Ready: Player One(2018)

[Imrahil]

...is that the real poster?

[Pak-Man]

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a845161/ready-player-one-poster-photoshop-error/

[Imrahil]

Huh.

I enjoyed the shit out of this book. I look forward to watching this movie in 20 minute segments sometime in 2019-2020.

[Darth Geek]

So is Spielberg going to cameo in the movie as himself? I've never read the book so I don't know if he's in it, but he's just as much of an 80s icon as the DeLorean or any of the fanboy favorite things in the trailer.

[Henry88]

Ready Player One Spoilers:

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[Henry88]

Variety review confirms Mechagodzilla is in it:

Have no fear: In "Ready Player One," there is plenty of vicarious fantasy combat, notably a war of the worlds that features the Iron Giant as well as the red-eyed, gleaming silver Mechagodzilla. Every time a creature like that shows up (at one point, even the monster fetus from "Alien" makes a kind of palm-buzzer cameo), it's entrancingly cool. "Ready Player One" tells a breathless and relatively coherent story — essentially, the future of civilization is riding on the outcome of a video game — but the movie, first and foremost, is a coruscating explosion of pop-culture eye candy.

[Pak-Man]

It's a minor nitpick, I suppose, but the concept in the novel is that everyone was obsessed with '80s pop culture. Things like Mechagodzilla, King Kong, Tomb Raider, and Iron Giant aren't '80s. Granted, they're things that '80s kids tend to love anyway, so like I said, it's a minor nitpick.

[goflyblind]

there a way to embed videos from twitter? https://twitter.com/electrolemon/status/971208968323280896

[ihavemyreasons]

So, it's a live action / CGI version of South Park's Imaginationland?

[Henry88]

it does find the Iron Giant battling Mechagodzilla while a rock-heavy soundtrack featuring everything from Blondie to the Bee Gees underscores the mayhem.

http://toofab.com/2018/03/12/ready-player-one-reviews-steven-spielberg-adaptation-hype-sxsw/

good,very good.

[Darth Geek]

Dread Central is less enthused:

http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/268986/sxsw-2018-ready-player-one-review-nostalgic-cameos-cant-save-a-mediocre-film/

[Pak-Man]

The book is divisive. Pretty sure the movie is gonna be divisive. I'm in the camp that loves the book for the sheer joy of it, but I know it's flawed at best. I'm expecting a flawed movie, at best. If it can just be FUN, I'll be happy.

[RoninFox]

The book is divisive. Pretty sure the movie is gonna be divisive. I'm in the camp that loves the book for the sheer joy of it, but I know it's flawed at best. I'm expecting a flawed movie, at best. If it can just be FUN, I'll be happy.

I'm the same way. I enjoyed the book, and I've also enjoyed Mike and Conor's podcast ripping it apart, so I'm pretty sure I'll be happy with the results. Either it'll be great fun, or riffable.

[Imrahil]

I really enjoyed the book as well. Struggling to even get started on Armada, so I guess it's lightning in a bottle.

[Henry88]

Apparently this movie has its own wiki now.  I don't know how true any of this is but here's what it has to say:

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http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/Mechagodzilla

It made an appearance along with Gigan as they fight against Iron Giant, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/Gigan

It made its appearance in the final battle as it along with Mechagodzilla fight against Iron Giant, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/Godzilla

Godzilla can be seen attacking Megalon in the distance on the Oasis racetrack.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/Megalon

He can be seen at the Oasis racetrack as an obstacle battling against Godzilla.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/King_Ghidorah

It made an appearance in the New York racetrack as one of the Stage Hazards.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/Gamera

It can be seen during the final battle.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/King_Kong

King Kong is seen as one of the stage hazards in the Oasis racetrack.

http://readyplayerone.wikia.com/wiki/Kishin

Kishin can be briefly seen battling against King Kong during the race for the Copper Key.

i want to see this movie.