Ready Player One - Sibling Rivarly

[@ssjchixken5110]

Why do they both look like they just robbed an art gallery

[@NefariousDreary]

Ssj Chixken lol!

[@stellarr5701]

It’s because they did

[@pixelventures2102]

SHIT There on to us doug we need skip the county!!! D:

[@Healermain15]

Diversion for the rest of the crew doing the bank across the street.

[@Raiden3651]

Killmonger's dead so someone has to raid museums

[@izzy1221]

Why do they both look as though they’re going to rob a 7/11 after filming this.

[@isaac1670]

Isagail Because things have been tough since the adpocalypse.

[@Gr33kChief]

because doug got complaints about his shiny head in videos lol

[@FrancoisDressler]

Well, they're from Chicago...

[@Ellthom]

They are filming for the reboot of Home Alone :P

[@zombyboy666]

Isagail because they're both hated :L

[@-NateTheGreat]

Why does Doug look like he is about to go burglarize a house.

[@HomegirlKikimora]

He got casted to be in Home Alone 6.

[@augustolira8133]

He steals people's hearts kappapride

[@benjamin_burke]

I believe the verb is burgle or burglarize

[@madmanvarietyshow9605]

He lives in Chicago. It's cold and he's bald lol

[@sasir2013]

Nate The Great because he does

[@paultownsley5521]

But Doug did you see the motherfucking T rex

[@richiesahlin6409]

Paul Townsley This movie has a motherfucking Gundam! The original RX-78 model to be precise!

[@alphariusomegon4432]

Umm... I'll have you know it's the RX-78-2 *twiddles nerd glasses*

[@goodjobeli]

HE ATE A FUCKING CAR

[@Tuning3434]

+Daniel Player *is mildly interested*

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

And we're just getting started with the Motherfucking Trex.

[@bernielopez7429]

everyone who reviews this movie is a nostalgia critic

[@waubadoo]

Picnic Basket Sam HA!

[@BriceInkling138]

"Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic and I remember it. So you don't have to".

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

"Did you feel that furries were underrepresented"-Rob Walker 2018

[@peneloperayner8594]

I always feel that, Rob

[@nightwinggamer5366]

well Sonic was in it

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

And Hello Kitty.

[@NefariousDreary]

@@peneloperayner8594 word

[@NefariousDreary]

@@nightwinggamer5366 he was?

[@lunagale1573]

Oh man. You underestimate speedrunners. They would have figured out the backwards driving thing within the HOUR. Heck, non-speedrunners would have just done it just for kicks. Literally for Super Mario Odyssey, one of the biggest skips in the game was discovered within the day of its release and THAT was done with a complicated series of jumps where you had to trick the camera to think you were jumping off a smooth surface so you could wall jump off the side of a rough wall. 5 years for someone to figure out you had to drive backwards??? Yeah no.

[@MxPokirby]

Luna Gale Made sense to me.

[@stacymer1]

have you never intentionally messed up a game just for the shits and giggles

[@mischlerfamily6318]

lol you're right that the shitters would get it first

[@DarkClown06]

I think it's funny, how in a MMORPG with millions of people playing, all of our main characters lived about 5 minutes away from each other.

[@smario98]

probably on the same server

[@pitfallharry5257]

BlinkingEspurr yeah that’s what I was thinking what a coincidence.

[@timeyinsholaye9169]

they had no character at all, one of them was literally just an 11 year old, thats his character, he is 11

[@navatheramenguy3127]

BlinkingEspurr in the book they all live in separate countries

[@Asinine021]

they live far as fuck from each other in the book

[@Version0111]

The book explains why they don't just take off their visors when they are about to die. Basically their avatars would stay behind completely vulnerable, and if they die, they would have to start from scratch with a new avatar. No points, no advantage, no chance of winning the game.

[@Version0111]

Bla Blah no but in a PVP zone you have to wait a few minutes before you can log out your avatar to prevent people from constantly logging out every time they are about to lose a fight. It's actually the least believable thing about the Oasis. People pay real world money for their belongings in game through micro transactions, but when they die they lose everything and have to buy it all again for their new avatars. Also they have to level up from the beginning. Why would anyone ever risk losing everything by entering a PVP zone? When suddenly some level 50 jerk hiding behind a potted plant with a sniper rifle can end your life before you can even react?

[@tomaszwota1465]

Vandal0111 Ahem.. EVE. EVE exists. And people play it. And there are battles in null sectors where people risk losing and lose spaceships worth serious money.

[@finaldarkfire]

On the plothole surrounding the big race at the start: I'm pretty sure they mention that while the search has been going on for five years, it was only recently that somebody discovered that this race was the first challenge. So people haven't been actually playing the race for very long.

