Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

by Edgar Wright (Director)

Other authorsBryan Lee O'Malley (Author), Chris Evans (Actor), Brandon Routh (Actor), Marc Platt (Producer), Edgar Wright (Producer), Edgar Wright (Author), Nira Park (Producer), Bill Pope (Cinematographer), Satya Bhabha (Actor), Mae Whitman (Actor), Jason Schwartzman (Actor)23 more, Michael Cera (Actor), Mark Webber (Actor), Ellen Wong (Actor), Kieran Culkin (Actor), Jonathan Amos (Editor), Joe Nozemack (Producer), Alison Pill (Actor), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Actor), Anna Kendrick (Actor), Aubrey Plaza (Actor), Michael Bacall (Author), Brie Larson (Actor), Johnny Simmons (Actor), Nigel Godrich (Composer), Eric Gitter (Producer), Jared LeBoff (Producer), Jeff Kirschenbaum (Producer), Adam Merims (Producer), Steven V. Scavelli (Producer), Paul Machliss (Editor), Nelson Franklin (Actor), Shota Saito (Actor), Keita Saito (Actor)
DVD, 2010

Description

Scott Pilgrim learns that if he wants to date the girl of his dreams, he must fight all seven of her previous lovers.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2010-08-13

Publication

NBC Universal (2012)

Library's rating

Awards

Hugo Award (Nominee — 2011)
GLAAD Media Award (Nominee — 2011)

Rating

½ (31 ratings; 3.8)

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants
A boy fights for the girl of his dreams.

Wonderful fun. I expected to see something that tried too hard to be novel, but that is not the case. Somehow the surreal video game world manages to seem like a perfectly natural way to express these characters. It's easy to dismiss them, since the movie
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turns character development into gags and plays turning-points as parody of dramatic convention. Also, having characters who mask their feelings in a movie where subtlety is bound to be lost is maybe a bit questionable. But I think it works. I've read criticisms where it's complained that Ramona doesn't like Scott enough, but the thing is, we're seeing things from Scott's perspective, and the fact that he has no idea whether she likes him is kind of the point to the whole movie.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 3.5/4
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LibraryThing member wdwilson3
No one ever alerted me to this little treasure. Definitely aimed at teens, but so original and clever that this old man loved it.
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