Kingsman: The Secret Service

Otacon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl8F-8tR8to

A new trailer has been posted for Matthew Vaughn's latest movie. To be honest, I will give anything he is involved in the time of day as I love his work.

Anyone else excited?

I really like Vaughn, the cast is great and the trailer is good fun but I despise Mark Millar and find his work to be the lowest common denominator crap you're likely to come across. Hopefully this will follow the trend of taking Millar's work and deviating hugely from the source material.

bnt

New "red band" (18 cert) trailer is out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-dkRWBaco

Nothing like a bit of the ol' ultraviolence, isn't there? :cool:

whomitconcerns

saw it last night in VUE. Good film, some very funny and some very violent scenes. But overall good craic and worth seeing!

cloud493

I'll give it a chance, but I can see it being terrible.

MisterAnarchy

I like Vaughns work but I think this will tank at the box office

JP Liz V1

The lead young actor Taron Egerton reminds me of Jack O'Connell whom he beat out for the role

It's another in the unending line of action films cut for a lower UK rating. Much like A Walk Among the Tombstones and The Equaliser, this is one ill be waiting till it hits VOD in the US as for some reason many of these cuts remain for the home release.

Turtyturd

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I really like Vaughn, the cast is great and the trailer is good fun but I despise Mark Millar and find his work to be the lowest common denominator crap you're likely to come across. Hopefully this will follow the trend of taking Millar's work and deviating hugely from the source material.

Millar to me is the other extreme to Grant Morrison. Morrison writes over complex stories which make sense to only him, whereas Millar writes blockbuster fluff. He has good ideas (Red Son, Kick-Ass, Ultimates) but too often his inner teenager fills in the rest of the story.

However sometimes the deviating from the source material turns out worse and you end up with Wanted.

Turtyturd

Turtyturd wrote: »

Millar to me is the other extreme to Grant Morrison. Morrison writes over complex stories which make sense to only him, whereas Millar writes blockbuster fluff. He has good ideas (Red Son, Kick-Ass, Ultimates) but too often his inner teenager fills in the rest of the story.

However sometimes the deviating from the source material turns out worse and you end up with Wanted.

Wanted as a film is much better than the piece of crap comic. Millar is a terrible writer, no doubt he has good ideas but the execution is generally woeful and panders to the lowest common denominator. That many of his comics best ideas are suggested by other writers says it all.

Otacon

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It's another in the unending line of action films cut for a lower UK rating.

Do you have a link to this? I didn't see any stories about it being cut here.

cloud493

According to some people that have already seen the UK version, its plenty violent.

Otacon

Otacon wrote: »

Do you have a link to this? I didn't see any stories about it being cut here.

This is the BBFC statement on it:

UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence, strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally seen for advice in an unfinished version. The company was informed the film was likely to be classified 18, but that their requested 15 could be achieved by making some reductions in scenes of violence. When the finished version was submitted for formal classification, reductions had been made and the film was passed 15.

ps3lover

**** sake! I'm sick and tired of them censoring stuff to gain lower ratings. Then they wonder why no one wants to go to the cinema any more.

OldeCinemaSoz

Looking forward next weekend to what MARV can DISH UP as opposed to MAR-VEL.

nix

Seen the unlimited screening of this last night, loved it from start to finish, highly entertaining, some great comedic characters in it and some top drawer OTT action sequences throughout..

cloud493

I'd like to say better than expected but then I'd be damning with faint praise. Absolutely top film, superior to either kick-ass movie far as I'm concerned.

Bacchus

The Red Band trailer has me very interested. Love the crazy OTT action & violence

Lamper.sffc

Seen it today. Loved it. Great action and very funny. The last 10 mins had me in stitches This is not the movie I expected when I first seen the trailer.

bri007

Good film well worth seeing it

TheNap

Went to it yesterday.

Loved every minute of it

humanji

It's utter nonsense and I loved it. It's funny that it was edited to stop it getting a higher cert. In the 80's or 90's it would have been an 18's film as it is and none the worse for it. The pacing is great, the action sequences are brilliantly over the top and insanely violent. Even though it's chock full of cliches, I didn't mind at all, as it was just a fun ride from start to finish.

I've only read the first issue of the comic, and the film seems to differ in quite a few ways. One difference that I thought was very funny/clever is:

in the film, the professor who is kidnapped is played by Mark Hamill and in the comic it's actually Mark Hamill himself who is kidnapped

. I don't know why, but I found that to be a really funny idea.

gazzer

Bacchus wrote: »

The Red Band trailer has me very interested. Love the crazy OTT action & violence

Just watched the Red Band trailer. Its looks insane

brevity

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Great fun.

EoinMcLovin

great film with over the top action scenes especially the church scene. The scene during the credits was good too

Pierce_1991

Absolutely bonkers but great fun. I liked that it wasn't afraid to be a bit violent or throw a few f-bombs around. I think this is a slightly cut down version to achieve the 16 rating, would have loved to have seen it 18s and go all out, more movies need to do this! That said, this could easily have been cut further to make it 12s so I was happy with it.

Taron Egerton in the lead was excellent I thought and Firth, Strong, Jackson and Caine in support were all great too. I'd love to see this get a sequel.

Sobko

Looking forward to seeing this on Monday.

candy-gal1

Fcuking amazingly good movie imho, would go and see it again

Looper007

candy-gal1 wrote: »

Fcuking amazingly good movie imho, would go and see it again

Agreed I'm a big fan of Mark Kermode after seen his review and him been sniffy about it, I was a little worried about it. But Mark was off form here, although I agree with him on the ending

Eggsy gets to get anal of the Princess of Sweden was a little low brow

. But that's the only thing I could complain about, its just a great all out action comedy in which Matthew Vaughan does as better then anyone.

Colin Firth is excellent as Harry Hart, he's clearly got his influence from his Co star Michael Caine's classic Harry Palmer trilogy in the 60's with his look. When his

Death scene comes along its actually out of the blue and very shocking a bit like Nic Cage in Kick Ass

. Taron Egerton as Eggsy is very Jack O'Connell like (he was passed on for the role for Egerton) but he's excellent and very rootable hero. Mark Strong almost steals the movie as a Q if he was also a kickass solider and Michael Caine is a great dislikeable snob spy

Although After finding out he's working for Valentine, at his death scene seen that his character was from the same background as Eggsy was a great touch

.

Samuel l Jackson was a great villain and his blade leg wielding henchwoman Gazelle played brilliantly by Sofia Boutella was another standout. Loved the cameo from Mark Hamill and his English accent is top notch

In the comic book they actually are out to save Mark Hamiil

. The scene in the Church is as brutal as anything you see, even I was wincing at some of the deaths.

I hope it does brilliantly and that we get a sequel. 9/10

candy-gal1

The Church scene, yes, incredable!

Sudden Valley

Watched it last night. V enjoyable film. It references old Bond movies in the film itself and that's what it was like (albeit the violence was much more visceral). Screening did not seem very full so perhaps it is not doing well? That would be a pity, I could see myself going to a sequel.