Chloe Grace Moretz absolutely made this movie. Other roles were great too, but without her I think it would've been more like most other movies, she just took it so much further.
That was perfect casting. Not only was she already such a great actress at a young age to really play the part, but at that age, she had the epitome of "cute sweet little girl" look that was such a contrast to slicing people open and blowing their brains out.
And she really learned to do all the knife tricks for real. I remember an interview where she said she wojld carry a butterfly knife with her every where she goes.
This movie has a lot of sentimental meaning. One of my best friends got hit by an IED in Iraq and survived before we met. We both got out of the military and got a job at Home Depot and immediately became friends. Later on he died from a complication related to his wounds. The last thing we did together was see this movie. I’m glad to see it get some love.
"Is a regular civilian actually allowed that many weapons" Yes. Yes they are. But the fully automatic guns require a special tax stamp and an expanded background check. The sequel isn't bad. Not as good as the first one. But not bad.
I'd say the sequel has a few bits that are better, but also some that are worse (and one or two that are actually really bad... a certain school cafeteria scene comes to mind...) Overall, I'd definitely recommend it, it doesn't suffer from the all too common "sequel worse" issue, it's just... a bit different, and a bit more extreme in both directions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The only real problem is the gatling guns. Too lightweight (couldn't carry even one with a jetpack, let alone a pair and ammo), and recoil would make that scene utterly impossible even with a superjetpack of some sort. Using a rocket launcher indoors would likely be a problem too. And, in real life the projectiles are too fast to carry someone, they'd punch a hole in them or explode on contact.
the "microwave" in the lumber yard was actually a pressure oven used to treat wood to make it harder and more weather resistant, if you put a person in one they would indeed explode as the atmospheric pressure acting on their bodys quickly exceeded 10 to 20 times thenorm, much like rapid asent from the ocean floor directly into space, the body is too air filled to takeit.
Increasing pressure would crush, rather than exploding a body. You can load someone up in a pressure chamber and *depressurize* the chamber suddenly, and that can be explosive, but it wouldn't work as depicted in the movie.
MILD SPOILERS FOR A 10 YEAR OLD FILM It's somewhat a shame that Todd was recast in the second film, given that he literally dresses up in a knock off of Dave's suit, which would've made the hindsight humor even funnier.
Yeah but Jim Carrey denounced it before it hit theaters because of the violence. It was right after Sandy Hook. Talked shit about the movie but didn't hand back the paycheck or donate it.
Carrey cracked after this movie coming out and badmouthing it before a string of "Wtf's wrong with him?" moments dropped him from the spotlight. Combining that with the scandalous way some viewed Chloe's character, especially her age, the second wasn't as well received though it is a good movie.
Sadly, her career never really took off, not like say, Natalie Portman's or Christina Ricci's did. I feel the same way about the kids in the Game of Thrones movies. They too were excellent, especially Maisie Williams.
That rescue scene may be one of my favourite action sequences in any super hero film. It's having the reactions of the people who know the secret identities (Katie and Marcus) that really sell it, and the way the scene is shot just puts it on a whole other level. I also love that while it makes the point about how being a superhero is a bad idea, you also get Kick-Ass making the choice to help Hit Girl because while he is miles out of his depth, he can let her do it alone. I probably wouldn't bother with the sequel, it just doesn't have the same charm for me
@@reynaldolorenzo8409 The Kick Ass 2 villain felt like it was just an edgelord writer trying to be as shocking as they could. For me, the best villains are the ones where they make sense, I hated Thanos because it was just really, really stupid (killing 50% of endangered species?... Really?...), but you listed some great ones. Killgrave is pure id - base desires with no restraint because he never needed to. Magneto is determined to protect his people. I wouldn't call Ghost from Antman & Wasp a villain, but she was a really satisfying antagonist.
I think my favorite thing about Cage’s performance in the movie is that, well, his character is always performing. Yeah, obviously he has the Adam West Batman voice while in costume, but even every time we see him interacting with Mindy, with his over the top mannerisms and way of making all of what they’re doing seem very “fun” is also a performance. There’s exactly one scene where we see the real him, when he has his conversation with Marcus. He’s far more reserved and like a normal guy (minus his scream at the end). Like the best manic Nic Cage performances, there’s a meaning to it.
"With no power, comes no responsibility. Except, that wasn't true." The second line is the true lesson of the movie and when the thing goes from deconstruction of the superhero genre to reconstruction.
That actually is true, when you also understand that you cannot have any responsibility without authority. You can't be responsible for choices you were not allowed to make, or at least you shouldn't be.
About that not naming the drink in a bar thing, bars, restaurants and pubs have something called "house drinks" which will include branded spirits and beers. They have contracts with drink manufacturers and when the customer does not specify what brand they want or ask the bartender for suggestions, they give the house drinks. So yeah, just saying beer or whisky will work in a bar or a pub
There's that, but it also keeps brand names separated from the movie. This one was pretty controversial when it first came out because of Hit Girl's language as well as the beating she takes in the final fight. A brand doesn't necessarily want to be associated with that, or imply that it was sponsoring the movie.
@@Skraith I do remember there being some conversation about Hit-Girl's language and violence when "Kick-Ass" came out but I don't remember it gaining any traction or lasting very long. Also, there were 40+ name brands mentioned and/or used in "Kick-Ass." There were tons of Pepsi products, especially. Also, Apple products, cereals, toys, candies, cars, social media sites, comics (obvs), clothing stores... and let's not forget Kleenex! Without ad dollars being paid, those would've been called "tissues." "Kick-Ass" is actually infamous for being one of the movies with the most product placement in it - many of them family-friendly brands - so I doubt alcohol brands stayed away for ethical reasons. If anything, they might've stayed away because most of the main characters are supposed to be in high school. Or maybe they didn't expect an off-brand comic book movie to have enough of an audience to be worth their ad dollars. I think a movie would have to be REALLY controversial for any brand to pass up getting their product in front of people's faces. Like, well beyond anything that happened in "Kick-Ass."
@@slin2678 Neat or on the rocks, sure, but an Old Fashioned is a specific cocktail. When people ask for a Whiskey Old Fashioned, they're not describing a method of serving straight whiskey, they're asking for an Old Fashioned made with whiskey instead of one of the alternate recipes, which might call for gin, instead. It's one of the earliest and simplest cocktails, so if anyone has bitters and whiskey, they probably also have the sugar, lemon peel, and ice to try one.
@@ThreadBomb I disagree I feel like music in this movie perfectly captured the tone of heroic or dark. Especially during the scene when Dave was captured and almost killed.
There's a very similar movie from 2010 called Super starring Rainn Wilson, Kevin Bacon and Ellen Page, directed by James Gunn. I'd say it's pretty equal to this and well worth a look.
This is one of the rare instances where I'd say the movie is significantly better than the source material. There are some things better in the comic (like Kick-Ass's crush reacting a lot more realistically to him revealing he lied about being gay), but the other differences like Big Daddy's backstory are so much better here. The comics seem to confuse "realistic" with "misery porn" a lot of the time, especially Kick Ass 2.
