Author Topic: Kick-Ass the movie (Read 8925 times)

ammitz · « **on:** April 15, 2010, 03:29:11 pm »

Have just seen in it the cinema and WOW

It's been a long time since i've been entertained that good in the cinema.

I'd give it 4,5 out of 5.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2010, 03:54:11 pm »

I've read it, just waiting for the weekend so I can go see it. Definitely looking forward to it, even if it has some differences from the comic (which wasn't even finished when they started making the movie).

Edit: Son of a....
My local theater isn't getting this.

dre-w · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2010, 02:40:36 am »

Just got done watching it at the theater my friend works at.

Tomorrow, I shall pay to watch it again. At a different theater.

shmokes · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2010, 11:26:46 pm »

I really can't wait to see it. I've been excited for it for months. I can't watch it for a few weeks still cos finals are upon me, but soon . . .

ammitz · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2010, 01:40:32 am »

Then I think you should go see it now, and then one more time after the finals

javeryh · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2010, 08:18:31 am »

I can't wait for the blu--ray (sadly, the only way I can watch movies nowadays).

shmokes · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2010, 10:46:21 am »

Blu-ray players play DVDs too.

dre-w · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2010, 08:12:39 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on April 15, 2010, 03:54:11 pm

Definitely looking forward to it, even if it has some differences from the comic (which wasn't even finished when they started making the movie).

I read the first 5 issues and then stopped because of this.. fearful that they'd screw it up.. but after watching the movie, it was pretty spot-on. Well for the first 5.

Now I must go back and read the last 3!!

..this is how the Watchmen should've been done.
LOL I hope I didn't just wage war on anyone.

shmokes · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2010, 08:22:46 pm »

I liked The Watchmen quite a bit, but I never read the book.

drventure · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2010, 09:24:28 pm »

I liked the watchmen as well, and in a former life, I was assistant manager of a comics show, for what that's worth. But I never really got into the comic proper. Dark Knight. Check. Flaming Carrot. Double Check. Concrete. Yep. Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters. Oh yeah.

But Watchmen. ehhh..

Don't shoot!

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2010, 10:04:49 pm »

Quote from: dre-w on April 18, 2010, 08:12:39 pm

I read the first 5 issues and then stopped because of this.. fearful that they'd screw it up.. but after watching the movie, it was pretty spot-on. Well for the first 5.

Now I must go back and read the last 3!!

I already am aware of several differences from the comic, especially the ending.

dre-w · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2010, 09:51:05 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on April 18, 2010, 10:04:49 pm

I already am aware of several differences from the comic, especially the ending.

Oh seriously?? I'll have to hit up the comic book store tomorrow. Which ending did you like better, the comic or movie? Wait did you end up seeing the movie yet?

As for the Watchmen, it was cool and all.. but there's something called suspension of disbelief, and that movie just didn't deliver for me.

Left me with a lot of questions, which only were later answered AFTER having to read the book.. shouldn't have to be that way.. imo

drventure · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2010, 10:21:56 pm »

Yeah, I knew most of what what going on in Watchmen from having read the series way back when. My brother, however, was completely lost for a lot of the movie

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2010, 11:39:19 pm »

Quote from: dre-w on April 19, 2010, 09:51:05 pm

Wait did you end up seeing the movie yet?

Nope, going this coming weekend.

As for Watchmen, I'm glad I read it, because everyone who went with us that didn't know the story were LOST. I could tell while watching the movie that people who hadn't read it wouldn't completely get it.

I still love the movie, though. The motion comic is great, too.

SNAAKE · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:26:54 pm »

kick ass kicked ass

Grasshopper · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2010, 05:03:02 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on April 21, 2010, 04:57:50 pm

Did they kick all the mormons out of the MPAA or something? How did they get away with a title like 'Kick Ass'? I can remember when South Park From Hell had to change their title, for crying out loud.

Why would anyone want to kick a donkey anyway?

shmokes · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2010, 09:27:17 pm »

IMDB says this:

It's a widely reported myth that the original title of the film was "South Park: All Hell Breaks Loose" and the MPAA forced Trey Parker and Matt Stone to change the title, stating that all movie titles must be G-rated (despite the fact that there are many movies with the word "hell" in them - Hellraiser (1987), Hellfighters (1968), From Hell (2001), etc.). The story comes directly from Parker and Stone who claim that they submitted the film with the original title and were forced to change it. Richard Taylor, a spokesman for the MPAA, denies that any film was ever submitted with that title and that the MPAA did not reject the use of the word "hell" in the title.

shmokes · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2010, 11:08:08 pm »

No. I actually heard good things about it, though. Also, I think the MPAA is about the most moronic entity on the planet. Seriously . . . a few seconds of bare breasts, or say the "f word" a couple times and you have an automatic R rating. But the Lord of the Rings can show a battle between humans and Orcs where humans are first realistically (and graphically) killed with swords and spears. And then hundreds of severed human heads are catapulted over the city walls to demoralize the people inside. It shows all this. It looks totally real.

Yeah . . . PG-13

Totally mind-boggling. So don't get me wrong . . .

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2010, 11:59:23 pm »

It's like Bruce Campbell said, "You can chop off a breast, you just can't kiss it."

