Ready Player One (2018)

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When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg. (imdb)

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Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Zak Penn, Ernest Cline

Starring: Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Susan Lynch, Ralph Ineson, Mark Rylance, Tye Sheridan, Mckenna Grace, Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen, Lulu Wilson, Lena Waithe

Genres: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure

Country: India, USA

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24	Barthalen	33 _16th
"As we all know, the movie industry would chug along for a few more years after Ready Player One´s release. At the time, no one would've suspected that the soul of the cinema had died at that exact moment. It was an ironic coincidence that Spielberg, man who once helped usher in the Age of Cinematic Dreams, would now be pallbearer for the Age of Cringey Pandering," the holographic David Attenborough remarked. "Move along now, the Museum Of Dead Things From The Past closes in ten spaceminutes!"
15	djross	25 _7th
Compulsively playing computer games is the best way of overcoming corporate oppression, but remember not to play them seven days a week: five is sufficient. For those seeking this kind of incisive analysis, and who would like to regress into a cocoon of eighties nostalgia that saves them from ever asking about the real consequences of that regression or that industrially-produced compulsion, this is the corporate product for you, and one more masterpiece of inanity from the master confectioner.
14	Leonardis	84 _47th
This was just a really good time. I have not read the book, so maybe my opinion doesn't matter too much to the readers. I thought the action was done well enough that I could actually tell what was going on and the visual effects were just as pleasing as the references and nostalgia, all brought compellingly to life by Steven Spielberg. The acting was all great, and I loved the Shining scene. Being someone who loves the 80s, this served justice for me. Worth a watch if you get a chance.
10	BillyShears	80 _77th
Phew, I didn’t waste my life absorbing pop culture, I can smirk freely at all the brief cameos. Spielberg getting nostalgic about turning shitty books into great fun. You remember that part in Hook where the fat black kid is stretching back Robin Williams’s face to see the younger face he once knew. That’s what I felt like watching this “There you are Steven “
10	Luna6ix	85 _89th
Having read the book first, I was extremely impressed at how many things were changed, yet the story remained faithful in spirit. All the details that were changed were done so to compliment the cinematic format, and being a Spielberg movie, it was a hell of a fun flick too. Interestingly enough, for all of the pop culture references in this movie, it pales in comparison to the book. This thing is about 50% less nerdy. Fun, lots of it, but it's not a meaningful or deep movie.
10	DavidBlast	40 _28th
'P-Please Mr. Spielberg', the scientist insisted, it's been in there for too long!'. Steven Spielberg brushed him aside and signalled the control room. A large container labelled Nostalgia Juice' opened. Giant robotic arms produced a manuscript from the noxious fluid and handed it to him. He flipped through page after page of near intelligible letters. It's perfect'. He smiled. His eyes fixated on the faded headline of the wrinkled front page: 'Working title: The Goonies 2
10	Hofschneider	43 _5th
No charm, nothing, really nothing to say and ultimately poisoned with "oh, the beautiful girl has a scratch in her cute face and the boy becomes the freaking HERO for saying that it's not a freaking PROBLEM for him". How brave! And I don't even want to go into the inability to understand the details and problems of gaming culture this movie has. Spielberg is such a dad. Unable to analyze his own nerdiness or his own black and white worldview. But hey, no gaming Tuesdays and Thursdays, ok?! Gosh!
9	FrederikA	45 _25th
You can't fault the characters for wanting to live in a virtual world solely constructed by nostalgia and 60 year old pop culture references. Just look at the empty husk of a barely functional plot they've been forced to inhabit. But the filmmakers, especially one S. Spielberg should have known fucking better! The only saving grace was a lovingly recreated The Shining scene, probably due to this being the only presented piece of pop culture Spielberg actually has warm feelings for himself.
7	KasperL	70 _65th
Spielberg definitely still knows how to whip up some nifty set-pieces. I took joy in the nostalgic overload of references (the thumbs up gets a major thumbs down, though), and because the film is so excellently paced (also the case with Cline's novel) the lack of exploration of the theme and the underdeveloped characters barely register and are all but forgiven. Also, Spielberg and Silvestri is a great match.
5	Kojiless	44 _48th
The moral of the story is, if you have a birthmark, you'd best be good at Fortnite because OH MY GOD LOOK AT THAT FUCKING THING ON HER FACE. IT'S LIKE A COUNTERFEIT MAP OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE BOUGHT BY CHUMLEE ON A PREVIOUSLY UNAIRED EPISODE OF PAWN STARS.
5	Velvet Crowe	40 _38th
A moronic film that tries to cover its deficiencies with a lot of asinine references. This movie has no idea how the internet or people who use it function, or how wild the human imagination can be. On top of this, the villains are laughably incompetent and idiotic, the setting doesn't make much sense, and the moral at the end is incredibly moronic. Spielberg directs the movie fairly well and there's some nice spectacle in it, but that doesn't save it from being idiotic trash.
