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Ande Thomas (69 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books

May 30, 2019

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(161 Ratings)

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Oof. I get the draw. Cram a ton of your favorite 80's trivia into a futuristic plot and call it a day. And it is great fun knowing the things the characters praise as obscure puzzles and information. But there are problems. 1) Without the nostalgia of vomiting 80's references, there's little to glean from the story itself. 2) The <b>extremely</b> problematic relationship that the hero pursues that gives a platform for incel's everywhere. 3) An action oriented plot that kind of just sputters out. Rough finish. Great story if you see toxic online behavior as "misunderstood," though.

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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) rated The Matrix (1999) in Movies

Mar 28, 2018

The Matrix (1999)

1999 | Action, Sci-Fi

8.4

(113 Ratings)

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If everyone shoots and no one hits, why bother? Action/Danger loses power with no consequences (0 more)

Existential Sci Fi at it's best.

A modern classic, everyone should see this once, and decide for themselves: the Red Pill or the Blue Pill.... a little bit of Trivia: All of the references to street corners (for example, Wells and Lake) are real intersections in Chicago, Illinois, The Wachowskis' hometown. The subway train has signs for "Loop," another Chicago reference.

Chicago is my hometown, and the best city in America.... but I'm Biased.