Scott Pilgrim vs The World!

[Ginsu Victim]

Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright's next film looks awesome. I've still yet to read the books for this:

http://io9.com/5502111/first-scott-pilgrim-trailer-makes-us-fall-in-love-all-over-again

[SNAAKE]

alpha3 KAY OOOH

sold even though I dont know anything about the source material.

[Ginsu Victim]

Yeah, that "KO!" was great. Several games referenced in the trailer alone, so I can't imagine how crazy the movie will be.

[opt2not]

Looks like they filmed this in Toronto. 

That was a TTC bus...

[Ginsu Victim]

Yep, it was filmed there, which is appropriate since it's a Canadian comic. Edgar blogged daily from the set.

[Malenko]

I'm in looks great and I have no idea about the source material, so that's even better.

[Howard_Casto]

When did the comic come out, because the plot sure sounds a lot like No More Heroes.

[opt2not]

When did the comic come out, because the plot sure sounds a lot like No More Heroes.

Scott Pilgrim predates No More Heroes. The first comic came out in 2004.

[shmokes]

That puts a smile on my face.  It looks awesome, I love the director, I love that kid from Arrested Development (and a disproportionate number of really good movies).  And videogames.

[RayB]

Looks like they filmed this in Toronto. 

That was a TTC bus...

Did you ever catch the newer Hulk movie or its trailer? THere's a whole battle on Yonge street in front of the Zanzibar! LOL

[opt2not]

Looks like they filmed this in Toronto. 

That was a TTC bus...

Did you ever catch the newer Hulk movie or its trailer? THere's a whole battle on Yonge street in front of the Zanzibar! LOL

Yay Canadian film sets! We're cost efficient! (though, not these days )

[opt2not]

New trailer out:

[Ginsu Victim]

Awesome....

Thanks.

[Bobulus]

Did...did those guys turn to coins when they died?

Because that's the best thing ever.

[RayB]

Did they just spoil the ending at 2:20 ?

[Ginsu Victim]

Did they just spoil the ending at 2:20 ?

Not even close.

[Malenko]

bumping this up, Saw it opening night. LOVED it, it was everything I expected except the very very end.... I wouldnt have made the same choice.  Also, theres nothing after the credits except the Scott Pilgrim videogame sprite beating up "the end" for coins.

[Rick]

Love the CBC Logo'd T-Shirt at 2:17 of the new trailer.  Go Canada.

[Ginsu Victim]

Saw it Saturday night and absolutely loved every bit of it. I've only read the first three books (which is where the differences between book and movie begin since the movie started production before the books were finished, kinda like how Kick-Ass did). I liked the way they condensed the story down and enjoyed the pacing/editing. Edgar Wright has been a favorite of mine since Spaced and Shaun of the Dead, and he does not disappoint here.

The music is great and there is plenty of geek fan service all over the place.

10/10

[Ginsu Victim]

Total box office flop, too.

It was fighting for both the male (Expendables) and female (Eat Pray Love) crowds. Tough weekend to open.

Box office means nothing when discussing how good or bad a movie is.

[Malenko]

Total box office flop, too.

It was fighting for both the male (Expendables) and female (Eat Pray Love) crowds. Tough weekend to open.

Box office means nothing when discussing how good or bad a movie is.

So PBJ, Titantic is the best movie ever and your all time fave?

My GF wanted to see Scott Pilgrim more then Eat Gay Love, Ive heard good things about the expendables and all the shows were sold out.

[HaRuMaN]

I thought PBJ's favorite movie was The Notebook?

[Ginsu Victim]

It wasn't showing locally, so we had to drive two hours to OKC and two hours back, and it was totally worth it (especially because we ate at Earl's Rib Palace beforehand).

[Malenko]

I thought PBJ's favorite movie was The Notebook?

I think its secretly Beaches, with Bette Midler.  I was just trying to think of the most successful box office movie (money wise) if thats his basis on what constitutes a great movie.

I actually yelled "thats ---smurfing--- awesome" when he was doing the Final Fantasy II Bass line in the beginning.

[Ginsu Victim]

It wasn't showing locally, so we had to drive two hours to OKC and two hours back, and it was totally worth it (especially because we ate at Earl's Rib Palace beforehand).

Translation for everyone else - a 2 hour drive in Oklahoma is nothing.  They're used to making longer ones all the time to Dallas to get their tattoos and abortions.

Tattoos have been legal in Oklahoma for quite a few years now.

My theater 15 minutes away didn't get it. The four hour (total) drive sucked no matter what, especially with all the construction going on in downtown OKC.

Can I mention Oklahoma just once without a stupid comment from you? We get it, you don't like Oklahoma. That's great. Now enjoy Texas. I agree, it IS a better state.

[polaris]

It wasn't showing locally, so we had to drive two hours to OKC and two hours back, and it was totally worth it (especially because we ate at Earl's Rib Palace beforehand).

