Kick-Ass KICKS ASS!!

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I didn’t know what to expect with this one (other than ‘not crap’), but was still surprised. I agree with much of what has been said, although to throw my own two pence in, I think some of the violence was a bit…offputting, as in it kinda broke the overall humerous tone of it. It didn’t know whether it was Kung-Pow: Enter the Fist or The Dark Knight and seemed to strike a weird middle ground.

I also thought the romance was pretty bloody pointless. Whats-her-face could have been jettisoned from the film and it would have been no worse off.

It’s also probably created more paedos than Lazy Town and The Professional put together. The girl was truly the star, should have been called “Hit Girl”. All Kick Ass does is…get savage beating after savage beating.

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I have no idea who you’re talking about here. You could have put a name to whats-her-face.

Oh that’s just freakin’ great. You bring pedophilia into a thread about a fun, offbeat movie. Now I have to go wash my brain out with soap.

Oh you know, thanks a lot. It may have opened in the UK last month, but it doesn’t open in the US until Friday. It’s my own fault, of course, I should have stayed out of this thread. I was lulled by the lack of spoilers so far. I will duck out now until after I’ve seen the movie. It would be nice to either add “Spoilers” to the Subject line, or used boxed spoilers for at least a couple of weeks.

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There’s plenty of spoilers in the thread already, I don’t even go into detail, any more than the trailers did. There’s obviously gonna be discussion of the plot.

Can’t remember her name, don’t care. You’ll know when you see the film.

It was a jab at this well known review which complains about Hit Girl and a line of dialogue in the film already referenced.

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I didn’t know that “All Kick Ass does is…get savage beating after savage beating” which will alter ow I see the character through most of the movie. But I fully realize it was my fault for being in this thread.

Well-known in England I guess. Again, the movie doesn’t open in the US until Friday. I haven’t read any reviews and won’t until after I see the film. I especially wouldn’t read anything negative. I’ve been looking forward to this for so long and I’m having a fit that I haven’t seen it yet. Soon…soon.

Again, I take back my objections. It’s strictly my fault for being in here, so, I absolutely do need to leave. Now. Really.

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My hyperbole, although you can get the gist from the trailers…the first words of the trailers and scenes in it, in fact. Probably one of the points of the film.

I would honestly be surprised if nobody hasn’t already kicked up a fuss about it in the States.

Well, let’s just agree that we’re both wrong.

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I went to see it this afternoon and really enjoyed it- it was fun, silly, violent, full of swearing, action-packed, and in no way a kid’s movie at all.

The best way I can describe it is a cross between The Watchmen and Superbad, with a dash of Tarantino thrown in.

It’s definitely being mis-marketed, but then I’m not entirely sure who it’s actually aimed at.

It’s not a teen movie, although it has elements of it in there. It’s not a parody of the superhero genre, and it’s not really a deconstruction either- but nor is it played completely “straight”. It’s funny and quirky but has some jarring bits of Extreme Seriousness that seem out of place in the overall context of the rest of the film. It’s violent but in a cartoonish, over-the-top way, and it’s not really a “nerd” or “geek” film, but it would help to have an understanding of the basic idea of superheroes to get the most out of it.

Definitely worth seeing, but not for kids.

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I will probably take my daughter to see it. Hey, she liked Inglourious Basterds better than I did.

The Wife doesn’t like violent films.

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I went to the late show and boy oh boy oh BOY does this thing KICK ASS! I had a big grin on my face through most of it. Chloe is indeed, quite amazing, adorable, badass, and unless the world tilts on its axis and people are distracted, she will certainly become very famous from this.

I said:

Actually, in the movie credits, she goes by Chloë Grace Moretz but that probably won’t last long. In the near future, everyone* will know who someone means when they say Chloe, just like they know who you mean if you say Dakota.

Since I wrote that post in January, she’s been signed to star in Martin Scorsese’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Synopsis: Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and a robot), a movie called Mixtape, and in one of the segments of an Untitled Comedy.

The director Matthew Vaughn isn’t a household name yet, but as far as I’m concerned, he’s 3 for 3, having previously directed Layer Cake, and Stardust, both of which I also think are fantastic.