[@nicholastosoni707]

Alternatively, they'd all been looking for ways to beat the race in a straightforward way (i.e. still going forward). Whether it's by finding a side route, or by going faster than ever before, or buying speed upgrades, or...whatever, the *usual* goal is to try to beat the race before King Kong shows up. *No matter what, though, the one who gets closest to the goal will always encounter King Kong.*

[@redholm]

Exactly. I thought it was pretty well explained that it was only recently that it opened. And most people would not think of going in reverse in a race. But as Rob said it would take a year for everyone to poke and prod everything to death. Well yea, but if it's only been a few weeks or a month it ain't a year yet :P

[@Derfas13]

Also I suppose that way at the back wall is oppening only if you drive at full speed backward. Who in the sane mind would do it to crash their car into a wall? As far as I understand Oasis logick, players will have to pay for their car repair.

[@redholm]

Pay for the repairs and fuel lost. Also it might be reverse only and not if you turn around and go forward towards the wall.

[@McSuperfly101]

I think it was also implied that you had to _specifically_ drive in reverse.

[@brandonhenry877]

as a gamer i 100% understand why its so important the company doesn't get control of the oasis . they would basically split the oasis into nothing but DLC make sure its totally pay to win . make sure only people who pay enough money instead of grinding to ahead, granted in the movie they show you can but products to enhance the game play experience but those are just accessories and you dont require them to play and have a fun time going against anything and everything the oasis's creator meant the game to be . The Bad gut in the film is basically every shity game dev/publisher that like to cheat gamers out of their money , they are basically EA

[@backtrakk2121]

The 80% screen Add revenue reference hits really close to home with KZbin's Addwars and other current issues that aren't going anywhere...

[@demiliomason1565]

brandon henry you know the people could just stop playing the game if that happened...

[@0816M3RC]

Demilio Mason Or just keep them from getting control in the first place?

[@SergeiBash]

Have to call BS on this. The film stressed a lot on how much important money in this game both real world: better gear, faster connection and game world: weapons, life saving artifacts etc. But plot armor is thick. In reality such organization would freaking dominate the game with the rules they set. Monopoly, no way around it.

[@stacymer1]

actually in the book you had to pay to to use the portals that actually went to the same planet

[@jordansean18]

Also, one of my favorite quick references was when the iron giant did a thumbs up as it falls into the lava haha

[@glennwelsh9784]

The book was fun, and the movie was fun. Though they could've gone deeper with the bigger themes like "physical beauty vs. inner beauty" and the need to actually live an actual life in the real world, but the book didn't delve all that deep into those themes either. There are a lot of video game/movie/TV show references (there's a Shining homage that is both tense and hilarious, and also hammers home Spielberg's own love of Kubrick once again), I do kinda wanna see it again just to catch more of the references.

[@ArtistXXX]

Didn't they did that?

[@angelofsarcasm4924]

Was I the only disappointed that there were no Pokemon in the Oasis?

[@mattwolf7698]

I was hoping that there would be, as far as Nintendo characters, Zelda, Link and Ganon were supposedly in the final battle though, if they were, I didn't catch them. I read that Samus was supposed to be in the night club scene but I also didn't catch her if she was.

[@tonyoli5240]

Pickachu was in the finale.

[@chandlerbing1800]

Matt Wolf true but i saw battle toads and sonic in the movie

[@DangerVille]

This movie was pretty great, a very Spielberg movie, has that magic. Though knowing the cameos does enhance the experience.

[@klericajohnny3990]

DangerVille this Movie was ok, but not great! The book is much better

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Klerica Johnny Doesn't sound like it. Either way, I had a blast watching this movie.

[@0816M3RC]

ajmrowland That is just Rob's opinion though.

[@Spiderdudu83]

Kinda found it better than Black Panther.

[@ben6532]

The battletoads killed me

[@Simple1Jack]

16:28 - It's not really properly explained in the movie but I'm pretty sure in the book it's supposed to be that you can't just log out of the Oasis while in combat. If they removed their headsets, the avatars would pause but still be vulnerable to attack.

[@4getfulness16]

Tugg Speedman but when they logged out in the movie the avatar disappeared

[@jakubinet]

yes, however I dont' know if you have ever played any MMOs but pretty much in all of them logging out in combat is not allowed. And if you force it by shutting down the game it is an instant death.

[@jakubinet]

Maybe, but can you imagine a game where a player can just leave when you are about defeat them? That would be most frustrating thing ever.. No game developer would do that.

[@Simple1Jack]

Anna C - Yeah but I’m pretty sure they never logged out while in combat.

[@MrFTW733]

Tugg Speedman - it was also explained in the beginning. What you own in the Oasis, it’s all gone when you get killed

[@kali2593]

My favorite part of the book was not in the movie which is vr education. I love the concept in the book in how they evolved education system. By putting the students and giving them a VR education you can provide them with top in the line books software and teachers from all over the world and make it entertaining at the same time. Also, the students can pick their avatars so they won't be discrimination on how to teach the students too. The book gave me hope for the VR space in the real world outside of video games. That why I like the book The movie to me fix an issue with the riddles kinda. In the book, the riddle was easy to solve because google exists. But winning the key might be hard. While in the movie the riddles and quest were more about the creator and who the creator was then pop culture reference. Which make more sense and would make it harder too.

[@silverbrumbyfan]

the riddles were EASY? Are you kidding, it took them months to to solve that first riddle.

