I watched Kick Ass today and I must say I enjoyed it immensely. It's not the regular comic adaptation spat out by Hollywood because this is a story about a superhero who isn't one. It's lead, Dave Lezewski played by Aaron Johnson is a nerdy comic addict and he's somehow inspired to live the life of a superhero albeit not having any superpowers ... at all. His costume ... a wetsuit ordered via the internet. His friends ... two other geeky losers and of course he has a crush on the hottest chick at school. Who doesn't?!
Anyways, he dons his costume and heads out to fight crime ... well, at least he attempts to. His first encounter was with the local thugs and guess what, within 2 minutes, our hero gets stabbed and then run over by a car. He got metal inserted to support his ruptured bones (just like Wolverine except it does nothing for him) and his body's nerve system got screwed up so badly, he couldn't feel anything ... including pain. Haha. Nic Cage plays Big Daddy, a very pissed off sicko ex-cop / widower who was framed by the city's mob and now hell bend on revenge. He got roasted to death in the end though. *SPOILER ALERT!!!*
Err ... if you wanna know more, go read the synopsis on IMBD or watch the movie la.
What I wanna talk about here is another character from the movie ... Hit Girl (played by Chloe Moretz) ... an 11 year old with a fanatical zeal for slicing, stabbing, cutting and chopping the baddies. I mean how often do you get to see a an angelic li'll girl (in a purple wig no less) earnestly smile as she drives a blade through a man's neck causing blood to gush out like a burst pipe. Oh and the way she cuss, it'll will make a trailer park redneck blush. I'M SUCH A FAN!!! :D
The 11 year old version of Gogo Yubari from Kill Bill ... :p
To summarize, this movie isn't your typical Ironman or Clash of The Titans hero-save-the-day kinda shite. It's V-I-O-L-E-N-T ... blood by the bucket loads and sawed off limbs flying everywhere. Have I mentioned that generous amount of cussing involved? So ditch your kids with the babysitter, fill up the popcorn, slouch back and enjoy the show. I know I did :)
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