so yesterday i decided to watch multiple trailers and read critic reviews about the movie "scott pilgrim vs the world" and "the expendables" and i have to say im more conflicted than ever. before i did that, i was leaning towards scott pilgrim 55-45, but after reading reviews and watching trailers on both movies, its really a toss up.
Scott Pilgrim: in my last blog i stated my skeptisism about michael cera, that hasnt changed, in fact the reviews that were not in favor of the movie stated that michael cera was a problem, but one thing that was a common denominator in all reviews, is the movie style. that in itself i knew by watching the trailor. its seems very faithful to the comic. but thats not wats bothering me...its the casting, and the acting. for example, i dont like who plays wallace, i dont like kim, and obviously scott, but its not that i just dont like them, i mean i REALLY dont like who they casted, especially wallace. im just not a fan on chris evans. but i do like stephan, and ramona, and i REALLY love knives, she looks like shes gonna b pleasant to watch. and last but not least, my last bit of doubt should b obvious: how are you gonna fit 6 200ish page volumes, into 2 hours? although it seems faithful, i doubt theyre gonna get everything in there, which means a lot is gonna get left out, and i absolutely hate clifhangers, but that doesnt seem to be the case as i saw gideon fighting scott. but how do u fit 1000+ pages into 120?(note: 1 page=1 min when ur writing a script)id ont know...but critics are raving about it.
The Expendables: expendables look like my favorite genre. Mindless killing and explosions with no plot. and by the reviews, im right...at least on the plot level. i also read that this AWESOME cast doesnt gel well. non the less, its my kind of movie, and i keep telling myself "how can a movie of this callibur go wrong" and i feel like im setting myself up for failure. but with all the fighting and blood and gore and what not, sometimes bad acting can overcome that. or bad chemistry. so i know what ur thinking, "why dont you just pick the expendables, since you have less beef with it" well my response is get your head outta your ass and open your eyes. i love scott pilgrim, but i really wanna see the expendables, i dont love it, but i really wanna see it. its been a while since ive seen sensless violence. but after reading scott, it has a place in my heart. but when i read thing like "stallone suffered injuries during fight scenes" how can i not wanna watch it? so my decision...lets me watch both trailers........................................ok, i have to say im warming up to michael cera, so im going with scott 60-40 over expendables
Yeah, Michael Cera would have been better as Young Neil.
ReplyDeleteBut Steven Stills, Knives, and Ramona are perfect as well as a few minor characters.
and they were, well knives was perfect, those others were jus really good
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