DVD Release Kickass

Oh the age old question, "What do you want to watch tonight?" Well tonight's movie is Kick-ass. I actually saw this movie in theatres, but I had forgotten to write a review, so you get the DVD version. Sorry.

Synopsis: Have you ever asked " How hard could it be to be a superhero?". Well on one momentous day, Dave decides to act on it. After experiencing brief fame and success, he is riding on Cloud. But after a "mission" for a friend goes wrong, he is saved and intercepted by a much more serious duo, who turn out to be after a powerful drug lord. What originally, was an innocent attempt to be a superhero, has now turned out to be a violent spree of death and destruction.

Review: This movie was a splash in the face. I believe this movie represents a new, violent, and gory phase in the Superhero phase. I did thoroughly enjoy said movie, but I was disappointed in several aspects of this movie. First was the horribly misleading ad campaign. I was lead to believe this was an all out comedy, but I could not have been farther off. While It did have the occasional comedic quip, it was a violent and very serious movie. But this does not make it a bad movie, it was just unexpected.


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Acting: This movie featured several new stars, and I expect them to have a lot of roles in the future. The star of Kick-ass was Aaron Johnson, actually a British actor, but did a fantastic job at a nerdy, American boy. Though it did seem like he was acting very similar to Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland). Otherwise a fantastic job. 5/5
Directing: Kick-ass was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who has not directed much else, this being his first major role. This was a good movie, but I was disappointed with the highly typical character development, and misdirection. 4/5
Script: There was a new type of script to this movie, as it was vulgar and comedic. There was significant controversy behind Hit-Girl's dialogue, as there was much cursing, which disappointed me. The reason for this, is because it seemed like they were stooping to a 10 year old's humor. 4/5
Cast: As I'd said earlier, there was not a lot of stars in this movie. This being true, I was still not disappointed with the selected cast. They all managed to do a fantastic job, and were quite funny on many occasions. 5/5
Plot: This movie plot was not completely original, it was still well done, and provided many dark twists and turns. I must admit, I did not expect several of the plot changes, which pleased me. 5/5

Kick-Ass performed admirably with a 23/25. This is rather good, and it was a fresh page in the superhero genre. All in all, a good movie, and this is why I recommend it for your movie night.