Kick-Ass 2: How To Ruin a Sequel

been wanting to make this for a while. now to hopefully make a more positive video maybe idk
thanks to Kevin Terrell for lighting and helping me shoot a short clip in this video
Playlist of all the background songs: • Kick-Ass 2 review songs

[@FairEnoughDude]

For those who asked, here’s a link to a playlist of all of the songs used in this video: kzbin.info/aero/PLT8YfnRxFv3hHJjOXm1VMIofbHknvkWMd

[@belindakaut6212]

i paused for a second when i heard resonance, great taste

[@heretxc]

Swagger souls outro

[@kris0375]

Gonna be honest with you, your review is horse shit

[@gadielphilip]

did you read kick-ass vs hit-girl comic

[@marioyamasaki1925]

You sound like a whiny child

[@JUHMR1]

POV: This is getting recommended to you 3 years later

[@stronk9760]

POV: this is getting recommended to you 15 years earlier 😳😳😳

[@alecreifel715]

Same here

[@omni6982]

Unfortunately

[@abney_66]

Same

[@XniperAssasin321]

Idky. But tbh this guy is clueless this movie was amazing

[@TheChrisHype]

Kick-Ass and Night Bitch banging without chemistry or getting to know eachother is the entire point. She was into the costume. Not the man. That’s why when she meets him out of costume, she wants nothing to do with him. It’s literally the entire plot point.

[@lordmaniel3603]

kinda reminds me of Black Cat and Spider-Man

[@bren7431]

That’s exactly what I thought. Night bitch just wants a super hero hook up and Dave goes with it cause she’s hot and why wouldn’t he? Lol

[@TheSpellShell]

Oh ok. Is this movie a good than?

[@leob4403]

@@TheSpellShell yeah I thought it was better than the first one

[@leob4403]

@Jaime Garcia the truth hurts sometimes

[@summerchild_]

The movie: Ugh are you dating Hit-girl? That's pedophilia. Also the Movie: Alright, kiss.

[@ZarloSkald]

Yikes....kinda true

[@riteshjadhav1382]

Just look at the irony

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

This scene is what really got to me. It’s even more creepy to me since I watched the movies back to back and Mindy being 12 years old while Dave being much older in high school is still fresh in my mind. Also the lame “breakup” scene between Katie and David to a lesser extent

[@Tannerj50]

@@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe i was like 18-19 when this movie came out , all i could think of is "why are they doing this" during that scene

[@bonzoluv]

@@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe she was 15 not 12

[@skeng4514]

Bruh you can’t diss Johnny English it’s a national treasure

[@morgantodd8445]

That film is unironically hilarious. Americans just don't seem to understand the genius of that film

[@christopherbravo7543]

@@morgantodd8445 ive lived in america my whole life and i love johnny english. I will agree that americans and brits have different comedy tastes though.

[@sivertSt02]

@@morgantodd8445 We Norwegians love Johnny english too

[@SLY01]

I was literally just going to comment that, you beat me to it 🤣

[@ariesviolent]

Damn straight.

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

Correction: the song that plays during Mother Russia's rampage is actually a Russian folk song called Korobeiniki. The melody was used for the Tetris theme song, which is why we North Americans recognize it as the Tetris theme.

[@mookly1056]

still an awful scene

[@thiccskipper1996]

no one cares. it's the tetris theme

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

@@thiccskipper1996 The point being the reason said song was played over the scene is to make a reference to her nationality.

[@TheseUseless]

he literally says "Get it? Because Russia?", he probably knew.

[@TheseUseless]

@@YouCantDeleteDenzelL also, let's be real, they wouldn't have played it if it wasn't related to the tetris theme, because it wouldn't nearly be as recognisable.

[@charliewrightm]

Your vomit can be clear when all you've had was water. I once threw up from a reaction to some really bad pain on the right side of my body and my vomit was clear since I didn't eat anything that day

[@youtubeuser4943]

I love that there's literally food chunks on the table that we can all see as he says "no food chunks or anything?" Absolutely incredible

[@charliewrightm]

@@youtubeuser4943 I noticed that too. The points they made were hit or miss

[@manolomartinez5033]

@@youtubeuser4943 yeah, there were some bad takes on this review.

[@Daniel_Dickens]

Yeah, I had a kidney infection, and I couldn't have a drop of water without needing to vomit. When I did drink some water like 2 sips, it just was clear and that was it. Just clear and a bit like idk foggy if that makes any sense. So yeah, def agree puke can be clear.

[@TheFinalGate_]

I puked light blue vomit after coming home from a tiesto concert when i was 18, all i ate that day was literally molly, vodka and blue powerade lmaooo

[@austins.2495]

Kickass was only Matthew Vaughn's third film. All of the movies you mentioned that he made was after Kickass, he was relatively unknown at the time. Just saying

[@jamiemiller1482]

I actually enjoyed Cry_wolf, I mean it’s not the greatest horror movie ever but I really enjoyed the final twist

[@brandonsmith7827]

@@jamiemiller1482 never back down was also pretty good for what it was if your into fighting movies.

[@syckles]

I actually thought Never Back Down was better than both kick ass movies.

[@thelegend-cv8ns]

@@jamiemiller1482 same

[@captainhowdy8106]

Randomly came across this 3 years later. They didn't do a times square stand off because NYC is widely known as one of the most expensive shooting locations.

