Netflix to add Steven Spielberg sci-fi movie that video game fans will love

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Ready Player One

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For video game fans everywhere, the quest for a good movie adaptation has been a long one,Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Doomand (the 1993 movie)Mariowere all met with a frosty reception but nowadays we’ve been on a decent run of video game depictions on the silver screen. TheSonic Moviesare great fun, and theGran Turismomovie was T3 Tech Editor Mike Lowe’sfavourite film of 2023. But if you’re after a film that captures the very essence of video games, check outReady Player One,

Whether it’sIndiana Jones, Jurassic ParkorE.T.Steven Spielberg has made a career of making people feel warm and nostalgic andReady Player Oneis the most obvious example of that. Film fans of a certain generation will be pointing at the screen and frantically explaining to loved ones what each of the hundreds of references stashed into the story are. Expect to see anything and everything from the 80s make an appearance, fromStar TrekandFriday the 13thtoHeathersandThe Shining.

This isn’t Spielberg’s finest film (that would be saying a lot) but luckilyReady Player Oneis a superb popcorn blockbuster. It’s a brilliant film for a family movie night (if you have teenagers) or a splendid geeky date movie. If you’re after more video-game-flavoured sci-fi then keep your eyes tuned toAmazon PrimeVideo with aFalloutTV seriesset to arrive in April.

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