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Hell yeah Ebert was wrong! I have to admit- I had never heard of Kick-Ass or even knew there was a comic book so I am just a movie goer- not a Kick Ass nerd- but I LOVED IT!! Funny, cool fight signs, decent acting from a group that for the most part is relatively unknown. This definitely wasn't Iron Man, but it was pretty kick ass!

I went in expecting a lot. It fulfilled those expectations and then some. That movie fucking rules.

Truthfully, I didn't really like it. Wasn't for me, but it's cool if others get a "kick" out of it.

Best movie of the year thus far.

"Kick Ass was... well, kick ass. It was a freakin masterpiece. I'm definitely seeing it again." There ya go hun ;]

Best movie of the year so far. On par with Dark Knight for best comic book movie ever made. Fantastic performances by the entire cast, editing was superb, script was fantastic changes and all, soundtrack/score was perfect. One of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen while still maintaining and incredibly dark and real tone. Ironically this movie and the comics actually made me want to suit up too even though that's the exact opposite of the message haha. Oh well. Can't wait for Balls To The Wall / Kick-Ass 2!

"My favorite scene was the strobe light fighting scene, which blew me away for being both beautifully shot and incredibly intense at the same time." Absolutely agreed. That entire scene was amazing.

How could Matthew Vaughn make a bad movie? The guy is a great director. Layer Cake and Stardust are some definitive proofs of it. And about this movie, everything is just in it's right place: tha action sequences, the characters (Hit Girl, great! EVEN Nicolas Cage delivers!), the adaptation in general is awesome. Bring the sequeeeeeeel!

The first classic of the beginning of this second decade. Brilliant. On par with the first two Superman movies, The Dark Knight and The Incredibles. Literally makes everything else obsolete.

Does the frame used for this article remind anyone of "Ya know somtin' Utavitch, I think just may be my masterpiece." ? I'll comment on the film in a few hours, after i've seen it. High hopes.

Loved it. Check out my roundtable interview with the cast! http://bit.ly/aBMl3G

One of the most entertaining movies I have seen in a while. Laughed throughout the movie and the action sequences were incredible! Hit-girl definitely steals the show. Changed a lot from the comics but I didn't care because it was a well made movie! I love how they used the musical score to build tension just like The Dark Knight! One of the best comic book adaptions I have seen!

same old sh*t in a different crapper...what was so AWESOME about it??? a 12 year old saying "cunt"?? how original. shoulda saved my $$$ for something good.

It was decent. Good fun but with some poorly written characters, some of the action scenes were pretty well done though... The ending was terrible

Alex, I've noticed you don't really write reviews anymore. I would have really liked to hear your review for this.

I agree with everything positive in this thread. Fucking amazing. "Best movie of the year thus far." "i actually enjoyed Nick Cage's performance for once."1

Wow. I was amazed. Being a fan of the comic already, i expected a lot, and it did well. I wondered whether it would be as serious as the comic, and it was and still retained the comedic side of the characters and story. I approve. Thank you Matthew Vaughn (and mark Strong).

This proves why sometimes a movie needs to be rated R to be good. This takes things to the extreme and doesnt let go. Kick Ass!

I loved the movie. It certainly earned it's R rating and I would love to see it again. One of the best superhero movies I've seen, and I've seen alot. And at least Nick Cage played a better Big Daddy then he played Ghost Rider haha.

saw this last week when it got released here in aus and been waiting for this sound off. i loved it, however i thought it wasnt as lively as it could have been, maybe thats just because of how much i loved the comic, still it was an awesome movie 4 stars, and im disappointed in ebert who i usually agree with and respect. definetly one of the best super hero movies "that was a weird sounding bazooka"

AWESOME MOVIE

That movies was WOW. Seriously. That movie has some of the best action sequences that I have ever seen. I think I am in love with Hit Girl. I know that I will have to wait 6 years or so but it will totally be worth it. I need to see this movie again as soon as possible.

