Comments on: Pop Culture Vulture: My Li’l Kick-Ass Review

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:54:40 +0000

I’m good.

I’m incredibly picky about what I actually go to the theater to see, and after that I tend to wait until something has been out for ages before I catch up with it. I’m trying to think of the last movie I saw in the theater. It may have been District 9. The last movie I rented/bought was Let The Right One In.

If Kick Ass ever comes on tv one day, and I don’t have anything better to do, I will probably watch it. But it’s really not a priority.

Hell, I still haven’t seen the new Star Trek, and I WANT to see that movie.

By: brian

brian — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:56:16 +0000

@Shawn – watch some clips on youtube – so at least you reviewing it from seeing it – not from not seeing it. Its very smoothly done!

All the “they cant fly” – “they have no superpowers”… “i’m like friking wolverine”

Its comic timing (sic) it superb, its hilarious….

Please please please watch some clips on youtube and then comment.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:53:07 +0000

Ok – seen this movie twice – yes twice, the sound track cool and the ethos (did you never want to be a superhero when young) was spot-on!

It rocks – could watch this many times over – and fan of watchmen (comic and movie) tooo.

Its tongue-in-cheek – british humor – maybe thats hard for you yanks.

Its a piss-take of Batman and Robin – and glee/geek culture

Stardust without the fairy fantasy…..

luv it – want more – Kick Ass 2 – please the tender years – lol

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:07:07 +0000

To be fair, I hate Nic Cage and most everything Mark Millar has ever written, so this one had two massive strikes against it in my book. It’s like if someone made a comic book movie starring Renee Zelweiger and based on a comic written by John Byrne.

By: terribleminds

terribleminds — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:45:38 +0000

To be clear, I wouldn’t characterize it as *bad* — just… ehh? Meh? Sokay?

– c.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:44:31 +0000

I’m glad I stayed home. This really just looked like a bad remake of the Watchmen movie to me.

By: Stringer

Stringer — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:13:47 +0000

and thats before i get started on that watchmen movie that doesn’t exist…..

By: John the Great

John the Great — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:13:11 +0000

I found the story of Big Daddy and Hit Girl much more compelling than Kick Ass, even despite the creepy nature of it. Nic Cage was terrific in the movie.

By: stringer

stringer — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:12:07 +0000

Interesting review.

Havent seen the film yet, but i will. And i do want to like it. I don’t like the comic for many of the same reasons you’ve mentioned though. It has a central premise, but then it shifts the goal posts, but rather than deal with the darkness inherent in the second premise it just shrugs it all off again at the end.

As a comic book writer i find Millar has great idea’s, but doesn’t always back them up with the heavy lifting and grunt work of plot, character and internal logic.

But that’s just me, he’s the comic book writer and i’m not, so maybe thats just sour Stringer grapes.

By: terribleminds

terribleminds — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:11:59 +0000

Yay, Layer Cake!