A comic book lovers wet dream

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2010)

Since "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight", the bar for comic book movies has been raised to a far grander medium. They showed us that these movies can be enjoyable, and yet maintain a large amount of depth to both story and character. Since then, every comic company is scrambling, trying to mimic their image. Almost all the Marvel characters, including "Spiderman", are being re-booted, and studios are scrambling to find the next big thing.....the next hidden gem. Well, with a name like "Kick Ass", it better be one movie that lives up to it's name if it wants to survive.
First, let me go ahead and assume that we have all seen "Spiderman"......okay, good........this movie starts out almost the same way. Geeky kid, no place or purpose, decides that he is going to finally take on crime himself and become a superhero. Pretty basic, you kind of expect what is going to happen with this story, seeing that we have all seen it before......and then BAM! It does a total 180......but in the most entertaining way possible. And this moment alone, tells you that this is not your typical superhero movie.
I cannot even begin to describe how entertaining this movie is. Everything from the characters, to the dialogue, to the action sequences.........this movie is a comic book lovers wet dream. It was funny, it was gory, and i kid you not, there were some cinematic sequences in this movie that literally had my jaw in the floor. Example: One of our famed superhero's, a little 9 year old girl, is blasting the hell out of bad guys to the theme song from "A Fistfull of Dollars".......i mean that is straight Tarantino. So don't be fooled by all the funny costumes, and somewhat humorous title. This movie has a great storyline, and told in a very entertaining fashion. And much like "Iron Man", it deserves to be taken seriously. But don't get me wrong, the movie is filled to the brim with brilliantly placed humor that had me laughing so hard that i was crying. So to pretty much sum it up.......its a movie that has everything......action, humor, serious story, and entertaining characters.
Now i simply must talk about the characters. Because they are really what made this work. It's not like most comic book movies, where only one or maybe two characters are entertaining to watch. In this one, everyone is worth watching. Each superhero has their own little personality that makes them so unique, and un-comparable to anyone else. But even though they are all entertaining......the one that stands alone, is Hit Girl. I will easily go down in saying that this character is not only one of the most entertaining superhero's every created, but one of the single most entertaining characters even written in film. I will not go into any detail, because finding it out for yourself makes it even better.......but god damn. You remember the feeling you got when you saw Heath Ledger as the Joker. And you remember saying to yourself "Man, they could make a whole movie about him and it would be awesome"......yeah, its the same case here. This is a character that will have everyone talking for years to come......it was that good.
Bottom Line, Another bar in the comic book genre' has been set. Now i know that the phrase "A movie that has everything" has been tossed around a lot......but this movie really does have everything. Imagine a mix between "Spiderman", "Kill Bill", and "Superbad"......three very different movies right? But take the best from all three, and you got this film. Also, one thing that i must touch upon, is the fact that this movie would have probably failed if it were not rated "R". Because the fact that this movie takes everything to the edge, makes it fun to watch. So watch out 2010 Summer Blockbusters, because this movie has set an incredibly high bar. "Kick Ass" lives up to its name and more.