For me this is, so far, the best movie I have seen this year!  For others, or probably most, this will be the worst :P but I dun care, I dug this movie from the opening scene and cheered on for he next 120 min.  This is a hard R bloody, profane, twisted comedy and one of the best super-hero movies ever made!  This is basically two stories in one, A teenager who turns himself into a super hero to make the world a better place, and a father daughter duo who are out for revenge against the biggest crime lord of new york, but they cross over and end up working together!  I think one of the things i like most is thatt kick ass is just a regular kid, he ain't the jock and he ain;t the nerd, just a regular guy like most of us so it was very easy to relate to him.  I also think hit girl is the one of the best super heroes ever, to see her slice and dice, beat and shoot dozens of people is thrilling, plus her vocabulary of the words "cock, cunt and fuck" is hilarious!  Nicolas Cage is also strong as big daddy, hit girl's papa, i think he is the only character that doesen't curse through out the entire film, but he likes to chop up the bad guys.  With slick direction and kick ass sound track i think this is the best entertainment so far this year!!!!!

I gave this film a B

in a nutshell, i thought this film was "awesomely violent." this is hit-girl's movie and the direction was incredible. i loved the scene where big daddy is killing mobsters in the warehouse- probably the best scene in the entire movie. and the scene where kick-ass shows up at the end? i fucking laughed my ass off.

however, i couldnt help but feel a little disappointed. i wish we saw more hit-girl really. plus i thought the story was average and the movie had some slow, boring moments. furthermore, the dialogue was bad and probably the weakest element of the entire film. i just kept wishing that it was a little more funny, witty, etc - and the dialogue just wasnt quite there.

also, i loved nic cage in some scenes yet hated him in others. he was all over the place. it goes without saying that his west impersonations were dead on.

so its definitely worth seeing and a shit load of fun in the theatre. however its not going to revolutionize the genre like some critics are suggesting.

anytime where i feel like im liking the film because i want to like it is never a good sign...if that makes any sense.

oh and one more thing, will directors please just stop employing the whole"infrared vision" POV? it NEVER looks good. not in the dark knight, not in Watchmen, and certainly not in this film. in fact the whole time we're looking through hit-girls goggles, i kept thinking "is that a cgi arm/pistol?" and sure enough it was...yuck

I loved it. Best super hero movie ever. Nic Cage has been forgiven for Ghost Rider. haha

~Zack~

Second best of the year! RIGHT behind Shutter Island

Saw this a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed it at the time, but the more I think about it the less I think it's really anything special.

Was it enjoyable, had good set-pieces, decent acting, and moments of comedy? Yes.

Was it stylistically interesting? Not really.

Did it do anything that I hadn't seen in a superhero movie before? Not really. It was a pretty conventional origin story.

It was just a bit average, really. I was expecting 'superheroes in the real world', which was the concept they were selling in the trailer, but they abandoned that pretty quickly. The central villain was a bit bland (even though I really like Mark Strong), and though I found Hit-Girl outrageously funny and thought Nic Cage was probably the best thing about it, it was all just far more conventional than I thought it would be, despite how much it wanted to be different. The plot was a bit rambling, and the ending clearly wanted a sequel (which tends to annoy me in films - Jumper is a prime example of that. Seems a bit arrogant to me...by all means leave the door open, but don't shove my face in the doorway.)

For interesting visuals, go to Sin City. For a superhero movie that tries to do something different genre-and-tone-wise, go to TDK. This was just Spiderman with a lippy twelve year old girl, right down to the whole 'son of the main villain becomes a villain' angle. So yeah, disappointing, really. I hear Iron Man 2's a let down, too. The trailer for Scott Pilgrim piqued my interest, though - looks like Edgar Wright's going all out there.

This was pretty okay with me. I liked it, but I didn't like it. Obviously. That's how it works with everything, right?

I liked the characters in it. Hit-Girl will always be the favourite of everyone who sees this movie because she's, what, 11? And a complete badass? I want to be Hit-Girl when I'm older, please. Nic's impersonation of Adam West was great, and Kick Ass' character was funny as well, along with his quirky friends.

What I didn't like about this movie...Okay, so I found out that this is based on a comic, right? I've never read it before, but did they focus as much on Hit Girl and her dad more than Kick Ass in the comic? I feel that's what they did. It started out with Kick Ass, but then moved into the life of Hit Girl and her dad. I was disappointed by that, because I was hoping the entire movie would have focused on Kick Ass. Why didn't they just name it "Kick Ass and Hit Girl"? I mean, it's nice to get to know their story, but misleading as well.

The beginning started out great. Nice, fast, a lot of fun. But when What's-His-Name because Kick Ass, everything sloooowwweeeed down to the point where I was kind of waiting for the movie to end. It got pretty boring in some parts and I was getting disappointed.

The dialogue was awful, as it is with most superhero movies (except for Hit Girl's cussing and witty lines), as was the CGI. Now, I know that the CGI in many superhero films aren't that great, but this one I just wish wasn't so noticeable. Hit Girl's arms in the infrared POV, when they're flying through downtown on the jetpack (which, by the way, was a disappointing lead on as well. They kept on looking at it and were extremely impressed and amazed by it, and when I saw it was that, I was like, "Oh...That's it?"), and when Kick Ass got stabbed for the first time, the blood just squirted out at us and it looked like jelly from Toy Story.

Not the greatest movie ever, but obviously not the worst. Don't think I'll be getting this one on DVD. It was fun watching it the first time, but for me, I think I'm gonna keep it a first-timer only, unless someone asks me if I want to watch it, and they happen to have the movie. Sorry.

