Kick-Ass Red Band Trailer

"Oh Child, You Always Knock Me For A Loop!"

By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (75)

Another trailer just got released for Kick-Ass on the heels of the clip from last week showing Nicolas Cage engaging in the most spectacularly dysfunctional parenting ever. The new trailer is basically all Hit Girl, with just a one line appearance by the eponymous Kick-Ass.

Wow. At least 90% of the entertainment value there is the simple juxtaposition of a 12 year old girl with ultra violence and swearing, but damned if it isn’t entertaining even while conscious of that. I’m not sure if that factor can stay fresh and entertaining for an entire film, but since she’s not the primary protagonist maybe it won’t be an issue.

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Comments

I don't like when she says the 'C' word. She's an innocent little girl and I don't like the thought of a bunch of grown men going to the theatre to watch her say dirty words and act too adult. I must be getting old.

The talk about Dakota Fanning the other day was horrifying for me because it had never occurred to me that anyone would think/say anything sexual about her. I am my mother now. It's happened.

Posted by: becks at December 22, 2009 9:08 AM

yes, please.

i know who i want to be for halloween '10!

Posted by: gp at December 22, 2009 9:18 AM

becks, there's a twelve-step program for that.

If Hit Girl kicks that much ass, then Kick Ass has his work cut out for him. Let's hope the irreverence plays out well enough to carry the movie.

Posted by: malikvlc at December 22, 2009 9:18 AM

I'm very pro cussing and that right there is bad ass.that's why I like chloe, Dakota is awesome but seems to have a very ladylike persona so I'd not imagine her swearing.Chloe seems to have carved out a niche as the cool little kid,not ultra prescient like the fanning girls,not Automatically evil or damaged like jodelle ferland or the kid from orphan(probably,though it's too early to say) and not always a robot or a clone or vaguely aspergersy witness to murder like cameron bright,she has a persona as cool and laid back and totally able to pull offthe role of a 12 year old super hero in a purple wig.I now reeeeeeeaaaalllly want to read the comic,and can't wait for this film.

Posted by: Nadine at December 22, 2009 9:22 AM

That thought passed through my mind too becks. I mean i know they are only words and she will say them and use them regularly eventually but aren't there rules on such things in the same way as there are rules against children taking part in pornographic films?

That said this still looks very entertaining and I will definitely watch it.

Posted by: barf at December 22, 2009 9:22 AM

Thoughts:
-I had absolutely no idea you guys started posting this early. Who is even awake this early, besides the other poor saps at the airport with me?
-The girl sitting near me at the gate smells like mac and cheese. Now I'm hungry. Who the fuck eats this early in the fucking morning?
-I like this trailer soooo much. But it might be the lack of sleep talking.
-I'm pretty OK with the "c word" (or, for you Arrested fans, the "Seaward"). Mostly because I think that, as Dumbledore so wisely said, "fear of a name [or word] increases fear of the thing" and I don't think people should be scared of vaginas. They're quite friendly.

Posted by: esme at December 22, 2009 9:23 AM

Becks, that thouht never occured to me bt now I want to go to screenings with a big stick to smack the shit out of any pervos.
Once again,sorry for the various grammatical and spelling and spacing errors,typing on an iPhone touch screen(the phone just automatically capitalised the p in phone) makes me feel like my fingers have swelled like tetsuo in akira(my life isn't worth livin if I can't make geeky references where ever I go)

Posted by: Nadine at December 22, 2009 9:28 AM

Esme,if I can name my next band Friendly Vaginas,you can be the bass player

Posted by: Nadine at December 22, 2009 9:31 AM

Funniest Kiddie Tshirt I ever saw was a small firl, maybe 4-5, wearing e green thisrt with the words

"Barbie is a Slut"

Doesn't bother me, kids swearing.
Just words.

Don't have critters myself yet, but ofcourse that will turn me in a kid beater every time they use Bad Words against me.

I so wanna see this movie.
I mean, i Liked Nocolas Cage in a trailer!
First time since long!

And yeah, Beck, you sound a bit like your mom..

Posted by: Magiel at December 22, 2009 9:41 AM

Ah, a Dumbledore reference before I even sip my coffee. It's gonna be a good day, esme, and I thank you for that.

