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* For fans of Creator/MarkHamill, seeing him return to the big screen--in his biggest live-action role since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', no less--is nothing short of exhilarating. Even if Professor Arnold is just a supporting character, and [[spoiler: he gets killed off less than halfway through the movie]], it's awesome to see him sharing the screen with the likes of Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/ColinFirth.

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* For fans of Creator/MarkHamill, seeing him return to the big screen--in his biggest live-action role since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', no less--is nothing short of exhilarating. Even if Professor Arnold is just a supporting character, and [[spoiler: he gets killed off less than halfway through the movie]], it's awesome to see him sharing the screen with the likes of Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/ColinFirth.Creator/ColinFirth.
* Taron Egerton gets one for managing to stand well on his own with established legendary actors such as Colin Firth, Michael Hamm and Samuel L. Jackson. Of course, the writers don't make the film rely on those actors, but rather give Taron enough of his own screen time to carry the film and good enough character development too so that people like him right off the bat.
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* [[http://marrecarandgi.tumblr.com/post/111457571639/kingsman-and-strong-female-characters Kingsman and strong female characters.]]

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* [[http://marrecarandgi.tumblr.com/post/111457571639/kingsman-and-strong-female-characters Kingsman and strong female characters.]]]]
* For fans of Creator/MarkHamill, seeing him return to the big screen--in his biggest live-action role since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', no less--is nothing short of exhilarating. Even if Professor Arnold is just a supporting character, and [[spoiler: he gets killed off less than halfway through the movie]], it's awesome to see him sharing the screen with the likes of Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/ColinFirth.
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* Eggsy using his LeParkour skills to escape from Dean's thugs. He was already a bit of a badass even before Kingsman.
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** Its now made 200mill past its original budget. Pretty impressive for a movie that was considered a box office longshot.
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* A subtle one, but during Harry and Eggsy's first official meeting (after Harry busts Eggsy out of trouble with police), Harry criticizes Eggsy for wasting his talents and throwing away his growing career as a Marine. Eggsy then not only ''successfully'' counters all of his criticisms, but manages to rub it back in his face that given the right circumstances, slobs like him could be as good as, if not even better, than the snobs who only complain about things they don't like about slobs without knowing all the reasons why they did what they did. This impresses Harry enough to consider him as a potential Kingsman candidate.

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* A subtle one, but during Harry and Eggsy's first official meeting (after Harry busts Eggsy out of trouble with police), Harry criticizes Eggsy for wasting his talents and throwing away his growing career as a Marine. Eggsy then not only ''successfully'' counters all of his criticisms, but manages to rub it back in his face that given the right circumstances, slobs like him could be as good as, if not even better, than better than, the snobs who only complain about things they don't like about slobs without knowing all the reasons why they did what they did. This impresses Harry enough to consider him as a potential Kingsman candidate.
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* A subtle one, but during Harry and Eggsy's first official meeting (after Harry busts Eggsy out of trouble with police), Harry criticizes Eggsy for wasting his talents and throwing away his growing career as a Marine. Eggsy then not only ''successfully'' counters all of his criticisms, but manages to throw it back into his face that given the right circumstances, slobs like him could be as good as, if not even better, than the snobs who only complain about things they don't like about slobs without knowing all the reasons why they did what they did. This impresses Harry enough to consider him as a potential Kingsman candidate.

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* A subtle one, but during Harry and Eggsy's first official meeting (after Harry busts Eggsy out of trouble with police), Harry criticizes Eggsy for wasting his talents and throwing away his growing career as a Marine. Eggsy then not only ''successfully'' counters all of his criticisms, but manages to throw rub it back into in his face that given the right circumstances, slobs like him could be as good as, if not even better, than the snobs who only complain about things they don't like about slobs without knowing all the reasons why they did what they did. This impresses Harry enough to consider him as a potential Kingsman candidate.
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* A subtle one, but during Harry and Eggsy's first official meeting (after Harry busts Eggsy out of trouble with police), Harry criticizes Eggsy for wasting his talents and throwing away his growing career as a Marine. Eggsy then not only ''successfully'' counters all of his criticisms, but manages to throw it back into his face that given the right circumstances, slobs like him could be as good as, if not even better, than the snobs who only complain about things they don't like about slobs without knowing all the reasons why they did what they did. This impresses Harry enough to consider him as a potential Kingsman candidate.

