Kick-Ass

Last night i finally saw the movie Kick-Ass with my bestie. OMG that movie is hilarious and violent! I remember when it came out and you had 2 types of people talking about it; One group were the parents of kids who really didn't like how the movie was masquarading as a comic book hero movie but was rated R...the other group were people in their 20s who LOVED IT!

I mean what person doesn't dream about being a superhero and really kicking ass? But this movie showed the reality of that which i really enjoyed. You can't just put on a costume and expect society to accept you trying to save people. There are going to be jerks who actually fight you back with real weapons and you are definitely going to get hurt. The closest superhero (even though he would hate you calling him that) Kick-Ass came to reminding you of was Batman. Which is why i think Big Daddy sort of looked like a cousin of Batman lol You can't just try to physically fight these guys, you need weapons and toys. Especially since you have no super powers.

My favorite line in the movie was "with no power comes no responsibility" LOL Hilarious twist on the Spiderman mantra. Even though it really shocked me right out the gate with the blood and violence (im talking 10mins in someone was dying) there was something very cool about this movie that you couldn't turn away. Nick Cage was perfect pyscho dad too! There were parts where we agreed they probably didn't give him any direction and just told him to be his crazy self lol I didn't understand why he talked the way he did when he was in costume but i guess he felt he needed to sound more intense and precise? Who knows lol

Ok, let's talk about the little girl named Hit Girl. What is she, like 10 or 11 years old? OMG that chick killed the movie! She was the icing on the cake! I like how she played a bigger roll later in the film and they let the teenage boy have the beginning of it. My friend and i were wondering how much therapy did that girl need AFTER making this movie lol The constant fighting (even though she had stunt doubles i'm sure she played some of her own physical parts) and killing people. OH her weapons were BRUTAL! I loved every single one of them especially the double bladed rod but DAMN! She didn't just kill you, she gutted you! And every kill was somewhere in the heart or head...she made sure you were deader than dead. I give her parents props for letting her be apart of this type of film. She may never act again but damn it, she got to live the dream of being a badass superhero which is almost every kids dream at some point. And she did an amazing job at it too!

I won't spoil the ending but it makes me wonder are they working on a Kick-Ass2 at all. Oh and the comic book they showed during the movie to explain Nick Cage's issues was great! The graphics and 3D was so freaking cool! The nerd in me was like "can the whole movie be that style?" lol They definitely knew what they were doing when creating this movie. It had everything and then some that you would find in your typical comic book adventure. The guy who played Kick-Ass too is kind of cute...when he wasn't in his wetsuit costume that is lol

I give it 4.5 stars...because its rare a movie is a 5 star =)