Game on! Scott Pilgrim just met the girl of his dreams…literally. But in order for them to date, he must defeat her seven evil exes -- a rogues' gallery -- including an infamous skateboarder, a vegan rock star and fearsome identical twins! From the genre-smashing director of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead comes “a true original” (Entertainment Weekly) powered up by wit, action and groundbreaking visuals that you will want to watch again as soon as it’s over!

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1334 in DVD
• Brand: Universal
• Released on: 2011-03-13
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Multiple Formats
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 113 minutes

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a finger-blistering time capsule of right now, yet in a hundred years it will still be so crammed with charm, wit, brio, and exuberance it will still be irresistible. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera, Superbad) is an accidental heartbreaker, a Canadian slacker who obsesses over the girls who've dumped him but hardly realizes how he's dumped other girls. But everything else in his life (including playing bass in a band) fades to insignificance when he lays eyes on Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Live Free or Die Hard), his deadpan pixie dream girl. Unfortunately, Ramona has some serious baggage: seven deadly exes, and Scott must battle them all if he wants to date Ramona. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is saturated in pop culture, particularly video games. Many events make almost no sense, but it doesn't matter--sheer narrative ferocity and glee of invention sweep the viewer along. Cera pushes his geek/dork dreamboat persona to new heights of sweet twee-ness; if this movie doesn't shoot him into the stratosphere, we live in a cold, unfeeling universe, bereft of justice. The whole supporting cast (including Kieran Culkin, Jason Schwartzman, Anna Kendrick, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, and a host of less familiar but excellent young actors) plays every moment for all it's worth. This movie is supremely uncool and passionate, which makes it essential viewing. --Bret Fetzer

Most helpful customer reviews

354 of 410 people found the following review helpful.
A Completely Fresh Type of Movie
By Hyperwant
First things first, it was Not a cut and paste of the books.
It was as funny, as innovative, as lovable, as heartfelt, and as humble as the books.
My favorite part of the books though, was that they were just really fun. I felt a smile on my face while I read it.
The movie version doesn't lose that.

Some characters are far gayer (weird, I expected to see a red line under that word), and some characters are far less.
Some lost face time and others gained, but I can't think of a single Book-to-Movie edit that was a bad call. (considering they had to cut about 75% of all character development/back stories)

It feels inappropriate to use the same old words and phrases to praise a movie that was slathered with completely new things I've never seen in a movie or script. I owe Edgar Wright and Brian Lee O'Malley an attempt though...

-Any one scene from this movie could be viral on YouTube on its own.
-My 'Love the Movie' to 'Hate the Wait til DVD' Ratio is equal at ' : '
-If there'd been a 15 ft tall facebook "Like" button at the end of the movie, I would've thrown my full weight against it.
-There were parts were I wanted to ignore the movie just to have something new to watch when I see it again in a few days.
-I'm dude-pregnant with the movie's baby.

This movie easily makes my Top 10.
If you haven't read the books, you'll only understand about 98% of the plot and 96% of the jokes.
I'll save a spolier-laden critique of the movie for at least a week or two after the movie.
What's important now is that you understand how hard this movie does all the undefinable things it does.
Rating: Awesome
(How many reviews will have that in them? Over/Under: 249.5)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
you WILL like it
By Ryan D. Hodges
This movie LOOKED bad: the trailers made it look like a movie made of purely nerdy but stupid jokes leaving no room for other people to be interested while insulting nerds' intelligence.
So, is this movie loaded with obscure references to video games, anime, rock bands, and comic books? Well, yeah. But even without that the movie is loaded with witty dialogue, a clever story, a fantastic cast, and great action.
For fans of the graphic novels: is it better? No. Is it totally faithful to the original story? No. But is it a solid telling that translates well to the big screen? Hell yeah.
Also, the music is phenomenal.
Is my review biased? Yeah - this movie was crafted for my demographic. I feel absolutely catered to by this film.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Pure Awesome
By R
Best movie of the year--- Pure Awesome in a can. I didn't originally expect much from this one, but it really was enjoyable. If you can just watch, take it for what it is, and go with the flow, it's a great ride. The video game / comic book feel is great. If only reality was as fun.

After watching the movie, I went out and bought the comics-- and they were great as well. The ending diverges a little, and the books obviously spend much more time on the back stories---much more info on Envy, Scott and Kim's past, Ramona, Stills, everything and more. Comparing the movie to the books-- I fully understand why most of the 7 evil ex's had less backstory-- but I felt that they kept the story linear and to the point. If you're just seeing it all for the first time, you can enjoy it all and not feel like you're missing anything. Definitely give it a shot. And, if you like it, the books are even better.