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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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SeventyX7:
I liked the movie, but they made some odd design choices.  They took out some awesome things (like the robot fights at the parties) and kept things in that make no sense without further elaboration (Nega Scott).

What's worse is they kept out like the most important theme throughout the 6 books, an unreliable narrator and the primary lesson that should have been taken from the books; don't try to forget your mistakes, learn from them.

Also, they TOTALLY underdeveloped Scott and Ramona's relationship, in the movie they were barely a couple but in the books they were living together by the time the final fight with Gideon happened.

Also, WHERE'S MY X-SLASH FINISHER!?!?!

bigbob_75056:
i gotta say the movie was entertaining and kept true to the books, till book 3 then it seems like they rushed it a bit. Bit again i still ebjoyed the movie, made me and my friends laugh...

Ixarku:
Just saw this movie last night.  I'm not really into manga, so I knew practically nothing about the source material going into it.  I have to say, the movie was a lot of fun, and there were some good laughs. It struck me a few times that it was kind of like watching an Americanized live action version of Ranma.  I enjoyed the mixture of anime & video game tropes with American pop culture references.

(click to show/hide) "He punched the highlights right out of her hair!" was probably my favorite line.  

To those who haven't read the manga, I say, the movie is good, light fun, and if you're looking for something over-the-top with a fairly unique style (for a Hollywood movie), then it's worth watching.

mistersampo:
I went and saw this movie shortly after it was released in theaters. I have not read the graphic novel so I can't judge it on how true it was to the original story.

I did not enjoy this movie. Michael Cera played the part of yet another awkward teenager. Most of the time I was pretty bored and at one point contemplating taking a nap through the rest of the film.

The music was mediocre at best. Maybe it was just that the sex bob-bombs seemed to only have one overly-repetitive song that was played again and again and again. A little more variety would have been nice.

The movie wasn't completely bad. The gay room mate and the vegan superman were pretty hilarious, in my opinion, but other characters, especially the protagonist, seemed to be lacking. I guess the main reason I was bored with this movie was that I could not empathize with the protagonist at all, and therefore didn't have a decent way to relate to the story. Some of the video game references were pretty cool, but in the end, references do not make a movie worth watching.

nejillicus:
I love the music from the game, "Leave the Past Behind" is my fav. track.

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