Kick Ass (2010)

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This one surprised a lot of people, including me.  When I first heard about it, and saw the previews in theaters, I had no interest at all.  It flew under my radar and I forgot about it.  When It arrived in store, I had the same reaction, and it turned into a "maybe after I finish season 5 of lost". But after hearing other employees go on and on about how amazing it is, I decided to give it a shot.

Kick ass is primarily about a kid who sees all the wrong in the world and decides it's time to take matters into his own hands.  In a vigilante style super hero costume, he heads out to fight crime.  On his very first run, he ends up in the hospital and loses the ability to feel pain. Instead of giving up, he uses his new "gift" to augment his super hero persona and continues his quest to fight the evil plaguing his city.

When you first pick it up, you probably look at it and see a 12 year old girl in a purple super hero costume, and our main character in his corny looking green suit and think its just going to be another one of those ridiculous teenage movies.  This is just not the case.  Sure it involves teenagers, but the movie is actually...kick ass.  The action is over the top and it has to be the first movie that has ever made a 12 year old karate-kid actually seem authentic.  The story is a bit lacking, but still comes off as original and interesting.

This is definitely a pickup for just about everyone.  It is the perfect blend of Action, Story, Comedy, and drama and probably one of the best movies of the year.

Kick ass earns a 4/5 for kicking ass

Comments

  1. Light Weight Baby!September 17, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    it looks like you're headed in the right direction with this post...

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    nice post!
    i like your blog!
    supportin ;)

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  3. mastajonSeptember 18, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    I've probably seen Kick-Ass forty or fifty times since I watched it in theaters and fell in love. Big Daddy's warehouse scene was one of the most bad-ass things I've seen in any comic book movie.

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  4. UnseenSniperSeptember 18, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    It, I didn't really care for it. Kind of wished I didn't pay the $5 to rent it On Demand. =\

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  5. sfw babesSeptember 19, 2010 at 12:34 AM

    good movie, supporting you bro

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  6. ShredGuitarSeptember 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM

    Hmm, interesting.

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  7. remziSeptember 19, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    Kick ass kicks ass

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  8. VipermanSeptember 19, 2010 at 7:07 AM

    kick ass...kick ass movie :D

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  9. JehrinSeptember 19, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Just saw the movie, really liked it

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  10. Come At Me BroSeptember 19, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    Nice movie!

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  11. bismarckSeptember 20, 2010 at 2:44 AM

    sucked ass imo

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  12. RiverKnyleSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    Loved it. It's been a while since I've anticipated a movie and it hasn't let me down, but, there are times...

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  13. Shocked LlamaSeptember 20, 2010 at 6:19 PM

    Great Movie,
    Thanks for the support!

    http://shockedllamagaming.blogspot.com/

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  14. Mr Dr Prof PatrickSeptember 22, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Pretty gory, but still really good.

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