"In an Ask Me Anything board on Reddit, a fan asked Cage if Adam West was his only inspiration for his role of Big Daddy or if there were any other sources he drew from. Here is what Nicolas Cage had to say to that: I would give it all to Adam West. I grew up watching him on the 60s Batman show and he is where it begins and where it ends as Big Daddy. I met Adam West once and I said, ‘Did you see I was channeling you?’ and he said, ‘I saw you TRY to channel me!’"
The comic is FAR darker and more cynical. Kick-Ass 2 went...probably too far but they softened the edges for the movie version of 2. But if you want an almost angry take on this, read the comic.
Mark Strong and Nic Cage really made this movie! They were so over the top and their performances were just perfect for the tone of the film! This is based off a comic book, like Kingsmen was. The film was in production during the creation of the comic, so somethings are changed from the comic. I will say both have some really good parts that the other should have done (like Big Daddy's fight scene is not in the comic). I would recommend reading the comics as well as there are two sequel comics (Kick-ass 2 is based off the second comic but has a bunch of changes, and is not as good in my opinion) that tell the complete story of Kick-ass and Hit-Girl (especially since we never got a third movie due to poor reception of Kick-ass 2
The biggest change that mattered to me is BD. I really feel like making him not some lunatic playing superhero improved the story, and his edge-of-death instruction to his daughter in saving herself is incredible.
@@mage1439 Oh, I completely agree! There movie is a lot better at making BD a much likeable character and a great superhero. It gives so much more weight to his death, instead of what we got in the comic.
The comics are such misery porn. I read Kick Ass and Kick Ass 2 and disliked them so much that they killed any interest I had in seeing Kick Ass 2 when it came out and I actively avoid anything from Mark Millar.
If you enjoy comics i'd highly recommend reading the graphic novel this is adapted from: The movie was actually being written as the ending of the comic was being completed so the differences create a vastly differnt outcome both story wise and portray the characters in a (somewhat) different manner. Its also been said in the comments already but Nic Cage's Big Daddy mannerisms are an homage to the Adam West campy Batman, but I did like your analysis of how it could be used to make it harder to identify the person behind the mask... I'd never thought of it that way before! Such a great movie. Thanks for reacting to it!
500 Days of Summer followed by this film made me so sure that Chloe Grace Moretz was going to be the next big young star. She's got a ton of talent as an actress, I just don't think she's gotten the right projects, unfortunately.
I have a sneaking suspicion she is 'too smart' to fall for the typical 'Hollywood Experience' and by not caving to her employers' desires doesn't find as much 'work'.
She was great on 30 Rock too. But yeah she got pigeonholed as the "kid who acts like a much more mature adult than the actual adults" and that stopped working because now she's an adult herself
@@terrylandess6072 You might have a point. Reasons I hear Natalie Portman has done so well is because she is actually from Israel and has ties to the Mossad, and that's one group that Hollywood doesn't want to piss off. Chloe may be Jewish, but she just doesn't have the protection Portman has.
Gotta say I spend way too much time watching reaction channels and from the second I stumbled on to you guys you have become a daily watch anytime I see a new upload. Both of you are fantasric and putting up some of my favorite videos now, keep up the great work. Edit: lmao you 2 riffing on Nic Cage's delivery at the end had me in tears!
The actor playing Kick-Ass was in Shanghai Knights, Godzilla, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Kick-Ass 2 and Bullet Train. The actor playing Todd played Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocolypse. The other friend was also in the sequel and both Hot Tub Time Machine films. The guy playing Red Mist was in Superbad, Fright Night and Role Models. This and its sequel are adapted from the graphic novels of the same name. Besides the first two Kingsman films, Mark Strong is also in Sherlock Holmes, The Eagle and Robin Hood
Its a great super hero "parody" film and I thought everyones performances were so good from kick ass and red mists dorky awkwardness to nick cages adam west style performance >< but of course hit girl stole the show
Super is great too. But I don’t know if it’s necessarily better. I consider it the more indie version of Kick-Ass, whereas this movie has more mass appeal.
In the comic, Dave doesn't get the girl. She's rightfully pissed at him for lying to her for so long, and just smacks him and sends him on his way. Also, as someone with nerve damage, you're right - not being able to know when you've actually taken damage is bad bad bad, and can lead to hospitalizations when stuff gets infected from cuts you never knew you had, or internal bleeding, or the like.
I had nerve damage in my left arm. They surgically rerouted the nerve around my elbow. So now my superpower is that I don't have a "funny bone" in my left arm. Comes in handy whenever I happen to bang my elbow.
Nick Cage is a massive talent .. with the right script. See "Matchstick Men" or even better "Leaving Las Vegas" and you'll see why Nick Coppola was at one time a giant sought after actor.
Nicholas Cage is a great actor, plus it doesn't hurt being Francis Ford Coppola's nephew. I need to see The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Leaving Las Vegas and Matchstick Men. Love Kick Ass, was so surprised how good it was when I first saw it years ago!
They never really played up the fact that Cage was even in this. Like in the marketing. They sort of kept it about the young heroes. I love that. And I'm sure Nick Cage was cool with it and maybe even part if the idea.
32:48 🤣 Seriously though. Nicolas Cage is one of the greatest actors ever. Just by virtue of the fact that he has been in some of the greatest movies and in some of the most messed up movies. He always gives 1,000%. He is always compelling. And yeah, Chloë Grace Moretz dominates this movie.
The fake mustache is actually pretty clever. Give yourself a distinctive feature that can easily be seen despite your mask, it'll throw off people trying to find you unmasked.
Watch Batman Returns. Oh can see why Big Daddy wears black makeup around his eyes. The scene where he takes off the cowl makes it clear why the makeup is a thing. Also in the recent The Batman film Wayne is using the makeup exactly how Cage uses it in this film.
The music during the fight where we first see Hit Girl is from a 60s children's show called The Bananna Splits. Sort of a predecessor to Barney the purple dinosaur, but aimed at older children.
For the weapons comment 1. Some states have a limit on how many weapons you can purchase within a given time usually 6 months to a year but there is no cap on how many weapons you can own in general. 2. The only legal way to own actual full auto machine guns is to live in a state where its allowed, purchase one that was registered before 1986 so no new ones EVER and even the cheaper ones will cost you thousands of dollars at auction (To give you an idea a crappy Mac 10 or 11 is worth over 4000 USD even though brand new you were able to buy one for 75 USD), and register it with a firearm trust paying 200 USD for a tax stamp, and fill out your form 3 paperwork for a class 3 weapon and wait for the government to reply which could take months to years... This is on top of the regular firearm laws of the state. 3. The vast majority of explosives requires a special Form 3 and something called a Destructive Device license but its hard to get and mainly issued to professional demolition companies or weapons companies. For regular weapons say in California the main rules is 1.one must fill out some paperwork. 2. Pass a basic firearm safety test. 3. Pass a federal background check where you automatically fail if you were unwillingly committed to a psychiatric ward, have a history of domestic violence, or any felonies. 4. Show 2 forms of ID. 5. Go through a 10 day waiting period. There are many restrictions on the length, capacity, and ergonomic options of weapons in California. When it comes to weapons you must follow both federal and state laws so many gun guys are pretty well versed in it.
