KICK-ASS ~ DOES ~
source: http://www.martynpedler.com/2010/03/kick-ass-get-real/
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( a good review )
Note,....Kick-Ass is not just for kids! ( In fact,....its NOT for kids at all,...at least not the tots )
APPARENTLY there was a "PROFANITY" controversy,.....ooooooooohhhhh
When I heard that a movie of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s comic Kick-Ass was on its way, I decided that – for once – I’d avoid reading the source material until I’d seen the film.
I had a theory that Mark Millar’s stories would benefit enormously from quick edits and pop music. That cinema would maybe boost the good qualities of his writing (great concepts, snappy one-liners, black comedy) and cover some of its flaws (the sometimes shoddy execution of those concepts, or the way he can seem to get bored halfway through his own stories).
My review? Well, you might have heard that Kick-Ass is the story of what happens when a powerless nobody decides to become a superhero in the real world. Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Kick-Ass, however, isn’t. It’s actually about what happens when a powerless nobody decides to become a superhero… and then meets some real superheroes already out there.
The movie’s definitely a success – certainly more than Vaughn’s only fitfully charming version of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust. The action scenes are smart and inventive, especially considering the film’s semi-limited budget; they recreate the sense of John Romita Jr.’s art without being slavishly faithful to it like Zack Snyder’s Watchmen worship. Bursts of violence wrung at least three bursts of spontaneous applause from my audience.
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http://www.martynpedler.com/2010/03/kick-ass-get-real/
The ooooooooohhh,..."PROFANE" link-
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2010/04/14/natpkg.kickass.premiere.cnn?iref=allsearch
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my review: kickass is kickass
- 2 years ago
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Follow_me
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remanns
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This is a fun review posted on current-
http://current.com/entertainment/movies/92386808_kick-ass-review.htm - 2 years ago
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remanns
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suzane
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another good review.thanks for the post
- 2 years ago
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suzane
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remanns
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TOYS!
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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DanPersons
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For an alternate view, check out the in-depth discussion of KICK-ASS on THE CINEFANTASTIQUE PODCAST at HuffPost:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/cinefantastique-horror-fa_b_543325.htm...
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DanPersons
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remanns
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DanPersons:
Another good review,..not my personal take...,...but hey,...my inclination is; "read ALL the reviews you can on this film; this will be a classic.
p.s. not sure what a "Carry Grant" ref has to do with this,...other than "X" is expected from "name brand" stars........
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns:
Hi, remanns,
"Cary Grant" was in response to Larry's comment that KICK-ASS reminded him of screwball comedies. Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn starred in the classic screwball comedy, BRINGING UP BABY. Just was jibing Larry by trying to fit two screwball icons into the KICK-ASS scenario. Otherwise no connection (but BABY is a fantastically funny film to check out, if you haven't already).
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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DanPersons:
Much thanx. Got it. The "screw ball comedy" just doesn't work for me as a "sub category" to start a comparison;
somewhere in the midst of:
"Watchmen",..."Repo-Man" (the original,...not "Men"),...."Natural Born Killers",... "Buckaroo Banzai",.."Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and "Magnolia". stands this work.standing by that.
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns
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DanPersons:
p.s.---Oh,....I will!
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns
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ANOTHER review---
hell,...read em all,....the movie KICKS ASS!
http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/getflickd/2010/03/why_you_should.html - 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns
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Heh.
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns
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Another 2 bits from io9-
http://io9.com/5518464/kick+ass-knows-superhero-fans-are-masochists?skyline=true..."There are really two kinds of action movies — ones which live up to their trailers, and ones which don't. Kick-Ass lives up to its trailers. If you watched the trailer or the ads on TV and thought it would be fun to watch an eleven-year-old girl say "cunt" and kill tons of people who vaguely deserve it, then you'll enjoy this film. (If you watched the trailers and felt disgusted or bored, then... well, duh.)"
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns
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More geekery to kick about---(an easter egg hunt)
http://io9.com/5519261/important-easter-eggs-to-look-for-while-watching-kick+ass - 2 years ago
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Mcellie
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Still need to see this film, gah. might have to be a dvd one.
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Paven
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Its funny how Hit Girl stole the show.... She was awesome and who everyone is talking about and rightly so. She is what made the show unique and badass.
When she impaled the hooker.... haha awesome! - 2 years ago
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onemalefla:
Yes,....it will.
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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The guy who did the 'score" to this----GOLD MEDAL. Inspired.
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Omnomynous
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Alright what better movie to illustrate to your adolescent how to be a smart ass, psychotic, vigilante......
Just when you're kid starts acting like an obnoxious prick shortly after seeing it, and snitches you out to the school resource officer for smoking a bowl (I know it was past his bedtime, but he had to potty... again), I don't want to hear about it.
two thumbs way down for teaching children how to be ignorant smart asses....., oh and potential vigilante snitches...
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Omnomynous:
interesting view.. if i get mugged bye a bunch of 3rd graders with dressed as superheros during the weak i couldn't say i did not see it coming.
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remanns
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Omnomynous:
F your brats
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remanns
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Omnomynous:
p.s.------------I mean that in a nice way.
( isn't this rated Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr???) - 2 years ago
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Omnomynous:
..........now I feel like I,....ME ,...may have been stupid. If that was satire,...it was just dry enough to "get me",....and if you "got me",....well,...we should exchange numbers n stuff.
( If this WAS NOT humorous,....well DIE DIE DIE. that is all) - 2 years ago
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remanns
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Omnomynous:
R-ratings mean not intended for children under the age of 17 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
So that pretty much throws that association out the window...
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lifestudentno83
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remanns
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-potty mouth!
( what IS the world coming to !?! ) - 2 years ago
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remanns
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lifestudentno83
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It was pretty good. Enjoyable, humorous at times, and filled with action. Perhaps I was expecting something different, and was taken aback by Hit-Girl mercilessly slaughtering a whole bunch of people. But overall, I think it was a good movie. Would watch a sequel.
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remanns
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FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY !
(well,....not your whole family,.....but Big Daddy's) - 2 years ago
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remanns
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HIT GIRL !
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