Now that Scott and I have both seen the movie, I imagine we'll do a show on it. There's enough worth talking about, that's for sure. There was even an alternate ending at previous screenings.
Now that Scott and I have both seen the movie, I imagine we'll do a show on it. There's enough worth talking about, that's for sure. There was even an alternate ending at previous screenings.
We checked out the demo over the weekend down in Philly. It's about as fun to watch as Pirate Baby once someone gets past the first bit. Multiplayer is where is shines, though. Much like Castle Crashers, it would be boring to play alone for any length of time.
It was great. My friends and I almost took a whole row at the theater and we were pretty much laughing out loud throughout the entire movie, throwing goat horns during rock out moments, and just having a blast.
As for the soundtracks, I got them yesterday. I'm really digging Metric's "Black Sheep". I liked it when you hear Envy singing it in the movie. Also the remake of Sade's "By Your Side" was pretty decent, however the original is 100x better, imo.
Loved the opening as well with the 8-bit Universal theme.
On a side note, I did not finish the Scott Pilgrim striped snail-stocking cap, but it's 80% done. I think I pretty much nailed how it looks like in the movie. I intend on it being complete this week.
Now that Scott and I have both seen the movie, I imagine we'll do a show on it. There's enough worth talking about, that's for sure. There was even an alternate ending at previous screenings.
Now that Scott and I have both seen the movie, I imagine we'll do a show on it. There's enough worth talking about, that's for sure. There was even an alternate ending at previous screenings.
I am more interested in the soundtrack by Anamanaguchi than the actual game itself. They played the main theme live at PAX East and it was pretty good. They tweeted the other day that the video game soundtrack is out for sale on the 24th I think.
I am more interested in the soundtrack by Anamanaguchi than the actual game itself. They played the main theme live at PAX East and it was pretty good. They tweeted the other day that the video game soundtrack is out for sale on the 24th I think.
I didn't know the gst was going to be released. I have the rip.
Movie: Nice Guy Syndrome meets Magic Pixie Dream Girl. Nice Guy Syndrome fights for Magic Pixie Dream Girl. Villain steals Magic Pixie Dream Girl. Nice Guy Syndrome learns he's better than he thinks he is, defeats villain, wins back Magic Pixie Dream Girl.
Comic: Nice Guy Syndrome meets Magic Pixie Dream Girl. Nice Guy Syndrome fights for Magic Pixie Dream Girl. Magic Pixie Dream Girl turns out to be an actual human being with wants and needs beyond serving as a vehicle for the character development of a main protagonist and leaves of her own free will, villain has nothing to do with it. Nice Guy Syndrome learns he's WORSE than he thinks he is, resolves to become better, fights villain side-by-side with not-actually-an-MPDG, defeats villain by recognizing the Nice Guy Syndrome they share.
Unfortunately, the movie left me with a bad feeling. I definitely enjoyed the comedic elements, and appreciated that the cinematography captured the feeling of the comic. However, it also managed to turn a unique generationally applicable metaphorical story involving the real life complications and complexity of relationships into an amusing but utterly cliche Michael Cera RomCom version of knight saves helpless princess (hoo what a sentence). I was fairly surprised that the author allowed it...
That is to say: the filmmakers lacked the power of understanding
Overall, I liked the movie. Ramona was totally boring though; in fact, the movie had very little character growth for anyone. It was, however, engaging and entertaining. It didn't feel like it took 2 hours. I did not feel my time or Pete's money was wasted. I was also on drugs, so that may have helped.
Ramona definitely was flattened, with the helpless microchipped pet aspect. Kim didn't achieve resolution by her own mature empowered self. Scott's bandmates sold him out?! Even the villains became flat villains. Not representations of overwhelming challenges via imaginary comparison to Scott's self-worth. The subspace highway business went fairly unexplained. And instead of Scott understanding that everyone around him is human too, it was again, awkward shy guy learns self-respect via romance with supportive but otherwise flat female characters. Perhaps the more complex themes were considered too difficult for average audience?
Perhaps the more complex themes were considered too difficult for average audience?
Pretty much.
I agree with that I wish we had more development with the other characters, but I guess they wanted to focus more on Scott and his battles.
It's unfortunate that it didn't do as well as people wanted it to do in the box office and the internets keeps pointing it out. But what do you expect? It went against The Expendables, Eat Pray Love, and Scott Pilgrim isn't necessarily geared to a wide audience.
Perhaps the more complex themes were considered too difficult for average audience?
Pretty much.
I agree with that I wish we had more development with the other characters, but I guess they wanted to focus more on Scott and his battles.
It's unfortunate that it didn't do as well as people wanted it to do in the box office and the internets keeps pointing it out. But what do you expect? It went against The Expendables, Eat Pray Love, and Scott Pilgrim isn't necessarily geared to a wide audience.
One thing I do like about the movie is the fact that it was directly geared as a cult film in the beginning. Whereas in most cases that status comes after the fact (Donnie Darko, The Big Lebowski, etc).
it was again, awkward shy guy learns self-respect via romance
I'll note that I haven't read the comics, but isn't that exactly the same as it is in the comics? The only reason Scott matures is because he fights the 7 Evil Exes, and the only reason he fights them is because he's pursuing Ramona. No romance, no maturation.
And to be fair, it isn't the romance that leads to him learning self-respect, it's the pursuit of the romance that leads him to realize that the people around him matter too.
I got that the 7 Exes all represented various takes on Scott's sense of self-worth. I don't think that was terribly secret in the movie. It may not be emphasized, but it's pretty obvious that each of the exes is just better than Scott at the things that Scott wants to do, and overcoming each of them is what leads him to develop.
I'm going to check out the comics, but I really doubt they're actually significantly deeper than what the movie portrayed. They may cover a wider range of characters and situations, but the core story (if the setup is mostly the same) will yield the same core message.
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As for the soundtracks, I got them yesterday. I'm really digging Metric's "Black Sheep". I liked it when you hear Envy singing it in the movie. Also the remake of Sade's "By Your Side" was pretty decent, however the original is 100x better, imo.
Loved the opening as well with the 8-bit Universal theme.
On a side note, I did not finish the Scott Pilgrim striped snail-stocking cap, but it's 80% done. I think I pretty much nailed how it looks like in the movie. I intend on it being complete this week.
Is awesome by the way :P
That is to say: the filmmakers lacked the power of understanding
Even the villains became flat villains. Not representations of overwhelming challenges via imaginary comparison to Scott's self-worth. The subspace highway business went fairly unexplained. And instead of Scott understanding that everyone around him is human too, it was again, awkward shy guy learns self-respect via romance with supportive but otherwise flat female characters. Perhaps the more complex themes were considered too difficult for average audience?
I agree with that I wish we had more development with the other characters, but I guess they wanted to focus more on Scott and his battles.
It's unfortunate that it didn't do as well as people wanted it to do in the box office and the internets keeps pointing it out. But what do you expect? It went against The Expendables, Eat Pray Love, and Scott Pilgrim isn't necessarily geared to a wide audience.
And to be fair, it isn't the romance that leads to him learning self-respect, it's the pursuit of the romance that leads him to realize that the people around him matter too.
I got that the 7 Exes all represented various takes on Scott's sense of self-worth. I don't think that was terribly secret in the movie. It may not be emphasized, but it's pretty obvious that each of the exes is just better than Scott at the things that Scott wants to do, and overcoming each of them is what leads him to develop.
I'm going to check out the comics, but I really doubt they're actually significantly deeper than what the movie portrayed. They may cover a wider range of characters and situations, but the core story (if the setup is mostly the same) will yield the same core message.
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