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Reading over the reviews for this film have gotten to me. The negative reviews, delivered by the brandy snifterin’ know-n-so’s of the blogerati could not be helped, but what has irritated me the most are the “man of the people” Joe “Bob” Briggs-types who, while still granting a positive review, feel the need to berate anyone who would enjoy a film like this as a “dumb teenage male.” I will have you know that I am somewhere between only one and two of those things (depending on which ex-professor/girlfriend you ask) and I enjoyed the hell out of this film.
The great thing about posting a review like this on a nerdcentric blog is that I don’t have to waste time defending my beliefs or offering contexts from my youth. If you are reading a review posted on such a poorly marketed site as the Nerdcore Comedy Tour the odds are you have sought us out because we have a shared history of blowing into NES cartridges and spending sixth period in our lockers. If you are reading this the odds are you will love Scott Pilgrim vs the World. For everyone else who got laid early in life and have had an experience with the game of football not provided by Tecmo®, fuck off. I don’t care if you don’t like this movie, it wasn’t made for you, and I hope all of your children are gay.
Where was I? Oh yes, Scott Pilgrim!
As the first comic book movie review for the site I believe it is important to set a precedent of honesty and openness, and it is with that in mind that I admit the following.
I am not an Iron Man fanboy.
Iron Man has never interested me in the comics. While he was given the unique twist that his own body, specifically his heart, is his greatest weakness—an Achilles valve that sets him apart in a world of super men— Tony Stark has been a third tier Marvel antique for decades. It wasn’t until the seventies that a creative team did anything remotely memorable with the character and even then we were merely left with an abusive alcoholic grossly unfit for his station. (Oh yeah, and the concept of specialized armor. ToyBiz says “thanks.”)
(Psst. Don’t worry. I’m going to give it a positive review.)
