Of course I headed to the theater to see Kick-Ass 2 as soon as it came out because of how much I loved the first movie back in 2010. You can read my short review of Kick-Ass and then come back here for the sequel.
Aaron (Kick-Ass) and Chloe (Hit Girl) are at it again in this not-so-comic book superhero movie about good people dressing up in costumes to fight crime. Only in this second installment, they deal with an evil army of villains. Kick-Ass and Hit Girl have to figure out whether the world would be a better place if they leave the masks and costumes behind, or if their masks and costumes are their true selves.
I just want you all to know that I vastly enjoyed this movie. It's not supposed to be as serious as the other comic book movies, but it still provides the gore and action, i.e. don't bring your kids! It also has a way of making you remember why you used to like certain actors like Nick Cage in the first one and Jim Carrey in this one. Plus, how versatile is Aaron Taylor-Johnson? He's the same guy from Anna Karenina and Savages--and he's British too. Don't even get me started on Chloe Grace Moretz (especially since I just read she's going to be in Dark Places). I want to be her when I grow up.
My rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
♥ Jobs
Let me preface this by reminding you all that I live in California, and by California I mean the Bay Area, and by the Bay Area I mean Silicon Valley. So the movie Jobs is pretty much a big deal here in Apple's backyard, as I'm sure many Apple employees were sitting next to me in the theater as I watched.
What this movie did well was provide me with a Steve Jobs back story that I was unaware of (because I don't read books or Wiki pages about him), and the story of Apple in its early years. I can tell you that Steve was super creative, highly ambitious and crazy cutthroat--to the point of possibly being a psychopath or a sociopath. By that, I mean Steve did some things that would classify him as a terrible person in order to make Apple what it is today. But behavior like that can be seen in many smart people who harness it to create great things, instead of chopping up bodies and throwing them into the ocean Dexter-style.
What this movie did not do well is make me leave it feeling like I could relate to Jobs in any way. It sort of made him unlikable, really. And I didn't like that feeling (and I'm not saying that because I own an iPod and an iPad--as I don't own a Mac or an iPhone). And it also ends in 1997, which was way before his cancer, before all the i-products and with no mention of Pixar. So I felt a bit let down by the abrupt ending.
But to answer the question on all of your minds, Ashton Kutcher did a great job in his portrayal. Yet, I'm not sure that makes it worth watching, except on DVD. Maybe I should wait for the Woz movie.
What this movie did well was provide me with a Steve Jobs back story that I was unaware of (because I don't read books or Wiki pages about him), and the story of Apple in its early years. I can tell you that Steve was super creative, highly ambitious and crazy cutthroat--to the point of possibly being a psychopath or a sociopath. By that, I mean Steve did some things that would classify him as a terrible person in order to make Apple what it is today. But behavior like that can be seen in many smart people who harness it to create great things, instead of chopping up bodies and throwing them into the ocean Dexter-style.
What this movie did not do well is make me leave it feeling like I could relate to Jobs in any way. It sort of made him unlikable, really. And I didn't like that feeling (and I'm not saying that because I own an iPod and an iPad--as I don't own a Mac or an iPhone). And it also ends in 1997, which was way before his cancer, before all the i-products and with no mention of Pixar. So I felt a bit let down by the abrupt ending.
But to answer the question on all of your minds, Ashton Kutcher did a great job in his portrayal. Yet, I'm not sure that makes it worth watching, except on DVD. Maybe I should wait for the Woz movie.
My rating: ♥♥
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Have you seen either of these movies?
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