**READY PLAYER ONE** is just a SUPER FUN MOVIE! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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Finally guys! The next movie!!!!!!!! I had a blast watching this :) Thank you for voting this movie! I can't wait to watch the next one!

[@VKunia]

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[@MeesdeFilmliefhebber]

I prefer both ways: write them on a piece of paper that you lock away safely, AND use a digital list.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

But Nord doesn't have a Big Giant or Gundam.

[@kylereese4822]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/baDLpGqrirOrodE Ernie Cline’s Incredible ECTO-88 aka Ready Player One car for real... :):):)

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

You sold out darling!

[@chanceneck8072]

One word, that beautifully describes and explains, why I LOVE this movie SO MUCH: *E S C A P I S M* ! ! !

[@gluuuuue]

Halliday’s final message was pretty classic for old gamers: Thank you for playing.

[@Nightghost377]

my tears flowed when I heard these words in the cinema :(((

[@Fenris30]

It's even more touching in the Audiobook read by Wil Wheaton.

[@Dobby_Dobson]

@@Fenris30 Loved Wil Wheaton's reading

[@JmAnYoShI]

Some corp: kills people to further their goals. Vkunia: hey wait a minute, that's illegal!

[@lolmao500]

Wait until she realizes a lot of cops are murdering pigs and politicians are corrupt bastards

[@notmee2388]

It's the future. Defund the police worked. Armed gangs filled the void. Predictably.

[@glennwelsh9784]

What's the loss of a few innocent lives when there are billions of dollars to make?

[@internaut4257]

highly illegal*

[@DanTasticEntertainment]

“Well that’d be murder...one of the worst crimes there are...so...also illegal.”

[@EQINOX187]

It amazes me that this movie was ever made given the sheer mountain of material it draws from be it story's to movie / anime characters... and hell I am glad Spielberg had the power to make it

[@krashd]

Exactly, the studio must have had to jump through quite a few hoops to license a lot of the pop culture references, if you write a book you can reference anything you want to but if you make a movie you face a quagmire of legality if you want to portray someone else's characters or creations on screen. This is why a lot of books are regarded as "un-filmable".

[@jkhoover]

Well, having Spielberg on board helps a lot! He directed or produced or has connections to a lot of the movies that were referenced.

[@backyardsniper8064]

this movie was a book. it needed to wait till film technology was able to make it happen. thats why james cameron waited so long to make avatar 2.

[@themarsman5155]

They changed quite a bit from the book Sorento's motives, the quest that the players do, Ogden morrow James holidays best friend is way less in the movie than he was in the book. It's not a bad movie it just doesn't really adapt that much from the book.

[@brandonparisien2381]

They did have to get permission for every single reference. Some things didn't make the movie...

[@RabidTribble]

This is one of those rare cases where the book and the movie were both wonderful. They were, of course, very different, but still very good. I know a lot of people hated the sequel to the book, but I liked it; despite its flaws. It will be interesting to see if the sequel makes it to theaters.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

What do you reckon the main sticking point was, in the sequel, @Rabid Tribble ?

[@jkhoover]

I didn't hate RP2. It's a good book, it's just not RP1, which is almost a perfect book.

[@jackpratchett1422]

@@jkhoover i know what you mean. RP2 was okay but nothing special. RP2 dor me was a bit too fast and didnt go into enough detail. The Arty and Percy thing was a bit forced and later to quick resolved. And i would have loved to hear more about the other Party on their quest (I dont remember their name). It was an okay book i think. RP1 was much better. (I hope my English wasn´t to bad ; ))

[@chaos4kos]

@@jackpratchett1422 It was the Lo five as the main group was the hi five

[@davidalvarado9957]

I think the second book was made with a movie in mind which kind of ruins it in a way whereas the first one obviously wasn't which is why they are so different. Don't get me wrong I liked RP2 but a lot felt forced and I honestly could have done without the hard on for Tolkien but thats just my personal opinion. The prince stuff as well for me. Didnt click with me like the original books subject matter did. It did a lot right but also quite a bit wrong as well. Also Parzival seemingly didn't learn a damn thing from the first book which is kind of undermines his character development going from 1 to 2.

