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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Aug 22, 2010 17:06:31 GMT
Man...I once doubted this movie, especially since I wasn't a huge fan of Michael Cera. But I gotta say after seeing the film, it was honestly one of the best I've seen in a long, long time. Absolutely the most fun I've had watching a movie in a long while.
And Michael Cera...actually did a fantastic job playing Scott. He NAILED the character as was portrayed in the graphic novels.
Such a fun film, surprisingly great fight scenes, plenty of actual laugh out loud moments, very sweet visual effects...and it followed the graphics novels pretty closely, sometimes even word for word.
Anyone having enjoyed this as much as I have?
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Post by BogeyMeph on Aug 22, 2010 23:03:35 GMT
yeah. I read the comics and was sort of worried about the film adaptation. But I was really pleasantly surprised by it. I agree with everything you said.
Only thing I didn't like was how Wallace seemed a bit sickly and whorish as opposed to his more mature representation in the books (dating someone exclusively for 3 volumes, moving it, settling down a bit). Him dating 2 people at once, sleeping round. It was sort of a downer. And Other Scott being bitchy rather than sort of sweet was weird. I thought how they treated Wallace was strange. I thought he came off more charismatic and confident in the books.
Other than that, I think everyone was very in character and it was well done. Julie was BRILLIANT. No one else could've been that ... Julie. And Todd was pretty perfect. The entire Vegan Police section was laugh out loud funny.
It's great to watch even if you haven't read the comics though. That's the best compliment I can give it. You can walk away with the same messages with or without reading the comic (although the comic fleshes out the concept of how people deal with relationships better than the movie. the twins' story especially, since theirs wasn't shown in the movie at all.)
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Aug 26, 2010 1:56:17 GMT
Ya know, there are actually some parts of the movie where I think the dialogue was handled a LOT better than the graphic novels. I'm realizing this as I'm reading the graphic novels for the first time this week. Of course as a whole the novels are better, because as you mentioned, and as would be expected, they cover a lot more ground.
But still, I think it's cool that not only did the movie follow the graphic novels so closely, but even one-upped the lines from time to time. What more could a film being made for fans of something like this ask for?
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Post by BogeyMeph on Aug 26, 2010 2:01:16 GMT
The whole "maid on monday" conversation was SO much better. and hearing Matthew Patel sing was better than seeing it in the comic. There are some things just done better in the movie. But yes, no the whole, the comic is better. It gets so much into the psychology of dating and social relationships. it's really really fascinating. But still wildly entertaining.
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Aug 26, 2010 16:47:41 GMT
Yeah, for the most part it's just specific bits of conversation that were done better in the film, but still. Scott came off a lot more of a geek in the movie, which I like, and appreciate...mostly because I can totally relate. He seems a bit more of an arsehole in the book...which I can also relate to, lol.
My wife says Scott Pilgrim IS me in comic form.
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Post by BogeyMeph on Aug 31, 2010 0:47:28 GMT
hahaha my friends tell me that Wallace is me in comic form. I'm not sure if that's a compliment or just an observation that I like walking around with a polo and boxers. lol
It's funny because the movie was made before all the comic was finished. So they had to do some of it off of the comic book writer's notes. Hence the entire Gideon section being invented. But I think, really, they did as well as anyone could off of notes.
I do agree he was more geeky in the movie. He was like... a little kicked puppy in the movie, kinda. In the comic he seemed more sure of himself and more.. confident. In the movie he was sort of mousy.
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Post by mr. worncoat on Nov 23, 2010 20:51:15 GMT
Not having read the comics first, or, admittedly, after, puts me at a disadvantage to have as deep an appreciation for the film or its rise into production. That said, for somebody who doesn't make it a point to watch much of anything, this was a fun movie to sit through. Well paced, very humorous, if I never see another movie, Scott Pilgrim's a nice way to have ended my trips to the cinemas/torrent sites.
Just curious, would you suggest that somebody whose seen the film to pick up the comic, and, for that matter, what other work is the original creator known for that might also be worth a glance?
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Nov 24, 2010 4:13:37 GMT
He's not known for too much beyond Scott Pilgrim. He actually just finished the 6th, and last SP book as the film came out to theaters. But yes, I'd totally recommend the books. There are some parts of the film that were better than the books, and vice versa. But a big thing is that there's more to the books, obviously, so a lot more gets fleshed out more thoroughly.
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Post by mr. worncoat on Nov 25, 2010 4:54:20 GMT
I see. I'll have to look into it.
Unless you'd happen to know where it might be, say, received via data-made form?
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Nov 26, 2010 3:58:25 GMT
I looked online a while back, couldn't find anything. Just said screw it and bought the books, didn't regret the decision, and I've already found myself going back through some of them.
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Post by mr. worncoat on Nov 26, 2010 22:17:27 GMT
I see. The only reason I ask is that I made something of a pact with myself some time ago about refraining from collecting stuff like this. That and my being a penny-pinching miser doesn't get me too eager to go out and buy comics.
Eh.
Next time I'm out at the bookstore, I'll see what they run for.
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