It pains me to say this...

Rating: 3/10 (29 March 2018)

I'm NOT a book reader but I've read Ready Player One twice. I also read the Twilight series (nor am I a GOOD book reader, I like what I like) and I can honestly say the movie adaptations of Twilight were FAR better than Ready Player One and those were some terrible terrible terrible movies. It hurts I tell you, it hurts. Sadly this movie for me will go down with Timeline. A fantastic book (by Michael Crichton) movie butchered it to DEATH.
We as book readers knew there were going to be some liberties taken, and with Earnest Cline co writing the screenplay, ok...I trust it will be true to the source...but no. I supposed since he was involved he would have had a say. But when Spielberg wants to change something it's, "Yes Mr. Spielberg, sir." Which isn't a bad thing really, but eek.
Like others have said, if you haven't read the book you will most likely really enjoy this movie. The pain I feel being one of those "the book was better" people now, will be the burden I bear this time, it will just be the burden I bear.