[@jacfalle27]

If you liked this, I’m pretty sure you’d love Alita: Battle Angel.

[@grlt23]

Oh yes! Yes, Alita next please!

[@chanceneck8072]

A collegue once showed me the first issue of the graphic novel. It was awesome!!

[@BreezyGamer92]

Yes! I just re-watched Alita: Battle Angel and it is still a great movie.

[@Blastimal]

great movie

[@lastlaugh5178]

not even close to the same calibre of movie... alita battle angel sucked major D compared to thsis aka Ready Player One

[@lou7139]

First and foremost I love the book forever. No comparison. However, I loved the movie too. I had never in my life been so hyped for a movie. Watching it was like a cathartic experience for me in a time when I was not in the greatest place mentally and emotionally. Glad you liked the movie and the tie in with the sponsor was pretty funny too.

[@LA_HA]

Lou: That was a great book. Ever read, Little Brother (by Corey Doctorow)? It's a little like this, but not immersive. It's a lot like Pokemon Go. Ender's Game is pretty awesome, too, though the movie was so-so

[@Vegeta900X]

I'm afraid I hate this movie. I find this movie an insult to one of my favorite books, but if you can enjoy it I envy you because this is the only time I ever wanted a way to get my money back from the theater.

[@ellygoffin4200]

Great book. Movie was good in it's own way.

[@jkhoover]

This book was amazing! I read it in 3 days, that's very quick for me, and it only took me that long because I had to work. I read it immediately after reading The Martian, and I remember thinking, "There's no way this book can be as good as The Martian was." It wasn't... It was far better!

[@unseenmal]

Are you all aware that the 2nd book came out a few months ago? Ready Player Two.

[@danharris5999]

The Iron Giant was not in the book. Instead it was the classic '66 Japanese 50 foot hero Ultraman. But the rights are so convoluted that they couldn't get permission to include him in the movie, so enter the Iron Giant instead.

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

I never read the book but as someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s I had the same reaction you did lol. I smiled for days. This was what we used to call a “feel good movie”.

[@DanTasticEntertainment]

“I can’t look a this.” *continues to look.” Literally the best type of moments right there!

[@user-lw8bb6xj5p]

The final scene when Halliday says “Thank you for playing my game”, always hits me from hearing a line from someone you look up to and know everything about.

[@lurkerrekrul]

There are so many pop culture references in this movie, it's almost impossible to spot them all. Right around the time you mentioned them using Tracer and Overwatch characters, I saw Halo Spartans and grunts, Spawn, a gremlin, etc. Aech's shop had Lonestar's Winnebago from Spaceballs, a classic Battlestar Galactica Viper fighter, ED-209 from Robocop, a space pod from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and probably others. The gun that Parcival uses to shoot Artemis is a blaster from the classic Battlestar Galactica. In the background of the apartment at the end, there was a Klingon Batt'leth and Robby the Robot visible.

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

I am so glad you got to catch this one, it felt like a return to Spielberg-style adventure and warmth. Sure, it's a lot different from the book (which I think is a good thing), but that's why it's a movie! The only thing I don't like is I can't get into this OASIS myself, I wanna get me a Megaman arm cannon and a Terror Mask from Splatterhouse and a Streets of Rage length of pipe and a Castlevania chain whip-- man, what would YOU want? I remember seeing this in theaters and people randomly going bananas from various references. The Zemeckis Cube bit made the whole audience like, inhale at once.. and my friend is a major Gundam head, and when the RX-78-2 leapt out of the Serenity, he went NUTS! good god, I love this movie, thank you for playing!

