This was a last minute addition to my top 100 films list, added the same day
that I started my countdown. It was a tough decision. I didn't want to push
the film in 100th position out of my list. I'm ashamed to name the film,
because it's a classic that deserved to be included.
I've already watched "Kick-Ass" six times, according to my blog's flawless records, so
today I did something different. I listened to the Director's Commentary, but
in the Dancer Style (TM). That means I listened to the commentary with the
film's subtitles turned on.
The commentary added a few things that were useful to help me understand the
film better. Matthew Vaughn repeatedly complained about not having a big
enough budget. He pointed out various scenes that he didn't consider were good
enough. I suppose that an artist is his own worst critic, because I really
didn't see anything wrong with them.
"Kick-Ass" was filmed in a mixture of Canada, America and England. In an early
scene Aaron Johnson was walking along a New York Street, but the scene was
actually filmed in Hamilton, Canada. When he turned the corner, the scene was
really filmed in America. It must be difficult for actors to maintain the
continuity with jumps like that.
In this scene Mark Strong was supposed to kick Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz)
in the face, but he refused. It was against his principles to be violent to a
child. I don't understand that. In the same scene he punched her in the face
twice. Everyone knows the punches weren't genuine, and the kick wouldn't have
been genuine either, but he still refused to do it. Weird.
This is an excellent film. Is it better than the film I ejected from my list? I
don't know. By the time I finish my countdown at the end of this year I'll
probably be pulling out my hair in frustration at all the errors I've made.
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