Lovable, fast-paced hilarity

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2018)

I read the book like, a week before the screening. To be honest, when I saw it would be made into a movie, the first question was: how in the universe are they going to do that? Basically 75% of the book is Perzival/Wade talking about pop-culture references!
I must say though, the movie did the original source justice, despite massive, and I repeat, massive plot changes. Then again, most of the book would actually look terrible on screen - stale, boring, and not at all movie-worthy.
I admit, the character development was hurt somewhat in comparison to the book. I think I like Wade better in the movie, but lament the fact Aech, Art3mis, Daito and Sho got so little screen time - then again, if they did, the movie would probably be around four hours long.
Visuals were absolutely stunning, the music perfectly fitting in, and of course, Stanley Kubrick tribute was the best thing in the entire movie! (The close second one being "Oh God, it's f***ing Chucky!" line :D)
What I found issue with, though, are flimsy dialogue in some parts, cliched villain-esque behavior in others, and mild message it sent - or should I say, the message that was not driven home properly. To avoid spoilers, I'll just say that the fact only about a third of a movie happening in reality really hurt the delivery of that message.
Overall, though, this is one hell of movie, best to be watched with a fellow gaming ethusiast so you can comment of every single detail you spot in there - enjoyable from the start to the finish.