Finally Entertainment Without Some Stupid Bird

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2015)

Some directors get it - Mathew Vaughn gets it. Cinema screens should be used to display entertainment, and not to upchuck stupid artsy-fartsy flicks on. Unlike recent Academy Award winners, I was not mislead - I got exactly what I paid for. No lies in advertisement, I was promised fun and this movie delivered. I did not want to leave the theater, nor did I wish for a quiet nap. I knew exactly what I was walking into. The previews looked fun; fast-paced and exciting...and that is what I got. Side note: Sometimes I wish I could see more American names out there, but when they do finally show up, often they produce disappointment. ('I am ending my side note now.') I do hope there is a sequel to this flick. The cast was great and fun. Mr. Samuel L. Jackson has to come back for Part II...gotta love his delivery and unique personality. I guess people were offended by the jail-cell royal proposition - meh. If want offensive, watch Melissa McCarthy in "Heat", now that's pretty f'n gross and f'n offensive. Or watch Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder", 'blackface' - really? Funny? No...actually offensive as well. Or how about "South Park"? Now that is prime cut offensiveness in a big way. I am only naming a few, there are tons out there. Now I agree I did not see any need for the scene, but I find it funny that it generated such a response. There are many movies I would label as offensive - pretty much most of them to some point...and agreed...that is crap. You know what I think is really offensive? Paying 18 to 20 dollars, to sit through an hour of TV type commercials and end up watching a fish-turd of a movie. Ah well. I use the term 'offensive' more as a warning to friends in attempts to steer them clear of what I perceive to be bad cinema. I understand why some will not like this movie...just like every flick out there...'like' is subjective. Alas, I, for one, am not in that category. For me it was a very refreshing romp compared to the last cine-slop, doo-doo I suffered through. Outstanding job...and I have one friendly note to the director...screw Oscar and go for the box office. This was an excellent ride.