5	JackRyan2014	60 _55th
A better title might be Reference: The Movie. This film has some notable issues; the characters are thinly sketched, some of the acting isn't great and a few of the big emotional or dramatic moments don't land. Despite this Ready Player One is great fun to watch. The action scenes are imaginative and well directed, the pacing doesn't let up and it is consistently engaging to watch. Surprisingly it's also really funny with a number of laugh out loud moments
5	Yiannos	45 _13th
RPO is a thoroughly empty experience that doesnt work on any level, not even a visceral one. It has nothing remotely new or interesting to say about VR and its real world implications, and it's completely vacant on the problem of nostalgia rooted in cheap escapism that encourages perpetual adolescence. It isn't even a good braindead blockbuster. It's just bodies and streaks of light moving quickly across the screen in rapid succession. Movement without meaning, sound without sense.
5	jacobclark12	65 _52nd
Ready Player One is a reminder of a bygone era both in the constant nostalgic references and in how it feels like one of Spielberg's classic blockbusters. The visual effects are stellar, as is Spielberg's entertaining direction. It might not have the depth some are looking for and the references could bog down the experience for some, but for those looking for an old-school feel in a current big-budget film? This is it.
4	Ytadel	7 _83rd
It's definitely messy and has a few plot holes and, let's be honest, its reference-mania gets a touch cringe here and there. But you know, it's also FUN. Smartphones and adulthood stress and whatnot have made me increasingly antsy during feature films, but I never once felt the slightest inclination to check my watch during this. Crazy also that this is Spielberg's first Silvestri-scored film - the two go together perfectly. Silvestri should maybe just be Spielberg's guy from here on out.
4	joseywales	24 _5th
This is the "cool uncle" of Hollywood. Except, sadly, it's the cool uncle who had to pay people to teach you how to be cool and do all the Minecraft dances. Absolutely no heart. Just a pop-culture reference cream pie in your face.
4	chadisdanger	52 _4th
The OASIS is a fun, liberating concept: you can be whoever and do whatever you want with millions of people doing the same. The movie is at its best when it embraces this and lets loose with the pop culture references and crazy setpieces (lord knows Spielberg knows how to shoot those). However there's nothing exciting or interesting about the actual characters or the story, leaving me cold and exhausted by the end. Fun at times but not much more than a bunch of half-baked nonsense.
4	INDYATMN	83 _67th
An action film that, for once, is SUPPOSED to look like a video game & the CGI is well made enough to keep this from feeling as long as it actually it is.Unfortunately, as spectacular as its early icon-filled car chase is (and it's the best scene in the film), nothing about it feels as thrilling as anything in Fury Road. Part of the problem is that, unlike the Matrix, characters are safe if their avatar dies. The film's message to spend more time in reality also feels both contradictory & trite
4	moraesfelipe	65 _62nd
A bit bloated and maybe too eager to please, but I guess at this point of his career Spielberg still has the knack of delivering state of the art entertainment and convey his old obsessions (orphans and lonely kids looking for refugee in fantasy realms and worlds, a complete disbelief in any form of formal authority). The scenes within The Shining might be the most beautiful cinematic homage ever made.
4	Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter)	65 _69th
When it works, it works, and Ready Player One works far more often than it doesn't. It's a fun adventure movie that never stops moving and is continually a visual delight. Those two elements alone are enough to make it a decent watch. It has several great sequences, an impressive world to explore, and more pop culture references than you'll be able to count. I had fun with it. [Full Review]
4	jthusky	40 _15th
Reference Player One. A film written as nerd bait wish fulfillment and filmed by someone who has been out of the cultural zeitgeist for roughly 15 years. It's tailor-made for a 14-year-old boy.
4	ribcage	67 _50th
stands as an acceptable tribute to a time passed. enjoyable trip with lots of sights &challenges for eagle eyed viewers.might have expected to much to think it would be more than a film tribute somehow a groundbreaker as it stood on the shoulders of all its influences AND had one of the coolest movie moments ever by dumping its characters into The Shining. But I should have known better than such lofty dreams, I did read the book first after all
4	Matija D	67 _44th
You'd expect more from Spielberg. This is generic action movie that focuses on visuals and is trying too hard to satisfy audience 7-77 as you could say. Apart from great visuals this doesnt have much. Story is rushed and does not focus on details, characters are shallow and there is no much depth in them, there is no standout performance. All in all, just an ordinary blockbuster going for the cash, without anything special in it. Still cant say it wasnt a fun watch.
