Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Several sources (including Matthew Chmiel) are reporting a November 9th release date for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

Wright tweeted about a 90m documentary and some other extras, but said at a Q+A somewhere that there weren't many deleted scenes. I'm just hoping they laid down several cast and crew commentaries for this one.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Since I just got cited in a post, just a quick heads up.

Universal's original release date for the DVD/BD release was January 4th (IIRC) based upon the fact that the film doesn't debut in most European countries until October - November.

However, based upon the film's quick box office failure due to the fact that Universal can't market a film if their lives depended on it, we are seeing it on November 9th. I also wouldn't be surprised if Universal sends this straight-to-video in most countries ala another geek film they put out just less than five years ago. Ahem. Serenity. Ahem.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Shame about its box office performance, but I CAN'T WAIT TO OWN THIS. This movie got the extra $200 in the US because of me, so I'll be pimping the video release on every corner. The movie deserves it.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Obviously a day one purchase no matter what the price, since this is probably my favorite film of the year so far. The only real feature I would like would be multiple commentaries, and it would be really nice to hear Wright talk about the perceived BO failure of the film since he was so passionate about the project.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Will blind buy.......

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I wouldn't be surprised if all of the commentaries were recorded prior to the film's release.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

His take on it is that he feels he made a great movie, the audiences who saw it have been deeply enthusiastic, and quite a few filmmakers he respect love it too. He's said he thinks it'll find a larger audience as time goes on.

The world has entirely too many people who obsess over box office receipts. I'd kind of just like to hear more about the movie, personally...to hear from Wright as a filmmaker, not an armchair accountant/marketing strategist.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Need to re-watch it once more before I decide to buy or not. I am not sure if it will have the same effect as seeing it the first time. Hopefully it comes out sooner than later though.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

To be fair, I don't think Universal's marketing had anything to do with the poor box office results.

That said, day one purchase. I can't wait to see this again.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I didn't say anything about him commenting as an "accountant/marketing" strategist. There are plenty of films with commentaries done after a film's release, where the creators have commented on fan & critic's reaction. Maybe you don't like to hear that, but I do, I find it quite interesting to hear a filmmakers perspective on what they think about their work being under-appreciated by BO sales. Directors all say the same thing about the process of making a movie, that is repetitive on commentaries. But their actual feelings are not always revealed. Wright is very open, & I would find a commentary very interesting with his thoughts on the film after it was released. If that doesn't interest you thats fine, I'm sure there will be plenty of stuff on the process of making the movie as there always is.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

this....I welcome Wright to talk about the filmmaking process...BUT considering what happened to this film...yeah...I want to hear his thoughts on the BO of it. I'll take what I'm sure is a great commentary by him about the film but that added detail I'd love to hear about considering that I really feel bad for Wright on the basis of the BO on this film.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I agree, personally I believe that this is a VERY hard film to market and even if it had to sit on the shelves for another 6 months I think it would have been a better decision to have released it in the spring when there aren't that many other films to choose from.

Other than that I LOVED the movie and will be getting the Blu-ray on release day!

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Definitely will pick this up on Day 1. Fun film

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

day 1. without a doubt.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Excited about this, will definitely buy day one. I'm hoping there's lots of good extras.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Or wait a month or two and release it in September or October.

Universal blitzed it towards the fanboys, however, their money was already a guarantee. Just like Serenity, they preached to the choir, but couldn't figure out how to get the mainstream on board. Everyone I know, fanboy or not, has loved the film; however, Universal marketed towards the video game crowd... well... that was a mistake because we saw how the box office turned out.

Don't get me wrong, it'll find its life on video; I just think Universal could've done a better job at marketing it regardless of the fact that it was a tough sale. I'm just happy they spent over $60 million on the film because no other studio would've ever done that.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

How would you have marketed it? I think it was marketed well. It just didn't click w/ everyone cuz of the look and feel of it.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Looks like a rental to me.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Day one for me also.

I thought Universal's ads were awful, if I hadn't read the graphic novels and had only seen the ads for the movie I wouldn't of been interested in the movie at all.

