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GAPING plot hole
PostedDecember 17, 2010
Saint714
from Arizona
Went to the midnight show in 3D, and the theater was packed as expected. Visually, the movie is spectacular, also as expected. The CGI rejuvenation of Jeff Bridges was really well done and only noticeable as not-human in one or two scenes. The use of 3D only in The Grid world was well played. And how can anyone see too much of Olivia Wilde?
However, in the final 20 minutes, there is a *GAPING* plot hole that LITERALLY had the entire audience groan and say "WTF!" It was a stupid, pointless, contrived and ridiculously convenient little wrap-up that screams "WE DELETED SCENES HERE" and it pretty much ruined the movie for me as a story.
So, in short ...
Visuals: A+
Plot: D+
Story: B
Plot: D+
Story: B
Overall: B-
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Definitely lives up to its name
PostedApril 23, 2010
Saint714
from Arizona
I was half-expecting this movie to suck - a la "Superhero Movie" because with few exceptions, independent comic book movies (and even a few of the mainstream ones) have sucked worse than my ex.
But aside from a few sub-plot and name changes from the original Millar graphic novel, Kick-Ass leaps from the page to the screen almost flawlessly. There's action, humor, insight, and ... let's face it ... where else can you see an 11-year-old girl beat the living daylights out of a room full of heavily armed mafia goons?
Special kudos are due to Nicholas Cage and his brilliant homage to the speech patterns of a certain pudgy 1960s Caped Crusader.
In all, I'm anxious to see Kick-Ass again, will most assuredly buy the DVD, and am itching in my seat over the wide-open set up for a sequel.
UPS: Staying true to the comic, brilliant fight scenes, excellent choreography, and great pacing.
DOWNS: The self-righteous public "outrage" that will ensure over an 11-year-old girl getting beaten senseless on screen, and of the same 11-year-old's use of the C-word. Oh, and ... what ... no nude scene with Lyndsy Fonseca? Have you forgotten your core fanboy audience?
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Hulk Smash
PostedJune 16, 2008
Saint714
from Arizona
In all, a solid B+ action movie and a solid A- comic book movie. The only real drawback is that the showdown fight scene wasn't long enough ... needed to see more Hulk-Abomination toe-to-toe, but what there was is some of the best CGI ever done anywhere. The CGI guys finally learned what "texture" is on surfaces.
Loved the lead-ins to other Marvel Comics characters: Doc Samson, The Leader (villain) and - of course - Captain America!
No waiting for after the credits to get the "easter egg" in this one, it comes right before the credits roll.
No waiting for after the credits to get the "easter egg" in this one, it comes right before the credits roll.
Liv Tyler has filled out nicely and while she doesn't pull of the genius cellular-biologist thing at all, the chemistry between her and Edward Norton was very well done.
Finally, Marvel worked overtime to slip in the homages and direct references to The Incredible Hulk TV show, including cameos by Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno and updated versions of newspaper reporter Jack McGee (and if you don't laugh out loud at the "update" on the classic "Don't make me angry" line, you got somethin' wrong witcha. And, as usual, Stan "The Man" Lee makes not one, but two, cameos - one in person (which they should have shown *much* more results of) and one in a very clever name reference that you have to look for.
In all, *INFINITELY* better than Ang Lee's LSD-nightmare version of 2003 and an excellent continuation of Marvel's pursuit of "The Ultimates - Avengers" storylines.
In all, *INFINITELY* better than Ang Lee's LSD-nightmare version of 2003 and an excellent continuation of Marvel's pursuit of "The Ultimates - Avengers" storylines.
Oh ... and if you listen *really* carefully in the Hulk's first transformation early in the film, you'll find out that "Hulk Smash" are not his first words.
Happy Hulk Hunting!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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