Clearly you didn't actually see the movie spanky. I mean if that's all you took out of it.

This Movie KICKED ASS! (I'm only surprised that no-one else has written that yet!) Living in the UK, I saw this before most Americans did (not gloating, btw), I was blown away. I read the comic(s) some time ago, and was gratified to see the film come SO CLOSE to being faithful. As to the question; 'Was Roger Ebert wrong to give it 1 star in his review?', Yes. Yes he was. I have no idea who Roger Ebert is, but the A-Hole is wrong! The only negative comment I have is the actor who plays 'Kick Ass' (Aaron Johnson) IS JUST BORING IN REAL LIFE! He was on a chat show on BBC1 with Jonathan Ross (Husband of the movies screenwriter, Jane Goldman!) and he was so DULL! He answered every question in dull, boring monotones, monosyllables wherever he could. What a let down. This Kid SHOULD be on top of the world now...........

Love it soooooooooooooooooooooo fucking much watching again on the weekend Love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Hit Girl

That's what i really wanted to read, Thank you Alex.

Ebert's biggest flaw in is article is two things. 1) Maybe I missed it but it never really tells her age an any genius knows a freshman is not 11 or 12 or 13 for that matter. Ok, there are some 13 yr olds, I was. 2) This was a movie about the origin of Kick-Ass and not the origin of Hitgirl and Big Daddy so of course there isn't going to be a whole storyline of how he raised her and that "when you kill people, they are really dead." He's never been intelligent and always missed the punch but this is beyond idiocy. It's one thing to rip a movie apart because you're not a geek/nerd/dork/etc and don't get the change but another to miss the point of the story is this...not that.

BEST...FILM...EVER, minigun jetpacks, bazookas, awesome fight scenes and a swearing 11 year old girl...one hell of a great film.

Went in with zero expectations and I was blindsided by the intensity of this film! Perfect pace, great laughs, great action, good story, good acting, decent musical score = 8.8/10

LOVED IT

Wait, sequel? Oh yea. Im going to be there.

I'm not really sure why everyone is claiming that this film is 'an original take on the superhero genre.' There have been numerous films that explore the idea of a regular guy who decides to try his hand at being a comic book style hero. This film actually is most amusing when it references them, like the opening sequence which will make anyone who's seen Condorman crack up. But it's one of the few laughs in the film, and that's the biggest problem with it. It's not funny enough to be a comedy, and it's not suspenseful enough to be an action flick. Sure, there's lots of violence, but most of it is just..there. Roger Ebert wasn't right when he objected to a kid as an ultraviolent action heroine, but the flaw of this film is that there isn't enough meat around that idea to make it worth exploring. Nic Cage and Chloe Moretz are great, but whenever they aren't on screen, the film stalls, and since they are only there for about a quarter of the film, there's a lot of stalling to sit through, and very little point in doing so.

To me, this is the only real comic book movie. Rather than filtering out the implausible spirit and conventions of comic books it embraced them. The mix of comedy and action was so top notch, during the bid daddy death scene, i had chills yet was laughing at his weird screams. It was stellar. Great soundtrack too. A-

XerXex said it best. this fiml is AWSOME You mention the voice of the grand Shatner, but I thought Nic Cage's "Big Daddy" voice sounded more like the Adam West Batman. Somehow in my head, I thought that helped explain the references to a guy dressed as batman. Either way, this is the most fun I've had watching Nic Cage in many years since Raising Arizona. How do you think he'll do in The Scorcerer's Apprentice? And to comment on David Pirtle's post, I don't think any real comic book fan is saying this is a new take on the genre, but you have to admit that the film hits all the right points to fully entertain a real fan. I really dig your way of pointing out that the film seems to be more about Big Daddy and Hit Girl than about Kick-Ass himself. A lot of people are noticing that. I like to think that it shows that a an average guy (aptly played by a brit actor with an inate since of what it's like to be an American geek) thinks he can just put on a suit and wish himself into being a super hero, but what he gets is a beautifully ultra sick mix of murder and mixed up priorities personified wonderfully by the father daughter team of BD & HG. It seems there are no consequences for their horrible methods until finally, both of them get their due in dramatic fashion. Luckily for us all, she survives and joins up with the 'everyman' who now has a deeper sense of purpose and a more realistic take on his abilities (I would too, if I could fly a jetpack) and she slips into mainstream society wrapping up the film rather tightly. Then comes Mutherfucker (the new persona for Red Mist in the next story arc) This should draw our heroes back into the border between real and comic once again. I can't wait. Great film!! must see it again soon.

