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Comic strips and video games merge within the pop-culture candy land that is “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”. Reviews slant in the direction of each critic’s tolerance for the hyperactive, hyper-stylized world fans of fighting games such as “Street Fighter” know well. Scott Pilgrim’s world, in all its hyper-reality, is very comparable to the world of the comic book film “Kick Ass,” which so happened to be a favorite of numerous critics who enjoy “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”. However, fans of both have generally had even more favorable things to say about the Pilgrim.

Positive ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ reviews purchase to the fusion

New artistic forms are born from the fusion of a dizzying array of popular influences in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”. Young musician and professional slacker Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is looking for true love. He finds it in delivery girl Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but there’s a problem – seven troubles, to be specific. These trials are Ramona’s “seven evil exes,” who Scott must defeat in kung-fu style before taking the hand of the young lady. It’s a simplistic plot ripped straight from a video game, and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” pays constant tribute to such games, comics, television shows and other pop-culture artifice in a dizzying fusion. It may not teach you anything, but that’s OK. “Enjoy the ride” appears to be the mantra of critics with good things to say about Pilgrim’s progress.

Review stew

The New York Daily News loves the stylistic blur of the simple Pilgrim’s tale. The surreal mix is on the money, says Film.com. The nerdiness of Scott Pilgrim himself is also quite appropriate to the video game loving nerdfest mix, says the L.A. Times.

Not the destination, but the journey

“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” rocks through the changes in an eye-and ear-pleasing blowout. “It’s the playing that matters,” not who wins the skirmish of exes, says the Los Angeles Times reviewer. The New York Post is one of few major reviewers who don’t feel that’s enough, however. Scott Pilgrim’s journey lacks direction and loves itself too much, writes the Post’s reviewer. But possibly that ride captures its target audience’s personality all too well. Smith says that “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” is “all games, no joystick,” yet someplace, quarters are stacking on the machine as viewers line up to play.

Additional reading

Films.com

film.com/features/story/review-scott-pilgrim-takes-us/39953185

Los Angeles Times

latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-scott-pilgrim-20100813,0,4279497.story

New York Daily News

nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2010/08/13/2010-08-13_scott_pilgrim_vs_the_world_review_music_and_videogame_visuals_take_this_tale_for.html

New York Post

nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/all_games_no_joystick_LiPc4JHjB5HPqyv4vSD4AN

Comic strips and video games merge within the pop-culture candy land that is “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”. Reviews slant in the direction of each critic’s tolerance for the hyperactive, hyper-stylized world fans of fighting games such as “Street Fighter” know well. Scott Pilgrim’s world, in all its hyper-reality, is very comparable to the world of the comic book film “Kick Ass,” which so happened to be a favorite of numerous critics who enjoy “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”. However, fans of both have generally had even more favorable things to say about the Pilgrim.

Positive ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ reviews purchase to the fusion

New artistic forms are born from the fusion of a dizzying array of popular influences in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”. Young musician and professional slacker Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is looking for true love. He finds it in delivery girl Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but there’s a problem – seven troubles, to be specific. These trials are Ramona’s “seven evil exes,” who Scott must defeat in kung-fu style before taking the hand of the young lady. It’s a simplistic plot ripped straight from a video game, and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” pays constant tribute to such games, comics, television shows and other pop-culture artifice in a dizzying fusion. It may not teach you anything, but that’s OK. “Enjoy the ride” appears to be the mantra of critics with good things to say about Pilgrim’s progress.

Review stew

The New York Daily News loves the stylistic blur of the simple Pilgrim’s tale. The surreal mix is on the money, says Film.com. The nerdiness of Scott Pilgrim himself is also quite appropriate to the video game loving nerdfest mix, says the L.A. Times.

Not the destination, but the journey

“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” rocks through the changes in an eye-and ear-pleasing blowout. “It’s the playing that matters,” not who wins the skirmish of exes, says the Los Angeles Times reviewer. The New York Post is one of few major reviewers who don’t feel that’s enough, however. Scott Pilgrim’s journey lacks direction and loves itself too much, writes the Post’s reviewer. But possibly that ride captures its target audience’s personality all too well. Smith says that “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” is “all games, no joystick,” yet someplace, quarters are stacking on the machine as viewers line up to play.

Additional reading

Films.com

film.com/features/story/review-scott-pilgrim-takes-us/39953185

Los Angeles Times

latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-scott-pilgrim-20100813,0,4279497.story

New York Daily News

nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2010/08/13/2010-08-13_scott_pilgrim_vs_the_world_review_music_and_videogame_visuals_take_this_tale_for.html

New York Post

nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/all_games_no_joystick_LiPc4JHjB5HPqyv4vSD4AN