Ready Player One -aka- The 'Memberberry Movie

What's Steven Spielberg been up to all these years? Nothing I can remember, that's what. I guess like many of us jaded cinemaniacs, he's been nostalgic for the 80s.

The movie is based on a book, so I can't be sure how it compares, because really... this movie is a visual feast for the eyes, and then you have all the characters and titles it references, and we all know what that leads to...

Yes, rights issues! I'm sure this movie was a mindfuck for producers on how to acquire certain characters and visual likenesses, implement fair use laws, etc. So for nerd's sake, I'll go through some references I noticed.

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Bit Parts / Glimpses:
Goro/Mortal Kombat, Xenomorph, Jason, Freddy, the holy hand grenade of antioc from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, transformers(?), RoboCop, Spawn, T2's ending

Bigger Emphasis:
The delorian from Back to the Future, King Kong, the Iron Giant, a lot of atari games, Mecha-Godzilla, Chucky (they panic when they see him, screaming, "It's fucking Chucky!")

Great Emphasis:
The Shining - There was a good 5 minute scene where the characters dive right into the film. This bit is a sort of recreation of key scenes in the movie, some almost shot for shot. Very cool, and probably the best part of the movie.

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Yeah, the movie itself is alright. It's all about 80s nostalgia, and it's a driving factor for the plot. It's all about virtual reality, and the worlds you live in, evil corporations, yada yada. It's well made, and the cgi is okay, because it is supposed to be a video game. Not bad. Just a whole lot of 'membering.