What video game movies should be, and it's not even based on a video game!

Rating: 7/10 (25 March 2015)

By nature, I do not care for rom-coms in the least, but for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, I'll make a rare exception. It's unique, funny, and oddly romantic in parts, mixing your traditional romantic comedy with video game and comic book elements.
While calling a movie a video game is usually a derogatory thing, here it's part of what makes Scott Pilgrim so much fun. The fight scenes are what a video game movie should be: colorful and completely over the top in every way. Imagine if the Super Mario Bros movie from the early 1990s had been shot like Scott Pilgrim-- or most any video game adaptations which try way too hard to cram their sources into realistic and traditional cinematic narratives. Another plus is the way this movie subverts rom-com clichés, from the character types seen in these pictures to the way the plot goes.
I had to borrow the DVD from a friend, but I totally need to get this one as soon as possible. Lots of fun!