[@kali2593]

silverbrumbyfan it took five years to solve the first riddle. The reason why it easy to solve the book riddles is that they are pop culture information only, and with the power of the internet, you can brute force to get the answer. While the movie you needed to understand how the creator thinks. To solve the riddles. Which is harder to do.

[@jamesbaird6913]

Is it just me or does art3mis avatar look like the girl fish from shark tale played by Angelina jolie.

[@HolsovanUltimate]

This movie is just the definition of "FUN". I feel like even those who didn't like it as much, must have had a good time, I feel its almost impossible for this movie to be a 100% failure for anyone. Theres something for everyone in it. And that's what I love about it, because its not trying hard to be big and important, its just having fun with itself.

[@tomaszwota1465]

HolsovanUltimate well, it was a complete disappointment for me. From the race (a fricken bland as fuck race?) to the final battle (so much less awesome than the book), from the ommisions of some cool scenes like the meeting of Z and Artie in the Tomb of Horrors (and the visual of a Lich playing arcade machine with a lvl 3 guy in crappy armor), to... actually, I don't even want to get into it. Suffice it to say I've facepalmed so much during the movie. I eyerolled, I cringed, I couldn't get through it in one sitting. It wasn't good. Not in the beginning, not in the end, not in the middle. The only good thing about the movie was I-rok, he was a poseur gunter asshole that spilled the beans on Z and H attending school on Ludus, thus leading IOI to Wade, but was inconsequential layer on, as in, he's not on the story after that. In the movie he's at least a funny character. An almost completely different character though, so much so one could say he's pretty much a new character altogether. Other than that - a failure. I couldn't believe Spielberg made such a bad movie having a fun book as the source material.

[@HolsovanUltimate]

...Well okay. But that's like ...your opinion bruh 8I

[@tomaszwota1465]

HolsovanUltimate ...of course it's my opinion. Whose should it be? ;)

[@dominicsciortino9189]

I like the book, there are problems with it but I enjoyed it because I didn't take it to seriously and had fun reading about the references. I also liked the movie it too has flaws but I think they made smart changes to make it more approachable to movie goers.

[@kennethfharkin]

How dare you make a reasonable statement! This is the internet, you are supposed to be frothing at the mouth in rage or creating a text orgasm as a dedicated fanboy. No moderation is allowed here! I haven't seen it yet but I believe I will feel similar to you.

[@goodjobeli]

Kenneth Harkin Is this better?: fuk u nostlga cric 😬, i luv dis buk 😍, it best buk eva 😚😚😚! unsubb, dislik, also wade us gr8 u dum fuk 😡😡😡 he best charater eva!!!! 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@cintimcmomma]

I am dayum near 60 and I saw it with my son in his 30s. If you've loved gaming from Atari like me or started with Nintendo like my son your nerdgasism is serious. I loved the simplicity of the plot, characters and villain because that was nostalgic to me. Like that good feeling I get from Wonka, Goonies, Indiana Jones. Its classic Spielberg. Mixed with all this nostalgia makes it so endearing. I was moved by something in each act (race, Shining and final battle). I like team high 5. Thought the villain was portrayed so well from an old school perspective. I get your point on the key finding but its still a lot of fun. Loved the movie and it meant more to me seeing it with my millennial and the memories we found we can share and discuss.

[@wcapewell3089]

Ready player one is basically nostalgia trip. Fancy a nostalgia critic review?

[@1997residente]

The message: The present and future suck...The past doesn't.

[@kaylaisnothere4397]

1997residente In a historical context, we are living in a utopia compared to the atrocities back then. Sure maybe our culture has been 'warped' a bit, but we have it extremely good. I find that, even though the 80s and 90s were incredibly great decades, rosy retrospects make it seem like this era is the worst thing to happen to society.

[@smiley4995]

Clbden775 I think it's not truly the past, but rather what we remember as the past. Since we were children it may seem more romanticized idea than what it actually was to the point the idea is almost as imaginary as the holograms.

[@kaylaisnothere4397]

Carter That could play into it very well, I suppose. I guess a certain perspective of that decade could shape its description, and having a childlike mentality at that age makes it seem a lot more cheery and great. I mean, a parent in the 80s wouldn't think it was so ecstatic and wonderful because they'd be focused on aspects younger kids are ignorant of. Cold War, politics, etc. Also, what we may see as kids I guess can be very frowned upon by their parents. 80's kid: I grew up playing Mario, the games nowadays utterly suck! Parent of the 80's kid: In our younger days, we didn't even have any consoles! Your generations have ruined the imaginativity of traditional toys! So on, so forth. I'm not sure if I could argue more for ignorance is bliss or nostalgia holds near and dear to us.

[@smiley4995]

Clbden775 Yep, honestly this mindset keeps on repeating. I think the reason it may be more noticable for the 80-90's is how quickly media changed and the boom in movies. Sure there probably were many movies before, but those were filtered more into classics, while the others faded more into obscurity. Honestly though another thing is wanting simplicity, which is basically childhood.

