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A Kick-Ass Official Thread of explicit language and violence
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Yeah, it would have been a lot better, especially since he is played by Nicholas Cage :lolCostanza said:
Kick-Ass the movie is kinda the polar opposite of Kick-Ass the comic
The movie is definitely full on wish fulfillment
The comic is the slap to the face reminding you that this kind of shit never turns out well.
sneakypete
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big ander said:
Its a big twist in the comic, you don't find out until the very end. But
initially you believe Hitgirl and Big Daddy are fighting because mobsters killed their mother/wife. In the end it is revealed that Big Daddy got kicked to the curb by his wife and kidnapped his daughter and basically brainwashed her into a killing machine. Also he's a huge comic book collector and that is how he can afford all of the awesome gear. The mysterious trunk(don't know if its in the movie) he always carries is full of mint condition comics that he sells.
Expendable.
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I can't stop thinking about how awesome this movie was. I need to see a matinee on Sunday.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Wired - Hit Girls Revenge: The Kick-Ass Kids Are All Right
Interview with Chloe Moretz about taking on the role of Hit-Girl. (I had no idea she was only 13.
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Oh, and some comments from two other guys who are in Hit-Girl's movie too. ^_^
Interview with Chloe Moretz about taking on the role of Hit-Girl. (I had no idea she was only 13.
)Oh, and some comments from two other guys who are in Hit-Girl's movie too. ^_^
I'm glad they kept the "Why do people want to be Paris Hilton but nobody wants to be Spiderman?" line in, but, man, my favorite fucking line of the comic, "Six weeks ago, I was Heroes season one. Now, as far as the 'net was concerned, I was season fucking two." would've been so, so awesome to see in the film. It's such a goddamn amazing reference. :lol
And she was even younger in the movie too.OneEightZero said:Wired - Hit Girls Revenge: The Kick-Ass Kids Are All Right
Interview with Chloe Moretz about taking on the role of Hit-Girl. (I had no idea she was only 13.
Oh, and some comments from two other guys who are in Hit-Girl's movie too. ^_^
sneakypete
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:lol :lol :lol
From a link in that article about the controversy over Hitgirl's age. So much photoshop potential for the woman(?) in purple.
I didn't understand either why Nicholas Cage played the character so
nerdy and dorky when he wasn't. It would have made sense if they had went with the original story, but a hardened cop who became a hardened criminal in prison acts like that? Plus, he was drawing all of the criminals mugshots. Something tells me they wanted to do the twist, but chickened out at the end and tossed in that scene where he is arguing with his ex-partner.
thetrin
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Costanza said:
You think Kick-Ass, a steaming pile only better than Wanted, is BETTER than The Ultimates Vol 1 and 2? :lol (HINT: Bryan Hitch isn't the only reason Ultimates is fucking brilliant)
I'm curious about the movie, but considering how crappy the comic was, I'm kinda hoping it's totally different.
Kamakazie!
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I loved it.
Even the other half enjoyed it which I was surprised at (i thought she would before watching it, but wasn't so sure during).
Less funny and far more brutal than I was expecting.
Definitely a BR purchase for me
Even the other half enjoyed it which I was surprised at (i thought she would before watching it, but wasn't so sure during).
Less funny and far more brutal than I was expecting.
Definitely a BR purchase for me
Saw it this afternoon and liked it a lot. The fighting and killing was really brutal, which felt like a "Watchmen" type anti-comic book depiction of costumed crime fighters. Highlights for me were the
and the way
. Everything about the movie was fun to watch except the very last scene.
it seemed very cheesy and completely the opposite of the movie's position on super heroes.
big daddy & hit girl intro scene
big daddy talked all staccato like the Batman from the old TV show
When the bad guy's son turns around and says that line,
my name is ed
Banned
I think you're the first person I've seen to hate on kick ass the comic. Everyone else seems to love it. I think Ultimates is probably the best superhero comic of the past decade but there's no reason to lol at someones opinion that kick ass is betterthetrin said:
layzie1989
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Big Daddy in the warehouse and Hit Girl in the dark were the best scenes of the movie...i want to see those again NOW. The Big Daddy scene was like what Batman would be if he killed people LOL
Just got back from seeing this and I already want to see it again. The action scenes were a total surprise. After watching some of the trailers over and over I thought they would be cool but I wasn't expecting them to be AMAZING!
I like how the movie and comic are pretty different from each other. They each hold up well on their own.
I like how the movie and comic are pretty different from each other. They each hold up well on their own.
Very fun movie, soured by a few things:
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-Loser fantasy fulfillment going a little overboard.
-Not really enough done to develop the main character. It's established that he's a shy loser who jerks off a lot and lets girls think he's gay so that they'll hug him, and that he likes comic books and starts cosplaying, but after that he's basically just reacting to Hit-Girl and Red Mist for the rest of the movie. Hit-Girl ends up stealing the show.
