The Glade 4.0

What the ... ? I thought maybe some people here would know what this is and comment. I mean I know what it is now after googling it but never heard of it prior.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

I saw a spot for Kick-Ass the other day. I, uh. I don't know what to think, especially now. Before, it seemed like a goofy comedy going for the superhero crowd. Now, I'm really not sure what its target audience is. It's managed to make me curious, though.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

It's a superhero examination/deconstruction comic by Mark Millar and drawn by John Romita Jr. Matthew Vaughn (Stardust, Layer Cake) is directing the film adaptation and has reported taken his time with the funding to ensure that he has complete control, resulting in a film that isn't scared of having an R rating or being shy.

Seems like an action flick with a gimmick that the girl is the action hero and swears. Which doesnt make it a bad movie, I'm just curious if it's all gimmick or what.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

The film isn't actually called "Hit Girl," and she's not the main character. The film (and the originating series) is called Kick-Ass, after the actual main character. A teenage boy decides to become a "real-life superhero," despite of course not having any powers, training, etc. In his wake, others take up homemade costumes and join the fight, including a disillusioned cop (Big Daddy) and his daughter that he's trained (the aforementioned Hit Girl), and Red Mist. I've never read the book, but it's supposed to be good, and given the writer, it should be. The film adaptation has already screened at a few places, and it's gotten a great reception as well.

Wiki article here, but don't read all of the Story section if you don't want the film spoiled (I assume).

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

Kick *** is basically a bunch of nobody superheroes that want to make a difference in the world. Hit Girl is just one of them. In the comic, she's like 7 years old or something close to it. Her father has been training her to be a very lethal assassin and more than capable of handling enemies on her own.

The guy who says "Who are you?" in the trailer is the superhero the comic/movie is named after: "Kick-Ass."

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

That looks... Kickass.

I wanna see it

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Holy shitsnacks!

Kinda hoping it gets an NC-17.

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Raell Kromwell

I saw the trailer for this and it made me feel queasy.

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Memento Vivere

I have local knowledge.
That sandbar was not there yesterday!

A more mainstream trailer:


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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

that last trailer made me want to see the movie. It seems like a neat take on Mystery Men.

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Darksiege
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