mr afghan jones
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It was ok. Great visuals and Edgar Wright pizazz but such awfully flat and shallow characters.
The movie has no heart as a result.
The movie has no heart as a result.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is the best movie ever
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Woody Invincible
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Oblivion said:
You made me swallow my gum!
I like it the more times I see it. I love the effects. Not sure if I would call them innovative but they use them very well. Editing hype is overrated though.
It helps that the movie is actually a bunch of little movies. The ending is weak since they attempt to resolve so many things in 3 minutes (Emotionally no less) that simply wasn't in existence the rest of the movie.
Brandon Routh is great and I think the fights peaked there.
It helps that the movie is actually a bunch of little movies. The ending is weak since they attempt to resolve so many things in 3 minutes (Emotionally no less) that simply wasn't in existence the rest of the movie.
Brandon Routh is great and I think the fights peaked there.
butter_stick
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Cera stops the movie achieving what it could have been. He is just incapable of playing a character that isn't Michael Cera. The Scott in the comics is nothing like the Scott in the movie, and as a result the whole tone of the story changes.
I enjoyed the movie for what it was, and it's got some fun moments, but I enjoyed the comics a whole lot more.
I enjoyed the movie for what it was, and it's got some fun moments, but I enjoyed the comics a whole lot more.
Hydrogen Bluebird
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Pretty awesome movie, not the second coming of Jesus but still really awesome.
pigeon interrupted
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butter_stick said:
Agreed. Shit, I had only read the comics up to the first fight before seeing the movie, and I thought the casting of Cera was absolutely bizarre. Cera did what he could with the role and I did enjoy the movie - it's just he is in no way like the Scott Pilgrim of the comics. Scott of the comics is geeky sexy, Cera is just geeky birdy.
Michael Cera and Bugs talk about girls.
sixteen-bit
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Yeah, repeated viewings get worse I'm told.Chef Cat said:
PwnCakes193
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Seriously, I love this movie too. It's really good!
Deadly Cyclone
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Best movie? No. Good movie? Indeed.
Love the comics, movie was good too.
Love the comics, movie was good too.
Hydrogen Bluebird
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jon bones said:
I think most people will disagree.
I thought the movie sucked and I couldn't figure out the motivations of any character in the entire damn thing. The main love interest seemed like a narcissistic "too cool for school" bitch and I had no clue why Scott was madly in love with her. Also the whole 8bit arcade stuff got really trite and overdone.
Hydrogen Bluebird said:
i'm not sure anyone in this thread agrees on anything
i read the comics as they were released and i liked them well enough. funny, charming stuff. the movie condensed the whole bit into a fun romp full of action and wit. the cast was spot on, too.
granted, the books were "heavier" in that they explored the characters more - in that regard, i suppose books were better - but i think the movie did a damn good job translating the whole thing.
jon bones said:
The problem was that the source material covered alot more than one film can handle, and thus the film suffered greatly as a result. It would have been like if Lord of the Rings was made into 2 films instead of 3 like Peter Jackson originally intended. I believe there should have been at least 2 Scott Pilgrim films made to do the comics justice.
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