Ready Player One!

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UPDATED: Thursday, April 5, 2018 09:39
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SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 2:58 PM

All indications point to this being one of Speilberg's best films. It has a 84 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and I have it on good authority that this is an A-1 film from start to finish.

There's more, but I won't spoil it for you guys, but it's good stuff.
Anyway, I plan to see it opening day. I will post a review shortly thereafter.
See you later.........

SGG

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:19 PM

Is opening day Thursday evening? Or Thursday Midnight?

This and Alita are the biggest blips on my Radar at this point.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6:07 PM

Saying it will be one of Speilberg's best films are very big words. I don't think that even Spielberg would be quoted as trying to give off that impression.

I saw a commercial for it on TV on break at work. I have to admit that it does look like something I would be interested in. I'm glad that Spielberg was behind it instead of Bay or Snyder or the like.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, March 29, 2018 2:17 AM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Saying it will be one of Speilberg's best films are very big words. I don't think that even Spielberg would be quoted as trying to give off that impression.

I saw a commercial for it on TV on break at work. I have to admit that it does look like something I would be interested in. I'm glad that Spielberg was behind it instead of Bay or Snyder or the like.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Hmmmm.
Perhaps this is a year of Speilberg vs Cameron.

SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:46 PM

It opens today, Thursday, first showing in the morning (as early as 10 a.m.)

And yes, I'm also very interested in Alita: Battle Angel
I'll give you a hint as too RP1, we will like one of the references in the movie very much. Something that only Spielberg could pull off.

SGG

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Is opening day Thursday evening? Or Thursday Midnight?

This and Alita are the biggest blips on my Radar at this point.

SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:48 PM

You're right Six, it is a bold statement. But I have it on good authority, trust me on this.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Saying it will be one of Speilberg's best films are very big words. I don't think that even Spielberg would be quoted as trying to give off that impression.

I saw a commercial for it on TV on break at work. I have to admit that it does look like something I would be interested in. I'm glad that Spielberg was behind it instead of Bay or Snyder or the like.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

6IXSTRINGJACK

Thursday, March 29, 2018 5:28 PM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Saying it will be one of Speilberg's best films are very big words. I don't think that even Spielberg would be quoted as trying to give off that impression.

I saw a commercial for it on TV on break at work. I have to admit that it does look like something I would be interested in. I'm glad that Spielberg was behind it instead of Bay or Snyder or the like.

Do Right, Be Right. :)
Hmmmm.
Perhaps this is a year of Speilberg vs Cameron.

"Indiana Jones" Spielberg vs. "Terminator" Cameron...

That wouldn't be a bad year at all.

Here's hoping that's the actual battle and they're not just fighting against themselves and their track records of putting out just as much crap as they do great flicks.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, March 29, 2018 5:37 PM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Saying it will be one of Speilberg's best films are very big words. I don't think that even Spielberg would be quoted as trying to give off that impression.

I saw a commercial for it on TV on break at work. I have to admit that it does look like something I would be interested in. I'm glad that Spielberg was behind it instead of Bay or Snyder or the like.

Do Right, Be Right. :)
Hmmmm.
Perhaps this is a year of Speilberg vs Cameron.
"Indiana Jones" Spielberg vs. "Terminator" Cameron...

That wouldn't be a bad year at all.

Here's hoping that's the actual battle and they're not just fighting against themselves and their track records of putting out just as much crap as they do great flicks.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Well, with Spielberg's RP1 and Cameron's Alita, it's a promising premise.

SHINYGOODGUY

Friday, March 30, 2018 8:31 PM

Ready Player One is a pop culture phenomenon. A dazzling whirling spectacle of music, film and pop icons flashing up on the screen at 100 mph. It was fun watching all that whiz by, but that may have detracted somewhat from the overall experience.

Still though, I liked it, but I suspect that the breakneck speed and fast-paced action may have been deliberate. I thought of watching it again, even as I watched it unfold, but this time in either 3D or IMAX format. Don't get me wrong, it is good, very good. I rate it slightly below Black Panther in overall movie wow factor, but I think that the audience I experienced with would argue with me on that count. Everyone in the theater seemed to enjoy it. Well, so did I, for the most part.

There were plenty of laughs, mainly set around the two lead characters and their awkward "Disney" romance. Spielberg kept it light and airy, no real dangerous situations except for a few action sequences that put our heroes in danger of being "zeroed out" but nothing really deep. There was a subplot of a rebellion and of never revealing one's true identity online (a wise idea). But I really liked our little hero Wade Watts, the teen who quests to find the 3 keys to the "Oasis",
a virtual reality world where anyone can be anything.

He served as our humble narrator and I found it quite useful since he explained the rules of the game, and kept us, the audience, informed of the goings-on. The movie runs a little over two hours, but I wish their would have been more set up in the real world, so we could get a feeling for the deeply depressing real world and why everyone looked to escape. I also really enjoyed the character of Halladay, played by Oscar winner Mark Rylance, a sort of composite computer-gamer-genius-inventor and resident trillionaire. He was totally fun and inventive with his portrayal of the Gates-Jobs-Wojo type character. He kept the movie grounded.

Spielberg did some job placing all those pop culture references and sprinkling them throughout the movie, Bravo on that. It was fun pointing to all the cool stuff up on the screen.

Spoiler Alert!

There was even something Firefly related. See if you could spot it.

I give it 4 out of 5 stars. Will it set box office records, not sure, but it was indeed fun to watch.

SGG

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, March 30, 2018 11:41 PM

Regarding the Firefly shoutout. Was this unique, or did you feel that BSG, Star Trek, Star Wars, Outer Limits, X-Files were also represented?

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