Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

A Major Disappointment

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Kick ass 2 was super close to be as good as the first but was not

I remember when this movie came out, I loved it so much. I like these movies because there's no way things would go well for anyone who decided to just become a superhero. These movies are violent, brutal and emotionally so rough. But now that I've seen this movie too many times, I notice how tacky the screen writing is. Especially during those scenes where Mindy clashes with the popular high school girls. Girls can be mean, but you wouldn't know that listening to these girls talk. Still fight scenes are fun, character designs are amazing, and there's something in Kick-Ass movies that just couldn't be done in typical DC or Marvel movies, some kind of irony that could never work in Avengers. Of course Deadpool comes close, but Deadpool's not a typical Marvel movie, is it?

I feel like rating this sequel a 1 might be a little too harsh, maybe a 3 or 4, but I don't want you to get me wrong, it's not a little bit good, there are some moments, but they are all very tiny. It is bad, but it's not terrible...wait, I don't want to say that it isn't terrible though which is very deserving, but it's not so terrible that it deserves such negativity. But on IMDb, "1" is listed as "awful" so I want to go with that. There are way worse films than this.I loved "Kick-Ass", it was and still is one of my favorite movies of all time...but this follow- up RUINED it. It didn't just ruin the first movie, it destroyed everything I LOVED about the first movie.It's so hard to go into detail and emphasize just how frustrated I am, because that was how let-down I was...I have too many strong feelings about the sequel. Kick-Ass 2 is just...a flop on so many levels. The story was incredibly uninteresting and not exciting at all. Most of the film's focus takes time on Mindy/Hit-Girl that it forgets the moral of the first movie. Mindy's character gets way more focus in the movie than the main character himself, Kick-Ass.This series went from being a hilarious comedy...to a boring-ass melodrama. This is not because I don't like drama, and I am not just all for action and gigs. Kick-Ass had a good balance with the action, comedy and drama altogether. This movie lacks everything the original was about. It forgot its moral structure and tone. There was barely any comedy in this film. This film is all about Mindy fitting in school.1 out of 10 does feel a bit strong but this film ruined everything. Andy hooks up with a new girl and breaks up with his girlfriend from the first movie as if it was nothing, when the first film was largely about the girl he loves. Unfortunately those two break up by the middle of the movie. I'm surprised she even had a role in this.This film didn't deserve to be made. In a way, it does slightly ruin my experience when I re-watch the first movie.

I have been hearing a lot about kick as 2 before I actually checked it out,usually bad stuff.I must say it did not disappoint me!Maybe the first movie introduced the but the second was as refreshing as ever.It had good action and new characters.Action scenes were awesome and the group of Justic Forever was really something.They brought a nice vibe in the film.Of course there were also some things that did not really fit in there.The acting was pretty solid and we got to see an aspect of the amazing Hit Girl,trying for the first time in her life to be a normal teenager.The way those bit**es and as**oles acted shows exactly what a shi*-hole high school is and how damaged are the people of those ages.Dave's girlfriend was so small in this movie I got a headache,so I am not going to comment on her anything else.Just lame.Night bit*h was fine and sexy,I mean that body was rocking!!But in the end she didn't seem like an appropriate match for Kick-a*s.So I am glad they did not go on.I expected something more from the members of JF,after they had just become a thing.They did some nice things and dealt with a case of gangsters and then star and stripes died.That was a bit of a letdown since he was an amazing character.Also we didn t see what happened of his dog.Dave and the fat one were acting like divas and ditched their friend Todd(I preferred the other actor better),I expected to see some developments there,between them,but in general the character development was kinda weak in the film,so it was to be expected.Only HG had some additions and expansions on her character.The ending battle should have had less killing among st the small characters,I mean it is not Kill Bill and it should focus more on Kickas and Hitgirl working together,at least up to a point.They were training and talking about it since the beginning of the movie and we did not see that anywhere.Hg was once again amazing!The Kickas vs dark f*ggot fight was cool with many great scenes but the dialogue somewhere towards the end got pretty weak...There was a nice escalation but the hype was for nothing.Kickas is just a nice and soft guy.He should either be displayed as a bit more vengeful or more righteous.Now we saw a bit of both and not in great sync,so the result was not the best.I hated how effing stupid his friend Todd was.Last but not least,some time after the middle of the movie,we see HG coming really close with Dave and towards the end of the movie we see her having some feeling for him.They look pretty good together and there is a deep connection between them.Their kiss was nice for Hollywood but superficial.It could have been a bit more important.Too bad they did not go down that way for those two.I am not into much of a romance,but since it was giving the impression it was going somewhere towards there,why not?It's a 7/10 for me,not more because of the bad ending and the weak,at times,plot.Overall I enjoyed it pretty much!If there is a 3rd movie coming up,I really hope they do not just stay on their former success and actually try for it to be a decent movie.