Scott Pilgrim vs The World....

Watched this movie last night (free showing), I have to say that I was surprised that I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would. Very entertaining.

Just got back from an advanced screening myself and my god was it full of stars.

SPOILER INCOMING

The Seinfeld scene was particularly out of nowhere (in a movie FULL of out of nowhere parts) and hilarious. Culkin's little brother stole the entire show.

for those seeing it for the first time theres some in jokes for video game fans.

Spoilers ahoy!

Damn, couldn't get further than the second post before a spoiler hit?

Looks like I'll need to avoid this thread until tonight. I'm seeing a 6:30 after work.

The end will be different than the series ending.

And how we get there will be different. Just from the one proper name I saw in the spoiler post, I know that wasn't included in the book.

Plus, I'm hoping even people who haven't read the book see the movie.

I'm so excited for it. I'm wearing a Scott Pilgrim shirt that is ridiculously too small for me. But I had to wear it - It's Scott Pilgrim Day!

If you've got a 360, Chris, theres some new Scott Pilgrim themed Avatar Gear, including a Ramona Flowers costume and Scott Pilgrim costume.

Just got back from seeing and loved it!

Saw it this afternoon, before The Expendables. I liked it but did not love it, which applies to a lot of movies actually, but this one did do better than most.

I actually found some of the surrounding characters much more interesting than Scott or Ramona. Like the girl with the glasses (Jennifer or Julie, I forget now), the one who "has issues" and apparently has every job, that gag was clever. Also liked Kim the drummer, and Scott's roommate stole practically every scene he was in.

Oh, and "hasbian" made be laugh. Plus the way of defeating her made me laugh again, mainly because it made me think of an ex of MINE who could be "defeated" by touching the back of her neck.

The movie was hilarious from start to finish. Except for the end outcome, it always kept me guessing, and each new surprise came with tons of new laughs.

I saw it this morning and it was the bee's knees. I knew Edgar Wright wouldn't let me down and boy, he did not. I actually kind of loathe Michael Cera outside of Arrested Development and yet he was surprisingly likable in the film.

Good stuff, hilarious from start to finish.

There seemed to be a good 20 minutes at the start of the movie at the screening I was in before the audience understood and accepted cocky idiot Cera over nervous and neurotic Cera. I think the Amazon.ca email scene was what did it.

The Culkin roommate seemed to be the first character everyone I was with latched onto. I was seeing the film at a free showing for people who read the Hartford Advocate alternative weekly, so it was a mixed bag. There was only a handful of people in its age group (including myself, my friend, and my brother). There was also a LOT of senior citizens who, as the guy warning us not to film the movie with our cellphones, pointed out come to just about any newspaper screening. There was also a group of deaf people who loved the film.

It was a weird mix and definitely not the usual crowd I see these comic movies with. There were certain points where I cheered and applauded (the Vegan Police) where everyone else just kind of chuckled. And I'm almost certain all the superhero cameos went over their heads.

One thing that united us before the movie won the hearts of the room? The only preview was for the new movie, Devil. As it was a screening by Universal, there were no previews or commercials beforehand, so we were essentially sitting in a quiet theater for a half hour with the lights on. So the preview starts and the crowd settles in. Then the text "From the mind of M Night Shyamalan" flashes across the screen and every single person in that theater, even the employee from Universal there to set up the screening, let out a loud groan.

The first time I saw the trailer for Devil in a theater, the audience groaned and/or snickered too. However, the last few times I've seen it there's been no reaction. I'm not as fed up with Shyamalan as most, so I'm interested in Devil myself.

Before this movie we got The Switch (bleh whatever) and Devil trailers, and I forget what else. Nothing new.

Awesome, awesome film. Saw it this afternoon with my wife.

MILD SPOILERS FOLLOW!


Got back a bit ago. Thinking over it now... I liked it, but it certainly had its flaws. The books were better, and Wright has Michael Comeau say as much during one of the final scenes (when Pilgrim returns after using his extra life).

The film was slight disappointment compared to the books because a) it didn't capture the heart of the books (but did have a heart of its own) and b) much of the story was cut to make room for the fighting. While the fights are and were always going to be the best part of the film, they started to happen more and more quickly with little story in between. By the end, I can imagine people unfamiliar with the book were wondering why Ramona and Scott are together; they never seemed to really share anything in common or had any happiness between them. In the books, you get a sense of their chemistry and love. In the movie? Not so much.

Also, I think Wright's adaptation was a little too faithful. Some of the winding dialogue that worked in the book fell flat in the movie because the scenes ran a little long.

Again, I loved the movie. So much so that I may go see it again before the weekend is out (possibly by myself - The wife wasn't a fan). But it wasn't without some flaws.

I'd even go to say that I fear an audience who isn't familiar with the book just would not have many reasons to like the movie's plot at all. The style of the movie, yes, but the plot and dialogue, perhaps not.

Also... A mediocre turnout at our 6:30 showing. 25% full theater at best. Big bummer.

Sometimes NOT reading the book or series beforehand is the best thing. My BF liked the Percy Jackson Movie and I did not. After he read the series he did not like the movie at all.

Loved it from start to finish. I left that theater with an overwhelming urge to rock out and fight some Psi-Vegans. The "confrontation" with Nega Scott killed me. I am getting the DVD.

LOVED the movie and plan on picking up the comics as soon as I get the chance. We'll see if that affects my future enjoyment of the film version, but I honestly don't think it will negatively impact it much if at all.

Online game servers everywhere must be quiet tonight- that was definitely the geekiest audience I've seen! Everyone loved the film though and cheered at the end.

The movie was a lot of fun, full of funny bits and great little details (one of my favourites was a sound effect from the 1980 Flash Gordon movie). I'm curious to see how it holds up to a second viewing.

I too loved the movie. I feel like it is an American version of Kung Fu Hustle (in spirit) with the over-the-top action sequences mixed well with the "realer" parts. In fact, I loved how as soon as things seemed to settling into a normal scene or joke, there would be a slight twist (a sound effect or graphic) and it would seem all the more sillier.

The one complaint I had was not directly with the movie: the sound was slightly wobbly, I think in the backing track. So most of the dialogue was fine but some of the sound effects and backgroumd music sounded garbled. For any other movie it probably wouldn't be so bad, but there was a lot of cool backing stuff.

How could I not love a movie that opened with the Universal logo and theme song done in an 8-bit style? AND WITH THE ZELDA MUSIC FROM A LINK TO THE PAST!