There's just too much geek stuff in here for it to appeal to a mass audience.  Case in point, Gideon's ring making the noise that Ming's did in Flash Gordon.  Not a whole hell of a lot of people are going to catch things like that.

A friend asked me about it before I had seen it, but I just sent him a text saying it was cartoony, but entertaining.  Kind of "Kung Fu Hustle x10"

Interesting film and one likely to divide.

In many ways, it feels like a companion piece to 'Kick Ass'. They're surely vying for the same audience. With that in mind, it was hard to remove the pollution that this would simply not match up to 'Kick Ass', which is one of my films of the year.

To begin with, it just annoyed me. The unnecessary text boxes felt too clever/cool for their own good (still think they were) and the visual style felt as though they were amping up the style in lieu of substance. Around the halfway point I began to buy into the notion that this was part-tribute to gaming, part-inventive, part-the-film-they-simply-wanted-to-make. That's when I really started to like this film and see it as a film not geared like 'Kick Ass' is. Once that disentanglement happened, it was clear that this film deals with insecurity and the idea of laying to rest the 7 exes was a nice way of addressing the baggage we need to rid ourselves of in order to move forward or to commit to someone/something.

Brandon Routh - as he did in 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' - gave a lovely little performance that was stand-out for me.

On another note, I have read that Cera was in the running for the role of Mark Zuckerberg and while he is a decent actor, it's clear to me that 'The Social Network' would've lacked something with Cera as lead. To me, it galvanised the thinking that as much a director may be talented, as much as the script may be terrific, as much as the look and feel may be perfect, it's the casting that can truly sink a film.

Finally got around to seeing this and was majorly disappointed.  This seemed to be the ultimate attempt of style over substance(although Sucker Punch is right up there).  The clever editing, thumping soundtrack and flashy graphics just couldn't overcome the almost complete lack of story and painfully shallow characters.  I clearly see why it failed at the box office.  

Actually, this one grew on me.  

First time I saw it, I thought Scott Pilgrim was utterly boring and inane.  But Phil turned it on (repeatedly).  After awhile, it started to click.  (BTW - I can't stand Cera in general, but he works in this film.)

I'd say it falls into the rare range of films that really get their stride with repeated showings.  Rocky Horror, Repo the Genetic Opera...and Scott Pilgrim.  Is it perfect?  Nah.  But it's one of the more entertaining comedies I've seen in quite awhile...

Besides, the bit with the Vegan Police is absolutely hysterical..!  

I was a mild fan of this one. I like the video game referance throughout. Its annoying when you watch it a second time, but I admire it at first. I hate Cera. I don't understand why he gets so many roles...

James

[first post: be gentle] I just picked up "Scott Pilgrim..." in a store bargain bin a week ago - so came into this late; though I remember seeing the trailers and thinking "must see that - looks good".  I have watched it 5 or 6 times already! It is, without a doubt, one of the most visually striking films created in my (almost 40 year) lifetime (my 'angle' on filmmaking is Art Department/Direction). I was so impressed, I sought this post out.

The film builds deep, intricate characters; from costume and make-up, through to the stunning (though almost imperceptable) visual 'gags' and motifs that accompany each character (such as the snow melting under Romona's skates) and location (such as Pilgrim's "hole in the wall" home and the bathroom/school corridor) - without weighting the dialogue.  The viewer is given an impression of each character from their appearance - which is EXACTLY as Art should work; helping establish character and settings.  For me, this film is one of the greatest examples of why considered planning is so important to telling the story in any visual medium.

Whilst the script, of and by itself, wasn't overly strong - the layers and depth of the presentation in the visuals told much of the story (as it does in the original source material - which I'd never heard of prior) - and with the bias on this site being writing - I can see why this didn't appeal to some posters.  I liked the story enough, but I loved the presentation: it worked on every level, for me personally.

For the life of me, I cannot work out how this movie didn't do much better (though the budget/production cost just blows me away); however, I have a feeling that the subject, writing, characters and visual presentation resonnated strongly with me; as if somehow it was made for me (despite having 10+yrs on their obvious intended audience)... obviously it didn't resonate so much for wider audiences...

Personally; this movie spoke to me personally - at many levels - and is my current "go-to" movie as far as visual presentation goes... Especially with a short I am working on right now ("Henchman", which I will post when I have my draft complete)... Personally, I'd like to see more such artistic handling (where it is appropriate and adds to the story; as it did here).

If you haven't seen this movie yet; do see it... at least to see how it was impressively crafted (have a look at the production features too)... It won't be to everyone's taste; but then, no movie ever is...

Additionally:
-music was amazing
-casting was excellent (I actually think both Cera and Winstead worked perfectly in their roles)
-very clever editing troughout
-CG used to help add to the story (hardly ever seen, huh?)
-BluRay extras were worth the $10 alone
-strong use of metaphor

I enjoyed it as well.

The only thing I found is that, for me, the bad guys peaked with the actor...and I found it anti-climatic after that.

Still a fun movie.