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Day 119: August 27th, 2010
Kick Ass
I can't read your mind. But I can kick your ass.
Kick Ass, based on the comic series of the same name, takes the super hero genre and makes it more relatable to those who want to see them. We are exactly like our lead character, normal. He dreams of something bigger, of being a super hero, the problem is that he has no super powers, but that doesn't stop him. After a freak accident, he ends up with a rebuilt skeletal structure and some nerves are damaged making him feel next to no pain. Whoops, looks like he gets some kind of 'superpower' after all.
Kick Ass is vibrant, violent and doesn't care if it plays with fire and gets burned. The controversy over the film is in regards to the little girl, playing hit Girl. She uses foul language and shoots a lot of people (let's not forget the slice and dice scene). To hell with these people, that includes Mr. Roger Ebert. Kick Ass is exactly what the title suggests, it kicks ass. The film is popcorn entertainment that is shot with the slick talent of Matthew Vaughn.
True to the source material with some changes here and there to accommodate a film, Kick Ass looks, feels and sounds like a comic book. The bright colours, the cheesy dialogue, the corrupt bad guys and the flash violence. This is a comic book world and we live in it.
The film treads in both comedy and action. The comedic bits are here and there but the film never is laugh out loud funny. The sprinkled bits work with the overall theme of the film and the violence, which isn't that bad, playfully is cartoonish. There is even one cartoon scene that is shot like a motion comic, it works extremely well.
The father-daughter relationship was the most interesting to me and Nic Cage does his best Adam West impression with ease. It may just be me, but I like him as an actor and he does a great job here. Christopher Mintz-Plasse seems to be trying to break free of his McLovin role, yet he still has that linger in this character and I think always will be.
The villain could use a bit more to beef up the role, but Mark Strong knows his evilness. As he does with Sherlock Holmes, he plays bad, very well. Expect to see him in more villain roles in the near future.
Check out Kick Ass, recommended.
Kick Ass
I can't read your mind. But I can kick your ass.
Kick Ass, based on the comic series of the same name, takes the super hero genre and makes it more relatable to those who want to see them. We are exactly like our lead character, normal. He dreams of something bigger, of being a super hero, the problem is that he has no super powers, but that doesn't stop him. After a freak accident, he ends up with a rebuilt skeletal structure and some nerves are damaged making him feel next to no pain. Whoops, looks like he gets some kind of 'superpower' after all.
Kick Ass is vibrant, violent and doesn't care if it plays with fire and gets burned. The controversy over the film is in regards to the little girl, playing hit Girl. She uses foul language and shoots a lot of people (let's not forget the slice and dice scene). To hell with these people, that includes Mr. Roger Ebert. Kick Ass is exactly what the title suggests, it kicks ass. The film is popcorn entertainment that is shot with the slick talent of Matthew Vaughn.
True to the source material with some changes here and there to accommodate a film, Kick Ass looks, feels and sounds like a comic book. The bright colours, the cheesy dialogue, the corrupt bad guys and the flash violence. This is a comic book world and we live in it.
The film treads in both comedy and action. The comedic bits are here and there but the film never is laugh out loud funny. The sprinkled bits work with the overall theme of the film and the violence, which isn't that bad, playfully is cartoonish. There is even one cartoon scene that is shot like a motion comic, it works extremely well.
The father-daughter relationship was the most interesting to me and Nic Cage does his best Adam West impression with ease. It may just be me, but I like him as an actor and he does a great job here. Christopher Mintz-Plasse seems to be trying to break free of his McLovin role, yet he still has that linger in this character and I think always will be.
The villain could use a bit more to beef up the role, but Mark Strong knows his evilness. As he does with Sherlock Holmes, he plays bad, very well. Expect to see him in more villain roles in the near future.
Check out Kick Ass, recommended.