It set off a tsunami of debate among the more esoteric critics, who either loved it or hated it but could not ignore it.

This little piggy went to market.

When perfect it comprises a lych path, lych seats, a lych cross, and a lych stone, on which to rest the coffin.

What the film rarely does is challenge or interrogate the fan culture to which it plays uncritical tribute. Wade and his friends, including a trigger-happy cyborgian alpha nerd whose offline identity the film handles more tastefully than the book did, are possessive gatekeepers, viciously protective of their pop-culture wheelhouse.