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'Ready Player One' is a nice-looking, but empty, brainless, and embarrassing movie

By Tanner Kinney Remember Back to the Future? Remember The Iron Giant? Remember Akira? Remember Godzilla? Remember Battletoads? Remember Chucky? Remember The Shining? Remember Marvin the Martian? Remember Atari? Remember Asteroids? Remember King Kong? Remember Jurassic Park? Remember Star Wars? Remember Battlestar Galactica? Remember Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Remember Halo? Remember Street Fighter? Remember Sonic the Hedgehog? Remember the Saw movies? Remember Van Halen? Remember the Bee Gees? Remember Overwatch? Yeah, I remember. Remember when Hollywood had interesting and original ideas? Nope!

Remember stories about a chosen one saving the world?

Ready Player One Ready Player One. Minecraft
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Family Matters Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Ed, Edd, and Eddy. Tenchi Muyo. Blade Runner
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The Shining Epic Movie

Remember acting being better than the movie deserves?

Solo: A Star Wars Story Yogi Bear The Emoji Movie Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers

Remember visually appealing movies with terrible usage of sound?

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