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\"\"<\/a>Ready Player One<\/em><\/strong> was an all around fun and entertaining sci-fi action-adventure from Steven Spielberg that does a wonderful job of throwing nostalgia in your face, but the filmmakers seemed to be having a hell of a time with the material, and the story itself was compelling.<\/p>\n

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Ready Player One<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 140 min. \u2013 $44.95 | July 24, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/13\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Steven Spielberg
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ernest Cline (novel); Zak Penn and Ernest Cline (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Lena Waithe, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1). French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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You might\u2019ve noticed, 1980s nostalgia is hot right now on television and in the cinema from Stranger Things<\/em> to the It<\/em> movie and now Ready Player One<\/em><\/strong>, based on a popular novel I never read (just to make it clerar), which is 80s nostalgia \u2014 and pop culture in general \u2014 on steroids. Although it is nostalgia overload, the story in of itself does tend to stand on its own, and it is an incredibly fun ride… and yes, some of the 1980s aspects did tend to put a smile on my face.<\/p>\n

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The year is 2045 and the world is consumed with the virtual reality game called the OASIS. When its creator, James Halliday (MARK RYLANCE), dies, he sets out a challenge: find three hidden keys within the OASIS and the winner will be the sole owner of his company. Now it\u2019s a free-for-all with competitors known as \u201cGunters\u201d (easter egg hunters) who study and learn everything about Halliday\u2019s life in order to unlock the clues. We are introduced to a few of these \u201cGunters\u201d: Wade Watts, avatar name Parzival (TYE SHERIDAN), a young man living in a poor neighborhood with his aunt and her abusive boyfriend; Samantha\/Art3mis (OLIVIA COOKE), a young woman who has a personal and vested interest in winning; and Parzival\u2019s best friend, Helen\/Aech (LENA WAITHE). This group comprises the High Five.<\/p>\n

However, they are not the only ones after the prize. Along with thousands of others, the IOI (Innovative Online Industries) corporation wants the OASIS to capitalize on with bombardments of advertising and membership levels. Leading the charge is IOI CEO Nolan Sorrento (BEN MENDOLSOHN) and his minions inside the VR are called \u201cSixers\u201d, expendables players working for the company.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a battle to unlock the clues and win the game, along the way friends are made and we get to see some iconic characters (like the Iron Giant and even the Chucky doll) and vehicles (DeLorean) from people\u2019s, mine included, childhood kick ass.<\/p>\n

As I said in the opening, although the draw might be the nostalgia with Back to the Future<\/em> (capped off with Alan Silvestri composing and throwing in the few familiar musical notes) and The Shining,<\/em> to the 90s with The Iron Giant<\/em>, both elements playing a major role in the plot. As fun as all of that is, I genuinely enjoyed these characters, Wade and Samantha in particular and there was a compelling story at its core.<\/p>\n

The performances from its cast were pretty good, mostly led way by Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke whose characters get the most development while Ben Mendelsohn plays your stereotypical corporate villain, but Mendelsohn always does a great job playing a slimy villain (see The Dark Knight Rises<\/em>). The other supporting actors that make up the \u201cHigh Five\u201d were adequate but mostly are at service to the characters and story than giving anything of substance.<\/p>\n

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Ready Player One<\/em><\/strong> is Steven Spielberg\u2019s return to form as his last few movies have ranged from utterly terrible (The BFG<\/em>) to merely okay (The Post<\/em> and Bridge of Spies<\/em>), it\u2019s whimsical Spielberg at his best and with his crew, seemed to have a blast throwing just about every pop cultural reference, even the smallest detail (check out New Rockstars\u2019 video detailing the 300+ cameos and easter eggs). And, again, this is just a entertaining movie even if you don\u2019t get the references (can\u2019t imagine the amount of work to get clearance on some of these).<\/p>\n

In the end, this was a well made and all around fun film the family can enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>, inside is a slip with the redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

There are several featurettes here and include interviews with the cast (Sheridan, Cooke, Waithe, etc.) and filmmakers (Spielberg, Cline and more). You can watch them individually or with a Play All Option (TRT 1:57:49):<\/p>\n