[Cialug] SciFi Movie Night!

[Nicolai]

On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 10:59:56AM -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote:

> By the way, on the topic of SciFi: If you remember the 80's you should
> check out the book or audio book "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. I
> picked up the audio book which is read by Wil Wheaton who really does a
> fabulous job (and who also has a cameo in the book, along with Cory
> Doctorow).

Ready Player One is a GREAT book.  Love the characters, love the
story, love the sci-fi.  It's a fast read that's hard to put down.
Cline has another book out now too.

> I just Googled it and it appears Steven Spielburg will be making the movie
> version of it soon. While the main storyline of this book I think lends
> well to a movie, it will be impossible to capture it all, if for no other
> reason than too many licensing hurdles. So read it before the movie comes
> out. It is packed full of retro geek humor and nostalgia.

Yeah, I think Ready Player One (the movie) needs a bit more than
Steven Speilberg.  Terry Gilliam would be up to it, or Zack Snyder.
Or even Richard Linklater, who has proven himself with "double life"
stories like A Scanner Darkly.  It's a bit like Snow Crash -- hard
to make into a movie that faithfully tells the story while being
understandable to people who haven't read the book.  (I wonder if
the film will reference Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull).

Nicolai