STACK J#165 Jul 2018

DVD & BD REVIEWS

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A better reality awaits. READY PLAYER ONE

Release Date: 04/07/18 Format:

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The ‘80s: You’re the Inspiration

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Game Changer: Cracking the Code Effects for a Brave New World Level Up: Sound for the Future

High Score: Endgame Ernie & Tye’s Excellent Adventure

Steven Spielberg directing an adaptation of author Ernest Cline’s love letter to 1980s pop culture is a match made in geek heaven, given the director created much of what is lovingly referenced in the novel. However, fans of the book should be forewarned that there have been major changes to the narrative structure and quests. Set in a dystopian future

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control this virtual world. The race is on, led by teenager Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan), who must stay one step ahead of corporate villain Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn), who sees the quest as a war for control of the future. This cinematic theme park ride is the perfect playground for Spielberg, delivering a massive nostalgia rush for adults and hitting all the right buttons for the PlayStation generation. Just don’t expect the book. SH (See page 22)

of 2045, society has forsaken the real world for the limitless possibilities of a virtual one: the OASIS. Created by eighties-obsessed tech guru James Halliday (Mark Rylance), this online utopia is a melting pot of the movies, games and music of the era. When Halliday dies, he leaves behind an irresistible challenge: whoever finds an Easter Egg he’s hidden deep inside the OASIS will inherit his fortune and

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The Matrix

If they can hear you, they can hunt you. A QUIET PLACE

Release Date: 18/07/18

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Creating the Quiet

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The Sound of Darkness A Reason for Silence

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A simple premise is transformed into a tense and terrifying nail-biter by director John Krasinski. Set in the aftermath of an invasion by blind, spindly monsters that zero in on anything that makes a sound, the film focuses on a family who have managed to avoid being eaten by creating a silent sanctuary for themselves in a secluded farmhouse. Communicating through sign language, the

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Since the characters communicate in American Sign Language to avoid making sound, filmmakers hired deaf mentor Douglas Ridloff to teach ASL to the actors and to be available to make corrections.

unbearable levels – it’s less a case of if someone will tread on an exposed nail on the stairs than when – and the movie’s largely silent soundscape is conducive to some wonderfully effective jump scares. Don’t Breathe successfully manipulated viewers with a similar concept, but A Quiet Place trumps it as a superior and unmissable horror-thriller. SH

parents (Krasinski and Emily Blunt) remain ever vigilant of the unseen menace, and have instructed their two children (Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds) in hushed survival strategy. But there’s one major hitch that could threaten their safety – Blunt is pregnant and about to give birth! Krasinski cranks up the suspense to almost

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Don’t Breathe

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JULY 2018

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