Scott Pilgrim vs The World....

Saw it Friday. It was superb. It's very heavily geared towards a specific mindset (aka mine) but it was hilarious fun with smart characters and really solid action and effects. It's a very different experience compared to the comic after about the third evil ex, with the attacks coming together really quickly in order to cram them all in. Truth be told though, while #5+6 are glossed over pretty severely in the movie, they contributed little to the comic either so its not a great loss (it would have been nice to include their one real addition though, and the game joke that went along with their defeat).

I did really like how Mary Elizabeth Winstead portrayed Ramona though. She's a very different character than her comic counterpart, but mostly for the better. In the comics I liken her to Haru from FLCL; older and worldly, but with more of a Japanese magic girl slant. Winstead as the jaded american hipster fit the setup a lot better overall. The only real disappointment is that you never really feel like Ramona falls for Scott and truth be told, the last couple scenes feel oddly disjointed because of this. Gideon being in her head was sort of cheated in and while not terribly problematic, it would have been much better for the meaning of the idea for Ramona to accept Scott like she does in the comics. Also, Nega-Scott is woefully misplaced and misused, particularly since his purpose in the comic is a big part of the movie and he would have been fantastic used just a little bit earlier.

All that's pretty minor in the grand scope of things though. Terrific film, wonderful cast, brilliantly realized world and a strong, heartfelt story. All three pillars of the franchise are a great experience in their own way and luckily, they're all different enough to enjoy in their own way.

The AV Club invented the term Manic Pixie Dream Girl which describes the female part in a romantic movie that is carefree and drags the straightlaced, no fun male character out of his rut and teaches him to enjoy life. Basically, this female character is supposed to serve as a lesson giver for the male protagnist and doesn't exist in the real world. A walking, crazy plot device, in other words.

I feel like Ramona in the movie sorta subverts that trope. While she is the literal girl of Scott's dreams and does serve a pseudo-plot device to get to the fighting, she isn't changing Scott's lifestyle. She isn't carefree, comes with her own problems, and isn't bubbly. She's realistic. In fact, it can be argued that Scott is her "Manic Pixie Dream Guy" in that he helps her break free of her own dating trappings and, as Ramona herself says, is someone so unlike who she has ever dated before.

Saw it again. Still flawed. Still forgiveably so. An incredible movie.

I saw it sunday. Both my girlfriend and I were horribly bored by the first half(seriously feel free go to bathroom any time during the beginning...you won't miss anything.) as it lacked any action beats or particularly funny jokes. The pacing was just disjointed. It tried win me back in the second half, but then the pace just tried cram all the evil exs into it before the movie ended. The battles really need started at the 20 min mark since it was supposed be the hook of the movie based off the trailers....not the end of the first hour.

There might have been some people this movie scored major points with. It wasn't me or my girlfriend. It's really a niche film. I got all the old school gaming references, she didn't. We both ultimately felt it was a rental. I didn't hate it (despite seriously considering walking out during the first half. Cera crosses the Spider man 3 bar dancing scene awkwardness levels at a couple points. I was not amused as I felt embaressed for him.) I'd skip it in the theathers or catch it at a cheap show. C-.

And for love of pete if you re going have a fake band in a movie...don't have them suck as a constant gag or show them constantly play.

Well I liked the music. True the Scott Pilgrim character isn't a very talented bass player. Sex Bob-omb reminds me of a lot of college bands in the mold of alternative pop groups like The Ramones, The Pixies, Shonen Knife, etc.

In any case, I personally enjoyed scott pilgrim immensely. I found the quirky humor very welcome and I thought the casting was perfect.

Yes I know Cera is the epitome of everything that's wrong in the world....

and yes, I know I suck for not hating him....

and yes, Im sure it's wonderful to be you....

but honestly I felt he and the rest of the cast did a perfect job and I can't see anyone else fitting that role now. The begining was wonderful and filled with humor and many other 'gamer' type jokes that *I* found funny and then it all gets amped up to 11 with the over the top fighting in the second half. Now I haven't read the comic so perhaps I'm just an ignorant commoner and am missing some large glaring flaw but ya know what? I don't care, this was by far my pick for greatest movie of the year.

Wasn't even really the fanboyism...just that response of "see it anyway for x,y,z even if you can't stand the lead actor" came off way over the top to me, someone who doesn't have strong feelings one way or the other towards the guy.

Rare opportunity to go out and see a movie this past weekend and we chose this. I liked it, more than I thought. Very different. Beginning was kind of slow, but I really didn't expect it to be an action flick anyway.

I have no comparisons between it and the actual comic. But as a movie, thumbs up from me.

I've already forgotten about most of you

I can't recall each movie that I have seen this year (Was Shutter Island this year? If so, that as well), but Inception is definitely the better movie.

In order:

• The video game 8-Bit soundtrack
• Songs of the Scott Pilgrim movie
• Score of the Scott Pilgrim movie

To be fair, that's the ranking for soundtracks, which aren't terribly high sellers and don't face a lot of competition.

heh, there must be a large subsection of Scott Pilgrim fans who also pay for their music.

I bought the extended sountrack off of iTunes 8/10 when it released. I haven't decided if I'm getting the game soundtrack or not... Probably not. I already have the tracks branded into my brain from having played it so much... Especially the tracks that play over the final, Gideon-centric levels. Eff those.

The score is really good. I prefer it to the soundtrack.

I posted this on another boards, but my two favorite romantic comedies are Scott Pilgrim and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. Both are unconventional, in terms of the relationship itself and how the movie is executed. Both's ending leave the status of the relationship somewhat up in the air.

So, who do you think last longer together after the movie is done:

Joel and Clementine from ESotSM

or

Scott and Ramona for SPvsTW

I still dislike calling either movie Rom-Coms...

But I never thought Joel and Clementine would have lasted. It's still a great movie though.