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Title: Ready Player One (2018)
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Olivia Cooke shares her Watchlist and runs through a gauntlet of questions about the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Ready Player One.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tye Sheridan | ... | Parzival / Wade | |
| Olivia Cooke | ... | Art3mis / Samantha | |
| Ben Mendelsohn | ... | Sorrento | |
| Lena Waithe | ... | Aech / Helen | |
| T.J. Miller | ... | I-R0k | |
| Simon Pegg | ... | Curator / Ogden Morrow | |
| Mark Rylance | ... | Anorak / Halliday | |
| Philip Zhao | ... | Sho | |
| Win Morisaki | ... | Daito | |
| Hannah John-Kamen | ... | F'Nale Zandor | |
| Ralph Ineson | ... | Rick | |
| Susan Lynch | ... | Alice | |
| Clare Higgins | ... | Mrs. Gilmore | |
| Laurence Spellman | ... | Lame Tattoo Guy (Reb) | |
| Perdita Weeks | ... | Kira | |
In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination. The OASIS was created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance), who left his immense fortune and total control of the Oasis to the winner of a three-part contest he designed to find a worthy heir. When Wade conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends-aka the High Five-are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the OASIS. Written by Warner Bros.
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There seem to be two camps as far as Ready Player One is concerned, those who have read the books (Who tend to dislike the movie) and those who haven't (Who tend to like the movie). I'm in the latter group and am very thankful for this.
When the trailer came out I was unimpressed and didn't get onboard with the hype at all, yes I was impressed with all the pop culture references and characters but I figured it would be all flash and no substance.
Thankfully I couldn't have been anymore wrong, Read Player One has plenty of substance, emotion and charm and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Set in a near dystopian world where people use a virtual reality world called the Oasis to escape their lives it tells the story of one player and his efforts participating in a competition that with decide the fate of the entire universe (Oasis).
The plot if fantastic and very well handled, the movie looks like a billion dollars, the cast did a decent enough job and the pop culture references though thick and fast didn't overwhelm the movie like I feared they would.
From Overwatchs Tracer, Streetfighters Chun-Li & Ryu, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Iron Giant, Chucky, Freddy Kreuger, Mortal Kombats Goro, Gundam, Mech-Godzilla, King Kong, and countless more I being a big ol'nerd really appreciated this. Combined with the incredible mostly 80's soundtrack it's a sight to behold.
The movie wrapped up nicely and went in directions I didn't expect, I'm suitably impressed and would love to see more.
If it's very different than the book I understand peoples anger, for me however this was fantastic.
The Good:
Looks amazing
Solid plot and delivery
Pop culture references are charming
The Bad:
Honestly nothing springs to mind
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I'm still not impressed with Gundam
People CAN swear in Spielberg movies
Old Simon Pegg looks like a tall hobbit
Artemis is the offspring of an elf and a porcupine