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There
are very few movies
that gain cult
followings. There
are even fewer that
you know are going
to have that classic
appeal to them while
you’re watching
them.
Scott
Pilgrim vs. the
World
is a classic movie
that will gain that
cult following. It
has a special
appealing quality
that makes it
something that
everyone must watch
at least once, and
something that most
will be able to
watch over and over
again. To put it
briefly…
Scott
Pilgrim vs. the
World
is rad.
Scott
Pilgrim vs. the
World
gathers tons of
genres and rolls
them all into one
big movie that’s
basically
indefinable. There
are aspects of a
drama movie, there
are certainly
hipster qualities,
and there are tons
of action scenes and
a decent amount of
laughs too.
Altogether, what’s
produced is a
fantastic mess
that’s a
one-of-a-kind movie
experience.
Michael Cera stars
as Scott Pilgrim and
with Cera being the
star of any movie is
a positive and a
negative. It’s a
negative because he
can’t be much more
than what he is in
any given roll. He’s
got restrictions
with what he can
pull off. He’s a
positive, because
when he’s perfectly
casted… (which he
always seems to be)…
he’s the perfect
character. Here he
does what Cera does
best. He pulls off
awkward comedy, when
he’s irritated- he’s
irritated awkwardly
so. When he’s
romantic- he’s
romantic in a very
awkward way. He’s
perfect as Pilgrim
here and I will give
him this- I never
thought he’d be able
to pull off an
action scene, but he
did it several times
in this one… even if
it was a little
awkward. It was
meant to be that
way.
If Michael Cera is
the main character
in the movie as
Scott Pilgrim, he’s
hardly the only
star. Mary Elizabeth
Winstead is nothing
short of amazing as
Ramona. And Kieran
Culkin was excellent
as Scott’s
roommate/gay best
friend Wallace
Wells. Really every
role from Jason
Schwartzman as
Gideon Graves to
Cera as Pilgrim was
excellently casted.
And even some of the
character roles-
like Brandon Routh
as Todd Ingram, and
Chris Evans as Lucas
Lee were scene
stealers. Basically
the actors chosen
for this film
couldn’t have been
better.
The
acting was fantastic
but from a 360
degree view this
movie was pulled off
fantastically by
director Edgar
Wright. Like his two
previous films
Shaun
of the Dead
and
Hot
Fuzz,
there’s a stylistic
quality to
everything he does.
He’s fantastic from
a technical
standpoint, but when
he gets down to just
showing some
beautiful shots- and
capturing the moment
of an audience- like
he does here several
times- he’s
brilliant.
Scott
Pilgrim vs. the
World
is nothing short of
genius work, and he,
writer Michael
Bacall, graphic
novelist Bryan Lee
O’Malley, and the
rest of the cast and
crew are directly
responsible for
that.
If the feature
wasn’t fit enough
for a cult following
the Blu-ray release
of the title
certainly makes it
feel like it. There
are roughly twenty
hours of viewing
material on the set
including four
different
commentaries,
several still
comparisons, a great
look at making the
film, a great look
at casting the
actors, and that’s
just scratching the
surface of one of
the biggest Blu-rays
in terms of extra
content. AND it’s
all presented in
Universal’s stylish
and capable menu
system that
incorporates some
great BD LIVE
features.
Scott
Pilgrim vs. the
World
is a classic movie,
one that you won’t
mind watching
several times over.
The cast of the film
is excellent but the
real star of the
movie is the fact
that this is a film
by Edgar Wright and
he did an amazing
job.
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