#69 - "It was trying to be realistic but then the ending just went over the top into fantasy land." See, thats what I loved about it though. A lot of comic books are so completely ridiculous, and usually dive into fantasy. Most producers/directors never really respect that. Sure I love Dark Knight & Spider Man, but they didn't really capture the surreal feeling of comic book culture outside of the set up. Kick Ass, for once, respected super hero conventions. It had a real heart, a real soul, yet had bizarre humor and ludicrous situations. This was THE comic book movie, as for once the spirit of comics was there on the big screen.

I wasn't a fan at all. I thought Vaughn's control of his tone was virtually nonexistent. Moretz and Cage are the film's highlights, but the rest is an unjustified romp in my opinion.

can't really explain it, but i have no interest in seeing this. it's got all the things i love in movies, but can totally take it or leave it. and, i'm not the only one. it's gonna be #1 this weekend, but not by much. then, next week, it'll fall to 'the losers'. oh well, maybe i'll love it on dvd...?

This film is so incredible. Gunna see it again Sunday.

Mark Strong stole the show.

THIS MOVIE, THIS MOVIE RIGHT HERE, ..................... KICK-ASS KICKS ASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIT GIRL ROCKS KINDA EFFED UP HOW THE MOVIE WAS RATED R.......... A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS AT THE THEATER I WENT TO WERE ALL LIKE; "oh.... look they look older ask them to buy us the tickets" LMAO SUCKS THEY MISSED OUT ON A BAD ASS MOVIE NO BUT FOR REAL THE MOVIE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE VIEWED BY ALL AGES MY 11YR CUSIN LOVED IT DONT READ FROM HERE IF YOU ON IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY FAV PART WAS WHEN D'AMICO FUCKS UP THAT LITTLE KID WHO WAS IMPERSINATING KICK ASS HAHAA

Good movie. Funny and entertaining. Much better than the Dark Knight.

SURREAL MOMENT: the movie theater in the Kick Ass movie IS THE SAME MOVIE THEATER that i was watching the movie at... in Toronto Canada.... INSANE!!!.... the cinema i was in, was IN the movie... my brain melted a little... and I also LOVED IT!!!! O_o

Damn, it's opening in Germany on April 22. This is bad for two reasons: 1) We see it later than anyone else and 2) it's going to be dubbed. Give my fellow citizens a few English lessons and put us on the cinematic map again, please!

Honestly I was very underwhelemed with the film as a whole. As seperate parts it works a lot better and Kick Ass is a great character I thought the actor who played him was really good. Hit Girl seemed to be strangely inaffective, although her martial arts and gun combat techniques were pretty awesome. I loved the action sequences but as a realistically styled superhero film it is still really cartoony and unrealistic, the jetpack was completely unbelievable as a plot element and as a visual. Nicholas Cage was pretty good and I loved the combat that he was involved with, very brutal. I reccimendation seeing it but I fail to see how this is the best film of the year, it may grow on me, I actually suspect it will, but right now I prefer Watchmen over this.

Yeah jimbone.....people can express their feelings on the movie without needing a fool call them names......you obviously wanted to be different with your comment. Saw the movie with my friend on Friday ( a fellow avid movie goer )and we both agreed it was up there in our top 10 comic book movies. Going to see it again with the wifey in a couple of hours and see her take on it. She isn't a comic book nerd like me, so it will be interesting to see her reaction to it.

i thought it sucked. :/ longest 2 hours of my life.

