MJ5K's Review
Created May 02, 2010 08:28PM PST • Edited May 02, 2010 08:28PM PST
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Quality
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Really Great 4.5
The first time I saw Kick-Ass, I thought it was…well….just good. Not great, but good. However, it got WAY better with a second watch. While I wouldn’t go as far as to say its one of the greatest comic book movies ever, it does live up to its title. It. Kicks. ASS!!!!! Sort of like the Boondock Saints of this decade, I can definitly see Kick-Ass spawning a cult following for years to come. Its 30% style, 25% substance, and 45% ass kicking awesomeness!!!!!!
The film follows Dave Lizewski. Dave’s your typical nerdy teenager. He’s not an athlete, a mathlete, he has no powers, very few friends, and his only power is being invisible to girls. One day, Dave gets the idea to become a superhero. So out of this crazy idea comes Kick-Ass!! A superhero who’s really only good at, well, getting his ass kicked. Soon enough, Dave finds himself mixed up with the mob, led by crime boss Frank D’micco, two other superheros, the Batman wannabe Big Daddy and the foul mouthed heathen known as Hit-Girl. While trying to balance out personal and superhero life, Dave turns out to be just as flawed as everyone else.
Though I do prefer a certain comic book film by the name of Watchmen, I have to say that Kick-ass actually does a better job of portraying superheros as flawed and sad human beings. The untimely amount of brutality in the film might just prove to be too much for some viewers so I should say, if you’re the squeamish type, I’d recomend How to Train Your Dragon, this ain’t your kids’ type of superhero.
What else if there to say except to go see Kick-Ass. Its a film that lives up to its title and is easily one of the best films of the year so far.
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Great 4.0
Aaron Johnson is absolutely fantastic as Dave/Kick-Ass. He brings the nerdy charm and the stupid wits all at the same time. I’m looking forward to see what he can do in the role of John Lennon in this fall’s biopic Nowhere Boy.
Mark Strong plays the typical italian mob boss as Frank D’micco, however, he takes it to a whole other level. His delivery and execution is perfect. He proved to be a great villain in last year’s Sherlocke Holmes and he establishes it here.
Do NOT get me started on Nicholas Cage as Big Daddy. He was FANTASTIC!! Like Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds, his voice and manner totally made me gain a whole new amount of respect for him. Bout time he actually tried!
The best actor(or actress, rather) was Chloe Moretz as Hit-Girl. She stole the show as the psycho killer with a dirty mouth.
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Male Stars Great 4.0
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Female Stars Great 4.0
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Female Costars Great 4.0
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Male Costars Great 4.0
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Really Great 4.5
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Direction Great 4.0
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Play Really Great 4.5
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Music Perfect 5.0
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Visuals Great 4.0
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Content
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Sordid 3.5
Like I said, NOT FOR THE KIDS!! This has the most sex, violence, and foul language of any superhero film I’ve EVER seen!!
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Sex Erotic 3.1
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Violence Savage 4.0
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Rudeness Profane 3.5
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Supernatural 3.6
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Circumstantial Supernatural 3.6
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Biological Supernatural 3.6
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Physical Supernatural 3.6
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May 3, 2010 9:37PM
MJ5K
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I don’t know. It would have a LOT of expectations to fulfill. And considering most super sequels are better than their super predecessors and Mark Millar is writing a sequel to the comic, a sequel seems likely. I guess we’ll have to see how strong of a life it has on DVD. |
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May 3, 2010 9:16PM
Wick
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Regarding MetalJunky5000’s Review |
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Apr 24, 2010 6:01PM
MJ5K
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Haha, well, I guess I should take it into consideration then…. |
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