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Here's a dude you can hate for having seen SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD last night! Now with Video Reviews!
AAACKKKK!!! Jealousy thy name is Harry Knowles because that is what I am. This just sounds like such a great experience. The other day I got to see HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON in 3D and that was pretty cool. To see a rough print of a film in 3D no less... well, it's pretty damn cool, but to see a balls out crazy awesome Edgar Wright comedy action adventure romance early... to see Edgar's use of a whole host of new trickery... what a great experience, because in August when they see it again, they'll appreciate fully how far the film has come and how much work was put in... but they'll have the appreciation of seeing the film work, without all the expensive magic in place. Based more solidly on performances before everything is polished just so. This is our second look at tonight's screening and again... it is Gold!
My wife and I were lucky enough to attend the Las Vegas screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World tonight. She got passes through her work, and we made time to get down there in the pouring rain (WTF VEGAS!) and get great seats. When we signed in, we were told it was a mix between Juno and Mortal Kombat. Yes...that's right. Confused, a few attendees in my section thought it was either Scott Pilgrim, or Kick-Ass. Both exciting prospects. Finally, 7pm rolled around and some lady with a microphone went to the front and announced that it was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Exciting! She then proceeded to give us the usual 'test audience' disclaimers...early sound, FX work still not done, etc...but then we were sent away to the film. Right off the bat, I knew I was going to love it. The Universal Logo was rendered in 8 bit with the Universal theme a MIDI version. Awesome. I knew I was again going to love it when the familiar opening from The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (triforce spinning) cued the opening shot, a tilt down to an exterior of a house. Awesome. From there, it was a mixture of Edgar Wright's usual frenetic camerawork with some unbelievably slick transitions, and while I knew nothing about the story behind the comics, I knew from the start it would be a fun ride. For those of you not in the know (like I was), I won't spill out each plot point in detail, but I will point out that Wright did some incredibly unique things to capture the spirit of a comic book. The film is a very well thought out mix of video game and comic books. Plot points about getting an 'extra life' and a 'Pee meter' as Michael Cera relieves himself add so much to the story. Now, usually we'd see Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the screen, but neither of those two made this film. Instead we get Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim) and his band and many girlfriends behind him. For starters, Cera is Michael Cera. He's always cute, charming, and you know exactly what you're going to get from him. That's not taking anything away from him, he's great in this...but still, he's Michael Cera. His gay room mate Kieran Culkin is hilarious in this, he steals virtually every scene he's in. Then we have his band, Kim (Alison Pill), Stills (Mark Webber) and Young Neil (Johnny Simmons), they are all a lot of fun to watch, if not a little under-utilized. I think the real show stoppers are the '7 exes', who Cera has to battle in order to win the heart of the always-coloring-her-hair-differently Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Cera always goes from girl to girl, but thinks Ms. Flowers is the girl of his dreams (technically, she is). She has a unique past with a series of ex boyfriends that are all, I guess, the jealous type. And while the film is usually based in reality (as much as most comic books are), when these 'exes' take the screen, everything changes. Starting with Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha), we get to see just why Edgar Wright is, IMO, one of the most talented filmmakers out there. The fight scenes in this film are ludicrous. They are incredibly high energy, completely unique from one another, and a total riot. He has to fight through the aforementioned Patel, Lucas Lee (Played by Chris Evans who looks kind of like Wolverine, if Wolverine were hilarious), Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh, the metrosexual vegan), Roxy Richter (Mae Whitman, or as Arrested Development fans would know her as…"Her?"), twin asian keyboardists (sorry, can't remember their names) and finally Gideon (Jason Schwartzman). I know it doesn't come out until August 17th, but what they have right now (other than some rough audio patches and a lot of unfinished effects) is pretty damn remarkable. Edgar Wright has once again knocked it out of the park. I don't know how commercial this film can be, due to it's subject matter (it's basically for nerds only, my wife liked it, but not nearly as much as I did), but Goddamnit it's awesome. On a side note, the woman in front of me had her Blackberry out and was reading some e-mails about The Fast And The Furious 5's crew list, she had a link to the NEW ending of The Wolfman (which she responded, she would "watch it tomorrow", and a couple of other things that I can't remember). If you use this, call me ocelittle.
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smells fishy to me. that said I can't wait to see this fucking movie. I need it now. wait, no, I need book 6 now, then the movie right after.
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this sounds totally awesome and i cant wait, im just surprised that you weren't there..or were you? i thought you got all the early screenings before the early screening...
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And that's the plant you can smoke.
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If you know you're gonna love a film by some nerdy zelda riff then I know I'm out gimmiky plant
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yawn, message to all faggots calling 'plant'..you're not funny or original. you are cunts however. edgar wright = god. worship him
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Yup.
