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The movie "Kick-Ass" promotes pedophilia and child abuse...

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  • #62
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    spudmonkey17 wrote: »
    This article is the perfect example of why I don't read tabloids. :rolleyes:

    Liar.


  • #63
    Maggie Fuing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Maggie Fuing


    spudmonkey17 wrote: »
    A review of Kick-Ass by the Daily Mail:

    http://bit.ly/c38lsz


    This article is the perfect example of why I don't read tabloids. :rolleyes:

    I'm sure anyone that has seen the movie will agree that it's not to be taken seriously. And I know it's a fcuking tabloid but come on! Are the mentally challenged hacks that write this stuff so devoid of humour and common sense that they feel the need to engage in fear mongering?

    I may not be a fan of tabloid but to be honest there are some fair points made..I mean, I know it's rated 16 but because of its' image I can see parents allowing much much younger children watch it..and they are not the kind of role models I'd want kids looking up to .. It is a fact that children play and learn through imitation of who and what they see.. If this is what a new generation will see as normal. .I worry.


  • #64
    karlm37
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭karlm37


    The biggest problem of the movie, creatively speaking, is that it has pretensions to intelligence but is profoundly, irredeemably bone-headed.

    Replace the word "movie" with "Daily Mail"


  • #65
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    probably the best newspaper on the planet


  • #66
    Josef Fritzl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭Josef Fritzl


    Child abuse is wrong.


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  • #67
    Bodhisopha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,068 ✭✭✭Bodhisopha


    Maggie Fuing wrote: »
    I may not be a fan of tabloid but to be honest there are some fair points made..I mean, I know it's rated 16 but because of its' image I can see parents allowing much much younger children watch it..and they are not the kind of role models I'd want kids looking up to .. It is a fact that children play and learn through imitation of who and what they see.. If this is what a new generation will see as normal. .I worry.


    Are you extracting the urine? Role models on television? Raise your own damn children.


  • #68
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    Maggie Fuing wrote: »
    I may not be a fan of tabloid but to be honest there are some fair points made..I mean, I know it's rated 16 but because of its' image I can see parents allowing much much younger children watch it..and they are not the kind of role models I'd want kids looking up to .. It is a fact that children play and learn through imitation of who and what they see.. If this is what a new generation will see as normal. .I worry.

    Then don't let your kids watch it.

    Who said the new generation will see this as normal? That's like saying that kids in the 70's saw Star Wars as normal. :rolleyes:


  • #69
    spudmonkey17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭spudmonkey17


    Maggie Fuing wrote: »
    I may not be a fan of tabloid but to be honest there are some fair points made..I mean, I know it's rated 16 but because of its' image I can see parents allowing much much younger children watch it..and they are not the kind of role models I'd want kids looking up to .. It is a fact that children play and learn through imitation of who and what they see.. If this is what a new generation will see as normal. .I worry.

    Have you actually seen the movie?? :confused:


  • #70
    Pace2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,587 ✭✭✭Pace2008


    Maggie Fuing wrote: »
    I may not be a fan of tabloid but to be honest there are some fair points made..I mean, I know it's rated 16 but because of its' image I can see parents allowing much much younger children watch it..and they are not the kind of role models I'd want kids looking up to .. It is a fact that children play and learn through imitation of who and what they see.. If this is what a new generation will see as normal. .I worry.
    And what about the fact that any child can walk into a newsagents and buy the Daily Mail, a publication that actively promotes bigotry, racism, classism, lynch-mob mentality, and all-round xenophobia; a publication that markets itself as a "family newspaper?" I think the Mail's hateful rhetoric is far more damaging to an impressionable person's mentality than a piss-take movie that's clearly distinguishable from reality.


  • #71
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    In fairness the girl in the film is very deliberately sexualised (to the point where one of the characters states something along the lines of "i'd go with her" follwed by the response along the lines of "dude, she's only 11!"). Bearing in mind that the film seems to be aimed most strongly at a certain geeky subset of the population i assumed the appearance of the character was a subtle reference to the whole lazytown/paedo thing. Not only that but the violence in the film is way over the top with plenty of needless killing involved on the part of the good guys.

    This is obviously done for humour, only the daily mail don't find such risquee things humourous, they find them offensive (which while i wasn't offended by the film i can understand those (especially of a different generation) who were). The people making this film knew the likes of the daily mail would give out about it, in fact they're probably proud of it. Simmilarly, the daily mail love giving out about films like this. Win-win.

    End result= some people who would have found this film offensive will give it a miss and some awkward family outings have been avoided. Which is a good thing. Nothing to see here really.


