In episode #59, our hosts can’t help but gush over Jeff Wadlow’s Kick-Ass 2: the music, the character depth, the similarity to the original comic and, of course, the creatively kick-ass kills.

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For more action adaptations, check out our episodes on The Lone Ranger, The Wolverine, Man of Steel, World War Z, Resident Evil, and Total Recall.

SHOW NOTES:

Music: When the Saints Go Marching In by St. Snot

Upcoming

Bones Season 9

-Sep 16 on Fox

-based on the book series by Kathy Reichs

-Starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz

Battle of the Year

-Sep 20 (US), Nov 15 (UK)

-Based on the documentary Planet B-Boy

-Starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonzo and Josh Peck

Main Discussion

Kick-Ass (Books 1, 2 and 3)

-Written by Mark Miller and John Romita Jr.

-Kick-Ass 2: a little more introspective than the first one

Kick-Ass (2010)

-Screenwriters: Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn

-Director: Mathew Vaughn

-Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicholas Cage and Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

-Written and directed by Jeff Wadlow

-Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jim Carey and Christopher Mintz-Plasse

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Previous episode: #58 on Harald Zwart’s film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones