History YMMV / KickAss

* HypeBacklash: Creator/RogerEbert '''''hated''''' this movie. He was one of the few critics to thoroughly pan it, [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy as he was disgusted at a child being brutally beaten after killing a whole lot of people]]. He got a lot of backlash for it, and even predicted that would occur in the review itself.

* CriticalBacklash: Creator/RogerEbert '''''hated''''' this movie. He was one of the few critics to thoroughly pan it, [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy as he was disgusted at a child being brutally beaten after killing a whole lot of people]]. He got a lot of backlash for it, and even predicted that would occur in the review itself.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hit-Girl.

** All the time from when Hit Girl enters D'Amico's stronghold and ends when [[spoiler:she and Kick Ass make an exit with a jet pack.]]

** During Dave's opening narration, he mentioned that since his mother died of Aneurysm in the kitchen, the viewers won't be expecting an "[[YouKilledMyFather I will avenge you mother]]!" storyline. [[spoiler: This is exactly what happened in the [[Film/KickAss2 sequel]] when Chris/The Motherfucker had his father brutally tortured to death.]]

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/NicolasCage surprised a lot of people with his portrayal of Big Daddy. It helps that the movie character is much more sympathetic then the comic book character.

*** This will evidently continue in the sequel, as Red-Mist as Motherfucker's more violent acts are going to be removed, particularly [[MoralEventHorizon the rape]], to which Christopher Mintz-Plasse flat-out said "''[[MeanCharacterNiceActor Thank God.]]''" He's still pretty evil in the sequel though as he [[spoiler:murders Dave's father, kills Colonel Stars And Stripes, and attempts to rape Night Bitch (and when that fails, he puts her in the hospital).]]

* HeReallyCanAct: Creator/NicolasCage surprised a lot of people with his portrayal of Big Daddy. It helps that the movie character is much more sympathetic then the comic book character.

** Actually, there was a brutal logic to Frank ordering Kick-Ass' death. As he explained to Chris, no one knew who Big Daddy was, while everyone knew Kick-Ass. Hence, killing Kick-Ass alongside BD would send a far more powerful message to any would-be costumed vigilantes. Still doesn't take away the fact that it was also ForTheEvulz.

* CriticalBacklash: Creator/RogerEbert '''''hated''''' this movie. He was one of the few critics to thoroughly pan it - and for mostly moral reasons, as he was disgusted at a child being brutally beaten after killing a whole lot of people. He got a lot of backlash for it, and even predicted that would occur in the review itself.

* HarsherInHindsight: The end of Volume 1, where Chris sets up his AvengingTheVillain story-line by quoting SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, with volume 2 crossing the MoralEventHorizon by [[spoiler:causing a mass shoot-out in a suburban area]]. The Aurora Theater shootings make this uncomfortable to some. The fact that he started with [[spoiler:a group of children]] makes it [[FromBadToWorse even worse after the Newtown shootings]].

*** Red Mist could be considered a subversion [[spoiler: given his RedemptionEqualsDeath]].

*** This will evidently continue in the sequel, as Red-Mist as Motherfucker's more violent acts are going to be removed, particularly [[MoralEventHorizon the rape]], to which Christopher Mintz-Plasse flat-out said "''Thank God.''" He's still pretty evil in the sequel though as he [[spoiler:murders Dave's father, kills Colonel Stars And Stripes, and attempts to rape Night Bitch (and when that fails, he puts her in the hospital).]]

* HilariousInHindsight: In the ''Hit-Girl'' interquel, Mindy mentions that she hopes to gain friends in school with knowledge on ''Film/TheHungerGames''. Not only was Creator/ChloeMoretz considered for the part of Katniss, but Creator/AaronJohnson for Peeta.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One for [[Film/TwentyEightDaysLater "In the House in a Heartbeat"]] plays over the tape of Big Daddy's attack on the warehouse, then Hit Girl's BigDamnHeroes scene doubles up on the Danny Boyle with one for [[Film/{{Sunshine}} "Capa's Jump."]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One for [[Film/TwentyEightDaysLater "In the House in a Heartbeat"]] plays over the tape of Big Daddy's attack on the warehouse, and returns during Hit Girl's BigDamnHeroes scene. The latter then doubles up on the Danny Boyle by segueing into one for [[Film/{{Sunshine}} "Capa's Jump."]]

%% * TheWoobie: Dave and Mindy. Angie Genovese becomes this in Volume 3 where she becomes a social pariah for the crimes Chris did.

* EightPointEight: Creator/RogerEbert '''''hated''''' this movie. He was one of the few critics to thoroughly pan it. He got a lot of backlash for it, and he even predicted he would in the review itself.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: While the theatrical trailers for the film show plenty of foul language, violence, and countless other clues that this is not a kid's film, the television trailers are censored. Because of the young ages of the superheroes, there's a chance some parents may get a nasty surprise if they took their child to see it. Since the title of the movie is Kick-Ass, [[WhatAnIdiot they'd sort of deserve what they got if they did that, especially since the movie is rated R.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Hit-Girl getting shot in the chest when [[NamesTheSame the singer]] Mindy Mccready committed suicide of self-inflicted gunshot wound may be difficult to watch.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Frank Da'mico a subtle case of EvenEvilHasLovedOnes?

* BetterThanCanon: The opinion of the movies from some, thanks to making the characters more sympathetic.

** Clark Duke is friends with [[Film/TheAvengersAgeOfUltron Quicksilver]] and [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast Quicksilver]].

* FanFavorite: Hit-Girl.

!! [=YMMVs=] for the [[{{Main/Kick-Ass}} comics]]:

!! [=YMMVs=] for the [[{{Film/Kick-Ass}} film]]:

* MemeticMutation: The fruit of David's efforts to rescue people? People cosplaying as superheroes and taking pictures of themselves, which now goes past the hardcore geeks and to everyday people. Plus, a whole bunch of them actually start training to be superheroes like Kick-Ass, Big-Daddy and Hit-Girl.
** Also, "Tunk," the new swear word that Dave's friends made up (the male equivalent of Cunt) catches on unbelievably fast.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hit-Girl.