Scott Pilgrim Blows My Mind
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More than a few surly Topless Roboteers have wondered if I like anything besides weird Japanese movies and sucking Joss Whedon’s dick. A fair question, but one which I can answer: This. I like this. The upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World movie, whose director Edgar Wright just sent out the first pics (I purloined ’em from /Film).
First of all, I think the Scott Pilgrim comics are fantastic. They’re so much more than clever videogame metaphors and nerdy references, and I have very high hopes for the final volume. Furthermore, there’s not a movie I’m more excited about in 2010, mostly because Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz‘s Wright is directing the film. Remember how I said that the Zombieland writers were perfect for the Deadpool movie yesterday? Well, I can’t think of a director and project that are better suited for each other. Wright is a man who knows how pop culture informs our lives, is daring enough to try to replicate Scott Pilgrim‘s weirdest moments, and is talented enough to pull them off. I honestly think the Scott Pilgrim movie has a serious chance of being perfect.
Also, seeing Michael Cera leap around a pyramid with a flaming sword is so fucking awesome I want to die.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.