JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: Ready Player One Lighthearted and fun action/adventure film where Spielberg shows he can still outdo just about anyone when it comes to delivering an special effects spectacle. Despite the incredible amount of references and nods to old films, tv series, games etc etc from yesteryear there is a surprisingly current feel to the movie. Probably because what we mostly do online is reference old films, TV series, games etc etc... The film doesnt carry any kind of pretentious massage with it, but it does somehow ring true when it talks about people being obsessed with The Oasis to the extent that they completely ignore the real world (which, in every shot in this film looks like a dreary, unkempt shithole.) The small cats of relatively unknown actors do well. Sheridan is right as the films central geek (and has a slight, but noticeable resemblance to Spielberg in his 20's). Ben Mendelssohn is a hoot to watch as the films baddie. I watched this entire film either with a big grin on my face or an exclamation of "Ha!" Fun! This is an old movie. Not a new film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Bollocks, to that. It's less than 5 months since its release. What denotes an "older" film, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, Richard said: Bollocks, to that. It's less than 5 months since its release. What denotes an "older" film, anyway? I agree. I think there should be one thread. Its stupid because no one can definitively define new. I was being didactic. Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Jay just keeps these two going so that he can lecture people for putting stuff in the wrong thread. My theory, anyway. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Chen G. said: It sure doesn’t look like it. What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 23 hours ago, Stefancos said: Having a different opinion about a film doesnt mean there's something wrong with a person, Joe. Thank you! 1 hour ago, publicist said: Jay just keeps these two going so that he can lecture people for putting stuff in the wrong thread. My theory, anyway. I have literally not once, not a single time ever, said anything to anyone about posting about a film in one Last Watched thread vs the other. Only JoeinAR complains about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, Jay said: Thank you! I have literally not once, not a single time ever, said anything to anyone about posting about a film in one Last Watched thread vs the other. Only JoeinAR complains about that. Liar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 TRUTH! You whine about it like a little b*tch! I will spell Trump with a capital T, don't tell me not to! Love....Steef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 2 hours ago, JoeinAR said: I agree. I think there should be one thread. Its stupid because no one can definitively define new. I was being didactic. "Didactic". Ooooh! Get you, tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Richard said: "Didactic". Ooooh! Get you, tiger. Its on my vocabulary calendar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 What on God's green Earth is a vocabulary callender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 58 minutes ago, Richard said: What on God's green Earth is a vocabulary callender? A horrible Christmas present Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 One word a day, Richard. And its dictionary definition, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Stefancos said: If you didn't like Jurassic Park you won't like Ready Player One, I guess. Its that kinda Spielberg. Hm. I think what I'd criticise about those two is quite different. Although both probably have a much stronger first than second half. But I haven't read RPO, and part of what always bothered me about JP was how weak the book's strong bits are in the film. publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Spielberg typically uses a book as source material for a film he wants to make, rather than faithfully adapting it. I have no interest in reading the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 It's literally apples and oranges. But rest assured that what was lost in translation in Jurassic Park dwarf-tosses whatever was lost of RPO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Jurassic Park is a beloved dino thriller that had a major impact on the culture and is iconic. Ready Player One is a CGI monstrosity no one will remember in a couple years, if they even know what it is now. It's THAT kind of Spielberg. - Formerly E.T.&Elliott4Ever, who just saved E.T. and the Green Planet for a dearly missed Steven Spielberg Unlucky Bastard and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 As someone who loves the boring historical Spielberg flicks I just wish he’d stop trying to make the family action movies. Yes that includes Indy 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I loved Spielberg. My God do I miss him. Come back! Come back! Come back! *blows whistle* Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: As someone who loves the boring historical Spielberg flicks I just wish he’d stop trying to make the family action movies. Yes that includes Indy 5. As someone who loves the boring historical Spielberg flicks I like his family action movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Fair enough. Tintin was interesting but RP1 was garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,354 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Well Tintin was based on a "classic" comic album series, where RP1 was based on...yech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Fair enough. Tintin was interesting but RP1 was garbage Tintin is ok but I prefer RPO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 53 minutes ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: Ready Player One is a CGI monstrosity no one will remember in a couple years, if they even know what it is now. The slobbering love affair some people here have with RP1 baffles me. Any other director would have brought similar results, minus the blue and pink colour scheme reminiscent of AI. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said: The slobbering love affair some people here have with RP1 baffles me. Any other director would have brought similar results, minus the blue and pink colour scheme reminiscent of AI. That color scheme makes the film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Not Mr. Big said: As someone who loves the boring historical Spielberg flicks I like his family action movies Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: As someone who loves the boring historical Spielberg flicks I just wish he’d stop trying to make the family action movies. Yes that includes Indy 5. I agree ... but I don't want his historical movies either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 More films like Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Historical or family action ... Is he that limited? Is that the choice we are left with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Poltergeist, horror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Forget it, he doesn't want to scare kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wimp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 What can I say, fatherhood changed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 That can possibly be said about someone else around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: What can I say, fatherhood changed him. He admitted to that long ago. Didn't fatherhood change you, Alex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It never changed my outlook on movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 But you watch movies, you don't make movies. Its probably different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Is it? What you want to watch is usually what you want to make (if you are a director). I'm pretty sure Spielberg never showed his kids the movies that he didn't morally approve of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 But watching a film is a passive experience compared to making a movie happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: Ready Player One is a CGI monstrosity no one will remember in a couple years, if they even know what it is now. It's THAT kind of Spielberg. The marketing certainly makes it seem that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, Stefancos said: But watching a film is a passive experience compared to making a movie happen. That is true, but creativity is an outlet of who you are and how you see things. For instance, Tarantino's style of making movies emerged from the movies he watched and loved as a 'passive' viewer. It's called 'influence'. If I were to suddenly make movies, they too would intentionally or unconsciously reflect what I watched and loved as a passive viewer. I don't think there is an ocean between 'passive' and 'active' interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 My review of Crazy Rich Asians. https://dailyuv.com/feed/966181 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 On 8/27/2018 at 2:28 PM, JoeinAR said: I agree. I think there should be one thread. Its stupid because no one can definitively define new. I was being didactic. The needless splitting of threads because one geezer who never fucking posts anyway complained was utterly pointless and stupid. The original film thread here was the greatest thread on JWFan. On 8/28/2018 at 7:08 AM, Stefancos said: He admitted to that long ago. Didn't fatherhood change you, Alex? As far as artistic sensibilities go, no experience changed Spielberg more than Schindler's List. And it changed John Williams too. They were both really entertaining filmmakers prior to that film. Schindler's greatly muffled out each artist's lighter touch. JoeinAR and Chen G. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 It spooked them into becoming really serious people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Quintus said: The needless splitting of threads because one geezer who never fucking posts anyway complained was utterly pointless and stupid. The original film thread here was the greatest thread on JWFan. I vote for combining them or starting a new thread. I really do. I've always thought the split was confusing and didn't actually help anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Agreed! Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 My personal preference would be for these conglomerate threads to not exist, and for separate threads to exist for any movie/TV show/book/score that people want to talk about. And if nobody else wants to talk about it, the thread just disappears down the list, until some bozo rewatches Sausage Party and revives the old thread with their questions or comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I do not agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I call for a thread for older TV shows and one for newer TV shows. And one for older scores and one for newer scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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