THIS ONE’S DEDICATED TO ALL YOU VIDEO GAME LOVERS OUT THERE AND THOSE WHO JUST REMEMBER BEING YOUNG :)
I knew this was going be some good shit the second the Universal logo popped up at the beginning in all its 8 bit glory and it’s the little touches from the Zelda music in one scene to Scott himself playing the theme tune to Final Fantasy 2 on his guitar that truly appeal to a gaming geek like myself – hell if I had any musical talent whatsoever I would also teach myself how to play the theme tune to Final Fantasy.
I think this is the main reason I fell in love with this film because I found myself relating to the main character more than any other film I’ve ever watched - EVER, from bad shaggy haircuts (I use to cut my own hair), drinking G+T’s (my favourite drink :/), falling madly in love with the dream girl (shall not be named for legal reasons), hurting the ones that meant something to you (sorry :( ), those dreaded love triangles (not even drunk enough to tell that story) and even dealing with evil ex’s (they weren’t trying to kill me though, just trying to get me fired) – yep been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
This is why the film has scored so highly for me because I truly felt I was on the same journey as the main character, relating to a load of stuff that happened in my early 20’s and the eventual end of that chapter where I learned just to respect myself something I had once lost along the way and that’s what this film is all about really – growing up, I’m sure most people have been on the same journey minus the seven evil ex’s trying to kill you and the Vegan police :S
The film itself focuses on the titled hero played by Michael Cera who falls for his dream girl Ramona Flowers, but for them to ever be fully together, Scott must first fight and defeat her seven evil ex’s, what comes next is video-game and pop culture overload – insane fight sequences based on different types of game from beat-em up’s to guitar hero face off’s – even a bit of Tony Hawk rail grinding too, all alongside an awesome soundtrack that appeals to all with a different mix of music genres from dance to good old rock n’roll. Directed by Edgar Wright who brought us the cult hit that was Spaced and also directed Shawn of the Dead and Hot Fuss, his trademark style is all over this film – It’s loud, colourful, and fast-paced with the comic strip visuals supporting the action and the story.
As for the cast itself I found Michael Cera not as annoying and bland as usual – he’s usually the male version of Kristen “emotionless” Stewart (Bella Swan from those shit Twilight films) but I think the film was so well done and had a great supporting cast he was able to bring more life into this role. Mary Elizabeth Winstead who plays Ramona is HOT!!! – nugh said and the seven evil ex’s are brilliant in their own individual ways especially Chris Evans doing his best Clint Eastwood impression. My favourite character though had to be Scott’s roommate Wallace played by Macaulay’s younger brother Kieran Culkin who stole most of the scenes with his classic one liners and his sexual conquests throughout the film.
Based on a series of books, Scott Pilgrim is one of those films that has a pretty hardcore fan base, never reading the books myself I was oblivious to what to expect and I think that’s the best way to watch this film. Obviously there’s going to be differences to the books and from what I’ve heard this might not please some fans and the fact that Scott Pilgrim in the books is more cocky and confident doesn’t fit well into Michael Cera’s portrayal but hey at least they didn’t fuck it up by getting someone like Zac Effron – so stop bitching already!
MAGNUM’S VERDICT: This year’s late arrival may pip them all to get crowned Hit of 2010, watch this space.
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Tom France | Create your badge
Very nice mate.
ReplyDeleteAnd you gave a shout out to the book, with is nice being that a lot of the film is word for word if not in the right order.
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