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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Dir. Wright, Cera, Kendrick, Evans, Schwartzman)
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BocoDragon
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Oh boy here we go..Blader5489 said:
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a person with particular tastes or fashion sense you cannot otherwise classifyBlader5489 said:
As someone that likes the books...this movie didn't do it for me. It glossed over completely over what I liked about SP, character relationships, and focused on the fights and trying to look cool. Frankly, it looked cheap as fuck most of the time and the only fight I really liked was the one at the very end. Culkin as Wallace was pretty fucking awesome too, I'm indifferent to the rest of the cast. Liked the ending here better than the book, at least. 
Someone described this movie perfectly a while ago: it's a movie made for nobody.
Someone described this movie perfectly a while ago: it's a movie made for nobody.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
jett said:
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BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I feel like casting Michael Cera was kinda for nobody though.jett said:I guess calling it a movie for nobody is harsh.
The SP fans never really liked the idea of him as Scott. Some looked on the brightside and said "he's the best bankable actor who could play him". Which of course turned out to be false... he wasn't bankable at all. In fact he might have been repellent to the audience that SP deserved.
His actual portrayal of Scott was not bad, though.
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Oni Jazar said:
You should preorder the BD from Amazon, and if you see a better deal in a B&M ad over the weekend, cancel your preorder. They don't charge you until it ships.
Mockingbird said:
you're not alone. im about 25 minutes into it and contemplating stopping. movie is atrocious so far, possibly worse than existenz for game related movies. it's not funny or clever, it's like watching a movie made by that kid at gamestop thats blowing his load while trying to impress you with never ending video game bullshit. toss in the cheesy comic stuff and a slathering of hipster and fuck this shit im going go masturbate.
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yo quit using your phone/netbook in the movie theaterbig_z said:
shit's disrespectful to others in the audience
Eh, I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I can see how it would grate on some people. (Disclaimer: I haven't read a single Scott Pilgrim comic.)
I appreciated some of the performances quite a bit, especially Kieran Culkin, who was simply superb (the guy needs to make more films). I also thought Mary Elizabeth Winstead nailed her performance as the stereotypically ultra-cool hipster chick.
I appreciated some of the performances quite a bit, especially Kieran Culkin, who was simply superb (the guy needs to make more films). I also thought Mary Elizabeth Winstead nailed her performance as the stereotypically ultra-cool hipster chick.
Scott Pilgrim is perhaps the one movie where, when I see a comment like this, I feel perfectly justified in saying "You didn't get it."big_z said:
First of all the hipster stuff: uh, that's pretty realistic now.
The video game and comic stuff: a big part of the lives of a lot of the people that age. The entire movie is told subjectively. In the comics, we're told we're seeing Scotts version of the events. It's the same in the movie.
Actually thinking it's like someone is jacking off to video games is fucking weird.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I don't blame someone for not getting it. It's best enjoyed by a certain type of personality of a certain generation. But you're right, he didn't get it.big ander said:
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I did my part (took a party of 7 to go see it) various ranges of shut-in in the party with me being the worst case by far :lolMike G.E.D. said:
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Just saw the movie and it was awesome.
It exceeded my expectations. Its also one of the few movies that I made me feel the need to get the soundtrack.
It exceeded my expectations. Its also one of the few movies that I made me feel the need to get the soundtrack.
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Mike G.E.D. said:
Which isn't that totally at odds that this is a hipster movie? Nobody would call hipsters shut-ins.
Anyways I totally get why some people don't get it or didn't like the movie. My GF and I did, but I get that it's not for everyone and that's cool. Only thing I hated was how all over the fuck'n dart board people were in trying to peg just what "type" of movie this is or what "type" of characters the people in the film are.
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just saw it as well, on jtv
what a great movie.
i got most of the game references, :lol :lol at that seinfeld bit.
Ramona <3
i have never read a scott pilgrim graphic novel before watching this, i will now.
