Can I handle *KICK-ASS*?! Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@jenmurrayxo]

Anyone want to watch the sequel with me? Superhero Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5dopvtiurLnZTGXuc5ngzQD6

[@e.d.2096]

I'll watch ANY sequel with you, Jen😊

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Answer is always YES Jen you know that 🙂 plus it's a fun sequel that will sure have you laughing over and over 🔥

[@chrismcelligott5462]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@LordVolkov]

The sequel is not as good and has some... not great stuff happens 😬, so go in with a bit of caution if you decide to watch it.

[@SchulzEricT]

The sequel is kinda mean-spirited in a not-very-fun way. I'd say watch it on your own. There are still so many movies I'd want you to watch that haven't (yet?) hit the reactor zeitgeist in a big way: Walk Hard Lucky Number Slevin Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Men Who Stare At Goats foremost among them. "Mr Right", "Stretch", and "7 Days in Hell" are excellent, underappreciated movies, but I don't hold out much hope that they'll ever be properly appreciated.

[@David-l6c3w]

According to director Mathew Vaughn, Cage started performing his dialogue with the Adam West affectation to the utter surprise and bewilderment of Vaughn and the cast, until Vaughn realized Cage was doing Adam West.

[@S-jq1yk]

That’s pretty much Cage’s thing, he just shows up and does whatever he wants

[@brentwalker8596]

I wonder how he prepared for "Willy's Wonderland". Lol.

[@LordVolkov]

"The way he's talking!" 🤣🤣🤣 I highly suggest the Adam West Batman movie (Batman 66) to fully see what Cage is doing with his in-costume affectation. That man knows how to drop an homage!

[@cw1345]

Sorry but this ain’t the 60’s, real comic fans all agree he was trash at Gambit.

[@shawnpatrick1877]

@@cw1345 You missed the point entirely. The movie has comedic elements and the dude that looks like a pseudo-modern Batman is kind of a dork who is emulating the 60s Adam West Batman. Your comment about it not being the 60s is kind of stupid since he wasn't actually trying to play a modern Batman here. Not to mention the fact that the 60s show made Batman a household name and saved the comics from being cancelled and falling into obscurity. It also created multiple generations of REAL comic fans because it was entertaining for children and funny for adults at the time. You wouldn't likely have any modern versions of Batman without it.

[@thedoctor4327]

@@shawnpatrick1877 Plus Alan Moore, the guy who created some of the most influentially violent comics out there, says Adam West is the best Batman.

[@jlhanlon1980]

​​@@thedoctor4327 Alan Moore is a moron especially when it comes to comic book opinions. You might as well ask Garth Ennis his opinion on comic books. I could give a crap all the great books he's written. Most actual Batman fans would completely disagree with that statement.

[@collectivevision9884]

@@shawnpatrick1877 You didn’t make that good of a point to warrant that many likes in a 3 comment thread. Liking your own comment that many times is pretty crazy.

[@BouillaBased]

Wow, I forgot how young Chloë Grace Moretz was in this. And she absolutely owned this role and stole every scene she was in. A lot of power for such a young actor.

[@charlestaylor686]

Yes. Chloe was only 12 years old when she made this movie. She's amazing. My other favorites by her are Let Me In and Shadow in the Cloud.

[@mike_WolfyBootsBoi]

Agreed. And when you consider how she stole every scene in a movie starring Nicolas Cage...? Yeah, she's good!

[@brian19991]

She's awesome :)

[@SnarkKnight1]

Man this movie and Let Me In were like, "watch out for this actor."

[@johnkelly1198]

nd then chloe went woke and ggrew up

[@lazyperfectionist1]

22:45 Jen Murray: "Gotta get a cape." Edna Mode: "MetalMan; express elevator! DynaGuy; snag on take-off! SpashDown; sucked into a vortex! _No capes!"_

[@TennSeven]

Also Dollar Bill from Watchmen: cape got stuck in a revolving door and he was shot dead trying to stop a bank robbery.

[@davidpaulrovillard448]

😂😂😂😂

[@waterbeauty85]

On the comics story arc when Steve Rogers temporarily gave up his Captain America identity and became Nomad, his new costume original had a cape, but it put him in danger when it got caught on something, so he got rid of it.

