SuaveStar Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I'm watching Scott Pilgrim. I dislike Scott, he's a bit of a dick, and the film is really fucking slow to start. However, once the evil ex's show up, it gets better. The evil exes are awesome. Brandon Routh is the best one so far though. I'm 3 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I think Scott Pilgrim is a really fun film, certainly the one I've laughed at the most in a long time, but Scott Pilgrim being so unlikable is a major drawback for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Suave, your criticisms thus far are acceptable. But if you Suave this, I think the entirety of the forums are going to descend on you. Chris - yeah, if you don't like Scott, it is gonna color your perception of the film a bit. So, favorite Exes, everyone? Or, if you're like me and actually find it pretty hard to choose an overall favorite ex cause they're all awesome, least favorite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 The Twins got gipped big time in the movie. They get little in the way of characterization so they end up being my least favorite as a result. My favorite is kinda Roxie. (Her?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Suave, your criticisms thus far are acceptable. But if you Suave this, I think the entirety of the forums are going to descend on you. Chris - yeah, if you don't like Scott, it is gonna color your perception of the film a bit. So, favorite Exes, everyone? Or, if you're like me and actually find it pretty hard to choose an overall favorite ex cause they're all awesome, least favorite? Scott just isn't very likeable at all. Before the exes showed up, the only bit I found funny was the picture Scott drew of Ramona. After they showed up, I started rooting for the exes to win. I don't think I'll watch the film again, as that first 30-40 minutes is just fucking brutally boring. Therefore, I am saying: It was good, but nothing special. So, if I had to choose best and worst exes: Best: Easily Todd the Vegan, as he gets the most screen time, and Routh makes the most of every second of it, and the way they get rid of him is the best. Worst: The twins. They were just....there and then they weren't. They felt like when the idea was being developed they said seven exes, then ran out of time and said "Fuck it....TWINS!" My favourite bit though: The fight with Nega Scott. Turns out he and Scott have a lot in common and are going for brunch next week. That was fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I gotta go with Gideon as my favorite. Jason Schwartzman totally sold his douchebaggery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Suave, the Twins were part of the comic series as well as twins. Nothing to do with running out of time. Really, I'm not going to get on your case for kinda Suaving this. If you read the books and you Suave those, then I will make it my mission to destroy you. Of course, I'll get six other people on the boards to help me. I think if Preston drinks enough, he'll at least start to believe he has super powers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 The ones I like the least were the Twins, mainly because they got shafted for screen time (I really need to get the books at some point soon...). But otherwise, I LOVE all the rest of the exes. Patel's awesome just for his song, I love the fact that Captain America actually crushed a hot cup of coffee (yes, that shot was real), Todd is just wonderfully done, Roxy is... heeeeee, and Gideon is the last word in douchebaggery. There was no set up for NegaScott (though there was in the deleted scenes), and I was just kind of eh on it. EDIT: ...Will, that means there would be seven of us. Does that make us a League of Kind of Evil Exes? At least, all of us are exes in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I think we should use the Exes for the next avatar theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Done and done. Shall we start the casting debate, then? EDIT: Next week sometime, alcohol, chat room. Be there. xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 The twins had the least screen time, but I thought they had one of the best fight scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunKL Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Just finished the first part of Tin Man. The "magical steampunkiness" of it is very interesting to watch. All the actors do great jobs, except for Zooey Deschanel. I've never minded her acting before, but something is very wrong here. She seems very very out of it, almost drunk or drugged or something... It's not very pleasant to watch when you know she should be getting all this stuff done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Scott being unlikable is the point. He's frightened by how much of an ass the other exes are, so he learns his lesson and grows up. ...Favorite Ex? Roxy. I love that girl. Least? Twins, Patel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Scott being unlikable is the point. He's frightened by how much of an ass the other exes are, so he learns his lesson and grows up. I'm sure that was given enough time to develop in the graphic novels, but it was sped through too quickly in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Scott being unlikable is the point. He's frightened by how much of an ass the other exes are, so he learns his lesson and grows up. I'm sure that was given enough time to develop in the graphic novels, but it was sped through too quickly in the film. I'll agree that it was done better in the books, but that was the whole point of his second run through at the Chaos Theatre. He realized he fucked over Young Neil and Stephen Stills, he apologizes to Kim, he fights Gideon for himself, and he's honest with Knives and Ramona (and himself) about what he did to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Still working on King of the Hill, and Boomhauer just referenced Hitchhiker's Guide. "You-know,-meaning-of-life,-dang-ol'-Hitchhiker's-Guide,-you-know-what-I'm-talkin'-'bout,-42?" ...I knew there was a reason I was watching this whole show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I'll agree that it was done better in the books, but that was the whole point of his second run through at the Chaos Theatre. He realized he fucked over Young Neil and Stephen Stills, he apologizes to Kim, he fights Gideon for himself, and he's honest with Knives and Ramona (and himself) about what he did to them. Oh I get that, but just apologizing to everyone doesn't erase what an ass he was. And it certainly doesn't absolve him of cheating on Knives so he can walk into the sunset with Ramona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I take it as an attempt at what the comics actually did better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Sure. It's just something that happens when you have to compress six graphic novels of material into a two-hour film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 In the comic, there was a point where both Scott and Ramona both had to fight against Gideon for their own purposes, and both ended up realizing how badly they'd screwed up. The ending ("we try again") symbolized sort of a "blank slate, let's forgive and forget" moment, not just a "Scott Pilgrim saves Princess Peach Zelda Daisy Kairi the girl" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Yeah, I don't understand why they went the lesser route in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 If I remember correctly, wasn't the film created before there was a proper ending to the comic itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Yes, the script/filming was around vol. 4 & 5. If the finale had been ready they wouldn't have held it back to be released in sync with the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I just watched an episode of iCarly that had an expy of Walt Disney's frozen head as a major plot point. I'm going to be frank: if I ever wrote for a children's show, this would be the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 If we're talking about cartoons too, writing for Phineas and Ferb would be the greatest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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