I was really looking forward to seeing this film. I wanted to finish the book first and so I raced through, captivated by the story. I couldn't put it down and was desperate to get to the end so I could watch the big-screen version. What a terrible let down. The film is nothing like the book at all. I expected some of the scenes and sub-plots to be removed to get it down to roughly two hours, but the plot is virtually unrecognizable. The characters don't match those described in the book, which takes away some of the key developments in the story. The pace is too fast because they are just trying to cram things in and there's not much context given to anything. I don't understand how anyone who hasn't read the book could follow It! Despite being really excited to watch it, I found myself playing with my phone halfway through because I was bored. I really wanted to love this film but unfortunately I think this is the most disappointed I have ever been with a book-to-film transition :-(

It's Willy Wonka meets Avatar set in the world of Idiocracy with a hundred pop culture references thrown in. There's nothing new here. The leads are un-engaging, the story has been done a thousand times before, and the dialogue is just embarrassing. There's nothing to draw you in, nothing to connect you to the characters, nothing to make you care about this world. Even the special effects aren't anything new.Remember when Spielberg used to make GOOD movies?? It gets 2 stars because I didn't turn it off mid-way but I was bored most of the time. Probably the video-game generation will love it but for those of us who grew up in the REAL world it's a snooze fest. Do yourself a favor and watch Wreck-It-Ralph ... a very similar story done FAR FAR BETTER.

Basically it's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The eccentric owner of a company sets death trap puzzles and the young protagonist has to solve them to gain control of the company. Remember in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that a rich guy had his employees unwrap chocolate bars to find a golden ticket? Yeah, this one has a rival company use employees to play the video game, except the employees are debtors like in The Diamond Age --assuming that throwaway idea was still in the book after it was retitled; originally read it as an ARC when it was called A Young Lady's Primer or something like that. And that's the exact kind of geekdropping that this movie is chock-full of. So if you liked all the 80s nostalgia stuff in Atomic Blonde and you either don't make a lot of CGI or plan to watch it while doing housework (which is what I did, I watched it via you know who that starts with an n and ends with a flix) then you'll probably like it.

Film was awesome. Story , direction , acting, special effects etc etc... Everything was at its best.. Film grapped me for full running time.. I am eagerly waiting for its sequel (if any is coming)