[@halrun209plays5]

Randomly came across this 3 years later. you're not the only one

[@unrankedzayy349]

@@halrun209plays5 same

[@kanemccarthy1979]

Still lazy

[@emeraldcitypictures6274]

It’s literally like impossible to shut down Times Square for days at a time to film there. It was shocking that marvel did it for the AVENGERS. There is no reason to believe that Kick-Ass could do it, especially with the lackluster budget.

[@Patrick-ft7uu]

@@kanemccarthy1979 the change is clearly a budget thing even though a better reason for a different location should of been written

[@nigelnash7516]

The director looks like a budget Henry Cavill

[@SLY01]

🤣😂🤣 This got me

[@nigelnash7516]

@@SLY01 happy to help haha

[@Hgh38]

For some reason he reminds me of budget Jim from the office

[@jeffmoore620]

Her calling her dad “daddy” isn’t that creepy… it’s only creepy when you say it is and sexualize it. Just a name for her dad dude lol

[@jeffmoore620]

God I can’t finish this review 10 minutes in and so many shitty takes

[@kinzie7500]

Definitely. If you see a CHILD calling her father "daddy" and your mind immediately goes to weird sexual stuff, you got bigger problems

[@prod.gregupnext2958]

@@kinzie7500 frfr thats the creepy thing

[@katymbeke8400]

Looking back, we can just assume it's because she hasn't matured properly due to insert reasons here and the whole Hit Girl being something she cannot escape from or something.

[@blackAngelProductions]

Daughters say daddy all the time that's not necessarily anything weird there are daughters that call their moms mommy as well as sons that do the same thing.

[@AdinoJay]

why is this getting recommended 3 years later

[@omni6982]

Idk but it sucks

[@fa1ruz]

I'm confused

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Because KZbin is broken

[@ZuZu-bb3jz]

Same actors that play both quicksilver in the mcu

[@N_DAnimationEnthusiast]

Same here.

[@bauer0788]

regarding the "daddy" stuff from Mindy, I mean it makes sense. She loved him very dearly and losing him in such a traumatic way, I can see her still psychologically doing that. Also, his hero name was Big Daddy. And yes, the scene with Katie breaking up with him was absolutely ridiculous. Very sloppily handled.

[@3ShotTGK]

Katie should've never been a full blown relationship IMO. In the comic she had zero interest in Dave even when he admits to her he was KickAss

[@mcfry13]

15:32 I dont think a bad guy being racist is a bad thing since you know... he is a bad person all around. The movie addressed it, he just doesn't care and has the money to get away with it. If anything that scene actually makes perfect sense. Edit** Also the fact that his racism is cringe and on the nose... is kinda the point. He was always a cringey asshole edgelord.

[@parkermaki3799]

Exactly. Racism is evil. It's meta

[@PlanetZoidstar]

I liked him better in the first movie where he actually cared about Kick-Ass and was largely pressured into the villain role by his crime boss dad. The sequel version of him seems more based on his comic book incarnation where he wants to see Kick-Ass get tortured.

[@OhQueBacan]

talks about how bad are the stereotypes in the movie yet he is mad becasue the character at 21:28 does not look italian enough to him. lol. that false high morale people tends to have is infuriating some times

[@Shadowkiller-dq2ju]

Wait the bad guy being a bad person that’s unheard of

[@PlanetZoidstar]

@@Shadowkiller-dq2ju Point is he was a much less bad guy in the first movie, he became way worse inbetween movies.

[@oceanic9348]

Just saying when Chris is yelling at his mother he mentions she threw away his suit so that’s why he isn’t wearing either the teased new suit at the end of kick ass or his old red mist suit

[@zoravarsandhu8296]

That wasn't in the comics and they didn't need to add it in the film. I kind of agree with this creator because the film was kind of unnecessarily limiting itself and could have been so much better. Ok to explain, Jeff Wadlow for some weird reason felt the need to put in the part where Red Mist's actually cool looking costume was thrown away, and replace it with the cringiest fit in existence. They didn't need to do that. This film was very disappointing.

[@thekrakensdaughter]

@@zoravarsandhu8296 I mean, he calling himself the motherfucker and using his mother bdsm gear is kind of a joke in the movie

[@Shadowx157]

@@thekrakensdaughter ahh but where do the jokes end, too many zingers an the movie becomes the joke

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

I think this guy was saying that they shouldn’t have even had the fact that his mother threw out the suit in the first place, so they could keep the old suit.

[@PearlWorldOrder]

“Gonna try not to compare it to the comics” *every single point refers back to the comic and complains that it’s different*

[@no-ro6by]

"Try"

[@paz.gaming]

this entire review is basically just nitpicking smh

[@BroomPusher2024]

Doug Walker: Nods and folds hands evilly in the background "Exellent..."

[@GangstaStan010]

@@paz.gaming I actually liked both lol

[@prufan]

@@paz.gaming its not, this film sucked.

[@LordSeth-hf8ew]

Mentioning an actors name and what they have worked on is not a criticism. its dumb

[@tareklegrand7747]

he's a wannabe film critic.

[@Jlang-es9lc]

The movie is really shit and this guys ‘analysis’ is also shit.

[@nosidezero]

@@Jlang-es9lc Exactly.

[@TrippleNineSIXBandOfficial]

These are all very valid points here, but the whole reason why the flaccid dick joke scene happened was because Chris in real life wouldn’t do the scene and I do not blame him. They tried to make him do it, and he wouldn’t. I’m happy it turned out the way it did because otherwise it would’ve been a controversy, and people would probably like the film even less.

[@arthuredington6171]

I don't blame him, I wouldn't want to do that scene either

[@lucaleone4331]

I was going to comment something along the same. To me it also came off as the character just thinking it was something a villain should do, but he didnt actually find the idea sexually appealing. Which to me is a better way to portray it. Rape is so disgusting this evil villain doent even find it appealing :/

[@RichterTheRat]

This is why you read the script.