[@EvilOdysseus]

Just gonna drop some key differences form the book: All the riddles were different Parzival was a student who cracked the first riddle while daydreaming in class I-Rok was a friend of Aech who was only in a few chapters. He found out Parzival cracked the first riddle and sold him out to IOI for a ton of money then was never heard from for the rest of the book Parzival and Art3mis did go dancing together and Parzival did reveal his real name, but they were there because it was Ogden Morrow's birthday and he invited them Daito was murdered by IOI Parzival was the one who was captured by IOI. This was intentional as he wanted to steal information, and he was using a false identity so they didn't know it was him There's a lot more, but I'll leave it at that

[@jkhoover]

Why would you leave these spoilers? Why is everyone so determined to spoil everything? Why not just say, "Hey, the book is amazing, and is really different. I highly suggest reading it! You'll love it". But no, you have to, I guess, demonstrate that you read the book? I don't understand it!

[@vivianbrody510]

Sounds like I lucked out in seeing the movie and not reading the book.

[@jason42080]

@@jkhoover The persons KZbin Name alone answers your question that is because EvilOdysseus is Evil 🧐

[@tbakhalid4781]

Sounds great, it's cool how the movie managed to use original material with new circumstances.

[@jkhoover]

@@IvanTeslenko They weren't spoilers for me. I read the book years ago. I'm just tired of people being determined to prove they know something you don't and spoiling books, movies, etc. There's no reason to leave a complete list of spoilers in my opinion, but maybe I'm just being too sensitive.

[@illengustavo9364]

Sorento: murders a lot of people VKunia: Wait. That's illegal.

[@johnxeero4160]

I was skeptical about this movie at first but now it's one of my favorites.

[@standasebek5033]

My favourite pop culture reference: When the Batmobile from the 1960s Batman TV show hits the breaks in the opening race scene, it's tires squeal in the rhythm of the Batman theme song.

[@JUANGARCIA-de7qg]

Ughhh I’m now one of those guys that says “The book was way better!!!!!” Love the movie, but read the book.

[@b-moviezombie4946]

Ditto, I think you would enjoyed it.

[@r4261klr]

yes the book and its sequel were really good and i would say that everyone should read them if they like the movie

[@jkhoover]

"One of those guys"? That's everybody. I've never heard anybody say that the movie is better.

[@javiermonarrez8666]

I was gifted the book, gonna start reading it!!!

[@jkhoover]

@@javiermonarrez8666 You won't put it down!

[@danh8804]

Genuinely fun, poignant, and surprisingly earnest movie. I love the touch of mystery over what the hell Anorak/Oasis!Halliday even was. I love the performances by Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg, especially Pegg when Wade tells him his insight into Halliday's biggest regret, just the right level of emotion

[@darthroden]

Hey I have to confess, as a 80s kid when I saw the RX-78-2 Gundam appear (19:16), I burst into tears. It was my childhood come to life.

[@jh5131]

I genuinely lol'd at the part when everyone is running over the hill at the final fight scene and you played that royalty free music instead of can Halen and when they're playing adventure and you super imposed the commercial on the tv 😂😂

[@chrishibbert3225]

The effects are amazing and all the pop culture references are pretty fun. You really need multiple viewings to catch them all. Also it seems Spielberg was living vicariously through his lead actor, as he looks exactly like him when he was younger. 😆

[@davidr1050]

Maybe that's the lesson.. Follow passion rather than money.

[@jedijones]

I know, I wonder if Spielberg was already searching for actors for Fabelmans and remembered this guy because he was considering him for Fabelmans. 😆

[@MKF30]

This is a fun movie so many references from Back to the future to Star Trek to Mortal Kombat to LOTR to Godzilla to Chucky just so many its ridiculous. Great reaction Vicky! 😊

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

Steven King didn't hate his novel Shining, he hated the movie.

[@oaf-77]

Steven king hated most of the movies made from his books

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

@@oaf-77 Shame he doesn't hate Black Tower...

[@themiIes]

Stephen. Not Steven

[@noble_hermit2133]

@@themiIes Im not sure there is anyone out there that actually calls him Stephen.

