If you grew up in the 80's you're going to lose it over this one!

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2018)

Ready Player One.
The trailers for this movie did just enough to tantalise without giving too much away.
Ready Player One is a visual feast that is chock full of pop culture references. 70's 80's and 90's nostalgia is rife through out.
Director Steven Spielberg had huge success during these times and his love and affection for the 80's in particular is all too apparent.
Ready Player One is based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline and tells the story of Wade. An ordinary kid living in desperate times where the only solace is to escape to the Oasis.
The Oasis is a virtual world where with the help of a VR headset anymore can become anybody.
This magical world is up for grabs as the deceased creator Halliday (played with relish by Mark Rylance) has hidden a special Easter egg that will grant the finder ownership and control over the whole virtual universe.
Just as software and technology companies battle for superiority in our real world, they do also here.
As corporate baddy Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn)will stop at nothing to get the easter egg first.
There's much joy to be had in seeing fond childhood heroes and villains all blended together with famous vehicles and nostalgic scenes of movies gone by.
The opening chase sequence is jaw droppingly good, done to perfection like only Steven Spielberg can.
I constantly found myself with mouth agape transported back to my childhood.
The worlds greatest movie director has done it again.
It would be criminal of me to give anything away. Just go observe on the biggest IMAX 3D screen you can find and be prepared to lose your sh*t!
Anyone who grew up in the 80's will be blown away by this and the many references and revisits to beloved movies and characters of the past.
Performances by all are superb.
Tye Sheridan is typical Spielberg movie youth hero.
Ben Mendelsohn is proving to be the go to man if you want the best villain in the business.
I didn't think he could top his turn as nasty Imperial leader Orson Krennic from Rogue One but he does here.
Special effects are mind bending.
Sound is mind blowing and
the musical score hits all the right emotions.
This movie is a cinematic masterpiece but I feel just like many a true legend it may not get the recognition it deserves.
For those born and raised during the eras this film reflects on you're all going to have a blast.
For those who were to young or simply not around at the time many references will be wasted.
A good example is with The Shining, one of the worlds most famous horror movies. If you haven't seen it a large portion of this movie will be lost on you.
As for the rest of you, you're in for a real treat.
A treat that may bring back childhood nightmares, but a treat nonetheless.
Ready Player One is a return to form for Steven Spielberg. Not that he lost any form in the first place. More of the fact that this movie sees him doing the sort of awe inspiring cinema that made him famous throughout the 70's and 80's.