[@rebelfriend5172]

@@RichterTheRat he was in the first one. you cant really replace a main character

[@RichterTheRat]

@@rebelfriend5172 Yes they can. Hollywood does that all the time. I'm pretty sure he wasn't forced to return for the sequel.

[@Klaital1]

One mistake in this breakthrough, Chris didn't die at the end, there is an end credits scene which shows that he is still alive in a hospital.

[@kyotheman69]

haha he didn't wait until end of credits

[@ivanivan744]

Wait, what?! Aww jeez...I didn't see that part...

[@shooter-x1762]

@@ivanivan744 "Yeah, Chris didn't die , he loses his arms, legs and his penis and he's still mad at Kick-Ass, I can see Chris in a third Kick-Ass!!!!!"

[@HDdeadchannel]

HE DIDNT DIE? I need to go back to the credits now

[@silashurd3597]

It was still a hilarious scene

[@ds8k]

Imagine almost walking out of a movie because a woman *didn't* get raped

[@justin11527]

💀💀💀💀

[@gabrielvalencia1287]

Based

[@itsovert]

This dude is weird. He points out how they change stuff from the comics as if it’s a bad thing, but then he also gets mad when they shoehorn stuff from the comics lol

[@flomperrr3105]

How are you gonna call someone weird when your name is "John cena's Bath Water"

[@slyreject8370]

@@flomperrr3105 It's 2021, weird names are super common on the internet. Plus names like that makes people stand out so why not lol.

[@itsovert]

It’s a joke? 🤷‍♂️

[@trusttheprocess3337]

The dude got mad because of how poorly it was executed. Not because it was "shoe-horned" If you're gonna put the great moments from the comics to the big screen, at least do it some justice

[@itsovert]

@@trusttheprocess3337 He said shoehorned in the vid lol. That word ain’t even in my vocabulary

[@gamingdragon7780]

there is nothing wrong with calling your parents mommy and daddy. my grandpa called his parents mommy and daddy till they died.

[@estebanacostaolivera3232]

Yeah I think it's cute, the internet is so for gone and fetishist that they ruined the meaning of a lot of good stuff

[@pillmitchell1429]

It's a bit Norman Bates

[@Dragnmastralex]

I still laugh when I think about how both of his friends in the first movie end up playing Quicksilver in 2 different franchises.

[@joshmclaughlin2488]

It's not both his friends. The guy that played kick ass himself and the guy who played todd where both quicksilver

[@sharif47]

And also in the same franchise? *cough* WandaVision *cough*

[@ebonymaw_2448]

They referenced it in wandavision when wanda says "kickass" in episode 6

[@SPFLDAngler]

Bold of you both to assume that anyone watches wandavision... soap operas are for housewives, teen girls, and... well.. that's it I guess. Only reason someone else might watch a tv drama is if it's based on a comic or something. Like all the DC soap operas on the CW channel.... once they realise it's literally just a sitromcom most guys lose interest. But most aren't gonna watch in the first place, because it's Wanda and Vision... who cares about or wants to see more of them together?

[@ebonymaw_2448]

@@SPFLDAngler you: starts sentence with "Bold of you to assume" Also you: proceeds to make multiple *inaccurate* assumptions

[@doctorfeelgood2670]

7:42 I graduated 2 years ago and dude, I walked past about 30 different kids even more jacked and ripped than this dude right here. It truly isn't insane to think a 17 or 18 year old who works out day after day would be jacked beyond belief. Like 30% of the football team looked just about as ripped as he does.

[@patrickstar4132]

Agreed. Although I am 17 and could probably pass as 13 lol but yeah a lot of dudes at my school look like that as well

[@estebanacostaolivera3232]

I wanna see if this dude also complains about Tobey's Spiderman not looking like a high schooler

[@rinmadepie]

22:40 people continue to bleed even when off camera.

[@DaveMan1K]

You know Christopher Mintz-Plasse expressed relief that the rape and child murder scene from the comic book was not included in the film.

[@CommandoCody68plus1]

Yeah but he doesn't wanna bring that up because it would hurt his argument. If you watch this more than once you'll find he leaves a lot out because it helps his argument. Like at the beginning of the movie it tells you it takes place 2 years later but he bases a lot of his argument on the movie taking place 3 years after the first which is just untrue

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

Man one thing that I really hated about this movie’s ending is how it completely got the moral of both comics and the original movie wrong, the ideia is don’t let escapism take over your life and don’t blend the lines between fiction and reality, both Dave and big daddy wanted to be heroes because of their comic book influence and it ruined their lives but instead of abandoning this destructive life style he basically became night wing at the end

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

Didn’t hit girl get arrested at the end of the second comic as well?

[@thekrakensdaughter]

your point was better than the whole video

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

@Drake Barnes I remember reading about the third book. Apparently the prison counselor would give her trading cards to get her to attend sessions.

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

@@thekrakensdaughter thanks

[@byronsenior6499]

@@ComicWriter-ml3qt Nope she got those from an inmate. She just attended of her own accord.

[@TheApoke]

I think Chris was hilarious. Him being racist does not make the movie racist. He is a villain and his body guard literally calls him out for it. I don't see anything wrong with the final battle being in his evil liar. It's kind of a cool setting

[@lordcorporal4247]

This was a really poorly done review. All your points were so trivial or nitpicking.

