Red River Noise: Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:23

"An epic of epic epicness." That tagline pretty much sums up the geeky action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Based on the Bryan Lee O'Malley comic book series, the story centers on 23-year-old Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) who, in order to win the heart of Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), must defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends and one ex-girlfriend (from her "sexy phase").

From the moment the Universal Studios logo appears in 8-bit to an 8-bit Pilgrim beating up "The End" (gotta stay for the credits for that one), the movie uses old school references to the 1980s Nintendo console with today's movie magic to really make it pop. Additional effects like floating text biographies to introduce each character and a "pee bar" that's just like a health bar but monitors Pilgrim's bladder that makes it more than just a movie adaptation. This is a live action comic book/video game.

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