I saw Scott Pilgrim vs. The World in theaters at midnight when it released. I knew absolutely nothing about it. My boyfriend's friend wanted to see it so badly that we decided we would go to. I saw the people standing in line (even ran into people I went to High school with, for me that's a lot longer than most of you) and knew I would probably enjoy this movie. Lo and behold, I loved it.
We watched it for movie night last week, after a lenghty voting process, and it was the first time I had seen it since the midnight for it's release.
Things I love:
1. Video game references! Gaming is a language in it's own. I'm such a huge gamer, I work with video games, and it makes me happy when there are references to obscure, and popular video games in just about anything. The movie did a brilliant job at adding in "life" bars, sound effects, and hidden references all over the place.
2. Culkins!!! I've said it once (Scream 4 review) and I will say it again...I love them!! I love Keiran Culkin in this movie. He's so dry in his witty delivery of his lines! He's probably my favorite actor in this movie followed by Alison Pill (Kim, the drummer) and Michael Cera (Scott).
3. The Music. I'm glad that they put effort into the music. Since this was based on a comic series it's very hit or miss to whether or not they would really concentrate on the music as much as everything else. I really enjoy all the music in the movie.
4. Details! Every piece in that movie was placed specifically for the purpose of referencing. There is so much going on in this movie and every last bit of it is intentional. I love when a director cares enough to make sure things are done right.
Things I was not a fan of:
1. The final fight scene. Sorry if this ruins it for anyone who hasn't seen the movie yet, but all the other fights are amazingly done. They are super creative and paced beautifully. The last fight flies by (both times) and I think the fact that there are two fights going on at once is what really makes it suck. I think the movie could have ended on a better note.
Really the only problem I have with the movie is that fight scene. I love just about everything else about the movie. This is another one of those "geek" movies. The script is well written, the acting is quirky, the style is beautiful. I find that most people enjoy this movie for one reason or another and I think that it's a movie that everyone who is a gamer, a comic geek, or a music geek should check out at least once!
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