Translation for everyone else - a 2 hour drive in Oklahoma is nothing.  They're used to making longer ones all the time to Dallas to get their tattoos and abortions.

Tattoos have been legal in Oklahoma for quite a few years now.

no tattooists or actually illegal to have one?

[Ginsu Victim]

No tattoo parlors were allowed. Everyone went outside the state for them until they changed the law.

Thanks to Jim for the swerve. Let's get back to talking about Scott Pilgrim! 

[Mikezilla]

Blahahaha youre arguing that Texas is better than anywhere?  Im sorry but Texas sucks. Unless you compare it to Death Valley or maybe the 7th Circle of Hell.... Oh and Malenko that comment wont work anymore, remember? Avatar is the high grossing movie of all time...I thought it was kind of whack, but whatever. People now-a-days equate a good movie to flashy effects and the story takes a backseat. If Dances with wolves and Ferngully got drunk and had sex, 9 months later you would get Avatar. Anyway... I didnt know Edgar Wright directed Scott Pilgrim!!! I cant wait to see it then! The theatre I went to was sold out of Expendables, and Scott Pilgrim was too late of a showing cause my damn GF had to work early the next morning...

[Ginsu Victim]

Blahahaha youre arguing that Texas is better than anywhere?   Im sorry but Texas sucks. Unless you compare it to Death Valley or maybe the 7th Circle of Hell....

No one said that, not even Jim.

Have you been to/lived in Texas?

[Ginsu Victim]

It's a genre flick aimed at a specific audience, debuting on a weekend where two big movies came out aimed at both sexes. Most people didn't have a clue what it was or just didn't care. I wasn't expecting huge numbers. It's the best Edgar Wright has managed to do, having both a film and a soundtrack in the top five.

[Ginsu Victim]

Kick-Ass is awesome. Loved the book and the movie (which I'm buying today on lunch).

[Mikezilla]

It was just going back to the Texas v Oklahoma arguement. Granted, I havent been to Oklahoma, but I have been to Texas, lived out there for a few years for work, and I didnt like it much. At all actually. No big deal though, just a matter of preference. Didnt mean to offend anyone. You know us Californians...so PC 

Haha I loved Kick Ass! Well, maybe shouldnt say love cause I hated the ending, but a lot of it was cool. Or the idea that a 11 year old girl could fire guns as well as she did, but whatever. Its a movie. The end just pissed me off but no biggie. 

Yeah, whats that Bruce Willis movie? Red something? It was at comic con but nobody could tell me what it was about, even the people at the damn booth...

Back to kick ass, I love how a comic nerd wrote that movie... So funny. 

[massive88]

Loved Scott Pilgrim.

I was already geeking from being at Quakecon though, so that may have had something to do with it, but the movie was stellar in my opinion.  Michael Cera once again did great playing Michael Cera, which is a character I love.

[Malenko]

Ive lived in Texas, its better then Delaware.

Avatar / Titantic equal parts suck to me.

Scott Pilgrim didnt have a comic book movie feel, it had more of a high school kids with a bigger budger feel. The underaged asian girl was hot, hotter then Ramona Flowers (cept her fight scene, that was tits)

HE KNOCKED THE HIGHLIGHTS OUT OF HER HAIR!

[Ginsu Victim]

The underaged asian girl was hot, hotter then Ramona Flowers

Well, "underage." She is actually 25.

[Ginsu Victim]

Michael Cera once again did great playing Michael Cera, which is a character I love.

I thought he was far more lively than his typical role. I didn't see it as him playing the same character at all. He did a great job as Scott.

[Malenko]

I thought he was far more lively than his typical role. I didn't see it as him playing the same character at all. He did a great job as Scott.

Cera has more range then people give him credit for. He was pretty damn good in Youth in Revolt too (he even made Jack Black almost tolerable in Year One as well).

And Ellen Wong is SMOKIN, but I have yellow fever pretty bad, so my view is very skewed.

[Ginsu Victim]

Yes, he was great in Youth in Revolt. I love his Francois scenes.

And, yes, Ellen Wong is the hottest chick in the movie.

Oh, I bought the soundtrack to the movie while I was on lunch (and Kick-Ass, like I said I would). Listening to it now. Mostly pretty good.

[Benevolance]

Beck wrote most of the soundtrack, didn't he? Or was it just the Bob-ombs tracks he did?

[massive88]

George Michael Bluth (awkward kid), Paulie Bleeker (awkward high schooler), and Scott Pilgrim (less, but still awkward young adult) are all similar characters.

This isn't a knock on Cera, I'm not saying he doesn't have range, but his most popular roles are far more similar characters than they are different.  Hell, played all together you would think its was a documentary of Cera's life, each kid could have easily evolved into the next.