Proteus and I (ZeldaQueen) have done our geeky duty and have gone out to see this movie. We are about a month after its initial release, but other commitments kept us from seeing it earlier, so the Labor Day weekend was the perfect time for us to catch it.
If you haven't seen it yet, I urge you to go and give it a shot. I haven't read the comic or really knew anything about the film other than this guy had to chose between two girls, fight some odd dudes and that there were some video game and pop culture references. There is that in the movie, but also more such as battling bands, bizarre friends, and quirky visuals. I also found the film to be a sort of coming of age film where Scott Pilgrim learns a bit about himself, the world, his friends, and the girl he likes and comes away with something learned.
There are several funny moments that don't rely on any pop or game culture references so your friends who think this is just about geeks in a basement playing D&D couldn't be farther from the truth. Yes, there is that twenty-something-I'm-finding-myself-awkwardness but none of the you-have-to-be-entrenched-in-the-culture to get all the visuals, jokes and the movie.
Right now the film is sitting at about $38.9 million dollars world wide, so it has reached about 2/3 of its production budget. Still not a home run by any means, but it's getting up there and only by seeing it can you help it out. I'm waiting for the DVD/Blu-Ray release now as I think this movie can be presented very well and have some interesting features once released. I wouldn't mind seeing this movie in theaters again.