I love how Simone and George start with the cover description, where she doesn't actually see it(?), so he describes it much more aptly than a person might naturally do if he was just describing it to the audience. Did they come up with that in a planned fashion or did it just happen when the show started/went along?
A lot of their reactions start with George describing the poster to Simone. It's a fun little bit before the movie where they try to guess what the movie is about based solely on the poster.
Presumably George, if not both of you, and most viewers got the reference "Wait 'til they get a load of me...." This same line is spoken by Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the Michael Keaton/Nicholson/Tim Burton 1989 Batman. PS Love you guys!
The movie changed a few things: In the comics we dont know Red Mist identity until he led the heroes to the trap. Also, in the Comics Big Daddy just invented the story about the mafia killing his wife, inspired in the Punisher. What actually happened is that he got divorced and run away with his daughter. Also, hes rich because he has a colection of old comic books that he sells to pay for all his weapons and equipaments.
@@preciousotoakhia9789 i told It. He is Just a Crazy dude that runa away with his daughter, inventing a Sorry about her wife being killed by the máfia.
Chloe Grace Moretz's breakout role :) she's so good in this. Please do "Let Me In" the US adaptation of the Euro film "Let the Right one In". Matt Reeves directed it and even though it's a little different than the original, it really shows how much of a powerhouse actress she was even at a young age. Richard Jenkins is also phenomenal in it. An interesting discussion in the comments about her career. She seems more than content doing a lot of voice work and quickly figured out she doesn't want to be known for "just" acting. She's a bit of a fashion and feminist icon to Gen Z and I think is really quite intelligent and down to earth. She doesn't strike me as the type that really wants to be the prototypical Hollywood type or "leading lady". Her parents have worked hard to keep her and her brother pretty normal, and I think she basically only picks projects that want her AND that she really feels passionate about. Most of them haven't been The Avengers at the box office, but there's no doubt in my mind at least, that she's an incredibly talented actress. Someone mentioned Natalie Portman. I don't think she cares at all if she becomes Natalie 2.0. She's always struck me as "I'll make 2 million to do a movie I love that's average 100 times before I ever do a movie I despise just to become a household name/make 40 million dollars to sign on to a blockbuster franchise".
The comic was so much more brutal, especially the torture scene and hitgirls scenes. The girl kickass likes gets pretty vindictive after finding out he was straight. There was no rocket launcher. Hitgirls dad is revealed to have just been a nerd who’s wife left him so he kidnapped his daughter and raised her to be a “superhero” cause he’s crazy. And quite a few other changes.
I was so excited watching along and being like, oh man I can't wait for the handlebar moustache reveal, especially after Simone kept mentioning it, how satisfying!
I love that "what is a putz", because i said it's like a shmuck at the same time. What's a shmuck? I also replied out loud its like a putz. Those are the correct answers! lol (Edit: as for shooting a grenade... there are many different types issued in the US military. You'll probably be ok if you get hit in a frag grenade. Pretty much any other type, especially thermite, and you might have an exceptionally bad day. Heat and compression starts a fire that melts steel and it's pretty much packaged in a soup can, so you don't want hot bullets slamming into that.)
The action and the fight scenes in this movie are amazing🤩,I hope you watch kick ass 2. It’s sad but in the United States, there aren’t any restrictions on how many firearms one person can own. In most states you can literally buy as many firearms as you can afford. In most states there’s no type of government record of any firearms purchase. The only record is the one that the firearms dealer keeps (if it’s an actual business, and not just an individual selling). The laws vary from state to state but it’s all pretty sad across the whole country. Just look up gun violence in the US, and you will see what I mean 😢. I used to like going to the range target shooting,but I gave it up and went to archery.
"If you take all the guns off the street, you'll still have a crime problem. If you take all the criminals off the street, you won't have a gun problem." Jeff Cooper
The cities with the most gun violence are also the ones with the strictest gun laws. This is why criminals go for soft targets like schools and churches. They know that most likely nobody there will be able to stop them.
There's also been at least 2 Batmen. The "Batman" in Flint who was gunned down by cops in the 80s, and the one in the 2000s in the UK who beat up a couple muggers and then didn't do it any more. There was also a bar hopping anti-one-night-stand female super hero named "Teriffica". She even had an arch nemesis "Fantastico" who was a pick up artist. There was also a UK superhero named "Angle Grinding Man". He was later revealed to be an ex city council member who was a vocal activist against people who get parking tickets having their wheels locked, effectively immobilized their ability to function in society, even get to the authorities to pay it, for a few fines which could often be already strict and seemingly arbitrary in some places. So for a time he donned a costume, and would answer the call, show up in his super van, in tights, cape and mask, and chop off the wheel lock mechanism with an industrial angle grinder. What a cool guy.
Both actors Simone pointed out are Quicksilver: the main guy is Quicksilver for the MCU and the friend is Quicksilver for the previous iteration of X-Men. His appeareance in Wandavision is precisely a nod to his portrayal in tha series.
Nick Cage is doing an impression of Adam West as Batman in the 1966 TV series. Before anyone makes fun of Adam West Batman, he had the perfect line when someone asked which one of the newer Batman's he liked best, and if he could deliver the I'm Batman line better than they did. I never had to say I'm Batman. Everyone knew it.
9:38 my understanding is that when it comes to microwaves they make food hot by making the water molecules in the food agitated or bounce around more thus why instead or burning the man alive like they intended to he exploded because of the water molecules being agitated to the point that his body couldn't handle the pressure. It like microwaving a sausage, if it's there long enough it will exploded. I'm not sure if industrial microwaves are that power or if the scene is really that realistic but in theory it would work.
"Is a regular civilian allowed that much, so many weapons?" You sweet, sweet Candians. Sadly... sure. We're allowed pretty much all the weapons. Build a wall. For real.
The hypocrisy when this came out was so insane - parents groups and Christian rights advocacy groups when nuts that a 12 year old girl was saying things like "cunt" etc. in the movie, but had NO problem with her literally cutting people's legs off and shooting their body parts clean off. Hit-Girl aka Chloë Grace Moretz did an interview when the movie was making the rounds and couldn't even say "Kick-Ass" during interviews, she'd say something like, "the movie" or the film or something if I recall. And at her home she'd call the movie "Kick-Butt" because she would never say any of the words she used in the movie. Also, Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicholas Cage absolutely stole this movie. Their interactions are so good, but the scene where Big Daddy is being burned alive and Hit Girl is running around in the dark obliterating everything that moves while he calls out instructions - perfect. One of my personal favorite scenes, even if it's really, really dark. Kick-Ass 2 while not as good as this, is still worth a watch for sure and Jim Carrey brings that Nicholas Cage energy for that one :D
Him revealing he was straight went over worse in the comics. She did not forgive him and turned out she already had a bf the whole time. Said bf was a big strong guy and she told him everything and told him to kick Dave's ass. After Dave got home after said ass kicking, she then get even more revenge by sending him a video message of her orally pleasuring her bf.
Yeah I can see why the comics arent very popular. They went too far with the edge factor. Interesting how many great adaptations come from this mediocre era of comics (Wanted, Kickass, Walking Dead, Invincible, Kingsman)
@20:03 To answer your question, yes a regular civilian in the USA can own near unlimited weapons including firearms. Some states might have specific regulations in place but there are legal ways around it. Ex-cons can buy firearms with some exceptions; For example in my state an ex-con can have firearms in the house five years after released from their sentence. Federal law says otherwise but it is largely left up to the individual states to decide how to prosecute under certain circumstances. So really the answer to your question is yes and no, kinda lol.