Posted by: Patty O'Green at December 22, 2009 9:41 AM

Oh, that's just fucking fantastic. Kill, little one. KILL!

Posted by: Sean at December 22, 2009 9:46 AM

I had absolutely no idea you guys started posting this early. Who is even awake this early, besides the other poor saps at the airport with me?

Working stiffs. And I don't mean Jeremy.

Posted by: branded at December 22, 2009 9:46 AM

1) The word cunt is not looked down upon because it refers to vaginas but because it is used as a slur to insult people or to say that being female is equal to being weak.

2) I don't see what the issue is with people who watch this to perv at the girl. Watching kids' movies to perv at them is disturbing but it's not wrong in itself. If every Friday you go to the DVD store, rent a bunch of kids' movies and spend the weekend masturbating to them it's your prerogative. You're just a sad, disturbed individual.

Posted by: barf at December 22, 2009 9:47 AM

malikvlc...I think that fact that the other heroes that already exist kick more ass than him is the rub.

Posted by: PissBoy at December 22, 2009 9:48 AM

Listen, if you're going to have a kick ass kid, she's going to have to say the sparkletwinkleglow *c* /sparkletwinkleglow word.

Posted by: Cindy at December 22, 2009 9:51 AM

Hit-Girl: For when you absolutely, positively have to kill every m-f'er in the room with extreme bloodiness. Accept no substitutes.

As malikvlc said, Kick-Ass has his work cut out for him.
~

Posted by: Meander at December 22, 2009 9:57 AM

In.

Vaughn hasn't let me down yet.

Posted by: Eep at December 22, 2009 10:05 AM

And remember, Crimson Mist hasn't even shown up yet.

Posted by: Adam C at December 22, 2009 10:07 AM

The friendly vaginas would be such a great band. We could have a tambourine player!

barf, I didn't mean to imply that I was OK with the use of the "Seaward" as a slur. I just meant that...wait, I have absolutely no idea what I meant. I'm so tired I might as well be stoned.

Posted by: esme at December 22, 2009 10:07 AM

Isn't calling someone a cunt no different from calling them a dick, or a cock?
Also, "The Friendly Vaginas" gave me the weirdest image of a vagina purring and nuzzling up to someone. It's an adorable little cunt.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at December 22, 2009 10:08 AM

A) That opening bit is fantastic. Is it possible that Nic Cage is going to be good in something?! Do I dare to hope?

B) It's the Banana Splits theme song!! Holy shitballs!

C) I agree the c-word was a little jarring, and possibly unnecessary; but Holy Jesopus that fightin' and killin' stuff is beautifully done.

I am totally going to see this movie ASAP.

Posted by: Jerce at December 22, 2009 10:09 AM

We should all remember that, despite the accent of the majority of the actors, this is the work of Matthew "the real brains behind Guy Ritchie" Vaughn, so ignore the accents and think of the c-bomb in terms of their world where it's a more run-of-the-mill curse. See also twat, should it appear in the movie.

Posted by: Eep at December 22, 2009 10:14 AM

@ barf: I don't think the swearing will be much of a problem. I've got more concerns about the school girl outfit.

Sadly, you can't stop pervs to jerk off at stuff. I bet there are even those that spank their monkey while watching the human centipede.

Posted by: FabMax at December 22, 2009 10:16 AM

I never thought I'd say this but; I will now accept parenting advice from Nic Cage characters.

Posted by: admin at December 22, 2009 10:22 AM

I guess I'm just old fashioned then. As an adult I still wouldn't swear in front of my parents or they in front of me for that matter. That would be kinda awkward actually. We're very prim and proper like that.

Posted by: barf at December 22, 2009 10:24 AM

That was incredibly glorious. I NEED to see this movie.

Posted by: Snath at December 22, 2009 10:24 AM

True Eep, that is sort of their go-to curse word across the pond isn't it?

Haha, I hope I haven't given the impression that my mother and I are prim and proper. We just hate sexualizing kids. I believe my crassness is well documented and as for my Mom, that old cunt uses the Seaward every second sentence.