[@justins340]

I still don't get how someone as talented as Edna couldn't design a tear away cape.

[@JuryRigged]

What a great name, in hindsight. "Edna Mode" or "Edna" mode. Both work.

[@Parallax-3D]

I don’t think anyone has mentioned this yet, but the actor playing the gangster father Frank D’Amico is Mark Strong, who also played Merlin in the Kingsman movies.

[@rubensalvador9422]

He was also Dr. Sivana from the SHAZAM! movie.

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

@@rubensalvador9422 And Merlin in the Kingsman's movies.

[@damienkakoschke3099]

... and Sinestro in Green Lantern & the bad guy in Shazam. the guy gets around.

[@df6957]

I first saw Mark Strong in a movie called "To End All Wars". Which is a tough film to watch, based on a true story, of life in a Japanese PoW camp in WW2. Since then he has been in a lot of different films, with a great range of performances. I think he is one of the best actors around today if you want someone to come in and give a really committed performance in pretty much any genre of movies.

[@doughbafett]

Which were also directed by Matthew Vaughn.

[@TheGwydion777]

Nicholas Cage is perfectly casted. Perfectly over the top for a cartoon movie.

[@Imnotyou2814]

Cage's excellent as an even more unhinged Dracula in the film Renfield.

[@thedoctor4327]

Love how the theme from "For A Few Dollars More" plays during the scene when Hit Girl enters the lobby.

[@ziggystardog]

I was surprised Jen didn’t recognize the tune. But she was in the right ballpark with the Kill Bill reference

[@Steelburgh]

@@ziggystardog Definitely. Both Ennio Morricone songs from classic spaghetti westerns. For a Few Dollars More is actually my favorite of the Man With No Name trilogy.

[@vl4581]

The best thing about this reaction is you went into this blind. All of us who saw it before was just smiling cheek to cheek. Love all of you reactions!

[@rbrtck]

"I lost my mommy and daddy. 😭" Well, Hit-Girl wasn't lying about that.

[@Kenvanhey74]

I'm surprised at how many people forget that BOTH Quicksilvers from varied Mcu movies are in this movie.

[@t0dd000]

Quicksilver is a smidge forgettable.

[@dcdrew3]

Good Point!

[@jerryward3311]

And in Wandavision he says 'kickass!'

[@rdramos13]

Lot of people forget Kickass and Wanda are married and have a kid in Godzilla (2014).

[@Brasc]

...wait, what? _~checks IMDB~_ Kickass was MCU Quicksilver? And one of his buddies was X-Men Quicksilver? Have to wonder how that casting played out.

[@MadcapMatt]

He wasn't going to play Batman but he was going to play Superman in a Tim Burton movie that never happened.

[@kerry-j4m]

Thank God. LOL.

[@zmarko]

Yeah, the early 90s were a strange time. Lol

[@jameskobegonzalez5228]

​@@zmarko Not as strange as it is now buddy

[@overdev1993]

But there is some test footage in a costume :)

[@thevideoends617]

I think I seen him play Superman in another movie.. not to spoil.

[@oriole21bird]

In my opinion, Kickass is one of the better Superhero films. I remember being surprised how much I liked it the first time I saw it.

[@neilbiggs1353]

I still think it's fantastic, I don't remember any marvel film getting me as tense as the scene where KickAss and Big Daddy are being tortured. It straddles that line between a parody and homage, but with it being about a kid who gets out of their depth, it still feels like it has heart than many bigger budget efforts

[@rbrtck]

Notice how Cage pauses in a parody of Adam West's inflections as Batman (the one on TV in the 1960s). 😄

[@geniusjohn8280]

I was just about to put that. I used to watch that show when I was a kid. It was really popular when it came out.

[@darkkhalwb]

​@@geniusjohn8280 And for decades after the fact.

[@rbrtck]

@@geniusjohn8280 West's Batman is still my favorite, and so is his Batmobile.

[@thedoctor4327]

@@rbrtck Fun fact West is also Alan Moore's (Watchmen, The Killing Joke) favorite Batman

[@LordVolkov]

@@rbrtck Atomic batteries to power! Turbines to speed! Love the Adam West open top Batmobile.

