Steven Spielberg's "Ready Player One" - Part 1

[Iceman]

It’s the kind of film I expected to age badly but I can see myself rewatching a good few times.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

It’s the kind of film I expected to age badly but I can see myself rewatching a good few times.

I think it’s a movie that caters to all ages. Kids if today may not recognised the Pulse Rifle from Aliens, but they would have recognised Harley Quinn, Lara Croft, etc. The movie had something for everyone really.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I also admire the 2nd challenge the more I see it. I'm not a horror buff and I haven't seen The Shining so most of the Overlook Hotel references went over my head (I mean it still does nao that I have seen the movie 4 times) but I like how it's all executed. I basically relate to Aech in that situation lol.

 

[Schlosser85]

I also admire the 2nd challenge the more I see it. I'm not a horror buff and I haven't seen The Shining so most of the Overlook Hotel references went over my head (I mean it still does nao that I have seen the movie 4 times) but I like how it's all executed. I basically relate to Aech in that situation lol.

I actually think it does a better job homaging The Shining than the climax of Doctor Sleep did. And I liked Doctor Sleep, but the ending return to the Overlook just felt lazy.

 

[samsnee]

‘Ready Player Two’ Sequel Novel Set For November Publication Date – Deadline

I expect the plot to be about a NBA Jams tournament against a Shao Kahn like villain and Percival has to find a legendary suit to defeat him which is the Batman suit with nipples

 

[I Am The Knight]

I wonder how much of this film was actually directed by Spielberg.

 

[terry78]

Obviously he had some second units but I feel like most of the non action scenes with mostly dialogue are pretty Spielberg.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Yah. But since the movie is 90% action / CGI...

 

[terry78]

Don't play semantics with me goddammit.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yah. But since the movie is 90% action / CGI...

If you’ve seen the documentary for Tintin and this, he gets pretty involved even holding the camera towards all the actors in mocap suits. He even directed some of the animatics for the Revenge of the Sith lava fight.

 

[Flash525]

I thoroughly enjoyed RP1, though I think they'll do well to improve on the opening title with a better sequel, but I am intrigued.

 

[terry78]

Got this on TNT in the background and I forgot how many cameos were in that final fight, goddamn.

 

[:eek:]

‘Ready Player Two’: Author Ernest Cline Reveals Plot Details At New York Comic Con – Deadline

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Would love if we got a movie sequel, really enjoyed the first

 

[DyeLorean]

I'm sorry but that's the most unoriginal synopsis possible. Sounds like the same s**t all over again.

 

[terry78]

Might be a twist, who knows.

 

[TheVileOne]

That's the tough thing about sequels.

Something all the James Cameron post-T2 could never figure out and just continued ****ting on the franchise for years.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I'm sorry but that's the most unoriginal synopsis possible. Sounds like the same s**t all over again.

Yeah while I hope we get a movie sequel, have to agree the book sequels premise sounds poor.

 

[DarkKnight88]

It really does sound like the first movie but, “bigger”! Maybe that’s keeping with the 80s theme and all those sequels being copies of the first.

 

[Schlosser85]

The premise sounds lazy and repetitive.

"Wade found the egg, BUT WAIT, Halliday had another secret prize that's even more important! And there's a new bigger villain!"

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I just read the article. I am a big fan of the first movie, but seriously? The last bit of the synopsis feels like a straight up parody.

 

[Sithborg]

So, I've read some snippets of the book that were posted before Random House obviously got its panties in a bunch and sent take down notices. Steven has some work translating that garbage into an actual movie. The writing is sooo bad.

Spoiler

Also good luck with the protagonist doxxing someone he was interested in, finding out they are trans, and having a long soliquay about how its okay, and he is okay with it because experimented with all sorts of virtual porn

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Spielberg and script adaptors (including Cline) somehow turned the first book into something at least watchable but short of good in my opinion. I can't imagine ever reading these books though, they're like nerd wikipedia vomit written by an A.I. based on everything I've ever seen from them.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Ready Player Two ? Sorry, I'm out of coin

 

[Teelie]

Hopefully whatever they do with the sequel is better than that synopsis. The first movie was good for what it was: A long, unending reference to pop culture from the 1980's onward but it was not that original outside of it. As fun as it was, it was not a movie I want to see over and over again, unless it is to catch all the easter eggs.

Sequel has to do better than "more of the same, only bigger."