Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

The poster and title of a film play a bigger role in ticket sails than anything IMO.
Except maybe timing of the release and the star attatched.

They say nothing at all about the quality of the film of course, but they do decide how many people will see it.
 
Jon Starr said:
Most people I told about Scott Pilgrim responded with "I've seen ads for it, I'm not sure what it's about" and I had to do all the work of explaining it. THAT's bad marketing. As soon as I told them their eyes lit up.
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Exactly. I've seen three different trailers/teasers and each one looked like a completely different movie.

I'm glad I decided to check it out. It was fantastic! I really enjoyed it and was surprised at how many times I laughed aloud. Barely anyone I know has seen it though. I'll have to try and spread the good word.
Really great movie. I may even see it again.

MAH
 
I'm a big fan of the Scott Pilgrim books. Have been since they were released. I went to the midnight showing of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World back in August and wasn't disappointed. The film changed a lot from the books, and at first I wasn't sure of what to think, but I like having two different versions of the same story. I've seen the film many times. When I'm bored I always pop it in in the background and then find myself watching the rest of the film.

The cinematography was well done. The visual aspect of the film is unlike anything put to film before. I love how they made Scott's video game reality world. It translated well. For anyone who's a fan of classic games you'll get a kick out of the references.

At first I was unsure of Cera because he's over-saturating the market right now, but to be honest he was the best pick to play Scott. The entire cast was spot on. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the perfect Ramona and Kieran Culkin is amazing as Wallace Wells.
 
I was excited for this one, though I suspected it may play off a tad too gimmicky for my tastes. I was wrong. Entertained me more than any other film this year.
 
I viewed half of this movie and could not continue. I found myself not caring one iota what would happen next or with whom Scott would be. Perhaps the story kicks in later?

The visuals were excellent. However, was seeing "Ding-Dong" and the like done to remind viewers of the story's origin? I mean, what purpose did it serve?

Maybe I'm just too old.
 
Jordan_S said:
I viewed half of this movie and could not continue. I found myself not caring one iota what would happen next or with whom Scott would be. Perhaps the story kicks in later?

The visuals were excellent. However, was seeing "Ding-Dong" and the like done to remind viewers of the story's origin? I mean, what purpose did it serve?

Maybe I'm just too old.
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Maybe, lol.

If you watched it half-way and weren't interested (at least by the point the first evil ex boyfriend comes in), then you prob wouldn't like it. It's not for everyone.

As for what purpose these comic book elements serve? Good question. I think it has something to do with the 'world' that it's trying to create. It's something very surreal and unbelievable. I don't think it's to remind people of the source material, but rather help keep people in this imagined world. Normally something like that would pull someone out of a film, break the fourth wall. In the case of scott pilgrim I see it as the opposite. It helps keep people in this imagined world. It's almost as if we were in someones mind, someone's amazing world inspired by comic books and video games.
 
The reason the "ding dong", "click", etc is in the film is because Scott lives in this "video game reality" that he's created in a way. It's to help us see what he sees in his day to day life.
 
I found it funny and liked certain aspects but as a whole it was kind of a mess to me, it was a case of weird on weird. The whole teen angst movie mixed with the superhero story didn't work for me, there was no definition of the universe we were in and what was and was not possible, or what was or was not impossible. For instance when people fly in through a wall you would think an audience might comment on it or run away rather than just sit there and watch a fight like no other and make no comments addressing that fact. Not sure just seemed to gimmicky to me as well as far to many winks to the audience, I love movies like this that take advantage of the medium I just feel it was to the determent of the story at times, as others have said the "ding dong" is one movie while the teenage angst is a whole other movie mixing the two.... is not something I would do or like but hey you guys liked it so to each their own.

this comic seems like many I have seen recently that seem like they were written in the first place to be made into movies, just my opinion but that's how it feels.

honestly I liked both movies they made I just did not like them together and how it mixed.
 
S. Matthews said:
The whole teen angst movie mixed with the superhero story didn't work for me, there was no definition of the universe we were in and what was and was not possible, or what was or was not impossible. For instance when people fly in through a wall you would think an audience might comment on it or run away rather than just sit there and watch a fight like no other and make no comments addressing that fact.
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Do you have the same reaction when people start singing and dancing in musicals?
 
no because it's a musical, if people in the middle of jerry McGuire broke out in a fight but were knocking each other through concrete walls and everyone acted like it was normal yes I would have the same reaction.

look it's hard to explain my point as that example sucks but that is just how I felt, the mix did not work just like shoot em up, the movie needed to make a few more decisions about what it was a teen flick or a superhero flick and I would have loved it though it did not so I don't, now that is just my opinion, others love it the way it is as a quirky cult movie fair enough it's a fun movie I just though it could have been executed a little better and thus it would have increased it's popularity with the masses, but that is not always the best route so mah....

perhaps if this became a genra like the musical, then I would be warned before going to it and I would not see this genra of movies (video game movies, in style not subject) just as I do with most musicals, that is my personal taste and it's intirely understandable if people disagree with me. Main point the over the top in your face all over the place style of this movie was not for me, the rest of it and most likely the comic I did and would love.

have a good one.
 
S. Matthews said:
perhaps if this became a genra like the musical, then I would be warned before going to it and I would not see this genra of movies (video game movies, in style not subject) just as I do with most musicals, that is my personal taste and it's intirely understandable if people disagree with me.
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Then maybe you should watch the film again now that you're prepared...Or don't...I saw the fights as a metaphor for getting over emotional baggage and not to be taken that literally. It would be one thing if the characters just fought. But by fighting in the insane way they do it is clearly not meant to be realistic in any way whatsoever.
 
I get that I felt that it was supposed to be over the top in the movie as well it just was not defined in a good way to me what was real and what was in Scott's head or was just the weird filmmakers I felt they needed a better convention or scene early on in the film to tell us this, just did not like how it was addressed and set up, like I said was just not executed to my preference nothing wrong with that, perhaps it's me, who knows I may find I like it a few years from now or at a different time but as of now those are my views of it, like I said I enjoy it tremendously I just thought some of the elements were a bit of a stretch for my suspension of disbelief.

I just feel there is a difference between a movie making you look inside yourself and find some great answers or even questions about life, and when a movie forces you to look into it to find explanations for why things happen or are done in a certain way, and this movie had me doing the latter.

Sorry I know you really enjoyed the movie and I'm not trying to take away from your experience with it, you have all the right in the world to like, just as I do to not like it, and I'm sorry but as I said at this time I don't think there is anything that can be said or shown to me that would change that.

have a good day and keep on shooting
 
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Edgar Wright himself has compared the film to musicals. When emotions get high, the people break into song. In this film, they break into fighting.

I for one would stay and watch a fight.
 
ZFarms Productions said:
Edgar Wright himself has compared the film to musicals. When emotions get high, the people break into song. In this film, they break into fighting.

I for one would stay and watch a fight.
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Yeah, he said that in the extras. I feel that sums up the style nicely. I loved the movie, and thought everything worked incredibly well together. It was almost like an RPG, where you roam around your normal life, and then suddenly fighting for your life. And I really like the whole Street Fighter vibe to each the fight scenes. It helps being raised on these types of games. It makes the movie more of a nostalgia trip, but in an awesome over-the-top sort of way. I've never been much of a comic book guy, but I do like how some of the elements were incorporated. Nice avatar, by the way
 
I finally saw this last night and I loved it. I thought it was funny and well directed. I'm an old arcade guy and still play retro games so I could apprecitate so many of the little nuances throughout the film. I teally don't have anything bad to say about it. I just enjoyed it.
 
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