[@nativedisciple2452]

Yeah this dude sounds like a whiny bitch

[@jackharrow7147]

nah the movie sucks

[@tadghgibson4523]

@@jackharrow7147 how about both?

[@spaceman30055]

I wanted to agree with him but he just wasn’t making any sense. Like when he complained that the mother-f*cker was unnecessarily dark for the sake of being dark, but then he complained when they changed the raping scene to something more comedic because it wasn’t dark enough.

[@PeixeKing]

@@jackharrow7147 the movie is bad, but that doesn't mean this is a good review...

[@sebaslikesanimations1447]

I disagree with that the acting was bad when Dave found out his dad died, i though that acting was natural, also he didn't cry at the funeral because he probably cried before the funeral already or cried off screen or didn't cry at all cause he just kinda accepted it, still great review though

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Plus he already lost his mom which was played for laughs in the first movie. So losing his dad likely stung less since he already went through the pain with his mom.

[@sebaslikesanimations1447]

@@PlanetZoidstar facts

[@charliewrightm]

Exactly. I hate these kind of critiques because everyone reacts to death differently. Telling someone how to act when they lose a family member is a horrible criticism when talking about movies

[@sebaslikesanimations1447]

@@charliewrightm honestly, like if someone reacted like this in real life would you still laugh at them saying that's not how you are supposed to feel sad when someone dies, like wtf

[@theresnothinghereatall]

Yeah because everyone reacts to death by slowly going down on the floor then covering their face.

[@fruit_slash9679]

I disagree with a lot of this video. But that’s okay. I really enjoyed Kick Ass 2

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

That’s the attitude people should have. Some people are way too harsh on him here.

[@ItsGTAbtches]

Even I loved the movie

[@StillND]

Me too. I even loved the movie more than the first one.

[@ilovemochi5317]

Even the highschool stuff?

[@StillND]

@@ilovemochi5317 Actually, I'm indifferent to that stuff.

[@cafeterialoca]

I get it's a bad film, but dude, you unironically like Mark Millar's stuff. Like, you legit wanted the girl to get raped to motivate the hero to happen in the film. Just saying.

[@tayoramirez5006]

He kinda sus

[@johnnybravosfeetfetish8319]

Nigga

[@cafeterialoca]

@@realranger6297 No, but when you read a lot of Mark Millar's stuff, you kind of get the impression he doesn't think highly of a lot of people with his dudebro mentality.

[@cafeterialoca]

@@realranger6297 It's not "think of the children", it's just lazy edginess.

[@seanbagel2977]

very weird stance to take that it’s bad someone didn’t get raped and hold that against the movie

[@clyden1685]

I get that you're trying to criticize the film in a clever yet funny way, but it kinda felt like you were looking into some things in the movie too much. Also, I don't think a movie like Kick-Ass 2 warrants a 34-minute analysis.

[@levischorpioen]

Don't excuse a film's laziness based ion genre. That's not fair to the genre.

[@improbablyyourdad8458]

@@levischorpioen The movie is bad, but he does leave out allot of context and purposefully misleads the meaning of scenes to bash the film. Also Dave's reaction to his dad's murder was perfect, he was in so much pain he went numb, he was dealing with the thought of losing the last person who loved him.

[@levischorpioen]

@@improbablyyourdad8458 I get that and I agree, I was just pushing back against the notion that films are allowed to be inconsistent and make idiotic, messy mistakes because people shouldn’t take things too seriously. That’s not fair to filmmaking and not fair to critics. Both are trying to be good at what they love to do, and claiming that people shouldn’t be thinking about it too much is just encouraging mediocrity.

[@preadultpostteen]

Yeah, his criticism of the blood stain being bigger after they cut away from it to reaction shots?? It's like, bro, more blood came out lol

[@improbablyyourdad8458]

@@levischorpioen i agree. We need videos like these so that young filmmakers can learn from the mistakes of the past.

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

They don't play Tetris theme, they play metal version of Russian folk song "Эх, полным-полна коробочка", because Mother-Russia.

[@titosanpablo4610]

The specific version of it is by Ozma. It's not even metal anyways I don't know why he said it was kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZWopJR9ZbKSack

[@alexmartin3143]

We Americans only know it as the Teris theme… Sorry..

[@missmaecosplay6858]

My biggest issue with this movie is that they framed hit girl as being a child in the first movie then sexualised her in the second. The relationship between hit girl and kick ass is absolutely revolting to watch

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

I feel after getting the kick-ass 2 comics off of ebay when in lockdown i still think the comics did better as it showed Chris downfall to it fullcore as the point of a villain downfall is showing their darkerside also the final battle being bigger and epic and the fact Chris attacking his girlfriend neighbour hood worked more showing he taking it as a personal war as well the message is still there it okay to read comics but don't be a superhero and leave the real work to medical workers and police officers

[@joshwah1120]

This has got to be one of the worst analysis videos I have ever seen.

[@LilWindex1378]

How come?

[@joshwah1120]

@@LilWindex1378 The amount of nitpicking and inconsistencies. How he complains that the movie derives too much from the comic, then he complains about how the movie copies a scene exactly from the comic and messes it up.

[@joshuas1893]

I think the problem is that he's making a lot of assertions, like he's saying that something is cringe/ nonsense/ unnecessarily dark/ not dark enough/ racist/ cliché etc... but he doesn't spend enough time supporting the claim, or considering an alternative view. So overall you get the sense that he's just trying to force his points across. You gotta give him some credit because it's not a dull video, I just think he needs to pick fewer points to put across and then constantly be reinforcing them.