Best movie of this year so far. It's no Watchmen, but it's fucking close.

I was incredibly underwhelmed. If you loved the comic, chances are you'll hate the movie. If you haven't read the comic, chances are you'll love it -because you have no idea how much better it could've been. Seriously, Kick-Ass could've been par with the Dark Knight in many ways if it only followed the comic verbatim. Instead, this movie adaptation comes off as campy. Don't get me wrong, the action sequences were amazing and the casting was perfect, but, for me, its not a fair trade off to have those two things at the expense of a solid story. The film was not story driven, and that's a shame because the "original" Kick-Ass story is an amazing story. I enjoyed the first 30 or 45 minutes of the movie, but became pretty livid once it became completely out of sync with the comic. I understand that the screenplay was being written before Millar even finished the 8-issue comic, and so I guess that excuses the dramatic alterations, but the characters are far far more complex and inspiring in the comic book; for me the movie rewrote over some key moments that really watered down the whole essence of Kick-Ass. Believe it or not, I felt like the movie was too kid friendly and rewritten for a less intelligent audience. The comic is far darker, and the comedic elements are less slapstick and ironic, and far more humorous for being terribly honest about life and exposing the true character traits of man. Frankly, the movie version was dumbed down and given a hollywood happy ending. SPOIL ALERTS below (kind of) / very crucial elements of the comic book that were completely different or not even in the film: - Kick-Ass is not suppose to get the girl. His becoming a "super hero", while it does eventually give him the courage to express is true feelings to Katie Deauxma, it does not win over her over. When she finds out he isn't gay and is actually a dude with a crush. She sluts-out and blows some other kid in high school and sends Kick-Ass a picture-text of it... I honestly felt this aspect of the comic is pertinent. In many ways its a more realistic view on reality and helps develop a stronger sense of mortality and helplessness which is truthfully the core of Kick-Ass' character. Plus, in real life, you typically don't get the girl of your dreams ..and more importantly, the girl of your dreams usually turn out to be a terrible whore anyways. The whole idea of Kick-Ass is to frame the story in a more factual reality where being a hero has absolutely no glory or benefits. - Big Daddy is not actually suppose to be an ex-cop out for vengeance -that's just the self-written mythology of Damon Macready's alter-ego. In the comic you find out that he is just a fanboy like Kick-Ass and simply targeted the mob out of necessity -that his Big Daddy alter-ego needed a nemesis. I felt this was also an important element of the comic that was missing from the movie -the fact that Big Daddy wasn't a true blue "Frank Castle" and that he was deep-down exactly the same as Kick-Ass, if not even more delusional (I mean he runs away from his wife and starts a new life raising his daughter practically from infancy to be a vigilante). Also, its an added bonus to know Big Daddy and Hit Girl's operation was totally funded by Big Daddy's large and valuable comic book collection. - I really wanted to see Hit-Girl snort cocaine as her "last resort" energy boost to fight the bad guys. I'm not sure if this element of the comic book story is as crucial as Kick-Ass not achieving the hollywood fantasy of "getting the girl and winning the state championship" or Big Daddy's true identity as a nerd, but it really sealed the deal for me in making her a 3-dimensional character. By the end of the comic book, you actually feel sad for Hit-Girl's lack of a normal childhood and even though she's a fucking badass killing machine you realize she's just as fragile as Kick-Ass. - There should be no bazooka or jet-pack. I will admit that I laughed on the outside when these parts of the movie were rolling ...but I also cried on the inside too. The Kick-Ass story was suppose to be more sophisticated than that. This was not in sync with the humor of the comic book. The bazooka and jet-pack scenes were terribly gimmicky to me -something that would fit better in a movie like Tropic Thunder (which, btw, is a horrible movie). This really took me further out of the movie. - Red Mist was not suppose to have any sort of empathy or affinity with Kick-Ass -and more importantly, the audience shouldn't have known he was the son of the local drug kingpin John Genovese until after Kick-Ass was set up. You really lose the element of surprise there in the film. Yeah, so in short, it does not live up to the Comic Book AT ALL ... but the action sequences are undoubtedly cool. So if you're a total meathead and that's all your care about, you're going to absolutely love Kick-Ass the movie. But I, personally, felt cheated. Jane Goldman, you failed me.