[@smiley4995]

Adrian Dezendegui obvious troll is obvious

[@MrJr1976]

One negative about the movie is that I could tell it was based on a book. There were a few points that I would have liked to be expanded on, but that just makes me want to read the book. As someone who is really into video games and old pop culture, I was enthralled by the idea that this world could be done very soon. The creator is also my favorite character. To me, it lived up to the hype. In fact, when Voltron came out, I geeked out SO hard.

[@lazyc0mmander277]

12:25 "Go Iron Giant, go!" Boy can I imagine lot of people had a very different reaction if the critics are anything to go by.

[@lucbauer]

"the reality is what is real" The most phylosophical phrase ever

[@xGracigloo]

I wasn't expecting Rob to make an anime comparison but I'm so glad he did.

[@jaredohlstein7355]

I agree with Rob about I-Rok and Simon Pegg's character since in the book I-Rok was a minor character and Ogden Morrow (Pegg's Character) did have more scenes including a very entertaining rant about IOI after Wade gets the first key, during an interview

[@andrescarrillo5201]

*IR0CK is a character in the book, just COMPLETELY different Btw, IOI is way more evil in the book and u realize why they shouldn't win I know it's not an excuse but the reason they dont just take off their visors during the dance is addressed in the book. So the programing protects against this by keeping u in your place in the game for (i think) 30 seconds, so if u leave during the battle they can kill u. This is like a big plot point in the book with a character's death, which i was kind of dissapointed wasn't in the movie.

[@tali055]

What really got me about the movie was the amazing visuals and especially the attention to detail. We're so used to bland Marvel movies that it's super refreshing, almost surreal seeing a movie that actually has some attention to detail and is worth a re-watch just to get all of the references. Also Mark Rylance's performance as Halliday is just amazing. It's a great popcorn flick that doesn't pretend to be the most serious film of the year which is another recurring theme in Hollywood nowadays, so strangely by being so simple it's actually refreshing and unique. Also I missed Ugandan Knuckles

[@andiran23]

Hated the 80 pages I read from the book. Didn't even finish it. So I was surprised when I realized I really liked the movie! Not the best film ever, it has flaws, but it's a fun ride, with maybe too many name-dropping but a nice adventure feel, soundtrack, visuals, and I won't spoil, but HOLY SHIT, the second quest scene is absolutely brilliant!

[@chaoticneutral7976]

andiran23 I like to think Spielberg took out the cringiest parts of the book to make a decent popcorn flick.

[@andiran23]

And even the screenplay wasn't a sure bet. The movie is co-written by the book's author and Zak Penn, who wrote such marvels as the Inspector Gadget movie, Elektra, X-Men 3 and The incredible Hulk

[@faze_thanos6098]

My favorite character is bob ross

[@Shadowsinger001]

andiran23 as someone who actually loved the book I have to say the movie was only ok...it was enjoyable the effects were nice, and I understand that some things had to be changed for the screen adaptation... But I couldn't get behind the complete plot changes that were made

[@Scarcity_to_the_Limit]

Levitas thought the same exact thing, I liked the movie, but I can't say I loved it. I can only say that about the book

[@samd2013]

The shining scene was absolutely the best part of the movie, it made me grin ear to ear and I even clasped my hands together maybe one or twice. The last time I did that was the Avengers 2012.

[@wespapes2054]

My god, I loved this movie. A true visual marvel, and worthy of a 3D viewing. I was smiling the entire runtime, but that's just me. I'll be seeing it again, and buying the Blu-Ray when it comes out.

[@djfirebird079]

Ditto

[@TheJrbdog]

Did you read the book?

[@wespapes2054]

TheJrbdog Yep. And highly enjoyed it. Read the whole thing in a day and a half.

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

ikr

[@UmaKaru]

I saw it in 3D and could not for the life of me make out what was happening in a good chunk of the action scenes (especially towards the beginning). Too dark. Really put a damper on my viewing experience.

[@TheGrayMysterious]

This movie's almost worth it just to hear some British/Aussie guy scream "ES FOKIN CHUCKY" under a VR headset

[@vingram100]

I thought the same thing! Art3mis was way more interesting in the first half and it was honestly jarring when they randomly threw her in jail. It almost felt like she was punished for over-shadowing the lead character haha but thats not true because she was even more cool later in the movie.

[@Bluestarz5555]

Read the book and watched the movie. Enjoyed both. The movie wasn't entirely accurate to the book, but for being a movie, it was pretty good.

[@goodjobeli]

Bluestarz5555 Same!

[@demiliomason1565]

Bluestarz5555 the reason why they took out half of the stuff from the book was because the book is pretty damn terrible. They took out what they did to make it actually accessible to watch for the average movie fan.

[@tomaszwota1465]

Demilio Mason if so, then average movie goer is terrible. Because the movie sucked. Hard.

[@fermitthekrog6318]

@@tomaszwota1465 I assure you as a avrage movie fan it was pretty fun to watch. It was awesome to see a cgi mecha Godzilla

[@tomaszwota1465]

@@fermitthekrog6318 two years down the road, I can honestly say that everything fades with time, especially emotions. ;) I watched the movie right after reading the book, never a good idea. Anyway, I watched it twice, maybe three times during these two years, and I nowadays I can say it's perfectly average. Yeah, it's not as vigilant in following the book as I'd want it, not even close, but still, it's not as bad as my first reaction to it. My apologies to the average movie-goer, I may have let my then-boiling emotions speak a bit to much in this particular comment.

