous.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Eric Plumrose on 15 April, 2018, 05:58:11 PM
A certain 1995 Sylvester Stallone movie gets a nod among the various references.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: wedgeski on 16 April, 2018, 11:49:31 AM
I enjoyed it, but thought it tried to be too much to all people. This might be some mind-bending meta-intention of Spielberg's, but the story seemed to be searching for some dark under-current ("Real people are dying!" or whatever it was she said), and of course the protagonist's (horrible) family and most of his neighbours were exploded, but the story only ever really went for the popcorn. That was a shame because I'm sure there's a truly great dystopian thriller lurking under the spectacle. (I haven't read the book, so maybe it lurks in there.)

Also, the story seems horribly dated. This idea of a dotty professor creating the ultimate virtual world in his office with Simon Pegg is a quaint 70's notion. I'd be interest in knowing *why* Oasis won that race, once the technology reached a certain point. And what is a "bandwidth war", exactly? So for me, great spectacle (who couldn't love the Overlook sequence), but lacking real interest.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: The Enigmatic Dr X on 16 April, 2018, 05:57:21 PM
In the words of Mrs X: "It was a film for little boys and their daddies who are really just big little boys."
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: shaolin_monkey on 19 April, 2018, 07:09:45 PM
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 16 April, 2018, 05:57:21 PM
In the words of Mrs X: "It was a film for little boys and their daddies who are really just big little boys."

Damn, maybe I WILL go see it then!
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Satanist on 20 April, 2018, 11:19:16 AM
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 16 April, 2018, 05:57:21 PM
In the words of Mrs X: "It was a film for little boys and their daddies who are really just big little boys."

I fully endorse this statement as myself and my wee boys loved it. So did the Mrs but she's a secret geek at heart.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Buttonman on 20 April, 2018, 05:49:44 PM
I thought it was OK. Too long by 40 minutes and a lot of stuff seemed to be shoehorned in for no good reason other than nerd points. The quest plot was rote large and the peril seemed very mild. The ending with a big pitched battle while our heroes tried to save the day was well worn - 'Rogue One', 'Black Panther'...actually every Marvel film.

Nice to look at though and a few chuckles. Good to see Finchy getting a job too!
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Tiplodocus on 25 August, 2018, 09:27:21 AM
Yes, quite enjoyed that. Cheesy? Certainly. But the pace is pretty good (even though it is too long) and the race and shining pieces are fab. When they shout out a reference in your face (about a dozen times), it grates but the rest were take it or leave it for me.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: von Boom on 25 August, 2018, 11:30:13 AM
I should have managed my expectations a little more. I loved the book, so the film (as most adaptations do) fell very short of the mark.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 26 August, 2018, 10:59:04 AM
OPR is the biggest fan wank of the decade and a few spectacles not withstanding it's an incredibly flat, uninspired fare.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: GordyM on 26 August, 2018, 05:31:13 PM
I can never hate a movie that shows me Stripe and Chucky going to war but the plot is so dumb and full of holes that it's as if they took a rough first draft of the script and said to the SFX team "Drown this in references!"
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: ABCwarBOT on 25 September, 2018, 12:00:05 PM
Looks a bit dumb but I might pick this up on dvd as it has some interesting things in it even if it;s £10 at the moment which is still a rip off as far as I can see.   I usually wait for dvd's to come down in price after a while.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 25 September, 2018, 03:49:43 PM
Quote from: ABCwarBOT on 25 September, 2018, 12:00:05 PM
Looks a bit dumb but I might pick this up on dvd as it has some interesting things in it even if it;s £10 at the moment which is still a rip off as far as I can see.   I usually wait for dvd's to come down in price after a while.

It's true. Something that cost hundreds of millions to make, years of peoples expertise,  and a minimum of a tenner to see once at the cinema, is a rip off a £10 so you can watch it over, and over, and over again if you so chose.


Those damn money grabbing entertainers.

And the Prog should still be 8p (Earth money) in my opinion.

Greedy Tharg.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: Tiplodocus on 25 September, 2018, 05:24:12 PM
I wouldn't say rip off but ABCWarbot makes some sense. I've saved a fortune by curbing my "Buy it on release" habit and quite often wait for 3 for £20 offers for blu-ray. Or better yet, realise that if I only watch it once, I can wait for Netflix etc.
Title: Re: Ready Player One review
Post by: ABCwarBOT on 30 September, 2018, 08:52:21 PM
Quote from: Tiplodocus on 25 September, 2018, 05:24:12 PM
I wouldn't say rip off but ABCWarbot makes some sense. I've saved a fortune by curbing my "Buy it on release" habit and quite often wait for 3 for £20 offers for blu-ray. Or better yet, realise that if I only watch it once, I can wait for Netflix etc.


The only films I usually buy on release at the moment is the Star Wars films because they're so prevalent everywhere I'm trying to avoid spoilers.   It does save quite a bit of money waiting for things though.  I've saved a lot waiting for old Dr Who dvds for instance.