4	BadFurDay	8 _86th
Bland actors, awfully written main male character, main female character is the flavor of the year variation of the manic pixie dream girl, and the plot is dumb and full of holes and cringeworthy moments. Now that this is out of the way, I really liked the movie. It looked good, had nice worldbuilding. It just felt right. It panders to the nerds of the generation that grew up watching Hackers and War Games, and, well, that's me. +1 point for using Merlin's incantation from the movie Excalibur.
3	evrana	76 _62nd
It lost some of the geeky-cuteness of the book in order to make it easier to follow and they cut out the best plot trick in the book as it would be hard to pull off in cinema... these are standard adaptation problems. Visually, it was pretty cool; it could have been way cooler with more focus on the grandeur aspects but still it was enjoyable.
3	Ofterdingen	77 _90th
Probably the best possible adaption of Cline's rather unfilmable novel. A celebration of gaming and nerds (though some nerds might actually hate it).
3	nauru	67 _69th
One of the better video game movies ever made. Great visual effects. Interesting and imaginative premise.
3	mwgerb	60 _66th
It's certainly more flash than substance, but it might be the ultimate spectacle movie of 2018. And it's just a really fun time watching every pop-culture creature fight in an ultimate battle for the future.
3	hellboy76	69 _73rd
I thought this was a lot of fun. It's shorter so doesn't hit the books lowest points of consistently reading pop culture references like a grocery list. The movie is not fleshed out in the real world, but it really doesn't matter because this is just a vehicle for pop culture nostalgia and imagination. The leads are likable enough and the easter eggs are fun. A good popcorn movie.
3	guy piranha	50 _24th
remember, when pitching a story and producers ask for your "references", they don't wanna know about your boring past, but what pop culture can be crammed into the project. top that off with SJW-compliant diversity (of characters, not of character!) and don't forget an appealing moral like "2 out of 7 days should be spent in reality". voilà! meanwhile, people have repeatedly reported muffled noise at stanley kubrick's burial site. a witness stated: "it's as if someone's spinning down there."
3	damil	70 _67th
I honestly think this is about as good a movie version of the book as you could get. Thank god for Spielberg. It was really good visually. All the references aren't too obnoxious. I truly loved the homage to a particular horror film. The characters are pretty shallow. I think there will be a lot of cynics who will put this film down, but I liked it. I completely acknowledge that it's far from perfect, but it was an enjoyable ride, and there's nothing wrong with that.
3	ZachReviews	85 _48th
While it certainly has its flaws, the movie does a good job being a fun film.
3	Paxton	61 _38th
A 140 minute runtime and not one reference to Bolero. What a waste.
3	LookJabba...	8 _76th
Ready Player One reaffirms Steven Spielberg as king of the blockbuster. It's clear to see that a great deal of ambition has gone into making this film happen. And from the outset I was blown away by the staggering visuals and the fan pleasing attention to detail. Some may ask for more depth and less references, but this is a contained film that doesn't have an expanded universe mapped out. This is a throwback to what blockbusters used to feel like and I embraced the experience and enjoyed it.
3	orcunyondem	85 _78th
Yeah it has cliches but the genre itself requiers that. I don't support cliches it would be tasteless without them. On the other hand; great references made those cliches ignorable. I enjoyed it and would like to see it again after a couple of years.
3	Adam P-D	30 _24th
Of all the movie dystopias, this is the most frightening: Popular culture comes to a standstill. From the 2020s to 2045, no more entertainment is created and instead, the world becomes obsessed with the trivia of one elderly man's middle-of-the-road tastes. In this world, compared to New Order the BeeGees are considered 'old school' - that's like in 2018, judging Gene Autry to be more old school than Carl Perkins.
3	Groovy_Souls	85 _82nd
I guess I'll divert a little bit from the general consensus in that I really liked this. Yes, the writing is a little on the nose and the characters lack a certain depth, but with the amount of fun references and scenarios, as well as the masterful direction and visuals, this is one to remember this year. A fun blockbuster with talented actors, awesome scenes and funny moments. Really for the whole, nerdy family.
3	amazedemon	67 _75th
I read the book, and enjoyed the way in which you're put in the protagonist's frame of thought before going on a pop-culture riddled quest with him. The film takes a different but necessary approach of adapting the book as an action-adventure that excels at the action set-pieces, but flounders with the characters and scope of the world and at times the plot. It's entertaining but lacks any impact, reinforcing that Spielberg is past his prime.
3	Jimmy Suede	70 _45th
Since I'd read the book, I can't comment on the film without comparing. I felt the movie neglected much of the expansiveness of the Oasis (including for not just entertainment) and the unabashed ridiculousness of the characters' absorption in 80's pop-culture. With its simplistic moral, the movie basically apologized for what it did have. Still, I did have fun watching, and I have no complaint about it not being a critical masterpiece. Wished it had a more nostalgic soundtrack.
