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PFFFTT LOL Nice NotaFan! I was thinking the same thing! LOL @ Big Juicy lips
I have been at Hall H the entire day. I sat in awe of the new 3D films by Disney, braved the Tweens and hordes of soccer moms crazed for Twilight: New Moon, and the future of film revealed here today with James Cameron's Avatar. However, the only footage shown that received a standing ovation was for Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn's Kick Ass.
It was bloody brilliant. It is the pure translation of the comic that the fans are hoping for. Surprisingly enough, it doesn't have a distribution deal yet according to Vaughn. But that will change quickly.
Before the trailer was shown, for the first time, Millar and Vaughn completely won over the crowd with a literal translation from the opening of the Kick-Ass comic. What will be forever etched in my mind is the music they used in the SDCC presentation. Now it was probably just a temporary piece from the John Williams' Superman score (the Planet Krypton track) but it had a perfect tone that fit the build up and the eventual comedic tragedy.
One of the most disturbing scenes from the comic is when Damon Macready (Nicolas Cage) is training his daughter, Mindy (Chloe Moretz) to take a bullet. Cage, who usually has as much range as his hair pieces, balanced all the lines with a perfect sense of humor. There was a great back in fourth between the two as they each bribed one another to get what they wanted. You couldn't help but laugh at the scene despite how incredibly disturbing it was.
There was a scene shown with Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) debating with friends on how cool it would be to go out and fight crime. Millar's dialogue was truly brought to life by Vaughn's direction and the script work of the director and Jane Goldman. This perfectly illustrated that Vaughn and actors understand the source material. However, the two big action sequences on display in San Diego were what got the crowd and myself excited for the film. The first was Kick Ass' attempt to stop a robbery. It started out funny with the green and yellow tights but got very intense and very real. Again illustrated staying true to Milliar and John Romita Jr's original comic. It reassured us all that this will not be in the same vein as Wanted, which went in a different direction but still scored $341.4 million worldwide.
The big action piece shown displayed the prowess and scope that Hit Girl (Moretz) will bring to the screen. The Kick Ass comic panels came to life as the blood and swords started to fly. I truly believe if they would have just shown that scene alone, they would have won the crowd easily.
Aaron Johnson's performance as Mr. Kick-Ass could be likened to Toby Maguire's in the original Spider-Man. Johnson has an honest approach to the character that allows the viewer in. Though from what I saw at the San Diego Comic Con this will be Chloe Moretz's break out role. Moretz's eats up the screen and you cannot help but want to see more of her as Hit Girl.
Millar stated that he saw the film and the comic as a trilogy. With no distribution deal yet we might not even see Kick Ass any time soon. The real shame was that this should have been screened in Hall H with a packed house. Since it has no studio backing it ran later in the day when many people had written off Hall H as the "Twilight Zone". Trust me when I say this and I absolutely mean it, Kick Ass looks to be one of the greatest comic book movies off all time.
PFFFTT LOL Nice NotaFan! I was thinking the same thing! LOL @ Big Juicy lips
Hey yo Trate, I read on another site that Avatar got a standing O in Hall H. You saying different. I wasn't there but I need the truth damn it!
come on Movie Lord, you're also supposed to mention....(yeah, hanso knows what I'm about to say)...
3-D DISNEY MOVIES!
What were they, and so on.
oh yeah...as I'm not a crazed teenage girl or a soccer mom......and I'm obviously not at the convention....so what happened with New Moon?
laugh if you will...I don't care
*Points at Starlight* Hahahahahahahahahhahahaha!
Ummmm what was I gonna say? Oh yea where is the 3D disney stuff? I saw the Alice in Wonderland trailer and it looks cool.
Oh and Starlight, I think Latinoreview has an interview with Bella & Jacob that you may want to read. *Points at Starlight again* Hahahahahahah.
No seriously, they do.
yeah, this coming from a guy who'd literally offer to give Christopher Nolan a blowjob if they should ever meet
:)
ps - thanks for the tip hanso...
That's a damn lie!..............................sigh...............no it isnt.
God Damn I am jealous! While the rest of your podcast is relegated to the confines of Pennsylvania, there you are dancing around San Diego watching a film adaptation of one of the fast growing comic books in Geekdom.
I adore the "Kick Ass" comic book so much, that I accidentially bought a couple variant covered issues when the book first started (damn you marketing scheme!) I was scared when I heard that Cameron Poe would be playing the part of Damon Macready, after all he virtually destroyed one comic book character in Ghost Rider...not to mention scores of other random characters through out his film career. However, I will take your word for it and await to see the ghost or H.I. McDunnough rear his balding head.
I am greatly anticipating Matt Vaughn breathing life into the world of Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.
The closeup of that picture is disturbing what with his big juicy lips and his mouth agape! It makes him look like he's just had a lobotomy! Someone should have said "Hey Jackass you're trying to look Badass so close your mouth already!".