KICK-ASS Review Thread (Spoiler) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

wormraper · 01-09-2010, 10:54 PM

wow, this movie looks just plain AWEFUL

casablanca3 · 01-09-2010, 11:16 PM

Can't even wait for this, going to rock so much!

lphr0z3nl · 01-10-2010, 07:30 AM

saw the trailer while watching daybreaker. i want to watch

Foggy · 01-10-2010, 12:26 PM

I got my count down started

tommyboy81 · 01-10-2010, 01:54 PM

for those who know it. What's your favorite character? From the Red Band Trailer it looks like Hit-Girl for me.

Petra_Kalbrain · 01-10-2010, 03:06 PM

The trailer is making the film look like it could be quite good. However, I'm also able to see the potential for a pure disaster of a presentation.

opterasis · 01-10-2010, 07:31 PM

Looks like it will be one of those "it's good because it's bad movies". The one thing I have a problem with is the the actress playing Hit Girl hasn't impressed me with what I've seen so far. She just seems..I don't know, awkward I guess.

SquidPuppet · 01-10-2010, 07:42 PM

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Come on everyone should watch this, it's pure gold awesome

Looks like Superbad meets Watchmen.

JTStarkiller · 01-14-2010, 02:45 AM

Just registered for my badge for SXSW. Get to see this opening night in mid March. Gonna be awesome!

WyldeMan45 · 01-15-2010, 03:50 AM

To all the kids out there who want to be superheroes, I just offer you a few words of advice. You can have anything you want in life ... unless Jay Leno wants it too.

Foggy · 01-15-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Just registered for my badge for SXSW. Get to see this opening night in mid March. Gonna be awesome!

it comes out in April doesn't it?

Foggy · 01-18-2010, 03:23 PM

"KICK-ASS" Kick Ass New Poster!

Source:HitFix

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I am flat-out impressed by the way they brought the entire campaign together in a catchy, colorful, comic-inspired one-sheet that is both simple and evocative.

"Kick-Ass" is, in many ways, a challenge for a marketing team. You can't really sell it to the typical comic crowd, because it's not a kid-friendly film. And although the comic has been a hit during its run, it isn't at the same sort of cultural awareness as even a d-lister from the major companies like "Ghost Rider" or "The Punisher." These are new characters, a new property, and you're basically selling it without any giant movie stars to help out.

Sure, there's Nic Cage, but you can't sell it as his movie, because it's not. And Mark Strong may be a guy that savvy moviegoers are starting to recognize, but he doesn't sell tickets. And even if you're a fan of "Superbad," there's no proof that audiences are clamoring to line up for the next Chris Mintz-Plasse film yet.

Nope. You've got concept on your side, and that's about it. "What if you could really dress up as a superhero and go fight crime? What would that be like?"

Oh, and of course, it helps that the film is totally f'ing awesome.

Over the last few months, we've seen a slew of character-based posters for the film, including a great idea where several of the early teaser posters all linked together into one image of the main characters standing over the city, looking down at it. Now, thanks to Lionsgate, HitFix is pleased to premiere the final one-sheet, and I think they did a great job of creating something that would stop me in a theater lobby to check it out. You've got to cut through the barrage of white noise somehow, and I think this is a really clever way to do it:

KickAssmovieposterfinal.jpg

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See what I mean?

The film will open this year's SXSW film festival in Austin, and it's already scared at least one movie off its opening weekend. I think "Kick-Ass" is going to leave a Tunguska-sized crater in pop culture when it arrives, and I'm really pleased to see how Lionsgate is handling it so far.

JTStarkiller · 01-18-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

it comes out in April doesn't it?

It's opening SXSW in March.

Foggy · 01-18-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

It's opening SXSW in March.

ahh I get you

JTStarkiller · 01-18-2010, 06:18 PM

Have you been reading the issues? I haven't read anything yet, but it's not finished, right?

Foggy · 01-18-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Have you been reading the issues? I haven't read anything yet, but it's not finished, right?

I haven't, I'm not really into comics, because I don't really live near anwhere that sells them. But the film makes me want to. I don't think they've finshed the comics.

JTStarkiller · 01-18-2010, 06:34 PM

Yeah. I was just gonna wait until they released in trade paperback form, but that probably won't be for at least another six months or so (depending on when the final issue comes out).

Afrobean · 01-19-2010, 09:35 AM

Bold yellow lettering over black in the newest poster.

Seems like they're welcoming a comparison to Watchmen.

Brandon · 01-20-2010, 07:06 PM

After watching the newest trailer, this looks like a rental at best for me, especially after seeing how Mark Millar's Wanted was butchered when it was made into a movie.

JTStarkiller · 01-20-2010, 07:08 PM

It definitely was. The book was much better (I swore to never become one of those people who goes around yelling that statement, but it's true). Haven't read Kick-Ass, but from what I've seen, it looks fairly close to the source material.

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01-09-2010, 10:54 PM	#61
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:971 Blu-ray collection:5301 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:572	wow, this movie looks just plain AWEFUL

01-09-2010, 11:16 PM	#62
casablanca3 Special Member Member since:Sep 2009 Blu-ray collection:102	Can't even wait for this, going to rock so much!

01-10-2010, 07:30 AM	#63
lphr0z3nl Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:California, USA Blu-Ray Steelbooks™: 11 Blu-ray collection:132 Trading Score:3	saw the trailer while watching daybreaker. i want to watch

01-10-2010, 12:26 PM	#64
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3611 DVD collection:47	I got my count down started

01-10-2010, 01:54 PM	#65
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	for those who know it. What's your favorite character? From the Red Band Trailer it looks like Hit-Girl for me.

01-10-2010, 03:06 PM	#66
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	The trailer is making the film look like it could be quite good. However, I'm also able to see the potential for a pure disaster of a presentation.

01-10-2010, 07:31 PM	#67
opterasis Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:6	Looks like it will be one of those "it's good because it's bad movies". The one thing I have a problem with is the the actress playing Hit Girl hasn't impressed me with what I've seen so far. She just seems..I don't know, awkward I guess.

01-14-2010, 02:45 AM	#69
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	Just registered for my badge for SXSW. Get to see this opening night in mid March. Gonna be awesome!

01-15-2010, 03:50 AM	#70
WyldeMan45 Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Western Washington Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:15	To all the kids out there who want to be superheroes, I just offer you a few words of advice. You can have anything you want in life ... unless Jay Leno wants it too.

01-18-2010, 06:18 PM	#75
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	Have you been reading the issues? I haven't read anything yet, but it's not finished, right?

01-18-2010, 06:34 PM	#77
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	Yeah. I was just gonna wait until they released in trade paperback form, but that probably won't be for at least another six months or so (depending on when the final issue comes out).

01-19-2010, 09:35 AM	#78
Afrobean Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:-	Bold yellow lettering over black in the newest poster. Seems like they're welcoming a comparison to Watchmen.

01-20-2010, 07:06 PM	#79
Brandon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:41 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	After watching the newest trailer, this looks like a rental at best for me, especially after seeing how Mark Millar's Wanted was butchered when it was made into a movie.

01-20-2010, 07:08 PM	#80
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	It definitely was. The book was much better (I swore to never become one of those people who goes around yelling that statement, but it's true). Haven't read Kick-Ass, but from what I've seen, it looks fairly close to the source material.

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