[@LilWindex1378]

@@joshwah1120 That's fair

[@DJDownes100]

@@joshuas1893 its also 4 years old tbf

[@shioriharu]

Strange, i dont remember the 2nd movie being shit. Definitely not as good as the first one but really far from being a ruin

[@samcarter9536]

I agree

[@CoreyIsHuman]

This was great, dude! I love the original Kick-Ass and never hated the sequel but always felt slightly disappointed by it. Definitely would be excited to see more analysis/review videos like this from you.

[@Youtubesensat1on]

It kinda feels like you wanna just read the comic again. Movies can divulge from their source material and still be enjoyed, but you literally didn't mention one good thing. Nice music though.

[@justincruz5720]

What was something you thought was good in _Kick-Ass 2_ ?

[@samcarter9536]

@@justincruz5720 it was funny

[@zzxp1]

@@justincruz5720 And the action scenes were amazing.

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

Yes, it _can_ divulge and be good but the problem is (in my and his opinion anyways) that it was done poorly.

[@leob4403]

@@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe nah this movie was great, enjoyed it far more than Avengers and standard fare Marvel/DC junk

[@raindubium4055]

First is my favourite, second is okay but this is like the biggest nit picking film I’ve ever seen 🤣 It really wasn’t that bad.

[@PKensington]

I really liked the film, I LOVED how geeky the final showdown seemed. I know it sucks when it doesn't live up to the books, but it's deff not ruining a sequel, I think it did great

[@usedcondom8481]

same

[@GinkgoPete]

I think its a bit weird that you critize some of the scenes that were straight up from the comic. "Where is my boyfriend" and the pimp scene, you kinda make it seem like they are stupid made up crap from the movie. Or the gambling money given to the prostitute for that matter.

[@impactQuake]

he just tries to be "clever" and "funny"

[@aaronsanchez2260]

Just because they were from the comic doesn't mean they're good.

[@Magikmantv]

@@aaronsanchez2260 well then why was he constantly praising the comics, and not acknowledging the bad parts they adapted into the movie?

[@H4WKB13]

@@aaronsanchez2260 but most of his points boil down to him criticizing the movie for being different than the comic...

[@aaronsanchez2260]

@@Magikmantv I agree he was being biased toward the comics. However, he was comparing moments that were done better in the comics, and not just praising the moments because they were in the comics. A less biased video would have another section where he talked about moments better done in the movie compared to the comics.

[@MrGleeiscool]

Ok the girlfriend of Dave actress sadly couldn’t be there for all of the film because of a commitment to that cw tv show Nikita

[@michaelcapobianco1011]

There are a lot of valid points but there’s also a lot of nitpicking

[@thesudsufool]

big facts

[@bigjon8744]

One thing I really hated was how they treated Dave and Katie’s relationship. It was a huge part of the 1st movie then the 2nd movie just makes it all pointless

[@leob4403]

She was boring in the first movie so I was glad they got her out of the way

[@silashurd3597]

Maybe another reason why is because the chick who played Katie couldn’t be in the movie except for 1 scene because she was busy doing another project

[@kaneki1532]

9:52 he accidentally killed his mom because he was pissed that his mom got rid of his redmist costume

[@METALmurdererOG]

Holy shit, I forgot that the CGI on the van fight was so fuckin bad...

[@leob4403]

I thought it was good, cool scene

[@benjaminshanahan9766]

The whole video you made here is just so fitting for when it was made. Brings me back

[@malaciczahkhav2480]

idk if the setting change from time-square to a warehouse wasn't because universal being cheap it was because when it comes to audiences feelings towards terrorist plots and new york; it's just way to high of a risk for a project that already probably spent most of its money towards the star-powers and rights

[@HRush-lu6fj]

I’m really glad you pointed out the soundtrack, particularly “Stand Up” in the opening. That song in that movie introduced me to the rest of Prodigy’s music and I gotta say they have some really good stuff.

[@thatdude5353]

According to Wikipedia Dave was 16 in the first film, and the inconsistency with Chris is poor, it never says they are exactly the same age, just close.

[@FerDeLance06]

When I first saw this, it's credibility went out the window for me trying to figure how Dave could still be in school when Mindy had aged about three years and moved into high school. Anyway, it's a strange coincidence that Chloe followed both films up with a remake to popular horror movies.

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

Dave was 16 and chris was 17 in the first one

[@falcononpc9845]

@@FerDeLance06 Hey man, don't make Dave insecure about his grades ok

[@doctorsixes8371]

I thought I'd get a video that would bring up good points about a movie I love, but most, not all, of these points are either based on your preferences or a misunderstanding of the direction they wanted to take the movie in.

[@H4WKB13]

Yup, bringing up negatives for something he didn't like is absolutely a part of a review but this was actually really badly structured and many points didn't really have a place in a review. Additionally many of his points just being wrong or inconsistent.

[@magicfibre]

The first two Johnny English movies are goddamn amazing

[@BakinKoljac]

i appreciate your use of vaporwave

[@moretwocome21]

I actually enjoyed the film

[@shaibullard8870]

First one's better

[@Gundam_JAY]

Yeah me too. But when watching back to back kick ass the charectrr seems like two different people l. By the end of the first movie movie Dave would understand being a super hero is some real shit. And people can get hurt. But he just wants to get back in for the fame??? What??

[@mcfry13]

@@shaibullard8870 absolutely. I just think this review is overly negative and nitpicky. 2 is okay. 1 is great. At least in my opinion.