Well the logic behind a felon being allowed (they're not) is that they finally went through the entire process to have all their rights fully restored (they wouldn't be a con or a felon anymore)... voting, privacy, firearms ownership. If we had a justice system that didn't allow for restoration post full cooperation and processing then the justice system would be a total crock at its core, instead of merely flawed in execution. By and large it's pretty hard to get those rights back, but if you believe in the very idea of rights then this is necessary: to hsve a path to restoration. If not then we should simply kill all criminals, because keeping them around as perpetual second class citizens without hope is essentially legalized slavery... pretty effed up. IMHO, non violent felons should, ideally, have an easier time getting access to firearms than voting, because their crime wasn't violating others with violence, but with lies, manipulation, theft, confidence schemes, prostitution, etc... all things that we as citizens can indirectly effect others in a similar way by how we vote. The evil, selfish, anti-social voter is potentislly more dangerous than the chronic shop lifter who buys a revolver because she lives in a bad neighborhood. We need to respect the concept of rights whenever they are not overtly legally revoked or suspended by a court of law after being found guilty of heinous felonies post due-process and your right to defend yourself in court.
Chloe is a trained martial artist and gymnast, she would be perfect as Black Cat in the MCU. She should be making action movies but she goes more with dramas. And can anyone else picture Nick Cage as Galactus?...just me then?
I used to think that the two Quicksilvers was the most amusing bit of trivia about this film. But I'd forgotten the early line where he says "I like girls my own age too...". Amusing considering that Aaron Taylor-Johnson was engaged to Sam Taylor-Johnson at the time of the film and later married her and they have two kids now. Sam is 23 years older than him.
Nick Cage's weird speaking patterns are meant to mimic Adam West's old Batman performance.
Lol, I thought he does it to avoid being recognized by voice pattern. :D
That's the explanation that I remember too.
@Lasse Sipilä- That may be why Big Daddy does it but Nick Cage is obviously channeling Adam West.
That and maybe some William Shatner as Captain Kirk.
@@dude5089 That was a very long time ago. Many people are not familiar with it or have never seen it at all.
Nic Cage was doing a version of Adam West's Batman cadence for Big Daddy. I love how he hammed it up in this movie
Hamming it up is never an issue for Nic Cage lol
@@johncarolina4950 this echoes truly with literally his latest movie of him playing as himself lmao
@@johncarolina4950 the best ham in the industry. Honey glazed, even.
hes truly one of the best actors egver, idc what anyone says lol.
@@deathninja16 agree :) easily the best yank actor anyways
Chloe Grace Moretz absolutely made this movie. Other roles were great too, but without her I think it would've been more like most other movies, she just took it so much further.
That was perfect casting. Not only was she already such a great actress at a young age to really play the part, but at that age, she had the epitome of "cute sweet little girl" look that was such a contrast to slicing people open and blowing their brains out.
I love the way she says "I'm Hit Girl." She reminds me of Michael Keaton when he says "I'm Batman!"
The song selections for her fight scenes really boosted it up a notch too.
And she really learned to do all the knife tricks for real. I remember an interview where she said she wojld carry a butterfly knife with her every where she goes.
I think they waited too long for the sequel, she was too old by then and it just didn't work as well.
This movie has a lot of sentimental meaning. One of my best friends got hit by an IED in Iraq and survived before we met. We both got out of the military and got a job at Home Depot and immediately became friends. Later on he died from a complication related to his wounds. The last thing we did together was see this movie. I’m glad to see it get some love.
I'm sorry about your friend
I’m so sorry ❤️❤️
War is about corruption and greed...they don't care about the losses
"Is a regular civilian actually allowed that many weapons"
Yes. Yes they are. But the fully automatic guns require a special tax stamp and an expanded background check.
The sequel isn't bad. Not as good as the first one. But not bad.
I'd say the sequel has a few bits that are better, but also some that are worse (and one or two that are actually really bad... a certain school cafeteria scene comes to mind...)
Overall, I'd definitely recommend it, it doesn't suffer from the all too common "sequel worse" issue, it's just... a bit different, and a bit more extreme in both directions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tell me you're Canadian, without telling me you're Canadian.
The only real problem is the gatling guns. Too lightweight (couldn't carry even one with a jetpack, let alone a pair and ammo), and recoil would make that scene utterly impossible even with a superjetpack of some sort. Using a rocket launcher indoors would likely be a problem too. And, in real life the projectiles are too fast to carry someone, they'd punch a hole in them or explode on contact.
Of course as an ex-con it was illegal for Big Daddy to have any guns
@@tomcoryell321 which means he wasn't a "regular civilian".
the "microwave" in the lumber yard was actually a pressure oven used to treat wood to make it harder and more weather resistant, if you put a person in one they would indeed explode as the atmospheric pressure acting on their bodys quickly exceeded 10 to 20 times thenorm, much like rapid asent from the ocean floor directly into space, the body is too air filled to takeit.
🤔 Wouldn't that make them IMplode (unlike the ocean ascent you compare it to)?
What's your name and address and the quickest way to contact you. I don't work for the FBI don't worry
The more you know 👌
@@bigdream_dreambig Visually, it would look the same.
Increasing pressure would crush, rather than exploding a body. You can load someone up in a pressure chamber and *depressurize* the chamber suddenly, and that can be explosive, but it wouldn't work as depicted in the movie.
Chloe Grace-Moretz STOLE this movie! She’s so fantastic, be sure to check out her other films!
It's hard to believe Chloë Grace Moretz was actually 12 when she portrayed Hit Girl. I swear, she looks like she's 7 or 8.
She definitely looked 7 or 8 when the movie introduced her. The clothes definitely helps with that illusion.
love the "hey it's quicksilver!" "wait... thats also quicksilver?" moment
always thought the X-Men and MCU connection to Kick-Ass was fun
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MILD SPOILERS FOR A 10 YEAR OLD FILM
It's somewhat a shame that Todd was recast in the second film, given that he literally dresses up in a knock off of Dave's suit, which would've made the hindsight humor even funnier.
The actors who played Dave and his buddy played different versions of Quicksilver.
Kick Ass 2 is also fun. Definitely has some issues but it's still fun. It's got Jim Carrey in it too! There's also an end credit scene for Kick Ass 2
Yeah but Jim Carrey denounced it before it hit theaters because of the violence. It was right after Sandy Hook. Talked shit about the movie but didn't hand back the paycheck or donate it.
Agreed
This is a fair description of part 2. It's definitely worth a watch and has some cool moments, but isn't as good as the first one.
Carrey cracked after this movie coming out and badmouthing it before a string of "Wtf's wrong with him?" moments dropped him from the spotlight. Combining that with the scandalous way some viewed Chloe's character, especially her age, the second wasn't as well received though it is a good movie.
Meh the sequel was ok but nowhere near as good as the first one honestly
For another take on the superhero film you need to watch "MysteryMen" with Ben Stiller, Greg Kinnear, Paul Reuben, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy.
