Are you sick of the state of the world today? Want to escape to a place where everything is wonderful and exciting? A place of diverse opinions but mutual respect and appreciation for movies and life in general? Then why not listen to the latest Lambcast episode, dedicated to Spielberg’s latest blockbuster, Ready Player One.
Jay was joined by Audrey, Cameron, Matt and newcomer Getter to delve into the Oasis and everything it entails. As always our initial thoughts are spoiler-free, but after a warning we get more in depth with details from the film and the book. Also on tap: Rants and Raves of the Week and a round of the Rotten Tomatoes game!
00:00 Intros
07:05 Ready Player One review (spoiler-free)
18:15 Ready Player One review (spoiler-full)
58:13 Rants and Raves
70:27 The Rotten Tomatoes game
80:30 Plugs
88:00 Out-takes
Show notes:
IMDb’s No Small Parts – Tye Sheridan
Ben Mendelsohn in The Dark Knight Rises
Resident Evil laser sequence
Cameron’s Plugs
The Michigan Movie Guy
The Greta-Birds podcast – #3
Audrey’s Plugs
1001 Movies and Beyond
Rated M For MacPhail
Getter’s Plugs
Mettel Ray
Across the Universe – #68 Welcome to Estonia
Matt’s Plugs
Simplistic Reviews – Undefeatable commentary
Jay’s Plugs
Life Vs Film
Out Now with Aaron and Abe
LAMB Plugs:
Director’s Chair: Ava DuVernay
Acting School: Michelle Pfeiffer, Acting School 101 Mini Lambcast
Lambscores: Red Sparrow, Death Wish
Vote for the Spielberg draft!
The show can be found, of course, via iTunes – just do a search for “LAMBcast.” Also, I always post a link to the show on the LAMBcast’s Facebook page, and there’s a player there if you’d like to listen online. Find the show here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lambcast/episodes/2018-04-02T13_30_48-07_00. Shows will eventually make their way to the LAMBcast Archives. If you’d ever like to catch up on back episodes, go there. If you’re interested, you too can be a LAMBcaster – we love new blood! For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums. Music provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service. Opening song by Cake. The LAMBcast loves feedback, too – if you’d like yours read on a future show, leave it in the comments section at the LAMB. Please visit and like our Facebook page, and finally, we’re on iTunes, and would still love a review, even if it’s a bad one. Thanks for listening!
Tags: 1001 Movies and Beyond, Life vs Film, Mettel Ray, Ready Player One, Simplistic Reviews, Steven Spielberg, The Michigan Movie Guy