In regards Kyle Morris, considering the tone of the comic was more real and natural, I see it as fitting that the tone for the film is the opposite. The spirit of Millar's work is the opposite of most comics, and thats why I love Vaughn's idea of molding Kick Ass the opposite of most comic book movies (by making it utterly ridiculous) In regards to the jet pack haters, this is the part of the film that captures the essence of anarchy. Its spitting in the fact of comicbook film conventions and saying "ya know what, its okay to just completely go nuts and take a spill into fantasy."

For the most part I agree with you Kyle, I've always been able to forgive movies based on novels and comics when ever they stray from some of the sub-plots, if they get it wrong they didn't ruin the book or comic. The Iron Man thing will die down, hopefully.

SPOILERS!!!! I was very excited to see this movie and I work at a movie theatre and everyone was just loving it in the theatre and all my managers loved it as well. My expectations went up very very high in an instant and I could not wait to see a purely Kick ass Film that could compete with the likes of other great comic book movies(The Dark Knight). Well I saw it and all i can say is that I had fun but i cant deny the fact that it was pretty disappointing. When the credits rolled I felt like i was missing something. PROS: I loved The combination of Big Daddy and Hit girl. They were very stylized and had very cool action scenes(Big daddy annihilating a whole mob crew and just about anything Hit girl does.) Mark Strong was quite the character as I completely believed someone like that could exist in the real world. Dialogue flowed nicely for the most part. The violence was out of this world crazy and at times very realistic(Torture scene) CONS: My one major problem is the main character himself. I did not feel for the guy in the slightest and he was just an ordinary person making an ass out of himself. I know that was the point of the movie but i just could not help but find him boring at many times of the movie. He worked fine in the beginning but he started to grow tiresome and unlikable in many of the scenes. particularly the end of the film. I like Christopher Mintz-Plasse and I think he is a very funny guy especially in superbad but i found him to be annoying in this film. I did not laugh at any of his lines and i did not like how it ended with him. I found it to be cheesy and stupid. quite possibly one of the most predictable movies i have ever seen. I wanted to be surprised and shocked and i surely was not. The bazooka part was kinda cool but not really and Mark Strong taking forever to kill Hit girl at the end was so not cool. He utterly destroys that Kick ass impersonator but takes his time on Hit girl. so predictable and cheesy. OVERALL: By the time this year is over I am sure that the Kick Ass hype will die down and i do not see it becoming a classic any time soon. I had plenty of fun watching the beautiful mayhem that occurred in the film but i cant help but feel it was just another fun movie that will be forgotten over time. I wanted this to be the almighty and really be the film that will change the life of comic book movies. Maybe my mind will change a second time.

Total garbage. Made by people who might need to see several psychiatrists and to quote Jerry Seinfeld, "Not the 100 dollar an hour kind." It's a explotative child film whose many fans so far are "men" who refuse to grow up. An 11 year old girl who wears leather and wigs while cutting men's heads off and cusses like a Marine. Explain this character out loud to your co-workers and see if they dont think you need some time off. And remember that these people are the same one who made BatMan and Spider Man popular. This will not change the super hero movie. People still want to see heroes not fanboy fantasties. I'd show this film to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay for touture but wont recommend it to anyone with a soul.

