Kick-Ass 2 (R)
14/03/14 21:19 Filed in: 2013
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
August 2013
This review was originally tweeted in Real-time from the back row of a movie theater and appears @BackRoweReviews. Though efforts were made to tease rather than ruin this movie’s memorable lines and moments, some spoilers may exist in the following evaluation. The original tweets appear in black, while follow-up comments appear in red. For concerns over objectionable content, please first refer to one of the many parental movie guide websites. All ratings are based on a four star system. Happy reading!
Shooting her friend in the back. With friends like her...
Absent for her perfect attendance award.
Dr. Gravity to the rescue.
This is one funny sequence. You just never know when some random vigilante will appear to save your butt in this comic book world. Apparently there’s no such thing as deus ex machina in this world either.
“You’re gonna need a bigger jar.” NK. Especially with her potty mouth.
These wanna-be superheroes remind me of the misfits in Mystery Men.
The 1999 comedy is highly recommended for those who, like me, have a warped sense of humor.
Fight moves at dance team tryouts is a really nice sequence.
Or maybe it was cheerleader tryouts…I don’t remember. Don’t care either.
Will the “date ditch” impel Hit Girl into taking up her mantle again?
Starting to turn into Mean Girls. The puke taser is gross.
No description required.
Battle royale. Great protracted battle between Hit Girl and Mother Russia.
Final analysis: as brutal and crass as the first film, but still quite entertaining.
I still miss Nicolas Cage’s Big Daddy, though. Probably my all-time favorite role of his…which still isn’t saying much.
Rating: 2 1/2 out of 4 stars. Some good messages sandwiched between action scenes.
Compared to the first, controversial film, the sequel seems somewhat tame by comparison. With no origin story to give it context and structure, the sequel focuses on Mintz-Plasse’s 2.0 version villain and a gaggle of B and C tier “Superheroes/Super villains.” Not as clever or incisive as its forebear, this follow-up film makes a valiant attempt at superseding the first film, but in the end gets its butt kicked by the original.