A funny take on Superheroes

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2014)

Rating-8/10
Kick-Ass is a very good action movie based on many instalments of comic book franchises. The film's fight sequences are well done and are enjoyed immensely among the comedy which also run's through it. I found this film to be very good indeed and couldn't recommend it enough, all though if you dislike violence then maybe stay away, below I will tell you why I felt it was very good and why the sequel was warranted.
The story is fun and delightful to watch and with the action and comedy blending well together, it makes for an enjoying watch. The story is fast and has some fantastic fights and even the deaths seem over done just to kill someone. I like the way it is a dark comic book film and actually show's what a real superhero would have to deal with, except for the crazy gadgets we sometimes see used in the film. I also enjoyed the characters who wide range of personalities make for one hell of a ride and a thrilling story to match it as well.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the main role is good yes as very humorous throughout the piece. I enjoyed his little girl helper played by Chloe Grace who was fun but kind of crazy in her overly violent role for such a young girl. Nicolas Cage is funny but also the voice of wisdom in the film with Mark Strong playing a very menacing voiced villain who in the all comic book type action, actually seems like a real mob boss. Finally Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Strong's son is great and very funny at certain times, the entire cast do a good job and contribute to the fun factor immensely.
The writers were a cross between screenplay writers and the original comic writers who worked well to bring it to the big screen and still keep the hyper violence and quirky humour among it all. I loved the fights as I said and a great choice of weapons are used in every different fight, and with the last battle of the film, an even crazier weapon is used but you'll have to watch it to see that thing. Costumes are great and although can seem over the top and sort of cheesy they give the heroes enough darkness in there character to make it more serious like.
The film is over violent and contains some bloody scenes, for me personally I found it not the worst but for those less accustomed to violent films then this isn't for you, take it with a little salt and the humour will take over the violence. The story isn't that solid and isn't anything too much special plot wise although I will say it turns out much more fun than the plot actually sounds and so the film is sort of hard to criticise in a major way. Finally I did feel Kick- Ass is like so many other comic book movies and the synopsis is super similar to others but then again to say he is more a vigilante inspired by comics, it is quite different.
People who love comic book movies I think will love this too with it's fantastic fight scenes and costumed capers making this is a fun comic film. I said about the violence already and if you can't deal with that much blood and violent scenes then this isn't for you, but as I said just think of the movie as comedic and the violence part disappears. It has a sweet romance plot running through it too and could please many fans with it's darker tones sometimes being drowned out by more lighter loving genres.
Overall I give it a 8/10, a firmly very good movie and worth a watch I think it is indeed. It is the kind of film where you can sit back relax and eat some popcorn and truly have a good time watching it. Finally I said it warranted it's sequel because it truly did, and judging by this you would expect a good sequel, but that is yet to be reviewed here.