[@deltablaze77]

"Everything is under control boss..." **slowly walks over and nonchalantly picks up bazooka**

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Chris' reaction is FANTASTIC "Under control, you're grabbing a freaking bazooka"

[@rbrtck]

One thing to note is that Hit-Girl is constantly running out of ammo *before* she should. This is the opposite of stereotypical Hollywood with its infinite ammo without reloading.

[@raymondgilbert1341]

I saw in some interview that the ammo issue in the hallway shootout was because they filmed a lot more footage of that, but it was making the hallway appear to be a country mile long so they cut a lot of it out, making it look like she was always out of ammo.

[@rbrtck]

@@raymondgilbert1341 The thought had occurred to me that it could be the result of editing, but it happens in other scenes, too, like the night vision scene. Maybe that was also edited down and/or reordered, I don't know. Whatever the reason, the end result is that she often appears to be artificially short on ammo. And of course she was "nerfed" at the end to let Kick-Ass be the hero. I totally buy D'Amico beating her in hand-to-hand combat while unarmed or barely armed, since he had some fighting skills and was much bigger and stronger, but she could have gone for his gun instead of throwing it aside, for example. And earlier, she never used her stun grenades when they could have come in handy, possibly. Carrying a few fragmentation grenades would really have come in handy when she was cornered in the kitchen, as well.

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

When my niece was about 7 or 8 years old they had a school assignment where thay had to write down who their favorite superhero was and why and then dress up for a Halloween party. Needless to say writing down Hit-Girl and then dressing up as her raised some eyebrows in school. 😂

[@deadralynx1288]

BALLER

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

The best part of the reaction is Jen yelling, “Oh shit!” when Kick-Ass gets hit by the car after getting stabbed. 😂😂 You should definitely watch ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’, I think you’d really like it.

[@mikerhodes8454]

After this moie, I could no longer hear the song "Crazy' without an image of Kick Ass and Red Mist grooving to it in the car.

[@countgeekula9143]

Chloe Moretz as Hit-Girl is amazing and Nic Cage channeling Adam West's Batman never gets old. Genius. 😁 The sequel isn't as good but still worth seeing.

[@DukeDarkshadow]

"When you're on coke, everything seems like a good idea." -Jen, 2024

[@simonoleary9264]

The music used in the warehouse fight scene with Big Daddy is called "In the house - in a heartbeat", by John Murphy. It was written for the movie "28 days later" (Another movie worth watching).

[@LordVolkov]

@@simonoleary9264 i thought it sounded familiar! Matt knows what to pull from British greats like Danny and Guy.

[@Kobrakai21]

Also in the Hit Girl POV scene, they use another John Murphy song, from another Danny Boyle film called Sunshine. The song is "Surface of the Sun" which I believe is a variation of a classical piece called "Adagio in G Minor".

[@SoaringTrumpet]

It's such an incredible piece of music, in any setting. But in my humble opinion its place in this superhero movie dulls its effect a bit, after being so powerfully used during a certain scene in 28 Days Later.

[@CarefulWithThatAx]

You should absolutely watch Scott Pilgrim. These two movies are like twins: - Came out in 2010 - Based on a comic book - First non-British film by British director - Filmed in Canada (KA in Hamilton, SP in Toronto)

[@Grizazzle]

Except Scott Pilgrim sucked and Kick-Ass is actually good.

[@jakeblankenship1408]

I discovered Jen about ten days ago when Star Trek reacts popped up in ye old recommended feed. In the following days, I have had so many memories of my seven years in high school band/marching band flood back. Events I hadn't thought of in the better part of two decades. How much fun music can be. How fulfilling it is being part of making music in unison with more than 100 other people. The feeling of oneness and teamwork that comes with having so many individuals on the same page - pulling in the same direction. Her joy in shouting out various instruments, as well as bopping along with soundtracks in general is downright infectious! Thank you Jen for dredging up these good recollections. High school was not fun for me, but band was.

[@Dillpicks95]

This reaction really kicks ass in the best possible way 😂 and thanks for always entertaining us Jen, hope you had a wonderful weekend.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thank you D!! Thanks for all you do for the channel 🙏

[@Danny__Noble]

“Nobody makes me bleed my own blood… NOBODY!” 😂

[@joeblankenship377]

I didn't realize til today that Kick-Ass is Aaron Taylor Johnson, AKA Quicksilver from the MCU. The glasses must have had a real Clark Kent effect on me.

