Another month, another movie review. I’d heard a fair amount about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World before seeing it, and it turned out most of it was true. This is a comic book / video game story without much character development, but very entertaining and funny. Perfect for anyone who’s played games even casually.

There’s not much in Scott Pilgrim that’s a surprise after seeing the trailers. Scott meets the girl of his dreams (literally) Ramona, has an awkward time getting a date with her, then has to defeat her seven evil exes. Scott is played by Michael Cera and…

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Last night I went to see Beauty and the Beast in San Francisco. It was interesting, because I hadn’t seen the Disney movie.

WHAT‽

Okay, usual explanation. When growing up I had a book of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, which are an older and much darker set of stories than the cheerful Disney ones. I like original (or composite) Disney movies, like Lion King, but the fairy tale remakes I avoided…too saccharine for me even as a kid.

So, Beauty and the Beast. I’m glad to have seen it, and I’m glad I went last night, but I wasn’t missing…

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