3	AnttiR	73 _21st
A great anarcho-capitalist gamer boy exploitation fantasy!
2	schnofel	62 _56th
Sometimes it takes a kooky CGI orgy - a life (mis)spent in virtual nirvana - to get you to kiss the girl already.
2	frederic_g54	5 _21st
Good God [FREEZE FRAME ON THE TROUBLED LOOK ON MY FACE AS I PONDER HUMANITY'S FUTURE], we are SO fucked..
2	Mentaculus	72 _57th
Spielberg comes of age while revisiting his past lives. One of Spielberg's primary themes has been the escape from reality - dirty, scary, rotten, no-good reality - into internalized fantasy. Fairy tales become enlightenment, Transfiguration. But here he has finally peered into the abyss, and seen the effects of his fan fantasies. This is the only logical explanation for Nolan's change of heart - it is Steven's. I could not help but see Spielberg, not Halliday, walking away with his child self.
2	td888	90 _95th
This is right up my alley. If you grew up on video games and movies in the 80's this is a must watch. I had blast. What a ride.
2	TV+Film-Hub	17 _77th
Ready Player One is an obvious fantastical autobiography of Stephen Spielberg. And it was fascinating to experience his pain and regrets. But aside from that emotional drama/connection. The film was really another fluff piece that should be just another rock in his his emotional baggage. Despite the characters being so zealous about fidelity to art, the film itself was not; and failed at many of it's homages! It even violated its own construct (for example no weapons in the museum).
2	Prophet92	70 _33rd
The story is painfully thin and sadly misses a lot of opportunities to comment on the particular breed of nerdy culture that spawned it but it's a solidly acted and directed action romp that's enjoyable on its own, if only once. The pop culture easter eggs actually manage to be fun without wearing you out and a few of them(the Shining sequence) are actually fairly inspired. Also gets bonus points for actually using the Godzilla march(take notes, Legendary).
2	Hadleyreis	79 _73rd
I was always Player Two in Sonic.
2	Stewball	90 _93rd
Good use of music and 80s trivia, especially using elements of "The Shining" and "Saturday Night Fever". Spectacular FX and Spielberg tones down his trademark sappiness. Most re-watchable movie of the year, grows on me.
2	omgfridge	7 _65th
Oooooooooo boi this was fun. Visually pleasing and it had a hell of a heart to it. Not much to it but I dare say if someone put this on to pass the time I'd have no objections.
2	mrandersen10	55 _12th
What happened to you Spielberg??
2	Jerky	65 _83rd
I guess "A giant nostalgia orgasm blasted over celluloid for 80's nerds like myself to lose their shit to" was too long a title, despite being accurate. The Shining part was aces though. I wish they had jumped into more films. I love when movies do that kind of stuff. Like for instance...Waxwork 2: Lost In Time. The main characters find themselves running through different horror films as they time jump. Go ahead and watch Waxwork 2. It's a shitty film, but man did they nail that part.
2	Seethruskin	0 _1st
Disgusting
2	saudade	50 _41st
Spielberg goes for the high score in nostalgic references as a crowd of studio executives shovel quarters in. ...Kubrick saves the day. Lets just make movies about characters visiting better movies now.
2	Minorsage	70 _54th
I couldn't figure out how they could fit the book into a movie. They didn't. But, that's not bad. The essence of the book is there, in a visually appealing way.
2	JLFM	75 _66th
The first twenty minutes are extraordinary. It felt like the big beautiful baby of Valerian and The Adventures of Tintin. It gets a little too bogged down by its story and characters after that, but it’s a ton of fun when it lets itself loosen up. Mark Rylance is needlessly brilliant.
2	Kuroel	63 _62nd
Enjoyed the references, cultural nods and Easter eggs. Otherwise a formulative youth flick of the in-high-demand fantasy such as Hunger Games, etc. Good, non-forced, female leads and the bit with the haplo suit performance features were enjoyable/hilarious, but too few and far between. Otherwise pretty forgettable and bland. Had a Matrixian flare, but none of the complexity and moral depth. But that is to be expected from a youth film.
2	P u l p	44 _32nd
So he keeps his most important password on a piece of paper right there? Hm, makes sense.
2	joel-w-m	6 _43rd
The OASIS is fun (maybe more for others, but I'm glad to say I thoroughly enjoyed The Shining visitation), but it's the back-and-forth dynamic between it and reality that's really well done and makes for lots of entertaining action hi-jinks (see the fooling of Sorrento). In the end though, it wastes the potential of its characters (there should be a whole movie made about the tragic Halliday) as well as the deeper reality vs. entertainment theme underlying the sadly neglected dystopian setting.