Chloe Grace Moretz was a revelation in this movie. Great fun role and she played it perfectly.
Sadly, her career never really took off, not like say, Natalie Portman's or Christina Ricci's did. I feel the same way about the kids in the Game of Thrones movies. They too were excellent, especially Maisie Williams.
@@spirittammyk I get your point but she is only 25, she still got most of her career in front of her.
That rescue scene may be one of my favourite action sequences in any super hero film. It's having the reactions of the people who know the secret identities (Katie and Marcus) that really sell it, and the way the scene is shot just puts it on a whole other level.
I also love that while it makes the point about how being a superhero is a bad idea, you also get Kick-Ass making the choice to help Hit Girl because while he is miles out of his depth, he can let her do it alone.
I probably wouldn't bother with the sequel, it just doesn't have the same charm for me
Whaaaat? The sequel has the best villain in comic book films, and he has the best villain name too.
@@reynaldolorenzo8409 The Kick Ass 2 villain felt like it was just an edgelord writer trying to be as shocking as they could. For me, the best villains are the ones where they make sense, I hated Thanos because it was just really, really stupid (killing 50% of endangered species?... Really?...), but you listed some great ones. Killgrave is pure id - base desires with no restraint because he never needed to. Magneto is determined to protect his people. I wouldn't call Ghost from Antman & Wasp a villain, but she was a really satisfying antagonist.
Did NYPD go after big daddy because Marcus called him and told him about the warehouse video and he said I killed all the cameras apparently not
“Wait till they get a load of me” is a line that Jack Nicholson said when he was playing the Joker in the first Batman movie.
I think my favorite thing about Cage’s performance in the movie is that, well, his character is always performing. Yeah, obviously he has the Adam West Batman voice while in costume, but even every time we see him interacting with Mindy, with his over the top mannerisms and way of making all of what they’re doing seem very “fun” is also a performance. There’s exactly one scene where we see the real him, when he has his conversation with Marcus. He’s far more reserved and like a normal guy (minus his scream at the end). Like the best manic Nic Cage performances, there’s a meaning to it.
Did NYPD go after big daddy because Marcus called him about the warehouse video and he said I killed all the cameras apparently not
"With no power, comes no responsibility. Except, that wasn't true."
The second line is the true lesson of the movie and when the thing goes from deconstruction of the superhero genre to reconstruction.
To me that's what encapsulates the Coming of Age theme of the movie.
That actually is true, when you also understand that you cannot have any responsibility without authority. You can't be responsible for choices you were not allowed to make, or at least you shouldn't be.
Nic Cage is truly an amazing actor! Raising Arizona, Matchstick Men, and especially Adaptation!!!! He plays twin brothers!
Just...not the bees.
The man can 'Drive Angry'. That's for certain.
Heck, I loved him in Face Off. That movie is a gem and showcases both Nick Cage and John Travolta's acting abilities.
No Leaving Las Vegas??
About that not naming the drink in a bar thing, bars, restaurants and pubs have something called "house drinks" which will include branded spirits and beers. They have contracts with drink manufacturers and when the customer does not specify what brand they want or ask the bartender for suggestions, they give the house drinks. So yeah, just saying beer or whisky will work in a bar or a pub
There's that, but it also keeps brand names separated from the movie. This one was pretty controversial when it first came out because of Hit Girl's language as well as the beating she takes in the final fight. A brand doesn't necessarily want to be associated with that, or imply that it was sponsoring the movie.
@@Skraith I do remember there being some conversation about Hit-Girl's language and violence when "Kick-Ass" came out but I don't remember it gaining any traction or lasting very long. Also, there were 40+ name brands mentioned and/or used in "Kick-Ass." There were tons of Pepsi products, especially. Also, Apple products, cereals, toys, candies, cars, social media sites, comics (obvs), clothing stores... and let's not forget Kleenex! Without ad dollars being paid, those would've been called "tissues."
"Kick-Ass" is actually infamous for being one of the movies with the most product placement in it - many of them family-friendly brands - so I doubt alcohol brands stayed away for ethical reasons. If anything, they might've stayed away because most of the main characters are supposed to be in high school. Or maybe they didn't expect an off-brand comic book movie to have enough of an audience to be worth their ad dollars.
I think a movie would have to be REALLY controversial for any brand to pass up getting their product in front of people's faces. Like, well beyond anything that happened in "Kick-Ass."
I don't think meant the brand of whiskey but style. Whiskey neat? Old fashioned? Etc.
@@slin2678 Neat or on the rocks, sure, but an Old Fashioned is a specific cocktail. When people ask for a Whiskey Old Fashioned, they're not describing a method of serving straight whiskey, they're asking for an Old Fashioned made with whiskey instead of one of the alternate recipes, which might call for gin, instead.
It's one of the earliest and simplest cocktails, so if anyone has bitters and whiskey, they probably also have the sugar, lemon peel, and ice to try one.
@@johnplaysgames3120 Don't forget Benchmade knives.
Some of those firearms were illegal, but there is no limit to the amount of legal firearms someone can own.
They are canadian lol
Yeah, I highly doubt Big Daddy is registered with the BATFE. But also, they probably got some of the illegal guns from the criminals they kill.
@@thorkagemob1297 if I'm not mistaken, the same is true in Canada.
@@jordank1813 i honestly have no idea about the gun laws in Canada lol
Big Daddy was doing the Adam West voice from the 60's Batman. I understand your confusion!
I wish more people would acknowledge this movie’s score. It’s Kick-Ass!!!
@@ThreadBomb I disagree I feel like music in this movie perfectly captured the tone of heroic or dark. Especially during the scene when Dave was captured and almost killed.
There's a very similar movie from 2010 called Super starring Rainn Wilson, Kevin Bacon and Ellen Page, directed by James Gunn. I'd say it's pretty equal to this and well worth a look.
"You know what happens to lasagna when you don't prick the film on top?"
"It explodes."
"Don't be lasagna."
-The Doctor and Clara, Doctor Who
Chloe who plays hit girl is fucking comedy gold in this 😂
This is one of the rare instances where I'd say the movie is significantly better than the source material. There are some things better in the comic (like Kick-Ass's crush reacting a lot more realistically to him revealing he lied about being gay), but the other differences like Big Daddy's backstory are so much better here. The comics seem to confuse "realistic" with "misery porn" a lot of the time, especially Kick Ass 2.
Did NYPD go after big daddy because of the warehouse video that Marcus called him about it and I killed all the cameras apparently not
I could watch that Big Daddy warehouse fight, set to that awesome music, over and over again 😂
Same here am love it so much,but I do wonder if the police went after big daddy or covered it up since cop works for damico
"In an Ask Me Anything board on Reddit, a fan asked Cage if Adam West was his only inspiration for his role of Big Daddy or if there were any other sources he drew from. Here is what Nicolas Cage had to say to that:
I would give it all to Adam West. I grew up watching him on the 60s Batman show and he is where it begins and where it ends as Big Daddy. I met Adam West once and I said, ‘Did you see I was channeling you?’ and he said, ‘I saw you TRY to channel me!’"
