Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:38 am

This may have potential...

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Post by **Leisher** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:52 am

Another comic movie.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:31 am

Saw previews for this twice in the past two weeks. The general feeling from those around me was, "Wow, this film looks like it fucking sucks."

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:43 pm

I like how different it looked.

I don't like how it seems the ending is right there in the trailer.

Post by **TPRJones** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:41 pm

I trust Michael Cera. He does good work.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:05 pm

TPRJones wrote:I trust Michael Cera. He does good work.

He plays the same goddamned character in every movie he's in. It's like Will Ferrell minus twenty years.

Post by **TPRJones** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:08 pm

He plays the same goddamned character in every movie he's in.

True. But he does it well.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:14 pm

TPRJones wrote:
He plays the same goddamned character in every movie he's in.
True. But he does it well.

He reminds me of every idiot slacker nerd I've ever met that's bitched about how they hate their life & yet refused to do anything constructive to change. Such characters do not elicit sympathy from me.

Post by **TPRJones** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:50 pm

I disagree. Those people there's something pathetic about. When Michael Cera does it he makes it somehow loveable. He portrays that inner something that lets you know this character will be blooming during the course of the movie.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:17 pm

TPRJones wrote:Those people there's something pathetic about. When Michael Cera does it he makes it somehow loveable. He portrays that inner something that lets you know this character will be blooming during the course of the movie.

Any movie he's in, I continually hope he gets stuffed into a locker for the remainder after scene one.

Post by **Leisher** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:54 pm

Scott Pilgrim didn't set the box office on fire making only $10 million on its opening weekend.

I read one article with reasons as to why, but one stood out because the executive quoted is either Malcolm or a friend of his:

"Aside from recasting, I don't know what they could have done," the individual with knowledge of the marketing campaign told TheWrap. "I don't know why or when this occurred, but somehow this industry became convinced without any evidence that Michael Cera is a star."

"Who wants to hang out with this guy? He's the kid you shoved in a locker," the executive added.

I couldn't agree more.

I liked him in Arrested Development, but he's not a guy who makes me want to see a movie. The fact that he's the lone holdout for an Arrested Development project because his ego is too large doesn't help.

WSGrundy · Post by **WSGrundy** » Mon May 30, 2011 4:34 pm

I really enjoyed this. If you don't like late 80s early 90s video games then you won't enjoy it but it was pretty good.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon May 30, 2011 7:43 pm

Those games are in my wheelhouse. And this still sucked. Roommate DVR'd it. It sucked even more. This movie was so shitty, it sobered me out of my buzz. If John Hughes and the dudes that did "Tron" had the special effects and story, maybe. But some comics just shouldn't fucking be made into movies.

Post by **TPRJones** » Mon May 30, 2011 10:41 pm

I liked it. Then I read the comic and liked that better. But the movie was still good.

WSGrundy · Post by **WSGrundy** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:48 pm

I wish you would have given your opinion early Malcolm. After reading the board for a bit I started using you as sort of a reverse rotten tomato. If Malcolm hates it it goes to the top of my netflix list.

Which means that if we ever get an apartment together we must make sure we have two TVs.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:51 pm

This movie was about as enjoyable as "Garfield" on audio tape as read by Ben Stein.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:04 am

No one told me it was a kung fu flick.

That was delightful.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:19 am

GORDON wrote:No one told me it was a kung fu flick.

That's stretching and bastardizing the definition of the genre to a sacrilegious extent.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:26 am

Malcolm wrote:
GORDON wrote:No one told me it was a kung fu flick.
That's stretching and bastardizing the definition of the genre to a sacrilegious extent.

Many parts of it reminded me of Kung Fu Hustle.

Post by **GORDON** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:44 am

Had a couple friends over tonight and we watched this.

They said, "New worst-movie I've ever seen. It has surpassed Skyline."