Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. From the dazzling presentation, the witty dialogue, to the epic fight scenes. It’s like Superbad meets Kickass meets Mortal Kombat meets comic book world meets fantasy realism sprinkled in with some acid and shrooms all boiled up in one pot. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is easily one of the most thrilling and enjoyable movie experiences you will ever have in a movie theater. And this is all without any added effects of 3D or the presentation of an IMAX theater.
The story follows Scott, who is a 20 something year old somewhat talented somewhat of a loser bass player that lives with his gay friend who just happens to be dating a guy also named Scott. In this film, Scott starts out dating a 17 year old high school girl to get over his heart crushing break up with his ex girlfriend Envy Adams, who broke up with him to become a pop star. Scott’s life is sort of sad and in many ways pathetic, but as the movie progresses his world does a 180. He meets this weird quirky neon haired girl named Ramona Flowers. Ramona has this edgy look and this attitude about her that makes her irresistible and Scott being the loser that he is could not help but fall for her. At first Ramona shuns him, but as the movie progresses his awkward and quirky ways grows on her and eventually he wins her heart and they begin dating.
But that’s when all the trouble begins. In order to continue to date her Scott must fight off and defeat all 7 of her exes. It’s a task that seems impossible but Scott, who has sadly fallen pretty hard for Ramona, is up to the task. And this is exactly when the movie takes off and sends the audience into a cinematic explosion of epicness. The fight sequence and frenzied pace narrative is so spectacular that you’ll often find yourself cheering and pumping your fist as if you just KO’d one of your buddies in Mortal Kombat. I would say Scott Pilgrim is one of those rare movies that only come along once in a decade, but I’ve already said that about Inception, so I guess we as movie goers got lucky this year and we were blessed with two incredibly mind blowing movies. As much praise as I’m giving Scott Pilgrim, it’s of course not flawless, but none of its flaws are big enough to even scratch the surface or to even have you notice since you’ll be too busy being in awe with the movie’s magnificent style and presentation. Scott Pilgrim overall is just a fun movie experience filled with some laughs, a witty dialogue, and a cute but quirky romantic story. I recommend this movie to anybody and everybody. It’s definitely a must watch and dare I say, Scott Pilgrim might be the best movie to come out this year not named Inception.
Grade: 9/10
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