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Final battle. Jetpack *really* dumbed it up, and Kick-Ass vs Red Mist was subject to extreme editing, probably so they wouldn't have to teach those two decent action choreography. Couldn't match the previous set piece with the first person badassery.
-Loser fantasy fulfillment going a little overboard.
The instant turnaround with cracking voice whitefro main character and hot girl in her bedroom had people yelling out "dream sequence!" in the theater.
-Not really enough done to develop the main character. It's established that he's a shy loser who jerks off a lot and lets girls think he's gay so that they'll hug him, and that he likes comic books and starts cosplaying, but after that he's basically just reacting to Hit-Girl and Red Mist for the rest of the movie. Hit-Girl ends up stealing the show.
Callo Merlose
Banned
If only I'd left the theatre 15 minutes early.
Thank heavens for the comic.
Jetpack, really?
Kamakazie!
Member
Verboten said:
I don't really get the hate. It was set-up from the moment they mentioned the $300k price-tag.
Quite a common issue other people have had though and I am sure there are better ways of bringing him in to the action.
Still, I hope the bit that the last scene alludes to happens!
thetrin
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my name is ed said:
I'm just lolling at calling it the best Mark Millar has done, that's all. Kick Ass has a great premise, but it never really gets going, and then it's over. That's all. I think Mark Millar is a great writer. Kick Ass just isn't some of his best work.
Hey, it's no modern Jeph Loeb!
Expendable.
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The
was fucking transcendent. I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing.
Hit Girl light flickering rescue scene
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
DanielPlainview said:
Ruined by the aping of John Murphy's score. I couldn't focus on the scene when I can hear noises from Icarus 2 amidst it.
Its a great track but goddamn was that shit an uninspired effort to try and get me to see the situation as something more than it was.
Expendable.
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Scullibundo said:
Only the part with the
two guys down the hallway is what I was talking about. Wasn't a HUGE fan of the FPS part and the really slow light flickering part at the end of the scene.
BertramCooper
Banned
Uh boy. This was not a pleasant moviegoing experience.
This film's serious tonal problems absolutely killed it for me. Its constant jump from Superbad-style teen angst comedy to ultra-violent crime thriller made for an extremely clunky film.
And I don't typically complain about "morals" in films, but it's hard for me not to find this movie repugnant. I have no beef with violent films, but the film brings up serious issues of violence and child abuse and then doesn't even bother to address them. And the ending, which artlessly attempts to wrap everything up with a pretty bow on top, just makes it even more insincere and frustrating.
It's not a meritless film by any means, but it's definitely not something I'll go out of my way to watch again.
This film's serious tonal problems absolutely killed it for me. Its constant jump from Superbad-style teen angst comedy to ultra-violent crime thriller made for an extremely clunky film.
And I don't typically complain about "morals" in films, but it's hard for me not to find this movie repugnant. I have no beef with violent films, but the film brings up serious issues of violence and child abuse and then doesn't even bother to address them. And the ending, which artlessly attempts to wrap everything up with a pretty bow on top, just makes it even more insincere and frustrating.
It's not a meritless film by any means, but it's definitely not something I'll go out of my way to watch again.
Expendable.
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pj said:
I agree in the beginning, but as it progresses she is so great.
DanielPlainview said:
I don't see it. In my mind I picture her as being a teenager or even older and it makes 10x more sense.
Unrelated to the movie, there was an unusually high concentration of fatties in the theater. No idea why, but it was several times more than usual, and I'm talking obese, not just chubby.
BertramCooper said:
Serious question: how would a film "addressing" said moral issues matter? and what would you want them to do? Are you merely speaking for yourself? If so, why do you need a movie to tell you that child abuse and violence is wrong?
pj said:
Why stop there? Why not have her be 25 years old and be BatGirl or something? Why have the comic/movie AT ALL? She's not a gimmick, shes a character.
Expendable.
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You weren't smiling ear to ear during the Banana Splits scene? That was top five best moments I've ever had in a theater.
beelzebozo
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pretty darn fun. nothing spectacular or that i will rush to see again.
adjust expectations accordingly.
adjust expectations accordingly.
I want a Millar-cut on the Blu-ray where:
Just give me these 3 things and the movie would be perfect.
- Dave doesn't end up with Katie. Instead she sends him a pic of herself sucking her boyfriend's dick and he jerks off to it while crying.
- Big Daddy is really just a crazy delusional fuck with a comic obsession who twisted and warped his innocent little daughter after his wife left him, and, tied to that.. Hit-Girl does coke on the elevator at the end.
- "Six weeks ago, I was Heroes season one. Now, as far as the 'net was concerned, I was Season fucking Two."
- Big Daddy is really just a crazy delusional fuck with a comic obsession who twisted and warped his innocent little daughter after his wife left him, and, tied to that.. Hit-Girl does coke on the elevator at the end.
- "Six weeks ago, I was Heroes season one. Now, as far as the 'net was concerned, I was Season fucking Two."
Just give me these 3 things and the movie would be perfect.
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