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  • #72
    spudmonkey17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭spudmonkey17


    vinylmesh wrote: »
    The end result= some people who would have found this film offensive will give it a miss and some awkward family outings will be avoided. Which is a good thing.

    Yeah, you're right. The Daily Mail is doing society a great service :rolleyes:


  • #73
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Jako8 wrote: »
    They actually do write the sh!t that they are being accused of writing, regularly.

    Speaking of criticism for writers, Kick-Ass screenplay co-author Jane Goldman certainly has her knockers.


  • #74
    force majeure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭force majeure


    We were all here before when the film 'LEON' by luc Besson was released in 94.


  • #75
    NothingMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    force majeure wrote: »
    We were all here before when the film 'LEON' by luc Besson was released in 94.

    And Natalie Portman turned out to be a right fox. Maybe Hit girl will too...


  • #76
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    spudmonkey17 wrote: »
    I know it's a tabloid but I think even this is a bit much? And I fail to see what they gain from writing such sh1te? As if people didn't have a low enough opinion of The Daily Mail as it is...

    I doubt their millions of readers have a low opinion of it tbh....


  • #77
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    bonerm wrote: »
    Speaking of criticism for writers, Kick-Ass screenplay co-author Jane Goldman certainly has her knockers.

    Is that jonathon ross's wife? If so I'm definitely not going to see that film.


  • #78
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    brianthebard wrote: »
    Is that jonathon ross's wife? If so I'm definitely not going to see that film.

    Yes. Because the spouse of one of the co-writers of a movie REALLY makes all the difference.:rolleyes:


  • #79
    spudmonkey17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭spudmonkey17


    brianthebard wrote: »
    I doubt their millions of readers have a low opinion of it tbh....

    Oh yeah, sorry. I meant intelligent people.
    brianthebard wrote: »
    Is that jonathon ross's wife? If so I'm definitely not going to see that film.

    By any chance do you work for the Daily Mail? :rolleyes:


  • #80
    dr gonzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭dr gonzo


    "Paedophiles are going to adore her. "

    ...:confused:


  • #81
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Busi_Girl08 wrote: »
    Yes. Because the spouse of one of the co-writers of a movie REALLY makes all the difference.:rolleyes:

    Its as valid as any other reason. I happen to think the two of them are muppets, I just wanted to confirm who they were. Could you not find something a little more interesting to get all high and mighty about?


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  • #82
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    brianthebard wrote: »
    Its as valid as any other reason. I happen to think the two of them are muppets, I just wanted to confirm who they were. Could you not find something a little more interesting to get all high and mighty about?

    Right back at ya.


  • #83
    geeky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭geeky


    Leaving aside the Daily Fail's tuppence worth, I'd be interested to know if any AHers had a problem with the film.

    I did, albeit not for any imaginary kiddie-lovin' undertones or yer one saying the c word. It actually was the violence - the sheer scale of it mixed with a kind of weird intimacy. In Tarantino films, everything's a bit mad and off the wall - chopped off limbs fly everywhere and you know it's fantasy. But Vaughan filmed this so you know the punches, kicks, stabs etc really hurt. Combined with the occasional death-as-comic-relief, and a few ridiculous things (the cop who idly lets a 13-year-old be co-opted into a killing spree) it was a seriously flawed film.

    I'm sure if I post this on the film section, the response would be considered and artsy. But I want AHers, who have surely seen all the horrors of the interwebs, to give their thoughts!


  • #84
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Update:

    Kick Ass 2 - Balls To The Wall!


    I see that "Kick Ass 2" has been given the go ahead.
    Millar is currently penning a sequel to his Kick-Ass comic.
    Kick-Ass 2 will reportedly begin production in 2011.
    According to reports, the sequel, titled Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, is being eyed for a 2012 release date.
    Millar made the announcement in a statement about his plans to launch a new magazine called CLiNT which will feature original comics and commentary.

    http://www.movies.ie...ckAss_2_in_2012
    Kick Ass 2 in the pipeline?
    It seems Kick Ass 2 has been given the go-ahead.
    It’s reported the second movie will be called “Balls To The Wall” and will go into production next year...

    http://www.newstalk....n-the-pipeline/


  • #85
    campo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭campo


    Sorry for dragging up an old thread but I saw this movie for the 1st time last night and I was disgusted, I am not into conspiracy theories but I also thought the hit girl / big daddy has some peadophile under tones to it,so much so I even felt uncomfortable watching it plus the language and violence that she was a part of I found disturbing how could makers get away with this.

    Over all would give it a big thumbs down and very disapointed by the makers and distrubuters of this movie.


  • #86
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    This is an old thread on a specific topic. There is a current discussion on kickass here in the films forum:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055747191


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