We’ve posted a fair bit about Kingsman: The Secret Service, the latest effort from director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Stardust), adapted from popular writer Mark Millar’s comic book. The reason for this is because 1), those two names alone got us intrigued, 2) why would we not embrace a movie where Colin Firth is a badass and 2) the …
I’ve been very intrigued by Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, but that’s just because I’m always intrigued by anything Vaughn does. Especially when what he’s doing involves a comic book adaptation. Vaughn has already struck comic book gold thrice previously with Stardust, X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass. The latter is an adaptation of acclaimed writer Mark Millar’s comic book, and now Vaughn is once again …
Despite the fact that he had the privilege of being involved in one of the greatest fight scenes in movie history, Colin Firth is not exactly the first person that springs to mind when you’re thinking about a superspy action caper based on a comic from the guy who created Kick-Ass. Firth seems too posh, too refined, but luckily for …
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If you’re into comics, then you know who Mark Millar is. He’s the Michael Bay of that industry, writing Hollywood blockbusters on a monthly basis for the printed medium that are pretty much massive spectacle comics. Naturally, a bunch of these comics have been made into films because they’re perfect fodder for such adaptations. Sometimes though, Millar hypes his work …
In all honesty, Kick-Ass 2 isn’t a film that needed to be made. The first movie, based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr’s comic miniseries, was pretty self-contained and capped off nicely. The darkly comic real-life superhero tale did make a decent chunk of money though, so I suppose a sequel was inevitable. Last Updated: September 11, 2013
It’s a busy week in terms of new movie releases, with five new films hitting South African cinemas today. For the record, the emphasis seems to be primarily on comedy of the action-packed kind. Last Updated: September 6, 2013
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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