Scott Pilgrim VS. The World

If Scott Pilgrim VS. The World does not become the film in which all comic book adaptations are judged against in the future then Hollywood needs to find their way out of the graphic novel section of their nearest Borders and stake a claim for the latest YA Vampire novel.
Even as a casual gamer myself, I was experiencing a nerdgasm as I recognized old school video game reference after old school video game reference. The comics are filled with these references and more and the way they find themselves into the film is remarkable. I'm highly impressed with the way Director Edgar Wright brought these old videogame platforms to life on the silver screen (a 13" laptop screen for me), filling it with recognizable game features. Not to forget, how comic art is drawn using sound effects as live graphics filling the screen instead of the usual background noise.
Despite the "box office failure" and the film being a "bomb" compared to other Hollywood summer blockbusters, Scott Pilgrim is a huge success for the nerds, geeks and everyday person who wants something interesting happening on screen and an original story to boot. Michael Cera (Arrested Development) plays Scott a 22 year old musician with no job and possessions. As he begins a relationship with a 17 year old high school students he begins dreaming of Ramona Flowers, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Live Free or Die Hard). In his quest to date Ramona, Scott must fight and defeat the Seven Evil Exes of Ramona who decide her future.
I have to say, even in the supporting roles provided by Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air), Jason Schwartzman (HBO's Bored To Death, Rushmore) and Kieran Culkin there is a huge pool of talent to pull from.
In closing, Scott Pilgrim is a refreshing action/comedy film that the whole family can enjoy, but the video game/comic nerd will get more our of the film than others.

Kill Me Later

Kill Me Later, for what it's worth was an okay movie. The story was good but the screenplay should have stayed in the oven for another half hour to an hour.
The idea that a thief will take a person ready to take their life as a hostage and then threaten to kill that person is a story worth turning into a film. That's however is it. The developing relationship and the relationships between the supporting cast are minimal and boring.
The biggest distraction is during long dialogue scenes. The filmmakers somehow found it acceptable to throw in jump cuts of the same actors having the same conversation is two different locations. Not to mention when they began playing with filters. Certainly, this is not the kind of film that requires that kind of editing but a case of beginner filmmakers playing around with a new editing system.

Jennifer's Body

Insultingly bad.

Meet The Fockers

I've been wanting to watch this film like I wanted to get sick this year. Lucky for me, both of those things happened. Practically simultaneous too.
Meet The Fockers picks up a couple years down the road where Meet The Parents left off. Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller) is still a nurse engaged to Pamela Martha Byrnes (Teri Polo). This time around Greg is on friendly terms with Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) as he had already walked through hell to get to this spot in the original film. That's where the trouble starts. Or doesn't start. There's very little tension between the two characters. The tension is what made Meet The Parents the comedy gold that it is.
Months away from the Byrnes-Focker wedding we travel with the Byrnes family to Miami to meet Greg's parents (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand), a retired lawyer/homemaker and a sex therapist, in that order. Through the two families obvious differences the multiple writers build a rickety fort of tension between Jack and everyone.
The stars' acting is on par for the film. It's obvious they're familiar with the character so they don't have a lot of stretch to do. As well is the directing by returning directer Jay Roach.
The problem is, this is an uninspired sequel hoping to cash in on it's viewers insecurities with their own parents. By the time we're introduced to Jack's new problem with Greg we can already see into the future that Jack will resort back to his old CIA ways, be proven wrong and accept Greg and his family into the "Circle of Trust."
The only reason to watch, if there must be one is the performance by De Niro. It's not his greatest but it's De Niro. It's funny when serious actors like him and Jack Nicholson (Anger Management) do comedy.