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* Merlin's just the Kingsmen's tech support guy, not an action hero, right? Wrong. [[spoiler: He takes out tons of Valentine's top mercenaries with just an assault rifle, from a fixed position, despite being surrounded.]]
** Merlin (to Eggsy, about the assault rifle): "Nuh uh, this one's mine."
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* Gazelle vs Eggsey was another well choreographed fight that was simply a joy to watch. [[spoiler: As was the fact Eggsey kills Gazelle with the toxic knife boot, the only scratch Gazelle had ever suffered in the course of the movie. Also, that was some fast toxin.]]

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* Gazelle vs Eggsey Eggsy was another well choreographed fight that was simply a joy to watch. [[spoiler: As was the fact Eggsey kills Gazelle with the toxic knife boot, the only scratch Gazelle had ever suffered in the course of the movie. Also, that was some fast toxin.]]

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* A meta-example: the fact that the film managed to take in $35 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular novel, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.

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* A meta-example: the The fact that the film managed to take in $35 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular novel, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.blockbuster.
* [[http://marrecarandgi.tumblr.com/post/111457571639/kingsman-and-strong-female-characters Kingsman and strong female characters.]]
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* A meta-example: the fact that the film managed to take in $35 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.

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* A meta-example: the fact that the film managed to take in $35 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular, popular novel, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.
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Whoops, that was with the Monday. But still awesome regardless.


* A meta-example: the fact that the film managed to take in $42 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.

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* A meta-example: the fact that the film managed to take in $42 $35 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.
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I really don\'t think the box office should be on Awesome Moments for a movie unless we\'re talking about something Avatar-level.


* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. SimpleYetAwesome, indeed.

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* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. SimpleYetAwesome, indeed.



* Roxy [[spoiler:(Lancelot) doesn't get to storm the base. What does she do instead? She has to fly up into the exosphere and use a shoulder-mounted missile to shoot down a satellite. Bonus points for doing it after one of the balloons exploded, so she's slowly falling and cannot get a firm lock on the target. Then she [=HALOs=] back to Earth and land on the side of a mountain. Not bad for someone with a fear of heights.]]

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* Roxy [[spoiler:(Lancelot) doesn't get to storm the base. What does she do instead? She has to fly up into the exosphere and use a shoulder-mounted missile to shoot down a satellite. Bonus points for doing it after one of the balloons exploded, so she's slowly falling and cannot get a firm lock on the target. Then she [=HALOs=] back to Earth and land lands on the side of a mountain. Not bad for someone with a fear of heights.]]
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* Eggsy's story ''in general''. [[spoiler:Coming from a poor, working-class background, adapting brilliant LeParkour skills and entering a secret service his father was in, only to ''end up beating him'' in training, and even not letting flunking the last test and not officially becoming the Kingsman doesn't stop him from showing the program what an ideal candidate he is.]]

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* Eggsy's story ''in general''. [[spoiler:Coming from a poor, working-class background, adapting brilliant LeParkour skills and entering a secret service his father was in, only to ''end up beating him'' in training, and even not letting training. Even flunking the last test and not officially becoming the a Kingsman agent doesn't stop him from showing the program what an ideal candidate he is.]]
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* Harry giving Eggsy's abusive stepdad a well-deserved fright through a mini-speaker planted on Eggsy's shoulder.
* Merlin's reveal that [[spoiler: Eggsy had a parachute the whole time.]]
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* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. SimpleButAwesome, indeed.

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* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. SimpleButAwesome, SimpleYetAwesome, indeed.
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* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. BadassYetPractical, indeed.

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* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. BadassYetPractical, SimpleButAwesome, indeed.
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* Eggsy's story ''in general''. [[spoiler:Coming from a poor, working-class background, adapting brilliant LeParkour skills and entering a secret service his father was in, only to ''end up beating him'' in training, and even not letting flunking the last test and not officially becoming the Kingsman doesn't stop him from showing the program what an ideal candidate he is.]]
* Eggsy [[spoiler:managing to outsmart Arthur by switching their Brandies (so that Arthur gets the deadly glass) when Arthur got distracted by a painting]]. BadassYetPractical, indeed.



* Roxy [[spoiler:(Lancelot) doesn't get to storm the base. What does she do instead? She has to fly up into the exosphere and use a shoulder-mounted missile to shoot down a satellite. Bonus points for doing it after one of the balloons exploded, so she's slowly falling and cannot get a firm lock on the target. Then she [=HALOs=] back to Earth and land on the side of a mountain. Not bad for someone with a fear of heights.]]