(Please God never show this thread to my Mom)

Posted by: becks at December 22, 2009 10:31 AM

I'm sure there's something interesting to be said about the fact that the 12-year-old girl is chopping of limbs and shooting people in the head (all to a very enthused reaction from the comments) but a swear word is met with shock and disapproval (and wondering if there are laws against that type of thing).

The movie looks good- I was thinking it would be a little more gritty and realistic from what I had read but it looks like they are going cartoonish and over-the-top with the violence and super-agility (while still embracing the hard R).

I'd let my 12 year old see it (but she's only 1, so we have to wait).

Posted by: Yossarian at December 22, 2009 10:31 AM

"fear of a name [or word] increases fear of the thing"
---------------------------------------------
I FEAR NO CUNT!

Posted by: John Denver's Wingman at December 22, 2009 10:33 AM

"The Friendly Vaginas" I like it. They can open up for "The Five Skins". There were four of them originally but found they sounded better with a rhythm guitar.

Later on they can start their own Lilith Fair-like tour featuring Prick, Hole, Moist, Bush, Dirty Penny, the Butthole Surfers, and the Flaming Lips. They can call it the "Ear Rape Tour".

Posted by: bleujayone at December 22, 2009 10:40 AM

One other thing... THANK YOU FOR NOT USING "BAD REPUTATION" IN THIS TRAILER.

Posted by: Eep at December 22, 2009 10:43 AM

Yeah, this movie isn't trying too hard at all.

Posted by: twig at December 22, 2009 10:58 AM

I don't think this trailer sexualizes Hit-Girl so much as they go a long way towards making her a violent little girl that thinks cussing is cool (like all kids do at one point or another).

And isn't it odd that we're focusing more on her use of the C U Next Tuesday than on the fact she can hack limbs off and cap grown killers without remorse?

Posted by: Fredo at December 22, 2009 10:58 AM

Besides the fact that I don't think a swearing child is particularly cute or funny, they lost me when she changed clips, flipped the new clips up and then slipped them in in midair, all charged, cocked, and ready to fire.

Doesn't work that way, people.

If you're going to make a movie with ultra violence, at least keep the current laws of physics.

Don't think I'll be seeing this one.

-Ralphie

Posted by: ralphie at December 22, 2009 11:04 AM

Well that was my point Fredo. I don't give a shit if that little girl brutally murders a bunch of grown men. Now if those same grown men get any sexual gratification from her killing them then I might start to care.

Posted by: becks at December 22, 2009 11:05 AM

This will be very very good.

Posted by: Mick J at December 22, 2009 11:12 AM

Everyone keeps talking about Cage FINALLY being good in something.

Does no one remember H.I. McDunnough in Raising Arizon, Ronny in Moonstruck, Randy in Valley Girl, Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation...his thrilling performance as "Speckles" in G-Force???? C'mon people!

Posted by: PissBoy at December 22, 2009 11:30 AM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

gp, you CANNOT be Hit Girl for Halloween, because I am going to be Hit Girl for Halloween!!!!

I want to be her when I grow down!!

Posted by: dammitjanet at December 22, 2009 11:33 AM

@PissBoy: I think they mean SINCE Adaptation. I'd say they probably missed Bad Lieutenant, but realize they mean good, subdued acting.

@becks: Glad we got that cleared up.

Posted by: Fredo at December 22, 2009 11:37 AM

Hey Pissboy. You forgot to mention Lord of War. Best Cage film ever. Dunno why it wasn't a hit. Excellent movie.

Posted by: barf at December 22, 2009 11:40 AM

Also, the Nick Cage cameo in Grindhouse (as Fu Manchu in the trailer by Rob Zombie).

He has been in a surprising amount of good to decent films considering how comically bad he is capable of being.

Posted by: Yossarian at December 22, 2009 11:47 AM

Bringing out the Dead was also very good. Although I apparently am the only person who ever saw it.

Posted by: twig at December 22, 2009 11:47 AM

barf I totally agree! Lord of War should go on the unappreciated gems list sometime. Jared Leto was also kinda the tits in that as well. The whole explanation of the whore having AIDS and not being considered a "gift" is my favorite monologue in the movie.

