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TheIrishGrover

I thought it was..... OK. I mean there were parts that were practically remake of The (Much superior) Lego Movie (Specifically the "Overpriced coffee? Check" scene). But it just didn't gel together for me. Especially given the talent involved. I get it, it's not a gamer movie. And in fairness, it never set out to be - The nods to games were obvious (And in many ways, already dated). So I was not expecting (or wanting) obsessive commentary/observations on the minutiae of gaming history.

But, ironically, I thought it was just TOO bland. IT was fun, pretty family friendly (If I remember correctly. Some searing but that's about it) and that is fine. But, yeah, OK but forgettable.

Oh and DON'T loop it in the same conversation as Ready Player One. That was a Godawful film based on an even worse so-called book (Little more than poor, barely literate fan-fiction: "And then he.. he.. Oh, he got into his Deloreon and drove to that school from John Hughes movies and.... and then cyber-stalked the girl he likes for weeks"

Stone Deaf 4evr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118032519#Comment_118032519

Its not that hes incapable of being a strong actor though, He was great in that one man show 'buried'.

Id say its just that its so easy for him to play this exaggerated version of his own personality, and its obviously paying the bills.

FunLover18

I really enjoyed, it could definitely be shorter but if I'm honest I didn't really feel the length. It really nailed a lot of the gaming "culture" and I enjoyed a lot of the background gags but as my friend who works in IT said, the tech side of it was all wrong and made no sense. It didn't bother me but there were times when he had his head in his hands.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118074277#Comment_118074277

It wasn't so much the length as it was a common problem with these sort of blockbusters; the mid-point & second act, where the pacing just drops down a cliff-edge. The story got bogged down into the whole corporate espionage thing, the tedious "hero loses their powers" fakeout and so on. Similar concepts like The Lego Movie or Wreck'It Ralph never had that trouble IIRC.

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