I can't stand bloodfests (usually)ed_rexSeptember 30 2010, 03:45:31 UTC
I too wish I'd seen it on the big screen; would have especially liked seeing it that way for the first time. Unfortunately, that ship has (obviously) sailed.
As my subject-line suggests, I usually shy away from splatter-porn or anything approaching it. Watching heads explode isn't my idea of a good time.
Usually.
Kick Ass started charming and caught me good when Cage's Big Daddy shot his daughter in the chest at point-blank range.
The movie is probably reprehensible as hell on all kinds of levels, but I still can't articulate how - not in a way that convinces myself, anyway. Even the climactic and brutal adult/child fight scene(!), cringe-inducing as it was (and the torture that preceded it was even worse, come to think of it), didn't turn me off.
Anyway, thanks for the review; if you're interested, I wrote the movie up myself a couple of months ago.
Kick-Ass isn't a spoof of Superhero stories, it is a Superhero story. It has many laughs, but it also has a lot to think about.
Was the violence too over the top? Compared to what? People get stabbed in real life, little girls get used as punchbags - if it's too much of anything then it's probably too much like the nasty parts of real life, something most all Superhero movies have precious little of.
The original idea for the comic Kick-Ass came from something the author and his best friend tried as teenagers; they designed costumes and learnt Karate for 6 months straight with the full intention of becoming superheroes. They didn't carry it through, but what if ...?
I like this movie, I'm happy to defend it, it knocks back the usual Hollywood PG13-ised view of the world - more films need to do this. If your moral views are never challenged, what value do they have? If you never see anything that makes you feel uncomfortable then how do you appreciate the good in the world?
1) Not a spoof. Just like "In The Loop" wasn't a spoof of international politics. I think a better term (for both of them) would be "satire". 2) I think the violence was important. Let's face it, there's violence in all superhero movies. It's just that it's often glossed over. The story of Kick-Ass puts superheroes into the real world and that means that the gloss comes off and we actually see the blood.
Was the violence too over the top? Compared to what? People get stabbed in real life, little girls get used as punchbags - if it's too much of anything then it's probably too much like the nasty parts of real life, something most all Superhero movies have precious little of.
Okay, you didn't have any problem with some of the violence. But not everyone is you. So, what's with the lecture?
Yes and not everyone is you, either. Some of us are tired of seeing wrestling-style violence portrayed in movies without emotional consequences for the audience ... it's insulting to people who have been around violence in real life.
Also, I'm not entirely sure why you would say you like a movie before picking apart some of it's most important components for being unrealistic or too realistic ...?
This is MY review. And if some of the violence seemed a bit excessive to me, then I have every right to express my feelings . . . in MY ARTICLE . . . on MY OWN BLOG. Why do you seem hell bent upon getting me to accept your views? You have an opinion? Write . . . your . . . own . . . review.
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As my subject-line suggests, I usually shy away from splatter-porn or anything approaching it. Watching heads explode isn't my idea of a good time.
Usually.
Kick Ass started charming and caught me good when Cage's Big Daddy shot his daughter in the chest at point-blank range.
The movie is probably reprehensible as hell on all kinds of levels, but I still can't articulate how - not in a way that convinces myself, anyway. Even the climactic and brutal adult/child fight scene(!), cringe-inducing as it was (and the torture that preceded it was even worse, come to think of it), didn't turn me off.
Anyway, thanks for the review; if you're interested, I wrote the movie up myself a couple of months ago.
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Was the violence too over the top? Compared to what? People get stabbed in real life, little girls get used as punchbags - if it's too much of anything then it's probably too much like the nasty parts of real life, something most all Superhero movies have precious little of.
The original idea for the comic Kick-Ass came from something the author and his best friend tried as teenagers; they designed costumes and learnt Karate for 6 months straight with the full intention of becoming superheroes. They didn't carry it through, but what if ...?
I like this movie, I'm happy to defend it, it knocks back the usual Hollywood PG13-ised view of the world - more films need to do this. If your moral views are never challenged, what value do they have? If you never see anything that makes you feel uncomfortable then how do you appreciate the good in the world?
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2) I think the violence was important. Let's face it, there's violence in all superhero movies. It's just that it's often glossed over. The story of Kick-Ass puts superheroes into the real world and that means that the gloss comes off and we actually see the blood.
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Okay, you didn't have any problem with some of the violence. But not everyone is you. So, what's with the lecture?
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Yes and not everyone is you, either. Some of us are tired of seeing wrestling-style violence portrayed in movies without emotional consequences for the audience ... it's insulting to people who have been around violence in real life.
Also, I'm not entirely sure why you would say you like a movie before picking apart some of it's most important components for being unrealistic or too realistic ...?
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