Posted by: PissBoy at December 22, 2009 12:04 PM

It seems to me his smaller roles, cameos, or little-noticed films tend to be the better ones. It's the boom-boom, flash-flash blockbusters that tend to suck shit through a tube.

Posted by: PissBoy at December 22, 2009 12:05 PM

Bangkok Dangerous anyone?

Posted by: Fredo at December 22, 2009 12:12 PM

But it's hard to actually defend his performance in anything, as much as I may enjoy something he's in. He reeks of nepotism and overacting. When he is bad he is really, really bad. He's a buffoon and a clown.

Does Adaptation succeed despite Nicholas Cage being in it (on the strength of an amazing script by Kauffman) or does he actually bring something special to that role? Would Lord of War and Bringing Out the Dead have been better if he wasn't in them? Is he the worst actor to ever win an Oscar (for Leaving Las Vegas)? Does get any credit for Raising Arizona or is that all the Coen Brothers? Are the bad movies just paycheck grabs so he can get a mortgage on a new castle or buy some Elvis memorabilia? (and that's another thing, he gives the impression that he is a dolt in real life, too)

Posted by: Yossarian at December 22, 2009 12:17 PM

Yossarian...

Raising Arizona...Cage and only Cage. That movie was right in his wheelhouse for the time. Look at the other roles around it. He was playing the lead sure, but vocally/personality-wise, they were smaller characters. Does that make any sense? It does in my head I swear.

Adaptation...he helped make that great because he got to play himself and himself. Both extremes of his personality.

Lord of War...his overacting was eliminated by voice-over work, which actaully worked for this movie, so he could focus a little more on WHO Yuri was. And he was flash. plain and simple.

Bringing Out the Dead...See Bad Lieutenant. He was merely perfecting the crazy. And did it well.

Now...does that mean he doesn't overact? Hell no. Like...anyone could have played Troy/Archer in Face/Off other than him. Like his overly-pathetic "I'm fucked. Travolta is wearing my face" face that he makes when he goes to the oil rig prison. WAAAAAAAAAYYYYY over the top. His face looks like he shat himself and then sat in it before he realized he shat himself and all he wanted was a wipey. Bruce Willis could have been THE GUY in Con Air. Those are just the flash flash bang bang movies though. Smaller stuff....he brings it. Big time. And he does so perfectly.

Posted by: PissBoy at December 22, 2009 12:25 PM

We need to get on this band thing, before someone steals the name!
Also,Hit Girl is a bad ass.I think the school uniform thing is only sexualise if you sexualise it, like in the film and comic I'm more inclined to believe it's to make her look harmless so she can get through oterwise locked doors and mess up the place.also,back off motherlickers,Im HG for Halloween,I cLlex it before you where born!!
And which hit girl,purple wig hit girl or catholic school girluniform incognito hit girl?it's important

Posted by: Nadine at December 22, 2009 12:28 PM

I just thought;given the high abundance of nonce who will inevatibly be jerking off to this film as their every manga themes mastabory fantasy comes to life, should those of us who have watched the ad in pure innocence but may since have talked about friendly vaginas in wholly unrelate contexts,be worried about being placed on some kind of list?

Posted by: Nadine at December 22, 2009 12:33 PM

For me, he's like John Travolta. He's terrible. He's painfully bad. He is intent on driving his career straight into the ground like a 747.

And yet, he was good Saturday Night Fever. Grease isn't my cup of tea, but, I can respect that performance too. 10 years later he's doing talking baby movies and worshiping space aliens.

Tarantino brings him back from the dead with Pulp Fiction and he nails it. He parlays that into some decent action movie roles (I liked Get Shorty, and Broken Arrow and Face/Off were at least roles worthy of an adult). 10 years later he's in a dress and slumming with Tim Allen to make shit like Wile Hogs.

So he can luck into good roles from competent, creative directors and make the most of them, but left to his own devices he is terrible. He picks terrible movies and he gives terrible performances and he cashes his big paycheck and spends it on stupid shit.

I tend to think of Cage in the same way, except that Travolta is a sign wave (big, clear up and down trajectories) while Cage is all over the place ranging from shitballs retarded to career redeeming performance every few years.

