Bruce Almighty said:

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Stranger Things is nostalgia porn, but it works because it looked like it came from the 80s. This just looks like a current CGI movie with some 80s references thrown in. Maybe the book is different, but this doesn't feel 80s to me.

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Sex Panther said:

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So we've reached the point where something became so popular it's time for the backlash and claims that it's actually not that good

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MW03 said:

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In other words, Willy Wonka traded his love of candy for 80s geek culture. If that concept appeals to you, then you'll like the book. If it doesn't, you might like it anyway. But then again, you might not. Either way, it's not the end of the world.

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Gramercy Riffs said:

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Sex Panther said:

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So we've reached the point where something became so popular it's time for the backlash and claims that it's actually not that good

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I realize this post was probably made in the general sense rather than being directed at me personally, but just for the record, I'm not that guy. I don't hate things simply because they get popular. I just genuinely didn't enjoy this book. If I found a random copy of it in a library and didn't know a thing about it's cult following, I'd feel the same way.

I have no problems with the trailer - I think it actually looks pretty cool.

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jr15aggie said:

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You are in rare company. I've never personally met anybody that didn't love the book.

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SeattleAgJr said:

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Sex Panther said:

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He's trying to get a reaction

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Nice ****post.

The vast majority of the movie going audience does not know about this book.
I guarantee you they will see this in theaters and most will shake their head and laugh at this like it is hot garbage.

It looks... dumb to someone that is not familiar with the book.

It comes off as a try-hard movie throwing out all the pop culture references and a **** ton of CGI making it look generic like every other all CGI crapfest from the last 5 years.

Yes, the book is lauded among geeks. I am not criticizing the book; I have not read it so I can only speak of what others have said about it,

But I have seen the trailer, and I can guarantee my assessment will be similar to that of the larger audience.

Yes, it has Spielberg's name on it which gives it more clout, but it does not change the fact that it looks like a better told "Pixels".

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SeattleAgJr said:

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Sex Panther said:

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He's trying to get a reaction

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Nice ****post.

The vast majority of the movie going audience does not know about this book.
I guarantee you they will see this in theaters and most will shake their head and laugh at this like it is hot garbage.

It looks... dumb to someone that is not familiar with the book.

It comes off as a try-hard movie throwing out all the pop culture references and a **** ton of CGI making it look generic like every other all CGI crapfest from the last 5 years.

Yes, the book is lauded among geeks. I am not criticizing the book; I have not read it so I can only speak of what others have said about it,

But I have seen the trailer, and I can guarantee my assessment will be similar to that of the larger audience.

Yes, it has Spielberg's name on it which gives it more clout, but it does not change the fact that it looks like a better told "Pixels".

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The gaming world that "Ready Player One" depicts enables players to interact with characters from pop culture staples from the '80s and '90s, such as "The Iron Giant," "Tron," "Akira," "Lord of the Rings," "Back to the Future," and "Nightmare on Elm Street," to name a few.

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"The Iron Giant is a real major player in this story," he confirmed.

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I haven't read this thread, so sorry if already asked --

Wasn't Iron Giant a late 90's movie? Why start the trailer with a big, prominent shot of the Iron Giant if it's supposed to be 80's pop culture?

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Ready Player One is not exactly Moby Dick, prosewise. But it's a nerd-culture sensation, the apex of the Knowing Everything About Uncool Things Is The Coolest Thing Of All era of pop culture immersion, and also a triumph of plot over style, telling over showing, '80s ephemera over literally anything else. This movie is going to either thrill or disgust everyone, with no middle ground, with the "disgust" tier split between those offended that Spielberg's not faithful enough to the book and those offended that he's entirely too faithful.

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MW03 said:

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I think this guy was reading our thread

NOTE: The link is pretty damn spoilery, so watch your ass out there.

Still interested?

You sure?

OKAY THEN

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Ready Player One is not exactly Moby Dick, prosewise. But it's a nerd-culture sensation, the apex of the Knowing Everything About Uncool Things Is The Coolest Thing Of All era of pop culture immersion, and also a triumph of plot over style, telling over showing, '80s ephemera over literally anything else. This movie is going to either thrill or disgust everyone, with no middle ground, with the "disgust" tier split between those offended that Spielberg's not faithful enough to the book and those offended that he's entirely too faithful.

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amercer said:

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I think he's decrying the presence of 100 pages of whale science in a novel, not the fact that the whale science in question was incorrect...

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aggie1906 said:

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Just relistened to RP1. Such a fun book. I love all the 80s stuff even if it is a little before my time. And after rewatching the trailer and having the book so fresh in my mind, I am very worried about it not even being good at this point.

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