2	Corbad	70 _54th
All characterization takes a nosebleed back seat to the spectacle, which is primarily harmful to the relationships the film pretends exist: none of them generate any reaction beyond incredulity (it's shocking how poorly they're constructed). Otherwise, the spectacle is entirely satisfactory, providing excitement at a breakneck pace. An entertaining picture.
2	Ippei	75 _72nd
This was both super fun and super nostalgic. I'd say this is for the whole family, except it would probably please people of my generation rather than the younger generation because of the reference; some younguns won't know what they are. That said, it's still well made and the story had a lot of mystery and intrigue to keep you interested. It's an excellent fanboy tribute film delivered by Spielberg himself.
2	luord	70 _69th
The movie doesn't have much in originality, but that's why it works: Its love for previous works shines in every frame and carries you along for the ride. Besides, Spielberg firing on all cylinders is as usual very entertaining.
2	Adds	80 _84th
This would have been good fun on its own but I think all the nostalgic references made it even better.
1	DMCrimson	40 _4th
Was the world this desperate for pathetic pop culture nostalgia? That the only way to justify their lifelong obsession over childhood escapism was to pretend 80's trivia could save the world?
1	Moribunny	15 _7th
I don't think I could have made it through without the help of RiffTrax. The movie is premised on the confidence that no kid watching it would notice that Spielberg IS Sorrento, its evil corporate villain who profiteers by pacifying young people with mind-numbing content.
1	Voltaire53	84 _93rd
Spielberg knocks it out of the park... could hardly get the grin off my face with all the excellent 80s Pop Culture references with matching soundtrack (I think I'm central to the age bracket that wil get the references but I know that despite seeing loads I will have missed loads too), traditional bay guy corporation and likeable good guys plus, of course, superb CGI graphics for the virtual reality sequences... Most enjoyable movie I've seen so far this year!
1	yoohoo	55 _13th
Riding the spectrum of cringe-worthy to idiotic, Spielberg somehow still makes this a fun movie, despite it's flaws (and are they numerous). The characters are paper thin, the dialogue is forced, and the acting is nonexistent. But, there's something to be said about [PARTIAL SPOILER]a Gundam fighting Mecha Godzilla.
1	bojanpopic	90 _87th
If I watched this as a 12yr old boy, I would pee myself from excitement.
1	Zarkon	83 _64th
Its soundtrack includes Hall & Oates so that's worth a couple of points. Mark Rylance needed more screen time.
1	lpelliott	82 _62nd
We discuss Ready Player One at length on my podcast INK TO FILM in our 35th episode. Ink to Film is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartradio, Googleplay Music or wherever you download podcasts!
1	cagedwisdom	50 _38th
It's hard to hate this - it has its heart in the right place. What it doesn't have in the right place is about five instances of needless, condescending and unnatural exposition every minute. The characters spend about a quarter of the film explaining things to each other its clear they (and the audience) already know. Also has the wrong lead - Art3mis is by far the most interesting character.
1	FlorVdE	1 _18th
A long very expensive video game cut scene, in its best moments. At other times, when the plot from the awful source novel is clumsily dumped on the audience, it becomes cringeworthy. Watch the "Shining"-sequence as a visually impressive and fun (if empty) short movie, and skip everything else.
1	cowfrappe	62 _36th
Silly but entertaining, and damn if Mark Rylance doesn't walk away with the movie in one of his dumbest roles.
1	Sinuhet	85 _66th
Spielberg, 80ties, History of gaming references.
1	Difontaine	81 _80th
I loved it. I don't know how good it is objectively, I just know that I adored it. If you go with it, you'll probably love it too. I-Max 3D is recommended for the scale of it all.
1	LennyNero	65 _50th
Watchable but braindead. Reference after reference, for reference's sake and terrible characters. But that's what you get when you adapt a terrible novel and Spielberg has to go all out to save that trainwreck of a plot.
1	martryn	78 _71st
Nostalgia, the movie. Having grown up in the 80's and 90's, every scene was jam packed with images from my childhood. The movie itself wasn't fantastic. Other than the nostalgia, there wasn't much about the film I really cared about, and having seen it once, I have no real desire to see it again. I especially disliked the silly villain of the film, and his entire plot was just stupid. Should have been just the characters wandering through nostalgia land solving puzzles until the end.
1	Vassago	86 _93rd
Nerdgasm.
1	Koalafish	55 _18th
The book wasn't a masterpiece, but even though the plot was just a vehicle for nostalgia overkill it was really fun to read. Unfortunately the fun-part didn't make it into the movie. Spielberg obviously didn't give a fuck, all the actors were terrible and/or miscast and except for that Shining scene all the changes were for the worse.