[@bigdumbjosh]

@@mcfry13 I agree 👍

[@Anijah2001]

I enjoy both movies even though the 2nd one is more guilty pleasure

[@Nagasakevideo]

the fact that you like the ending of the first movie tells me that I can't even begin to argue against your point because we see these movies is too very different things

[@patinho5589]

Man.. your just getting older. Every movie seems like this when you’re over 40.

[@NeloAmaru]

Even a baby can make a better bait

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

This movie wasn’t received well by most people. I also didn’t really like it and I’m not 40 lol.

[@itzzschlumo1313]

@@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe he said if u r over 40 u dislike a movie for these reasons he mentioned but u can dislike the movie ofc

[@buddyfats4768]

what? you can't remotely believe that statement is close to being true.

[@DonkeyBoyVids]

I wish you'd do a vid like this on both movies, like a retrospective. You've got some eally interesting and well thought out takes on the film, and it's all produced and spoken very concisely. Glad I found your channel!

[@TheMultiplGamerTV]

3:17 hit girl probably shot him along with all the other masked mafia before the Nicolas cage death scene. You see him talking to frank over the computer before the live stream starts. I think he’s credited as big joe or something, anyway it’s not the same guy. That corrupt officer from the first movie wasn’t killed though so they could have brought him back.

[@mothersuperior7942]

I watched this movie again. The one thing that stands out is that cops are intimidated by Mother Russia's appearance to the point they try to retreat when they first lay eyes on a fit blonde woman in booty shorts....but Aaron Taylor-Johnson is built like a NFL linebacker, and everyone just accepts him has a normal HS student.

[@Johncornwell103]

Harder to justify using deadly force against a woman than a man.

[@silashurd3597]

I knew a HS senior who was pretty ripped

[@P07H34D]

You do realize that NFL players are drafted as young as 19/20 years old? Do you think they gain all their muscle 2 years after high school?

[@samkresil6011]

I actually still want a Kick-Ass 3 despite how mishandled this film is and for a long time, I realised there are some parts that may be cringe but the scene with Dave and Katie was the biggest let-down for me because it was also quite cringe. But its also funny that even though Jim Carrey can usually make anything he's in work, it might seem easy to point out what he's even doing in this film despite the rest of it being underwhelming.

[@blade003]

I saw the first film when I was 4 (Ik i was young) but I’d be more then happy for a 3rd one it’s my favorite movie ever

[@samkresil6011]

@@blade003 I guess this film was somewhat ok in my eyes but because of how good the first film was, I actually went back to that one and found that more rewatchable. I wasn't expecting much from this one but I guess it could've been handled better.

[@samkresil6011]

Funny enough, Matthew Vaughn (director of the first one) said he might direct Kick-Ass 3 as well as a Hit-Girl prequel after he's done with the Kingsman franchise, although this franchise is likely to get rebooted in the not-too-distant future.

[@captainobvious9233]

I never read the comics, but I skimmed through them at the Book Store. In the Kickass 2 Comic, there was a lot more blood. I remember the part when Hit Girl is on the truck trying to save Kickass. In the comic, she was badly beaten and her clothes tattered. In the movie, she has what? A little cut on her face? They could have done better.

[@jaxthedisintegrator8096]

I felt bad about that sequel first time I saw the trailer, it looked so bland. The lack of colors was the first thing that I did noticed at the time.

[@dong.corleone]

Plus it felt way too toned down, and one of the reasons why was because the filmmakers and Mintz Plasse didn't want to do an adaptation of the darker comic. Chris D Amico does pretty graphic stuff in the comic book

[@leob4403]

@@dong.corleone this movie was violent, I don't know what movie you watched

[@ragingnoob3603]

@@leob4403 the violence and stuff was toned down and made comedic in the movie, the comics played it straight and tere deaths were gruesome chris cuts off the one of the dudes head and replaces it with his dogs head just to send a message.

[@Justmyhandle]

I'd love to see Kick-Ass remade as a TV series that more faithfully adapts the comics. It may not have the budget of a movie, but the fight scenes could be awesome with the right people behind them. Ex- The choreographers from Netflix's Daredevil. It could also ideally avoid some of the censors that can creatively limit adaptations in film. Meaning, it could push boundaries more. This isn't the kind of comic you can go halfway in on in terms of the mature material. Either go all the way or not at all. Make it too light-hearted, and it loses that necessary grittiness which was literally part of the overarching theme behind the ENTIRE story down to its core concept: People trying to be superheroes in the real world and experiencing realistic consequences. Make it too dark though, and the themes get bogged down in what comes off as an overly brooding, depressing, gratuitous gore-fest that even Zack Snyder or Christopher Nolan would roll their eyes at. Neither extreme is ideal for adapting the source material. People often criticize the comic for being too "edgy" (one of the most overused criticisms toward mature storytelling, to the point that it rings virtually empty now), but the fact is that THAT'S what a realistic superhero story set in our world would be like. It would be bloody, it would be ugly, there would be a lot of swearing and people would get hurt in ways that can make us uncomfortable as the conflict escalates (including heinous acts like child murder & rape). That's part of why the comic worked. It wasn't a story that coddled its audience's sensibilities or tried to be entertaining in the conventional sense for the genre. It treated readers like adults and didn't shy away from the harsh reality that bad people can do some seriously messed up things. Those disturbing moments and over-the-top violence/cruelty were supposed to make you uncomfortable. That was intentional and necessary to how the story used its sensationalism to critique the absurdity of superheroes & villains in the real world. If it held back on that for the sake of being less offensive, that would fundamentally take something away from the impact of the story's commentary: Chiefly, referring to the chaos that comes from blurring fantasy with reality past the point of no return. Once you cross that line, it changes you forever. The comic conveys that as scary and disturbing because THAT'S what it's supposed to be. Every main character has their own unique moment to experience this, each under very different circumstances. For Chris, it's when he assaults Katie, transitioning from an almost sympathetic spoiled wannabe douche who merely surrounded himself with dangerous people into a true irredeemable villain (the way he'd tried to portray himself up until then). For Dave, it's when he murders Chris. For Mindy, it's when her dad is killed and she loses that warped child-like innocence of perceiving superhero life as fun (Her dad raised her to perceive it back then like a game). This is the genius of Kick-Ass. It takes a concept rooted in fiction and satires it to unapologetically brutal extents (physically and emotionally) while simultaneously building a compelling coming-of-age story with a surprising amount of nuance beneath its over-the-top surface. The biggest core problem with both the movies (though much more so this sequel) is that they were limited by the medium of film in ways which pressured them to tone down the darker elements in favor of upping the superficial sensationalism. This made it more accessible to general audiences for an R-rated action-comedy, but at the cost of diluting the comic's more substantive material for fear of being too controversial. A new adaptation would first have to learn from where the films fell short. Secondly, it must be helmed by people who aren't creatively restrained from embracing the darker story elements. Finally, it would have to follow through on those aspects and push further than the movies did. That's the only way to do the comic full justice.