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* Roxy [[spoiler:(Lancelot) doesn't get to storm the base. What does she do instead? She has to fly up into the exosphere and use a shoulder-mounted missile to shoot down a satellite. Bonus points for doing it after one of the balloons exploded, so she's slowly falling and cannot get a firm lock on the target. Then she [=HALOs=] back to Earth and land on the side of a mountain. Not bad for someone with a fear of heights.]]]]
* A meta-example: the fact that the film managed to take in $42 million at the US box office on its opening... which just so happened to be the same weekend that ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', a major film adaptation of a hugely popular, was released. Its projected box office was only in the 25-30 million box office range given the circumstances, and even though it lost first place to said movie, that is one insanely impressive debut for a smaller British film released on the same weekend as a major blockbuster.
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** And being set to the iconic guitar solo of {{Lynyrd Skynyrd}}'s Free Bird certainly made it even better.
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* [[spoiler:A ''Swedish princess'' rewarding Eggsy with sexytimes for saving the world.]]

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* [[spoiler:A ''Swedish princess'' rewarding Eggsy with sexytimes for saving the world.]]
* Roxy [[spoiler:(Lancelot) doesn't get to storm the base. What does she do instead? She has to fly up into the exosphere and use a shoulder-mounted missile to shoot down a satellite. Bonus points for doing it after one of the balloons exploded, so she's slowly falling and cannot get a firm lock on the target. Then she [=HALOs=] back to Earth and land on the side of a mountain. Not bad for someone with a fear of heights.
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* Eggsy [[BadassInANiceSuit literally ]][[SuitUpOfDestiny suiting up]] for the first time on the plane. It's both the perfect closure to his TrainingFromHell, and the sure sign that [[TheClimax shit's about to get real]].
* Eggsy taking on Valentine's private army while using every ChekhovsGun we saw earlier in the film. We also get to see his [[CombatParkour gymnastics skills]] and his [[TheGunslinger excellent weapons scores]] put to damned good use.
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* [[spoiler:A ''Swedish princess'' rewarding Eggsy with anal for saving the world.]]

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* [[spoiler:A ''Swedish princess'' rewarding Eggsy with anal sexytimes for saving the world.]]
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* [[spoiler:Major world leaders [[AssholeVictim who were totally fine with their citizens dying en masse]] getting their heads blown up in a colorful explosion, in slow-mo, set to ''Pomp and Circumstance.'']]

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* [[spoiler:Major world leaders [[AssholeVictim who were totally fine with their citizens dying en masse]] getting their heads blown up in a colorful explosion, in slow-mo, set to ''Pomp and Circumstance.'']]'']]
* [[spoiler:A ''Swedish princess'' rewarding Eggsy with anal for saving the world.]]
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* Gazelle vs Eggsey was another well choreographed fight that was simply a joy to watch. [[spoiler: As was the fact Eggsey kills Gazelle with the toxic knife boot, the only scratch Gazelle had ever suffered in the course of the movie. Also, that was some fast toxin.]]

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* Gazelle vs Eggsey was another well choreographed fight that was simply a joy to watch. [[spoiler: As was the fact Eggsey kills Gazelle with the toxic knife boot, the only scratch Gazelle had ever suffered in the course of the movie. Also, that was some fast toxin.]]]]
* [[spoiler:Major world leaders [[AssholeVictim who were totally fine with their citizens dying en masse]] getting their heads blown up in a colorful explosion, in slow-mo, set to ''Pomp and Circumstance.'']]
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* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together. Not to mention satisfying for seeing so many hateful bigots [[AssholeVictims getting what's coming to them.]]

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* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together. Not to mention satisfying for seeing so many hateful bigots [[AssholeVictims getting what's coming to them.]]
* Gazelle vs Eggsey was another well choreographed fight that was simply a joy to watch. [[spoiler: As was the fact Eggsey kills Gazelle with the toxic knife boot, the only scratch Gazelle had ever suffered in the course of the movie. Also, that was some fast toxin.
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* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together. Not to mention satisfying for seeing so many hateful bigots getting what's coming to them.

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* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together. Not to mention satisfying for seeing so many hateful bigots [[AssholeVictims getting what's coming to them.]]
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* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together.

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* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together. Not to mention satisfying for seeing so many hateful bigots getting what's coming to them.
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** Her entrance is awesome. [[spoiler: Lancelot has just taken down some mooks and is about to free Professor Arnold when there is a flash of one of Gazelle's bladed legs and he is sliced in half from the head down]]
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* Gazelle and her weaponized prosthetic legs are awesome on their own, but when she puts them to use, she is practically unstoppable.

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* Gazelle and her weaponized prosthetic legs are awesome on their own, but when she puts them to use, she is practically unstoppable.unstoppable.
* The church fight scene is incredibly well choreographed and very creatively put together.
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* Harry fighting Dean's goons at the pub, all while keeping his composure.
* Gazelle and her weaponized prosthetic legs are awesome on their own, but when she puts them to use, she is practically unstoppable.

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