Kick-Ass: 9 reasons why this movie still rocks 10 years later

The action

Kick-Ass‘ cast outdid themselves with their performances in this film. Nonetheless, at its core, this was still an action movie. Yes, people do watch comic book movies in hopes of seeing great performances, but this is Kick-Ass. They literally want to see exactly that: people getting their butts kicked. And it delivered in ways that few comic book movies can say.

Kick-Ass had a lot of moments that made us jump out of our seats. There was the scene where Dave first puts on his costume. He gets stabbed and almost immediately hit by a car. Big Daddy being tied to a chair burning to death as he screamed orders for Hit-Girl to slay their enemies was intense and looked painful. There’s also the very last scene where Frank D’Amico is hit with a bazooka, flies out of the window and explodes in midair.

All of this may seem over the top (and it really is), but, come on, look at the name of the movie. Everything was supposed to be this way. There were a few scenes that were just well done in general. The fight with Big Daddy in the warehouse or any scene Hit-Girl was in were great.

Overall, the action was probably a nine out of ten. After a decade, that’s saying a lot. The fight choreographers really do deserve a lot of praise.