[@lodrbyroni]

And his friend Todd is AKA Quicksilver from X-men

[@RandomNonsense1985]

@@lodrbyroniClark Duke or the other kid?

[@ShadowTrailMedia]

@@RandomNonsense1985 Evan Peters.

[@joeblankenship377]

@@lodrbyroni Yeah, I knew Evan Peters, but it never clicked for me that Kick-Ass and Pietro are the same guy. And I guess he's Kraven now, too. yeesh, give it a rest, Sony.

[@playerone198]

He‘s also Tangerine in Bullet Train, which always blows my mind

[@waterbeauty85]

"Kick Ass 2" is worth checking out. Mindy/Hit Girl becomes more of a co-star getting more screen time and character development. Jim Cary later decried his involvement with the movie over concerns that on screen violence might inspire real life violence, but his performance as Col. Stars & Stripes is very good. I think you'll also enjoy the expanded cast of heroes and villains.

[@Steelburgh]

Agree 100%. I don't get why so many fans of the first hate the second. I thought it was every bit as much fun.

[@PaniacThrilla]

Kick Ass 2 is a pile of shit. And I'm not the picky type, I usually love sequels that everyone hates. I thought the Matrix 2 was very good and the third one was...OK, not fantastic but tolerable. And the Animatrix was awesome. Kick Ass 2? Absolutely not.

[@RR-ho5ek]

Kick ass 2 does not disappoint, it is a perfect continuation of the story, and is just as over the top and outrageous, it is a must see if you liked the first.

[@Zoo-jc2kw]

When you said nobody makes me bleed my own blood i lost it😂😂😂. Great dodgeball quote!!😂

[@MadcapMatt]

There's also another movie filmed entirely with a GoPro called Hardcore Henry where you are the hitman/assassin character.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

It's on Jen's movie request list so maybe one day 👍

[@CarefulWithThatAx]

I don't get motion sick, but I almost had to leave that movie.

[@mitzee8621]

@@CarefulWithThatAx Apparently a lot of work went into filming everything to reduce motion sickness as much as possible. They built a custom stabilisation rig that put the camera in front of the mouth for example. Unfortunate that it wasn't effective for everyone.

[@CarolinaCharles777]

Great Adam West/Batman delivery from Cage! By the way, I love the way Miss Jen subtly inserts her whispered "subscribe"! 😁

[@chrisbell9075]

The soundtrack & score to this entire film is amazing. I love it. Esp the score at the warehouse during Big Daddy's attack & the score during the "live execution" scene with Hit Girl. 🥰🥰

[@JonathanDiNamesMusic]

Glad you enjoyed this classic Jen. If you are interested in watching Kick-ass 2, it's worth mentioning that it has a different director, who kind of tries to emulate Vaughn's style, but doesn't really hit the mark. The new director also goes for a much more faithful adaption of the Kick-ass 2 comic (faithful to a fault seems to be the general opinion), whereas Matthew Vaughn's Kick-ass, and the source comic diverge pretty heavily- to the point that one could argue that the core message at the heart of comic book, and the philosophy of the film adaptation end up in opposition of one another. I know some fans weren't happy about the changes, but I personally feel that they ultimately made for a more satisfying film overall. I've tried to give Kick-ass 2 several chances, but everytime, I'm let down unfortunately

[@TisBoiGoTSkiLLz]

This is Chloë Grace Moretz’s best role. She carries this movie and the 2nd one.

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned the fact that both Quicksilvers are in this. X-Men and MCU. And all my youngest daughters life I’ve tried to have her be Hit Girl and I’d be Big Daddy for Halloween. Never happened.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

10:25 This is an _unavoidable_ part of being a superhero. Batman doesn't have _powers,_ but he's in _shape._ He's a _world-class Olympian._

[@StefanLoferer]

I watched the movie when it came out and didn't know anything about it. I absolutely didn't know what to expect and the reaction of the audience in the theater was hilarious😂 Jen, your reaction was awesome and this movie is even more fun watching it with you!❤ Can't wait for Part 2

[@dmichael1172]

Both Quicksilvers in the mcu and in fox universe are in this movie.

