I have just gotten home from seeing the aforementioned Scott Pilgrim Vs. The world.
It may very well be my new favourite movie.
When you sit down, with your ginormous coke and supposedly people sized popcorn, and the lights dim and the Universal Studio logo shows up, accompanied by it's trademark sound beautifully rendered into the classic 16-bit audio...well, you know you're in for something pretty special.
This is a movie that caters specifically to the humor of gamers and geeks alike, while being clever enough that it does not excluse viewers outside of this niche.
It combines humor borderlining on the ridiculous, comparing to movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Anchorman, while still maintaining an indie feel.
The soundtrack is unforgettable, featuring indie/alternative music from the in-movie band, the Love Bob-Ombs and their rivals in various stages of Battle of the Bands and should definitely be made available for purchase for the pleasure of my ears.
The fact that it is also based on the series of graphic novels (which are awesome) by Bryan Lee O'Malley is all the more reason to watch it (and then read the graphic novels. Or vice versa. Whatever works for you).
On the Sarah-Scale-of-Epic, I give it four and a half hearts out of five.
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