Someone on another message board I go to had an excellent idea for TV spots, basically fake ads with the evil exes. For example you could have a fake ad for a Lucas Lee movie, a fake ad about being a vegan with Todd, a fake CD ad with the twins. At the end they would look at the screen and say something like "I'm coming for you Scott Pilgrim".

Maybe it wouldn't of gotten a huge increase in box office with ads like that, but I think they would of brought in more people then the awful ads Universal put out.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Sounds like a neat gimmick but I don't think it would've done crap.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

It's definitely not a blind buy kind of movie. A lot of people love or hate it; haven't seen much middle ground.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

First off, I would've dropped the "It's on like Donkey Kong" tagline. :rolleyes: Are you fucking kidding me Universal? That's the best you can do?

I would've marketed it as a romantic comedy with action elements and I personally would've not made any single reference to video games during the advertising. Shit, I probably wouldn't have mentioned it was based on a graphic novel either.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Do the ads actually say it's based on a comic book?

I thought "It's on like Donkey Kong" was funny, actually (as far as taglines go).

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I don't think so...I can't find it.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

From what I've read Wright has the belief of "Just how many of your favorite films were box office successes?" He cares about the product, and not whether or not people bought it.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

It honestly looks like something I would watch while on LSD. The trailers make it look MTV-style. I'm hoping it's not...hence the rental. Good word of mouth is the only reason I am watching this. The last blind buy I trusted the 'cool' posters with was Trick R Treat, and it was a piece of shit.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I would say that it's an extremely fast paced film as it's taking six books worth of information and cramming it into a run time under that of two hours, but I wouldn't say that it's edited or stylized that only one with ADHD could enjoy.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I saw this 5 times and will be buying it on day 1. Glad to see we're at least getting a quick turnaround since the movie fizzled at the box office.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Day 1 purchase for me. I loved this flick.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Agreed, I think that would have just left people confused. Something like that might work for say... Tropic Thunder where the famous actors would be enough to carry that kind of advertising, but no one is going to care enough to see Chris Evans or Brandon Routh going after Michael Cera.

I think a 30 - 90 second trailer or tv spot is going to be a hard sell for this movie no matter how you change things up. The actors, dialog, and premise just aren't going to appeal to a wide demographic.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Well, is it safe to assume you don't have a girlfriend? I don't think I've ever seen a movie more then once in a Theater. But you saw it five times? Please tell me you work their and it's simply because you need to make sure the exit doors are locked because I can't fathom why anyone would see a movie five times in the short amount of time it had at the box office. I don't think I've even seen the same porn five times.

Sorry, I just don't understand how people watch a film so much in such a little time.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

While I can't speak for mdc, for what it's worth, I saw the film multiple times, and I do have a girlfriend. Hell, she enjoyed the film more than I did...

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Yes!!!! A release date in time for Christmas! I'm hoping we get a few "Guest Commentaries" on this release like maybe Simon Pegg or Kevin Smith or maybe even anoth Tarantino Guest track. My 2nd favorite movie of the year so far and I hope this Blu-Ray is PACKED!!!!

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Definite Day 1 purchase. I loved this movie!

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

At the Empire Moviecon in London in August he said they had recorded one the day before.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

Day 4 purchase for me.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

A mid-morning day 3 for me!

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I saw the film twice. Once with the girlfriend and once by myself during a day where I just theater hopped for an entire day (also watched both Inception and Step Up 3-D for a second time on that day as well).

I've seen a handful of movies five times in theaters. Some I will admit to, like Serenity or The Girl Next Door. Others, let's just say I won't.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I wonder if they even got the fanboy's money.

I saw the movie like most of my friends did with sneak preview passes they gave out at the comic book stores.

The core group of buyers probably all saw the movie for free.

Re: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World >> 11/09/2010
 

I finally saw it last week and I think I'm going to have to pick it up...eventually. :)

Two words: Michael. Cera.

Michael Cera is box office poison. While he was good in this, I think audiences are done with him, and the B.O. for Pilgrim proved it.