Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
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Xevy
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His suit is bullet proof/resistant. There's a scene they took out where after clearing that hallway he dusts himself off and like 30 bullets fall to the ground.
Rod-138
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I just watched a bunch of movies as I work offshore and go on crazy binges once I get here and I just thought it sucked compared to the other stuff I saw this week - Ex Machina, re watched Mad Max, and even Jack Ryan was cool. I just thought it was cheese and also hate every flat billed hat that ever existed. I think I'm old.
Homsar
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Grimmlokk
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Adebisi
Clump of Cells
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It was meh. Lots of retardation, but the film is well aware of it. Especially with the little wink they give the audience when talking about how over the top James Bond is during their McDonald's dinner.
Flying up to space with a balloon to launch a rocket was too much eyeroll for me. All their technology and they can't just launch a rocket from earth?
Church scene was awesome.
Flying up to space with a balloon to launch a rocket was too much eyeroll for me. All their technology and they can't just launch a rocket from earth?
Church scene was awesome.
Jait
Molten Core Raider
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Seems to be a good divide on this one. People I expected to like it, hated it. And quite a few others (especially Bond fans) really liked it for some reason. Oddly, I thought Samuel Jackson and his sidekick were the worst parts. But it's still probably the movie I've watched most this year. Really loved it.
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Unapologetic Saints-Row'esque silliness is what I think cinema needs more of. Mad Max, this, John Wick were all good examples of over the top video-game movies. There's even a FPS scene in Kingsman towards the end.
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Unapologetic Saints-Row'esque silliness is what I think cinema needs more of. Mad Max, this, John Wick were all good examples of over the top video-game movies. There's even a FPS scene in Kingsman towards the end.
Homsar
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Amzin
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Yea, as long as the movie is self-aware of that, it works really well. Internal consistency is key.
PatrickStar
Trakanon Raider
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Wombat
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I thought as soon as the first movie came out, Vaughn was like "If I make a sequel, I can always say Firth was shot in his bulletproof eyeglasses, not killed, and put him in an advisory role."
Which while dumb, works for me - Galahad was so over-competent that the only way they could have Valentine's plan get into motion was to put Galahad in a coma while Valentine got everything ready. Eggsy (and the rest of the noobs left in the Kingsmen) wouldn't be as omnipotent/omniscient as Galahad.
Caliane
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Hard to say. the over the top goofiness of the first movie. Lends itself to any insanity for it. from time travel, to clone, to twin, etc. we'd really believe just about anything.
I think the most "likely", is "survived", has brain damage, and is now the badguy. (possibly didn't survive, and was rebuilt, robocop/6 million dollar man style.)
This would play right into many spy storylines. From Goldeneye, to Archer, to bionic man. mentor turned bad.
I think the most "likely", is "survived", has brain damage, and is now the badguy. (possibly didn't survive, and was rebuilt, robocop/6 million dollar man style.)
This would play right into many spy storylines. From Goldeneye, to Archer, to bionic man. mentor turned bad.