*not ex boyfriends, but ex's.
"I'm in lesbian with you!"
lolwut.
first off, i'm not gay,. this is not me coming out. this is a movie review. just so you know.
what movie?
it's a little known (in my country anyway) oh-so-awesome gem entitled Scott Pilgrim VS The World.
it's about, you guessed it: Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), a 23 year old jobless dude from TORONTO, Canada. he's in a band, Sex Bo-Bomb (don't. ask.), and uses the origins of Pacman as a pickup line.
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LEVEL UP! CUTE +3 HEART +2 SMARTS +4 WILL +4 |
the plot? does it matter?
oh fine. so the movie's about scott, the aforementioned 23 year old jobless dude.
he has a girlfriend at the beginning, some chinese chick named Knives Chau (try reading her last name first!) who's 17 (no, scott's not a pedo, just weird) and later on, he suddenly has a dream(?) about some girl with pink hair and got totally convinced that this girl was the one, and falls heads over heels for her when he first sees her at some party. the pink haired (who, incidentally, changes hair color each week, which is awesome) was Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), mysterious, cute, and cute. oh, and she has a subspace bag. and i have no idea what that is.
anyway. for some reason Ramona delivered some package to Scott and inexplicably agreed to Scott's request for a date. oh, and Scott previously got some e-mail about some fight which he skipped. they go on a date, and ended up somehow at Ramona's place, and made out. and being mysterious, Ramona also comes with a past: Seven Evil Ex's (Ex's, not ex-boyfriends). so in order to go all out with Ramona, Scott now has to defeat each member of the LEAGUE OF EX'S! yeah!
well that's the gist of it. yes it's ridiculous. get over it.
it's not important.
what is, important, however is that the movie itself is awesome. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
at least if you like nerdy stuff like 8-bit hammers anyway.
the fight scenes between Scott and those evil ex's are just plain ridiculously insane.
one involves a 64 hit combo, while another has some dude who's telekinetic because he's vegetarian.
the duels are flashy, crazy and completely off the roof. imagine a matrix meets john woo meets lotr.
there's whip vs hammer, rock band gorilla vs keyboard ice dragons, and half-and-half drinks.
it's also got some sweet quotes. such as:
"I'm in lesbian with you!!!" (he actually mixed up love)
"We are Sex Bo-Bomb. We're here to make money and sell out stuff."
"You cocky cock! You'll pay for your crimes against humanity!!!"
and similar stuff.
oh, and then Scott Earns the Power of Love. (Cute +3. Heart +2. Smarts +4. Will +4.)
so yeah, the movie is awesome in a nerdy sort of way. it's got plenty of video game action going on, and the actual story isn't too bad either, with Scott realizing that he's hurt some people and has to grow up. all those points and coins Scott obtains certainly earn this movie a bonus round. it won't appeal to everyone, being heavily influenced (and referencing) a lot of video games, but at the end of the day, it's a fun movie. one worth watching. Frickin A.
p.s.
on a side note, i think i have a crush on Ramona Flowers.
seriously, random hair colors? goggles? subspace bag? Mary Elizabeth Winstead?
DO WANT.
oh, she also has an 8-bit Large Hammer (+2 Against Girls). how hot is that?
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| *hammer is blurry since it's 8-bit. if you get it good for you. DO WANT. |
alright, that's about it.
let me end this with Chau, Knives.
