[Kick Ass] That's some Armenian guy with a history of mental health problems

Saw it, loved it, and am waiting for the DVD. I'll probably see it again. Hit-Girl is one of the most entertaining characters I've seen in a long time.

 

1) While not fully touched on, basically this is a guy who is not special, not liked and he pretty much has nothing to live for. Pathetic essentially. Doing this, risky as it was, is akin to an alcoholic, gambler or drug addict. The thrill was a high for him and he couldn't quit. This is further evidenced by refusing to drop it after being asked to. Logically, he knew it was insane. But he couldn't quell his urges.

2)The violence was made cartoonish to look a little less hidious and revolting then it would actually be. Half the panels in the comic were red at times. And hitgirl's first appearance had her splattered with blood from the men she'd just killed. This violence was actually tamed down in some effect to make it watchable. But it is clearly made to be comic in a style like Kill Bill, 300 or Watchmen.

3) Really? Look at Kick-Ass again. He's panicked after his first encounter and he's angry and outraged during his second. For him it's about morals. Then look at his encounter with Hitgirl and his reaction to her actions He was terrified and awed in the same moment.. For Big Daddy It's revenge. He gives that speech to Marcus and let's anger creep in but look at how he goes to town on the guys in the warehouse with the ruthless, coldblooded mind of a killer. He was about punishing the guilty with a type of fanatisicm akin to a serial killer. He had no remorse for his actions because he was insane. And Hit Girl was clearly brainwashed. She was taken from Marcus, her mother is dead and her father is driven by revenge. He makes her into a warrior by treating it like a game and rewarding her behavior with bowling and ice cream. She's too young to fully comprehend what is it she's done. It's pure training that drives her. Brainwashing. Sound at all familiar to other youth killers in armies perhaps? Other than the language which she more likely heard from the men she killed then from her own father, much of her actions are fairly readable. When with Big Daddy, it's a game. The comic even further emphasizes this. When her father is killed, she's lost both parents, her life as she knows it has ended. She is filled with thoughts of betrayal, anger and revenge. She also wants to honor her father by completing what they started. She'll mourn after she's completed the mission. Again, how diffrent is this to others who have gone through a trauma. They enter a state of mind where they detach themselves from the situation and just deal with what they can, distancing themselves emotionally.

 

I enjoyed the movie personally. It's meant to be over the top violent in part to satirize standard comic books. So its a given that not everyone will like it. If thats the case, thats fine but don't look down upon those who did enjoy Kick-Ass.

 

Part of the reason why it didn't opened as well as expected was obviously because of its 'R' rating. One reason why "How to Train Your Dragon" shot back to #1 was because kids were buying tickets for this movie but sneaking into "Kick-Ass." One of my brothers pointed that out (since he actually saw kids sneak in) when he saw the movie on opening day

 

Given the Comic Book Guy nerdiness of the endeavor, it's not likely to get any acclaim for being the most snuck-into-movie of its generation, nothing remotely approaching the sneak in factor of, say, 8-Mile back in 2002 or the epic sneakin' into the movies phenomenon of Saturday Night Fever in 77. Teens don't get any points for doing it unless the movie is actually cool.

 

I found the trade paper back. I'll report back upon reading it.

 

In the mean time, 18 minutes of cut scenes

 

Loved the comic so I was admittedly rooting for this movie. While not as good as the comic, this movie rocked. It's not a great film but greatly entertaining.
I wish they'd had the guts to not Hollywood it up in a few key places but this movie is ballsy enough as it is.

 

I just finished the comic today. I did like the film more but not by much. It is worth the $25.

I liked the Cage version of Big Daddy far more. He is almost nothing in the comic and has no reason for what he did other than he wanted to. From a drama/story persepctive that is ok too, but I like that he has a sort of Punisher origin in the film. I also like the near-Batman costume of the film far more than what is in the comic.

Quite possibly the best quote in the comic: "Six weeks ago I was Heroes Season One. Now, as far as the net was concerned, I was season ******* Two."

I like in the film that Hitgirl gets a goodbye scene wih Big Daddy. Though in the comic it is cool that she breaks down a bit after all the killing, this going without a goodbye scene with him.

Electrocuting testicles. OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWW!

 

Just read the comic too. Had I before I seen the movie I might have liked it more, but really thought it showed Big Daddy to be even more a total nutjob and ****wad for what he did to his daughter.

I felt nothing for him when they blew him away in the comic. Okay, maybe a bit of relief for Mindy who hoped to have a normal life afterward.

 

I agree. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go fiddle with my tunk.

 

writing my post in all caps and bookending it with "herp derp" gives me the intellectual high ground in every debate lol

 

I assume you're referring to me. All I'm doing is distilling their arguments into their base complaints. I don't see what the problem is as I'm just calling their NO like I see it.