[@someenglishguy]

24:17 "Whoever that actor was" Um, Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, you mean?

[@wildcatpeace]

Doug’s gimmick is that he knows literally nothing about how movies are made, film history, and never does any research. He just sees the poster, watches the movie, and talks about it for an hour.

[@someenglishguy]

Haha! So true. But it is very strange for someone who went to film school, and obviously watches a lot of films, and yet is so ignorant a lot of the time (like the time he confused Robert Prosky and Art Carney in Last Action Hero).

[@wildcatpeace]

Doug seems like the kind of person who would flaunt that he had “ADD” and not work to better himself. Sitting in a classroom, even passing, does not mean one understands or learned anything. Plus, I think it’s kind of an ego think that he just experiences the film and doesn’t need to know about it, context and history are stuffy “professional” critic things, and he’s more of a youtube laymen who appeals to the average moviegoer, those like himself, who consume popular culture like a drug and don’t really care to understand it beyond whether it’s pleasurable or not for them to consume. I don’t think he REALLY deep down in his heart considers himself a critic. I think he’s aware that it’s a new post-modern thing where he is a movie-watching avatar, “remembering it so we don’t have to”, and his ignorance only adds to his relatability and the vicarious child-like wonder we crave in our movie-watching doppelgänger. So he is proud.

[@someenglishguy]

Wow. That was really well written! The description of Doug that you've just laid out sounds very similar to Barton Fink. How he always tries to be a 'man of the people', while in actual fact looks down upon them. Doug also seems to lecture us in his KZbin videos about how comedy works, like he's the fucking professor of humor or something, all the while he just screams and runs about like that's genius. Bottom Line, the guys a moron, and a moron in way over his head.

[@FearfulEntertainment]

Rob, you need to take a breather. I wanna hear Doug's side too, man.

[@marikotrue3488]

I enjoyed the movie, but only made it through approximately 1/3 of the book. Somehow I feel guilty about that. From the 1/3 I did read, Steven Spielberg improved the story arc of this movie.

[@nickelsmart2787]

The two best things about this film is that the Iron Giant fought MechaGodzilla and level based off of The Shining.

[@kawiianimekitty7472]

Nickel Smart I personally liked the Chucky cameo. Shame he only laughed while killing people and not my favorite catch phrase of his "Don't fuck with the Chuck"

[@dr.sommercamp3435]

I got the feeling that the Postercampaign was the best Thing of this movie! Remember 1993, when you walked out of Jurassic Park and thought: "Wow, Spielberg you entchanted me!" And now he makes a loveless lansflaring CGI-massacre?! Man...

[@irish_jedi1158]

Clicked on a review of Ready Player One, starts with an add for a VR game.

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

umm I-r0k is in the book for all of two minutes, it was nice to see they expanded on him

[@tomaszwota1465]

GoddessOfWhim2003 "expanded"? Created anew you mean. But yes, that character is pretty much the only good thing in the whole movie.

[@A-Oh-Trey]

Rob: At first I thought maybe she is gonna be a 400-Ib. guy named Chuck from Detroit... Me: That would be awesome! God I wish they would actually have the balls to do something like that. Rob: ...But no, they keep teasing it. And it's like, they'd never have the balls to do that. Ha! Yep. Mixed feelings about this movie. Looks cool and hard not to be caught up in nostalgia with all the references, but it also looks like a pretty by-the-numbers "chosen one" adventure story.

[@MxPokirby]

Tre' Jones They sort of _did_ do it, though... with the best friend.

[@ProfessorCagan]

This might be the only movie I like more than the book it's based on.

[@Mar1o_640]

The movie actually entered my top 10 list It was freaking awesome

[@Sparda51]

I think the 2nd key was the best “mystery” I feel like that was the only one that I feel was something people would actually try to find out.

[@Eszra]

I adored the movie. It was fantastic! Never once did I know what was going to happen or want something to hurry up. It went just went just perfectly.

[@Overseer2579]

Glad you had fun

[@johnnyqueue7113]

I liked it, it had its flaws, but I liked it.

[@realgamergirl4638]

I wonder if anyone ever saw this film as an allegory for *Net Neutrality* or were just too distracted because they were too busy groaning at Spielberg for trying to represent the internet culture respectfully. I liked the part where you could see Tracer and Cassie Cage making out in the background, though. I'm surprised they got away with that.

[@raytheartboi6343]

Wait, what?