[@themiIes]

@@noble_hermit2133 normal and respectful people do because that is his name

[@rbrtck]

In real life, there is a saying that goes like this: "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away." I guess in the dystopian near future of this movie, it's more like: "When seconds count, the police are only hours or days away."

[@akshittyagi6482]

18:20 OMG that caught me off-guard lmao

[@javiergonzalez.6150]

XD. Me too jjajsajsaj!

[@CHEEEZ-UK]

This movie is fun, i kinda wish it was a tv series so that: the hunt is longer, the characters more developed and more cult worlds get explored.Its a killer concept.

[@fnx427]

This movie Is basically a copy of Sword Art Online so if you want to watch a series you might as well watch that, lol.

[@PlagueFather]

My guess would be that it'd be too expensive. Its a show that has all of these other movies, games, etc characters/concepts within it would be a lot of work.

[@jkhoover]

@@fnx427 Actually, it's an adaptation of the novel by the same name, which came out before Sword Art Online.

[@wadewatts6606]

Nice reaction. You should read the book. I know everyone says that ‘the book is better’ whenever there is a film made based on a book but in this case it’s really true. They changed a lot but I understand why they did it as the book wouldn’t translate to a film that well

[@TearDownGenesis]

The irony is the "Easter Egg" isn't really what it is called. Its just a quest. It has a clear objective and value. Plus... he talked about it, making it less of an Easter Egg. Also got to love Hollywood's "Ugly" girl Artemis. She's supposed to have a really messed up face and that's how Hollywood interpreted it.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Well how "ugly" was her face in the book?

[@Draxblood]

In the book her avatar is nearly exactly like her IRL. Her avatar doesn’t have the wine birthmark on the face is really the only difference.

[@BrianNIL]

right, it's this supposedly hideous birthmark that is so light in color it can only be seen in direct sunlight and only if the girl pulls her hair back. Other than this grotesque deformity she's one of the cutest girls you'll ever see.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@BrianNIL oh I get it. It's barely noticeable but she thinks it's god awful.

[@BrianNIL]

@@TheMrPeteChannel right! The op also makes the point that Hollywood ugly isn't the same as real life ugly, in other words most actresses are beautiful so the most minor flaw is "ugly"

[@Ebhen1]

If you loved the movie, you HAVE to read the book! It's totally different and way better! The movie is really good, but it's more or less a whole new story. They are both good but the book wins in the end because it have more of EVERYTHING you loved in this movie. It helps to have grown up in the 80:s I guess. 😉

[@samwise8565]

The book is so good!

[@HellDivingChicken]

You are completely correct my friend

[@Heroo01]

I'm not a reader at all but I got this book in middle school and absolutely loved it. I always dreaded putting it down to go to the next class I'm an 01 kid, but it was still such a fun and amazing book

[@lordmortarius538]

Now imagine that you grew up in the 80's and that this is how you want to actually live the dream :P

[@jberkhimer]

bro this girl is so wholesome wtf

[@thedeepfriar745]

Master Chief and The Covenant working together warms my heart

[@ericjanssen394]

Show of hands: How many 80's geeks recognized the "code" as Merlin's spell from Excalibur (1981) and want VK to put it on her list?

[@kosh6612]

not only recognise it.. know it by heart. You never know when you need to call the breath of the dragon. On the movie, loved it, because it not only touches on every pop culture icon I loved, including Merlin's spell, but i also found my way into the secret room on the Atari 2600 back in the day. It felt like this movie was speaking to me, but I have 2 gripes. 1. the Krull blade didn't get enough recognition 2. He misused the Holy hand Grenade. The Holy Book of Armaments CLEARLY states that one must count to 3 (they were quit clear on this point lol), so the grenade should not have worked and they should have lost the Oasis!

