This weekend, ComicCon attendees were treated to the first look at the highly-anticipated “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.”
The Hollywood Reporter was there and offers this review of the film:
Bottom Line: Hard to say who won this battle but Universal should be rewarded at the boxoffice.SAN DIEGO — Chore No. 1 is accomplished: The fanboys and girls gave a resounding shriek of approval to Universal’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” at Comic-Con following its “surprise” screening here at the comic book-driven event that has become a kind of Halloween for adults. But the question remains: Will anybody else care?
Director/producer/co-writer Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz”) has successfully reproduced the imagery and worldview of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel, itself a mash-up of ordinary characters lost in a world of manga, video games, music videos and comic book iconography. It’s fair to say that a significant number of moviegoers would count that as no achievement at all, but none of them is likely to see a movie called “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
You can read the full review HERE.
i never knew about scott pilgim prior to seeing the trailer, and the whole 'old school' gaming appeal hooked me instantly. and with the huge pull towards independant arcade games in the iphones, xbox and Playstation stores (and it looks like the marketing is aimed towards this audience) that they will get a lot of bums in seats come opening day.
I saw the trailer for this a few weeks ago and, to be honest, I wasn't impressed. Given, the trailer is my first exposure to Scott Pilgrim, but my wife and I were bored thirty seconds into the trailer and, when it finished, we looked at each other and simultaneously said, "No."