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Some dozen girls with bright blue and green hair walked through the doors of the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana last Friday, while a lone curly mopped young man stood in the corner of the theater with a bass guitar strapped to his side.

Lasers beamed in the venue and attendees sang along to rock songs about finding true love and the struggles of finding it—including battling evil exes.

ScottPilgrim02The Frida Cinema’s showing of the 2nd annual “Scott Pilgrim Picture Show,” presented by CinemAttack!, was a comic book reader’s dream. The 2010 film was presented in a Rocky Horror Picture Show-style, full of audience participation and costumes.

A sold-out crowd of 300 fans, like the ones mentioned above, came dressed as Scott Pilgrim, his love interest Ramona Flowers or one of her seven evil ex-boyfriends, who Scott must battle in the movie before winning over Ramona’s affections.

As Scott would defeat the ex-boyfriends, the audience would mimick what was happening on-screen and toss gold coins up in the air.

Unlike last year’s screening, Friday’s showing did not include any live bands, which would have brought a more 4D feel to the movie. However, fans didn’t seem to care as they sang along karaoke style to songs like “Garbage Truck” and “Black Sheep.”

CinemAttack’s next screening at the Frida, located at 305 East 4th Street in Santa Ana, will be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pizza Party on November 7 at 7:30PM, with a showing of the original 1990 film. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased on CinemAttack’s website.