[@yw1971]

Excalibur indeed should be her next

[@Espaniard1]

@@yw1971 Which version Camelot/Excalibur Anime/Manga or IR

[@yw1971]

@@Espaniard1 The 1981 film

[@sspsfivefivefive]

The book was fantastic but I was so dissapointed by the movie. A lot of it was filmed in my city Birmingham and people were tweeting that they saw a guy that looked like Steven Spielberg in Boots the Chemist, and they were indeed correct, it was him. Nice reaction though. xx

[@sspsfivefivefive]

@Gerald H absolutely. As a stand alone movie I enjoyed it, but being of a certain age hehe, I was more absorbed with the book, and ironically it was a youngish guy in Waterstones book shop that recommended the book to me.... I'm now thinking he must've known the many references in the book would appeal to someone of my age haha.

[@Lucas-Stl]

To this day people are still finding Easter eggs in this movie. xD

[@hawkthorn33]

This whole movie is "Oh that's from the thing I love!"

[@grandpagohan1]

Putting this movie on during our break was the best thing my old boss ever did.

[@EIixir]

This is a fun movie. Different than the book but it stands on its own. Glad that you enjoyed it.

[@kylereese4822]

Pt 2 is on the way :):)

[@vishalsorout]

It's true what they say. Almost no movie/ series can ever live up to the book. Having read the book before, I couldn't even complete the movie. I found it that unwatchable

[@brunokingz]

When they had that race, I had enough... Who made that movie, not only read the book but chose to do something that the book clearly stated that it shouldn't happen

[@7Rendar]

The race triggered me too. That combined with Percival's mansplaining attempt to Artemis in the archive made me not finish the movie.

[@Elfanater]

The book is better…

[@stephenlackey5852]

I’m a total 80s kid just like Halliday. I watch this movie once every two weeks or so. It’s so much fun.

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

Someone crosses a red light on the street. VKunia: That's highly illegal!

[@BlackHeartGames]

The only thing I think this movie gets wrong is that gamers would have found that first easter egg at the race within the first day of release... :D

[@whitewolf_vp]

"So this man is in love with a twitch streamer, huh ?" *Me sitting here watching your video* 😐😅

[@edwardJstevens]

😂😂😂

[@ARC5555Fives]

The thing the China town before King Kong shows up if you probably don’t know this, is the Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park Edit: and if you have the time, I highly recommend you watching the Jurassic Park movies

[@crunchynutter8241]

Police response was on point. Nonexistent when Wade was dirt poor, but on scene immediately as soon as he was rich.

[@dread9030]

VR in real life: AAAHHHHHHHH Do you like jazz? AAAAAHHHHHHHH Do you like smooth jazz?

[@TheRManProds]

READY PLAYER ONE WAS SO GOOD!

[@Jjoker74]

Love this movie! Just imagine all the references if you were 20 years older! This movie hits hard with us 40 yr Olds. And Iroc is TJ Miller, you know him from Deadpool among many other movies

[@peccatumDei]

For all the pop culture references in this movie, it barely scratches the surface of what's in the book.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"How do people get _down?"_ Oh, who needs to get _down?_ Drone technology has advanced to the point where everything you need, you can have delivered, and VR technology has advanced to the point where you can visit friends and family and go into work without leaving your _home._

[@lancerobinson6506]

This movie is so good. The second movie ready player two is in early development.

[@eliotduke1753]

My favorite book. Saw this four times in the theater

[@heymanchan9007]

Fact: Artemis bike is from the movie AKIRA

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Also the tire rims are lit like a Tron light cycle.

[@Wayne-fo9ew]

Aaaaaand if you haven't seen The Iron Giant yet, it's a total must-watch!!

[@heymanchan9007]

Fact: the real VR nowadays is not developed to that point

[@sebabarrera2639]

Unless you play the omni it's super similar

[@JBROisUNDEAD]

Seeing this film in theatres was one of the best decisions I ever made. Imax 3D, the whole nine yards. The ending hit my core and I walked away feeling so much love. Because that's what it is. It's a love letter. Not to just the creators of all these wonderful cultural icons, but to the fans who enjoyed and supported them as well. "Thanks for playing my game." That message should be at the end of every film and video game. Not because I think the consumer is entitled to gratitude, but because it is a clear sign of passion, pride, and appreciation. For everything that came before and that which is yet to come.

