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Michael Cera | ... | ||
Alison Pill | ... | ||
Mark Webber | ... | ||
Johnny Simmons | ... | ||
Ellen Wong | ... | ||
Kieran Culkin | ... | ||
Anna Kendrick | ... | ||
Aubrey Plaza | ... | ||
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | ... | ||
Ben Lewis | ... | ||
Nelson Franklin | ... | ||
Kristina Pesic | ... | ||
Ingrid Haas | ... | ||
Marley Otto | ... |
Party Goer
(as Marlee Otto)
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Will Bowes | ... |
Party Goer
(as Will Seatle Bowes)
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Scott Pilgrim plays in a band which aspires to success. He dates Knives Chau, a high-school girl five years younger, and he hasn't recovered from being dumped by his former girlfriend, now a success with her own band. When Scott falls for Ramona Flowers, he has trouble breaking up with Knives and tries to romance Ramona. As if juggling two women wasn't enough, Ramona comes with baggage: seven ex-lovers, with each of whom Scott must do battle to the death in order to win Ramona. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Scott Pilgram, a comic series unlike any other, is brought to insane life onto the big screen. When I first heard about this, I dismissed it as some lame movie, but to my surprise it isn't. This is one of the best movies with the word "versus" in the history of cinema. It's so absolutely mind-blowing that I can't tell if the author of the comics was tripping on acid when he made this.
Now on to the plot: Meet Scott Pilgram, a teenage boy who has his own rock band, been in a few relationships, lives in an apartment with a homosexual roommate, and happens to be the best fighter in town. When he meets a mysterious hair-color-changing girl named Ramona, Scott suddenly falls in love. However, to be with Ramona, he has to defeat her seven evil ex's, each with their own skills and powers, in awesome and hilarious video game style brawls to the death.
All I can say is that this film is pure freaking genius. Action-packed and incredibly stupid (in a good way). I wish I had fights like these, then my life would be complete! All the evil ex's are delightfully despicable, each having their own funny little quirks. This is a wonderful movie and I recommend that you check this out.