Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Returns To Theaters April 30

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I remember what it was like eleven years ago when Scott Pilgrim Vs The World was first released. There was hype among the nerd crowd before the film was even out, but on opening weekend, it was up against “The Expendables,” an action throwback picture starring a slew of 80s-tough-guy-movie veterans, and “Eat Pray Love,” a Julia Roberts vehicle for the Oprah crowd. On the surface there wouldn’t seem to be much overlap between the intended audiences for those films, so Scott should’ve had the all-important youth market sewn up, right? ….Didn’t work out that way.
Watching Scott Pilgrim flop was painful (like getting your heart kicked in the ass, to use a Pilgrim-ism), but it eventually found its audience — and classic status — through home video releases (movie rental was still a thing back then). And now it has a second chance to make some box office bread. Just as theaters are beginning to open back up in the US, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is returning to the big screen, and this...

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