Being a comic-book geek, I’m usually the first guy to know when a new superhero movie is coming out.
But, for some reason, the comic Kick-Ass completely slipped by me (possibly because my local library doesn’t carry it. I’m cheap.).
I hadn’t heard about the comic until last week, but I now want every issue ever made. Ever.
Guys without super powers, donning masks and fighting crime. Awesome.
I don’t want to call them realistic, but I’m a fan of superhero movies based in a less fantasy setting like Unbreakable and Watchmen (yes, it had the blue naked guy, but most of the characters didn’t have powers).
Check out the Kick-Ass trailer
I think I need to see this if for no other reason than to see McLovin as Red Mist.
The Buzz
To build up buzz for the movie, a cell-phone video of Kick-Ass protecting a guy from 4 attackers was uploaded to Youtube. The video’s less than a minute, and wicked-bad quality (kind of shoddy since it’s one of very few pieces of viral marketing they did), but I still like it.
Something about repeating “Leave’m alone!” and “I’m not leavin’ him!” instead of cheesy well thought out catchphrases does it for me.
Here’s the vid:
Seeing a crime fighter with nothing more than two sticks covered in hockey-tape makes me want to get back into Escrima.
What are your thoughts? Love it? Hate it? Don’t care? Lemme know in the comments!
Update
Check out my post on the Kick-Ass Hit-Girl redband trailer.