Did NYPD go after big daddy because Marcus called him and told him about the warehouse video and he said I killed all the cameras apparently not
I never expected an R rated film to be better than the MCU. Anyway, my favorite superhero film of all the time.
The comic is FAR darker and more cynical. Kick-Ass 2 went...probably too far but they softened the edges for the movie version of 2. But if you want an almost angry take on this, read the comic.
Mark Strong and Nic Cage really made this movie! They were so over the top and their performances were just perfect for the tone of the film! This is based off a comic book, like Kingsmen was. The film was in production during the creation of the comic, so somethings are changed from the comic. I will say both have some really good parts that the other should have done (like Big Daddy's fight scene is not in the comic).
I would recommend reading the comics as well as there are two sequel comics (Kick-ass 2 is based off the second comic but has a bunch of changes, and is not as good in my opinion) that tell the complete story of Kick-ass and Hit-Girl (especially since we never got a third movie due to poor reception of Kick-ass 2
The biggest change that mattered to me is BD. I really feel like making him not some lunatic playing superhero improved the story, and his edge-of-death instruction to his daughter in saving herself is incredible.
@@mage1439 Oh, I completely agree! There movie is a lot better at making BD a much likeable character and a great superhero. It gives so much more weight to his death, instead of what we got in the comic.
Shazam is another good superhero movie that Mark Strong is in, I'd love to see their reaction to that one.
We need to give props to Chloe too.
The comics are such misery porn. I read Kick Ass and Kick Ass 2 and disliked them so much that they killed any interest I had in seeing Kick Ass 2 when it came out and I actively avoid anything from Mark Millar.
If you enjoy comics i'd highly recommend reading the graphic novel this is adapted from: The movie was actually being written as the ending of the comic was being completed so the differences create a vastly differnt outcome both story wise and portray the characters in a (somewhat) different manner.
Its also been said in the comments already but Nic Cage's Big Daddy mannerisms are an homage to the Adam West campy Batman, but I did like your analysis of how it could be used to make it harder to identify the person behind the mask... I'd never thought of it that way before!
Such a great movie. Thanks for reacting to it!
wtf did I not connect the Adam West thing. That`s great
@@HaienTwitch yeah I don't think I had either until I saw them questioning it it and I was like "oh that sounds so much like... Ohhhh" haha
Did NYPD go after big daddy because Marcus called him about the warehouse video and said I killed all the cameras apparently not
500 Days of Summer followed by this film made me so sure that Chloe Grace Moretz was going to be the next big young star.
She's got a ton of talent as an actress, I just don't think she's gotten the right projects, unfortunately.
Agreed 100%. Maybe she needs a better agent.
[After making that comment, I found out her agent is her brother. I wonder if that's a good thing...]
I have a sneaking suspicion she is 'too smart' to fall for the typical 'Hollywood Experience' and by not caving to her employers' desires doesn't find as much 'work'.
She’s great in Let me in. Ya she should have lot better history of movies by now.
She was great on 30 Rock too. But yeah she got pigeonholed as the "kid who acts like a much more mature adult than the actual adults" and that stopped working because now she's an adult herself
@@terrylandess6072 You might have a point. Reasons I hear Natalie Portman has done so well is because she is actually from Israel and has ties to the Mossad, and that's one group that Hollywood doesn't want to piss off. Chloe may be Jewish, but she just doesn't have the protection Portman has.
Gotta say I spend way too much time watching reaction channels and from the second I stumbled on to you guys you have become a daily watch anytime I see a new upload. Both of you are fantasric and putting up some of my favorite videos now, keep up the great work.
Edit: lmao you 2 riffing on Nic Cage's delivery at the end had me in tears!
Even though Cage was supposed to sound like Adam West, I think he sounds more like Captain Kirk.
Aaron Taylor Johnson: *breathes*
George: You are quick silver in the MCU
The actor playing Kick-Ass was in Shanghai Knights, Godzilla, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Kick-Ass 2 and Bullet Train. The actor playing Todd played Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocolypse. The other friend was also in the sequel and both Hot Tub Time Machine films. The guy playing Red Mist was in Superbad, Fright Night and Role Models. This and its sequel are adapted from the graphic novels of the same name. Besides the first two Kingsman films, Mark Strong is also in Sherlock Holmes, The Eagle and Robin Hood
Kickass 2 is one of Jim Carry's best performances, and he tried to pull out of it.
Its a great super hero "parody" film and I thought everyones performances were so good from kick ass and red mists dorky awkwardness to nick cages adam west style performance >< but of course hit girl stole the show
PLease do a 2010 movie called Super, directed by James Gunn. It's similar to this but darker and (imo) better
Waaaaay better
Super is great too. But I don’t know if it’s necessarily better. I consider it the more indie version of Kick-Ass, whereas this movie has more mass appeal.
If we're doing Super then we should also do Slither.
Good call
It's very good
In the comic, Dave doesn't get the girl. She's rightfully pissed at him for lying to her for so long, and just smacks him and sends him on his way.
Also, as someone with nerve damage, you're right - not being able to know when you've actually taken damage is bad bad bad, and can lead to hospitalizations when stuff gets infected from cuts you never knew you had, or internal bleeding, or the like.
I had nerve damage in my left arm. They surgically rerouted the nerve around my elbow. So now my superpower is that I don't have a "funny bone" in my left arm. Comes in handy whenever I happen to bang my elbow.
Nick Cage is a massive talent .. with the right script. See "Matchstick Men" or even better "Leaving Las Vegas" and you'll see why Nick Coppola was at one time a giant sought after actor.
Nicholas Cage is a great actor, plus it doesn't hurt being Francis Ford Coppola's nephew. I need to see The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Leaving Las Vegas and Matchstick Men. Love Kick Ass, was so surprised how good it was when I first saw it years ago!
The torture scene really captured the dark and edgy tone the comics have this scene is the best in the whole movie in my opinion
You guys have gotta watch Willy's Wonderland.
Both the main guy, and his friend played Quicksilver in seperate films
They never really played up the fact that Cage was even in this. Like in the marketing. They sort of kept it about the young heroes. I love that. And I'm sure Nick Cage was cool with it and maybe even part if the idea.
@@-M0LE exactly!
Really why you would think guy that looks like batman will be talked about more especially in kick ass world
Did NYPD go after big daddy because Marcus called him about the warehouse video and he said he killed all the cameras,or was it covered up
32:48 🤣 Seriously though. Nicolas Cage is one of the greatest actors ever. Just by virtue of the fact that he has been in some of the greatest movies and in some of the most messed up movies. He always gives 1,000%. He is always compelling. And yeah, Chloë Grace Moretz dominates this movie.
Fun fact: as far as the graphic novels go, Kick-Ass shares a universe with Kingsman.
yall should do brightburn to continue a superhero esque train with a twist
The saddest part is that he lives to see how Lost ends.
The fake mustache is actually pretty clever. Give yourself a distinctive feature that can easily be seen despite your mask, it'll throw off people trying to find you unmasked.
Big Daddy talks like Batman, in the old TV series.
Watch Batman Returns. Oh can see why Big Daddy wears black makeup around his eyes. The scene where he takes off the cowl makes it clear why the makeup is a thing. Also in the recent The Batman film Wayne is using the makeup exactly how Cage uses it in this film.
