This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I also read the comic and am quite impressed it stayed truer to the comic than the awful "interpretation" of "Wanted," which was also written by Mark Millar. The Wanted movie isn't even close. They kept a few of the names and that was about it.

Anyhow, Kick-Ass is awesome. But, then again, I'm also a geek, a hot geek, but a geek nonetheless. I think it is just fantastic that they did justice to the comic with such high cinematic production values. Some of it is not particularly realistic especially during the gun fight at the end and the fire wasn't real, but I can live with that. I think Nicholas Cage did a good job as one of the superheros. Since it's really based on a comic, I can't say that the storyline is from the movie, but there are some really good parts in it. I'd consider it a really dark comedy.

It's about a kid in high school who decides he wants to be a superhero. He buys a costume and jo stick off the internet and starts "training." He sees a couple of guys trying to break into a car and goes around the corner and changes into his costume. He ends up getting stabbed by these two guys and then hit by a car. It's pretty brutal but funny at the same time.

As a result of the stabbing and hit and run, he has metal plates installed in his body as well as severe nerve damage leaving him with very little feeling in his body. He later fends off three guys who were attacking another man making it onto youtube and television.

The other story that goes on is about an eleven year old girl who is being trained as a superhero by her father (Nicholas Cage). It starts out with them standing in a dry canal with her dad pointing a gun at her. He tells her he has to shoot her so she'll know what it feels like and then fires. You see her fall over and then get back up so they can do it again.

Later her dad asked her what she wants for her birthday and she says a puppy and a makeup set or something and he looks at her with bewilderment. She then says she's just screwing with him and she rambles off some model of a butterfly knife. That's all I'm going to say about it.

I find the movie extremely funny yet dark at the same time. Some of you may not get the humor or the allusions if you haven't read some of the older comic books. I wouldn't recommend it for young children, either.

Modest too it would seem.

Yes, because the term "geek" usually has a negative connotation.

I also thought it was a great piece of work LT...

Not realising it was based on a comic book - I found it enthralling and apart from Nick Cage - I found the acting of the younger members - especially his screen daughter - a breath of fresh air...

Brilliantly screen-played - over the top juvenile action and gore at its best...

I saw it a few months ago but definitely a keeper..

I'm also very hot - for a pig... call me...

I liked the movie, I'll have to check out the comic once i finish with my pull list this week.

And hot girl geeks, they actually exist? I have yet to find one.

I thought it was ok. And thats all i have to say.

I thought is was pretty good. Good enough for me to build it and burn to add to my personal spindel.

Finally got a chance to watch it. I'd say its better than the critics let on

ditto