I just saw Scott Pilgrim and then drove over 2 hours home afterward so I had a lot of time to process it. I want to preface this all by saying I went directly to the movie from one of the most awesome nights of my life so I was still up in the air so it wasnt the best way to go into it.
Anyway I loved the movie the more I thought about it on the way home and it sunk in. Everything happened in such a fast paced blur that it was hard to digest it all. My only half complaint with the movie and its not even a complaint is that they adapted the graphic novel so amazingly well that I felt like it was too short. The best way would have been to split it into two movies but that wouldnt have worked because of what it is and how it had to be sold. I think they should have added another 30 minutes or so. Theres so much more they could have fleshed out and really added so much more depth to everything. They also had to skip over so much stuff like Gideons ex gf's and the time that takes place between some of the books, and some more of the back story, at least explaining the highway. Thats a huge plot in the book with a huge bearing on the ending and they just brush it aside and then dont even explain it. Then they show how ramona was controlled for a split second making it even more confusing.
I will give them credit because they didnt have the 6th book before making the movie and they had to reshoot the end to semi make it match as best they could with only some of the info. I am excited to see the dvd with a directors cut and alternate ending.
I will say again they managed to adapt the novel so well. I loved how the effects were handled. And all the different zelda sounds and background music was amazing. The 8 bit universal intro also amazing.
The metric song they used for the clash at demonhead is soo good too. I gotta pick up the score and the soundtrack.
All in all I loved the movie I just know it could have been even more amazing. If you know the books you are going to appreciate the movie so much more because you will see all the small things that did that matched so well. The editing is also awesome. Edgar Wright is the best at what he does.
This is without a doubt the best video game type movie they will probably ever make.
Im curious to hear what everyone else thought of it. I know all the reviews have been ridiculously and surprisingly great for mainstream audiences not knowing anything going in.
Also download the game its one of the greatest things ever made.