The music during the fight where we first see Hit Girl is from a 60s children's show called The Bananna Splits. Sort of a predecessor to Barney the purple dinosaur, but aimed at older children.
Always wanted one of those Argo ATVs they rode around in.😁
For the weapons comment
1. Some states have a limit on how many weapons you can purchase within a given time usually 6 months to a year but there is no cap on how many weapons you can own in general.
2. The only legal way to own actual full auto machine guns is to live in a state where its allowed, purchase one that was registered before 1986 so no new ones EVER and even the cheaper ones will cost you thousands of dollars at auction (To give you an idea a crappy Mac 10 or 11 is worth over 4000 USD even though brand new you were able to buy one for 75 USD), and register it with a firearm trust paying 200 USD for a tax stamp, and fill out your form 3 paperwork for a class 3 weapon and wait for the government to reply which could take months to years... This is on top of the regular firearm laws of the state.
3. The vast majority of explosives requires a special Form 3 and something called a Destructive Device license but its hard to get and mainly issued to professional demolition companies or weapons companies.
For regular weapons say in California the main rules is
1.one must fill out some paperwork.
2. Pass a basic firearm safety test.
3. Pass a federal background check where you automatically fail if you were unwillingly committed to a psychiatric ward, have a history of domestic violence, or any felonies.
4. Show 2 forms of ID.
5. Go through a 10 day waiting period.
There are many restrictions on the length, capacity, and ergonomic options of weapons in California.
When it comes to weapons you must follow both federal and state laws so many gun guys are pretty well versed in it.
I love how Simone and George start with the cover description, where she doesn't actually see it(?), so he describes it much more aptly than a person might naturally do if he was just describing it to the audience. Did they come up with that in a planned fashion or did it just happen when the show started/went along?
“More aptly” ? I think he intentionally does the opposite.
A lot of their reactions start with George describing the poster to Simone. It's a fun little bit before the movie where they try to guess what the movie is about based solely on the poster.
Presumably George, if not both of you, and most viewers got the reference "Wait 'til they get a load of me...." This same line is spoken by Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the Michael Keaton/Nicholson/Tim Burton 1989 Batman.
PS Love you guys!
The movie changed a few things:
In the comics we dont know Red Mist identity until he led the heroes to the trap.
Also, in the Comics Big Daddy just invented the story about the mafia killing his wife, inspired in the Punisher. What actually happened is that he got divorced and run away with his daughter. Also, hes rich because he has a colection of old comic books that he sells to pay for all his weapons and equipaments.
In the movie what is big daddy backstory
@@preciousotoakhia9789 i told It. He is Just a Crazy dude that runa away with his daughter, inventing a Sorry about her wife being killed by the máfia.
@@OrdemDoGraveto talking about movie backstory
Chloe Grace Moretz's breakout role :) she's so good in this. Please do "Let Me In" the US adaptation of the Euro film "Let the Right one In". Matt Reeves directed it and even though it's a little different than the original, it really shows how much of a powerhouse actress she was even at a young age. Richard Jenkins is also phenomenal in it.
An interesting discussion in the comments about her career. She seems more than content doing a lot of voice work and quickly figured out she doesn't want to be known for "just" acting. She's a bit of a fashion and feminist icon to Gen Z and I think is really quite intelligent and down to earth. She doesn't strike me as the type that really wants to be the prototypical Hollywood type or "leading lady". Her parents have worked hard to keep her and her brother pretty normal, and I think she basically only picks projects that want her AND that she really feels passionate about. Most of them haven't been The Avengers at the box office, but there's no doubt in my mind at least, that she's an incredibly talented actress.
Someone mentioned Natalie Portman. I don't think she cares at all if she becomes Natalie 2.0. She's always struck me as "I'll make 2 million to do a movie I love that's average 100 times before I ever do a movie I despise just to become a household name/make 40 million dollars to sign on to a blockbuster franchise".
Surprisingly good movie, also love the Banana Splits music, brought back fun memories
FUN FACT: This film inspired a "real life" superhero in seattle. His name is Pheonix Jones and i believe he retired after a serious stabbing.
The comic was so much more brutal, especially the torture scene and hitgirls scenes. The girl kickass likes gets pretty vindictive after finding out he was straight. There was no rocket launcher. Hitgirls dad is revealed to have just been a nerd who’s wife left him so he kidnapped his daughter and raised her to be a “superhero” cause he’s crazy. And quite a few other changes.
Lol the girl gets so mad that she texts kickass pics of her...”with” another guy..or 2..
And in the torture scene, they hook up kickass’s balls to a car battery and electrocute him
Oh man, no disrespect, but I can't believe they didn't get the Adam West voice callback for Big Daddy immediately.
10/10 flawless Nick Cage impression. I think there might be competition for a Ghost Rider 3.
6:15 basically how the first Robin was raised. To be a weapon
I was so excited watching along and being like, oh man I can't wait for the handlebar moustache reveal, especially after Simone kept mentioning it, how satisfying!
"A bazooka? OK." is one of my favorite lines.
Weird sounding bazooka.
"Say hello to my little friend."
"Wait'll they get a load of me."
Disappointed that neither of those quotes got any reaction.
Now i need more Nick Cage reactions 😖Face off or the last with the puppeteers animal robots 😁
you should watch "Eurotrip" from 2004 too :D
Sure!
@YT scotty doesn't know! scotty doesn't know!
Big Daddy is talking just like the original TV show BATMAN. Funny!
Please continue with Kick Ass 2. It'll make a great reaction
I love that "what is a putz", because i said it's like a shmuck at the same time. What's a shmuck? I also replied out loud its like a putz. Those are the correct answers! lol
(Edit: as for shooting a grenade... there are many different types issued in the US military. You'll probably be ok if you get hit in a frag grenade. Pretty much any other type, especially thermite, and you might have an exceptionally bad day. Heat and compression starts a fire that melts steel and it's pretty much packaged in a soup can, so you don't want hot bullets slamming into that.)
The action and the fight scenes in this movie are amazing🤩,I hope you watch kick ass 2.
It’s sad but in the United States, there aren’t any restrictions on how many firearms one person can own. In most states you can literally buy as many firearms as you can afford. In most states there’s no type of government record of any firearms purchase. The only record is the one that the firearms dealer keeps (if it’s an actual business, and not just an individual selling). The laws vary from state to state but it’s all pretty sad across the whole country. Just look up gun violence in the US, and you will see what I mean 😢.
I used to like going to the range target shooting,but I gave it up and went to archery.
"If you take all the guns off the street, you'll still have a crime problem. If you take all the criminals off the street, you won't have a gun problem." Jeff Cooper
The cities with the most gun violence are also the ones with the strictest gun laws. This is why criminals go for soft targets like schools and churches. They know that most likely nobody there will be able to stop them.
I would love to see you guys react to John Q if you haven't seen it. 🙏🏻
Love this channel, excellent work!
Under rated comic book movie! Loved the sequel!
I was a bit surprised it's basically an adaption of Darkman - the 'hero' is able to do things because he doesn't feel pain.
I'd love to see a Hit-Girl spin off movie
Fun fact.. out of the millions of people that love super heroes, hundreds did try it. The most well known was Phoenix Jones.
