tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575185.post3794879324708343200..comments2024-01-13T06:15:06.353-05:00Comments on In Deference to my Idols: Reviewing my worldPHSChemGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704670328790930306noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575185.post-85189919514451226822010-05-27T17:50:47.414-04:002010-05-27T17:50:47.414-04:00I've never seen Beyond the Valley of the Dolls...I've never seen <i>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls</i>, so I'll leave its trashiness out.<br /><br /><i>Kick Ass</i> was stylish. At times it was pretty and fun to watch, but...<br /><br />I couldn't get past the premise of real people doing things that are within their powers and getting stomped then suddenly breaking those same rules, being superheroes in a superhero world.<br /><br />Gimme one or the other but be consistent.PHSChemGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704670328790930306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575185.post-34251121353324888862010-05-20T21:29:56.536-04:002010-05-20T21:29:56.536-04:00I stand behind my love for "Kick-Ass." I...I stand behind my love for "Kick-Ass." I guess I understand the technical issues, but somehow the fusion of this is real life with comic book elements worked for me. Sure, some of it is over the top and ridiculous, but it worked for me. Granted, I'm a little biased by my love for Hit Girl, the independent nature of the production, and the fact that one of the writers was a woman, something void in the world of comic book films. <br /><br />As an aside, Roger Ebert has no right to call anything morally reprehensible: he wrote "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," rated X and directed by smut king Russ Meyer, so his review is invalid to me.Katydidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642438478576832648noreply@blogger.com