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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
15 years ago
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My final verdict: A-freaking-mazing
(Possible spoilers, tried to keep it spoiler free in terms of stuff exclusive to the movie, I do mention some stuff that is the same between the comics in the movie but it's stuff in the first half of the movie)
Decided to go to the movies after work Friday afternoon and I've been highly anticipating this movie since I first heard about it back when the first trailer came out and I gotta say it does not disappoint at all. <3
The visuals are stunning, especially the evil ex boss fights, each one is different and none of them are just rehashes of previous fights, from Mathew Pattel's Bollywood-esque dance moves and mystical powers to Todd Ingrams vegan psychic powers it always felt fresh and kept me engaged.
None of the special effects were amazingly over the top and felt like they fit perfectly with the video game physics that the Scott Pilgrim world runs by. It seems natural for some booming voice to yell "K.O" when you knock out someone or for someone to randomly burst into coins when they're beat, or even for a pee bar to pop up and drain when using the bathroom. XD
The music was a great mix of stuff ranging from chip tunes to rock. All of it fit and none of it felt cheesy at all especially the music from Sex Bob-bomb and The Clash at Demonhead (I want the mp3 of that song that Clash at Demonhead does in the movie <3 ). Also, the fact they opened the movie with classic Zelda music, specifically Links to the Past music, made me geek out immensely.
The story was great, there was a lot of deviation from the comic but what they did with it still felt like it stayed true to the Scott Pilgrim comics. There's lot of good little comedic points and quick cuts that work well with the style of the comics and helped make it a good transition to the big screen.
The cast is spot on in every aspect. I was worried about who they had cast as Scott, Ramona, and Envy Adams but they surprised me, Scott is just the right amount of a geeky socially awkward young adult, Ramona is as aloof and distant about her past like in the comics, and Envy Adams is just the right amount of bitchy evil ex material. Though the guy who plays Wallace Wells Scott's gay roommate is by far the best of the bunch, stealing the show with almost every appearance.
All in all it's an amazing movie that I highly recommend to anyone who's even slightly interested in seeing it. It's full of random video game references and great acting that it definitely deserves to be seen at least once just for fun. Everyone in the theater I was in was laughing and having a great time watching this, even the older crowd who probably didn't understand some of the references (who knows they might of but that's my assumption) were enjoying themselves none the less.
Gotta say, it was a great start to my weekend! =3
(Possible spoilers, tried to keep it spoiler free in terms of stuff exclusive to the movie, I do mention some stuff that is the same between the comics in the movie but it's stuff in the first half of the movie)
Decided to go to the movies after work Friday afternoon and I've been highly anticipating this movie since I first heard about it back when the first trailer came out and I gotta say it does not disappoint at all. <3
The visuals are stunning, especially the evil ex boss fights, each one is different and none of them are just rehashes of previous fights, from Mathew Pattel's Bollywood-esque dance moves and mystical powers to Todd Ingrams vegan psychic powers it always felt fresh and kept me engaged.
None of the special effects were amazingly over the top and felt like they fit perfectly with the video game physics that the Scott Pilgrim world runs by. It seems natural for some booming voice to yell "K.O" when you knock out someone or for someone to randomly burst into coins when they're beat, or even for a pee bar to pop up and drain when using the bathroom. XD
The music was a great mix of stuff ranging from chip tunes to rock. All of it fit and none of it felt cheesy at all especially the music from Sex Bob-bomb and The Clash at Demonhead (I want the mp3 of that song that Clash at Demonhead does in the movie <3 ). Also, the fact they opened the movie with classic Zelda music, specifically Links to the Past music, made me geek out immensely.
The story was great, there was a lot of deviation from the comic but what they did with it still felt like it stayed true to the Scott Pilgrim comics. There's lot of good little comedic points and quick cuts that work well with the style of the comics and helped make it a good transition to the big screen.
The cast is spot on in every aspect. I was worried about who they had cast as Scott, Ramona, and Envy Adams but they surprised me, Scott is just the right amount of a geeky socially awkward young adult, Ramona is as aloof and distant about her past like in the comics, and Envy Adams is just the right amount of bitchy evil ex material. Though the guy who plays Wallace Wells Scott's gay roommate is by far the best of the bunch, stealing the show with almost every appearance.
All in all it's an amazing movie that I highly recommend to anyone who's even slightly interested in seeing it. It's full of random video game references and great acting that it definitely deserves to be seen at least once just for fun. Everyone in the theater I was in was laughing and having a great time watching this, even the older crowd who probably didn't understand some of the references (who knows they might of but that's my assumption) were enjoying themselves none the less.
Gotta say, it was a great start to my weekend! =3
I could not get enough of the opening credits though. Drawing on film is an underused technique that I really love.
Surprised they didn't add in Ramona's head glowing...
River City Ransom gameplay + Scott Pilgrim story = EPIC