1	Duder	60 _40th
* Have you read the book? Stay the way away from this film. If you haven't? This is an enjoyable and really fun film. Apart from the concept and characters, it is a totally new, and worse, story. Half of what makes the books fun is tossed out. The book was Cline youth, this one is Speilberg's.
1	RedBarDragon	100 _90th
I am a geek. Hence the target audience of this movie. But that aside the story was fun, the characters were interesting and worldbuilding very solid. On top of all that this is the first movie ever where I was not sure what is CGI and what is real. Still wondering if that one room in shining segment was one or the other..
1	whatismyname	65 _63rd
It seems the focus was more on 'look how many different characters we included' instead of 'look how we made this weak story into a not so weak story.' With that said, scenes like The Shining homage were great.
1	babamots	82 _74th
I expected a silly good time, and I got it. I appreciated the lack of senseless (real-world) violence was well.
1	Obdurate	70 _40th
It lacks the emotional and character depth of the novel, but I had a good time. I'm not so jaded as to not enjoy references of things I like so long as there is a narrative present, which there is. It may not be deep or original but it's there and told in a way that is ultimately FUN. The best parts take the references and use them in an engaging and unexpected way. It doesn't always do that, but the references never detract from the experience anyway. Very good, fun flick but not great.
1	TheRealJ-Ro	80 _70th
Movie Fun: The Movie. This is one of the most "shut up and enjoy movie fun" movies I've ever seen. I can understand if some people feel a little cold over the storyline, a little detached from the characters, even a little unimpressed by the performances and/or the screenplay. And this is by no measure a masterpiece. I just had so much fun and can't be bothered trying to fight against that fact. As a movie, thoroughly enjoyable. I know a lover of the book who hated this. Take that as you will.
1	sellis	53 _19th
It feels like a bot formulated this script. A visual spectacle with less than no substance. And the tacked on moral? Reality is real. Come on, Spielberg. Clearly his interests in this are purely technical. Or at least that’s what I hope.
1	eric-jan	75 _74th
Actually a lot better than I had thought it would be. Really liked the setting and the story, the corny 'badguys' and the whole "I have to think outside the box to win" mentality :)
1	begoniabol	62 _50th
Passes the time, but in the end it's uninspiring, trying to rely too much on too many 'cool' references and has too many tiring and overly long action scenes.
1	jordanlige	100 _51st
really cool movie
1	ewalters	72 _36th
The writing in this film is so unoriginal and uninspiring no amount of direction or special effects could save it. In an overcrowded genre this film brings nothing new. Safe to skip, nothing to see here.
1	Calexico	70 _36th
A very fun, solid movie.
1	psim	37 _4th
I was hoping for some disposable but entertaining popcorn cinema. Unfortunately RPO is an utter mess, featuring a world where nothing makes sense, a main character devoid of any charisma, a laughably bad plot resolution and not the tiniest insight into the future of VR or gaming. Some sequences are at least conceptually interesting.
1	Henrik	30 _8th
First film by Spielberg I really hated. Though Hook and The Terminal is definitely close to being down there as well.
1	kgbelliveau	85 _64th
Nostalgia is the coolest thing we can experience as a human being. A throwback to a time where we felt something real. Visually stellar, but it is kinda hard to appease an era of nerds with a story where virtual reality is greater than the reality. Presenting a piece with major CGI sort of negates this message does it not? A solid effort from Spielberg and well acted from the cast. I think the overall message is lost in cyberspace amongst the visuals.
1	forehead1	50 _47th
The middle chunk of RPO threatens to develop into a genuinely good film: Black Mirror directed by a throwback Spielberg, with interesting ideas explored in an exciting way. Unfortunately the noisy and annoying Transformers-esque bookends are the complete opposite: South Park's member berries on acid, with every retro reference imaginable being thrown at you from all sides with as much tact and subtlety as they managed in Pixels. The whole thing is a good half-hour or so too long as well.
1	mandy	6 _44th
Entertaining, easy to follow with plenty of enjoyable cinema and pop culture references. Expertly put together family film.
1	DaWolfey	62 _78th
Generally entertaining, but it turns into nonsense as it tries to hammer in some sort of feel-good, positive ending in that classic Spielberg way, which although fits neatly into the whole nostaliga / pop culture vibe as a sort of meta-reference, makes too many instantly-answered revelations that appear important at that moment, but actually are just irrelevant and an attempt to add the illusion of depth to the story.
1	AAAutin	37 _25th
Finally, a FAMILY GUY movie...
1	maakal	28 _4th
Oh lord, old man Spielberg has discovered this new-fangled thing called "virtual reality". Absolutely soulless, cringe-worthy trash, horrible acting, ridiculous plot holes, lame CGI, and a laughable "message". I was shocked by how much I hated this.
