REVIEW: Kick-Ass 2 [2013]

“Act like a bitch, get slapped like a bitch” I know a lot of people who hate Kick-Assā€”definitely more than don’t. It’s always fascinated me because I thought it was a brilliantly funny actioner with a darkly comic streak of what logistically could happen if normal citizens decided to become superheroes. I loved it when I saw it in theatres and found myself validating that sentiment yesterday when revisiting it in preparation for the sequel. Well, let’s just say that about halfway through Kick-Ass 2 I think I discovered what…

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REVIEW: Kick-Ass [2010]

“Iā€™m just a Dick in a wetsuit” Can I get away with using a filmā€™s one word hyphenate title as itā€™s succinct description? Frankly I donā€™t care what your answer is to that question because, no joke, Kick-Ass kicked ass. This is the epitome of comic book brought to reality. What the new wave of graphic novels contains is ultra-violence, witty banter, and stories that are more than just good guy versus bad. People look to Dark Knight as what a comic based film should be, but on further review,…

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