Movie Review: 'Kick-Ass'

Seen on: April 7, 2010

The players: Director: Matthew Vaughn, Writers: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloe Moretz, Nicolas Cage

Facts of interest: Based on the comic by Mark Millar (illustrated by John Romita)

The plot: Tells the story of Dave, a teenager who decides to become a superhero in order to make his life more interesting.

Our thoughts: Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass” is a masterpiece. There, I said it. It’s a film that explodes onto the big screen and pulls you right into the middle of the most awesome action, and it barely gives you a minute to breathe. It’s a thrilling ride from start to finish, and truth be told, it totally blew my socks off. I’ve seen it twice already, and I’m still as stoked about it as ever.

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New, shorter 'Kick-Ass' trailer lands on web

The folks at Apple today premiered a shorter, one-minute trailer for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming action pic "Kick-Ass," a film I have seen and absolutely adored. I won't be able to publish my review for a while, but what I can say is that the film is one of the most entertaining ones I have seen in... wow... a while. Anyway, check out this new trailer after the jump. It does include some new footage from the film.

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Three awesome 'Kick-Ass' posters debut

In case you don't know it yet, Matthew Vaughn's "Kick-Ass" is currently my favorite film of 2010. I know it's still very early and all, but I usually don't get a chance to hand out a 10/10 rating this early in the year. "Kick-Ass" has earned it though, and the film will open in theaters April 16, 2010. Three fantastic new posters for the film have now debuted online, and you can check them out below. Man, I want them.

Based on the comics by Mark Millar, the film follows a boring high school student (Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass and inspires others to do the same. Kick-Ass is the guy in the green suit below, and he's followed by Christopher Mintz-Plasse's Red Mist and Chloe Moretz's Hit Girl, my personal favorite. Let me tell you right now, you'll instantly fall in love with this girl.

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Super awesome 'Kick-Ass' red band trailer!

Ahhhhhh! Yes, that's excitement right there. Excitement for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming flick "Kick-Ass," which is definitely the film I am looking forward to most this season. A new red-band trailer for the crazy action movie is now online, and I urge you to check it out after the jump.

Okay, much of the footage in here is identical to the previous domestic trailer, but this one includes new footage and boasts a solid dose of kick-ass violence and foul language. It's a fast-paced, edgy preview, and it works on so many levels. (Check out the previous version here.)

The film follows a boring high school student (Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass and inspires others to do the same. The whole thing is based on the comics by Mark Millar, and Nicolas Cage, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mark Strong and Christopher Mintz-Plasse co-star.

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Very cool international 'Kick-Ass' trailer hits!

I can't tell you often enough how much I love the domestic trailer for Matthew Vaughn's promising action adventure "Kick-Ass." Now the brand-new international red band trailer has arrived as well. See below.

Okay, this one isn't as well edited and cool as the domestic one, but it does contain a whole bunch of pretty amazing new footage. And come on, who doesn't fall in love with Hit Girl and her foul mouth???

The film follows a boring high school student (Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass and inspires others to do the same. It's based on the comics by Mark Millar.

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Awesome new 'Kick-Ass' poster hits web!

Matthew Vaughn's "Kick-Ass" will be kicking butt in theaters starting April 16, 2010, and a new poster for the film has debuted online, courtesy of the folks at HitFix. Check it out in full after the jump, because it totally rocks. The entire marketing campaign for the film has been pretty cool, and I have to say it's one of the film I'm looking forward to most this year. Enjoy.

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Fantastically awesome 'Kick-Ass' trailer debuts!

This. Is. Awesome. A brand-new trailer for Matthew Vaughn's "Kick-Ass" has just debuted online, and I absolutely adore it. As a matter of fact, I'm looking forward to this film more than ever after seeing this fantastic preview.

Judging by early photos and a teaser trailer, I kind of already felt this would be a fun movie, but now I'm just overly excited. I love every segment in this trailer, and dialogue, action, cast and visuals are all incredibly promising.

I particularly like Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz), who looks like she's really kicking ass in this flick. The film follows a boring high school student (Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass and inspires others to do the same.

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'Kick-Ass' will open 2010 SXSW festival

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival today announed that Matthew Vaughn's new action comedy "Kick-Ass" will have its world premiere on opening night. The festival runs runs March 12 – 20, 2010.

"Kick-Ass" tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. The film opens in theaters everywhere April 16, 2010.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rispoli, Garrett M. Brown, Xander Berkley and Omari Hardwick co-star.

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New hilarious 'Kick-Ass' clip and teaser poster

I haven't had a chance yet to get to my list of most anticipated films of 2010, but Matthew Vaughn's superhero action comedy will certainly be on it. Check out a new clip and poster right after the jump.

The film follows a boring high school student (played by Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass but runs into several troubles because of his poor physique.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays a villain, but Kick-Ass has some help in his battle against crime, including Hit-Girl, played by Chloe Moretz. Also starring is Nicolas Cage, who can be seen in the poster below.

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'Kick-Ass' teaser trailer arrives, delivers!

The first teaser trailer for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming superhero action comedy "Kick-Ass" has hit the Web, and although it doesn't show us too much, it sure gets me even more excited about the film.

The film follows a boring high school student (played by Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass but runs into several troubles because of his poor physique.

The whole thing is based on the comics by Mark Millar, and this first teaser delivers some decent laughs. Okay, it takes a while until it really introduces its story, but it sure made me curious enough.

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