Steven Spielberg's "Ready Player One"

[Kane52630]

Why can't they ever make a straightforward Robin Hood or King Arthur movie?

 

[Mandon Knight]

Why can't they ever make a straightforward Robin Hood or King Arthur movie?

For RH - Errol Flynn version / For KA - Excalibur

 

[Schlosser85]

Mendelsohn did get to mix it up as King George VI in Darkest Hour. He was decent/good in that, but I wouldn't have thought he was a good actor from his bad guy roles. He's very hammy and overacted in them, IMO, not to mention it's overdone at this point.

 

[TheVileOne]

Mendelsohn did get to mix it up as King George VI in Darkest Hour. He was decent/good in that, but I wouldn't have thought he was a good actor from his bad guy roles. He's very hammy and overacted in them, IMO, not to mention it's overdone at this point.

I agree. I thought he did a good job in the film. But like you I am also getting a little tired of his cliche bad guy roles.

 

[Kane52630]

For RH - Errol Flynn version / For KA - Excalibur

I know there's been some in the past, but I'm talking about in recent memory.

 

[Schlosser85]

It's like Drizzle said, he doesn't mix it up. Daggett, Krennic, Sorrento, and even Viceroy Hegep from Exodus are all like the same person.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Why can't they ever make a straightforward Robin Hood or King Arthur movie?

In answering 'in recent memory', because studio's don't believe audiences want 'straight forward' these days, they believe everything must be served with 'an edge, be hip or have a twist of millenisnism'.

 

[Schlosser85]

Studios are fixated on being "revisionist" with stuff like Robin Hood and King Arthur, but ignore the fact that we barely ever got a straightforward adaptation in the first place.

 

[TheVileOne]

Wasn't Prince of Thieves pretty straightforward?

 

[Mandon Knight]

Wasn't Prince of Thieves pretty straightforward?

Aside from the god-awful accents, pretty much.

 

[Elayis]

Still can't make up my mind about this film.

On the one hand I'm not the biggest fan of Spielberg, especially his teen films (blasphemy, I know). I also don't like nostalgia fests, and the narration & CGI in the trailers bugged me. Heard not so good things about the book, too.

On the other hand the reviews seem pretty good, and I do enjoy a well executed blockbuster.

 

[TheVileOne]

There were some aspects of the CGI and Oasis I didn't like, but I still found it to be a very enjoyable, entertaining film.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Still can't make up my mind about this film.

On the one hand I'm not the biggest fan of Spielberg, especially his teen films (blasphemy, I know). I also don't like nostalgia fests, and the narration & CGI in the trailers bugged me. Heard not so good things about the book, too.

On the other hand the reviews seem pretty good, and I do enjoy a well executed blockbuster.

Not a fan of the book and not a huge SS fan, then I'd not see it TBH. You won't get a huge amount from it, particularly if you aren't a nostalgia fan either. Not saying you shouldn't go and see, but if you do, based on what you are saying, you will be disappointed and may view it as money down the drain.

 

[Drizzle]

Studios are fixated on being "revisionist" with stuff like Robin Hood and King Arthur, but ignore the fact that we barely ever got a straightforward adaptation in the first place.

We almost got a straightforward Robin Hood with the Kevin Costner version, but ironically we got a better Robin Hood in the Mel Brooks parody version that came out a few years later.

Anyway, back to Ready Player One. I just read a list of all the easter eggs in the movie. Turns out there were a few more than I had caught. This movie is really made for repeat viewings, though the final act does drag on a bit, almost Return of the King style.

 

[Elayis]

I like Hook, which this has been compared to, but the last Spielberg film I truly enjoyed was Minority Report.

Would you say it has much in common with Tintin?

 

[terry78]

Just got out. It's a pop culture wank fest, but it's a decent one. The live action scenes are pure kitschy Spielberg, tho some may not care for it. The

Spoiler

"it's ****ing Chucky!"

scene got massive applause and laughter from my audience.

 

[DACrowe]

Wasn't Prince of Thieves pretty straightforward?

Yes and no. It pretty much erases Prince John and King Richard from the narrative. It also changes Marian and Friar Tuck quite a bit. But it is still a straightforward "good versus evil," "rob from the rich, give to the poor," lighthearted adventure.

Both Crowe and now this look like they're trying too hard at being something Robin Hood isn't. Kind of like both King Arthur movies from the last 15 years.

 

[DACrowe]

I like Hook, which this has been compared to, but the last Spielberg film I truly enjoyed was Minority Report.

Would you say it has much in common with Tintin?

This is inarguably his best blockbuster since Minority Report (I'm not including CMIYC, Lincoln, The Post, etc. as blockbusters). It is old school Spielberg in the digital age. If you enjoy his popcorn movies of yore, just sit back and enjoy the ride.

 

[Drizzle]

Would you say it has much in common with Tintin?

Not too much, other than the motion capture CGI, the treasure hunt aspect of the plot, and Simon Pegg's involvement. I was far more invested in Ready Player One than Tintin.

 

[Mandon Knight]

I think the 'investment' of oneself depends on how old you are, yes, anyone can enjoy this film, but those grown up in the 80's (the book) or the 90's (more so the film) will get a lot from it.

 

[Marvolo]

Why can't they ever make a straightforward Robin Hood or King Arthur movie?

Netflix recently announced they are making a new King Arthur series...but its another reimagining.

A reimagining of the Arthurian legend, told through the eyes of Nimue, a teenage heroine with a mysterious gift who is destined to become the powerful (and tragic) Lady of the Lake. After her mother's death, she finds an unexpected partner in Arthur, a young mercenary, in a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword. Over the course of her journey, Nimue will become a symbol of courage and rebellion against the terrifying Red Paladins, and their complicit King Uther.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/l...s-king-arthur-drama-series-at-netflix-1098120

To stay on topic, I wasn't going to watch this in theaters, but the good reactions and reviews is swaying me.

 

[Kane52630]

Netflix announced they are doing a new king Arthur show...and itd another reimagining.

 

[David H.]

Oh.

Frank Miller.

 

[Marvolo]

That was my reaction as well. Netflix has the money and the freedom to adapt Arthurian legend really well. It could have been their game of thrones/LOTR type show alongside Witcher.

 

[TheVileOne]

Netflix recently announced they are making a new King Arthur series...but its another reimagining.



To stay on topic, I wasn't going to watch this in theaters, but the good reactions and reviews is swaying me.

Marvolo I'd recommend seeing it in theaters at least once...

Then watch Sword Art Online on Netflix

I'm not going to say Ernest Cline is a plagiarist, but it did feel like a lot of ideas in this story are cribbed from SAO.