Kick-Ass: Movie Catch All

I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread yet but Kick Ass is an adaptation of a comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Mark Millar was also the writer behind Wanted, but the adaptation of that film was kinda butchered while this one seems much closer to the source material.

Here's a rendering of Hit Girl from the comic. NSFW.

I am not hip on kids being made to swear profusely on screen.

Gorilla.800.lbs wrote:

I am not hip on kids being made to swear profusely on screen.

fairly certain they're not "made" to.

The reasons? I am a fan of anything different and this has it in spades. If this was a male adult chopping people into pieces no one would bat an eye or raise the immorality alarm. Oh, and I would be bored.

I exist to be moved and entertained by the medium and this film aims to deliver.

As for, "What? Are you crazy? She's just a kid!" Hasn't anyone here read a modern horror novel? King? Barker? Kids can be just as capable and vicious as any adult.

The concept interests me.

The execution of the comic makes me think I'll avoid this movie.

Mark Millar isn't exactly my favorite writer.

I think Mark Millar is a douche and Wanted was a pretty disappointing movie.

Yet this has a certain "charm" to it and I'm afraid I won't be able to pass it up.

Botswana wrote:

I think Mark Millar is a douche and Wanted was a pretty disappointing movie.

Yet this has a certain "charm" to it and I'm afraid I won't be able to pass it up.

Wait, this is written by the guy that wrote Wanted? The movie with the Loom of Doom? The movie that stole 2 hours of my life and then called me a loser, at the end?

I am proceeding with much caution, now.

This looks fantastic. I'm seeing this on opening weekend.

skeletonframes wrote:
Botswana wrote:

I think Mark Millar is a douche and Wanted was a pretty disappointing movie.

Yet this has a certain "charm" to it and I'm afraid I won't be able to pass it up.

Wait, this is written by the guy that wrote Wanted? The movie with the Loom of Doom? The movie that stole 2 hours of my life and then called me a loser, at the end?

I am proceeding with much caution, now.

Actually, he wrote the comic book Wanted which was significantly different from the movie. No Loom of Doom or other crap like that. Basically the only thing preserved from the comic is the early part of the movie and the main character's progression from loser to psychopath.

Although I will agree that Mark Millar can write some stinkers, The Unfunnies in particular was a terrible comic, but he's come out with quite a few things that I've liked. The Authority, The Ultimates, Superman: Red Son, Wanted, and Kick Ass to name a few.

I can't say I'm all that impressed by this. I guess this is what it felt like to people who hadn't read watchment.

Norfair wrote:

I can't say I'm all that impressed by this. I guess this is what it felt like to people who hadn't read watchment.

You mean the Watchmen? I read it and was impressed with the movie as well. No it didnt knock me off my ass like the books did, but the movie was impressive.

ranalin wrote:
Gorilla.800.lbs wrote:

I am not hip on kids being made to swear profusely on screen.

fairly certain they're not "made" to.

I am certain the weren't "made" to, as well, but this doesn't sit well with me anyway. Exactly what puts me off about it is hard to put a finger on -- I guess it's a form of child exploitation I'd rather not see on the screen. It's like kids were to smoke tobacco or drink real alcohol on screen. Nevermind if they are actually willing to do that. It's still feels wrong because there is no play or "pretend" factor in swearing -- it's just swearing. Pure vice any way you look at it, not a "pretend" vice.

I guess I just don't put swearing in the same camp as drinking or smoking in my list of vices. If my ten year old child was swearing I'd be mildly perturbed, if they were drinking I'd start taking extreme measures.

Anyone else slightly afraid of what the Internet will do to the kid's image when this film is released? It happened with the kids' show Crazy Town (or whatever it was with the girl with the pink hair).

bnpederson wrote:

I guess I just don't put swearing in the same camp as drinking or smoking in my list of vices. If my ten year old child was swearing I'd be mildly perturbed, if they were drinking I'd start taking extreme measures.

