Scott Pilgrim

Just when I was worried that Scott Pilgrim vs the World was turning just a little too hipster-esque, it would laugh at itself, and then I would laugh and everything would be okay. My favorite example of this were the passwords needed to get into Gideon's club, which involved some apathetic gestures and mumbling. As Philip DeFranco noted in a vlog just the other day, this is the perfect film for its time and for its audience. As he also noted, its unfortunate that this audience doesn't really go out and pay for things. It would be nice to see quality and fun filmmaking like this rewarded at the box office, so that studios will continue to make films like this. But I'll take what I can get, even if that means I just need to go out and see this again to boost those box office numbers. Michael Cera's Scott Pilgrim was, in all honesty kind of a douche, and yet still the hero of the story. The fight scenes were, as intended, right out of a video game. Once defeated, the bad guys turned into coins. Yeah, that's what I said... coins. I am sure that is not universally appealing, but it is cool beyond words to the right audience member. And I am not sure where Kieran Culkin has been since Father of the Bride, but he completely stole the movie as Scott's gay roommate Wallace. This film was fun and entertaining, not to mention well made. I'm looking forward to reading the comics now. And yes, I probably should have done that first.