[...] Their slate has included American Psycho, Dogma, Fahrenheit 9/11, the comic book movies Kick-Ass, Punisher: War Zone, and The Spirit, the Conan the Barbarian remake, and the upcoming Hunger Games [...]

[...] probably also won’t see the movie, out this Friday, for similar reasons. I’m sure it’s well-done; it’s just not my [...]

It was more than considered. He was signed to do it, and when they went ahead and made Superman Returns instead, he received a multi-million dollar payout. Thus being possibly the only actor ever to earn a fortune NOT playing a superhero

[...] Sims at Comics Alliance makes fun of Mark Millar’s claims that Kick-Ass is a particularly realistic view of superheroes by looking at six particularly outrageous moments [...]

It started out as a self-aware, nod-to-the-camera superheroes-in-real-life story, where Dave would try things he saw in comics and they’d turn out about like you’d expect them to if anybody actually attempted them in the real world. But once Big Daddy showed up, the book really did a 180 and turned into the very over-the-top trope it had previously been subverting.

Red Mist was a great character for a couple of issues (and his casting in the movie is perfect); he was probably the most realistic character in the whole book, a guy who plays superhero just because he wants to drive fast cars and meet girls. But then a plot twist later on turned him into yet another disappointing cliche.

Millar’s stated in interviews that Dave wasn’t even in the original plan for the book and was added when he realized he needed a “regular guy” to contrast the hyperviolent, cartoonish father-daughter team. And so there it is, that’s why the book’s so damn schizophrenic: to paraphrase The Simpsons, he wanted a story that was realistic and down-to-earth and full of magic aliens.

I know I won’t be seeing it in theatres (there’s nothing I see in theatres anymore unless it’s something classic), but I’d like to rent this. Hit Girl is the kind of superhero I would have wanted to be when I was younger, actually. >_>;

Honestly, this kind of movie where people aren’t actually “super” outside of the extent of their believable abilities is far more interesting to me than a traditional superhero movie. It reveals the ridiculousness of superhero culture; the costumes, the attitudes, the fact that these are people nobody could ever possibly be.

I don’t know. It could be a flop or it could be incredibly entertaining. A foul-mouthed eleven year old or a teenager obsessed with sex and trying to prove himself through violence doesn’t bother me. Sounds … well … kinda honest to me. I’ve met fouler-mouthed eleven year olds. And her language seems more like a blunt kind of honesty than as filler. And the Kick-Ass himself sounds like most every teen I’ve ever known; dreaming of fighting against the world with more than angry gestures and glares.

This movie seems more like parody and sarcasm. Not to mention tongue-in-cheek dialog mocking the superhero genre in general? Sounds entertaining to me.

* which speaks of geek over compensation to me – show me you’ve actually taken a hit in a real sports game and then maybe I’ll listen to you.

I did enjoy Wanted more that I thought I would though but this just doesn’t look like my cup of tea.