1	MontyCircus	60 _68th
Spielberg-directed 80's film and videogame nostalgia-filled sci-fi flick. So, I expected to love it but did not. It was impossible to connect with the characters being how they were 90% of the time as CGI video game characters. But the references were fun enough that I would recommend it, but maybe wait to rent or catch on cable. I assume the book is better.
1	hajikarimi	95 _91st
1642: i love it so much!!
1	NothingsGood	75 _83rd
Mark Rylance and Ben Mendelsohn almost made me forget the nonsensical second act. The references are cute, but never overbearing (i.e. every X-Men movie after The Last Stand). Then again, I was born in the 80s. Worth it just for the first act - I haven't had that much fun (even for a 40 minute chunk) in a movie since The Grand Budapest Hotel.
1	sproost	35 _10th
This movie draws on the current retro-obsession so much that they make it seem that pop culture, that they refer to ad naseamly, stopped after the 80's. Aside from that we got another Spielberg rollercoaster with cringeworthily serious characters and a plot with low stakes. The redesign of the Shining-set was very nicely done, but like the other sets it was just another location visited with zero added value.
1	braddad68	95 _84th
Great one to see at the movies. Tons of effects and pop culture references (mostly 80s). I really liked it, but I felt something was missing to make it an instant classic. It was a little too long, and I think more emotional connection was needed.
1	TheDailyNathan	72 _35th
They say this movie is packed to the brim with cultural references... but to me there's not much value in the name- or cameo-dropping. Is it really enjoyable just to know that there are 50 pixels of random character X in the background? Wreck it Ralph and the Lego Movies both do this concept in a much more substantial way. Product placement galore. The characters are all very underdeveloped as well. It's a very formulaic adventure romp, and I think a bit too targeted for kids.
1	caramlefloat	70 _27th
I think the graphics were the better part of the movie, ignoring all the human acting. The world I imagined while reading the book was very similar to the one in the movie, which I thought was pretty cool. I think there were too many damn cheesy lines and so-so acting that I don't think this movie is any more deserving than Hunger Games.
1	mattorama12	77 _82nd
Pop cultural references seem to work when there's a genuine love of the referenced material, and that's evident here. And while I know little of the gaming world, the tv, music, and movie references were all right up my alley. The second key challenge was one of the most fun and (paradoxically) original things I've seen, too. Just an overall really fun movie and feels like vintage Spielberg.
1	hotsake	72 _79th
This is a hard movie to rate. The film plays as much on nostalgia as it does on story maybe more. I found the story to be very generic and cliched but I loved the pop culture references, music and Easter eggs. The acting was above average for the most part even if the dialogue wasn't. The biggest downside was the bloated run time and a few plot contrivances.
1	magdabag	85 _58th
So nerdy, so fun.
1	batolo	75 _62nd
Your typical blockbuster fun action movie with mot a lot else going on. I hope it paves the way for some more thoughtful movies taking on the concept of immersive virtual reality.
1	Ritteh	68 _55th
An average movie with some fun parts. Stephen Spielberg should have done better with this. Not enough of the backstory or IOI's antics and how they got keys as in the also average book. Lots of late 70's/early 80s eye-candy and fun big battle scene.
1	DyanneThorne	57 _42nd
If you push this button you'll get to live in a VR simulation of every great movie and game ever made BUT there will never be made any new movies or games ever aga... Hey! I wasn't done talking! Also, the geek in me wants to point out that the cameo of Arkham Harley Quinn really should have been from Asylum, a game that had an Easter egg so ridiculously hard that no-one ever found it.
1	mooper	65 _44th
I guess the movie was alright if you just want a mindless, predictable nostalgia trip.
1	Ric	75 _42nd
The whole idea of the Oasis feels kind of wrong or pointless, and the film doesn't really addresses this. Still enjoyable though
1	ikkegoemikke	78 _92nd
No need to say I was thrilled. But that's because I'm a VR fan myself. More reviews here : http://movie-freak.be [Full Review]
1	igormachete	76 _56th
Sheer enjoyment and fun, this is probably the best adaptation of the book possible. Yes, the movie is sometimes dumb and silly, but it's never too dumb and is always forgivable, given the rest of the movie is nonstop batshit insane action. The dialogs, drama, characters and everything else are whatever, they are good enough to not be distracting, but action is just glorious and is the single biggest thing this movie got 100% right.
1	Monisit	67 _36th
Exactly what I expected. I've never been so perfectly whelmed by a film before - but at the same time I was entertained.
1	OrCrawn	65 _27th
I get it, Spielberg is afraid to die. Ah ah ah. The characters are bland, the actors are unconvincing, but look at my references all around, this is cool right? No. This is a blockbuster checking all the marks, the white male hero gets the white female prize, the supporting cast is diversity because of marketing, and the movie is not even trying to address the problem of mass gaming consumerism, corporations, social inequities The cyberpunk genre is coughing blood.