I know by the time i was 12 there was just a very small number of cuss words that i didnt know or hear on a daily basis. So i dont think twice about it here.

The complete lack of remorse in the character bothers me more than anything else.

1Dgaf wrote:

Anyone else slightly afraid of what the Internet will do to the kid's image when this film is released? It happened with the kids' show Crazy Town (or whatever it was with the girl with the pink hair).

Probably wont be as bad as what they did over Dakota Fanning when she did Hound Dog and the rape scene that was involved.

"I can't fly but I can kick your ass"

/sold

1Dgaf wrote:

Anyone else slightly afraid of what the Internet will do to the kid's image when this film is released? It happened with the kids' show Crazy Town (or whatever it was with the girl with the pink hair).

As I said before, I fear what happens when our moral guardians find out about this movie.

I really really want to see this movie...
Though I almost feel like I'd rather see this as a sort of series than a film, it might not work that way but still.

skeletonframes wrote:
Botswana wrote:

I think Mark Millar is a douche and Wanted was a pretty disappointing movie.

Yet this has a certain "charm" to it and I'm afraid I won't be able to pass it up.

Wait, this is written by the guy that wrote Wanted? The movie with the Loom of Doom? The movie that stole 2 hours of my life and then called me a loser, at the end?

I am proceeding with much caution, now.

I loved the movie. Hated the comic.

Atomicvideohead wrote:

I really didn't like the comic, and I'm indifferent to the movie. I just feel the mediocre vibe of Wanted emanating from this. Am I alone?

I'm tired of post-modern deconstructionism. Stop deconstructing, stop winking at me. Go construct something, do it with straight face and an eager heart.

I don't think Mark Millar has it in him. He strikes me as a writer with a knack for self-promotion and delivering big, shocking moments, but absolutely nothing to say. None of it means anything.

I'm basing this on Wanted -- which made me want to beat him with a rubber hose until he promised to never do something like that again, and his run on The Authority -- which was better, but ultimately not much good either. Also, bits of -- hahahahhahaha -- Civil War I giggled through.

Another red brand trailer.

I have this feeling like I did with "Girl Next Door". Great trailer but the final movie had a different tone and wasn't as funny. There are a few clips in Kick Ass which appear different in tone than others and I wonder if the whole movie will be funny or not.

5 star review in Empire. Nice.

ExitPursuedByBear wrote:

Cue moral panic.

"Busybodies upset about something, more at 11."

I like that his argument pretty much amounts to; "These trailers have subject matter in them that young people should not view, and there aren't enough safegaurds in place to confirm age."

Settle down Brooks (his actual name). If you're not monitoring what your kids are viewing on the internet, a red band trailer is the least of your worries.

Trophy Husband wrote:

I like that his argument pretty much amounts to; "These trailers have subject matter in them that young people should not view, and there aren't enough safegaurds in place to confirm age."

Settle down Brooks (his actual name). If you're not monitoring what your kids are viewing on the internet, a red band trailer is the least of your worries.

Yea, this. If my kids see something I don't want them to at home, where I have control over their access to computers and TV, then I can only blame myself. If they catch something like this elsewhere, say school, then I drop the hammer on the adminstrators. At a friend's house? Talk with the parents.

So, yea, nothing to see here, move along.

Anyone else seen this yet? I saw it last night, and it was well named, since it did indeed kick ass. As you might expect, Hit Girl had all the best scenes, but it was a really strong cast (filled with Matthew Vaughn's usual suspects like Flemying, Strong and Fletcher).

I liked hearing John Murphy's Hero theme from Sunshine used in a few different ways. (Aggravatingly, this is not on the soundtrack which I checked out first chance I got and found quite disappointing apart from the Morricone and the Banana Splits).

I thought it was great fun overall. If you liked the trailer, I think you'll probably enjoy the movie too.

Curse you! It's still about two weeks from release here.

So, US Goodgers, the film is out, any reviews?