Kick-Ass

[Mouseferatu]

I liked it, but I didn't think it was all that. Worth seeing if you enjoy that sort of movie, but certainly not worthy of some of the raves.

I'd say, oh, 7/10.

 

[Jdvn1]

I just saw it tonight. It was a fun flick! Not the movie of the year, but I was definitely entertained.

My girlfriend liked it, but it was too gory for her (she has a low threshold, though).

 

[Welverin]

Y'know, I really wanna hate this movie, because of Mark Millar being a self-aggrandizing jerk, and for being one of those guys who screwed up comics, but I have to admit that I am tempted to see this and I suspect I will enjoy it if I do. I did read "Wanted", and enjoyed it much better than the movie (which is basically a whole different piece of work).

This is much closer to the comic, as opposed to Wanted, which was vaguely inspired by the comic.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I enjoyed it immensely. It was silly as heck and most entertaining.

Yes.

8/10. Would see again, would strongly recommend to friends.

 

[Korgoth]

Finally saw this. I thought it was awesome. Well, except when Big Daddy and Hit Girl weren't on screen... the high school romance stuff was tedious. But Hit Girl alone was worth the price of admission.

Interesting that Kick-Ass thinks of BD and HG as "the real deal" when actually they're homicidal maniacs.

Anyway, it wasn't perfect, but it rocked.

 

[Grymar]

It is hyper-violent, social-destructive, and morally wrong.

And I loved every minute of it. 9/10.

 

[Bullgrit]

I fully enjoyed it. But . . . it started out "What would really happen if someone tried to be a superhero in the real world?" and became a full-on fantasy world. Although I enjoyed the movie, it did feel like a bait-and-switch about half-way through. The ending story of the movie was a complete reversal of the initial premise of the story.

Bullgrit

 

[Korgoth]

I fully enjoyed it. But . . . it started out "What would really happen if someone tried to be a superhero in the real world?" and became a full-on fantasy world. Although I enjoyed the movie, it did feel like a bait-and-switch about half-way through. The ending story of the movie was a complete reversal of the initial premise of the story.

Bullgrit

True, though I thought it was a bit more insidious than that. The ultra-violence of Big Daddy and Hit Girl end up being the only way forward as a 'hero'. The original concept of the comic book superhero, championed by the naive Kick-Ass, is ultimately shown up as completely untenable. The only people who have any success in that world beyond the boundaries are ruthless killers. Once Kick-Ass crosses the line into the land of surreal ultra-violence, there is no upper or lower limit to human experience.

It started out being a critique of superheroes, but I think it ended up being a critique of Kant and Nietzsche. Rather than revelling in the world of moral autonomy, the characters ultimately aspire only to retreat into the mundane world of conformity where human life can actually exist.

In the surreal world of vigilantism, you have to go balls out or go home. But obviously you would rather go home if you could. The tragedy of Big Daddy is that he can't (or won't). But the life of the independent crime fighter has to be one of extreme violence, and if you can't thrive in that then it's best to remain in the shelter of mundane society.

 

[Felon]

I'm glad this movie wasn't a flop, which would reflect poorly on comic-movies on the whole, but at the same I'm glad it wasn't a runaway success, because I don't want to have to hear about Mark Millar's head swelling to the size of Detroit.

 

[Grymar]

I'm glad this movie wasn't a flop, which would reflect poorly on comic-movies on the whole, but at the same I'm glad it wasn't a runaway success, because I don't want to have to hear about Mark Millar's head swelling to the size of Detroit.

I'm a very casual comic fan and don't know any of the personalities involved. What's the story with Millar and what did he do wrong?