Not going to post a long list of points in this movie that were suckiness incarnate, because obviously this is the pat yourself on the back and try to keep up the delusion that Kick Ass was a great movie comment thread. "Dialogue flowed nicely for the most part"? Watch the scene with Mark Strong and Red Mist son in the car where they are about to go get something to eat. That dialogue was so cluttered and awkward that you can actually see both actors wincing at the lines that Strong is having to say. If you liked this movie, and it is obvious that some of you did like it a lot, then my suggestion is that each and every one of you got to the theater and just marathon buy tickets and watch it over and over again. Because unless all of you don't "love" this movie enough to buy hundreds and hundreds of movie tickets to see it in the next couple of weeks, it is going to be a confirmed bomb. Lionsgate is already looking like it has egg on its face for paying so much money for the right to distribute this movie because of the intense fanatical reaction that the trailer got from the "fanboy" and "geek" crowd. Original estimates that Kick Ass would surpass $30 million first weekend sales have been lowered to new estimates that if it gets past $22 million by the end of Sunday it will have done much better then anyone in the industry thought after it's Friday night showing. Lots of new sources are already reporting that Kick Ass didn't really kick all that much ass. Industry insiders are even saying that this blunder by Lionsgate could do serious harm to that studio's reputation. And yes the word "blunder" is being used to describe Lionsgate's purchasing of distribution rights based primarily upon geek and fanboy enthusiasm for this movie. Really the only way that Hollywood won't start making serious effort to ignore what fanboy and geek fans have to say altogether will be if Iron Man 2 is the amazing success that Marvel is predicting it will be. Outstripping the incredibly huge success that DC had with Dark Knight. Which is doubtful. Dark Knight had the free coverage and media that added to the usual pre-release hype because the guy playing the Joker died. So go and buy as many tickets as you can. Because now it is not only to for you to prove that Kick Ass really was a great movie... ...But also to prove that geek/fanboy opinions have any real value in predicting what movie will be successful, and which movies won't. Because right now a lot of people are reporting that Kick Ass disappointing ticket sales are pretty clear confirmation that geek/fanboy opinion means jack and shit... ...and Jack's already left town.

I feel all the stupid negative "reviews" on here are just people trying to rebel and havent seen the movie. I mean spanky and jimbone seriously? Can you tell us why you thought it was stupid? Also all the Child exploitation people need to stop following the Ebert wagon, he hasnt been a respectable reviewer in years. Buuuut your always gonna get the hardcore conservative and "christians" who wanna be self righteous about this shit. Enjoy the movie for what it is: The most badass action movie ever created.

Reservoir Dogs didn't make a tenth of the money that Kick Ass has made so far, I guess that makes it a bad movie? Spiderman 3 made over 300 million, I guess that makes it a masterpiece? People please leave box office numbers out of it. They have nothing to do with the quality of the film.

The movie was too me, absolutely awesome! I mean, I get that this isn't gonna be a movie that will suit everyone's taste, and I am the type who likes to dissect movies when giving critiques, but somehow, all the elements in the movie, the simple story telling, the stunning action sequences, the brutal truths explored, they all kinda suspended all my desire to over analyze it and just recognize the movie for what it is: an awesome, awesome movie, that, as the title implies, kicks ass. = ) I'm no fan of the comic, by the way. Haven't read it. Personally, when critiquing a movie, I'd rather people step away from the written material that a movie is supposedly based from, and just judge a movie as a movie. This is important because there are always stuff on print that will not translate well on the big screen.

Oh great... Most of you love this movie and since most of you are dipshits who can't appreciate the goodness of many other great movies (ie. there's always something you find to complain about whether your complaint makes any sense or not) this means, Kick-Ass probably won't be a good movie when I see it afterall.

Luke O. Comic Books should have no trouble translating to film. Films are initially scripts just like comic books. Comic Books are essentially fully rendered story boards. Kick-Ass isn't an 800 page Tolken novel -its an 8 issue comic book. Granted, franchised series like Iron Man and X-Men obviously can't mirror the written material verbatim because you've got 50 years of story to choose from... but Kick-Ass isn't some forever ongoing series. Hell, its a dramatically shorter story than the Watchmen. Mark Millar's and John Romita Jr.'s Kick-Ass comic book could have been a crystal clear blueprint to work from. They chose not to, which is fine, but their adapted story is not as well-wrought the comic book... not an epic fail, but a bummer for the true fans. Its not a bad flick, its just a shame that they had quality material to use, but chose to rewrite a mediocre alternate narrative.