[@Twinklesparks]

i thought pure imagination from willy wonka was gona start playing at the end

[@jameskeen3321]

I really like that they gave so many of Wade roles in the book to other characters. He is still a Gary sue but no where near the extent he is in the books

[@jordansean18]

My friends who read my previous posts over the last year or so know that I really had some big complaints against the book. Ernest Cline created a wonderful world, but he kinda stunk as a story teller (even when read to me by Wil Wheaton). This movie surprisingly banked only minimally on the nostalgia trip that was RPO's biggest draw, and the story was much more explorative of the dystopian world of the future. I was at no point embarrassed to bring my 7 year old with me! He was geeking out right there with me, and noticing little nods and cameos and Easter eggs throughout the whole movie. (This whole movie was as Easter egg hunt, both in explicit plot and in the meta experience of spotting all the recognizable brands and icons from pop culture). Kiddo even had the soundtrack composer pegged from the opening scenes (Al silvestri... whom he best knows from Back To The Future) Rather than simply compressing the book into a movie, this tells a *better* story, with the same characters and world. So is it 100% faithful to the book? No, and thats just fine to me. Also the book took place *mostly* in the Oasis, and would have rendered the entire movie as an animated feature if done likewise. Instead, this was done more like the Neverending Story (as I had hoped), with the main characters of the animated segments splitting the runtime with the live action through intercutting. It felt like about 50/50, though it may have leaned a bit more toward the animated segments. I'd love to talk more about the film with anyone whose seen it!

[@kennethfharkin]

I haven't seen it but I have read it and what you describe is about what I expected they would do to bring it to the screen. Those changes for film don't trouble me and I am looking forward to seeing it.

[@goodjobeli]

My favourite line was "FUCKING CHUCKY" because all the parents in the cinema gasped and I choked on my drink.

[@SirArthurTheGreat]

Doug about to rob a house

[@MrBassem95]

This movie was awesome. Did you ever think you'd see Mecha Godzilla vs the iron giant and a gundam.

[@joelcrafter43]

Please do a nostalgia critic review of this.

[@joelcrafter43]

Also I understand you have to wait till the dvd/digital/blu-ray.

[@tigerdactyl6958]

Artemis had a zuko scar. "You won't like me in real life, I have to capture the avatar to restore my honor."

[@rickycollins7723]

From what I have heard, it's really good.

[@nikboyd8636]

If I played a drinking game for the amount of times Dough gets cut off to listen about something that happens in the book I'd be very drunk

[@ilovezuko80]

My biggest problem with the book was the voice of the narrator. He just struck me as a bit of a tool. I liked everything else well enough.

[@javiermedina7663]

I freaking loved it. The changes from the book made it flow so much better.

[@Aristocrat1cs]

Ofc u did look at ur pfp

[@WhaleManMan]

Mediocre story disguised by nostalgic references. I can see why Hollywood has a lot of investment in this movie.

[@McSuperfly101]

I've lost count of the amount of these where Doug just shrugs and says "I thought it was fine".

[@MistbornTaylor]

*_Drive backwards?_* No fucking way. Oh my god, I'm not even a gamer and I would have figured that out.

[@Kell_Craask]

I REALLY enjoyed this movie (granted, I didn't read the book)! I and 8 of my friends (we're all college-aged) had a blast watching it last night. Plot isn't the most impressive, but the visuals were gorgeous, the action was awesome, and the references were fun to spot (like a game of Eye Spy). After the movie, we agreed it was a good film, and most of us, myself included, thought that The Shining sequence was the best part. If you're a gamer, then this is a must-see. It's probably the only movie that I actually have cheered for while watching. P.S. I don't think there are any Nintendo, Sony, or Disney-owned characters or references. Plenty of others though.

[@teknizian]

Channel Awesome needs to actually apologize to there producers, instead of sending out a half-assed "apology". Shame on you!

[@Bzzzzzapkaplooie]

They didn’t add I-Rok In the book, he was a guy in Z and Aech’s circles who they actively saw as an idiot. I also think it’s worth noting in the book they gave Z a better excuse for being the first to find a key.

[@Shutter-Writer]

The movie should have been called “References The Movie”.

[@thebossmana]

Gamer Vs Consoles the references make sense, they are all like doc weapons and devices.

[@Shutter-Writer]

Ezekiel Arubuike i Think it’s a good thing but after seeing the movie, i saw soo many great references.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Ah, I love a good Sibling Rivarly.

[@matman000000]

From the trailers it looks like The LEGO Movie, but without the clever humor and self-awareness.

[@JulianneHannes]

Mattchester Yeah but not quite since it's fan modified avatar creations and not the actual characters, kinda like a fanmade Sims version of a character being controlled by teens, it's more like Jumanji than Lego Movie

[@matman000000]

Julianne Hannes That sounds worse.

[@kmysamaXX]

I found LEGO movie super boring, with nothing special to it.

[@attacklizard1709]

Yes but worse acting

[@MxPokirby]

Mattchester It's a great movie.

[@weighttrainingguide]

I liked the film. It's amazing in 3D. I'd describe it as an audio-visual spectacular. I've never seen CGI action sequences like it. The acting wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't bad, either. The main guy was okay, as was the bad guy. The guy who played Halliday was good. The film was absolutely packed with references to popular culture, music videos, movies, and especially videogames. Being a non-gamer who's never been in to popular culture, most of them were lost on me. I liked seeing Chucky, Freddie Kruger, Chun Li, King Kong, a Tyranosaurus Rex, the Ninja Turtles, Marty McFly's DeLorean, Batman, and an alien from the movie Alien all in one movie. Very creative work.

