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My (quick) review of Scott Pilgrim.
15 years ago
General
Now, first things first, I HAVE read the comics. & I still prefer the comics to the movie. But given how much the movie had to get in there... it's not bad. Is it great? No. But is it worth seeing in theaters? Hellz yeah!
The Good: The fight scenes. The effects were great, and they really did a good job of having a comic book vibe to the fights without overdoing it. & just about every "boss" had really sick fights, whether with their fists or with the power of rock. Heck, the battle of Scott vs Patel, after Scott counters, half the room in the back of the theater started clapping, it was that awesome. The style throughout the movie is great too and is definitely a big fangasm for nerds.
The humor. They kept the funny that is Scott and all the other characters from the comics and slapped them well onto film. Not much to be said about that, it's just funny. Oh, and The Punisher is in this film. No, I'm not kidding.
The Bad: The pacing. The movie goes way too fast for it's own good. It doesn't ruin it, but everything seems to take place in a few days while in the comic it takes MONTHS. & really there's hardly any moments where the characters slow down and just hang or something. It also gets worse after about half the film is over, then it gets even faster.
Ramona. Now, again in the comics, she's actually likeable and doesn't come across as this mellow chick. She has personality. In the movie... she really doesn't have much. I really wish they could've explored her more.
There's some other stuff I didn't like, but this is a movie so I understand somethings needed to get cut or fooled around with. I won't be buying this movie when it releases to DVD, but I'm glad I spent the money to see it in theaters.
P.S. Michael Cera actually did well in this film. Usually I don't like him, but he did fine here.
The Good: The fight scenes. The effects were great, and they really did a good job of having a comic book vibe to the fights without overdoing it. & just about every "boss" had really sick fights, whether with their fists or with the power of rock. Heck, the battle of Scott vs Patel, after Scott counters, half the room in the back of the theater started clapping, it was that awesome. The style throughout the movie is great too and is definitely a big fangasm for nerds.
The humor. They kept the funny that is Scott and all the other characters from the comics and slapped them well onto film. Not much to be said about that, it's just funny. Oh, and The Punisher is in this film. No, I'm not kidding.
The Bad: The pacing. The movie goes way too fast for it's own good. It doesn't ruin it, but everything seems to take place in a few days while in the comic it takes MONTHS. & really there's hardly any moments where the characters slow down and just hang or something. It also gets worse after about half the film is over, then it gets even faster.
Ramona. Now, again in the comics, she's actually likeable and doesn't come across as this mellow chick. She has personality. In the movie... she really doesn't have much. I really wish they could've explored her more.
There's some other stuff I didn't like, but this is a movie so I understand somethings needed to get cut or fooled around with. I won't be buying this movie when it releases to DVD, but I'm glad I spent the money to see it in theaters.
P.S. Michael Cera actually did well in this film. Usually I don't like him, but he did fine here.
