Ready Player One | March 29, 2018 | Spielberg directing | No untagged spoilers allowed

[Barnack]

3 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Oh I can guarantee Spielberg couldn't care less if his films are hits these days lol.

I doubt that, everything he do always has box office strongly in mind and has some obsession with efficiency / lowering the budget to make sure is movies are profitable since 1941.

 

In a interview Khan said that a recurring talk they have when they think they are missing something or making a decision is: How many millions more at the box office would that bring to have it.

 

Even with all he did, he does seem to still be legacy obsess.

[HouseOfTheSun]

The hype didn’t last long lol. Those being pandered to will love this movie (critics with an online presence, or basically blogosphere critics). As for the New York Times, WaPo, and the Albuquerque Journal reviewers? Not so much. I’ll still see it, but I’m not expecting Jurassic Park/ET/Raiders/Jaws level of adventure movie. 

[MovieMan89]

2 minutes ago, Chewy said:

this whole enterprise has been depressing and no Indiana Jones 5 is not going to help haha

Even if Le Labeouf is returning to take up the mantle? 

[Zakiyyah6]

Only a few reviews are up, I'll wait for more.

[IronJimbo]

5 hours ago, Jessie said:

Spielberg could make terrible filns for the rest of his career and he will still go down as the greatest filmmaker of all time 

Hmm

[CoolioD1]

10 minutes ago, Chewy said:

this whole enterprise has been depressing and no Indiana Jones 5 is not going to help haha

lowkey neither is the west side story remake he wants to do after it.

[MCKillswitch123]

The sad thing is that if this really is a bottom tier Spielberg movie, it's really shameful, because the concept of a giant VR video game being used as a paradisiacal escapist wonderland to help the lives of those living in a destroyed dystopian future actually has some meat to it. It sounds very YA'ish, but there certainly is a ring to it.

[bangbingchan]

top critics are still 100 fresh.

[Arlborn]

 

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It is without question the most entertaining film Spielberg has made since Catch Me If You Can.

Gotta love this quote by Marlon Stern from The Daily Beast.

[Jake Gittes]

46 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

I called it being Spielberg's "Speed Racer" a few months ago

That would mean it being the best movie of the year so it's probably unlikely

 

[Lucas]

Somehow went up to 60% and at the same time down to 4.7/10 avg rating.

Edited March 12, 2018 by Lucas

[Jonwo]

1 minute ago, Arlborn said:

 

Gotta love this quote by Marlon Stern from The Daily Beast.

I get the feeling the movie is going to play very well with audiences even if the reviews do end up being more mixed. 

[Jessie]

18 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:

Hmm

😂😂 i know what is coming

[Jonwo]

2 minutes ago, Lucas said:

Somehow went up to 60% and at the same time down to 4.7/10 avg rating.

Back at 67%, I have a feeling it’s going to land in the 70s which will put it on par with WOTW, Tintin and The BFG in terms of reception 

[Lucas]

3 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

Back at 67%, I have a feeling it’s going to land in the 70s which will put it on par with WOTW, Tintin and The BFG in terms of reception 

The MetaCritic score being at 69/100 also suggests this. It's pretty damn rare the RT percentage is lower for fresh movies.

Edited March 12, 2018 by Lucas

[filmlover]

It sounds like it'll be received well enough but won't be without its detractors. We'll get a clearer picture the closer we get to release.

[Fancyarcher]

1 minute ago, Jonwo said:

Back at 67%, I have a feeling it’s going to land in the 70s which will put it on par with WOTW, Tintin and The BFG in terms of reception 

People shouldn't be so quick to throw the film off. The Post also started out rotten. A RT score around The BFG and Tintin would not surprise me at all. I'm guessing 74%.

[Jonwo]

7 minutes ago, filmlover said:

It sounds like it'll be received well enough but won't be without its detractors. We'll get a clearer picture the closer we get to release.

Given the source material, that was to be expected. 

6 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said:

People shouldn't be so quick to throw the film off. The Post also started out rotten. A RT score around The BFG and Tintin would not surprise me at all. I'm guessing 74%.

70s would be solid, I wasn’t expecting the next Jurassic Park but it seems Spielberg has made a crowd pleaser. The fact WB has reviews for RPO before Tomb Raider shows which movie they more confident with

Edited March 12, 2018 by Jonwo

[B D Joe]

Critics are going to take the failure of Wrinkle in Time out on this movie.

[WittyUsername]

For what it’s worth, there’s a positive review by Tasha Robinson of The Verge that RT doesn’t seem to have added yet.