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viernes, 9 de diciembre de 2011

To correct/complement last article.

Yes, a lot of time has passed. Yeah, I kinda abandoned this blog. But that doesn't mean I can't retake it.
 To retake, I'm going to talk first about Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. I made a tiny mistake about the director. I said he was the same man who drew the comic books (Scott Pilgrim), which he is not. The writer of the series is Brian Lee O'Malley while the director of the movie is Edgar Wright.
Also, as I promised, I read the comic books. There's six of them and they're called (they all start with Scott Pilgrim):
  • Precious Little Life
  • vs. The World
  • & The Infinite Sadness
  • Gets It Together
  • vs. The Universe
  • Finest Hour
And so my opinion of the movie changed. It happens, more often than not, that a book or series is turned into a movie and it doesn't manage to portray successfully the essence of the book. On the movie, the characters do have a sarcastic and ironic way to be, but on the comic books it's excessive. Sometimes, I had a hard time understanding what characters meant or felt. But that made the story what it is and the movie doesn't give that atmosphere of, for lack of a better term, hipsterness. I now can't watch the movie without thinking of improvements that could be made to make it more congruent with the comic books.

Still, not to disappoint it's a good movie, with nice imagination, good casting and excellent effects. But if I had to choose between the comic books and the movie, I would choose the comic books, as the story is better told and I have to say it. Scott Pilgrim isn't as awkward as Michael Cera. I love Michael Cera, he's cute and all, but he wasn't able to characterize Pilgrim like he should've.
A little tear running down my cheek I take one point off this movie because of reasons stated above.
4/5
Watch again? Certainly.
Recommended? When looking for a hipster movie when you already saw Juno.


martes, 21 de junio de 2011

So yesterday I watched Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Wow. So let's start. I think this one is going to my favorites list. It was awesome!

Starting with the story. It was a film based on the graphic novel series "Scott Pilgrim".
I didn't know of the existence of this comics 'til I saw this movie. The story is original, and unusual. I don't think any director would've been able to pull this one out. Glad it was the same guy who wrote the comics. Of course, what would've been of the movie without special effects? They were amazing. I wouldn't classify them as 'comic book' style, but more of a video game style. They were epicly epic.

Now, the actors. Oh god, who else could portray Scott as well as Michael Cera?
And Mary Elizabeth Winstead does it good as well.
My congratulations though, (and maybe this one should go to Bryan Lee O'Malley, writer of the series), for the Wallace character.
To really give a full review I would have to read the comics (which I plan to do shortly), but I can say I absolutely adored Wallace and applaud Kieran Culkin, because I think he was the best of all (after Michael and Mary Elizabeth, of course).

The music. I should say that  maybe any other director would have considered a normal soundtrack for the movie. Bryan, however, knows there is no Scott Pilgrim without good music. 'Cause, actually, this is what all this is about. The Sex Bob-Ombs have really cool music, while The Clash at Demonhead are amazing too. So recommend getting the soundtrack, here are some links:

On iTunes
On Amazon (an LOL on this one, folks)
I'd rather have it free, thanks.

So.... Recommend? YES. See it again? LOTS OF TIMES.

Rating 5/5
Tags: videogame, epic, music, indie
Watch again?  Totally. Lots of times, worth my time.