Reading some of the comments on IMDB, it seems some theaters and even entire theater chains are refusing to show the film. That may become a story, which is great, controversy gives the film publicity. It should be picketed. And banned. And denounced from the pulpit. And stuff like that. Very loudly and noisily. Where are those stupid teabaggers when you need 'em?

If word-of-mouth doesn’t make this thing a hit in the theaters, there’s something very wrong with the world, but at least it will become a cult hit when it’s on DVD.

I’m seeing it again Saturday. Can’t wait!

Man, I’m tired, g’night.
*well, except for all those people who never go to the movies or whatever.

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For the life of me I can’t remember many, but I’m pretty sure I spotted Star Wars and Layer Cake in there. I’m guessing the yellow Range Rover being crushed was a jab at Sony for not wanting to be involved without the film being significantly altered first (Sony having released Layer Cake).

Hah, the Daily Fail. IIRC their newspaper review (can’t find a copy online) of The Iron Giant damned it as some sort of left wing conspiracy piece. So no, I don’t really pay much heed to their film reviews :slight_smile:

Roger Ebert didn’t like it;

Ouch :o

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I loved it.

And nicely set up for a sequel.

Although I’ll miss Big Daddy .

The film does give me grave concerns about what would happen to my daughter if I’m ever brutally murdered by a drug lord…I think it gave irishfella ideas about how to cope with single fatherhood that I’m not entirely happy with !:slight_smile:

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Under no circumstances would I take my kids to see this film. But many of you say it seemed like a Shark Boy/Superbad hybrid.

I also would take my kids to see Superbad, so take my warning in this light. (I wouldn’t want to take them to see Shark Boy either, but only because that movie was dreadful!)

That said, I freaking LOVED this movie! It is a very rated R action comedy.

The little girl was awesome, but I really thought the guy who played the title character showed a great performance.

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I see I made a mistake in my post. I would NOT take my kids to see Superbad! Someone interupted me during my post.

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I wonder if that has to do with the fact that is has “Ass” in the title, which I guess is still considered a dirty word by a lot of people.

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The Continental Theater here in Denver has a huge digital marquee that very nearly hovers over Interstate 25, one of the busiest roads in the state. It’s showing “KICK A” on its big screen.

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Carmike Cinemas nationwide will not be showing Kick-Ass due to a financial dispute with lionsgate. It has nothing to do with the film’s contents. If the dispute isn’t settled future films like “Killers” and “The Expendables” will also not be shown. It is some profit sharing dispute between the 2 companies.

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I’ve avoided seeing any trailers of this film, so I only have word of mouth to go on (and the 11 year old actress had an interview in NY Metro this morning that sealed the deal for me) but the word sounds good. I plan to go see this during the day, so I can watch all the shocked parents drag their kids out of the theater 10 minutes in.

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That’s why you are the accompanying adult (not you fusoya, the shocked parents). I’m sure parents pay much more attention to what they take their kids to see in the movie because, well, they’re always thinking of the children. Here in New York City, the local FOX affiliate did mention that a movie that they can’t even say the name of on TV is getting great word of mouth even before it’s open. They too called it ‘Kick A’ on air.

I wanted to see this even before I saw the trailer linked in this thread. Now I really, really wanna see it. It’s strange that a movie that news people will not even name on air and is rated R would be a good movie for little kids.

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I just saw this tonight and it was way better than I expected it to be. It’s also a hard R, definitely not a kids’ movie (though I would expect the R-rating to warn parents about that in the first place).

I agree that the little girl owns the movie. What a star-making performance. I actually thought she was annoying and precocious in (500) Days of Summer, but she pops off the screen in this thing.

I also liked Nic cage in this. In particular, I liked the way he used the stilted, Adam West cadence when he was in costume.

I like that they set it up for a sequel but Come on, is McLovin really going to be any match for Hit-Girl?

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It’s gonna be money versus skill/brawn, methinks. Red Mist is going to inherit his father’s organization and resources (minus, at least initially, the henchmen), and he’s going to be putting all of that to use against Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl. His father was never terribly single-minded about taking out the erstwhile superheroes, at least until his last few days. He had Crime Boss shit to do. I suspect Red Mist’s focus will be far narrower.

Awesome movie, by the way. It kicked ass (hey, somebody had to do it).

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Kick-ass !! The only problem I had was the premise that there are no superheroes but clearly the martial are far above what real human could accomplish…