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I'm not a plant, dumbass. I'm an avid Zelda fan, though and it was not what I was expecting. Movie was awesome.
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Yes yes Michael Cera hatred blah blah but comic+Edgar Wright=Fuck Yes and you can't tell me differently. I just hope they make it fairly long. If they are doing all seven exes in one movie then I want to see as much as I can.
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It was around 100 minutes.
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Plants don't post movie tidbit nibbles from invading the privacy of the people in front of them. No one likes to hire someone who could get them sued. No plant, just a lucky fucking sunnuvabich.
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Jan. 20, 2010, 3:25 a.m. CST
Probably not a plant. He's quite correct about the Vegas weather
by Pop_aristocrat
And studio reps don't really live out here. Likely a true resident.
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Really? You admit that in public? I like Zelda as much as the next man, but you wouldn't catch me calling myself an "Avid Zelda fan." Thats sort of like saying that you don't think you can go on anymore unless John Waters makes a film of the day Liberace and Rock Hudson went to that Village People concert and met Judy Garland. Sort of.
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Sorry dude, but I am. I used to collect them, have almost all of the games in their US, UK and Japanese incarnations. There's a lot of Zelda music in this movie (only the opening shot uses it as soundtrack for the flick, the rest of it is just in the background as Young Neil plays his DS. And it's mostly LTTP music).
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Lots of my friends do but his films just never twisted my plums. Up in the air = good film. SP = emo bollocks
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Lots of my friends do but his films just never twisted my plums. Up in the air = good film. SP = emo bollocks
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Look, I want this movie to be great. OH CEILING CAT DO I WANT THIS TO BE SOO FUCKING GREAT!!! I FUCKING LOVE SPACED (the first series) WITH ALL MY MOTHERFUCKING HEART!!! But the fact is that this is still, technically, only an adaptation of the first three books with, maybe, a little bit of part 4 and some input from O’Malley. Then there is the fact that Edgar Wright worked with some nobody on the script and it’s his first movie without Simon Pegg. Soo I am quite a bit apprehensive.<br> <br>Also, Wright is a hard core fucking geek, in the best way, like the rest of us and he knows how to play the publicity game by leaking early reviews on AICN. What we really need is a sneak preview at the Bloor Cinema right in Toronto, not from some expo in Las Vegas, which, in itself, is a place that sells false hope. Wright knows the Bloor well as he sponsored screenings of various double bills during the shooting of Scott Pilgrim.<br> <br>I truly hope that this will be a great movie and it has the potential as the SP comic series is that fucking good and, at it best, comes off as a cross between Kevin Smith and Stephen Chow while my dream is that the adaptation would come off as a mix of, and I’ve said this before, Kung Fu Hustle and Clerks 2.<br> <br>On a side note, Wright hired Bill Pope as his DP for this movie. Pope, in case you didn’t know, has been Sam Raimi’s DP of choice since Army of Darkness and also did the Matrix Trilogy. I, personally, am not a fan of his work as I find his style of cinematography a bit bland but the fact that he DID work on the first Matrix and Spider-man 2 is encouraging although he wasn’t able to save The Spirit.<br> <br>That’s all I’ve got now except that Wright would gain 5000+ bonus points if he used two songs in the movie; Southern Cross by 403 Forbiddena and Decepticon by LeTigre.
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You're Edgar Wright aren't you? Good job on dumbing-down your writing so as to make your deception more convincing... riiiight.
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You're allowed your opinions, clearly, but that you would think Scott Pilgrim is even remotely emo completely baffles me. Just saying... (Up in the air is indeed a fantastic film)
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Wait till you see all the emo's with dyed hair just like in SP, then you will understand.
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I can't wait for the porn version of the Scott Pilgrim movie. I've been jackin it to Knives and Ramona for months now. Too fucking hot, i'd say.
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Except on The Quick and the Dead (Dante Spinotti), A Simple Plan (Alar Kivilo), For the Love of the Game (John Bailey), The Gift (Jamie Anderson), Spider-man (Don Burgess) and Drag Me To Hell which reunited Raimi with his Evil Dead 2 DP Peter Deming.<br> <br>Christ, now that I’ve actually went through Pope’s credits, he hasn’t actually worked with Raimi all that much except for a handful of flicks. It seems, to me, that Raimi was only able to get Pope on Spider-man 2 as a result of his work on the Matrix Trilogy which was the project that actually made Pope this coveted DP. Looking at it a bit more, it seems that Pope hasn’t had all that much to do with the quality of the moves he worked on. The Wachowski’s did perfectly fine with David Tattersall on Speed Racer while Drag Me To Hell didn’t suffer from Pope’s lack of participation.<br> <br>I now think Pope is highly overrated. Fuck him.