Sean

It was one bad joke away from being one of those horrible spoof movies.

When Kick-Ass gets hit by a car at the beginning I almost left but I'm glad I did not because it turns out to be very enjoyable.

However Nicolas Cage doesn't need to be forgiven because he made Bad Lieutenant and that speaks volumes. He just needs to remember that he plays crazy better than dramatic.

This type of movie is bound to be a wee bit divisive. I'd heard the rave reviews, liked the core premise and then found myself wanting to watch it less and less.

Then I let go.

Simply incredible filmmaking. Take it too seriously/pigeon hole it, and you will be very disappointed. Take it as a homage to movies of the past, popular culture, computer games, balls out action; and then it is likely to hit a home run. Absolutely adored the use of some well known John Murphy scores. Great 'Kill Bill' nod as well.

Vaughn is obviously a fan of superhero movies and comics - here, he lovingly intertwines shades of 'American Pie'-type coming of age and employs this as a tactic to widen the movie's canvas. It sets up the conflict of a superhero without weakness and the everyday Joe impersonating, whilst utilising the core appeal of the 'American Pie' vibe. The story is multi-faceted in both plot and theme. The movie takes twists and turns and allows it comedic approach to muddy the waters. To lead, we have the teenagers struggling to overcome weakness, and we have the vigilante seeking revenge against the evil crime lord. It's interwoven for maximum punch. Never once does it feel forced or inorganic - the story is laced with comedy, action, drama and immense visuals. The internet broadcast with its obvious nod to gaming; the destruction caught by the teddy cam work as examples. There are some truly touching moments, too. The hot chocolate hit me, for example. There was romance.  Heavy lashings of gratuitous violence. Never was a moment missed to advance the entertainment, the characters, or the story. How does this work?

In the wrong hands, it would've been an unmitigated disaster. It's ludicrous to think it actually worked. Nic Cage was reinvigorated.  The young lass was as impressive as the girl in 'Orphan' and a real star in the making. Strong was strong. As always. The whole cast shone. This type of genre would be something I typically avoid. Just goes to show that if you check your own prejudice at the theatre door, you may just surprise yourself.

Would've loved to have seen Tarantino's reaction to it. Just go watch it.

Andrew

Quoted from Andrew This type of movie is bound to be a wee bit divisive. I'd heard the rave reviews, liked the core premise and then found myself wanting to watch it less and less. Then I let go. Simply incredible filmmaking. Take it too seriously/pigeon hole it, and you will be very disappointed. Take it as a homage to movies of the past, popular culture, computer games, balls out action; and then it is likely to hit a home run. Absolutely adored the use of some well known John Murphy scores. Great 'Kill Bill' nod as well. Vaughn is obviously a fan of superhero movies and comics - here, he lovingly intertwines shades of 'American Pie'-type coming of age and employs this as a tactic to widen the movie's canvas. It sets up the conflict of a superhero without weakness and the everyday Joe impersonating, whilst utilising the core appeal of the 'American Pie' vibe. The story is multi-faceted in both plot and theme. The movie takes twists and turns and allows it comedic approach to muddy the waters. To lead, we have the teenagers struggling to overcome weakness, and we have the vigilante seeking revenge against the evil crime lord. It's interwoven for maximum punch. Never once does it feel forced or inorganic - the story is laced with comedy, action, drama and immense visuals. The internet broadcast with its obvious nod to gaming; the destruction caught by the teddy cam work as examples. There are some truly touching moments, too. The hot chocolate hit me, for example. There was romance.  Heavy lashings of gratuitous violence. Never was a moment missed to advance the entertainment, the characters, or the story. How does this work? In the wrong hands, it would've been an unmitigated disaster. It's ludicrous to think it actually worked. Nic Cage was reinvigorated.  The young lass was as impressive as the girl in 'Orphan' and a real star in the making. Strong was strong. As always. The whole cast shone. This type of genre would be something I typically avoid. Just goes to show that if you check your own prejudice at the theatre door, you may just surprise yourself. Would've loved to have seen Tarantino's reaction to it. Just go watch it. Andrew

Yes, this is pretty much my perspectivious [i (made up?) a word] :) feeling on it.   I like Nic's Adam West impression - it was fun to see how many actually got what he was doing.  

I hadn't heard about this until about four hours before the midnight release, when I was surfing the web for Batman stuff and this film found it's way to my youtube channel.  Read a couple of quick reviews and trailers and then decided I might want to check it out.  So I went to the midnight showing and got seats to the sold out show.  i enjoyed it.  

Hit Girl was definitely the star.  The scenes were very well filmed and the tone was excellent for the film.

My favorite scene is the was the SPOILERS (Just thought I'd warn ya) Big Daddy death scene, and Chloe played that scene very well.  The shot that may be considered a comic-book- stylish shot, (of curse it works here) but is my favorite shot - where Hit Girl has her hand on her father's shoulder and she bows her head.  Kudos to the grips on that shot!

Of course my favorite character was Big Daddy.

It wasn't all that. The only thing that came good out of this was Chloe Moretz, I practically fell in love with her - I know, it's so wrooong, she's just 11!. Cage surprised me, did a good job playing a nerdy father teaching up his daughter.

Aaron Johnson could have done his character more visibly, felt he was shadowing the two mention above. Felt like his just a Hollywood pretty face who doesn't stand out,  leaving him drowning in lead role(s) - same as Channing Tatum, but his young though and got plenty of years left. What do I have to say? His bangin' a MILF everyday while his bank account is blowing up, and while I'm just seating her trying to find bread crumbs in my refrigerator.... posting scripts to SS...<--- gotta love it:)