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The “shining” homage was when this went bad


I felt the 80s childhood nostalgia up until that point. I also thought that it went from a family friendly movie to one that a parent would press stop.

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I could imagine it being terrifying for children. That "witch zombie" was in-your-face and relentless.

The MPAA description does read:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity and language


I'd probably add a word or two about the terrifying imagery, although "bloody images" might be enough for many lol. Also, there is some suggestive moments when they are at the club and Artemis goes "Can you feel this?" and she places her hands all over his [virtual] body. That'd be another awkward moment if I was sitting with children.

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Yeah kids would know that something was up, just as I got as a kid that the ghost in ghostbusters that goes down on Ray was doing something sexual given his facial reaction. A ghost giving head, not exactly a kid friendly thing!

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You don't teach kids about sex? Gosh, I wonder where that high teen pregnancy figure comes from!

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That's actually when I felt the movie peaked. Everything until that point felt like nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia, but the Shining scene actually felt like an organic program created by a guy who really loved the movie. In this case, taken a step further in a meta direction by Spielberg's clear love for the film.

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Same.
There were vintage references everywhere in this movie but most of it was brief and unemotional - it didn't invoke any particular feeling because it was just in the background.

The Shining segment really brought you into the movie.

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Yes, that exactly. It was a reference with THOUGHT and PURPOSE. It wasn't just member-berries.

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memba' the DeLorean from Back To The Future?

"I memba! Yeah, the protagonist chose that car for the race...so what?"

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Well imagine if he used that car to hack the time frame of the game! That didn't happen.

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Nah, Iron Giant fighting Mechagodzilla is when this movie jumped the shark for me. The virtual Shining world was pretty cool and a fun homage to Speilberg's friend Stanley Kubrick.

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Having been to the Overlook Lodge in Steamboat Springs Colo, was perfectly recreated. It certainly added a horror thrill to the mix & all goes in virtual space yet no more violent than chest busting scene earlier.

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