Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, despite being acclaimed by critics and heralded as a wholly unique film (it really is unlike any film I've ever seen!) kinda failed BIG TIME at the box office. Like, didn't make back alot of money failed. Apparently this is down to it being 'far too niche for mainstream audiences' and 'difficult to get into'. And well although I love this film to pieces, I really can't see anyone else 'getting' this film. Its kinda like this weird mix between an action movie, a video game, a romantic comedy and a fantasy. If I were to describe the story its basically about this guy called Scott Pilgrim (a immature 23-year-old) who dumps his asian girlfriend for a more good looking one but in order to 'get the girl' (as they say) he has to defeat her Seven evil ex boyfriends kung-fu-ninja-superhero-style. You know, like a musical where people just burst out singing for no good reason (and never explain why afterwards) but with fighting instead. It isn't QUITE as simple as that though, for starters Scotts new girlfriend can use his mind as a inter-dimensional portal to travel long distances quicker, but in turn Scott experiences weird dreams because of this. You'd think that would be a big part of the movies plot right? Nope, in fact when Scott asks his new girlfriend why he keeps having dreams about her she pretty much just dismisses it with one line of dialogue and Scott just shrugs. The Universe that Scott Pilgrim lives in is pretty hard to wrap your head around, and has a visual style similiar to that of a cartoon: when Scott is banging his head against a tree for example the words 'THUNK' 'THUNK' 'THUNK' just appear on the screen for no reason! Some characters have Super-Powers due to them being vegan (best line in the movie: 'You used to be VE-GONE but now you will BE-GONE!') or pull gigantic mallets out of their disproportionate bags for no explained reason! Also, once an enemy is defeated they burst into coins...if only that were to happen in real life (I wonder how many coins I can get out of Eliot?)! This entire film is like having a bizarre acid trip inbetween playing a videogame! And the film is just jam-PACKED with geeky references to old videogames and manga/anime, so its like some form of uber-geek heaven if thats your thing! The fight scenes (all seven of them) are also some of the best I've seen in movies, really breathtaking-ly good and the visual effects are quite simply top notch. The visuals on the Blu-Ray are (of course) stunning and the extras plentiful (packed with everything you can think of except the commentary). So in short: an entertaining movie with superb action but a tinsey-winsey bit hard to get into. A geek must buy if you will. Heck this films so geeky its meta! Thinking about buying this movie? The trailer below gives you a good indication of what's it like, and if you don't really like what you're seeing then this movie is just simply NOT for you:
Really great movie, and I'm glad my Dad got it for me.
DISTRICT 9! Now THIS is a cool, original and thought provoking movie! And no, despite what the box art depicts it isn't an alien invasion movie nor' a special effects extravaganza (it was made with 30 million dollars which is like the Hollywood equivalent of 'cheap'. Heck even Scott Pilgrim was three times its budget!). And damn is this movie gritty, realistic and just great speculative fiction. Its starts in the style of documentary but quickly changes to live-action after about 15mins. Basically its set in this alternate universe where aliens landed 20 years ago with nowhere to go, and no real leader/authority to govern them. Like drones, or honey bees if you will. Its not like they're stupid but without a leader they just sort of rot and do nothing about it. So the humans assign them to live in a region known as South Africa (District 9) and let them live their lives in derelict shanty towns. You'd think the aliens would turn evil and rebel at some point wouldn't you, seen as how they are all treated? NOPE. Humans are the enemy in this film, and my god are we evil. The big corporations in this altered reality not only torture, experiment and EAT the aliens but they also want their weapons of mass destruction. They have NO morals what-so-ever and are just really, really ruthless bastards. This is a film where you not only care about the main character (the only nice human in the film, and my god does he have it bad!) but you just want to see every last god damn member of the human race eradicated! And boy, do we get it. The rest of the plot I'll leave out for surprise but just know that theirs really AMAZING Science fiction going on here. Like REALLY REALLY AMAZING. But a warning, its not at all for the faint hearted and it doesn't hold back ONE bit. Alot of fake blood was used during the making of this movie! But do you know what I the worst part about this is? I think if helpless aliens really did land over South Africa this is what exactly would happen. You can totally believe any of this happening. Nothing here is too implausible or cartoony like Scott Pilgrim, because it all feels real. Now thats a mark of a good film! The Blu-Ray is again worth the higher price than the DVD. Another simply must-buy. GET THIS MOVIE ON BLU-RAY...NOW!
Bodies will explode...into jam.
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