1	SuperSui	67 _48th
Can't really understand the hate this movie gets from some people. It´s not the newest invention in the book but still entertaining as heck. Sure it feels like someone just did a list with all the popculture references he could find but I don`t have a problem with this and for my part I saw a visually stunning movie with all the figures from movies and games i like and love.
1	Yoshinaruto	65 _56th
It’s like Suicide Squad and the first 30 mins of Death Note in that it just doesn’t slow down. The pacing is so non stop it’s nearly headache inducing. That being said it’s cool just how many Easter eggs there are, and that rewatching it you’ll probably notice a lot of things you didn’t see before. Good CGI, fun, and creative. But a mediocre story and poorly developed characters resulting in hardly any depth. It’s worth renting and MAYBE worth buying if you’ll get the references.
1	plvenice	9 _85th
I don't understand why people are talking about a lack of depth in this movie. That's not the point of the movie really, and if you want more social commentary or character depth, read the book. This movie is a blast; enjoy it for what it is.
1	ralyto	64 _25th
Spielberg knows how to make spectacular movies, and this sure was one. I found it entertaining and laughed a couple of times, but I found action scenes too long and the plot too contrived. Overall, it is what it says on the tin.
1	kcknz	59 _24th
Spielberg did it again. he caught the new generation perfectly. but i'm not sure if is this a new film or just reference porn? impossible to catch many of the details, because it's over swift. also plot is generic and difficult to digest at this pace. love story and revolution things are both raw and redundant. it had high capacity in story but we have only watchable production at last.
1	SageSledge	60 _32nd
There's a lot that "Ready Player One" does so very right. It's visuals are frenetic and draw-droppingly gorgeous, it finds some killer leads in Sheridan and Cooke (the latter proving quite the talent), and Mark Rylance's portrayal of James Halliday is utterly, atypically spellbinding. It's just everything else that doesn't quite work, an amazing concept propped up by a threadbare scavenger hunt and shallow nostalgia pandering. Still, it's got heart and style in spades. Sometimes that counts.
1	vgnpwrz	10 _2nd
A rare case where the movie is better than the book. Unfortunately the movie could not rise triumphantly out of the trashy ash that is this story. It tries to do way too much and does zero of it smartly. Somebody gets punched for unironically insulting someone with "noob" in this movie. That is all anyone should need to know about this garbage film based on a garbage book.
1	gabba2k7	81 _33rd
so u saying there is a book about it. omg who on Earth would read it?
1	MenialRetcon	73 _50th
Not really better or worse than the book, mostly made right decisions in what to keep, discard, or reimagine. The Shining sequence was fun, the race ok, the big battle wasn't exciting. Something approaching commentary could have elevated this: the corporate villain could have ironically been more about cynical exploitation of nostalgia, overly reverent fandom of creations and creators and consumers and their opinion tribal affiliations could have been portrayed as having a downside.
1	Nyctalope	77 _49th
Fun action adventure movie with tons of action and good looking CGI effects. Story and characters are serviceable. Plus, a Gundam and the Iron Giant fight MechaGodzilla, so that's pretty neat. Overall, an enjoyable popcorn flick, but not much more.
1	tipar	60 _68th
Too long, from the half-hour finale, it just gets boring and repetitive.
1	cetincelik	83 _79th
Bu Spielberg ı nasıl da özlemişiz. Mükemmel vakit geçirme garantili. Göndermeler ve detaylar olağanüstü. Tekrar izleme isteği ile salondan ayrılmak harika. 4dx tavsiyem.
1	mwestcott	76 _52nd
It is not for everyone to be sure. Those who don't understand or relate to the endless barrage of references to pop culture will find this movie tedious to say the least. For all the rest of us, this is a rousing adventure filled with awesome special effects, a wish-fulfillment story line and some terrific acting.
1	semioticus	58 _7th
The movie tries to be a lot of things, but the end result is unfortunately a wasted potential. It is hard to establish any kind of connection to the main characters, neither protagonists nor villains (acting? shoddy writing? hard to tell), and we don't get to explore the movie's universe as much as I'd have liked. Is it a fun action flick? Yeah. Some scenes are shot beautifully. But that's about it.
1	AnAccount	10 _2nd
Other than the visuals (which still isn't anything great) everything about this movie sucks. The romance is absolutely horrible. The villains motive isn't even evil, he was going to add microtransactions which the Oasis already had. In order to make the villain evil, they had to make him blow up a building for some reason. The world-building is bad and I just had millions of unanswered questions about the Oasis. Plot is horrible, and I still can't get over the fact that nobody drove backwards.

Average Percentile 43.98% from 3157 Ratings