This is for the movie, not the book, I haven’t read the book and frankly I may not read it. Nothing against books, I just have a large pile of books to get through and …ok books about someone else playing video games sounds boring. Not just a little boring, but booooring.
The movie however was a visual delight, just as long as you go in with the expectations of an over the hill director taking a lazy attempt at cashing in on a lifetime of movie accomplishments. For the most part, sure he succeeds and there’s not much to complain about for someone that hasn’t read the book and is looking at the entire affair without the expectations from a much larger and in depth story. I do have some complaints, but they’re easily overlooked or explained away:
- why no ugly people in the movie? because it’s an action summer movie and ugly people don’t sell tickets
- why does it seem like every “nostalgic” element is from either Spielberg’s catalog or from Warner Brothers? because talking about a thing is free, but showing it means you have to license it, and this is a Spielberg directed WB film.
It was a fun movie. Maybe I’ll read the book sometime soon before it comes to retail and I can compare the two.
None of your reviews has ever steered me wrong and you have introduced me to alot of cool new books and movies I otherwise wouldn’t have checked out so I got one for you
Ready player one(book) review:Read it.
I imagine I’ll read it some day, I just happen to have a largish pile of books to read first.
I too have a pile of books to read through, Ready Player One should be at the top of the pile for anyone who remembers anything at all about video or arcade games from the 80s or 90s.
It is not only short enough to not detract from your pile, it is exceptionally well written, and quite funny. At no point does it even begin to edge in the direction of Boring.
my problem is that everyone around me expects me to be reading that book, so now I feel like I SHOULDN’T read it, I’m a rebel dammit!
I did eventually get around to reading the book. It is considerably better than the movie and well worth the time, urge to rebel not withstanding.
Read the book and thought it was cotton candy. No real depth, just a steady stream of nerd trivia nerds are supposed to nerd-out over. Of course, this makes it perfect for a movie adaptation – just pack it full of pop culture cameos, or at least the ones you can easily licence.
Of course, if the book or movie included Ti99/4a “tunnels of doom” then I would give it 5 stars. That’s my old school jam.