[@greigclement9081]

You will have rewatch the battle scene and freeze screen to spot all the pop-culture characters. I loved seeing Marvin the Martian and a Gremlin.

[@markcalloway2942]

I think she made the reaction before she made the ad read but I think it’s absolutely how she said she new almost nothing about the movie and then make a bunch of references about the movie 🤣🤣🤣

[@botwitaprice]

"Thanks for playing my game" - the last words you hear when you play Super Mario World- on Super NES

[@federicoflores9869]

Dude I'd cried when he said "thanks for playing" seeing that brings back so much memory when I use to go to the arcade games at pizza joints.

[@darkartist34]

This is one of my favorite movies, I'm so glad you reacted to it, I always love your reactions and you certainly didn't disapoint this time.

[@sonofkarma5461]

This movie was Awesome, the Memes, References, and “Easter Eggs” were so Cool

[@shouryu]

Ohhhh I am getting some good gifs from this one. I can already tell.

[@danielbautista9062]

You should react to Who Framed Roger Rabbit? It’s so similar because it has every character you might know.

[@andrew348]

Oh god no

[@Yugioh420]

The voice of Irok is the bar tender in Deadpool

[@spiderfingers86]

Based on the book of the same title and directed by Steven Spielberg starring Wade Watts in this film about a post apocalyptic world in which everyone is playing inside of a virtual reality world known as the Oasis. When it's creator James Holliday died. However before he did he left a series of keys. The first one of them will be awarded a bunch of money

[@roma540]

10:59 But... Sorrento LITERALLY just said, why not... 18:27 Because she's literally The Face of that game, which she is for a number of reasons.

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

As much as I love this movie, the book is (naturally) in a whole other level.

[@reallyrebel]

2:08 no just Toledo.😂👍🏻

[@spiderfingers86]

The villain of this movie is played by Ben Mendelsohn who you know as Director Krennik

[@JuliusGarnet]

"this man is in love with a twitch streamer" really sums up my last relationship... V: lmaooo

[@winters_rath8561]

Absolutely loved this film. One of only two films I’ve rewatched the moment it finish and I loved your reaction. Plus each rewatch leads to spotting more pop culture references

[@GFiero87]

Daito jumping out of Serenity and transforming into Gundam and fighting Mechagodzilla sold the whole thing for me 😍

[@PlagueFather]

I found your channel about a month ago and its great. I love your catalog of reactions. Keep it up!

[@dirzz]

VRchat is somewhat of an oasis today :) Also the book that this movie was based on is absolutely amazing. I loved the adaptation though! Great movie.

[@erickawesome5191]

Everytime i watch this movie I notice new things in the background. Such an awesome movie.

[@sadtragedy20]

I never read the book. What pulled me in was the trailer I saw and I could hear a background music in the trailer...a familiar chime and later I realized rewatching it I was hearing the soft chimes of "Pure Imagination" from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The comparison between Halliday and Willy Wonka was a genius mix. After that, I was hooked and wanted to see it. The parallels are spot on and sometimes I've even called it a sci-fi reinterpretation.

[@plutoniumcore]

Spielberg actually wanted Gene Wilder to play Halliday. Gene couldnt as he was too old

[@gawainethefirst]

A gundam mobile suit flying in on the Serenity, to support the Iron Giant in a fight against Mecha Godzilla.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

7:54 "I am _clearly_ compensating for something."

[@alexandralim3381]

I didn't like it at first but the more I rewatch it through reactors I have actually really begun to love it. I am a big fan of the book and so when they didn't follow a lot of things like the Lance fight and so many of the other turns or things like making Artemis's scar smaller etc I got really defensive. This is truly a charming and good movie like you said, the book is still different and really good!

