[movie trailer] Ready Player One

[Arthur]

From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name.

 

When the creator of an MMO called the Oasis dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all Oasis users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg.

 

Director: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Hannah John-Kamen, T.J. Miller, Ben Mendelsohn

 

[Arthur]

New trailer.

 

[Arthur]

IMAX trailer (this is slightly older than the one above).

 

Edited December 11, 2017 by Arthur

[GuyJD]

is anyone else getting really excited about this?

 

I've listened to the Audio book 3 times since Christmas, It does look like the film will be more of a retelling of the book than following it but I'm still really looking forward to it

[Arthur]

[Dos_Box]

Has anyone seen this yet?

I see it's had very positive reviews, but would rather get your opinions before I cough up my hard earned.

[MrMat]

Saw it last night and really enjoyed it but it's not perfect. Even the Mrs enjoyed it though and I wasn't too sure if she'd be a fan (thought it'd be bit too geeky etc).

 

I've read the book (which i thoroughly enjoyed as well). It deviates from the book a fair bit but all the important elements remain.

 

The visuals are stunning and the world inside the Oasis (the VR world) is awesomely realised although the characters are a little jarring at first (big eyes!). There's lots of pop culture references as you'd expect. Some of them are tiny but really cool to see. Quite fun looking out for all these movie/video game characters in the backgrounds etc. Oh and a brilliant homage to 'The Shining'.

 

The story and pacing aren't without fault but overall, I think it's definitely worth a watch!