Kick-Ass the movie just wants you to laugh and cheer at grizzly murder.
No bears were harmed in the movie, Sean.
I was bored by Munich, I think. I also barely remember any of it.
You're right. He's evil. But you should see him naked. I mean really!
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Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2010 11:52:00 am PDT #7698 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
quester - Apr 18, 2010 11:59:52 am PDT #7699 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I suspect I would react like you did, Sean. I don't think I'll be seeing that movie.
erikaj - Apr 18, 2010 12:03:28 pm PDT #7700 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I don't know. I kind of wanted to, but now I'm not sure...the previews are misleadingly cheerful. I foresee many cheesed-off movie goers. But I am a sick puppy who might be amused.
Hayden - Apr 18, 2010 12:06:07 pm PDT #7701 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Forrest Gump = The Sarah Palin Story.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 18, 2010 12:32:58 pm PDT #7702 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Forrest Gump = The Sarah Palin Story.
Sarah Palin isn't that smart. She is more calculated, though.
le nubian - Apr 18, 2010 12:37:35 pm PDT #7703 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sean,
I don't think the movie unabashedly wants you to cheer at the heroes' actions. Did you think the same of "A Clockwork Orange?" Although I hated ACO and I'm on record here saying this several, I think both movies could be read in similar ways.
I also think your complaints about the film make it seem like the characters in question faced no consequences for their actions - which isn't the case.
Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2010 12:53:48 pm PDT #7704 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh. John Rogers's review of Kick-Ass. I've requested the comic from the library, but it will be at least a month before I get a hold of it, I'm sure. I'm hoping I like the comic more than I liked Wanted, which was very cool and had its moments but had, like, the worst last panel of a comic ever.
erikaj - Apr 18, 2010 1:08:41 pm PDT #7705 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Wrod, Corwood. But I liked it a lot when I watched it the first time. It's kind of an ugly tale when you look at it more closely and aren't wowed by the effects.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2010 2:20:06 pm PDT #7706 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Right. I will say that some deaths made me a bit uncomfortable, but overall, besides the fact that there was rampant, bloody violence committed by a child, the violence itself wasn't that different from other movies of its ilk.
How does the violence compare to that in Watchmen (the movie)? Because some of that made me cringe, but I wasn't horrified.
That said, I knew what to expect going in to Watchmen (mostly Giant! Blue! Penis!), but I don't think I knew that Kick-Ass was so grizzlybloodygory. (I didn't read it.)
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2010 2:26:30 pm PDT #7707 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How does the violence compare to that in Watchmen (the movie)? Because some of that made me cringe, but I wasn't horrified.
Which violence was that? Like when the Comedian was killed?
IMHO (IIRC) the violence in Watchmen was more extreme, as they focused on stuff like the Comedian's skull hitting a marble counter top. In Kick Ass I think we see much less of the effects of the violence - even when guys get shot in the head (which happens a lot) you don't see very much detail of it.