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Old 08-18-09 | 12:15 AM
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Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

Ok I'm just doing this cuz the search and every method I've been taught can't find what I think was a thread that was here. Maybe it existed..or maybe I just assumed it did. Anyways...it's based on a comic by Mark Millar (he made Wanted, wrote the amazingly badass Ultimates, currently doing a great run on Fantastic 4 too) and art by John Romita Jr. (he's done Spider-Man, Daredevil, Wolverine etc etc...his run on Spidey was amazing)

The plot of Kick-Ass concerns a lonely teenage boy called Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), who decides to become a real-life superhero after being inspired by the heroes of comic-books. He soon encounters a mysterious vigilante called Big-Daddy (Nicolas Cage), and his daughter Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz), who are working to bring down a drug baron.
<object width="450" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/13131"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/13131" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="450" height="305" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object>

and here's the panel from Comic Con
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And here's some clips..Yes, I'm doing overkill but..here they are.
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<object width="450" height="256"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/12910"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/12910" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="450" height="256" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object>

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Old 08-18-09 | 01:46 AM
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Re: Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

It was hard to see that bootleg trailer, but looked fucking awesome!
Old 08-18-09 | 01:53 AM
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Even if the movie sucks, the fact that it 's called Kick-Ass: The Movie automatically ranks it as one of the greatest film titles of all time.
Old 08-18-09 | 08:35 AM
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Is this why Millar hasn't put out the next issue of Kick Ass? How can there be a movie when the comic hasn't even been completed? I wonder if this means he won't complete it.
Old 08-18-09 | 08:43 AM
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I love the comic but it has been SLOW to come out... like what Vaughn did with Layer Cake and Stardust, so I'm really looking forward to this one.
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Re: Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

Originally Posted by joefrog91
Is this why Millar hasn't put out the next issue of Kick Ass? How can there be a movie when the comic hasn't even been completed? I wonder if this means he won't complete it.
Sounds familiar (see Wanted)
Old 08-18-09 | 10:36 AM
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Holy fuckballs, that trailer was the tits. Looks like The Dark Knight or Watchmen on crystal meth.
Old 08-18-09 | 11:01 AM
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Is Chloe Moretz the youngest actress ever to kick so much ass? Her action scenes put the young Storm Shadow/Snake Eyes fights to shame.
Old 08-18-09 | 11:05 AM
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Millar's a self-absorbed, overrated hack writer at best, and WANTED wasn't that great. Still, the trailer looks promising.
Old 08-18-09 | 11:47 AM
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I don't think he's the second coming of god or anything. But if you want superheroes kicking ass and cool stories of badassness, Millar is the man to go with.
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Re: Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

SO i guess I am just gonna ask : Are they gonna be able to get away with the word "ass" in the title ?
WIll the MPAA let them? I know Mario Van Peebles had problems with this same word when he made Badassssssss! Thats why they had to have so many S's I do believe.
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"kick ass" is the same title as "kick donkey", so yea, no prob with the board
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Re: Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

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WIll the MPAA let them?
The MPAA is that of a different animal of a few years ago.

They've been progressing the past few years (the change of green-band trailers in the past few months is huge movement) so I don't see why they won't allow the title.
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Re: Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

We have a film called Inglourious Basterds coming out soon. Have you heard of it?

I think the MPAA will let them if they let IB go out like that. I mean Basterds (even with the new spelling) is a much harsher word than Kick-Ass
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Re: Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010) --Mark Millar's comic about "real" superheroes now a film

Originally Posted by chris_sc77
SO i guess I am just gonna ask : Are they gonna be able to get away with the word "ass" in the title ?
WIll the MPAA let them? I know Mario Van Peebles had problems with this same word when he made Badassssssss! Thats why they had to have so many S's I do believe.


Those extra Ses have been around for a long time.
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Millar sucks but I'm a fan of Vaughn. I'll definitely check it out.
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Kick-Ass - April 16, 2010

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Old 11-11-09 | 06:27 AM
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Re: Kick-Ass - April 16, 2010

ehhhhhhhhhh i've heard good things but that trailer doesn't do much for me
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Anybody else spend the first 30 seconds thinking they were watching a remake of Condorman?

Looks like it could be fun.
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Re: Kick-Ass - April 16, 2010

It's actually pretty entertaining. Goes a little over the top towards the end, but over all a good time to be had seeing this.

And for those who read the comics, in the same vain as Wanted, this one deviates from the comic story and changes a couple of things.

Spoiler:
Big Daddy actually is an ex-cop


The Hit-Girl fight scenes were the best part of the film.
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Re: Kick-Ass - April 16, 2010

I'm interested in the movie but that trailer doesn't sell it very well
Old 11-11-09 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by sauce07
I'm interested in the movie but that trailer doesn't sell it very well
Agreed.
I've been reading lots of great things about this one - but that trailer just didn't do it.
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Re: Kick-Ass - April 16, 2010

Looks like a cute movie to take the kids to.
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Re: Kick-Ass - April 16, 2010

It looks fun to me.
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Originally Posted by bee_01
Looks like a cute movie to take the kids to.
Umm this movie is not for kids. It's extremely violent and near Rated R.


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