Monday, July 5, 2010

Kick-ass Zombies

Let's knock out some movies, shall we? Here's two to start.

Kick-Ass looks like a comedy starring the extemely funny Chistopher Mintze-Plasse, of Superbad and Role Models. Sorry to disappoint- CMP is NOT the main character, and the comedy found in this is incidental to the action/drama and very, very dark. ("La, la, la, lala-la, la!" sings the high-pitched background singer as the cute little girl in the purple wig cuts down a roomful of unsavory characters with a spear and takes their cash.) Nick Cage's acting-challenged self is also in this, which is okay if you like Tarantino-like bloodshed and laughing at misery. 2.5/5 stars.

Zombieland looks like a light-hearted romp about zombies, and that's what it is. If you're okay with some language and a lot of movie bloodshed, you'll probably love this movie. 3.5/5 stars.

3 comments:

Old NFO said...

Agreed on Zombieland, I've never heard of the other one...

Matt G said...

That's a shame; I wanted to see Kickass. (Best friend Scott had sat me down and MADE me watch SuperBad, and it was admittedly pretty funny.) Good news is, I've not yet seen ZombieLand, so I've got that yet to look forward to.

Matt G said...

I have to say-- I loved Kick Ass. Very comic-book-y.


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