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where something goes from entertainment to irritant
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... it sounds like a spiritual successor to Spaced. In a good way. Looking forward to it.
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Hookshot, motherfuckers.
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Waaaay past his prime.
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Do you like glitter and unicorns?
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...mumble...
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He's the on screen equivalent of "dead calm" which is a pity since I do think this film will be quite something. Never thought Cera wasa good choice for Scott. Edgar Wright probably got these review posted himself since he is a rather deft hand at the ol' internet marketing thing. Him, or the guy he pays to live on the internet and say nice things about him.
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Looks like a post-op female to male tranny with an extra chromosome. Nuff said.
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Another day, another Ain't It Cool review that proves it has no objective value within the first few words. She basically admits in the opening that all it takes to win her over is a video game reference. That's like saying "The whore was reallllllly ugly, but as soon as she took a crap on me, I knew I was in love because that's my thing." Pass.
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Is this some sort of fetish video?
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Michael Cera be sending out those refund checks for everyone that paid to see Year One?
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I think I've only ever seen one Cera movie, but from what I see and hear he does play the meek lovable nerd in everything. He does it well, of course, but there's only so far you can go playing the same tone. This should probably be his last role in that mould.
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I cannot understand how people can get excited for these films. They both look retarded.
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Jan. 20, 2010, 9:01 a.m. CST
God- those people make me wish post birth abortions were legal
by Bileranter
They do NO good to any review of ANY FILM.
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Jan. 20, 2010, 9:05 a.m. CST
I was listening to a /film podcast the other day
by Bruce of all Trades
And one of the dudes from that site went "Michael Cera with a flaming samurai sword... HELL YES!" . . . What the fuck?
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Whoa, wait... actually, that sounds like a pretty good movie. Wooo!
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Yeah, that's the problem with Cera. Learn to fucking act!
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I'd love to know why you don't care a whit about Scott Pilgrim yet feel the need to post multiple times in TWO Talkbacks about it. Go on, I'm all ears. <p>Oh, and just a thought, but you might care about the film if you had any idea what the fuck you were talking about. Declaring your ignorance (Pilgrim has nothing to do with "emo," whatever you think that is) and proceeding to talk out your ass about something doesn't seem like the best use of time.
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Then I wouldn't be doing stupid corporate videos for a living.
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Think of it this way...what was your initial reaction to both Hot Fuzz and Shawn of the Dead? Pretty positive right? Well multiply that by 2 when you realize that you are seeing the film (albeit not completed) 8 months before everyone else. It bumps up the excitement. I enjoyed the ride, I wasn't sitting there thinking "Oh! Man, he's wearing an indie band t-shirt, what a try hard movie." It was enjoyable. It's fucking Edgar Wright!
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August? Really? Thought it was out sooner. Darn. <br><p>Naw, I can wait. </br></p>
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and like to shoot the shit. Ohh and my vues are based on the fact that in my part of the UK all the twilight fans are going giddy for scott pilgrim ( I spend way to much time in comic shops and they are gettin overrun by team Eddie) I like to talk out my arse it brings with it no responsibility. Aaaaand at least I posted my views about an up coming film you just posted about me???? Have you got a woody for me
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hahahaha
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"that's what she said"
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Horrifyingly enough, a better fit would probably have been Zack Efron. Decent comic chops, and he has enough charisma to carry it.<P><P>I questioned myself a lot over this call...
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...although I have to question why you're hanging around comic shops with underage Twilight fans yet apparently can't be bothered to pick up the comic in question. Maybe books aren't what you're looking to pick up, eh? Sounds like you're the one with the woody, buddy. <p>If you're so keen on my views, these are they: all of the casting seems spot-on except for the most important part: "Michael Cera playing Michael Cera" scares the shit out of me. The Pilgrim of the books is that special blend of ignorance and confidence, and the exact opposite of the shy bookish dork Cera always plays. In other words, I'm looking forward to a disappointing adaptation but an entertaining movie in and of itself.
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Anybody that thinks Cera isn't right for Scott Pilgrim needs to go back and read the books, especially the first one. Scott is a shy awkward guy lacking in any confidence. He isn't cool. He's a dork. I think people want Scott to be cool, but he never really is.
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What's this? Either I missed something, or TBers couldn't care less about the movie.
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because you are dead fucking wrong if you think Scott was shy and awkward with no self confidence in the first(or ANY) of the books. Scott Pilgrim has TOO MUCH self confidence. So much that he can't even see what a loser he is mooching off of Wallace and dating high schoolers. Scott Pilgrim is an AWESOME Loser, not some shy kid who comes out of his shell. This is why Cera is wrong. He consistently plays a shy bumbling kid with little to no self esteem. I know he's an actor(and I really DO hope he pulls this off) but thus far in his career he hasn't shown the chops for one of the most ENERGETIC (shy? you think he's SHY? characters in recent comics.
