Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World

So I just finished watching Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. I'll be honest, when I first saw the preview on TV, I thought it was going to be mediocre at best. Now don't get me wrong, I really like Michael Cera. But I couldn't picture him in a role like this, and the whole plot line seemed kind of dumb.
Holy shit. Quick side note. I'm half-watching Conan that I recorded from Tuesday night, and I just half-saw a preview of a movie called Never Say Never. It's a movie chronicling Justin Bieber, and of course, it's in 3D. Someone please shoot me now. Well, shoot Justin Bieber, then shoot me. Thank you.
Okay, back to Scott Pilgrim. So a friend told me that this movie was actually pretty good, and I saw that it was on demand, so I decided I'd give it a shot. Like I said before, I like Michael Cera. I've seen Juno, Paper Heart, Superbad, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Youth in Revolt and Year One. I loved all those movies, except Paper Heart and Year One.
Paper Heart was alright, I guess. Just wasn't really my cup o' tea. Year One, however, I hated. I didn't necessarily dislike Michael Cera's character in it. Jack Black ruined the movie for me. He's just so damn annoying. Ugh. He ruins pretty much everything he's in.
Okay, back to Scott Pilgrim... again. I plan to stay on topic here, for a bit, at least. I'll be the first to admit that I was totally wrong in my assumption about this movie. It was very original (as original as you can be these days). I loved the whole comic book-/video game-style that was incorporated into it. And the fight scenes were fantastic! Some of it was over the top, but that's what made it so great! It was almost like watching a badass video game fight. Now I don't know if Michael Cera did his own stunts. I hope he did. He really nailed the fighting down well. I never knew he could be such a badass! This movie took him totally out of his realm, for the most part. He was his usual awkward self for much of the film, but when he put on his BAMF hat, he really effed shit up.
The plot was pretty good, too. It wasn't as dazzling as the fight scenes and their originality, but it was good nonetheless. He basically had to fight--and defeat--all seven of his new girlfriend's exes in epic, video game-style battles, complete with points and achievements and power-ups. While that was brilliant, it was just another typical love story. He even loses her briefly and has to win her back; like we've never seen that one before. But then again, what can you do? Everything's pretty much been done. You can only adapt it to a different setting or tweak it a little here and there.
If this movie were more about the love story and budding romance, then I wouldn't have liked it as much as I did. But because it was centered around the fighting and its comic-like and video game orientation, it was just great. I loved it.
After seeing the previews for this movie, I suppose I would have expected 2 out of 5 stars. But I've opened up my mind and eyes and am thankful that I have. I guess you could say I was wrong. Savor this one, too, because my being wrong is a rare occurrence, like when cicadas emerge from the ground once every 17 years. It was a great movie. Would definitely watch again.
Overall, I give Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World 4 out of 5 stars. Thank you, Michael Cera, for continuing to be awesome and getting the hot chicks. You're a hero to us all.