Very good film. Fast pacing and engaging storytelling makes the time fly.

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2018)

The storytelling has Spielberg's touch. The visual affects are top notch by ILM and made me realize how much CGI has been improving from them. The IMAX 3D was rendered well and not the over-the-top in your face variety but added to the storytelling and wonder of the OASIS. It is best to forget you read the book when seeing the movie, as many aspects were adjusted for the medium. Though, the author of the book Earnest Cline was a screenwriter and kept the concepts, many aspects were altered for storytelling reasons. Felt like Ready Player One was inspired by the book but only loosely based on it. It did keep much of the nostalgia, but with fewer expositions, and expanded the time period for the references to be more relevant to younger audiences.
The movie did feel compressed to keep the action and pacing steady, which caused some things to be left unexplained, though it benefits the movie experience. It is a good popcorn flick and will stir conversations with friends afterwards. Can see how the DVD will be popular to pause scenes to find all the Easter Eggs.
While the only real negatives come from comparing book to movie, which is the case with almost any screen adaptation of a book, this is a solid movie on its own and worth watching and would recommend the IMAX 3D format.