The plot is engaging but the performance is lacklustre.

This looks like another one of those movie where the loser becomes the hero and gets the girl at the end. The long running time is also putting me off but since this is from Spielberg and it has all those neat references, I'll probably give it a shot. Anyone watched it in IMAX 3D?

This post has been edited by masterelr: Mar 30 2018, 10:24 PM

Ready Player One (2018)

I am going to sound harsh...

Since A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Steven Spielberg has not made a good family base movie.

Don't get me wrong, he made good movies after that (sans Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)), but not in the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Jurassic Park (1993) kinda way.

Watched this yesterday, and it is mind-boggling how he managed to make this movie!

It is a movie about Easter egg (which is launch during Easter weekend, some marketing genius is getting a big fat bones).

And the movie is filled with NOTHING but Easter eggs and I am NOT complaining.

No need to mention the obvious (Iron Giant), I see Marvin the Martian, Freddie Kruger, Ninja Turtles, doing Gandalf, without using the name Gandalf and The DeLorean with a Kitt, kit....

Lots more that you blink and you miss....

Movie take place in a dystopia where life is so bad that everyone escapes into a virtual world and greedy corporation cashes in on this. And the rest is eye candy.

I usually complain about the lack of script, and have to say, as thin as the storyline is, the master storyteller, tells it well.

And The Shining Scene!!! OMG!!!!

BFG was a big let down. Steven had said that he sees a future with not big budget movies and everyone if their own film maker. Is this is last hurray before that happens? I hope not...

I really needed this movie and enjoyed it immensely.

Chances are, you would too

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Mar 31 2018, 09:28 AM

On second watch last night, think at the end the old school of scripting still reign supreme. Its well paced with every Chekhov's gun paying out with a clearly defined act structure. Although I won't t necessary call this a deep movie with profound messaging. Leave that to the Coens, three Amigos, Fincher as they are the new zeitgeist of auteurs that make films and not movies. Above all this just show JJ Abrams is nowhere near the level of crafting an adventure movie like Spielberg.

Mind you there are severe problems with how the characterization being done with cliche motivations. Some scenes are downright corny. I won't necessarily pinned this movie as a gamer-centric movie. Old school cinemaphiles will find a lot of nod to 80s cinemas. It has a more vintage western RPG mechanic in the Easter hunt rather than modern JRPG. I see this more of Tron blended with Matrix and Willy Wonka as the basis of narration. Even you don't get the Easter eggs it still an enjoyable movie to watch without feeling at lost.

The biggest gripe is they did not do the 1,2,5 joke with the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Truth be told I love the book not because its well written. Its no GRRM material. But it's damn entertaining and nerdy thrashy in a good way just like the movie. Hope Ernest Cline exposure with the real master storytellers like Spielberg and Zak Penn able to improve upon the announced sequel to the book. So Parzival next adventure will still go on but a sequel to the movie will wait and see.

The grenade has made it appearance in popular game like Worms, Fallout Vegas, Witcher 3....
Daito's avatar skin is Toshiro Mifune the great samurai actor, coincidentally first name of Daito is Toshiro. A favourite among the "Hollywood Brats" film directors.

It was ok...the writing was questionable and the acting was bland. But I do enjoy the action and some pop culture reference. MechaGodzilla and Gundam are the highlight

I expect brainless action movie. It is one...just not as good as I was hoping

Watched it on imax 3d, was amazing Worth to watch at imax and 3D.

I think it's pretty good, enjoyed it, especially looking at all the easter eggs, and knowing soo many of them. Story was ok overall, the enjoyment was a lot mostly looking at references and what not.

Overall it turned out to be quite alright I guess. There were a lot of people clapping at the end and most people seem to enjoy it. Didn't exactly felt like it was two and a half hours long. Oh and everyone lost their shit when Gundam appeared.
I'll just say that the last time I was mind blown by such amazing special effects is when I watched Sucker Punch.

Olivia Cooke

Best video game movie since Wreck it Ralph

All references in the movie if you missed it



And if you didn't get the ending..



This post has been edited by gaeria84: Apr 1 2018, 12:03 AM

Let me guess, the average Malaysia hall lost their shit at gundam but not .

I really enjoyed the movie, but whether it stands the test of time remains to be seen. I don't think it will.

Look beyond the gaudy hair and tight jeans. This is a great early hair metal track. The song also was used recently in Wolfenstein 2.

This post has been edited by 6so: Apr 1 2018, 04:35 PM

Haha interesting

Haha malaysians not in 2 golden era of 70s sadly😅😅😂😂

I suppose most Asians in general aren't that familiar with The Shining. If that scene was replaced with maybe Alien or Jaws then maybe there would be more squeals.

Not just The Shining, it also paying homage to Citizen Kane the grand daddy of all movies by making...

Again another Chekhov's gun payoff.

The whole Overlook horror house moment was not even in the book and actually an improvement over what was written.

This post has been edited by 6so: Apr 1 2018, 09:47 PM

Yup, this is fishy... who is copying who?

Er, just wanna ask, for imax is there is still promo maybank buy1 free 1?

And you quote 8 years ago posting TS inactive liao😂

Not sure about this one, sorry

Just came back from the movie. One thing keeps bugging me..