Fresh, funny and doesn't pretend to be something it's not

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2010)

Scott Pilgrim vs the world has a fairly simple straight forward plot to follow. Its basically the same romance story we've seen before where boy meets girl, girl leaves boy, boy wants to get her back. But in Scott Pilgrim the film focuses much more on romance and that's what makes the film pretty good. There many nice fight scenes (esp. the ones at the end), and some good comedy. It was entertaining to watch because of its video-game, comic book style. Movies that are based on graphic novels, usually don't tend to be as great as the novels, and many times end up being different which causes many of the fans from the novels to feel cheated by the film. One thing I disliked was the continuity of gay jokes, and gay themes. It got tiring and annoying after a while.
However, Scott Pilgrim vs. the world is an exception. Having read a few of the novels, I can say that the film follows the comic book style great and is a great adaptation. The film is original, fresh, flashy and doesn't try being something its not. Many complains are that the film is too cheesy and hipster, but that's how the comics are. The film was also pretty funny- the dialogue was great too. In my opinion, the film starts off good, then drags a little towards the middle, then comes back strong towards the ending. This film is definitely not for everyone. Many may feel it as cheesy, and weird, but at the same time their will be a lot of fans. As a rewatch 05/21/17', the film feels more so dragged down and cheesy but in ways that is more so the appeal.