[@evinwhi]

They shot this movie in my hometown of Hamilton, the high school that was used was my high school Sir Winston Churchill. Me and my brother got to be extras in this movie. My little brother is the goth looking kid on the bike in the beginning and close to the end scene and in the cafeteria scene. I’m barely visible in the cafeteria scene but I’m very visible in a deleted scene, I got to meet Evan Peters he was very chill and talking to a lot of the extras. I didn’t get a chance to meet any of the other actors as they seemed very busy.

[@browngilll]

I vividly remember seeing this in the theater and the entire audience was won over by Hit Girl. To say she stole every scene that she was in was an understatement. Also, Big Daddy’s death was iconic.

[@TheRManProds]

WHEN YOU'RE ON COKE, EVERYTHING SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA!

[@caldwellkelley3084]

Chloe Moretz as hit girl steals this movie! Somehow I can see you enjoy the heck out of this one! Thanks Jen! Chloe's Parents would not let her watch the finished film for a while due to her youth!

[@kwebb121765]

Why wouldn't they let her watch it if they let her film it? Especially since her character is a big reason why it's rated R?

[@caldwellkelley3084]

She always said her parents said, NO! I'm with you ... I always thought it was crazy!

[@rbrtck]

Hit-Girl seems pretty happy, whether her childhood was normal or not. I'm not saying that what her father did was right, and she sure wasn't happy after he was killed, but before that, she sure didn't seem to be suffering or depressed. She liked what she could do and sometimes did.

[@dwarfchron801]

The comics are so good too! The movie is very much like the comics, with certain differences here and there. But Chloe Grace Moretz absolutely nailed it as Mindy / Hit-Girl. I cant imagine anyone else playing that role.

[@noneya3635]

Should have known that tactical Jen was going to love the heck out of this movie. Lot's of stuff going boom and yes Hit Girl is all that and then some.

[@ChrisReise]

16:29 Nope, Nick Cage was never supposed to play Batman, but he WAS supposed to play Superman in the Tim Burton Batman universe and Michael Keaton would have guest starred as Bruce Wayne/Batman.

[@ImDerpyDuck]

"Now go, to Robin's Revengeeee" 😢😢😢

[@NyxChild]

that perfect timing with you...just made me think of Crocodile Dundee, "That is not a knife...THAT'S A KNIFE...just kids having fun" it works so perfectly with what you did even though you did it unintentionally "that's a big knife...WOAH! OH OH OH...oh it's the kid" I can't believe I am the first to see the similarity in this reaction

[@waterbeauty85]

I last saw Chloe Moretz in 2020's "Shadow in the Cloud" which has a scene where she falls from a flying B-17 bomber in WW2, but a flaming Japanese plane beneath her blows up, and explosion launches her back up into the bomber saving her life. It's pretty ridiculous, but she's great.

[@ScratchJoe]

7:25 Love the "Gonna hafta build that in Sims!"

[@shadowvessel]

@@ScratchJoe Right? That'd be an awesome walk through.

[@RichardEyring]

Yes, Super Jen, definitely watch Adam West " Batman" from 1966

[@ChrisReise]

6:30 If you're in the mood for a nice Italian dinner...this fight scene was filmed in the back parking lot for Capri Pizza right here in downtown Hamilton, Ontario at the corner of John and King William Streets.

[@banonKING]

"He's really beating the crap out of that kid!" That child just murdered 75 grown men.

[@bobdeleon3826]

Super terrific reaction, I love Kick Ass!!! Yes, I'll definitely watch part 2. Now for Jens' superhero name. "The purple ponytail."

[@rbrtck]

At the time, that's exactly what a long-range jet pack cost. The one that was (or still is?) available was based on a miniature jet engine, though, for extended range, speed, and flight time.

[@dustinrausch5008]

15:23 I love how Kick-Ass isn't at all afraid for the 10-year-old girl at this point, he's terrified to see what she's going to do to this full-grown man.

[@jjnonken]

Pretty sure Cage was parodying Adam West with that stilted speech pattern, though exaggerated. Arguably the most beloved Batman ever.

