Kicked arse

Rating: 9/10 (28 September 2011)

I wasn't expecting to like "Kick-ass". Why did you buy it then? I hear you cry! Well, because "Stella" was doing this fantastic offer where you can choose from 40 DVD's and get one for the price of a text (which is only 10p or so woohoo! P.S. There are other great alcoholic beverages apart from "Stella"). So I thought ooh, I'll try this one even though I'm probably going to absolutely hate it even though loads of people say it's great. It turns out that I absolutely loved it and by the end of it I was quoting Lynne, "FANTASTIC, LOVED IT! LOVED IT!" Whilst nodding my body like one of those desktop bird things. Anyway, you won't know what I'm on about because I don't even know myself.
Now I've rabbited on for a whole paragraph about nothing really so let's get on to the film. I was scared that i wasn't going to like it because A. I don't like superheroes, B. It's in-your-face awkward yanky humour that's portrayed on the TV spots won't be to my taste C. I hate comic adaptations (hello "Watchmen") and D. Nicholos Cage is in it. Thankfully all of these letters were not a problem one bit. "Kick-ass" should be commended for its inability to portray something that seems completely believable but at the same time be incredibly outrageous, like "The human Centipede 2". I was really impressed with how gorgeously the film was written (by Johanathan Woss' wife no less, she's obviously got more talent than him... Bloody busy body) it had a fantastic story to tell which blends humour, action and brilliant characters almost perfectly.
"Kick-ass" was also exactly my humour. As soon as Nicholas Cage shot his daughter in the chest I knew this film was going to be fine-diddly-ine. "Kick-ass" is really funny at times, and most importantly at the appropriate times. It keeps it's entertaining story and action sequences separate from the humour so that it doesn't become too over-powering and interferes with the story.
"Kick-ass" did kind of seem reminiscent of "Watchmen", it's almost as if this is what "Watchmen" should've been. Because whereas "Watchmen" is a dreary, pathetic yarn which takes itself way, way, way too seriously. "Kick-ass" is an hour and 50 minutes of pure entertainment, it's never boring and is always engaging and exciting. i really didn't want it to end with it's incredible action sequences and brilliantly drawn characters. The directing was really impressive and almost Quentin Tarantino-esque as it did have that "Kill Bill" kind of quality to it.
"Kick-ass" may also seem very kiddish on the cover but please don't let this anywhere near young viewers. It really doesn't hold back on its insane violence and profanity's. "Kick-ass" did get a hard time in the press because of Hitgirl who's basically a mini Uma Thurman from "Kill Bill". They didn't think it was appropriate to let a child swear and assassinate so many people, but you know what? It's all a bit of fun, and people should open there eyes and not take life quite so seriously.
Like I said, "Kick-ass" is the complete opposite to what i thought it would be. I never thought that I'd be sitting here giving it a 10/10 and glowing report. It is perfect in a way. It's directed brilliantly, written fantastically, it has a fabulous soundtrack as well as characters we can all care about. "Kick-ass" is pure entertainment and is the ultimate experience in fun as well as having an interesting story put there. If you thought you'd never like it, give it a go.