[@AdamBoyatt]

Can Honestly Admit Not Getting Every reference thrown at me. The Holy grail of Endless pop Culture references was cool. Having said that, Anyone saying Nothing was good I think is lying. Never have I seen such an Engaging world come to Life.

[@thatguynamedskyy6756]

AdamBoyatt, nice... Change The Channel.

[@DanuProductions]

No

[@redey1290]

Um, what exactly is the point of you formatting your comment like that...?

[@careylocklear3659]

AdamBoyatt k

[@TikiMast3r]

Redey1290 he's edgy and cool

[@Renkencen]

Just watched it hours ago. Eventhought it was very different to the book, I actually still enjoyed it and was fine with the changed. The story felt more streamline and I know there was no way they can crammed everything from the book into the film. Granted the flaw is some places were rush and everything was revolved at Wake. I mean the two asian characters were from Japan in the book!

[@MalevolentDivinity]

So it's not as bad as the book? Shit. I might actually go see it.

[@moonlady3000]

Because it's a movie it doesn't really get the chance to drone on and on about the trivia of video games and the whininess of the main character. And the pop culture references are a bit more updated.

[@katnorris4820]

The book's fine.

[@moonlady3000]

To be clear, I really love the book. I agree with Rob's assessment that it's maybe not supposed to be taken as seriously as some people take it, but I also like the sort of... undertone of the Net Neutrality debate (which is pretty relevant for when the book came out). But the book does sort of... drag on in places because of the way some of the stuff is presented. I suspected, even when I read it the first time, that it would make a much better movie if someone could get the rights to show all those properties.

[@MalevolentDivinity]

I did enjoy the book. Mostly. But as I went through I couldn't help but notice a whole bunch of subpar nonsense that made it sort of terrible. Less a finely crafted Shakespearean tale, and more a hastily thrown together batch of fanfiction. But even fanfiction can elicit mirth.

[@t.w.2865]

The book was fun it dragged in the middle and nobody plays tomb of horrors and was wrapped up in the writers personal nostalgia but I still thought it was fun and interesting in the beginning boring AF in the middle and it has a awesome ending just a rush but it's middle part after the party I skip

[@Trepidanos]

I love hearing how Robert talks like I-Rok was not in the book, but he was. Though incredibly minor, he did show up in a VR chat room, stroking the barrel of his rifle in front of everyone. :/ I love how in the movie they transformed him into such a heavy antagonist though and how funny they made him!

[@McSuperfly101]

I was surprised we never saw him in real life at any point though, considering he was voiced by T.J Miller.

[@Kristhor]

Rob seems so negative most of the time

[@justiny.5795]

Its because he's intelligent.

[@gameraider100]

Sometimes its best to be our own critic for the movies we see and not totally rely on other people's opinions. 'Cause truthfully, "Movie Critics" are just as fallible and many of them are poopers.

[@Bent773]

"Sibling Rivarly" 10/10 title you got going there.

[@drejrnxtdoor]

The movie was awesome

[@pr0jectzero281]

Probably the best film I've seen so far in 2018. This is coming from a guy that loves video games but hasn't read the book

[@thedeadpoolchannel1]

The main characters is played by the buddy who played Cyclops in X-Men apocalypse

[@Lady_Yuna]

spider-man When I saw the trailer at first I thought it was Miles Teller from "Fant4stic"

[@CrimsionVision]

Doug and Rob Walker must be cosplaying as Harry and Marv from Home Alone.

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

It’s the funko pop of movies

[@redmario7]

Took long enough to see the movie, but it paid off big time! I'm very happy with the end result of the film. The CGI animations were amazing, the characters were ranged from good to excellent, the action scenes were awesome, and the final scene was very memorable and satisfying. It's a 9/10 for me. Go see it!

[@darkmagician290]

The movie was FUCKING AWESOME!!!

[@darkmagician290]

Bitch I liked it

[@darkmagician290]

Up yours

[@johnswanson1059]

BIlly Ray jesus christ, you're so fucking negative

[@darkmagician290]

Thank you! John Swanson

[@redtheva149]

BIlly Ray Wow, fuck him for having an opinion -_-

[@grantkeller9934]

This entire movie felt like the motion scene Doug explained in the smurfs review

[@benperry0]

This movie is cool

[@justiny.5795]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Rick’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they’re not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick & Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick’s existential catchphrase “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub,” which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev’s Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon’s genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, i DO have a Rick & Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the ladies’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they’re within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎

[@craigsomerville2424]

Sometimes you want to go to the flicks for the experience... for fun, to immerse yourself in a world that's far removed from your reality... Sometimes you don't want to be mentally stretched, or feel you have to forensically examine every single plot point or story beats. This, along with The Greatest Showman are 2 great examples of just pure entertainment.. It's great fun, it's literally takes you away from 'reality' and it ticks along at a very good pace. It looks great, has a decent score, and you come out having 'experienced' something exciting. Mark Rylance is by far the stand out performance.

