Is anyone else nervous that the Ready Player One movie will be disappointing?

[lesliestokes]

I loved the Ready Player One book (by Ernest Cline) SO MUCH. I read it twice (and since I subscribe to the so many books, so little time philosophy, I NEVER re-read books) and listened to the audio twice as well (I adore Wil Wheaton narrating an audiobook). Almost everything about the book itself was perfect, and from the movie trailers I have seen, I am afraid the movie will be disappointing. Anyone else have this fear? Or has anyone seen the movie yet and can reassure me without spoilers??
I do think the soundtrack will be awesome (80s music!!) and I have a lot of admiration for Steven Spielberg as a director, so that is making me hopeful.

[Amanda Nixon]

I haven't seen it but I also hope they don't mess it up! I'm excited for it

[itaint_jasmine]

I watched it this weekend it was amazing,I believe that they did the movie justice and directing was so good

[Bianka Walter]

I also listened to the audiobook - I thought Wil Wheaton was perfect as the narrator. And I LOVED this book! I am always nervous when a book I love gets optioned for a movie. But no matter the outcome, it's always fun to see the book come to life.

[Annette Smith]

I loved the Ready Player One book (by Ernest Cline) SO MUCH. I read it twice (and since I subscribe to the so many books, so little time philosophy, I NEVER re-read books) and listened to the audio twice as well (I adore Wil Wheaton narrating an audiobook). Almost everything about the book itself was perfect, and from the movie trailers I have seen, I am afraid the movie will be disappointing. Anyone else have this fear? Or has anyone seen the movie yet and can reassure me without spoilers??
I do think the soundtrack will be awesome (80s music!!) and I have a lot of admiration for Steven Spielberg as a director, so that is making me hopeful.

I've just started reading Ready Player One today, I'm looking forward to getting into it. But i pushed it to the front of my "to read" pile, so that I could enjoy it before I saw the movie. Fingers crossed Warner Brothers don't murder it!

[Tbunde5]

After seeing the movie, we went to Detroit and visited the actual "Ready Player One" video arcade. What a blast! And the effects in the movie are pure Spielberg!

[Natalie Charlene]

I've talked to a few people who have seen the movie, and they were severely disappointed. I am choosing to not watch it. I have developed a strong distrust of movies based off books after watching the adaptation of Dan Brown's Inferno. I actually had to get up and walk out of the theater for that one. I will watch movie adaptations, especially if I hear good reviews, but with all the negative reviews I've heard about Ready Player One, I think I will be sitting this one out.

[starshipsaga]

Ready Player One is one my favorite books of all time, but I wasn't really that nervous about seeing the movie. I think a part of me already knew not to expect everything too much, since as a novel, RPO is one that would be particularly difficult to adapt. I think both Spielberg and Cline made some really good calls though, they probably knew they couldn't cram everything into a two-hour movie, and I also suspect there were a lot of rights they couldn't get to a lot of the pop culture and intellectual properties mentioned in the book. They did what they could, and I actually liked the movie a lot. It was fun, if nothing else. If you're a gamer, it's not to be missed.

[Jennz123]

Parts of the movie were disappointing but other parts were pretty good

[Leyla Ann]

I didn't watch it yet, but I'm definitely planning to watch it, although it didn't pique my interest enough, I'm still curious

[OllyM]

I have seen the movie and it's really interesting, trust me.

[usef nahg]

im late to this conversation, and ready player one is one of my favourite books and the movie sucked. they removed the best parts and main conflict ( the break into IOl). i think a person who didnt read the book would enjoy it but i couldnt since it ruined the book.

[Mishkah Simons DeVos]

I haven't seen it yet. After reading a few of the comments, I am really eager to watch the movie.