Wow this movie was really bad
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johnericwinchester — 9 years ago(April 12, 2016 11:00 AM)
I won't comment on the entirety of your post as liking something and not liking something is subjective, so there is no actual point in saying that you are wrong because you don't like it and that I'm right because I do like it. It would make no sense.
So, I'm just going to take out some bits and reply to those.
Thamuel L. Jackthon and his lithp was bad, even by SLJ standards
I am not certain what is the actual issue, is it because he is overdoing it? Because it was supposed to be over the top, that was the point. I can understand that it can be annoying, to be honest, the first time I watched it I was slightly annoyed by it - it was all right at the beginning but it just started to be tiring as the film proceeded towards its end. But now I don't mind it, I got used to it.
Michael Caine needs to stop playing the exact same fcking character in every movie.
He actually doesn't. He is a versatile actor, he has played very different types of characters during his career.
I can't believe this was directed by the same guy who made Layer Cake and Kick-Ass.
Interestingly enough you mention "Kick-Ass" which serves the same purpouse as this film. "Kick-Ass" is a parody on superhero films while "Kingsman" is a parody on spy films.
And in 2014, did we really need the "two people jumping at each other through the air in super-slow motion" shot for the nine-millionth time in an action movie?
Honestly? In this film? Yes, because it's parodying those types of films.
Plot holes
wide enough to drive a Mack truck through
Such as?
dialogue that tries to be cool and subvert cliches but totally misses the point and becomes cliched
It is completely on point because it IS supposed to be clich.
to the point where I thought it was self-parody.
It sort of is, because the film absolutely isn't taking itself seriously.
Mark Strong, who could read a phone book out loud while taking a Chipotle dump and make it entertaining.
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laiwingnang — 9 years ago(April 12, 2016 11:32 AM)
I really didn't think there are many plot holes. The plot is extremely condensed and I see more people getting confused with the plot ratherI think cinemasin on youtube records plotholes, etcKingsman has one of the lowest count in their history
I felt Mark Strong's character is a very cliched one dimensional tough guy characterit's underdeveloped but he is there to give out commands and his inner emotions are irrelevant to the plot, so it doesn't require much character depth.
I love this movie because it's fast paced and full of details that seemed irrelevant but became interconnected as the story unfolds..everything is shown to the audience is relevant to the plotbut i hope it will stop taking itself too seriously as a classic James Bond parody because Bond is cheesy AF.. -
johnericwinchester — 9 years ago(April 12, 2016 06:13 PM)
I felt Mark Strong's character is a very cliched one dimensional tough guy characterit's underdeveloped but he is there to give out commands and his inner emotions are irrelevant to the plot, so it doesn't require much character depth.
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burgershmurger — 9 years ago(April 17, 2016 08:12 PM)
It came across as a violent version of Austin Powers without the funny bits. Seriously, what was supposed to be funny? The violence? YAWN! It was brutal but not funny. I enjoyed Austin Powers much more thant this puerile crap.
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justanicknamed — 9 years ago(April 19, 2016 10:24 AM)
It wasn't supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny; it was more dark humor.
And, it wasn't "Austin Powers" they were going for, it was an "anti-James Bond". As in, Bond is a sophisticated, world traveling, mature, suave man. Eggsy is barely above a street thug. -
allianz90 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 04:20 AM)
After missing the movie when it was originally released in theaters, I was finally able to watch in recently. What a disappointment. It just seemed to drag forever and I simply couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters.
IMO it failed to live up to the potential in the trailers.