People these days seem to take violence in films with a truly moronic moral perspective. During the 70s there were a lot of hiperviolent films. We had Taxi Driver, for example. We had Halloween and the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. We had Death Wish. There were no Twitters or Facebooks back then, and there wasn't this big 'violence in movies is bad' trend going everywhere. There were films about school bullies getting what they deserved, and there was a lot of blood and irresponsibility going on (Cannibal Holocaust is one example), and nobody went berserk at public schools the way it's been happening lately.
So It's 2013 and we get a violent film with superheroes on it.
I am 38 and my wife is 20, and we were both requested to show an ID to enter the screening for Kick–Ass 2. When I came out of the theater I was asking myself if all that was really necessary. This is just a fun movie to sum it up. Come on We had lots of gory stuff back in the 80s. Things that Fangoria was too proud to show in all it's bloody covers and there was (almost) no backlash from that. Are we far more stupid these days? Why do we need to be so politically correct in every bowl of cereal we eat and every word we spit? It is really moronic to blame entertainment for our own mistakes. I am a big fan of ultraviolent films, things like Martyrs, Irreversible or Taxi Driver, and I had never intended to exact on another human being what I saw in those films. So cut the moral speeches It's something that has to do with education. Entertainment is not there to educate. You're the ones who have to educate your kids. Take responsibility.
So The film is amazingly funny and satisfying. I entered the theater with a little bit of fear that they could've ruined one of my favorite superhero movies ever, and it wasn't like that at all. The original Kick-Ass is by far more intelligent than it's sequel, and I think it has to do with the script. At the start of Kick–Ass 2 there's a lot of mediocre screen writing going on. With no action whatsoever, you can clearly see the actors struggling hard to deliver those cheesy lines. In that sense I figure my fears were met, but once the plot moves forward, with Hit–Girl struggling with her mentor and the things she considers to be justice, the film settles itself into overdrive and becomes pure guiltless fun. There's a lot of blood on this one, and in some ways it works the same path as it's predecessor, which I won't go into on this review since it could spoil the plot.
Jim Carrey is magnificent here, as Moretz, Taylor–Johnson and Brown (amazing to have him here again) But Mintz–Plasse was a little bit of a letdown. Even though he's got some really funny moments, his character turns into some kind of an annoying evil guy which is not really interesting. That wasn't the case with Red Mist.
In the end Kick-Ass 2 is like a bigger version of the first one, with more characters (most of them we don't really get to know) and the same kind of action and, even though it doesn't feel like it's the same movie all over again, it's not that original either.
So, if you want to ride this ride just expect to be thrilled, nothing more. You won't get the same sense of wonder as you did with Kick–Ass, but you will be having loads of fun. Oh yes!
So It's 2013 and we get a violent film with superheroes on it.
I am 38 and my wife is 20, and we were both requested to show an ID to enter the screening for Kick–Ass 2. When I came out of the theater I was asking myself if all that was really necessary. This is just a fun movie to sum it up. Come on We had lots of gory stuff back in the 80s. Things that Fangoria was too proud to show in all it's bloody covers and there was (almost) no backlash from that. Are we far more stupid these days? Why do we need to be so politically correct in every bowl of cereal we eat and every word we spit? It is really moronic to blame entertainment for our own mistakes. I am a big fan of ultraviolent films, things like Martyrs, Irreversible or Taxi Driver, and I had never intended to exact on another human being what I saw in those films. So cut the moral speeches It's something that has to do with education. Entertainment is not there to educate. You're the ones who have to educate your kids. Take responsibility.
So The film is amazingly funny and satisfying. I entered the theater with a little bit of fear that they could've ruined one of my favorite superhero movies ever, and it wasn't like that at all. The original Kick-Ass is by far more intelligent than it's sequel, and I think it has to do with the script. At the start of Kick–Ass 2 there's a lot of mediocre screen writing going on. With no action whatsoever, you can clearly see the actors struggling hard to deliver those cheesy lines. In that sense I figure my fears were met, but once the plot moves forward, with Hit–Girl struggling with her mentor and the things she considers to be justice, the film settles itself into overdrive and becomes pure guiltless fun. There's a lot of blood on this one, and in some ways it works the same path as it's predecessor, which I won't go into on this review since it could spoil the plot.
Jim Carrey is magnificent here, as Moretz, Taylor–Johnson and Brown (amazing to have him here again) But Mintz–Plasse was a little bit of a letdown. Even though he's got some really funny moments, his character turns into some kind of an annoying evil guy which is not really interesting. That wasn't the case with Red Mist.
In the end Kick-Ass 2 is like a bigger version of the first one, with more characters (most of them we don't really get to know) and the same kind of action and, even though it doesn't feel like it's the same movie all over again, it's not that original either.
So, if you want to ride this ride just expect to be thrilled, nothing more. You won't get the same sense of wonder as you did with Kick–Ass, but you will be having loads of fun. Oh yes!
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