Kick-Ass

[ScottotD]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

[Ben]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

[a pretty girl is like]

I'm in both camps.  Roger Ebert is a windbag and Kick Ass is a turd that flopped. 

[warofthebees]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

[ScottotD]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Well said Sir.

[Ben]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

[ScottotD]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

So you're okay with swearing but not violence?

[Ben]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

So you're okay with swearing but not violence?

It's awfully hard to kill somebody with foul language.

[ScottotD]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

So you're okay with swearing but not violence?

It's awfully hard to kill somebody with foul language.

It's also hard to hurt someone with pretend violence.

Ebert's 20+ year crusade against violence is only a part of why I think he's a pompous joke though if that helps.

[gbeenie]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." humans developed the ability to speak.

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There. Fixed it for ya.

And it's exactly as true now as it was then.

[gbeenie]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

Yawn. Anyone have a good "jerking off" smiley to put here?

[ScottotD]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

Yawn. Anyone have a good "jerking off" smiley to put here?

hahahahahaha

[Moleman]

Hold up because you might need to reserve that smiley for me.

Let me make this all clear:  I HATE and I mean HATE movie fads.  Whether its good or bad.  And I also hate the "dark" and so called "realistic" direction that pretty much every non-kid's movie takes.  I also hate how films are bashed because they go against that.  The Dark Knight was a good movie, but that's it.  I general hate that type of superhero movie.  Its people in costumes, why take it seriously?  Why can't it just be a fun fantasy adventure film like the good old days?  That's my thinking going into this movie.

Now that being said I found myself LOVING this movie.  Kick Ass really did kick ass.  It has ZERO to do with hype.  I don't give a crap about being "cool" and none of you know me outside the internet anyway so why would it matter?  But man I was blown away by this movie.  I can't wait to watch it again.

And I thought Zombieland was pretty bad too just to give you guys more of an idea where I'm coming from.  I'm never one who enjoys super violent for the sake of being violent.  I hate movies like Pulp Fiction and Scarface and other gangster movies.  So figure that one out, huh?

EDIT: Oh and Watchmen was one of the worst movies I thought I've ever seen too.  Yeah, makes no sense, I know.

[ScottotD]

Hold up because you might need to reserve that smiley for me.

Not really, beside the fact you seem to have some misdirected rage and think you take on something is the only way of seeing it I still think gbeenie would be using the smiley where it fits the best.

[warofthebees]

Roger Ebert Was Right After All

What's that pompous winbag's problem this time?

Meh, just the usual: The stark terror of living in a world that's slowly losing all sense of morality, conscience, or civility, and being dismissed as a boring prude every time he dares to mention it aloud.

People have been saying the same thing since Clark Gable said "Damn." 

Sure, but you didn't see Clark Gable's daughter mowing down Union soldiers with a semiautomatic, now did you?

You've got a point, but here's my theory:  You are more than likely over the age of 18, and are legally allowed to go see Kick Ass.  If you were twelve and your mother or father took you to see it, it has nothing to do with the fact that a violent movie, but rather the fact that the parents should think twice about showing their kids something like this, especially because yeah, it IS imitatable.

Yes, the movie is violent and does have bad language.  I'll be the first to admit it.  I thought Braveheart had more realistic and disturbing violence than Kick Ass, some of it was even gratuitous (hammer to the head, anyone?) and what did Ebert have to say about it? 

"What people are going to remember from the film are the battle scenes, which are frequent, bloody and violent."

That's all.  But Kick Ass was a comic book movie, and Ebert doesn't like comic book movies.  Therefore:  "KICK ASS IS LEADING US INTO A MORAL SEWER OH NOES!!!1"