Let the deranged enjoy this movie geez. Yes, it's morally and ethically wrong IMO but I friggin enjoyed it. Yes, I know it missed some of its goals. But I found it a good movie still. TAKE COVER CHILD! NOW SWITCH TO KRYPTONITE!

JAPIV, you hit the nail right on the head. The movie completely missed the underlying message of the Kick-Ass story -heroism is a pipe dream that leaves one in ruins. Additionally, the fact that the comic book is able to express this idea with subtle layers of dark humor is amazing! If that message was conveyed in the movie (even with all its flashy gore, explicit language and gratuitous violence) I think it would have had a larger appeal to a larger audience. Seriously... If that central idea was not lost in the film, Roger Ebert may have given this movie an entirely different review.

I've never read the comic but I thought it was great. For me its "Kill Bill Jr." It will definitely be added to my DVD collection!

96, the story isn't THAT great from the comic. It's actually kind of corny. I mean I did like the comic and all but I'm glad they changed things in the film. I should actually say changed ideas because the script was already written before most of the volumes in the first book was done. 86, I agree with you too I'm going to see it again today. Oh yea and ppl thinking the comic would've translated better to film please read this... http://chud.com/articles/articles/23370/1/WHY-KICK-ASS-THE-FILM-DESTROYS-KICK-ASS-THE-COMIC/Page1.html

the strobe light scene was fantastic, however I liked the big daddy fight in the lumber house alot more. hit girl was awesome too, but again I kinda liked red mist character alot more. my second fav scene is probally the one with kick ass and red mist in the mistmobile dancing to Crazy.

Anyone who didnt think this movie was simply fucking awesome is just plain homo...thats right I went that immature. Seriously just saw it for the 3rd time and I was hoping this would be the type of movie that everyone agrees is outrageously awesome, guess I was wrong. I still get the feeling you negative reviewers are saying it sucked simply so you can say you were the ones who said it sucked. This movie rocked my balls off from beginning to end I was entertained to the max. It may be the best action movie ever made btw. I mean Big daddys warehouse scene, HOLY SHIT!!!!. I guess you self righteous "this was morally wrong" people are just too sophisticated for us low class serfs to enjoy such an awesome piece of work. Well done Mr Vaughn....well done.

@Kyle, I completely agree with everything you have said. With all the other comic book movies coming out this summer (Hex, Pilgrim, Losers, Iron Man, etc.) that will be great popcorn flicks, it would have been nice to have one movie to fall back on that would invoke some intelligent discussion. I really was entertained by this movie, but at the same time, the nerd in me was crying. I'm not saying that every movie has to be dark to be good, but there was no way to convey the message of the story without going that direction. I don't think I've felt this let down, since I saw Topher Grace ruin Venom.

I revoke my last statement. That wasn't fair. Nothing was as bad as Grace. I was just speaking out of hurt.

Cody, People like you are the reason people like me can't have nice things. Not going to lie, the fight scenes were amazing and "legit as fuck"... but take away those fight scenes and you have nothing. Absolutely nothing. The comic book, on the other hand, had substance behind the gratuitous violence (which made the violence even better). But seriously, dip shits with your IQ are the reason film makers feel the need to retard their stories.

@Supermans a chump My favourite film is Dead Man's Shoes, it's like a super hero film without a costume. A revenge film without/and with a super hero edge. I don't have any films that you could point me to as a reference. Maybe you could name a film you count as a super costume movie add it below so I could make a comment about it.