[@wheels2242]

There’s a difference between “racism” and something being “offensive”.

[@P07H34D]

"Oh look a dog is biting a mans dick off, haha aNiMaL aBuSe Is FuNnY"

[@RealSadJasper]

Hey man love the video but the reason Jim wouldn’t support the movie bc right before it was gonna release a horrible shooting happened that left a lot of kids and ppl dead

[@Locke3OOO]

Did that happen because of violent movies? Is Jim carry a 1980’s republican?

[@paulmajano]

@@Locke3OOO I think you mean democrat 🤣

[@messygamez5675]

@@Locke3OOO what the hell are you saying?

[@flyinglions2223]

But how did the cops know someone from Dave’s residence was KickAss?

[@HORSESNDOGS9]

And why did he leave his costume there when he was crashing at a friend's house?

[@byronsenior6499]

I mean how did they know in the first one the Kick-Ass that Frank DeMicco killed was an imposter?

[@tempz180]

they tracked him like big daddy and hit girl did

[@millionairesburner24]

Underated opinion: Big daddy had way more of a reason to become Batman then Bruce

[@RobiticDuck]

Not so fun fact: I took my friend to see this at the movie theater in the next town over. We laughed a bit, it was cool to see Jim Carrey. But after the film was over, I dont remember really ever talking about it. Nor did it make us want to dive into the comics.

[@FueledFromFiction]

Ignoring the thematic backtracking, this was still a fun movie for me and I think it was well directed. Honestly loved it more than the first, despite the first having a more compelling and nuanced story. Kick-Ass 2 has always been one of my personal favorite movies and never realized it was disliked by any fans 🤷‍♂️

[@zachf4877]

I think the directing was a huge part of the problem. The film feels so hollow and paint by the numbers compared to the original. Huge missed opportunity.

[@Merik875]

Check your tone main man Johnny English is fucking awesome

[@armzngunz]

Pretty bad review tbh. Kick-ass 2 disappointed me, but whining and nitpicking on the movie because it wasn't a carbon-copy of a comic is silly. The ageing of the characters, new side characters, different character relationships is 100% irrelevant, as those things do not make or break the movie at all.

[@DeclanCorey]

Thank you so much for making this video. I watched Kick-Ass 1 and 2 back to back last year. I adored everything about Kick-Ass 1 and hated everything about Kick-Ass 2.

[@brandonwilburn5236]

19:47 third film adaptation their was one made in 2002.

[@kaneki1532]

@Gavin Livingston and that was getting a sequel which was supposed to be a TV show but nevered happened

[@weldsj8847]

There is so much to love in Kick Ass 2. Yes, it is not nearly as good as the 1st. It has huge problems and I hated the device that causes the mean girls to puke/poop. But you hated for example, Hit Girl's reaction to the boy band, while I loved it. She's been isolated from normal life so when confronted with it, it comes as a surprise to her. And more. I did miss Evan Peters.

[@prufan]

"There is so much to love in Kick Ass 2" not the movie, that was trash. it failed for a reason.

[@weldsj8847]

@@prufan Supposedly to be great, you need 3 good scenes and no bad ones. Kick Ass 2 had bad scenes. But if you dismiss it out of hand, you miss out on those good ones. I think they're worth suffering through the bad ones (like any scene with Jim Carrey for example.)

[@cowy8962]

I missed evan peters so much 😭 so sad that todd gets more screentime in the sequel and hes not even played by evan peters anymore

[@thearthurmarston9897]

It’s incredible to see someone sharing the same opinion as me! I honestly really like KA2 despite certain things although not as much as the first

[@TheMoolimoo]

I don’t know if you’ll read this but this is a fantastic review. Every single thing you said I’ve thought about so many times and I can’t believe I found someone who could put those thoughts into a perfect video. Me and my sister saw this together and were completely amazed. Subscribed. THIS is quality content.

[@dabutchaistoxic]

Duh, he screwed up a few classes, after his school forced him into some BS special education study halls. That’s why his social workers made him attend the 18-21 program, thus allowing him to stay in high school a bit longer.

[@Treyworld]

Soooo is Todd, Marty, and Katie all in the same program?

