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Sunday, March 11, 2018

The Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 7 out of 10

This sequel started off with a bang. The opening action sequence was over the top, exciting, thrilling and super fun to watch. The Kingsman series sits somewhere between Austin Powers and In Like Flynt and Max Helm in tone. It is like a James Bond parody with more extreme cartoon violence. Unlike my podcast co-host who disliked this sequel I enjoyed it. I didn't think it was as good as the first one mainly because the middle section of the film dragged a little and the main plot wasn't as interesting. The Stateman U.S. version was a good concept, but Channing Tatum who was basically a cameo instead of a new main character. If the film could have sustained some of the momentum that it began with it could have been much better.

The over the top action sequences are the best part of these films. The opening car chase was incredible and included a small tribute to the classic Raiders truck scene. The ending sequence that included a showdown in the drug dealer's 1950's town hidden in a Cambodian ruin was totally fun and silly at the same time. There was a giant rolling Donut that they used for cover a la Temple of Doom with the gong. Elton John in a feather outfit in a bowling alley protecting one of the Kingsman from a robot dog. I enjoy the series and would definitely tune in for a third round. Hopefully the third film will have a stronger storyline than this film did. Because this crazy action with the right story could be incredible.

If you enjoyed the original you will probably enjoy this one as well and yet may feel like you were expecting something a little bit more.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Kingsman The Secret Service 2014 7+ out of 10

Kingsman The Secret Service has one of the most crazy violent scenes I've ever seen in a movie that takes place in a church. The violence is in a silly over the top style that reminded me of an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon and therefore didn't seem as violent as it really was. The film about a super secret spy organization and is based on a comic book called The Secret Service. It definitely had the look and feel of a comic book with its wild action sequences that felt like panels ripped straight out of a comic book.

Colin Firth the Bad ass:

Colin Firth gets to play a bad ass for once and comes off like a total James Bond especially in an action scene early in the film. This fight scene is a big departure from the classic not so manly fight he had with Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones Diary. Colin Firth is one of my favorite (non Python) British actors and it was refreshing to see him in this kind of role.

The movie Itself:

I was surprised by the level of over the top violence in the film. The movie reminded me a lot of Shoot Em Up with Clive Owen in it's visual style . I was expecting a spy movie that felt more like the X-Men First Class movie which its creators were involved in--but instead it felt more like a mix between Snatch and the original 1960's Casino Royale to me. The story basically follows the recruitment of a young troublemaker to be a replacement for a fallen spy into the secret organization. I felt the film got bogged down in this training phase a little as the main character competes with other recruits for the only spot in the organization. I would have rather seen more of actual spy missions and this was probably the main reason I didn't rank the film higher. The action was fun if you except the over the top cartoonish violence. Samuel L Jackson plays the main villain of the film and Jack Davenport (Captain Norrington from Pirates) also stars in a brief role as an agent at the start of the film.

I'd say if you liked Shoot Em Up you will probably like this as well.