[@Tony-rz4ks]

Here is a movie you should watch 1. The Illusionist 2. Meet Joe Black 3. Avatar 4. Eagle Eye 5. Hacksaw Ridge 5. The Day the Earth Stood Still 6. Transformers 7. Braveheart 8. Alien 9. Tron 10. Law Abiding Citizen

[@krashd]

15:55 The creativity of the movie NEVER ceases to amaze you is what you meant to say ;)

[@seanmiller6132]

Thanks for reacting to this!

[@adamcottrell7885]

Im so glad you got the terminator reference .great reaction. This movie is one of my all time favorites.

[@eggsntaters5144]

Old guy here, found the 'Adventure Easter egg organically in 5th grade, it blew away my friends, as I was blown away it was in the movie. So fun.

[@Wayne-fo9ew]

It may be very dated but you absolutely need to watch The Last Starfighter from 1984. A must for any gamer and it's so earnest and charming. Disney's Tron is pretty good too, way ahead of it's time.

[@dtester]

At the time Overwatch was fresh and popular. The book actually leaned more heavy into the late 70s to 80s stuff. Especially old video games like Joust and Pac-man.

[@jeffthompson9622]

I can't usually blame the police for not being there sooner. It takes time for them to be informed and then to respond. I do blame Baltimore Police for refusing to respond when a customer ran to their nearby station while I was fighting strongarm robbers in the '80s.

[@ronyoung3032]

I really want to watch this movie now. It's like reading cliffsnotes for a book then wanting to read the whole book.

Vr chat is the closest we have to the oasis right now

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Heh, I hear ya, V...I too practice the 'nearest available surface' method of filing.

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

I would've given anything to read the book first but I couldn't wait. One day maybe. I loved the soundtrack!! I enjoyed how much you got more and more invested in this movie!!

[@timstackii]

My favorite reaction of yours to date! Your enthusiasm is just so contagious! :)

[@richieb7692]

Have to admit I was dubious to start with, but really enjoyed the film. I just love the references, especially at the end fight when he throws Chuckie at the 101 players....

[@jedijones]

There are so many comments on videos about Ready Player One with people calling it their favorite movie or one of their favorites. I saw it in theaters, but I recognized that the marketing didn't really find a good hook, or bombard people enough to get them to see the movie. It had a March release date, which isn't the best time of the year for creating hype. I hope people keep discovering it and it builds up a bigger and bigger following over time. It seems to be slowly happening, but it's uncertain if that momentum can continue when new movies are constantly being put up. I thought Ant-Man: Quantumania shamelessly ripped off major aspects of the final battle in RP1 (the broadcast speech rallying all the citizens to come to Kang's HQ, and the energy bubble protecting it), so at least someone in Hollywood still remembers this movie.

[@heavyrain4485]

So many characters from all.. LOVE IT!

[@keshnaidoo3891]

Such a great reaction to one of my all time favorites

[@Miroku2235]

Cure Otter is now my favorite way to pronounce curator.

[@nathandahler8088]

Of all the pop culture references in this movie, there is one that stands out to me personally. During the last fight, they throw a spinning blade that hits IRok's rifle. That weapon (the Glaive) is from my favorite childhood movie, Krull (1983). It's a cheesy fantasy / sci-fi hybrid, but I actually cheered in the theater when the Glaive showed up in Ready Player One..

[@rbrtck]

What a random collection of old video game and 8-bit computer stuff in that guy's childhood room! The ColecoVision is featured (being played), and that's ordinary enough, but is that a Commodore 1570 floppy disk drive? That's weird, because it's a rare, obscure device that was only marketed for a short time as a stopgap measure in Europe, where tape drives were the norm in many countries. Hardly anyone in North America would have even known it had existed back in the day (it's better known here now), much less owned one. What a strange (and somewhat hard to find) choice for a 1980s prop. Maybe that was deliberate, or they just borrowed some guy's collection, and he happened to have one of these.

[@skaterdave03]

It's the magic of Spielberg!! Whether directing or producing, he knows how to hit the right buttons :) I'm not an expert, but alot of the references were from Spielberg movies or ones connected to his production company. Crazy fun movie to watch and I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before I watched it too.