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He's fucking cooler than Cera though. Actually, everything is cooler than Cera. Don't tell me what's cool. That ain't cool.
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.....there is no Cool.
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Good come back mate, good come back
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Read it again. Look at the first volume. He nervously stalks Ramona at a party and when he does try to talk to her, he is totally bumbling and lacking in self-confidence. He has so little self-confidence that he is sort of almost-dating a 17-year old. When asked why, he says because it "is easy". He is a shy bumbling kid. Read the part where he first asks out Ramona. It is a silly rambling scene. Even Ramona says he is lame. He doesn't even have the courage or confidence to properly tell Knives he is now dating Ramona. Or look at how he goes catatonic when his ex-girlfriend Envy calls him up. The only thing Scott has confidence in is his video game playing, his fighting, and his bass - which he isn't that good at anyway. The cool thing about the books is that the character grows. He does eventually become more confident and a better person, but he isn't really all that cool. Book 4 is where he gets some confidence and maturity. But he's still kind of a dick. He is completely clueless about how his behavior affects those around him. Book 5 is all about this and his growing empathy and awareness. I think people that think he is cool are kind of missing the point. Almost ever other character in the series is cooler than Scott.
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He described how the movie handles it pretty perfectly... I haven't read it, but I'm assuming he hasn't seen the movie...and he described the movie pretty perfectly.
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It opens with an 8-bit Universal logo with a MIDI theme which then segueways into the Zelda triforce. <P> This sounds like the most annoying fucking movie of all time already. <P> I love old video games and Zelda and all that shit, but this is too much. And the clientele that likes this shit are just SO punchable. 'Fuckin ZELDA dude! Remember Zelda???' <P> Guh. I know you guys love the comics and all, but again I just want to throw in my two cents and say this shit sounds fucking retarded.
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You mention an August 17 release date. Did you get this from Wikipedia or did they say that at the screening? I ask because IMDb doesn't have a date for it and who knows where Wiki got the info.
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I never said Scott was cool. I said he was an awesome LOSER. I'll concede that he might be nervous and rambling in his encounter with Ramona but Scott is so over confident in everything else he does to over compensate. In THAT regard Cera doesn't have the chops. The last thing I want to watch is Micheal Cera being Micheal Cera. He was great in Arrested Development but 6 years later the awkward teen act is tired and boring. Going into it KNOWING he'll be doing the same old schtick is irritating and a bit of a let down. The rest of the cast is SUCH a win too. And Edgar Wright rocks my socks off...but too much of this rests on Cera's performance, which in recent movies has grown a bit stale.
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Jan. 20, 2010, 6:50 p.m. CST
If you're going to get nostalgic for Zelda, do it right...
by BurnHollywood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onn7Kgk5Ll0
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We as internet geeks and emo hipsters hate seeing ourselves portrayed as such in films and tv, because we want our heroes to be better than we are.
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I got it from wikipedia. Sorry if that's wrong, unfortunately they didn't say anything.
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With geeks, the veil of the internet is everything. No one wants to actually see them. They usually end up looking like Screech inflated up to various sizes with an electric bike pump. How can you trust a review from someone who looks like that? I didn't even get past the first sentence before I clicked that red X like my life depended on it.<p> That being said, ever since Edgar Wright got on board, Scott Pilgrim has been the safest bet for movie of 2010 that cannot fail. I had a few doubts there with the casting of Cera (not that I don't like him, but Scott always struck me as BETTER looking than the chicks he was dating. Although it's hard to tell with the thick black line drawing style), but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Anniesocial I think has been most accurate in describing the type of person Scott Pilgrim is. Yes Scott does act over confident but it's to hide the fact he is an awkward loser, and does whatever is easiest for him.<br> <br> Is Cera the best person to cast as Scott, I cant comment til I have seen the film, but the best person to ask about the character of Scott and if Cera is a good representation is Bryan Lee O'Malley
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Anniesocial I think has been most accurate in describing the type of person Scott Pilgrim is. Yes Scott does act over confident but it's to hide the fact he is an awkward loser, and does whatever is easiest for him.<br> <br> Is Cera the best person to cast as Scott, I cant comment til I have seen the film, but the best person to ask about the character of Scott and if Cera is a good representation is Bryan Lee O'Malley
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My connection is slow today
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We'll see.
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because edgar wright has been money in the bank for me, and mary elizabeth winstead is one of those actresses who just mesmerizes me to the point that i will sit through ANYTHING she is in, in its entirety.
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