This review may contain spoilers.

Watched this last night with my family. It was my second viewing but the first time my wife and kids have seen it. It’s a nostalgia filled thrill ride. It’s video game porn. And it’s an ode to a generation. 

Steven Spielberg tackles the story brilliantly and honors the vision of the book. One critique is that a lot of the “cameos” from the book aren’t in the film. From what I’ve read, part of that is due to so many of Spielberg’s works were featured in the book. There was a bit of hesitation from Spielberg to stroke his on ego (too much) on film. Either way, it was still a fun film. 

If you’re a home theater junkie, I HIGHLY recommend getting this on UHD 4K disk. The Dolby Atmos audio is absolutely AMAZING and highlights the difference in audio quality between streaming and disk.