[@yesguy245]

the highschool was my highschool, sir winston churchill in hamilton canada

[@theaikidoka]

One of the most epic pieces of music ever IMO, 'Adagio For Sunshine' by John Murphy is the music playing as Big Daddy dies, and as Kickass flies Hitgirl to safety on the jetpack. It absolutely rules. If you haven't seen the movie it was originally written for, 'Sunshine' with Cillian Murphy and TONS of other top-notch people, absolutley check it out. It's a sci-fi movie about an attempt to save Earth from a dying Sun.

[@darrenmacdonald1499]

Big Daddy's mask reminds me a bit of the mask worn by the Phantom in the 1974 movie "Phantom of the Paradise". Paul Williams plays a record producer named Swan, and he also wrote all the music for the film. It is a very interesting mix of campy horror, musical, comedy and drama. Well worth a look see.

[@TheRManProds]

GONNA NEED A CAPE!

[@michaelparham1328]

0:53 Aww...you're not invisible to girls. You're the guy they think is a creeper. Kind of makes being 'invisible' the more preferred scenario.

[@joshuagoforth1658]

And considering I was that guy too yeah it hurts 😅

[@doughbafett]

17:31 Nick Cage is doing a hilarious Adam West as Batman impersonation.

[@Pannemat]

"In the house, in a heartbeat" is a fucking awesome track. (It's around 26:00.)

[@eastmanwebb5477]

The reason Big Daddy is talking like that is because he’s mimicking how the original Batman spoke in the 1960s TV series. It’s very campy and I think you’d love it.

[@SleepParty30]

THat moretz scene where she murders those fools in the apartment is amazing. Holy fuck. Especially that moment when she bounds forward and kicks the dude into the wall. So good.

[@garylogan3640]

You commented on how they referenced the comic book movies, like how Big Daddy looked just like batman, another reference you missed is the way Nicolas Cage delivered his lines, it was an exaggerated form of the way Adam West spoke in the Batman TV series.

[@WrathOfGrapesN7]

Little known fact, the gangster crushed in the yellow Range Rover was a reference to another Matthew Vaughn movie Layer Cake, which was also Daniel Craig's unofficial audition for James Bond, another movie worth watching.

[@wbj2000]

This movie is hilarious. The characters made this movie. Red Mist aka McLovin, was beyond funny. Big Daddy .. and Hit Girl' who looks so sweet and innocent .. turns out to be super lethal.

[@David-l6c3w]

Last line 'Wait until they get a load of me" was from the Joker (Jack Nicholson) from Batman 1989.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Batman 1989 is on Jen's channel

[@NameOptional-p9u]

the music is from "fist full of dollars" .... clint eastwood film.

[@playerone198]

21:52 I find it kinda funny that Tony is the only one that made it out alive, because they sold and arrested him

[@LightBluePhoenix]

40:44 yes you should watch the sequel

[@waterbeauty85]

Someone in the comments said you can't shoot hard body armor more than once saying that the plate shatters after the first shot, but Smyth Busters have a video exposing that as a myth that's based on the performance of earlier ballistic armor, and many other KZbinrs have demonstrated modern body armor with metal plates, ceramic plates, or composite plates stopping multiple shots from the firearms more powerful than those used by the villains in "Kick Ass."

[@Bodneyblue]

Dexter Fletcher (guy crushed in car), Mark Strong..both British..hence being the bad guys.....Also Dexter was in (Band of Brothers)...He played Sgt. Martin.

[@redakroma1]

Jen, that music in that lobby scene was from those Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns: "Fist full of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and the Good the Bad and the Ugly".

[@caphowdy666]

The comedy of this movie is that the main actor, Aaron Taylor Johnson, ended up playing Quicksilver in Age of Ultron. His friend was played by Evan Peters who ended up playing Quicksilver in X-Men films. That said, there are few other actors in this who had either been in or would be in other superhero movies. Mark Strong (Green Lantern & Shazam), Nick Cage (Ghost Rider), & Jason Flemyng (X-Men first class & Deadpool and Wolverine).

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Bruce Wayne's super power was possessing Billions of $$. Loved this soundtrack - especially the transition from Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western to Joan Jett's Bad Reputation!

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I still remember when they were on the PR trail for this, and Chloë Grace Moretz talking about how she got to say a lot of words she can't normally say without getting in trouble... :)

[@station7thedoor]

These are probably my favorite roles for both Moretz and Cage.