@Kyle Morris, Thanks for your well thought out mini review. When a friend and I (both huge fans of the comic) saw the film, we were both disappointed for the very reasons you pointed out. I felt duped by the trailers and the film itself. It seemed like the trailers were indicating that the movie was going to be very close to the theme of the book, that being a hero in real life has tremendously huge costs, and could ruin your life. However once the film got past about 40 min, it just threw that out the window and embraced being a superhero (complete with flying minigun powers). It kind of disgusted me that they missed the overall theme of the book by that much. That being said, it has some incredibly sweet fight scenes...but it isn't Kick-Ass, it's Bad Boys with costumes.

I finally saw Kick Ass tonight and all I can say is WOW! For those of you who get literal and lofty about it being untrue to the comic book - I can't comment cause I never saw the comic book. The movie on the other hand was Kick Ass. Hit Girl is the baddest character to come down the pike in a long time and Big Daddy was a close second. These guys didn't engage their prey from long range - it was close quarters hand to hand combat. And yes, they made sure every single one of the bad guys was dead - completely! Kick Ass immediately knew he was in over his head and that added power to the story. The only corny part was the jet pack but other than that - it had some of the best fight scenes ever! 1) Black Light/Burning Daddy Fight 2) Lost Little Girl/Enter The Apartment Fight 3) Drug House Fight 4) Kick Ass' First Fight (probably most shocking for how quick) 5) Big Daddy Burning Down The Lumber Building And that's just the top 5 - there were more. For those of you who liked the Lobby scene in the Matrix, that visceral energy was repeated multiple times in the movie with lots more graphic realisms. I respect Roger Ebert and have read his reviews for many years - I think he took this movie too seriously (sorry Roger!) If you like intense (but a bit tongue in cheek) movies like Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, In Bruges, 28 Weeks Later, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance and Layer Cake - go see it!

I had no idea what to expect coming into this movie. It blew me away. It was funny and Hit Girl is probably the best character in comic book movie history. Five Star

@129 I was about to write my opinion on the deviation of the movie from the book... dumbed down... tralalalalaaa..... then I read your post. Curse you Kyle Morris for being so damned insightful.

..you're welcome?

I found Kick-Ass to be fucking Exhilarating . Robert Ebert is a fuckin dickhead and it's a shame that idiot doesn't noe how to have fun. Kick-Ass is the #1 Movie of the year with a great cast , But Hitgirl Stole the show lol it was supposed to be more about Kick-Ass. They should make a movie about Hitgirl next !

Hot movie , full of energy and violence . Definitely getting this movie on Dvd and sorry Robert Ebert but your wrong , if you didnt like kick-ass you should of watched a more serious movie like Brokeback Mountain for your gay ass. Ps. Kick-Ass fans its wayy better than you expect it to be .

Kick-Ass is better than all the superhero movies. Its a movie with rich energy and delight . That will keep you satisfied until the end.

The whole point of the kick-ass 'idea' is violence and a little girl slicing a grown mans balls off and cutting them to pieces. In other words, the movie was not violent enough, was not like the comic book enough. It was much too stylised and cliché. They should have really made it more violent and bloody, that was the whole point. If you take that away then you take away what the movie is about.

One of or possibly The Best Comic Book Movie Ever.

porfect Seriously. That movie has some of the best action sequences that I have ever seen. I think I am in love with Hit Girl. I know that I will have to wait 6 years or so but it will totally be worth it. I need to see this movie again as soon as possible.

Ive finally been able to see a decent copy (thats right copy) of Kick Ass, and I have a few comments to make. First----nothing wrong with the casting. and I mean Nick Cage too. The style is different and therefore quite refreshing. Most complaints people have seem to be simply personal tastes The bad guys looked and seemed bad. The good guys, and girls were also bad. The violence was brutal, outlandish, and comical at the same time. References to past, present, and future superheros was fun. Comments on how absurb jet packs were and not mentioning a small female slicing and dicing adults and an antitank weapon being fired inside a building seem a bit picky. I enjoyed the movie enough to purchase a blueray version when it is available. enough said-----pass the popcorn

Two words.....Lyndsy Fonseca

so heavily disappointed by the film. wasn't worth the money.