Kick-Ass (Theater Review)

What I knew going in:
One of my favorite recent comic books gets the Silver Screen treatment.  All I'm hoping for is for it not to suck horribly.  Oh and Nick Cage gets burned alive.  That alone is worth the price of admission.

Hype:
Jizz in my pants.  Yeah I can't help it.  The comic book was awesome awesome awesome.  My inner nerd was bouncing off the walls when I heard this was being made.

Opening Thoughts:
Wait, that's not how it went in the book.  Wait there's no romance sub-drama in the book.  Wait.....  HOLY!  Hit-Girl is hilarious and freaking sicktastic!

Bottom Line:
While its not exactly the book it really doesn't matter.  Kick-Ass is exactly what every nerd fanboi wants in a movie.  Comedy and Superheroes spilling gallons of fake blood all over the place.  The plot isn't going to wow you much, and its almost entirely changed in its tone from the comic.  However, that doesn't mean its bad, just that its different.  What's truly sad is that Kick-Ass is as of now the top movie of the year.  Which ought to tell you just how bad the rest of the year has been.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/

Office Space (Classic Review)

What I knew going in:
Mike Judge of Beavis and Butthead fame gets the money to do a feature film.

Hype:
Meh+ Believe it or not, I'd never seen it before. I've heard all about it, just never got around to it.

Opening Thoughts:
Oh that boss so needs to just get hit by a truck.   Wait a sec.  Two bosses?  Eight Bosses?  Lame Co-workers?  Hot girl at a restaurant you can't have?  OMG THIS IS MY LIFE.

Bottom Line:
It's everyone's life and that's the point.  Funny, Funny and more Funny makes for a great evening.  Would I watch it 100 more times?  No, especially not since I own a business now, and it's no longer my life.  One in a long long while should remind me of why I don't just go find a crappy corporate job in this insane economy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/