[@Culturesaddict]

I love the movie, there I said, sue me

[@Thespeedrap]

Awesome Shining reference in the middle made it want to watch the Shining like a classic movie.

[@1997residente]

Kinda like Roger rabbit and Smash bros ...is the ultimate love letter of Pop culture !

[@dantecrottogini529]

except that it's not, it literaly says at the end that the only real thing is real life, it basicaly says that all pop culture is meanless

[@Asinine021]

they only do that in the movie rlly

[@ackminecrer9165]

Dante Crottogini no, he said that the Oasis isn’t real, completely different. The Oasis isn’t the embodiment of pop culture (though it may seem that way), it’s a virtual world which is, virtual. Pop culture is real depending how you look at it. It could be embodied through Merch or could be be real in the sense that it exists as a whole.

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

Rob, you need to find the podcast 375 Pages We’ll Never Get Back. It’s Mike Nelson from MST3K slogging through the book with a friend from Rifftrax and it’s sooo cathartic you’ll love it!

[@BugsyFoga]

Ready player one : this generations Who framed Roger rabbit .😁👌

[@vicki9937]

Not even close

[@NefariousDreary]

sounds good

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

It's like Wreck it Ralph mixed with Roger Rabbit. And Steven Spielberg is the cherry on top!

[@BugsyFoga]

Killerwhale 6011 great description

[@mrsinister8978]

Maybe, but its not as great.

[@chocolate_kitty]

OMG Rob mentioned log Horizon! So happy

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

I don't understand what this movie is about. The trailers I saw didn't explain the basic premise so I'm still unsure what the hype is beyond it using various characters/properties from the 80s/90s. I mean sure like any sane woman I wanna see a Gundam on the big screen but since I can't get a refund I gotta know the story

[@p.z.arnott2329]

The Dynast Queen when the founder of a trillion dollar virtual reality video game company dies, he left a video will that he left an Easter egg in the virtual world and if the person finds it in a race, they will inherit the company. Five years later, no one couldn't get to the egg or finish the race. Until this one teen gamer, along with a small group of other gamers, find ways to finish the race.

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

I didn't wanna google it as I wanted to avoid spoilers so thanks!

[@ArtistXXX]

The Dynast Queen Watch it! That Gundam was just a little dose of the billion of other easter eggs in this game!😍

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

I really wanted to know your thoughts on the fact that they used the new NINJA TURTLES.

[@trollskullkid69]

I'm wondering if there will be a Nostalgia Critic review where he reviews the 60 page document revealing the mismanagement about Channel Awesome. I wouldn't be surprised since Doug loves to laugh at people who had serious questions in those testimonies.

[@connieallen6804]

The final battle was worth the price of admission

[@brandonjones5879]

Rob this was also my issue with the book. The way gamers of today are, they would have found every easter egg in the Oasis in like a month. I don't know what reality the book took place in, but the author doesn't know shit about gaming culture and how thorough it is. So that's why the initial premise of the book was stupid. Then the rest of the book is just Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with 80s pop culture references as the cherry on top.

[@capness1228]

Brandon Jones You clearly didn't read the book. There's only one e as get egg, the challenges lead to it. It's not like the movie where the first challenge was just out in the open and no one could figure it out, no one even knew where it was. It's not stupid to think people would give up trying to find one little spot somewhere on near infinite worlds.

[@brandonjones5879]

capness1228 ok again I did read the book. I haven’t seen the movie and while reading the book the shit never made any sense. Because it clearly ignores the gaming culture. You clearly didn’t read what I wrote.

[@brandonjones5879]

Just to further explain since I understand you’ve missed my entire meaning. Any major game launched, especially MMOs, there are leagues of players that will spend hours upon hours finding every nook and cranny in a game. People even datamine games to find hidden things written with the game’s code so everything that might be locked behind a content wall can be given a preview to gamers. Now your probably saying, “This is the future, game companies have probably been hip to that so they would adapt.” But in that same logic gamers would adapt to whatever changes a company makes. Which is why there is a large venue of player created content and mods for games out now. RPO kind of ignores that part of the gaming culture. Either the author wasn’t aware of it. Or simply didn’t care to actually consider it when he created this novel.

[@brandonjones5879]

LOL I'm sorry having an actually logical explanation of why I had an issue with the book, was too much for you.

[@capness1228]

Brandon Jones How is that logical? How would your hypothetical legions of basement dwellers ever get their hands on the Oasis source code? It's not running on their home computers. All they have is essentially fancy monitors and controllers. You going to hack the most sophisticated technology ever with your Xbox 360 usb controller? AND EVEN IF THEY COULD you don't think the smartest man on the fucking planet might just be able to keep them from finding the code for something he WANTED TO BE HIDDEN? THAT WAS THE LITERAL KEYS TO THE FUTURE OF HIS LIFE WORK?! This isn't some WoW expansion mob sprite, IT'S A CHALLENGE. I don't give two shits if you don't like the book but at least dislike it for faults it actually has.

[@LungsOutJem]

Oh, I've had that conversation so many times. Them: You just don't get it. Me: No, I really do get it, but it's just not as deep as you think it is. Many conversations about Evangelion go this way.