Still, I can't shake the feeling that it is all about a good director who feels confident that they can use his brand of crazy and make something work despite the manic and unrefined performance they know they will get. If left to his own devices It's all: "ohhh, not the bees! My eyes! Ahhhhh!" and "Put. the bunny. down."

Posted by: Yossarian at December 22, 2009 12:51 PM

"he cashes his big paycheck and spends it on stupid shit."

You say that as if it's a bad thing Yossarian. Who else with a big paycheque wouldn't spend it on stupid things? That's what big money is for. It's called having fun. Duh!

Posted by: barf at December 22, 2009 1:00 PM

I don't begrudge anyone their play time, but

Excessive Spending Blamed For Nicolas Cage Bankruptcy

Posted by: Yossarian at December 22, 2009 1:05 PM

I usually don't bother correcting my many typos, but "sign wave"? Am I kidding me?

Sorry, Pajiba. You deserve better.

Posted by: Yossarian at December 22, 2009 1:07 PM

wow, that was really gross

Posted by: idleprimate at December 22, 2009 2:57 PM

That looks completely and utterly tedious.

Posted by: elzupasmonkey at December 22, 2009 3:06 PM

Without watching the trailer, I'm guessing I will have to go the Zombieland route on this one, and laugh from behind my finger-blindfold.

/wuss

Posted by: Patty O'Green at December 22, 2009 4:19 PM

really, you people are upset about a kid swearing?

Not the fact that she shot a dude through the mouth, chopped off another dudes leg, threw a peice of metal cord threw a dude and made him shoot himself.

But the sweart? Oh watch out! Can't have that!

Sorry but that just seems... well dumb.

Posted by: ben at December 23, 2009 7:55 AM

It was actually the word she used coupled with a school girl uniform but yeah don't bother understanding the issue before commenting.

It makes you seem...so smart!

Posted by: becks at December 23, 2009 11:08 AM

Nobody seems aware of the source material with the exception of Adam C. If you had read the comic book (it's really good) you would know that when she drops the cunt word the movie is just being true to said source material. The book wasn't even through with it's first run (it may still not be) and they were announcing its adaption by Vaughn in the back. Like #4 or something.

Posted by: HappyGobo at December 23, 2009 3:18 PM

That said I am a dumbass for not paying attention to the header pic and assuming everyone knows it's based on a comic book, but it still seems like a fair number of people commenting don't know or have forgotten that.

Posted by: HappyGobo at December 23, 2009 3:44 PM

That trailer gave me a huuuuuuge erection. I should be ashamed.

I am putting on my coat and heading to the nearest comic store.

It's a 45 minute drive but I am pretty sure I can do it in less than 30.

Posted by: fitzwilly at December 23, 2009 3:55 PM

I gathered it eventually, and the comic book style is pretty obvious, but I don't feel too bad about not knowing that the c-word in particular was one of the words used in the comic.

Posted by: Eep at December 23, 2009 4:04 PM

Haha, I find this particularly funny...
Immediate thoughts of some people are the fucking curse words, heehee...
Never mind the child severing limbs with a sword, she said "cunt"!!
Heehee... I know, she didn't really sever any limbs... but she DID really say "CUNT"!! (Her parents should be put in jail!!)
Oh my!
Perhaps we can find ways to perform surgery on people's brains so that certain letter combinations cannot be used and thus rid our world of any such deviant behavior!!

All in all... I always find it fascinating how "cunt" is typically the one bad curse word for people who are otherwise okay with cursing.

And yes... the British use of the word cunt is exceptionally more prevalent than the American.
So, lighten up, you silly cunts!

"I'm just fucking with you, dad"
"Alright you cunts"
If one of these is worse... which is it?

(;oP)

Posted by: Nomadder at December 25, 2009 4:12 PM

Seriously.. How many people who watched this have read it? It's not a manga, btw. It hasn't finished its run, either. The next issue comes out next month. It is in fact a great comic series and got wildly popular very quickly. And the comment about wanting your ultra violence to be in line with physics.... dude how many movies have you seen? that almost NEVER happens. And, I, personally, don't care. There's a great juxtaposition between Hit Girl and Kick Ass.. and it's really pretty cool. She's obviously had an unconventional upbringing.

Posted by: cass at December 27, 2009 10:39 PM