[@dabutchaistoxic]

@@Treyworld Yes

[@captainyossarian388]

Completely agree with you. The sequel felt completely 'off' from the get go and just got worse. I was thinking that studio interference likely had something to do with it, and what a shock, that's exactly the case.

[@lostintoonami]

I always thought Hit girl and Dave was the weirdest most uncomfortable relationship ever, Feels like when you see a Senior date a freshman in irl.

[@shawncypret6838]

How about the fact that they replaced Quicksilver with some f****** nobodyand the fact that Dave and Todd from the first movie both play Quicksilver and the avengers

[@gravityfalls1826]

Evan Peters was most likely doing either AHS or X-men

[@MrTrees]

May be interesting but theres a reference to Kick-Ass in the new WandaVision tv show :)

[@Romanattor]

@@MrTrees yeah I was laughing so hard

[@theresnothinghereatall]

@@MrTrees What reference? When they wore their original super hero costumes? That isn't a reference to Kickass

[@MrTrees]

@@theresnothinghereatall *possible spoilers* . . In the episode with Quicksilver he runs off at speed and says I’m gonna go Kick-Ass and Wanda repeats “Kick-Ass, hmm” It’s a reference to both actors who played quicksilver playing in Kick-ass

[@basil5726]

bruh the final kiss made me cringe, its like bruh he knew her since she was 11 but now they were swapping spit, also wasnt everyone freaking out about kick ass and a ninth grader, but a jock and a ninth grader is fine?

[@kaigen999]

The people who are making The Boys show should make a Kick-Ass show when The Boys ends.

[@CyLoZero]

5:16 begins to have a volume duel with the music

[@RB01.10]

Always hated how Jim Carrey was killed off early, and was hardly in it, which the ads mislead. Never got how the dad got killed in prison so easily and how those two guys got in so easily as well. Wished we got a 3rd film, but was scrapped due to this film nor being as high of a hit.

[@orangeville1978]

While I do agree with most of your points here and do think that the sequel is incredibly dumb, I'm gonna have to say one thing. Christopher Mintz-Plasse's acting was incredibly childish and stupid, and that's the point. Chris D'Amico is supposed to be this immature and whiny wannabe supervillain. Nobody takes him seriously and neither should the audience. I think that Chris's overly cheesy and stupid dialogue was intentional on the script writers part because it hits home to what kind of character Chris D'Amico is.

[@ThEFREeSIDeSCUm]

It took me five years to catch that xx intro song playing in the background. Good choice

[@Nagasakevideo]

Something I feel like this movie ignores is the cycle of revenge. Chris' dad killed Hit girls dad, kick-ass killed Chris' dad as part of a revenge plot, Chris tries to kill kick-ass to get revenge. There's no way that Chris is the only one who died in that final battle , and no way their loved ones wouldn't what revenge...but they don't acknowledge it.

[@bobguy2012]

The director of the second movie looks like a discount Henry Cavill.

[@okay-hf1lp]

everyone complains about shakey cam in this movie but when the russo brothers do it, it’s okay

[@theoriginalemim]

Context matters.

[@harvey8130]

@@theoriginalemim not really here though, they both use the same technique in the same scenes(fight scenes) so why is it okay for them and not here

[@theoriginalemim]

@@harvey8130 shakey cam isn't the problem, it's poorly edited and choreographed fight scenes that are hard to follow the action.

[@MrAk474life]

dude your awesome for linking the background music

[@SirNerdLeroy]

The puke/diarrhea scene was so bad that I legit forgot it happened in kick ass 2. I assumed it was from Movie 43 because I remember Chloe was in that, too.

[@Jobby1872]

I didn’t even relise that was Jim Carrey

[@dylanjordan4747]

Really well put together video man

[@arlodante1163]

Unpopular opinion: Kick-Ass 2 may not be better than the first one but is much more entertaining and overall fun.

[@bjornnilsson8496]

25:13 the Tetris theme song, aka Korobeiniki, is a famous, 160 year old Russian poem/folk song

[@planetveetra1979]

Dude did literally no research.

[@KOWolf]

Considering how recent some of the comments on this video are, I'm assuming KZbin have randomly started pushing this video to people again and I'm one of those people. But I was surprised to see so many dislikes on the video considering it's pretty solid throughout. Sometimes people can't accept that something they like is flawed. I loved the first movie and I still enjoyed myself watching this as a teenager when it came out, but rewatching it last year really opened my eyes to how lackluster it is. Speaking of, it's a shame to see you haven't got much more content like this on your channel. It certainly feels disappointing when you put hours of work into a video and it doesn't perform too well, but I hope that doesn't stop you from making more videos like this

[@zachf4877]

"Sometimes people can't accept that something they like is flawed" Tell that to BvS fans...

[@steoff]

probably because it’s not a good review. it’s nitpicky and hypocritical

[@JesusRodriguez-rs8jq]

Because it's a bad review? The movie is bad, this review is shit

[@cesarrocha7629]

Or maybe there's a reason to why so many people like it? Could it be cause it's actually not that bad? He's just a bit nitpicking. Sometimes people can't accept that something they dislike isn't actually that bad

[@sloppyphart7879]

There was quite a bit wrong with this review and I didn't agree with most of it but at least you have a great taste in music.

[@jkdunk20001988]

Pov: this is being recommend 4yrs later and you did such a good job I had to go watch the movie over again thanks

[@bagelthedonut]

Got recommended to me when I just finished watching Kick Ass 2 before I slept

[@josh.8104]

The Mother Russia from the movie is clearly borrowing a lot from Miller's Bruno character in the Dark Knight Returns. And by "borrowing" I mean "blatantly thieving"