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happybird

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5. They don't mesh well, not at all

Reply to BigOleDummy (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 27, 2024, 08:01 PM

Jan 2024

Stopped watching an hour in. Major events are very different from the book, and definitely not for the better. Everything I liked about the book is not in the movie.

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Ready Player One [View all] happybird Jan 2024 OP

Haven't read the book but thoroughly enjoyed the movie. BigOleDummy Jan 2024 #1

They don't mesh well, not at all happybird Jan 2024 #5

I liked the book better. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #2

Took a pause to take my dinner plates out to the kitchen happybird Jan 2024 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author happybird Jan 2024 #4

I agree, the book was much better. Actually, the movie is trash compared to the book. patphil Jan 2024 #6

I made a decision long ago to stop comparing books to their film adaptations. They_Live Feb 2024 #7

So I enjoyed the film of READY PLAYER ONE, with some caveats, They_Live Feb 2024 #8