There's also been at least 2 Batmen. The "Batman" in Flint who was gunned down by cops in the 80s, and the one in the 2000s in the UK who beat up a couple muggers and then didn't do it any more.
There was also a bar hopping anti-one-night-stand female super hero named "Teriffica". She even had an arch nemesis "Fantastico" who was a pick up artist.
There was also a UK superhero named "Angle Grinding Man".
He was later revealed to be an ex city council member who was a vocal activist against people who get parking tickets having their wheels locked, effectively immobilized their ability to function in society, even get to the authorities to pay it, for a few fines which could often be already strict and seemingly arbitrary in some places.
So for a time he donned a costume, and would answer the call, show up in his super van, in tights, cape and mask, and chop off the wheel lock mechanism with an industrial angle grinder.
What a cool guy.
I hope "Super" will be one of the next films you watch. Where Kick-Ass becomes the genre it is spoofing, Super maintains the realism you would expect.
Both actors Simone pointed out are Quicksilver: the main guy is Quicksilver for the MCU and the friend is Quicksilver for the previous iteration of X-Men. His appeareance in Wandavision is precisely a nod to his portrayal in tha series.
As is the scene in WandaVision where Wanda says “Kick Ass”.
Why does George always have to make some stupid jokes during the emotional scenes, sucks the air out of the whole scene.
Nick Cage is doing an impression of Adam West as Batman in the 1966 TV series. Before anyone makes fun of Adam West Batman, he had the perfect line when someone asked which one of the newer Batman's he liked best, and if he could deliver the I'm Batman line better than they did. I never had to say I'm Batman. Everyone knew it.
I recommend 'Super' starring Rain Wilson. It's a superhero movie told through a different lens.
9:38 my understanding is that when it comes to microwaves they make food hot by making the water molecules in the food agitated or bounce around more thus why instead or burning the man alive like they intended to he exploded because of the water molecules being agitated to the point that his body couldn't handle the pressure. It like microwaving a sausage, if it's there long enough it will exploded.
I'm not sure if industrial microwaves are that power or if the scene is really that realistic but in theory it would work.
Kick Ass 2 isn't all that bad. I enjoyed it well enough for what it was.
Yeah, I thought it was a lot of fun
Love this movie, would recommend the comics. The hit girl comics that followed we're awsome... Brutal, but awsome. 😁
"Is a regular civilian allowed that much, so many weapons?" You sweet, sweet Candians. Sadly... sure. We're allowed pretty much all the weapons. Build a wall. For real.
@@-M0LE I wouldn't say we're loving it, Bob.
My brother knew this movie's dialogue inside out and he would randomly quote Nic Cage's dying screams at me. We had a lot of fun with it!
The hypocrisy when this came out was so insane - parents groups and Christian rights advocacy groups when nuts that a 12 year old girl was saying things like "cunt" etc. in the movie, but had NO problem with her literally cutting people's legs off and shooting their body parts clean off. Hit-Girl aka Chloë Grace Moretz did an interview when the movie was making the rounds and couldn't even say "Kick-Ass" during interviews, she'd say something like, "the movie" or the film or something if I recall. And at her home she'd call the movie "Kick-Butt" because she would never say any of the words she used in the movie. Also, Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicholas Cage absolutely stole this movie. Their interactions are so good, but the scene where Big Daddy is being burned alive and Hit Girl is running around in the dark obliterating everything that moves while he calls out instructions - perfect. One of my personal favorite scenes, even if it's really, really dark. Kick-Ass 2 while not as good as this, is still worth a watch for sure and Jim Carrey brings that Nicholas Cage energy for that one :D
Did NYPD go after big daddy for the warehouse video Marcus called him about that he said he killed all the cameras
Him revealing he was straight went over worse in the comics. She did not forgive him and turned out she already had a bf the whole time. Said bf was a big strong guy and she told him everything and told him to kick Dave's ass. After Dave got home after said ass kicking, she then get even more revenge by sending him a video message of her orally pleasuring her bf.
Yeah I can see why the comics arent very popular. They went too far with the edge factor. Interesting how many great adaptations come from this mediocre era of comics (Wanted, Kickass, Walking Dead, Invincible, Kingsman)
Yep, Hit Girl was the clear star of this one. Love the film, but her scenes are something else.
Kick-Ass 2 is so good, hope you guys watch it soon too! Jim Carrey is in it too!
4:52 If you just ask for whiskey they give you whatever is in the well. Cheap stuff.
@20:03 To answer your question, yes a regular civilian in the USA can own near unlimited weapons including firearms. Some states might have specific regulations in place but there are legal ways around it. Ex-cons can buy firearms with some exceptions; For example in my state an ex-con can have firearms in the house five years after released from their sentence. Federal law says otherwise but it is largely left up to the individual states to decide how to prosecute under certain circumstances. So really the answer to your question is yes and no, kinda lol.
Well the logic behind a felon being allowed (they're not) is that they finally went through the entire process to have all their rights fully restored (they wouldn't be a con or a felon anymore)... voting, privacy, firearms ownership. If we had a justice system that didn't allow for restoration post full cooperation and processing then the justice system would be a total crock at its core, instead of merely flawed in execution.
By and large it's pretty hard to get those rights back, but if you believe in the very idea of rights then this is necessary: to hsve a path to restoration. If not then we should simply kill all criminals, because keeping them around as perpetual second class citizens without hope is essentially legalized slavery... pretty effed up.
IMHO, non violent felons should, ideally, have an easier time getting access to firearms than voting, because their crime wasn't violating others with violence, but with lies, manipulation, theft, confidence schemes, prostitution, etc... all things that we as citizens can indirectly effect others in a similar way by how we vote. The evil, selfish, anti-social voter is potentislly more dangerous than the chronic shop lifter who buys a revolver because she lives in a bad neighborhood.
We need to respect the concept of rights whenever they are not overtly legally revoked or suspended by a court of law after being found guilty of heinous felonies post due-process and your right to defend yourself in court.
Yes. The Sequel is good, and worth watching.
Once you see Cage’s performance in Vampire’s Kiss, you’ll understand just how amazingly talented he truly is.
An absolute masterpiece of a man falling into insanity!
Cage in wild at heat is where it's at!
Love that movie. Peggy Sue Got Married is an equally unique performance
@@jayconant3816 how come his character in kick ass was not talked about due to the warehouse fire that Marcus called him about
Chloe is a trained martial artist and gymnast, she would be perfect as Black Cat in the MCU. She should be making action movies but she goes more with dramas. And can anyone else picture Nick Cage as Galactus?...just me then?
You need to do Kick Ass 2 now.
I used to think that the two Quicksilvers was the most amusing bit of trivia about this film. But I'd forgotten the early line where he says "I like girls my own age too...". Amusing considering that Aaron Taylor-Johnson was engaged to Sam Taylor-Johnson at the time of the film and later married her and they have two kids now. Sam is 23 years older than him.
Damn, I absolutely love this movie. Everything about it caught me by surprise. And you guys predicting stuff... Awesome.
19:45- you know, the MCU could had done all of phase 1-2 as like 3 movies if they did origins like Marcus' was🤔