:lol :lol at
what a great movie.
i got most of the game references, :lol :lol at that seinfeld bit.
Ramona <3
i have never read a scott pilgrim graphic novel before watching this, i will now.
:lol :lol at
Nega Scott and the conversation for brunch, "we shot the shit"
that bit was a disgrace to seinfeld.
anyway i finished the film, not as bad as existenz after all and imo it gets better once the fights start happening... although the last fight was a disappointment. the music was horrible though. any time a band was playing i couldnt help but think i rather be ear fucked by two bears with jack knives for penes.
still not a good film but there are some redeeming qualities. if you're young, a super nerd, hipster or whatever i can see you might enjoy this and i also understand why the flick tanked at the box office.
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big_z said:
Funny is subJUNcitve but it's a very clever movie actually. Not talking about the story, which is just nonsensical in an amusing way.
The way it's directed is delicious, original, just full of nice touches. There's a lot of creativity in SP, its cinematography is very imaginative. From this pov it's a much more clever movie than, say
the incredibly overrated
Wright is awesome.
Jedeye Sniv
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°°ToMmY°° said:
I like how your post reflects how you felt about the movie.
I loved the film though, and I think the thing I'm most looking forward to on the DVD is the commentaries, I love Edgar Wright's commentary tracks, he has a nice mix of personable and funny anecdotes with some high-geek film buff details, a feat not many directors can pull off successfully. Well worth the price of admission again IMO.
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Next Tuesday (the 9th)Sapiens said:
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Of all the movies I have seen in the last year, this is the only one that I can't wait to buy! It was such a blast in the theater.
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BocoDragon said:
To be fair, though, casting another actor wouldn't have saved the film commercially. The source material is just too niche to ever appeal to a broad audience.
The hell not at all. The soundtrack is like 50% Beck, and it has tracks from the Stones and Metric. The score is super awesome thanks to Nigel Godrich.jett said:
The game music didn't do a lot for me.
Sex Bob-OMB doesn't suck though. Summertime and Threshold are awesome songs. Garbage Truck is purposefully really distorted and messy but it's not that awful.
Mr. Sam said:
Yes, but their songs were actually good man.
I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txEkMAreDuc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0rQSlE4IU
A little polish here and there and youre done. Guess its hard to ask Beck to make bad music
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oh god :lol
sixteen-bit
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wtf, Arcade Fire is rad
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What the fuck jett? I thought we were friends. Then you go and pull some shit like this.
BocoDragon
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Music is utterly subjective.
I actually kind of agree that Sex Bomb-Omb is supposed to sound like a mediocre garage band. Not "bad" per se, but certainly crude rock music. It's enjoyable in its own way.
I actually kind of agree that Sex Bomb-Omb is supposed to sound like a mediocre garage band. Not "bad" per se, but certainly crude rock music. It's enjoyable in its own way.
jett said:
This was my biggest issue with Cera playing Scott. Scott is not the most likable guy in the world. He's lazy, whiny, disillusioned with the world and the people he surrounds himself with, and he's kind of a jerk who doesn't really care about the people that he hurts.
The whole point of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels is that he mans up and takes responsibility for his mistakes and actions and turns his life around.
Cera's Pilgrim is annoying and whiny, but he isn't a bad guy. Maybe a little aloof to his surroundings, but not really an asshole. His personality is too passive aggressive to do the graphic novel's SP justice. When the "epiphany" happens to Cera's SP, it's not as dramatic and meaningful.
Also, to anyone who hasn't seen the movie or read any of the graphic novels, see the movie first, then read the graphic novels. I had read the first two graphic novels and loved the movie. When I read the graphic novels after the fact, I appreciated them much more than I think I would have appreciated the movie if I had read all six graphic novels beforehand. Just my 2 cents.
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IMO, I bet Beck's instructions were something like "make 'good' shitty garage band music".SalsaShark said:
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