[@gamedzine1738]

After the encounter in the apartment Hit Girl jumps the gap to meet BD under a billboard with a perfume ad. No real company would associate their name with this movie, and the model in that ad was Claudia Schiffer, Matthew Vaughn's wife.

[@gauge6513]

The soundtrack is excellent. The mix of seriousness sadness and humour is great. Love this movie.

[@FresnoCA93727]

“Wait until they get a load of me” was a line from the 1989 movie Batman directed by Tim Burton.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Yes batman 1989 is on jens channel

[@GeorgiusAgricola-pn4cr]

It just dawned on me what the key to Jen's cinematic heart is: gratuitous violence (with style)! But it will be hard to top Kick Ass... 😄 I remember that when the movie came out there was hand-wringing over 13-year old Chloë Grace Moretz playing in such a violent R-rated movie. Echoes of 14-year old Linda Blair in The Exorcist.

[@aarrgghh]

you already got to see what the original comic looks like -- the big daddy / hit-girl origin sequence was drawn in the original style by the original artist john romita jr

[@sabalos]

I listened to the soundtrack album for this movie so much

[@DavidGowers]

Chloe Grace Moretz was 12 when they were filming the movie, and 13 when it released (the character is 11 at the start of the comics this is based on), and IIRC her mother in particular wasn't very happy that she was running around saying "cunt" on screen at 12 lol. And yes, 'that guy' was in the X-Men movies as Quicksilver. Kick-Ass played Quicksilver in the MCU.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Really good movie, and it holds up so well even today, after watching so many superhero movies. The sequel isn't as good, but I still enjoyed watching it.

[@SergeantRookieGame]

The scene where big daddy is burning always gets me.. i never understand why most laugh when he's screaming, it brings a tear to my eye to hear the hero and loving father figure of the movie in such immense pain. i for one always took that scene seriously, i mean he's burning alive.. it's not meant to be an honorable and theatric death to witness. instead, very grounding and gruesome.. which is in theme with the tone of the entire movie. point being, those screams were very realistic and fitting imo.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Hi Jen, so great of you to continue these premieres despite being away from home. You're the best, Jen! [Ian tells me you've actually just got home, but you're still the best!]

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Jen got back late last night 👍 but yes it's wonderful she makes the time to fit them in 🙌

[@kevinlewallen4778]

@@Ian-xx1xb OK, Ian, thanks.

[@robertslaten8015]

The one thing I wish they had added to the movie from the comic, when hit-girl and kick-ass go to the penthouse, hit-girl pulls out a vial her dad gave her of 'superhero formula'. It's cocaine, and hit-girl proceeds to kill everyone while coked out of her mind.

[@3DJapan]

Not Batman but Nick Cage did play Ghost Rider.

[@Tonyblack261]

I was so surprised when I first saw this. Kick Ass 2 is also worth watching

[@tomhoffman4330]

Welcome Home, Jen💙and I Love Your Shirt: I've been on "Team Captain America" since LONG before there ever was an MCU!👍I'm here for ALL of Your Laughs today...😂

[@samavanhakakara]

11:46 "These beats are sick" That's because those are The Prodigy songs!

[@botwitaprice]

Chloe Grace Mortetz also plays in KA 2 And also plays a teenage vampire, "Let me In".

[@cypher515]

Nic Cage was actually supposed to play _Superman_ and Kevin Smith was supposed to write the script for a while. If you ever watch Kevin Smith talking about that experience please make sure you've watched "Wild Wild West" with Will Smith first, another film produced by the same producer. And Hit Girl's rampage through the hallway? Oh GOD that was amazing in the theater. We were laughing in _shock_ at how _awesome_ it was. That's like, you know, the daughter of John Wick and XENA there.

[@iampotsataja]

John Wick and Xena? Damn well put 😂

[@kwebb121765]

One thing's for sure, Matthew Vaughn knows how to film action scenes, as further evidenced by the Kingsman films.

[@melangellatc1718]

I have been wanting to watch this movie for a long time. Now I don't really have to... but still will! Thank you, Jen. Excellent job!

[@mikedignum1868]

The actress who played Hit-Girl turns up in the first Equalizer film. Edna says "NO CAPES" darlings.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

The equalizer is on Jen's channel