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Ready Player One
February 26, 2018 at
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Ready Player One, based on the fantastic Ernest Cline book and directed by Steven Spielberg, is opening on March 29th. The book was one of the best I've read in a long time and this trailer for the movie looks fantastic!
I recommend you read the book or listen to the audio-book, not that you need to before seeing the movie but because it's such a great book it's a joy to read or listen to.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt16777..._=tt_
I recommend you read the book or listen to the audio-book, not that you need to before seeing the movie but because it's such a great book it's a joy to read or listen to.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt16777..._=tt_
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Hubby has read a lot of scifi books that are in the genre you're thinking of but this is the only one he insisted I had to read and he was right. Trying to explain why it's better and different from your expectations would give away too much of the story line. I was thrilled and sad when we finished the audio book.
Small spoiler:
Don't think it was just us, just checked the box office on Variety it's coming in for the weekend at well over the opening weekend estimates...
"Ready Player One" grossed $17 million on Friday, ahead of early forecasts, which had pegged the pic at around $38 million to $42 million for the Thursday through Sunday period. The film also opened day and date in 62 international markets, and earned roughly $28 million Friday for a foreign total of $42 million. In China, "Ready Player One" debuted at No. 1 with $14 million on Friday for a 60% box office share, marking the third-highest Chinese debut for a Warner Bros. film. Estimates for Saturday place the film's take from China alone at $25.2 million.
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Loved the book. It is one I know I will read again because I'm sure there will be things I didn't catch the first time around that will pop out the next time through. As I started to get a feel for how the 80s references fit in two things came to mind that I really wanted to see and I was thrilled when they both were mentioned. At the moment I can't even recall what the second one was but I'm not going to say what they were here yet anyway. Maybe later after I see if they make the movie. Actually there was a third as well that didn't make an appearance but it was so obscure that I wasn't disappointed in its absence.
I don't know that I will make it to a theater to see the movie but will definitely watch it when I can do so at home.