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2010, 09:37:48 am »

Twilight Zone? You have a problem with TWILIGHT ZONE?!?

northerngames · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2010, 09:55:23 am »

preview's looked retarted to me and I was wondering how they could actually charge people money for stuff like that.

things they get away with nowaday's... I am not suprised that people actually may like something like that though.

for me it looks like a tmnt type for 15 year olds and I dont plan on watching it ever.

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:37:56 am »

It was more in line with Kill Bill than TMNT. Humorous and fun, yet at
times, graphically violent

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2010, 11:12:29 am »

Quote from: northerngames on April 22, 2010, 09:55:23 am

for me it looks like a tmnt type for 15 year olds and I dont plan on watching it ever.

The green band trailers don't give a proper idea of what the movie is like. Read the 8-issue run of it and you'll see it's NOT for kids.

ammitz · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2010, 02:42:50 pm »

Quote from: Xiaou2 on April 22, 2010, 10:37:56 am

It was more in line with Kill Bill than TMNT. Humorous and fun, yet at
times, graphically violent

+1

And maybe add a little squirt of pulp fiction

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2010, 12:18:46 am »

Just got back from Kick-ass. Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, that was a great movie. It was different enough from the comic that I enjoyed it on its own merits and actually didn't have any real issues with the differences.

dre-w · « **Reply #25 on:** April 25, 2010, 01:20:59 am »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on April 25, 2010, 12:18:46 am

It was different enough from the comic that I enjoyed it on its own merits and actually didn't have any real issues with the differences.

Agreed. I finally got around to the comic book store today. I had to read the first 5 again, man I had forgotten some. The only thing I liked better in the comic were the costume designs.. Well mainly for Red Mist and Big Daddy. Other than that, this is my favorite movie for this year so far.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #26 on:** April 25, 2010, 11:45:39 am »

Yeah, I preferred the comic book versions of their outfits as well.

Loafmeister · « **Reply #27 on:** April 28, 2010, 10:16:15 am »

Saw the movie yesterday, wow was it good, and surprisingly thought provoking too. It's a great deconstruction of the superhero genre. I'm inclined to want to see it a second time in the theatre.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #28 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:22:44 am »

Just saw it last night. 4/5 for me. A nice contrast to the lame Iron man 2

Way more violent than i imagined it would be. And Hit Girl saying the C word

edit: how sad is that. Hit Girl kills dozens of people, and I was mored shocked by her language! Talk about desensitised...

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #29 on:** May 10, 2010, 10:58:42 am »

Quote from: pinballjim on May 10, 2010, 09:29:17 am

this movie is nothing like the trailers. I was seriously expecting a slightly more realistic Spy Kids.

Which is why I hated the trailers. As a fan of the comics, I knew those trailers were a terrible representation of the film. The red band trailers did a better job, though.

patrickl · « **Reply #30 on:** May 10, 2010, 01:46:51 pm »

Entertaining movie, but what was supposed to be so great about it?

I'd say 7/10.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #31 on:** May 10, 2010, 02:53:10 pm »

That reminds me, I never rated it here:
10/10

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #32 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:11:02 pm »

Judging by his attitude on twitter and the way his entire review was written, the one star was meant to anger the fanboys.

It has 76% on Rottentomatoes and has an 8.4/10 on IMDb (in 124th place in the Top 250).

Loafmeister · « **Reply #33 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:30:24 pm »

The subject matter limits mass acceptance so I don't think they ever thought they'd get huge numbers. Add the bad trailer and you get the box office numbers. This is Lionsgate though, I like that they take risks where other studios don't but jeez I wish they'd pay the right people to do better trailers.

In saying that, this is a type of movie that should do VERY well on DVD/Bluray and I suspect this will generate enough profit to warrant a sequel. I know after the first weekend, there was discussion there would be one but the numbers fell so sharply you have to think they'll wait for the DVD/BR sales to determine their next step. This does have cult following written all over it.

Note that they are doing a sequel for the comic, that's a done thing.

patrickl · « **Reply #34 on:** May 10, 2010, 03:43:51 pm »

I felt the concept was funny, but the movie never really was. Think the only time I laughed was during his first attempt at crime fighting. The last half hour or so was actually bordering on annoying.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #35 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:38:51 pm »

The five of us were cracking up the entire time.

patrickl · « **Reply #36 on:** May 10, 2010, 06:04:52 pm »

Well I guess if you must look at it from a cult angle, an 11 year old girl slaughtering dozens of mafia goons could be seen as "funny" in a way. I thought it was more "ridiculous" than funny and was waiting for it to end.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #37 on:** May 10, 2010, 11:03:35 pm »

Quote from: patrickl on May 10, 2010, 06:04:52 pm

an 11 year old girl slaughtering dozens of mafia goons could be seen as "funny" in a way

Hilarious, actually.

One word:
Bazooka

saleem · « **Reply #38 on:** May 11, 2010, 02:54:23 am »

movie was complete tripe bar the little lass who beat the crap outta everyone.she was soo funny,everything nelse was so not funny and poor.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #39 on:** May 11, 2010, 06:29:25 am »

It doesn't have to be funny though does it? I didn't get a hell of a lot of chuckles out of Spiderman, Batman or Iron Man. Still entertaining...


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