So Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and Piranha 3D haven't exactly set the box office on fire. I think the major problem for this is that there is a serious lack of the suspension of disbelief. There is nothing deep about either of these movies. There's nothing Oscar worthy from either of these movies. Does that make them completely joyless and unwatchable? Absolutely not! Both of these movies can be seen as good movies, fun movies, if looked at in the right frame of mind.
If you are going to see Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and expecting a mash up of The Notebook with the love story element, mixed with Rocky IV with the fight scenes, then you are completely off base. If I told you Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World was the greatest video game movie ever made, then you are clearly in the right frame of mind to enjoy the movie. I understand that the movie is based off of a comic, but two things here. The first, the comic book itself is a complete homage and reference to video games, and other comics. The second, The Dark Knight and Iron Man has elevated the standard for comic book movies. Not only that, but when you hear 'comic book movie' you expect big powerful explosions, incredible powers, and people in flashy costumes with capes. So taking into account that this is the greatest video game movie ever, you won't be questioning how did Scott Pilgrim, or the Seven Evil Ex's get their abilities, you just take it for face value. They just can. Is that so bad to assume? It is a movie, not a documentary. Not only that, the movie is made for you to escape into and enter a new world. Some people read. Some people play video games. Some people watch TV. You are watching this movie as an escape from your everyday life, and you're looking to be entertained. This movie is very entertaining. This is one of the most enjoyable movies I have seen this year. I enjoyed it because I knew what I was walking into, a movie with a ton of video game, Anime, and comic book references, with fight scenes that look awesome, but couldn't really happen.
Piranha 3D is obviously a horror movie, and it uses 3D to try and enhance the scares. Which it does. The most cliche jump out scenes are used, but they still have that startling effect because instead of seeing the skeletal hand pop out of the water on the screen, it looks like it's two rows in front of you. The movie is a remake, and if you didn't know that, that's OK. If you are going to see this then you know it's a horror movie. Most horror movies are built upon scares, gore, and sometimes nudity. So go in with these expectations, and I bet you enjoy the movie. I don't usually get startled in horror movies, I haven't been scared when watching a horror movie in a long time. This movie made me jump a lot, even after I was like, I knew that was going to happen. That's the point of the movie though. It's supposed to be over the top. The people making this movie weren't making this to win any awards. They made this movie to entertain people. Expectations just need to be tempered.
Not every movie is going to be Avatar or Inception. To expect them to be is absurd. Movies are generally created to be entertaining. Some movies don't have a hidden agenda, and don't want to be artsy. Some just want to tell a story, and hope you enjoy the story. It comes down to, when you buy a ticket for a movie, you saw something that made you want to see it. Going in understanding what you are going to see will help you like the movies.
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