Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Thought I'd make a post here as things on Twitter don't "stick" due to disappearing within an hour. Anway, I saw the latest film last night from the guy behind Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs The World. It's an adaptation of a series of comic books which I have to say that while I was aware of them, I hadn't really paid any attention to them (Which I regret in retrospect) due to them not looking like something I'd be interested in. Therefore, I was interested in this film as one by Edgar Wright and not what it was based on.

So anyway, I saw the film last night and have to say I absolutely loved it. It was easily my favourite movie of the year, beating previous holder of that title, Kick-ass. The film was very much more of the same feel as Spaced than Shaun or Fuzz due to the absolute tonne of references to video games, movies and comics all crammed into the film. However, this was Spaced with a Hollywood budget! Needless to say, I absolutely loved the videogame and comic book styled visuals, but this film wasn't just eye candy, I really loved all of the characters too. Everyone was so well cast, even Michael Cera who I had reservations over. While I loved his role in Arrested Development (If you've not seen it, check it out. You won't regret it), I didn't think he would fit this kinda role however I was proven wrong. I also have to mention that the humour was all spot on. The film had me giggling from start to finish, but I guess it appeals to my sense of humour :)

In summary then, I would have to say that I recommend this film to anyone in their 20's & 30's who loved Spaced and fondly remembers playing video games when they were younger. I wonder if it will be able to hold on to it's title of my favourite film of the year when Tron:Legacy comes out however!

Oh, as an addendum, thanks to Forbidden Planet having a deal on, I now own the full set of Scott Pilgrim books. Only read a little so far but they've used bits line for line from the books in the film :)

Fursuiting at EF

I've had much time to weigh up all the options, but I think I've decided now that I shall not be bringing my fursuit to EF. The first and obvious reason is that to bring the whole suit, I'd have to bring 2 bags and as seems to be the trend recently, you have to pay extra to bring a second bag. With my airline, I'd have to pay an extra £27 each way (£56 in total) to bring a second bag. So I could buy a larger bag and try to fit everything in one bag or even take the suit as a partial, but I had come to the conclusion that I'd rather be an observer than a participant this year.

I brought my fursuit to ConFuzzled but I never had the motivation to wear it. Instead, I ended up filming or photographing stuff and ended up with a rather nice video as the result. Other people generally perform in fursuit a lot better than myself and when there's a huge number of fursuiters present, it's hard for me to be original and stand out. I generally prefer to let the pros get on with it and I'll film/photograph it.

There's also things like the fact that I've had the fursuit (or at least bits of it) since 2006 meaning it's less something to show off now and I've had ongoing niggles with the suit since I got it due to things like the body not fitting brilliantly (and showing a gap at the neck) and the inside of the head kinda needs re-doing due to ventilation and visibility. I can't last very long in my current fursuit due to partially my own personal fitness (or lack of) but also due to the fact that it's very hard to get air into the suit which makes me run out of breath easily and also the eyes mist up with sweat which makes it difficult for seeing where I'm going. Considering this year's EF doesn't have the wonderful outside area it used to, it'd mean being cooped up inside too so not a lot of great photo ops or fresh air!

Ultimately, I think I'm going to semi retire my fursuit for the time being until I can get it renovated. I still love the way it looks on the outside, but it's such a bitch to wear on the inside! Sometime in the future however, I'd like to get me a new fursuit and most likely a new character too :)